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How does the jiva or soul control the body?
Whatever action a man performs with his body, speech and mind whether right or the reverse these five are its causes.Bhagavad Gita 18.15 Translation Swami Gambirananda
For moving the hand or walking (...
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Who calm the Narasimha's anger after killing Hiranyakashyap?
It's Prahlāda,son of Hiraṇyakaśipu.
The Bhagavata Purana,Book 7,Chapter 9
Nārada said:
When, in spite of the Lord’s transcendence to attributes, the excellences of the Lord were highly extolled with ...
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Is there any way to fulfill a wish?
Try
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Giving mala of red flowers to lord Hanuman ji for 40 days to nearby hanuman mandir.
Note :- you should walk on naked feet
After giving mala:- (say your wish)
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Gokulnathay namah
Chant this ...
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Origin of "Rãma Nãma Satya Hai"
शिवे शवे न सञ्चारो भवेत् प्रेतस्य कस्यचित् ।
अतस्तद्दाहपर्यन्तं रामनाम जपो वरम् ॥
Rudrayamal tantra
There should be no communication of any ghost soul in the dead body, that is why the name of Ram ...
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What is Hinduism's view on appropriate societal norms?
There is some truth in the claim that societal norms were different in ancient India than the current norms.
Women had freedoms that would seem to us today to border on hedonism as is clear from this ...
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What is Hinduism's view on appropriate societal norms?
Firstly the nationalistic concept of "ancient india" has no basis in vedic scriptures. As per scriptures there are four yuga cycles - satya, treta, dvapara, kali (nationalists not aware of ...
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What is Hinduism's view on appropriate societal norms?
After doing a bit of research I have compiled my own answer to the question. I still look forward to other answers from people more knowledable than I.
Trends currently acceptable in modern west are ...
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How to Learn About Hinduism for Beginners
I would suggest that you take the help of a teacher, who will help you to study the Sanatana Dharma. In absence of a teacher, the next best thing is to read books. There are many on this topic. My ...
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How many times does the word 'अनन्त' (Ananta) come in the Vedas?
9 times in the R̥g-vedá śākala samhita
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In what scripts the oldest Sanskrit literature was written?
Assuming Manuscripts also count then:
1. Bakhshali manuscript
The Bakhshali manuscript is variously dated between 3rd century (acc. to carbon dating methods) to 9th century AD, and it was found in in ...
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What's the difference between the chariot and the two birds?
मन एव मनुष्याणां कारणं बन्धमोक्षयोः ।
Mind is the only cause of bondage and liberation - Maitrayini Upanishad 4.3.11
As we know that mind, by its nature easily gets deviated towards the Samsara and ...
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My question is on the Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 1 verse 1.?
By the time of Sanjaya's narration of the Bhagavad Gita to Dhritarashtra, Bhishma was already lying on a bed of arrows, having fallen in battle, and Sanjaya is narrating events that already happened ...
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Are there any scriptures that portray Lord Rama to be the source of all incarnations including Lord Vishnu?
ततस्तवमसि दुर्धर्षात्रस्माद भावात् सनातनात्।
रक्षार्थ सर्वभुतानाम् विष्णुसं उपजग्मिवान्।।
Valmiki Ramayan7.104.9
Kaal says:- After my prayers, in the beginning of creation, you forsaken your ...
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Which God should i pray to get rid of speaking ghost and evil spirits and what mantra should I chant according in Vedas and Hinduism
Chanting.: "|| ॐ नमो नारायणाय ||" (Om namo nārāyaNāya).
Followed by Bhagavadgita, adhyaya 11 sloka 36.
अर्जुन उवाच |
स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या
जगत्प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च |
रक्षांसि भीतानि...
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Meaning of words in a marriage/baby shower invitation
Dhouhitran is more commonly spelled as Douhitra (दौहित्र), and it just means the son of one's daughter. (Source)
Naazhigai is a Tamil word for 'twenty-four minutes (Source). It is one unit in a more ...
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Meaning of words in a marriage/baby shower invitation
Dhouhitran is daughter's son. Poutran is son's son. Both are grandsons. Also heard that Dhouhitran has full authority to do funeral rites for the grandfather/grandmother. Poutran has rights only to ...
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