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Where are Madhvacharya's Puranic quotes describing the path to Moksha?
As I Maadhva Vaishnava, I assume I am qualified to answer this.
It is true that many of Shripaada Madhvacharya's quotations both from the Puraanas and Vedas cannot be found currently. There are ...
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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
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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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Why didn't Lord Shiva realize that he was beheading his own son?
The Devi Bhagvatam Purana paints a general picture and understanding of why these events happen. It happened because of the Daivika-Vidhana (दैविक-विधान). Everything is pre-ordained and pre-determined ...
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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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