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World of Stories

44 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -

Story upload cycle - One new story added every Thursday

I sometimes wonder, if it is the twinkle in there eye or the story, that fills the air with so much of Joy. These little souls, still so clean and pure, their smile so genuine and their laughters so free.

It is their belief, that what the story says is possible, that actually feeds the story with a soul and an aura which dances around, and reverberate in their chuckles.

- Stand up-They all jump up
- He laughed Ha Ha Ha-They all go Ha Ha Ha
- With a bow and arrow-They say nah, it was a machine gun and it went - and the sounds of the machine gun fills the room again
- The lake was full of nectar-Nah, strawberry milk, chocolate milk etc
- In the cave there were-Muffin, ladoos, and on they go mentioning the yummiest of treats.

Suddenly, you see the ones who were sitting a bit behind, gradually moving up and forward, to get a closer look at your expression, as if to jump up, when the story directs.

They are totally unconditioned, they still believe in miracles and that if it can be thought of, it can certainly happen. Telling a Story to the little ones is actually the best experience, there is no resistance of any kinds, as the word ‘impossible’ has still not been itched in their tender minds. They are like this soft clay, waiting to be shaped by the potter.

The adventure starts with the little ones, every action enacted, every statement of anger, shouted out, every movement of the hands depicted and every character acted.
- The pitch of the voice sometimes so loud, that hands cover their ears.
- The descriptions sometimes a bit scary, that they cover their eyes
- The voice sometimes so soft, that the room becomes totally silent.

There have been times, when dressed up like a character, have narrated the whole story, sometimes jumped up myself to eat the Sun. As if the story-teller fades away and only the story remains, the children are transported to the land of possibilities.

Then a sudden stop, to ask the morals, and the depth of the answers prove that, it does not have to be all serious for them to soak in the essence. The Scriptures are not beyond their understanding and no knowledge too deep for them to comprehend.

When they get immersed in the story they would never forget neither the story nor the moral and values. Somewhere in their hearts, I am sure that message of love has been carved, which will re-surface, when others least expect it. Their spark of kindness, will someday light the whole world.

The knowledge of the divine scriptures, wrapped in this absurd, fun and dramatic story-telling will live in their hearts forever.

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Episodes

Shivratri Special Part 2

March 11, 2021 06:30 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Two Stories Shivji in the form of a pillar Shivji and Parvatiji's marriage

Shivratri Special Part 1

March 11, 2021 06:30 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Stories of; The hunter Guru Druh who later was known as Guha The Brahmin and the fat business man Devra Dasimaya the great Karnatic sage Kanapa, who was knows and Tinan and his great love for God

Goswami Tulsidasji

March 04, 2021 06:30 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Goswami Tulsidasji

Meera Bai Part 2

February 25, 2021 06:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

Meera Bai Part 2

Meera Bai Part 1

February 18, 2021 06:30 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

Meera Bai Part 1

Surdasji

February 17, 2021 06:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Surdasji

Karma Devi

February 04, 2021 06:30 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Karma Devi

Two Short Stories

January 28, 2021 06:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Humming Bird and The little boy

The Saral Sadhu

January 21, 2021 06:30 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

The Saral Sadhu

Cobbler and The Sage

January 14, 2021 06:30 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story - Cobbler and The Sage  Moral Faith and Belief are the most important  No matter what we are doing we can keep God in our mind Arrogance is never good, be humble Bhajan - Manas Bhaj re Shloka - Gurur Bhrama Gurur Vishnu  We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Message from the Host

December 04, 2020 06:30 - 55 seconds - 870 KB

For Ram Avatar Stories Visit www.bhagwatforchildren.in

Red Red Hanuman

November 26, 2020 06:30 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

We Chant Om 3 times 🙏 Story Red Red Hanuman Moral Do what pleases God, don’t worry about what the world things When we Say Ram - Who comes? Hanuman  Bhajan Veer Maruti Gambhir Maruti Shloka Lal Deh Lalli Lasse  Maha mantra  Ram  We end with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Diwali Day 5 - Bhai Dooj

November 16, 2020 06:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Day 5 - Bhai Dooj  This day is a celebration of the lovely relation of a brother and sister. There are various stories associated with it. The Story of Krishna and Subhadra The Story of Bali and Lakhmiji The Story of Mahavirji, King Nandivardhan and Sudarshana The story of Yama and Yamuna. Yama is the brother and Yamuna is the sister and how they meet on this day.  There are many folk stories of how a sister protects and saves here brother on this day as well. Points to Ponder: It ca...

Diwali Day 4 - Govardan Pooja

November 15, 2020 06:30 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Day 4 - Govardan Pooja This is associated with the story of Krishna where he suggested to the people of Vrindavan to pray to the Mountain and not to Lord Indra. What followed was anger of Indra and major destruction caused by him.  But, now Krishan protected all by lifting the Govardan parvat on his little finger.  Point to Ponder: This shows that when we take one step, God takes a 1000 steps towards us. We worked towards purification and we welcomed him into our hearts through Bhakti. ...

