Stories

The great episodes of the texts, each opening where it is told, with the verses that tell it.

Ordered by how many verses name them.

  1. Hanuman Finds Sita in the Ashoka GroveNamed in 973 verses
  2. Daksha's Sacrifice and Sati's Self-ImmolationNamed in 954 verses
  3. Nala and DamayantiNamed in 903 verses
  4. The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of TarakaNamed in 626 verses
  5. Shiva Destroys the Three Cities (Tripura)Named in 617 verses
  6. Manthara, Kaikeyi and the Two BoonsNamed in 551 verses
  7. Abhimanyu and the ChakravyuhaNamed in 470 verses
  8. Arunachala: The Hill That Is a Pillar of FireNamed in 393 verses
  9. Ravana Carries Off SitaNamed in 341 verses
  10. Harishchandra, the King Who Would Not LieNamed in 338 verses
  11. Vamana and King Bali: The Three StepsNamed in 336 verses
  12. "Ashvatthama Is Dead": The Fall of DronaNamed in 284 verses
  13. The Destruction of the Yadavas and Krishna's DepartureNamed in 274 verses
  14. Dhruva, the Pole StarNamed in 266 verses
  15. Bhishma Falls to the Bed of ArrowsNamed in 262 verses
  16. Shumbha, Nishumbha and the Goddess's VowNamed in 251 verses
  17. Bhima Meets HanumanNamed in 241 verses
  18. The Mace Duel: Bhima Breaks Duryodhana's ThighNamed in 238 verses
  19. The Birth of KrishnaNamed in 211 verses
  20. Draupadi Dragged into the AssemblyNamed in 203 verses
  21. Shiva Burns KamaNamed in 203 verses
  22. The Slaying of ValiNamed in 197 verses
  23. Hanuman Leaps the OceanNamed in 192 verses
  24. Draupadi's SvayamvaraNamed in 176 verses
  25. The Rasa LilaNamed in 175 verses
  26. Hanuman Brings the Mountain of Herbs (Sanjeevani)Named in 173 verses
  27. Durga Slays MahishasuraNamed in 152 verses
  28. Rama's Return to AyodhyaNamed in 151 verses
  29. The Avadhuta and His Twenty-Four TeachersNamed in 151 verses
  30. Jatayu Fights RavanaNamed in 135 verses
  31. King Bharata and the Deer (Jada Bharata)Named in 135 verses
  32. Brahma Steals the Calves and Cowherd BoysNamed in 125 verses
  33. Krishna Lifts Govardhana HillNamed in 124 verses
  34. Hanuman Burns LankaNamed in 119 verses
  35. Nachiketa and YamaNamed in 119 verses
  36. The Gita Begins: Arjuna's Despair on the BattlefieldNamed in 119 verses
  37. Bharata Takes Rama's SandalsNamed in 112 verses
  38. Sita's Ordeal by Fire (Agni Pariksha)Named in 112 verses
  39. Narasimha Appears from the PillarNamed in 111 verses
  40. Building the Bridge to Lanka (Rama Setu)Named in 107 verses
  41. The Golden DeerNamed in 105 verses
  42. Ganesha and Kartikeya Race Around the WorldNamed in 100 verses
  43. Hanuman Meets RamaNamed in 93 verses
  44. Gajendra Moksha: The Elephant King's PrayerNamed in 92 verses
  45. Krishna Subdues KaliyaNamed in 92 verses
  46. Krishna Kills KamsaNamed in 91 verses
  47. Sudama Visits KrishnaNamed in 86 verses
  48. Shatakshi and Shakambhari: The Goddess Who Fed the WorldNamed in 83 verses