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Please suggest a stotra that can be helpful in controlling excessive lust from our minds
I would like to know if there is a stotra which removes lustful thoughts and longing. Thanks 🙏🏻
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"Is 'Atimaharathi' a fake term? If not, what is its reference in ancient texts like the Vedas, Puranas, or Itihasas?
"Is 'Atimaharathi' a Newly created fake term? If not, what is its reference in ancient texts like the Vedas, Puranas, or Itihasas?
Please provide exact refrence.
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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?
Any examples ot ...
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Is there any instance of Sati practice described in Itihasa and Purana?
Was Sati practice (a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre) prevalent or rare in Hindu society described in Itihasas, Puranas, Vedas etc? Was it a norm or an ...
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When did the Swaymvar system stop?
So as we know the scriptures talk about the swayamwara system being common during the Ramayan and Mahabharat era. When did this stop being practised?
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Who provides the best Akhand Ramayan Path services?
Discover the unparalleled Akhand Ramayan Path services offered by Samskara. As your ultimate destination for all puja needs, we streamline the process for seekers. Choose from a variety of packages, ...
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King Janaka in the Vedas
As we know , King Janaka Vaideha is mentioned in ancient Vaidika texts such as Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa , Jaiminī Brāhmaṇa and the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad.
I thought only these 3 texts mentioned Janaka ...
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Hindu Equivalent of Pascal's Wager?
There is this famous wager designed by Pascal which aims to convince humans to act as if God is real
Pascal's wager is a philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal
(1623–1662), seventeenth-...
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The Ikṣvākus in the Vedas
In the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa , We have characters who belong to Vedic Dynasties. Goddess Sītā is from the Videha Empire and is the daughter of King Janaka Vaideha who is mentioned in the Brāhmaṇas and ...
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What is the mantra for Putra Kameshti Yagna?
In 15th chapter of Bala Khanda of Ramayana, before performing Putra Kameshti Yagna, Rishyashringa said :-
"I will procedurally conduct the ritual contained in the preamble of atharva-veda with ...
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Cosmology in Hindu text
So I have a few questions. Number one what is the shape of the Earth as per Hindu text and what represents the current planet Earth? I know people have interpreted Bharatvarsha and Bharatkhanda to ...
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Why do Vedas and Brahma Sutra start with अ?
Why do Vedas and Brahma Sutra start with अ? Is their any reason for that?
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What was the point of studying Vedas for Ravana?
I mean if Ravana had to be bad even after studying the Vedas what was the point of it? What did he learn from it?
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Why in Ramayana, Rama is referred as Raghuvamsha?
In Ramayana, there are many Kings before Lord Rama.
But yet, while referring in certain places, why only it is said as Raghu-vamsha and Ishvaku clan?
Why Raghu and Ishvaku are referred, leaving the ...
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I would like to know the story of Kesari, the father of Hanumanji
We know Kesari was a powerful being. Recently I came across an article on Bharatpedia.org and I came to know that he was a chief in the Vanara sena and fought Ravana's army. I am curious to know what ...
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Is Rig Vedic Indra only Sri Rama?
According to Rig Veda (and other Vedas) Indra is the all pervading and supreme being:
In every figure he [Indra] hath been the mode... Indra assumes many form by his Maya (6.47.18)
He who is Lord of ...
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When Agasthya Rishi (Vaman Avtar) got the Sri Lanka as prize?
When Agasthya Rishi visited Mahabali, then the King MahaBali gifted Sri Lanka to him. Agasthya ji is also called Vaman Avtar of Vishnu.
So the question is did he got this prize land before Visheshrava ...
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Are any ancient team sports (not games or athletics) mentioned in our scriptures? [duplicate]
I wish to know if team sports existed in the ancient times. Especially in Ramayan and Mahabharat. By sports I don’t mean swimming, archery etc. I’m looking for something like football and cricket
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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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Brahmarishi Vishvamitra in Vedas and Itihasa
How is Brahmarishi Vishvamitra in the vedas different from what is mentioned about him in the itihasa?
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Do any authentic vedic scriptures depict Sri Ram as the only ultimate parabrahman?
In the present era, many people worship Shri Ram as Bhagavan, many people see him as merely an incarnation, and many people consider him to simly be an ideal man. But other than the Sri Valmiki ...
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Where in the Vedas is the verse Sītā refers to in Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa found?
In Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa of Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, while trying to convince Rāma that he should let her accompany him to the forest, Sītā makes the following statement wherein she refers to a verse/mantra from the ...
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Lord Indra ( Life expectancy) [closed]
Rahul Arya, a notable Arya Samaj preacher in his YouTube channel has told Lord Indra lived for 500 years and then he died.
He tells that God has made our body in such a manner that a human structure ...
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Was absence of mention about brAhmanas, upanishads, aranyakas in Ramayana indicates that it had been composed much earlier to them?
I tried to find any mention of brAhmanas, upanishads, aranyakas in Ramayana, as they were supposed to have been composed in post vedic period, as Ramayana was.
The following slokas are from 5th Sarga ...
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Multi headed or handed Gods in Vedas?
I started reading a book called “Some aspects of Ramayan and Mahabharata” by Bibek Debroy.
(You can borrow it here https://archive.org/details/someaspectsofram0000debr/page/15/mode/1up)
First chapter ...
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Why do we not have the technology used by Ravana, or others in EPICs? [closed]
My questions are about all the supernatural weapons and things used.
If everything was oral tradition, I agree and respect that as well. Why isn't that available like Vedas and other things? You can ...
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Ramayana ( Genealogy of Shri Ram ) [duplicate]
Vedas tell that human can live upto 100 years with a maximum of 400 years .
So if we still assume that Ramayana happened again in current chaturyuga ( 28 th treta yuga )
Dwapara Yuga which is of 8,...