Diwali Day 3 - Main Diwali

November 14, 2020 06:30 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

Day 3 - Main Diwali (Amawasya Day/Lakhsmi Pooja) This is widely associated with the return of Ramji, Sitaji and Laxhmanji.  As the story goes, first Hanumanji was sent to Ayodhya to inform Bharat that Ramji was coming. People lit there homes and streets so that Hanumanji could find Ayodhya. After giving the message Hanumanji went back and got Ramji with him.  Point to Ponder: This shows that when one realise that we have the needed medicines (Dhanvantari) to heal the self and one starts ...

Diwali Day 2 - Choti Diwali (Narakasur)

November 13, 2020 06:30 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

You can listen to the story of Varaha Aavtar and how Mother Earth was saved on www.bhagwatforchildren.in To see what all came out of the Milky ocean other than the ear rings of Ma Aditi - You can refer to the story of Kurma Aavtar on www.bhagwatforchildren.in Day 2 - Main Diwali/ Choti Diwali (Narak Chaudas)  This is associated with the end of the Demon Naraka by his own Mother/ Parents Krishna and Satyabhama. Who were the re-incarnation of Vishnu (Varaha Avtar) and Bumi Devi.  Point to ...

Diwali Day 1 - Dhanteras (Dhanvantari)

November 12, 2020 06:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

In the same lines listen to the story of Kurma Aavtar in www.bhagwatforchildren.in It has a different twist to the same story of the Churning of the Milky Ocean Day 1 - Dhanteras This is associated with the story of ‘Samundra manthan’, Churning of the Milky Ocean. When the milky ocean was churned by the demons and devas, a lot of things came out of it. Lakhsmi ji and Dhanvantri both also came out of the same.  Dhanteras, is associated with the coming of Dhanvantari - The God of medicine...

Hanumanji's Heart

November 05, 2020 06:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start 🙏 Story and Moral  Hanumanji’s Heart In Hanumanji’s heart and all our hearts too, live Sita Ram. Yes, God lives in our heart Bhajan Khate Bhi Ram kano Ayodhya Vaasi Ram Ram Ram Jai Kara Ram Ram Jai Ram Ram  We end by chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Ramji's Bridge

October 29, 2020 06:30 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start 🙏 Story and Moral  * Ramji’s Bridge * Ramji’s name is more powerful than Ramji himself and we have his name with us always Bhajan * Jay Jay tulsi Jay jay Ram Shloka * Nilambuj syamal komalangam  We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Navratri Day 9 - Sidhidaatri

October 25, 2020 06:30 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

Story A goddess called Kushmanda had created the universe with the radiance of her smile. She further created the trimuti - Bhrama, Vishnu and Manesh. Shivji wanted to be bestowed with 18 kind of perfection. To do this she created a Goddess called Sidhidatri who bestowed Shivji with all the sidhis. Brahama was given the task of creation and he needed both man and woman to create the world. So Goddess Siddhidatri created the Ardhnarishvara swaroop of Shivji, which is half male and half femal...

Navratri Day 8 - Maha Gauri

October 24, 2020 06:30 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

The Navratri Carol The first day of Navratri – you told me I am special The second day of Navratri – I tried to find my treasure The third day of Navratri – I copied you dear God – I copied how you would walk and also how you would talk The fourth day of Navratri – I knew you made me just like you  The next three days of Navratri – I began to clean the mirror, I cleaned all the dust on it to see myself all clear.  The eight day of Navratri – I saw how shiny and pure I was. The sparkle ...

Navratri Day 7 - Kaalratri

October 23, 2020 06:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

Story Ones there were two bothers called Shumbh and Nishumb. They were troubling the devas and Indra had gone into hiding as he could not defeat them. Chanda, Munda and Rakthbeej had joined hands with Shunbh and Nishubh, after Mahishasur was destroyed.  Again Sumbh and Nishumbh wanted Kaushaki to marry one of them. To which she again said only the one who could defeat her in battle would be able to woe her. A fierce battle followed. She destroyed Chanda, Munda and was known as chamunda and...

Navratri Day 6 - Katyayini (Mahishasur Mardini)

October 22, 2020 06:30 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Story Katyayini - Mahishasur Mardini There was this Demon called Mahishasur who was born to Ramba and Mahishi (an afsara who was cursed and became a water buffalo). He was ruthless and fearless, as he had a boon that no one could destroy him except a woman. Taking woman to be powerless, he considered himself immortal. All the Gods, summoned Para Shakti and she promised to come and help them. She was born to Sage Katyayan. She grew up to be a beautiful girl. One day Chand and Munda two dem...

