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Is Lord Bhairava same as Lord Shiva, or are they a little different? Is Bhairava a part incarnation or complete Shiva?
Like there is no difference in Vishnu, Krishna, Raama, NriSimha and other manifestation. But sometime Bhairavanatha appears a little different from Lord Shiva, as if He is a part incarnation of Lord Shiva. Is Bhairavanatha completely same as Shiva…
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Why is Sundara Kanda more glorified than other Kandas of Ramayana?
In most of the hindu homes as well as temples, it is a customary practice to have sessions of Sundara Kanda on either day of week (preferably Tuesday).
My question is
What makes Sundara Kanda more special to be enchanted over other sections of…
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Who was Barbarika?
I think Barbarika was son of arjun and came from patal lok of ancient time, Lord Khatu-Shayam is the same Warrior who was killed by Lord Krishna.
Who trained Barbarika to become so powerful, in a book I read most of the warriors were also…
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Does not performing the Garbhadana samskara result in Sudra progeny?
In Hinduism the Samskaras or the purificatory rituals (like Garbhadana,Upanyana etc) play pivotal role.
The complete list of such Samskaras are as given below :
Garbhaadaana Pumsavana Seemontonnayana Jaata karma naama karana…
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What are the Hindu Code of Conduct (Ethics)?
Codes of Conduct or Ethical codes are very essential norms, rules and values that guides the right living practices and standard behaviour for individual as well as social welfare.
For example Code of Conduct for organizations or project--…
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What is the real concept of brahmacharya?
What is the real concept of brahmacharya as per vedas or Hindu scriptures ?
Is it about remaining bachelor or about celibate?
Or is it abstaining from inter course?
Or controlling desires?
Or striving for Brahman?
Vedas authority would be more…
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Source of the ₹ 10 million question on Mahābhārata
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (Who among you is a Millionaire?), MEK for short, is the Telugu version of the more popular Hindi KBC show. In a recent air of the show (Season 4), the final and the ₹ 10 million (1 cr.) question was based on the…
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What is the story of Indra attacking Lord Shiva on his neck?
In this chapter of Anushashana Parva of Mahabharata Lord Shiva tells the reason why his neck is blue. He states:
देवकार्यार्थ सिद्ध्धयर्थम् पिनाकं मे करे स्थितम् ।।
इन्द्रेण च पुरा वज्रं क्षिप्तं श्रीकाङ्क्षिणा मम ।
दग्ध्वा कण्ठं तु तद्यातं तेन…
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Why did Rāma kill Śambūka? And is Rāma justified in killing him without a second chance?
In Uttara-kāṇḍa of Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, we see Vālmīki narrate the story of Śambūka.
Questions:
Why did Rāma kill Śambūka? Is it because Śambūka was a śūdra or is it because he was doing Tapasya for the wrong reasons? Were śūdras not allowed to become…
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The Legend of Chessboard (Pala payasam story) of Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple
Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple located in Kerala, India.
According to the story,
The King of Ambalappuzha was a big chess enthusiast. One day a sage challenged him (the king) to play the chess. To motivate this Sage, the King offered any reward…
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Who is Suvarchala? Is she wife or daughter of Sun God?
There are several stories of Hanuman being married or a bachelor. A question was already asked before on this site. Some say that Hanuman promised Sun that he will marry his daughter Suvarchala when he becomes Brahma. Some say that Hanuman was…
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Why didn't Bhishma, Drona and Karna attain moksha? Why didn't they live with liberation as life's goal?
Great knowledgeable persons like Bhishma, Drona, Karna and others from Satya, Treta and Dwapara yugas didn't attain moksha; they went only to heaven.
Since vedic knowledge and righteousness was widely spread in the previous yugas, people would have…
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What are the valid and foolproof methods of determining whether a certain scripture is interpolated or not?
It is believed that certain Hindu Scriptures (specially portions of some of the Puranas) were interpolated on a date much after its original creation.
Such interpolated texts are often used by small groups of sectarians for spreading disharmony,…
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Where does the Devi Bhagavata Mahapurana state that it is the best among the 18 main Puranas?
The importance of the Devi Bhagavata Mahapurana can be ascertained from the following two passages:
The Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, also known as Devi Purana, was composed
into 12 chapters, containing 18000 verses by the great Veda Vyasa.
Though…
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Negative Characterisitcs of Women - Ravana
Women are generally loving and we worship women in the form of Lakshmi, Saraswati, Parvati, Durga and others. Our scriptures also tell us to respect women.
However, this YouTube video says that some women possess negative characteristics as…
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