INTRODUCTION
Bhakti songs are the verses from the divine
poems which are written by the great poets and
saints, for praising the holiness of the deities.
Bhakti songs forms part and parcel in the life of the
ancient sages, saints, Varkaris, Veerashaiva
Lingayats and devotees of Lord Panduranga.
Apart from Hindu devotees, Bhakti songs are sung
by Christians, Muslims and by other religious
people also. Bhakti songs are also known as
Bhajan and Kirtan. The great singer and musician
Tansen had also sung lot of bhakti songs on Hindu
deities in the court of King Akbar.
Kannada saints like Purandara Dasa,
Raghavendra Theertha and Kanaka Dasa have
composed lot of bhakti songs on Lord Krishna, and
sang in the temples. The great Carnatic singer and
musician Thiruvaiyaru, Thyagarajar, had sung lot
of bhakti songs on Lord Rama. Similarly
Muthusamy Dikshithar and Shyama Shastri had
sung lot of devotional songs on Hindu deities.
The great Panduranga devotees like Thukaram,
Muktabai, Gora Kumbhar and Sakku Bhai, had
dedicated their life in singing and praising on Lord
Panduranga, and likewise Ma Meerabai and Ma
Akkamahadevi have sung lot of songs in praise of
the almighty.
By singing or listening to spiritual songs
would really add sweetness in our lives. Some of
the spiritual songs in praise of saints and deities
sung by the famous spiritual personalities are as
follows:-
There is a famous Palani Andavar Ashtakam
written in praise of Lord Murugan and the
contents present are as follows:-
1. Oh Palani Andava. Please come, come by
riding on your favourite peacock.
Come with your Long spear and with the
beautiful cock flag,
give me all sorts of prosperity and help me to
reach the eternal world after my death.
2. There are lot of devotees for you at Palani
Temple,
Please free them from the repeated chain of
birth cycles,
Oh Veda Purusha, Tatva Masi, Gnana Pandita
,
Oh Sri Asura Samhara Moorthy, please
shower your grace on us and show your
excellent divine form.
3. Oh Palani Andava come,
Oh Muruga Bhagavane come, come, Oh
Skanda come, Oh Arumuga come, Oh
Vetrivela come
Oh Veeravelava come, come soon,
in order to put up an end for the sufferings of
your devotees.
4. Oh Lord of Lords,
Shower your grace on us, I surrender,
surrender and surrender.
Oh Subrahmanya, I surrender at your holy
lotus feet, Please drive away all the ills, I,
surrender for ever.
5. Palani Andava, Kumara, Shanmuga, Alagesa,
Please come soon to my home. I would adorn
you with flowers, flower garlands, wonderful
ornaments and with excellent garments. I have
kept lot of Pori Urundai, Appam and Murukku
for you, please eat a lot of that by sitting
comfortably at my home.
6. Oh the Divine Guru, Oh son of Lord Shiva-
Shakti, Oh Muruga, Let your beautiful face
give happiness to the entire world, let your
marvellous peacock kill our bad habits, let your
divine spear protect us from our enemies, let
your powerful mantra, “OM SARAVANA
BHAVA”, act as a protective shield for us.
Oh commander of Devas, I surrender, I
surrender and I surrender at your holy lotus
feet.
7. Oh Palani Andava, if I try to commit suicide
will you safeguard me, if I starve in hunger and
thirst, don’t you provide food and water, if I
suffer from illness, don’t you cure it, if I involve
myself in bad activities, don’t you stop it, if I
sing songs on you, don’t you hear it?
8. Oh Palani Andava, I worship you on all
times, on all directions, on all days, I worship
you by calling your names, Saravana,
Shanmuga, Senthil Andava. I worship you by
lighting lamps, I worship you by chanting your
marvellous mantras, I, worship you along with
my family. I worship you even if I become sick,
and I worship you even from my death bed, I
worship you by putting flowers on your idol
and I keep worshipping you for ever!
Some of the wonderful contents present in the
excellent poem “MADURAI MEENAKSHIAMMAI
PILLAI TAMIL” are as follows:-
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai, whose beautiful eyes look like the golden
fish,
Who looks very pretty equivalent to thousands and
thousands of lotus flowers, who is the holy consort
of Lord Sundareswara, who steals the hearts of
her devotees, who gives pleasantness, gives the
wisdom milk(GNANAPAL), comforts us like our
own mother, who is the bold queen of Madurai,
who gives divine enlightenment through her
wonderful appearance, whose beautiful ornaments
shines like the stars, who is the mother of
universe, whose flower garlands delivers good
fragrance, who has beautiful names, whose body
colour is green, whose nose rings adds more
beauty to her, and who contains a pleasing
beauty.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
Who is worshipped even by a tiny ant as well as
by the Devas like Lord Indra, Brahma and Vishnu,
who holds the entire universe on her body, who
holds a beautiful parrot on her hand, and she is
our sweet divine mother.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
Whose significance is mentioned in the Holy
Vedas and Puranas,
who is very attached with her devotees,
and she is the one, who is worshipped by millions
and millions of her devotees.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
who fulfils the wishes of her devotees like the Holy
Cow Kamadhenu and the Divine wish fulfilling tree,
Kalpavriksha.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
Whose words would flow like the holy Pearl,
whose beauty is like the Holy Mountain Kailash,
whose hair smells similar to thousands and
thousands of the Divine Parijatha flowers.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
Who is very benevolent to those who worships her
sincerely, who chant her names and Mantras,
and who surrenders at her holy lotus feet.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
Who is the goddess of righteousness, knowledge
and bhakti,
Who attracts every one with her pleasing divine
beauty, and she is the one who cannot be
compared with anyone with regard to her
intelligence.
I used to daily worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi
Ammai,
since I consider her as my Divine mother, I find
great peace of mind by worshipping her, I used to
dance and dance, would shed joyful tears by
remembering the excellent qualities of Ma
Meenakshi Amman, and I insist the people to
worship Ma Madurai Meenakshi Ammai,
by considering her as their Ishta Devata(Beloved
deity), in order to attain all sorts of prosperity in
their life.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI
ARUNAGIRINATHAR
Arunagiri Arunachalagiri Shivagiri
Shivashankaragiri Shanmugagiri Shivashanmuga
giri Rajagiri Rajarajeswaragiri Sonagiri
Sonachalagiri Ganesagiri Gananathagiri
Kailasagiri Kailasanathagiri Krishnagiri
Krishnarajagiri.
