Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION:  Brahmacharini is a form of Ma Shakti Devi. Ma Brahmacharini is worshipped during the Navaratri festival days with much delight and enthusiasm. Ma Brahmacharini appears with full of beauty, and she appears with white coloured clothes, holds a Mala and a holy Kamandala on her hands. She is considered as calm and worshipful goddess, among all other incarnations of Ma Shakti Devi.Brahmacharini means the self-existent goddess, and she is the absolute and Universal goddess, who contains good knowledge in Vedic subjects. She looks similar to a pious female sage, and she conta..

INTRODUCTION: Annapurna is an aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is the one who provides food to all the living beings in this world. Annapurnashtakam is a Stotram written in praise of Ma Annapurna by the great Advaita scholar Sri Adishankaracharya.The contents contained in the holy Annapurnashtakam are as follows:Hey, Ma Annapurneswariyou are the supreme Goddess of Kasi,and through your kindness,you makes the people happy,and gives boons and provides food, cloth and shelter to all,and also removes the miseries and sorrows from their life.Hey, Ma Annapurneswari,you are the holy goddess of ..

INTRODUCTION: Ahobilam is a holy site and is located in the Nallamala forests of Kurnool district  in Andhra Pradesh. It is surrounded by several mountain hills and the place looks very attractive. The temple consists of nine shrines of Lord Narasimha. There is also a famous Prahalada Varadhan temple in the bottom of the mountain. Lot of devotees from all parts of India, as well as from foreign countries are visiting this holy shrine of Lord Narasimha, and getting his divine blessings. Ahobilam is the sacred place where the Lord Narasimha killed the great demon king Hiranyakasip..

INTRODUCTION: Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam  is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, is situated in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, India. Here Lord Shiva is worshiped as Adi Kumbeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is worshipped as Mangalambigai Amman. This temple is praised in the sacred text Tevaram, written by the Nayanmars. It is believed that this ancient temple remained intact even at the time of deluge. Ancient kings have renovated this temple for many times, and they have built several shrines in the temple. Ancient Shaivite sai..

INTRODUCTION: Sri Ganesha Ashtakam was written by the great Saint Sri Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Lord Vinayaka. Lord Vinayaka is the obstacle remover, and he is considered to be the first god. By reciting this Stotra regularly, we would get all kinds of prosperity in our lives, and we would get the full grace of Lord Ganesha.The contents contained in the Ganesha Ashtakam are as follows:My humble Salutations to the elephant God who contains very beautiful, and he can be compared to thousand Manmadas, with regard to his beauty, and he is the leader of Ganas, has only one tusk, con..

INTRODUCTION : Ma Jaldevi Mandir is situated in Sansera, Rajasthan, and she is considered to be an incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi. This famous temple was built by a king of Rajasthan before few hundred years. Once there occurred severe rain and flood in Rajasthan, and it destroyed all the food crops during the harvesting season. Due to that, the king of Rajasthan, and the farmers had suffered a lot. One day night, Ma Shakti Devi appeared in the dream of the then king of Rajasthan, and asked him to build a shrine for her at Sansera in Rajasthan. The next day morning the king informed a..

INTRODUCTION : Saraneshwar Mahadev Temple is an ancient famous Shiva temple, and it is located in Rajasthan. Lord Saraneshwara is the Kula deva for many ancient kings in Rajasthan, and still he is the Kula Deva for some community people in Rajasthan. Major renovation works were done to this temple during the16th century. A big Hanuman Idol welcomes us to the temple, and it is located in the outside of the temple. Along with the main Shiva Linga, hundreds of Shiva Lingas are found inside the temple. Few temple elephants also can be found nearby the entrance of the temple, and it warml..

INTRODUCTION : The Shakti Peethas are the popular shrines and pilgrimage centres of Ma Shakti Devi, and totally there are 51 Shakti Peethas as mentioned in our Puranas, and in other holy texts.Most of the Shakti Peethas are located in India, but few Shakti Peethas are located in some foreign countries also.As per ancient legend, once Lord Daksha, son of Lord Brahma, had performed a yagna, and for that, he didn’t invite his son-in-law, Lord Shiva, since he didn’t like the peculiar features of Lord Shiva, like dancing with the ghosts in the burial grounds and wearing the skeleton of the dea..

INTRODUCTION : Lord Surya resides in the Surya Mandala also called as Surya Loka, and he is called by various names such as Aditya, Bhaskara and Ravi. Surya worship is popular in North India, and most of the North Indian women belonging to Hinduism would perform special puja to Lord Surya during sundays. Lord Surya is the son of Rishi Kashyapa and Mata Aditi, and his consorts are Sharanyu and Chaya. He is the father of Lord Yama, Yamuna and Lord Shani Dev. He is also the guru of Lord Hanuman. He is an ancient god, and he is most popularly worshipped in ancient period, and his worship was ..

INTRODUCTION :Lord Chandra is a worshipful deity and he is one among the nine planets, also called as Navagrahas. He is the son of Rishi Atri and Anusuya, and it is also believed that he was formed during the time of churning of the milk ocean. He was married to the 27 star goddesses, who are the daughters of Lord Daksha, and his chief consort is Mata Rohini. Chandra looks very beautiful, and he contains good qualities, and he is the controller of our mind. By worshipping him sincerely, our mind would not get diverted on unwanted things, and we would get peace of mind.Chandra is also know..

INTRODUCTION :Shani refers to the planet Saturn, and he is also classified as one among the Nine planets, also called as Navagrahas. Shani is considered as a judgement god, and his greatness is mentioned in the Puranas, and he used to give correct judgement to the human beings as per their karmic deeds. He is the son of Lord Surya and Ma Chaya, and his consorts are Neelima and Manda, and his sons were Gulika and Kuligna. He resides in the Shani Mandalam, which is very bigger than the size of the earth, and he discharges his duties in an excellent manner.Lord Narada had visited the Shani Mandal..

INTRODUCTION :As per our ancient Puranas, it is believed that the abode of Lord Ganesa is situated in the Ganesa Loka, which is located near to Kailasa. In the Vinayaka Purana it is mentioned, that due to the sincere devotion of the great sage Purusundi, after his death, he has attained the Ganesa Loka. The Ganesa loka is situated amidst mountains, and Lord Vinayaka dwells there along with his consorts, Ma Siddhi and Ma Buddhi. In this loka, there will be no physical comforts and luxuries similar to the heaven, but there would be the continuous chanting of the Ganesa Mantra, “OM SRI GANES..

INTRODUCTION :Instead of relying upon the help of our relatives, we can consider the supreme god as our best relative. Whenever we are in need of some help, in general, we would approach our relatives only. But they may or may not help us, and even they may cite some reasons and can avoid helping us. But if we sincerely pray to the god, he would help us even through some unknown strangers also. Actually the great almighty dwells in the souls of all the human beings, and in times of our urgent call, he would send some suitable persons to us, by forcing them to help us.Lord Vinayaka is considere..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Kameswari Devi temple is situated in a Village in Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh, and this sacred temple is situated amidst full of natural beauty. Sri Maha Kameswari Devi is the family deity for most of the people belonging to Brahmin community in and around Vizianagaram District.Every year during Vijayadasami, special puja would be held in this temple, and during that time, lot of devotees would gather in the temple. Devotees can also bring Prasad from their homes like curd rice, lemon rice and pongal, and they can offer it to the participants of the temple puja.&n..