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Daksha Prajapati's daughter Taamra was married to Kashyapa. Shuki was name of one of the daughters of Taamra. Śukī gave birth to parrots. As Indra was talking to a "Suka" i.e. parrot whose origin is f …

Answering this part of your Question: Who were the enemies that Mucukunda and the Gods had to fight against? Enemies were Demons in the leadership of Tarakasur. The battle commenced and the fir …

Yes, sleep at sandhya time is prohibited as per Mahabharata: Anusasana Parva: Section CIV because this time is prescribed for meditation, if people sleep at this time then, they have their lives short …

Which scripture describes six kalyana gunas (auspicious attributes) of Vishnu? …

Many scriptures provide details about Suka, few of them are: Mahabharata: Santi Parva Devi Bhagavatam: Skandha 1 Sri Venkatachala - Its Glory Related Post(s) What scriptures describe Vyasa's so …

The word श्रद्धा (śraddhā) means "faith" or "belief". In BG 4.39, the word श्रद्धावान् is derrived from श्रद्धा which means: The man who is full of faith

Some signs, which foretell that death is nearing, are given in 43rd chapter of Markandeya Purana (Sanskrit shlokas and Hindi Translation) 19th chapter of Vayu Purana (Sanskrit shlokas and Hindi Tra …

In 7.11 The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa), Nārada Muni says यस्य यल्लक्षणं प्रोक्तं पुंसो वर्णाभिव्यञ्जकम्। यदन्यत्रापि दृश्येत तत्तेनैव विनिर् …

Actually posts are worshipped - Manu, Indra, Saptarisis, Vedvyas, Ganesh or Ganapati or Mahaganapati, Prajapati are merely posts or titles (who holds the title can be found in Puranas. Few of them ar …

This is from Rigveda's Aitareya Brahmana 7.15 : अथ हैक्ष्वाकं वरुणो जग्राह तस्य होदरं जज्ञे तदु ह रोहितः शुश्राव सोऽरण्याद्ग्राममेयाय तमिन्द्रः पुरुषरूपेण पर्येत्योवाच नाना श्रान्ताय श्रीरस्तीति रोहि …

1. Which Scriptures say Shiva is easily pleased than rest of Gods in Trinity? Part 10 of Bhagavata Purana and Part 5 of Vishnu Purana Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva can each bestow or …

Well, so first name will come out as Kamasutra of Vātsyāyana for Kama but it is not considered as scripture in many posts of this forum such as in q1, q2, q3 and even in many more such questions. … But there must be some scripture on Kama too as it is also one of the four Purusarthas ('object of human pursuit' or 'purpose of human being'). …

Lord Brahma has following names as per Kurma Purana (English translation source 1, source 2): Hiranyagarbha: The word garbha means womb and since Brahma originated from inside a golden (hiranya) egg …

From chapter 4 of Kurma Purana (translation by MOTILAL BANARSIDASS publication): in view of his vastness, he is called Brahma Here is the screenshot of Sanskrit verse and Hindi translation: Rela …

हृषीकेश = हृषीक (इन्द्रिय/senses) + ईश (lord) = Lord of the senses Hindi Commentary By Swami Chinmayananda and English Commentary By Swami Sivananda on BG 1.15 explain Hrishikesha (used for Krishna) a …