Devotional

INTRODUCTION :Ashwini Kumaras , in Hindu tradition, are twin  gods. Aswini Devas are Divine healers and they are the gods of Ayurvedic Medicine.They are also described in the Rigveda. in Varaha Purana and in many other puranas. They have Horse ‘s face and are reported to be very handsome and good natured devas. They heal and prevent misfortune.They are the sons of Surya  and his wife shangya. They were born, when Surya and Shangya took the form of horse and coupled with each other.IMPORTANCE :Nasatya is the god of health and Dasra is the god of medi..

INTRODUCTION : In Hinduism, the Vasus are residing at Swarka Loka with Lord Indra and they obey his instructions. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are the eight gods who represents the pancha bhootas, and are also representing the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. The name Vasu means 'Brilliance' or 'Wealth Givers'. Names of Ashta VasusAccording to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, the names of the eight vasus are as follows:-1.Prithvi2.Agni3.Vayu4.Varuna5.Aditya6.Dyaus7.Chandramas8.NakstraniAccording to the Mah..

INTRODUCTION : Sri Padmanabha Teertha is the direct disciple of Sri Madhwacharya. He was a great scholar and was well versed in the Dvaita principles of Sree Madhwacharya. Birth and SanyasaAccording to Madhwa Vijaya, Padmanabha, was born as Shobhanabhatta, and who was a great scholar. The location of his birth is said to be in the region of North Karnataka. After being won over by Madhwa in a debate, and since he is well known for his good knowledge and good qualities, he has  succeeded Sri Madhwacharya and became the pontiff  of Sri Uttaradi Math.He adopted Dvait..

INTRODUCTION : Kanaka Dasa (1509–1609) was a great saint,poet,philosopher,musician and composer from modern Karnataka. He is well known]for his music, and for his various spiritual writings in the Kannada language. Birth and Becoming Hari DasaThimmappa Nayaka was his original name and he belonged to a village chief’s  family of Kaginele in Haveri district. He was born to the couple Beerappa and Bachchamma at Baada village, near Bankapura and he was a great warrior at Bankapura fort. Kanaka Dasa was well educated an..

INTRODUCTION :-Sri Jayateertha or Jayateertharu, also known as Teekacharya  (1365-1388 ) was a holy Hindu madhwa saint and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha. He is considered to be one of the most important saint in the Madhwa tradition. He is given credit to  his works on  the philosophical aspects of Dvaita.  Along with Madhva and Vyasatirtha, he is regarded as one of the three great spiritual sages.Birth and SanyasaDhondupant was his original name before attaining sanyasa. He was born into an orthodo..

1.Ekdant AvatarLord Ganapathy took this avatar in order to destroy the Demon Madasura in order to safeguard the divine devas from the clutches of Madasura.2.VakratundaLord Ganesa took this avatar to destroy the        Demon Matsrasur. He got a boon from Siva, that he will not be destroyed by any living creatures in this world and after then started harassing the devas. Hence he was destroyed by Lord Vinayaka.3. GajananaThis avatar was taken in order to defeat Demon Lobhasur. Knowing about Lord Ganesa’s power, the demon surrendered to lord Ganesa without comme..

INTRODUCTION-Vinayaki  is an elephant-headed Hindu goddess. Her details are not clearly defined. Only few details are available about her in Hindu scriptures and very few images of this deity exist. The goddess is generally associated with the elephant-headed god of wisdom, Ganesha. She does not have a consistent name and is known by various names such as Vinayaki,  Vighneshvari  and Ganeshani. Vinayaki is sometimes also seen as the part of the sixty-four yoginis. In the Jain and Buddhist traditions, Vinayaki ..

IntroductionSripadaraya or Lakshminarayana Tirtha or Sripadaraja (1422-1480) was a Dvaita scholar, composer and the pontiff of the Madhvacharya mutt at Mulbagal. He is the founder of Haridasa movement along with Narahari Tirtha. His songs and hymns which were written in praise of Lord Krishna, and also contain the concepts of Dvaita principles. He has  composed several kirtanas praising Lord Hari.  He was the Guru of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya and he guided the young Vyasatirtha.  ..

INTRODUCTIONDevi Kanya Kumari is goddess Parvati in the form of a girl child popularly known as Shakthi. The temple is dedicated to the goddess which is located in Kanya Kumari in Tamil Nadu. She is also known by several other names, including Kanya Devi and Devi Kumari. The goddess is believed to be the one who removes our mental and physical problems in our life. Kanyakumari Temple is one of the 52 Shakti Peethams. Swami Vivekananda’s visitAs directed by his Guru Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda, came here to seek Devi..

INTRODUCTIONSree Mukteswara Temple is regarded as the  'Gem of Orissan Architecture' and is regarded as the most important and ancient temple in India and it is located in Bhubaneshwar. The temple can be reached easily from Bhubaneshwar, which is well-connected to other cities by air, rail and road. Built in 950 A.D, Mukteswara temple is really a beautiful temple which attracts lot of devotees from all over India. Inside the complex, there are several small shrines that comprise numerous lingams of Lord Shiva. There is a holy well in the temple, and It is believed that a dip in this ..