Devotional Articles

1. Ajatasatru (512-461 BCE)Haryanka EmperorAjatasatru was the son of the great king Bimbisara, one of the earliest rulers of the ancient kingdom of Magadha in north-east India. Bimbisara became head of the Haryanka dynasty in 543 BCE, and contains great powers in handling weapons and was a master in all kinds of art. Ajatasatru was considered as a great king and was treated with respect by his people.2. Chandragupta Maurya (340-298 BCE)Mauryan EmperorChandragupta Maurya is influential for his founding of the Mauryan Empire. He had extended his kingdom under the guidance of his advisor, Chanaky..

1. The Gomateshwara is situated at Shravanabelagola in the Hassan district of Karnataka. The 60 feet gigantic statue of Bahubali is situated in Vindyagiri Hill at Shravanabelagola. Lord Gomateshwara temple is one of the largest temples in the state.2. The Dilwara Jain Temples is situated at the holy hill station of Rajasthan,Mount Abu. Dilwara Temples is one of the most beautiful pilgrimage sites of the Jains in India. Jain Temples at Mount Abu is built by marble and considered as one of the finest monuments of India.3. The Ranakpur Jain Temple is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan, bet..

INTRODUCTION : Kacha was an ancient sage and the son of Deva Guru Brihaspati. He is also mentioned in various puranas and in Mahabharata.  He was known for learning all the divine scriptures from his father as well as from the demon guru Sri Sukracharya.Once Kacha met Sukracharya and become the disciple of Sukracharya, to learn the secret of the Mrita Sanjivini mantra in order to bring back the lives of the demi gods again who have lost their lives during their battle with various demons. Kacha also impressed his guru’s daughter Devayani, who falls in love with him.On knowing about t..

INTRODUCTION : Shandilya was the name of a popular rishi. Those who are having the Sandilya gotra, are the descendants of Sri Shandilya Maharishi. Most of the people belonging to West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Punjab and Gujarat are considered as the descendants of Shandilya.He was a son of the sage Asita and grandson of the rishi Kashyapa.  He was the disciple of Vaatsya rishi.  He also trained in vedas under the great rishis: Kaushika, Gautama Maharishi and Kushri.  His disciples were Kaundinya, Agnivesa, and Bharadwaj.  He has composed the famous Shandilya Upanish..

INTRODUCTION :Shravan is a holy person who was mentioned in Ramayana. Shravan was lived along with his parents, and he was a young boy, and his parents lived a saintly life by devoting their entire attention on god. Since they were blind and also have become old, they wanted their son to take them to holy pilgrimages. Since they were poor, the kind hearted Shravan, who was a dutiful son, carried his parents by placing them in a basket, and he carried the basket in his shoulder while on their pilgrimage.Once, the then-Prince of Ayodhya, Dasharatha was hunting in a forest, which is located in th..

INTRODUCTION : Aruni (8th century BC), is an ancient sage of Hinduism. He is mentioned in many devotional texts, and his philosophical teachings are considered famous similar to the teachings contained in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and Chandogya Upanishad.  He was a spiritual guru, and attracted students from all over the world. One of his disciples was the great sage Yajnavalkya, and his greatness and importance was mentioned in ancient texts. He contains good knowledge in vedas and ancient sacred texts.He explained in detail to his disciples, questions related to soul and body, a..

MANDAVYA INTRODUCTIONMandavya was an ancient sage, was once wrongly punished by the king believing him to be a thief, since, some robbers were hidden their stolen articles near his hermitage when he was in deep meditation, and he was wrongly assumed to have stolen the goods. He checked with Lord Yama about his karmic deeds. Yama told that he had given the punishment since he had tortured small insects in his childhood. Mandavya cursed Lord Yama Dharma, since acts done by him in his child hood would not attract such a severe punishment, and said that he will be born in the mortal world. Du..

1. Thevaram contains portions of texts from the Tirumurai, a collection of Shaiva devotional poetry. The texts are dedicated to the Nayanmars - Sambandar, Tirunaavukkarasar and Sundarar.    The singing of Thevaaram is continued in many Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu. In the tenth century, during the reign of Raaja Raaja Chola I, the songs were found in the Chidambaram temple, with the help of the divine saint Sri Nambiyaandar Nambi. The 276 temples revered by these verses are called paadal petra thalam. Thevaram was meant for Saivism and Nalayira Divya Prabandham was meant for Vaishnavi..

INTRODUCTION : According to ancient legends, Lord Hanuman was studied under Surya Bhagwan and he was his obedient disciple and mastered in all the divine subjects. Though he was an expert in vedas and other studies, since Lord Hanuman was a bachelor, he could not study the holy Vyakarnas for which he has to obtain the status of a married man. In order to study the vyakarnas, Surya Bhagawan had created a beautiful lady from his supreme powers, and named her as Swarchala Devi, and given all the powers to her and married her to Lord Hanuman.Lord Surya asked him to marry his daughter Swarchal..

INTRODUCTION : Virochana was the noble and pious son of Bhakta Prahalad. He was also a great Vishnu devotee similar to his father. He learnt all the sacred texts at his younger age itself. Though he was born in the family of daityas, he was a humble and a good king, who took the advice of his father and ruled his kingdom in a proper manner. His teachings are very famous. And some of them are as follows:1. Believe in one god, and that is Lord Vishnu.2. Always think and worship Lord Narayana, for getting good prospects in life.3. Be generous and kind to others.4. Don’t be arrogant and adama..

INTRODUCTION : Thirumancheri temple is famous for marriage related activities. Those who do not get married or if their marriage gets delayed due to any reason, if they visit this temple, and pray to the deities, surely they will get their marriage finished quickly due to the grace of Lord Shiva and Parvati.According to legend, once parvati tells her wish to Lord Shiva that she wants to have a wedding with the Lord in the earth. Parvathi then left Kailasa and lived as the daughter of the great sage Sree Bharata. After some time, Sage Bharata contacted Lord Shiva to get married with Parvat..

INTRODUCTION :Vavar also called as Vavaraswami is considered as a friend of Lord Ayyappa. The shrine of Sri Vavaraswami is located at Sabarimala, and his mosque is also situated at Erumely. His shrine and mosque shows us the great friendly relationship between the hindu and muslim. In this Ayyappa temple, devotees of all castes and religions are considered as equal and treated with great respect.According to legend, Vavar was a great warrior who lived in Kerala and once he had a fierce fight with Lord Ayyappa, but he was defeated. Due to the kind words and on seeing the divine face and getting..

INTRODUCTION : Madhav Rao Deshpande also called as Shama was one of the baba’s most sincere devotees, and acted like his personal attendant. Their relationship can be compared to that of Lord Krishna and Arjuna. He was born on Margashirsh Shudda Panchmi day on 6th December 1880 to a Brahmin family from Nimon. He came to Shirdi at his childhood along with his parents and permanently stayed in shirdi till his death. He was educated in Shirdi and became a teacher in a school. Baba only named Mahdav Rao as "Shama" and used to call him as ““HEY SHAMA COME COME” with love and affection. Sh..

INTRODUCTION : Sitaramdas Omkarnath (1892–1982) was an Indian saint from Bengal. He invoked the bhakti path among his devotees throughout the world, and also preaches the importance of chanting Ram Nam. He is considered as a pious and a holy man among his followers and his devotees. Sitaramdas Omkarnath had written many books related to Hindu scriptures, and constructed temples and ashrams throughout india, and also founded a spiritual organisation and through that, he had cultivated the bhakti spirit among the people. He contains great knowledge, wisdom, courage and braveness and was a g..