Devotional Articles
Arulmigu Bhavani Thukanathamman temple is situated at Parthasarathy Street,Agaram, Peravallur,Chennai – 600 082. I am residing next to that temple. The most important feature of that temple is, it is more than 100 years old.Every Adi month, devotees from perambur area visit the temple and offers pongal and kuzh. Devotees throng around from all parts of the city also, since their kula deivam is Bhavani Amman.She has done lot of miracles to the devotees. Even I have been safeguarded from several accidents, which was supposed to occur nearby the temple. Those who sincerely worship her by offering..
Introduction to PuttaparthiPuttaparthi is a town in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The original name of Puttaparthi was Gollapalli. The town is located on the banks of Chitravathi River. The official language in Puttaparthi is Telugu. Other common indian languages and English are also spoken here.Introduction to Puttaparthi Sree Sathya Sai BabaPuttaparthi Sree Sathya Sai Baba is believed to be an reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba by many of his followers.Many of the people who are the devotees of Shirdi Baba are also gets attracted with Sath..
INTRODUCTIONAngala Parameswari Amman or Angalamman (Adhi Sakthi - Meaning - The First form of goddess Parvathi. The Origin is Melmalayanoor.). Most of the Tamil nadu peoples Kula Deivam is Angala Parameswari Amman. My Kula Deivam also is Angala Parameswara Amman Temple which is situated in Keerakara Veedi, Erode -1. It is one of the most important temples in erode. Boarding and Lodging facilities are available nearby the temple. During Sivarathiri Festival and Aadi month festival, lot of people will come to this temple and will do Abhishekham and Archanai. This Amman has done lot of favou..
Karma means action, work or deed. In simple terms, If a person does good things in his life, we can say he has done good Karma and if a person does wrongful acts in his life, we can say that he has done bad karma.Bhakti in true sense means attachment to god. It can be expressed in various forms like offering prayer to god, lighting a lamp in front of god and doing abhishekams and archanas. Any manner of bhakti only if it practiced in true sense, it will blossom. God expects a true bhakti from his devotee. He will be satisfied even if his devotee offers a flower or tulsi with true de..
INTRODUCTION
Vyasatirtha (From 1460 to 1539), also called Vyasaraja, was a great eminent and an able Madhva scholar and poet belonging to the Dvaita tradition. He was the patron saint of the Great Vijayanagara Empire. During his period, great religious developments were took place under the assistance of his divine disciples Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa.
BIRTH AND EDUCATION
He was born into a Brahmin family and named as Yatiraja. Sree Bramhanya Tirtha, the pontiff of the matha at Abbur, taught him the vedic education and philosophy of Madhwa. He studied at kancipuram and again was taug..
Sree Raghothama Theertha Swamigal is a Dwaitha Saint. He was born in Hyderabad. He was adopted by Raghuvarya Theerthar of Uthiradhi Mutt at a very young age from his parents. His original name was Ramachandran. At the age of seven, Upanayanam was made to him and he was given Sanyasa at the age of eight. After getting Sanyasa, his name was changed to Sree Raghothama Theerthar.At the age of three, a demon, tried to kill the divine child, and the child kicked him with his feet and the demon immediately died. By seeing this incident, people described him as Sree Bala Krishna. Once while going to p..
Shirdi Sai Baba is an Indian Saint who respected both Hinduism and Islamism. He wants both Hindus and Muslims to be united and to be cooperative among each other. He is regarded as an avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He preached the importance of self realization. He lived in Shirdi for several years and attained Mahasamadhi in Shirdi on 1918. He lived a complete life only for the sake of his Bhaktas. He has performed many miracles during his life time and even after his Mahasamadhi.Today lot of people worship Saibaba in India as well as from all over the world. He cured many diseases of his devotee..
Ramalinga Swamigal (5 October 1823 – 30 January 1874) also called as Ramalinga Adigal and Vallalar was born at Marudur near Chidambaram on 1823 and was one of the most popular tamil saint and also one of the greatest poet. He was the founder of Sathya Gnana Sabha which was opened on 1872. His main principle is : By doing service to living beings, we can attain moksha(Salvation).This Sabha is not a temple and here no fruits and flowers are offered and blessings are not given. Here all types of people are allowed without any difference in caste, but except meat eating people. They are allowed to..
