In every aspect of life there are always opposing forces that battle each other. It is just a hope that the good forces vanquish the evil and restore peace. But that peace does not last for long, other evil surfaces. In times of much desperation and trouble do we look up to a mightier power. […]
Guruvayoorappan, is a form of Vishnu worshipped mainly in Kerela. He is the presiding deity of Guruvayoor temple, who is being worshiped as Shri Krishna in His child form (Balagopalan), popularly known as Guruvayur Unnikkannan (Guruvayur baby Krishna). Even though the deity is that of chatur bahu (four handed) Vishnu, the concept (Sankalpam) of the people […]
आनन्दरूपे निजबोधरूपे ब्रह्मस्वरूपे श्रुतिमूर्तिरूपे । शशाङ्करूपे रमणीयरूपे श्रीरङ्गरूपे रमतां मनो मे ॥१॥ ānandarūpe nijabodharūpe brahmasvarūpe śrutimūrtirūpe | śaśāṅkarūpe ramaṇīyarūpe śrīraṅgarūpe ramatāṃ mano me ||1|| Meaning: (My mind delights in Sri Ranganatha’s divine form) that form (resting on the Adisesha) absorbed in bliss (Ananda Rupe) and immersed in his own self (Nija Bodha Rupe); that form […]
Stotras of Lord Shiva 1. Meghashyamam Pita Kausheya Vaasam मेघश्यामं पीतकौशेयवासं श्रीवत्साङ्कं कौस्तुभोद्भासिताङ्गम् । पुण्योपेतं पुण्डरीकायताक्षं विष्णुं वन्दे सर्वलोकैकनाथम् ॥ meghaśyāmaṃ pītakauśeyavāsaṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ kaustubhodbhāsitāṅgam | puṇyopetaṃ puṇḍarīkāyatākṣaṃ viṣṇuṃ vande sarvalokaikanātham || Meaning: Salutations to Sri Vishnu, who is as beautiful as the dark clouds and wears yellow silk garments; who bears the Srivatsa mark […]
Venkatachala at Tirupati, Tirumala || Om namo Venkateshaaya Sriniasaaya Mangalam || Venataadri samam sthaanam brahmande naasti kinchana, Ventatesha samo Devo na bhuti na bhavishyati ( There indeed is no God like Lord Venkateshwara on Earth and none else like the self- manifested singular Deity worthy of faith and total dedication for now and for ever) […]
Vishnu. The God in charge of maintenance and preservation of the physical universe. It is said that the dream or Maya of the entire corporeal universe is maintained by Lord Vishnu’s dream of the same. The Lord who dreams the entirety of cosmos into being also interferes in its intricate details by taking physical forms […]
Jaya and Vijaya are the two gatekeepers of Vishnu’s residence (Vaikuntha Lok). According to the Bhagavatam, the Four Kumaras – Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatana, and Sanatkumara, who are the manasaputras of Lord Brahma (sons born from the thought influence of Brahma), were wandering across the worlds when one day they decide to pay a visit to […]
There are multiple stories about the origin of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. The Shrimad Bhagvatam states that Shiva emerged from a burning tower when Lord Vishnu and Brahma had an argument. The Shiva Purana states that lord Vishnu originated when lord Shiva rubbed some nectar on his ankle.The Vishnu Purana says that lord Shiva originated from […]
According to the Hindu scriptures, Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateswara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga age. It is considered the supreme form of Vishnu in this age. The Venkateswara swami temple is also called Kaliyuga Vaikuntam. Venkateswara is another form of Lord […]
