Vighnaharta Ganesh

While Goddess Vindhyavasini narrates a story about Goddess Kadru, mother of all Naags, and the latter's sister Goddess Vinta to Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya, Mayasura manipulates the facts of the same story to turn the Naags against all the …

Goddess Vindhyavasini advises Lord Ganesha to break Mayasura's spell and get all the Naags freed. Meanwhile, under the spell, Sheshnaag's wife ends up putting her own egg in danger and attacks her husband.

Just like Naaglakshmi and other Naags, Sheshnaag also ends up getting trapped in Mayasura's spell. Meanwhile, the couple's egg hatches and Lord Ganesha takes his 'Lambodara' avatar to help all the Naags.

In the form of 'Lambodara', Lord Ganesha uses his powers to hypnotize Mayasura and frees Sheshnaag from the spell. While Sheshnaag rushes to help his wife and other Naags, Lord Ganesha continues to fight Mayasura.

Due to Durgamasura's sadhana, Sheshnaag is unable to revive most of the serpents of his clan. Meanwhile, in his Lambodara avatar, Lord Ganesha swallows the entire Brahmalok when he is not allowed to capture Mayasura.

In his Lambodara avatar, Lord Ganesha proves that the universe exists within his stomach and frees Lord Brahma from Mayasura's spell. Following that, he kills Mayasura.

While Durgamasura assembles his army and starts the procedure to appoint a commander, Goddess Vindhyavasini and other gods discuss their battle strategy.

While Goddess Adishakti and other goddesses offer prayers to Lord Shiva, Durgamasura learns that she won't be able to use her weapons for the next three days and decides to capitalize on it.

With the help of his army, Durgamasura tries to distract Lord Ganesha and other gods while one of his aides, Ganasura, secretly heads towards Mount Vindhyachal to attack Goddess Adishakti.

While Kartikeya and other gods deal with the asura army, Lord Ganesha tries to prevent Ganasura from reaching Goddess Adishakti and other goddesses.

While Goddess Adishakti bathes the shivling on Mount Vindhyachal, Lord Shiva gets drenched in rain on Mount Kailash. On the other hand, Lord Ganesha leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to prevent Ganasura from reaching Mount Vindhyacha…

While Goddess Adishakti completes the first day of her ritual without any disturbance, the gods and asuras plan their future course of action in their respective camps.

Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya hatch an ingenious plan to find out a way to defeat the asura commanders before the beginning of the second day of their battle.

Lord Ganesha, Kartikeya and other gods are dumbfounded when none of their weapons cause any harm to the asura commanders. Meanwhile, Durgamasura tries to reach Goddess Adishakti but is unable to get past the divine protective shield.

Durgamasura attacks the Gopikas to cut off the milk supply meant for Goddess Adishakti's worship ritual. As a result, a furious Lord Shiva performs 'tandav', which causes tremors across the universe.

Goddess Vindhyavasini appears on the battlefield along with many other goddesses to fight Durgamasura, who tries to demean her by expressing his male supremacist views.

A fierce battle ensues between all the goddesses and the commanders of Durgamasura's army. Meanwhile, Lord Ganesha approaches the goddesses one by one to share vital information that might help them defeat the asuras.

With all his commanders defeated, Durgamasura battles with Goddess Adishakti and her avatars, who try to put an end to his life. Irked by this, he asks her to fight by herself instead of sending her several avatars to the battlefield.

Assuming the form of Goddess Vishalakshi, who never blinks, Goddess Durga puts an end to Durgamasura. All the gods then offer prayers to her.

After Goddess Parvati returns to Mount Kailash, Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya plan to celebrate her birthday. However, Lord Ganesha fears the emergence of a threat considering the history of all celebrations in their family.

After Kartikeya narrates the significance of Lord Shiva's 'Ashtamurti' to Lord Ganesha, Kuber reveals how he became the protector of universal wealth from a petty thief, and Goddess Laxmi discloses how she earned her position in Lord Vishn…

On Lord Ganesha's request, Lord Vishnu narrates the story of how he sacrificed his organs to please Lord Shiva, that starts with asuras Dushanantha and Jayanantha's desire to conquer heaven.

