Questions tagged [surya]
Surya is the chief of the Navagraha, the nine Classical planets and important elements of Hindu astrology.
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Who was Rishi Etesha and why was he racing with Surya?
I had earlier asked a question on Indra taking away a wheel from Surya's chariot and from the answer by Pushkar it turned out that he had done that to help his friend Rishi Etesha:
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Where is the mention of Surya Loka(सूर्य लोकं) in Hinduism?
One of the famous stotras for Lord Surya in Hinduism is श्रीसूर्याष्टकम् (Surya ashtakam). In the last line of this सूर्याष्टकम्, there is a mention of Surya Loka.
स्त्रीतैलमधुमांसानि ये त्यजन्ति ...
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What are the "Daśa bhāskara kṣetrās"?
Srisailam is one of the most ancient kshetras in our country. There are legends associated with this sacred place. Srisailam is one of only three kshetras which is a jyotirlinga Kshetra and also a ...
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Correct procedure of giving Arghya to Surya according to our scriptures?
What is the correct procedure of giving Arghya to Surya/Sun God according to our scriptures? Arghya is a form of worship where water sometimes with different ingredients are offered to the Sun.
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What is Surya Kriya? What is its significance? How it is different from other related practices?
What is Surya Kriya? What is its significance? How it is different from other related practices?
Is it part of Patanjali Sutras? I have not come across too many texts or videos explaining the same.
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What is the story regarding birth of Surya
I want to know the Puranic inscriptions regarding birth of Surya. How sun planet was created? When it was created? Why he is sometimes considered as direct expansion of Vishnu?
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How to recite the AdityaHrudaya Stotram
I have a small doubt. The Adityahrudaya stotram in Valmiki Ramayana has 2 versions as available here.
1st is having the standard shlokas while the 2nd one is having the Nyasas and Names of Rishis etc.
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Is there a Saura-Sampradaya today separate from Smarta-Sampradaya?
Does an independent Saura-Sampradaya exist today?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saura_(Hinduism)
Or is the cult and philosophy of Surya, like Ishvara, preserved only inside the Panchayatana Puja?
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About Saura Tantra?
While exploring about Tantra, I came to know there is Saura Tantra too. It might be very ancient. So want to know the core philosophy and what are the principle Texts/Scriptures of Saura Tantra?
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Does the Gāṇapatyas (गाणपत्य) and the Sauras (सौर) have any dedicated sectarian Tilaka?
Each sect/subsect within Hinduism has its own dedicated 'sectarian holy markings" known as Tilaka (तिलक).
For Instance:
The Śaivaites (शैव) - the worshippers of god Śiva as the Supreme, wears ...
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Wife of Lord Hanumāna?
As per this QnA on this site itself, it gives complete details of Lord Hanumāna getting married and having family.
No, Hanuman was technically not a bachelor (Brahmachari). His wife was
Suvarcalā (...
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How To Properly Do 108 Surya Namaskars per Hindu Scriptures
I was proud of myself for doing 108 Surya Namaskars for my Birthday couple of years back (took me about 50 minutes)
Unfortunately it injured my right knee, and I had to stop.
I really want to do 108 ...
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Why were the Mandehas cursed to try to eat the Sun every day?
Sandhyavandhanam is a ritual that all Brahmanas (in fact all Dvijas) are required to perform three times a day. This chapter of the Vishnu Purana describes one reason why Sandhyavandhanam is done, ...
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Fight between Shani and Sun(Surya)?
It is well known that Lord Shani is son of Surya.
There is a famous story that when Shani dev opened his eyes as a baby for the very first time, the sun went into an eclipse.
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What is the exact time span mentioned in this verse of inactivity?
Consider the following sub-verse regarding a time intended for inactivity
avoid taking foods, sex, sleeping, study and recapitulation at the
time of meeting of the night and sunrise
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Can a women take her head bath on Sunday at the end of her menstruation cycle?
According to scriptures one should not take head bath(hair wash) on Sunday
One who forsakes on all Sundays, Woman oil bath, meat and drinks, Will
never be sick nor sad nor poor. And would reach the ...
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Does the surya namaskara mantra declare surya as Brahman?
I can't find any text of this vedic mantra.where does it declare surya as supreme brahman?
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Which Hindu scripture is saying that sun does not rise or set?
The boldified text of the following sentence is a well known fact about sun now
The sun stays in its position at the center of our solar system. It
doesn't rise and set. But it appears to rise ...
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Can one look at the rising and setting sun during Sandhyavandanam?
According to scriptures, one should not look at the rising and setting sun.
But what about during morning and evening Sandhyavandanam when one faces the sun and meditates on it? Is that the only ...
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Does Kalpa coincide with age of Sun?
While searching for relation between the life span of Sun and present Shri Bramha Day, I came across a very interesting fact by calculations. The age of our Sun is nearly equal to Shri Bramha's day i....
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Goddess Parvathi hiding the sun
Is there a story where Goddess Parvathi hides the sun when Shiva is talking to her?A friend of mine insists that there is such a story.
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Story of Lord Shani's sibling Bhadrā (भद्रा )?
Yama, Yami (personification of the river Yamuna) and the Aśvinī Kumāra, are popularly referred as the siblings of Lord Śani (शनिदेव ) .
What might be lesser known, are Bhadrā (भद्रा ) and, Tapatī (...
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Cannot find source of this Surya Mantra. Can anyone help please?
A very soothing surya mantra was part of Sri Krishna series serial. A show based on 'Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran' glorifying Lord Krishna's immortal and eternal life.
Don't know from where this mantra ...
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Why did surya not accept shani as his son?
Surya had three wives, Samjna, Rajni and Prabha. Surya and Samjna had two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was Vaivasvata Manu. And the remaining two offspring were twins named Yama and Yamuna.
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Any name of Sri Rama with Surya as he is solar race?
Looking for scripturally mentioned appellations for Lord Rama with a name of Surya.
Ramchandra is commonly used, but never something like Suryarama, Suryanana, Suryapati.
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Any Sanskrit verses that explicitly states that Ganesha, Surya and Hanumana grants Moksha?
As per various texts, Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti have been told capable of granting Moksha.
Surya and Ganesha are part of the panchayatana smarta deities, in addition to the above three.
So along with them ...
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