Devotional

INTRODUCTION :Jeevan Shah was an extraordinary Saint who lived in the 18th Century, and he was born in Srinagar, Kashmir. He got great spiritual powers, and done lot of miracles in the life of his sincere devotees. His parents were ardent devotees of Mata Khirbhavani, and used to visit the "Khirbhavani Shrine" at Tulmulla once in a month by offering the food items, fruits and flowers to the Divine Mother. Due to the grace of Bhavani, two children were born to them. The first child was named as Hari Ram and the second one was named as Jeevan Shah. Jeevan Shah was born as a divine child. He..

INTRODUCTION :Sri Bharati Teertha Mahaswami  is  the 36th Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, the famous mutt established for spreading the Sanatana Dharma. His birth name was Seetharama Anjaneyalu. He was born in a brahmin family in a village in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, and he was born in the year 1951 due to the blessings of Lord Shiva, and apart from his basic education, he studied Sanskrit and Vedas, from his father.In the year 1966, Sri Anjaneyalu met the pontiff of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamiji and sought his blessings. He accepted him ..

INTRODUCTION Bhanudas (1448–1513) was a Hindu saint of Maharashtra, who was well known for bringing back the sacred idol of Lord Vithoba  from Vijayanagar to Pandharpur. He was the great grandfather of Sant Eknath. At his younger age, he used to worship Lord Surya Bhagavan, and after he has seen the divine appearance of Lord Vithoba in his dream, he became his ardent devotee. He was mentioned in the Bhaktavijaya, written by the great Saint Sri Mahapathi.  His Samadhi is situated near Vitthal temple at Pandharpur.Similar to Sri Eknath, he was very much attracted with Lord Vitthal..

INTRODUCTION :Kandukuri Sivananda Murthy (1928-2015 ) was a Hindu philosopher and a Spiritual master. He was born in Andhra Pradesh into a noble Hindu family, and his family members were ardent devotees of Lord Shiva. Through his good knowledge and kind approach, he has many disciples and well-wishers in India and in foreign countries. He has written lot of spiritual books.He built hundreds of Shiva temples, since he was very much attached with Lord Shiva.  After completing his education, he served in the police department and sincerely rendered his duty. He differed from his colleagues, ..

INTRODUCTION :Sahajanand Saraswati (1889–1950) was a spiritual saint, social reformer and a writer.He was born in a village in the present day Uttar Pradesh, in the year 1889, in a pious Hindu Brahmin family. He studied well, and from his young age itself, he wanted to do goodness to the poor people and to the poor farmers at his level best.  Due to that, at his teenage, he started the movement “All India Kisan Sabha”, and along with that, he also carried his spiritual activities, and established an ashram at Bihar and rendered spiritual discourses and removed the sufferings of the people..

INTRODUCTION :Annamalai Swami was a disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi and through the grace of his guru, he realized the inner self, and found the god in his heart. He performed meditation on Lord Shiva in the Arunachala Mountain caves, and attained enlightenment. He followed the teachings of Guru Ramana and lived a pious life.Annamalai Swami was born in a village in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu in the year 1906. His father was an astrologer, and he had predicted his son’s fate, and declared that he would become a saint. Similar to that, from his young age itself, he was very much interested..

INTRODUCTION :Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj (1905–2001) was one of the spiritual gurus in the Navnath tradition. He was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj.Kaadsiddheswar was born in the year 1905 in a pious Hindu family in a village at Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His birth name was Jaigauda Patil.He has joined in the Kaneri Math, in the year 1922. He was a yoga guru, and used to do severe meditation on Lord Shiva for several hours, without having food and water.He met his guru, Siddharameshwar, in the year 1935. He was taught the essentials of Hindu Dharma an..

INTRODUCTION :Mata Ubhaya Bharati was the holy wife of the great Hindu philosopher Sri Mandana Mishra, and she is considered as an AMSA of Goddess Saraswati Devi. They lived during the time of Adisankara. Once Sri Mandana Mishra and Adisankara were debated  with each other, and Ubhaya Bharati was acted as a judge. Finally Adi Sankara had won in the debate, and she declared the correct judgement, and told that her husband was defeated in the debate, and afterwards both of them were left their normal worldly life and lived a saintly life.Both of them were constructed an ashram and lived in ..

INTRODUCTIONSimilar to Queen Chudala, princess Hemalekha was considered as a spiritual Guru to her husband Prince Hemachuda, and it is believed that she lived in the Dwapara Yuga during the time of Lord Krishna. She learned the divine scriptures and was a great scholar. She changed the entire nature of her husband, and moved him in the spiritual path.  Due to her holiness, she has also changed the behavior of the entire people in the kingdom and through her guidance, they were became spiritual persons, and it is believed that even the wild animals and birds were attained the bliss of..

INTRODUCTION :Anantarama Dikshitar (1903–1969) was a Sanskrit scholar and a religious preacher, and he was proficient in the philosophies of Hinduism. He was born in Thanjavur in a pious Dikshithar family in the year 1903, and he was taught the essence of Vedas by his father Subramanya Dikshithar. He further studied other divine texts from scholars and become a good pundit. His Ishta Deva was Sri Guruvayurappan, and through his grace, he has performed discourses on Srimadh Bhagavatham at Guruvayur Temple. His discourses were eagerly watched by great personalities like “The Sringeri Sankar..