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Why did Hanuman fight with Lord Rama?
I heard there was one occasion where a god and his devotee fought a great battle against each other. It's the case of Lord Rama vs. Hanuman.
Being a true devotee, why did Hanuman fight against his ...
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Resurrection stories in Hindu scriptures?
Christians claim the resurrection story to be very unique. Is there any story in Puranas , where anyone died and resurrected after dying. And also is there is any parallel story of someone raising ...
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Why did Lord Krishna give another life to Parikshit? Was it the only way? Why didn't Pandavas plan another child?
According to Mahabharat, after the epic Kurukshetra war, only Parikshit was the final successor of the Kuru dynasty and while he was still in Uttara's womb, Ashwathama killed him using a Brahmastra.
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Did lord Krishna took Avatar when sons of Shatrughna were king of Mathura?
I heard like lord Rama had two sons, similarly all other brothers had also two sons each. I would like to know their names.
Later two sons of Shatrughna become king separately at Mathura and Brij.
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Why is Indra referred to as 'Sahasraksha' in Valmiki Ramayana?
I was reading the Indra Ahalya incident in Valmiki Ramayana and other parts. I see that Valmiki has referred Indra as 'Sahasraksh' most of the times. 'Sahasraksh' meaning one with thousand eyes. I am ...
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Why didn't anyone ask for infinite wishes for a boon?
We know that if one person does a lot of Tapasya, then he can get a boon from Bhagawan Bholenath. We also know Ravana also once got a boon from Shiva ji. There are many times that even Lord Vishnu ...
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How Dronacharya (Royal Guru) died in Kurukshetra? [duplicate]
In Mahabharatha, I heard two different stories on Dronacharya's Death: One which says that Arjuna with a heavy heart shoots an arrow at Dronacharya and kills him.
Another one is Yudhishtira ...
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Tarkasura's fight with Ganesha, Kartikeya and Vishnu
Tarkasura got a boon from Brahma that only Shiva's son could kill him.
It is said that Tarkasura defeated Vishnu in that fight.
How can Vishnu get defeated? He is the Supreme Being and everything ...
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Is it written anywhere in Ramayana that Ravana failed to defeat Nivatakavacha and Kalakeyas?
Is it written anywhere in Ramayana that Ravana failed to defeat Nivatakavacha and Kalakeyas? If it is true then can you give me link of that section?
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Did Ravana's boon of invulnerability include the trimurtis?
तेन गन्धर्व यक्षाणाम् देवतानाम् च रक्षसाम् |
अवध्योऽस्मि इति वागुक्ता तथेति उक्तम् च तन् मया || १-१५-१३
"Ravana said while seeking boon that, 'I shall not be killed by gandharva-s, yaksha-s, or ...
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Is Yudhishtira's justification of polyandry in accordance with dharma?
In the Mahabharata, Yudhishthira justifies his polyandrous relationship with Draupadi with two reasons: it has historic precedent, and because his mother ordered the Pandavas to share Draupadi:
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What is the story of the King Nipata?
What is the story of the king called Nipata (who proved to be an equal warrior to Ravan)? Is this story mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana? Uttara Kanda?
I found it on Krittivbasi Ramayan only.
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Why was the post of Lord Indra so much sought after by the Asuras instead of that of Lord Brahma?
Why were the asuras more interested in doing penance to obtain the throne of the Ruler of Heaven compared to that of Lord Brahma, when it can be understood that the post of Lord Brahma wielded more ...
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What are all the reasons for which gods/Devas are depicted as fighting each other?
As per me, mostly it seems like "boon conflict" someone is given a boon by God A for protection and God B wants to attack him for something else. classic case is the banasura story - he picks a fight ...
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If two kings perform a sacrifice which yields victory, and fight each other, who wins?
The Vedas have sacrifices which, when performed, yield guaranteed victory in the next battle fought.
If two kings perform that sacrifice and fight each other, who wins?
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