INTRODUCTION Maitreyi (8th century BC) was a saint and a philosopher who lived in ancient India. She was mentioned in the Vedas and Upanishads, and her importance is also mentioned in the great texts. She is believed to be the consort of the great Rishi Yajnavalkya. But some ancient texts mentions that Maitreyi had never married. Whatever may be, she is a pious and a chaste woman who contains good knowledge in divine subjects, and considered as a great woman rishi. She had frequently discussed about the soul and the body of the human beings with Sri Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. According to their…
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INTRODUCTION According to Vinayaka Purana, Mahorkada Vinayagar was born as the son of Rishi Kashyapa and his consort Mata Adithi during the Treta Yuga. He was mainly born to kill the cruel demons, since they have got lot of boons from Lord Shiva, and they could not be defeated by anybody, except by Lord Ganesha. He destroyed Doomakethu, Sindhoorasura, Durmugan and many other demons, in order to protect the demi gods in the heaven, to protect the people in the earth and to maintain peace and prosperity in the entire universe. During his avatar as Mahorkada, he performed childhood plays…
INTRODUCTION Once, the entire universe was suffered from the clutches of the powerful demons. The demons got various boons from the gods by doing penance and tried to rule the earth and heaven. Among the fierce demons, Raktabija was the cruel one, and he used to disturb the sages from doing fire sacrifices and spoil their penances by causing lot of problems to them. (Atticsandmore.com) He got great boons from Lord Brahma, and began to attack Lord Indra. Due to that, the demi gods and the sages began to worship Mata Shakti and praised her glories, in order to protect…
INTRODUCTION According to the great epic Ramayana, Lava and his twin brother Kusha, were the children of Rama and Sita. Lava and Kusha looks attractive in their appearance similar to their parents. Lava and Kusha belongs to the Ikshvaku clan and lived during the Treta Yuga. Lava was elder brother and Kusha was younger. According to the Ramayana, Sita was banished from the kingdom of Ayodhya by Rama due to the rumours made by the people of his kingdom about Mata Sita, since she was under the custody of Ravan for several years in Srilanka. She took refuge in the ashram of Sage Valmiki located on the banks of the River Tamsa. Lava and Kusha were born at the…
INTRODUCTION Kinnaras and Kimburudas are the celestial musicians and they lives in the Gandharva Loka. They are considered as minor deities and are the lower level demi gods. Though they live in Gandharva Loka, they are controlled by the Gandharvas and Devas in the heaven. Kinnaras and Kimburudas are very much devoted with Lord Vishnu, and used to sing songs on him. They also got the powers to visit the divine worlds, and contain attractive looks. They possess good qualities and gives great respect to the demi gods in the heaven. They have entirely dedicated their lives on worshipping Lord…
INTRODUCTION As per Vinayaka Purana, during the Treta Yuga, there lived a noble king whose name was Surasena. He was very good and behaved kindly with his people. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vinayaka and used to perform pujas in the temples and in his palace and offer Mothakams to the First god. Due to his devotion on the Lord, his name and fame was spread, and everyone in his kingdom and from other states began to praise his bhakti. After ruling several years in a prosperous manner, one day a pushpaka vimana was arrived at his palace…
INTRODUCTION According to ancient legend, Sagara is a famous king of the Suryavansha dynasty and ruled the Vidarbha region, which is the present day Nagpur, Maharashtra and he was mentioned in ancient texts and in Mahabharata. He ruled his kingdom in a proper manner, and gave a golden rule during his period. Lord Rama and the great king Sri Harichandra were born in the Suryavansha dynasty. Once, King Sagara performed a Horse Yagna in order to increase his powers. After knowing about it, Lord Indra had stolen the horse and he tied the horse at the ashram of Kapila, who was in deep…
INTRODUCTION Mandhata was an Ikshvaku king and the son of Yuvanashva. He got married with Bindumati, daughter of Yadava king Shashabindu. And he had three sons, and he is well known for his charitable activities, and he had maintained strict law and order in his kingdom. He was mentioned in Rig Veda and Mahabharata. King Yuvanashva of Ayodhya once while hunting in the forest, felt thirst and drank sacred water which was kept by a sage for his wife, without knowing about its reaction. Hence he had become pregnant, and soon he delivered a beautiful baby boy, and he was given divine nectar by Lord Indra itself, and…
INTRODUCTION Harita was an ancient king of the Suryavansha dynasty, and those who have Harita gotra are considered as his descendants. After the death of his father, he became the ruler of Ayodhya. Harita was the grandson of king Ambareesha, and he was the ancestor of Lord Rama. Due to the blessings of Adikesava Perumal, a form of Lord Vishnu, he has become a pure Brahmin, and contains the qualities of Brahmin as well as Kshatriya. Those Brahmins, who belongs to the Harita gotra, would contain boldness, courage and wisdom, and king Harita is considered as their protector. King Harita was a good…
INTRODUCTION King Aja was the ancient king of the Solar Dynasty, and the worshipper of Lord Surya. He was born in the Treta Yuga, and he was good at handling weapons and was a great scholar and an expert in all kinds of arts. He was the son of king Raghu , who was considered as a great emperor of the Ikshvaku dynasty, and his grandfather was the noble king Dileepa. He ruled the kingdom of Ayodhya in a well-versed manner. His wife was Indumati, who was a chaste and a worshipful queen, and his son was Dasharatha, father of Lord Rama. Indumati in her previous birth was an apsara…
