Devotional

INTRODUCTIONDhandayuthapani Murugan Temple is a wonderful and a medium sized temple for Lord Muruga, and it is situated in Jawahar Nagar. The address of the temple is: Karthikeyan Rd, Jawahar Nagar, chennai - 600082. This temple is situated nearby my home, and hence, I regularly used to visit this temple during Saturday evenings and on Sundays. In the main shrine, Lord Muruga’s powerful deity is there, and in this Temple, Lord Muruga is known as Dhandayuthapani Murugan. Apart from the main shrine, shrines for Lord Vinayaka, Vishnu, Shiva, Naga, Brahma and Dakshina Murthy are also available ins..

INTRODUCTIONBanasena was the son of Karna, and he was excellent in handling weapons during the war. He was killed by Bhima during the Kurukshetra war. But Bhima allowed Karna to take his son's body in order to perform funeral to him. Banasena was mentioned in the Mahabharata as a handsome and a brave warrior. Similar to his father, he was also a generous person, and he used to daily provide food to the people who visit his palace. He was very much liked by Karna’s friend Duryodana, and Duryodana treated him similar to his own son.Though he disliked Pandavas, but he kept great respect on female..

INTRODUCTIONAnantasayana Moorthy is a form of Lord Vishnu, who is seen in the form of sleeping posture in his divine Serpent bed in the Divine Ocean, Parkadal, in his abode Vaikunta. Though he appears in the form of sleeping posture, but actually he is doing intense meditation for the sake of the universal goodness. This form of Vishnu is being worshipped in the Anandapadmanatha Swamy Temples and in the Srirangam Temple. As per ancient legend, before the start of the creation work, the entire universe was covered with full of darkness, and no one was there, and the situation was prevailed..

INTRODUCTIONDalai Lama is a Tibetian Buddhist Spiritual leader, and at present he is residing in India. The present Dalai Lama name is Tenzin Gyatso, and his birth name is Lhamo Dhondup. He was born in the year 1935 in Tibetian Province. He is considered as a big spiritual leader in Tibet and also considered as an aspect of Lord Buddha. Some years back, Dalai Lama left Tibet and become a resident of India, but still he remains in the souls of the Buddhists people and the Buddhist Monks. The Dalai Lama fought for the welfare of Tibetans and also safeguarded the religious rights of Tibetans..

INTRODUCTIONMayasura is a demon architect, and he was mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is the son of Rishi Kashyapa and Diti. He was married with a pious and a chaste lady Hema, and he had four children, and Mandhodhari is his daughter, who was married with Ravana during the Treta Yuga. After meeting Ravana, he was pleased with him for being a great Shiva Devotee, and immediately performed marriage to both of them.He had lived in the Khandava Forest, and later he moved to the Sutala Loka, after the forest was being burnt by Lord Agni, as per the instructions of Lord Krishna. Durin..

అక్షయ తృతీయ ప్రాముఖ్యత వైశాఖ మాసం శుక్లపక్ష విదియను అక్షయ తృతీయగా పాటిస్తారు. అక్షయ తృతీయ అంటే అపరిమితమైన అష్టైశ్వర్యాలను ప్రసాదించే తిథి అని అర్థం.  శుక్ల పక్షము  తృతీయ అంటే తదియ, మూడవ తిధి రోహిణి నక్షత్రం తో కూడి ఉన్నపుడు  ఆ శుభ సందర్భాన్ని  అక్షయ తదియ అని అంటారు .అందుకే ఈ రోజు ప్రత్యేకంగా శ్రీ మహాలక్ష్మిని పూజించడం వల్ల సిరిసంపదలు చేకూరుతాయని పురాణాలు పేర్కొంటున్నాయి. సూర్య చంద్రులు అత్యంత ప్రకాశవంతంగా ఉండే ఈ రోజున ఏ కార్యం తలపెట్టినా విజయవంతమవుతుందని పండితులు అంటున్నారు.  ఈ రోజున బంగారం,వెండి కొనుగోలు చేయడం ముఖ్యం కాదు చేసే దానాలు అక్షయమైన ఫలితా..

INTRODUCTIONSumukha and Sudeha are the mighty sons of Lord Veerabahu, who is worshipped as the protector guard, and he is the army chief of the army of Lord Muruga. His sons Sumukha and Sudeha were participated in the war along with him, and defeated the demon king Surapadman. They also attended the marriage ceremony of Lord Muruga, when Muruga was married with Ma Valli and Ma Devasena. Sumukha and Sudeha were married with chaste and pious princesses, and after living a full-fledged life in the earth for many years, finally they went to the abode of Lord Muruga, the Skanda Loka, along wit..

INTRODUCTIONThe wonderful song “Harivarasanam” also known as Sri Ayyappa Ashtakam would be recited before the closure of the temple doors during night. The Ayyappa devotees were very much attracted with this bhakti song when they hear it on Sabarimala Temple, nearby the Sanctum. During the time of playing the divine song, everyone would feel the presence of Lord Ayyappa in their mind. Harivarasanam song is written by Kumbakudi Kulathur Iyer. This song would be recited by the priests in the Sabarimala Temple with great devotion in their mind, and after the completion of this song, the door..

INTRODUCTIONAshtakam is the poem written by the ancient saints in Sanskrit, and these poems describes about the glory of the almighty. Among the various ashtakams, shiva Lingashtakam, is considered as a famous poem and this was written by the great Advaita Saint, Sri Adi Shankaracharya.The contents from the divine poem are as follows: I salute that holy Shiva Lingam Which is worshipped by Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and by all other gods, saints and sages, and by the common people.I salute that holy Shiva Lingam which burns all of our desires, and takes us to the spiritual path.I salute that..

INTRODUCTIONSiddhi and Buddhi are considered as the two consorts of Lord Ganesha. There are believed to have been created by Lord Brahma for the specific purpose of marrying them to Lord Ganesha. According to ancient puranas, Once Lord Ganesha wants to get married a girl containing the qualities of his mother Parvati Devi. Since no matching girl was found similar to Parvati, Lord Brahma decided to create two holy girls, in order to get them married to Lord Ganesha.Brahma used his entire powers, and created two lovely girls and named them as Siddhi who gives enlightenment and Buddhi who gives c..