Devotional Articles

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 ..

INTRODUCTIONGuruvayurappan Bhujangam was written by Kodungallore Kunji Kuttan Thampuran, and he has also translated Mahabharatha into Malayalam language in a simple manner. Due to his expertise in writing work, he is also called as Vyasa of Kerala.Lord Guruvayurappan is a form of Lord Krishna and he contains wonderful forms. In the great epic Narayaneeyam which was written by the Malayalam scholar Sri Narayana Bhattatiri, Guruvayurappan was very much praised, and the details about the various avatars of Lord Vishnu were also mentioned. Lord Guruvayurappan had appeared in the form of a small bo..

INTRODUCTIONAs per ancient legend, once a pious sage whose name was Visvanara, lived on the banks of the holy Naramada River in an Ashram along with his consort. Since the noble couple didn’t have a child for a long time, both of them went to Kashi, and offered their humble prayers before Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was pleased with the devotion of the holy couple, and hence, he blessed them and also decided to take birth as their son.In course of time, Visvanara’s wife Shuchismati had become pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful child. During the time of naming ceremony of the child, all the..

INTRODUCTIONDhandayuthapani Murugan Temple is a wonderful and a medium sized temple for Lord Muruga, and it is situated in Jawahar Nagar. The address of the temple is: Karthikeyan Rd, Jawahar Nagar, chennai - 600082. This temple is situated nearby my home, and hence, I regularly used to visit this temple during Saturday evenings and on Sundays. In the main shrine, Lord Muruga’s powerful deity is there, and in this Temple, Lord Muruga is known as Dhandayuthapani Murugan. Apart from the main shrine, shrines for Lord Vinayaka, Vishnu, Shiva, Naga, Brahma and Dakshina Murthy are also available ins..

INTRODUCTIONDevi Bhujangam is a wonderful Stotra written by Sri Adishankara in praise of Ma Shakti Devi. During his life time, Adishankara had visited lot of Shiva and Shakti Temples, and he also visited the Shakti Peethas. He used to sing wonderful songs in praise of the deities before their shrines. Devi Bhujangam is considered as one of the master pieces of Adishankara, and his divine contribution is very great, and in most of the homes of the Shakti Upasakas, this wonderful Stotra of Devi Bhujangam would be recited.The beautiful contents present in the Devi Bhujangam are as follows:-Let us..

INTRODUCTIONChitravahana was the king of Manipura, his consort was Vasundhara, and he was the father of Chitrangada. Chitrangada was married with Arjuna, and their son was Babruvahana. Chitravahana though he ruled a small kingdom, he was very generous and a good natured person. He charged lower amount of tax, and didn’t give any difficulties to his people. His only daughter was Chitrangada, and hence he brought up his daughter like his son, and he had given training to her in all kinds of arts like handling of weapons, training of horses and riding of chariot etc.When Arjuna visited the kingdo..

INTRODUCTIONWe can celebrate our birthdays, marriage anniversary days and other festivals in special institutions like orphanages, old age homes, homes run for physically challenged people and in mental health institutions, since we can see the face of the god, on the face of those special ones. Some of us are lavishly spending our money while performing functions like birthdays and marriage anniversary days, by calling our friends and relatives, and we are trying to find happiness by doing those luxury arrangements. But that happiness would not last for a long time, whereas if we celebrate ou..

INTRODUCTIONBanasena was the son of Karna, and he was excellent in handling weapons during the war. He was killed by Bhima during the Kurukshetra war. But Bhima allowed Karna to take his son's body in order to perform funeral to him. Banasena was mentioned in the Mahabharata as a handsome and a brave warrior. Similar to his father, he was also a generous person, and he used to daily provide food to the people who visit his palace. He was very much liked by Karna’s friend Duryodana, and Duryodana treated him similar to his own son.Though he disliked Pandavas, but he kept great respect on female..

INTRODUCTIONThere is a nice Muchandi Vinayaka temple in Chennai, which is dedicated to Lord Vinayaka, and it is situated in Pudu Nagar Cross Street, Ayanavaram, chennai – 600023. Though it is a small temple, but the powers of the deity present inside the temple is very high. This temple was built by the devotees of Lord Vinayaka after they have got a dream, and in that, they also had the vision of the Lord. During the Puranic period, Lord Mahorkada, an aspect of Lord Vinayaka had visited the present place of the temple, and stayed here for some time. According to the legend, it is also believe..

INTRODUCTIONWe have almost forgotten our ancient queens, since most of them have dedicated their entire life for the sake of India’s Independence. They have also safeguarded our Hindu temples in India by bravely fighting with the Mughal kings, and with their little army they bravely participated in the war and had won the big army of the Mughal emperors due to their tireless service. Some of the important queens who have lived a pious life, and who have considered our holy nation India as the sacred goddess Ma Shakti are:-⦁ Rani Tarabai⦁ Rani Mangamma⦁ Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai. ⦁ Rani Padm..

INTRODUCTIONAnantasayana Moorthy is a form of Lord Vishnu, who is seen in the form of sleeping posture in his divine Serpent bed in the Divine Ocean, Parkadal, in his abode Vaikunta. Though he appears in the form of sleeping posture, but actually he is doing intense meditation for the sake of the universal goodness. This form of Vishnu is being worshipped in the Anandapadmanatha Swamy Temples and in the Srirangam Temple. As per ancient legend, before the start of the creation work, the entire universe was covered with full of darkness, and no one was there, and the situation was prevailed..

ఆశ్వయుజ శుద్ద పాడ్యమి 07-10-2021 నుండి ఆశ్వయుజ శుద్ద దశమి 15-10-2021శ్రీ దేవీశరన్నవరాత్రుల్లో అమ్మవారికి అలంకరణ విధానము07-10-2021 గురువారం-ఆశ్వయుజ శుద్ద పాఢ్యమి  శ్రీ స్వర్ణ కవచాలంకృత దేవి ‘‘ ఓం శ్రీ కనకదుర్గా దేవతాయే నమో నమః’’ అమ్మవారికి నైవేద్యం:(హల్వపూరి /సొజ్ఞఅప్పాలు, చలిమిడి, వడపప్పు, పరమాన్నం/రైస్‌కీర్‌)( గోల్డ్ కలర్ చీరతో అమ్మవారికి అలంకరణ )---------------------------------------------------------08-10-2021- శుక్రవారం - ఆశ్వయుజ శుద్ద విదియశ్రీ బాలా త్రిపుర సుందరీ దేవి ‘‘భండపుత్ర వధోద్యుక్త బాలా విక్రమనందితా’’అమ్మవారికి నైవేద్యం: పరమాన్నం/రైస్‌ కీర్‌(లై..

శ్రావణ శుక్రవారం వరలక్ష్మి పూజా విధానంశ్రావణ మాసము  పౌర్ణమి రోజున శ్రవణ నక్షత్రము (అనగా చంద్రుడు శ్రవణం నక్షత్రంతో కలిసిన రోజు  కావున ఆ నెల శ్రావణము. సాధారణంగా శ్రావణ మాసంలో వచ్చే రెండో శుక్రవారంనాడు ఆడవారు వరలక్ష్మీవ్రతాన్ని ఆచరిస్తారు.ఈ మాసంలో తనని సేవించే వారి మొరలను అమ్మవారు తప్పక ఆలకిస్తారని నమ్మకం. అమ్మవారు మన మొరలను వినడమే కాదు, పెద్దలు  చెప్పే అనుగ్రహ భాషణలను మనం విని ఆచరించడానికి కూడా ఇది గొప్ప సమయమట!  ..