Lord Vishnu narrates how he was presented with a strong weapon, 'Sudarshana Chakra', after Lord Shiva got pleased with his devotion and sacrifice. He then reveals how he used that weapon to defeat Dushanantha and Jayanantha.

In order to convince Lord Shiva to move to the kingdom of Lanka, Dashanand arrives at Mount Kailash and ends up in an altercation with Nandi.

Lord Ganesha and Kartikeya are amazed when they learn how Goddess Parvati managed to avoid going to Lanka with Dashanand by tricking him into marrying Mandodari, a cursed frog that turned into a beautiful woman.

Unable to have a darshan of Lord Shiva, Dashanand tries to uproot Mount Kailash till his hands begin to bleed. Pleased with his devotion, Lord Shiva names him Raavan and is forced to give him the 'Atmalinga' to take it to Lanka.

Carrying Lord Shiva's 'Atmalinga' in his hands, Raavan walks towards Lanka. Meanwhile, Lord Ganesha tries several means to prevent him from accomplishing his journey.

Walking towards Lanka with the 'Atmalinga' in his hands and Lord Ganesha alongside, Raavan narrates the story of Lord Shiva's nine avatars starting with that of Piplaad and mentions how Shani played an important role in it.

While Raavan narrates the story of Shani's birth, Lord Ganesha tries to trick him into keeping the 'Atmalinga' on the ground but in vain.

Raavan narrates how Shani fought for the rights of his mother, Chhaya, who was also Suryadev's estranged second wife. He adds that Shani demonstrated his powers by extracting all the brightness from Suryadev, causing darkness in the univer…

Continuing with the story, Raavan narrates how Chhaya got her rights after Lord Shiva restored Suryadev's brightness, and speaks about Manda's entry into a grown-up Shani's life.

Raavan narrates how Shani was infuriated after Chhaya, who was created from the shadow of Suryadev's first wife Sangya, was ordered to remerge into the latter.

Raavan narrates how Shani resolved to acquire a position higher than that of his father Suryadev after Chhaya was forced to remerge into Sangya as the latter's shadow.

Raavan narrates to Lord Ganesha how Shani pleased Lord Shiva with his prayers to acquire a life-changing boon after getting cursed by his newlywed wife Manda.

Raavan narrates how Shani became the god of justice and his inauspicious gaze was about to affect the lives of Indra and Sage Dadhichi, who was destined to become the father of Lord Shiva's first avatar Piplaad.

Raavan narrates how Indra started taking wrong decisions and a series of unfortunate incidents took place in his life after Shani's inauspicious gaze fell on him.

Raavan narrates how Sage Dadhichi hid Indra and other gods' divine weapons within his body while Lord Ganesha tackled the asuras.

Raavan narrates how Indra made yet another wrong decision to replace Sage Brihaspati with Sage Vishwaroop as the new 'Devguru' but ended up killing the latter instead.

Raavan narrates how Sage Dadhichi was expected to sacrifice his life to help Indra and other gods fight against Vritra, a demon unleashed on them by Sage Vishwaroop's father Sage Twashta.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva's first avatar Piplaad ended up getting abandoned right after birth while the latter's mother was devastated by the recent death of her husband Sage Dadhichi.

Raavan narrates how Indra killed Vritra using his most powerful weapon Vajra, made from the ashes of Sage Dadhichi. Following that, he continues with the story of how Piplaad survived by himself under a peepul tree by consuming its leaves.

Raavan narrates how Piplaad resolved to punish Shani for doing him an injustice after learning why the former had been living as an orphan.

While narrating the story of Piplaad's eventful journey towards Shani's abode, Raavan staggers for a moment due to a smart move played by Lord Ganesha to ensure that he drops the 'Atmalinga' on the ground.

Much to Lord Ganesha's disappointment, Raavan regains his balance and does not drop the 'Atmalinga' on the ground. He then narrates how Surya Dev stood in Piplaad's way to prevent the latter from reaching Shani's abode.

Raavan narrates how Piplaad cried in pain after Rahu and Ketu trapped him and mentally tortured him to drive him away from Shani's abode. He adds how the duo soon realized that Piplaad was never trapped and used their spell on them to tric…

Raavan narrates how Piplaad overcame several obstacles to reach Shani and threatened to punish the latter for being unjust and cruel to him.

