MA JANAKI TEMPLE, NEPAL INTRODUCTION Janaki Mandir is a wonderful temple situated in Janakpur, Nepal, and it is dedicated to Ma Sita, the pious consort of Lord Rama. This temple is built both in Hindu and Islamic style, and it is rich in art and architecture. The temple is big in size, and it was built using marble stones, and it looks very beautiful. As per ancient legend, King Janak had ruled the Videha Kingdom during the Treta Yuga, which is known in the present day as Janakpur. It is also believed that the marriage ceremony of Sita and Rama took place nearby the present place of the Janaki Temple. Though…
Author: hinduscriptures
LET US KEEP CHANTING THE GLORIOUS NAMES OF LORD KRISHNA INTRODUCTION Let us keep chanting the glorious names of Lord Krishna throughout our life. Only through keep chanting the names of the Lord, at this present situation, we would get calmness and peacefulness in our mind, and we would be able to carry out our day to day activities without much difficulty. We can chant the 1000 names of Lord Krishna, or if we find it impossible, at least we must have to chant the 100 precious names of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna is well known for his simplicity, beauty…
LET US PRAISE OUR HOLY HINDUISM INTRODUCTION We have to always keep utmost faith on god and on our holy Hinduism. Only if we have faith on our Hindu religion, we would have faith on our gods and goddesses. Our Hindu religion is followed only in India, and there are lot of countries who follows other religious principles and practices. If the religions like Christianity and Islamism are sincerely followed by various countries in the world, with their Holy Bible and Holy Quran, then with our Millions and Millions of Hindu books, why we are unable to spread the essence…
SIGNIFICANCE OF POURNAMI INTRODUCTION Pournami means full moon day, and during that day, we can witness the full moon with full of powerful radiance, and most of the Pournamis are celebrated as festival days, since lot of festivals falls on that auspicious Pournami days. During Pournami day, we can also do auspicious acts, like opening of new business, performing Annadanam to the poor and the needy, performing marriages and visiting temples like Arunachaleswara Temple, Thiruvannamalai and Sundara Mahalinga Swamy Temple, Sathuragiri which are situated in Tamil Nadu. It is also very essential to worship Lord Chandra Bhagavan during each and…
THIRUVILAIYADAL PURANAM INTRODUCTION The Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam is a collection of the various divine plays performed by Lord Shiva in the life of his devotees in order to test their true bhakti, and these interesting incidents were written by the 16th-century Shaivite Saint and Poet Sri Paranjothi Munivar, and he was born in a pious Shaivite family at Vedaranyam situated in Tamil Nadu, and he became a popular Shaivite saint in his later part of life. He was an ardent devotee of Ma Meenakshi also, and it is believed that Sri Paranjothi Munivar had written the wonderful text, Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam, as per the…
KARUKATHAMMAN TEMPLE, CHETPET, CHENNAI INTRODUCTION There is a famous temple dedicated for Amman in Chennai, which is known as Karukathamman Temple, which means protecting the child even when it stays in the womb of its Mother, and address of the temple is: No.130, M.C. Nicholas Road, M.S. Nagar, Chetpet, Chennai – 600031. Though the temple is small in size, but the deity present in the temple contains great powers enough to fulfil our wishes. Pregnant ladies used to visit this temple in order to give birth to a healthy child, and those who are newly married and interested to give…
SIGNIFICANCE OF AMAVASYA INTRODUCTION Amavasya means a no moon day, since during that day, moon would not be visible in the skies. Amavasya is also meant for performing Pitru Tarpana Rituals in the temple tanks, which means, performing rituals to our ancestors. Amavasya which occurs during Diwali is considered as very auspicious, and also the Mahalaya Amavasya, Aadi and Thai month Amavasyas are considered as very important days for performing rituals to our ancestors. Some people would say Amavasya as auspicious, whereas some would say it as inauspicious. Some also would tell that those who take birth on Amavasya day would…
GOVARDHAN PARIKRAMA INTRODUCTION Govardhan Is A Sacred Place, Which Is Situated In Mathura, at Uttar Pradesh. It is believed that at this place, Lord Krishna had lifted the Govardhan hill on his finger. Considering it as a holy place, regularly, devotees from all over the world visit this place in order to do Parikrama (circumambulation) of the hill. During the auspicious festivals like Guru Purnima and Govardhan Puja, we can found lot of crowd who would do Parikrama, and for doing the Parikrama one must be prepared to walk at least for 5 hours. During the time of performance of…
GANGA MA AARTI SONG INTRODUCTION Ma Ganga is the holy River Ganges, who is considered as the most sacred River in India. It is also believed that those who take bath in this holy River would get relieved from their past birth sins and they would become pure and pious in nature. Ma Ganga looks very beautiful similar to Ma Lakshmi Devi and most of the north Indian people would decorate their homes especially on Fridays, in order to welcome Ma Ganga to their homes, similar to welcoming Ma Lakshmi Devi. Ma Ganga is considered as the holy mother River…
BRAHMATEJAS INTRODUCTION Brahmatejas means the radiance found on the face of the four headed Lord Brahma. We can also found Brahmatejas on the faces of the deities present in the temples. Ma Shakti Devi was described in the “Devi Bhagavatha Purana”, as a beautiful woman dressed in rich clothes, who wears lot of golden ornaments on her body, and her face shined very brightly, and contains lot of Brahmatejas. The learned Vedic scholars, sages, saints and the divine avatars contain Brahmatejas on their faces, since they constantly offer their sincere prayers to the almighty. In the holy epic Srimad Bhagavatham,…
