INTRODUCTION Bhakti songs are the verses from the divine poems which are written by the great poets and saints, for praising the holiness of the deities. Bhakti songs forms part and parcel in the life of the ancient sages, saints, Varkaris, Veerashaiva Lingayats and devotees of Lord Panduranga. Apart from Hindu devotees, Bhakti songs are sung by Christians, Muslims and by other religious people also. Bhakti songs are also known as Bhajan and Kirtan. The great singer and musician Tansen had also sung lot of bhakti songs on Hindu deities in the court of King Akbar. Kannada saints like Purandara Dasa, Raghavendra…
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INTRODUCTION Instead of fearing about our future life, let us prestigiously become staunch devotees of Ma Shakti Devi. After the death of the dreaded demons like Mahishasura and Raktabija, who were all killed in the hands of Ma Shakti Devi, all of the deities, including those who lives in the entire 14 worlds, were very much delighted, since they have got the opportunity to see the VISWAROOPA (Divine Form) of Ma Shakti Devi! As per the Holy Devi Mahatmya Purana, it was mentioned that Ma Shakti Devi showers her utmost grace to those who worships her faithfully, honestly and sincerely.…
INTRODUCTION Why we should worship god in the form of Lord Muruga! This is a million dollar question which would frequently arouse in our mind? Is there is any specific reason for worshipping him(Muruga)? Will god(Muruga) punish us, if we didn’t worship him? If we worship him, will there be any change in our life? If we neglect to worship, then what will happen? If we worship him only occasionally, then will the god shower his full grace on us? If we keep on worshipping him day and night and for all the 365 days in a year, then whether…
INTRODUCTION There is a small Vinayaka Temple known as Sri Raghava Vinayaka Temple, which is situated in Triplicane near the famous Thulasinga Perumal Koil Street. Though the size of the temple seems to be small, but the power of this deity is very high. Those whoever visit Guru Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Triplicane and Sri Parthaswamy Temple used to visit this temple also, in order to avoid obstacles in their life. This temple could be seen fully crowded, especially during monthly Chathurti and Annua Vinayaka Chathurti Festival days. Coconut breaking (Soora Thengai) event also would take place during those auspicious days.…
INTRODUCTION Ma Nithya Sumangali Mariamman is the one, who gives Mangalya Strength (Longevity to the husbands). In Ma Shakti worship, she was the one who is the divine physician, who protects the universe from sickness, especially she removes the diseases of the devotees like small pox, measles, chicken pox, jaundice and malaria, and hence she was affectionately called by her devotees as “Ma Maha Mariamman”( The great Mother goddess Mariamman). Ma Mariamman worship is prevalent since ancient times, especially by the Tamils. Mariamman is a village deity who protects the people from heat related diseases. As per legend, once there…
INTRODUCTION A yogini can be termed as a pious female sage, wife of a sage, and she would be well-versed in yoga, meditation as well as in various spiritual aspects. A yogini can also be described as a form of Ma Shakti Devi, and there are several yogini temples in India. As per Devi Bhagavata Purana, the yoginis are described as the divine attendants or as the supreme manifestations of Ma Durga Devi who were engaged in fighting with the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha. Ma Akkamahadevi, a great female Kannada Saint is also considered as a “YOGINI”. Sapthamatha are also considered as Yoginis who are also known as Saptha Kannigal are…
INTRODUCTION Ma Vamini is considered as the sister of Lord Vamana, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, and she is an incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi. When Lord Vamana sent King Mahabali to the underworld (SUTALA LOKA), he has created Ma Vamini, from his eyes and asked her to permanently be with the pious King Mahabali and with his grandfather, Sri Bhakta Prahalada. Since Ma Vamini had emerged from the eyes of her brother Lord Vamana, she is also called as “MA VISHNUNETRANI”, “MA VISHNU VAMINI”, “MA VAMINIDURGA”, “MA DAYA SAGARINI”, “PARAMA PAVITHRANI” and as “VISHNUPREMINI”. The holy name Vamini…
INTRODUCTION Ma Nagini who is also famously known as Nagarani, Nagashakti, Nagadevi and as Naga Devata is the female snake, who contains divine powers, and she is worshipped as holy mother goddess in India. Naginis used to live in the underworld also known as Naga Loka, the Divine Serpent world, who is capable to come to the earth at any time, by using their supreme powers. The distance between the earth and Nagaloka is very long, and hence, for us, it is not possible to dig a big pit in the earth, for making a way to visit the Naga…
INTRODUCTION We can also call Guru Raghavendra as Bhagavan Raghavendra and as Lord Raghavendra, since most of his staunch devotees call him like that! If the holy Christians call the great Jesus Christ as Lord Jesus Christ (the child of the god taken birth in the form of human), then why can’t we call our worshipful Guru Raghavendra as Bhagavan?, since Guru Raghavendra is also an aspect and the mighty son of Lord Brahma, the holy Lord Shanku Karna Deva. If most of the Shirdi Saibaba devotees call him as Lord Saibaba, then why can’t we call our affectionate…
INTRODUCTION Demi gods means minor deities. But they also contain more powers, and most of the demi gods are entitled to partake, their share of oblation received from the fire sacrifices. They are controlled by the main deities like Shiva-Shakti, Vishnu, Brahma, Muruga, Vinayaka and Dharma Shasta. Demi gods though they are considered as immortals, yet, they also have a certain restricted life time, but they would live for a long span of life period, that is, for about few lakhs of years! Though Lord Surya is considered as Lord Surya Narayanan, but actually Lord Surya comes under the category…
