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How did Krishna get Vishnu's Sharanga Bow?

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Is the Anukramani index of sages and deities of the Rig Veda available online?

What is the story of Nara and Narayana's brothers Hari and Krishna?

Who is Govindaraja and how is he related to Venkateshwara?

Why do the Vedas need to be recompiled every Dvāpara Yuga?

What percentage of Hindus belong to a sect that subscribes to the Vedanta school?

What is the story of Alambusha, demon son of sage Rishyasringa?

When was Ravana hit by the Sudarshana Chakra?

How did Dasharatha become friends with Jatayu?

How did Varaha's son Narakasura become evil?

Why does each incarnation of Vishnu need an "officiating priest"?

What scriptures describe Shanta as Dasharatha's daughter?

What do we know about the future Mahayugas?

What did Kashyapa do with the Earth after he received it from Parashurama?

What are the Avatarams of Vishnu described in the Yuddha Kanda of the Ramayana?

How did Krishna get Vishnu's Sharanga Bow?

Does the Jataka account of Krishna have any basis in Hindu scripture?

What is the story of Mahabali's sister's attempt to destroy the world?

When did Dvivida the ape try to kidnap Krishna?

Do any commentators other than Adi Shankaracharya disagree with both Pancharatra and Shaiva Agamas?

What did the Pandavas do with the oldest sword in the world?

Is the complete English translation of the Padma Purana available online?

Who were the previous Indras that incarnated as the Pandavas?

What is the earliest Hindu work refuting Mleccha religions or philosophies?

What does it mean to say that Vishnu worships those who worship him?

Who is the Samaveda-singing Brahmin incarnation of Vishnu prophesied in the Skanda Purana?

What scriptures describe the story of Krishna killing Ekalavya?

What is the story of Yashoda's daughter fighting the rebirths of the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha?

What form did Vishnu take in the Battle of Ten Kings?

What scriptures discuss Ghandaberunda, the bird beast created by Narasimha?

When did Chandra defeat the Asuras with Arjuna's chariot?