A PATH THROUGH THE HERITAGE

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PATH 01

Start here

A gentle introduction to the ideas, divine forms and stories of Sanatan Dharma.

  1. Understand the foundationsBegin with dharma, karma and the paths of spiritual life.
  2. Meet the DivineExplore the gods and goddesses across traditions.
  3. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · courage and thoughtful service.
  4. Lalita and BhandasuraRead a complete illustrated narrative.
  5. Shiva and ParvatiFull story · devotion, tapas and the divine wedding.
  6. Krishna and GovardhanaFull story · shelter, devotion and humility.
  7. Rama’s exileFull story · commitment, companionship and a changed future.

PATH 02

Stories of courage

Three encounters with resolve, protection and divine strength.

  1. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · courage and judgment.
  2. Devi and MahishasuraFull story · the Goddess confronts oppression.
  3. Lalita and BhandasuraFull story · protection and renewal.

PATH 03

Enter the Ramayana

Follow three episodes in narrative order, from an ancestral tale to the search for Sita.

  1. Bhagiratha brings the GangaFull story · Bala Kanda · an ancestral quest and the Ganga’s descent.
  2. Rama leaves AyodhyaFull story · Ayodhya Kanda · duty and the forest journey.
  3. Hanuman’s leap to LankaFull story · Sundara Kanda · the search for Sita.

PATH 04

Stories of Shiva

Meet the great yogin through devotion, divine companionship and compassion.

  1. Meet ShivaBegin with his forms and attributes.
  2. Shiva and ParvatiFull story · Parvati’s tapas and the divine wedding.
  3. Shiva drinks HalahalaFull story · compassion in the ocean-churning narrative.