SANTHOSHI MATA STOTRA INTRODUCTION Santoshi Mata is believed to be the daughter of Lord Ganesa, and the popularity of her worship was gained during the 20th century AD. Ma Santoshi is also considered as a female aspect of Lord Ganesa, and she is also worshipped as Ma Ganesini by some of her devotees. Santoshi Mata is mainly worshipped by the Hindu women of North India. It is suggested a keep a laminated or a framed picture of Ma Santhosi in the households of all Hindus, in order to bring good fortunes to our homes. There is an important stotra written in praise of…
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SIGNIFICANCE OF PRADOSHA WORSHIP INTRODUCTION Pradosha worship is an auspicious prayer offered to Lord Shiva, which would occur twice in a month, and during the time of Pradosha, the great Lord Shiva who holds the trident on his hands, would make his loving consort Ma Shakti Devi, to get seated on a holy throne, and he himself would prepare to dance in between the two horns of his divine attendant Lord Nandikeswarar, and during that time, we have to chant the names of Lord Shiva and we have to praise him, by singing songs on Shiva. Worshipping Lord Shiva during…
SRI DHARMA SASTHA BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Sri Dharma Sastha Bhujangam is believed to have been written by the great saint and the Advaita philosopher, Sri Adisankara, and in this Stotra, he has praised about the wonderful features of Sastha. Lord Dharma Sastha is an incarnation of Vishnu and Shiva, and he contains both of their divine features. He is also praised in the holy texts as “TATVAMASI”, which means the one who is the controller of the universe, and the one who contains excessive powers, and he can be considered equivalent to Lord Shiva. There are some temples dedicated for Dharma…
SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Bhujangam was written by Sri Adi Shankara in order to reduce the anger of Lord Narasimha, and to pacify him through his wonderful Stotra. By reciting this stotra, clashes in the households would be controlled, and great peace would prevail in the family. Anger is our bad activity, and sometimes people would destroy others also out of the outcome of the anger. Lord Narasimha after killing Hiranyakasipu was unable to control his anger, and in order to pacify him, the great child devotee Prahalada had recited wonderful stotras and pacified…
GURUVAYURAPPAN BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Guruvayurappan Bhujangam was written by Kodungallore Kunji Kuttan Thampuran, and he has also translated Mahabharatha into Malayalam language in a simple manner. Due to his expertise in writing work, he is also called as Vyasa of Kerala. Lord Guruvayurappan is a form of Lord Krishna and he contains wonderful forms. In the great epic Narayaneeyam which was written by the Malayalam scholar Sri Narayana Bhattatiri, Guruvayurappan was very much praised, and the details about the various avatars of Lord Vishnu were also mentioned. Lord Guruvayurappan had appeared in the form of a small boy and resided in the…
SRI HANUMAN BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Hanuman Bhujanga stotram is written by Sri Adishankara, and it contains the praises about Lord Hanuman. In the great epic Ramayana, next to Rama and Sita, Lord Hanuman occupies the main character. In his childhood itself, he contains great powers, and once by considering the sun god as the fruit, he flew in the skies and tried to catch Lord Surya, without having any fear on his mind. He was blessed by the gods like Brahma, Indra and Shiva, and they have granted lot of boons to him. Without the timely help of Lord Hanuman, searching…
SRI RAMA BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Sri Rama Bhujangam is a wonderful stotra written by Sri Adishankara in praise of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is the most pious incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and he is well praised for his good qualities. He contains very good nature, and he treats everyone as alike. Rama Mantra is a very powerful mantra, and those who recite it continuously would be relieved from their sins and diseases and would live a blessed life. Reading the holy epic Ramayana which tells about the life history of Lord Rama is considered as a very noble act, and still…
SRI VISHNU BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION This wonderful Vishnu Bhujangam stotra was composed by Sri Adi Shankara and he had written this Stotra near his mother, when she was about to die. Adishankara had recited this popular Stotra, in order to make his mother to attain salvation. After he completes this Divine Stotra, the Divine attendants of Lord Vishnu came to his place and took the departed soul of his mother to the Vaikunta. He has introduced this Stotra to the world in a selfless manner, in order to make others also to get benefitted with this Stotra. It is believed that whoever recites this…
DEVI BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Devi Bhujangam is a wonderful Stotra written by Sri Adishankara in praise of Ma Shakti Devi. During his life time, Adishankara had visited lot of Shiva and Shakti Temples, and he also visited the Shakti Peethas. He used to sing wonderful songs in praise of the deities before their shrines. Devi Bhujangam is considered as one of the master pieces of Adishankara, and his divine contribution is very great, and in most of the homes of the Shakti Upasakas, this wonderful Stotra of Devi Bhujangam would be recited. The beautiful contents present in the Devi Bhujangam are…
SHIVA BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Shiva Bhujangam is a wonderful Stotra written in praise of Lord Shiva by Sri Adi Shankara for the sake of the universal Peace and Prosperity. Though this was written before several hundreds of years, yet, this powerful stotra is still recited by millions and millions of Shiva devotees in their homes, in order to get the ultimate blessings of Lord Shiva. Sri Adi Shankara is considered as an incarnation of Lord Shiva, hence, by reciting this stotra, we would get the entire grace of Lord Shiva, and our life would prosper. Reciting the contents from this stotra…