‘OM SRI ARUNAGIRINATHA GURUVE
SARANAM SARANAM”
Oh the great Guru Sri Arunagirinatha, you have
written the wonderful text Thiruppugazh which is
still considered as one of the great devotional
works, which was widely read by the Tamil loving
people, and by the devotees of Lord Muruga. As
per your famous Tiruppugazh, those who sing
Thiruppugazh, their mouth will become sweet. It
means “WE CAN FEEL A VERY GOOD DIVINE
SENSE WHILE SINGING THIRUPPUGAZH”.
Oh the great Guru Sri Arunagirinatha, after you
have got spiritual realization, Lord Murugan
appeared before you blessed you and invoked you
to create devotional songs for the benefit of the
people. You were also known as
Gopurathilayanar, since you have been saved by
Lord Muruga from the Vallala Maharaja Gopuram.
Oh the great Guru Sri Arunagirinatha, you were a
great saint and an exceptional devotee of Lord
Muruga. Your devotion and dedication to Lord
Muruga cannot be explained fully. You were such
an ardent devotee of Lord Muruga. You are still
residing on the souls of the Murugan devotees,
and also guiding them in a proper manner.
Oh the great Guru Sri Arunagirinatha, you are the
great sage Agastya, you are the marvellous god
Veerabahu, you are the worshipful Idumban, you
are the aspect of the divine spear “VEL”, you are
the holy saint Muruganadimai Swamigal, you are
the holy peacock vehicle, you are the cock flag,
and you can be described as the form of Lord
Muruga himself!
Oh the great Guru Sri Arunagirinatha, let the great
guru protect our eyes through his merciful eyes.
Let the great Murugan devotee protect our heads,
by touching our heads on his holy hands, let the
great saint protect our ears by reciting
Thirupugazh songs on to our ears, let the great
Arunaigurunathar protect our entire body by
worshipping Lord Muruga.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF MA AKKA MAHADEVI
Oh our Holy Mother Akkamma, you are our
beloved mother Jakamma, our precious
Annamma, Divine mother Durgamma, marvellous
Renukamma, worshipful Manchalamma, and
powerful Mallamma.
Oh our Dear Mother Akkama, You have written
wonderful writings such as Mantrogopya and
the Yogangatrividhi. You were praised by famous
saints such as Basavanna, Siddharama and
Allamaprabhu for your precious contribution in the
Kannada literature. You were a great devotee of
Lord Shiva.
Oh our Dear Mother Akkama, you have travelled
to the Holy place Srisailam, to have the darshan of
Lord Mallikarjuna, and there you have met few
Shaivite Saints, and discussed with them about
the significance of Lord Shiva. Till the end of your
life, you have been living in the Holy Place
Srisailam and delightfully worshipped Lord Shiva.
Oh our Dear Mother Akkama, you were a sincere
devotee of Lord Shiva and you say that your mind,
body, and soul were belonged to Lord Shiva. You
have never enjoyed a luxuries life, since you were
fully concentrated your attention on Lord Shiva,
and travelled throughout the region, and sung
excellent songs in praise of Lord Shiva. In
recognition to your selfless divine service, the
roads and universities were known to be in your
name in Karnataka.
Oh our Dear Mother Akkama, you have
considered Lord Shiva as everything in your life.
As per your famous saying, the attachment to Lord
Shiva is only the permanent one, and attachment
to other worldly object doesn’t prove to be worthy.
We would surely follow your footsteps, and
concentrate our entire attention towards Lord
Shiva.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI SUDHINDRA
TEERTHA
Sri Sudhindra Munigalu, Guru Raghavendra
Gurugalu, Sri Moola Rama Sevakalu, Sri
Sudhindra Maamanigalu.
Om Sri Sudhindra Teertharu Namaha. Jai Sri
Sudhindra Guruve, you are the prestigious Guru
for our Raghavendra Swamigalu, who was the
honourable pontiff of the Kumbakonam Mutt, and
received patronage from the Vijanagara and
Thanjavur Kings. You only mentored the young
Venkatanatha and gave the sainthood name as Sri
Raghavendra Tirtha. And still now, you are
hearing the voices of your devotees from the
sacred Navabrindavana in Hampi at Karnataka.
Through your devotional works, you still live in our
souls.
Sri Sudhindra Munigalu, Guru Raghavendra
Gurugalu, Sri Moola Rama Sevakalu, Sri
Sudhindra Maamanigalu.
Om Sri Sudhindra Teertharu Namaha. Jai Sri
Sudhindra Guruve, during your life time you have
done lot of miracles. Once you have brought rain
in a drought area and converted day into night,
and you were able to do all these things only due
to the divine grace of ‘Lord Hari’. You have
blessed the childless people for giving birth to
noble children, and relieved the people from
various diseases and brought happiness in their
homes.
Sri Sudhindra Munigalu, Guru Raghavendra
Gurugalu, Sri Moola Rama Sevakalu, Sri
Sudhindra Maamanigalu.
Om Sri Sudhindra Teertharu Namaha. Jai Sri
Sudhindra Guruve, you have studied all the
shastras without much difficulty, and you had
attained the ocean of knowledge through your
wonderful guru ‘Sri Vijayendra Tirtha’, and you
were blessed to have the wonderful darshan of
Lord Sri Rama on your dream, and due to that,
you have gained lot of spiritual powers.
Sri Sudhindra Munigalu, Guru Raghavendra
Gurugalu, Sri Moola Rama Sevakalu, Sri
Sudhindra Maamanigalu.
Om Sri Sudhindra Teertharu Namaha. Jai Sri
Sudhindra Guruve, you are the one who has
introduced a great Madhwa saint ‘GURU
RAGHAVENDRA SWAMIGAL’ who is regarded
as Kaliyuga Kamadhenu( A wish fulfilling cow) and
kalpavriksha(A wish fulfilling tree) and who is
widely worshipped not only by Madhwas, but also
by all types of people in this world, without
showing any discrimination in caste, creed,
community or religion.
Sri Sudhindra Munigalu, Guru Raghavendra
Gurugalu, Sri Moola Rama Sevakalu, Sri
Sudhindra Maamanigalu.
Om Sri Sudhindra Teertharu Namaha. Jai Sri
Sudhindra Guruve, you are still active in your
Brindavan and gives boon to your devotees. Like
Raghavendra Tirtha, you have done lot of miracles
in the lives of your devotees. You are still listening
to our prayers from your Brindavan, protecting us
from all sorts of difficulties, and giving us all the
needs by praying to Lord Rama. You contains vast
knowledge equivalent to Deva Guru Brihaspati,
since Ma Saraswati permanently dwell on your
soul. You are like the Holy pot “AMUDHA
SURABHI”, which gives unlimited food, and
likewise, through your marvellous works, you still
share your vast knowledge with your devotees.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI JAGANNATHA
DASARU
Dasa Sri Jagannatha Dasa, Namma Paramaguru
Sri Jagannatha Dasa Namma Gurugalu Sri
Raghavendra Dasa.