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Timelines of Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedas, and Upanishads
Can someone please give timelines of Ramayana, Mahabharta, Vedas, and Upanishads?
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How exactly is the Indra-Ahalyā affair narrated in Ṣaḍviṃṡa Brāhmaṇa?
This answer claims the Ṣaḍviṃṡa Brāhmaṇa attached to Sāmaveda also mentions the Indra-Ahalyā affair.
But how exactly is the story narrated in Ṣaḍviṃṡa Brāhmaṇa?
Is it any different from the version ...
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How Hanumanji being a monkey learned the Vedas?
How Hanumanji being a monkey learned the Vedas?
Sudras are not supposed to read the vedas...in that case how he got the sacred thread and had access to the vedas? In fact from that perspective, ...
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Rama and Sita in the Vedas
(Rig Veda Mandala 10 Sukta 93 Verse 14)
This to Duḥśīma Pṛthavāna have I sung, to Vena, Rama, to the nobles,
and the King. They yoked five hundred, and their love of us was famed
upon their ...
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How do you get a name (apart from birth) in the scriptures?
As I know, there are characters that have the name "Dhananjaya" (Arjuna) to conquer many kingdoms, but I have not seen that Karna, Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhima or Bharata have that name.
Also that one of ...
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How does ramayana mention atharva veda and brahma priest?
praaciim hotre dadau raajaa disham svakula vardhanaH adhvaryave
pratiiciim tu brahmaNe dakSiNaam disham || 1-14-43 udgaatre ca tathaa
udiiciim dakSiNaieSaa vinirmitaa | ashvamedhe mahaayaj~ne ...
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What are the most accepted and authentic Hindu texts across the different traditions?
I don't understand Hinduism, so I'm looking for the most accepted and the most authentic texts to read. I've been attempting to discover what those texts are but, so far, I've only concluded that this ...
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Which characters of Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa are also mentioned in the Vedas?
By characters, I mean people (kings, queens and sages) like Daśaratha, Rāma, Janaka, Sītā, Viśvāmitra, Vasiṣṭha, etc. and not gods/mythological beings like Indra, Agni, Śiva and Viṣṇu.
And by Vedas, ...
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Where Epics and Puranas are mentioned as 5th Veda?
There are 4 vedas - Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.
But in several places few scriptures are mentioned as 5th Veda, such as:
Mahabharata
The boon-giving great one then taught ...
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What are the arguments by Bharat and Javali to lord Rama when they come to Shri Ram to return Ayodhya?
After Dashrath's death, Bharat come with his army to lord Rama and to take lord Ram back to Ayodhya.
After doing necessary rituals for their father's soul, there was a meeting where Bharat brought up ...
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Where in Vedas it is written that Vedas are incomplete without Ithihas and Puranas?
All scholars agree that Vedas should be understood completely when you interpret Vedas with Puranas and Ithihas. Where in Vedas it is stated like that?
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Does anyone know the exact details of the first part of the Horse Sacrifice yagna?
I am trying to find out details of the pole and the corresponding circle type mandala in the Horse Sacrifice. Did the mandala, where the pole was placed, have orientation to the four cardinal ...
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Search old yoga text [duplicate]
I am french. I am looking for an appropriate English translation of ancient Sanskrit texts on yoga, in which the Ashta-Siddhis are described and written word for word exactly as for the version below ...
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Scriptural mention of places other than India? [duplicate]
Besides the Indian subcontinent, are there any Puranic or Vedic references or mention of other places on Earth? I know about Sri Lanka mentioned in Ramayana. But other than Lanka and India, what do ...
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If Aryabhata invented zero in Kaliyuga, how could Hindus of earlier yugas describe Ravana as having 10 heads and Kauravas were 100 in number?
Since long time I've heard that the number zero was invented by the great Indian mathematician Aryabhata.
Now I have two examples from Ramayana and Mahabharata:
In Ramayana, Ravana had 10 heads.
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Regulations on women in Vedic India
I have come across a lot of more-religious-less-historic books pertaining to history, which claim that the position of women from the beginning of Vedic civilisation, was ascribed by the scriptures, ...
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Who was the KALARATRI that was mentioned in Sundara Kanda?
While declaring that he was a messenger of Sri Rama, Sri Hanuma admonishes Ravana, who practiced severe austerities and got so many boons, and yet abducted Sita.
लक्षिता इयम् मया सीता तथा शोक परायणा...
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Was the story of adultery of Indra in the story of Ahalya a PRAKSHIPTA?
If Lord Indra is a "womaniser" as described as in the Puranic Literature, can anyone tell as to how many women fall prey to him?
Only Ahalya's story occurs to me. So we have to closely examine the ...
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Feminist's claim that the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata were written by male writers
How do you go about refuting a feminist's (male or female) claim that the Vedas, epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata were authored by male persons, so no wonder some of the principles, ideologies and ...
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Were Ganesh and Kartikeya mentioned in Vedas? Is Ganapati Elder to Kartikeya?
Kartikeya was mentioned in the Ramayana, but not Ganapati and his First Adoration in Pujas.
Kaartikeya as mentioned in Srimad Ramayana is the same character as mentioned in Srimad Bhagavad Gita.
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Who divided Vedas?
According to the Vishnu Purana the original Veda was divided into four parts, and further fragmented into numerous shakhas, by Vishnu in the form of Vyasa, in the Dvapara Yuga; the Vayu Purana ...
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Did Dasharatha fight against the same demon Shambara described in the Rig Veda?
In the Ayodhya Kanda of the Ramayana, Kaikeyii's evil servant Manthara convinces Kaikeyii to exile Rama and make her son Bharata as king. Manthara reminds Kaikeyii that she had received two boons ...
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