INTRODUCTION The Katas Raj Temples is a complex of several Hindu temples and contains a holy tank named Katas which is considered as sacred by the Hindus, and it is believed that by drinking the water in the holy tank would cure all kinds of diseases and removes our sins. The temple complex is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. The temple tank is considered as the teardrops of Lord Shiva, after he wandered in the earth after the death of Mata Sati. The importance of this temple is mentioned in Mahabharata. The great Guru Nanak had visited the Katas Raj Temples. This temple is not maintained properly, and currently…
INTRODUCTION Kantimathi (11th century AD) was the holy mother of Sri Ramanuja, and at her teenage, she got married to Sri Kesava Somayaji, a pious Brahmin scholar, and lived in Srperumbudur, and had one noble son, who was the great Vaishnative saint Sri Ramanuja and his birth name was Ilaya Perumal. Due to her past births good karmic deeds, she gave birth to Sri Ramanuja, who was considered as the divine avatar of Adisesha, the divine serpent bed of Lord Vishnu. She was a good house wife and properly looked after her family, and attended the pujas and homams in the…
INTRODUCTION Jatamitra (14th century AD) who was earlier known as Anantappa had served as a pontiff of Sri Vibudentra Tirtha mutt in a well versed manner. His predecessor was Sri Vibudendra Tirtha and his Successor was Sri Raghunanda Tirtha. He was considered as an incarnation of Lord Rudra, a form of Lord Shiva. After serving the mutt for some period, he had disappeared in a holy tree at Shivapura, Shahapur Taluk in Gulbarga District. It is believed that he is still meditating there in the divine form and blessing his devotees. Anantappa, at his younger age, had lost his parents…
INTRODUCTION Prince Jimutavahana who lived some thousands of years ago in India, was a great person, and since he didn’t want to fight with his cruel relatives, he gave his kingdom and his entire belongings to them, and left his family and settled down in a village nearby a forest along with his parents and his dutiful wife. He was considered as a holy incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Once when he was staying in an ashram along with his family, he heard the cries of a Naga Lady. He approached her and asked for the reason. The lady wept sorrowfully…
INTRODUCTION Jayanta is the son of Lord Indra and Mata Indrani. He is considered as the prince of the Swarka Loka. His sister is Jayanti, and he is mentioned in various Hindu divine texts. He also fought with various demons to support his father Indra. He is a pious and a kind Demi god, but since he had enjoyed lot of pleasures in the swarka loka, once, it is believed that during Rama’s exile, he took the form of a crow and disturbed Mata Sita. After that he got punished by Lord Rama and lost sight in one of his…
INTRODUCTION In our country, due to the grace of the god, lot of saints were lived and still living. They taught us the ways of living a noble life, and the do’s and don’ts in our life. We must follow their teachings in our life, in order to live a sin free and a blessed life. Lot of male and female saints taught us the basic things which must be followed in our life. They insist us to get the ever-lasting pleasure by worshipping the deities. Let us come across some of their famous divine teachings and be blessed. TEACHINGS…
INTRODUCTION Lord Rama is the great avatar of Lord Vishnu and he was born during the Treta Yuga. He was praised for his great attachment with his father Dasaratha, and for living his life in a righteousness manner. He didn’t show his anger with others, and even to Ravana, and initially he requested him to safely return his wife Sita, and during the time of building the bridge, he patiently waited for getting the approval of the Ocean god, Sri Varuna Dev, and since he didn’t appear before him even after waiting for several days, he got angry and tried…
INTRODUCTION Most of the people are not aware of the brothers of Bhakt Prahalad. According to ancient Puranas, similar to Bhakt Prahalad, his brothers, Anuhladan, Hladan and Samhladan contains the characteristics of their brother, and they also become the great devotees of Lord Vishnu, after the death of their father Hiranyakashipu. After Prahalad had become a king his mother Kayadu, and his brothers were supported him, towards ruling the kingdom in a noble manner. All the three brothers were the residents of Swarka Loka in their previous birth, and due to a curse, they have born as the brothers of…
INTRODUCTION Heaven and Hell is the term used in almost all the religions. In a nutshell, those who do good things in their life would go to heaven, and those who commits bad things in their life would go to hell. But our fate is already predetermined by the god, and it cannot be changed even to a little extent. Whatever sufferings we have to face, we must, and there is no other way to escape from that. Daily we are reading in the newspapers that lot of people dies due to accidents, murders and suicides. All these are happening,…
INTRODUCTION A. R. Varadharajanar is a doctor by profession, and a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga. At his younger age, he stayed at Kodambakkam, and used to visit the Vadapalani murugan temple. But after losing his daughter, he had lost interest in living, and stopped worshipping the god and doing puja. Due to that, few siddhars were appeared in person, and asked him to continue doing puja to Lord Murugan, and as per their instructions, he began to perform puja to Lord Muruga, and helped the devotees by removing the troubles in their life, through the grace of Lord Muruga.…