Epics of India Storybook

WOW! Look at that deer. I have never seen such an amazing creature. What a testament to the greatness of Brahma and the beauty of His creation! ...

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Vibishana hurried to Ravana’s throne room after he heard the destruction of the Asoka Vana. What could have caused this? Vibishana had to push his way through the gathering crowd. ...

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Shiva enjoyed the cool air breezing passed him, as he sipped his wine and ate his ganja. He had just imprisoned the demon king Ravana beneath the mountain. ...

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Applause and cheers filled the throne room. Queen Tara smiled: she felt blessed to live in a peaceful kingdom, filled with happiness and security. ...

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As Ravana held Sita in his twenty arms for the first time, he was amazed by her beauty. He had longed for this moment since he first seen her in the image painted by his sister Surpanakha. ...

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Demons with fortresses high in the sky / jealous, evil, shameless, flying about, / Angry at men without reason or cause / locked up the heavens, inflicted a drought ...

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Duryodhana was a selfish and worldly man throughout most of his life. Nothing from Duryodhana’s life demonstrates this more than the time he visited the palace built by Maya. ...

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Yudhishthira sat on the bank of the lake, crossing his legs and relaxing his entire body. He would have to rely on all his training and experience to answer the riddles correctly. ...

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The gods stood upon the edge of the sea, watching the sun set and the waves break upon the shore. Out of the depths rose a figure of great height and majesty. "I will churn the ocean," He said. ...

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The forest usually provided a silence that Draupadi found soothing, but a rumbling noise was gradually increasing to drown out that silence. She began to grow nervous. ...

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Arjuna pulled back his bow and aimed an arrow at Karna. “I am afoot and unarmed!” cried Karna, as he pulled on his chariot in an attempt to dislodge the wheel from the earth. ...

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Bhisma lay on the battlefield, the lone living warrior among the corpses. He felt that his life was a failure. Had anything he had done produced positive results?

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