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For questions on the god of preservation, among the Trimurti. Also called Narayana. The Supreme God or Brahman in Vaishnavism. In case of questions exclusively on his avataras, the respective tag is preferable like Rama, Krishna.

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What is the story of the cowherd who died of shock after Shrinivasa's Darshan?

In story of Srinivasa/Venkateswara,a Cowherd loses prana by the shocking Darshan of Shriman Narayana. The cowherd must be very lucky man to have died after having darshan of Shriman Narayana and he mu …
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What is Guru parampara of Varkari sect

Varkari sect is Vaishnava community in Maharashtra which serves Panduranga(incarnation of Shri hari) in Pandharpur. Since every Vaishnava tradition traces its Guru parampara back to Shriman Narayana, …
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Is Lord Vishnu a Brahmin?

Shri Hari Vishnu is not a brahmin, he is above the caste or whatsoever is in this samsara or worldly things. …
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How was the nature of rama in all phases of his life?

We mostly hear about notorious and very diverse nature of Shri Krishna, personally I have never herd about the nature of Shri Rama in his various phases of life and the amount of knowledge he posses ( …
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What is story of Ati Varadar Swamy?

The main deity (moolavar) of Ati Vardar Swamy of Swamy Varadaraja Perumal is immersed in nearby pushkarini . It is taken out for public worship every 40 years, next time this is going to happen in 201 …
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Is Malayappa Swamy Vigraha Swambhu/Self Manifested

Swayambhu Vigraha means incarnated figure or an idol which has no human involvement in its creation, generally such Idols/figures are more important and considered to be more sacred than man-made idol …
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Is Tapioca/Sabudana suitable for consumption on ekadashi

It is said that on ekadashi days one should not eat Grains. So going by strict definitions avoiding rice, wheat, lentils, other pulses etc. By that definition we can eat Tapioca aka Sabudana , so is …
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What are hymns chanted for abhishekam?

There are following possibilities for Aradhya and other god's Any Male God(Except Shiva) we use Purusha Sukta Lord Narayana(Vishnu) and all his 24 avatar's we use Vishnu Sukta (notice we can also use …
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What exactly are Pancharatra texts?

What is Pancharatra Pancharatra texts are Vaishnava Agama Shastras, the name pancharatra literally means 'five nights', since these scriptures were revealed by Sage Narayana in 5 Nights to all t …
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What is the Yogeshwara form of God Vishnu?

Yogeshwara translates to Lord/Master of Yoga. Shri Krishna is known as Yogeshwara because, Shriman Narayana in the form/avatar of Shri Krishna revived ancient knowledge of Yoga viz Bhakti, Jnana, and …
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Are there non-ISKCONic translations of the Bhagavata Purana?

errors because the authors are not professional students) Another Good one Sanskrit Commentaries Compilation of all possible Vaishnava commentaries(note that Advaita with ishta devta Shriman Narayana(Vishnu
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Is it respectful to praise/refer gods by the name 'Urdhwareta"?

Urdhwareta is one of the 1000 names given to Lord Shriman Narayana in Vishnu Sahastranaam, which literally means ithyphallic. Same name is given to the Last 24th Avatar of Lord Rudra named Lakulish. …
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Why is Bhagwan incarnating as Kalki in this(particular) Kaliyuga?

Many people know about The Cycle of 4 Yugas and DashaAvatars of Shriman Narayana ,but very few know that the Dashaavatars are not bound to the cycle of 4 Yugas. The Avatars of Bhagwan are infinite in …
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Leftover Kshatriyas after Lord Parashurama's genocide

Lord Parashu Rama sanitized earth by killing kshatirya generations for 21 times. From what Dharma calls that the one who is humble and does not raise a weapon he should be granted sharanagati, & due t …
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How to offer Naivedyam to Shriman Narayana

Offering Food or Naivedyam/Prasadam is integral part of Vaishnava lifestyle. Majority of Vaishnavas follow Pancharatra Agama shastras, therefore I assume Naivedyam procedure is described in those tex …
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