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Is Padma Purana a bad Purana?
Actually, Srimad Bhagwatam is that which states the absolute truth. It is considered as Nirgun meaning it is for the people who are free from 3 modes(gunas) of the nature. Any other purana which is ...
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Why are Hindu texts like Mahabharata so focused on race, lineage and varna?
Let us discuss how you should understand the parts that are problematic.
You have written:
"But when I am reading the abridged version (God knows what will happen if I read the unabridged version)...
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If reincarnation is false, doesn't that make the whole argument of Bhagavad Gita invalid?
There are several slokas in the Bhagavad Gita, which may be useful even for one who does not believe in reincarnation. The below slokas are some examples (a very small sample) that may be used for ...
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Why are Hindu texts like Mahabharata so focused on race, lineage and varna?
But when I am reading the abridged version (God knows what will happen if I read the unabridged version), the text is so hyperfocused on one's family and ancestors it feels obsessive.
Perhaps, more ...
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If Hinduism don't support Incest then why did Krishna married his own cousin Mitravinda and Bhadra?
manu smriti ch III.5 :
asapiṇḍā ca yā māturasagotrā ca yā pituḥ | sā praśastā dvijātīnāṃ
dārakarmaṇi maithune || 5 ||
She who is not a “sapiṇḍa” of one’s mother, not of the same “Gotra”
as his Father,...
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Is Vishnu avatar of Krishna or krishna avatar of vishnu?
In most texts, Krishna is avatar of Vishnu. Only in Brahmavaivarta Purana, garga Samhita etc is Krishna superior to Vishnu.
Garga Samhita says -
"Śrī Nārada said: As everyone looked on, Lord ...
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What are the instances in Hindu mythology where Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva are said to have met?
Krishna and Shiva encountered each other several times.
Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva fought with each other during the Banasura war -
“He nullified Brahmastra with a Brahmāstra, Vayavyastra (missile
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Does Vishnu care only about his devotees?
It is true that God looks after devotees.
God helps His devotees
Whoever, being devoted to Me solely, engage themselves always in
contemplation and worship of Me – to such ever-steadfast devotees I
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Does Vishnu care only about his devotees?
If Vishnu didn't care about others this world would be damned to ruination. God has a dharma for all living beings in Hinduism, not just his Bhaktas. However, his Bhakatas (Vaishnavas) seek him and ...
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