Devotional

INTRODUCTION : Decoration of deities is a good task. Similar to decorating ourselves and our children, we must have to decorate the divine deities also, based on our financial status. In most of the Hindu temples, the deities would wear rich costumes, costly necklaces and would be adorned with flowers and flower garlands. Among the gods and goddesses, Lord Vishnu and Mata Lakshmi Devi idols would be well decorated with gold and diamond ornaments. Shiva Lingams in the Temples usually would appear with simple decorations, and in the Jyothirlinga Temples, the Shiva Lingam would be cover..

INTRODUCTION :Ila also called as Sudyumna is mentioned in the Puranas as the son of Lord Manu, the mind born son of Lord Brahma. Ila is an ancient ruler of the Lunar dynasty. He is also mentioned in the Vedas, and his son was Pururavas.Ila was actually born as a male, but due to a curse, he was transformed into a female. Then due to the powers of Sage Vasishta, in a month, for fifteen days, he appeared in the form of a male, and in the next fifteen days, he appeared in the form of a female. Once when Ila took the form of female, she roamed in a dense forest, and there she saw Lord Budhan, and ..

INTRODUCTION :Navabrindavana is the Samadhi shrine of  the nine pious Madhwa saints and it is situated at Anegundi, near Hampi, Karnataka. The names of the holy saints are:⦁ Shri Padmanabha Tirtha, Disciple of the Holy Universal Guru Shri Madhvacharya⦁ Shri Kavindra Tirtha⦁ Shri Vagisha Tirtha⦁ Shri Raghuvarya Tirtha⦁ Shri Vyasatirtha, an incarnation of Bhakta Prahalada.⦁ Shri Sudhindra Tirtha, Guru of Shri Raghavendra Tirtha⦁ Shri Srinivaasa Tirtha⦁ Shri Raama Tirtha⦁ Shri Govinda VodeyaruNavabrindavanam is mostly worshiped by Madhwa Brahmins and by the devotees of Guru Raghavendra. Sinc..

INTRODUCTION :Jwalini is the consort of Lord Mangala, the Lord of planet Mars, and the god of Tuesday. He looks red in colour and hence his planet is known as red planet. Lord Mangala contains the features of Lord Muruga, and he is also believed to be an incarnation of Lord Veerabhadra, a noble avatar of Lord Shiva. According to ancient texts, it is believed that he was born from the powers of Lord Shiva. Mata Jwalini was mentioned in ancient Vedas and Puranas, and she is considered to be an ancient deity. As per legend, she was born from the smile of Mata Parvati. Once when Mata Parvati ..

INTRODUCTION :Rohini lived in the previous Dwapara Yuga, and she is the wife of Vasudeva and her children are Balarama and Subhadra. She showed special attention on Lord Krishna, and had realized him that he was an avatar of god. Rohini is the daughter of king Bahlika, who was an incarnation of Bhakta Prahalada. Rohini is a chaste and a beautiful woman, and similar to her father Bahlika, she was very generous and used to donate valuables to the Yadhava people. For some time Rohini lived at the house of her relative Nandagopala in Gokulam. Rohini was very fortunate to have the Adisesha ava..

INTRODUCTION :Chitralekha was the goddess of magic, and she lived in the previous Dwapara Yuga. She was a friend of Usha, who was the daughter of Banasura, who ruled the present day India through his great powers.Once, Usha dreamt of meeting a lovely person, who is none other than Lord Krishna’s grandson Aniruddha. She informed about her dream to her friend Chitralekha. Chitralekha drawn several pictures of young men, and finally Usha had identified her dream boy.Through her magic powers, Chitralekha brought Aniruddha from Dwaraka to the palace of Usha.  Usha made Aniruddha to hide in a r..

INTRODUCTION :  Archi was a pious queen and she contains the features of Mata Lakshmi Devi. Archi was mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana and her consort was King Prithu, an AMSHA of Lord Vishnu.  Her husband, King Prithu was an able king, and through his spiritual powers, rain was showered in all the seasons and the crops were grown properly. Prithu had performed many yagnas and pleased the divine devas and also used to regularly donate food and other necessary things to the people.Archi and Prithu considered their people as their own children, and provided them with all sorts of..

INTRODUCTION : As per Mahabharata, during the Kurukshetra war, all of the hundred sons of Gandhari were killed in the battle. Due to that, Gandhari had become very angry with Lord Krishna, and as a result, she cursed Krishna, that the entire Yadavas would be destroyed after 36 years. Similarly, after the completion of 36 years, severe clash occurred between the Yadavas, and they were killed by each other. On seeing this incident, Lord Balarama, had left his body through meditation, and went to Vaikunta. Lord Krishna also wanted to leave his body, and hence he rested under a tree in a..

INTRODUCTION : Thiruppugazh is a rich treasure which contains beautiful poems penned by the famous Saint and Muruga Devotee, Sri Arunagirinathar during the 15th-century AD, and this text tastes like a sweet honey. This holy text is considered as one of the famous poems in the Tamil literature, and it was highly praised by the great kings, queens, and by the common public.Arunagirinathar during his young age, enjoyed lot of worldly pleasures and physical comforts, and in course of time, be began to realize his mistake, and decided to commit suicide by falling from the temple tower at Thiru..

INTRODUCTION :Sundara Kandam is one of the chapters in the great epic Ramayana. It was written in Sanskrit by Maharishi Valmiki, who has written the entire epic Ramayana. In Sundara Kandam, the great tasks performed by Lord Hanuman were mentioned and also the various good qualities of Hanuman like his selflessness nature, obedience, confidence, great strength, and his Rama Bhakti is mentioned in the holy text.  He is the one who makes impossible things into possible. Since Hanuman contains beautiful face as well as he contains very good nature, he was fondly called as “Sundara” by Sa..