OUR BONDAGE WITH SAI BABA INTRODUCTION Shirdi Baba is a 20th century saint who lived in the Shirdi village at Maharashtra. He lived a very simple and noble life, and dedicated his entire life for doing goodness to others. He had his food by taking alms, and with his followers like Mahalsapathi, Tatya Patel and Abdul Baba, he spent most of his time in a mosque known as Dwarakamai. He has attained Samadhi at Shirdi in the year 1918, and in that place, a beautiful shrine has been constructed. He is welcoming his devotees from his Samadhi Shrine, and daily,…
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RISHI SAUBHARI INTRODUCTION Saubhari was an ancient rishi and he is believed to be the son of Rishi Kanwa, who brought up Shakunthala at his Ashram. Once when Saubhari Rishi was doing meditation inside the Holy River Yamuna, he has seen the sexual union of some fishes. Due to that, he also wanted to enjoy physical pleasures with his consort, and hence he went to the palace of the Mathura King, Mandhata, and asked him to marry one of his daughters to him. Though the king was initially reluctant to marry his daughter to the great sage Saubhari, but after repeated…
BHAKTAVATASALA PERUMAL TEMPLE, THIRUNINDRAVUR INTRODUCTION Sri Bakthavatsala Perumal temple is situated at Thirunindravur, at Chennai, near Avadi, and here Lord Vishnu is worshipped as the main deity. This temple was praised by the Alvars in the famous vaishnavite text, Nalayara Divya Prabandham, a collection of beautiful poems of Bhagavan Vishnu. By seeing the divine face of Vishnu, all of our tensions and troubles would fly away from us, and during the night time, we would get sweet dreams about the Lord. It is also one of the 108 Divyadesams, and here Vishnu is worshipped as Bhaktavatsala Perumal and Mata Lakshmi is worshipped as Ennai Petra Thayar.…
MATA SUNANDAJI INTRODUCTION Mata Sunandaji is a famous Hindu spiritual personality, and she is the daughter of the famous philosopher and divine discourser Swami Parthasarathy. Similar to her father, she is also fondly called as Corporate Guru. Her divine lectures were attended by millions and millions of people, and she was highly praised for citing good examples from the Puranas and Vedas, while delivering the lectures. She clarifies the spiritual doubts of the audience, quenches their spiritual thirst, and brings happiness and spiritual interest through her divine speeches. She has learnt the philosophies and the holy texts of Hinduism under…
YOGA NIDRA INTRODUCTION Yoga Nidra is a type of meditation, and in general, the term “YOGA NIDRA”, denotes the Yoga Nidra of Lord Vishnu, and he is the one who controls the entire universe through his spiritual powers. According to legend, it is believed that during the Tamil month, Aadi, Lord Vishnu had started his ‘Yoga Nidra’. By doing the Yoga nidra, Lord Vishnu is protecting the universe. Based on him, his devotee and the great Madhwa Saint, Sri Guru Raghavendra is also doing Yoga Nidra in Mantralayam, and due to that, day by day he is gaining more and more spiritual…
OUR LOVE WITH OUR HOLY AMMAN INTRODUCTION Amman is considered to be the Chief deity of the Hindus. She is worshipped in various names, and she is having temples all over the world. She acts as an affectionate mother for us, looks after our day to day needs, and satisfies our reasonable wishes. My next house neighbour is Bhavani Thulukanathamman, and daily I used to pray to her for the well-being of the entire universe. She is the one who removes our past birth karmas and would add happiness in our life, based on our sincere bhakti on her. In…
ATITHI DEVO BHAVA INTRODUCTION Atithi Devo Bhava means Guests are God, and they must be given proper respect according to ancient Hindu tradition. Guests must be welcomed to our homes, with due respect, and they must be offered good and delicious food. We should always speak to them softly and must treat them gently and kindly. Even if we didn’t have sufficient food in our homes, we have to immediately arrange food for them from somewhere else and must offer them clean and hygienic food. The great Nayanmar saints used to warmly welcome the guests, and would provide sufficient food…
MATA SUNITI – MOTHER OF BHAKTA DHRUVA INTRODUCTION Suniti is the mother of Dhruva and the consort of King Uttanapada, the son of Lord Manu. The king’s second wife is Suruchi, and their son is Uttama. The king had mainly shown his love and affection only to his second queen Suruchi, and hence neglected his first wife Suniti and her son Dhruva. Due to that Dhruva was very much upset, and as per the advice of his holy mother Suniti, he went to the forest and performed severe penance on Lord Vishnu, and got various boons from him. After finishing his…
KAILA DEVI TEMPLE INTRODUCTION Kaila Devi Temple is a famous Temple of Mata Parvati, and it is located in Kailadevi village in Rajasthan. Kaila Mata is specifically worshipped by the people in order to get relieved from the clutches of the Kali Purusha. Kaila Ma would clear all of our sins and would make us into healthy and wealthy. The ancient rulers of Rajasthan have maintained a close relationship with Mata Kaila Devi, and they worshipped her as their Kula Devata and also as their Ishta Devta. The chief deity of the temple is Mata Kaila Devi. The details about this temple were mentioned …
ASHAPURA MATA TEMPLE INTRODUCTION Ashapura Mata is one of the forms of Mata Shakti Devi, and her temple is considered as the main shrine in Gujarat. She is the one who satisfies the necessary needs and wishes of her sincere devotees, and she also removes the diseases and sins of her devotees. She is said to have taken her abode in Gujarat in order to remove the tears of her beloved devotees. She is also considered to be the incarnation of Mata Durga Devi and Annapurna Devi, and many of her devotees in the villages of Gujarat consider her to be…
