नमस्तेस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते | शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तुते || || O goddess of great illusory powers ! the presiding deity over Shri Peetha O ! the one worshipped by the gods, Oh mahaalaxmi, holding conch, disc, and mace in the hands. Salutations unto Thee.
Once a saint had domesticated some parrots in his hut and for their security, he had taught them a song, “Shikari aayega, jaal bichhayega, par hum nahin jaayenge”, meaning that the hunter will come, lay his trap, but we will not go. One day, the saint went to a nearby village to seek alms. In […]
While making preparations for worshipping the deity the Sattvikta (purity) of the being begins to get enhanced and the human body involved gets purified. The atmosphere gets appeased as Vaastu Shuddhi (purification of the premises) is performed. The resolve by Brahmins (priests) done as per the procedure secures the arrival and blessings of the deities […]
नमोऽस्तु रामाय सलक्ष्मणाय देव्यै च तस्यै जनकात्मजायै | नमोऽस्तु रुद्रेन्द्र यमनिलेभ्यो नमोऽस्तु चन्द्राग्नि मरुत्गणेभ्यः || Meaning : (Grief stricken God Hanuman unable to find Sita in Ashoka garden prays for a solution in this way) Salutations to God Ram accompanied by Laxman and to Janaka’s daughter Goddess Sita. Salutations to Shiva, group of Gods Rudras,to […]
Dhanvantri is said to be the God and originator of the Ayurveda for the human welfare. Dhanvantari is considered as the incarnation of the God Vishnu. Every year the birthday of the God Dhanvantari is celebrated on ‘Dhanteras’, just before the Diwali on thirteenth day before Amavasya in the month of kartik. God Dhanvantari is […]
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Two devotees of God Vishnu would always meditate together under a large banyan tree. One day, they met Sage Narad, a great devotee and a constant companion of God Vishnu.The devotees hailed the Sage and asked a favor of Him. They wanted to know from God Vishnu whether their meditation would bear fruit so that […]
Few seekers say I want to do Sadhana (spiritual practice) but I have so and so problems in my life which pose as hindrances to my sadhana , please remember the most important element for making spiritual progress is a “strong yearning”. When we have this quality, we keep overcoming all hurdles and progress on […]
Innocent and simple-hearted people are dear to God, the more humble we are, the more He keeps his grace on us. Just as the bird takes more care of the weak young ones. When the chicks themselves become adept and start looking themselves for their food and start flying, the bird too leaves them. Similarly, […]