Hey! Sri Haridasa, Lakshmi Dasa, Guru
Jagannatha Dasa, due to your great Bhakti, you
are the most liked Hari Dasa, your famous work Sri
Harikathamritasara, was considered as a
popular divine work, and it was praised by the
“HARI BHAKTAS”, as if the Original Divine Fluid
(Amirtham) was flown into their ears, and it was
well accepted by the people. You have
concentrated your entire time on the devotion of
Lord Hari, and on composing various divine songs
in praise of Lord Hari.
Hey! Sri Haridasa, Lakshmi Dasa, Guru
Jagannatha Dasa, You were a great scholar and
talented in all arts. You were a best spiritual guru,
and acted as a guide to your devotees. You have
shown the right path to your devotees by asking
them to concentrate their entire attention only
towards “LORD HARI” and not on other worldly
pleasures. You had advised your followers to
sincerely worship Lord Hari to enter into the path
of “SALVATION”, and you strongly advocated the
spiritual path among your followers.
Hey! Sri Haridasa, Lakshmi Dasa, Guru
Jagannatha Dasa, you were very popular in
composing divine songs on Lord Hari, and also a
great saint, occupied a key role towards spreading
the devotion among the people. You have taught
the principles of Hinduism in a simple manner,
which can be easily followed by the common
people.
Hey! Sri Haridasa, Lakshmi Dasa, Guru
Jagannatha Dasa, you were the holy Sahalada,
the great Shalya and the humble devotee of
Mantralaya Maamani Guru Raghavendra
Swamigal. You have played a key role in
spreading the significance of Guru Raghavendra
Swamigal and you were able to achieve it, by
singing glorious songs in praise of Rayaru at his
Mantralayam Brindavan. You are the precious
Saint, humble person and noble Guru.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI GOPALADASARU
Gopala Ramana, Sri Gopala Krishna, Gopala
Dasa, Namma Sri Haridasa. Oh! The great
Madhwa Saint, Sri Gopaladasaru, you are well
known in various kinds of arts, and you have
composed lot of bhakti songs in praise of the
Lord Vishnu. Oh the great Sri VaidhyaNarayana
Dasa, once you have relieved the stomach pain of
Sri Jagannatha Dasa, who was also a great saint
following the philosophy of Madhva. You have
preached the philosophies of Madhvacharya
throughout the country.
Gopala Ramana Sri Gopala Krishna, Gopala
Dasa, Namma Sri Haridasa. Oh! The great
Madhwa Saint, Sri Gopaladasaru, you were a
great Madhwa saint, and an ardent devotee of
Lord Hari, and you were the main person in
inculcating the HARI BHAKTI among the masses.
You have cured the diseases of your devotees,
and spread the importance of devotion among
the people, and you have relieved the sins of your
devotees through your sincere worship on Lord
Hari. During your period, your devotees were
eagerly attended your divine concerts, and they
have deeply involved in HARI BHAKTI through
your devotional Songs
Gopala Ramana Sri Gopala Krishna, Gopala
Dasa, Namma Sri Haridasa. Oh! The great
Madhwa Saint, Sri Gopaladasaru, you look similar
to the great Narada Maharishi, since your mouth
always recites the pleasant name, ”NARAYANA”,
“NARAYANA”. You are one of the best
Bhagavathas, who was deeply attached with Lord
Vishnu. Your name and fame would never
diminish, and you would remain as the “BEST
BHAGAVATA”, for ever.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI
VIJAYADASARU
Dasaru Mahima, Namma Vijaya Dasaru
Mahima, Jai Sri Vijaya Dasaru, Nitya Hari
Dasaru, Satya Hari Dasaru, Namma Ishta
Hari Dasaru. Oh! The great Saint Sri Vijaya
Dasaru, you are the main person towards
spreading the importance of Dvaita
philosophy of Guru Madhwacharya. Through
your great divine compositions, you were
regarded as a great scholar among all the
people and you were well versed in Kannada
literature.
Dasaru Mahima, Namma Vijaya Dasaru
Mahima, Jai Sri Vijaya Dasaru, Nitya Hari
Dasaru, Satya Hari Dasaru, Namma Ishta
Hari Dasaru. Oh! The great Saint Sri Vijaya
Dasaru, you have performed many miracles in
the lives of your devotees and made them to
live happily, and you have even turned an
uneducated person into an educated person,
cured the diseases of the people, and spread
the bhakti movement of Lord Narayana.
Dasaru Mahima, Namma Vijaya Dasaru
Mahima, Jai Sri Vijaya Dasaru, Nitya Hari
Dasaru, Satya Hari Dasaru, Namma Ishta
Hari Dasaru. Oh! The great Saint Sri Vijaya
Dasaru, According to you, only due to the
divine grace of Lord Narayana, you have
performed the miracles in the lives of your
devotees. You are considered as the spiritual heir
of the Great Saint Sri Purandara Dasa, and also
considered as an incarnation of Sri Bhrigu
Maharishi.
Dasaru Mahima, Namma Vijaya Dasaru
Mahima, Jai Sri Vijaya Dasaru, Nitya Hari
Dasaru, Satya Hari Dasaru, Namma Ishta
Hari Dasaru. Oh! The great Saint Sri Vijaya
Dasaru, you have practiced the habit of
singing devotional songs, and chanting of
god’s name amongst the people. According to
you, any impossible thing can be made into
possible, by chanting the glory of God’s name,
and to get deeply attached with him. You were
the main saint in spreading the importance of
Lord Narayana through your famous
compositions, which were developed and
sung by you.
Dasaru Mahima, Namma Vijaya Dasaru
Mahima, Jai Sri Vijaya Dasaru, Nitya Hari
Dasaru, Satya Hari Dasaru, Namma Ishta
Hari Dasaru. Oh! The great Saint Sri Vijaya
Dasaru, you are a great and a kind hearted
saint, who took birth for the welfare of the
people, and for spreading the importance of
“HARI BHAKTI” amongst the masses. During
your period, you have fantastically solved the
problems of the people, turned their sorrows
into happiness, and you have given all kinds
of prosperity in the lives of your devotees and
followers.
WONDERFUL SONGS IN PRAISE OF
NAVARATNA SRI KANAKA DASA
Dasa Dasa, Sri Kanaka Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Guru
Vyasa Teertha Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Sri Hari
Mahaprabhu Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Ma Lakshmi
Devi Dasa.
