Arthatatvam

  At the end of Kali Yuga (current yuga), in order to restore Dharma on earth, Lord Vishnu will be born as Lord Kalki. He would be born as the son of Vishnuyasha and Sumati in a village called Shambala. He would be born on the twelfth day during the forthnight of the waxing moon. Lord Kalki would study under Lord Parashurama (sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Lord Kalki would meditate on Lord Shiva and get a white horse named Devadatta (incarnation of Garuda), a sword and a parrot named Shuka who knows the past, present and future from him. He would also get gifts such as armor, knowledge and power from other Devas, Sages and Righteous Kings. He would marry princess Padmavati (incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi) and princess Ramaa. Padmavati would be the daughter of King  Vrihadrath and Queen Kaumudi of Simhala. She would be born in the island of the Lion. Princess Ramaa would be born as the daughter of  King Shashidhwaja and Queen Sushanta. Lord Kalki would fight many battl...

  There once lived an Asura named Kaumasura. He used to trouble all the Devas. When the Devas were wondering of a way to defeat him, they heard an Ashariri (a bodyless voice). The Ashariri told them not to worry and said Kaumasura will soon be defeated. Kaumasura also got to know of this. He soon began to meditate on Lord Shiva. Goddess Saraswati was worried that Lord Shiva will grant Kaumasura immortality. So, she took away the power of speech from Kaumasura. Kaumasura could not chant "Om Namah Shivaya" anymore and because his power of speech was taken away, he came to me known as Mookasura (mute demon). He thought the Devas had done this. In a fit of rage he attacked the Devas and the Devas were helpless. Adishakti watched this and wanted to help the Devas. All the Devas transferred their powers to Adishakti and she took a fierce form to fight Mookasura. Soon, a battle took place between the two and Adishakti defeated Mookasura. Mookasura asked for forgiveness and Adishakti...

  Once upon a time, there was an asura named Aruna. He meditated on Lord Brahma for many years. Brahma pleased with his devotion, appeared before him and granted a boon. Aruna asked for a boon that he may not be killed by any god, demon, man/women, four legged/two legged creature or any weapon. Lord Brahma granted him this boon. With this boon, Aruna became invincible and defeated everyone! The Devas then approached Lord Brahma and said he had made Aruna immortal! Then Lord Brahma and the Devas approached Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. They discussed how to put an end to the tyranny of Aruna. They realized Aruna had acquired the blessings of Goddess Gayatri. So, they asked Guru Brihaspati to disguise as a Sage and approach Aruna and make him stop the recitation of Gayatri. Brihaspati agreed and approached Aruna and told him that both of them were equal since both were chanting the Gayatri mantra. This angered Aruna and he stopped the recitation of Gayatri mantra. Meanwhile, all the ot...

  Once upon a time, there lived a tribal chief of the Kuravar tribe named Nambi Rajan. He and his wife prayed to Lord Murugan for a daughter. Soon, their prayers were answered when a daughter was born to them. They named her Valli. Like her parents, Valli was also a staunch devotee of Lord Murugan. One day, Nambi Rajan asked Valli to take care of his field to protect it from pests. Valli agreed and took care of it. At that time, Lord Murugan wanted to test her devotion towards him. So, he disguised himself as a handsome tribal hunter who had lost his way when he was on a hunting expedition and proposed her. Valli was infuriated and asked him to leave the field immediately. At that moment, Nambi Rajan came to the field with honey and fruits for Valli. Lord Murugan seeing this, turned himself into a tree. After Nambi Rajan left, he disguised himself as an old man, approached her again and asked for food and water. She provided him food and water. He proposed her again and this angere...