निगमकल्पतरोर्गलितं फलं शुकमुखादमृतद्रवसंयुतम् ।
पिबत भागवतं रसमालयं मुहुरहो रसिका भुवि भावुका: ॥
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Bharata: The Bait of Attachment
The deafening roar of a raging lion filled the vicinity of the riverbank. A heavily pregnant doe felt as if her heart had plummeted into her stomach. Her breathing became heavier every second. Overcome with panic she spontaneously leapt across the Gandaki River to escape. As she flew midair, her premature fawn fell out, landing…
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Huhu: Who’s the Crocodile?
“It was you?” Devala asked, his fingers flying to his chin. “I thought a crocodile had caught hold of me. What were you thinking?”
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Gajendra’s Surrender
Gajendra charismatically ushered his herd to the nearby river. Like any honorable leader, the elephant king patiently waited for each one of his subjects to quench their thirst. At last, Gajendra waded in and began drinking. As he gleefully frolicked in the river, he suddenly felt something sharp in his feet.
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Indradyumna: Falling into the Pit of Pride
Indradyumna had experienced enough of his worldly and materialistic life as a king. The Pandya ruler wanted to spend the remainder of his life immersing himself in the worship of Sriman Narayana.
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Past Lives: Devaki and Vasudeva
Neither the burning heat of summers nor the torrential downpours of rain disturbed the steadfastness of the couple’s penance. Sutapa, the son of Brahma, and his wife Prishni were assigned as progenitors. Their duty was to populate the world.