Paramparaa – The Tradition Continues…

TANIYAN 2 – SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAME – MADHAVAN

 In general, it is being assumed that one’s name should be treated as his qualities. To elucidate the auspicious qualities of our Swami further, it is necessary to understand the significance of the name “Madhavan”. Madhavan, incidentally, is the third name in the 12 primary names of the Lord and occurs three times in Vishnu […]

ANANTHALWAN – PART-4

                                (CONTINUED FROM PART -3)     Ananthalwan told him, “Your Lord has no other work to concentrate on and is doing next to nothing. He merely passes orders to all. He calls us for nothing. Here I am not out of work. Look, I am busy preparing garlands for his seva. These garlands are to […]

RAMA AND VISWAMITRA UNITY

If “Kousalya Supraja Rama” is a waking up song for Lord Rama sung by Sage Viswamithra, then why is it recited in Tirumala in front of Swamy Venkatachalapathi Swamy? That is because Swamy Sri Venkatachalapathi at Tirumala, like Sri Rama, is also a form of Sri Mahavishnu. Therein lies the congruence between the two. Saints-devotees […]

నెల్లూరు శ్రీ వేదాంతదేశికులవారి దేవాలయంలో ఉత్సవాలు

కవితార్కిక సింహులు, కలియుగ ప్రత్యక్ష దైవం శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర స్వామి ఘంటకు ప్రతిరూపంగా కనిపించే  శ్రీ వేదాంతదేశికులవారికి ఆంధ్రదేశంలో వివిధ చోట్ల ఆలయాలు ఉన్నప్పటికీ నెల్లూరులోని శ్రీ వేదాంత దేశికుల ఆలయం అందరినీ ఆకట్టుకునేలా కార్యక్రమాలతో, ఉత్సవాలతో వైభవాన్ని చాటుకుంటోంది. ఈ దేశికులవారి ఆలయ చరిత్ర చూస్తే 1887లోనే ఈ ఆలయాన్ని నిర్మించారని చెబుతారు. నెల్లూరు పెన్నానది ఒడ్డున వెలసి ఉన్న శ్రీ రంగనాథ స్వామి దేవాలయానికి ఎదురుగా కేవలం వందగజాల దూరంలో శ్రీ వేదాంతదేశికుల వారి […]

ஆஞ்ஜனேயர் – பக்தர்களுக்கு ஒரு வரப்பிரசாதம்

       ஆஞ்ஜனேயர் – பக்தர்களுக்கு ஒரு வரப்பிரசாதம்                            கே.வி. வேணுகோபால் ஸ்ரீ ஆஞ்ஜனேய ஸ்வாமியின் விசேஷமே அலாதியானது. அவர் பக்தர்களுக்கு என்னென்ன அனுக்கிரகம் செய்கிறார் என்பதைப் பார்த்தால், அவருக்கு என்ன விசேஷம் என்று தெரியும் அதனால் தானோ என்னவோ, ஸ்ரீ காஞ்சி காமகோடி ஜகத் குரு ஸ்ரீ சந்திரசேகர ஸரஸ்வதி ஸ்ரீ சங்கராசாரிய ஸ்வாமிகள் ஆஞ்ஜனேயரின்  பெருமைகளை பற்றி வானளாவ புகழ்கிறார்.  புத்திர் பலம் யசோ தைர்யம் நிர்பயத்வம் அரோகதா | அஜாட்யம் வாக்படுத்வம்ச ஹனூமாத் […]

கப்பூர் – பிரசித்தி பெற்ற லஷ்மி நாராயணன் புராதான கோவில்

நம்நாட்டுத் திருப்பதிகளில் திருக்கோவிலூருக்கும் திருவஹிந்திபுரத்திற்க்கும் நடுவில் விழுப்புரத்திலிருந்து 10 கி.மீ தொலைவில்  உள்ள ‘கப்பூர்’ என்ற கிராமத்தில் அமைந்திருக்கும் ‘ஸ்ரீ லஷ்மி நாராயண திருக்கோயில்’ சுமார் 800 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் கட்டப்பட்டதாக சொல்கிறார்கள். தென்பெண்ணை ஆற்றங்கரையின் அருகில் உள்ள இக்கோயிலின் மூலவர் ஸ்ரீ லஷ்மி நாராயண பெருமாள் உட்கார்ந்த நிலையில் ஸ்ரீ மஹாலஷ்மியுடன் இருகிக்கிறார். உற்சவர் – ஸ்ரீ வரதராஜ பெருமாள், ஸ்ரீதேவி பூதேவியுடன் மிக காருண்யத்துடன் காட்சியளிக்கிறார். இவர்களுடன் ஸ்ரீ சக்கரத்தாழ்வாரும், ஸ்ரீ வேதாந்த தேசிகரும், […]

In Chennai, a grand temple for Lord Hanuman

Lord Hanuman, an ardent devotee of Lord Rama, is venerated by devotees all over the world. It is believed that by worshipping Lord Hanuman, one gets knowledge, strength, name and fame, bravery, strong body, and good oratory skills. Multilingual actor Arjun Sarja is a staunch devotee of Lord Hanuman. His lifetime ambition was to build […]