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What is the male equivalent of a Widow called, in the scriptures?
As I understand, a female (having lost her husband), is called as a Widow (hindi: विधवा, vidhavā ).
Scriptures have detailed guidelines on the "Code of Conduct - CoC" for the Widows: Which ...
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Punishment for the crimes committed by the head of the house?
The Smriti texts and other religious treatises deals with a lot of prescriptive rules on the householder' lives and rituals.
A commonly pointed out situation is of discipline, crime and subsequent ...
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What are some verses from Hindu scriptures which are against men?
I want to know some antimen verses from Hindu scriptures.
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Cooking by men in family life
It is well known that most of the Indian women use to cook for family and is really a great opportunity for a woman.
It is mentioned in Mahabharata that Nala, Bhimasena could cook food and performed ...
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Why virginity of only women is stressed upon in Hindu scriptures? Is men's virginity not required during marriage?
Is men's virginity not required?
E.g., Manusmriti says:
If a man gives a defective damsel, without mentioning the defects, he should be punished by the king himself with a fine of ninety-six ‘...
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Is libido in men greater than women? Or is it the other way round?
There is a popular notion that men crave for sex more than women. And medical science seems to agree with it.
But what do Hindu scriptures say about this?
For example, the Mahābhārata version ...
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Men are treated as god for women or both treated as same according to hinduism? [duplicate]
I have listened to both of them true. but I want to know what the Hindu scriptures say about it.
Is there any scripture says that men are equivalent to god for women?
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Is there any scripture ...
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What are the duties of an ideal husband as per Hinduism?
As a follow-up to a recent question Dharmic role of wife in marriage, what are the duties of an ideal husband?
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Are there any temples exclusively for women?
I have listen that, there are some specific god's and temples where women are not allowed to go and touch the idols. And men only can worship them, or go to their temple or touch them like Shani Dev ...
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How is being loyal to one's wife same as celibacy?
As you can see below, the Linga Purana says that a married man who is loyal to his wife is same as a celibate (brahmachari).
svadāre vidhivatkṛtvā nivṛttiścānyataḥ sadā /
manasā karmaṇā vācā ...
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Is there any verse to have nice husband?
Many of my friends married recently and all of them were either unhappy or divorced.
Can any one tell me any verses/slokas to get married to nice husband?
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Do scriptures talk about some men not having nipples? [closed]
In his book Jaya, Devdutt Patanaik mentions the following:
(From: Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata By Devdutt Pattanaik)
So my questions are:
Is there any scriptural references to ...
