Questions tagged [puranas]
Puranas (Sanskrit: पुराण) are ancient Hindu texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories. Questions pertaining to the 18 mahapuranas can use this tag.
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What are the characteristics and verses of the Devi Bhagavata Purana mentioned by Bhaskararaya?
Bhaskararaya was a great Sri Vidya Acharya from Southern India. Being from the same Sampradaya as Adi Shankaracharya, (whom he credits with spreading the Sampradaya in his Guptavati Bhashya on Sri ...
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Are there any kshatriyas that don't trace descent from Solar or Lunar dynasties?
Is there any Kshatriya group that doesn't trace its descent from Solar or Lunar dynasties?
Agnivansh is a prominent group amongst Rajputs, but any apart from these mentioned in Puranas or Vedas.
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What is Advaita's method of interpretation of Puranas?
The madhva philosophy as given and follow method of interpretation of Purana. They follow tribhasha and saptabheda .
Do advaita as method of interpretation of Purana ?
Advaita as method of ...
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Is there a Puranic basis for Graha relationships in Jyotisha? Else what is their basis as is traditionally taught?
Below is a tabulated form of the friends, the neutrals and the enemies of each graha as per Jyotisha. (Source):
Graha
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Neutral
Enemy
Surya
Chandra, Mangala, Guru
Budha
Shukra, Shani
Chandra
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Is there any scriptural reference for Satyabhama killing Narakasura?
There are many scriptures which say that Krishna went along with his wife Satyabhama. During the war, Krishna used his discus to kill Narakasura. I have heard another theory that Narakasura had a boon ...
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Scriptural reference for Navadurga
Navarātri is popularly considered to be 9 days dedicated to the worship of Navadurgā i.e 9 forms of Bhagavatī Durgā. However the Devi-Bhāgavata Purāna, which describes the procedure of Navarātri vrata,...
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References to the 5 kinds of moksha in the Vedas and commentaries explaining the verses as such
From this, the Subala Upanishad quoted here and the Virodhaparihara, mentioned here, ALL three, the technical meaning of Kaivalya I understand is one of the 4 purusharthas which involves meditating on ...
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How do I navigate through the website https://www.hinduscriptures.in/? [migrated]
I am interested in reading the various Puranas. I have pdf files of a few Puranas, namely the Markendeya Purana, Kalki Purana, and the Shrimad Bhagavatam. In this stack exchange post (Are there any ...
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Verse location in Brahmanda Puran
tribhAShAM yo na jAnAti rItInAM shatameva cha vyatyAsAdIn sapta bhEdAn
vedAdyarthaM tu yo vadet.h | sa yAti nirayaM
ghoramanyathAj-nAnasambhavam.h ||
The above verses are said to be mentioned in the ...
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Timeline Of Various Puranas
It is well-established by the great yogis, after attaining siddhis, that the stories told in the Puranas are not at all metaphorical and allegorical. It is known when these stories were revealed.
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Which scripture mentions the method to interpret the Puranas?
Some dvaitins say that Sriman Madhvacharya gave the method to interpret the Purana like three languages, sapta bedhas.
In which scripture did Madhvacharya tell this method of interpretation of Puranas?...
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What was the Varna of the so many soldiers of the various kingdoms mentioned in the stories of Puranas and Vedas?
There are so many kingdoms and wars mentioned in the stories in Puranas and Vedas. In all stories King used to be Kshatriya.
I never read and heard about Varna of soldiers who were in huge number in ...
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Where is this verse found in Vishnu Purana?
Kindly provide chapter and verse number for the Shloka. Is this shloka found somewhere else other than Vishnu Purana?
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सहस्त्रनी त्रयस्त्रिंश्च्चतानी च। त्रयस्त्रिंशत्त्था देवा पिबंती ...
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How did Shukracharya get Sanjeevani Vidya?
There are many instances where Shukracharya made use of his Sanjeevani Vidya to revive the dead Asuras. My question is how did he get this knowledge and who gave it to him?
