The Story of the Descent of Ganga to Earth: Swami Krishnananda.
================================================================================================ Monday 01, June 2026 19:50. Articles Divinities and Saints: The Story of the Descent of Ganga to Earth: Swami Krishnananda ================================================================================================ The background to this story: When King Sagara of the suryavamsa decided to perform the Ashvamedha Yagna, his courtiers discovered the sacrificial horse had gone missing. The king therefore ordered his 60,000 sons to go find the horse. The arrogant princes went about burning and destroying places in their quest to find the horse. And presently they came to Sage Kapila's hermitage. They found him in meditation and the horse tied next to him. SWAMIJI: …and he [Sage Kapila] was, with yoga power, above the earth. They thought this is the culprit, and set fire underneath. His bottom started heating up, and he opened his eyes; and when he opened his eyes, all the princ...