Sri Prativadi Bhayankara Annangaracharya

कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम पूर्वासन्ध्या प्रवर्तते ।
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्त्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् ॥१॥

Millions of us wake up to this exquisite hymn in the super mellifluous voice of the legendary MS Subbulakshmi.

About the composer now.. In 1360s born as Hasthigirinathar Annan in the illustrious lineage of one of the 74 simhasanādhipatis appointed by Sri Ramanujacharya himself as heads of 74 peethas to carry forward the legacy of bhakti and service to Lord Ranganatha.

Sri Ramakrishna paramhansa actually slapped the Rani once during a prayer. She was attending a prayer when the paramhansa slapped her on the back to the shock of all those present. Even as there was an outcry from the others, Rani refused to sack the priest since she believed

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it was the Goddess herself punishing her for being lost in worldly thought in her presence.

Rani Rashmoni was so devoted to her Ishtā, Bhavatarini Kali that her official seal read "Sri Rasmani Dasi, longing for the feet of Kali"

A story from the animal world..

A kitty called Masha was community cat in a residential block in the Russian city of Obninsk. Cared for by the residents she's a long haired beautiful cat.
One night a resident thought she heard the cat meowing in distress and went out to check. She found Masha meowing loudly to attract attention. What the resident additionally found was a baby crying in distress. Here's it's important to add that cat's have a well developed and complex vocal repertoire than any other member of the carnivore family.

From the Bramhanda purana..

Once it so happened mahamuni Durvasa cursed the devas to lose all their strength. Seizing opportunity asuras overwhelmed the devatas and captured the three lokas. The devas begged Sri Mahavishnu for a resolution who said the only remedy lay in reaching and drinking the amrit that would be found in the depths of the ksheerasagara. And hence it has to be churned. The asuras help was sought too who were only too eager and happy to participate since they too desired the amrit which was a key to immortality, everlasting

Wishing you all an auspicious #Mahashivratri , on this auspicious occasion sharing the story of one of Shiva's greatest devotees ever, Kanappa, whose story is associated with the Sri Kalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh. Sri Kalahasti is one of the Panchabhuta Kshetras where Shiva is worshipped as Vayu Lingeswara, the others being Tiruvannamalai(Fire), Chidambaram(Space), Kanchi(Earth) and Jambukeswara(Water).