Raavan narrates how Piplaad made Shani realize his mistake and suggested some major changes in the latter's justice system as a punishment.

After Raavan narrates how Piplaad gave Shani the name Shaneshwara, Lord Ganesha plays a move to retrieve the 'Atmalinga' from him.

Raavan narrates the story of Sage Shilada, who was destined to be the father of Lord Shiva's second avatar Nandi.

While narrating the story of Sage Shilada's efforts to create a new heaven, Raavan mentions how Sage Vishwamitra tried to create a parallel universe for Trishanku, Lord Rama's ancestor.

Raavan narrates how Sage Shilada acquired a boon to have Lord Shiva's second avatar as his son after avoiding repeating Sage Vishwamitra's mistake of creating another heaven.

Raavan narrates how people mocked Nandi and refused to believe that he was Lord Shiva's avatar assuming that he was not in his right mind. He adds that things changed after Nandi encountered Goddess Parvati and other gods in a forest.

Indra and other gods disguise themselves to test Nandi on several parameters to decide if the latter is capable of becoming Lord Shiva's friend and vehicle.

Raavan narrates how Nandi meditated relentlessly for years to prove his worth and managed to please Lord Shiva with his devotion.

Raavan narrates how Lord Brahma became arrogant and tried to cheat Lord Shiva to establish his supremacy over Lord Vishnu. He adds that Lord Shiva then grew furious and incarnated himself as Bhairava to teach Lord Brahma a lesson.

While Raavan narrates the story of Lord Shiva's third avatar Bhairava to Lord Ganesha, Nandi tries to convince the latter's friends from Mount Kailash to help him ensure that the 'Atmalinga' does not get taken away to Lanka.

Nandi and his friends struggle to get Raavan to drop the 'Atmalinga' on the ground before he can reach Lanka. Meanwhile, Raavan continues narrating the story of Lord Shiva's fourth avatar Veerbhadra.

While narrating the story of Lord Shiva's fourth avatar Veerbhadra, Raavan explains the significance of worshipping the holy peepul tree. Lord Ganesha points out the differences between the banyan tree and the peepul tree.

Raavan not only prevents the 'Atmalinga' from falling on the ground but also manages to regain his hold on it. While Nandi and Shringi use the power of fire to defeat him, he narrates the story of Lord Shiva's avatar, Grihapati, to Lord Ga…

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva was pleased with Sage Vishwanar and Shuchismati's prayers, and granted the couple a boon to have his next avatar Grihapati as their son.

Raavan narrates how Grihapati relentlessly offered prayers to Lord Shiva to free himself from Agnidev's curse, according to which he was destined to lose his life at the age of thirteen.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva freed Grihapati from Agnidev's deadly curse and gave the name 'Agnishwar' to the Shivling made by him.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva instructed Veerbhadra to pacify Lord Vishnu's avatar, Narsimha, who was unable to control his anger after killing Hiranyakashyapu.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva incarnated himself as the part-lion and part-bird beast Sharabha to tame the part-lion and part-human avatar of Lord Vishnu, Narsimha, after Veerbhadra failed to accomplish the task.

Raavan narrates how the fight between Sharabha and Narsimha had a catastrophic effect on the universe, due to which a worried Goddess Parvati started offering prayers to Mahaganpati for help.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva incarnated himself as Brahmachari to test Goddess Parvati, who was his wife Goddess Sati in her previous life.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva's next avatar Sunatnartak appeared to put forth his marriage proposal for Goddess Parvati before her father Himavan.

Raavan narrates how Himavan, who was unaware that Sunatnartak is Lord Shiva's avatar, grew furious at the idea of getting Goddess Parvati married to him.

After completing the story of Sunatnartak, Raavan narrates how little Upmanyu was about to play an important role in the appearance of Lord Shiva's next avatar Sureshwar.

Raavan narrates how Goddess Parvati assumed the form of Kamdhenu and brought milk to test little Upmanyu, who was offering prayers to Lord Shiva.

Raavan narrates how Upmanyu passed several tests and gave the name Sureshwar to Lord Shiva, who appeared in the form of Indra to punish him.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva appeared in his true form along with Nandi and Goddess Parvati before blessing Upmanyu with an ocean of milk.

