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The story of Madhu and Kaithabha stealing vedas and Lord Vishnu in the avatar of Hayagriva retrieving them have been mentioned here . However my question is what was the form of vedas. … Mahabharata just states each of the vedas were endued in the most delightful form. Is there a description given elsewhere? …

Where can I find references to the days on which studying Vedas is prohibited ? …

There are 60 odd in Manusmriti that prescribe behavior for students starting from 2.175 . Not only do they include behavior and lifestyle, but also to-do and not-to-do list

It is said that the language sanskrit is derived from Vedas, i.e. mantras were first revealed to Rishis in deep meditation and then Sanskrit language came from it. … Even Lord Brahma got the Vedas in meditation. He didn't author it. …

To be clear, please don't conflate reading and reciting the Vedas to having understood the Vedas. I didn't come across anywhere in KMG Mahabharata where Karna is said to have read/recited vedas. … At most he was fully conversant with the vedas and understood the eternal saying of the vedas (Udyog Parva) Maharishi Matanga, who was born a Chandala, because of his penance got the boon of God like status …

I realized that my previous answer was incorrect as I had overlooked other verses. So I have deleted it. It does look that Ravana only had two hands but he was ten-faced. From Valmiki Ramayan, Arany …

Funeral ceremonies and oblations have been mentioned in the dharmashastras which are derived from Vedas. Specifically For the day count reference specifically Vishnu Smriti Ch 19 and Ch 22. …

Agamas are shrutis (just like vedas) revealed by Lord Shiva himself. So the point of questioning them does not arise. …

In the highly upvoted answer, I don't see how reference to commentaries of Uvata and Mahidhara led the member to conclude that Vedas can be chanted by everyone. …

I believe on several occasions where those in positions of power focus on managing perception than carrying out there right act. Under what circumstances can it be considered dharmic to manage percept …

As vedas are considered to be 'srutis' (i.e. something that is heard), my question is how do we decide if some individual proposes couple of verses claiming that it was revealed to him while in meditation …

cows 4) considers Bharat to be a holy land and 5) keeps away from himsa, is considered to be Hindu It is worthwhile to note that the current popular notion that belief in supreme epistemic authority of Vedas …

Manusmriti 10.95 says जीवेदेतेन राजन्यः सर्वेणाप्यनयं गतः । न त्वेव ज्यायंसीं वृत्तिमभिमन्येत कर्हि चित् ॥ ९५ ॥ jīvedetena rājanyaḥ sarveṇāpyanayaṃ gataḥ | na tveva jyāyaṃsīṃ vṛttimabhim …

There is already an answer from dharma shastras. But as you have tagged Mahabharata in your question, here is another answer from Draupadi-Satyabhama Samvada in Vana Parva The background here being S …

From Rigveda 10.108 (mandala 10 sukta 108) we know that Pani, a group of asuras had kidnapped the cattle of Angirasas. They hide those cows in a cave. But they were located by Sarameya,the pet dog of …