Devotional Articles

Introduction :We can give the wonderful title, ‘ANNA BABA’, to our marvellous Guru Raghavendra, since with his blessings, daily thousands and thousands of devotees are being fed two times a day at Mantralayam, the holy abode of Guru Raghavendra. Apart from afternoon lunch which covers wholesome food with other dishes, daily night, mostly tiffin items, would be offered to the devotees. Hence most of the devotees who visit Mantralayam used to finish their lunch and dinner only at the Annadana Hall present at Mantralayam.Similar to Ma Annapurani who offers food at Kashi and Horanadu, Gur..

 ఠంఛనుగా చెప్పిస్తారెవరైనా “కాశీ వెళ్ళినప్పుడు మనకిష్టమైన కాయనో, పండునో విడిచి పెట్టి రావాలీ” అని.ఆమేరకు మనం మనకిష్టమైన ఏదో ఫలాన్ని, ఏదో ఒక కాయను వదిలేసి వస్తుంటాం కూడా. అటుతర్వాత నుండి వాటిని తినడం మానేస్తాం. పైగా “నేను వంకాయలు తిననండీ, కాశీలో ఎప్పుడో వదిలేశాను",  “నేను సీతాఫలాలు తిననండీ…కాశీలో వదిలేశాను” అని చెప్పుకుంటూ అదో గొప్ప విషయంగా ఫీలవుతూంటాం.నిజానికి మన పెద్దలు వదిలేయాలన్నవి “కాయాపేక్ష,  ఫలా పేక్ష" వదులుకోవడం అంటే తినే కాయలు, ఫలాలు వదిలేయటం కాదు. కాయాపేక్ష అంటే:- దేహం పట్ల ప్రేమ.ప్రతి వ్యక్తికి శరీరం పట్ల ఆపేక్ష ఉంటుంది. అది వదిలేయమని.నా శరీరానికి సుఖం క..

"త్రిపురాసురుని సంహార సమయంలో నేను నిమీలీత నేత్రుడినై ఉండగా నా కనులనుండి జల బిందువులు రాలి భూమ్మీద పడ్డాయి. వాటి నుండి సర్వ జన క్షేమార్థమై రుద్రాక్ష వృక్షాలు ఆవిర్భవించాయి".ఇది పరమేశ్వరుడు చెప్పిన మాట.శివపురాణం, దేవీభాగవతం, రుద్రోక్షోపనిషత్తు, రుద్రజబాల్యుపనిషత్తు, లింగపురాణం, స్కాంద పురాణం ఇలా వివిధ పురాణాలు రుద్రాక్షల గురించి చెప్పాయి.పరమశివుడు మానవజాతికి ప్రసాదించిన అద్భుతవరం రుద్రాక్షలు అని అష్టాదశపురాణాల్లో చెప్పబడింది.ఒకప్పుడు విష్ణుమూర్తికి దేవతలందరూ విలువైన వజ్రవైఢూర్యాలు, సువర్ణ ఆభరణాలు సమర్పించి తమ భక్తిని తెలుపుకున్నారు.ఈ సందర్భంలో పరమశివుడు ఒక "రుద్రాక్షబీజా"న్ని కానుకగా పంపగా విష్ణ..

1.సకృదావర్తనము :ప్రతి దినము ఒక సారి నమకమును, చమకమును పూర్తిగా చెప్పి, అభిషేకార్చనలు చేయడం సకృదావర్తనము అంటారు. దీని వలన గంగా స్నాన ఫలితంతో పాటు ఏ దినము ఏ పాపాలు ఆ దినముననే నశించి పోతాయి.2.రుద్రైకాదశిని(రౌద్రీ) :"ఏక పాఠో నమస్తేస్యహ్యనువాక: పరస్యచ" ఒక సారి నమకమును పూర్తిగా చెప్పి, చమకంలోని మొదటి అనువాకమును చెప్పి అభిషేకించుటను ఒక ఆవర్తము అంటారు. ఇలా 11 ఆవర్తములు అభిషేకించినచో ఏకాదశావర్తము అవుతుంది. దీన్నే ఏకాదశ రుద్రం అని కూడా అంటారు. దీని వలన అనేక జన్మల పాపాలు సమసిపోతాయి.3.లఘు రుద్రము :"తైరేకాదశభీ రుద్రై:లఘు రుద్ర ప్రకీర్తిత:"పైన చెప్పిన ఏకాదశ రుద్రములను ఏక దీక్షతో 11 మార్లు జరిపినచో అతి రుద్రమ..

IntroductionSri Saibaba of Shirdi is a great saint, and his devotees consider him as their beloved deity, and they are able to lead their life successfully through the grace of this kind Guru. Shirdi Saibaba is really a gift to the mankind, and just by reciting the magic word, ‘S A I’, we are getting utmost happiness, self-satisfaction, motivation and many more. The Shirdi Temple is gaining more popularity day by day, and lot of Sai devotees throng inside the temple in order to have a glimpse of their wonderful Guru. Recently my friend Madam Maheswari has also shared with me, about..

