THE STORY COLLECTION

Stories to enter.
Wisdom to carry.

Journeys of devotion, acts of courage, and questions of dharma. Find the story that speaks to your curiosity.

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An elder storyteller sharing a manuscript with two listeners beneath a banyan tree
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01 / CHOOSE YOUR DOORWAY

Follow a story.
Discover its world.

Read an illustrated story or explore a short introduction. Find an episode by figure, scripture or theme.

24 full stories

Rama, Sita and Lakshmana leaving Ayodhya for the forest
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RAMA / DHARMA

Rama leaves Ayodhya

A royal coronation gives way to exile, and a family must face the meaning of duty.

Full story6 min read

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Source: Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda

A one-horned fish emblem, seed vessel, wrapped palm-leaf manuscripts and serpent-shaped ceremonial rope beside calm flood waters
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MATSYA / PRESERVATION

Matsya Avatara · The Great Cosmic Flood

Vishnu appears as a divine fish and guides Manu, living forms and sacred knowledge through the cosmic deluge.

Full story8 min read

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Source: Matsya Purana, Adi Khanda 1–2

Bhagiratha in devotion as Ganga descends into Shiva’s matted hair
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SAGES & DEVOTEES / DEVOTION

Bhagiratha brings the Ganga

A king’s perseverance brings a heavenly river to the earth.

Full story5 min read

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Source: Ramayana, Bala Kanda

A golden vel spear, six white lotuses and a peacock feather beside Himalayan water at dawn
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KARTIKEYA / PROTECTION

The Birth of Kartikeya

Shiva’s radiance passes through fire, mountain and river before a child is welcomed by six foster mothers and brought home to Kailasa.

Full story9 min read

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Source: Shiva Mahapurana, Kumara Khanda 1–5

One luminous arrow passing through three aligned fortified cities of gold, silver and dark iron beneath a trident and crescent moon
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SHIVA / TRANSFORMATION

Shiva as Tripurantaka

Three moving cities seem beyond defeat until the cosmos becomes Shiva’s chariot and one arrow meets the moment of alignment.

Full story9 min read

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Source: Shiva Mahapurana, Yuddha Khanda 1–12

A royal bow laid beside grain, medicinal herbs, green shoots and a luminous cow hoofprint overlooking cultivated fields
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PRITHU & PRITHVI / STEWARDSHIP

King Prithu and Mother Earth

A famine brings king and Earth into conflict, then dialogue, restoring seeds, cultivation and prosperity through responsible rule.

Full story9 min read

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Source: Vishnu Purana, Book 1, chapter 13

BEYOND AN EPISODE / EXPLORE THE TRADITION

The creation
of the universe.

Explore Sarga and Visarga: the unfolding of cosmic principles, the differentiation of living forms and the recurring rhythm of creation.

Enter the illustrated introduction →

The Fourteen Lokas: explore the realms →

The Manus & Manvantaras: explore the cycles →

Great Rishis: meet the sages across these accounts →

The Avadhuta’s twenty-four teachers: learn from nature and daily life →

CONTINUE THE JOURNEY

Meet the forms.
Explore the foundations.

Gods & GoddessesUnderstanding Sanatan DharmaSacred Texts & Scriptures