Ishvari is the female form of Lord Shiva. She is the incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. She is the sakthi element, who protects the entire universe along with Lord Shiva. She is worshipped in various names. She can be worshipped by reciting her various names and chanting her slokas. Adi Parashaktiis considered as the supreme goddess in the Shaktism She is also called by names such as “Adi Shakti”, “Maha Shakti”, and “Maha Gauri”. According to Devi-Bhagavata Purana, she is the main activating force and she only creates, protects and destroys the entire universe. Akilandeswari is one of the main forms of Mata Parvati.…
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HAPPY DIWALI INTRODUCTION Diwali (also called Divali or Deepavali) is a “festival of lights” that celebrates the triumph of light over dark and good over evil, and the blessings of victory, freedom, and enlightenment. The name comes from Sanksrit dipavali, meaning “row of lights.” On the night of Diwali, celebrants light dozens of candles and clay lamps (called diyas), placing them throughout their homes and in the streets to light up the dark night. In most of India, Diwali consists of a five-day celebration that peaks on the third day with the main celebration of Diwali. In other places where Diwali occurs, usually…
INTRODUCTION Shyama Sastri (1762–1827) was a great musician and a divine composer of Carnatic music. He was senior to the two divine composers Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar. Shyama Shastri was born in a Brahmin family in Tiruvarur. He learnt the vedas, Upanishads and divine scriptures at his younger age. He learnt music under a famous musician of Thanjavur. His compositions are well known due to his great proficiency on the music. He got the blessings of goddess saraswati, and he became a very clever and a knowledgeable person. He was a great devotee of Mata Kamakshi Amman and worshipped her with great devotion and regularly visits her temple, and performed…
INTRODUCTION Madhav Rao Deshpande also called as Shama was one of the baba’s most sincere devotees, and acted like his personal attendant. Their relationship can be compared to that of Lord Krishna and Arjuna. He was born on Margashirsh Shudda Panchmi day on 6th December 1880 to a Brahmin family from Nimon. He came to Shirdi at his childhood along with his parents and permanently stayed in shirdi till his death. He was educated in Shirdi and became a teacher in a school. Baba only named Mahdav Rao as “Shama” and used to call him as ““HEY SHAMA COME COME” with…
INTRODUCTION The Head of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sri Paramasivendra Saraswati Swamy’s temple is situated in Tiruvenkadu. He was the 57th pontiff of the Kanchi Mutt. The Acharya attained salvation in Tiruvenkadu on Sukla Dasami during the year 1586 AD. The place Tiruvenkadu is very famous, since the great shaivite nayanar Thirugnanasambandar was born in Tiruvenkadu. Inside the temple complex, there are shrines of Lord Vinayaka, Muruga, Kala Bhairavar, Lord Surya and Shri Dakshinamurthy. His birth name was Sivaramakrishna. He was born on the banks of the river Pampa. And his father’s name was Parameshwara. From his younger age itself,…
INTRODUCTION Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835) was a great poet, singer, veena player, and a great composer of Carnatic Music. His compositions are highly praised for their detailed descriptions of Hindu gods and temples. His compositions are popular and even today it is sung in classical concerts of Carnatic music. He is also appreciated for his divine music similar to the great musicians Shyama and Thyagaraja. He is considered as one among the three musical doyens. His compositions were developed mainly in Sanskrit. LIFE Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in Tiruvarur. He learnt the vedas, music and the divine scriptures. He spent his childhood in Manali, Chennai and…
INTRODUCTION Sakkiya Nayanar (7th century AD) was a Nayanar saint, and is considered as one among the 63 Nayanars. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, and he would never take his food, without worshipping Lord Shiva. LIFE Sakkiya Nayanar was born in the village Sangaramangai at Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. The village was occupied with full of Buddhist monks and most of the people in that region were the followers of Buddhism. Sakkiya and his family were belonged to Vellalar community and they possessed agricultural lands. For their own safety he and his family pretended themselves as Buddhists. He became a Buddhist monk. Sakkiya…
INTRODUCTION Bhairavi is a Hindu goddess and is one among the Mahavidyas. She is the consort of the shiva avatar Kala Bhairava. Bhairavi appears to be in fierce form and also called as Tripurabhairavi. She contains four hands and blesses us in her right hand. She is the protector of the entire universe and safeguards us from all sorts of natural calamities, evil forces and from our enemies. By reciting the shloka meant for her, we can get rid of all the evil effects and also will realize more energy in our mind and body. We will also get spiritual energy by continuously worshipping her and…
INTRODUCTION Charaka (3rd century BC) was one of the great physician and inventor of new medical system of Ayurveda, and healed many people from their various health related problems. He is the author of the Charaka Samhita. Charaka was lived in Jalandhar in the present day Punjab. He is considered as the father of the “INDIAN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE”. It is believed that Charaka had studied at the University of Taxila in Punjab and also practised his profession in punjab. He was a great and a noble man, who will used to wander from place to place and if he finds any sick person, he immediately…
INTRODUCTION Goddess Parvati Devi had taken the avatar of Meenakshi at the beginning of the Kali Yuga, that is before 5000 and odd years. She came out from a sacrificial fire as a small child. She was brought up by the Pandiyan King, Malayadwaja and his wife Kanchanamalai. She was born from the sacrificial fire, due to the prayers of the pandiyan couple. Her parents were sincere devotees of Lord Shiva, and through their great bhakti, they were blessed to have goddess parvati itself as their child. The Pandiyan King named her as Meenakshi and took care of her properly…
