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The daughter of Katyayana.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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Each felt one part of the elephant.
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The Princes of AyodhyaBala Kanda: four brothers grow up together in one palace.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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Reading while flying backwards.
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The first Shivratri, from a tree.
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The dark night that keeps us safe.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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Why Vishnu was born in Ayodhya.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Under the sal tree by the Rijuvalika.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
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Owning less, playing more.
From the original text · Jain moral tales
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Why he bit every pearl.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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The race, the parents, the promise.
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White as jasmine.
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Ages 4-6+🦁from$1.99 - Krishna, the Eighth AvatarComing soonSoonKrishna, the Eighth Avatar
Why Vishnu was born in Mathura.
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Eleven scholars become his students.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
Ages 4-6+from$1.99 - Hanuman and SugrivaComing soonSoonHanuman and Sugriva
A friendship made under a tree.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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Seen, I have seen Sita.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 4-6+🐒🌱from$1.99 - Hanuman Stays on EarthComing soonSoonHanuman Stays on Earth
As long as Rama's name is spoken.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Ages 4-6+🐒🪔from$1.99 - Ganesha and Kubera's FeastComing soonSoonGanesha and Kubera's Feast
A rich man learns what fills a belly.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
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The giver of every gift.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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A girl in chains who gave the last handful.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
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A baby's foot and a broken cart.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Every hurt to a creature is a hurt to Ma.
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The one who taught kindness.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Why Jains light lamps on Diwali night.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
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Ten days of a guest in the house.
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Trinavarta, and a baby too heavy to carry.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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An elephant who called out, and was answered.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A rope always two fingers short.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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The Bow of JanakaBala Kanda: a great bow, a gentle prince, a garden wedding.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
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A mortar dragged between two trees, and two brothers set free.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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The carts roll to a new home.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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For a whole year, no one notices.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Dhenuka in the tala grove.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Games, flute, cows and rain.
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The kitchen answers when the yajna does not.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Rain stops, and a king of gods says sorry.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A father rescued from the water god.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A curse undone by a touch.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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The chariot to Mathura, and a village that cannot bear it.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A bath that shows the whole of Vishnu.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Ages 0-3+🪈from$1.99 - Krishna Enters MathuraComing soonSoonKrishna Enters Mathura
A bow snapped, a washerman, a garland-maker, and Kubja.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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