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How is the name Shiva connected with the aspect of the Supreme Lord?
Yes, the name Shiva itself also denotes that Lord is the Ruler also. If we reverse the word Shiva (शिव) we get the word Vashi (वशी) which means 'who is the controller of all' which has a similar ...
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Why didn't Lord Shiva realize that he was beheading his own son?
It was all a leela between Parvati,Siva and Vishnu in order to give Ganesa a primary place in worship, because as created, he was said to be of Tamasika nature:
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/...
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Is there any scriptural proof that shri krishna's name is three times more powerful as of Shri Ram
Padma Purana, 6.254. 20-29, conversation of Shiva Parvati—
Lord Siva Says: “O Varānanā, I chant the holy name of Rāma, Rāma, Rāma and thus enjoy this beautiful sound. This holy name of Rāmacandra is ...
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An attempt to malign our religion by an Islamist in the Article. Can I get good refutations of this man claims?
The Islamist article peddles standard attacks on Hinduism. Let me discuss the article one by one.
Asvamedha yajna
Aśvamedha (‘[that in which] a horse is immolated’)
Aśvamedha is one of
the most ...
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What happened to Kripa after Mahabharata War?
Kripacharya was blessed with longetivity till the end of the Kalpa (Chiranjeevi) and also is scheduled to become one of the Saptarishis of the next Manvantara, as I discuss in this answer.
Also, ...
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Why didn't Lord Shiva realize that he was beheading his own son?
This is a serious problem only if one takes this particular Puranic story seriously.
There are several Puranic stories about Lord Ganesha and his elephant head. These stories are:
STORY 1. Once ...
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Was the Brahmaputra River created by Lord Brahma?
Chapter 81, (Kāmarūpamahātmyavarṇana) of Kālikāpurāna describes the origin of the river Brahmaputra in the following way.
I'm providing the Summarized English Translation of the translated Hindi text
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