RUDRASENA FOUNDATION

Hanuman was born to the humanoid creatures called the vanaras. His mother Anjana was an apsara who was born on earth as a female vanara due to a curse. She was redeemed from this curse on her giving birth to a son. The Valmiki Ramayana states that his father Kesari was the son of Brihaspati and that Kesari also fought on Rama's side in the war against Ravana. Anjana and Kesari performed intense prayers to Shiva to get a child. Pleased with their devotion, Shiva granted them the boon they sought.Hanuman, in another interpretation, is the incarnation or reflection of Shiva himself. Hanuman is often called the son of the deity Vayu; several different traditions account for the Vayu's role in Hanuman's birth. One story mentioned in Eknath's Bhavartha Ramayana (16th century CE) states that when Anjana was worshiping Shiva, the King Dasharatha of Ayodhya was also performing the ritual of Putrakama yagna in order to have children. As a result, he received some sa...

MAHAKALI        The protecting mother… Kālī  ( Sanskrit :  काली ,  IPA:  [kɑːliː] ), also known as  Kālikā  ( Sanskrit :  कालिका ), is the  Hindu   goddess  associated with empowerment,  shakti . The name Kali comes from  kāla , which means black, time, death, lord of death,  Shiva . Since Shiva is called  Kāla —the eternal time—Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" (as in time has come). Hence, Kāli is the Goddess of Time and Change. Although sometimes presented as dark and violent, her earliest incarnation as a figure of annihilation of evil forces still has some influence. Various  Shakta  Hindu cosmologies, as well as Shākta  Tantric beliefs, worship her as the ultimate reality or  Brahman . She is also revered as  Bhavatārini  (literally "redeemer of the universe"). Comparatively recent devotional movements largely conceive Kāli as a benevo...

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA THE MODERN WORLD PROPHET Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as  Narendranath Datta , was born in an affluent family in  Kolkata  on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta , was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects, and his mother,  Bhuvaneshwari Devi , was endowed with deep devotion, strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy, Narendra excelled in music, gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a yogic temperament, he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood, and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time. With Sri Ramakrishna Some thing about Sri Ramakrishna... Ramakrishna  (   Ramkṛiṣṇo Pôromôhongśo   ( help · info ) ) (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), born  Gadadhar Chattopadhyay [1] ...