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It is said that once the student is ready the Guru will appear before him, but my question is what are the steps a person (wanting to be a student seeking a true guru) should follow in order to ...
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Modern Hindu organisations usually use saffron triangular flag as a unanimously accepted symbol of Hinduism.
However, does the flag or colour has any significance as per the authentic Hindu ...
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In Raja Yoga, page number 26, Swami Vivekananda says this:
At the beginning of creation there is only this Akaca; at the end of
the cycle, the solids, the liquids, and the gases all melt into ...
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What are the available references in The Vedas for the divine sage Narada? Would appreciate the exact locations / coordinates (like the mantra with number, recension, publication etc.)
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Are there any vedic texts that describe/teach the art of dancing? If not is there a vedic text that describe the dance of lord Nataraj?
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According to Shastra, every man has three debts in his life. These debts are:
1) Deva Rina - debt to Devas, who provide us with rain and food.
2) Rishi Runa - debt to Rishis, who give us knowledge. ...
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Kartikeya and Ganesh are two commonly known sons of Lord Shiva and Parvati, but very few know that they had three kids. When and how did that third child Ashokasundari born? What is the full story ...
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This page mentions all the Sanskrit Shlokas of the Rig Veda. Here is the very first one
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् । होतारं रत्नधातमम् १
I tried looking for translations by an ...
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Today an eagle touched my head while I was in my open terrace. For last few days it was flying very near to me.
In various chapters of Mahabharata, there are instances of signs provided by animals. ...
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In Ramayana, Indrajit was able to hit Laxman by his special weapon named Shakti. Due to this Laxman went very near to death. Now Lord Hanuman went to Himalaya & brought Sanjivani. This way Laxman ...
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Bhagya is a Sanskrit word which means Destiny or Fortune, usually Blessed Destiny.
The origins of this Sanskrit word can be found in the Vedas.
Bhaga is referred to as a God who gifts Truth to a ...
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According to Shiva purana,
"Brahma desired Sarasvati and went to her, asking her to stay with him. She, being his daughter, was furious at this and said, 'Your mouth speaks inauspiciously and so ...
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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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I have seen a lot of times in temples that priests offer milk to snake idols.
What is the reason behind it? Do snakes really drink milk?
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If Dasratha did not kill Shravan intentionally, then why was he cursed for an accident ?
It was not his intention to kill any human being. It was just that he thought there was a animal and he shot ...
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For enlightened beings and children, the order of preference is burial over cremation, there are exceptions though like Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekananda were cremated.
Some people ...
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Are there any current saints in Shaktism,like Sarada Devi or like anandamayi maa were for general hinduism?
Are there any saints in shaktism right now that are well known?
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