टाइटल ऑफ़ न्यूज़ एंड व्यूज-2

Every culture has its own mythology – a set of stories that involve heroic characters, mythical beasts, gods, advanced technology, and fantastic locations. While their validity is questionable, their existence shows the incredible fascination that we, as humans, have for these stories. Indian mythology contains a vast and ancient array of tales, which are stimulating, entertaining, and have a moral lesson behind them. there are 5 moral mythological stories↠

#5 The Story Of Abhimanyu’s Courage

Abhimanyu was the son of Arjuna and Uttara and he was a great warrior. When Uttara was pregnant with Abhimanyu, Arjun.a narrated her the technique of Chakravyuha formation and the unborn Abhimanyu learned how to break and enter a Chakravyuha . In between the story, Uttara fell asleep, and  Abhimanyu couldn’t know how to escape the Chakravyuha formation.

During the war, when the Kauravas formed Chakravyuha, Abhimanyu was trapped inside the Chakravyuha. He fought bravely and gave up his life to protect his family.

Moral: Parents that teach their children, even in the womb.

#4. Goddess Durga’s Strength

Goddess Durga is known to kill many demons. Once, demon Mahishasura became so cruel after defeating God Indra. He captured the throne of Indra also and took his place in the heaven. Seeing the torture of Mahishasura, goddess Durga took the form of Goddess created from the divine energies of all the gods. She defeated Mahishasura and gave the throne back to Indra.

Moral: Women are as courageous as men and can defeat every evil.

#3. Shravan Kumar’s Love For Parents

Shravana Kumar was a son of poor and blind parents. Though they were very poor, his parents had the wish to visit all the holy places. He loved his parents so much that he took them for pilgrimage to all the Dhams.

Shravan was carrying them in two baskets tied to a pole, slung over his shoulders. One day, when he was through the forests of Ayodhya, there King Dasharatha who was on hunting hit him by a wayward arrow and killed him. Though he was taking his last breathes, he told Dasharatha to carry water for his thirsty parents.

King Dashrath carried them on his shoulders to the place where Shravan Kumar had died. Just then, Shravan Kumar spoke to his parents, �Through my services to you I have attained a place in the heaven. Do not worry about me. I shall wait for you both and provide my service to both of you when you come to me.�

Shravan’s mother and father both took a dip in the Sarayu River. Soon after, they died by their son Shravan’s side because of unbearable shock. But before dying they cursed Dashrath, �Just as we are dying because of our son’s loss, you would also die one day for the same reason, O’ King.� Their curse came true and King Dashrath died when Lord Ram was sent out in exile for fourteen years to the forest.

Moral: Take care of your parents always.

#2. Unconditional Love Of Surdas

Surdas was a blind poet who was believed to write lakhs of devotional songs for Shri Krishna. He was obsessed for Krishna and once took away Radha’s anklet when she was following him. When Radha asked him to return the anklet, he denied saying he could not confirm her identity as he was blind. Then appeared Lord Krishna and he blessed him with sight. But, Surdas requested him to take his sight away again because according to him, there was nothing else he wanted to see after seeing Krishna.

Moral: Surdas’s love for Krishna teaches to love unconditionally.

#1. Arjuna’s Focus

Arjuna was the disciple of Guru Drona and was learning the archery. Once Drona decided to test Arjuna and he stuck a toy bird on a tree’s branch and asked each of his students to aim their bows at bird’s eye. Before aiming the target, he asked everyone what they could see. He got different answers from the students but it was only Arjuna who said he could see nothing more than the eye of the bird. It made Drona very happy.

Moral: Determination and focus are very important.

Mythological stories are the best medium to teach kids morality, philosophy, religion, determination, truth etc. These inspirational mythological stories have lasted for hundreds of years in the society and will teach your kids ethics and virtues and will help in being a better person.