God Stories

INTRODUCTION :Tulasi is considered as a sacred plant in Hinduism. Hindus regard it as the manifestation of the goddess Tulasi. She is the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. The offering of tulasi leaves is compulsory in the worship of Lord Vishnu. Many Hindus have the habit of planting tulasi plants in their home. Tulasi Devi is also known by various names such as Vrinda, Vaishnavi and Haripriya. Tulasi was married to Jalandhara, a powerful demon. Jalandhara had done lot of bad deeds and gave disturbance to the entire universe. Finally, he was killed by Lord Shiva. Afte..

INTRODUCTION :Satrughna was the youngest brother of Lord Rama according to the epic Ramayana. He was also the brother of Lakshmana and Bharata. Satrughna was considered to be an incarnation of Sudarshana chakra, a divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. Satrughna was the son of the king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha and Queen Sumitra. Satrughna was married to Shrutakirti, and they had two sons. Although Bharata was designated as the king of Ayodhya during Rama's exile, Satrughna took care of the administration of the entire kingdom, and ruled the kingd..

INTRODUCTION :Sheetala Devi is worshiped in many parts of india and also in Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. She is an incarnation of Goddess Durga, and she cures poxes, and all other dreaded diseases. Once a demon named Jwarasur, started spreading incurable diseases to all the people in the earth, especially among the children. Durga assumed the form of Sheetala Devi, and with her great power, she cured all the people’s diseases. Lord Bhairav and Durga Mata fought with Jwarasur and killed him with their powerful weapons. They have destroyed the demon, in order to pr..

INTRODUCTION : Magardhwaja   is considered to be the son of Lord Hanuman, and he was mentioned in some ancient texts. LIFE :After Hanuman burnt lanka and took bath in the sea, his sweat fell into the mouth of a Giant Fish. Due to that incident, Makardhwaja was born. The fish was caught by people of Patala Loka, the nether-world. Markardhwaja was found alive when the fish was cut and opened, and hence he was named as Makardhwaja. By seeing his great strength, he was given the job of guarding the kingdom of Patala Loka. Hanuman fought with his son in the Patala Loka and..

INTRODUCTION : Gayatri is well known for her popular Gayatri Mantra. She is also known as Vedamata. Gayatri is considered to be the consort of Lord Brahma. According to ancient puranas, Goddess Gayatri killed the demon Vetrasura, since he had given trouble to the people living in the earth and heaven. Goddess Gayatri Devi contains the powers of Devi Parvati, and it is also considered that she is the incarnation of Parvati. Gayatri is worshipped since ancient period. She is mainly worshipped by the learned scholars and the great rishis for getting adequate knowledg..

INTRODUCTION :Sripada Srivallabha was a spiritual guru of Hinduism, and he is regarded as the avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was born in the year 1320, and lived in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh.  LIFE :Sripada Srivallabha was born on Ganesh Chaturti. It is believed that Sripada Srivallabha is a 'Chiranjeevi' and he took 'Jalsamadhi' on 1351 in river Krishna near Raichur, Karnataka. It is believed that he still exists in divine form and blessing us. Once Sripada has regained the life of Sri Vallabhesh, and then he became a sincere devotee of Sripada Srivallabha. Sripada Sri..

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..