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Can anyone share the source of famous sloka gange cha yamune chaiva?
It is from Brahmavaivarta purana
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।।
नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेऽस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु ।। ६६ ।।
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Tonsuring head of new born
Tonsuring (Chudakaran) the head of the newborn is one of the ten sanskaras (Dasha Sanskaras) of the Aryas or Hindus. Sanskaras are practised according to the instructions in the Grihyasutras (part of ...
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Refrence for this sentence in vedas
I think this is the referenced verse found in Rigveda 9 Mandala's 112th Suktam's, 3rd Verse = 9.112.3
https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/rig-veda-english-translation/d/doc838489.html
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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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Can anyone share the source of famous sloka gange cha yamune chaiva?
The shlok
गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति।
नर्मदे सिन्धुकावेरि जलेऽस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु
maybe found in the Naradiy Puran also.
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati /
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How are Asura and rakshas so powerful?
Asuras were/are never powerful than God. Your question is wrong. I disagree with you for calling their RAGE/ ANGER/ TYRANNY and MASS POLYGAMOUS & formchsnging population as "Powerful".
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What is the difference between Buddhi (बुद्धि) and Mann (मन)?
One command misunderstanding is that Man/Buddhi/Chitt/Ahankara are physically different things. All these are part of our consciousness (technically known as Antakarna - meaning inner tools of ...
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What is the difference between Buddhi (बुद्धि) and Mann (मन)?
Here are the precise "definitions" of Buddhi and Manas from Vedantasara.
The subtle bodies are what are known as the Linga-Sariras having
seventeen component parts. The component parts (of ...
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What is the difference between Buddhi (बुद्धि) and Mann (मन)?
My answer is kinda yogic and philosophical/spiritual one.
Prakriti in our body has 8 forms.: These are Pancha Tattvas and Mann, Buddhi, Ahamkara.
BG. 7.4.:
“Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind (...
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What is the difference between Buddhi (बुद्धि) and Mann (मन)?
The word 'मन' in Hindī is derived from the technical Sanskrit term 'मनस्' (manas).
Both manas & buddhi are explained in a succinct manner in Īśvarakr̥ṣṇa's Sāṅkhyakārikā (v. 23, 27)
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