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Vedavatī — The Fire That Became Sita

An ascetic walks into the fire — and vows to be born again, for the undoing of the demon who wronged her.

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Uttara Kāṇḍa 17 · 6 min read

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Diti’s Grief — How the Storm-Gods Were Born

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Bāla Kāṇḍa 46–47 · 8 min

Sage Maṅkaṇaka’s Dance of Wonder

Mahābhārata · Shalya Parva 38 · 6 min

King Nṛga — The Cow That Was Given Twice

Bhāgavata Purāṇa · 10.64 · 7 min