Category Archives: Hindu Gods

INTRODUCTION Once there lived a powerful demon named “MUSHIKASUR” who was in the form of a big rat and created troubles to all the living beings in the earth and in the heaven. All the demi gods prayed to Lord Vinayaka, to safeguard them from the powerful demon. Lord Vinayaka started fighting with him and […]

INTRODUCTION Subhadra is an important character in Mahabharata and she is considered as an incarnation of MataParvati. She is the sister of Krishna and Balarama, wife of Arjuna,  mother of Abhimanyu, and she is the daughter of Vasudeva and Devaki. Subhadra is well-known for her kindness, holiness, chastity and purity. Once, Arjuna  travelled to Dwarka and met Krishna, and expressed his wish to marry Subhadra, and Lord Krishna […]

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 considered as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and contains the features of Lord Vishnu. The details about SudarshanaChakra,is mentioned in the Rigveda as well […]

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 Pururavasgot married the heaven dancer Urvashi and the details were mentioned in the famous text written by Kalidasa. LIFE Pururavas was born in Treta Yuga and since he was born […]

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 and serving the Lord again in the Vaikunda as divine gate […]

INTRODUCTION Vyaghrapada was one of the great rishis in Hinduism. He is a sincere devotee of Lord Shiva, and used to worship him regularly and will never take his food without worshipping him. Vyaghrapadaused to pluck flowers, in order to offer it to Lord Shiva in the temple of Chidambaram. Since, he found it difficult to pluck the flowers with […]

INTRODUCTION Lord Brahma is the father of the entire creation. Though he is the creator, he got only few temples, due to the curse given by Rishi Brihu during the previous Dwapara Yuga. His famous temple is situated at Pushkar in Rajasthan. The temple is the most popular temple among his few other temples. The temple was […]

INTRODUCTION Bhramari is an incarnation of Mata Parvati. Bhramariis known as the Goddess of bees. She is mentioned in the Devi Mahatmya. The Devi Bhagavata Purana mentions her greatness shown to the living beings of the entire universe and describes her supreme powers. Once there lived a powerful demon known as Arunasura. He didn’t like gods and goddesses and […]