This book is a collection of traditional Indian nursery-tales told by Sister Nivedita in her inimitable style. Myths and legends are the vehicle of high philosophy and metaphysics, especially so in India. The heroes and heroines of ancient India presented here are not only noted for their valour or beauty, but for their strength of character and nobility. The characters depicted herein have been the unconscious moulders of the complex Indian social body. Thus this book is not only meant for children but for all those who wish to feel the pulse of the Indian conscience.
Contents
The Cycle of Snake Tales
The wondrous tale of the curse that lay upon the snake-folk: and first of the serpent realm, below the earth
The story of the doom of Parikshit
The sacrifice of Janamejaya
The Story of Shiva, the Great God
The Cycle of Indian Wifehood
Sati, the perfect wife
The tale of Uma Haimavati
Savitri, the Indian Alcestis
Nala and Damayanti
The Cycle of the Ramayana
The city of Ayodhya
The capture of Sita
The conquest of Lanka
The ordeal of Sita
The Cycle of Krishna
The birth of Krishna, the Indian Christ-Child
The divine childhood
Krishna in the forests
The Dilemma of Brahma
Conquest of the Snake Kaliya
The Lifting of the Mountain
The Return to Mathura
Krishna Partha Sarathi: Charioteer of Arjuna
The Lament of Gandhari
The Doom of the Vrishnis
Tales of the Devotees
The Lord Krishna and the Broken Pot
The Lord Krishna and the Lapwing’s nest
The Story of Prahlada
The Story of Dhruva: A Myth of the Pole Star
Gopala and the Cowherd
A Cycle of Great Kings
The story of Shibi Rana: or, the Eagle and the DoveBharata
The judgement-seat of Vikramaditya
Prithvi Rai: Last of the Hindu Knights (The Indian Romeo and Juliet)
A Cycle from the Mahabharata
The story of Bhishma and the great war
The Ascent of Yudhishthira into Heaven
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