Raavan narrates how Goddess Parvati, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswati asked their respective husbands to test Anusuya, who was destined to be the mother of Lord Shiva's avatar, Sage Durvasa.

Raavan narrates how Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva offered to incarnate themselves as Anusuya's sons after she successfully passed the test they put her through.

Raavan narrates how Sage Durvasa, Chandraatri and Dattatreya were born to Anusuya to accomplish a special purpose.

River Ganga appears in her divine form and narrates to Lord Ganesha and Raavan how Sage Durvasa cursed her for playing an innocent prank on him during her childhood.

Raavan narrates how Indra and other gods lost all their wealth after Sage Durvasa cursed them for being too arrogant and irresponsible.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva became 'Neelkanth', the one with a blue throat, after consuming all the poison that was extracted as a result of the process of churning of the ocean by the gods and asuras.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva got the name Chandrashekhar for wearing the moon as his crown after it was extracted as a result of the churning process.

Raavan narrates how Lord Vishnu incarnated himself as Mohini, who tricked the asuras into letting her serve all the elixir of immortality to the gods.

Raavan, Lord Ganesha and Mushak Ji discuss how Lord Shiva in the form of hermit Avadhut punished Indra for being arrogant. The trio also talks about how all the gods felt embarrassed about accompanying Lord Ganesha to Lord Vishnu's wedding.

Mushak Ji narrates how his team of rats taught all the gods a lesson while Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi offered prayers to Lord Ganesha before proceeding with their wedding.

Raavan narrates how a bigger problem awaited Lord Vishnu after his wedding with Goddess Laxmi took place uninterruptedly.

Raavan narrates how Goddess Laxmi's five sisters offered prayers to Lord Vishnu to please him so that their wish to have the latter as their husband can be fulfilled.

Raavan narrates how Lord Vishnu ended up staying over with Goddess Laxmi's five sisters after blessing them with a child each.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva's next avatar Vrishabh, a bull, faced several obstacles during his mission to bring Lord Vishnu back from the palace of the five goddesses.

Raavan narrates how the five goddesses put forth a condition according to which Lord Shiva's Vrishabh avatar must defeat their five sons in a battle to take Lord Vishnu back to his abode.

Raavan narrates how the five goddesses lost their respective sons in the battle against Lord Shiva. He adds that the goddesses then tried to get Lord Vishnu to fight Lord Shiva.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva was left with no option other than engaging in a duel with Lord Vishnu as the latter failed to recollect his past.

Raavan narrates how Nabhag made it clear that he only wants his father King Shradhdev as his share of the inheritance, leaving his eight greedy brothers surprised.

Raavan narrates how Nabhag's participation in a yajna being conducted by a group of sages called Angiras led to Lord Shiva incarnating himself as Krishna Darshan.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva incarnated himself as Bhikshuvarya, a beggar, and advised a beggarwoman to raise an orphan baby from a royal family.

Raavan narrates how Dharmagupt got to know his life story from Bhikshuvarya and ended up getting married to King Naresh's daughter.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Yaksha, also known as Yaksheshwar, to teach Indra and other gods a lesson for being too arrogant.

Raavan narrates how a poor hunter couple living in a village played a crucial role in the story of Lord Shiva's sixteenth avatar Yatinath.

Raavan narrates how Lord Shiva's avatar Yatinath revealed his true identity to the poor hunter couple and granted them a boon, according to which they will be reborn as King Nal and Queen Damayanti.

As a result of drinking too much water, Raavan is forced to consider taking a bathroom break. Subsequently, he sees a monk passing by and contemplates handing the atmalinga to him.

Disguised as a monk, Lord Ganesha places the atmalinga on the ground before Raavan can take it to Lanka. Consequently, Raavan tries to uproot it, due to which the universe is put in danger.

While Raavan voices his displeasure over being tricked into losing the atmalinga, Lord Ganesha tries to make him realize his mistake by reminding him of all the teachings conveyed through the stories of Lord Shiva's avatars.

Lord Shiva announces that Gokarna, the place where the atmalinga was installed, will be a pilgrim spot. Meanwhile, Lord Ganesha gives the name Mahabaleshwar Mahadev to the atmalinga.