Story of Bharata son of King Rishabha

Rishabhdev was married to Jayanti, the daughter of Indra. Jayanti gave birth to one hundred sons. Bharata was the eldest among them. The youngest nine sons became Yogeshwara. Eighty one sons accepted Brahminism. Remaining nine brothers followed their elder brother Bharata. One day Rishabhdev called a meeting of his sons…

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Priyavrata story in english

Hearing the tale of Prachetas’ devotion and receiving God’s grace by them, a curiosity arose in the mind of the king Parikshit about self-knowledge and Grihastha Dharma (duties of a married person). He asked Sukhdev, “O Brahmin, Priyvrat was a supreme devotee and self-indulgent. Why did he then live in…

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