Indian Epics

100 Word Story  Duryodhana was very much jealous of Bhima's victories and strength. Thus he developed a plan. One night he poisoned Bhima's food and threw Bhima's now passed-out body into the jungle.  What Duryodhana did not know was that the Khan, the great king of the tiger, had seen his dirty actions and rescued Bhima. He called upon his fellow tigers to bring Bhima to their kingdom so they could save him.   The tigers gathered and prayed to Parvati to return Bhima. Soon Bhima woke up, but this time with the strength of a 1000 tigers.  He returned victoriously back to the kingdom. 6 Word Story Tigers saved Bhima from Duryodhana's jealousy.  Source:    Indian Myth and Legend  by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913)  Author's Note: For this story, I decided to incorporate another classic Indian tale, The Jungle Book. Although Khan was the villain in that story, I decided to make him the savior in this story and thus instead of having snakes save Bhima...

Duryodhana was a jealous warrior. He could not stand if anybody was better him, no matter the competition. From archery to running to strength training, he saw how his Pandavas cousins performed at the highest marks. However, no made Duryodhana more angry than Bhima. Now Bhima was the best of the spot. He could bench over 300 pounds, squat 450 pounds, and run a mile in less than 6 minutes. No one could match him physically and for this Duryodhana plotted to get rid of Bhima. He knew he could not do it face to face combat, so he decided to poison his food during dinner. He extracted poison from the venomous King Cobra and sprinkled onto Bhima's dinner for the night. As Bhima took his first bites, he passed out and laid asleep on the ground. Duryodhana seizing his opportunity, gagged Bhima and threw into the holy Ganges for him to forever lie. Yet, as Bhima fell into the river it was fated by the gods that he was not to die. His destiny lied far ahead in the future. Thus when Bhima...

Duryodhana could not take it anymore. He had enough of seeing his cousins, the Pandavas, achieve victories whether is was against the king Jarasandha or Yudhishthira declaring himself a supreme monarch. Yet, Duryodhana had an evil plan to take back the spotlight. He and his cousins were part of the warrior kshatriya class and could not turn down an invitation for a duel. However, this duel would be different. Duryodhana proposed a gambling match as turning down this invitation would be as shameful as turning down a battle to a warrior. Thus it was settled. Duryodhana would invite Yudhishthira for a classic game of Texas Hold'em. However what Yudhishthira did not know was that Duryodhana had the most famed gambler on his side, Shakuni. Yudhishthira soon received the invitation for the poker match and was conflicted with his choices. He knew how easily he could lose his belongings, but also had to maintain his honor. Despite his hesitations, Yudhishthira traveled to Hastinapura to ta...

Sita could not understand what she was hearing. Why would Rama question her loyalty to her husband? She had suffered for so long in Lanka, longing for every second to return to her husband who she adored so dearly. Now Rama acted as if she was spoiled goods. It did not make any sense to her. Yet, Rama was stubborn in his thoughts. He could not see past the possibility his wife may not be as pure as she was once before. Rama was adamant that Sita prove herself before him. For all he had done to rescue Sita, did she really betray him?  Sita was still shaken by Rama's endearing attitude to her. Nevertheless, like it was before, her loyalty and devotion towards Rama never wavered. She immediately called for a fire to be built so she could prove her worth. This was the ultimate test as she prayed to the gods to protect her and reveal her true image and honesty before Rama. She was loyal and devoted wife and did her duties to her husband. While she never had the spotlight as Rama did, sh...

Rama approached the center stage and prepared to perform the feat. He had no nerves and was confident in his ability as he was the avatar of Vishnu. Sita was worthy any feat, and he would do whatever it took to win over Janak and the people of Videha. Yet, the feat was no easy task as it was handed by down by the great Shiva himself. Shiva had given Janak a powerful sword in return for a favor Janak had performed long in the past. However, the sword remained in its sheath as only one worthy of Shiva could use the sword. Thousands of warriors came to Videha to unsheathe the sword and to claim Sita, but all had failed. As the sword was brought to the stage, Janak remained cautious in hope to see a a worthy man take the sword and his beautiful daughter. Was Rama surely the one to it? Rama approached the sword and gazed at it intently. It was gleaming from its solid gold and many jewels were embedded on the sheath. Rama stared at his own reflection upon the sword as he prepared for the upc...

 Near the island of Sri Lanka, there was a treacherous set of rocks that stood imposing to all incoming sailors. Yet, the path to the the rich city of Colombo laid behind these rocks and such ships who dared to reach its treasures attempted to maneuver past the rocks. Unbeknownst to the sailors was the many goblins that roamed the city. Here they waited for brave sailers who managed to overcome the sharp rocks. Over time the male and female goblins had hatched a plan to convince sailors to stay bu using magic to create an image of peace and treasure. The male goblins would pretend to be other inhabitants of Colombo while the female goblins transformed into beautiful women to seduce the sailors. Once the sailors were in their grasps, they would trap them in a prison to feast on them later. Soon a ship approached the port of Colombo, battered by the rocks but with sailors in hope of securing the treasures that laid within the city's limits. They were soon met by beautiful women ...