ANNABISHEKHAM INTRODUCTION Annabishekham means offering of cooked raw rice to Lord Shiva during the Full moon day of the Tamil month Aippasi in most of the Shiva Temples, and especially this event would be grandly celebrated in the Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur. Similar to performing various Abhishekhams to the Shiva Lingam, like curd, milk, honey and oil, Annabishekham, is a type of Abhishekham where cooked raw rice would be adorned to the Shiva Lingam, in order to express our thanks to Lord Shiva, for giving abundant food to us throughout our life. Food only satisfies our body, and it also…
BRAHMA RAHASYA INTRODUCTION Brahma Rahasya means the secrets of happiness which we can derive it from our own soul. Once when Rishi Narada met his father Lord Brahma, and informed to him about the troubles and turmoil faced by the people in the earth. On hearing this, Lord Brahma laughed for a while, and then he said, “I am creating the people not for getting worried. I used to create all the living beings in the earth with utmost care and affection on them. But at the same time, even I have to bow my head before the laid down…
BRAHMA MUHURT INTRODUCTION Brahma Muhurt is considered as the most auspicious time, which would occur one and a half hours before sunrise, and as the name implies, it is described as the time for the creator god Brahma. Most of the learned scholars, temple priests and Vedic Pundits used to get up during the Brahma Muhurt time, in order to start doing their daily activities. Performing Surya Namaskaram is considered as a good activity during the Brahma Muhurt time. Ancient sages used to perform pujas to the almighty after taking bath in the holy Rivers like Ganges, Yamuna and Godhavari, and…
BRAHMARISHI INTRODUCTION In Hinduism, a Brahmarishi refers to a Rishi who contains more spiritual and meditative powers than others. Brahmarishis are considered as the mind born sons of Lord Brahma. The seven great Brahmarishis are Bhrigu, Angiras, Atri, Vishwamitra, Kashyapa, Vasishta, and Shandilya. Vishwamitra though he was born in Kshatriya clan, but due to his high meditative powers, he become a great Brahmarishi, and his counterpart Sri Vasishta himself declared Viswamitra as one of the great “BRAHMARISHIS”. The wandering sage, Narada is called as “DEVA RISHI”, which is equivalent to the BRAHMARISHI status. The details about Brahmarishis are mentioned in the Vedas and…
IMMORTALS INTRODUCTION Generally Immortals refers to the people living in the heaven and they are known as Devas or demigods. Those ordinary people who live in this earth are known as mortals, since their life period is already fixed by the god, and at any time, death may occur to them. But strictly speaking the term Immortal refers only to Lord Shiva and his family, Lord Vishnu and his consort Ma Lakshmi. It is believed that Lord Brahma and Ma Saraswati are supposed to be merged with Lord Vishnu after the completion of this Yuga, and the new Brahma during…
SATHABHISHEKAM INTRODUCTION The celebration of the 80th Birthday by the Hindu couple is known as Sathabhishekam. When a person completes his 80th year, then sathabhishekam is performed, based on the own interest of the couple. Similar to performing Sashtiapthapoorthi (when a person completes his 60th year) and Bheemarada Sandhi(when a person completes his 70th year), Sathabhishekam is also performed in order to increase the longevity of the old aged couple. After the completion of the event, wholesome food would be offered to all the participants. During the event of Sathabhishekam, various pujas, Abhishekhams would be performed to the deities along with…
MEENAKSHI THIRUKALYANAM INTRODUCTION Meenakshi Thirukalyanam, is an annual festival event held at Madurai during the Tamil month of Chithirai. This festival is celebrated in order to sanctify Ma Meenakshi, a form of Ma Shakti Devi, by performing marriage to her along with her consort Lord Sundareswarar, a form of Lord Shiva, and during the celebrations, Lord Alagar, a form of Lord Vishnu, is also honoured at the Kallazhagar temple in Madurai, since he is considered to be the elder brother of Ma Meenakshi. As per the legend, Meenakshi was appeared in the sacrificial fire in the form of a small baby, when a Yagna was…
SRI SRINIVASA THIRUKALYANAM INTRODUCTION We could have noticed the divine marriage of Lord Lord Srinivasa, the god of seven hills, along with Ma Padmavathi in various pictures in the temples of Lord Vishnu, and it is believed that this divine marriage took place during the beginning of the Kali Yuga, that is approximately 5,000 years back. As per legend, once Several Rishis like Kashyapa, Gouthama, Bhrigu and Vasishta began to conduct Yagnas on the banks of the Holy River Gangas. At that time, Rishi Narada approached them, appreciated their great task of performing Yagnas, and also asked them to find…
GOD’S GIFT INTRODUCTION We must realise that our birth has been gifted by the god. We have to utilise our birth properly by doing good acts, and our each and every moment of life must be utilised cheerfully, usefully and productively. For being born as a human in this earth, we must always thank the god, and must offer our sincere prayers to him. Our life is in our hands only. We can live a life as we like, and god has given the full freedom for living our own life. In general, god would never interfere in our freedom,…
SPIRITUAL WEALTH AND MONETARY WEALTH INTRODUCTION Spiritual wealth is permanent, whereas monetary wealth is temporary only. Spiritual wealth would come even after our death, whereas monetary wealth would be available with us only till our death. As per the words of Lord Krishna in his Bhagavat Gita Teachings, “Oh my Dear Arjuna, people are running towards acquiring more and more monetary wealth, and they have totally forgotten towards acquiring spiritual wealth. Those who consider me as the true god, would never run after the monetary wealth, but would try to acquire more and more spiritual wealth. I consider the spiritually…