LET US BECOME AN HUMBLE SERVANT TO LORD KRISHNA INTRODUCTION During the period of Lord Krishna, the people in his kingdom, and especially the attendants of Lord Krishna were very much blessed, since they have got the opportunity to serve the Lord himself. As per the Bhagavatham, it was mentioned that Lord Krishna used to treat all of his people in a kind manner, and he has given the rights to the people to express their opinions and thoughts on any subject. Krishna contains a smiling face, and whenever if he finds any mistakes with his servants, he would never…
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SIGNIFICANACE OF LORD SURYA BHAGAVAN INTRODUCTION Lord Surya Bhagavan gives brightness to the entire world, and through his bright rays, he is showering his grace to the entire universe. He is tirelessly performing his duties by sitting in a beautiful Chariot which was driven by seven beautiful horses, and his charioteer is Lord Aruna, who is the brother of Lord Garuda Bhagavan. Even the great Vishnu Avatars, like Rama and Krishna, have done prayers to Lord Surya during their period. He is always been praised by the saints, sages and Devas. Since he is protecting the entire universe through his…
AYYAPPA SWAMY IS OUR BEST SWAMY INTRODUCTION Ayyappa Swamy is our best Swamy, since we are offering special pujas to him during the Tamil months of Karthigai, Margazhi and Thai Months, and Mandala Puja also takes place during that period. Unlike visiting other temples, we cannot easily visit the Shrine of Lord Ayyappa which is situated in Sabarimala at Kerala. Those who prepare themselves to visit this pious temple must observe fasting for a period of 41 days, which is also called as one Mandalam, and during that time, the devotees must wear the holy Thulasi Manimala which would be…
LORD MURUGA IS EVERYTHING FOR US INTRODUCTION We must have to consider that Lord Muruga is everything in our life. Lord Muruga is the beloved son of Parvati and Parameswara, brother of the first god, Vinayaka, and he also contains great powers similar to his parents. In the Muruga Purana, it was mentioned, that the entire universe was found in the two eyes of Lord Muruga. The Kaumaram Sect of people who mostly lives in Tamil Nadu are considered as ardent devotees of Lord Muruga, and they consider Lord Murugan as superior than that of his parents Lord Shiva and…
UTHIRAKOSAMANGAI TEMPLE, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT INTRODUCTION Uthirakosamangai, is a famous Shiva temple which is located in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is an ancient one, and it is believed to have been built by the Pandya kings. The temple has been sanctified by the Shaivite saints Sri Manickavasagar and by Sri Arunagirinathar through their divine hymns. The temple is considered as very sacred by the Shiva devotees, and it also attracts lot of tourists from all over India, due to its marvellous structure. The temple contains shrines of Mangalanathar, Mangalambigai and Natarajar and the temple conducts regular pujas, and it would be opened to the public between 5:30 a.m. to 8…
VIDYARAMBHAM INTRODUCTION Vidyarambham is an ancient Hindu tradition, which motivates the young children by writing letters and by making them to put the “OM” Symbol in a plate of rice, and usually this function would be held in the temples and some people would perform this wonderful event in their homes also, and the young children would do this writing work with the help of the Vedic scholars or their parents. This event would be performed for the child, those who are in the age group of between 2 to 5 years, before their school admission. This famous ritual is being done on…
CELEBRATION OF PUBERTY FUNCTION INTRODUCTION The puberty function also known as Ritu Kala Samskara ceremony is a Hindu ceremony, mostly celebrated in South India, which would be performed once a girl attains puberty (age attainment) and during the time of the function, she used to wear a sari or a half-sari, also known as Dhavani in Tamil. This ceremony is celebrated by the parents by giving invitation to their friends and relatives in order to inform about the puberty attained by their daughter. During the time of performance of this ceremony, the relatives and friends of the girl would gather, and they…
MANGALYA DOSHAM INTRODUCTION Mangalya Dosham occurs to the girl in her horoscope, when she has not performed Sumangali Puja in her previous births. Even if the girl gets married and enters into her in-laws house, and if she suffers from Mangalya Dosham, then the health condition of her husband as well as her father-in-law would become worse. Sumangali means a married lady, whose husband is still alive, and the Sumangali puja is being performed in order to get the blessings of their female ancestors, and it is being done by the Sumangalies for the well-being of their consorts. Sumangali Puja…
NAGA DOSHAM INTRODUCTION Naga dosham also known as Sarpa dosha and Kala Sarpa Dosha occurs in the horoscope of a person when he has killed or caused harm to serpents in his previous births. Snakes are to be considered as respectful worshipful deities and they contain great powers, and the details about them are mentioned in our holy texts. We can see snakes dwelling in the body of Lord Shiva, Vinayaka and it acts as a divine bed for Lord Vishnu. In order to get rid from the Naga Dosham, we must have to do Naga Shanti Homams in the…
