Sri Raghavendra Swamy Suprabhatam

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 […]

Guru Raghavendra Puja on Thursday | Guruvara Raghavendra Swamy Puja

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

We can worship Guru Raghavendra on all the week days, and especially on Thursdays, in order to get fruitful results in our lives. Thursdays are meant for worshipping the great Lord Dakshinamurthy, an aspect of Lord Shiva, and apart from him, saints like Guru Raghavendra and Sai Baba of Shirdi are also worshipped on Thursdays, […]

While worshipping Raghavendra, we must also worship Brahma Deva

While worshipping Raghavendra, we must also worship Brahma Deva… While worshipping Guru Raghavendra, we must necessarily worship Lord Brahma Deva also, since both the guru and god cannot be separated from each other, since once, Guru Raghavendra had sincerely served under Lord Brahma Deva as his divine attendant in the name of ShankuKarna, in the […]

Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana Tirtha Yatra

Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana Tirtha Yatra.. Similar to going to Tirtha Yatra to holy places like Kasi and Rameswaram, we can also visit the various Brindavanams of Guru Raghavendra, which is situated throughout India, and even in some foreign countries, we can find few Worship Centres of Guru Raghavendra Swamy. Those who are unable to visit […]

Raghavendra Pattabhishekam | Coronation Ceremony of Raghavendra Swamy

Usually in the Mutts of Guru Raghavendra, the Pattabhisheka event and the birthday celebrations of Sri Raghavendra swamy would be celebrated in a grand manner, and this year, the celebrations of both of the events were performed between 4 March 2022 and 9 March 2022. During that grand events, free food also called as Theertha […]

Satguru | the Divine Guide

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Satguru means the ‘Real and the Universal Guru’, and this title is given to the great saints like Guru Raghavendra since he removes the darkness from the lives of his devotees and also shows the bright light on their path. The holy title Satguru would be awarded only to an enlightened saint who dedicates their […]

Guru Raghavendra’s Special Prasadam

Guru Raghavendra Swamy Special Prasadam… Guru Raghavendra’ special Prasadam would be offered in the temples of Raghavendra during the time of performance of Annadanam, and this special Prasadam would be offered in between the Annadanam, that is before offering of curd rice to the devotees. This special Prasadam would be a combination of both sweet […]

Sri Raghavendra Brindavanams

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Day by day, the Brindavanams of Guru Raghavendra are increasing, and within a few hundred years, as per the sayings of the Guru, totally about 700 Brindavanams would be established throughout India, and I also strongly believe that his Brindavanams would be formed in future even in the areas of Walajabad, Uthiramerur and Mailam, and […]

Kalyana Guru Raghavendra Swamy

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Similar to Kalyanasundarar (Lord Shiva) and Kalyana Venkatesa Perumal (Lord Vishnu), Guru Raghavendra is also called as Sri Kalyana Guru Raghavendra Swamigal, since he blesses his devotees to get married with a suitable bride/groom and also bless them to lead a happy and a peaceful married life forever in their life. Before attaining Samadhi State […]

Guru Raghavendra is our Kula Devata

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

We can worship Guru Raghavendra as our Kula Devata, since he contains sufficient powers equivalent to our Kula Devata, and he got those powers, through his staunch devotion, affection and meditation on Lord Rama, and still, day by day, he is gaining tremendous spiritual powers, out of his sincerity on Lord Rama. Those who are […]

Kula Guru Raghavendra Swamy

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Similar to worshipping our Kula Devata, we can consider Guru Raghavendra as our Kula Guru and worship him. In fact, Guru Raghavendra served as Kula Guru to few kings during his period. Since Lord Krishna states, that he was the great demon Prahalada amongst the demons, we can also consider Guru Raghavendra as an aspect […]

Guru Raghavendra Songs by Venkanna

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Venkanna (16th century) was an ardent devotee of Guru Raghavendra, who served as a minister of Adoni, under the Nawab SidhiMasood Khan, and helped the great Guru towards building his Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh. The young boy Venkanna lived in a village at Adoni, Andhra Pradesh, along with his uncle, since he has […]

Guru Raghavendra Nama Smarana – Sakala Papa Vimochana

By chanting the names of Guru Raghavendra, all of our sins would be washed away. We can worship Guru Raghavendra as our Kula Devata, since he contains sufficient powers equivalent to our Kula Devata, and he got those powers, through his staunch devotion, affection and meditation on Lord Rama, and still, day by day, he […]

Lets Dwell permanently at Lotus Feet of Guru Raghavendra

Most of us would be very much interested to dwell permanently at the lotus feet of Lord Krishna, but it is not easy to attain salvation after our death, since knowingly or unknowingly, we might have committed lot of mistakes in our life. Even if we have done lot of good karmas, that would not […]

Who is the Best Guru – Raghavendra Swamy or Shirdi Saibaba?

Guru Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralayam

Both ShirdiSaibaba and Guru Raghavendra are considered as the best and the holy worshipful Gurus by their devotees. While Guru Raghavendra is considered as an “AMSHA” of Lord Vishnu, Shirdi Saibaba is considered as an aspect of Lord Shiva. Both of them are specially worshipped on Thursdays in their holy temples. Nowadays, we can find […]

Guru Raghavendra follows us like our Shadow

Guru Raghavendra is a great saint who would follows us in our lives like our shadow. He is specially been sent by the almighty in order to remove the troubles and turmoil of the people in this difficult Kaliyuga, and he is very much capable of doing that. Guru Raghavendra is worshipped by his devotees […]

Raghavendra Darshana during Aradhana

The Aradhana of Guru Raghavendra is fast approaching, and this year, the Aradhana is going to be celebrated from 23rd August 2021 to 25 August 2021, and in Mantrayalam, the Annual Aradhana festival would be grandly celebrated for about a week. During the Aradhana celebration, the Raghavendra Mutts would appear very nicely, since it would […]

Songs in Praise of Guru Raghavendra Swamy

Guru Raghavendra is a wonderful saint of Mantralayam and he is showering his grace on his devotees like the showering of the divine Parijatha flowers. Though he cannot complete erase our karmas, but to certain extent he is reducing our bad karmas, from his Good Karma Account. At present, lot of Raghavendra Brindavanams have been […]

Guru Raghavendra’s beautiful Song on Krishna

Guru Raghavendra is a great Madhwa Saint, and from his Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralayam, he blesses his devotees, and removes the problems in their lives. During his life time, he has written lot of divine texts in praise of the deities, and his famous “INDU ENAGE GOVINDA SONG”, is still liked by his devotees, due […]

Tatwa Manjari

Tatwa Manjari is one of the spiritual texts written by Guru Raghavendra, and it contains clear details about AnuBhashya, a text written by Sri Madhwacharya. As per the text Tatwa Manjari, Lord Hari is the supreme deity, and we are all his servants. Humans cannot merge with the god, and Lord Hari is the only […]