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This thread explains different lokas in detail. In which of these lokas, Narada Muni lives? Is there a reference in puranas about this?

As per the link below, Agastya Rishi or Agastya star covers region from Kathua in northern part of India to the Southern part of India. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fRhO-y9NgjI&t=22s I would ...

If we are not doing nyasas, shapvimochan vidhi then from which shlok should we start reading. Some places suggest to start from यस्य स्मरण मात्रेण others suggest शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णु. Please advice....

Deity in Vishnu temples are installed facing either East or West. Exception to this is Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam who faces South as per the promise made to Vibhishana. The moorthy of Lord Rama in ...

are there any sri vidya gurus that consider both kali and tripura sundari as adya shakti?why do enlightened masters of different lineages consider one above the other?if they are both enlightened and ...

In the book Navadvipa Dhama Mahatmya, page 355, there is a mention of Shri Madhwacharya having a vision of Shri Chaotanya Mahaptabhu. This was a book written by Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura who lived ...

I came across two stories on how Ravana was killed by Rama but not sure which one is correct. Story 1 : Rama used Brahmastra to kill Ravana. Brahmastra was so powerful that it killed Ravana ...

The left hand path is not easily explained or understood in Western culture. Is there an easy explanation for this?

Varnas are mentioned in Vedas. There are four varnas. On the other hand, there are many castes and sub-castes. Many posts on this forum use varna and caste as interchangeable word. Many resources on ...

How does shukracharya looks like? As per puranas, is he was depicted as an old brahmin or as a young or handsome looking deity picturized in navgrah mandal? Because as per astrology, he (Shukra) was ...

I wanted to learn Rudram and Chamakam with correct pronunciation. Guru initiated for me but I was unable to continue due to transfer. Want to learn on my own now. This is a sample link with the bars ...

Were all sons of Pandavas (from Draupadi and other wives) killed?

When gods approached Saraswati ji to change the mind of Manthara, she said one shlok (my grandmother told me long ago). I don't remember what she said. If someone could tell me what the sloka was, ...

According to the Mahabharata, after entering the Svarga (heaven) with a human body on Indra's invitation, Yudhishthira witnessed that Duryodhana "was seated on a beautiful throne and he shone with the ...

I saw a WhatsApp forward about an "extremely difficult poem". It sounded like a hymn to me. My transliteration from the original Malayalam: nrtyadhUrjjaTi ...

There are four yugas: Satya Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, Treta Yuga, Kali Yuga. It is well known that dharma is relative w.r.t. the time. Many dharmas which are valid in one yuga may not be valid for the ...

We often come across this form of dakṣiṇa kālī:- The one below her is kālabhairava, and both kālabhairava and kālī is on top of Shiva. It is said that this is the "highest form" of dakṣiṇa kālī, but ...

Were the ṛṣis who heard the mantras (found in the saṃhitā portion of the Vedas) aware that what they heard (or was revealed to them) will be used to conduct yajñas (sacrifices)? If not, who decided ...

Is vicharana(thinking) a mandatory step for attaining Jivan Muktha state? Is there any such example from scriptures that a person got Jivan Muktha state without any vicharana?

I have read somewhere that each NavaGraha is presided by a Durga. I want to know which Devi presides over which planet.

It is said that after Kamadeva was burnt to ashes, Ratidevi was devasted and took to penance. Kamadeva is restored in Ananga form. The land where he is restored is known as Kamarupa (as per the ...

Or should we read/refer/practice/ to the originally written literature and do not go beyond that with anything. Background(in case): Complete beginner, I just started reading Bhagvad Geeta(2 days ...

This question is about Sri Ananatha Padmanabha Swami in the reclining pose at Thiru-Ananta-Puram (also known as Trivendrum in the modern times). My specific question is, The Lord, Sri Ananta ...

Krishna and Shakuni were two important character in mahabharat and both were successful towards their target at the end. Krishna kept dharma safe and sakuni destroyed kuru. But who was more successful ...

I found instructive video of sandhavandhanam for Yajur veda. It will be great if I can find similar videos for Samaveda sandhavandhanam.

