Ganesh Chalisa (गणेश चालीसा) meaning ‘Forty Chaupais (चौपाई) on Lord Ganesha is a devotional song praising the Hindu Elephant God Ganesha. Shree Ganesha Chalisa can be called a poem which is written in Awadhi language. Written by Sundardaasa, Ganesh Chalisa draws a character sketch of Lord Ganesha as the supreme intelligent and kind god who removes all the obstacles...
Krishna is so charming and his childhood is like a magical story that casts a spell on those who hear it! Shri Krishna Janmashtami is the delightful celebration of the birth of Lord Shri Krishna which is made equally magical with the soulful Krishna songs and bhajans sung by his devotees all through the day. There are many Krishna...
There is a famous Krishna bhajan where the lyricist has beautifully explained the meaning of name ‘Krishna’. Although this Krishna song is based on the mischievous nature of Lord Krishna, the dearest God of India, where he asks her mother Yashoda, “why Radha is so fair and I am so dark?” The song goes like this: Yashomati maiyaa se...
Not a single Hindu person in India or abroad can be unaware of this most popular ‘Vishnu ji ki Aarti’ -Om Jai Jagdish Hare. ‘Bhajan’ and ‘Aarti’ are the Hindi terms for devotional prayers sung in praise of gods. This particular Aarti, ‘Om Jai Jagdish’ is sung in the praise of Lord Vishnu. The aarti was written by Pandit...
Sant Kabir was the mystic saint of India who lived in 14-15 century and whose birth anniversary is celebrated on Jyeshtha Purnima (full moon day in May-June) as Sant Kabir Jayanti. The special quality of Saint Kabir Das was that he never took side of any religion and used his literary abilities to compose poetry in common man’s language...
The devotees of Shri Anjaneya swami or Hanuman represent their love and faith in him by reciting Hanuman Chalisa (हनुमान चालिसा) – the forty verses or स्त्रोत – written by Goswami Tulsidas (the great poet of sixteenth century). Some of the devotees of Hanuman read Hanuman Chalisa everyday and some others read it on Tuesdays and Saturdays – the...