Navratri Day 5 - Skandamata

October 21, 2020 06:30 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

Story Skandamata They both have a son called Skanda or Kartikeya. Who is raised by the Kritikas and is the one who defeats the demon Tarakasur. Parvati the mother of Skanda is also known as Skandamata.

Navratri Day 4 - Kushmanda

October 20, 2020 06:30 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Day 4 - Kushmanda Story There was nothing only dark space and there existed energy. This energy was known as Kushmanda - The cosmic egg or the cosmic seed of energy. Goddess kushmanda created the universe from the radiance of her smile. She is the mother of creation. The universe has just been created, Brahmaji is trying to figure out the nature and purpose of his existence, when he is attacked by Madhu and Kaithab. He looks down and goes to Garbodak Shayi Vishnu, who is lying on sesha naa...

Navratri Day 3 - Chandraghanta

October 19, 2020 00:30 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Day 3 - Chandraghanta Story: The wedding preparations happen and the wedding day arrives. The grooms procession petrifies the the girls side. On the request of Parvati, Shivji shuns his terrifying look and is adorned by Vishnuji. Parvati adorns the half moon on her forehead, to show her appreciation for Shivji, who always has a half moon on his Jata. Hence, she is named as ChandraGanta.

Navratri Day 2 - Brahmacharini

October 18, 2020 03:30 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Day 2 - Brahmacharini Story: She goes to do the greatest of tapasya to reach her Lord Shiva. When one aspires the universe conspires. All the devtas and Sidhas help her reach her goal. here she is known as Bhramacharini, who is successful in winning the blessings of shiva. Due to extensive tapas, her body is all bones. Ganga poured by Lord Shiv revives her, she becomes radiant again and is known as Maha Gauri.

Navratri Day 1 - Shelputri

October 17, 2020 06:30 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

Day 1 - Shelputri  (A journey from Sati to Parvati) Sati is the daughter of Prajapati Daksha and Prasuti. She goes against the wishes of her father and marries Shivji. Daksha demeans Shivji in one of the yagnas, where shivji did not stand to great Daksha. Later, he does not invite Sati and Shivji to another Yagna. Sati goes despite being deterred by Shivji. There she witness that there is not place kept for Shivji, this is a great insult. She gets furious and refuses to be associated with ...

Ganesh and The Moon

October 15, 2020 06:30 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story and Moral  Ganesh and The Moon It is not good to laugh on anyone. If someone falls or is in trouble we should help them. Bhajan Single Tusk Ganapati Ek danta  Shloka Vakratunda Mahakaya We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Krishna and Kaliya Naag

October 08, 2020 00:30 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story and Moral  Krishna and Kaliya Naag Krishna can even make all the poison go away and make even a bad snake good. So, if we let him dance in our heart, we will become all pure Bhajan Natvar Nagar Nanda, bhajo re maan Govinda Shloka Adharam Madhuram, vadanam Madhuram We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Krishna and Sudama

October 01, 2020 06:30 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story and Moral  Krishna and Sudhama Love and trust Krishna, he knows everything and will take care of you. Song My God is so great, so strong and so mighty Shloka Saraswati namasthubhyam Maha Mantras Shri Krishna Govind Hare murari hai nath narayan vasudeva We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Ramji and Hanuman - Snap and Yawn

September 24, 2020 06:30 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story and Moral  Ramji and Hanuman - Snap and Yawn God loves us more than we can ever love him.  Song Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Shloka Few verse from Hanuman Chalisa Maha Mantras Sita Ram Sita Ram Jor se bolo Jai Hanuman We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Ganesh's Exciting Birth

September 17, 2020 06:30 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Story and Moral  Ganesh’s Exciting Birth We should always follow what our Mother says and be brave and strong.  Song Jay Ganesh Jay Ganesh Jay Ganesh Pahimam Shloka Gajananam bhuta Ganadi sevitam  Maha Mantras Om Namah Shivaya Ram Ram Ram We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Krishna's Magical Birth

September 10, 2020 06:30 - 36 minutes - 33 MB

We Chant Om 3 times to start the class🙏 Story and Moral Shri Krishna is born  Good and God alway find a way and God aways wins over evil Song Choti choti geya chote chote gwal Shloka Krsnastakam (1 verse done) We end the class with chanting Om 3 times 🙏

Ganapati Subramanyam and the Mango

July 21, 2020 06:30 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

Ganapati Subramanyam and the mango. The one who goes around the world first will get this divine fruit. Ganapati teaches us that parents are the world.

Ganesh and His Mooshak

June 25, 2020 06:30 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

A reminder, Our Gods like to have fun. They are so fun loving. Who said we have to be serious and have a sullen face when we pray to God. It can be a lot of fun to love and think about God.  Ganeshji wanted to come and meet you all again Children. So we said, ok Ganeshji, we will tell a Ganesh story again. There was this little town where everyone loved Ganeshji. They would always sing and make yummy food for Ganapati. Not only this, Ganapati would come and play with them all the time.  T...

