What is the Significance of Ardhanarishvara, Lord Shiva’s Half Man-Woman form? The importance of Ardhanarishvara Tathwa of Lord Shiva is mentioned here.. As the name Ardhanariswara means “Half Man-Woman”, it is the composite form of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is depicted as half male and half female, right side male Shiva and left side […]
Lord Shiva is also known as Ananda Thandava Moorthy, since he joyfully performs dance from his holy abode Kailash, by squeezing the dwarf demon Muyalakan on his left foot, in order to remove the ignorance from his mind, and also to give great spiritual pleasure to him. Lord Shiva also happily dances in order share […]
Goddess Parvati Devi had taken the avatar of Meenakshi at the beginning of the Kali Yuga, that is before 5000 and odd years back. She came out from a sacrificial fire as a small child. She was brought up by the Pandiyan King, Malayadwaja and his wife Kanchanamalai. She was born from the sacrificial fire, […]
The significance of Lord Muruga cannot be explained fully even by his father Lord Shiva and he cannot be avoided by any anyone in their daily life, especially by his devotees. Though there are several thousands of gods in Hinduism, Lord Muruga occupies an important place in our worship. Since Lord Muruga also appears in […]
Mayilvahanan is another name for Lord Muruga since he is very fond of his divine vehicle peacock, also known as Mayil in Tamil language. In Tamil Nadu and in some Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Combodia, most of the Tamil speaking people would name their children as “MURUGA”,”SARAVANA”,”SHANMUGA”, “KADHIRKAMA” and as “MAYILVAHANAN”. After the […]
Lord Yajna is the god of Yagnas, and he is also known as Yajneshwara, and he is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, as mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana. He has incarnated as Lord Indra during the previous yugas, and his parents were Rushi and Aguthi. Ruci was one of the mind born sons of Lord […]
Ma Shakti Devi is also called as Anandapurani Devi and as Annapurani Devi, since in these two forms she appears in a blissful state with a cheerful and smiling face, and she is of a motherly, lovely and friendly nature. The names Anandapurani and Annapurani were also mentioned in the famous Stotra Sri Lalitha Sahasranamavali. […]
Goddess Ashok Sundari is daughter of Lord Shiva and Parvati Devi. The name ‘Ashok Sundari’ means – ‘beautiful woman who is free from sorrow’ or the one who frees the sorrows from her devotees. Story of the birth of Ashok Sundari Once Goddess Parvati Devi went near a Kalpavriksha and wished the a beautiful girl […]
Durga Devi also known as Adi Parashakti, is an incarnation of Mata Parvati Devi. She is the warrior goddess, who destroys the evils and safeguards the innocent ones, and maintains peace and prosperity in the world. Durga Devi shows motherly affection to her devotees, and blesses them and helps them to reach the spiritual world. […]
Lord Jagannath also called as Puri Jagannath, Panduranga, Vittala and Vithoba is an incarnation of Sree Krishna Bhagavan. The Jagannath temple is situated in Puri, Odisha and it is a very famous one among the Hindu devotees. Every year, during the Rathayatra festival, lakhs of pilgrims would visit this temple to get the divine vision […]
Matrikas are the mother goddesses who are always found together in the temples. Matrikas are the various forms of Ma Shakti Devi, and they are emerged from various deities and they are the consorts of Lord Indra, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. The Matrikas are usually worshipped in seven forms, but in some […]
Lord Vinayaka is also known as Shakti Vinayaka Moorthy, since he was born out of the powers of Ma Shakti Devi. As per legend, once Ma Shakti Devi created Vinayaka, since she wants a lovely son who is capable of granting boons to his devotees and also to remove the obstacles in their life. Lord […]
Lord Rama is also known as Ravana Samhara Murthy, since he destroyed the dreaded demon Ravana, and removed the fear from the minds of the Devas, and also got back his wife Ma Sita from Lanka, and took her to his Ayodhya Kingdom. Before killing Ravana, Lord Rama has made many peace talks with him […]
Since Lord Muruga killed the demon Surapadman, he is also known as SooraSamhara Moorthy, and Lord Muruga is also known as Tarakasura Samhara Moorthy, since he killed the demon Tarakasura, the brother of Surapadman. Once the demon Surapadman, has got great boons from Lord Shiva, since he meditated on Lord Shiva, for a long period […]
Dhoti also known as Veshti in Tamil is also known as Peethambaram, when it is adorned to the deities present in the temples. Lord Vishnu when he is adorned with Peethambaram, made out of silk material, is famously called as “PATTU PEETHAMBARADHARI”. Ancient people used the parlance Peethambaram for Dhotis. Lord Vishnu is very much […]
According to legend, Kali Purusha is created by Lord Brahma during the end of the Dwapara Yuga. He is having the features of Lord Brahma and contains his powers. He has been deputed by Lord Brahma to cause harm to the sinful people, and to even change the minds of the noble people, in order […]
Ma Dharma Devi also called as Dharma Devi Mata, is a holy aspect of Ma Shakti Devi, and she was mentioned in the famous epic Mahabharata. Ma Dharma Devi is also worshipped as Ma Draupadi Amman, since Draupadi was the pious consort of Yudhishtira, who was also called as Dharma, the son of Lord Yama […]
Lord Muruga, also known as Skanda, Kadamba, Kathirvela, Senthilandava and Karthikeya, and also by various names, is the second son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi. He was born from the third eye spark of Lord Shiva. He was a great warrior in the battle field. He fought with several asuras and defeated them. He was […]
Kali, often referred to as Goddess Kali or Mahakali, is a prominent and powerful deity in Hinduism. Her story and mythology are rich and multi-faceted, reflecting various aspects of her divine nature. Here is an overview of the story of Goddess Kali: Birth of Goddess Kali: Goddess Kali’s origin story is closely linked to the […]
Lord Venkateswara is also called as Lord Venkatakrishnan, since our great Lord Vishnu has taken the Venkateswara avatar immediately after the completion of his Sri Krishna Avatar! During the beginning of KaliYuga, Lord Vishnu was supposed to have taken the Venkateswara Avatar. While Ma Yashoda was the foster mother for Lord Krishna, during her next […]