Top new questions this week:
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I am confused by the whole mechanism of enlightenment or self realization. If one's self is actually the universal self or brahman which is beyond maya how can it get attached to it?
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Why does Manu Smriti say that by killing certain Animals one should perform the same penance that must be done for killing a Sudra?
Manu 11.131 - Having killed a cat, an ichneumon, a blue jay, a frog,...
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I was having a conversation with a follower of Kashmiri Shaivism mainly Prathyabhijna System. He remarked that Kashmiri Shaivism explains the origin of bondage of souls better than Advaita Vedanta or ...
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What is the explanation and commentary (if any) that Sri Nilakantha Dikshita has provided for Devi Bhagavatam 4:20:36-37? Is the translation for the same available?
[Devi bhagavatam 4:20:36-37] : O ...
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Everything that happens to us is due to good or bad karma.
If we hurt people we will get bad karma and we might suffer due to it.
So if someone got a disease(for example cancer) she might have done ...
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I am eager to know and understand whether or not there is any sort of relationship between fasting(either food or water) and karma? Does any scripture clearly states that fasting helps in eliminating/...
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Let's say someone was doing vrat for the whole duration of Navratri. Then there is a a death in the family during this period. Should the person continue the fast or not? Is there a proper method ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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Name all the one hundred Kauravas (Dhritarashtra's sons) who were born in pots.
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In the following video, Dr. Zakir Naik says that Bhishma Pitamaha tells Yudhishtira that sacrificing a cow will satisfy their dead ancestors for a period of 1 year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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What were the reason(s) behind the fight between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu? I think the Harivamsa Parva of the Mahabharata narrates this incident.
The story goes like this:
Mahadev makes Goddess ...
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Why is that black color clothes are avoided or not allowed to wear in some temples?
They are also avoided when Hindus celebrate festivals like Diwali, Navratri etc, generally on auspicious days
I ...
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I heard about this Vrata, known as Nanda Vrata, kept for Lord Shiva, and is considered as the toughest of the Vratas kept for Lord Shiva.
It is said that the Vrata helps oneself to destroy, Mai (...
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Where are the original versions of the Vedas? Are our oldest scriptures lost in the history of time? Some say that they were lost due to the religious war which happened in the earlier days and some ...
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Is Shiva really the āsana for Lalitha Devi? How to understand this? Who is her consort? If Shiva is her consort, why did she make him an āsana?
Also, what is pancha bramha āsana's significance? Who ...
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Can you answer these questions?
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In what order do the Dasha Mahavidyas correspond to each day of Navrathri?
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There are various prophecies made Mother Durga in 11 chapter of Durga Saptashati (also known as Devi Mahatmya or Chandi path) present in Markandeya Purana. These prophecies are made by Devi after ...
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Srimad Bhagavatam, while describing the consorts of Lord Krishna, such as Srimati Rukmini and others, and the close associates of Lord Krishna such as the gopikas and the women in Mathura, frequently ...
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