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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
