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…
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INTRODUCTION Kudai Swamigal was a great siddha who was born to a pious family in Kumarakottam in the year 1897. His birth name was Kanthaiya Swamigal and initially done agricultural work in his farm lands. He lived in Srilanka and he was the disciple of Sri Mahadeva Swamigal. After the death of his wife, he got frustrated and become a saint. He lived a simple and a noble life. He used to carry an umbrella, in order to protect himself from the sun and from the rain and he used to wear only simple clothes and lived his life by…
INTRODUCTION Sri Krishnaveni Ammal, was a woman saint who lived in the mountain caves in Papanasam, Tirunelveli District. She was fondly called by her devotees as “VanaDevathai”. She has been lonely living in the caves since from her younger age. She didn’t get afraid of anyone and considers herself as the child of the Siddhar Saints. She would take only simple food like fruits, milk and biscuits and would offer a portion of her food to the crows and dogs. Mostly she would sits in deep meditation, and chants the mantras of Lord Shiva. Lot of devotees were shared their…
INTRODUCTION According to his devotee’s experiences, it is believed that Sri Kodi Swami was lived for a few hundred years, and attained Mahasamadhi in the year 1993. He was considered as a holy saint and was greatly respected by his devotees and by other saints and received blessings from him. After living in several places, the great saint had finally settled himself at the house of a devotee in a small village near Pollachi in Coimbatore. He used to have a little food and sleep only for a short time. Mostly he would do meditation in his room, and maintained…
INTRODUCTION Maragatham (19th century) was a pious woman who was born and brought up at a village in Kanchipuram District. At her younger age, she got married with Sri Varadarajan, who was a great scholar and an expert in astrology. He was a nice person, and lived his life, by taking astrology as his main profession. Both of the couples were very good at doing puja to the god, and offering food to the guests. Maragatham treated her husband equivalent to god, and gave him good respect. She would get up early in the morning, fetch up water in the…
INTRODUCTION Manomohan Mittra (1851–1903) is one of the famous disciples of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Manomohan was born in the year 1851 at a village in West Bengal. His father was a doctor, and an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, and his mother was also a disciplined and a calm housewife and got sincere devotion on Shiva-Sakti, and used to spend her free time in the temples. He followed the foot-steps of his parents, and developed the bhakti spirit and worshipped the deities in the temples. Once he had a nice dream, and in that dream, a holy saint appeared before him, and chanted…
INTRODUCTION Few hundred years back, there lived a pious king in Kerala, and his name was Samutri, and he ruled the Calicut city in Kerala. He ruled his kingdom in a well-versed manner, and he was very much devoted to Lord Krishna, and used to chant his names regularly. Once he wants to get spiritual teaching from a learned Guru, and searched for him, and after some time, he met Sri Vilvamangala Swamigal at Guruvayur. He worshipped him and expressed his wish. Vilvamangala Swamigal had advised him to leave the bad habits from him like lust, anger and worldly attraction,…
Upset Hindus are urging Amazon UK for immediate withdrawal of two playing card decks carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to be tossed/shuffled around with unwashed hands at gambling card games including poker at casinos or other places, drinking card games, card throwing competitions, “sleight of hand” entertainment, etc. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or…
Upset Hindus are urging Amazon Australia for immediate withdrawal of shorts carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s thighs, groin, genitals and pelvis. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also urged Amazon…
INTRODUCTION Kayadhu was the mother of Bhakt Prahalad, and was the wife of the Demon King Hiranyakasipu. She lived during the Krita Yuga. Though, her husband has caused lot of troubles to the people in the earth and heaven, she was a kind hearted lady, and contains great bhakti on the god. She also tried her level best to change the mind of her husband in order to make him to be a devotee of the god. But she couldn’t succeed in her attempts. But she was gifted by the god to give birth to a pious and a noble…
INTRODUCTION Jambavati is the consort of Lord Krishna. She was the lovely daughter of the mighty bear-king Jambavan. After knowing the importance of Lord Krishna, Jambavan married her to Lord Krishna. Her name is also mentioned in various Hindu Texts. She was married by Lord Krishna, after defeating her father Jambavan in the battle, in order to prove his innocence with regard to the precious Syamantaka Jewel. Krishna was wrongly misunderstood by his own people, to be the stealer of the Precious jewel. In order to provide himself as an honest person, he went to the cave of Jambavan and fought with Jambavan and…
