ALAKAPURI INTRODUCTION Alakapuri is the abode of Lord Kubera, and he is the king of Yakshas and the Wealth god, and his attendants are called as Yakshas. He was mentioned in the Mahabharata, Vedas and in various other Puranas.Alagapuri appears similar to Deva Loka with regard to its art and architecture. Kubera is the son of the great sage Visravas and Ilavida, and he was born in the Treta Yuga. Ravana was the son of Visravas and Kaikashi. Previously Lanka was ruled by Kubera. After knowing about its beauty, Ravana fought with his brother Kubera, and forcefully acquired the kingdom of Lanka. Due to…
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AGNI LOKA INTRODUCTION Agni is the god of fire, he is a Vedic deity, and he contains powers similar to Lord Indra and Chandra. He receives the oblation from the fire sacrifices and passes it to the respective demi gods like Indra, Surya, Vayu, Chandra and Varuna. His parents are Rishi Kashyapa and Aditi, and his consort is Swaha and his daughter is Agneya, and his vehicle is a goat. Agni is mentioned in various Hindu holy texts, and he is an ancient god, who gives fire for satisfying human needs like cooking, and gives fire, whenever we need, like lighting…
ADIVASI INTRODUCTION Adivasis are those people who live in remote villages and in forests. They are classified as scheduled tribes, and our government is also giving much importance to them. But still most of them are living below the poverty line, and they are finding it very difficult to meet their daily needs. Some Adivasis are classified as wild and dangerous people and they would even kill the people, when they enter into their place. In an island at Andaman, the tribal people are very wild, and whoever enters their place, would be immediately killed by them using spear and arrow. They…
ADOPTION OF CHILD INTRODUCTION Childless couple can adopt a child from orphanages, since doing such an activity is considered as a noble task. Ancient Puranas and other religious texts also recommend to get adopt a child, since by doing such an activity, the couples are giving a new life to the lifeless children. While adopting a child, the couple should not see its caste, creed, religion and sex, and they should consider that the child which they adopt are the divine gift given by the almighty. But before adopting a child, the interested couples have to fulfil certain rules and…
CHARIOT INTRODUCTION A chariot is a type of ancient vehicle, driven by an experienced charioteer, with the help of well trained horses in order to travel from one place to another. Chariots were used by the armies during the times of battles, and ancient kings used to travel using a sophisticated golden chariot. During the Kurukshetra war, Lord Krishna served as a charioteer to Arjuna during the battle. In the divine worlds, like Indra Loka, chariot would be used and it contains magical properties. In the Indra Loka, Mathali is the charioteer for Lord Indra, and with his help, Lord Indra had won in…
GREATNESS OF THE DIVINE SAINTS INTRODUCTION Guru Raghavendra and Shirdi Sai Baba are considered as the two eyes for the Hindu devotees. Both are considered as the divine saviours who had took the avatars in this earth for reducing our sins, diseases and removing the fear from our mind. They are having the capability even to grant SALVATION to us, based on our true devotion on them. Similar to other deities, they cannot be ignored in the life of the Hindus, and they must be sincerely worshipped in order to gain all kinds of prosperities in their life. Guru Raghavendra…
BLOOD DONATION INTRODUCTION Among the various types of donations, blood donation is considered as the best donation, since it saves the life of the person, who loses his blood due to accidents and poor health conditions. Nowadays most of the people are wilfully donating their blood, in order to save the lives of the blood losers. Some Cinema actors and their fans are also conducting blood donation camps at various places of India. Some Political personalities are also explaining about the importance of giving blood donation, and insist the people to do such a Life Saving act. Generally if we…
INSECTS IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION In Hinduism, much respect is given to all kinds of living species, such as animals, birds, mammals and even insects. The other living beings in the earth would mostly be mentioned in ancient Puranas. Mata Brahmari, an aspect of Mata Durga, is associated with bees, and hence bees are considered as holiest insects. Anthills are considered as an aspect of Mata Bhudevi, the earth goddess, and many interesting stories are associated with that. The great rishi Valmiki, after completing severe penance on Lord Rama, was fully covered with anthills, and due to that, it is considered…
IN SEARCH OF GOD INTRODUCTION Generally, sometime or other time, we would be having the doubt, whether god really exists in this world? This doubt would mainly occur in our mind, during the times of our difficulties. But after some time, we would ourselves get relaxed, by saying, that because of god’s existence, at least somehow we are managing our life, and we would keep going to the temples, and offer prayers to the almighty. Mainly this question of existence would arise only during our tough periods. But by referring to the Puranas, we would come to know, that even…
