ANCIENT DIVINE MARRIAGES INTRODUCTION Similar to the marriages of human beings, marriages of the immortals also takes place before few thousand years. Among the marriages of the deities, marriage function of Lord Sundareswarar, a form of Lord Shiva, and Mata Meenakshi, a form of Ma Parvati, is considered as the most important one. Meenakshi is the daughter of King Malayatwaja Pandiyan and Queen Kanchanamala, who were the rulers of Madurai. After she attained teenage, she conquered all the worlds, and proved herself as the supreme women among all the worlds, and later she went to Kailasa. On seeing Lord Shiva,…
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KING VAJRA NABHA INTRODUCTION Vajra Nabha was one of the Yadavas, and he has become the King, after his father Aniruddha, as mentioned in the great epic Mahabharata. He was the great grandson of Lord Krishna, his appearance was similar to that of Krishna, and he properly ruled his kingdom. He is believed to have ruled his Mathura kingdom for many years, and he maintained strict law and order in his kingdom, and due to his braveness, there were no enemies for him. His mother was Usha, the mighty daughter of Banasura, who was the great grandson of Bhakta Prahalada. Due to his…
PARAMAPADHAM INTRODUCTION Paramapadham is also called as Thayam, is a popular game in Tamil Nadu, and this game is considered as a very ancient game, and it is believed that this game was played even by the gods and the goddesses in the heaven. This game is played even in foreign countries, and this game consists of several ladders and snakes. The significance of the game is, those who climb in the ladder would go to the Paramapadham, also called as Vaikunta, the divine abode of Bhagavan Vishnu, and those who climb in the snakes would fall down, and they…
MA POLERAMMA INTRODUCTION Poleramma is the Village guardian goddess, and she is mostly worshipped by the people in Andhra Pradesh. Poleramma is an incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is worshipped since ancient times. As per legend, she was born in a village at Andhra Pradesh in a pious Telugu family, and her brother is Pothuraju, who is also considered as a guardian god by the devotees of Ma Poleramma. Usually her shrine would be a small one, and it would be situated only in the outside of the village, and it would be constructed with only ordinary stones, since the great divine mother,…
VIMANA INTRODUCTION Vimana also called as Pushpaka Vimana is the ancient flying chariots, which contains supreme powers, and the details about it were mentioned in ancient Vedas and in Puranas. Among the Pushpaka Vimanas, Pushpaka Vimana owned by Lord Kubera is very powerful, and it would allow the people in the entire earth to enter into it, since when large number of people enters into the Vimana, it would automatically enlarges its size. This Vimana was gifted to Kubera by Lord Shiva, in appreciation to his bhakti. During the Treta Yuga, Ravana forcibly took this Vimana from Kubera, and after the…
VANABHOJANAM INTRODUCTION Vanabhojanam means serving food to the devotees under holy trees, and it would be served in big temples like Tirumala, and also in small temples during the Tamil month of Karthika. The food would be served to the devotees usually under the trees like Vilva, Arasa and Vanni, and the devotees who participate in the annadanam would be blessed by the almighty. It is believed that by taking part in the Vanabhojanam event, sins committed by us by the way of killing small insects would be removed. Vanabhojanam was organized since ancient times. Mostly it would be offered…
RISHI NAMAS INTRODUCTION Namas was a great sage, and he was the descendant of Rishi Kashyapa. He was mentioned in the Holy Vedas, Puranas and in Ramayana and Mahabharata, and he is considered as a great Vishnu Devotee. During the period of Ramayana, he met Lord Rama when he was living in the forest along with Lakshmana and Sita, and during the period of Mahabharata, he met Lord Krishna in Dwaraka and worshipped him. Namas gave much respect to the devotees of Lord Vishnu like Narada, Tumburu, Dhruva and Bhakta Prahalada. Once when Lord Indra was planning to fight with Prahalada,…
RISHI PRASHASTAPADA INTRODUCTION Prashastapada was an ancient sage. He wrote commentaries on various holy texts of Hinduism, and he was considered as a great scholar in the Brahma Sutras. He is believed to have lived before few thousand years. Prashastapada also had written books on bhakti, dharma and the ways to attain salvation. He is believed to be a great devotee of Lord Shiva. During his period, he also met various Sages and saints like Adishankara, Markandeya and Viswamitra and discussed with them about spiritual matters. Prashastapada was widely praised by the ancient kings and scholars for his vast knowledge in…
BABA PITHALDEV MAHARAJ INTRODUCTION Pithaldev Ji Maharaj, also called as Baba is a village god in Rajasthan. Baba Pithaldev is also worshiped as the Kula Deva and Ishta Deva in some districts in Rajasthan. His various other names are Baba Prithviraj and Prithvi Singh. It is believed that he took birth at a village in Rajasthan on 1638 AD. Pithaldev was a good warrior, and he used to ride his horse during the times of war. Some Village people used to sing glorious songs on him, and in that they have mentioned Maharaj as a warrior god, and he contains the features of Lord Shiva.…
LORD BHAUMIA INTRODUCTION Lord Bhaumia is believed to be the earth god, and he is considered to be the brother of Ma Bhudevi, and he is worshipped as a village guardian deity in some parts of Punjab and Rajasthan. Most of the people in Rajasthan would do special pujas to him, before constructing/purchasing a house or plot. He is also considered to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva, and he is worshipped by all classes of Hindus. Bhaumia is worshipped since several centuries, and his appearance resembles to that of the Tamil Nadu guardian gods like Iyyanar, Kathavarayan and Madurai Veeran. As per…
