Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION: Jambavan is a character popularly found in Ramyana. He is regarded as the King of Bears, and is having the power equivalent to that of lakhs of elephants and lions, and the capacity to win anyone. He is created specially by Lord Brahma for serving Sri Rama.  He is known as Riksharaj(King of Bears).IMPORTANCEJambavan was present in various yugas and was present at the time of churning of the ocean, and was present when Vamana  has acquired the three worlds from Mahabali.Jambavan in his previous life was the King of the Himalayas, who had incarnat..

When guru bhagavan moves from one rasi to another, it is said to be guru peyarchi. Lord guru bhagavan(Deva Guru Brahaspati) is the guru for devas, and is responsible for all good things in our life, like marriage, children, health, wealth and happiness. He is considered as the god for Dhanus and Meenam Rasi. If Guru is in the 4, 7 and 10th positions from the lagna, then the person will be blessed with good health and wealth. It is said that Goddess Lakshmi Devi will come to his home, and will give all the prosperities in his life.The 12th position is also called the peak position of Guru...

INTRODUCTION: Ghatotkacha is an important character in the Mahabharata.  Ghatotkacha was the son of  Bhima and Hidimbi.IMPORTANCEGhatotkacha was a gigantic and powerful person with great strength, and he possessed a good knowledge in magic. Ghatotkacha fought and killed many demons. He has got the capacity to win any one, and contains the strength equivalent to that of several thousands of elephants and lions.Kurukshetra During the Kurukshetra war, Ghatotkacha fought in favour of pandavas. He used his magical powers, and created a great damage to the Kaurava’s army. A ..

INTRODUCTION: Bhoothath Alvar (4203 BC) is one of the alvars among the twelve alvars. Bhoothath Alvar took birth in Mahabalipuram. Since he was very much attracted towards Lord Vishnu, and always chanting his name, and thinking about him only, without any attachment to the outside world, he obtained the name as Bhoothath Alvar.SPIRITUAL WRITINGSBhoothath Alvar’s  famous writings were known as  Irandam Tiruvandadhi. IMPORTANCEBhoothath Alvar is well known for singing songs by praising the glory of Lord Vishnu. He himself composed songs and sung in front of Vishnu deity.He wa..

INTRODUCTION: Tukaram, also known as Sant Tukaram, Bhakta Tukaram, Tukaram Maharaj was a 17th-century Hindu poet and saint  in Maharashtra, India. Tukaram is best known for his devotional poems and specialized in writing and singing spiritual songs known as kirtans. His poetry was devoted to Vitthala or Vithoba, an avatar of Hindu god Vishnu.LIFEHe was born in the year 1608 in a village in Maharashtra, India. Tukaram was born in lower caste. His parents were devotees of Vithoba(A form of Lo..

INTRODUCTION: Gopanna  (1620 – 1680), popularly known as Bhakta Ramadas or Bhadrachala Ramadas, was a devotee of Lord Rama and a composer of Carnatic music. He lived in the village of Nelakondapalli near Bhadrachalam, Telangana  and is renowned for constructing a famous temple for Lord Sri Rama at Bhadrachalam. His devotional poems on  Rama are famous in South Indian classical music as Ramadaasu Keertanalu. He wrote a collection of nearly 108 poems dedicated to Lord Rama.LIFEBhaktha Ramadas was born ..

INTRODUCTION: Andal  is the female Alvar, and also a great poet and a saint, who dedicated her entire life towards the worship of Lord Vishnu. She is believed to be born during 7th century AD at Srivilliputhur.LIFEAndal was brought up by Periazhwar, who was a sincere devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he used to wear garland to Perumal every day. It is believed that one day, Andal has worn the garland before dedicating it to the God. Periazhwar, was very much  upset with this incident. And then Lord Vishnu appeared in his dream, and asked him to dedicate only the garland..

INTRODUCTION : Allama Prabhu was a 12th century Kannada saint, and a famous poet who realizes the importance  of Self(soul), and pressurize the people to fill up spiritual energy in their soul, and to realize the stay of god in their soul. He belongs to  the Lingayat sect. And he cultivated the Shiva worship among the people. Allama presides the  Anubhava Mantapa. It is the academy of the saints  belonged to the Veera Shaiva faith, and it was established during 12th century AD.LIFEAllama Prabhu was born in Karnataka, India, in the 12th century...

INTRODUCTIONAbirami Pattar  was a 18th century Hindu saint from Tamil Nadu. His birth name was Subramaniya Iyer. He is the author of Abhirami Anthadhi.LIFE Subramaniya Iyer was born in the village of Thirukadaiyur. Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple is situated at Thirukkadaiyur. Subramaniya Iyer was a staunch devotee of goddess Abirami from his childhood days.IMPORTANCEOnce, the King of that place visited the Amritaghateswarar temple, and he approached Subramaniya Iyer, who was the priest of that temple, and asked him whether that day was amavasya or pournami. Actually that day was Am..

INTRODUCTION: Ramanuja (1017 AD–1137 AD) was one of the most important influential spiritual master of the  Vaishnavism tradition. According to traditional belief, he has been regarded as an AMSA of Lord Adhishesha. He founded the Bhakti movement on Lord Vishnu. He is also known as Sri Ramanujacharya, Udaiyavar,  Yatiraja, Bhashyakarar, Godagrajar, Thiruppavai Jeeyar, Emberumanar and Lakshmana Muni.LIFERamanuja's guru was Yadava Prakasa. Ramanuja is famous as the chief supporter of Vishishtadvaita. Ramanuja wrote severa..

INTRODUCTIONAdi Shankaracharya, was the saint who advocated Advaita Vedanta in india.  He wrote commentaries on Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita.  He explained the difference between Hinduism and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism tells "Atman (Soul, Self) exists", while Buddhism tells that there is "no Soul, no Self".Shankara travelled across India to advocate his philosophy through discourses. He is reputed to have founded four mathas.  He is also known as Adi Shankaracharya.BirthThe birthplace of Adi Shankara is at Kalady, Kerala.It is..

INTRODUCTIONSaint Pattinathar was born in 14th century as Thiruvengadar at Kaveripoompattinam. He belongs to a wealthy merchant family, and he was doing his family business, before attaining sainthood. IMPORTANCE OF THE DIVINE SAINTAfter reaching a certain age, he took up his family business, and once his father has sent him with goods through ship for doing business. But, Pattinathar just brought back sacks full of paddy husks. The angry father was very much disappointed with him, and locked him in a room and went to the harbour and threw the husks out. He was very much astonished to see..

INTRODUCTION : Narayana Bhattathiri (1560–1646), was a student of  Pisharati, and was an expert in mathematics. He was the author of  Narayaneeyam, which was written in praise of Guruvayoorappan (Lord Krishna). LifeBhattathiri  was from Melpathur,Kerala and he was born in a Brahmin family. Bhattathiri studied from his father. At an younger age, he became a pundit. He got married and settled at Thrikandiyur.Importance The Narayaneeyam  was written by Bhattathiri in 1586 AD and gives a summary of 18,000 verses of the Bhagavata Purana.Bh..

INTRODUCTION : Annamacharya (1408 –1503) is a great Hindu saint and a poet, and has composed many songs on Lord Venkateswara. He is well versed in Carnatic music. He is a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, and considered to be an avatar of Nandaka, Lord Vishnu’s sword. LifeTallapaka Annamacharya was born in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Along with him, his wife and his son were also experts in music and writing poems. Spiritual workAnnamayya is said to have composed many songs on Lord Venkateswara. He is the author of his musical work "Sankirthana lakshanamu".Du..