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Refuting 'Sa Atma Atat Tvam Asi' of Madhava: Paingala Upanishad
In his commentary, Madhava very ingeniously uses rules of grammar to twist 'Sa atmaatatvamasi' to 'Sa atma atat twam asi'. Here Atmatatvam asi, the a is bifurcated to a+a. This is actually fine with ...
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Is there any verse in Scriptures or by any Acharya that says that Brahmanas are not Apaursheya?
I got this verse-
Sayanacharya in his commentary on Taitariya Samhita:
यद्यपि मंत्र ब्राह्मणात्मको वेद तथापि ब्राह्मणस्य मंत्र व्याख्यान स्वरुपत्वाद् मन्त्रा एवादौ समाम्नताः।
Though Mantra and ...
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Can someone translate this verse? (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.4)
सा हेयमीक्षां चक्रे, कथं नु मात्मान एव जनयित्वा सम्भवति? हन्त तिरोऽसानीति सा गौरभवत् ऋषभ इतरः तां समेवाभवत्त तो गावोऽजायन्त
The above verse is from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad chapter 1 section IV verse ...
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How many times does the word 'अनन्त' (Ananta) come in the Vedas?
I would want to know how many times does the name 'अनन्त' (Ananta) come in the Vedas?
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In Which language Upanishads are written - Classical Sanskrit or Vedic Sanskrit?
I want to know in which language Upanishads are written ? - Defunct Vedic Sanskrit or Normal Classical Sanskrit .
I am asking this as Vedic sanskrit is defunct language , so it has not been 100 ...
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Are 'Subtle Realms' mentioned in the Vedic scriptures?
Is there any scriptural support for the existence of completely non-physical realms?
If so, is there a Sanskrit term for it? Sukshma Loka?
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Please translate Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.10 [closed]
Namaste. Could someone translate this: tasmād etad brahma nāma-rūpam annaṁ ca jāyate [Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.10] , please.
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Why shlok from Gita addresses third person instead of second?
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || 5||
Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend ...
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Guidance to read and understand Hinduism [duplicate]
I have keen interest in Hinduism and I want to read all the vedas and upnishads. So I have some questions to start :
Best resource to teach myself sanskrit so that I can understand vedas and ...
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Where are the Sanskrit texts of Upanishads referred by Dara Shikoh?
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Dara Shikoh subsequently developed a friendship with the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai. Dara Shikoh devoted much effort towards finding a common mystical language between ...
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