The mountain's daughter, on a bull.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
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The mountain's daughter, on a bull.
From the original text · Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati)
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 1, chapter 1 of 19.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 2, chapter 1 of 10.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 3, chapter 1 of 33.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 4, chapter 1 of 31.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 5, chapter 1 of 26.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 6, chapter 1 of 19.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, chapter 1 of 15.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 8, chapter 1 of 24.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 9, chapter 1 of 24.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 11, chapter 1 of 31.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 12, chapter 1 of 13.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana

A tiny fish that grew, and a boat that carried the seeds of the world.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
An elephant, a bull, a lion, a garland of flowers.
From the original text · Kalpa Sutra
Two brothers and three contests.
From the original text · Trishashti-shalaka-purusha-charitra
Why a Jain monk sweeps the ground.
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Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 119, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 75, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Kishkindha Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 67, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Sundara Kanda, sargas 1–5 of 68, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda, sargas 6–10 of 128, told for each age.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Bal Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Ayodhya Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Aranya Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Kishkindha Kand, doha 21–30
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Sundar Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Lanka Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas
Uttar Kand, doha 21–40
From the original text · Ramcharitmanas

A city lights every doorstep for three travellers.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
A sage asks the king for his two young sons, to guard a forest sacrifice, and teaches them everything.
From the original text · Valmiki Ramayana
Sabha Parva, upa-parva 2 (Lokapala Sabhakhayana), sections 5–10 of 81.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Virata Parva, upa-parva 1 (Pandava Pravesha), sections 7–12 of 72.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Udyoga Parva, upa-parva 1 (Sainyodyoga), sections 1–6 of 199.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Bhishma Parva, upa-parva 1 (Jambukhanda-vinirmana), sections 7–10 of 124.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Karna Parva, upa-parva 1 (Karna), sections 7–12 of 96.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Shalya Parva, upa-parva 1 (Shalya-vadha), sections 7–12 of 65.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Sauptika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Sauptika), sections 7–9 of 18.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Stri Parva, upa-parva 1 (Jalapradanika), sections 7–12 of 27.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Shanti Parva, upa-parva 1 (Rajadharma-anusasana), sections 7–12 of 365.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Anushasana Parva, upa-parva 1 (Dana-dharma), sections 7–12 of 168.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Ashvamedhika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Aswamedhika), sections 7–12 of 96.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Ashramavasika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Ashramavasa), sections 7–12 of 39.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Mausala Parva, upa-parva 1 (Mausala), sections 7–9 of 9.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Mahaprasthanika Parva, upa-parva 1 (Mahaprasthanika), sections 1–3 of 3.
From the original text · Mahabharata

Practice is a quiet kind of teacher.
From the original text · Mahabharata
A king who lost everything to a game of dice, and a queen who never stopped looking for him.
From the original text · Mahabharata
Bhima's son, half-giant and all heart, who bought the Pandavas a night no one else could have won.
From the original text · Mahabharata
What he found where his hut had been.
From the original text · Bhagavata Purana
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