SANGAMESWARAR TEMPLE INTRODUCTION Sangameswarar temple is situated in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, and it is a famous temple of Lord Shiva, similar to Angalamman Temple situated at Keerakara Veedi, Erode. Lord Shiva in this temple is worshipped as Sangameswarar and Ma Parvati is worshipped as Vedanayaki Amman and she is also called as Sangameswari. This temple was located near the holy rivers Kaveri and Bhavani and it was praised in ancient Tamil texts. This temple is famous for relieving Pitru Doshams of the devotees. Once on the advice of the divine voice from the sky, Lord Kubera, the god of wealth visited this temple, and performed puja and Abhishekham…
WIVES OF LORD KRISHNA INTRODUCTION Lord Krishna is our divine saviour, and he lived in the previous Dwapara Yuga. His main wives are: Rukmani Satyabhama Jambavati Kalindi Bhadra Mitravinda Satya Lakshmana Among these eight principle wives, Ma Rukmani is considered as the chief wife. Apart from these wives, it is believed that he freed the 16,000 girls, who were kept under the custody of demon Narakasura, and after killing him, he brought them to his Dwaraka Kingdom and with their consent, he married them. He used to take different forms and lived with his wives. Though he lived with so…
GENERAL ASTROLOGY INTRODUCTION General astrology is a type of astrology which is based on the planetary positions of the horoscope of a particular individual. This type of astrology is more popular than Face reading Astrology, Hand reading Astrology, Parrot Astrology and Nadi Astrology. Astrology is an act of forecasting the life of the people, and some astrologers would be able to give 100% accurate predictions to their clients. Astrology is based on our past birth karmas also. Whatever we see in our astrological predictions, may or may not happen in our life, since god only knows about our entire astrology.…
Upset Hindus are urging Tatamagouche (Nova Scotia, Canada) based Tatamagouche Brewing Company to change the name of its beer currently named as Amrita (which they regard as sacred nectar of immortality), calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that amrita emerged from Churning of the Ocean (samudra-manthana), which was highly important part of Hindu faith; and linking beer to it was trivialization of the oldest and third largest religion of the world with a rich philosophical thought and about 1.2 billion adherents. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of…
THIRUMANGALYAM INTRODUCTION Thirumangalyam is the Holy Thread, which is used to wear by the married ladies, and it acts as a symbol of showing their respects to their loving consorts. Thirumangalyam contains sanctity since even the idol of the goddesses would be decorated with this holy Thirumangalyam on their neck. Thirumangalyam would protect the married women from all sorts of dangers in their life, and it acts as a protective shield for them. Whenever a man saw a lady wearing Thirumangalyam, by considering her to be a married lady, he would give good respects to her. But nowadays some activist groups…
PERIYA THIRUVADI AND SIRIYA THIRUVADI INTRODUCTION Thiruvadi means the one who serves as a humble servant to the great almighty. Periya Thiruvadi refers to Lord Garuda, since he is occupying the position of Vahana to Lord Vishnu, and he lives in the Vaikunta along with Lord Vishnu and Mata Lakshmi Devi. Siriya or Chinna Thiruvadi refers to Lord Hanuman, a sincere Sri Rama Devotee. Hanuman served as a Vahana to Rama and Lakshmana during the Treta Yuga, and since he served as a Vahana to the Vishnu Avatar, Lord Rama, he is called as Chinna Thiruvadi. We can also call…
COWDUNG AND GOMUTRA Cow dung, is the waste product of our holy mother Cow. Cow dung is used as a fertilizer for proper growth of plant and trees, and it considered as a holy product, since it is derived from the noble animal cow. Cow dung is rich in minerals, and it would be made to dry, and it would be used as a fertilizer for agricultural products and also would be used in replacement of firewood. In some foreign countries, it is used for generating fuel and electricity. The by-product of the cow is called as Gomiyam and Gomutra, and it…
PALLIYARAI INTRODUCTION Palliyarai is similar to the main shrine of the deities of the Hindu temples, with regard to its sanctity. It is the resting place of the deities, and the place is considered as very sacred by the Hindus. In most of the Hindu temples, after the last puja, during the night, the Urchava idol of the goddess would be placed nearby her divine consort, in a separate room called as Palliyarai, and this would normally happens after 9 PM in most of the temples. This Palliyarai puja is very famous in Meenakshi temple in Madurai and in Chidambaram Natarajar Temple. This function attracts lot…
Hindus are seeking public holiday in Sint Maarten (SXM) on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals; starting 2022. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was not fair with SXM Hindu community as they had to be at work/school on their most popular festival while there were public holidays on other religious days. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, suggested that SXM Government needed to revisit its public holiday policies as the SXM is a multicultural society. He urged SXM Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs and Governor Eugene…
England headquartered leading multinational retailer Tesco has been urged to formally apologize and compensate workers reportedly exploited by its supply chain in India as alleged in a recently published BBC report. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that corporations like Tesco should show some moral and ethical responsibility, be a good corporate citizen and not turn their backs to methodical exploitation of workers in their supply chain for mercantile greed, with an eternal quest for profit and shareholder value. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that reports of no…