Stories 5
All kinds
Origin
Legend
Local story
Folk tale
From the epics
Festival story
Temple legend
In stone and bronze
How a tradition frames it
Everywhere
Pan-India 240
South India 81
West India 37
East India 37
North India 28
The Himalaya 17
Northeast India 8
Southeast Asia 6
Central India 5
Sri Lanka 1
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Tradition: All traditions · clear
Legend · 1 telling · contested
Jamadagni threatens the Sun and receives the umbrella and sandals
Jamadagni practises archery; his wife Renuka fetches the arrows.
Origin · 3 tellings · contested
Matarishvan brings the fire to the Bhrigus
Agni is born in the highest heaven and lies hidden, far away.
Legend · 3 tellings · contested
Tvashtri forges the thunderbolt
The Rigveda credits Tvashtri with making Indra's vajra and also remembers Indra taking his Soma; the Mahabharata has him build the Vajra from Dadhichi's bones.
From the epics · 3 tellings
Varuna gives the bow Gandiva, and takes it back
At Agni's request Varuna gives Arjuna the bow Gandiva, two quivers and a chariot before the Khandava fire; at the end Arjuna throws the bow back into the sea for him.
Legend · 1 telling
Vishvakarma builds Lanka
The Ramayana's Uttara Kanda says Vishvakarma built golden Lanka on Mount Trikuta at Indra's command and gave it first to three Rakshasa brothers; later it passed to Kubera.