Krishna's Butter Bash

June 18, 2020 06:30 - 29 minutes - 20 MB

Our Gods like to have fun. They are so fun loving. Who said we have to be serious and have a sullen face when we pray to God. It can be a lot of fun to love and think about God.  Today saw krishna having so much fun with his friends. He had a butter bash. We saw how he stole butter from Gopi Aunty’s house. He ate butter and he fed butter to his friends the Gopa and the Monkey. The mess they made was too much. The human pyramid was awesome. Oh, but he got caught and Gopi Aunty took him to ...

Ganesh Goes To A Party

June 11, 2020 06:30 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Kuber, the God of wealth wanted to show- off his wealth and puffed up with ego he invited everyone. Shivji sent Ganapati ji to the Party.  Ganeshji - Ganapatiji went to the party and he wanted to eat all the yummy food. When he became unstoppable, and started eating everything, all got scared and started praying and chanting. - Shuklambara dharm Vishnu (Shloka) Still he did not stop so the called out loudly for the greatest devotee of Ganeshji - Bappa Moriya. Mantra - Ganapati bappa mor...

Krishna Krishna Everywhere

June 04, 2020 06:30 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Today we told a story about how Krishna Photocopies himself and to tell the children about Krishna’s promise that he will always protect us, we chanted the Shloka below, - Sarva Dharman Parityajya (Shloka) When the children and the cows were sad that, Old Brahmaji had taken them, they sang out for Krishna to save them. - Tara hai Sara Zamana prabhu humko bhi taro (Bhajan/Song) When ever we chant the mantras, Krishna listens and he is always there for us, Mantra - Krishna Krishna Krishn...

Hanumanji eats the Sun 2

May 28, 2020 06:30 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

To applaud Haumanji’s Strength, Brahmaji, Indraji and Pavandev all counted his strengths - Buddhirbalam yaso dhairyam (Shloka) Every time Hanumanji flew like a super hero, everyone sang for him, they were so happy. - Victory to our super Hero (Bhajan/Song) Whenever we hear Hanuman, we have to shout out loud; - Bajrang Bali ki Jai (Mantra) Story: It tells us how Hanumanji was born to his Ma Anjani and Papa Kesari. He was given by Pavan Dev. A strong super hero, who is kind. We saw how...

Hanuman eats the Sun 1

May 28, 2020 06:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

To applaud Haumanji’s Strength, Brahmaji, Indraji and Pavandev all counted his strengths - Buddhirbalam yaso dhairyam (Shloka) Every time Hanumanji flew like a super hero, everyone sang for him, they were so happy. - Victory to our super Hero (Bhajan/Song) Whenever we hear Hanuman, we have to shout out loud; - Bajrang Bali ki Jai (Mantra) Story: It tells us how Hanumanji was born to his Ma Anjani and Papa Kesari. He was given by Pavan Dev. A strong super hero, who is kind. We saw how...

Ram and Hanuman - The battle

May 21, 2020 06:30 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

When Raja Raj Kuwar sees Ramji he starts glorifying Ramji’s name; - Shri Ram Ram Rameti (Shloka) In the end all were so happy, flowers poured down from the heavens and all started singing; - Khate bhi Ram kano Peete bhi Ram kano (Bhajan) Narad muni always says; - Narayan Narayan Humanji taught Raja Rajkuwar to say; - Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram  - Sita Ram Sita Ram Sita Ram Sita Ram - Sita Ram Sita Ram - Jor se bolo Jai Hanuman bolo Bajrang Bali ki Jai  Story: ‘Aanth mai nikla yeh par...

Shivji the Madari

May 14, 2020 06:30 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Hanumanji chanted for Ganeshji before leaving for Ayodhya with Shivji - Vakratunda Mahakaya (Shloka) When shivji danced we sang for him; - Bam Bam bhola (Bhajan) Ramji and Hanumaji chanted for Shivnij  - Om Namah Shivaya (Mantra) Story: “Bhola Shankar bane madari damroo Dashrath dwaar bajayo.” Shivji disguised as a Madari (monkey tamer) and Hanumanji as a Monkey went to visit Ramji in Ayodhya. So, We have to be kind to all, we never know in what form God will come and visit us.

Gopal Bhaiya

May 07, 2020 06:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

It is always such a delight to think about dear Krishna, our dear Gopal bhaiya - Krishnaya vasudevaya (Shloka) He always listens and comes running when we call him - Om Namo bhagwate Vasudev vaya - Come here my dear Krishna kaniya (Bhajan) Story: Krishna : An invisible friend When a little boy finds himself having to walk alone to school from a dense jungle. His mother tells him that, there is no reason to be scared, as Krishna is his elder brother and he is just a call away. We will...