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Vedas are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. Each Veda is traditionally divided into saṃhita, brāhmaṇa, āranyaka & upaniṣad, & there are 4 Vedas - Ṛgveda, Yajurveda (divided into Śukla & Kṛṣṇa recessions), Sāmaveda & Atharvaveda. For questions related to specific sections, use specific tags (like [upanishads])

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I want to know Does Nirukta of Yaska affirm or contradict this view that all Vedic hymns praise same deity. Dayananda's view is quite clear, its foundation inexpugnable. The Vedic hymns are chanted ...
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The reformers maintain that their argument against child marriage is not contrary to the sastras. The marriage custom, according to them, changed after the Muslim invasion and they want the original ...
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Consider the following words of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swami, also known as the Kanchi Paramacharya): Only a householder with a wife may perform sacrifices, not studentbachelors and ...
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Consider the following words of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati swami aka the Kanchi Paramacharya) Those who complain that women have no right to perform sacrifices on their own must remember that ...
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What are the key differences between Vishishtadvaita and Shuddhadvaita?
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I live in an apartment where there is a problem with mice and cockroaches. I have set up mouse traps in different areas, and when a mouse gets stuck on the trap, I throw it outside. Eventually, the ...
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I want to know what does Vedas are eternally true imply when some events mentioned in Vedas happened after creation of Earth . I mean if Vedas are eternally true why do they describe that are only ...
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Namaścaṇḍikāyai । As I listen and read the Durgā Sūktam, the last verse (i.e., the Durgā Gāyatrī) always raises a question within my mind. The verse is as follows: ओ-ङ्का॒त्या॒य॒नाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ ...
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Is human life, religion, actions and death etc., controlled by stars and planets?
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I am aware of the writings on this concept in puranas, smritis, and the itihasas. I want to trace this in any of the shrutis. I haven't been able to locate it in any of the samhitas. I have found it ...
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In a recent conversation with a user about my answer, I learned that Dvaita acharya Madva say that the Mahabharata is decisive compared to other scriptures. It is widely regarded as the “fifth Veda” ...
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Does that mean that there are more Lokas.. Mahakailash or MahaVaikuntha? I have never heard of any puranic story where demons knew about/attacked/wanted Saket Loka, Goloka Dham, Manidweep. So, are ...
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Do Advaita texts explicitly mention these terms? Are they considered distinct levels of realization or manifestation of Brahman through Maya? Can the souls (jivatmas) attain or occupy these “pads” ...
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The stages symbolically matches the Sun's movement through the galactic plane, I had a feeling it was to do with it but could not figure out the positioning ChatGPT was able to determine the amplitude ...
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The current way of the yuga calculation bases on: "A human year is equal to a divine day and night, so that three hundred and sixty human years are equal to a divine year." - Brihaddharma ...
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I came across this video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1714828525848951 In 1835, Thomas Babington Macaulay introduced his Minute on Indian Education, which replaced India’s traditional systems of ...
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Based on the Yuga cycle and what Hinduism says about the purpose of life. It seems like it is telling us to wake up from the matrix. Where I believe reincarnation and karma cycle are one cycle but ...
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Does brahman knows himself? Does brahman knows that I'm creating this mithya jagat ? Does brahman have self "I" conciseness like knows itself? Because advait scriptures States that the ...
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What's the procedure/vidhi of Sri Suktam, KanakDhara Stotram, and Samputik Sri Suktam (Normal that available on Google)? What's the difference between them? Which is more powerful in terms of material ...
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I found the term 'namarupa' in Chandogya & Brhadaranyaka Upanishads, which respectively say: It has been said, ‘Āditya is Brahman.’ Now this is being explained: This universe was at first non-...
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Does any Vedas/Upanishad clearly tell that there is only one brahmand, this one ? I had thought multiverse is just a fact, because Puran stories : Bhuvaneshwari Devi takes TriDev to visit them Krishn ...
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How many mantras of the Samaveda are from the Yajurveda and the Atharvaveda? Altogether, the Samaveda has 1875 mantras, out of which 1800 mantras are from the Rigveda. I want to know the origin of the ...
