Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION :Annamalai Swami was a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi and through the grace of his guru, he realized the inner self, and found the god in his heart. He performed meditation on Lord Shiva in the Arunachala Mountain caves, and attained enlightenment. He followed the teachings of Guru Ramana and lived a pious life.Annamalai Swami was born in a village in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu in the year 1906. His father was an astrologer, and he had predicted his son’s fate, and declared that he would become a saint. Similar to that, from his young age itself, he was very much interested..

INTRODUCTION :Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj (1905–2001) was one of the spiritual gurus in the Navnath tradition. He was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj.Kaadsiddheswar was born in the year 1905 in a pious Hindu family in a village at Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His birth name was Jaigauda Patil.He has joined in the Kaneri Math, in the year 1922. He was a yoga guru, and used to do severe meditation on Lord Shiva for several hours, without having food and water.He met his guru, Siddharameshwar, in the year 1935. He was taught the essentials of Hindu Dharma an..

INTRODUCTION :Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (1827–1890) was a social activist, poet and a writer from Maharashtra. He was born in a lower class, and due to that, he fought for eliminating untouchability in the society, and he was against caste discrimination. He also fought for the rights of women and insisted that women must be given equal rights similar to men in all fields. He started a school for girls in the year 1848, in Pune and also formed a Samaj  in order to get justice for the lower castes. People from all religions and castes were joined in his association and fought f..

INTRODUCTION :Mata Ubhaya Bharati was the holy wife of the great Hindu philosopher Sri Mandana Mishra, and she is considered as an AMSA of Goddess Saraswati Devi. They lived during the time of Adisankara. Once Sri Mandana Mishra and Adisankara were debated  with each other, and Ubhaya Bharati was acted as a judge. Finally Adi Sankara had won in the debate, and she declared the correct judgement, and told that her husband was defeated in the debate, and afterwards both of them were left their normal worldly life and lived a saintly life.Both of them were constructed an ashram and lived in ..

INTRODUCTIONSimilar to Queen Chudala, princess Hemalekha was considered as a spiritual Guru to her husband Prince Hemachuda, and it is believed that she lived in the Dwapara Yuga during the time of Lord Krishna. She learned the divine scriptures and was a great scholar. She changed the entire nature of her husband, and moved him in the spiritual path.  Due to her holiness, she has also changed the behavior of the entire people in the kingdom and through her guidance, they were became spiritual persons, and it is believed that even the wild animals and birds were attained the bliss of..

INTRODUCTION :Anantarama Dikshitar (1903–1969) was a Sanskrit scholar and a religious preacher, and he was proficient in the philosophies of Hinduism. He was born in Thanjavur in a pious Dikshithar family in the year 1903, and he was taught the essence of Vedas by his father Subramanya Dikshithar. He further studied other divine texts from scholars and become a good pundit. His Ishta Deva was Sri Guruvayurappan, and through his grace, he has performed discourses on Srimadh Bhagavatham at Guruvayur Temple. His discourses were eagerly watched by great personalities like “The Sringeri Sankar..

INTRODUCTION :Nandini is the holy cow, and she is the daughter of the divine cow “KAMADHENU”. She was mentioned in ancient Vedas and Upanishads and she was highly praised for granting all types of necessary things in our life. During the Treta Yuga, she was owned by Rishi Vashista, and she gave milk to him for doing Abhishekham to the Shivalingam, and she also grants all types of necessary things needed for doing Yagna and other rituals to the holy Rishi.Once she was abducted by the divine Vasus from the Ashram of Vashista, and due to that, Rishi Vashista had cursed them to take birth in the e..

INTRODUCTION :Aryaka was a divine snake, who is living in King Vasuki's palace, situated in the Patala Loka. He was an ancestor of the Pandavas, and the great grand-father of Mata Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas. When Bhima was poisoned, and thrown out into River Ganges by Duryodhana, he was rescued by the mighty Aryaka, and he recognized Bhima as his great grandson, and brought him to the palace of Vasuki. And he took care of Bhima in a proper manner, and made him as healthy by giving their divine drink, and after few days, he safely took him to the earth, and accompanied with him till his ..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Venkaiah Swamy was a contemporary of Shirdi Sai Baba. He lived in the 20th century AD. He is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya similar to Shirdi Sai Baba. Sri Swamy was born in a small village near Nellore, in the family of farmers, and he was interested in spiritual activities from his childhood itself, and performed many miracles at his childhood, similar to Lord Krishna. Once, he relieved a poor person’s disease, by touching him in his little hands, when he was a child.  And at his younger age itself, he safeguarded the devotees from dangers, and remo..

INTRODUCTION :Visiting and worshiping the deities in the temples is common among the people all over the world. Many people would think that if god resides in my heart, why I have to go to the temples and offer worship to him? The main reason for visiting the temples is to get some pleasant adventure, and to avoid the dullness in our mind, and can get great hope and confidence in our mind.Most of the Hindu temples are built in ancient periods, and recently only few big temples are being built. Building temples and worshiping the god is based on our bhakti and faith on god, and devotees are not..

INTRODUCTION :Rishi Somasrava, was the priest of Janamejaya, and he was the son of Rishi Srutasrava. He helped Janamejaya towards conducting snake sacrifice. Rishi Somasrava was lived during the Dwapara Yuga, and he was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu and after performing severe penance on Vishnu in the Himalayas, he got great boons from the Lord. He has got many disciples, and he was an expert in Vedic Subjects and all other Divine Scriptures. He was well known for his simplicity, generosity and kindness. Even though, he was a great rishi, he was very polite, and always showed love and ..

INTRODUCTION:According to the epic Mahabharata, Pandu was the king of Hastinapur, and the son of Vyasa, and his sons were called as the Pandavas. He was a great warrior, and expanded his kingdom during his rule.Pandu was efficient in archery, administration and was a learned scholar. Due to that, he has become an able ruler and he ruled the Kingdom of Hastinapur in a well-versed manner. He was married to Kunti and Madri. Once while he was hunting in a forest, Pandu shot an arrow on a deer, who was rishi kindama, and he took the form of deer in order to unite with his wife. During the time..

INTRODUCTION :Mohini is the female avatar of Lord Vishnu. She looks very beautiful with a pleasing appearance. Mohini is mentioned in ancient texts and Puranas, and her importance is also mentioned. She appeared during the time of churning of the divine ocean by the divine devas and the demons, in order to distribute the divine nectar to the divine devas. She also appeared before Bhasmasura, a powerful demon, when he tried to test his boon with Lord Shiva itself, and safeguarded Lord Shiva from the demon. It is believed that through the union of Lord Shiva and Mohini, Lord Dharma Shasta was bo..

INTRODUCTION : Generally each and every human being would think about their life after death? Whether they are rich or poor, good or bad, healthy or unhealthy, that doesn’t matter, but some time or other time, definitely they would think about that, since no one can escape from the hands of the death god, Lord Yama Dharma Maharaja. Even death also occurs for some persons very easily and without much difficulty, but for some they would lose their life in accidents, suicides and by murder. Some people would get bedridden for several months or even for several years, and would painfully die...