Collection
Court of Magadh
King Shrenik, Queen Chellana, clever Abhaykumar and the city of Rajgruhi in Bhagwan Mahavir's time.
15 stories, each with a gentle children's telling and the full story.
Queen Chelna and King Shrenikरानी चेलना और राजा श्रेणिक · રાણી ચેલણા અને રાજા શ્રેણિકA king who set out to test a monk, and a queen who knew he would pass4 min · children's tellingShalibhadraशालिभद्र · શાલિભદ્રThe richest young man in Rajgruhi, and the one word that set him free5 min · children's tellingShalibhadra and Dhanyaशालिभद्र और धन्ना · શાલિભદ્ર અને ધન્નાOne warm tear, one honest sentence, and a man who stopped talking and started walking4 min · children's tellingKing Shrenik and Abhaykumarराजा श्रेणिक और अभयकुमार · રાજા શ્રેણિક અને અભયકુમારA ring at the bottom of a dry well, and a boy who knew how to bring it up5 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar and Ardrakumarअभयकुमार और आर्द्रकुमार · અભયકુમાર અને આર્દ્રકુમારA gift sent across the sea, and a prince who remembered who he had been5 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar and Chandapradyotअभयकुमार और चंडप्रद्योत · અભયકુમાર અને ચંડપ્રદ્યોતA battle won with no arrows, and a promise kept in broad daylight4 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar and Rohineyaअभयकुमार और रोहिणेय · અભયકુમાર અને રોહિણેયThe clever thief, the cleverer minister, and the few words that changed everything4 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar and Matangpatiअभयकुमार और मातंगपति · અભયકુમાર અને માતંગપતિThe mangoes that vanished at night, and the king who learned to stand before his teacher4 min · children's tellingMeghakumarमेघकुमार · મેઘકુમારThe young monk who could not sleep, and the elephant he once had been4 min · children's tellingShrenik and His Destinyश्रेणिक और उनका भाग्य · શ્રેણિક અને તેમનું ભાગ્યThe king who could not undo one proud moment, and the bright future that waits for him5 min · children's tellingThe Compassion of the Elephantहाथी की करुणा · હાથીની કરુણાA great elephant stands on three legs to save one small rabbit5 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar and Contentmentअभयकुमार और संतोष · અભયકુમાર અને સંતોષThree crore jewels, one strange condition, and a prince who wanted nothing4 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar's Four Wishesअभयकुमार के चार वरदान · અભયકુમારનાં ચાર વરદાનA prisoner saves a king four times, and asks for nothing until the very end5 min · children's tellingAbhaykumar Becomes a Monkअभयकुमार की दीक्षा · અભયકુમારની દીક્ષાA wise prince waits years for two angry words, and is glad to hear them4 min · children's tellingKunik and Chelnaकूणिक और चेलना · કૂણિક અને ચેલણાA mother tells her son the secret of his crooked little finger4 min · children's telling