INTRODUCTION Sankarankovil is a place where the famous Sankara Narayanan temple is located. In order to make the devotees of Vishnu and Shiva to realize that both of these gods are one and the same, Lord Shiva and Vishnu were appeared in this place as Sankaranarayanar. It was built by the great Pandiyan king Sri Ukkira Pandiyan during the 9th century AD. The main deity of the temple is Swamy Sankara Narayanan, consisting of the appearance of both Vishnu and Shiva. The deities found in the temple are Sri Sankareswarar, Sri Gomathi Amman and Sri Sankara Narayanar. The holy sand of this temple cures the diseases…
INTRODUCTION Shri Krishna Saraswati Swamigal (1836-1900 AD) was lived in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Swami was also called as Dattaswami. He is considered as an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was a spiritual saint and born in this earth to propagate the teachings and importance of Lord Dattatreya among the people. He will used to visit the famous temple of Mata Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur, and offer his prayers to the goddess. Swami has got large number of followers, and the most prominent one is Sant Namdev, who lived in Kolhapur. His disciple Guruvarya Appa has shown the spiritual path to many devotees of Lord Dattatreya and guided…
Introduction: It is post-monsoon autumn festival called Sharada Navaratri that is the most observed in the honour of the divine feminine Devi. The festival is celebrated in the bright half of the Hindu calendar month Ashvin, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. Significance: Navadurga – The nine goddesses worshipped in Navaratri. The festival is associated to the prominent battle that took place between Durga and demon the Mahishasura and celebrates the victory of good over evil. These nine days are solely dedicated to Durga and her eight avatars – the Navadurga. Each day is associated to an incarnation of the goddess:…
INTRODUCTION Sitaramdas Omkarnath (1892–1982) was an Indian saint from Bengal. He invoked the bhakti path among his devotees throughout the world, and also preaches the importance of chanting Ram Nam. He is considered as a pious and a holy man among his followers and his devotees. Sitaramdas Omkarnath had written many books related to Hindu scriptures, and constructed temples and ashrams throughout india, and also founded a spiritual organisation and through that, he had cultivated the bhakti spirit among the people. He contains great knowledge, wisdom, courage and braveness and was a good scholar in vedas and hindu religious texts. LIFE Sitaramdas…
INTRODUCTION Bayajabai also called fondly as Bayaja Maa became a resident of Shirdi after she married Sree Ganapath Patil. She was a sincere and a dutiful wife and she also provided food to all the guests and other living creatures like dogs, cats and birds, especially to crows. She only first saw “SAI BABA” when he was meditating under a neem tree. From then onwards, she started serving him by showing her affection and bhakti on him. She will used to serve Baba with great care. She was very affectionate towards Saibaba and considered him as her own brother.…
INTRODUCTION Yadavacharya(1580-1630) was a great saint of the Dwaita Sect. He is the follower of Uttaradi Mutt and the disciple of Vedesa Bhiksu. His birth name was Yadupati, and he was born in Kannada Brahmin family in a village at Belgaum district. His father name is Yadappayya. WORKS Commentary on Tattva Samkhyana. Commentary on Commentary on Commentaries on the Bhagavata. Commentary of Yamakabharata. Commentary on Sadachara Smriti. He got good knowledge in all the subjects and was an expert in vedas, Upanishads and puranas. He was a great scholar and a master in all kinds of art. From his childhood, he has concentrated his attention only on…
INTRODUCTION Mahalsapathi was the priest of Lord Khandoba temple of Shirdi village. His full name was Mahalsapathi Chimnaji Nagare. His native place was shirdi. From his teenage itself, he was not interested in enjoying worldly pleasures, and he was a great devotee of Lord Khandoba and wants to attain SALVATION after his death. Though he was not fully educated, he was a great scholar and possessed good knowledge in divine scriptures. He wants to free himself from repeated birth cycles. He got a meagre income from the offerings of the devotees and he owned a small house without any basic…
INTRODUCTION Sri Kalyana Venkateswaraswamy Temple is located at Narayanavanam, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Kalyana Venkateswara, an aspect of Lord Vishnu. The temple is situated near puttur. According to legend, it is believed that Lord Venkateswara married Padmavati at this place and then went to Tirumala. Narayanavanam was then ruled by the great King Akasaraja. Akasaraja conducted the marriage of his daughter Padmavati, at this holy place. The temple was established in the year 1541 AD, and it is also believed that the temple was established before thousands of years ago. And it was renovated and reconstructed several times. The main gopuram was constructed by the…
Onam is not just the biggest and the most important festival of Kerala, but also a reminder of a “good old Past”. It is considered as a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. Name of the festival The word Onam comes from the name of the star Thiruvonam which is also called as sharavana. It comes on the brighter half of the Chingam month. The festival has a unique beat which highlight a culture which hold the concept of Tolerance, Truth and Honesty above every personal constrains. When…
INTRODUCTION Pavhari Baba was a great Hindu Saint who was born near Varanasi in a Brahmin family. He was born in a village at Jaunpur District in a Brahmin family. In his young age, he studied in ghazipur under his uncle’s guidance. After completing his education, he went on a pilgrimage to many holy places and performed yoga and meditation. He is a great devotee of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. He would frequently chant the “RAM NAAM” and insists his followers to do it, and also he had explained the greatness of chanting the ram mantra, and the benefits that can be achieved by reciting the mantra…