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10 questions linked to/from Do the Aitareya and Brihadaranyaka Upanishads correctly interpret two hymns of Vamadeva?
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Is the Anukramani index of sages and deities of the Rig Veda available online?
As I discuss in this answer, how the Vedas originated is that from time immemorial, sages known as Dhristas have heard mantras (sacred verses) directly from the gods during a state of Tapasya (deep ...
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How do the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras refer to each other?
The most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by Vyasa which summarizes and systematizes the ...
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Why do the gods look like human beings?
The gods generally have a humanoid form: one head, two eyes, two ears, two arms, two legs, etc. Of course some gods have individual variations: Vishnu has four arms, Brahma has four heads, Indra has ...
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Who is the Brahmana changed into a woman in the Rig Veda?
As you can see in the Rig Veda Anukramani compiled in my answer here, Book 8 Hymn 33 of the Rig Veda was heard from the gods by the sage Medhyatithi, a descendant of the sage Kanva, and it's addressed ...
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How do Dvaitins interpret the Advaita-sounding prayer of Prahlada?
In this chapter of the Vishnu Purana, Prahlada is thrown off a cliff and into the sea by Hiranyakashipu's men. Unfazed by this, he prays to Vishnu:
I glorify the supreme deity Vishńu, the ...
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could you please translate the following hymn? and also where is it in veda?
शतधा रमुत्समक्षी जमानम विपस्थितम वितारम वक्वानाम |
हेलिम्दनतम वित्रो रुपस्थेतम्रो जतिपिप्रतम सत्यवाचम ||
sorry for the spelling mistakes.
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Were the mantras of the Isha Upanishad ever used in Yagnas?
As I discuss in this answer, each of the four Vedas consists of four portions: Samhitas, the core part of the Vedas which consist of mantras heard from the gods; Brahmanas, commentaries on the ...
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What did Vishnu's incarnation Prithu say about being one with the Universe?
Generally, Vaishnavas follow the Pancharatra Agamas, Shaivites follow the Shaiva Agamas, and Shaktas follow the Shaiva Agamas. But long ago, there was a group of people in Kashmir who followed the ...
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Are two Jnana-related Vedic hymns of Vamadeva ever used in Yagnas?
As you can see in the Anukramani I provided in my answer here, the sage who heard most of the hymns in the Fourth Mandala of the Rig Veda was the sage Vamadeva, a descendant of the sage Gautama. Two ...
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Is Heaven a static place or is it constantly changing?
What is the actual description of the Heaven according to Hinduism. Is it a static place or does it change with the times?
Do you think there would science related things in Heaven example - cars, ...
