Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTIONChinnappa Devar (1915–1978), also fondly called as Sandow Chinnappa Devar by his fans and by his well-wishers, was a famous and active Tamil film producer during the period: 1950-1970. He is very fond of animals, and hence he produced a few animal based movies, and also made some animals to act in his movies. Chinnapa Thevar married to a pious lady at his teenage, and he had children. He produced all of his movies under the banner Devar Films, and he contains a strong body and a strong mind. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and he also produced a few films based on Mur..

ఓం నమః శివాయపరమేశ్వరుడు సృష్టి లయ కారకుడు. శంభో మహాదేవా అని పిలిస్తే పలికే దైవం.ఆ ముక్కంటుని పర్వదినం పురస్కరించుకుని శివరాత్రి విశిష్టత తెలుసుకుందాము.శివరాత్రి వైదిక కాలం నాటి పండుగ. సంవత్యరానికి వచ్చే శివరాత్రులు మొత్తం అయిదు. అవి ఏమిటంటే :నిత్య శివరాత్రి,పక్షశివరాత్రి,మాసశివరాత్రి,మహాశివరాత్రి,యోగశివరాత్రి.వీటిలో పరమేశ్వరుడి పర్వదినం మహాశివరాత్రి.  మాఘ బహుళ చతుర్థి,   ఆరుద్ర నక్షత్రం నాడు శివుడు లింగోద్భవం జరిగింది. శివునికి అతి ఇష్టమైన తిథి అది.అందుకే ఈరోజున శివుడ్ని లింగాత్మకంగా ఆరాధించిన వారెవరైనా సరై పురుషోత్తముడు అవుతాడని పురాణాల మాట. ఈ రోజున శివ ప్రతిష్..

INTRODUCTION:Gunisilar was a great devotee of Lord Muruga, and he was a very generous and kind hearted person. He had made it as a practice to feed a minimum of 100 Murugan devotees in his home, and he has continued the practice till his death. He was a great poet and wrote many sweet songs on Lord Muruga. Though he was asked by the then kings to sing in praise of them, he refused, and sung songs only in praise of the almighty. He was against caste discrimination, and his disciples were belonged to both upper as well as lower class. Once while he was travelling to Palani Hills, Lord Murug..

INTRODUCTION: Pakazhikuttar, though he was born as a Vaishnavite, become a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, since according to his opinion, both Lord Vishnu and Lord Muruga are one and the same. When he performs meditation on Lord Muruga, he used to sit like a tree without shaking his body. Even if insects like ants and spiders bite him, he didn’t bother, but used to concentrate his entire attention only on Lord Muruga. Once he went to Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, and at the request of a devotee, he sang Murugan Pillai Tamizh songs and relieved his pain.In order to realize his true bhakti a..

INTRODUCTIONSage Subramanya was born in a village in Tamil Nadu, before some hundred years. He was a staunch devotee of Lord Muruga, and sang many divine songs on him. He also restored the eye sight of a Muruga devotee, by praying to Lord Muruga, and he restored the lives of dead people by sprinkling the holy water from his Kamantala, and by chanting the Mantra, “OM MURUGA”.Subramanya went to many holy temples of Lord Muruga, and he also met Sage Agastya and Arunagirinathar in the Podhigai Hills. He meditated in the Podhigai Hills for a few years, and got great spiritual powers through that. H..

INTRODUCTIONSomasi Mara Nayanar (8th Century AD) is a Nayanar saint, and was one among the 63 Nayanars. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and also a devotee of Sundarar. He attracted others through his simplicity, generosity and kindness.LIFESomasi Mara Nayanar belongs to Brahmin caste and served as a temple priest. He was born in a village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.He was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, and was very much interested in conducting pujas, soma-yajnas (sacrifices). Hence he was called as Somasi Mara Nayanar. He was against caste discrimination and served food to ..

తూర్పుగోదావరి, పశ్చిమ గోదావరి జిల్లాలలో నిత్యాన్నదాతగానూ అన్నపూర్ణ గానూ ప్రసిద్ధి చెందిన వ్యక్తి  డొక్కా_సీతమ్మ. గోదావరి మధ్యస్థంగా కల డెల్టా ప్రాంతములోని డెల్టాగన్నవరం లేదా లంకల  గన్నవరం అని పిలువబడే ఊరిలో ఇల్లాలుగా ప్రవేశించిన ఈమె ఆ ప్రాంతములలో తరచు వచ్చే వరద కారణంగానూ అతివృష్టి, అనావృష్టి ల కారణంగానూ పలు ఇబ్బందులకు గురయ్యే ఆ ప్రాంత గ్రామాల పేదలను ఆదుకొంటూ, వచ్చిన వారికి లేదనకుండా నిత్యాన్నదానము జరిపిన మహాఇల్లాలు. 'అన్నమో రామచంద్రా' అన్నవారి ఆకలి తీర్చిన మహా ఇల్లాలు. ఈమె చదువుసంధ్యలు లేని సాధారణ స్త్రీ. ఆమె తాను అన్నదానంచేసి, విశ్వమానవతకు అద్దం పట్టిన మహిళామణి . భారతీయ సాంప్రద..

