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Any examples where a Smriti has contradicted a Sruti statement?
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Which Shastras are more authoritative,the Smritis(Dharma Shastras) or the Puranas?
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Recommend some books or online sites for self- learning Prana Pratishta techniques
Awarded Apr 12 at 7:12
Can we wear Banalinga as pendant around our neck?
Awarded Mar 23 at 6:26
Tapping temples (on forehead) and worship of Mahaganapaty
Awarded Feb 26 at 14:15
Looking for Sri Kalki's stotram to Lord Shiva in Sanskrit
Awarded Dec 2, 2022 at 12:37
Does a Sannyasi have a caste? Or it gets dissolved upon taking Sannyasa?
Awarded Oct 30, 2022 at 13:43
Does nAma-japa also require dikshA (initiation)?
Awarded Aug 11, 2022 at 18:30
Significance of Hanuman's sitting posture?
Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 19:33
What are the shodashAdhAras the first six of which are the shatchakras?
Awarded Jun 16, 2022 at 10:20
Where does the Devi Bhagavata Mahapurana state that it is the best among the 18 main Puranas?
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 15:33
If some of the early Alwars used to consider Venkateswara as Shiva and Vishnu both then what's the proof of it?
Awarded Apr 3, 2022 at 11:47
How to find one's Istha Devata from his horoscope? [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 3:09
In which scriptures are found the rituals for Sannyasa initiation?
Awarded Sep 1, 2021 at 4:55
Are there any other Puranas that predict Adi Shanakaracharya besides the Bhavishya Purana?
Awarded Aug 29, 2021 at 0:57
Is reciting Vedic Mantras without being preceded by "Om" condemned somewhere in Vedas or in other scriptures?
Awarded Aug 15, 2021 at 5:22
What is the scriptural definition of "Nitya Karma" for a non-initiate?
Awarded May 10, 2021 at 16:31
Can it be precisely known exactly how much amount of Vedas has been lost?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 8:15
What are the astrological combinations in a horoscope that predict the subject will be atheistically inclined?
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 8:57
On what basis the sixteen Tithis are divided into five groups and why are the groups so called?
Awarded Mar 7, 2021 at 5:45
Are the Sri Yantras that are devoid of color fillings defective?
Awarded Jan 20, 2021 at 4:26
Where do the Vedas support democracy?
Awarded Dec 26, 2020 at 9:17
Why "Panchagavya" is considered holy in Hinduism?
Awarded Nov 14, 2020 at 21:30
Why "Nama:" is pronounced as "Namaha" when it appears at the end of a Mantra?
Awarded Jul 21, 2020 at 19:51
Rules of achamana to be followed by the Sudras and the Strees(women)
Awarded Jun 2, 2020 at 1:31
Which scriptures say that the Kings and Kshatriyas are allowed to hunt animals?
Awarded Jun 1, 2020 at 4:40
Who are the authors of and what are the significances of "Eka Sloki Ramayana" , "Eka Sloki Bhagawatam" and the like?
Awarded Apr 27, 2020 at 18:10
Which are these so-called Garuda scriptures, by mastering which, one can digest even poison?
Awarded Apr 11, 2020 at 7:15
Who are some great devotees of Lord Ganesha from the scriptures?
Awarded Mar 29, 2020 at 17:10
Does the Ramacharitamanas Prashnavali concept have any basis in Scriptures?
Awarded Mar 11, 2020 at 1:50
What is the significance of Lord Ayyappa's sitting posture?
Awarded Jan 2, 2020 at 5:25
Which scriptures say that eating rice mixed with milk at night increases one's life span while eating curd at night decreases it?
Awarded Nov 6, 2019 at 16:50
What is the context of Adi Shankara's statement "Woman is the gateway to hell" found in his work Prashnottari?
Awarded Nov 1, 2019 at 16:05
How is bodily complexion determined from the horoscope of the native?
Awarded Sep 6, 2019 at 20:00
What are the three Shivalingas ( Itara, Bana and Swayambhu) mentioned in some Agama texts?
Awarded Aug 27, 2019 at 5:55
Does Hinduism prohibit talking while eating?
Awarded Jul 2, 2019 at 3:15
How do the scriptures describe an ideal Sanyasi?
Awarded Mar 26, 2019 at 7:20
Why is Lord Shiva always worshiped alongwith Shakti and never alone?
Awarded Mar 6, 2019 at 22:10
Why "Manasik Japa" is considered the best form of Japa?
Awarded Mar 4, 2019 at 5:30
Do any Deities, other than the Pancha Mahadevatas, have Swayambhu representations?
Awarded Oct 20, 2018 at 15:30
Why is madhu (honey) considered a prohibited food in brahmacharya?
Awarded Sep 19, 2018 at 7:45
Which Scriptures say that by chanting Lord's name during the time of one's death one can attain "Moksha"?
Awarded Aug 30, 2018 at 14:05
Which scripture is the source for this Achamanam?
Awarded Aug 26, 2018 at 2:50
Which one of the following two Sankalpa Mantras is correct?
Awarded Aug 19, 2018 at 8:30
Are women allowed to wear rudrakshas?
Awarded Jul 26, 2018 at 17:15
Which scripture contains the famous Ganesha Sloka "Vakratunda Mahakaya..."?
Awarded Jun 8, 2018 at 3:40
Are married women allowed to fast religiously(vrata)?
Awarded May 11, 2018 at 3:06
Are curses(saapa) effective in Kali Yuga?
Awarded Apr 15, 2018 at 13:25
How to determine whether a Banalinga is genuine or not?
Awarded Jan 25, 2018 at 16:21
Why is the Sloka "Suklambaradharam Vishnum..." used as Ganapaty Dhyanam when it is clearly a Dhyana Sloka for Lord Vishnu?
Awarded Jan 21, 2018 at 19:41
Who composed "Lingashtakam" & what are the "Asta Daridras" mentioned there in it?
Awarded Dec 4, 2017 at 12:38
Which scripture is the source of the verse "janmana jayate shudrah.. " (everyone is born a shudra)?
Awarded Oct 16, 2017 at 4:03
What are the permissible numbers for japa count that are less than 108?
Awarded Sep 9, 2017 at 9:49
Can women do Pitru Tarpanam?
Awarded Sep 5, 2017 at 7:24
What is Hinduism's stand on bestiality?
Awarded Feb 20, 2017 at 16:52
Why Goddess Saraswati is considered as Lord Shiva's younger sister?
Awarded Jan 22, 2017 at 20:58

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