Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION : Ramananda (1400-1476) was a Vaishnava saint. He was born in Allahabad. He was the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya. LIFE :He was born in a Brahmin family. He lived in the holy city of Varanasi. Ramananda was known for composing his works in Hindi language. His writings are very simple and understandable by everyone. Ramananda studied under Raghavananda. He learnt all the vedas and sacred texts and grasped them immediately. He was well versed in all forms of art. He was talented in spiritual aspects of Hinduism. He was an intelligen..

INTRODUCTION :Sakhubai was the daughter of a poor couple in Pandharpur. She was born a few hundred years ago in Pandharpur. Her parents were very humble and straight forward in nature. They were very sincere devotees of Lord Panduranga. They always worship him with pure bhakti in their mind. LIFE :She was fully involved in a deep sense of devotion to God. At a very young age itself, she started doing puja in her home, and assisted her mother towards the daily house hold activities like cooking and maintaining the house. Sakhubai was a kind, and a good natured girl. Soon she was married t..

INTRODUCTION : Rishi Pulaha is the son of Lord Brahma, and is one among the ten Prajapatis, created by Lord Brahma. Pulaha was married to Kshama and Gati. His children are:- 1. Kardama 2. Kanakapeetha 3. Urvarivat 4. Peevari 5. Karmasreshtta 6. Vareeyaamsu 7. Sahishnu IMPORTANCE : Pulaha was the disciple of sage Sanandana and learned all the vedic subjects, and obtained great knowledge and wisdom through him. Pulaha was the guru to sage Gautama. Due to his severe penance on Lord Shiva, he has attained a place in Swarka Loka, the divine abode of L..

INTRODUCTION :Manik Prabhu was a Hindu saint and guru.  He is also regarded as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Shri Manik Prabhu composed several songs in various languages. He has interacted with the great saints like Shri Sai Baba, Shri Swami Samarth and Shri Bramhachaitanya on matters related to spirituality. LIFE : Manik Prabhu was born in a Brahmin family, on 1817 at Bidar district of Karnataka. It is believed that Lord Dattatreya has appeared to his parents in their dream, and told that he himself would take birth as their son on Datta Jayanti. Prabhu l..

INTRODUCTION :Namdev Maharaj (1270–1350), also known as Nam Dev,  was a great poet and saint from Maharashtra. His writings were also recognized by Sikhism. Namdev is a sincere devotee of lord Vitthal. LIFE :Namdev was born due to the devotion of his parents on Lord Vitthal, and their prayers were answered by the god. He was born at their old age. He got married and had one son. Namdev is considered as a holy man by other religious people also. It is believed that Namdev died at the age of eighty and at Pandharpur. He entirely devoted his life towards spread..

INTRODUCTION:Narasimha Saraswati (1378−1459) was an Indian saint and considered to be an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. His birth name was Narahari. His life history was written by Sri Saraswathi Gangadhar in his book Shri GuruCharitra. LIFE :Narasimha Saraswati was born in a Brahmin family in Maharashtra. Narasimha Saraswati was able to speak only during his Upanayanam (Thread ceremony). He started reciting the Vedas only after his Upanayanam. At a younger age itself, he was well versed in vedas and sacred texts of Hinduism. He went on a pilgrimage to Kashi at the age of ei..

INTRODUCTION : Viswakarma is the deity with creative power. According to the vedas, he is considered to be the divine architect of the entire universe. Viswakarma created five main Rishis for maintaining PEACE in the entire UNIVERSE. 1. Sanaga 2. Sanathana 3. Ahabhuna 4. Prathna 5. Suparna IMPORTANCE :Viswakarma is the creator of the chariots and weapons of the gods. He created the Vajrayudha for Lord Indra. Viswakarma is worshiped by all the Hindu people. The Viswakarma Puja is celebrated in all parts of Nepal and India on the month of Septem..

INTRODUCTION : Vamana was born to Aditi and Kashyapa, the great Rishi couples, and he was an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu was incarnated as Vamana in Treta Yuga, in order to keep the position of Lord Indra in power as the Ruler of Heavens, and to maintain the other devas in their power at their Swarkaloka, and to send King Mahabali to Pathala Loka. IMPORTANCE : According to Hindu texts, once the great king Mahabali, who is also the grandson of Bhakt Prahalad was performed a ceremony in order to gain more power, and also to become the king of heavens. Lord Vishnu appears a..

INTRODUCTION: Varaha is the avatar of Lord Vishnu who takes the form of a boar to rescue goddess earth from the ocean. Earth god, BhuDevi was thrown into the ocean by the demon king Hiranyaksha, who was the brother of Hiranyakasipu. Lord Vishnu fought with Hiranyaksha, and destroyed him. This is a very important avatar, since Lord Vishnu has safeguarded the earth, by bringing it from the ocean, thereby restoring her place in the universe. He has taken this avatar in the first yuga, that is in SATYA YUGA also known as KRITA YUGA. IMPORTANCE : Varaha..

INTRODUCTION :Lord Rama is an important god in Hinduism. He was born in Treta Yuga. He was the king of Ayodhya, and ruled several thousands of years along with his brothers in a proper manner. LIFE Rama was born in the month Chaitrai (March–April), which is celebrated in India as Ram Navami. Rama was born to Kaushalya and Dasharatha in Ayodhya. His brothers were Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. He was married to Sita. He suffered several hardships in his life. Once he went to forest, through the plan made by his step m..

 INTRODUCTION :Parashurama was the avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is known to be the most sincere devotee of Lord Shiva. He has controlled the power of Kshatriya, who began to abuse their power, and cause problems to the ordinary people and tortured them. LIFE :According to Hindu legends, Parashurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and his wife Renuka, and his birthplace is believed to be in Uttar Pradesh. They had a celestial wish fulfilling cow. A king named Kartaviryajuna had stolen their cow. When Parashurama learns about this crime, he fought and kills t..

INTRODUCTION :Narasimha is an avatar of Lord Vishnu, who incarnates in order to protect Dharma, and to protect the earth and heaven from the Demon King Hiranyakashipu, and for saving the child devotee Bhakt Prahalad, from the clutches of Hiranyakasipu. IMPORTANCE :During Krita Yuga, there was a demon king known as Hiranyakasipu who has got various boons from Lord Brahma through his severe penance, and has become a more powerful demon king, and he has ordered the devas, demons, and other living beings in the earth and heaven to worship him. All the living beings, were s..

INTRODUCTION : Matsya is the fish avatar of Lord Vishnu. This avatar is mentioned in Vedic texts, puranas, bhagavatam and in the great epic Mahabharatha. Once when Manu, who was the son of Lord Brahma, and also one of his first and foremost creation, was performing religious rituals on the banks of the Cherivi River, Andhra Pradesh. At that time a little fish asked for its protection. When Manu places the fish in the small bottle, it grows rapidly in size and again he put the fish into a tank, and then to the holy Ganges River, and finally to the ocean. The grea..

INTRODUCTION :Kurma is the great Avatar of Lord Vishnu. Kurma appears at the time of Churning of the ocean. He appears in the form of a divine tortoise. The Kurma avatar appears in Ancient Vedic texts, and he is a popular avatar among the vaishnavites. Once, sage Durvasa cursed the Devas (demi gods) to lose their powers because they did not respect him. In order to regain their power, the demi gods decided to churn the cosmic ocean of milk to get the divine drink (AMIRTHA). For churning the ocean of milk, they have used Mount Mandara, Serpent Vasu..