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What is the power of Narayana Kavacha mantram?
What is the power of the Narayana Kavacha mantram that appears in the Bhagavatham?
What is the meaning of this mantram and how do you get the benefits of the mantra?
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What are different types of Rishis?
The types I know are Maharshi, Devarshi, Rajarshi, Bramharshi.
What is the difference among them?
What is their chronology?
Who awards/grants them those titles?
What kind of sadhana/practice needs to be observed to conquer each of these stages?…
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Is there any temple where deities are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara?
Is there any temple where deities are Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara all the three supreme gods are worshipped at once?
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Why did only Lord Rama kill Ravana?
As we know there were many people who could have killed Ravana, like Lord Hanuman and Jambavan. But they didn't kill Ravana. Only Lord Rama did. Why?
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How do you know death is near for a person as per scriptures? Is there any reference?
I have seen an old man suffering for long where as healthy young man died. So is there any mention in scriptures or any indication of a man dying? I have googled around and found few answers which contradict any scripture. Where can I refer?
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Dharmic role of wife in marriage
In the Ramanandsagar TV serial Ramayana, a sage (Vashistha or Viswamitra?) defines duties of a wife i.e., She should provide prerana, chetana and utsaaham (roughly: inducing, motivation and excitement) for mutual progress.
Now do such…
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How do you find out your Ishta-Deva (personal deity)?
I've heard that the Ishta-Deva is pre-decided for each person.
How do you know who your Ishta-Deva is?
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Meaning of Sadhu, Sant, Rishi and Muni
Do Sadhu, Sant, Rishi and Muni mean the same thing? How are these terms defined?
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Why did all the Pandavas marry Draupadi?
Why did all the Pandavas (i.e. Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva) marry the same woman i.e., Draupadi?
What was the circumstance under which they had to marry Draupadi?
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Why "Rama" Nama is called Taraka mantra?
At Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi (Kashi), Lord Shiva liberates the dead by saying "Taraka mantra" in ears of the dead. Many Puranas assert this fact.
Chapter 30, Purvavadha , Kasi Khanda of Skanda Purana says:
O Pot-born Sage, without the knowledge…
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Did Jesus visit Jagannath Temple of Puri?
Levi H. Dowling wrote the book The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ.
The title of section VI is: Life and Works of Jesus in India, here is an extract:
"And Jesus was accepted as a pupil in the temple Jagannath; and here learned the Vedas and…
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How to please Lord Shiva to get grace?
How to please Lord Shiva to get grace? Please enumerate simple & practical ways by which he becomes pleased & showers grace.
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How many distinct independent paths are there to achieve Moksha?
How many distinct independent paths/practices/methods are there to achieve Moksha?
Can moksha be achieved through just one path/practice?
If not, what are the minimum combinations of practice, and in which order must they be practiced?
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Who is Soma Natha?
For Kaliyuga, Lord Shiva has appointed 12 great gurus each for 500 years. Which will keep repeating till the arrival of Satyuga.
Therefore, henceforward twelve Great Souls shall uphold My Law upon Earth. Their noble
names which are forever…
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Why do Devas stop people from attaining Brahma Vidya?
Why is it that gods do this? Adi Shankaracharya says there are 3 people stopping one from self-realization:
The individual himself
Other people
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Swami Sarvananda in his commentary on the Taittiriya Upanishad says,
This invocation is chanted…
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