The Churning of the Ocean
The gods and the demons churn the ocean with a mountain and a serpent to find the nectar of immortality, and much more rises from the waves.
John Campbell Oman (1841–1911) spent most of his life in India, where he taught in Lahore and wrote about its religions, saints and great epics. Here you can read his retellings of stories such as “Nala and Damayanti” and “The Story of the Ramayana”; every story is free to read or listen to on Pagehush.
The Descent of the Ganga
How the holy river Ganga came down from heaven to the earth, caught in the hair of Shiva, to bring sixty thousand princes back to life.
Nala and Damayanti
King Nala wins the princess Damayanti over four gods who wanted her, then gambles away his kingdom and leaves her alone in the forest.
The Story of the Ramayana
Prince Rama is sent into exile on the eve of his crowning, with his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana, and when the demon king Ravana carries Sita off to Lanka,…
The Story of the Mahabharata
Two families of cousins, the five Pandava brothers and the hundred Kauravas, grow from childhood rivalry to a game of dice, thirteen years of exile, and the great war…
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