Today is Thai Poosam, the full moon day of the Tamil month ‘Thai’. This day is special to Bhagwān Shanmukhā (Kārtikeyā). So I have chosen to narrate the story of a scholar-saint who gained name and fame due to the abundant shower of blessings of Kārtikeyā. Kumaran, was born in 1625 CE to Shanmuga Sikhāmani […]
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This is the story of one of the well known Nayanar – Sri Sundaramoorthy Nayanar. How from his post at Kailasa as Shiva’s attendant, he was born on earth is an interesting story. Read to know more…
This is the story of the saint Moraya Gosavi, an important practitioner of Gaanapathya or the worship of Ganapathy. Pleased to present this on Ganesh Chaturthi day!
This is part II of the story of Mama Prayag Das Ji Maharaj. After Prayag had a vision of Ma Janki and Sree Rama at Ayodhya, he returned home to Janakpur. What happened after that? Read on to find out.
This is a story of a lesser known saint of India, Mama Prayag Das Ji Maharaj. Why was he called Mama or uncle? He considered Goddess Sita his sibling. Strange? Read on to find out how…
This is the story of a saint from Kerala who considered Lord Krishna her son. Read on to know more…
A story of how true devotion is rewarded by the Lord. Read on to see how Lord Vittala blessed this old lady Gomai….
This is the story of Meiporul Nayanar who saw Shiva in all his devotees. Read on to know of his extreme devotion…
This is an attempt to retell some events from the life history of the great saint “Mahaperiyava”…
Dear Readers, it’s been over a month since my last story. Here I am once again, and this time I am going to narrate the story of Saint Purandaradasa. Before we go to the story, let us see some historical facts. This saint lived in the period 1480 AD (or 84) to 1564 AD. He […]