Questions tagged [shloka]
A couplet of Sanskrit verse, especially one in which each line contains sixteen syllables.
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Citation request for Ganesha's dhyana sloka
Recently I came across these statues of Gaṇeśa currently held in museums overseas.
Statue 1
Statue 2
Statue 3
All of these statues were found in the northern parts of undivided Bengal, date around the ...
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Is the idea of the 'Sadharana Shloka' present in scripture?
There is an argument about the "Shuklambaradharam" shloka and who it praises: Ganesha or Vishnu?
When researching that, I stumbled onto this blog post which says that the debate Ganesha vs ...
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reference for slokam mentioning what sudhama had for feast
In the below video at 37:31 the speaker mentions what all sudhama had for the feast
https://youtu.be/rRQmp9zO5_I
Can some one please give reference for the full slokam
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reference for slokam "udaram" on Krishna
I am trying to search the slokam that is mentioned in 34:53 in the below video
https://youtu.be/8mZCRPxDXng
I am not able to find it.
Can some one give reference for that slokam
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Can anybody state the origin of this verse?
While searching for a particular topic, I came across this verse.
शूद्रो वा यदि वाऽन्योऽपि चण्डालोऽपि जटाधरः । दीक्षितः शिवमन्त्रेण सभस्माङ्गः शिवो भवेत् ।।
Translation: Śūdras or any other person, ...
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What is the source of the verse "Sam no Varunah" on the emblem of Indian navy?
The invocation to Lord Varuna (The Sea God) in the Vedas was adopted by Indian Navy for its emblem, with the Motto: “Sam no Varunah”, meaning: “Be auspicious unto us Oh Varuna” Source: Indian Navy ...
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What is the meaning of this sloka?
I heard the below shloka from my friend. The below shloka is:-
ॐ बन्धूक कुसुमाभासां पञ्चमुण्डाधिवासिनीं।
स्फुरच्चन्द्रकलारत्न मुकुटां मुण्डमालिनीं॥
त्रिनेत्रां रक्त वसनां पीनोन्नत घटस्तनीं।
पुस्तकं चा...
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Where's this line from? "shanto bava maheshana"
Where did this line come from?
shanto bava maheshana
I think it's part of a shlok, but this is just some of it.
I tried searching online, but it didn't work though.
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This shloka is from which scripture?
Looking for scriptural reference for this shloka.:
आकाशस्याधिपो विष्णुरग्नेश्चैव महेश्वरी।
वायोः सूर्यः क्षितेरीशो जीवनस्य गणाधिपः।।
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This sloka is from which scripture? "आदित्यं गणनाथं..."
Looking for scriptural reference of shloka:
आदित्यं गणनाथं च देवी रुद्रं च केशवम्। पंच दैवत्यामि त्युक्तं सर्वकर्मसु पूजयेत॥
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Is this shloka a misintrepretetion of BG 4:7 or it is present in any sacred text?
I found this shloka while reading a novel.
Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glanirbhavati suvrata | Abhyutthānamadharmasya
tadā prakrtṛsambhavaḥ ||
This shloka is very similar to BG 4:7. Is this shloka a ...
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What is the source of the Sanskrit phrase "oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya"?
Can anybody refer to any Hindu text (along with the verse number, full verse and meaning) where this phrase - "oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya" appears?
By the way, it is not the first verse of ...
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Which text has this mantra? Abhratrughneem
Which scripture text has this hymn? I've heard it used in South Indian marriages.
abhratrughneem varunApatighneem brihaspatE
indrAputraghneem lakshamamtAmasmai savitassuvah
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What is the meaning of Shri Krishan Govind Hare Murari by Jagjit singh?
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This is a bhajan by Jagjit Singh Ji. It's difficult for me to understand the meaning of the lyrics in this song.
What is the exact meaning of these verses?
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Reference for slokam "aho yashode tava balakoyam"
Can someone please give a reference to the following slokam?
aho yashode tava balakoyam grude gruhe
(39:23 in this video)
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Full text of the 'Sri Mahalakshmi Dhyanam & Stotram'
I recently came across a piece of paper in my parents' home that is entitled 'Sri Mahalaxmi Dhyanamum Stotramum'. (It is written in English)
The first line is:
'sahasratala padmasta karnikaa ...
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How to pronounce this sloka?
I found this sloka online and I think there are some misspellings or mistakes in this version:
Pathaya vaa patale , Sthapaya vaa sakala Bhuvana samraye |
Matha thava pada yugalam , munchami naiva ...
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doubt about contradiction
In Upanishad it says "Uttisthata Jagrata Prapya Varannibodhata"/ "Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" and in Gita, it says "Karmanye Vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshou ...