INTRODUCTION Prahalad was a child devotee of Lord Vishnu, and his bhakti on god is unimaginable and unthinkable by us. He showed his selfless devotion on the god, and in return, he has been safeguarded in several circumstances by the divine power, and got all kinds of riches in this world. He lived a holistic life, and never afraid of any bad things happened behind him. His thoughts were entirely about Lord Vishnu only and never thought about unwanted things in his life. He lived for several millions of years, due to the grace of Lord Vishnu. Once he has…
Upset Hindus are urging Scottsdale (Arizona) headquartered Yoganastix for immediate withdrawal of tights carrying image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s legs. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it hurt the devotees. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, also urged Yoganastix to offer a formal apology,…
Hindus are highly concerned at reports of burning of religious flag installed in front of well-known Shri Tulsi Hindu Temple in Richmond Hill area of Queens borough in New York City. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was shocking for the hard-working, harmonious and peaceful US Hindu community numbering about three million; who had made lot of contributions to the nation and society; to receive such signals of hatred and anger. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged administration for swift action; and New York City Mayor Bill de…
Upset Hindus are urging online retailer Amazon Canada for the immediate withdrawal of 3-Piece Bath Mats Set (which includes a toilet lid cover) carrying the images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was deeply revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn a toilet seat cover or put your feet on or absorb bathroom moisture/water. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or symbols or concepts for commercial or other agenda was not…
Like Christchurch’s busy Colombo Street which was reportedly shut down on Sunday for few hours for yoga and other activities, Hindus are urging Auckland Council to do the same with a busy road in Auckland (New Zealand). Hundreds of yogis and others doing yoga together outdoors on a major Auckland street would bring the spirit of togetherness-community-harmony among diverse Auckland populace; and spread the positive energy-vibe thus created; distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) today. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that this innovative re-imagination and re-utilization of busy roads would make…
On March 10, Alabama House of Representatives will hear bill HB235; which if enacted, would allow yoga to be offered to grades K-12 in Alabama public schools, which has been reportedly prohibited since 1993. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged Alabama state legislators to wake up to the needs of Alabama pupils and support introduction of multi-beneficial yoga in schools. Somebody needed to remind Alabama State Department of Education that we lived in 21st century now. Many Alabama public universities and city governments already offered yoga and many Alabama churches hosted yoga classes. Yoga was urgently…
INTRODUCTION Prabhu Jagatbandhu was a great saint and an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna who was born in the year 1871 in a village in Bangladesh. He was very much attached with Lord Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and used to sing melodious songs on them. Jagadbandhu was a Vaishnava Philosopher and spent most of his time in doing meditation and preaching the Bhagavat Gita, Bhagavatham and other holy texts at his Sri Angan ashram in Faridpur, Bangladesh. He was the founder of the Mahanam Sampraday sect. He stressed the people to realize the importance of God by making regular prayers, pujas and doing meditation. He insisted his followers to control their senses in…
Hindus are disheartened over reported ban on yoga classes at Church Hall of Wadsley Parish Church in Sheffield (England), belonging to Church of England. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged Wadsley Church Vicar Dan Brown and Diocese of Sheffield Bishop Pete Wilcox to show some maturity by re-visiting the issue and not deprive area communities the valuable opportunities the multi-beneficial yoga provided. Moreover, Wadsley Church claimed to be “a church where everyone is welcome” and “a place where you can belong and feel at home”. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism,…
Hindus find Lord Ganesha statue in the collection of Vatican’s “Profane Museum” as highly inappropriate and insensitive. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was deeply revered deity among Hindus and was sacred-pious-holy. Placing him in the collection of “Profane Museum” was very disrespectful to the deity whom Hindus worldwide worshipped regularly. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that this 8-9th century bronze statue of Lord Ganesha should not be associated with “Profane Museum”; and urged Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta to display it respectfully in another…