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Is Indradhanush really bow of Indra?
My Personal, philosophical and scientific speculations for the Indradhanush verse.
Atharva Veda 15.1.:
He grew, he became great, he became Mahādeva.
He gained the lordship of the Gods. He became ...
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Who first coined the term Sanatan Dharma?
Varnashrama dharma / sanadhana dharma (the following is from Gandhiji's speech delivered on 16/09-1927 at Thanjavur) "in my opinion there is no such thing as inherited or acquired superiority.&...
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Can Islamic beliefs be accommodated into certain sect of Hinduism?
Short Answer : NO
Islamic beliefs are broadly :
Islam is only true religion and Muhammad was final prophet
Permanent heaven (woman, wine etc) and hellfire
Jihad to expand Islam against infidels
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From which scripture does Adi Shankara quote about Maheswara shaping name and forms of all beings from the words of Veda?
A little different version is present in Mahabharata also.
“vēdaśabdēbhya ēvādau nirmimītē sa īśvaraḥ|
nāmadhēyāni carṣīṇā̃ yāśca vēdēṣu sṛṣṭayaḥ||” (MBH 12:232:26).
“Indeed, the Īśvara, in the ...
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What does the word "Tryambakam" mean in Vedas?
Rig Veda 7.59.12.:
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् |
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ||
In his commentry of the Rig Veda verse 7.59.12 (The Mahā Mrityunjayā Mantra) Sri ...
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Can Islamic beliefs be accommodated into certain sect of Hinduism?
Yes, Islam as a whole can be very easily accommodated as a sect within Hinduism very much like how Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism etc have been recognised as Hindu by Indian legal system.
Islam is a ...
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To expect or not to expect in life?
Hindu scriptures divide mankind into two divisions, householders and Yogis. The message for Yogis is to remain detached. Hindu scriptures know that such a thing is not possible for householders. This ...
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Brahma sent Gayatri to whom? How did we get it,?
Gayatri Mantra is credited to sage Vishwamitra. He derived Gayatri mantra from the following verse of Rig Veda which is a prayer to the Sun god (Savitar).
"tat saviturvareṇyaṃ bhargho devasya ...
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Brahma sent Gayatri to whom? How did we get it,?
The sanskrit form with header of seer, devatas, chhandas below the Griffith translation.
(caution.: Griffith is reviled by some).
Rig Veda.: [03-062] HYMN LXII.:
Indra and Others.:
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Who are the demonic beings called Yatudhanas?
I was pleasantly surprised to find an answer in the Brahmand Puran regarding not just Yatudhanas but all the major groups of Rakshasas. Though I have accepted the answer by Keshav earlier still ...
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What is the oldest text on Gandharva Veda?
The earliest known text on music theory is the reference to music was made by Panini in 500 BC.--
Following musical words are found in Ashtadhyayi of Panini:–
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Giti 3-3-95
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How to practise fire worship in modern times?
This is directly the procedure. There are other requirements of ritual purity for individual , apparel, ( bath) , cleanliness , events around ( death) and dates. Preliminary mantras. Will post on that ...
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Why does this verse of Satapatha Brahmana call women and Shudras as untruth?
Today the Veda and scriptural works are not enforceable by writ of law of the secular democratic country that is India. *However the deep truths within it are timeless. And the words yield their ...
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preserving Agnihotra in present days?
The main fire in the house of one observing the fire rites, was inherited from his father's garhapaytya fire. The derivative fires the ahavaniya and dakshinagni could be lighted from this or from the ...
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What is the exact meaning of the word "kritti" in Kṛttivāsa?
Kritti - Hide/Skin.
Vasa - Cloth.
Krittivasa - Wearing Skin as a Cloth.
“parame vruksha aayudham nidhaaya kruthim vasaan
Aachara pinaaka bibradhaagahi |” (Yajurveda iv:5:10:j).
“And come to us ...
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Where are these Lord Shiva stotras and mantras from?
namo hiraNyabaahave hiraNyavarNaaya hiraNyaruupaaya hiraNyapataye.ambikaapataya |
umaapataye pashupataye namo namaH | (Taittiriya Aranyaka 10.22.1).
Salutations again and again to the Golden armed, to ...
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Was Vishnu representative of the sun's rays in the Vedas?
In a way, Yes.
Rig Veda 7.100.6.:
किमित्ते विष्णो परिचक्ष्यं भूत्प्र यद्ववक्षे शिपिविष्टो अस्मि । मा वर्पो अस्मदप गूह एतद्यदन्यरूपः समिथे बभूथ॥६॥
What was there to be blamed in thee, O Visnu, when ...
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Pañchākśara Mantra in other Vedic texts
Maha Narayanopanishad XVI-1, which is from Yajurveda Taittiriya Aranyaka 10.16.2 has the lingam specific mantras.
nidhanapataye namaH . nidhanapataantikaaya namaH |
uurdhvaaya namaH . uurdhvali~...
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Pañchākśara Mantra in other Vedic texts
A scriptural reference is provided from the Pancha Brahma Upanishad.
It is classified as one of 14 Shaiva Upanishads, and one of the 32 Upanishads of the Krishna Yajurveda.
Pancha Brahma Upanishad ...
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Where are these Lord Shiva stotras and mantras from?
Many lines are from the Sri Rudram or Shatarudriya.
Some lines , I have not seen before but maybe due to a different redaction or shakha.
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Is Monotheism explicitly discussed and established in Rig Veda?
Prof Chandradhar Sharma writes in Indian Philosophy a Critical Survey, pages 3-5,
It is said that we can notice a transition from the naturalistic and
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