INTRODUCTION Tatya Kote Patil plays an important role in the life of Sai Baba. Tatya maintained good relationship with Baba…
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INTRODUCTION Shivalingavva Akka (20th century) was a great saint and a holy lady. Shivalingavva Akka was born and brought up…
INTRODUCTION Maragatham (19th century) was a pious woman who was born and brought up at a village in Kanchipuram District.…
INTRODUCTION Maragatham (19th century) was a pious woman who was born and brought up at a village in Kanchipuram District.…
INTRODUCTION Mahalakshmi Ammal (19th century AD) was the holy mother of Sri Kanchi Swamigal of Kanchi Mutt. She was born…
INTRODUCTION Kumara Swamy Desikar (1711–1810), was a Shaivite saint and a spiritual writer and contains great bhakti on Lord Shiva. He was…
VERKADALAI SWAMIGAL INTRODUCTION Verkadalai Swamigal (20th century) was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, and he was born and brought…
INTRODUCTION Doshams are the sufferings faced by the humans due to certain bad karmic acts done in their previous births.…
Benefits of Self Surrender Self surrender is the highest form of bhakti. Self surrender is also known as Atma Nivedana.…
Prayer Prayer or Prarthana in Sanskrit means pleading fervently. It is a form of communication with a deity or an…
Introduction to Essence of Bhakti The nature of Bhakti is inexpressible. Bhakti can be partially explained but its totality is…
How to cultivate/ develop Bhakti? Bhakti is training one’s mind and will towards God. It is a discipline through which…
Meaning of Vandanam Vandanam means offering prayers and obeisance to the Lord. Prayer is an act of communicating with the…
Meaning of Smaranam Smaranam is one of the nine forms of bhakti, where the devotee constantly remembers the name and…
There are nine different ways to express devotion for the Lord. Shravanam is the first form of Bhakti. Meaning of…
Meaning of Sakhya Bhakti Sakhya bhakti is a form of bhakti, wherein the bhakta considers God as his friend at…
Kirtanam is that form of Bhakti wherein the devotee chants and sings praises in the name of the guru or…
Rasas are different kinds of emotions which a Bhakta experiences in his devotion to the Lord. God himself is Rasa…
Definition of Bhakti The word Bhakti is derived from the root “Bhaj” meaning to participate, or to receive a share.…
Meaning of Dasya Bhakti According to Swamy Shivananda, Dasya Bhakti is “to serve God and carry out His wishes, realizing…