Stories From India
I’m the host Narada Muni, and I’m a mythological character myself! I have the gift of eternal life, and knowledge of the past, the present, and the future. I’m also the son of Brahma, the creator of the Universe. By profession, I’m a traveling musician and storyteller, so the way I’m doing my job is by podcast. In every episode, I’ll bring you Stories from India from well known Indian Mythological epics like the Ramayan and Mahabharata, to folklore including the Panchatantra, Jataka Tales, Vikram and Betaal, Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, and many other regional folk tales!
Episodes
We’ve completed 5 Years of this show!!
This episode covers stories about Pradyumna and Aniruddha, Krishna’s son and grandson. Featuring a Shiva vs Krishna battle, prophecies, illusion, skydiving babies, and abductions
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vishnu-pradyumna-and-aniruddha-ep-278/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #Vishnu #Krishna #ShriKrishna #LordKrishna #Shiva #LordShiva #Parvati #Rati ...
The Mahabharata concludes with the Pandavas journey up the himalayas, with an unexpected companion and lots of surprises waiting for them in the afterlife
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-stairway-to-heaven-ep-277/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Mahabharata episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/
#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Krishna #ShriKrishna #SriKrishna #Lo...
The final Vikram and Betaal story, in which the Betaal stumps Vikram with a very complicated family tree. And the framing narrative ends with an assassination!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vikram-betaal-the-final-problem-ep-276/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Vikram-Betaal episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/vikram-betaal/
#sfipodcast #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #Betaal #RajaVikra...
4 Akbar Birbal stories to celebrate the 300th episode of this show! Featuring musicians, a gray elephant that is also a white elephant, and child psychology!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/akbar-birbal-music-mammoths-and-mind-games-ep-275/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Other Akbar-Birbal episodes:
Akbar-Birbal - Stories From India
#sfipodcast #Akbar #Birbal #AkbarBirbal #Akbar-Birbal #Agra
The story of how the Godavari river originated. Also: a Maharishi who wants to wash away his sins, a gift from Shiva, and Valmiki’s genetic cloning experiments!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/saptarishi-godavari-ep-274/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #Saptarishi #Godavari #Ganga #DakshinGanga #Shiva #LordShiva #Gautum #Gautam #Maharishi #Ahalya #Nashik #Trimbakeshwar #Brahmagiri #India...
A Mahabharata story about Draupadi in an epic showdown when the Kauravas try to utterly humiliate her—only to face a divine twist, and promises of revenge!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-draupadi-vs-dice-and-deceit-ep-273/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Mahabharata Episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/
#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Draupadi #Pandavas...
Two Tenali Raman stories about how this court jester outsmarts a greedy lender of pots and pans in a courtroom and also how he sells his house for free!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/tenali-raman-ramans-ruses-ep-272/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Tenali Raman episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/tenali-raman/
#sfipodcast #Tenali #TenaliRaman #Raman #Vijaynagar #Vijaynagaram #K...
A Kathasaritasagara story about a King who makes gold in his sleep, avoids assassination, gains more superpowers, finds true love and builds a new kingdom!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/kathasaritasagara-putras-paisa-pillow-ep-271/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Kathasaritasagara episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/kathasaritasagara/
#sfipodcast #Kathasaritasagara #Kathasarita...
The Ramayana concludes with a couple of mysterious boys defeating Rama’s armies and his 3 brothers in battle. A battle fought over ownership rights to a horse
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-lav-and-kush-ep-270/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Ramayana episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/
#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ravana #Ra...
A Singhasan Battisi story about Raja Bhoj's quest to claim Vikramaditya's throne, and a nature vs nurture or Karma vs Janma debate. Will Bhoj prove worthy?
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/singhasan-battisi-lion-among-sheep-ep-269/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Singhasan Battisi stories are linked here:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/singhasan-battisi/
We began with Episode 124,...
A Mahabharata story about a palace of illusions, hurt feelings, a high stakes game of chance played with loaded dice, and Yudhishtir’s weakness for gambling
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-loaded-dice-ep-268/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Mahabharata Episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata/
#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Pandav #Pandavas #Pandava #Yu...
A Jataka Tale about a miser who learns generosity after a craving for lassi leads to surprising changes - bankruptcy, alienation, and a heavenly twin!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/jataka-tales-penny-pincher-ep-267/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Jataka Tales:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/folk-tales/jataka-tales/
#sfipodcast #JatakaTales #JatakaTale #Jataka #FolkTales #FolkTale #Fol...
The story of Anasuya where Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are born to her in their human avatars. See how she overcomes a dilemma that would have stumped most people
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/saptarishi-anasuyas-divine-dilemma-ep-266/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #NaradaMuni #Narada #Narad #Anasuya #Atri #Saptarishi #Vishnu #Shiva #Brahma #Parvati #Lakshmi #Laxmi #Saraswati
A folk tale by the 19th century guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa about a Pandit who tries to take a milkmaid to task and ends up in the soup. Or to be precise, water
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramakrishna-pandit-and-milkmaid-ep-265/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #Ramakarishna #RamakrishnaParamhams
#RamakrishnaParamhamsa #RamakrishnaParamhans #Vishnu #...
A Mahabharata story featuring Prince Arjun and a construction problem - can he build a bridge of arrows across an ocean? And a monkey for quality control!
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/mahabharata-arjuns-bridge-of-arrows-ep-264/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Mahabharata Episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/mahabharata
#sfipodcast #Mahabharata #Mahabharat #Ramayana #Ramayan #Arjun #...
A story from the Ramayana that begins with the final battle between Rama and Ravana, and ends with a non-stop emissions-free direct flight from Lanka to Ayodhya
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-ravana-falls-ep-263/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Ramayana episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/
#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Rav...
A Jain Folk Tale about a King who has several out of body experiences including living as an Elephant, a Deer, a Parrot. Can he save himself from an evil minister conspiracy?
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/jain-folk-tale-soul-swapping-sovereign-ep-262/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
#sfipodcast #Jain #JainFolkTale #JainFolkTales #FolkTalesOfIndia #IndianFolkTales #India #FolkTale
A Vikram-Betaal story about four graduates who use their new skills to bring a dead creature back to life! Can Vikram solve Betaal’s tricky question again?
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/vikram-betaal-build-a-beast-ep-261/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Vikram Betaal episodes
Previous Singhasan Battisi stories
#sfipodcast #Vikram #Vikramaditya #RajaVikram #VikramBetaal #VikramAurBet...
Chandrakanta’s story continues, with Tej Singh and Chapla’s politics, lies, diplomacy, and deception to get Naugarh and Vijaygarh to become friends again
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/chandrakanta-aiyyar-diplomacy-ep-260/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Chandrakanta episodes:
Chandrakanta - Stories From India
#sfipodcast #Chandrakanta #DevakiNandanKhatri #Aiyyaar #Aiyyari #Aiyyar #Kroor...
The Ramayana continues with Ram and Laxman getting abducted, and Hanuman’s battle with their kidnapper - the Underworld Don - Mahiravana a.k.a. Ahiravana
Transcript and show notes: https://sfipodcast.com/ramayana-hanuman-vs-ahiravana-ep-259/
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Previous Ramayana episodes:
https://sfipodcast.com/category/ramayana/
#sfipodcast #Ramayana #Ramayan #Ram #Laxman #Lakshman #Seeta #Sita #Ra...
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