Category Archives: Siddhars

INTRODUCTION Sri Villidasan also called as Dhanurdasa was an important disciple of Swamy Ramanuja. Actually he was a body builder and a strong man. His attitude was changed by Sri Ramanuja, and he has become a pious saint. Though he belonged to lower caste, he was liked by Sri Ramanuja for his sincere devotion and […]

INTRODUCTION The great King Vallala (14th century) ruled over the Thiruvannamalai region. He had two wives, but he did not have a child. Due to that he has offered food to lakhs of people on a daily basis.He renovated the temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar and built a huge tower in Arunachaleswarar Temple called Vallala Maharaja […]

INTRODUCTION Kripa , who was also known as Kripacharya is an incarnation of Lord Brahma, and is also the main person in Mahabharata, and is considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivis. He was the son of Saradvan and Janapadi. He was adopted along with his sister Kripi by King Shantanu. Kripa learnt all kinds of Vedas, Shastras and arts and became a […]

INTRODUCTION Sri Ramanuja who was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, once, while he was travelling to Melkote at Karnataka, Lord Vishnu, in his dream had appeared and told to him that the utsava-murti of Sri Cheluva Narayana in Melkote, was stolen by the Moguls, and it was kept in Delhi. Sri Ramanuja immediately went to […]

INTRODUCTION Tansen (1500–1586), also known as Ramtanu, was an important person in Hindustani classical music. He used to burn the temple lamps automatically, by singing melodious songs using Deepak raga, and also he brought rain after singing the glories of the rain gods, Lord Varuna and Lord Indra. He was born in a Hindu family, and he learned various […]

INTRODUCTION Manjula was a noble girl who lived in a village near Guruvayur. She got the habit of daily submitting beautiful flower garlands to the Lord in the Guruvayur temple at night. One day night, when she arrived near the temple with her garlands, she found that the temple was closed. She was very much […]

INTRODUCTION As per Shiva Puran, during the Dwapara Yuga, there lived a pious Brahmin in the city of Varanasi whose name was Shankara, and he was very noble and a religious person. He served as a priest in the Shiva Temple, and he used to wake up early in the morning, finishes his routine works, […]

INTRODUCTION According to Vinayaka Purana, Mukkala Munivar is an ancient sage who lived during the Treta Yuga. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vinayaka, and lived in an Ashram at the banks of the Holy River Ganges. During his period, there lived a king in Varanasi whose name was Sukrasena. He was a noble […]

INTRODUCTION Brahmin’s who have Koundinya Gotra are considered as descendants of Koundinya Maharishi. And people belonging to koundinya Gotra are found in North as well as in South India, and are living all over the world.Ancient Brahmin kings of Koundinya gotra ruled in major parts of India. Rishi Koundinya is mentioned in various puranas and other […]

INTRODUCTION Ekalavya is a noble person who is mentioned in the great epic  Mahabharata, and he was the adopted son of a tribal king. Ekalavya wants to learn archery from Guru Drona, but he was not taught, since he was born in a lower caste. Ekalavya used to worship Drona from his mind, and had self-studied […]