A Lesson on Morality in the Hindu Mythology

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India is known worldwide as a land of multiple cultures, customs, and traditions coexisting harmoniously with each other. Indian culture is rich and novel in its particular ways. In India habits and decorums, the style of correspondence, values, and convictions are indispensable parts of the way of life.

Even though India has acknowledged the advanced method of living and individuals have further developed their way of life yet the customs and values are as yet unchanged. These practices, customs, and values together make India an exceptionally interesting country. 


Atithi Devo Bhava isn't simply a snappy line to advance the travel industry, it is a wonderful illustration of a message requesting that we regard our visitors as God. The host-guest relationship in India is genuinely quite possibly the most venerated.

The special act of giving the utmost importance and the finest treatment to the visitors makes sense why our country's set of experiences has a few prominent instances of 'Atithi Satkar'- to invite the visitor with warmth and regard.

A fundamental piece of Indian culture says that each visitor ought to be dealt with like God. No qualification ought to be made in light of the visitors' station, race, or faith, and they ought to be showered with all adoration, care, and friendship.

This novel 'set of rules set down in the old Hindi sacred writings named 'Taittiriya Upanishad' maintains our way of life's qualities and legacy, and guarantees no visitor of our own feels scammed.

Notwithstanding the serious level of social and geological variety in the country, the opinions towards the visitors remain something very similar all through. 

Our morals and values make us what we are as a country. Various moral stories like the ones from Panchatantra, Jataka, and Hitopadesha are read out to children to instill benevolent and positive values in them.

"This blog will take you through various Indian moral stories that instill deep values in our lives and shape us as human beings of tomorrow."

Moral Fables from Hindu Mythology

The Most Important Teachings from Indian Stories


Friendship

Moral Story: Everybody is aware of the Ramayana, the incredible epic that annals the narratives of the 6th manifestation of Mahavishnu, Lord Rama. In the Ramayana, Rama has driven away from his realm and forced to go far away, banished in shame with his sibling, Lakshmana, and spouse, Sita.

Close to the furthest limit of his exile, Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, grabs his better half and holds her prisoner. Confronting all awful chances, Rama figures out how to battle Ravana and his colossal armed force, and rout them, protecting his better half.

Sita Rama and Lakshmana In Vanvas | Acrylic On Canvas

Sharing

Moral Story: At some point, when an unfortunate minister was looking for charity, he tracked down a sack of gold coins. As he was unable to find the proprietor of the pack, he chose to keep the sack with himself. Returning home, he saw a poor person; he felt sorry for him yet gave no coin to him.

"Murli Manohara"- The Beauty of Krishna Playing His Flute| Gold & Wood | Handmade

As the minister went on his way, he saw a precious stone gleaming on the ground. He twisted to take the precious stone, yet a hoodlum bounced from behind, snatched the pack of gold coins, and took off.

The precious stone was only a piece of glass that the criminal used to draw the unfortunate man. The minister was dispirited and returned to looking for offerings. Then, Lord Krishna passed by and gave the cleric a metal coin.

The minister considered what a solitary metal coin would bring him. Returning home, he saw an angler with two or three fish in his net. The cleric had sympathy for the fish and got them with the metal coin.

He set the fish in an earthen pot with water. The following day when he picked the pot to empty the fish in the stream, he was stunned by what he found. There were two jewels in the water.

The fish had inadvertently gulped precious stones when they were in the stream and disgorged them when they were in the pot. The minister burst out crying in bliss and expressed gratitude toward Lord Krishna.

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Humbleness

Moral Story: Kubera, the god of wealth, welcomed Lord Ganesha for supper. Ganesha went to the occasion but he was bothered with Kubera's garish nature and a pompous showcase of riches. Ganesha chose to teach the lord of wealth a lesson.

He ate every one of the arrangements made for supper and requested Kubera to give him more. Kubera remained in shock as he saw Ganesha gobble up huge loads of food. Ganesha's craving was voracious and he asked Kubera to bring him more food or he would eat him. Kubera escaped to Lord Shiva in alarm.

Shiva offered Ganesha a bowl of cereal, which promptly fulfilled his appetite. Shiva then went to Kubera and let him know that it was a huge lesson for him that he should never have a lot of pride in material wealth as it can return to cause major problems for him.

Innocent as a Child | Lord Ganesha Oil Painting

Hard Work

Moral Story: When the Pandavas were youthful, Drona, the expert of battle, trained them. Drona needed to test his students, so he put a toy bird in a tree and requested all of them to point their bows at its eye.

At the point when he asked them what they could see, the Pandavas offered various responses, like the bird, the leaves, the tree, etc, and missed. Just Arjuna, without overlooking anything, said he could see just the eye of the bird.

Satisfied, Drona requested that Arjuna shoot. Arjuna's bolt penetrated the bird's eye, impeccably.


Arjuna (Great Heroes of the Mahabharata)

Courage

Moral Story: At the point when the asura-ruler Mahishasura routs Indra, the lord of the divine beings, and captured his spot in paradise, the extraordinary goddess Durga is made from the heavenly energies of the multitude of divine beings consolidated.

She then, at that point, takes on Mahishasura, the Buffalo Demon, and defeats him and his whole armed force, saving the world.

Devi Durga Killing Mahishasura Pattachitra Painting by ‎Ratikanta Moharana

Honesty

Moral Story: There was once an injured potter who escaped his village to survive the famine. The leader of the other village thought he was a soldier because of the huge scar on his face, and employed him. The potter didn’t say anything. But then, a war broke out.

Mercy

Moral Story: Mandodari was the spouse of Ravana. While he committed wrongdoings and savageries, she went through her days making an honest effort to persuade him to be simple and decent. She even requested that he free Sita, even though her recommendation failed to be noticed. Till the end, she remained faithful to her significant other.

Hope

Moral Story: After Rama and Sita got back to Ayodhya, they started a prosperous rule. Be that as it may, bits of gossip started to spread about Sita, who had lived with another man, Ravana (even though it was without wanting to).

To control these reports and guarantee the proceeded confidence of his subjects, Rama expelled Sita to the woodland, where she remained with Valmiki. Here, she birthed twin boys and raised them as a single parent, without help from anyone else.

Compassion

Moral Story: Vibhishana was the younger sibling of Ravana, the lord of Lanka. He was a member of Ravana's court and was generally encircled by individuals who detested Lord Ram and energized Ravana in his wrongdoings.

Vibhishana cautioned his sibling to surrender his shrewd ways, yet Ravana could never tune in and mocked Vibhishana for being feeble and easygoing. It never discouraged Vibhishana and he adhered to the honorable and compassionate way. His uprightness ultimately paid off when Ram crushed Ravana and made Vibhishana the lord.

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Indian moral storybooks for kids are multifaceted woven artwork with entwined strings of political issues, reasoning, nurturing, love, war, and religion. These rousing moral stories in Hindi, as well as English, have inspired numerous children for many years and shown kids the numerous temperances and morals expected to carry on with life as caring and just individuals.

At Exotic India, you have access to numerous moral storybooks for your children - the Jataka tales, Moral Stories from Panchatantra, and moral storybooks for adults too, in different languages.

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