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Asavadityo na vy arocata tasmai devah, prayascittim aichan tasma etam. Somaraudram carum nir avapan tenaivasmin rucam adadhus (Krishna Yajurveda 2:2:10) What is the exact meaning of this shloka? ...

What is the source of this verse? Also what does it signify? Does this mean that Sri Krishna is first Jagadguru or something else entirely?

It was the evening twilight hour before the Great War. The Sun was slowly setting. Krishna stood facing a tree in the Pandava war camp. The tree was shedding leaves. It was the Fall season. Draupadi ...

Lot of times in drinking water glass, I see pests, insects, ants etc fallen and died, even my bathing bucket, yet others seem to not see it, when I can clearly see them, although I haven't tried ...

Is hair on top of pituitary (hairline, above forehead) necessity for any spiritual siddhi etc?

Virgin girls in India worship maa Gauri. Now my questions are as follows: What is swaroop (form) of maa Gauri? In detail, what is in her hands, what is the colour of body? what does she wear and How ...

Among the six darshanas how many of them subscribe to vedas and directly mention about vedas or hold vedas as authority?

Achyuta anantha Govinda Namocharana Bheshajat Nashyanthi Sakala Roga Satyam Satyam vadamyaham Satyam Satyam Puna Satyam Udritya Where does this shloka come from?

Can anyone give a good daily routine including sandhyavandanam in the morning and evening with work timings from 9am to 6pm?

When Buddha and some other ascended masters attained enlightenment were gifted with special abilities or Siddhis. Buddha was even able to recall his previous lives and his and other people's karmas ...

I am very keen to find online books which contain all full 4 vedas. I have search online but not able to find any good reference. It will be great help if anyone refer me such link.

For Aeries ascendant, ascendent falls on Kiruthigai and the moon(waxing) star is Shravan 4th pada. Saturn in Tarus (rohini). Jupiter(Punarpusa star) and Rahu(Miruhaserisha)in Gemini. What will happen ...

In our culture, Karwa Chauth is an important festival for all married women. From sunrise till moonrise, she keeps a fast for the safety of her husband. But my question is can an unmarried girl keep ...

What are the rules that one must observe to wear the Yagnopaveetham ? Would prefer if appropriate text is also quoted.

Because of my curiosity I want to know if there are any most sacred number in Hinduism ? Does Hinduism have more than one sacred number ? What is logic behind those sacred number, does any old ...

Today is Karva Chauth (Chaturthi) celebrated in the north especially Punjab and I found out that Telugu people also celebrate the Uma Vratham or [Atla Taddi [(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atla_Tadde) ...

Let's say there are two individuals A and B both destined to lose a loved one at a given point in life due to past life Karma. Now both can feel differently post this event. A can feel sad, dejected ...

Āpastamba 1.1.28-29: If the proper time for initiation has passed, he shall observe, for the space of two months, the duties of a Student, as observed by those who are studying the three Vedas; after ...

what does Hinduism say about Non Duality (Advaita) ?

Can I go to gym when I take ayyappa Deeksha? If I can't go, may I know the reason?

I can't understand the role intent has to play when it comes to Karma. Let's just say I am giving to charity (in line with the norms laid down). But I know at the back of my mind that I am doing ...

I recently inherited this little statuette, yet with my little knowledge of Hinduism, I don't know who it is.

I wonder do Vedic scriptures speak of the simplicity required in the wedding ceremonies? And do they prohibit the lavish and ostentatious display of wealth in marriage ceremonies?

There are so many stories, books and puranas in Mythologies and I am not sure what to read and how in which sequences. Example I started Bhagwat Gita but honestly i lost completely. So it seems i am ...

BhagavadGita fundamentally says that humans should do their "prescribed duties" with purified intellect, abandoning attachment to the fruits of their works, and dedicating them to God. My question is ...

As a ritual, during Antyeṣṭi, the dead person's head is hit with a bamboo stick in between the burning of the whole body. As far as my understanding goes, this is done so that the person won't ...

