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                  Karna was the eldest son of queen Kunti. In Kunti's childhood, Sage Dhurvas taught a spell to Kunti which would give a son on telling it. He advised Kunti not to put the spell into test. Being a small and curious girl, Kunti prayed to Sun god and recited the spell.                                  As soon as she recited the spell, Sun god appeared before her and blessed her with a son. Too scared, little Kunti laid the child inside a box and floated the box in river Ganga.                                       A charioteer couple who were longing for a child found the box withthe child. They named him as Karna. Karna married a charioteer's daughter Padmavathi and they had a son named Vrshketu. Karna fought for Duryodhan and was killed by Arjun...

              The ocean of milk was churned by Devas and Asuras. Meru was taken as the churning staff and the serpent Vasuki was used as the churning rope.                Devas tried to carry the mountain Meru but it was too heavy even for all of them put together. Also they were not able to drag out the king of serpents, Vasuki. So, Devas sought the help of lord Vishnu. Lord decided to help them and sent his hawk, the mighty Garuda to carry Meru and Vasuki.            Once Garuda had completed his task, Devas found that the mountain had started sinking inside the ocean of milk. At that moment, lord Vishnu incarnated as a large tortoise KURMA and carried the mountain. Then, Vasuki was coiled around the mountain.            Devas found it difficult to churn. So lord Vishnu advised them to seek the help of their half-brothers Asuras. Devas caught hold of t...

               Karna was the eldest son Kunti. His father was Sun god. He was abandoned by his mother soon after his birth. He was found by a charioteer and was raised by that charioteer and his wife.                Karna was a well known warrior who was also known for generosity. After becoming the king of Angad, he loved a princess named Asawari. She too fell in love with him.               Initially she thought that Karna was a prince. Later on, she learnt that he was the son of a charioteer. So she broke up her love with Karna and decided to marry a prince.              Princess Asawari's father arranged for a swayamvar and invited the princes of various kingdoms to attend the swayamvar. But he didn't invite Karna.              The Sun god adviced his son Karna to attend the swayamvar and move on in h...

                Jaya and Vijaya were gate keepers of Vaikuntha, the abode of Lord Vishnu. Once, four sons of Brahma called Sanat-Kumars tried to enter Vaikuntha.              While entering Vaikuntha, they were stopped by Jaya and Vijaya as the lord was asleep at that time. Annoyed by the act of Jaya and Vijaya, Sanat-Kumars cursed them to be born as Asuras away from the lord Vishnu.              The curse took immediate effect and Jaya and Vijaya entered the womb of Diti. They emerged into the materialistic world as Asura brothers named Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu.              Both Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu were best examples for reverse devotion. Since they were not interested to leave lord's abode, they performed vile deeds that would force lord Vishnu to descend from Vaikuntha and liberate them.          ...