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When does a soul lose its memory of its previous birth?
I have studied in our texts that a soul will have the memory of its previous births after death, and before birth. My question is when does the soul lose its memory when entering into a body for a birth?
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Do the same avatars repeat in each chaturyuga?
The Manache Shlok in Marathi mentions that Ramayana happens once in a Kalpa.
मना कल्पना कल्पिता कल्प कोटी| नव्हे रे नव्हे सर्वथा रामभेटी|| मना कामना राम नाही जयाला| अति आदरे प्रीती नाही तयाला||
Explanation of this consisted that Ramayana happens…
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What is the difference between a Shiva temple and a Jyotirlinga?
Spread across India, we have many temples of Lord Shiva and we also have about twelve Jyotirlingas.
I want to know whether there's any difference between a Shiva Temple and a Jyotirlinga.
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What is the story of Sharaba?
I found most of our religious books speak about Lord Vishnu's avatars and there are much fewer books that I know of about Lord Shiva. If Lord Vishnu has 10 avatars then how many avatars do Lord Shiva has?
In one of my research I came across a Shiva…
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Can I have more than one Guru?
Can I have more than one spiritual Guru in my life? Can I take Mantra Diksha from two Gurus? If I take Mantra Diksha from two Gurus then which Guru will be considered as superior?
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Ashvatthaman's immortality?
I'm puzzled by Ashvatthaman's status as a chiranjivi. Not necessarily that he is one, but more the circumstances surrounding it. To wit, Ashvatthaman is made to wander the earth endlessly for 3000 years (and thus he is a chiranjivi) and he will bear…
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Can anyone explain the family tree of Pandavas?
We are aware of Draupadi as the wife of Pandavas whereas Subhadra is the wife of Arjuna and, Hidimbi is the wife of Bhima.
Besides Draupadi, are there any other wives of Yudhisthir, Nakul and Sahdev?
Similarly, Pandava children, Abhimanyu, son of…
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Can animals attain moksha?
Can animals attain Moksha or do that have to take human birth to attain Moksha ?
There is this story of Gajendra Moksha where an elephant gets Moksha. Is it just a special case or is it possible by animals to attain Moksha.
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Which scriptures or Vedic hymns declare the Sun as the Supreme God (Brahman)?
Most of the Indian philosophies establish hierarchies of their interest of Gods. Like There are many Lord Vishnus ( MahaVishnu- Supreme Brahman ) & Similarly many Lord Shivas ( Brahman is usually called as Maheshvar, Shiva Bhattaraka, Parameshvar,…
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What is "Brahm" in "Brahmacharya"? How does it relate to celibacy?
My perception was that, "Brahm"(ब्रह्म) in "Brahmacharya"(ब्रह्मचर्य) is the same "Brahm", which is referred in Gita at many places. In this site, we mainly refer it as "Brahman" (ब्रह्मन्). And "charya"(चर्य) means, "practised" or…
iammilind
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In which scriptures can we find the original stories of the Mahavidyas?
The Dash Mahavidyas are an enigmatic group of goddesses worshiped majorly in the Tantrik disciplines but except Kali, the origins of most are unclear. In which scriptures can we find more about the other nine Mahavidyas?
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What is the significance of the saffron color?
Hindu sanyasis/monks wear saffron colored robes. Is there any scriptural reasons for saffron? Or is it just cultural since Buddhist monks also wear saffron ?
Bharat
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How do the Vedas survive during the dissolution of the Universe?
Lord Shiva destroys the entire Universe when the Mahakalpa ends. Brahma too attains Moksha in that pralaya.
Vedas in their personal form are also present in Brahmaloka along with Brahma. For eg. Hayagriva Asura stole the Vedas from Brahmaloka and…
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Why Hindus wear red tilak and sandal wood tilak on foreheads?
Hindus prefer to wear red tilak and sandal wood tilak on foreheads.
Also Lord Shiva wears Bhasma(Vibhuthi). Many of his followers do the same. How did this practice originate?
user11
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Is the ritual of killing an animal as offering to Maa Kali correct?
I personally believe that a mother would never ask someone to kill her own children; moreover she would ask to kill the wrong and the negative things within each individual.
I have been told in my community that if we do not follow our traditions…
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