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For Lay Followers can you give beautiful verses which shows greatness of lord shiva in ishwara and shiva gita . English translation &transliteration
Verses which denotes power, universal form, beauty, greatness and might of shiva
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Age difference between Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu
Varaha incarnation killed Hiranyakshya during beginning of current kalpa as per this section of Bhagavata.
Text 17: Brahmā thought: While I have been engaged in the process of
creation, the earth has ...
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Who edited the Puranas?
Wikipedia says this
The content is highly inconsistent across the Puranas, and each Purana
has survived in numerous manuscripts which are themselves
inconsistent.[4] The Hindu Maha Puranas are ...
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Does the Satapatha Brahmana actually discuss Shiva and the Daksha Yajna?
There is an incident described in the Śatapatha Brahmana 1.7.4, where the devatas get angry with a certain behaviour of Prajāpati, and consequently Lord Shiva punishes him. The more one reads this ...
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Who are Veeras? Does a devotee after death becomes a Veera?
Veeras are described in the Tantrik scriptures as the souls who have attained special blessings from the Deity they chant name of. Does it mean a devotee after death becomes a Veera?
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Bhu-mandala system
Bhagavata Purana's 5th Canto describes the Bhu-mandala planetary system. Is the Bhu-mandala system THIS Earth (i.e. the planet in which I am writing this question), or is it a different planet located ...
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Reading Shiva and Skanda Puranas (Shaivite) leads to condemnation to hell? See the screenshot
It's from the 3rd Volume of The History and Culture of the Indian People.
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Where is the Puranic story of Sharangadhara receiving a dream from Shiva?
According to Dhanurveda, Śāraṅgadhara is "considered to be an expert in the knowledge of the Dhanurveda.
Nobody but Sarngadhara is considered to be an expert in the knowledge of the Dhanurveda, ...
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Giving Daan from money earned through Trading in Stock Market?
I am currently trading in Stock Market Options. Its a sort of gambling where I earn small money through my predictions. As u know its legal as per my country law and am not hurting any one ...
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Why are finer details of stories related to Vaivasvata Manu are different in different conpositions/scriptures?
In Matsya Purana, Vaivasvata Manu manu is the king of Dravida Desha. He renounced the world and starts doing penance on top of Malaya mountain. Bhagavata Purana gives a similar story.
In Chapter 12....
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Which scripture mentions Yuga length?
I am aware that the yuga lengths have the ratio 4:3:2:1 and have seen in various posts that a Kali Yuga is 432,000 years. What religious texts (Puranas, Mahabharat, Ramayan, etc) mention these Yuga ...
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Do Kshatriyas exist in Kaliyuga
Many brahmins held this belief that no Kshatriyas exist in kaliyuga .Can someone refer me to scriptural injunctions on whether Kshatriyas exist in Kaliyuga or not ?
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Description Of Jambudweep In Different Indian Religions
I have been researching quite a lot on Hindu cosmology and geography. Moreover, I am keen on learning similar geographies of other sub-religions of India, especially those that grew from within ...
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What if Draupadi incident had not happened, whether Duryodhana was a great emperor? [closed]
Ramayana and Mahabharatha both happened for the reason of a female. What if that situation not araised, What could have been happened?
Is this the game plan of Lord Sri Krishna and such things are ...
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How did Soma contract pulmonary consumption?
It says that after Soma was born he developed tuberculosis. Was it literal tubercolosis was it just a part of his inability to do certain things a certain way?
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My home temple's bell broke. Is it inauspicious to repair it and use it again?
My home temple's bell broke by falling on the ground while cleaning it. Does it mean any inauspicious thing is going to happen ? Is it inauspicious to repair it and use it again ?
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Does smriti allows king to make new constitution?
Do smriti allows to make constitution ?
My point is smriti is supreme constitution.under smriti can king can make new rules and new punishment .
Do smriti/vedic/puranic scriptures given freedom to ...
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Where is this second definition of dwija written in Hindu scriptures?
There are two definitions of the word "dwija" that I know.
Men of Brahmin , Kshatriya and Vaishya caste are dwija.
Men who become alive again after dying once are called dwija. This is the ...
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Is entering into funeral pyre (chita pravesh) a dharmic way of suicide?
