Devotional

INTRODUCTION :There is a famous Mahalakshmi Temple situated in Kallur village, Karnataka, and this temple is famous similar to “Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple”. The temple contains idols of both Lord Venkateshwara and Mahalakshmi. This temple was founded by a Madhwa scholar known as Sri Lakshmikanta Acharya in Kallur. Sri Lakshmikanta was a noble and a holy Madhwa scholar, and he was a sincere devotee of Kolhapur Mahalakshmi. He used to visit Kolhapur Mahalakshmi temple every year during Navaratri festival days. After Acharya had become old, he found it unable to visit Kohlapur.Pleased by hi..

INTRODUCTION : Brahmaloka also called as Satya Loka is the abode of Lord Brahma and Ma Saraswati. Lord Brahma is the creator of all the living beings in the world, and he is the main father of everybody. Ma Saraswathi is considered as the goddess of education and wisdom, and she gives good knowledge, courage and good memory power to her devotees. Apart from Brahma and Saraswathi, in the Brahma Loka, famous saints and sons of Lord Brahma like Pulastiya, Manu and Daksha Bhagavan are living. Only a few of us would get an opportunity to live in the Brahma Loka. For living in the Brahma l..

OM NAMASHIVAYA MANTRA : Om Namashivaya mantra is an auspicious mantra and the meaning of the mantra is: thanking the great Lord Shiva.It is called as Shiva Panchakshara mantra, and it represents the five essential elements.MANTRAOM NAMASHIVAYAMeaning‘Om’ is an eternal, universal sound, the Brahman and it denotes the supreme spirit, also called as almighty.Na sound represents earth. Ma sound represents water. Shi sound represents fire.Va sound represents Air.Ya sound represents sky. Let us chant the holy Shiva Mantra and be blessed.OM ARUNACHALESWARAYA NAMAHA Om Arunach..

OM NAMO VENKATESAYA MANTRA : ‘Om’ is an eternal, universal sound, the Brahman and it denotes the supreme spirit, also called as almighty.Meaning of Namo – Humble Salutation to the god. "Ven" means "sin" and "Katesaya" means "destroyed or burnt". Therefore whoever worships Lord Venkateswara whole heartedly, their sins would get cleansed. Let us worship Lord Venkateswara and be blessed.OM NAMO NARAYANAYA OM VENKATESAYA NAMAHA MANTRA Lord Sriman Narayana is the supreme god who protects his devotees during this kaliyuga. He gives the necessities to run our life peacefully, and ..

OM MANTRA :Om is the important Mantra and is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism. It signifies the essence of the ultimate reality, consciousness or Atman. By regularly chanting the “OM” Mantra we would get good prosperities in our life.MantraOMMeaning‘Om’ is an eternal, universal sound, the Brahman and it denotes the supreme spirit, also called as almighty.SAPTHAMATHA MANTRA Sapthamatha are the seven powerful goddesses, who had taken avatars in order to shower their grace to their devotees. They are the divine incarnations of Mata Parvati, and by worshiping them is equivale..

Lord Kalabhairava is the incarnation of Lord Shiva. He has got great powers, and he would protect us from our enemies, and safeguards us throughout our life. By chanting the below mantra, we would get relieved from unknown fears and we would lead a stress-free and peaceful life.Deva-Raaja-Sevyamaana-Paavana-Angghri-PangkajamVyaala-Yajnya-Suutram-Indu-Shekharam Krpaakaram Naarada-[A]adi-Yogi-Vrnda-Vanditam DigambaramKaashikaa-Pura-Adhinaatha-Kaalabhairavam Bhaje Meaning:1.1: (Salutations to Sri Kalabhairava) Whose Lotus-Feet is Served by Indra, the King of the Devas.1.2: Who has a Sna..

INTRODUCTION : Manchalamma Temple is located close to the Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Mantralayam. Ma Manchalamma is another form of Ma Shakti Devi. It is a common practice, that before worshiping our holy Guru Sri Raghavendra Swamigal, at his Samadhi shrine, we must have to first worship Ma Manchalamma, in order to seek her blessings.She is the chief deity of Mantralayam, and after getting her permission and blessings only, Guru Raghavendra had entered into the Samadhi Shrine of Mantralaya. Guru Raghavendra had chanted various Mantras, and meditated on her, and due to that, Ma Manchalamma ..

INTRODUCTION: The Mundesvari Devi Temple is situated at Mundeshwari Hills, in Bihar, and this temple is surrounded with full of natural beauty. It is the temple of Lord Shiva and Ma Shakti and it is considered as a popular and ancient Hindu temple, and it is believed that this temple was built during the 6th century AD.After the death of Mahishasura, who was killed by Ma Shakti Devi, Mahishasura’s attendants Chanda and Munda become sincere devotees of Ma Shakti Devi, and due to that they have built temples for her. It is believed that this holy temple was built by the great demon Munda, w..

INTRODUCTION: SWAMI UMANAND SARASWAT was born in the year 1916 in a village in Nagpur, and she was interested in carrying out spiritual activities from her young age itself, and used to converse about devotional matters with her neighbors, friends and relatives. Her spiritual journeyhad fetched lot of followers, and she was popularly known as “Ma” amongst the devotees. Her birth name was Kusumeshwari.During the year 1961, Mata Uma studied Vedanta and other holy scriptures from Swami Chinmayananda, and she also met Gurudev Muktanand Baba of Ganeshpuri and performed meditation at his ashram..

INTRODUCTION :The Dalit is a certain section of Hindu society usually termed as a "lower" caste, and there are many famous saints hailed from Dalit community. Some of the famous  Dalit Hindu saints are Ravidas, Kabir, Namdev, Chokha Mela, and Mata Kanhopatra, etc. Ravidas was the guru of saint Meerabai, Queen of Chittor, and also to royal kings. He was worshipped by the Brahmins saints also, and they used to bow before the great saint Sant Ravidas, who is considered as an incarnation of Lord Ravi, another name of Lord Surya Bhagavan. Many Dalit saints, due to their noble works, and g..