INTRODUCTION Sri Vedanta Desikan (1268–1369) was a great vaishnava saint and philosopher who cultivated the Vishnu bhakti among the people, by performing various miracles and conducting spiritual teachings. He was the disciple of Sri Kidambi Appullar. Swami Vedanta Desika is considered as the incarnation of the divine bell of Lord Venkateswara. He had done various pujas for Lord Vishnu with […]
INTRODUCTION Narsi Mehta,(15th-century) was a great poet and saint of Gujarat, India. He was talented in writing divine poems on Lord Krishna. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. LIFE Narsi Mehta was born in Gujarat. He lost his parents at his younger age. He was raised by his grandmother. After his marriage, he stayed at his brother’s […]
INTRODUCTION Swami Krishnananda Saraswati (1922–2001) was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati and he worked in the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh for a long period. He was an author of large number of texts and also interested in yoga and meditation. His birth name was Subbaraya. Krishnananda also served as a President in Sivananda Literature Research Institute. LIFE Swami Krishnananda […]
INTRODUCTION Sage Valmiki is celebrated as the author of the great Hindu epic Ramayana.He was born during Treta Yuga. Ramayana, contained the details of various incidents occurred during the life of Lord Rama. The Ramayana tells the story of Rama, king of Ayodhya, about his birth, marriage life, life in forest, fight with ravana, killing him and rescue of Mata […]
INTRODUCTION Kalyan Swami (1636–1714) was a sincere disciple of Shree Samarth Ramdasand and they were united together with regard to the devotion of Lord Rama. LIFE He was born at Kohlapur, Maharashtra a famous pilgrimage site of Goddess Mahalakshmi. His birth name was Ambaji. After his father attained sainthood at Kashi, he and his mother lived […]
