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Have any devatas given boon to Brahmanas?
Since Brahmanas considered superior to Devas and Vishnu himself considers them worshipable..Is there any example in scripture where brahmanas have been given boons by devatas?
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Why are Hindu gods portrayed as fallible and flawed like Greek/Roman gods?
Among the stories from Mahabharat, Ramayana, Purana, etc I have heard, it seems Hindu gods are very fallible - they make mistakes, they commit crimes, they get angry, they harass people, they get ...
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Does god have compassion and empathy or is he a totally emotionless karmic intelligence system
I have seen Sadhguru saying in one of his video bytes, that god wouldn't even lift the tip of his little finger for you. Is that true? Is parabrahm a higher karmic intelligence conscious system ...
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Names of Mantra, Sutra, Shloka and Stotra from Ramayana?
List of Names of Mantra, Sutra, Shloka and Stotra or anything; Recited_Chanted by Lord_Rama.
I know about
Bala Atibala
Aditya Hrudayam
are there any other?
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Who are the forest deities mentioned in the Aranya Kanda?
According to the Valmiki Ramayana, Ravana abducts Sita by carrying her forcibly. By looking at Ravana grabbing Sita, forest deities were terrorised.
tam dṛṣṭvā giri śṛṃga ābham tīkṣṇa daṃṣṭram ...
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Does Valmiki ramayan says Ram was god or an incarnation? [duplicate]
Can someone help me with the references of Ramayan from Valmiki which says Ram was a god or an incarnation ?
Thanks in advance .
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How do gods decide when to incarnate and when to assume a human form bypassing the birthing process?
In both Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata, we see Indra taking a human form during what appears to be emergency situations.
When Indra wants to rob Gautama off of his ascetic power he suddenly decides to take ...
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What events in Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa can be explained only if Rāma was a God?
In Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, are there any superhuman feats that Rāma performed that a layperson could not have performed?
I'm looking for feats such as Hanumān flying over the sea to reach Laṅkā (a feat ...
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Why is Lord Hanuman also referred as "Bajaranga Bali"?
The name "Bajaranga Bali" is quite famous especially in the northern parts of India. There are popular movies made with this name, such as Bajrangbali and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
However these names are ...
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Did Lord Rama ever claim Godhood or divinity himself? [duplicate]
Like Lord Krishna in Mahabharata (geeta) made clear about his divinity, did Rama also show his divine aspect or claim that he was an avatara or god ?
Did he make any claims or statements that he was ...
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Was Rama a god?
Rama was born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasharatha and become the ruler of Ayodhya Kingdom. Can Rama be considered as Lord.
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Which king was more powerful between Kārtavīryārjuna and Rāvaṇa, and did they ever share their thrones with each other?
[This is a question I'd asked on Yahoo! Answers some time ago which did not elicit any particularly helpful responses thereat.]
Both the thousand-armed Hehaya king Kārtavīryārjuna and the ten-headed ...
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Why is ravana still worshipped in a few places till today despite being the demon king?
I have seen in films, heard tales about how in south India many people worship ravana, surely they must be following a different folklore version which edifies ravana but isn't Ramayana an universally ...
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Who is Agastya's brother in the Ramayana?
In the Aranya Kanda of the Ramayana, Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita are on the way to the ashram of the famous sage Agastya when they first stop by at the ashram of another sage:
While viewing beautiful ...
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What language did people at the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata use to communicate? Sanskrit?
What was the mode of communication among the people at the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata? Was it Sanskrit?
Did Krishna, Pandavas and Kauravas (who I think had origins near the state of Bihar, where ...
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Why is "Chandra" added in the name of Lord Rama?
Why is "Chandra" added to the name of Lord Rama even though he is from the "Suryavanshi" (solar) clan? Also, this title was not added to any of his brothers or his father - only to Rama himself.
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