Stories From India

We’ve completed 5 Years of this show!! This episode covers stories about Pradyumna and Aniruddha, Krishna’s son and grandson. Featuring a Shiva vs Krishna battle, prophecies, illusion, skydiving babies, and abductions Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vishnu-pradyumna-and-aniruddha-ep-278/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Vishnu #Krishna #ShriKrishna #LordKrishna #Shiva #LordShiva #Parvati #Rati #Mayavati #Kamadeva #Kamadev #Aniruddha #Pradyumna #Asura #Usha #Banasura #Banasur #Dwarka #Dwarika #Shambhar #Shambhara #Kartikeya #Karthikeya #Murugan #Kailas #Kailash #MountKailas #MountKailash #KailasParbat #KailashParbat

The Mahabharata concludes with the Pandavas journey up the himalayas, with an unexpected companion and lots of surprises waiting for them in the afterlife Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-stairway-to-heaven-ep-277/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/ #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Krishna #ShriKrishna #SriKrishna #LordKrishna #Pandavas #Pandavs #Pandav #Draupadi #Arjun #Bheema #Bhima #Yudhishthir #Nakul #Sahadev #Narada #Narad #NaradMuni #Yama #Dharma #Indra #Swarg

The final Vikram and Betaal story, in which the Betaal stumps Vikram with a very complicated family tree. And the framing narrative ends with an assassination! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vikram-betaal-the-final-problem-ep-276/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Vikram-Betaal episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/vikram-betaal/ #sfipodcast #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #Betaal #RajaVikramaditya #VikramBetaal #Vikram-Betaal #VikramAurBetaal #VikramAndBetaal #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Kathasaritasagara #FolkTale #FolkTales

4 Akbar Birbal stories to celebrate the 300th episode of this show! Featuring musicians, a gray elephant that is also a white elephant, and child psychology! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/akbar-birbal-music-mammoths-and-mind-games-ep-275/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Other Akbar-Birbal episodes: Akbar-Birbal - Stories From India #sfipodcast #Akbar #Birbal #AkbarBirbal #Akbar-Birbal #Agra

The story of how the Godavari river originated. Also: a Maharishi who wants to wash away his sins, a gift from Shiva, and Valmiki’s genetic cloning experiments! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/saptarishi-godavari-ep-274/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Saptarishi #Godavari #Ganga #DakshinGanga #Shiva #LordShiva #Gautum #Gautam #Maharishi #Ahalya #Nashik #Trimbakeshwar #Brahmagiri #IndianMythology #Ramayana #Valmiki #Ramayan #Ramayana #Kusha #Sita #Seeta #Ram #Valmiki

A Mahabharata story about Draupadi in an epic showdown when the Kauravas try to utterly humiliate her—only to face a divine twist, and promises of revenge! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-draupadi-vs-dice-and-deceit-ep-273/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata Episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/ #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Draupadi #Pandavas #Pandav #Kauravas #Yudhishthir #Arjun #Bhima #Bheema #Duryodhan #Karna #Dhritarashtra #Ludo # #Krishna

Two Tenali Raman stories about how this court jester outsmarts a greedy lender of pots and pans in a courtroom and also how he sells his house for free! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/tenali-raman-ramans-ruses-ep-272/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Tenali Raman episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/tenali-raman/ #sfipodcast #Tenali #TenaliRaman #Raman #Vijaynagar #Vijaynagaram #Krishnadevaraya #Krishnadevarayar

A Kathasaritasagara story about a King who makes gold in his sleep, avoids assassination, gains more superpowers, finds true love and builds a new kingdom! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/kathasaritasagara-putras-paisa-pillow-ep-271/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Kathasaritasagara episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/kathasaritasagara/ #sfipodcast #Kathasaritasagara #Kathasaritasagar #Pataliputra #Shiva #Shiv #LordShiva #LordShiv

The Ramayana concludes with a couple of mysterious boys defeating Rama’s armies and his 3 brothers in battle. A battle fought over ownership rights to a horse Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-lav-and-kush-ep-270/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Ramayana episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/ #sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ravan #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ayodhya #Lanka

