Janmāṣṭamī stories for children

The night Kṛṣṇa was born — in a prison cell, in the rain, with the guards asleep and the river parting for a father carrying a baby in a basket.

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25 August 2027
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1 September 2029

Most families keep the children up. A story is the easiest way to hold a small child's attention until midnight, and the boyhood ones are the best in the whole collection.

1 story for this night

The Rope That Was Two Fingers ShortBhāgavata Purāṇa · Skandha 10, chapter 9 — Dāmodara · ages 4+Yaśodā tries to tie a small boy to a mortar. Every rope in the house is exactly two fingers too short.Being written

Sandhya Katha chooses one story each night against the pañcāṅga, for your child's age, and lays it out to be read aloud. Free, nothing to install.

Open tonight's story