Mahabharat - Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/category/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/ We Love Stories Sat, 15 Aug 2020 07:47:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://kathakids.com/static/story-images/2019/12/cropped-appicon_1024-32x32.png Mahabharat - Katha Kids https://kathakids.com/category/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/ 32 32 Ganesha the scribe https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/who-wrote-the-mahabharat/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/who-wrote-the-mahabharat/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:30:18 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=770 Sage Veda Vyasa decided to compose the Mahabharata. He thought he would dictate the epic and someone could write it down. But who would write down the great epic? After a careful search, Veda Vyasa selected Ganesha, Lord of Wisdom. “Only you are capable of writing down the epic as…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/who-wrote-the-mahabharat/feed/ 0 Spirit of Freedom: Call of Vidula https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/spirit-of-freedom-call-of-vidula/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/spirit-of-freedom-call-of-vidula/#respond Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:30:41 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=738 In India, the first ever Call to Freedom was given by a mother. Her story is told in the Mahabharata. Prince Sanjaya was young and inexperienced. When his father died, he became the king of Sauvira. The king of the neighbouring kingdom of Sindhu felt this was the right moment…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/spirit-of-freedom-call-of-vidula/feed/ 0 Father’s Day: Lunch for Hidimba https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-lunch-for-hidimba/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-lunch-for-hidimba/#respond Sat, 16 Jun 2018 00:30:49 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=714 Mumma, take me to Papa,” said Ghattu to his mother, Hidimba. It was Father’s Day. Ghattu wanted to wish his father. But Ghattu, who was 14-years-old, had never seen his father. He was brought up by his mother, Hidimba, and the two lived in a dense forest. “Ghattu, have patience.…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-lunch-for-hidimba/feed/ 0 Father’s Day: Ghattu meets his match https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-ghattu-meets-his-match/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-ghattu-meets-his-match/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2018 00:30:21 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=718 Ghattu, the young Rakshasa, nabbed a young man as food for his fasting mother, Hidimba. He named his victim Madhyama — or the middle one — since he was the second of the three brothers. Ghattu allowed him time to have a dip in a pond and refresh himself. While…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/fathers-day-ghattu-meets-his-match/feed/ 1 Tales from Mahabharata: Savitri’s choice https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitris-choice/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitris-choice/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:30:54 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=654 Savitri was the only daughter of King Ashvapati of Madra and his queen, Malavi. The king had prayed to goddess Savitri for this child. So when she was born, she was given the name Savitri. Savitri grew up into a beautiful young woman. Those who looked at her were dazzled.…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitris-choice/feed/ 0 Tales from Mahabharata: Savitri and the Lord of Death https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitri-and-the-lord-of-death/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitri-and-the-lord-of-death/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:30:03 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=658 Princess Savitri chose the simple hermit, Satyavan, for her husband, though she knew that he was destined to die within a year.  They were married. With each passing hour, Savitri’s sorrow grew. On the fated day, in the forest, Satyavan suddenly became ill and lay down. Savitri took his head…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-savitri-and-the-lord-of-death/feed/ 1 Tales from Mahabharata: The reunion of Nala and Damayanti https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-reunion-of-nala-and-damayanti/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-reunion-of-nala-and-damayanti/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:30:40 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=461 Damayanti chose Nala for her husband in preference to the gods. This angered one of the demigods, Kali. He caused Nala to lose his kingdom and all his possessions. Nala and Damayanti went into the forest, but got separated. They took up work under different kings, hiding their true identity. …

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-reunion-of-nala-and-damayanti/feed/ 1 Tales from Mahabharata: Damayanti’s swayamvara https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-damayantis-swayamvara/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-damayantis-swayamvara/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:30:26 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=453 The strong and handsome Nala ruled over the kingdom of Nishada. Known as the ever-just and always-truthful king, he looked after his people like a father. The people loved him in return. He was an expert bowman, his arrows always finding their mark. He had a deep knowledge of horses…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-damayantis-swayamvara/feed/ 1 Tales from Mahabharata: The separation of Nala and Damayanti https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-separation-of-nala-and-damayanti/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-separation-of-nala-and-damayanti/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:30:09 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=457 Nala and Damayanti’s love messages to each other were carried by a swan. During her swayamvara, the gods themselves came to try and win her hand. But Damayanti chose Nala for her husband. The gods blessed them for being true to each other. Twin children were born to them. They…

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]]> https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/mahabharat/tales-from-mahabharata-the-separation-of-nala-and-damayanti/feed/ 1 Tapati — The daughter of Surya https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/tapati%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8athe-daughter-of-surya/ https://kathakids.com/mythology-for-children/tapati%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8athe-daughter-of-surya/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:30:37 +0000 http://kk.webworkdemo.com/?p=428 Once, long ago, the kingdom of the Bharatas was faced with drought, famine and disease. Its king, Samvarana, was filled with sorrow on hearing the sufferings of his people. Then worse news arrived. The Panchala king declared war on him. How could his small, weakened army face the might of…

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