Upset Hindus are urging Santa Ana (California, USA) based athletic clothing brand INKnBURN 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 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-hips-buttocks. 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 INKnBURN…
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Upset Hindus are urging for apology from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing for its student newspaper stating “Hinduism is an unforgiving religion”. It was highly inappropriate and insensitive for the newspaper of a “Top Public College” funded by tax dollars and student fees (many of whom were Hindu) to belittle Hinduism, world’s oldest and third largest religion with about 1.1 billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought; distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said in Nevada today. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis to launch…
Welcoming reported attempts of British Museum (BM) in London to remove misrepresentations regarding Tantra in the West through an upcoming Tantra exhibition, Hindus have hoped that displays be in consonance with sacred texts. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that although Hindus were appreciative of BM for its upcoming Tantra exhibition “focusing on the history of Tantra and its global impact”, they feel the need of staying in line with sacred texts to show respect for the rich spiritual tradition. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged BM, which claims to…
Upset Hindus are urging Irton Holmrook (North West England) based brand Utopik for immediate withdrawal of boots carrying images of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha; calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada 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 feet. 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 Utopik to offer a formal apology, besides…
INTRODUCTION Gopikamba (16th century) was a pious and a noble woman and the wife of the great scholar Sri Timmanacharya. The holy couples had three children: Gururaja, Venkatanatha, Venkatamba. Among the three, Sri Venkatanatha in his teenage, has become a great saint, and has given the title “SRI RAGHAVENDRA TIRTHA”. He has attained Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralyam in the year 1671, and is still blessing and doing miracles in the life of his devotees from his Samadhi. Gopikamba was a great devotee of Srirama, and also a dutiful wife to her husband Timmanacharya. She would get up early in the…
INTRODUCTION Gandhari plays an important role in the Mahabharata. She was a princess of Gandhara and the wife of Dhritrashtra, the blind king of Hastinapura, and the mother of the Kauravas. She was well known for her chastity, purity and holiness, and praised as a pious woman among the three worlds in the heaven as well as in the earth. She acts as an example for others, which in this modern day life, we can’t even imagine such a great sacrifice which she has done that after marrying the blind king Dhristrashtra, she also remained as a blind woman by tying her eyes in a cloth in…
INTRODUCTION Doshams are the sufferings faced by the humans due to certain bad karmic acts done in their previous births. Doshams are several types such as: Navagraha Dosham, Pitru Dosham, Sarpa Dosham etc. These doshams create lot of problems in the life of the people, and they would not be able to do their daily activities properly. It may result in losing interest in the studies of the children, and causing loss of memory, poor memory, showing no interest in normal activities, unnecessarily scolding others, unnecessary fear in mind, suffering from diseases, accidents, stress, tensions, worries, sadness, failure in career…
INTRODUCTION Chellappa Swamigal (19th century) was born in Jaffna into a pious Hindu family. His father was a farmer, and he had one sister and one brother. Chellappa studied well in the school and later worked under British Officials. Though he was good at work, he was very much interested in spirituality and was an ardent devotee of Lord Nallur Murugan. One day he left his job and concentrated his attention on doing meditation on Lord Muruga at his home. Due to the grace of Nallur Murugan, he became a disciple of Kadai Swami, who was a popular siddhar. After getting…
INTRODUCTION Lord Buddha in his past births has taken several forms of birth like animals, saint, king and a philosopher. Lord Buddha was born approximately before 2500 years. He was a great saint and formed the Buddhism Sect. Today large number of people in Asian countries are following Buddhism sect and living according to the teachings of Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha in his lectures has mentioned, that he took several incarnations for several thousands of years, and finally taken the birth of Buddha. All the divine incarnations were created to serve a particular purpose, and they are known as Bodhisattvas.…
INTRODUCTION Bhagoji was a helper to Baba, and served him for a long time. He used to get up early in the morning and gently message the body of Saibaba. He used to follow him, whenever baba goes somewhere. He has suffered from severe leprosy, but even then, he has continuously done his sincere service to baba with utmost faith and dedication on him. He even didn’t ask Baba to cure his leprosy, but instead of that, he asked him, to be with him throughout in his life. He was such a noble and good natured person, which we cannot…
