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What scriptures describe Indra defeating Asuras using Dadhichi's old horse head?
As you can see in the Rig Veda Anukramani in my answer here, Rig Veda Book 1 Hymn 84 was heard by the sage Gautama and it's addressed to Indra. In any case, here are two of the verses of the hymn:
indro dadhīco asthabhirvṛtrāṇyapratiṣkutaḥ |
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Why do brides wear a mangal sutra?
After marriage, women have to wear a mangal sutra. Why is that?
Is it obligatory?
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What Tilak or Namam does Lord Brahma have on His forehead?
Tripundra or "three horizontals lines" is the Tilak worn by Lord Shiva and His devotees. Urdhva Pundra is tilak worn by Lord Vishnu and His devotees.
But there are images of Brahma with both tilaks.
There are many ambiguous images or…
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Why are owls considered inauspicious?
I remember in my childhood many elders advised me to avoid seeing owls.
That bird is considered inauspicious by many in the Hindu community. The most common reason cited for owls being inauspicious is that they have been associated with bad luck…
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Why does Krishna consider/believe the devotee who worship him as saguna superior than who worship as nirguna?
At the starting of 12th chapter of Bhagavad Geeta, Arjuna asked:
एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते ।
ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः ॥
English translation (from vedabase):
Arjuna inquired: Which are considered to be more…
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Which scripture describes the procedure for an ideal marriage including how to find the ideal bride or groom?
Like Grihya Sutras and Brahmanas of Vedas give details of how 16 Samskaras should be performed, is there any scripture which gives ideal procedure for finding and marrying the ideal bride or groom?
Is the marriage like court/registered marriage and…
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For how many days was the Ramayana war fought?
The Mahabharata war is famous for its 18 days. However, the number of days the Ramayana war lasted isn't so popularly discussed as the Mahabharata war.
So, for how many days was the Ramayana war fought?
On which tithi (lunar day) did it start and…
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How much earth year passes in 1 second of Brahmaloka?
Every religious book, Vedas and Purans , units of distances such as Yojana have been tried to be converted in English in modern age. In Such Situation
How much is the 1 second of Brahmaloka on earth ?
How much it be when applied to chaturyugas and…
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What is Ramanujacharya's argument that the Upanishads must be true if they grant Moksha?
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa which summarizes and systematizes the…
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If Brahman is everything, then why does Krishna (Brahman) describe himself as "best of things" in Bhagavadgita?
Supreme Brahman is everything. He has two forms: Manifest and Unmanifest. All dualities such as good&bad, evil&virtue are indeed Supreme Brahman's MAYA.
Krishna describes Himself as Positive entities of all dualities, deliberately leaving negative…
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What is the difference between Suktam, Strotam, Gayatri and Ashtakam?
What is the purpose behind each of these variations while worshiping a particular deity?
Which one should be used to worship or pray to a deity?
For example, for Goddess Laxmi, there are Sri Suktam, Shri Laxmi Strotam, Laxmi Gayatri Mantra and…
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Who was Maharshi Garga?
My gotra is Gargeya and I belong to a brahmin family. But I don't know who was Maharshi Garga.
Please tell me story if anybody know.
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Which verse of Sri Rudram of Yajurveda has the word "Shiva"?
People generally believe that "Shiva" is not mentioned in Vedas but "Shiva" is mentioned in the Śatarudrīya in the eighth anuvaka of the Sri Rudram of Yajurveda. That text is the origin of the Pranava Panchakshari Mantra "Om Namah Shivaya".
Can…
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What scriptures describe Sadashiva carrying Vishnu in Vishnu's abode of Paramapadam?
As I discuss in this question, the Sri Vaishnava sect (of which I am a member) places great importance on the Divya Desams, the 108 sacred places of Vishnu which are mentioned in the poems of the Alwars. Now two of the Divya Desams are not even on…
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Why is Lord Vishnu blue in color?
Why is Lord Vishnu portrayed in blue color? Is there any incident in Hindu mythology explaining this? If yes, then please do share that story!
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