Agni's another name is pavak (i.e which purifies everything)
So, Is burning oneself alive by entering into funeral pyre (chita pravesh) a dharmic way of committing suicide ?
Arjun took a vow of ...
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Can a woman step out of the house?
In the past there was a saying that women enter into house on four shoulders (i.e on a palanquin/doli) and step out of the house on four shoulders (i.e funeral bier/arthi) . Other than them a woman ...
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Did Maharshi Narada curse Lord Brahma?
When Lord Brahma cursed Narada Muni to become a Gandharva, did Narada curse him back?
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Is Killing a woman by a man sin ? Is even hitting a woman sin?
Is killing a woman or hitting on a woman (by a man ) sin ? What does various scriptures say about this ?
I know killing in general is sin but there are various situation where killing is not sin.
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Do the introductory verses by Suta/Sauti and asker’s verses form part of the verse count of the core scripture itself?
The Puranas and Itihāsas generally begin with a few introductory and concluding verses, mostly included in one or more separate chapters. In the introductory verses, a setting is created where the ...
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Sandhyavandanam for those not initiated (without Upanayanam) using Puranas. It is possible?
Many statements (eg. ŚB 1.4.25) talk of how non-initiated persons (irrespective of caste) cannot follow Vedic procedures, and how for them to read and follow, the Puranas and itihasas were composed.
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Are there any events when Lord Shiva tested his devotees?
I know that Lord Shiva tests his devotees' devotion towards him, but I would like to know the references in any Hindu texts that confirm this.
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Hindu equivalent of Cain and Abel? A story of jealousy, vengeance and punishment
In the old testament, there is the story of Cain and Abel
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons
of Adam and Eve. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother
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What is the real Hindu chronology?
Some people say that span of Sat Yug , Treta Yug , Dwapar Yug and Kali Yug are 17.28 Lakh , 12.96 Lakh , 8.64 Lakh and 4.32 Lakh years respectively.
But recently I have gone though some books and ...
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Are things written in Hindu texts factually incorrect ? I think so [closed]
Just to make it clear the things written in Hindu texts have huge amount of knowledge in them and I have learnt a lot about life and philosophy from them.
But I think the things written in Hindu texts ...
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How were Rakshas created?
Rakshas definitely don't fall under the four varna system . So, What is the story of creation of Rakshas ?
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Did our Rishis mention any of our future events in Puranas?
I saw some social media posts that covid was mentioned in Puranas. Is this true? If yes, did our ancestors visualise our future?
My point of view to this question is, there is 10th incarnation of lord ...
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Why is the mantra Gananam Tva Ganapatim used to worship Lord Ganesha?
There is a popular mantra which people use to worship Lord Ganesha which is as:
ॐ गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् । ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणाम् ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिःसीदसादनम् ॥...
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How can one say Mahabharata is history? Why are Chiranjeevis (immortals) not seen today?
If Mahabharata is history, why are Chiranjeevis (immortals) like - Parashurama, Aswatthama, Kripacharya no longer seen?
In the story of Mahabharata they appear frequently and were seen by common ...
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Do people who have no sons go to hell? [duplicate]
Is it true that people who have no sons go to hell no matter how good they were in their life.
Also if in someone's lineage no son is born , the ancestors also fall in hell ?
There is a story in ...
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Is it true that Durga had problems with a demon that only created clones? What is this story?
Someone said that in a YouTube Comments that Devi Durga had problems with a demon that only created clones. I don't know if this is true. What is the story related to it?
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Is ‘Vayu Purāṇa’ a synonym for the Shiva Purāṇa and what is the reason for it having two names?
The Matsya Purāṇa, while enlisting the 18 mahapuranas says the following with reference to the fourth one, also known as the Shri Shiva Purāṇa
With reference to the Śvetakalpa, the dharma which Vayu ...
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Who is that Bhuvaneshwari devi as mentioned in Srimad Devi Bhagavatam?
As all shaktas know that the Deity of Devi Bhagavatam is Adya shakti Bhuvaneshwari. But there are some confusions though.
In devi bhagvatam devi Bhuvaneshwari is called as Moolprakriti from whom 5 ...
