Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani

Hello and welcome back to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. We resume our show with a new season which will cover gists of some great personel in the Hindu mythology. We start this season with Rishi Agastya - the son of Lord Surya and cover his origin story and key life events and achievements.

Namaskar. In this episode we make further progress in Ramayan. Ram, Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughna are growing as children. We are introdued to Rishi Vishwamitra. Ram and Lakshman, even though just mere children, go with him to defend and protect Vishwamitra's yagnas and ashram from the demons. We get to know of demons Tratika / Tadaka, Maarich, Subaahu and how they are defeated by Ram and Lakshman. We also get to know the story of Gautam Rishi, Devi Ahilya, and how Lord Ram frees Dvi Ahilya from her curse.

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. In this episode of Ramayan, we get to know the events and reasoning that led to the birth of Shri Ram - the incarnation of Lord Vishnu to end the atrocities of Ravan, and his brothers Lakshman, Bharat, and Shatrughna. Today, 03 March 2024, also happens to be Mr. Sudheer Mahajani's 70th birthday. Jai Shri Ram

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. In this episode we get to know the very beginning of the great epic of Tretayuga - Ramayan. We get to know the life of King Dashrath - the father of Lord Ram. 2 significant events happen in his youth that shape the course of Ramayan..

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. In this episode, we delve into the origin story of Rishi Valmiki. We get to know Narad muni converts a decoit into the great Valmiki Rishi. Jai Shri Ram.

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. This is a special episode where Mr. Sudheer Mahajani eloquently describes his friend, Mr. Kasawa's recent excursion to Ayodhya after the inauguration of the Ram Mandir. Mr. Mahajani gives voice to his friend's unique and fulfilling experience of traveling from Gujarat to Ayodhya, visiting the Ram Mandir, the experiences there, and the exchange of views on the return journey of those traveling together. Jai Shri Ram!

Namaskar. We conclude the Raghuvansham series with this mini bonus episode to clarify a specific aspect of two important characters that you have come across in these stories and our earlier / upcoming episodes. In the next few episodes we delve into the early stories of Ramayan.

Namaskar. We come to the final episode of our Raghuvansham series of stories. We explore the life of the son of Raja Sudarshan, Raja Agnivarna. Raja Agnivarna was an indulgent king who was attracted to leisure, art, and music. While he wasn't the most meritorious in nature, the dynasty overall was blessed with greatness and thereby the kingdom still prospered under him. Even after his death, Raghuvansham continued and had several great kings that followed who have an honorary mention in this final episode of the series.

Namaskar. In this mini episode, we get to know of Raja Sudarshan, several generations after Raja Kush. Sudarshan took the throne at a very young age, but, nevertheless, was worthy to rule the world. We get a description of his qualities in the episode. There is very limited modern literature on this King and hence the imagery shared for this episode is curated and may not be most accurate.

Namaskar. We continue our stories from Raghuvansham. We look at the next generation of Shri Ram - the eldest (amongst all cousins) - Kush - takes over Ayodhya. Kush restores Ayodhya and at the back of an incident meets Kumudwait - the serpant kingdom princess.

Namaskar. Welcome back to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. We are listening to stories during the regime of Shri Ram - Ram Rajya. One may find this a bit controversial, but on closer observation, you realize the noble thought process of Shri Ram while dealing with a delicate situation. The person in question here is Shambhuka.

Namaskar. We continue our journey of Raghuvansham. We have reached up to the youth of King Dashrath and we all are mostly familiar with the events leading to and covering Ramayan. In this episode we explore a lesser known story of Shatrughna - Ram's brother and his battle with Lavanasur

Namaskar. We continue the story of Aja and Indumathi - that has a rather tragic, but destined end. We then get introduced to the next generation of Raja Dashrath - the father of Lord Shri Ram.

Namaskar. Welcome back to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. We are continuing our stories of Raghuvansham. In this episode we get to know of King Aja - the grandfather of Lord Shri Ram - father of Dashrath - and his wife Indumati.

We continue the story of the newly crowned King Raghu who after the glory of 100 Ashwamedha yagna now undertakes a new challenge of Vishwajeet Yagna. Post that he meets Kautsa who owes a huge debt to his Guru, Varatantu rishi.

Namaskar. We will listen to Raja Raghu's story. This is the story of 100 Ashwamedeha Yagnas.. and how Raghu fights with Lord Indra with great valour and ensures that the blessings of the Yagya are intact.

King Dilip is faced with a difficult situation on his pursuit to protect Nandini the daughter of Surabhi. He overcomes this with his devotion and courage. We then move to the next generation - the son of King Dilip - Raghu - who reaches the zenith of all greatness and thereby this dynasty is named Raghuvansh.

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. On the auspicious occassion of the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in India this month, we embark on the stories of Shri Ram's ancestorial roots in Raghuvansham. We will be covering these stories in multiple parts over the coming 2-3 weeks. We start with the story of King Dilip and his wife Sudakshina, and what caused them to seek guidance from Guru Vashishtha. We meet the holy cow Kamadhenu in Surabhi and many interesting characters in this story.

Namaskar. We continue and conclude this intriguing story of multiple characters - Udayan, Vasavdatta, Padmavati and others..

Namaskar. We explore the life story of King Udayan of the post Mahabharat era. This is part 1 of the story of Udayan and his love Vasavdatta..

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. Today we will listen to the unique story of the origin of Garudà - the son of Vinita - Vainateya. We understand the origins of the rivalry between snakes and eagles, and how Garudà was chosen by Lord Vishnu as his vehicle.