Lord Krishna is a friend, philosopher, a guide and a god to everyone. The great sage Narayana took the avatar as Lord Krishna alongwith the great sage Nara who took the avatar as Arjuna.Both of them meditated deeply in the Naimisharanya forest for several thousands of years and then took the avatar as Lord Krishna and the Great Warrior Arjuna in Dwapar Yuga. Lord Krishna even as a child, has done many miracles and protected the yadava community. His divine beauty cannot be described in full. The way he steals the butter and cheese from the Yadavas which was described in Srimad Bhagavatha was v..
Takshaka was a great Nagaraja who was mentioned in the Indian epic, Mahabharatha. He was known for his great powers, knowledge and wisdom. He gained a lot of popularity among other NAGAS. He is the friend of Lord Indra Deva.Takshaka belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty. He was a descendant of Shri Rama. Takshaka's son was killed in the battle by Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna.Takshaka lived in the Khandav forest. Arjuna burned that forest. At that time the Naga chief Takshaka was not there, having gone to Kurukshetra. But Aswasena, the mighty son of Takshaka, was t..
Daksha Prajapati is one of the sons of Lord Brahma. His wife was Prasuti and they had 27 daughters and they all got married to Lord Chandra. Another daughter was Goddess Sati and she got married to Lord Shiva.Daksha once organized a yaga and he invited all the divine counter parts to attend the yaga and he intentionally avoided his daughter Sati, since he dislike Lord Shiva. Even though, Sati Devi has not been invited by Daksha, she went to the yaga without Lord Shiva. But there she was insulted by Daksha and she set herself immolated in the sacrificial fire.After hearing about the terrible in..
రాశిలింగము - మేషరాశి
పార్వతీ సమేత గంగాధరస్వామి - విలాసగంగవరం
మేష, వృషభ రాశులకు (18 పాదశివాలయాలకు) ఈ క్షేత్ర స్థిత గంగాధరమూర్తి ఆధిపత్యం వుంటుంది. ఆయా రాశులయందు ఆయా నక్షత్ర పాదములయందు జన్మించినవారు వారి నక్షత్ర పాదములకు సంబంధించిన శివాలయ దర్శనము చేసిన పిమ్మట విధిగా ఈ ఆలయ దర్శనము కూడా చేయవలెను. తద్వారా శుభఫలములు చేకూరును.
రాశిలింగము - వృషభరాశి
పార్వతీ సమేత గంగాధరస్వామి - విలాసగంగవరం
మేష, వృషభ రాశులకు (18 పాదశివాలయాలకు) ఈ క్షేత్ర స్థిత గంగాధరమూర్తి ఆధిపత్యం వుంటుంది. ఆయా రాశులయందు ఆయా నక్షత్ర పాదములయందు జన్మించినవారు వారి నక్షత్ర పాదములకు సంబంధించిన శివాలయ దర్శనము చేసిన పిమ్మట విధిగా ఈ ఆలయ దర్శనము కూడా చేయవలెను. తద్వారా శుభఫలములు చేకూరును.
రాశి లింగం - మిధునరాశిశ్రీ మాణిక్యాంబా సమేత భీమేశ్వరస్వామి - హసన్ బాదఈ క్షేత్రము భీమసభ యందలి ప్రథమ వృత్తంలో వుండడం విశేషం. అంతేకాక ఈ క్షేత్ర స్థిత శివమూర్తి కూడా శ్రీ మాణిక్యాంబా సమేత భీమేశ్వరస్వామి కావడం మరో విశేషం. మిధునరాశియందు జన్మించిన వ్యక్తులు వారి నక్షత్ర శివాలయంతో పాటు ఈ రాశి లింగమును మరియు భీమసభ అధిపతి అయిన ద్రాక్రారామ క్షేత్ర స్థిత భీమేశ్వరమూర్తిని దర్శించుకొని వారికి అర్చనాభిషేకాదులు నిర్వర్తించడం కద్దు.ఈ ఆలయం ప్రస్తుతం పునర్నిర్మాణంలో వున్నది. నిర్మించబడుచున్న ఆలయము మిక్కిలి విశాలముగను బృహదాలయముగాను రూపుదిద్దుకొనుచున్నవి. తాత్కాలికముగా రహదారికి రెండవవైపు ఒక బాలాలయంలో స్వ..