A Singhasan Battisi story about Raja Bhoj's quest to claim Vikramaditya's throne, and a nature vs nurture or Karma vs Janma debate. Will Bhoj prove worthy? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/singhasan-battisi-lion-among-sheep-ep-269/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Singhasan Battisi stories are linked here: https://sfipodcast.com/category/singhasan-battisi/ We began with Episode 124, which had the framing narrative. Then we covered five stories in Episode 136, Episode 164, Episode 188, Episode 225, and Episode 241. #sfipodcast #SinghasanBattisi #Singhasan #Battisi #Vikramaditya #RajaVikramaditya #RajaVikram #Vikram #Bhoja #Bhoj #RajaBhoj #RajaBhoja #NatureVsNurture #Karma #Janma

A Mahabharata story about a palace of illusions, hurt feelings, a high stakes game of chance played with loaded dice, and Yudhishtir’s weakness for gambling Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-loaded-dice-ep-268/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata Episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/ #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Pandav #Pandavas #Pandava #Yudhishtir #Bheema #Bhima #Arjun #Draupadi #Hastinapur #Indraprastha #Mayasabha #Mayasura #Duryodhan #Shakuni #Ludo #Pachisi #Krishna #NaradaMuni #Narada #Narad #NaradMuni

A Jataka Tale about a miser who learns generosity after a craving for lassi leads to surprising changes - bankruptcy, alienation, and a heavenly twin! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/jataka-tales-penny-pincher-ep-267/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Jataka Tales: https://sfipodcast.com/category/folk-tales/jataka-tales/ #sfipodcast #JatakaTales #JatakaTale #Jataka #FolkTales #FolkTale #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Buddha

The story of Anasuya where Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are born to her in their human avatars. See how she overcomes a dilemma that would have stumped most people Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/saptarishi-anasuyas-divine-dilemma-ep-266/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Narada #Narad #Anasuya #Atri #Saptarishi #Vishnu #Shiva #Brahma #Parvati #Lakshmi #Laxmi #Saraswati

A folk tale by the 19th century guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa about a Pandit who tries to take a milkmaid to task and ends up in the soup. Or to be precise, water Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramakrishna-pandit-and-milkmaid-ep-265/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Ramakarishna #RamakrishnaParamhams #RamakrishnaParamhamsa #RamakrishnaParamhans #Vishnu #Hari

A Mahabharata story featuring Prince Arjun and a construction problem - can he build a bridge of arrows across an ocean? And a monkey for quality control! Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-arjuns-bridge-of-arrows-ep-264/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Mahabharata Episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata #sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Ramayana #Ramayan #Arjun #Hanuman #Vishnu #Krishna #Ram #Rama #RamaSetu #RamSetu #Lanka

A story from the Ramayana that begins with the final battle between Rama and Ravana, and ends with a non-stop emissions-free direct flight from Lanka to Ayodhya Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-ravana-falls-ep-263/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Ramayana episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/ #sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ravan #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ayodhya #Lanka #Vibhishana

A Jain Folk Tale about a King who has several out of body experiences including living as an Elephant, a Deer, a Parrot. Can he save himself from an evil minister conspiracy? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/jain-folk-tale-soul-swapping-sovereign-ep-262/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com #sfipodcast #Jain #JainFolkTale #JainFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #India #FolkTale

A Vikram-Betaal story about four graduates who use their new skills to bring a dead creature back to life! Can Vikram solve Betaal’s tricky question again? Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vikram-betaal-build-a-beast-ep-261/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Vikram Betaal episodes Previous Singhasan Battisi stories #sfipodcast #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #VikramBetaal #VikramAurBetaal #Betaal #Betala #Vetala

Chandrakanta’s story continues, with Tej Singh and Chapla’s politics, lies, diplomacy, and deception to get Naugarh and Vijaygarh to become friends again Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/chandrakanta-aiyyar-diplomacy-ep-260/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Chandrakanta episodes: Chandrakanta - Stories From India #sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #DevakiNandanKhatri #Aiyyaar #Aiyyari #Aiyyar #KroorSingh #Kroor #TejSingh

The Ramayana continues with Ram and Laxman getting abducted, and Hanuman’s battle with their kidnapper - the Underworld Don - Mahiravana a.k.a. Ahiravana Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-hanuman-vs-ahiravana-ep-259/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Previous Ramayana episodes: https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/ #sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ravan #Ahiravana #Ahiravan #Mahiravan #Mahiravana #Hanuman #Sugreeva #Sugriva #Ayodhya #Jambavan #Lanka