Namaskar. We continue Vidur's story in this concluding chapter. Vidur was best known for upholding Dharma, Nyay, and Neeti and fully dedicated to Hastinapur's upliftment. It is well known that the downfall of Hastinapur was due to ignoring Vidur's wisdom and timely advice.

Namaskar. We continue Vidur's life story in this episode. One of the high points in his life was how Vidur saved the Pandavs from a life threatening ploy by the Kauravs.

Namaskar. Welcome to Marathi Stories by Sudheer Mahajani. Today we delve deep into the life story of the great minister Vidur who has played a pivotal role on multiple fronts in the epic of Mahabharat. In this episode, we will get into the origin story of Vidur's past life, his ancestory, and the early life of Kauravs and Pandavs.

Namaskar. We continue Ashwathama's tragic story into the 2nd and concluding part. Here we understand why he becomes a Chiranjeev - and how this is a curse given to him by Lord Krishna. Ashwathama is one of the fiercest warrior of Mahabharat but his actions and lack of mental posture leads to his demise.

Namaskar. Welcome back to Marathi stories by Sudheer Mahajani. This week we will delve into some prominent characters of Mahabharat. We start with the Chiranjeev - Ashwathama - the warrior son of Guru Dronacharya. His life is a story of tragedy and reflects what happens when you end up at the wrong side of Dharma.

We are at the concluding chapter of Shani Mahatmya. While King Vikram ends his 7 and a half year destined toil and is eventually blessed by Shani dev, he understands from Shani the hardships of many others who have gone through harder phases of life. We get to know how Shani dev tested many great beings in their destined life phases. Link to the details of one such reference episode - Krishna and Syamantak Mani - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FCETiOSBXFb The moral of the story is to humbly surrender to our hard times, patiently let these pass, continue to be kind and do good, and wait for fruitful times ahead. Shani Maharaj ki Jai _/_

Vikram's tough journey continues. He meets an oil-presser/trader, and while his hardship carries on for a long period of 7 and a half years (Sade-Saati), a silver lining is now starting to appear..

We continue our story of Shani dev and Vikram. Vikram continues his journey in an unknown land and faces some unforeseen obstacles in the kingdom of Chandrasen. He calls for Shani dev's help and gets some respite..

Welcome back to Marathi Stories by Sudheer Mahajani. We are humbled to receive your love and appreciation from all corners of the world and appreciate your sharing of the show with your friends and family. While we have been away from this platform for more than a year, Mr. Sudheer Mahajani has been actively recording a number of stories. We are pleased to bring these to the podcast. We resume our journey with Shani Mahatmya - the tales of the most powerful planet - Shani. This is a series of stories where we come across the divine power of Shani and paths to obtain his blessings. We start with the first encounter of King Vikram with Shani.

Namaskar. Welcome to the bonus and concluding episode of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Mr. Sudheer summarizes the Kathasaar with specific examples from the story. Note that this entire series was recorded in 2022 and completed prior to Ganpati Chaturthi (end of Aug). The podcast has been created overlapping but not exactly matching this timeline. Thank you for listening. Please share your feedback / comments on abhiram.mahajani@gmail.com / sbm_amt@yahoo.com

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 40 (final) of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Indra and other Gods seek blessings from the Naths. Navnath kathasaar concludes here.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 39 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Charpati and Narad travel to multiple worlds and encounter many exciting situations involving various Gods.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 38 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, we look further into how Narad guides Charpati to a path of salvation

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 38 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, we dive into the origin story of Charpati Nath

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 37 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Vatasiddhi Nagnath reaches his full glory. He meets Macchhindra who guides him further on his righteous path

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 36 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Revan brings justice to Saraswati Bhramin's family by fighting a great battle with the Gods. We are also introduced to Vatasiddhi Nagnath.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 35 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Revan starts social welfare with his siddhi but soon finds him wanting to meet his guru Dattatreya. He meets him eventually and attains complete Siddhipurush status

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 34 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Revan nath starts his life journey. He ends up meeting Dattatrey and gets a siddhi.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 34 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, the story in the realm of King Trivikram comes to a sweet conclusion. A new Nath is inducted in Manik - AdbangaNath

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 33 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Goraksha takes control of the situation in the realm of King Trivikram and has a battle with Veerabhadra, the son of Lord Shiva

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 33 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Goraksha after initial vigilance in the kingdom of King Trivikram, sets out on another journey and meets an adament farm boy, Manik

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 32 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Macchhindra and Groaksha reach the kingdom of king Trivikram and face an unprecedented situation that compels Macchhindra to leave his own body and enter another's..

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 31 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Krishnagar goes through a tragedy, but is rescued by Macchhindra and Goraksha.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 30 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, we begin the life journey of another Natha - Charpati Nath. King Shashangar is blessed with a divine son by Lord Shiva

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 29 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Bhartari, lost in sorrow on account of Pingala's demise is brought back to his senses and takes up the Natha pantha, thanks to Goraksha

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 28 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, due to miscommunication and confusion, Bhartari ends up losing Pingala for life..a great tragedy occurs

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 27 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, we continue Adhyay 27. Bhartari while being consumed in his marital and social duties, meets Guru Dattatreya and has a new found life purpose

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 27 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Vikram and Bhartari both start prospering together and get into their respective marital lives.

Namaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 26 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, Bhartari and Vikram, the son of Surochan Gandharva, cross paths and end up becoming friends for life

amaskar. Welcome to Adhyay 25 of the Navnath Kathasaar narrated in Marathi by Mr. Sudheer Mahajani. in this episode, the story of Surochan Gandharva concludes and he is married to Saraswati the would be mother of Vikram.