Stories from Upaniṣhads and Puranas

The Epic Clash of Asi & Baka — You Won’t Believe What Happened! Story of Asi and Baka - Part 2 - Markandeya Puran

This is a continuation of my previous episode, "Why couldn't the Vashisthas and Vishwamitras see eye-to-eye? Story of Asi and Baka - Part 1". In this episode, I will na

Why couldn't the Vashisthas and Vishwamitras see eye-to-eye? Story of Asi and Baka - Part 1

Discover the age-old rivalry between the Vashisthas and Vishwamitras in this captivating tale from ancient Indian mythology. Learn about the story of Asi and Baka in the

The King Who Sacrified Everything for Truth- Markandeya Purana - Part 2

"What would you sacrifice for the truth? Your wealth? Your crown? Your family? This is the story of a man who gave up everything — not for power, not for glory, but for d

The king who sacrificed EVERYTHING for TRUTH! Markandeya Purana – Part 1

What’s the real price of a promise? A piece of gold? A bit of land? For one legendary king, the price of his word was far, far greater. It wasn't his crown or his vast, p

The Bharata Mystery - Rishi Jaimini meets the birds of wisdom

Dear Friends and listeners, Welcome to another brand new episode from my podcast series -"Stories from Upanishads and Puranas". This episode is in continuation of my pre

The Story of Four Birds

This is my first story from the Puranas, and as I told youall last time, in my channel, I will narrate stories from both the Upanishads and the Puranas. So please like, s

Episode 28 - Story of King Brihaadratha and the path to moksha – Chapter 1 – Maitreya Upanishad

Today's story is taken from Maitreya Upanishad. This story is featured in chapter 1 of the Upanishad. This chapter describes the dialogue between the great ascetic king B

Episode 27- What is AUM? Maandukya Upanishad Part 2

The part 2 of Maandukya Upanishad deals with "AUM". It describes verses 8-12 from the Upanishad. It tells us about "AUM", how do you pronounce it? What happens when you c

Episode 26 - “Ayam Aatma Brahma” - Maandukya Upanishad - Part 1

This is the 1st part of the Maandukya Upanishad in which the teacher describes the 4 states of Self. This episode also describes one of the Mahaavaakya from Upanishad -"A

Episode 25- What are the paths of liberation? Part 2 - Muktika Upanishad

Dear friends, I am back with the next part of the story - "What are the paths of liberation". The episode will tell you about types of Vaasanaas or desires, what are the

Episode 24- What are the paths of liberation? A story of Shri Ramchandra and Hanuman Chapter 1 - From Muktika Upnishad

Muktika Upanishad is the last of the 108 Upanishads which is derived from Shukla Yajur Veda. I have extracted this story from this upanishad which presents a dialogue bet

Episode 23 - Satyameva Jayate - Mundaka Upanishad

Satyameva Jayate Na-anrtam -  satyena panthaa vitato devayaanah | Yen-aakramanty-rsayo hyaapta-kaamaa -  Yatr tat satyasya paramam nidhaanam || Which means - Truth al

Episode 22 - Shat Prashna - Prasna Upanishad - Part 2

This episode is in continuation of last week's podcast episode on Prashna Upanishad - Shat Prashna. It is a collection of 6 questions asked by 6 different students to the

Episode 21 - Shat Prashna - 6 Questions - Part 1

This is the part 1 of Shat Prashna or 6 questions from Prashna Upanishad. Once 6 hermits named Sukeshaa Bharadwaja, the descendant of Sage Bharadwaja, Saibya Satyakama, t

Episode 19 - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka Part 2

What are desires? What are dreams? How does the soul transmigrate? Is Self Indeed Brahman? Is Self the light for the man, when there is no sun, moon or fire? All these

Episode 18 - Yagnavalkya and King Janaka -Part 1

BU presents most of the stories from the life of the ancient vedic sage Yagnavalkya and many of them also feature King Janaka of Videha. Today's story is part 1 of never

Episode 17 - Yagnavalya and Maitreyi

What is immortality? Knowing that “Truth” itself is "Immortality"! Freedom from all fears is "Immortality"! Fear of death, fear of poverty, fear of insecurity, fear of p

Episode 16- Story of King Pravahana, Sage Uddalaka Aaruni and Shwetaketu

My dear friends and listeners, it’s been a while I could upload any new episode. The reason being multiple, but here I am with a new story from the Upanishads. Before I b

Episode 15- "Tat Tvam Asi" - Story of Uddalaka Aaruni and Shwetaketu

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Episode 14- Story of 3 friends - Pravahana, Silaka and Chaikitayana

Today I will be telling you a story from Chaandogya Upanishad. It is featured in the 8th Khanda of the book, and it is about 3 young well versed scholars named Pravahana