Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION :Swami Ramji (l9th century AD) was the son of the Brahmin scholar Shukdev and he was born in Srinagar, Kashmir in the year 1852 AD. His father was doing Purohit work, and also served as a priest at a Shiva temple. He was a clever boy, and he performed well in his education and was an outstanding student. In his young age, he met a great scholar and a Shiva devotee, and through his lectures, he was attracted with Shaivite Philosophy and began to study the Shaiva philosophy under the scholar. Later, he met a spiritual saint, Sri Manas Ram who was a great saint of Kashmir S..

INTRODUCTION :Worshiping of snake deities is considered as a very holy task, and it would remove our sins, and sufferings from poisonous diseases and viruses, and safeguards us from snake bites. Snake worship is commonly found in all parts of India, and North Indians used to worship Mata Manasa Devi as their beloved snake goddess. In Tamil Nadu, devotees would worship Nagathamman as their snake goddess. Both Mata Manasa and Nagathamman are the forms of Mata Parvati, and help us during difficult times, and remove our tensions and worries, and would cool down our mind.Adisesha is worshiped as th..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Ranga Puri(15th century AD) was an ardent devotee of Lord Vithoba, and he lived in Pandharpur. He used to regularly visit Lord Vithoba at the Pandharpur temple. Once, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu met Sri Ranga Puri at Pandharpur on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River, and Sri Ranga Puri requested Sri Chaitanya to have food at his home. After knowing that Sri Ranga Puri was an ardent devotee of Lord Vithoba, he happily agreed, and went to his home at Pandharpur, and he was fed a simple food by Ranga Puri, and offered his prayers to him. Touched by the sweet heart of Ranga Pur..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Atmananda (1883–1959) was a spiritual saint. His birth name was Krishna Menon, and he was born in the year 1883 in Peringara at Kerala in a pious Malayalee Menon family. After finishing his studies, he served in government service, and done his job in a perfect manner until the year 1939. He was considered as a best spiritual saint in Kerala during his period. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and spread the “KRISHNA BHAKTI SPIRIT” among the people in Kerala. He insisted his followers to worship Lord Krishna, in order to get relieved from their physical and mental dis..

INTRODUCTION: Navagrahas are the nine celestial demi gods of the universe. Human life is based on the functioning of the Navagrahas, and it is based on the planetary positions of our horoscope, also known as birth chart. If the planetary positions are favorable as per our horoscope, our life would become easier, or if it is unfavorable, our life would become difficult. Navagrahas occupies an important place in our daily life, and they would give goodness or badness based on their ruling as per our horoscope. Though there is no need to get afraid of the Navagrahas, but we must necessarily ..

INTRODUCTION:Vibhandak Rishi was a Rishi who comes under Rishi Kashyapa's lineage. His son was Shringi Rishi. Vibhandak was born in the treta yuga, and got good knowledge in Hindu Scriptures. He established an ashram near the Himalayan mountain ranges, and taught Vedic subjects to the students. Along with Vasishta, he also tutored Rama, in Vedic subjects. He was a friend of King Dasaratha, and helped him in discharging his official duties in a proper manner.He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, and used the frequently chant the “OM NAMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA NAMAHA” mantra. He insists his f..

INTRODUCTION :Shri Ram Lal (1926-2017) was a spiritual saint who lived in Rajasthan, and was considered as a great Yoga Master. He has awakened the Kundalini Shakti to several people through his proper training. He was a great Ram and Hanuman Devotee, and chanted the Rama Mantra for several lakhs of times during his life time. He has learnt the concepts of Yoga from various scholars, and healed the diseases of the people through Yoga Therapies. According to him,          “People generally suffer from diseases due to their lapse of self-control, and it can be rectified,..

INTRODUCTION :Vartantu was great rishi who had established a large ashram in Bharuch, Gujarat, for educating the Brahmin students in Vedic subjects. His students were become rishis, and performed penances and reached the divine worlds.Those who are having Vartantu Gotra, are considered as the descendants of Rishi Vartantu. He was mentioned in Vedas and Puranas, and considered as a noble rishi. He is believed to have been lived before several thousands of years, and lived in the present day Gujarat. He contains good knowledge in Vedic subjects, and contains high spiritual powers. He appeared be..

INTRODUCTION :Raikva was a bullock cart driver, and through his dedicated involvement in spirituality, he has become a great rishi, and guided many people in the spiritual path. He was mentioned in Vedas, Upanishads and divine texts. He is considered similar to the great rishis like Bhrigu, Vasishta and Marisi. He contains very good qualities, than the other rishis, and he used to show kind attitude over others, and used to change the bad ones into good ones, through his mesmerizing speech, and he never hated others. He is considered as a philosopher of ancient Hinduism, and taught the di..

INTRODUCTION :Kambu Swayambhuva was the king of Aryadesa, and he belonged to the Kambuja tribe. He is mentioned in Rig Veda, and was praised as a GEM among the rishis. He ruled his kingdom for several years, and at his old age, he crowned his son and made him as the king of Aryadesa, and left his kingdom, and went to the forest, and performed severe penance on Lord Shiva, and became a great rishi. He lived in an ashram in the present day Cambodia.He had large number of disciples, and taught the spiritual subjects to them. He used to feed animals and birds, and even the wild animals would eat f..

INTRODUCTION :Naga Saintsaga Saints would mostly live in and around mountains. Naga Sadhus are described in ancient texts as worshiping Lord Shiva in the form of Pashupatinath. The great king Alexandar also met Naga Sadhus and received their blessings. Buddha and Mahavir were very much impressed with the meditation of Naga Sadhus, and their devotion on Lord Shiva. During the Mughal attacks in India, Naga Sadhus fought with them in order to maintain the Sanatana Dharma in India.For becoming a Naga Sadhu, the following rules must be observed.1) Life-long Celibacy and Penance.2) Service to the go..

INTRODUCTION:Pravahana Jaivali (7th century AD) was a king of Panchala who was mentioned in the ancient texts, and in Upanishads. He is considered as a pious king and ruled his kingdom in a well-versed manner, and gave a GOLDEN RULE to his people. He is also considered as a holy sage, since he knows lot of devotional matters, and once, he teaches Svetaketu, son of Sage Uddalaka Aruni and explains the process of rebirth, and the ways to come out from the life cycle, and how to lead a successful life by following spiritual path etc. Jaiveli is believed to be a devotee of Lord Vishnu, and devoted..

INTRODUCTION :Pundarika is the main character associated with Lord Vithoba, a form of Lord Krishna. He is the one who have brought the idol of Vithoba to Pandharpur. Pundarika is the founder of the Varkari sect, a sect of Panduranga devotees. Pundarika was mentioned in the devotional text, which was written by Prahalad Maharaj.Ancient Kings and other saints were the devotees of Panduranga, and they built the popular Vithoba temple at Pandharpur. The Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana had renovated the present Pandharpur temple of Vithoba, in the 12th century.  Pandharpur is also known as Pundari..

INTRODUCTION:Believers of the god can be described as the devotees of god, and have faith on him. Most of them, before starting their daily activity would worship the god, and pay their regards to him. Whatever religion they may belongs to be, they would sincerely worship the god according to their customs and traditions. Non-believers of god, who are known as atheists, would never worship the god, and would depend on their own skills and knowledge. Some atheists would criticize the believers of the god, and would even oppose them towards worshiping the god and going to the temples/churches/mo..