#ShubhaAkshayTritiya and it’s significance. Most of us knows that Akshay Trithiya is an auspicious day & many Hindus buy gold on this day, but there are a lot of significant events associated with this day. ◆ This is the day when Prabhu Vishnu in the form of Matsyavatar rescued the seeds from Pralaya and gave them back to Brahma to create a New Universe. ◆ This is the day when Kubera received his wealth and position as custodian of wealth. It is said that Goddess Mahalaxmi gave gold to Kubera, the God of wealth. ◆ This is the day which…
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Sri Narayana Teertha (1650–1745) was a Vaishnavite saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and composed and sung many songs on him. Narayana was born in a village at Andhra Pradesh to a pious Hindu family. He was an intelligent student and quickly grasped all the subjects. He contains very good qualities such as not hurting others by words, and always moved with others in a polite and kind manner. He got the habit of never finding out fault with others, and contains the thoughts about Lord Krishna only in his mind, and he followed it throughout in his life. His birth…
Shri Krishna Saraswati Swamigal (1836-1900 AD) was lived in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Swami was also called as Dattaswami. He is considered as an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was a spiritual saint and born in this earth to propagate the teachings and importance of Lord Dattatreya among the people. He will used to visit the famous temple of Mata Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur, and offer his prayers to the goddess. Swami has got large number of followers, and the most prominent one is Sant Namdev, who lived in Kolhapur. His disciple Guruvarya Appa has shown the spiritual path to many devotees of Lord Dattatreya and guided them…
Achyutananda (16th century AD) was a great poet and Vaishnava saint from Odisha, India. Due to his sincere meditation and devotion on god, he contains super natural powers, and utilized the power for helping the people to relieve from their diseases and problems. He was a great writer and written spiritual books and spread the Narayana Bhakti path among the people, and translated Sanskrit holy texts in the Odia Language in a simplified manner, in order to make it readable even by the common man. Shri Achyutananda Das contains in depth knowledge in all the subjects in the field of medicine, yoga and…
Muruganar (1890-1973) is a great devotee of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi. He was born in a pious Brahmin family in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. He composed lot of poems in praise of Ramana Bhagavan, and Lord Shiva with great devotion. His birth name was Subramania Iyer. He was a great Tamil scholar, and for some time he worked as a teacher in a private school. He visited Ramana during the year 1923, and immediately realized that Ramana Maharshi was his Guru. He also visited Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple. He used to prepare poems and show it to Guru Ramana, and he has…
During 19th century, there lived a siddhar in srilanka known as Kadaiyir Swamilga. He was born and brought up in a village in Tamil Nadu. Before becoming a siddhar, he was serving as a Judge, and giving proper judgements. Once he was disinterested in his job, and become a spiritual saint. After some time he went to Srilanka along with his well-wisher Sri Vairamutu Chettiar. Kadayir Swamigal was a great saint, who contains very good qualities, and lived his life in Srilanka by taking alms, and chanted the holy mantra “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA” and asked others to do so. Though…
Periyanaikutti Swamigal(18th century) was born in Srilanka. He was a great Siddha Purusha and contains great spiritual powers. He was born in Kandy in a pious Hindu family. He was good at studies at his younger age, and got much interest in spiritual activities. He used to worship Lord Murugan at Kadarkama Murugan Temple, and sits in deep meditation for several hours even without having food. After some time, he went to India and met Sri Navaneedam Swamigal and become his friend, and got spiritual knowledge from him. He also met Sithanaikutti Swamigal, and…
Paramaguru Swamigal (18th century) was a Srilankan Saint and a great siddha purusha. He was born in Srilanka in a pious family, and his father was worked as a gardener in a rich landlord’s house. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. He was interested in deep spirituality, and used to sit alone in the Shiva temples, and had done severe meditation. He was also called as Niranjananandar. He used to visit India and got spiritual knowledge under Kadai Swamigal. He solved the problems of his devotees, and removed their sins and illness, and made them to become pure.…
Basavanna was born in Karnataka and is a great poet, and a great devotee of Lord Shiva.He was the founder of the Lingayat Movement. He has written many spiritual books. BIRTH Basava was born in 1105 AD in Karnataka, and belongs to the Kannada Brahmin community, who is entirely devoted to Lord Shiva. He was named as Basava, which was also one of the names of Lord Nandhikeswara. Basava spent twelve years and studied at a Shaivite school for learning.Basava was married and then he has worked as an accountant in the court of king. IMPORTANCE He initiated many social reforms and spent money…
Hanuman Jayanti is one of the important Hindu festivals. Hanuman Jayanti refers to the celebrations held to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman. Lord Hanuman is considered as the 11th incarnation of Lord Shiva. He is worshipped as a symbol of physical strength, energy, devotion, courage and victory. When is the festival celebrated? Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated on different days across the States in India. While in most of the States the festival is celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Poornima (full moon day, in the month of April), in the State of Maharastra, it is celebrated on the Ashwin Krishna Paksha…
