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Why Atma is interpreted as a witness.?
Witness or Sakshi is to be self Aware, or to bear witness to the one's own existence, which is nothing but to witness the infinite, Whole, Brahman. Because there is no Second entity to witness other ...
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Who is the god of craft?
As stated in my comment above Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (विश्वकर्मा) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was ...
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Are the Āraṇyaká-s and the Upaniṣád-s part of the Véda?
First, one has to understand what the terms "mantra" and "brAhmaNa" mean. brAhmaNa here does not mean the brAhmaNa-texts (as in shatapatha-brAhmaNa or taittirIya-brAhmaNa), but ...
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Who is the Hindu god of sacrifice?
Agni is the messenger of the gods not really the god of sacrifice. The Puranas mention the Yagna Avatar of Lord Vishnu and declare him to be the embodiment of the Fire-sacrifice.
Here are some ...
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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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How many times does the word 'अनन्त' (Ananta) come in the Vedas?
9 times in the R̥g-vedá śākala samhita
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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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Why Atma is interpreted as a witness.?
First, you have committed a causal fallacy in your opening. You have equated the material act of perception with the 'perception' of Brahman. How men perceive this universe is limited to the senses ...
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Are there any other devas than the 33 named in Scripture?
Yes there are many more Devas besides the 33 main gods and the ones that are easy to name are:
The Avatars of Lord Vishnu like Krishna, Rama, Matsya, Kurma etc,
The sons of Lord Shiva - Kartikey and ...
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How to fight your anxiety?
Anxiety is caused due to Vata dosha in your body. Please do Yoga and Pranayama related to Vata Dosha. Anuloma/Viloma and Om chanting really help a lot.
Also, the Ayurveda medicines Brahmi Vita and ...
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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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