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16 questions linked to/from What is the story of Nara and Narayana's brothers Hari and Krishna?
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How has Lord Vishnu's understanding developed and what was his role initially?
I've recently come by an excellent research on how the understanding of Shiva has been evolving through the ages and I wonder whether such a research has been made with respect to Vishnu. The book I ...
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How strong lord krishna and Arjuna's friendship was?
We all know when Arjuna became confused as he faced his relatives on the battlefield, he turned to his friend and chariot-driver for help. Because Arjuna had such a friendly rapport with the Lord, his ...
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Why does Vishnu have eight arms when Krishna and Arjuna go to see him?
Most people only know of occasions in which two different incarnations of Vishnu met, for instance the encounter of Rama and Parashurama as described in the Bala Kanda of the Ramayana. What is not as ...
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Who is Ruchi, father of Vishnu's incarnation Yagna?
As I discuss in this answer, the Universe lasts for one Kalpa or day of Brahma. Each Kalpa is divided into fourteen Manvantaras, periods where a given Manu governs the race of humans. Now we are ...
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What is the story of Vikhanasa, founder of the Vaikhanasa school?
As I discuss in this question, one of the early movements that was important in the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures ...
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What is the story of Vishnu's incarnation Hari, who rescued the elephant Gajendra?
One of the most famous stories of Vishnu is the Gajendra Moksham episode, described the Eighth Skanda of the Srimad Bhagavatam. For those who don't know, once a king named Indradyumna, who was a ...
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Who or What was Swami Vivekananda in his previous births? Why was he silent about his past lives?
Who (or what) was Swami Vivekananda in his previous births?
This answer to Why don't we remember our past lives? says:
Swami Vivekananda said he remembered all his past lives. Patanjali says in ...
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Who is the Samaveda-singing Brahmin incarnation of Vishnu prophesied in the Skanda Purana?
As I discuss in this question, one of the early movements that was important in the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures ...
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Why does Vishnu's thousand-armed Aniruddha form carry the equipment of a student?
As I discuss in this question, one of the early movements that was important to the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures ...
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How did sages Ekata, Dwita, and Trita help the gods in a calamity in the Treta Yuga?
As I discuss in this answer, one of the early movements that was important in the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consist of detailed procedures to ...
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What is the difference between Tapas and Dhyana?
When it comes to meditation, Hinduism gets divided in many different concepts and practices. While there is a Patanjali's Yoga Aphorism of Yama, Niyama, Asana, etc. leading up to Dhyana and Samadhi, ...
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Soul (Atma) of Arjuna
It is said that Nara-Narayana sages were born as Arjuna and Krishna respectively. But at the same time Arjuna is biological son of Indra.
Also it is said that Draupadi is incarnation of wives of ...
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Is the Satvata Samhita, the oldest Pancharatra text, available online in English?
Before the time of the sage Vyasa, people had a very different understanding of which gods were important than the understanding we have today. The Vedic mantras had not yet been compiled into the ...
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Did sage Nara and Narayan still live even in 28th Dwapar Yuga?
Nara and Narayan were the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Who later incarnated in last Dwapara as Arjuna and Krishna.
Nara-Narayan incarnation has been discussed in this question.
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What happened to Vishnu's incarnation Narayana after his Pancharatra Yagna?
As I discuss in this answer, one of the most prominent incarnations of Vishnu in ancient times was the sage Narayana, twin brother of the sage Nara and son of Yama god of death. Nara and Narayana ...
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