GOVARDHAN POOJA INTRODUCTION The festival of Govardhan Puja is celebrated on the next day of Diwali and on the first day of full moon. It commemorates the day when Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill to save the people of Vrindavan from storm and rain. The festival holds much significance for the people of Vaishnav faith who venerate Lord Vishnu as Krishna is believed to be one of the incarnations of Vishnu. A significant part of Govardhan Puja is Annakuta, in which the offering is made to the Krishna on behalf of Govardhan parvat. Devotees prepare a mountain of sweets and…
GOD’S CREATIONS INTRODUCTION God’s creations are considered as very beautiful, magnificent and marvellous. He has started his creation work before several millions of years, and we have crossed several stages of our life, like plants, insects, birds, mammals, animals and finally as a human being. According to Hinduism, it is believed, that we have to cross several lakhs of ordinary births, and then only we would be born as a human being. In several Puranas, they have mentioned like that. Among the various living beings in the earth, humans are considered as the most important living being in the earth,…
GOD’S ANGER INTRODUCTION The anger of the god is reflected in the form of the dreaded CORONA VIRUS. This was mainly happened, due to lack of faith and bhakti on the almighty. In general, god would never show his anger towards his own creations, but if we ignore him, and move in a selfish manner, then he has to show his extreme powers, and would make us to realise him. At the present situation of the world, most of the people are becoming selfish in their lives, and they wants to earn money just for filling up their stomach and…
GOD’S ACCOUNT INTRODUCTION Generally in small and in some medium sized concerns, in their business account, they would maintain a separate account, which is popularly called as God’s Account, and every year, during the beginning of the Accounting year, that is on 1st April, some amount would be set aside for performing pujas, and for the purpose of offering donations to the temples. This amount would be untouched by the staffs, and it would be utilised for the devotional purposes only. Even the ancient Hindu kings, used to keep an amount for spiritual purposes, and the account would be maintained…
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GOD WOULD NEVER CHEAT US INTRODUCTION Unlike humans, god would never cheat us. In fact, he would be like our true friend, would safeguard our belongings, and would never make us to shiver at any point of time. But if we plan to make any offerings to the almighty, we must do it after getting our prayers answered. Or otherwise the mischievous god would try to grab more and more money from us, and in return to that, he would grant us lot of Good Karma. Actually god is always thinking about us only, and whenever we are in worrisome…
DHARMA AND ADHARMA INTRODUCTION Dharma contains different meanings in different religions. In Hinduism, dharma means the right way of living, choosing the spiritual path and lives according to the principles, philosophies and teachings of the great saints. Providing food to the living beings and doing help to others and removing the tears of the sufferers is also considered as an act of Dharma. Adharma is the opposite term of dharma. Doing wrongful acts and following the unrighteousness path, causing harm to others and doing lot of sinful activities is considered as Adharma. According to Bhagavat Gita, Lord Krishna says, “Whoever follows the path of…
BHAKTI IN HINDUISM INTRODUCTION Hinduism is an ancient religion and it follows the principles of Dharma and teaches good philosophies to us. People belonged to Hinduism would celebrate the family functions with much pleasure and enthusiasm, and they would invite their neighbours, friends and relatives for their family functions such as marriage, birthday, upanayanam, Seemantham, Punyajalam etc. In ancient times, most of the people were lived in joint families, and the family functions were taken place very easily, since mostly elderly people in the families would eagerly take part in the functions. But nowadays, most of the married couples are…
I NARAKA CHATURDASHI NTRODUCTION Naraka Chaturdashi (also known as Kali Chaudas, Roop Chaudas, Choti Diwali, Naraka Nivaran Chaturdashi or Bhoot Chaturdashi) is a Hindu festival, which falls on Chaturdashi (14th day) of the Krishna Paksha in the Shalivahan Shaka Hindu calendar month of Ashwin. It is the second day of the five-day-long festival of Deepavali/Diwali. The Hindu literature narrates that the asura (demon) Narakasura was killed on this day by Krishna, Satyabhama and Kali. The day is celebrated by early morning religious rituals and festivities follow on. Chhoti Diwali is about preparing yourself for the big Diwali day. Narak Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali is celebrated the next day to Dhanteras. This…