Devalok

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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Legend · 4 tellings · contested

Ghosha calls the Ashvins

Ghosha has grown old unmarried in her father's house.

The Ashvins, Ghosha, Kakshivat, Bhujyu

Pan-India

Legend · 3 tellings · contested

Parjanya brings the rain

Rigveda 5.83 follows a storm from first thunder to the request that the rain stop; Atharvaveda 4.15 is a charm to summon late rains.

Parjanya, The Maruts, Prithvi

Pan-India

Legend · 5 tellings · contested

Svarbhanu darkens the Sun; Rahu and the Sun's anger

Svarbhanu, an Asura, pierces the Sun with darkness; all creatures are bewildered.

Surya, Svarbhanu, Atri, Indra

Pan-India

Legend · 7 tellings · contested

The verse of Savitr (the Gayatri)

How RV 3.62.10, one verse among eighteen in a hymn of Vishvamitra's family, became the first verse taught to every student and a daily prayer.

Savitr, Vishvamitra, Pushan, Janaka of Videha

Pan-India Southeast Asia

Legend · 5 tellings · contested

Trita in the well

Trita calls on the gods from a well and is freed; later texts add the brothers who left him there.

Trita Aptya, Brihaspati, Ekata, Dvita

North India Pan-India