MantraOnNet.com: 108 Names Of Deities

Hindu Fasts: Pratipad Fast Brahma Said:- Now I shall describe the mode of practising the Vratas, which should be performed on the days of the first phase of the moon, etc. A votary should take a single meal on the day of the first phase of the moon, and make the gift of a cow…

OM. May my limbs, speech, breath, eye, ear, strength and all senses grow strong. Everything is the brahman of the Upanisads. May I not reject brahman. May brahman not reject me. May there be no rejecting. May there be no rejecting of me. May all the dharmas which are in the Upanisads be in me,…

The Mars This mention of the bewitching Shri Krishna cast all listeners into a moment of rapt remembrance of His divine pastimes, and left everyone in awe of the Moon and his light. As they returned their attention to the debate, they turned to the third pundit, the partisan of Mars, whose fiery eyes burned…

The 1000 names of Lord Vishnu were uttered by Bheeshma Pitaamaha, lying on the bed of arrows, to the eldest of the Pandavas, Prince Yudhishthir. The 1000 names of Lord Vishnu are meant to invoke a sense of bonding with the Lord, who’s the most intimate one, whether we recognise it or not. The meanings…

In Bengal, this festival is a great holiday of the year, shared by Christians, Muslims and Hindus alike. It is connected with the autumnal equinox. Nominally, they commemorate the victory of Goddess Durga, wife of Lord Shiva over a buffalo headed demon (Mahisasur). The form under which she is adored is that of an image…

Gautama, as we all know, left home to discover a way to end all human misery. He became Buddha, the Enlightened One, when one day in a flash, the truth dawned on him a he sat meditating under the Bodhi tree in Gaya. He came back with practical solutions which even a layman could adopt….