Devotional

INTRODUCTION : Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) was a Marathi saint and a poet of the Vaishnava tradition. He was the author of Dnyaneshwari (a detailed explanation on the contents of Bhagavad Gita) and also written a sacred text known as Amrutanubhav, which was widely praised by the Marathi people for its simplicity. He was regarded as the best poet during his time by the great kings and by the common people. LIFE :Dnyaneshwar was born in a Brahmin family in a village at Maharashtra.  His father has served as an Accountant in his ..

INTRODUCTION : Gayatri is well known for her popular Gayatri Mantra. She is also known as Vedamata. Gayatri is considered to be the consort of Lord Brahma. According to ancient puranas, Goddess Gayatri killed the demon Vetrasura, since he had given trouble to the people living in the earth and heaven. Goddess Gayatri Devi contains the powers of Devi Parvati, and it is also considered that she is the incarnation of Parvati. Gayatri is worshipped since ancient period. She is mainly worshipped by the learned scholars and the great rishis for getting adequate knowledg..

NTRODUCTION : Eknath (1533–1599) was a great saint, and Marathi poet. He was born in a village at Uttarakhand. LIFE :He was born to a Brahmin family. And since his parents were died at his younger age, he was brought up by his grandfather. He was the disciple of the learned scholar Sri Janardhan Swami. IMPORTANCE :He was against caste discrimination. Once he had his meal in the house of the lower caste person, even when he was opposed by the people. According to him, all people are equal before Lord Vittal, and he worried about the sufferings of the lower caste peo..

INTRODUCTION :  Gopalanand Swami (1781–1852) was a follower of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, and he was the disciple of Sri Swaminarayan. He spread the Swaminarayan Sampraday through his followers. His birth name was Khushal Bhatt. LIFE : He was born in a village at Gujarat in a Brahmin family. Gopalanand Swami studied the philosophy of Vedanta. Gopalanand Swami was a great scholar, and also a master in all kinds of art. Though he was married and had children, he has become a saint, due to the instructions of Sri Swaminarayan. Gopalanand Swami die..

INTRODUCTION : Anandamayi Ma (1896–1982) was an Indian Saint. She was appreciated by Sivananda and Yogananda and described her as a perfect woman consisting of spiritual energy. LIFE :Anandamayi was born in a Brahmin family in Bangladesh. At the age of twelve years, she was married to Bholanath.  Though she was married, she concentrated her attention on meditation and doing prayers to the god. In 1926, she renovated an ancient Kali temple in the West Bengal. She has given various lectures about spirituality and was attracted by the large crowd. Various scholars w..

INTRODUCTION :  Brahmachaitanya (1845-1913) was a Hindu saint who lived in Maharashtra, India. His birth name was Ganapati. LIFE : He was born in a village in Satara District, Maharashtra. He left his home at a younger age and visited many saints including Shri Manik Prabhu and Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. After some years, he returned to his home town Kolhapur, and again after some time he went to Yehalegaon and became the disciple of the great saint Sri Tukamai, and from then onwards he was known as Sri Brahmachaitanya. He left his body in the year..

INTRODUCTION :Akrura was a chief of the Yadavas. The life of Akrura can be known from ancient Puranas. LIFE :Akrura was the son of Svaphalka and Gandini, and he was born during the dwapara yuga in Madura, in the yadava community approximately 5500 years back. Akrura was married to Sutanu, and they had two sons.  Kamsa ruled Mathura. He wanted to kill Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama, since he heard a divine voice from the sky that he would be killed by Krishna. Akrura informed Krishna about Kamsa’s plan to kill Krishna, and advised him to kill Kamsa. Ak..

INTRODUCTION :Advaita Acharya (1434–1559), was a great Vaishnava Saint. He was a great scholar in Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavata Purana and other divine scriptures, and he promoted the Bhakti spirit amongst the devotees. His birth name was Kamalaksha Mishra. LIFE :He was born at Bangladesh. It is believed that he was the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He lived with his family in Nadia,West Bengal. He was the friend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda. And they all together spread the “HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA MANTRA” among the masses. After the death of his parents, h..

NTRODUCTION : Vyasa is the author of the Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas. He is also called as Veda Vyasa or Krishna Dvaipayana. He is also considered as an Incarnation of Lord Vishnu,who was born as veda vyasa in dwapara yuga for the compilation of vedas. IMPORTANCE :His birth day was known as Guru Purnima, and also known as Vyasa Purnima. Vyasa is also considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivees. He was the son of Satyavati and sage Parashara. It is believed that he was born in the present day Uttar Pradesh, India. He was..

INTRODUCTION :Vallabhacharya (1479–1531), was a Telugu saint of Vaishnavism. He was born in Chhattisgarh. He was married and had two sons. It is considered that he is an incarnation of Lord Krishna. IMPORTANCE: Vallabha studied the Vedas and the Upanishads at a younger age, and traveled extensively throughout India. He was the main person in spreading the Bhakti movement all over the country. He suggested the people to worship God Krishna, and through him any person including the householders could attain salvation. He asked the people to continuously chant the vari..