MAHAVIDYASINTRODUCTIONThe Mahavidyas are the ten forms of Ma Shakti Devi in Hinduism.  The ten forms of Mahavidyas are Kali Devi, Tara Devi, Tripura Sundari (Shodoshi), Bhuvaneshvari Devi, Tripura Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala.After the introduction of the Mahavidya worship, Shaktism had gained popularity. People began to worship Ma Shakti Devi in various forms, and all the females deities are considered as an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi. Shakti Devotees began to perform puja to the Mahavidyas, and in various texts of Hinduism, especially in the Devi Bhag..

LORD MUTHAPPANINTRODUCTIONMuthappan is a guardian god of Kerala people, and he is an aspect of Lord Shiva and Vishnu, and his famous temple is situated in Madappura. Lord Muthappan contains divine weapons like ‎Bow, arrow‎ and ‎sword‎, and his vehicle is dog. He is particularly worshiped by the people in Kannur District of Kerala and Coorg region of Karnataka.  During the performance of puja to Lord Muthappan, fish flesh would be offered to him. Even other religious people are entitled to worship Lord Muthappan in his temples, and they are allowed to partake with his holy Prasad items als..

JYOTIRLINGAM:INTRODUCTION:A Jyotirlinga also called as Jyotirlingam and Muktilingam, is another form of Lord Shiva. Usually Shiva would be worshipped in the form of Lingam, and Jyotirlingam means Lingam which contains shining in its appearance, and it would appear with full of brightness. Actually there are twelve Jyotirlinga Temples in India.As per our auspicious Shiva Purana, once Lord Brahma and Vishnu were conversing about their supreme powers, and during their argument, Lord Shiva had appeared in the form of bright flames in a gigantic form, and he covered the entire universe through his ..

HANUMAN ASHTAKAMINTRODUCTIONHanuman Aashtakam, is a divine song written and composed in praise of Lord Hanuman. This song was written by Sri Tulsidas, who was a great devotee of Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman. Astakam, literally means the poems written in praise of the deities. In most of the Hanuman Temples, this famous Hanuman ashtak is chanted after the chanting of Sri Hanuman Chalisa. This mantra benefits the devotees as well as his family members. This mantra relieves from mental stress and would give peace of mind for us. Chanting this mantra would prosper our lives. The contents presen..

GOPAL KRISHNA GOSWAMI:INTRODUCTION:Gopal Krishna Goswami is a leader in ISKCON spiritual movement and he is the direct disciple of Sri  Prabhupada.  Gopal Krishna is still working as an active guru in ISKCON. His birth name is Gopal Krishna Khanna.Gopal Krishna Goswami was born in the year 1944 in New Delhi. After finishing his degree, he studied in foreign countries and become a Marketing professional in an MNC.He met his guru Prabhupada in the year 1968 in Canada, and after conversing with him, he accepted him as his spiritual master. In the year 1969, he has become one of the Prab..

GAYATRI ASHTAKAM:  INTRODUCTION:  Ma Gayatri is the consort of Lord Brahma, and she is the giver of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual enlightenment.  By reciting Gayatri Ashtakam, also known as Gayatri Stotram, we would get                  goodness in our lives and all of our reasonable needs would be satisfied.The contents present in the Gayatri Ashtakam are as follows:I meditate on Ma Gayatri, Who is the consort of Lord Brahma, and who is worshipped by the saints and the sages, who gives good knowledge, who contains a beautiful..

INTRODUCTION: Ekambareswarar Temple is a Shiva Temple, located in Kanchipuram. It is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, Prithvi.  Lord Shiva is worshiped as Prithvi lingam. Mata Parvati is worshipped as Gowridevi Amman.  The greatness of the temple was praised in the 7th century sacred work, the Tevaram, written by the great nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is one of the largest in India. The temple has numerous shrines, and also contains many halls.  Ancient kings have paid more attention to this temple,  and they have introduced Puja sch..