SANT NENURAM INTRODUCTION Sant Nenuram, who was born in the year 1898 to a Hindu family in Islamkot in Pakistan, had left his home at his teenage, in order to travel in the spiritual path. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Rama, and similar to Shirdi Baba, he was liked by the Hindus and the Muslims, and according to him both Lord Rama and Lord Allah are one and the same. After performing penance for a few years, he returned to his native place, and started a big kitchen in order to serve food to everyone irrespective of their…
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CHENGALVARAYA PILLAI INTRODUCTION V.C.Chengalvaraya Pillai was born in a village in South Arcot District, Tamil Nadu during the year 1883 in a pious Tamil Hindu family. His father was a devotee of Lord Shiva, and he used to chant the Shiva Mantra regularly, and he worked as a writer in the High Court. He used to read the Shavite texts, and worshipped Lord Shiva, and performed puja in the Shiva Temples. He also collected the Hindu Puranic texts from various places, which was written in Palm Leaves, and published it in the form of books. Similar to his father, Sri…
SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY MUTT, NANJANGUD INTRODUCTION Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Nanjangud is an important Mutt of Guru Raghavendra Swamy and it is situated in Nanjangud, Mysore. The main idol of Sri Guru Raghavendra was found at Srirangapatna in River Cauvery and it was installed in the Nanjangud Mutt by Sri Sugnanendra Theertha. Before few hundred years, Sri Sugnanendra Theertha of Nanjangud, wanted to attain Samadhi at Mantralaya, and he prayed to Guru Raghavendra. Sri Raghavendra had appeared in his dream, and informed that he would come in the form of idol to Nanjangud. Similarly a washerman had found the idol…
LORD GURUVAYURAPPAN INTRODUCTION Guruvayurappan is the child form of Lord Krishna, and he is worshipped mainly in Kerala. He is the main deity of Guruvayur temple, which is situated in Kerala. The deity appears as the infant form of Lord Krishna. The temple is located in Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala, and this temple is considered as a very sacred temple. Since Deva Guru Brahaspati and Vayu Deva had installed the Krishna’s deity, the deity is called as Guruvayurappan. The idol of Guruvayurappan was worshipped by Vasudeva and Devaki, the parents of Krishna, and later it was worshipped by Lord Krishna himself. The deity is in the standing…
SIVAKAMI AMMAIYAR INTRODUCTION Sivakami Ammaiyar is a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and she was born in Neduvayal in Tamil Nadu, in a rich family during the year 1784, and after performing divine service to Lord Muruga for many years, she died in the year 1854, at the age of 70. It is believed that, after her death, she reached the abode of Lord Muruga, the Skanda Loka. Even though, she was an uneducated woman, due to the grace of Lord Muruga, she was known to read and write. At her young age, Sivakami Ammaiyar married to Kankamuthu, a noble person, and…
VALLIMALAI SRI SATCHIDANANDA SWAMIGAL INTRODUCTION Sri Satchidananda Swamigal of Vallimalai was a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and he attained Samadhi in the year 1950 at Vallimalai. According to the legend, Vallimalai is the place where Valli, consort of Lord Muruga was born, and it is located in Vellore District, and a temple for Lord Muruga is found in Vallimalai. Sri Satchidananda Swamigal had spread the fame of Saint Arunagirinathar’s Tiruppukazh songs amongst the people in South India. Sri Satchidananda Swamigal’s disciple is Balananda, and he has spread the importance of singing of Tiruppukazh songs throughout the world amongst the Murugan devotees. Balananda had repaired…
ARUMUKA NAVALAR INTRODUCTION Arumuka Navalar (1822–1879) was a Sri Lankan Shaivite Tamil scholar, saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga. His birth name was Nallur Arumuga Pillai. He was born in a Tamil Vellalar family in Nallur, Jaffna at Srilanka, and became one of the preachers of the Shaivism sect. Though, he translated the bible into the Tamil language, he prevented the Hindus from converting to Christianity. He searched for the Tamil Holy texts written in palm leaf manuscripts, and preserved it, and published it in the form of books. He prohibited the devotees of Lord Shiva from doing animal sacrifice. His father was a Tamil poet and taught Tamil…