BHAVISHYA PURANA INTRODUCTION The Bhavisya Purana is one of the eighteen sacred puranas, which was written in Sanskrit by the great sage Sri Veda Vyasa, who is also an AMSHA of Lord Vishnu. Worshipping Sri Vyasa Bhagavan is similar to worshipping Lord Vishnu, since both of them are considered as one and the same. Bhavishya Purana contains the details about the Kali Yuga, which is our present yuga, and describes about the sufferings of the humans in the earth, due to the influence of Kali Purusha. He also tells the remedial measures to be taken in order to reduce the sufferings caused…
KING NAHUSHA c INTRODUCTION Nahusha was a king of the Chandra dynasty and he was the son of King Ayu, and Queen Viraja. Nahusha was born due to the blessings of Lord Dattatreya, and he was the consort of Mata Ashokasundari, who is popularly known as Bala Tripura Sundari, and she is the daughter of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati, and their son Yayati has become the king after his father, Nahusha. Once Mata Parvati, wanted to have a daughter, and due to that, she requested the divine Kalpavriksha tree to grant a daughter to her. On hearing the words of the great goddess, immediately the Kalpavriksha…
KUNTI MATA TEMPLE INTRODUCTION Kunti was the daughter of Shurasena, and the wife of King Pandu, and also the mother of the Pandavas. She was very beautiful and clever woman, she is one of the main characters in Mahabharata, and she lived in the previous Dwapara Yuga. She kept sincere bhakti on Lord Krishna, and due to that, after her death, she had attained salvation. There is only one temple dedicated for her, and it is situated in a place called Dedia Para which is more than 200 km far away from Gujarat, and it is also known as Devi Mogra temple. According…
PASHA INTRODUCTION Pasha is the divine weapon of Lord Ganesha, it is also called as “Angusha”, and it looks in golden colour, and it also looks very beautiful in appearance. Through his Pasha, Lord Ganesha removes our evil behaviour, and helps us to generate a good behaviour. Pasha also removes the illusion, diseases and evil thoughts and gives enlightenment to us, and it also represents the “OM” symbol. In the pictures of Lord Ganesha, he can be seen holding the Pasha weapon in one of his four hands. According to Ganesa Purana, Lord Ganesha had killed the demon Gajamukasura, through the…
RAMBHADRACHARYA INTRODUCTION Swami Rambhadracharya was born in the year 1950, in a Brahmin family in Jaunpur at Uttar Pradesh, is a Spiritual Guru, and a multi-talented personality. He is a humble, noble and an able spiritual guru, and he has studied the Hindu scriptures like Bhagavatham, Bhagavat Gita and Ramayana from his grand-father at his young age itself. He is a staunch devotee of Lord Rama, and due to that, he was given the title Rambhadracharya, and he lives in Chitrakoot, India. His birth name was Giridhar Mishra. Rambhadracharya is the President of Tulsi Peeth, an institution formed for serving the needs of the…
THIRUVARUTPA INTRODUCTION Thiruvarutpa is a collection of few thousands of sweet songs which was sung by Vallalar. He is considered to be an incarnation of the great siddhar and the Shaivite saint Sri Thirumoola Nayanar. These songs contain the significance of Lord Shiva, about doing food donation and about non-violence. The followers of Vallalar have collected the details of Thiruvarupta and also published it in the form of a book. According to Vallalar, providing food to the hungry living beings is a great task. According to his famous poem, “Whenever I see the infertile crops, I am very much worried”. Vallalar was a strict vegetarian, and…
TRISHULA INTRODUCTION Trishula is a divine weapon, and it also represents the “Victory Symbol”, and it is used by Lord Shiva, who holds it in his hands. Trishula was mentioned in ancient Puranas, Vedas and other holy texts, and it is considered as a very sacred weapon since it belongs to Lord Shiva. In some pictures, we can see Mata Parvati who holds a trishula, and she used it during the time of killing of the demons. Similarly Lord Vinayaka and Muruga also used it while fighting with the demons. Lord Shiva used it at the time of slaying of the demons. Once, Lord Shiva…
VAJRAYUDHA INTRODUCTION Vajrayudha is the divine weapon of Lord Indra Bhagavan, and he is the master of devas, and the god of rains, and he resides in the Indra Loka, also called as Swarka Loka. He has used this powerful weapon during the times of battles with the demons, and if he invokes this weapon, by chanting the mantra, his enemies would be killed instantly. Through the use of this weapon, he has killed large number of demons like Vritasura. The divine weapon Vajrayudha was mentioned in ancient Hindu texts like Vedas, Puranas, Bhagavatha and Mahabharata. This divine weapon was…
VEL INTRODUCTION Spear also known as Vel in tamil, is related with Murugan, son of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati, and he is also called as VelMurugan and by several other names. He is mostly worshipped by the Tamil speaking people in Tamil Nadu and also in some foreign countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Srilanka. Lord Muruga had got this divine weapon spear from his mother Parvati, during the Thaipoosam festival day, in order to kill the demon Surapadman. Vel contains the powers of Mata Parvati, and it represents the “VICTORY” symbol. With the help of the divine spear, Lord Muruga…
QUEEN CHENNAMMA INTRODUCTION Chennamma was born in a small village in Karnataka in the year 1778, she was a brave lady, and she was trained in all kinds of arts, and she was an expert in handling all kinds of weapons. From her young age itself, she was very much devoted with Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati, and she used to visit and perform puja at the Shiva Temples. At her teenage, she was married with Mallasarja, the ruler of the Kittur Village at Belgaum. After a few years, her consort King Mallasarja was died. Due to that, the British…