Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

Glimpses from Indian spirituality, mythology and way of life.

By VENKATARAMAN MReligion & SpiritualityHinduism
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  • Hymn - Kandar Shashti Kavacham-Hymn in Tamil (M. Venkataraman)

    Kandar Shashti Kavacham

    Kandar Shashti Kavacham is a devotional song composed in Tamil by Devarayan Swamigal on Lord Karthikeya known popularly as Murugan in Tamil. The song consists of a total of 244 lines, including a few introductory lines known as "Kaappu," The main song portion consists of 238 lines known as the "Kavacham."

    16 min
  • Hymn - Hanuman Chalisa-Saint Tulsidas in Awadhi Language (Nithya Venkataraman)

    Hanuman Chalisa

    The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn addressed to Lord Hanuman. It has been authored by 16th-century poet Tulsidas in the Awadhi Language and is his best known text apart from the Ramayana named as ‘Ramacharitamanas’. The word ‘chalisa’ is derived from the word ‘chalis’, which means the number forty in Hindi, as the Hanuman Chalisa has 40 verses.

    9 min
  • Hymn - Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram-Adi Sankara (M. Venkataraman)

    Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram

    This stotram was composed by Sri Adi Sankara. There are variations in certain texts of this stotram. I am reciting a version comprising 17 verses. The stotram is in praise of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. The Stotram is so called because each of these verses ends with the same phrase “Lakshmi Narasimha, Mama Dehi Karavalambam” which means “Oh Lord Narasimha, please lend me your helping hand”.

    8 min
  • Hymn - Kolaru Thiruppadikam-Hymn in Tamil (M. Venkataraman)

    Kolaru Thiruppadikam

    This is a famous hymn in Tamil.

    Thirugnana Sambandhar, called generally as Sambandhar, was one of the great Shaivite saints of Tamilnadu. There were sixty three such Shaivite saints known as Nayanmars and Sambandhar was one of the important among them. He was a child prodigy. Once, the Pandya country of Tamil Nadu was under the influence of Jains, with the king also converting himself to jainism. At that time the queen who was a shaivite requested Sambandar and another saint Manikka Vasagar to visit their country and bring it back to shaivism. At that time both the saints were in a holy place called Vedaranyam. It was feared that the Jains were experts in evil magic. Then Sambandar sang this prayer, which essentially tells that neither the planets, nor the evil mantras nor the wild animals nor any other thing can cause harm to the devotees of Lord Shiva.

    This powerful hymn pleads for Lord Shiva’s's protection against the ill effects of planets and also to overcome all obstacles and dangers.

    The significance of this hymn is that those who chant it or those who listen to it will find that all the evils eventually turn to good. This is what is reiterated again and again in these verses. It is believed that if this prayer is sung with devotion, it would definitely save us from anything that causes evil.

    13 min

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