Indian Fables

Short tales where animals speak and morals quietly unfold

Tales of Krishna

Stories of divinity, destiny, love and leela

Tales of Krishna

The Letter Rukmini Wrote to Krishna Before Her Wedding

The Bhagavata Purana is one of the most beloved texts in all of Indian literature. It runs to twelve cantos and thousands of shlokas. And in the tenth canto — the canto dedicated entirely to Krishna’s life — there is a chapter called Rukmini’s Message to Lord Krishna. Chapter 52. Shlokas 37 to 43. Seven shlokas. That is all. Seven shlokas that a princess in Vidarbha sent to a king…
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Before the Letter — Who Was Rukmini and How She Fell in Love with a Man She Had Never Met

There is something I find extraordinary about the love story of Mata Rukmini that tends to get lost in the telling. She had never met…
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Rukmini — The Princess Who Wrote a Secret Letter to Krishna and Changed Everything

There are many ways to tell a love story. Some begin with a chance meeting. Some with a glance across a room. Some with years of shared history slowly…
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Satyabhama – The Reincarnation of The Goddess of Earth

I want to tell you something about Satyabhama that changes everything. You already know she was Krishna’s queen — fierce, passionate…