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Nama Japa is a unique feature of sanathan dharma. Continuous recitation of a god’s name is called Nama Japa. god’s name has divine origin and the scriptures have several statements saying that god …
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We all know that the Lord has 1000s of names. But only the nama, “Rama” stands out. If we chant, “Rama” once, it is equal to chanting the 1000 names of Lord Vishnu. My question is, …
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As per this answer, the list of the main 64 yoginis, a group of Sahacharis of the Devi, includes personalities like Bhadrakali and Kalaratri. Which indicates the Devi Kali could be separate from Devi …
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The Ashtamurti incarnations of Lord Shiva have been discussed extensively here, here and here. These were the eight forms through which Lord Shiva entered eight places after Pradurbhava from Brahmaji. …
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I recently came across an invitation for baby shower. I have mentioned below some terms mentioned in it on which i wanted some clarification/their meaning. Dhouhitran (and there was another word with …
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Jatayu in Mahabharata What was Jatayu’s age when he fought against Ravana?
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Namaskaram, I am aware that our scriptures tell us to respect our parents. But what should one do is his/her father is totally horrible as a human being, who keeps on abusing and exploiting his family …
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Why is that black color clothes are avoided or not allowed to wear in some temples? They are also avoided when Hindus celebrate festivals like Diwali, Navratri etc, generally on auspicious days I …
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I heard of an incident in which Suryadev was once killed by Lord Shiva. Can somebody explain to me what is this incident and what Surya’s mistake was? And also, please let me know how he became alive …
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As you can see in many pictures of Shiva, he wears a naga wrapped around his neck. Credits for Image So is there any reason behind keeping that naga around his neck, or is that a vahan for lord Shiv …
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As I’ve heard before, there was a story which said that lord Brahma had five heads but the fifth one was chopped off by lord Shiva. So why did lord Shiva chop off the fifth head of lord Brahma? …
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I attended a session of a priest. He described how eating non-veg food is disfavoured in Hinduism. He told us that a verse of Bhagavad-Gita says that eating non-veg food is evil. Priest: If you eat …
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I have been told that there are 16 sanskaar (sacraments of life) described in the great texts of Hinduism. I am aware of naamkaran (naming ceremony), janeu or yagnopavit (sacred thread), vivah (…
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Here is an example I took from another post here: bhaskaraya vidmahe mahaddyutikaraya dhimahi | tanno adityyah pracodayat There are lots of variants of this formula. What is the context in which …
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Which types of beings are not essentially embodied? By that, I mean the beings that do not need bodies to act and exercise their powers, because their powers exceed all bodily powers.
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Are the devas essentially embodied? Do they need to have a body? Or are they perfectly capable of living and acting without a body? Are the bodies that devas are described as having just mere …
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Killing of cow is considered as sin . I want to know how big of a sin it is. What is the punishment given in hell for killing of cow ? And what punishment for it in next birth(s) ?
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