INTRODUCTION Ma Annapurani is Aanandaparipurani (By the way of providing food, she gives happiness to us) and she is the food goddess, who contains very good qualities, Ma Thangapurani, the food goddess who owns golden treasure (Food mixed with pure love and affection) on her hands, Shantapurani, the food goddess who never gets angry, and she is very soft and gentle in nature. Alangarapurani, the food goddess, who likes to decorate herself with different, different flowers, different, different ornaments and with wonderful garments! Nityapurani, the food goddess who is permanent and omnipotent, Dharmapurani, the food goddess, who strictly follows the…
INTRODUCTION Being the warrior god, Lord Murugan is the best protector in this dreaded Kali Yuga! And As per our Holy Skanda Purana, Lord Muruga is expected to come soon to the world by taking the form of a Warrior Saint, similar to Lord Parasurama! Lord Muruga is a warrior god, and he relieves the troubles and turmoil of the people in this difficult Kaliyuga! In the Skanda Purana, Lord Muruga says to Veerabahu, “Oh my Dear Veerabahu, during the Kali Yuga, there would be lot of drastic changes in the world. People would never respect Dharma and they…
In his Divine form, also known as Vishwaroopam form, Lord Muruga can be seen with six faces and twelve arms. This form is also known as Anda Sarasara Moorthy. Lord Muruga, is also called in various names like Kartikeya, Skanda, Subrahamaniya, Saravana and Shanmuga, and he was born from the third eye spark of Lord Shiva. In the Holy Skanda Purana, Lord Muruga was also mentioned as “AKILANDA KOTI BRAHMANDA NAYAKA”, the Lord of the entire universe, “SOORA SAMHARA MOORTY”, the Lord who killed the powerful demon Surapadman, “VEERA SENATIPATI”, the brave, prestigious and honourable Chief of the divine…
Sri Garudacharya was born at a village in the present day Trichy, during 18th Century AD, and he belonged to a pious Iyengar Brahmin Community. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Sri Krishna, and he inculcated the “KRISHNA BHAKTI” in the minds of the Hindus, and in fact he tried his level best to preach the essence of Krishna Bhakti amongst all classes of people, irrespective of their caste, creed, gender and religion. Due to his staunch devotion on Krishna, once he had got the divine darshan of Lord Krishna, and when he was asked by Krishna towards offering…
Sri Ganesa Maharishi was an ancient sage who lived during the Treta Yuga. His birth name was Ganesa and he was a small king, before being attaining the status of the divine sage. King Ganesa ruled his kingdom in a nice manner. Once, there occurred a severe drought in his region, and due to that, his people suffered from severe poverty, and hence they began to gather in front of the palace of King Ganesa and explained about their problems. Due to that, the king began to donate as much food grains from his treasury, but it lasted only for…
The following Shaktinis are considered to be the ancient female women Shakti Devotees and most of them are considered to be the wise and learned female sages, and after their death, they were believed to have become Star Goddesses who shines brightly on the skies. MA MAHASHAKTINI DEVI Ma Mahashaktini Devi was born in a Kashmiri Hindu family in the year 722 A.D. From her young age, Shaktini, was interested in spirituality, and eagerly learnt the Hindu Spiritual texts from a famous Kashmiri scholar. She was married at her teenage, but her husband was died very soon after their marriage.…
Similar to the sixty three Nayanmar Saints who were devoted to Lord Shiva, there are also six Murugan Saints who are collectively known as Skandanars. Most of the Murugan devotees are not aware about the six great Skandanars, and hence, it is my duty to tell about their details, since I recently traced this rare information from an old Tamil spiritual Book! In order to describe the sweetness of these six wonderful saints, before writing this article, I had offered some sweets and fruits before the picture of Lord Muruga, and after some time I consumed the holy Prasad items…
Sri Shirdi Saibaba can also be classified as a Siddhar Saint, due to his characteristics like that of great Siddha Purusha. Siddhars are considered as divine people, who had attained high spiritual powers through constant meditation, they contain good knowledge in devotional subjects, and they are the devotees of Lord Shiva. Siddhars contains great powers, and they can take any form or can become invisible from our eyes. They have controlled their senses, and dedicated themselves on worshipping and meditating on the almighty, and they lived for a long span of life, and even if they leave their physical body, but their…
‘AANANDA RAMA’. In this form, Lord Rama appears in a blissful state. He appears happily with a smile on his face. Generally we would have heard about only the sorrows faced by Lord Rama in the epic Ramayana. But he has lived happily even in the forest by telling some wonderful stories to Ma Sita and Lakshmana, and he also happily interacted with the pious sages during the time of his ban period. The tension and stress which he has placed was happened only when he was separated from his wonderful consort Ma Sita, that is, during the time of…
Ma Avvaiyar who lived during 3rd century BC, is a famous female Tamil poet, and a staunch devotee of the Shiva Family, and she is said to have maintained good relationships with the ancient Tamil kings. She has written some verses in poems like Natrinai, Kuruntokai, Akananuru and Purananuru. According to ancient texts, she was a court poet of the kings of the Tamil Nadu. She has travelled to several places and composed lot of songs. Most of her songs were in praise of the kings, and deities like Lord Vinayaka, Muruga and Shiva, and also well known for maintaining proper governance of the…