Devotional

IntroductionKing Purushottam (4th century BC) also known as Porus, was an ancient Indian king, who ruled the present day Punjab region in a glorious manner, and his significance was mentioned in ancient Greek texts. Porus was an excellent archer, he was talented in all kinds of arts, and he was also a great warrior. While waging a war with Alexandar, he fought with him bravely, also challenged him face to face, but finally he was defeated by Alexandar, he was dragged by the soldiers of Alexander and brought before him. Even after seeing the well-built ..

In tradition, gender is considered an indicator of energy, divine potential. Previously, they used to worship Lord Shiva in the form of an idol. Pashupathi statue found in Harappa ruins can be examined.In the story related to the incarnation of Venkateswara Swamy in Varahapuranam, in the Bhrugu Maharshi curse Siva, "From today onwards, there will be no poojas to your Linga only, not to your idol". It means before that, the idol will have poojas.The custom of worshipping Shiva Linga by considering it as the image of Shiva is ancient.No one has been sure until now when this started.The meaning o..

IntroductionRecently we would have read in the social medias, that Lord Surya, the sun god chants the “OM” Mantra from the Surya Mandala, the divine abode of Lord Surya, likewise, the great Vishnu devotee Sri Dhruva also still chants the great Vishnu Mantra, “OM NAMO NARAYANA”, from his Dhruva Mandala, and these details were mentioned in the Holy Text, Srimad Bhagavatham. Even sometimes I used to think, how come a child has become a powerful star on the skies just by meditating the god only for a few months! But actually it is not like that! Vishnu Bhakti was mixed up in the blood of ..

INTRODUCTIONParvati Devi also known as Amman, and also fondly called by the name “AMMA”, is the powerful Hindu goddess and she contains superior divine strength and power.  She is the gentle Hindu goddess, and is one of the most important deities of Hinduism. She is the mother goddess in Hinduism, and has many popular aspects. Along with Lakshmi and Saraswathi, she forms the trinity of Hindu goddesses (Tridevi). Parvati is the wife of the Hindu god Shiva, the sister of God Vishnu and the mother of Lord Vinayaka and Lord..

Introduction Kamini is the daughter of Lord Kama Deva, the god of love and Ma Rati Devi. She is also known as Harsha, Harshini and as Harani. Still in some parts of North India, people worship Ma Kamini as Harsha Mata, and in West Bengal, she is worshipped as Ma Durga Devi, in the famous temple, Sri Kamala Kamini Durga Mata Mandir, and the address of the temple is: MA Kamini Devi Temple, Banagram, Faridpur-Durgapur 713381 West Bengal. While her parents, Kama and Rati Devi invokes the love effect and develops the lust on the minds of all the people, Ma Kamini, used to induce l..

INTRODUCTIONThere is a wonderful temple for Sri Anjaneyar, and it is situated on Pudupakkam village, on the fast developing Kelambakkam- Vandalur road. For reaching the temple, we have to climb for about 100 steps, and this temple provides a good natural scenic view, apart from the great divinity offered by our Veera Anjaneyar. We can see the gigantic statue of Lord Anjaneyar who looks very brave and handsome, and he steals the souls of his devotees through his pleasant and pleasing appearance.The temple is located in a small hill, and we can also find several trees and beautiful pla..

INTRODUCTIONKali, also called as Kali Devi is one among the Mahavidyas, and she is considered as a great goddess in Hinduism. She is worshipped for getting relieved from problems like black magic and prolonged illness and to get great spiritual powers, and also to obtain more mental and physical strength. Kali was formed in order to destroy the evil forces. She is the incarnation of Ma Shakti Devi, and she is worshipped widely in Saivism sect.  She is a great protector and would offer salvation to us.  There is a small, but an excellent temple b..

INTRODUCTIONYes. It’s true. Apart from acting as a protection god, Lord Venkateswara also acts as a guardian deity, and this can be known from the ancient legend of Sri Venkateswara Mahatmya Purana.As per the ancient legend, while some of the devotees of Lord Venkateswara were climbing on the Tirumala Hills during early morning time, they have witnessed a tall, good looking person with a shining face, who was riding in a white horse, and he was wandering on the sacred Tirumala Hills, and when the devotees tried to have glimpse of him by running faster behind him, suddenly the divine p..

INTRODUCTIONSRI SUBRAMANYA CHALISAINTRODUCTIONSri Subramanya Chalisa is the famous text written in praise of Lord Subramanya, who is also called as Muruga, Karthikeya and Kumara. Sri Subramanya Chalisa describes the attributes and virtues of Lord Muruga, and it is written in a simple form.The contents present in the Holy Text, Sri Subramanya Chalisa is as follows:-Lord Subramanya has six faces. He applies sandal paste all over his body. He is the main source of divinity. His Vehicle is the beautiful peacock. He is the Son of Lord Shiva. He is the Chief of the Devas. He is the s..

INTRODUCTIONWe can keep on telling about the significance of Lord Narasimha, day and night and for all the 365 days in a year. The Meaning for the word Narasimha is half lion with human body. Since Lord Narasimha had appeared in this form, even some Vishnu devotees are also getting afraid to worship him. But, the main purpose of the Narasimha avatar is to destroy the evil forces and to maintain proper law and order position in the earth. Actually though the form of Lord Narasimha appears in a fierce form, but for his staunch devotees, he used to appear only in a beautiful form. Still ..