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Which scripture is the source of the verse “janmana jayate shudrah.. ” (everyone is born a shudra)?

scripture puranas shloka varna shudra
Apr 17 '18 at 23:04 zaxebo1 4,109
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Why is madhu (honey) considered a prohibited food in brahmacharya?

scripture food brahmacharya
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Which scripture contains the famous Ganesha Sloka “Vakratunda Mahakaya…”?

scripture ganesha puja shloka
Jul 26 '17 at 5:04 Dr. Vineet Aggarwal 16.6k
 
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Are curses(saapa) effective in Kali Yuga?

yuga kali-yuga smriti parashara
Aug 12 '19 at 10:53 Aadhaar Krishan Sagar 1
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Do any Deities, other than the Pancha Mahadevatas, have Swayambhu representations?

vishnu shiva ganesha surya devi
Nov 15 '18 at 10:00 BRIJ 21
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Are married women allowed to fast religiously(vrata)?

scripture women fasting smriti parashara
May 11 at 8:44 Community♦ 1
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How do the scriptures describe some of the key features of Avataras?

scripture avatars
Nov 19 '18 at 9:08 Community♦ 1
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Can it be precisely known exactly how much amount of Vedas has been lost?

scripture vedas
May 17 at 9:29 Community♦ 1
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Does nAma-japa also require dikshA (initiation)?

scripture guru initiation nama-japa
Feb 3 '19 at 15:13 Sarvabhouma 22.8k
 
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What are the permissible numbers for japa count that are less than 108?

mantras japa
Nov 14 '18 at 11:45 Rickross 71.8k
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What is the scriptural definition of scripture (shAshtra)?

scripture etymology
Nov 15 '17 at 6:08 Rickross 71.8k
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Which Scriptures say that by chanting Lord's name during the time of one's death one can attain “Moksha”?

scripture shiva puranas bhagavad-gita moksha
Mar 3 '17 at 12:11 Community♦ 1
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Why is the Sloka “Suklambaradharam Vishnum…” used as Ganapaty Dhyanam when it is clearly a Dhyana Sloka for Lord Vishnu?

vishnu rituals mantras ganesha shloka
Oct 10 '19 at 0:14 RaySun 11
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Does not performing the Garbhadana samskara result in Sudra progeny?

scripture brahmins smriti samskara
Mar 30 '17 at 5:49 Community♦ 1
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What are the valid and foolproof methods of determining whether a certain scripture is interpolated or not?

scripture puranas interpolation
Dec 12 '16 at 13:57 Community♦ 1
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Which are these so-called Garuda scriptures, by mastering which, one can digest even poison?

scripture tantra garuda
Feb 10 '19 at 19:31 Gabe Hiemstra 2,482
 
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Which deity is to be invoked (or appeased) first in a Vedic ritual?

worship vedic-gods vedic-rituals
Feb 1 '19 at 5:19 Community♦ 1
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Are there any other Puranas that predict Adi Shanakaracharya besides the Bhavishya Purana?

puranas adi-shankaracharya
Dec 14 '17 at 17:05 Community♦ 1
 
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Can women do Pitru Tarpanam?

scripture women sraddha pitru
Jul 23 '17 at 8:13 The Destroyer♦ 25.6k
 
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What are the three Shivalingas ( Itara, Bana and Swayambhu) mentioned in some Agama texts?

scripture shiva yoga shiva-lingam agamas
Jun 11 '17 at 14:54 Rickross 71.8k
 
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What is that sloka which says Tirthas reside in our right ear?

scripture shloka rivers
Sep 13 '16 at 5:34 Community♦ 1
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What does it mean when it's said that an entire Vedic Sukta was revealed to the Saptarishis?

mantras rig-veda saptarshi
Feb 6 '20 at 0:34 sv. 24k
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What are the various etymological derivations for the word “Upanishad”?

upanishads etymology
Jun 15 '19 at 5:52 Rickross 71.8k
 
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“Cows are sacred” & at the same time “It's only a sinful soul which gets born as an animal” - How to deal with this apparent contradiction?

scripture karma sin rebirth cows
Mar 4 '19 at 18:07 Community♦ 1
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What kind of position (importance) does Chaitanya Mahaprabhu enjoy in the sect called Gaudiya Vaishnavism?

gaudiya-vaishnavism chaitanya
Mar 1 '19 at 3:50 brahma jijnasa 2,623
 
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Which scripture says that during eclipse all water become pure like Ganges water?

scripture rituals brahmins eclipse vashishta
Feb 6 '18 at 4:21 Community♦ 1
 
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Who are some great devotees of Lord Ganesha from the scriptures?

scripture ganesha bhakti
Nov 7 '17 at 12:43 The Destroyer♦ 25.6k
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Which was the ancient time when gods and men used to dwell together on the earth?

scripture gods
Oct 26 '17 at 20:33 B.N. Bhaskar 1,768
 
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A question regarding the positions of Agni and Sowmya Tirthas on our palms

rituals
Dec 29 at 1:55 Archit 1,777
 
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Which Tantric scripture classifies the Agamas into SAttvic, RAjasic and TAmasic categories?

scripture tantra agamas gunas
Feb 27 at 11:55 Surya Kanta Bose Chowdhury 16.6k
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