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How many people have written commentaries on Brahma Sutras?
Is there a mention of commentaries on the Brahma Sutras before Adi Shankaracharya? How many commentaries on these works have survived?
Please provide list from the existing commentaries as well as the lists cited by previous commentators.
Anubhav Jha
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Did Urmila Really Sleep for Fourteen Years?
It is a well known fact that Urmila did not accompany her husband Lakshmana to the forest for fourteen years, but remained behind in Ayodhya.
I have come across a story, that Lakshmana accompanying Rama and Sita wanted to guard them from harm. This…
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Who are the Ribhus?
Wikipedia mentions this about the Ribhus:
Ribhus are depicted in some legends of the Vedic literature as three sons of the goddess of morning light named Saranyu and Hindu god Indra. In other legends, such as in the Atharvaveda, they are sons of…
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Is Chitragupt of Yamlok mentioned in any scriptures?
In many movies, there is a scene about Yama-Loka where Chitragupta records good and bad deeds of people who arrive there after death.
My questions:
Is there a scripture that describes this part after death in detail?
Is there a real character…
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Was the Akshay Patra ever used before Mahabharat?
Chapter 9 of Book 12 of the Devi Bhagvat Puran mentions the following benediction by Devi Gayatri to Rishi Gautam:
Thus praised and worshipped, the World-Mother appeared and gave to the Risi one vessel full to the brim by which every one can he fed…
Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
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What is Sri Ganesh Gita?
Like we have Lord Krishna's Bhagavad Gita, did Lord Ganesha also give a teaching of Gita? If yes, to whom?
It is said that both Bhagavad Gita and Ganesh Gita are the same, with the only difference being that the preachers are different. Is it so?…
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Why Arjuna did not attain moksha/mukti despite the upadesha of GeetA?
GeetA is considered to be the "moksha shAstra" mainly by the vedantins and they have also conferred it the title or Gitopanishad.
It also forms the core of Vedanta as it is the part of the prasthana trayi of the Vedanta. Hence gItA is believed to…
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Is pranking bad act according to Hinduism?
According to Mahabarata, Samba got curse because of doing prank. Actually the prank done by Samba doesn't harm any one. But he got curse.
Does it signifies that pranking is a bad act? Does any text is saying against doing pranks?
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What is the lineage of Yajnavalkya, the guru of Janaka?
Yajnavalkya is an ancient rishi who is associated with many texts in Sanskrit such as the Shatapatha Brahmana, Shukla Yajurveda and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. His discussions with Raja Janaka of Videha are quite well-known.
This Hindupedia page…
Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
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What is the speciality of mAdhyandina shAkhA?
MAdhyandina samhita is the currently surviving most used samhita of shukla Yajurveda.
This is the most prevalent way of chanting the shukla Yaju samhita.
What are its unique features?
How is it different from other shAkhAs?
Rakesh Joshi
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How come Lord Hanuman was able to resize his body?
Lord Hahuman was able to resize his body. When he wanted to cross the sea to get information of Maata Sita, he enlarge his body and cross the sea by jumping from India to Shri Lanka ( Keep in mind that Hauman jumped till Sun in his childhood, so…
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Did Lord Rama's wife Devi Sita belong to Nepal? In which place did she stay during pregnancy?
The Wikipedia article suggests that Sita was either from Bihar or Nepal:
Born: Either present-day Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India or Janakpur, present-day Nepal (both the places were part of the Mithila Kingdom)
Another non-verified article…
iammilind
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Why is Devi Ambika called Lord Shiva's sister in Yajurveda?
Goddess Ambika is considered the wife of Lord Shiva but here Yajurveda calls Devi Ambika the sister of Lord Shiva:
एष ते रुद्र भाग: सह स्वस्त्राम्बिकया तं जुषस्व स्वाहैष ते रुद्र भाग S
आखुस्ते पशु:।।57।।
Rudra, this is thine allotted portion.…
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If the Vedas say human lifespan is 100 years, how can humans live for thousands of years in previous yugas?
This answer says that the Vedas say the average human lifespan is around 100 years. If so, how can humans live for 10,000 years plus in previous yugas?
Since every word of the Veda is eternal, this means that in an earlier age when they lived for…
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What are the order & duties of the children born from intermixing/hybridisation of 4 classes?
There are 4 classes in descending order:
BrAhmaNa
Kshatriya
Vaishya
Shudra
If a man of class X mates with a woman of class X, then definitely the child will inherit the class X.
How the intermixing of 2 classes (X & Y) works with respect to the…
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