Oh our great Hari Dasaru Sri Kanakadasaru, you
have become a staunch devotee and servant of
Lord Hari, after you have been miraculously saved
by Lord Hari in a war, even at your younger age
itself, you have written several poems like
Sri Narasimha stotra, Sri Ramadhyana
Mantra,and Mohanatarangini, and apart from that,
you have also explained about the ways of
attaining SALVATION. As per your opinion when
once a person eliminates his ego, and treats all
the people alike, he is capable of attaining
salvation. You are regarded as an aspect of the
holy deity, ‘LORD YAMA DHARMA MAHARAJ’.
Dasa Dasa, Sri Kanaka Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Guru
Vyasa Teertha Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Sri Hari
Mahaprabhu Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Ma Lakshmi
Devi Dasa.
Oh our great Hari Dasaru Sri Kanakadasaru, you
had a special association with Udupi as you were
the follower of Sri Vyasatirtha Swamiji. You were
against caste discrimination, and in some of your
songs you have mentioned about that! Due to your
staunch bhakti on Udupi Krishna, the deity of Lord
Krishna had turned around in order to make you to
easily see the Lord. Your bhakti on Vishnu is
amazing! Hence, I am praying to you to make me
a Haridasa similar to you!
Dasa Dasa, Sri Kanaka Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Guru
Vyasa Teertha Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Sri Hari
Mahaprabhu Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Ma Lakshmi
Devi Dasa.
Oh our great Hari Dasaru Sri Kanakadasaru, Your
wonderful writing shows that Hari Bhakti is one of
the daily activities of a common man. Your
writings also addressed several social issues in
addition to devotional aspect. Hey Mahaprabhu,
You were very straight forward in opposing
the caste system which prevailed during those
days. The deity which you worshiped was
Adhikeshava of Kaginele, presently in Haveri
district of Karnataka.
Dasa Dasa, Sri Kanaka Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Guru
Vyasa Teertha Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Sri Hari
Mahaprabhu Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Ma Lakshmi
Devi Dasa.
Oh our great Hari Dasaru Sri Kanakadasaru, in
addition to being a poet, you have worked as a
social reformer also by criticizing the upper
communities that were suppressing the
disadvantaged communities. You have made
extreme effort in developing the disadvantaged
communities, and for that, you have effectively
used music to convey your philosophy. Due to the
grace of Lord Venkateswara, you have got the
golden opportunity to live at Tirupathi during your
last days. You are one of the greatest musicians,
composers, poets, social reformers, philosophers
and saints that India had ever seen.
Dasa Dasa, Sri Kanaka Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Guru
Vyasa Teertha Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Sri Hari
Mahaprabhu Dasa, Dasa Dasa, Ma Lakshmi
Devi Dasa.
Oh our great Hari Dasaru Sri Kanakadasaru, you
had possessed several good qualities in your life,
such as uplifting the down trodden low caste
people, developing Hari bhakti through your
mesmerising songs, and promoting music
and poems among people. You are the one who
acts as a messenger to god, for doing Good to the
people. Those you recite your name would be
treated as reciting the 1008 names of Lord Hari,
those who sing songs in praise of you, would
be treated as if they have sung songs in praise of
Lord Hari, and those who worship you would be
considered as if they have worshipped the entire
33 crores of Devas present in the heaven!
SOME OF THE MARVELLOUS SONGS IN
PRAISE OF SRI PURANDARA DASARU ARE
AS FOLLOWS:-
Purandara Purandara Pandari Natha
Purandara, Jai Sri Purandara Dasaru Namo
Namaha.
Oh our great Purandara Dasa, Sri Hari Dasa, Sri
Narada Maamuni, since you are the precious son
of Ma Saraswati, you are well educated in basic
education and in the languages of Kannada,
Sanskrit and devotional music. After you have
realised that Lord Hari alone is the precious thing,
you have donated your entire wealth to the poor
people, and left your home along with your family
and lived a saintly life, by the way of taking alms
and sang the glory of the lord and become a great
HARIDASA.
Purandara Purandara Pandari Natha
Purandara, Jai Sri Purandara Dasaru Namo
Namaha.
Oh our great Purandara Dasa, Sri Hari Dasa, Sri
Narada Maamuni, since Lord Hari loves you so
much, you have joined under the great saint
Sri Vyasatirtha, a wonderful Madhwa saint and
the Guru of Sri Krishnadevaraya, the emperor of
Vijayanagar kingdom, and you have been awarded
the title Purandara Dasa by your guru, after that
you have travelled to various sacred places and
composed beautiful songs on Lord Hari, and at
your later stage, you have settled down in Hampi.
Purandara Purandara Pandari Natha
Purandara, Jai Sri Purandara Dasaru Namo
Namaha.
Oh our great Purandara Dasa, Sri Hari Dasa, Sri
Narada Maamuni, you have composed few lakhs
of songs in praise of Lord Hari, and this shows
your true devotion and dedication on Lord Hari.
Still now people remember you by celebrating
your Aradhana which would be held on the pushya
bahula amavasya in (February–March).
Musicians from south India and your devotees
celebrate the Aradhana festival with much interest
and enthusiasm.
Purandara Purandara Pandari Natha
Purandara, Jai Sri Purandara Dasaru Namo
Namaha.
Oh our great Purandara Dasa, Sri Hari Dasa, Sri
Narada Maamuni, Being the avatar of Narada
Maharishi, you would surely give good knowledge
in all the subjects and help us to get good
knowledge, wisdom, courage and boldness. By
worshipping you, we could please the divine
mother Saraswati Devi, goddess of education and
arts. Apart from giving knowledge to us, you would
also relieve us from our sins and removes our
mental and physical problems. By chanting your
name and by singing your marvellous songs, we
can attain great prosperity in our life.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF OUR MERCIFUL GURU
SRI VIJAYENDRA TEERTHARU
Vijayendra, Sri Vijayendra, you are the great
Gnanendra, Upendra, Mahendra, Veerendra and
Deerendra. Oh our Holy Guru Sri Vijayendra
Swamigalu, Sri Karunya Moorthigalu, Sri Sundara
Acharyargalu, you have participated in spiritual
discussions with the Advaita philosopher Appayya
Dikshita and the Veerashaiva Emme Basava and
you have won in those spiritual debates, and you
are a master of over 64 arts, and this shows that
goddess Ma Saraswati permanently dwells on you!
Vijayendra, Sri Vijayendra, you are the great
Gnanendra, Upendra, Mahendra, Veerendra and
Deerendra. Oh our Holy Guru Sri Vijayendra
Swamigalu, Sri Karunya Moorthigalu, Sri Sundara
Acharyargalu, you served as a pontiff in the
Kumbakonam Mutt under the holy Guru Sri
Surendra. You have defeated the people by
adopting the intelligence (Tantra) of Lord Krishna,
without causing any blood-shed and violence. How
I will forget you my Holy Guru, after visiting your
Mutt, I have been protected by you, and you have
also rescued me from a very big problem! And
now I am able to survive in my life only through
your grace, Oh Sri Gurugalu!
