Today is the fifth day of Navaratri, revered in the name of Mother Skandmata. We are aware that She is called so because she is the mother of Kartikeya. She is the Mother of everyone; the omnipresent, the omniscient. Kartikeya took birth from the womb; we all took birth from her womb. She is our very own. We took birth through her and …
Today is the day of Mother Chandraghanta. Why is she called so? She adorns herself with a crescent moon (Chandra), which looks like a bell (ghanta). Then, what is special about the moon? When we see the moon, we feel intense love. When we focus our attention on the form, automatically all our negativities go away. We …
Today’s day is celebrated in the name of Mother Brahmcharini. We are aware that this body is a fort (durg), where our soul, the Shakti resides. Our mind remains engaged in the outer world and hence we cannot perceive the energy. Someone said, “We should blow out the Diya (a lit earthen lamp) of darkness and light a lamp of the …
A little girl narrated a beautiful story… There was a boy named Ben. His family was having tea at the table. Soon, his little sister received a note from the school. The paper said that the school was about to organize a competition, where the children had to bring their pets. Ben enrolled in the …
There was a demon named Vakrasura. He prayed to Shiva Ji intensely. Shiva loves everyone equally, may you be a demon or a demigod. He remembers you even more than you remember him. When you walk a step, God walks ten steps; when you walk ten steps, he walks a hundred steps; when you walk, he runs; when you run, he …
Mother Parvati became the Brahma. She became unaware of the physical body. There was a reason behind her birth through Mother Maina and Himachal. To destroy the demons, she had to become active and manifest as a human form. A son, Kartikeya, was to come through her. There were a few demons who had the boon that only the son of Shiva Ji could kill them. They …
Maa Parvati was born in the house of King Himachal and Mother Maina. As she took birth, Brahmarishi Narad came to their house. King Himachal and Mother Maina became extremely happy, thinking, “It is a great blessing that Brahmarishi Narad is at our doorstep.” They didn’t know the reason behind his arrival. Narad Ji came to pay respects to Maa Jagdamba. It was a leela. Narad Ji said, “I have heard that a beautiful …
Once there lived a poor boy who lost his father when he was young. His mother earned a meager amount and fed his belly. One day, he asked her, “Can I meet the king of the country?” The mother said, “Yes, of course. Why not?” The son asked, “But, how?” The mother said, “If you …