Category Archives: Siddhars

INTRODUCTION Sushruta, was an ancient Indian physician and the author of Susruta-saṃhita. According to the great epic Mahabharata, he was the son of the great Rishi Vishvamitra.  He is declared as the “Father of surgery“, and he was a celebrated physician who was very much praised for practicing his noble profession throughout the WORLD. The Sushruta Samhita is the principle text of […]

INTRODUCTION Venkata Desai (16th century) was the landlord in the Kiritakiri Village, Karnataka, and belonged to an orthodox family. He was the chief person in the village, and lived along with his wife and his small child. He lived during the time of Guru Raghavendra, and was a great devotee of him. He was a […]

INTRODUCTION Dhanna Bhagat was born in the year 1415 and he was a great poet and a Krishna devotee who used to compose beautiful songs and sing in praise of Lord Krishna. LIFE He was born in the village in the Tonk district of Rajasthan . He was the founder of the Krishna Swami Samaj in the state of […]

INTRODUCTION Raghavanka(12th century) was a famous Kannada writer and a poet in the Kingdom of Hoysala. Due to his talents, he was praised by the great kings and also by the common man. Raghavanka is a great person in Kannada literature.  He has written the famous text Harishchandra Kavya, based on the life history of King Harishchandra. He was the disciple […]

INTRODUCTION Once there lived a holy person Sri Bodhala Bawa in a small village at Maharashtra, and he was a small merchant, and an ardent devotee of Lord Vital of Pandharpur. He would visit regularly on every Ekadasi to Pandharipur and would have the darshan of Lord Vital at Pandharpur temple. In Ekadasi he and […]

INTRODUCTION Sri Vilvamangalam Swamigal (1268-1369) was a great saint, poet and a devotee of Lord Guruvayurappan, a form of Lord Krishna. He was born in a village in Trichur District at Kerala. He has written many devotional poems in praise of Lord Krishna, and sung in front of the Guruvayurappan deity at his famous temple […]

INTRODUCTION Santhalinga Swamigal (17th century) also known as Santhalingam was a shaivite saint and poet who lived in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. Santhalinga swamigal was born to a pious orthodox family  in Perur village, Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. LIFE Santhalingar lived in Perur and from his childhood he cultivated deep love on Lord Siva and used to apply Vibuthi in […]

INTRODUCTION Sri Kurmadas was born in a village at Maharashtra. He was born without having limbs in his hands and legs. Since from his childhood, he was an ardent devotee of Lord Vital. Once he got an opportunity to listen to the discourse on Lord Vital and was very much interested to reach the holy […]