Sanatan Dharma Itihasa (History)

There are many holy scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishads, Purana’s and epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata which teach us the reality of life. This section brings together important stories which we can read and infer to make our lives better.

Sanatan Dharma is popularly know as Hinduism. It is one of the most ancient cultures that has survived and is thriving because of its religious and spiritual traditions. Loosely translated, Sanatan Dharma means everlasting natural law. 

Sanatan Dharma Itihasa

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The various posts of Sanatan Dharma a.k.a. Hinduism on our site are easy to understand. They have been interpreted and written in a story form such that they are clearly understood.

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You will find origin stories from varied sources like the Upanishads, Epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharat, and Puranas among other holy texts along with the origin stories of different festivals celebrated throughout the world by followers of Sanatan Dharma.

Mahabharata the beginning story

Mahabharata – The Beginning

Learn about the Beginnings of Mahabharata, How Devavrat became Bhishma, How were Dhritarashtra, Pandu and Vidura born. How the Kauravas and Pandavas born.

Story of Bhagwan Narasimha and Prahlada

Narasimha Avatar

Learn the story of Narasimha Avatar, the incarnation of Vishnu who killed the Asura king Hiranyakashyap to save his devotee Prahlada .

The Story of Buddha

Story of Buddha

Learn about the Story of Buddha, the prince who left everything for enlightenment. What made Siddhartha Gautama to become the Buddha.

Story of Ganapati

Story of Ganapati

Learn about the story of Ganapati the wise and courageous son of God Shiv and goddess Parvati.

Story of Matsya Avatar

Matsya Avatar

Learn about Matsya Avatar, the first incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu and how he saved the Vedas from a Demon. Also learn about King Manu and the great deluge.

Story of Kurma Avatar

Kurma Avatar

Learn about Kurma Avatar, the second incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. Also find out how Bhagwan Shiv got the name Neelkanth and about Mohini avatar of Bhagwan Vishnu.

Story of Ramayana

Story of Ramayana

Sanskrit Wisdom Story of Ramayana Learn about the story of Rama, prince of Ayodhya, seventh incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. He is...

Katha Upanishad

Katha Upanishad

Sanskrit Wisdom Katha Upanishad Story of Nachiketa Learn about the conversation between Yama the god of death and Nachiketa from the...

Gayatri Mantra

Gayatri Mantra

Sanskrit Wisdom Gayatri Mantra History Learn about the origin of Gayatri Mantra which is considered to be one of the important...

Sanskrit Essays | संस्कृत निबंध संग्रह

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Composition: This section has many interesting topics or sub-sections like Sanskrit Essays, Proverbs, Axioms and Hymns & Chants. All of these sub-sections have a lot of content which is useful for school students as well as newbie Sanskrit learners. Apart from the content in Sanskrit, Transliteration, meaning in English and Hindi is also given for better understanding and learning.

Vocabulary: When we take up the task of learning a new language either out of interest for that language or for some other reason, we tend to look for options to learn the basics first. This section has posts divided in various topics which help to develop one’s vocabulary in Sanskrit. A list of many such topics is mentioned in the list below.

Blog: Sanskrit is considered to be one of the oldest languages to be in existence. As per the article “Sanskrit & Artificial Intelligence”, which appeared in AI (Artificial Intelligence) magazine in spring of 1985, written by NASA researcher Rick Briggs, it is mentioned that a natural language like Sanskrit can serve as an artificial language also, which can be used for AI programming.
Apart from Sanskrit Grammar, Composition and Vocabulary sections, this section has many articles which talk about the importance of Sanskrit among other things.

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