SRI GANESA BHUJANGAM INTRODUCTION Sri Ganesa Bhujangam is a collection of Divine songs written in praise of Lord Ganesa. It was written by the great saint and Advaita Philosopher Sri Adisankara in a simple manner. Lord Ganesa is considered to be the first god, and before doing any work, first we have to worship him in order to attain sure success in our tasks. Lord Ganesa is the obstacle remover, and by praising him through his wonderful songs, he would be pleased with our devotion, and would fulfil our wishes. Sri Ganesa Bhujangam is considered to be the precious GEM…
PATI BHAKTI INTRODUCTION Pati Bhakti is a popular term which was used in ancient times. If we refer to our holy Puranas or Vedas, mention would there about Pati Bhakti and about the holy women. Pati Bhakti means respect given by a wife to her husband in a highly honourable manner. Most of the ancient women were very good in Pati Bhakti, and due to that, they have possessed great powers. No one can even touch the great Patnis with a bad intention, since they would get burnt at the sight of the chaste and noble women. The great Bhagavathas…
PADODA JALAM INTRODUCTION Padoda Jalam is a type of sacred water which would be sprinkled on the heads of the devotees after the completion of the Guru Raghavendra puja. It would be done in the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Mantralayam and also in various other Raghavendra Swamy Mutts. This is done in order to purify our mind and body, and also to remove the mental and physical diseases from our body. The system of sprinkling of sacred water is being followed for more than hundred years, and it is still being done for the welfare of the devotees. During the…
MA BRAHMA VIDHYA, THE PIOUS CONSORT OF LORD BRAHMA INTRODUCTION Ma Brahma Vidhya is another form of Ma Saraswati, she is the mother of knowledge and in this form she imparts her vast knowledge to others. Vidhya means knowledge, and since she is considered as the goddess of knowledge, and since she is the beloved consort of Lord Brahma, Ma Saraswati is also known as “MA BRAHMA VIDHYA”. There are about 108 names for Ma Saraswati, and in that, the name Brahma Vidhya is considered to be the most auspicious name and the great poet and the popular scholar, Kalidasa…
MA LAKSHMI DEVI, THE BEAUTIFUL CONSORT OF LORD VISHNU INTRODUCTION The divine appearance of Ma Lakshmi Devi looks very beautiful and she is considered to be the perfect match for her consort Lord Vishnu. As per legend, during the time of churning of the divine ocean, Ma Lakshmi had emerged from it. When she tried to see a best match for her, she saw Lord Vishnu, and she was very much attracted with his divine features, and hence she garlanded him, and made him as her lovely consort. Whenever a girl looks beautiful, her well-wishers would say, “YOU LOOK VERY…
MA SHAKTI DEVI, THE BEST CONSORT OF LORD SHIVA INTRODUCTION Ma Shakti Devi is the best consort of Lord Shiva, and that’s why she has occupied half of the body of Lord Shiva. She is very much liked by Lord Shiva due to her obedience, bhakti and love and affection showered by her on him. She never disobeyed the orders of Lord Shiva, and always acted as a dutiful and a disciple wife. Once when she was teased by his father Daksha at a Yagna, she could not tolerate the insult caused by his father, and specifically when he spoke…
MA RADHA RANI, THE BEST DEVOTEE OF LORD KRISHNA INTRODUCTION Ma Radha Rani also called as Radhika, is a staunch devotee and a friend to Lord Krishna at Vrindavan. She is also worshiped as a goddess of love and affection. She was the chief among the female cowherds, who are known as Gopikas. She expressed her love and affection in a different style, and even Krishna’s consorts like Ma Rukmini and Satyabama cannot compete with her with regard to her faith, love, affection, dedication and devotion on Lord Krishna. Ma Radha Rani would eagerly listen to the flute music of Lord Krishna without…
MA SITA, THE GREAT GODDESS, WHO IS WELL KNOWN FOR HER UTMOST PATIENCE INTRODUCTION Ma Sita, the holy consort of Lord Rama, who is well known for her patience, chastity and Pati Bhakti, is the heroin of the entire epic Ramayana, and the Ramayana story revolves only around her. She is the incarnation of Ma Bhudevi, and similar to her mother, she maintained strict patience throughout her lifetime, and she contained very good qualities, which we cannot imagine in this present day world. Though she was born as a princess, she happily joined with Lord Rama during his 14-year exile…
LORD KRISHNA – THE HUMBLE COWHERD INTRODUCTION Lord Krishna though he was the supreme avatar of Lord Vishnu, acted as a humble cowherd. In his young age, he grazed the cows along with his brother Balarama and with other cowherd boys in an excellent manner. He used to move affectionately with the cows, and whenever they didn’t hear his words, he didn’t beat them, but instead of that, he used to play flute, and after hearing the divine music from the flute, the cows would obey his orders and would move with him affectionately. God has directly taken birth in…
MA RADHA RANI TEMPLE AT BARSANA, UTTAR PRADESH INTRODUCTION Ma Radha Rani is the pure devotee of Lord Krishna, and she loved Lord Krishna very much, which cannot be expressed in words. Sometimes due to his thoughts, she used to forget about herself and about the surroundings. She can be considered even superior to the wives of Lord Krishna with regard to her devotion, love and affection on him. Radha and Krishna came to know each other, since their fathers were close friends. There is a beautiful Temple dedicated to Ma Radha Rani and this wonderful temple is located in Barsana in Mathura district, Uttar…