Vijayendra, Sri Vijayendra, you are the great
Gnanendra, Upendra, Mahendra, Veerendra and
Deerendra. Oh our Holy Guru Sri Vijayendra
Swamigalu, Sri Karunya Moorthigalu, Sri Sundara
Acharyargalu, you have saved Madhva Philosophy
from a serious threat of extinction in South India,
during the 16th century. The followers of Madhva
Philosophy are always grateful to you, and you
had the victory against all of your opponents in all
fields. Once you have Defeated Krishna Sharma in
debate, a Mantrika in Mantrika Vidya, and even
when some pretty girls tried to test you using
Kama Shastra, you easily defeated them.
Vijayendra, Sri Vijayendra, you are the great
Gnanendra, Upendra, Mahendra, Veerendra and
Deerendra. Oh our Holy Guru Sri Vijayendra
Swamigalu, Sri Karunya Moorthigalu, Sri Sundara
Acharyargalu, you have saved many people from
their problems, cured their diseases and also
invoked the Hari bhakti on to them. You are very
kind among your devotees and you a very noble
and worshipful Universal Madhwa saint.
Vijayendra, Sri Vijayendra, you are the great
Gnanendra, Upendra, Mahendra, Veerendra and
Deerendra. Oh our Holy Guru Sri Vijayendra
Swamigalu, Sri Karunya Moorthigalu, Sri Sundara
Acharyargalu, you are still doing lot of favours to
your devotees from your Brindavana. You are the
one who protects your devotees from all sorts of
difficulties in their life. During your period, you
cannot be defeated by anyone due to your staunch
HARI BHAKTI. Similar to you, we should also
practice such kind of devotion to god.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI VADIRAJA
TEERTHA
Vadiraja you are the great Varadaraja, Sri
Venkataraja, Rajathiraja and Sri Kamalaraja. Oh
the great Saint Sri Vadirajaru, your devotional
works are very good, simple, meaningful and filled
with full of devotion which can be read even by an
ordinary person. You have undergone Holy
pilgrimages in India, and during those journeys,
you have done a lot of miracles such as
resurrection of the dead and removal of evil spirits
and demons and cured the dreaded diseases of
the people.
Vadiraja you are the great Varadaraja, Sri
Venkataraja, Krishnaraja, Rajathiraja and Sri
Kamalaraja. Oh the great Saint Sri Vadirajaru, You
are the master of the divine ghost Sri Bhutaraja,
and due to your significance, Sri Bhutaraja obeyed
you and served you as a servant. You have also
participated in the debates held with Jain scholars
and won in those debates.
Vadiraja you are the great Varadaraja, Sri
Venkataraja, Krishnaraja, Rajathiraja and Sri
Kamalaraja. Oh the great Saint Sri Vadirajaru, you
have restructured the organisation of the temple at
Udupi, established the Ashta Mathas around the
temple and renovated the temple itself, and During
your period, due to your holiness, Lord Vishnu
took the form of Hayakriva(Divine Horse) and
wilfully accepted the prasadam of Horse gram from
the plate, and this wonderful incident shows your
pure devotion towards god.
Vadiraja you are the great Varadaraja, Sri
Venkataraja, Krishnaraja, Rajathiraja and Sri
Kamalaraja. Oh the great Saint Sri Vadirajaru, you
are an efficient and eminent writer, and your works
are highly appreciated, and among your various
wonderful poems, the poem titled Rukminisha
Vijaya, was well appreciated by everyone, Hey Sri
Paramaguru Rayaru, I want to once visit your Holy
Brindavana, which is situated at Sodhe in
Karnataka, and to offers prayers to you. Those
who worship you with sincere devotion would get
answered by you immediately. You are a
UNIVERSAL SAINT, and you expects only pure
bhakti from us and nothing more else. Oh, the
great Guru Sri Vadiraja Teertharu, please remove
my sufferings and make me to shine well at least
in my future life.
PRECIOUS SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI
PADARAJA TEERTHA
Let us do Padapuja to our precious Madhwa Guru
Sri Padaraja, who was an incarnation of our Dear
Star deity Sri Dhruva. Oh! The great Sri
Padangalavargalu, you have written excellent
songs and hymns in praise of Lord Krishna, and it
also contains the concepts of Dvaita principles,
and you have composed several kirtanas praising
Lord Hari, and hearing those songs are like
pouring the divine nectar (Amirta) directly on to our
ears.
Let us do Padapuja to our precious Madhwa Guru
Sri Padaraja, who was an incarnation of our Dear
Star deity Sri Dhruva. Oh! The great Sri
Padangalavargalu whose Guru was our great Sri
Vyasaraja. You were born with an intention to
spread the Hari Dasa Bhakti movement and to
invoke Sanatana Dharma Principles in this world.
You were a great scholar and possessed super
natural powers, and you have helped the people to
lead a good and disciplined life through your
teachings. You have led a simple life and you were
a humble and soft spoken saint.
Let us do Padapuja to our precious Madhwa Guru
Sri Padaraja, who was an incarnation of our Dear
Star deity Sri Dhruva. Oh! The great Sri
Padangalavargalu, we would pray to the humble
saint who was also an avatar of Bhakt Dhuruva,
and put all of our problems on your lotus feet. You
would immediately answer to our problems and
would give a good solution. You are shining like a
star in your sacred Brindavan. From your
Brindavan, you are carefully noticing the sufferings
of your devotees and by worshipping
Lord Hari, you are removing their difficulties and
brings happiness in their life.
Let us do Padapuja to our precious Madhwa Guru
Sri Padaraja, who was an incarnation of our Dear
Star deity Sri Dhruva. Oh! The great Sri
Padangalavargalu, you are the saviour for us and
the one who helps in tackling difficult situations in
our life and cures several chronic diseases by your
amazing super natural powers. Your devotional
works are very sweet in nature similar to you, and
every year through your utmost grace, your
Aradhana festival is being nicely celebrated in
Mulbagal, and free food would also be served to
the devotees.
Let us do Padapuja to our precious Madhwa Guru
Sri Padaraja, who was an incarnation of our Dear
Star deity Sri Dhruva. Oh! The great Sri
Padangalavargalu, though you were a saint, yet, I
have prepared lot of wonderful dishes for you.
Though I am not observing too much neatness on
my body, yet, I feel that my heart is pure. Hence,
please come to our home, have sumptuous food
and bless me. This is my humble request!
