INTRODUCTION 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 SudarshanaChakra is worshipped as ChakkrathAzhwar. He is...
INTRODUCTION Shri Gopalrao Mukund also known as Bapusaheb Buti lived in Nagpur and was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. Though he was a rich person, he was a calm and kind hearted person, and helped the poor people by providing food, clothing and shelter to them. He was...
INTRODUCTION Kalpavriksha also known as kalpataru and kalpadruma is a wish-fulfilling divine tree as mentioned in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism texts. The Kalpavriksha appeared during the "churning of the divine ocean" along with the Kamadhenu and other auspicious...
Famous Temples of India BadrinathTemple : The Badrinath temple also known as Badrinarayan is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Badrinath was re-established as a major pilgrimage site by AdiShankara in the 9th century. Lord Vishnu is found here in a meditative posture flanked...
INTRODUCTION Pururavas was the king of the chandravamsha. His father was the Planet Budha, and Kauravas and Pandavas were his descendants. He was also mentioned in Rig Veda, Puranas,Mahabharata and the BhagavatPurana. The great King...
INTRODUCTION Venkanna (16th century) was an ardent devotee of Guru Raghavendra, who served as a minister of Adoni under the Nawab Sidhi Masood Khan and helped the great Guru towards building his Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh. The young boy Venkanna...
INTRODUCTION Navagrahas are occupying the main place in our life. We are able to live in this world, through their grace only. Navagrahas are considered as demi gods and are even worshipped by the great rishis, sages and saints. In order to get prosperity and to get...
INTRODUCTION Sri Srinivasa(1590-1640) belonged to Brahmin-Madhwa family, was a great scholar and also an expert in sanskrit language. He was born in Bidarahalli. He had written many divine books and lived a pious life. He was a great devotee of Sri Guru Raghavendra...
INTRODUCTION As per ancient puranas, Jaya and Vijaya are the two divine gatekeepers of Vaikunda, the divine abode of Lord Vishnu. Due to the curse, they were born in the earth as enemies of Lord Vishnu, and killed by their master Vishnu, finally reached their place...
INTRODUCTION Shandilya is popular rishi. Those who are having the Sandilya gotra are the descendants of Sri Shandilya Maharishi. Most of the people belonging to West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Punjab and Gujarat are considered as the descendants of Shandilya. He was...
INTRODUCTION Kacha was an ancient sage and the son of Deva Guru Brihaspati. He is also mentioned in various puranas and in Mahabharata. He was known for learning all the divine scriptures from his father as well as from the demon guru Sri Sukracharya....
INTRODUCTION Sri ParasaraBhattar, is the son of Sri Kurattazhwan and Andal, considered as an important person among the Vaishnavites. It is believed that he was born due to the grace of Sri Ranganatha, a form of Lord Vishnu and Sri Ramanuja. He was affectionately...