Toddlers Bedtime Stories

  Dear children today’s story is about nobleness: There was a Rishi lived in India and he was a famous harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. His name is Valmiki Rishi, and author of Srimat Ramayanam.  This Rishi is a Sri Rama devotee, and he is called Adhi Kavi.  The Epic Ramayanam says the greatness of the Rama, Bharatha, Lakshmana and Chathurkana brothers and their nature of remarkable superior nobleness. Prince Bharatha is very much love and devotion on his elder brother Rama. Once Bharata along with his younger brother Chathurkana had gone to his grandfather’s house for their vacation.  One day Bharata's mother who is a great astronomy  and she is particularly very much love and affectionate with Rama, and in general she is affectionate with all children  she was standing in her palaces attic and watching the sky atmosphere, when she was watching the sky she found a comet. (Val Nakshatram)  She came to know that if it falls down the king's positi...

Children today’s story is about diligent practice. There was a king ruled in a country named Kanyakubja. (Modern day Kannauj) One day he went for hunting to a forest with troops. After finish his hunting he felt so hungry and he told a Soldier to find some food like fruits or something in this forest. That soldier went around and he found a hermitage and there were some rishis were living. So, he went to that hermitage and asked a prime Rishi “O swamy the Kanyakubj Maharaja with troops has come for hunting to this forest, our king is having hungry can we have some food to us?” As soon heard the message from the soldier, that Rishi said very happily bring him we will provide food to you all.” That soldier went to the king and told the details. All went to that hermitage the king met the rishi and he conveyed his humble salutations, and that rishi also greet him and his troops,and gave seats to them. Then the rishi asked the king about Protection of national interest in his kingdom. The ...

Once upon a time there was a saint lived in Madura. He is a poet and musician. His name is Surdas and a Krishna’s devotee. His composition songs are dedicated to Sri Krishna. Saint Surdas cannot see the material world. Because he was a blind man. He lived in 15th century. He composed more than 8000 songs All his songs are ocean of melody and all his songs are in Hindi language. When child’s father or mother reading this story, the child may ask him a cross question: “pappa,” you said he was a blind man then how he wrote 8000 songs? Reply to the child: There was a young man named Sham, he helped him to write all of his songs. Liston! Surdas is an important personality in Indian history. He is a great legendary saint. But his life history is unknown yet some authentic people said that he born in 1478 and diaded1570. (i.e., 92 Years) His birth place is a village in Madura. He was an abandoned child by his family because he lost his parents. He left his home when he was six years o...

Once there were a pandit living in a kingdom.   Who was a doctorate in history. He was a very famous to give lecture.  He will give lots of historical lectures in his own and the neighboring kingdoms in front of the Monarchs and public.  He was a winner of immense of awards, and medals by all royal lineages and also from researchers in his own and other kingdoms.  So, he will think in his mind that he is the only one the winner of so much awards, and gold medals, but others are uneducated. This will reflect when he has chat casually with outsiders, or his friends. So, for this reason he was known as arrogant and very conceited man in his own country and other neighboring countries.  One day a particular kingdom's monarch, invited him to give a lecture on Indian History, and he appointed him for a week. Sent an invitation from the palace to all publics with in the kingdom, and lot of researchers from various places, with the royal seal to participate to that even...

Children! today I am going to tell you a story about the guests.  All our ancient puranas emphasizing about the hospitality to the guests.  "Atithi Devo bhava”, This verse's meaning:  the guests are equal to God. How we think about mother, father, and guru, yes!  they are equal to God. As that the guests are also equal to God. I am going to tell you how a pair of pigeons treated a guest. Ha! pigeons? yes pigeons.!! Once there were two pigeons living in a jungle on top of a hill. Those pigeons built a nest on a branch of a tree and lived with their young chicks. Every day they will search for prey and feed their young ones. Alike that many days passed. There were a group of hunter families lived in a village at the foot hill. Every day they will hunting animals and birds for food to their family. That is their routine tradition. One day a hunter hunted an immense of birds so for that reason he spent long time in the forest. It became night and started to r...

A sage lived with his family in a forest. The sage’s name is Jamadhagni, his wife’s name is Vasuki and he had four sons. The fourth son’s name is Parasurama. Sage Jamadhagni used to teach Vedas and Sastras to a number of disciples. All the children will stay there and study in that Gurukulam. (That is like boarding school) Even the princes also will stay and study along with other children.   Whether the teacher or king, they will not think about ups and down. All were treated same. Parasurama also one of Jamadhagni's disciples in that Gurukulam. Parasurama was being very smart, attentive and diligently studding student. Very soon he learnt all the Vedas and shastras taught by his father. Parasurama was extremely obedient son to his father. But he had a very wroth natured man Vasuki the sage Jamdagni’s wife, she was very devoted to her husband. She will take great care to all the students like her own children in the Gurukulam.   She won't show any partiality between her...