INTRODUCTION Pitru Dosham occurs to the people due to the Karmic debts of their ancestors. Pitru Dosham is found in a person’s horoscope, when his ancestors have committed sins in their past births, or when he has insulted his parents or his grand-parents in his past births. Due to this Dosham, people would suffer from lot of problems like poor health, mental instability, disinterest in studies, frequent change of jobs, marriage failure etc. This Dosham can be rectified by visiting the Parihara Temples like Rameshwaram, Kashi and Gaya, and they must sincerely worship the deities. In those holy places,…
NAVAGRAHA DOSHAM INTRODUCTION Navagraha Dosha occurs to a person, when the planets in his horoscope are found to be in an unfavourable positioning. It can be rectified to some extent by visiting the Navagraha Temples in Tamil Nadu, and also by reciting the Mantras of Ma Shakti Devi, since she is considered to be the controller of the Navagrahas, and due to that, she is also called as Navagraha Nayaki. The nine planets are Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. Those who suffer from Navagraha Dosha would suffer from lot of hardships in their life like…
SPIRITUAL FIRE INTRODUCTION We must have to generate more and more spiritual fire on our mind, similar to Bhagavan Ramakrishna, who had got great spiritual fire on his soul, and due to that, he was able to see and he was also able to converse with Ma Kali during his life time. Generating spiritual fire on our soul means inculcating the bhakti on our mind, and out of that, we can attain lot of goodness in our life. By developing lot of spiritual fire on our soul, in course of time, we would be relieved from our bad karmas, and…
WHY MA SHAKTI DEVI IS CALLED AS THE HOLY MOTHER? INTRODUCTION Ma Shakti Devi is called as the holy mother, since she treats everybody as her own children. Ma Shakti Devi is the beautiful consort of Lord Shiva, and she is considered by the Hindus as the holy mother of the entire universe. Since she shows her motherly affection, she is praised as the worshipful mother, and she is worshipped all over the world by her devotees. Even the divine devas like Indra and Chandra consider Ma Shakti Devi as their own mother, and they also would worship her regularly…
PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF TEMPLES INTRODUCTION It is the first and foremost duty of each and every Hindu to protect and preserve our ancient Hindu temples from miscreants and from anti-social elements. The Multan Temple in Pakistan was almost totally destroyed by the miscreants, and it was built by the great Bhakti Prahalada before few thousands of years ago. Still now, in some places in our country, our temples have been vandalised and looted by the thieves and miscreants. Though the police department takes proper action against the anti-social elements, yet, it is also our duty to take care of…
GOLDEN QUOTES OF GAJANAN MAHARAJ INTRODUCTION Gajanan Maharaj was a famous saint, and he is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Ganesha. His date of birth was unknown. During his teenage, he was found at Shegaon, a village in Maharashtra and he left his physical body during the year 1910, and the date when he left his life is considered as the Samadhi day, and the annual anniversary ceremony is grandly celebrated at his hometown. His life history was also written by some writers, and he was praised by the people in Maharashtra similar to Shirdi Saibaba, since the great Gajanan Maharaj had performed…
DIVINE SONGS ON LORD SHIVA BY RISHI AGASTIYA INTRODUCTION Agastiya is an ancient sage and he is also considered as one among the 18 Siddhars. He was mentioned in Puranas and also in some ancient Tamil Holy Texts, and his statue can be found in some temples along with his consort Ma Lopamudra. Some portion of Vedic texts was dedicated to Rishi Agastiya and Ma Lopamudra, and he was mentioned in Rig Veda. Agastiya was also mentioned in the Holy epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Agastiya has got the permission to visit Shiva and Parvati at any time in the Kailash Mountain, and even the…
SONG ON LORD KRISHNA COMPOSED BY DR.RAJAJI INTRODUCTION There is a famous song composed by Dr.Rajaji, who was a great scholar, freedom fighter and the ex-Governor general of India. He was also interested in spirituality, and being born as a Brahmin, he has participated in lot of spiritual activities apart from political affairs. Out of his various works, his famous song,”Kurai Ondrum Illai Kanna”, is considered as a very famous song, and it would be usually sung by the Carnatic Musicians in most of the Carnatic music concerts. Since this song was sung by the famous singer, Ma M.S.Subbulakshmi, it…
MURUGAN BHAKTI SONGS BY VALLIMALAI SWAMIGAL INTRODUCTION Vallimalai is the sacred place where Ma Valli was born and she was brought up by the Tribal head, Sri Nambirajan, and after she had attained teenage, Lord Murugan went to Vallimalai, and with the help of his brother Lord Vinayaka, both Valli and Murugaṉ are married, and a temple was constructed for Lord Muruga at Vellore, where the divine marriage takes place before several thousands of years ago. Sri Satchidananda Swamigal of Vallimalai was an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga, and he had attained Samadhi in the year 1950 at Vallimalai. He has performed intense meditation on Lord Muruga in…
SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD VINAYAKA BY VALLALAN INTRODUCTION The details about Vallalan were mentioned in the Vinayaka Purana. Vallalan dedicated his entire life towards worshipping Lord Vinayaka, and he is considered be an ancient devotee of Lord Vinayaka, who is believed to have been taken birth during the Treta Yuga. He is also considered to be a staunch devotee of Lord Vinayaka similar to the pious sage Purushundi who also lived during the Treta Yuga. After their death, both of them were attained salvation, and reached the abode of Lord Vinayaka, and it is believed that they still reside…