Vedic Narrations

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This is a collection of talks taken from the Puranas which are Vedic narrations in which the lives of great saints, kings and others are examined for the purpose of guiding all of our lives with inspirational stories of great spirituality, heroism, and virtue.

In this Series

The Advice of a Dying Man

July 7, 2019

I am back in New Zealand and at Mantra Night. I was asked to narrate some ancient Vedic stories of great saintly personalities over the next couple of weeks. So tonight I spoke about Bhismadeva, a famous personality in the…

52 min 1 of 6 in Series

The Hunter and the Sage

July 15, 2019

This is a very ancient story from the Puranas that speaks about an encounter between a hunter and a famous sage Narada. The story reveals the power of even a moments association with a transcendental personality and the transformative power…

32 min 2 of 6 in Series

The Boy Who Would Be King

July 21, 2019

Continuing with another story in the fireside stories theme for the month at Mantra Night. This is a very ancient Puranic story about a young prince who was insulted by his stepmother and ignored by his father the king. He…

39 min 3 of 6 in Series

Mistaking a Saint for a Fool

July 28, 2019

This is a wonderful story about a great sage who after renouncing a kingdom and passing through some difficult and extraordinary circumstances lived a life utterly disconnected from ordinary social dealings. Wrongly perceiving him to be a dumb mute and…

35 min 4 of 6 in Series

Questions for a King

August 4, 2019

This is another Puranic story from the great epic the Mahabharata. It is about an incident where the eldest of the Pandava brothers, Yudhistira, was in an incredibly difficult situation and had to answer a series of questions that were…

53 min 5 of 6 in Series

The Song of the Avanti Brahmana

August 11, 2019

This is a Puranic story about a man who became very wealthy but was extremely miserly and harsh even with his own family. When his store of good karma ran out he gradually lost all his wealth and was rejected…

41 min 6 of 6 in Series

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