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where is this shloka from: uccenninda ānaṅda maraviṃda vilocanaḥ?
Trying to identify the source of this shloka
uccenninda ānaṅda maraviṃda vilocanaḥ
उच्चेंनिंद आनंद मरविंद विलोचनः
any suggestions are appreciated.
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Aadi Jagadguru Shankaracharya: where is this shloka from ? - parasyeva brahmaṇaḥ praveśa śravaṇā tādātmyo upadeśā ca
Hi Trying to identify from where this shloka is:
parasyeva brahmaṇaḥ praveśa śravaṇā tādātmyo upadeśā ca
परस्येव ब्रह्मणः प्रवेश श्रवणा तादात्मयो उपदेशा च
based on the audio lecture it was mentioned ...
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Refrence for this sentence in vedas
In class 6 history books, this line is quoted frm rigveda to prove that Varna migration was easy in early Vedic period.
'l am a singer; my father is a physician, my mother is a grinder of corn . ' ...
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Is it me or this Stotram makes you feel like you're travelling through different dimensions afterlife, and seeing your karma
Title: Shree Vishnu Pratah - Smaranastotram
Album: Holy Chants On Vishnu And Mahalakshmi
Artist: G. Gayathri Devi, Saindhavi, Priya, R. Shruti
This stotram really makes you feel like, you're ...
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Tonsuring head of new born
Apart from the family customs, is it alright to do the shaving head ceremony of the newborn after the first year is completed?
I have read in many places that the tonsuring is done before the first ...
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which scripture does this shloka appear ūbāḥ bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ śrīdāman parājitāḥ?
Hi I am trying to identify on which scripture does this shloka appear ?
ūbāḥ bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ śrīdāman parājitāḥ
ऊबाः भगवान कृष्णः श्रीदामान् पराजिता:
I roughly translates to once Sridama became ...
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A question regarding conduct of war in Vedic age?
Pranam,
I have heard that in Mahabharata times they used to destroy cities of enemies.. Hanuman burnt Lanka..and also Lord Indra is called Purandara..
But in past 2000 years we rarely find Hindu kings ...
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Natural Shiv Ling consecration
We have found a natural Shiv Ling in a forest that we would like to consecrate and bless to Lord Shiva.
What are suggested mantras, operations and related to do it?
Water, Milk would be sufficient ?
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is this from padma purana ? reme ramesho vividhaiva priyayā rādhayāsaḥ
Hi I am trying to identify if the below verse is from padma purana
reme ramesho vividhaiva priyayā rādhayāsaḥ
रेमे रमेशो विविधैव प्रियया राध्यासः
any suggestions are appreciated.
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Is post-Vedic Hinduism copied from Buddhism?
Is Hinduism copied from Buddhism?
https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/2043
For example, as this answer says, and a lot of others in the same thread, "Hinduism" didn't exist in its present-...
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What is nivritti marg according to the shastras?
There are two paths one is nivritti and another is pravritti. What does nivritti mean? They both lead to bhagwat prapti .
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Can I consume fruits after having a spoon of Ghee?
I have a dry and vata body so I like to consume a spoon of Ghee before my meals. But I also consume a lot of fruits and soaked nuts after that. Is that a bad combination?
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If Hinduism don't support Incest then why did Krishna married his own cousin Mitravinda and Bhadra?
My Dear King, Lord Krishna Forcibly Took Away Princess Mitravindā, The Daughter Of His Aunt Rājādhidevī, Before The Eyes Of The Rival Kings”
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.58.31
Bhadrā Was A Princess Of The ...
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Is the story of the liberation of a Pisacha mentioned in the Samkhya Sutra found in Mahabharata?
In the Samkhya Sutra, the fourth chapter (Akhyayika) mentions many stories to convey the message of Sankhya philosophy. One such story is the story of a Pisacha (goblin).
पिशाचवदन्यार्थोपदेशेऽपि
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which upanishad is this shloka from ? Iti cha 'pahatapāpmādasya cha guṇā na bhūtakāśe sambhavanti jīvā saṅkāpi nivaritā
I am trying to find the upanishad from which this shloka occurs:
Iti cha 'pahatapāpmādasya cha guṇā na bhūtakāśe sambhavanti jīvā saṅkāpi nivaritā
इति च ऽपहतपाप्मादस्य च गुणा न भूतकाशे सम्भवन्ति जी...