PASUMPON MUTHURAMALINGA THEVAR INTRODUCTION Muthuramalinga Thevar (1908 –1963), who was also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a popular personality among the Tamil people, and he is worshipped as a Holy saint by the people belonged to Thevar community. He was one among the noble persons who lived in the 20th century and done lot of good activities throughout in his life time. He also read Hindu holy texts from his teenage itself, and concentrated his attention on spirituality along with politics. He used to apply the sacred ash on his forehead, and used to frequently visit the Hindu temples, and worship the…
GODDESS SHOBHAVATI INTRODUCTION Goddess Shobhavati is the daughter of Lord Yama Dharma Maharaja, the death god, and the sister of Lord Katila. According to ancient Puranas, Mata Shobhavati is a great devotee of Lord Shiva, and at the time of her birth, she didn’t cried, but made a cheerful smile, and chanted the holy “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA” mantra. Due to that, Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati were very much pleased with the child, and blessed her and gave various boons to her. Shobhavati had developed more bhakti on Lord Shiva, and she installed a Shiva Lingam at the Yama Loka,…
SWAMI VAMANASHRAM INTRODUCTION Swami Vamanashram was one of the holy gurus of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He occupied in the pontiff seat from 1823 to 1839 in the Chitrapur Mutt situated at Uttara Kannada District at Karnataka. Swami Vamanashram had been trained under his guru Swami Keshavashram for several years, and due to that, he has become a master in the Vedas, Upanishads and Hindu scriptures. He was considered as a holy saint, and he died in the year 1839 at Mangalore. His successor was his disciple Sri Krishnashram. The Samadhi shrine of Swami Vamanashram is located at Mangalore. Swami Vamanashram was born in a pious Bhat family in Mangalore. Swamiji contains spiritual powers, due to his…
BABA NAGNATH YOGESHWAR INTRODUCTION Baba Nagnath Yogeshwar was a Hindu saint, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and also a staunch devotee of Mata Ganga, and considers himself as the son of the Holy Mother River Ganga, had observed fasting from 2008, by demanding to remove the pollution and to maintain cleanliness in River Ganga, but he died in a hospital at Varanasi in the year 2014. The Baba was the pontiff of the Kashi Mahashamsan Peeth, situated at Manikarnika Ghat. During his hunger strike, he was visited by many politicians and saints, and they had supported the movement and…
TRIGUNATITANANDA INTRODUCTION Trigunatitananda (1865–1915), was a sincere disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He started a spiritual Bengali Magazine of Ramakrishna Mutt, and he went to America in the year 1902, and become the head of the San Francisco centre. His birth name was Sarada Prasanna Mitra. Trigunatitananda was born in a rich family in the year 1865, at a village in Kolkata, and Mitra had finished his basic education in Kolkata. He was tutored under the famous saint, Sri Mahendranath Gupta, who was a famous saint and the disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He and his guru met Sri Ramakrishna at the Dakshineswar Temple in the year 1884,…
RISHI SATANANDA INTRODUCTION Rishi Satananda was the pious son of Rishi Gautama and Mata Ahalya. Satananda was a great scholar and learnt the Vedas, Upanishads and the ancient Puranas from his father Gautama, and become a family priest of King Janaka at Mithila. Mata Ahalya due to her bad fate was cursed by her husband Rishi Gautama, and she had become a stone, and when Lord Rama arrives at the forest along with Rishi Viswamitra, he touched his holy hand on the stone, and he had relieved her from her curse and brought back her to life. When…
