About Saint

INTRODUCTION :Siddhar Idaikkadar was a great expert in the field of astrology and his writings on astrology are very useful for today’s astrologers. He was also an expert in the field of siddha. He is believed to have lived during the 3rd century BC, and he belongs to Yadava Community, and is very fond of worshiping Lord Krishna from his childhood, and praises him by singing songs on him. He is one of the famous Siddha among the 18 Siddhas. He was born in Idaikadu, hence he was named as idaikadar. He lived as shepherd and used to sing songs on Lord Shiva, while doing his work. In his younger..

INTRODUCTION : Karuvurar Siddhar was born in Karur in Tamil nadu hence he was called as Karuvurar. It is believed that he was born thousand years ago. Karuvurar was born in the family of Viswakarma community. His parents were doing sculpture work, by sculpting divine god’s sculptures. His parents were devotees of Lord Shiva, and they daily provided food to shiva devotees in a whole heartedly manner. He learnt the subjects from various famous gurus, and got great knowledge by serving as a disciple to Sri Kamala Muni, and learnt the concepts of siddha from Bogar. For some time, he also engage..

INTRODUCTION : Pranavananda Saraswati (1908–1982) was the founder of the Divine Life Society in Malaysia. His birth name was N.Ponniah. LIFE : Ponniah was born in the year 1908 in Sri Lanka. His parents were strong followers of Hindu faith, and worshipers of hindu gods. He has served as a disciple to Yogaswami, who showed him the spiritual path. Initially he worked in some places, and afterwards he undertook his first pilgrimage to India in 1948, and had darshan and blessings of Bhagawan Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo. He also met Ramadas, Paramaha..

INTRODUCTION :Sage Valmiki is celebrated as the author of the great hindu epic Ramayana. He was born during Treta Yuga. Ramayana, contained the details of various incidents occurred during the life of Lord Rama. The Ramayana tells the story of Rama, king of Ayodhya, about his birth, marriage life, life in forest, fight with ravana and killing him and rescue of Mata Sita, through the help of Lord Hanuman and Lord Sugriva. It is also believed that Valmiki also lived during the period of Rama. Rama met Valmiki and Valmiki gave shelter to Sita in his ashram and..

INTRODUCTION :Purusundi was an ancient sage who lived during the Treta Yuga. His birth name was Vipradhan and he was a hunter, before attaining the status of the divine sage. LIFE : Hunter Vipradhan was used to hunt the animals and through that he had earned for his livelihood. Once, there occurred a severe drought in his place, he suffered from poverty, and hence started doing robbery. Once he tried to take the belongings of a great rishi Sree Mukkala Munivar, and due to his kind approach and through his advice, he stopped doing sinful acts, and he had started doing severe penance on Lord V..

INTRODUCTION :Jamadagni  is one of the Saptarishis, and he is the father of Lord Parashurama, the avatar of Lord Vishnu. Jamadagni had five children and his wife was Mata Renuka Devi, and after her death, she is worshiped as an incarnation of Goddess parvati, in various names and in various temples, like Yellamma in Karnataka, Manchalamma in Mantralayam,   Andhra Pradesh. Rishi Jamadagni was well versed in handling weapons and he is a master in all kinds of art, and also well versed in vedic texts, puranas and other sacred hindu texts. His ancestor was..

INTRODUCTION : Ashtavakra is an ancient sage in Hinduism. He was born as a physically handicapped person. He was mentioned and regarded as a popular sage in the epics and puranas. His grandfather was the great sage “ARUNI”. And Sage Aruni was a great scholar, and also a teaching professional of vedas and other ancient texts. Ashtavakra was married to Suprabha, a pious lady. Ashtavakra was also the author of the divine text Astavakra Gita, and it is based on spiritual concepts. The details about him were found in the great epics Ramayana and the Mahabharata and a..

INTRODUCTION :Parashara was a maharshi and the author of many ancient sacred hindu texts. He was the author of Vishnu Purana. His grandfather was Vasishta, father was Sakti Maharishi, and his son was Vyasa. Parashara while travelling on the banks of river Yamuna was attracted by the beauty of fisherman’s daughter, satyavathi, and he united with her, and they had a son known Krishna Dvaipayana, who was later called as Vyasa, and he is also one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Satyavati took care of her son Vyasa, and after some time, Vyasa also became a Rish..

INTRODUCTION : Vidyaranya(1296-1391) was a saint and the priest to the kings of the Vijayanagara Empire. He was the Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sarada Pitham from 1380-1386. He served as a guide to three generations of kings who ruled over the Vijayanagara Empire. Vidyaranya also served for some time as a prime minister in the Vijayanagara Empire and was sincerely dedicated towards administrating the kingdom. FAMOUS WORKS :1. Parasara-Madhaviya  2. Sarvadarsanasangraha  3.  Pancadasi  4. Madhaviya Shankara Vijaya ..

INTRODUCTION :Upasni Maharaj (1870 –1941) was considered by his devotees to be a great saint. He lived in Sakori and he has received the divine grace from Sai Baba of Shirdi. His birth name was Kashinath Govindarao Upasni. LIFE : Upasani Maharaj born into a family of learned people at a small village in the district of Nasik. At his younger age, he served as an ayurvedic doctor. Once he met Sai Baba of Shirdi and he had initiated him into the path of spiritualization, and then he became his disciple. Upasni Maharaj was the teacher of Meh..