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Index
Cover
Title Page
Contents
About the Author
Dedication
The Puffin Book of Magical Indian Myths
How the Sun Became Less Fierce
How the Lingam Was Born
How Mankind Was Saved from Extinction
The Churning of the Cosmic Ocean
How the Earth Was Dredged Back
The Killing of Hiranyakashipu
How King Bali Lost His Kingdom
Why Sukanya Wed Chyavana
How Sukanya Thwarted the Ashwin Twins
How Dadhyanch Saved the Earth
Why Gadhinandana Became a Sage
How the King Became Vishwamitra
Why the River Saraswati Disappeared
Why a New Heaven Was Created for Trishankhu
How Vishwamitra Rescued Sunashepas
How Vishwamitra Became a Brahma Rishi
How All Living Creatures Began to Blink
How the Island of Sri Lanka Came to Be
How Pushan Became Toothless
How Taraka Became Indestructible
How Ganesha Got His Elephant Head
How Taraka Was Destroyed
What Aurva Did with His Rage
How the Sons of Sagara Were Born
Why the Ocean Came to Be Called Sagara
Why Ganga Came to Earth
He Who Strikes with the Axe
How Indra Prevented Drought
Why Indra Is Also Known as Sahasraksha
How the Kingdom of Anga Was Saved
Why Kala-Nemi Failed to Outwit Hanuman
How Bali Was Defeated
How Balarama Destroyed Two Mighty Asuras
What Happened When Balarama Wielded the Plough
How Krishna Taught Indra a Lesson
Why the Parijata Tree Came Down to Earth
How the Kauravas Were Born
How Agni Got His Strength Back
What Draupadi Did to Feed Ten Thousand Sages
The Killing of Kichaka
How the Vindhya Mountain Became a Range
How Agastya Killed the Rakshasas
How Sivi’s Generosity Was Tested
How the World Was Drained of Water
Why the Cock Crows in the Morning
Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
Damayanti’s Swayamvara
How Destiny Overtook Parikshit
How Narmada Came Down to Earth
Why Yama Couldn’t Ignore Nachiketa
Acknowledgements
Follow Penguin
Copyright Page
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