Sages,Rushis & Devotees of India
| Shankaracharya | Samartha Ramadas |
One
of the greatest philosophers and savants of Bharat. He established four
spiritual centres in the four corners of the country, thus upholding the
underlying unity of the holy land of Bharat.
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| Vasishta | Madhwacharya |
Vasishta
was a great ascetic. He was the preceptor of great men like Sri Rama and
Harischandra. He had conquered anger and desire. He was a great saint who
humbled insolent men.
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He
is the saint who installed the idol of Sri Krishna at Udupi in Karnataka. The
philosophy he preached was previously known as 'Tattwavade'. Now it is know
as 'Dwaita'
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| Veda Vyasa | Tukaram |
The
'Mahabharata' remains a marvel in the literature of hte worlod. Veda Vyasa
was the sage who gave the world this storehouse of realism, wisdom and
compassion.
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A
Great Saint who lived only for his God Vittala. He faced varieties of
difficulties wiht astonishing patience. His devotional songs are an
invaluable contribution to Marathi spiritual literature.
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| Ramana Maharshi | Swami Vivekananda |
A
Great Soul, He left home in boyhood seeking knowledge and peace. Ramana
Maharshi was full of compassion for all living beings. He became kindly light
to all who came to him seeking peace of mind.
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The
Valiant monk who proclaimed in America
the greatness of Hinduism and of Indian culture at a time when the west
regarded India as a land of Barbarians. The beloved disciple of
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He was the great thinker and mighty man of
action.
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| Bharadwaja | Dayananda Saraswathi |
A
Sage of the Vedic period - a great seer who attained extraordinary
scholarship and power of meditation. An enlightened man who used his might
for punishing the wicked and protecting the poor and the weak.
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The
founder of hte Arya Samaj. The great sage who sought to restore to Hinduism
its natural radiance and wisdom. A fearless reformer. he saved the man who
poisoned him. so boundless was his goodness.
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| Parashurama | Ramaujacharya |
Parashurama
- the epic hero with an axe - was a real 'Yama' ( God of
Death) to the evil and arrogant. He traversed and earth twenty-one
times and punished hte evil - doers who were harrassing the people.
Parashurama is recognised as one of the immortals an dan incarnation of God
Vishnu.
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Chief
exponent of hte Vishishtadvaita school
of Vedanta and great
social reformer. " If i can bring deliverance ot so many, I do not mind
being condemned to hell," he said, and spread his spiritual message to
eventhe lowliest of classes of poeple. He established the yatiraja Math and
the Cheluva- narayanaswami temple at Melkote in Karnataka.
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| Ramasingh Kuka | Vishwamitra |
Ram
Singh was a religious leader and a good preceptor. He preached purity of body
and purity of mind. He himself practised both. He opposed lavish spending at
marriages and taught people to help the poor. He also worked against British Empire and breathed his last in a far-off
prison.
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Vishwamitra
quarrelled wiht Vashishta and was defeated. But Vashishta himself named him
as a Brahmarshi. He tested the truthfulness of Harischandra. in him we see a
confluence of three high qualities - valour, knowledge and sympathy - which
have made him great.
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| Mahaveer | Agasthya |
The
young prince who gave up power, position and money to follow hte path of
Jainish. He spent twelve long years in strict meditation and became a light
to millions.
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The
mighty sage to hwom the moutain bowed, and who drank the sea empty. He
humbled the arrogant and punished the wicked. He is the symbol of man's
heroism and confident strength.
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| Vedanta - Deshikar | Vidyaranya |
A
Great scholar and saint who lived about six hundred years ago. His
personality was a blend of immense scholarship and a matching devotion of
God.Love for mankind marked his eventful life; and he was full of piety
and humility.
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A
great and famous saint who is known as the founder of Karnataka. When people
had lost all hope, he proved inspirationto Hakka and Bukka who filled the
people with hope and courage. He stove to strong-then the foundations of the
empire of Vidyanagar.
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| Narada | Basaveshwara |
A
holy personage and celestial musician, always facilitating the good of the
world; engaged in aiding hte pious in times of challenge and in hastening
theretribution of evil-doers. Traversing the three worlds, he spread the Path
of Devotion to the Lord.
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The
revolutionary who taught that right conduct is heaven. he declared that work
is worship and taught the ideals of simple living and the equality of all
men. And he practised what he preached.
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| Yajnavalkya | Narayana Guru |
A
Brahmarshi. The master mind that produced 'Shukla Yajurveda'. He was the
master who guided thousands of persons, from king Janaka tot he commonest
students on the path of Enlightment.
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The
Saint - reformer, who led a quiet but significant social revolution. A
Champion of the humble and the downtrodden, he gave the watchwords : "
One people, one Dharma, One God for all men."
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| Nachiketa | |
He
sought knowledge at a very tender age.His father one day told him " I
have gifted you to the Lord of Death.' This curse turned out to be a boon. He
met the lord of Death and by his humility won him and leart the secrets of
spiritual life. He is a true sage and a beacon- light for others in the path
of knowledge.
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Great Devotees
Devotee
of PandurangaVittala. Though suffering hardships from a cruel mother-in-law
and a foolish husband, she bore it and reposed pure 'Bhakti' (devotion)
in Lord vittala who, for her sake, served her people.
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One
of the greatest devotees of Lord Krishna. The daughter of a prince and the
daughter- in-law of a prince, she gave up every thing and faced per-
secution. Her songs live on the lips of people to this day
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A
lad who faced the anger of his mighty father for the sake of his faith in
God. Poison, sword and fire could not frighten him. And the Lord Himself
responded to the devotion of the five-year old boy and came to the earth.
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He was a little boy of five years when he was insulted by his step-mother and ignored by his father. With determination and devotion, he succeeded.To this day the Pole Star reminds Indians of this great devotee of God. |
Ambareesha
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Ambareesha,a
great devotee. saved Durvaasa from the wrath of Sudarshana Chakra, the
weapon of Lord Vishnu. The name of Ambareesha is associated with the
Ekaadashi vow i.e, fornightly observance of fast coupled with meditation on
the supreme.
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The
Girl who would marrry no one but God. She lived a life of innocence, purity
and toatl dedication to her God and was finally united with Him.
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Devotee
of Sri Rama and younger brother of the Valiant Ravana, king of Lanka. He had
great affection and respect for his elder brother .He went away from Lanka,
surrendered himself to the virtuous Sri Rama and helped him in the
battle against Ravana.
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There
is no village or town in India
wihtou a temple
ded- icated to
Hanumantha. An unforgettable character in the great epic,the Ramayana, he has
become the symbol of courage, loyalty and mature wisdom.
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Grandson of Prahlada, devotee of Vishnu. Though a king of
Rakshasas, he ruled with righteousness and welfare of the subjects at heart.
Having agreed to give in charity threepaced of land to Vishnu , who came in
the form of a young 'Vatu' (bachelor- boy) to beg for charity, Bali kept his
promise by offering his head on which Vishnu could put his third step. Hindus
believe that Bali is immortal.
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