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI JAYA TEERTHARU
Teertharu Namma Sri Jaya Teertharu, Madhwa
Maamani Sironmani Navaratna Sri Hari Sevaka
Namma Sri Jaya Jaya Jaya Teertharu. Oh! The
worshipful Sri Jaya Teertha, Your grand skill and
wisdom has fetched you the glorious title ‘SRI
TEEKACHARYA’. You have rendered several
spiritual works related to Guru Madhva’s work and
also wrote several independent works.
Teertharu Namma Sri Jaya Teertharu, Madhwa
Maamani Sironmani Navaratna Sri Hari Sevaka
Namma Sri Jaya Jaya Jaya Teertharu. Oh! The
worshipful Sri Jaya Teertha, you have been
initiated into sainthood by Sri Akshobhya Teertha.
You are a person who is against physical
pleasures, hence you took the form of a snake, in
front of your newly wedded wife, and after that,
everyone had realized that you were not an
ordinary human being, but a divine human, who
was born to achieve great deeds.
Teertharu Namma Sri Jaya Teertharu, Madhwa
Maamani Sironmani Navaratna Sri Hari Sevaka
Namma Sri Jaya Jaya Jaya Teertharu. Oh! The
worshipful Sri Jaya Teertha, though you have lived
for a short period, yet, during that period itself, you
have done many spiritual work and spiritual
services for the benefit of the mankind. During the
time of your sainthood, you have done so many
miracles and showered your grace on to the life of
your devotees. You have washed out the sins of
your devotees, cured various diseases and spread
the holy Nama of HARI among the people, and
you also took adequate care and attention on to
the life of your devotees.
Teertharu Namma Sri Jaya Teertharu, Madhwa
Maamani Sironmani Navaratna Sri Hari Sevaka
Namma Sri Jaya Jaya Jaya Teertharu. Oh! The
worshipful Sri Jaya Teertha, you have occupied a
special place in the history of Dvaita Literature,
and your style of writing was very nice. Your
masterpiece, Nyaya Sudha or Nectar of Logic,
deals with a range of Madhwa philosophies that
were very popular during the time of your period.
Teertharu Namma Sri Jaya Teertharu, Madhwa
Maamani Sironmani Navaratna Sri Hari Sevaka
Namma Sri Jaya Jaya Jaya Teertharu. Oh! The
worshipful Sri Jaya Teertha, you are a great
Madhwa saint who has possessed various spiritual
powers and you still heals your devotees. You are
the one who provides us the vast knowledge in
spiritual subjects, and spreading the awareness of
Hindu Religion. Still you are doing a lot of miracles
in the lives of your devotees from your holy
Brindavan. You are the true saviour at this difficult
Kaliyuga, you are the kind Guru, you are the
sparkling GEM
and you are our most honourable, Sri Haridasaru!
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI RAMALINGA
ADIGALAR
Rama Lingam, Sri Rama Lingeswaram, Sri Rama
Lingam, Sarveswara Sundara Lingam. Oh! The
great Saint Sri Ramalinga, you are doing selfless
service to the living beings, and at your Sabha all
types of people are allowed without any difference
in caste, creed and community, and according to
you, God is one, and you have very much worried
about caste discrimination.
Rama Lingam, Sri Rama Lingeswaram, Sri Rama
Lingam, Sarveswara Sundara Lingam. Oh! The
great Saint Sri Ramalinga, You were very much
attracted with providing annadanam and hence
you have started an annadan choultry on 1867,
and still now, free food is being offered to all the
people in your Dharma Sala at Vadalur, and this
shows your generosity, and since your devotees
likes your selfless service they are also providing
provisions like rice, dhall,sugar etc in order to
provide food to the visitors.
Rama Lingam, Sri Rama Lingeswaram, Sri Rama
Lingam, Sarveswara Sundara Lingam. Oh! The
great Saint Sri Ramalinga, you have got lot of
talents, you were a publisher, Siddha Doctor,
Founder of Dharma Sala, Writer, Preacher etc.
During your period, you have understood that for
all the religions truth is one and same only, and
you are against cast differences. You consider that
all are one and there should not be any difference
between castes and all should be treated as equal
and must be given equal justice.
Rama Lingam, Sri Rama Lingeswaram, Sri Rama
Lingam, Sarveswara Sundara Lingam. Oh! The
great Saint Sri Ramalinga, you have written
several books, and Thiruvarutpa Songs, you are
against non-vegetarian food, and hence you
strictly prohibited the people from eating non
vegetarian food, since you are a strict preacher of
non-violence. According to your popular saying:
‘Whenever I find a crop in drought condition, I also
suffer similar to that crop’, and this shows your
kindness shown even on plants and trees. You are
a staunch devotee of Lord Murugan, and you have
frequently visited the Chennai Kanda Kottam,
Kandasamy Temple and meditated for a long time.
Rama Lingam, Sri Rama Lingeswaram, Sri Rama
Lingam, Sarveswara Sundara Lingam. Oh! The
great Saint Sri Ramalinga, you are very kind, pure
and pious, and you have considered all of the
women as the incarnations of Ma Shakti Devi and
gave good respect to them. Your nice teachings
and principles are still being followed by your
devotees and due to your advice, most of your
devotees have changed their food habits and they
have become strict vegetarians. Still you live in our
souls, and guiding us to lead a highly disciplined
life.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI RAGHOTHAMA
TEERTHARU
Raghothama Raghothama our worshipful Guru Sri
Raghothama, Oh our respectful Saint, Sri
Raghothama Teertharu, you have got great divine
powers, and that’s why even at your childhood,
you were able to kill a dreaded demon just by
kicking him on your tender feet, and due to this
miraculous incident, people began to praise you as
Child Krishna. You are an aspect of Lord Nirrti
Deva, and you are a humble saint. Likewise, once
while going to pilgrimage, when several thieves
tried to attack you, even during that time also, you
were seen chanting the holy Sri Rama mantra,
and, pleased by your act, Lord Hanumanji has
sent several monkeys in that place and protected
you. This has happened due to your immense
Rama Bhakthi.
Raghothama Raghothama our worshipful Guru Sri
Raghothama, Oh our respectful Saint, Sri
Raghothama Teertharu, you were talented in
various divine texts, Vedas and Hindu scriptures at
a very young age and you have written many
devotional books, and have become the In charge
of the Uthiradhi Mutt. Similar to various Ram
devotees, you were also a staunch devotee of
Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman, and you have
visited several pilgrimage places during your life
time and had the darshan of various gods.
Raghothama Raghothama our worshipful Guru Sri
Raghothama, Oh our respectful Saint, Sri
Raghothama Teertharu, you have done lot of
miracles to your devotees, and still you are doing!
Devotees from all parts of Tamil Nadu eagerly visit
your Brindavan in order to get your divine
blessings, and due to your utmost grace, once
even I was able to visit your Holy Mutt. You are
attracted only by Hari Bhakthi, and still you hear
the Devotees voices from your Holy Brindavan.
