दुर्गा जी का सातवां स्वरूप कालरात्रि है। इनका रंग काला होने के कारण ही इन्हें कालरात्रि कहते हैं। असुरों के राजा रक्तबीज का वध करने के लिए देवी दुर्गा ने अपने तेज से इन्हें उत्पन्न किया था। इनकी पूजा शुभ फलदायी होने के कारण इन्हें ‘शुभंकारी’ भी कहते हैं। देवी कालरात्रि को व्यापक रूप से […]
Do you know that despite being a brahmachari, Lord Hanumana had a son? Lord Hanumana is famous for his devotion towards Lord Rama. He helped him tremendously in getting back Sita from the clutches of Ravana, the demon king. His famous exploit was burning the Lanka city. Here are few more facts about him, which
मां दुर्गा का दूसरा रूप ब्रह्मचारिणी जिसका दिव्य स्वरूप व्यक्ति के भीतर सात्विक वृत्तियों के अभिवर्दन को प्रेरित करता है। मां ब्रह्मचारिणी को सभी विधाओं का ज्ञाता माना जाता है। मां के इस रूप की आराधना से मनचाहे फल की प्राप्ति होती है। तप, त्याग, वैराग्य, सदाचार व संयम जैसे गुणों वृद्धि होती है। ब्रह्मचारिणी
Hanuman Jayanti is an important festival for Hindus. This festival celebrated on the full moon day (poornima) of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra. On this day, in a temple, spiritual discourses are started at dawn. Lord Hanuman was born at sunrise. At that time the spiritual discourse is stopped and the offering of food
Mahabharata war which lasted eighteen days has seen various great warriors in action. On one side, there were five pandavas with Krishna as their guide, another side was full of great warriors, Bhishma, Drona, Karna and many more. In the context of Mahabharata, eighteen is an important number. Duryodhana had 11 akshouhini soldiers and Pandavas had
Sita Swayamvara King Janak was the ruler of the kingdom of Videha. Its capital city was Mithila. Janak was not only a brave king, but was also very well-versed in the Shastras and Vedas. His daughter was Sita who grew up to be a girl of unparalleled beauty and charm and possessed the greatest of
The Ramayana has been written many times. First instance of this was written by Sage Valmiki who was initially a robber. Later, he chronicled the life events of Rama, who is an incarnation of Vishnu, which is called Shrimad Valmiki Ramayana. 1. __________was the vaidya(doctor) who healed Lakshman. 2. Meghnaad was performing yagna to please the
Arjuna and Kirata There is a humbling story about Arjuna who was humbled by Kirata. The world’s greatest archer, did not know how to beat an ordinary Kirata. He was made to understand that being greatest archer did not mean he was invincible. Mukasura and his death Arjuna did great penance in quest of Divyastras.
Lok Sabha elections 2014 The battle of titans at Varanasi As Indian political scenario is hotting up, and there is lots of buzz on social media. A TV channel was saying that as per a study, about 160 LS seats will have influence of Social Media this election. This is natural to know how our
Famous Swayamvaras A swayamvara is the process of choosing a bridegroom by a bride. This event had been the most important event in the life of a girl and there are some great stories in Indian mythology on this. Have a look. Sita Perhaps the most famous is Sita’s Swayamvara, where Lord Rama won the