SHIVASHTAKAM English, Samskritam, Telugu & Kannada Samskritam प्रभुं प्राणनाथं विभुं विश्वनाथं जगन्नाथ नाथं सदानन्द भाजाम् । भवद्भव्य भूतेश्वरं भूतनाथं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडे ॥ 1 ॥ गले रुण्डमालं तनौ सर्पजालं महाकाल कालं गणेशादि पालम् । जटाजूट गङ्गोत्तरङ्गै र्विशालं, शिवं शङ्करं शम्भु मीशानमीडे ॥ 2॥ मुदामाकरं मण्डनं मण्डयन्तं महा मण्डलं भस्म भूषाधरं तम् । अनादिं ह्यपारं…
Month: March 2016
SRI RUDRAM LAGHUNYASAM – English, Samskritam & Telugu
SRI RUDRAM LAGHUNYASAM English, Samskritam & Telugu English oṃ athātmānagṃ śivātmānag śrī rudrarūpaṃ dhyāyet || śuddhasphaṭika saṅkāśaṃ trinetraṃ pañca vaktrakam | gaṅgādharaṃ daśabhujaṃ sarvābharaṇa bhūṣitam || nīlagrīvaṃ śaśāṅkāṅkaṃ nāga yaṅñopa vītinam | vyāghra carmottarīyaṃ ca vareṇyamabhaya pradam || kamaṇḍal-vakṣa sūtrāṇāṃ dhāriṇaṃ śūlapāṇinam | jvalantaṃ piṅgaḷajaṭā śikhā muddyota dhāriṇam || vṛṣa skandha samārūḍham umā dehārtha dhāriṇam…
Maha Shivaratri and Maha Shivaratri Muhurta 2016
Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri is great festival of convergence of Shiva and Shakti. Chaturdashi Tithi during Krishna Paksha in month of Magha is known as Maha Shivaratri according to South Indian calendar. However according to North Indian calendar Masik Shivaratri in month of Phalguna is known as Maha Shivaratri. In both calendars it is naming…
SRISAILAM – Lord Sri Bhramarambha Mallikharjuna Swami Temple
SRISAILAM Sri Bhramarambha Mallikharjuna Swami Temple The town (as well as the mandal) of Srisailam is reputed for the shrine of Lord Mallikarjuna on the flat top of Nallamala Hills. It has played a dominant role in the Hindu religious, cultural and social history since ancient times. The epigraphical evidence reveals that the history of…
Srikalahasti Temple near Tirumala Hills
Srikalahasti Temple near Tirumala Hills Srikalahasti is a holy town in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Srikalahasti mandal in Tirupati revenue division. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, which is located on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi….
VARANASI – Benares, Banaras or Kāśī or Kashi is a North Indian city on the banks of the Ganges
VARANASI – Benares, Banaras or Kāśī or Kashi is a North Indian city on the banks of the Ganges The name Varanasi possibly originates from the names of the two rivers from north to south. : Varuna, still flowing in Varanasi, and Asi, a small stream near Assi Ghat. The old city is located on…
SarvaDarshanam (Free Darshan) at Tirumala Hills
SarvaDarshanam (Free Darshan) at Tirumala Hills More than 60,000 to 80,000 pilgrims visit the Sri Venkateswara Temple every day, TTD has initiated efficient systems of darshan for the sake of multitude of visiting pilgrims in Tirumala. Sarva Darshan is the free darshan where in the pilgrims wait for their turn to catch the glimpse of…
Arjitha Sevas at Tirumala Hills
Arjitha Sevas at Tirumala Hills Arjita Seva means performing seva to the Lord on payment of a fee to the temple. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams oversee the worship of the Lord and His finances. There are three kinds of Sevas: Daily Seva, Weekly Seva and Periodical Sevas. The Agamas in general are revered along with the…