The Churning of the Ocean (Bhagavata Purana, about 6 min): Gods and demons call a truce to churn the cosmic ocean of milk — and out come poison, treasures, the goddess Lakshmi, and the nectar of immortality.
How Ganesha Got His Head (Shiva Purana, about 5 min): Parvati shapes a boy out of sandalwood paste to guard her door — and a terrible misunderstanding gives the world its beloved elephant-headed god.
Ganga Comes Down to Earth (Ramayana & Puranas, about 5 min): To free the souls of his sixty thousand ancestors, Prince Bhagiratha spends lifetimes in prayer — and a river from heaven crashes into Shiva’s hair.
Prahlada and the Man-Lion (Bhagavata Purana, about 7 min): A demon king who cannot be killed by man or beast, day or night, meets his match in his own small son — and in a roar that splits a pillar at twilight.
Savitri Outwits Death (Mahabharata (Vana Parva), about 6 min): A princess marries a man fated to die in one year — and when Death himself comes to collect, she follows him and wins her husband back with her wits.
The Boy Who Questioned Death (Katha Upanishad, about 6 min): Sent to the house of Death by his own father, a boy waits three days at the door — then turns down every treasure Yama offers, wanting only one answer.
The Boy Who Beat Fate (Markandeya Purana, about 5 min): Fated to die at sixteen, a boy wraps his arms around a Shiva linga as Death’s noose falls — and Shiva himself steps out of the stone to stop Time.
Daksha’s Yajna and Sati’s Fire (Shiva Purana, about 6 min): A proud father throws the grandest ceremony in the world and leaves his own daughter off the guest list — a snub that ends in fire, fury, and the origin of the Shakti Peethas.
The Birth of the Six-Faced General (Skanda Purana, about 5 min): A demon’s clever boon can only be undone by a son of Shiva — so the gods set in motion the strangest birth ever told: one spark, six mothers, six faces.
The Poison That Turned Shiva Blue (Shiva Purana, about 4 min): Before the ocean gave up its treasures, it coughed up a poison strong enough to end the world — and only one god was willing to drink it.
Vamana and the Three Steps (Bhagavata Purana, about 5 min): A tiny brahmin boy asks a mighty king for just three steps of land — and then grows until his first step covers the earth and his second covers the sky.
The Butter Thief of Gokula (Bhagavata Purana, about 7 min): Three tales of little Krishna: the butter thief who held the universe in his mouth, the boy who danced on a serpent’s hoods, and the child who lifted a mountain.