God Stories

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..

INTRODUCTION : Basavanna was born in Karnataka and  is a great poet, and a great devotee of Lord Shiva.He was the founder of the Lingayat Movement. He has written many spiritual books.BIRTHBasava was born in 1105 AD in Karnataka, and belongs to the Kannada Brahmin community, who is entirely devoted to Lord Shiva. He was named as Basava, which was also one of the names of Lord Nandhikeswara. Basava spent twelve years and studied at a  Shaivite school for learning.Basava was married and then he has worked as an accountant in the court of  king.IMPORTANCEHe..

INTRODUCTION : Vikramaditya was a great emperor of ancient India. He is a great personality, and gives respect to the learned scholars in his court. Ancient legends, praises him as a great king and a great valour, who is well known for his courage and kindness among his people. He was the ruler of Ujjain. He ruled several thousand of years before, and is still given respect by the people all over india. A temple is also dedicated to him in Ujjain.IMPORTANCEKing Vikramaditya is well known for his skills, and he is a great devotee of Goddess Kali. He is also considered as an incarnatio..

INTRODUCTIONDhanvantri is an Ayurvedic god, and worshipped widely all over india as a god of medicine. He has emerged from the Ocean with Amirtha (Divine immortal drink of the devas) on his hand. His birthday is celebrated as Dhanteras all over India, especially by north Indians. This festival will be celebrated before deepavali, and mainly by north indian jewellery shops, who will celebrate it in a grand manner similar to that of Akshaya Tritiya.ImportanceDhanvantri is a divine god and he is considered as an avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is having four hands. He is believed to be the relieve..

INTRODUCTION : Parvati Devi also known as Amman, and also fondly called by the name “AMMA”, is the Hindu goddess and who 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 Muruga. WORSHIPAmman..

Though there are many small and big temples for Thanthondri Amman, the main temple is located at Gobichettipalayam, Erode District, Tamilnadu-638476. Since this amman was emanated by herself, the name is called as Thanthondri Amman.Thanthondri Amman worship is popular in tamil nadu, and also among the tamil speaking people in foreign countries also. Devotees believe that by worshipping Thanthondri amman, their problems will be solved immediately. Amman is called by various names, and one among them is Thanthondri Amman. She is considered as the supreme being among all other gods. Accordin..

INTRODUCTIONThandu Mariamman, is a form of Goddess Parvathi, and she is a very powerful Goddess. Though there are many temples for Thandu Mariamman, the main temple is situated at  Coimbatore.HISTORYThis amman temple was established by few of the Tippu sultan’s soldiers in a small manner, before a few hundred years back. One of the Tippu sultan’s soldiers, was an ardent devotee of goddess parvathi. One day in his dream, Amman has appeared and she has shown him the place where she stays, and ask him to build a temple for her. The next day, with great enthusiasm, the particular soldier took..

The life of the great sage Upamanyu was told by Vaayudeva in Shiva Maha Purana.Upamanyu was a devotee of Lord Shiva  and made severe penance and obtained Ksheera ramalingeswara in his childhood.Upamanyu is the son of Ugradanta and was very poor and instead of giving him milk, his mother used to give the child, powder mixed with water. Upamanya after going to his uncle’s house and drank the cow’s milk, he insisted his mother to give him the same.His mother has asked him to do penance on Lord Shiva and to get fulfilled his wishes.She described the greatness of Shiva mantra and ble..

INTRODUCTION : In Hindu mythology, Tumburu  is the best among singers and is a great musician of Gandharvas. He composed music and songs in the courts of Divine gods.BIRTH AND IMPORTANCE : Tumburu is described as the son of sage Kashyapa and his wife Pradha. Tumburu often is described as the best among Gandharvas. He sings in presence of gods. Similar to Narada, he is also regarded as the king of songs. According to ancient puranas, Narada is considered to be the teacher of Tumburu.Narada and Tumburu are said to sing the glories of god Vishnu. ..

Sage Shuka Maharishi was the son of the great sage Vyasa and the narrator of the Bhagavata Purana. The Bhagavata Purana contains the details of Shuka narrating the story of Bhagavata Purana to king Parikshit. He is also called as Shuka Brahmam.According to the Mahabharata, Shuka was born with superior power. The Mahabharata tells us, that  Sage Shuka was sent by Vyasa, for getting spiritual training under the great king Janaka. Shuka was educated under Brahaspati, and from his own father, Sage Vyasa. Shuka was told by Janaka about the way to liberation, and Janaka..