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Is there any instance of Shiva showing his vishwaroopa in the Mahabharata?
In Mahabharata, Krishna/Vishnu shows his vishwaroopa four times. Is there a similar instance of Shiva showing his vishwaroopa? This question is specific to Mahabharata.
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Does Hinduism give preference to scriptural injunctions over own logical thought in day to day activities?
We face many situations in our daily life. Starting from morning to night. We also face situations where we have to make decisions to get out of those situations. Should we follow what the prescription from the scriptures without thinking about much…
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What are the exact interpretations of four Mahavakyas by Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita and Advaita?
Note: You can write an answer from the perspective of one or more schools, whichever you know best and also I read somewhere that some schools consider Mahavakyas as quoted out of the context, if you think so you can quote the whole verse to provide…
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Why was Shishupala born with three eyes and four arms?
From this answer by Keshav Srinivasan,
Shishupala had three eyes and four arms.
When Shishupala was born, he had three eyes and four arms, which terrified his parents, the king and queen of Chedi.
Why did he have this extra eye and arms?
user6981
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Conflict between Bhagwad Gita & Garuda Puran regarding the Atma/Soul
In Bhagwad gita, Lord Shri Krishna said that
Our soul/spirit is so small even smallar then the size of an atom. We cannot see, harm, or kill it and it is immortal.
But Garuda Purana explains about all kinds of punishments given to us after death…
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Why all Avatar's and Grantha's references happened only in India and not elsewhere?
This is more merely an outside question. Many have a conscious feeling that why all Devas, Avataras and incidents written on our text books are confined to Indian Mediterranean, mostly North region of India?
The spread through mapping seems to start…
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Difference between Devas, Daevas, Asuras and Rakshasa
What is the difference between Devas, Daevas, Asuras and Rakshasa fundamentally?
It is very confusing to distinguish and characterize them without clear examples.
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What are the duties of an ideal husband as per Hinduism?
As a follow-up to a recent question Dharmic role of wife in marriage, what are the duties of an ideal husband?
user6981
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How important is Sanskrit?
I have read/heard in various places that Sanskrit is considered sacred or true or special. These sources sometimes claim that the sounds used to speak Sanskrit have a beneficial effect on the body.
Except for being the language for Hindu religious…
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What is the reason to touch the elder person's feet for blessing?
In India, it is tradition of touching feet of a relative who is elder in age (like grandfather/mother, uncle/aunt, in-laws) for blessing.
What is the reason/story behind this ?
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What is chronological timeline (in Manvantara and Mahayuga) of Lord Vishnu incarnations/avatar?
Please tell me chronological timeline (in Manvantara and Mahayuga) of Lord Vishnu's various incarnations.
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Is each of the 18 Mahapurans related to a different Kalpa?
While researching for an answer I came across the reference of Padma Puran having been revealed in the Padma Kalpa which was the last day of the 50th year of Brahma. Currently we are in the Varah Kalpa or the 1st day of the 51st year of Brahma.
Is…
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Why is God's name used for people?
Names of many Indians are derived from names of various Hindu Gods. Even here on Hinduism.SE, we have many users with such names, for example, Keshav Srinivasan, Krishna, Ram, Hari, Damodaran, Shiva, etc.
People belonging to other religions also…
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Why did Arjuna forget the Bhagavad Gita?
In the Mahabharata, it's mentioned that Arjuna forgot the Bhagavad Gita which was once heard in the war field from Lord Krishna. Bhagavad Gita is one of the greatest messages or advices from Lord Krishna to the whole world and it was advised to…
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What is the philosophical comparison between non-dualism of Vedanta and Agama?
Vedanta holds an important place in the philosophies of Hinduism. However, some of the lesser known philosophies of Agama too subscribe to non-dualism or advaitavAda.
If so what are the main differences between both non dual philosophies?…
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