Austerities by way of day/night fasts and devotion on Maha Shiva Ratri falling on Krishna Paksha or the Dark fortnight of Phalguna Month is considered as extremely fruitful. In the early morning of Shivarati Day, a devotee should take a… Continue Reading
In the secluded and thick forests of Darukavana, select Rishis and Yogis called were engaged in deep Tapasya and their wives who were all Maha Pativratas were engaged in serving the Tapasis in their Spiritual Activities of ‘Karma Kanda’ like… Continue Reading
Incarnations as Pancha Mukhaas or the Five Faces are: Sadyojaata in white complexion looking west ward blessing Brahma to initiate the process of Creation; Vamadeva in red complexion looking northward in deep meditative posture; Aghoresha in blue complexion looking southward… Continue Reading
Slow-poison of Atheism by Arihan led to the killings of Tripurasuras by Maha Deva: As Skanda Kumara killed the most dreaded Tarakasura, his sons Tarkasha, Vidyunmali and Kamalaksha who were dejected at their father’s death were anxious to take revenge… Continue Reading
Links of Sandhya Devi-Arundhati-Sati-Parvati: Shiva Purana narrated an intersting link of the most revered Devis: Lord Brahma created Sandhya and Manmatha as his ‘Manasika’ or mind born children. He got infatuated with Sandhya and Lord Rudra chastised Brahma and the… Continue Reading
The reply was simple: The Avyaktam Shasvatam Vishnum Anantam Ajamavyayam or the Imperciavable, Everlasting, All-Pervading, Endless, Unborn and Indestructible Supreme takes to different Forms as an ordinary Being as a Fish, Tortoise, Boar, Man-Lion, Midget, or a Full Human Being,… Continue Reading
Sage Jaimini requested Markandeya Maharshi for clarifications on a few doubts on the proceedings of Maha Bharata and the Maharshi suggested that the Sage might approach Holy Birds in Vindhyachala. Understandably, Jaimini asked Markandeya as to who the Holy Birds… Continue Reading
Origin of Veda Vyasa: In the times of yore, there was a pious King Uparichara Vasu of Chedi Kingdom whose wife Girik was of compelling charm. The King secured from Indra an air-borne Vimana and in the contemporary world gained… Continue Reading
As the most dreaded Daitya Kalanemi ruled over the entire Martyaloka and harassed the entire Public day and night, Bhagavan Vishnu terminated him but he came back in his next birth as Kamsha the son of Ugrasena; it was at… Continue Reading
Swayambhu Manu preformed Tapasya to Lord Vishnu for thousand years and when the latter appeared, Manu desired that he would like to have Vishnu as his son. The Lord agreed and said that in fact as a part of the… Continue Reading
