Saint Tukaram Maharaj says in one of His hymns, “A devotee’s duty is to have singular bhav towards God. The true secret of devotion is to have this bhav with a firm resolve constantly. Devotees should have firm faith in God, without expecting anything in return. They should not wish for the support of anyone else. God should be their sole support.
Prayer means pleading fervently from God. In other words, it is asking God for something with intense yearning. Prayer includes respect, love, pleading and faith. Through a prayer, a devotee expresses his helplessness and offers the doership of the task to God.
There is a village named Ekchakranagari, from the Mahabharat era, located at a distance of 27 kilometres from Jalgaon city in the taluka of Erandol. The ancient name of Erandol is Eranvel or Arunavati and it is situated on the banks of river Anjani. Before the war of Mahabharat, the Pandavas lived in this village of Ekchakranagari while in exile.
All Hindu tourists visit Shri Mahabaleshwar and Shri Panchaganaga temples, however, very few visit Shrikrushnamai temple which is located just behind Shri Mahabaleshwar temple at a short walking distance. While visiting Mahabaleshwar on an official duty, I could visit the temple and pay obeisance to Shri Krishnamai. Given further are some points I observed.
On Datta Jayanti, the Dattatreya Principle is one thousand times more active on Earth as compared to the other days.
The Idol of Deity Datta in the Ekmukhi Datta Temple in Kolhapur city was constructed in 18th century and this Idol has been worshipped by Nrusinha Saraswati Maharaj of Gangapur; Shripad Shrivallabh Maharaj and then by Swami Samarth.
Performing appropriate sadhana brings about spiritual growth. Information on the various stages and importance of spiritual growth and ways to achieve it rapidly has been provided in this article.
To increase the sattvikta of the society, it is necessary to get sadhana (Spiritual practice) performed by the society. This is termed ‘samashṭi sadhana’ of those who make such efforts. This article describes the importance of samashṭi sadhana in today’s times.
Nashik is indeed a sacred land. Bhagwan Shiva, Prabhu Shriram and several other Deities have set Their Holy feet here, that is why it is a spiritual city as well. Just as Nashik is famous for the jyotirlinga in Trimbakeshwar, it also is renowned for very ancient Shri Kapaleshwar temple. On the occasion of Shravani Somwar, let us study the importance and greatness of Shri Kapaleshwar Mahadev.
Sanatan Sanstha is walking on the path of devotion and faith by eradicating superstitions; it will be wrong to impose ban on such organisation.