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Should we Recite pratah smaran slokas before or after bathing?
There are many pratah smaran stotram and slokas of various gods (Shiva , devi , Ganesh etc) aswell as of holy being (panch devi sapt cheeranjivi etc). We also have slokas such "karagre vaste ...
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To whom does the sloka "Shuklam Baradharam Vishnum, Shashi Varnam Chaturbhujam" refer?
Does the sloka mean Lord Vishnu or Ganesh ji?
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Can anyone give me the complete dhyana shloka for Lord Narasimha starting "Manikyadri samaprabham" in Devnagari script?
I have the dhyana sloka but probably written down wrongly and I would like to correct the pronunciation.
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Is it valid to quote half-lines of ślokas?
While reading nibandhas like Nirṇayasindhu & Smṛtitattva, it is found that the authors often quoted half-verses instead of the entire verse. For example, Kamalākara Bhaṭṭa quotes 'शरत्काले महापूजा ...
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Meaning of "becoming Pure" by reciting a slokha
Sloka:-
Om Apavitrah Pavitro Vaa Sarva-Avasthaam Gato-[A]pi Vaa |
Yah Smaret-Punnddariikaakssam Sa Baahya-Abhyantarah Shucih ||
Meaning:-
1: Om, if one is Apavitra (Impure) or Pavitra (Pure), or ...
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Regarding a shloka similar to a shloka in guru gita
गुरुर्ब्रह्म गुरुर्विष्णुर्गुरुर्देवोमहेशवरः ।
गुरुर्साक्षात् परब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः
gururbrahma gururviṣṇurgururdevomaheśavaraḥ | gurursākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ
This is a ...
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Stories and shlokas that glorify adult children and speak against toxic parenting
I have seen that Hindu stories, shlokas and myths are full of praises for parents. It makes sense that most rules were made by elder people, their rituals were designed to discipline those who are ...
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kabir was lover of lord Ram, and this is established fact why then now this upstart by Rampal call kabir as god
as by popular belief kabir was devoted to lord Ram. what has made into people believe that kabir is god
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From which scripture are these shlokas?
From which scripture are these shlokas from?
स्थितस् तत्र जना यूका इव सीमन्त-संस्थिताः ॥ This earth here is the
body of a giant living being, self-supported in empty space. On that
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Where this statement "I know how to control the universe" Mentioned in Bhagvad Gita?
In which Slok of Bhagvad Gita , Supreame Lord Krishna said that "I know how to control the universe?" .
I suspected that he said something different from that but not exactly that Statement ...
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Confirmation on the number of verses in different editions of the Valmiki Ramayana
There is a slight confusion In the number of verses attributed to different edition of the Valmiki Ramayana in the critical edition published by BORI.
As regards the critical edition, the critical ...
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Seeking elucidation on an apparently ambiguous Śloka from the Bṛhaddharma Purāņa
There's a popular Śloka found in the Bṛhaddharma Purāņa.
बृहद्धर्म पुराण
नास्ति गंगासमं तीर्थं नास्ति विष्णुसमःप्रभु ।
नास्ति शम्भुसमः पूज्यो नास्ति मातृसमो गुरुः॥ १.२.३४ ॥
There's no tirtha (...
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What's the source, and context of this verse - 'vāmā bhūtvā yajet param (वामा भूत्वा यजेत् परम्)'?
In some articles I encountered this -
वामा भूत्वा यजेत् परम्
vāmā bhūtvā yajet param
If I understand this correctly, this basically means -
Every aspirant has to realise the 'latent female ...
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What's the reference for this dhyana shloka?
Shanka chakra dharam devam
Chatur bahum kiritinam
Sarvayudhair upethancha
Garudopari samsthitham
Sanakadhi munindraisthu sarva devair upAsitham
Shree Bhoomi sahitham devam udaya dhithya sannibam
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Which scripture is the source of the verse "Janmanā jāyatē jantuḥ karmaṇā jāyatē dvijaḥ" (everyone is born worm)?
Complete verse is as follows.
Janmanā jāyatē jantuḥ karmaṇā jāyatē dvijaḥ |
vēdādhyayanatō vipraḥ brahmavid brāhmaṇa smr̥taḥ ||
In Devanagari script:
जन्मना जायते जन्तु: कर्मणा जायते द्विज:।
वेदा...
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Which stotra are these verses from?
In this video, Dr. Chidabaram Sastry gives two slokas for getting the Grace of Devi for Poetry prowess.
But it's hard for me to learn without knowing the lyrics.