Rishi Mudgal, is one of the Rajarshi in Hinduism. He was a Kshatriya king, but due to his severe penances, he attained great powers and became a famous Rishi. He wrote the Mudgala Purana. In his Purana, he praises about Lord Ganesha, and the way of doing pujas and homams to Lord Ganapati. He got very patience and never hated others, and also never cursed others, even if someone had caused harm to him. He was a pious sage. Once, Rishi Mudgal was the king of the Punjab. He is known as Rajarishi similar to the great sage Viswamitra. His name was mentioned in several ancient puranas…
Nirrti is considered as the goddess of miseries and sorrows, one of the guardians of southwest directions. She is also considered as an incarnation of Mata Parvati, and was mentioned in Rigveda and in other famous sacred hindu texts. She is also mentioned as living in the kingdom of the dead. She wears black dress and golden ornaments and contains bright look with charming face. The divine crow is her vehicle. According to ancient puranas, she was born after the birth of Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth. So Nirrti is the elder sister of Lakshmi. Lakshmi presides on wealth, whereas Nirrti…
Maniram Baba was a great saint and a yogi who was involved in deep spirituality and done many good things to others. It is believed that he was born in a village at Maharashtra, in a pious Brahmin family. He was an intelligent and a good natured yogi, who performed many miracles even at his younger age. Once, he met the great saint Shri Gajanan Maharaj, of Shegaon, an incarnation of Lord Vinayaka, and discussed spiritual matters with him. He lived in Baggi and spent several years in meditation and doing noble deeds to others, such as healing their health by…
Nayinatheevu Swamigal (19th century) was born in Srilanka in a pious Hindu Vellalar family. From his childhood itself, he was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and used to write songs and sung in front of his temples. His birth name was Muthukumaraswamy. After finishing his basic education, he has joined as a clerk in a Private Company. Though he worked well in the company, once, he got scolded by his superior for committing a small mistake. He immediately left his job, and went home and wrote a letter to his parents stating that he was in search of…
URVASHI INTRODUCTION Urvashi was a pious and a chaste woman, who had contributed certain portions of texts in the Rig Veda (10.85). She was a great dancer, and due to her passion in the dance field, she had become a celestial dancer and resides in the heaven, and discharging her duties according to the instructions given by her master Lord Indra. Her name is mentioned in Vedic texts and in Mahabharata and she was considered as the most beautiful dancer among the divine dancers in the Indra Loka. She contains very good qualities, and considered as the most obedient attendant of Lord Indra. She…
DAKSHINA PRAJAPATYA INTRODUCTION Dakshina Prajapatya, also known as Khyati, was one of the daughters of Lord Daksha, a great Prajapati and the mind born son of Lord Brahma. She was born before several lakhs of years ago, and she had contributed some texts in the Rig Veda (10.107). She lived a very long life, and after her death, she reached the abode of her father Lord Daksha. Dakshina Prajapatya is also the sister of Ma Sati Devi, who was later known as Parvati Devi and Shakti Devi. Dakshina Prajapatya is also considered to be an aspect of her sister Ma…
Bhuvaneshwari Devi is one among the Mahavidyas and an avatar of Parvati Devi and is formed to protect the universe through her supreme powers. She is also known as Adi Parashakti and is considered as the “Holy mother of the entire universe”. She is red in colour. And wore red ornaments, flower garlands, and she blesses us with a smile on her face, and informs us that we will be protected by her. She was the consort of Trayambaka Bhairava, a form of Lord Shiva, and their glory are praised by the divine demi gods. The Divine Couple are seated in a golden throne, and are…
Mahavir Jayanti 2022: Celebrated by the Jain community to observe peace, harmony and to spread the teachings of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of the founder of Jainism or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak and is one of the most auspicious festivals for the Jain community. Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated not only in India but also in other parts of the world where there is a presence of the Jain community. On this significant day, devotees or followers of Jainism decorate the Jain temples with colourful flags and other fancy materials in a grand way and carry out peaceful…
Tripura Sundari also called as Lalita Tripura Sundari is a powerful goddess and considered as one among the Mahavidyas. She is the consort of Lord Shiva, and an aspect of Mata Parvati Devi. Lalita Tripura Sundari is none other than Goddess Sati, Durga and Mahakali. Lalita Tripura Sundari Devi is considered to be the most important incarnation of Adi Parashakti. She, along with Lord Shiva creates, protects and destroys the world. Her glory is mentioned in the Lalita Sahasranama and features her greatness and kindness among all the living creatures in the world. She appears in yellowish colour with full of garments on her neck and sits…
Matangi Devi is one among the Mahavidyas, and contains the features of Parvati, the Holy Mother. She is also described as an aspect of Goddess Saraswati. Similar to Saraswati, she is the god for education, music, wisdom, courage and knowledge. By worshipping her we can acquire great powers, and can safeguard ourselves from enemies, reach the top position in our life, moving with others in a pleasing manner and obtain good knowledge in all the subjects. Matangi is considered as the goddess of impurity and unhygienic. She is offered with the left-over food or spoiled food. Matangi appears with a green body. She plays the instrument veena and…