INTRODUCTION Azhagammal (1864 – 1922) was the holy mother of Sri Ramana Maharishi. And she lived in Tiruchuli, and had four children, and one among them was Sri Ramana, who is considered to be a divine incarnation of Lord Shiva. After Ramana left his home at his younger age for seeking spirituality and took shelter in Tiruvannamalai, after some time, his mother Azhagammal also stayed with him, and served him in a proper manner. She lived in a state of poverty and stayed in the caves of Arunachala Hills along with her son. She tolerated all sorts of difficulties for…
INTRODUCTION Aryaman is a demi god mentioned in ancient Vedas. By worshipping him, he would come with us like our close friend, and helps us in discharging our duties in an easiest way, and protects us throughout our life. He is considered as one of the sons of Aditi, and he is the god of the mid-morning. According to the Rigveda, Aryaman is described as the protector of animals, and acts as a friendly companion to the travellers who worships him, and arranges proper food and gives a suitable resting place for them through various ways. Aryaman discharges his duties along with Varuna, Bhaga and…
INTRODUCTION Sachidevi (15thcentury AD) was the mother of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sachidevi was born in a pious Bengali family and at her teenage she got married with a great scholar and a great Krishna devotee Sri Jegannath.She dutifully served her husband and looked after him properly. She lived a holy life, and acts as an example for others. After some years, she gave birth to Sri Chaitanya. Sri Chaitanya was a well-known devotee of Lord Krishna and considered as an incarnation of Krishna.After the death of her husband, she didn’t lose hope and raised her son Sri Chaintaya in a…
Annasaheb Dabholkar (1856-1929) was an ardent devotee of Shirdi Baba, and lived during his period and he was also known as Hemantpant. Annasaheb Dabholkar is the author of the Sri Sai Satcharitra, details containing the life history of Sai. He was born and brought up in Mumbai and even though he was not a well-educated person, he contains good knowledge in spiritual matters through the grace of Sai Baba. He worked in the Central government department. He was a well-known poet and wrote lot of spiritual poems. He was a pious and a noble man, who contains courage, wisdom and…
INTRODUCTION Sarada Devi (1853–1920) was the wife and the consort of Sri Ramakrishna. Sarada Devi is affectionately called by her devotees and disciples as the Holy Mother. Sri Sarada Devi is one of great woman saints who cultivated the bhakti among the people, and her noble life was an example for others. She also taught the ways of proper living and asks the people to adopt spirituality in their life. She was the key person in founding the Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission situated at Dakshineshwar. Sri Sarada Devi had contributed a lot towards the growth of the Ramakrishna Movement. Sri…
INTRODUCTION Mirra Alfassa (1878 –1973) was affectionately called as The Mother by her devotees, was a spiritual master and the founder of Sri Aurobindo Ashram. She was good at yoga and meditation and served with much affection and dedication to her Spiritual Guru Sri Aravindar. Both of them were considered as divine incarnations, since their nature were entirely different from other ordinary humans. They used to discuss only spiritual matters and concentrated their attention on leading the people to the spiritual path. Mirra Alfassa was born in Paris in the year 1878 and after finishing her education she travelled throughout the world and finally settled in…
INTRODUCTION Anjana is the mother of Lord Hanuman, and lived during the Treta yuga. According to ancient legend, Anjana in her previous birth was a celestial dancer in the heaven, and due to a curse she was born on earth as a pious vanara lady and married Kesari, a vanara king. Vayu Bhagawan, the wind god, carried the spiritual powers of Lord Shiva to Anjana’s womb, and thus Hanuman was born as an avatar of Lord Shiva. The Anjaneyadri hill in Karnataka is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. In Himachal Pradesh, Goddess Anjana is worshiped as a family deity and a temple is dedicated to her and her Vehicle is a scorpion. Mata Anjana is a…
INTRODUCTION Ammalu Ammal was born in a pious Madhwa Brahmin family in Kumbakonam, and her family members were ardent devotees of Guru Raghavendra. She was a noble child, and contains good qualities, and a devotee of Lord Panduranga and Guru Raghavendra. She was married at her younger age, and lost her husband within a few years of marriage. After she was ill treated by her relatives, she tried to commit suicide. But she was stopped from committing suicide by Lord Vishnu. She was blessed by the Lord and through his grace she lived her life only by taking small quantity of…
INTRODUCTION Alukku Samiyar(19th century) was born in Pudur near Pollachi, in a pious Hindu family. From his childhood itself, he was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and used to worship him in the temples. He was not interested in playing with his friends at his younger age, but performed puja and abhishekham to Shivalingam at the Shiva temple located nearby his house. At his teenage he went on to holy pilgrimages and worshipped Kashi Viswanathar, Srisailanathar and Somanathar. Then he performed severe meditation on Lord Shiva in a forest cave, and through that, he has gained more powers. He returned…
INTRODUCTION Ajamila is a character mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana. Ajamila was a Brahmin scholar and was well versed in Hindu Scriptures. He was blessed with a noble wife and children. Due to his past birth karma, once he saw a woman belonged to lower caste and got attracted with her. He brought her to his home and given more importance to her than to his wife and children. After some time, he left his family, and lived in a separate house along with her. In course of time, through their union they had children. Due to his love and attraction…