Raghothama Raghothama our worshipful Guru Sri
Raghothama, Oh our respectful Saint, Sri
Raghothama Teertharu, please remove the
troubles and turmoil from my life, and kindly help
me to lead my life easily. So far I have suffered a
lot in my life, and hence, I don’t want to suffer
anymore. Being a great Saint, please fulfil my
wishes and bless me for a bright future.
Raghothama Raghothama our worshipful Guru Sri
Raghothama, Oh our respectful Saint, Sri
Raghothama Teertharu, we consider you as are
our Holy Guru, worshipful saint, Divine person and
as a humble sage. Oh Sri Raghothama Raya,
Please listen to the cries of your devotees and
remove their sufferings to a maximum possible
extent.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SRI VYASA TEERTHA
OM! Sri Paramaguru, Sri Prahalada Devaru, Sri
Bahlika Rajaru, Sri Vyasa Rajaru, Sri
Raghavendra Swamigalu.
OM SRI GURUVE SARANAM SRI VYASARAJA
GURUVE SARANAM.
Oh Sri Vyasa Gururaja, you are a great Madhwa
Saint who has introduced divine disciples like
Puranadara Dasaru and Sri Kanaka Dasaru. You
are the great Shanku Karna, the worshipful
Prahalada Raja, the prestigious King Bahlika Raja
and our divine Guru Sri Raghavendra Teertha.
You are a true Brahmin who was well-versed in
Dvaita Philosophy. You have kept association with
the great King Sri Krishnadeva Raya, and through
his support, you have propagated the SRI VISHNU
BHAKTI throughout the world, and also wrote
several spiritual poems.
OM! Sri Paramaguru, Sri Prahalada Devaru, Sri
Bahlika Rajaru, Sri Vyasa Rajaru, Sri
Raghavendra Swamigalu.
OM SRI GURUVE SARANAM SRI VYASARAJA
GURUVE SARANAM.
Oh Sri Vyasa Gururaja, you along with Sri
Madhva and Jayatirtha, are considered to be the
three great saints of Dvaita, and you are the holy
Madhwa Saints, and are also considered as
UNIVERSAL SAINTS, and not left to a particular
community alone. You are the humble disciple of
Sri Padarajaru, and you have well mentored your
knowledgeable disciples like Sri Purandara
Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Vijayendra Tirtha, Vadiraja
Tirtha, Srinivasa Tirtha and Lakshmipati Tirtha
OM! Sri Paramaguru, Sri Prahalada Devaru, Sri
Bahlika Rajaru, Sri Vyasa Rajaru, Sri
Raghavendra Swamigalu.
OM SRI GURUVE SARANAM SRI VYASARAJA
GURUVE SARANAM.
Oh Sri Vyasa Gururaja, during your period, you
have constructed more than 700 hanuman
temples in India, and you were able to successfully
complete this holy activity, due to the grace of Lord
Hanumanji. You are a great scholar and humble
saint. You have participated in the debates held
with learned scholars and finally you have
defeated them. You are a great devotee of Lord
Krishna and you used to do Sri Krishna Puja on a
daily basis during your period.
OM! Sri Paramaguru, Sri Prahalada Devaru, Sri
Bahlika Rajaru, Sri Vyasa Rajaru, Sri
Raghavendra Swamigalu.
OM SRI GURUVE SARANAM SRI VYASARAJA
GURUVE SARANAM.
Oh Sri Vyasa Gururaja, you are a true devotee of
Lord Hari, and that’s why once when you were
poisoned by a bad natured person you were able
to get relieved from that poison. This was
happened due to your sincere devotion on god.
You have done lot of miracles to your devotees,
cured their diseases, blessed the people for child
and also gave them peace of mind.
OM! Sri Paramaguru, Sri Prahalada Devaru, Sri
Bahlika Rajaru, Sri Vyasa Rajaru, Sri
Raghavendra Swamigalu.
OM SRI GURUVE SARANAM SRI VYASARAJA
GURUVE SARANAM.
Oh Sri Vyasa Gururaja, once you have relieved
King Krishnadevaraya from a dreaded Dosham
known as Guha Peeta, and for doing that great
task, you sat on the throne of King Krishna deva
raya for a day. You have also visited several
temples during the time of your pilgrimage, and
you have selected your disciples in the Dvaita
movement without seeing their caste or creed, and
apart from that, you have also maintained a cordial
relationship with the Smartha and the Sri
Vaishnava brahmins in the court of King
Krishnadeva raya and encouraged them for their
divine works. You have also interacted with a
variety of people including tribal leaders, foreign
dignitaries and emissaries from the North India.
You have established several Mutts and shrines
across the subcontinent and patronized large
scale irrigation projects at various locations.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
Oh our Dear Swamiji, you have introduced our
Hindu Philosophies to the Western country
people and also conducted spiritual lectures in
foreign countries, in order to establish our
“SANATANA DHARMA” in those places. Your
Guru Ramakrishna has understood about your
spiritual significance, and hence he moved you
into the spiritual path.
Oh our Dear Swamiji, Lot of foreign people were
admired and praised for your good speech. You
were the one, who used the words “BROTHERS
AND SISTERS” before the start of your speech,
and lot of people were got attracted through your
holistic and simplistic approach.
Oh our Dear Swamiji, you were properly guided by
your guru, Bhagavan Ramakrishna, and by the
holy mother Ma Sarada Devi, and you have learnt
the divine teachings from them. You have
rendered lot of social welfare activities and
spiritual services, and you have also travelled
throughout India, to spread the importance of
Hinduism.
Oh our Dear Swamiji, you were a great devotee of
Lord Shiva and Shakti, and performed severe
penance on Kanyakumari Amman in Kanyakumari
District in a rock for several days and got the
divine darshan of Mata Kanyakumari. The rock
which you sat and performed penance, is now
famously known as the “SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
ROCK”, and it attracts large number of tourists.
Oh our Dear Swamiji, you have mainly targeted
the youngsters and gave various teachings for
their welfare. Your lectures are very famous and
mainly the lecture which you delivered in Chicago
was attracted by several thousands of foreigners
and they have also recorded your discourse in
audio form. You used to ask the people to act
busily on their lives, to remove the laziness on
their minds, to maintain good health and to gain
more mental energy, to develop good courage and
wisdom by doing meditation and by worshipping
the god and serving to the spiritual guru.
Oh our Dear Swamiji, though you are not alive,
yet, through your bold speeches, you are still alive.
