Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION:  Isaignaniyar Nayanmar was born during 12th century AD. And her son Sundara Nayanmar, her husband Sadaiya Nayanar all the three of them are Nayanmars. Isaignaniyar was born in the Brahmin caste. LIFE Their family lived in Tirunavalur, Tamil Nadu. Sundarar was adopted by another nayanmar known as Narasinga Muniyaraiyar. IMPORTANCE: Being the mother of Sundarar, she was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, and was a humble and gentle woman who contains great spiritual powers. During her period, she sincerely worshipped Lord Shiva, and served food to the Shiva de..

INTRODUCTION: Bogar  was a Tamil siddhar who lived between 550 and 300 BC. He is one among the 18 siddhars. IMPORTANCE:Bogar has written a book "Bogar 7000". Bogar 7000 contains 7000 songs, and it contains the details about siddha medicines. Bogar went to China, and taught about spiritual enlightenment. Bogar is said to be in SAMADHI near Palani Murugan hill temple. He is a disciple of Agastya Maharishi. He was a master of siddha, yoga and meditation. According to legends, it is known that Bogar created the idol of Murugan  in Palani by mi..

INTRODUCTION: Bahinabai (1628–1700AD) is a female saint from Maharashtra, India. She is considered as a disciple of Tukaram. She was born into a brahmin family. LIFE She was born in northern Maharashtra, and there she spent her childhood. She started chanting of God’s names from an early age. Bahinabai was married at a younger age. By the age of eleven, she with her family settled in Kolhapur. Tukaram initiated her into the path of bhakti, and instructed her to chant the name of Vithoba. Some people considered her as a mad woman, while others con..

INTRODUCTION :-Avvaiyar lived during the   3rd century BC, and is said to have maintained good relationships with the Tamil kings. IMPORTANCE:-She has written some verses in poems like Natrinai, Kuruntokai, Akananuru and Purananuru. According to ancient texts, she was a court poet of the kings of the Tamil Nadu. She has travelled to several places and composed several songs. Most of her songs were in praise of the kings, and also relates to proper governance of the country.Avvaiyar has helped the kings in avoiding war between them, and she has acted as a mediator in th..

INTRODUCTION:Yogi Vemana, was born in Kadapa, Andhra pradesh. His birth name was Pidepala Pulla. He was an important poet in Telugu. His poems are very simple, and can be read by anyone. LIFEAccording to ancient texts, he was born on 16th century AD. Vemana was from a telugu speaking community. He was the son of the king of Kondaveedu who ruled Andhra Pradesh. IMPORTANCEFrom his childhood, he was attracted towards spirituality and yoga. He considered both of them as equivalent and essential for the human life.He also tells the importance of knowledge, faith and insisted people t..

INTRODUCTION: Yogi Ramsuratkumar (1918–2001) was an Indian saint. He was fondly referred to as "Visiri samiyar"  who usually keeps visiri in his hand, and bless his devotees. He has lived in  Tiruvannamalai, after becoming a saint. Tiruvannamalai is famous for big and small temples. Spiritual seekers will visit here from all over the world to seek the divine blessings, and to get peace of mind.LIFEYogi Ramsuratkumar was born in a village in Uttar Pradesh. In his childhood, in his home town, he met many saints, and received their blessings.He met both Sri Aurobindo and Raman..

INTRODUCTION: Vidura  is one of the main characters in the Mahabharata, and  he was the prime minister of the Kuru dynasty, and also the uncle of Pandavas and Kauravas.IMPORTANCEVidura was the son of sage Vyasa. Vidura was an adviser to the Pandavas, and safeguarded them from death on several occasions, which was plotted by Duryodhana.Vidura protested against the insult caused to Draupadi in the Kaurava court. Vidura sided with dharma and the Pandavas during the Kurukshetra war. According to Krishna, Vidura was considered as..

INTRODUCTION: Vibhishana was the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka as per Ramayana. Vibhishana was the youngest son of Kaikesi and Sage Vishrava. IMPORTANCEEven though he was a Rakshasa, Vibhishana was of a noble character and advised Ravana, to return sita to her husband Rama. When Ravana did not listen to his advice, Vibhishana left Ravana and joined in Rama's army. Later, when Rama defeated Ravana, Rama crowned Vibhishana as the king of Lanka and he returned to Ayodhya.Vibhishana had a  pure mind and a pure heart. From his childhood, he was  m..

INTRODUCTION: Vengamamba (1730–1817),  was a poet and a great devotee of Lord Venkateswara in the 18th century AD. She wrote lot of  poems and songs.LIFEVengamamba was born into a family of brahmins in 1730, at Andhra Pradesh. Since childhood, she was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara. Even after losing her husband at a younger age, she studied yoga, and she became a yogini, and went to Tirumala.IMPORTANCEShe was allowed to enter the temple by the temple priests, after the temple hours, and was allowed to recite the poems, which ..

Introduction: The Trimurti are the three main gods in Hinduism who performs the three main functions of creation, protection, and destruction and are allocated to Brahma the creator, Vishnu the protector, and Shiva the destroyer. Dattatreya avatar is the incarnation of Trimurti. The concept of Trimurti is also present in the ancient puranas.TemplesThe Temples that are dedicated to Trimurti can be seen as follows:-1.Baroli Trimurti Temple2.Elephanta Caves3.Mithrananthapuram Trimurti Temple4.Prambanan Trimu..

INTRODUCTION: Thayumanavar (1705–1744), was a  spiritual philosopher and a saint from Tamil Nadu, India. Thayumanavar formulated the philosophy of Saiva Siddhanta. He wrote several Spiritual Tamil texts. His poems were written based on the philosophy of Hinduism.IMPORTANCEThayumanavar focussed his teaching on controlling the physical senses, and concentrate our attention towards god by doing meditation. According to him, controlling human’s mind is very difficult, and he further says that can be achieved only by constant practice towards chanting god’s name and doing m..

INTRODUCTION: Swaminarayan  (1781 –1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi. He is believed by his followers as an avatar of  Narayana.BIRTH AND IMPORTANCESwaminarayan was born as Ghanshyam Pande into a Brahmin family at Uttar Pradesh, India in 1781. In 1792, he travelled across India, and adopted the name as Nilkanth Varni. Nilkanth Varni visited the Jagannath Temple in Puri as well as temples in Badrinath, Rameswaram, Nashik, Dwarka and Pandharpur. During his journey, he has..

INTRODUCTION: Siddheshwar also known as Siddharameshwar and Siddharama was born during 12th century AD at solapur, Maharashtra. He was a  great  “UNIVERSAL SAINT” and he belongs to lingayat caste. Siddheshwar has contributed his service towards the Lingayat’s development. He was a great  Kannada poet and his motto was the service to the people.IMPORTANCESiddharama has written many devotional texts and is regarded as the most famous poet. Siddarama was considered as the main Spiritual guru. He was interested in conducting inter-caste marriages. He pa..

Shani Peyarchi will takes place, when Lord Shaneeswara moves from one rasi to another. Shani Peyarchi is considered as an important one, since Lord Shaneeswara is judging our good and bad karmas, and giving the results for that. Shani Bhagavan will stay in one rasi for 2 ½ years, before moving to next rasi. Ezharai Sani (7 ½ years) will cause good and bad effects, based on our karma. This happens to everybody in their life, totally for a period of 30 years in their life.From 26-10-2017, Shani Bhagavan’s transit took place from Virushika Rasi to Thanus Rasi. He will be there in Thanus Rasi for ..