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How is Shiva's incarnation Lord Bhava connected to Lord Hanuman?
How is Shiva's incarnation Lord Bhava connected to Lord Hanuman ji?
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Is this verse from Narada Pancharatra: Rā śabdoṁ uccāraṇā bhaktoṁ bhakti mukti karātisā, dhā śabdoṁ uccāraṇe naiva dhāvata seva hare padam
I am trying to identify if this shloka Narada Pancharatra:
Rā śabdoṁ uccāraṇā bhaktoṁ bhakti mukti karātisā, dhā śabdoṁ uccāraṇe naiva dhāvata seva hare padam
रा शब्दों उच्चारणा भक्तों भक्ति मुक्ति ...
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Conversation between Lord Ram and Daṇḍakāraṇya sages exact verse
I am trying to identify the exact verse for the conversation from Adhyatama Ramayana that happened between Lord Rama and Daṇḍakāraṇya sages.
Where the sages expressed their desire to become Lord Ram's ...
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reference request for verse: Satvam tatvam para tvam cha tvat tryam hanakina tritatva rupini Radha sa api Radhika
Trying to find the reference for this verse:
Satvam tatvam para tvam cha tvat tryam hanakina tritatva rupini Radha sa api Radhika
सत्वं तत्वं पर त्वं च त्वत त्र्यम हनकिना त्रितत्व रूपिणी राधा सापि रा...
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Chakra roses and the Tudor Rose?
I'm curious about the rose petal representation of the chakras - what are the origins and are they universal. And also by extension - It seems there are several in the Tudor Rose?
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Is it wrong to hug a friend of the opposite gender?
I was listening to a katha and the katha vachak said that in our shastras, it is forbidden even to touch a female wooden toy. In which shastra is it mentioned that you shouldn't touch/hug females?
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What are the repercussions for a woman who remains unmarried lifelong?
If a woman remains unmarried all her life...
Is she sent to Hell?
Who is considered the sinner? She, her father, or someone else?
If she is sent to Heaven, then on what grounds? She did not even ...
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Shatdarshanas: Who is understood to be the one that grants liberation and enlightment?
Consider this question as the sequel to: Foundational texts of Shatdarshanas
Out of shatdarshanas: The Vedanta school has primarily three sub-schools: Advaita Vedanta, Vishishtadvaita and Davita.
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Linega of Sri Sampradaya (Shri Ram Mantraraj Parampara)
Lineage of Sri Sampradaya Shri Ram Mantraraj Parampara by Anantanandacharya
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How does Hinduism explain sudden sexual desire between a man and a woman from the perspective of chakras?
Aside from hormones, I recall feeling extreme lust for a specific girl. It did not happen with other girls; I even felt the lower chakra swadhistanas working.
How does Hinduism explain this from an '...
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Who expelled Buddhism from India and why?
Who expelled Buddhism from India and why?
Please list any books that contain authoritative information about this topic.
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Who are the Vishnu Dutas?
There is the mention of Vishnu Dutas in the story of Ajamila mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Are there any other associated stories/information about them in other scriptures?
https://www.quora....
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Foundational texts of Shatdarshanas
The six orthodox schools are called as shatdarshanas and include Nyaya, Sankhya, Yoga, Vaisheshika, Purva Mimamsa, and Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta Philosophy). Most of these schools of thought believe in ...
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About Ganesha's wife, Pushti
In this chapter of Devi Bhagavata Purana, it mentioned Ganesha's another wife, Pushti:-
O Child! As Lakṣmī Devī is of Nārāyaṇa, as Rādhikā is of Kṛṣṇa; as is My Sāvītrī, as Bhava’s is Bhavānī, as ...
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Languages of Mahabharatha and Ramayana
What were the languages of communication among ordinary people in times of Ramayana and Mahabharata?
During war and in courts, marketplaces and travel Sanskrit could not have been used as it is more ...
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Does Krishna give material success to his devotee?
Aim of our life is getting Moksha. But sometimes getting material success is also needed (भूखे भजन न होय गोपाला i.e. How can one do bhakti of Krishna with a empty stomach ?)
So, does Krishna give ...
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Where is this statement written - "त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव...." [duplicate]
There is a popular Sanskrit Stanza
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव,
त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव।
त्वमेव विद्या च द्रविणं त्वमेव,
त्वमेव सर्वम् मम देवदेवं।
What is the source for it ? And for whom it is ...