IntroductionKing Purushottam (4th century BC) also known as Porus, was an ancient Indian king, who ruled the present day Punjab region in a glorious manner, and his significance was mentioned in ancient Greek texts. Porus was an excellent archer, he was talented in all kinds of arts, and he was also a great warrior. While waging a war with Alexandar, he fought with him bravely, also challenged him face to face, but finally he was defeated by Alexandar, he was dragged by the soldiers of Alexander and brought before him. Even after seeing the well-built ..

IntroductionKaveri or Cauvery is the holy river which flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Mata Kaveri is considered as sacred by the people of South India, and they are worshipping her as the Holy River mother goddess. Kaveri is a famous River Goddess and she contains great Sanctity, purity and generosity. She is the daughter of Lord Brahma and she was created for a special purpose to give prosperity to the people in the earth. Ma Kaveri is also considered to be an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi.Though there are only few temples dedicated to Mata ..

In tradition, gender is considered an indicator of energy, divine potential. Previously, they used to worship Lord Shiva in the form of an idol. Pashupathi statue found in Harappa ruins can be examined.In the story related to the incarnation of Venkateswara Swamy in Varahapuranam, in the Bhrugu Maharshi curse Siva, "From today onwards, there will be no poojas to your Linga only, not to your idol". It means before that, the idol will have poojas.The custom of worshipping Shiva Linga by considering it as the image of Shiva is ancient.No one has been sure until now when this started.The meaning o..

IntroductionRecently we would have read in the social medias, that Lord Surya, the sun god chants the “OM” Mantra from the Surya Mandala, the divine abode of Lord Surya, likewise, the great Vishnu devotee Sri Dhruva also still chants the great Vishnu Mantra, “OM NAMO NARAYANA”, from his Dhruva Mandala, and these details were mentioned in the Holy Text, Srimad Bhagavatham. Even sometimes I used to think, how come a child has become a powerful star on the skies just by meditating the god only for a few months! But actually it is not like that! Vishnu Bhakti was mixed up in the blood of ..

INTRODUCTIONParvati Devi also known as Amman, and also fondly called by the name “AMMA”, is the powerful Hindu goddess and she contains superior divine strength and power.  She is the gentle Hindu goddess, and is one of the most important deities of Hinduism. She is the mother goddess in Hinduism, and has many popular aspects. Along with Lakshmi and Saraswathi, she forms the trinity of Hindu goddesses (Tridevi). Parvati is the wife of the Hindu god Shiva, the sister of God Vishnu and the mother of Lord Vinayaka and Lord..

Introduction Kamini is the daughter of Lord Kama Deva, the god of love and Ma Rati Devi. She is also known as Harsha, Harshini and as Harani. Still in some parts of North India, people worship Ma Kamini as Harsha Mata, and in West Bengal, she is worshipped as Ma Durga Devi, in the famous temple, Sri Kamala Kamini Durga Mata Mandir, and the address of the temple is: MA Kamini Devi Temple, Banagram, Faridpur-Durgapur 713381 West Bengal. While her parents, Kama and Rati Devi invokes the love effect and develops the lust on the minds of all the people, Ma Kamini, used to induce l..

INTRODUCTIONThere is a wonderful temple for Sri Anjaneyar, and it is situated on Pudupakkam village, on the fast developing Kelambakkam- Vandalur road. For reaching the temple, we have to climb for about 100 steps, and this temple provides a good natural scenic view, apart from the great divinity offered by our Veera Anjaneyar. We can see the gigantic statue of Lord Anjaneyar who looks very brave and handsome, and he steals the souls of his devotees through his pleasant and pleasing appearance.The temple is located in a small hill, and we can also find several trees and beautiful pla..

INTRODUCTIONKali, also called as Kali Devi is one among the Mahavidyas, and she is considered as a great goddess in Hinduism. She is worshipped for getting relieved from problems like black magic and prolonged illness and to get great spiritual powers, and also to obtain more mental and physical strength. Kali was formed in order to destroy the evil forces. She is the incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is worshipped widely in Saivism sect.  She is a great protector and would offer salvation to us.  There is a small, but an excellent temple b..

INTRODUCTIONYes. It’s true. Apart from acting as a protection god, Lord Venkateswara also acts as a guardian deity, and this can be known from the ancient legend of Sri Venkateswara Mahatmya Purana.As per the ancient legend, while some of the devotees of Lord Venkateswara were climbing on the Tirumala Hills during early morning time, they have witnessed a tall, good looking person with a shining face, who was riding in a white horse, and he was wandering on the sacred Tirumala Hills, and when the devotees tried to have glimpse of him by running faster behind him, suddenly the divine p..