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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 ...

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 ...

I found few puranas online and I really enjoy learning vedic stories/scriptures which contain not only a nice story in themselves but hidden with immense knowledge and wisdom. I wonder if it is a ...

Reference material or book on Vainayiki vidya - enforcing discipline. or Is there any book where I can study 64 Arts / 14 Vidyas.

Human body has five senses: hear, see, touch, smell and taste. It Is well known from Hindu scriptures that every human being has a subtle body. Does the subtle body has all the five senses?

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.)

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 ...

Is it right to say that Hiranyakashipu became a god (Deva)? Now the obvious answer will be "No, he was still an Asura ruling the universe", but if you look closely at the Puranic passages, it looks ...

Among the six Darshana Sutras, Sāṅkhya can be said to be oldest one which is written by Kapila. Most of people read or refer Sāṅkhya Karika to study Sāṅkhya philosophy probably because it is the ...

If not mistaken Vali's father is Indra. But in the sarga on Vali's fight with Dundubhi in Kishkindha Kanda there is a verse which says Vali wore the pendant given by his father Mahendra http://www....

I am seeking some information on the origin of this practice involving applying bhasma (vibuthi), kumkum(am), tilakas (with sandal paste or others), namam / thiruman etc? How did this originate? To ...

From where can I get Bhavishya Purana in Malayalam? A PDF or any file type or a book will do.

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 ...

What does Hinduism say about events that cannot be explained through rational thought (also known as Glitch-in-the-Matrix events)? For example, if I dropped a key in a closed room with nothing else ...

Is it true that "Hanuman is Lord's Shiva Avatar" is a medieval suggestion? Where is it mentioned that Hanuman is Lord's Shiva Avatar? I ask about: whether "Hanuman is Lord's Shiva Avatar" is a ...

Why does only very few temples have ADHIKARA NANDHI. What's the procedure to pray and story behind it. Could someone explain please.

Please answer the above question Will god forgive me

With due respect, On what account were the Kurus (from Dhritrashtra and Pandu onwards) were given Kshatriya varna in mahabharata when they were born from a brahmin sage vedvyas ?

Hindu scripture describes two Buddha Avataras of Vishnu born to deceive people. One Buddha Avatara took place during the Tripura incident. Another Buddha Avatara took place in the present Kali Yuga. ...

Among the most famous hagiographies of Adi Shankara is the Madhaviya Shankara Vijaya. This work has significant importance in advaita tradition. https://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/sankara-vijayam....

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?

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. ...

In Sufi theology, the Godhood has three levels: -الأحدية=الذات the ego. -الأسماء الإلهية the Divine Names. -الأعيان الثابتة the primordial architypes. Humanity is reflection of the Divine Names. Is ...

This question can go debatable, let's try to keep it sweet and short. As per the different religion and rituals, they perform their own practices. At-last, when a person dies will he go to the heaven ...

At the beginning of work we say ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः || , pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles etc. Is there any mantra to be said at end of puja or work, praying that the work may give good ...

Kaliyuga comprises of 4.32 lakh years 1) why in first 5000 years of Kaliyuga 98% of vedas became extinct ? How will mankind live for more 4.27 lakh years 2) How come all gurukuls in Bharat ...

As seen in questions and answers here, here and here, Puranas attribute the differences in their contents to different Kalpas. However if that is indeed the case, why don't we ever read about events ...

Kodanda is the bow of Rama ( not sure if it has any other names). Is it same as Sharanga of Vishnu? How has Rama come in possession of Kodanda?

In Aparokshanubhuti, Shankara shows that we are not the body nor the mind by giving various techniques like Drig, Drishya, Viveka etc. But after that, he discards whatever he said and by giving ...

As seen in this section of Adi Parva , Drupada's words when Drona came to him were Then the son of Bharadwaja, endued with great prowess went to king Drupada, and approaching that monarch, that ...

Western Indologists say that Asuras were once good Devas that later rebelled against the Devas and became evil gods or anti-gods. For example, Michael Witzel in his paper Autochthonous Aryans says: ...

Rig Veda X.108 contains a dialogue between Saramā, the messenger of Indra, and Paṇis. The contents are briefly as follows : Indra's messenger Sarama finds the way to the Panis, crossing RasA of ...

I would like to know where I can download English translation of Sri Chaiyanya Bhagavat by Vrindavan Das Thakur.

I would like to know if there is any non-ISKCON translation of Chaitanya Charitamrta( preferably in PDF) available.

The traditional schools of south Indian vaishnavism place Azwars around the beginning of Kali Yuga. That raises a bunch of questions and thoughts in my mind - Do the language constructs (Tamil) used ...

1.Are both Ajanma and Naishtika refer to the same thing or is there a subtle difference ? Also Skanda Purana mentioned four type of brahmacharis - Naishtika , Brahma, gayatra and prajapatya. But it ...

I would like a comprehensive list of who is worshipped in Sri Vaishnavam. It would be really nice if it included many of Sri Vishnu's form.

What does Hindu scripture says about judgement day? ex: Muslims believes that when the earth is destroyed. Everyone will be resurrected to be judged about what they did on earth. Is there anything ...

The stories of Ramayana and Dasharatha jataka are very similar. As we all know that valmiki was of dwapar yug, so valmiki Ramayana should be older than Dasharatha jataka. But there is no clear ...

What are the differences between the various terms. I assume Ishvara might be Sagun Rupa of Brahman but so is Isvara? Are they all same?

Did His Holiness Sri Ramanuja say anya dEvata should not be worshipped? If yes, did His Holiness clarify the meaning of anya dEvata? Is it written down in any of the works of His Holiness?

It is bit heavy and it is almost 8 inches tall. What type of conch is this? Can we use it blow or do we keep it in puja?

I understand that the prasad is offered 6 times and the priest says something each time. It sounds like: Om Apanaaya Swahaa, Om Udanaaya Swahaa, ..., ..., ..., Om Bramhane Swahaa. Can someone give ...

Madhyamaka also known as Śūnyavāda (the emptiness doctrine) refers to a tradition of Buddhist philosophy. Rig Veda I.170.1 says na nūnamasti no śvaḥ kastad veda yadadbhutam | anyasyacittamabhi ...

Brahma Sutra 1.3.25 says that "beings above men" are also qualified to meditate on Brahman and acquire the knowledge of Brahman. Ramanujacharya in his commentary mentions Devas. Shankaracharya in ...

A gandharva explains about powers of Chakshushi vidya concisely to Arjuna in Mahabharata. The powers explained by him are Listen now to its power! One may see (by its aid) whatever one wisheth to ...

As we know that there are 2 types of Hindu calendar. 1.Purnimanta 2. Amanta According to Purnimanta Holi is New Year i.e. Chaitra Krishna Pratipada but according to Amanta Chaitra Shukla ...

Hinduism has many scriptures. Many of them were lost due to many reasons. Are there any scriptures that are no more extant and the time of losing them lies from 1947 to 2019?

A friend mentioned that guy who is a "Vedic Scholar" he met on a train told him that as per "our scriptures" we are only suppose to consume 1 types of oil. The preferred is just Ghee. If you just ...

In the Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana, Sugriva sends Vanaras in all four directions to look for Sita. He describes the locations they’ll come across when they go in these directions in this chapter ...