MARAIMALAI ADIGAL INTRODUCTION Maraimalai Adigal (1876–1950) was a Tamil writer, and he was considered as the father of Tamil Language, who strongly followed the Shaivam sect, and worshipped Lord Muruga and Lord Shiva wholeheartedly. He wrote lot of spiritual books in Tamil. Most of his works are based on the Shaivite philosophy, and about the greatness of Lord Shiva. He founded a Shaivite institution and propagated the sweetness and purity of Tamil Language among the Tamil lovers. Due to his fondness in Tamil language, he changed his name from Vedhachalam to Maraimalai. He was against caste discrimination, and he requested the upper class Hindus to treat everybody…
RISHI DRDHASYU INTRODUCTION The famous Rishi Agastya and Lopamudra have a son named Drdhasyu, who is also called as Idhmavaha. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata as a noble rishi, and similar to Bhakta Prahalada, he has learned the Divine Vedas from his mother Mata Lopamudra’s womb itself, by hearing the Vedic chants of his father Sage Agastya, and due to that, at the time of his birth itself, he began to chant the divine Vedas. Similar to other great sages, he is considered as a very pious and holy sage, and his spiritual powers are unlimited. He met the Pandavas and the…
KING KUSHANABHA INTRODUCTION Kushanabha was a great king, and he belongs to the Chandravamsha dynasty. He ruled major part of Bharath, which is the present day India. He was the son of King Kusha. Kushanabha was the founder of the city Mahodaya which is located in the present day Uttar Pradesh. Kushanabha married to a pious woman dancer, and through her, he had daughters. Since Kushanabha had no male child, he sincerely prayed to Lord Indra, and due to that, one male child was born, who was known as Gaadhi. Kushanaabha ruled his kingdom in a prosperous manner, and he had given a golden rule. During…
LORD KATILA INTRODUCTION Lord Katila is the son of Lord Yama and Mata Urmila, a divine goddess who guides the souls to reach their respective worlds. Lord Katila is living in the Yama Loka, and helping his father and mother to discharge their duties in a proper manner. Though he is the son of the death god Yama, he gives good health, sound mind and all kinds of prosperities to us. We would not get the death fear, if we worship him sincerely throughout our life. Lord Katila is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and frequently visits the Shiva…
BHARAT BHUSHAN INTRODUCTION Bharat Bhushan was born in the year 1952 is a famous yoga master, and he is Padma Shree Awardee. He was born at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and he was interested in Yoga from his young age itself, and began to learn yoga from a Guru. He is talented in Hindu Scriptures, and he is considered as an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and regularly visits and worships Lord Krishna at the Krishna temples. He believes that by practicing yoga, all of our mental worries would be removed, and we would get fresh energy in our mind and body. In…
SRI LAKSHMI NARAYANACHARYA – HOLY SON OF GURU RAGHAVENDRA INTRODUCTION Sri Lakshmi Narayanacharya(16th century AD) was the noble son of Guru Raghavendra. He was the only son of Guru Raghavendra and Saraswati Bai. Since at his younger age itself, his father Venkata Natha had become a Madhwa saint and came to be known as Guru Raghavendra Teertha, his mother Saraswati Bai had committed suicide by jumping in a dilapidated well. Due to that, young Lakshmi Narayana had become an orphan, and hence, he was brought up by his uncle, and he was talented in Vedas and other Hindu Scriptures. He…
DEVUDU NARASIMHA SASTRY INTRODUCTION Devudu Narasimha Sastry (1895–1962) was a famous Kannada writer and a scholar. His guru was Vaidhyanatha Shastri. He learnt the Vedas and Sanskrit from his guru, and he was famous in penning devotional poems also. He wrote and published lot of beautiful novels, and in the year 1947, he published a novel containing the life history of the great sage Vishwamitra and he also wrote books on Hindu deities. By praising his efficiency, he was given the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Government of India. He wrote a famous work on the life of sage Yajnavalkya. WORKS Commentary on Mimansa Mayura Antaranga Maha Brahmana Mahaksatriya…