Once in the court of Akbar when all his ministers were present, the emperor called them to attention. “I would like to appoint a King’s representative to places like Mathura, Gokul and Brindavan. I would like to appoint Surdas for this post. What is your opinion on this?” he asked. All the ministers unanimously said [...]
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Samarth Ramdas
Posted in Religious on January 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Legend says that Samarth Ramdas was born on Hanumat Jayanthi as an incarnation of Hanuman. Ramdas was a simple man with almost no needs and lived in caves meditating on Lord Rama. His disciples too were very simple and led a very pious life like their Guru. Except for one disciple. His name was Ranganath [...]
Periyayi Amman
Posted in Religious, tagged demon, Kuyilapalayam, Periyayi Amman, Pondicherry, Vallalakandan on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just when I was thinking that there was only one goddess who was lying supine, out came a story about another goddess who too was lying supine.
Periyayi amman is that Goddess in the small hamlet of Kuyilapalayam, in Vizhupuram district.
Once upon a time in the midst of this hamlet there was a
temple. Once on [...]
Why the moon wanes and waxes
Posted in Religious on November 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The 27 daughters of Daksha were married to the moon or Chandra. Out of the 27, Chandra favored Rohini the most and spent most of his time with her. It came to a point when he ignored the other wives totally. The 26 sisters were very upset with this and went to their father Daksha [...]
Respect your teachers
Posted in Religious, tagged disciples, guru, hermit, teacher on September 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Once a hermit was walking along with his disciples through a dense forest. Suddenly, the skies darkened and it was evident that soon thundershowers were going to start. Assuming the worst, hermit told his disciples that they would rest at the nearest shelter till the rains stopped.
Soon a disciple spotted a dilapidated shelter and told [...]
Purandaradasar
Posted in Religious, tagged Pandharpur, Purandaradasa on August 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There are times, when you come upon a thing of the past, which you had misplaced or lost, and suddenly out of the blue you find it and you jump with joy. It was with similar joy that I greedily grabbed the book proffered by my dad when he visited me recently. The book in [...]
Bhakta Ramdas
Posted in Religious, tagged Andhra Pradesh, bhadrachalam, Godavari, Ramdas on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once the King of Mountains Meru and his wife Menaka were blessed with twins. They were called Bhadran and Neelan. Both turned out to be ardent devotees of Lord Vishnu. Once Bhadran was meditating on the banks of the river Godavari. Pleased with his devotion, Lord Vishnu appears before him as Lord Rama with his [...]
King for a day
Posted in Religious, tagged King, Pandyas, rath, sculptor, Shivaganga, temple car on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, when Sivaganga was ruled by the Pandyas, King Periyamarudu wanted to build a temple for Shiva or Kaleeswara. When the temple was nearing completion, the King wanted to build a Rath, (temple car) for the deity. So King Periamarudu commissioned a sculptor from Baganeri named Kuppamuthu to do the job.
The temple [...]