Through you, we have realised the sweetness of
spirituality, importance of hard work, we have got
enough strength on our mind and body, we are
having the will power to change impossible into
possible, failures into successes, losses into gains,
and we have got enough guts to face any kind of
difficulties and challenges in our life.
Some of the songs in praise of Ma
SARADAMMA are as follows:-
1. Oh Ma Saradamma, When Ramakrishna
treated you as an aspect of his beloved
goddesses, Ma Kali Devi, and worshipped you
by performing puja to you, you didn’t reject his
act, but with a smiling face, you have accepted
his puja. You are the holy divine mother, Ma
Kasi Annapoorani, Sringeri Saradamba and
Kohlapur Mahalakshmi Devi.
2. Oh Ma Saradamma, you didn’t find partiality
with anyone, since you considered everyone
as the divine aspects of the god.
3. Oh Ma Saradamma, you gave much respect to
your consort Bhagavan Ramakrishna and you
have obeyed his orders, and treated him
similar to the god.
4. Oh Ma Saradamma, Still now, those who
chant the names of you, with utmost faith and
devotion, from any part of the world, would be
protected by you, and you would always follow
them like their shadow.
5. Oh Ma Saradamma, you took care of your
brother’s daughter for many years in a kind
manner, though you have been tortured by her
in several ways, and this shows your utmost
patience, calmness and divinity.
6. Oh Ma Saradamma, for some of your
devotees, you have appeared in the form of
Ma Kali Devi and blessed them.
7. Oh Ma Saradamma, due to your kindness,
even some non-believers of god were
changed their attitude, and became your
staunch devotees.
8. Oh Ma Saradamma, Though you were a
saintly woman, however, you have greatly
respected the Saints like, Adishankara,
Ramanuja, Madhwacharya, Vyasaraja and
Guru Raghavendra, and these details were
published in a spiritual magazine before some
years ago.
9. Oh Ma Saradamma, Sometimes when some
bad natured people touched your holy feet,
and due to that, though you had felt great pain
on your feet, however you have managed it,
by applying some oil on your feet, in order to
reduce the pain.
10. Oh Ma Saradamma, you have even
changed the path of the people who were
following the bad life, and inculcated them in
the bhakti path.
11. Oh Ma Saradamma, According to your
golden words, impossibility can be made into
possibility by adopting the path of spirituality.
12. Oh Ma Saradamma, you frequently used
to ask your devotees to undergo holy
pilgrimages in order to reduce their bad
karmas.
13. Oh Ma Saradamma you used to advise
your devotees to concentrate on their routine
works also, along with their spiritual work,
since you have believed that doing hard work
is equivalent to worshipping the god.
14. Oh Ma Saradamma, Once when one of
your devotees has complained about the
difficulty in understanding the meaning of Kali
Mantra, you have advised her to recite the
simple Kali Mantra, “OM MA DEVATI DEVI
KALI DEVIYE NAMAHA”.
15. Oh Ma Saradamma, Once, when a person
who pretends himself, to be your devotee, had
tried to attack you with a knife, then
immediately you have revealed your divine
form, and on seeing your supremacy, the bad
person immediately dropped his knife and fled
from that spot.
16. Oh Ma Saradamma, the great scholar and
humble Saint Sri Swami Vivekananda has
once expressed his feelings about you on one
of his works, and he said, that, “once while I
was seeing the face of Ma Saradamma,
suddenly I saw the image of a divine young girl
child on her place, and this incident had
motivated me to worship Ma Kali Devi in the
form of a child”.
17. Oh Ma Saradamma, you used to tell to
your devotees, “Don’t worry about sufferings,
since sufferings cannot be avoided in human’s
life, but it can be reduced to a maximum
possible extent, by paying more and more
attention on worshipping the god”.
18. Oh Ma Saradamma, once while talking
about Karmas, you used to tell to your
disciples, that, “While you love to enjoy good
karmas in your life, then why can’t you practise
yourself to love even your bad karmas, with
the help of the god, and with your great
withstanding powers”.
19. Oh Ma Saradamma, according to your
golden quote, we must have to Love our life by
loving others, must be generous by gifting
things to others, enjoy our life by giving
happiness to others, we must forget about our
past life, and must pay more attention to our
present life.
20. Oh Ma Saradamma, according to your
golden quote, Suicides are not to be
committed by anyone in the world, since our
body is the precious gift which was offered by
the great Lord “SRI BRAHMA DEVA”.
21. Oh Ma Saradamma, according to your
golden quote, if we get continuous failures on
our life, we should never get worried for that,
and instead of that, we should put more and
more attempts in order to change our failures
into success.
Some of the songs in praise of Sri
Ramakrishna are as follows:-
1. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, during the
time of serving as a priest in the Radhakanthar
Temple, you never considered the Krishna
deity as a mere idol, but considered it in the
form of real Krishna itself. While doing Krishna
puja, you would forget about the outside world,
and you used to concentrate your entire
attention on worshipping Lord Krishna only.
2. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, you have
excellently performed puja in the
Dakshineswar Kali Temple as the Chief
Temple Priest, and your beloved deity is Kali
Ma. While adorning flowers to the deity of Ma
Kali Devi, you would never consider the deity
as an idol, but you would consider it as the
Original Mother Kali itself. You also converse
with Ma Kali in an affectionate manner, and
similarly Ma Kali also would take the shape of
human form and would converse with you.
You even used to sit on the lap of Ma Kali Devi
and used to see her face affectionately for a
long time. Ma Kali used to gently rub the body
of you, in order to remove the tiredness from
your body, and this practice was continued for
so many days, and through that, you had
attained great spiritual enlightenment.
3. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, Due to your
staunch Bhakti on Ma Kali, sometimes you
used to laugh unnecessarily, used to dance,
sing songs on her, and sometimes you used to
roam around the temple in naked form, and on
seeing your strange appearance, the people
around him, used to consider you as a mad
person.
4. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, you would
never think about your physical appearance
and about the opinion of others. You used to
perform meditation for a long time even during
nights, and most of the nights you didn’t sleep,
since your entire mind was thinking only about
Ma Kali.
5. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, In course of
time, people at Dakshineswar began to realise
about your supremacy and honoured you
properly. You also showed kindness on
everybody, and you used to sort out most of
the problems of the devotees by worshipping
Ma Kali Devi.
6. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, It is also
believed that Lord Rama had interacted with
you for a few days, in the form of a child, and
he also had food from your own hands.
7. Sri Krishnam Ramam Sri Rama Krishnam. Oh
my Dear Guru Sri Ramakrishna, It is also
believed that you are an aspect of the
almighty, since during the time of pregnancy,
your mother had realized that a
bright light was entering into her womb, and at
that time, her face was shined very brightly.
“OM SRI VARASHAKTI VINAYAKA NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR