Questions tagged [mleccha]
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Can an Aryan be a disciple of a Mleccha?
Can an Aryan/Arya (Brahmana) become a disciple of a Mleccha (Muslim)? Is it valid according to the Vedic scriptures?
I read in Mahabharata that it is forbidden to even hear the language of Mlecchas...
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Who is god of mleccha?
Is the god of mlecchas a ghosts or any rakshasa? Or is the mleccha god a myth? Please answer from scriptures.
What are the qualities of mleccha?
The mlecchas tell Hindu gods are ghost, do Hindu ...
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Can Hindus go to foreign countries?
Is it true that Hindus who go to foreign countries lose their caste ?
Is such restrictions only on crossing the sea ? Or Is it applicable for leaving Aryavrata in any possible way, even by road ?
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Are non-Hindus secretly assisted by asuras and rakshasas in their translations of the Vedas?
It is known that pitrs and devas assist brahmanas in their performance and dissemination of dharma, which includes interpretation of the vedas with the correct meaning.
It's also known that rakshasas ...
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Does 'mleccha-desha' refer to the followers of Abrahamic faiths in general or foreigners in Bhavishya Purana? [closed]
http://www.mahapurana.com/bhavishya-purana/bhavishya-purana-the-prediction-of-indias-kings/
From Bhavishya Purana we can find Krshnamsa words addressed to Baliraja:
These demons should never come to ...
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Why is ISKCON giving upanayana samskara to shudras and mlecchas when it is contrary to Ramanujacharya's teachings?
Why is ISKCON giving upanayana samskara to shudras and mlecchas?
Isn't it against Ramanujacharya's teachings?
In his Brahma sutra (Vedanta sutra) bhashya, Ramanujacharya says (1:3:36) that Shudras are ...
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Does Vaishnavism ordain one to cut the tongue of a blasphemer?
I was reading Srimad Bhagavatam with Srila Prabhupada's translation/commentary when I came upon verse 4.4.17:
Sati continued: If one hears an irresponsible person blaspheme the
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Was Kashmir reffered to as mleccha by the rest of India?
Upon reading the Mleccha page of Wikipedia there is a section which says:
Later Vedic literature speaks of the western Anava tribes as mlecchas and occupying northern Punjab, Sindh and eastern ...
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Is it obligatory for a mleccha householder to marry?
There are two options to most Hindus, householder or ascetic. Householders must get married. Is this law obligatory on foreigners as well? And what type of marriage would foreigners engage in? One of ...
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Were so-called "mlecchas" sacrificed to the Gods?
https://archive.org/stream/ShivaPurana/Bhavishya%20Purana_djvu.txt
Suta Goswami said: Once upon a time in Plastinapura, Pradyota the son of Kshemaka was leading an assembly and meanwhile the great ...
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who can a Mleccha marry?
Who can a Mleccha marry? A mleccha is outside the varna system,i.e they are neither brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, or even Shudras. can a mleccha only marry a mleccha? I'm talking about a convert ...
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What are the quotes, from various scriptures of early Vedic times to early medieval times which define the term Mlecchas as distinct from Brahmins?
MLECCHAS
The Vedics referred to all alien cultures and races that were less civilized in ancient times as 'Mleccha'. The term Mleccha means;
The uncouth and incomprehensible speech of ...
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Has the current day India become a mlecchadeśa? Is it still fit for sacrifices?
Commenting on Manusmṛti 2.23, Medhātithi says:
In fact, the name ‘mlecchadeśa’ is to be taken literally, in the sense that it is ‘the country of mlecchas’; so that if mlecchas happen to conquer a ...
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Do the mleccha civilizations become stronger than the vedic civilization in kali yuga?
Does Hindu scripture say that Hindus will become weaker compared to the mleccha races/civilizations in kali yuga?
The puranas and itihasas say that when sattva guna is prominent in the universe, the ...
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Can a Mleccha/Uninitiated person chant 'Om Namaḥ Śivāya'?
Namaskar. My question is related to the mantra 'Om Namaḥ Śivāya'. Can a Mleccha/uninitiated person chant it fully or should he/she just chant 'Namaḥ Śivā'? Even without the 'Om' in the beginning, '...
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Is mleccha entirely different from Hindu classification?
According to the varna system, there are four varnas of human
1) Brahman
2) Kshetriya
3) Vaisya
4) Sudra
A person if does not fall under any one of the four is Candala
Then is mleccha ...
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Does Lord Indra protect the Aryan, Vedic civilization from attacks by Mleccha armies?
It is said in the Vedas that Lord Indra is the Kshatriya of the Devas. So, he functions like a king and protects Earth and Swarga, and fights offenders.
Does Lord Indra protect the Aryan, Vedic ...
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Does Kshatriya Dharma allow the sacking and pillaging of a country after it has been conquered, or the slaughter of its citizens during a conquest?
Does Kshatriya Dharma allow the sacking and pillaging of a capital after it has been conquered?
Historically, the armies of the Mlecchas, Asuras, and Rakshasas after defeating the army, killing the ...
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Which Mleccha race do Thenkalais think Thirumangai Alwar was descended from?
The Alwars (also spelled Azhwars) are a group of 12 ancient Vaishnava saints who lived in Tamil Nadu and are famous for their devotional poetry in praise of Vishnu. It is the beliefs and principles ...
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Do the armies of the Asuras and Rakshasas ally with the Mleccha kingdoms in their attacks on the Vedic civilization?
The Asuras and Rakshasas have a knack for destroying the Earth, the Vedic civilization, and the members of the 4 castes.
Do the armies of the Asuras and Rakshasas form alliances with the Mleccha ...
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Are Dvijas allowed to read translations of the Vedas done by Mlecchas?
NOTE: This question is NOT a duplicate of this question. I am asking whether Dvijas can read translations of Vedas done by Mlecchas, and that other question doesn't even talk about it.
Are Dvijas ...
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