Mahabharata
He composed the Mahabharata and he got Ganesha to write it down.
Who is Sage Vyasa?
King Dasharatha and his Queens did not have any children for many years. So they decided to perform this.
Putrakameshti Yagna
He composed the Bhaja Govindam
Adi Shankara
When Devagiriamma (Shirdi Baba's mother) was pregnant, her husband decided to do this.
He renounced the world and went to the forest in search of God
These two were the eldest Kauravas (Sons of Dhritarashtra)
Who were Duryodhana and Dushasana?
Of the four brothers, this one was inseparable from Rama.
Lakshmana
Adi Shankara would ask for permission from his mom to become a sanyasi, but she would refuse. Finally one day they were in a river and this caught hold of his foot. He desparately cried to his mother, at least now let me become a sanyasin. She finally agreed, saying "If becoming a sanyasi will save your life, then so be it!"
A crocodile
After sometime growing up in a Muslim couple's household, Shirdi Baba went to go live in this Guru's Ashram
Venkusa
When Draupadi was being humiliated in the court of the Kauravas, he came to her rescue by making her sari "Akshayam" (endless)
Who is Krishna?
This king of the elephants also had his foot caught by a crocodile and he was not able to escape for thousands of years. Finally when he surrendered completely to the Lord, Narayana came to his rescue.
Gajendra
Both Hindus and Muslims worshipped him because of this.
He looked like a Muslim, but he would do many Hindu and Muslim practices. At times he would say Allah Malik, at times he would say Dattatreya Malik
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna lost the will to fight when he saw his relatives and teachers on the other side. At this moment, Krishna revealed to him this.
The Bhagavad Gita
Pretending to be an old beggar asking for food, this person kidnapped Sita
Ravana
This saint was 'crazy' for Maa Kali. He would give her food, make jokes with her, and dance with her. He was always in bliss.
Sri Ramakrishna
Udhi
In order to defeat Dronacharya, Krishna advised Yudhisthira to say these words.
Ashwattama (the elephant) is dead
He was a very learned person with mighty strength, but most of all he was a humble devotee of Rama. He always described himself first as the servant of Rama.
The three thumb rules of Karma
1) Every action has a reaction
2) Different actions have different reaction times
3) A good act does not cancel out a bad act
Both Shirdi Baba and Sathya Sai Baba taught this type of philosophy: ________ Vedanta
Advaita