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What is the source of shloka: "Daivadhinam Jagat sarvam, mantradhinam tu daivatam Tan mantram brahmanadhinam, brahmano mama devata"
What is the source of shloka:
"Daivadhinam Jagat sarvam, mantradhinam tu daivatam
Tan mantram brahmanadhinam, brahmano mama devata"
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देवाधीनं जगत सर्वे, मंत्राधीना च देवता, ...
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The inseparability of the Harivamsa from the Mahabharata and the number of verses accorded to it by traditional Sampradayas
As per the Matsya Purāṇa, Chapter 53, verse 70:
अष्टादश पुराणानि कृत्वा सत्यवतीसुतः।
भारताख्यानमखिलं चक्रे तदुपबृंहितम्।
लक्षेणैकेन यत्प्रोक्तं वेदार्थपरिबृंहितम्॥७०॥
After completing the 18 Puranas, ...
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What are the characteristics and verses of the Devi Bhagavata Purana mentioned by Bhaskararaya?
Bhaskararaya was a great Sri Vidya Acharya from Southern India. Being from the same Sampradaya as Adi Shankaracharya, (whom he credits with spreading the Sampradaya in his Guptavati Bhashya on Sri ...
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What is difference between Mantra & Shloka [duplicate]
Verses in Vedas are called Mantras where as verses in Gita are called Shlokas.
Can anyone please explain what is difference betwee Mantra and Shloka ?
Is there some different way to observe them in ...
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Need reference of shloka from video?
In this video pravachana guru is tell sloka I want this sloka and reference
Please seek 10:38 mins
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Where does the verse "aavaahanan na jaanaami..." come from?
Whenever a pooja is completed in my home, my mother says this.
आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि तवार्चनम्।
पूजां श्चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वर॥
Where does this verse come from?
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Do the introductory verses by Suta/Sauti and asker’s verses form part of the verse count of the core scripture itself?
The Puranas and Itihāsas generally begin with a few introductory and concluding verses, mostly included in one or more separate chapters. In the introductory verses, a setting is created where the ...
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Ramaa/Rema in the Shloka
In the below shloka, who is "ramaa"?
umā uṣā ca vaidehī ramā gangeti panchakam
prātareva smarennityaṃ saubhāgyaṃ vardhate sadā
I read a few online translations posting it as "consort ...
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If one's destiny cannot be changed, why do the phalashrutis of shlokas mention benefits or fruits of the recitation?
For example, if a man is destined to be poor or childless, can constant recitation of the Shri Sukta make him rich or bless him with sons?
Or, if a man is destined to die early in an accident, can the ...
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Seven seas, dynasties and forests
Below shloka:
सप्तार्णवः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च सप्तर्षयो द्वीप वनानि सप्त ।
भूरादि कृत्वा भुवनानि सप्त कुर्वतु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम् ।।
The seven seas, seven dynasties, seven rishis, seven isles and forests,...
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Are there any verses containing prescriptions or advisements to build up muscular strength?
As in instructions to maintain bodily strength, to be able to fight, overall just emphasizing physical strength?
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Source and translation of the shloka
सौराष्ट्रावन्त्याभीराश्च शूरा अर्बुदमालवाः । व्रात्या द्विजा भविष्यन्ति शूद्रप्राया जनाधिपाः (saurāṣṭrāvantyābhīrāśca śūrā arbudamālavāḥ | vrātyā dvijā bhaviṣyanti śūdraprāyā janādhipāḥ)
I got that ...
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Reference of this Sanskrit quote
I read this Sanskrit shloka in a book.
पृथिव्यां त्रीणि रत्नानि जलमन्नं सुभाषितम्। मूढ़ै: पाषाणखण्डेषु रत्नसंज्ञा विधीयते।।
Prithivyaam trini ratnaani jalamannam subhaashitam | Mudeih paashaan-...
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Are there any Mantras / Shlokas to bring about marriage with a suitable partner?
Do Hindu Scriptures have any mantras / shlokas / prayers by which a girl may get married without delay to a good man?
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In Lingashtakam, does "Sanchit Paap" refer to "Sanchita Karma" or are these two separate concepts?
There is a verse in the Lingashtakam,
कुङ्कुमचन्दनलेपितलिङ्गं पङ्कजहारसुशोभितलिङ्गम् ।
सञ्चितपापविनाशनलिङ्गं तत् प्रणमामि सदाशिवलिङ्गम् ॥५॥
kuṅkuma chandana lēpita liṅgaṃ , paṅkaja hāra suśōbhita ...
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Where does this shloka appear?
Where does this shloka appear?
"Astadasa Puranesu Vyasena Vachanam Dwayam, Paropakaraya Punyaya – Papaya Para Peedanam"
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