Prahlada was a child devotee of Lord Vishnu, and his bhakti on god is unimaginable and unthinkable by us. He showed his selfless devotion on the god, and in return, he has been safeguarded in several circumstances by the divine power, and got all kinds of riches in this world. He lived a holistic life, […]
Jambavan is a character popularly found in Ramyana. He is regarded as the King of Bears, and is having the power equivalent to that of lakhs of elephants and lions, and the capacity to win anyone. He is created specially by Lord Brahma for serving Sri Rama. He is known as Riksharaj (King of Bears). […]
Agni is the fire god, and he is considered as the Vedic god of Hinduism. He is also the guardian deity of the southeast direction. He is the son of Aditi and Kashyaba, and his wife name is Svaha Devi. Agni is a major god along with Indra and Chandra. All the offerings of the […]
The Sudarshana Chakra is a divine weapon of Lord Vishnu. The Sudarshana Chakra is used for destroying the enemies and to maintain peace and prosperity in the universe. The Sudarshana Chakra is worshipped as ChakkrathAzhwar. He is considered as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and contains the features of Lord Vishnu. The details about Sudarshana […]
Lord Venkateswara also known by various names as Srinivasa, Balaji, Venkatachalapati and Govinda is a divine form of Lord Vishnu. Lord Venkateswara is the main deity of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple situated in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Lakhs of devotees are visiting daily to the Tirumala Temple to have a glimpse of their dear god, and to […]
Matsya is the fish avatar of Lord Vishnu. This avatar is mentioned in Vedic texts, puranas, Bhagavatam and in the great epic Mahabharata. Once when Manu, who was the son of Lord Brahma, and also one of his first and foremost creation, was performing religious rituals on the banks of the Cherivi River, Andhra Pradesh. […]
Kartik Snan is the main ritual performed in the holy month of Kartik. All sarovars and river banks of India are filled with devotees of Lord Shiva and Vishnu to do Kartika masa punya snanam. Here is a collection of prayers chanted during Karthik ritual bath. Kartik Snan Prarthana: Nirvighnam kurumedeva Damodara namosthuthe – this […]
Ahoi Mata Aarti (Ahoi Ashtami Aarti) is a prayer dedicated to Goddess Ahoi Mata, chanted during Ahoi Ashtami vrat. Jai Ahoi Mata Jai Ahoi Mata| Tumko Nisdin Dhyavat Hari Vishnu Dhata || Jai|| Brahamni Rudrani Kamla tu he hai Jag Datta| Surya Chandrama Dhyavat Narad Rishi Gatta || Jai|| Mata Roop Niranjan Sukh Sampatti Datta| […]
Shivananda Lahari is a stotra written by the Advaita Philosopher and the great Shiva devotee Sri AdiShankara. It contains the praise of Lord Shiva, his holiness, supreme powers, and the Divine Bliss, one would attain by worshipping him. Sri AdiShankara had written this famous stotra at Srisailam Temple, a sacred Temple located in Andhra Pradesh. […]
Durga Saptashati in Telugu (Devi Mahatmyam) text is given here. Devi Mahatmyam which is also called as Chandi Saptashathi is one of the prime parayana to recite in Durga Navaratri days. Durga Navratri Durga Puja is the most auspicious time to worship the Mother Goddess. During these days, Durga will be in full swing and her […]
The Devi Mahatmya, Durga Saptasati or Chandi Path, is a great book in Hindu world. It is a compilation of 700 slokas or verses in which the whole universal facts are embedded. It is well versed text which has to be recited during Durga Navratri or Durga Puja. Durga Saptashati tells everything of this world […]
Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Vaidyanatha Ashtakam (Shiva Mantra) contains great powers, and those who chant this Ashtakam would be relieved even from dreaded diseases. Sri Vaidyanatha Ashtakam is a wonderful hymn which was composed by the great Acharya Sri Adi Shankara, written in praise of Lord Maha Shiva, who is also called as Vaidyanatha, the Divine […]
Suprabadam means awaking the god during the early morning time by praising the almighty. My humble Salutations to the elephant God who contains very beautiful face, and he can be compared to thousand Manmadas, with regard to his beauty, and he is the leader of Ganas,has only one tusk, contains a very big body, and […]
“Bagalamukhi” Devi is one of the mahavidyas, and she clears the confusion in the minds of her devotees, and gives great spiritual power. The Devi has 108 names and she is generally known as Pitambari Mata and worshipped by the people in North India, and the goddess complexion is golden colour. Her vehicle is Bagula […]
In the early morning during the sun rise when we start reciting the Suprabhatam (Early Morning praise in favour of our beloved saint/deity), we could realize that how the great almighty dwells on our soul. It is the great almighty who gives the necessary powers to us to perform our day to day activities. Our […]
Suprabhatam, is a collection of verses which would be recited early in the morning in order to awaken the almighty every day. The Guru Raghavendra Suprabhatam was very popular among Sri Raghavendra devotees, and also among the Madhwa Brahmin community people, and daily morning they used to switch on their music player in order to […]
Shivakama Sundari is a form of Ma Shakti Devi, and she appears along with Lord Nataraja in the Chidambaram temple. Vyaghrapada was one of the great rishis in Hinduism, and he is a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva, and Ma Parvati, and he used to worship both ofthem regularly, and he would never take his […]
Daily Prayer.. Yes. We have to regularly offer our sincere prayers before the almighty, both in the morning as well in the evening, in order to express our gratitude to the great god. Prayers must be performed on a selfless motive, and apart from our well-being, we should also pray to the almighty for the […]
Bhagavan Nama Smarana means Recitation of the names of the god, which would heal our diseases, sins and would bring good fortunes in our life. Some of the Namavali of the deities and saints are as follows:- SRI KURMA NAMAVALI Om kamathaya namah Om kandhimadhyasthaya namah Om karunavarunalayaya namah Om kulacalasamuddhartre namah Om kundalindrasamasrayaya namah […]
Let’s chant the names of the deities in order to attain great spiritual enlightenment in our life. Chanting the names of the deities give great strength and it boosts our spiritual energy, in order to travel in the proper path. Great sages, saints and Bhagavathas have attained salvation only by the way of chanting the […]