Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTIONThe divine appearance of Ma Lakshmi Devi looks very beautiful and she is considered to be the perfect match for her consort Lord Vishnu. As per legend, during the time of churning of the divine ocean, Ma Lakshmi had emerged from it. When she tried to see a best match for her, she saw Lord Vishnu, and she was very much attracted with his divine features, and hence she garlanded him, and made him as her lovely consort. Whenever a girl looks beautiful, her well-wishers would say, “YOU LOOK VERY PRETTY SIMILAR TO MA LAKSHMI DEVI”. Similar to Ma Parvati, who shows her great love on..

INTRODUCTIONMa Brahma Vidhya is another form of Ma Saraswati, she is the mother of knowledge and in this form she imparts her vast knowledge to others. Vidhya means knowledge, and since she is considered as the goddess of knowledge, and since she is the beloved consort of Lord Brahma, Ma Saraswati is also known as “MA BRAHMA VIDHYA”. There are about 108 names for Ma Saraswati, and in that, the name Brahma Vidhya is considered to be the most auspicious name and the great poet and the popular scholar, Kalidasa praised Ma Saraswati in his divine songs, and in that, he has mentioned about the seve..

INTRODUCTIONYes. It is really true, that listening to good music, especially spiritually oriented music, would remove our mental stress and strain, and also would provide great feast to our ears. Lord Krishna through his flute music, had mesmerised the Gopikas, and made them as his permanent slaves to his music. Apart from his divine beauty, his wonderful flute music had attracted not only the Gopikas, but also the entire people of Vrindavan, and also the birds, animals and even the small insects like spider and ants were eagerly listened to the music of Sri Krishna Bhagavan, and they have exp..

INTRODUCTIONPrahlada was the staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he belonged to the Rishi Kashyapa gotra. He is classified as one among the best Bhagavathas similar to Narada, Thumburu and Dhruva due to his utmost devotion on Lord Vishnu. Prahlada was available even at the time of the churning of the Divine Ocean.BIRTHPrahalada who was the great devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he was born in the Krita Yuga also called as Satya Yuga, and his parents are Ma Kayadu and Demon Hiranyakasipu. He developed Narayana bhakti even while he was staying in the womb of his mother, since Narada used to visit reg..

INTRODUCTIONMarkandeya is popular Rishi who is well known for his everlasting youth status. He was born in the clan of Bhrigu Maharishi, and he is well known for his staunch devotion on Lord Shiva. The significance of Markendeya was mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana, and he is considered as one of the best ancient Rishis.BIRTH Markandeya was born to the great sage Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati, and due to the wishes of the saintly couple, Lord Shiva blessed them to give birth to a pious child. But as per the astrological predictions of Markandeya, he is supposed to die at his youn..

INTRODUCTIONRama also called as Srirama and Sriramachandra Moorthy, is an avatar of Lord Vishnu, and he is widely worshipped throughout the world by the Hindus. Lord Rama though he is considered as a supreme Lord, but didn’t utilise his powers unnecessarily during the period of his avatar. He is praised for his good qualities, and his significance is increasing day by day, and it would never diminish, since his humble servant Lord Hanuman is continuously chanting the Rama Mantra even still today at the Holy Mountain Kailash.BIRTHRama was born during the Treta Yuga to Ma Kaushalya and King Dash..

INTRODUCTIONDhruva is an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he was praised in the Vishnu Purana and in the Bhagavatha Purana. Through his sincerity and purity, he has become a shining Dhruva star in the skies, and for him, there is no end. Divine discoursers would frequently mention his name during the time of their Bhagavatham Discourses. He acts as an example for others, and by reading his life history, we can develop more and more bhakti on Lord Vishnu similar to him.BIRTH ,CHILDHOOD AND MEDITATIONDhruva was born to king Uttanapada and his wife Suniti. But the king has shown more love and a..

INTRODUCTIONAccording to Mahabharata, Kunti-Bhoja was the foster father of Kunti. Since he ruled the Kunti Kingdom, he was known as Kunti-Bhoja. Kunti was the daughter of King Shurasena but she was adopted by Kuntibhoja since he had no children. Kuntibhoja considered her as his own daughter and loved her very much. Kunti was very beautiful, pious and good natured woman, who was married to Pandu. Kunti-Bhoja is described in the Mahabharata as a great warrior king, and a generous person, and he was mentioned as a king with golden hands. During his period, all the crops were proper grown, an..

INTRODUCTIONKumanan was an ancient king who ruled the present day Temple Town Palani, which is situated in Tamil Nadu, and he was mentioned in the Sangam Literature. He also built a nice Shiva Temple in Palani, and installed a holy Shiva Lingam in the Temple. He was a great philanthropist, and his name and fame was spread across Tamil Nadu.   He was praised by the poet Perunchithiranar for his good qualities.  Once Kumanan was defeated in a battle and he was hiding in a forest. His enemies were searched for him, and they announced good prize money for those who carry the he..

INTRODUCTIONThe great Chera king, Senguttuvan ruled his kingdom during the 2nd century AD, and he was a popular king during the ancient period. He was the son of the great king Cheralathan.Under his reign, his kingdom was expanded till Kerala, and through his great valour, the kings                     in his nearby kingdom were given proper respect to him, and moved with him in a friendly manner. He ruled his empire for more than 50 years, and he also ruled the present day Coimbatore.Once Senguttuvan's wife Illango Venmal came to know abo..

INTRODUCTIONSri Sathya Saibaba who real name was Sri Sathya Narayan Raju, was a great spiritual Guru and a noble philanthropist, who was considered to be an avatar of Sai Baba of Shirdi. Since several years, he attracts the devotees through his divine touch, and relieved many diseases of the devotees. Though, some people were against his divine acts, but most of them were recognized him as a Divine person. Sri Sathya Saibaba had founded the Sathya Sai Trust for providing various good services to the people. He has got lot of political and sports personalities as his followers. In recognit..

INTRODUCTIONKarenumati was the daughter of the king Shishupala of Chedi, and she was the sister of Dhrishtaketu. Her husband was Nakula and their son was, Niramitra. After Nakula, Niramitra ruled the Madra Kingdom. Karenumati was a pious and a chaste woman, who served as a dutiful wife to Nakula, one of the Pandavas. She had showered her love and affection on all other Pandavas, and she treated them as her own brothers. She had kept sincere bhakti on Lord Krishna, and she considered him as an avatar of Lord Vishnu.When Yudhishtra and other Pandavas went to the forest during their exile term, s..

INTRODUCTIONThe Kamakshi Amman Temple is a popular and an ancient Hindu Temple dedicated to Ma Kamakshi, as aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, who is also called as Lalitha Tripurasundari Devi. It is situated in Kanchipuram, and it is a famous temple similar to The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai and the Akilandeswari temple in Thiruvanaikaval. This Temple was beautifully constructed by the Pallava kings.In the main shrine of the temple, we can see the wonderful deity of Ma Kamakshi who can be seen seated in the form of a Yogini. Ma Kamakshi holds sugarcane bow and flowers, and also contains some weapons o..

INTRODUCTIONThere are some holy wells situated in some ancient temples, and water from those wells is considered as very sacred since it would remove even the dreaded diseases of the people. In the Rameshwaram Temple, there are few holy wells, and after getting the Darshan of the Lord, devotees would sprinkle the holy water on their heads, and they would drink it also. Some of them would even carry the holy water in the water bottles, in order to preserve it for future use. Similarly, the water contained in the well in the ancient Gangadeeswarar Temple, Purasawakkam, Chennai, is mixed up ..