1) Agni: The Ten Incarnations- 3; Profile of Universal Creation-14; Procedure of Puja to Ganesha, Shiva, Chandi, Vishnu and Surya- 15; Shri Lakshmi Stotra and benefits -17; Vishnu Panjara Stotra for Raksha -18; Marjana Stotra for Raksha for Self and… Continue Reading
[ Back Ground: In the Anushasika Parva of the Famed Epic of Maha Bharata, Lord Krishna quotes the Shiva Sahasra Naama Stotra to Yudhishthara as he learnt from Sage Upamanyu; the Sage learnt the Sahasranama from what he was taught… Continue Reading
(Note: Translation in English follows the Text in Sanskrit) [ Preface: Having married off his daughter Sati Devi, Daksha Prajapati developed dislike and hatred Shiva his son-in-law as the latter moved about as ‘digambara’ or unclad in the awful company… Continue Reading
[ In the Koti Rudra Samhita of Shiva Purana, Bhagavan Vishnu eulogised Maha Deva as follows] Om ( The auspicious) (2) Hara ( The Destroyer) (3) Mrida (Giver of Happiness) (4) Rudra (The Trouble Shooter, Evil Demolisher) (5) Pushkar (… Continue Reading
Rishaya uvaacha: Katham Devena vai Suta Deva Devaamaheshwaraat, Sudarshanaakhyam vai labhyam vaktumarhasi Vishnuna/ Suta uvaacha: Devaamasurendraanaam bhavaccha sudaarunah, Sarveshameva bhutaanaam vinashakarano mahan/ Paraajitaastadaa Deva Deveswaram Harim, Pranemastum Sureshaanam shoka samvignamaanasaah/ Bhagavan Deva Devesha Vishno Jishno Janardana, Daanavaih peeditaah Sarvey vayam… Continue Reading
As Maha Deva was performing ‘Tapasya’ on the Mountains of Himalayas in the form of a Mahisha, He found Indra the King of Devas doing sincere penance at Gangadwara Kshetra, since the latter was dethroned from Sura Loka by the… Continue Reading
Lord Indra and all the Devatas got together. The cruel Rakshasas and bad people had gained power due to their continued work, money, and yagyas. They had become very powerful. The Devas decided to pray to Lord Shiva for the… Continue Reading
Chatuh Prashna samopetam Puraanam shrutvapunascha they paapam kalpakoti shathai krutam/ Brahmahatyaadi paapaani yaanyaayaanya shubhaanicha, taani sarvaani nashyantitrunaam vaatahatam yathaa/ pushkarey daanamjo punyam shravanaasya jaayatey, Sarva Vedaadhika phalam samaapthyaachadh gacchati / (Listening to this highly virtuous Markandeya Purana with Four Questions… Continue Reading
In one Manvantara, there are thirty crore sixty six lakh twenty thousand human years. The first Manvantara was of Swayambhu, followed by Swarochisha, Uttama, Tamasa, Chakshusha, and the current one is of Vivaswata. Swayambhu had ten sons and among the… Continue Reading
As Lord Brahma created the Manasa Putras, there was a blue coloured boy lying on his lap crying softly and asked Brahma to give him a name; Brahma gave him the name of Rudra and asked the child not to… Continue Reading
