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12 questions linked to/from Ashvatthaman's immortality?
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Why did Vyasa depict different Supreme Gods in different Puranas?
I see that many people (including me) remain confused about who is the Supreme God. The main reason for confusion is that in different Puranas, different Gods are shown as Supreme God, e.g., in Shiva ...
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What is the story behind the Brahmasthra? Was it actually ever fired?
In different Puranas there are mentions of the Brahmasthra which is one of the powerful weapons capable of destroying the whole world. I have seen usually in Purana TV serials, these astras (arrows) ...
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Why do the Vedas need to be recompiled every Dvāpara Yuga?
As I discuss in this answer, how the Vedas originated is that from time immemorial, sages known as Dṛṣṭas (literally seers) have heard sacred verses (mantras) directly from the gods during a state of ...
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What do we know about the future Mahayugas?
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The four Yugas (Satya, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali) together make up one Mahayuga. 1000 Mahayugas make up one Kalpa, which is one day in the life of Brahma. After the Kalpa is over Brahma ...
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Who all were the different Ved-Vyas?
We all know that the Mahabharat was written by Ved-Vyas, but what many of us don't know is that Ved-Vyas was not the name of the person but the title. This title is given to the one who add/modify/...
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What is the story of Badarayana Vyasa?
We know that present Vyasa is Krishna Dwaipayana. There is a detail about him in Mahabharata. But who is Badarayana Vyasa and what is his story? In which mahayuga was he the Vyasa?
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Who is Krishna's friend Vijaya?
In this chapter of the Ashwamedha Parva of the Mahabharata, Krishna brings Abhimanyu's son Parikshit back to life, after he is born stillborn as a result of Ashwatthama's Brahmastra (which I discuss ...
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Why did Lord Krishna curse Ashwatthama?
Ashwatthama was cursed by Lord Krishna after Ashwatthama killed all the sons of Pandavas.
He was cursed with immortality and eternal (till the end of this chaturyuga) suffering without love from ...
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How can we explain the 'vardan (boon)' of 'amaratva (immortality)'?
If the gods are reluctant to give the vardan or boon of amaratva (immortality) then why are certain personalities like Ashwasthhama and other chiranjivis immortal?
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What is the significance of the curse given by Sri Krishna to Ashwattama?
Ashwattama who was Dronacharya's son was Lord Shiva's Ansh(part) himself.After the Kurukshetra war, Ashwattama avenged his father's death by killing Drishtidyumna and five sons of Pandavas when they ...
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Where is Ashwatthama now and upto which age he will be alive? [duplicate]
Ashwatthama, one of the seven immortals, is still alive.
But can anyone tell where he is now? Many people claimed seeing him; he was much taller than an average man, peculiar was his physique too.
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Was Ashwatthama punished for his heinous crime? [duplicate]
Ashwatthama assassinated members of the Pandava camp in the dead of the night when they were sleeping. It is a heinous crime.
One should not cast weapons against kine, brahmanas, kings, women, ...
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