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What are the benefits of doing sandhyavandanam?
What are the benefits, physical or mental, material or spiritual? Also, what are the consequences of not doing it?
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When did Duryodhana know that Karna is Kunti's son?
When did Duryodhana know that Karna is actually one of Pandava's brothers and a son of Kunti (Kuntiputra) and how did he react?
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Can Garuda Puranam be read at home?
This question is in reference to the question asked before.
Why can Garuda Purana be read on specific days only?
When I talk to people they mention that the Garuda Puranam should be read at sacred places and not at home. Are these recommendations…
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What is the source of Sat Chit Ananda mantra?
|| Aum Sat Chit Ananda Parabrahma
Purushothama Paramatma
Sri Bhagavati Sametha
Sri Bhagavate Namaha ||
What's the source of this Mantra?
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Is there a curse associated with misuse of Tantra?
I have heard that Tantra has a curse associated with it; that any misuse will lead to Naraka.
rauravaM cha pade pade
"In every step you take a very great hell by the name raurava awaits the practitioner"
Can someone give a detailed reference of…
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Mentions of bacteria, viruses, or microbes in Hindu scripture?
Are there any references to microbes, such as bacteria or viruses, in any Hindu scripture?
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Are there any popular works attributed to Govinda Bhagvatpada?
Govind Bhagvatpada was Guru (teacher) of Adi Shankaracharya who has preached Advaita (one of the most popular philosophy/doctrine of Vedanta). According to Advaita Guruparampara, he was Shisya (disciple) of Gaudapada.
Now, talking about works of…
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In which scripture originally 'ahiṃsā sarvathā sarvadā sarvabhutānāḥ manabhīdroha' sentence was written?
अहिंसा सर्वथा सर्वदा सर्वभुतानाः मनभीद्रोह।
ahiṃsā sarvathā sarvadā sarvabhutānāḥ manabhīdroha।
I read somewhere that it was written by Maharshi Veda Vyasa but the name of scripture in which he wrote it was not mentioned.
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How to establish myself in the knowledge of the true self (Advaita)?
There are times when I feel that I have got it whereas there are days when I feel that I don’t understand anything.
Now I know I am always the unchanging self and it’s my mind that keeps going in and out of Vedanta.
How do I establish myself in the…
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What is Nanda Vrata?
I heard about this Vrata, known as Nanda Vrata, kept for Lord Shiva, and is considered as the toughest of the Vratas kept for Lord Shiva.
It is said that the Vrata helps oneself to destroy, Mai (myself), from body. I want to know how it is kept,…
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Has the Anukramani of the Shukla Yajur Veda ever been published in any form?
Each of the four Vedas consists of four parts: Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. But the core of the Vedas is the Samhitas, which consist of verses heard directly from the gods by sages called Dhristas (literally "seers"). These…
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In Hinduism, what does "immortal" mean? Is there a limit on an immortal's lifespan?
I would like to clarify that this question is not about immortals, or about how to become an immortal. It is about the word immortal in Hinduism.
We have a very brief idea, that an immortal is only a supreme being and we know one day the whole…
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How a devotee of God leaves his body for Moksha?
Our body is city of 9 gates. My question is how a devotee leaves a body and is different from a Yogi who quits his body for Moksha.
Generally in Tantric Yoga it is said one whose soul exits through Sushumna Nadi/skull will get Moksha.
If that's the…
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How many types of intelligence or dimension of mind?
Western science rejects every concept until they don't cut and see because its reach is limited and under development and based on one type of intelligence ie intellect. Many of scriptures are lost, Nalanda university was burnt and Somnath was…
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What is Kaivalya Moksha?
Here in Muktika Upanishads, Rama describes Kaivalya Moksha is ultimate. What is it? Is it merging into existence of Brahman?
I-i-15-17. Hanuman: Rama, sages speak differently: some say there is only one kind of liberation. Others say it can be got…
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