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Is Vishnu avatar of Krishna or krishna avatar of vishnu?
You know in general perspective it was always vishnu taking avatar as Krishna
but if you go in depth and listen to the devotees of iskon they seem to say the reverse infact they even go a step ahead ...
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Which verse/scripture is this shloka from? (na karoti svayaṁ kiṅchit sṛṣṭiādika mahān)
I am trying to identify the source of the sloka. I came across this sloka while listening to a lecture, It sounds mostly like from Bhagwata Mahapurana but somehow I am not able to find it researching ...
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Was it wrong for a man to reject both married and unmarried woman's sexual or romantic advances?
I read that, it was considered as wrong for a man to reject a woman's sexual/romantic advances on him.
Although in the linked question, it is written that it was only for a Kshatriya man. But I think ...
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Malook Shatak (मलूक शतक)
Complete Malook Shatak
Written by Malook Das also with its transliteration.
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What are the instances in Hindu mythology where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva are said to have met?
What are the instances in Hindu mythology where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva are said to have met? I came across these bhajans which mention meetings between Bhole Bhandaari (Lord Shiva) and Braj Ki ...
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Which scripture is this shloka from? (hariṇā cāśava de yetī)
I am trying to identify which scripture this sloka is from. I came across this an audio lecture:
hariṇā cāśava de yetī
हरिणा चाशव दे येती
any suggestions are appreciated
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Anusasanika Parva is it a mistranslation?
Has the Anusasanika Parva been mistranslated, it's the long speech where Bhishma talks to Yudishtara. Is the tone somehow changed? This is for English translations. I am using the Mahabharata found in ...
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Bandha/Mudra that stimulates pleasure centre
What are the specific mudras/bandhas in Hatha Yoga that stimulate/ enhance the pleasure centres. Like, for example, I think the Mula Bandha is close to stimulating the pleasure centre of the genital ...
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On misogyny of Hindu Text
I have been looking at Varna in regard to Hindu text. From what I read which was little it doesn't seem to be that bad. That being said I also wanna see what verses are seen or considered against ...
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Death in the month of Kartika
My paternal grandmother left her body in the recently concluded month of Kartika. I want to find out if in the scriptures there is any benefit mentioned of one departing in the month of Kartika
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Question about brahmacharya recommendations and rules
So my question is there are many text about brahmacharya and they may also be with some rules and recommendations.
https://www.swaminarayan.faith/scriptures/en/satsangi-jeevan/prakran-5/52#:~:text=A%...
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I have heard vaiṣṇavas had captured many Śaiva temples [closed]
Did Vaiṣṇavas really converted temples? If so state it with proper inscriptional data.
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Reference source of this shloka - Niścalātavai bhaktir yā saiva muktiḥ janārdana
I am trying to identify the reference/source of this shloka,
Niścalātavai bhaktir yā saiva muktiḥ janārdana
निश्चलात्वै भक्तिर या सैव मुक्तिर जनार्दन
Any hints or suggestions are appreciated.
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Can an astrologer charge money for his predictions?
I heard from someone that parashara hora shastra states that using knowledge of astrology as business is restricted and no one should charge money for it. But I never have came across such verse.
So, ...
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where is this sloka from: "Jīvana muktā api punar bandhanaṁ jānatī karma bhī "
I am trying to identify the source of this shloka,
Jīvana muktā api punar bandhanaṁ jānatī karma bhī
जीवन मुक्ता अपि पुनर बंधनं जानती कर्म भी
researched online but couldn't find anything relevant, ...
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Can anyone share the source of famous sloka gange cha yamune chaiva?
Famous sloka for water purification or during bathing:
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन् संनिधिं कुरु ॥
Can anyone share the source of this sloka?
Based on my ...
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Can we worship Alakshmi?
I have heard that Alakshmi was worshipped at once. That's actually interesting and my doubt was arised from that.
So, my question is, can we worship Alakshmi? If yes, Which scripture say that/there ...
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Is this mantra from vishnu purana ? Vasudeva manārādhya ko mokṣaṁ saṁvyāpasatī
Hi all wanted to confirm if this mantra is from Vishnu purana
Vasudeva manārādhya ko mokṣaṁ saṁvyāpti
वासुदेव मनाराध्य को मोक्षं संव्याप्ति
if so does anyone know its verse number in Vishnu purana?
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