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which scripture does this shloka appear ūbāḥ bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ śrīdāman parājitāḥ?

This verse appears in Srimad Bhagavatam, in the Dashama Skandha (10th Canto), Chapter 18 - Verse 24. In this chapter, which involves the defeat of Pralamba by Lord Balarama, the cowherd boys play a ...
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Where is this statement written - "त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव...."

This is from Sarnagati Gadayam composed by Shri Ramanujacharya, this is addressed to Lord Narayana and his wife Laxmi:
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Is this a hoax or genuine? This claims to be a prediction of Muhammad from hindu scripture but I can't find it

Yep, it's false the only Purana where Muhhamad is supposedly mentioned is Bhaishya Purana which is a later interpolation of that Purana. I will find verses when I get home and update the answer. ...
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Which scripture is this shloka from? (atamaramo pyrirmak sakshan manmath manmatha)

Although slightly different, the first part occurs as the last part of verse 10.29.42 of the Bhagavata Purana; श्रीशुक उवाच इति विक्लवितं तासां श्रुत्वा योगेश्वरेश्वर: । प्रहस्य सदयं गोपीरात्मारामो...
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How do we reconcile with scripture's apparent promotion of child marriage.?

I would quote Swami Vivekananda's words for all social customs including the one requested above. For intricate problems like these they have been finding out scientific explanations for the last two ...
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Which verse/scripture is this shloka from? (tavam vastu nushmshi gamdyi yatr gavo bhuri sringa ayasa)

Yes indeed this shloka is from Rig Veda 1.154.6 ता वां॒ वास्तू॑न्युश्मसि॒ गम॑ध्यै॒ यत्र॒ गावो॒ भूरि॑शृङ्गा अ॒यास॑:। अत्राह॒ तदु॑रुगा॒यस्य॒ वृष्ण॑: पर॒मं प॒दमव॑ भाति॒ भूरि॑ ॥ meaning We pary (to ...
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Is this mantra from vishnu purana ? Vasudeva manārādhya ko mokṣaṁ saṁvyāpasatī

There is a slighty different version occuring in the Padma Purana Verse 1.3.38: वासुदेवमनाराध्य को हि मोक्षमवाप्स्यति । यद्रूपं मनसा ग्राह्यं यद्ग्राह्यं चक्षुरादिभिः ॥ ३८ ॥ vāsudevamanārādhya ko hi ...
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Which verse/scripture is this shloka from? (na karoti svayaṁ kiṅchit sṛṣṭiādika mahān)

This one also has a slighty different version occuring in the Padma Purana Verse 5.82.71: मायागुणैर्यतोमेंऽशा कुर्वंति सर्जनादिकम् । न करोमि स्वयं किंचित्सृष्ट्यादिकमहं शिव ॥ ७१ ॥ māyāguṇairyatomeṃ'...
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Where is this statement written - "त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव...."

Mentioned in Skanda Purana with slight changes. Sri Skand Purana 1.1.7.: The sages who were desirous of eulogizing Maheśvara, the sinless one, eulogized with very great eagerness and respect by means ...
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Reference source of this shloka - Niścalātavai bhaktir yā saiva muktiḥ janārdana

It is apparently from the Hari Bhakta Vilasa, verse 10.93: निश्चला त्वयि भक्तिर् या सैव मुक्तिर् जनार्दन । मुक्ता एव हि भक्तास् ते तव विष्णो यतो हरे ॥ ९३ ॥ niścalā tvayi bhaktir yā saiva muktir ...
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where is this sloka from: "Jīvana muktā api punar bandhanaṁ jānatī karma bhī "

It is from a gaudiya vaishnav text called Shri Gaudiya Kantahara Verse 12:32 jīvan-muktā api punar-bandhanaṃ yānti karmabhiḥ yady-acintya-mahā-śaktau bhagavaty-aparādhinaḥ
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How does one deal with contradiction in scriptures?

First see the text as a whole not in verses, for example, the Bhagavad Gita may seem contradictory at first even Arjuna feels that way, but Bhagavan Sri Krishna explains how to reconcile this. Two, ...
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What is the scriptural definition of "Nitya Karma" for a non-initiate?

The Vedantasara of Sadananda, which is one of the best books on Advaita Vedanta due to its clarity, organised structure and brevity, gives a definition of Nitya Karma. The text discusses who is the ...
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