Beej Mantras and their importance
miracles in a profound way for the devotees who follow them. Each diety has a specific beej mantra.
Though Karna was not, his son was close to Pandavas
Karna’ son Vrishketu survived the war of Mahabharata and later he grew close to Pandavas. He also accompanied Arjuna to Rajsuya yagya. In the famous incident of Arjuna killed by Babhruvahana, Vrishketu was also killed. Shri Krishna held Vrishketu in high regard, as he chose to revive him before Arjuna. Full story is here Karna’s
Who Insulted Krishna 108 Times? The Shishupala Story
He was born with four hands and three eyes Shishupala was born to king of Chedi. He was born with four hands and three eyes. His parents and relatives were scared of him and decided to cast him out. But they were warned by a invisible voice from the heaven…O king, your son will be
How Lord Yama lost his good looks
Lord Yamaraj or Yama, was good looking and handsome. But he lost his good looks by the act of Lord Shiva. There is an interesting story behind this. Once there was a deity who was very handsome. All his features were very attractive that he attracted a lot of attention from the women folk. He had an
Bhishma fought with a Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu and remained undefeated
This is true. The great Bhishma once fought with Parshurama, an incarnation of Vishnu and was undefeated. Here are some unknown facts about him. https://ritsin.com/unknown-facts-indian-mythology-bhishma-untold-unknown-facts-mahabharata.html/
Lord Shiva once served as a servant to his devotee
This is strange but true. The Lord looks after his bhaktas in number of ways, following the most interesting story about him. Lord Shiva as a servant of Poet Vidyapati in form of Ugna Lord Shiva facts
Mahashivaratri – Interesting story behind this festival
Neelkanth – churning of ocean During the churning of ocean, a pot of poison (halahal) came out of the ocean. This had the potential to destruct the whole universe. Lord Vishnu advised gods to request Lord Shiva to consume the poison. To save the mankind, Lord Shiva drank the poison after requested by gods. Goddess
Do you know Idol of Balaji always maintain a temperature of 110 degree F
Yes, this is true. The temple is at a height of about 3000 feet so the climate is normally cold and also every morning at 4; 30 am Abhishekam is done in which the idol is bathed with water, milk as well as other dravayam. After the bath sweat appears in form of fine water particles
Do you know Lord Vishnu has 21 incarnations?
Though we know that Lord Vishnu’s has ten incarnations, but few people know that actually there are twenty one incarnations.As per hindu Mythology and puranas, Lord Vishnu has 21 incarnations. These are available in following articles: 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu – Part 1 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu- part 2 21 incarnations of Lord Vishnu
Why Is Lord Shiva Known As Kalantaka?
Lord Shiva as Kalantaka Once there was a little boy named Markandeya. His father Mrikandu had to select one of two predetermined fates for him before he was born. The first one was that Markandeya would be a bright, knowledgeable young boy who would live till the age of 16. The second option was that