POTHIGAI HILLS INTRODUCTION The Pothigai Hills also called as Agasthiyar Mountain, is a famous mountain, and the height of the hill is more than 6000 feet, and this sacred mountain is situated in the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This is the favourite mountain of Rishi Agasthiyar, and he had meditated in this mountain for several thousands of years, and it is believed that still he used to frequently visit this holy mountain. As per legend, during the time of Lord Shiva’s marriage, most of the people went to the holy Himalayas, to witness the divine couple marriage. Unable to bear the weight of the human population,…
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Town Council of Georgetown (Delaware), reportedly for the first time since its establishment in 1791, will start its day with Hindu mantras on January 27, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Georgetown Town Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use;…
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council (Kentucky) will start its meeting with Hindu mantras on February 11, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines from Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord), both ancient Hindu…
Huntsville City Council (Alabama) began its meeting with Hindu mantras on January 28 evening, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed delivered the remotely pre-recorded invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures, which was replayed at the Huntsville City Council on the screen. After Sanskrit delivery, he then read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, recited from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common use; besides lines from Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita (Song of the Lord),…
Milford City Council (Delaware), reportedly most probably for the first time since its incorporation in 1807, will start its day with Hindu prayers on February eight, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Milford City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in common…
City Council of Rochester (New Hampshire), reportedly for the first time since its incorporation in 1891, will start its day with Hindu mantras on February two, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before the City Council of Rochester, largest city in the seacoast region. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the…
Vaishnav Acharya Shri Dwarkeshlalji Mahodayshri (Kadi – Ahmedabad)
VEDAVATI – AN INCARNATION OF MA BHUDEVI INTRODUCTION As per ancient legend, Vedavati is an incarnation of Ma Bhudevi, and after her death, she has taken birth as Sita Devi, the pious and chaste consort of Lord Rama, and she is a worshipful mother goddess. Vedavati is the daughter of sage Kushadhvaja, and the granddaughter of Brihaspati, the holy Deva Guru. Since her father was an expert in Vedas, he named his daughter as Vedavati, and she was brought up by her father in a well-versed manner. She was a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu, and she prefers him as her consort. Due to that she rejected all…
MATRIKAS INTRODUCTION Matrikas are the mother goddesses who are always found together in the temples. Matrikas are the various forms of Ma Shakti Devi, and they are emerged from various deities and they are the consorts of Lord Indra, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. The Matrikas are usually worshipped in seven forms, but in some places, they are worshipped in eight forms. The Matrikas are created to assist Ma Shakti Devi, during her fight with the terrible demons. The Matrikas are mentioned as warrior goddesses, and they would make us into brave people, and would relieve us from fever, hunger, and from…
UKRA KUMARA PANDIYAN INTRODUCTION Ukra Kumara Pandiyan was the son of Lord Sundareswarar, and Mata Meenakshi. He was also known as Ukkira Peru Vazhuti. Lord Sundareswarar and Mata Meenakshi are the forms of Lord Shiva and Parvati and their son Ukkira Kumara Pandiyan is a form of Lord Muruga. Ma Meenakshi along with Sundareswarar, also known as Chokkanathar ruled the kingdom of Madurai, before 5,000+odd years ago. Both of them have taken avatars, in order to maintain peace and prosperity in this earth. Similar to them, Sri Ukra Kumara Pandiyan also ruled the kingdom of Madurai, in a prosperous manner.…
VEHICLE OF LORD DAKSHA BHAGAVAN AND NIRUDI DEVATA INTRODUCTION For most of the divine personalities, their usual vehicles would be either animals or birds like Garuda, Nandi, Peacock and Mouse. But rarely humans also serve as vehicle to the divine personalities, like Nirudi Devata and Lord Daksha Bhagavan. Both of them are having a human being as their divine vehicle. The humans would use to carry them with their shoulders, wherever they decide to go. Once when Lord Brahma had performed a Yagna, a man was emerged from the sacrificial fire. Brahma asked that man to serve as a divine…
FIRST VAHANAM OF LORD MURUGA INTRODUCTION Prior to having peacock as his Vehicle, Goat is believed to be the First Vahanam of Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga was born from the third eye spark of Lord Shiva, in order to kill the powerful demon Surapadma. In order to prove his powers, Lord Muruga playfully fought with Lord Indra and other Devas and killed them, and after the request of the Deva Guru Sri Brihaspati, he restored the lives of Lord Indra and other Devas, and also shown his true form(Viswaroopa Darshanam) before them. All the Devas including Indra realized the supreme powers of Muruga, and…
VAIKUNTHA CHATURMURTI INTRODUCTION Vaikuntha Chaturmurti is a powerful aspect of Lord Vishnu, who contains four heads, and he is worshipped by the Hindus in Kashmir in the temples of Lord Vishnu. This form is considered to be the supreme manifestation of Lord Vishnu. He contains a human head, a lion head, a boar head and a demonic head, which represents his staunch devotee Prahalada. He contains four hands, and appears with a smiling face, and he holds the weapons like sangu, chakra, gada and lotus. Generally, Vaikuntha Chaturmurti usually appears in standing posture, but sometimes he can be seen seated with his divine vehicle Lord Garuda.…
KAN DRISHTI VINAYAGAR INTRODUCTION Kan Drishti Vinayagar is a popular form of Lord Vinayagar. He is mainly worshipped by the people to safeguard from the evil eyes of others, and also to remove black magic problems and enemy related problems etc. Lord Vinayaka is the remover of obstacles and would add sweetness in our lives. He is having temples all over the world, and he can be found seated under the sacred trees, and would give warmth to us during our difficult times. Though he is worshipped in various forms, Vinayaka in the form of Kan Drishti Vinayagar would be…
SWAROOPANAND SARASWATI INTRODUCTION Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati was born in the year 1924, in a village in Madhya Pradesh, and he is a spiritual leader and also fought for India’s freedom. He was the pontiff of Jyotir Math, Badrinath, and for some time, he served as a pontiff in Sri Dwarka peeth. He was the disciple of Sri Brahmananda Saraswati of Jyotir Math and he also served as a president of the Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad. Swami Swaroopanand, fought in the year 2012, to clear the hydro projects, and dam project on the Holy River Ganga. He also wants the Holy River to be cleansed and requested the devotees to…
SANT RAMAI INTRODUCTION Sant Ramai was born in a lower class community in Assam during the 15th Century AD. He joined as a disciple to Shankardev and propagated the principles and philosophies of Vaishnavism. He also helped his Guru to start the new Ekasarana Dharma religious movement. He learned music from Shankardev and sung songs in praise of Lord Krishna. He was a social-religious reformer and he introduced new forms of music and dance and he himself used to play as a stage artist. Similar to his Guru Shankardev, he wrote poetry and divine works written in Sanskrit and Assamese.…
Hindu prayer will open meetings of both Washougal City Council and Clark County Council in Washington on January 11 and 19 respectively, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before both Clark County Council and Washougal City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will recite from Rig-Veda, the oldest scripture of the world still in…