Karkaṭa – Bharathiyam https://www.bharathiyam.com Sanatana Dharma | Culture | Heritage Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:30:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Story of Karkaṭa — The Crocodile of Desire https://www.bharathiyam.com/stories/vedic-stories/the-story-of-karka%e1%b9%ada-the-crocodile-of-desire/ Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:05:04 +0000 https://www.bharathiyam.com/?p=1588 (from Yoga Vāsiṣṭha Tales) Opening Scene In the stillness of dawn, when Rāma sat before the sage with eyes half-closed in meditation, a subtle question arose in his heart: “O revered one, what is this power that drags even the wise into the waters of restlessness? How does one escape from the pull of desire?” Vāsiṣṭha smiled and said, “Rāma, listen to the story of the crocodile named…

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