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A trusted, family-friendly library of the stories, mantras, and rituals of Sanatan Dharma. Curated for kids, women, men — and everyone — in English, हिन्दी, and Sanskrit.
A lion kills far more than he can eat, so the animals agree to send him one of their own each day. Then it is a rabbit's turn.
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A mongoose raised beside a baby kills the snake that came for the cradle, and runs out to show his mother what he has done.
A king had three sons who would not open a book. An eighty-year-old teacher promised to make them wise in six months — using nothing but stories.
A lion kills far more than he can eat, so the animals agree to send him one of their own each day. Then it is a rabbit's turn.
Two geese carry their friend the tortoise to a new lake, gripping a stick in their beaks. He has to do just one thing: keep his mouth shut.
A washerman throws a dead tiger's skin over his starving donkey and turns him loose in the barley fields at night. The guards keep their distance.
A brahmin carries a fat goat home on his shoulder. Three strangers, one after another, stop him to say that it is not a goat at all.
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Every story in the Panchatantra, in the order Vishnu Sharma tells them — five books of fables, each with its Sanskrit verse and its moral, in Hindi and English.
A gentle five-step introduction to the Gita: the foundation chapter, the verses every Hindu should know, and the practice that brings it alive.
Three short tales that introduce Bajrangbali to young readers — birth, mischief, devotion.
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Three subjects large enough to have a home of their own — each with its own timeline, characters and lessons, read in English or हिन्दी.
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The seven kandas end to end, the full cast from Ayodhya to Lanka, and every lineage drawn out as a family tree.
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The Kuru house from Shantanu to the Pandavas, the eighteen parvas in order, and the events that led to Kurukshetra.
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