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Devi Mahatmya chapter 4 of 13 (Markandeya Purana 84), told with courage and no fear.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
Ages 7-12+🦁from$1.99 - Lakshmi and the Poor Woman's LampComing soonSoonLakshmi and the Poor Woman's Lamp
A folk tale of one small diya.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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A river you cannot see.
From the original text · Brahmavaivarta Purana
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Fifty-one places where the Devi fell to earth.
From the original text · Shiva Purana
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A mother with a baby on her lap.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 1, chapter 5 of 19.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 2, chapter 5 of 10.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 3, chapter 5 of 33.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 4, chapter 5 of 31.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 5, chapter 5 of 26.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 6, chapter 5 of 19.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, chapter 5 of 15.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 8, chapter 5 of 24.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 9, chapter 5 of 24.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 11, chapter 5 of 31.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 12, chapter 5 of 13.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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The sage with an axe, told for the older ones.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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Katha Upanishad, valli 5 of 6, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Prashna Upanishad, prashna 5 of 6, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Mundaka Upanishad, khanda 4 of 6, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Aitareya Upanishad, khanda 5 of 5, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Chandogya Upanishad, prapathaka 4 of 8, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, adhyaya 4 of 6, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Shvetashvatara Upanishad, adhyaya 5 of 6, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Maitri Upanishad, prapathaka 5 of 7, as one small bedtime idea.
From the original text · The Principal Upanishads
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Suno Katha· PanchatantraDevaśarman and the Swindler
Reading age 18+Open book →Series Part 1 · Book 5 / 34
A watchful ascetic and a patient swindler test the cost of misplaced trust.
From the original text · Panchatantra · Mitra-bheda
Self-Defeating Forethought
Reading age 0-3Open book →Series Part 2 · Book 5 / 10
A hungry jackal learns to handle a tempting discovery slowly and safely.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Brahmin’s Goat
Reading age 0-3Open book →Series Part 3 · Book 5 / 18
A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
The Potter Mistaken for a Warrior
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A gentle Panchatantra story for careful listening.
From the original text · Panchatantra
Hundred-Wit, Thousand-Wit and Single-Wit
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A calm little story.
From the original text · Panchatantra
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Hitopadesha, Book 1, fable 1.5.
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Hitopadesha, Book 2, fable 2.5.
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Hitopadesha, Book 3, fable 3.5.
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Hitopadesha, Book 4, fable 4.5.
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Her most sung pada, explained.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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A torch held all night.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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Slowly, slowly, the gardener waters.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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Forty verses in a prison cell, in the living tradition.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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Who is it that steps aside?
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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The one who understood.
From the original text · The saints' own songs
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 1, wave 5 (taranga 5 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 2, wave 5 (taranga 13 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 3, wave 5 (taranga 19 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 6, wave 5 (taranga 31 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 7, wave 5 (taranga 39 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 8, wave 5 (taranga 48 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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Ocean of the Streams of Story, book 9, wave 5 (taranga 55 of 124).
From the original text · Kathasaritsagara (Ocean of the Streams of Stories)
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