If a person has descended to any patala lokas/Chakras(ie: knee chakra like Duryodhana) due to black magic, evil spirit entering, hijacking nadis, then is there any external way to come back to upper ...

I look for a shloka that I can chant throughout the day, for worship of Surya Deva (Aditya Hridayam is too long). Can someone recommend any?

Does anyone know what is the meaning of following mantra? प्राण विखंडन मन्त्र - ।। ॐ तच्चक्षुर्देवहितं पुरस्ताच्छुक्रमुच्चरत्‌ हूं फट् ।। prāṇa vikhaṃḍana mantra - ।। oṃ taccakṣurdevahitaṃ ...

Rig Veda X.78.6 says that Maruts are sons of Sindhu. These noble sons of Sindhu are like grinding-stones, they are always like Soma-stones , tearing everything to pieces; these sons of a good ...

When Dvija males do Pranayama, they chant an expanded version of the Gayatri Mantra, known as the Mahasavitri Mantra. Now the late Sri Vaishnava lecturer U. Ve. Mukkur Lakshminarasimhachariar Swami ...

Personally I feel our thoughts will never be destroyed after death. Let me explain what I feel: If I die the world won't stop. Now I can't imagine the state after death. I mean it doesn't seem ...

In which chapter of the Mahabharata, the following slokha has been mentioned? The final benediction offered by Vedavyasa to the reader is this: Karkotakasya nagasya damayantya nalasya cha ...

In his two volume work, Ganganath Jha appears to have only translated the first three chapters (out of the total twelve listed below) of Kumārila Bhaṭṭa's Tantravārttika. Has any other scholar ...

Consider the following words from Chapter 4 - On the hymn, worship and Kavaca of Sarasvatī Devī of devi baghavatham regarding Saraswathi kavacha One is worship one’s spiritual Teacher (Guru Deva) ...

In the penultimate verse of phalasruthi of Shiva Panchakshara Stotra written by Adi Shankaracharya, Yajñasvarūpāya {Yakṣasvarūpāya} jaṭādharāya pinākahastāya sanātanāya । divyāya devāya digambarāya ...

Brahmavaivarta Purana says that Radha was aunt of Krishna and Radha was fourteen years elder than Krishna. So, is it true that Radha is elder than Krishna during their marriage?

Revati, along with her father Kakudmi went to Brahmaloka. Brahma told the following words to them After hearing his words, Lord Brahmā, who is most powerful, laughed loudly and said to Kakudmī: O ...

According to Puranas, the world is created/manifested as per respective supreme deities. Also different sects have different philosophies. But my question is, how did this universe manifested as per ...

As per this YT Video, it is said Ravana's body antim samskara never happened and some tribe people tried to cure him but couldn't make any success. Is this really true? If not what really happened ...

The very first invocation para of Sri Lalitha Sahasranama begins with the title words "Chitagni kunda". It appears to me that "chit-agni-kunda sambhootha" represents the "spark of thought or ...

From the ancient scriptures, we got information about many astras, once i read an article about the brahmastra, such that the article describe it as atom bomb. Capable of destroying anything, the land ...

Parabrahman is the highest supreme god in Hinduism. Saguna brahman refers to the parabrahman with gunas. Saguna brahman is also called as Upasya Brahman. Siva, Vishnu, Krishna, Rama, Balarama, ...

In Hinduism there are a large number of mantras. Does every mantra have its corresponding Devi or Devata?

The book Shulini tantram is avaliable only in telgu as far as i know. so i am traying to find best way it can be translated from telgu to english.

I wanted to know where all is it written in the scriptures that individual is not the doer.

Is there a English version of Tantra Raj Tantra available ? please point towards it.

Is "Setubandha" by bhaskaraya available online in Sanskrit/ Hindi/ English. if not where can i get a book ?

Have any Hindu acharyas debunked shunyata as propounded by Madhyamika? I am a former Tibetan Buddhist, and to my knowledge emptiness depends on co-dependant arising,if we refute that then all of ...

Maya Samhita is a scripture deals with shilpas. When this scripture came into existence?