Top new questions this week:
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Vritrasura is a demon in the Vedic and Puranic literature, who is killed by Indra. I heard someone saying that there is some relation between this story and the importance of understanding the Vedas …
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In Wikipedia, I have heard Goddess Kali killed two demons named Kolasura and Ghorasura. But, It is true Goddess Kali killed Kolasura and Ghorasura?
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There are two legends of Tulasi that are currently known, the one related to Jalandhara and the other related to Shankhachuda, both currently found in the Shiva Purana. In both the stories, Lord …
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Where can I read Tantric texts? Is there any online pdf? I want the mantra in English and its meaning? Are there any commentaries by a Proper Guru?
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I am interested to know if any of the 18 Smritis, or Grihyasutras, Srauta Sutras etc praise Shiva as the Supreme and endorse Saivite practices like Bhasmadhārana,and Tripundra etc.
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Dayananda Saraswati once cited Rig Veda 1.24.2, Samkhya Darshan 1.159, and Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.6 to suggest that Moksha is not eternal. Does that contradict Gita? Comments?
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In temples around udupi and mangalore, there are many durga parameshwari temples in different forms and types. Forms include mahisha mardini (killing the bull – tamsasic), mahishasura mardini(killing …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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In Ramayana, Indrajit was able to hit Laxman by his special weapon named Shakti. Due to this Laxman went very near to death. Now Lord Hanuman went to Himalaya & brought Sanjivani. This way Laxman …
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In Temples at some places there are saints or Sadhus or Babas who say they have seen GOD, there are some people who say that GOD has entered their body. I have seen one incident myself : when the …
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Should Sankalpam change depending on where it is taken? Which words of the Sankalpam should change if it performed in the US/UK? I refer to terms like Jambo dweepe, Bharatha varshe, etc.
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Most of us heard this famous quote “Loka samastha sukhino bhavanthu” (let everybody live peacefully). Where it is originated from and which shloka mention this line and from which text ?
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I heard about this Vrata, known as Nanda Vrata, kept for Lord Shiva, and is considered as the toughest of the Vratas kept for Lord Shiva. It is said that the Vrata helps oneself to destroy, Mai (…
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I have seen many people tell that before the Kurukshetra war in Mahabharata, no war was fought between Karna and Arjuna. But some people also tell that there had been various wars between Karna and …
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Why is it that people don’t wear shoes and sandals when they visit a temple? Sometimes they remove them outside of temple premises and sometimes outside of the temple steps… It’s a common practice …
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Brahmari Devi is the goddess of Black bees, hornets and wasps Is she an incarnation of Parvati? Which Puranas mention about Brahmari Devi? Why did Devi ma take this incarnation?
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In the light of scriptures, What is the definition of sati or a chaste women? Does it mean a women who never held sexual relationship throughout her life except with her husband post marriage OR Is it …
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Namaskaram, I tried searching online for the procedures for a shudra to do tharpanam and I wasn’t able to find it. Since we do not wear yajnopavitam, what is the procedure to do tharpanam. Dhanyosmi.
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