I haven't found any scriptures which explicitly forbid this. So my questions are: Is oral sex involving male genital organ that is totally consensual with the said person's wife a sin? Is oral sex ...

“Draupadyaa damantyaa cha savitryaa susheelayaa- Duritaani jitaanyeetajjapaadaaptam cha vanchitam.” Its from sri krishna saharanama stotram. And also i found another shloka similar to it. द्रौपदी ...

In chapter 3 of Bhagvat Geeta, Krishna says knowledge is more important than karma. I could not understand that. Can someone please explain me this?

Hindus generally uses different types of sticks for incense. Is there any scriptural recommendation of materials to be used for incense?

Bramhana (like Aitareya brAhmana, satapata Bramhana, etc) are said to be part of Vedas and seem to expound the meaning of Samhita mantra and how to do Yajna. They also contain many legends like story ...

I want to know if ISKCON celebrates Navratri. If they do how they celebrate it?

Are there schools or sects of Hinduism that believe the span of Karmic accounting does not exceed one lifetime and reject the notion of Karmic debt/credit being carried forward into the next life?

Surely TM is not the only one to use beeja mantra, and sages probably was using them since time unknown. The philosophy behind agyamya, nigyama and mantras was that to make it available to all and ...

I realised later on that masturbation once a day is fine Will I get negative karma if I decide to masturbate I made that vow in a hurry

I'm preparing a Yantra with which one can do "inner" Tratak on Kleem during the Sadhana of Kleem. One needs to draw a triangle pointing downwards with Kleem inside of it. Now I'm not sure enough which ...

Reading stories of how great mahatmas had darshans of gods and goddesses gives me hope that my sadhana is not in vain.but how do I know they aren't thoughtforms or trickster spirits?for example,just ...

How does mantra work? Once I had stopped believing in mantra by mistake .The effect of mantra was low.Then I believed it again .It did not work the effect was low.

The Spitzer Manuscript is the oldest surviving philosophical manuscript in Sanskrit, contains one of the earliest dateable table of content sequentially listing the parva (books) of the Mahabharata, ...

Among Vedanta philosophies, Advait of Shankaracharya, Vishishtadvait of Ramanujacharya and Dvait of Madhvacharya are most famous and widely followed. Dvaitins believe Madhwa to be the avatar (...

I know that all body hair is shaved only for penances but when I want to read vedas should I cut my beard and moustache ?? What are scriptural references???

We all know that Arjuna dropped weapons in Kurukshetra war because he couldn't fight against Bhishma and Drona and needed Gita gyan. Bhagwad Gita 1:34-35:-Teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, ...

The Taittiriya Maha Narayana Upanisad is available in two forms (called by different names - long form, short form, Andra paatam etc). One of the versions / recensions contains Gayatri mantras for ...

The time of starting the fast and the time it ends in IST. Like if I ate something on the fasting day after 12 AM then will it be spoilt ?

I was having a discussion with a friend and it came up that in earlier times Brahmins lived on Bhiksha. Somehow it didn't sound okay to me because I had read Bhiksha to be practised by Buddhists and ...

In other words, on what ‘basis’ the result for your actions are determined. I have seen very many references to how we should live our life so we accumulate Good Karma etc. in Vedic and non- Vedic ...

Is it mandatory that the Peetadhipathi of Advaitha Peetas has to be liberated?

Where does this shloka about epidemic appear in Narada, Vashishtha or Vrahta Samhita? भूपाव हो महारोगो मध्य स्यार्धवृष्ट य। दुखिनो जंत्व सर्वे वत्स रे परी धाविनी There are lot of videos and ...

I was reading a book called 'Astronomical Myths:Myths of the Heavens' by John F. Blake and I came across this at Page 11-13: "Thus to the earth they gave the name P'RTHOVI, "the wide expanse;" ...

I notice similarities between Hinduism, Egyptian Religion and Paganism. Do they have the same root and where would that have been?

Humans perform upasana for devi/devtha. Humans attain devi/devtha using mantra. Mantra is sound form of devi/devtha for humans. Humans can also attain devi/devtha using statue. Statue is a visual ...