Quote from the Upanishads
"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny ."
House of Mangalam
The Story of the Gokarna Temple in Karnataka
The Story of the Gokarna Temple in Karnataka Ravana, the antagonist of Ramayana, who was the demon king of Lanka and an adherent devotee of Lord Shiva wished to possess immorality by obtaining atma linga i.e the soul of Shiva.Ravana desired Atmalinga to present it to his mother for her...
The Story Behind Jagannath Puri Temple
According to legend, the construction of the first Jagannath temple was commissioned by King Indradyumna, son of Bharata and Sunanda, and a Malava king, mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Puranas. The legendary account as found in the Skanda-Purana, Brahma Purana and other Puranas and later Odia works state that...
Arjuna’s Bird’s Eye Test
Once, Dronacharya overheard Duryodhana accusing him of favoring Arjuna and ignoring the rest. To prove him wrong, Dronacharya placed a wooden bird on a branch and decided to put everyone through a simple test. He gathered all his subjects and asked them to strike the eye of the wooden bird....
The Golden Story Of Lord Venkatesh
The story begins with Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha, where his consort, Goddess Lakshmi, rests in repose against his chest. The time, thousands of years ago. After a misunderstanding with a sage called Brighu, who kicked Lord Vishnu in the chest, an angry Lakshmi forsook her husband and left the heavens...
Rudraksha & Positivity
Rudraksha beads are regarded as significant from ancient times. As described in the Shiva Purana, Rudraksha tree was formed by the tear drops of Lord Shiva and has great healing and scientific properties. It is mentioned that Rudraksha cures various diseases and has a therapeutic effect on the mind and...
Mahabodhi Temple
The Place Where Gautam Buddha Attained Enlightenment The Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar’s Bodhgaya is believed to be the place where Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment. It was here that sitting under a peepal tree that young prince Siddhartha (who later became Gautam Buddha) attained all the answers he sought after three days and...
The Story of Somnath Temple
The Somnath temple story starts with the partiality of Chandra (the Moon God) to Rohini, one of his 27 wives who were all daughters of Daksha Prajapati, the son of Brahma. The sisters of Rohini were jealous of the extra attention that Rohini received and complained of this to their...