Devotional

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 : Dhrishtadyumna, was the son of Drupada, the Panchala king, and brother of Draupadi. And he and his sister draupadi were born in the sacrificial fire. He was the chief of the Pandava army during the Kurukshetra War. Dhrishtadyumna killed Drona, the guru of pandavas and kauravas, during the time of his meditation. Drupada performed a yagna in order to create a son from the yagna fire, in order to kill Guru Drona, who had taken half of his kingdom. Since Dhrishtadyumna was created in order to kill Guru Drona, he killed him. He was told to do..

INTRODUCTION :Manasa Devi, is a goddess of snakes, worshiped mainly in north India, for getting recovered from problems caused due to snakebite and also will bless the childless couple and give them children. Her husband’s name is Jagatkaru, a great rishi, and their son’s name is Astika, a great serpent deity. The great Astika has freed his ancestors from the hell by performing rituals to them, and through his act, his anscestors were attained a permanent place in the heaven. She is considered as the daughter of Shiva and Parvati and sister of the great ser..

INTRODUCTION : Thirukachi Nambigal is a great devotee of Sree Varadharaja Perumal at Kancheepuram. He was born at Poonamallee. He was also a friend and a guru to Sri Ramanuja. He has lived 1000 years ago. It is believed that he will used to converse with Lord Varadaraja about divine matters as a regular practice. Every year, his birth day will be celebrated at the Poonamallee SRI THIRUKACHI NAMABIGAL VARADARAJA PERUMAL temple with much delight and persuasion. He will used to do various services to Kanchi Sri Varadaraja Perumal on a daily basis, like plucking flowers for the temple puja, bring..

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 :Babruvahana is a character in the Mahabharata. He was the son of Arjuna and Chitrangada. Babruvahana was lived with his grandfather and also ruled the kingdom of Manipura with his grandfather. He recognized Arjuna as his father only at a later stage in his life. Once when Arjuna went to Manipura in search of the sacrificial horse of the Aswamedha, Babruvahana had captured the horse and killed arjuna without knowing that he was his father. But later he obtained a gem from his step mother uloopi and through that Arjuna’s life was restored. Babruvahana was praised for h..

INTRODUCTION :Shukra is the planet Venus, one of the Navagrahas. He is also the god of Friday as per the Hindu calendar. He is also known as Shukracharya, and is the guru for Asuras. He is mentioned as the son of Sage Bhrigu, and Kavyamata. And his wife is Jayanti, and their daughter is Devayani. Velleeswarar Temple, Mangadu is a famous temple for worshipping Lord Shukra. It is situated near poonamallee, Chennai. Agneeswarar Temple situated at Kanjanur, near kumbakonam is also a famous temple for worshipping Lord Shukra. As per the great epic Mahabharata, Shukracharya ..

INTRODUCTION :Shanidev refers to the planet Saturn, and is one of the important Navagraha in Hinduism. He is the god for Saturday as per Hindu calendar. Shani is also a referred in the Puranas and in vedic texts, and his mount is crow. He is the God of Justice in Hindu religion and will give favorable or unfavorable results to all, depending upon on our good and bad karma. He is the son of Lord Surya and goddess Chaya. His wives are Manda and Neela Devi. His sons are Maandhi and Kuligan. The name of Shani is mentioned in ancient vedic texts an..

INTRODUCTION :Rahu and ketu are the powerful grahas as per hinduism. Rahu and ketu both are snake deities, who are responsible for causing eclipses of the sun and the moon, and they are also considered as the supreme among serpents. Rahu and Ketu are interlinked with each other. Rahu and ketu are mentioned in the ancient puranas and in various divine texts.  Once, the gods and the demons churned the Milk Ocean to get the Amrita, the immortal drink from the ocean. Rahu was available at that time and sat along with demi gods and drank the Amrita. He was watched by the..

INTRODUCTION : Pradyumna was the son of Lord Krishna and Rukmini. Pradyumna was an incarnation of Kamadeva, the god of love. LIFE : Pradyumna was born in Dvaraka during dwapara yuga. Once, Kamdev was burnt by Shiva when he disturbed Lord Shiva's meditation. Later Lord Shiva blessed his wife Rati and told that in his next birth Kamdev will be born as the son of Lord Krishna and Rati will marry him. According to the boon, he was born to Lord Krishna and Mata Rumani. But when he was a child, he was kidnapped by the demon Sambara and he was thrown into the se..