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I have been studying the recitation traditions of the Vedas and noticed that the pronunciation of the Ṛgveda differs significantly from that of the Yajurveda. However, because relatively few priests ...
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Any one please guide me .iam recently argueing with others about Hinduism and so many abusive language I and opposite were used to say to each other and tell me how to approach them accordingly to ...
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I understand Dayanand Saraswati did not believe moksh is eternal, that there is limited number of jiva who go through series of lifetimes over and over in eternity Did he believe there is no ...
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How can the vedas be authoritative text when they themselves are agnostic about certain aspects such as creation of this universe . Nasadiya Sukta, Rig Veda 10.129.7 He from whom this creation arose, ...
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Current Indra is Purandara, who is well-known to us(generally as son of Aditi and Indra). But, before him, there was already six Indras, among them is first Indra, Yajna from Bhagavata Purana, Canto 2,...
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Recently, my faith is fading and I want answers to bring my faith back. The questions are: Are there any proofs that hinduism is true? Are there any proofs or at least texts proving the Vedas are ...
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The Tarka-sangraha along with the Dipika authoured by Annambhatta is a popular primer on Nyaya-Vaisheshika philosophy. Contrary to the prevalent view of Mimamsakas (both purva and uttara) which says ...
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Has anyone heard this before? Supposedly Premanand Ji Maharaj said that if you do 2 crore times “Radha Radha,” then poverty goes away and wealth just keeps flowinglike how the ocean never asks for ...
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In the Chāndogyopaniṣad (7.1.2, 7.2.1 and 7.71), the Itihāsas and the Purāṇas are described as the fifth Veda on multiple occasions. Usually, the four Vedas i.e. Ṛgveda, Yajurveda, Sāmaveda and ...
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Is there any evidence that one has realized the Supreme Reality without a Guru or has seen the sagun form of God without a Guru or has been successful in practicing meditation or sadhna without a Guru....
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As per Hindu scriptures, are Shudras required to be vegetarian? Or does it allow Shudras to consume non-vegetarian items and Shudras don't face any dosham due to eating them?
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As i previously know that , there is 7 lok above and below earth/Prithvi lok Above upper 7 lok , there is vishnu lok There is one vishnu , one brahma and one shiva of this material universe - who do ...
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Just as the knowledge of Vedas was revealed to the sages through meditation, is this possible to gain knowledge of different paths by mediation on that particular type path? For example in patanjali ...
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I have read that Ashtami and Navami tithis are considered inauspicious to start any new work. Is there any mention in the scriptures whether there is no tithi dosham after sunset (during night)?
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I am not able to practice meditation for more than ten minutes. After that my mind begins to wander on sensual objects. What are the ways to control the mind and overcome this problem?
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I have read that Sri Adi Shankaracharya, Sri Dattatreya or Jnana Dev are born Siddhas. At once they appear as spiritual luminaries, do some spiritual preaching, write out some precious philosophical ...
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I have seen Om written everywhere in Hinduism like before any mantra starts or Hindus write it on their entry gates to their homes and it is also an important sign of Hindus.What does Om mean?
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I understand that God is within and realised in deep meditation (Samadhi). But All sages and devotees say God is everywhere. If one realises that God is within, How to see God everywhere after then?
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I have read about Lord Krishna and Lord Rama that both lived their life on earth as Avatars and we can learn many things from them because they spent their life in human form. What are the lessons we ...
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I have read in an article of a book by Sri Swami Sivananda that Everything is happening by God's Will but he also warns that this doesn't mean that an individual stop making efforts to make his life ...
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The senses are generally turned outside. It is said that if they are turned inside (means withdrawn from sense objects), one will be able to attain Mukti. What is meant by turning them inside?
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I find a few places like Nagore, Shirdi, Tiruvannamalai and Rishikesh ever full of Shanti and a kind of spiritual bliss. Is it because many saints and sages did tapasya on these places which had that ...
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Taittiriya Samhita 5.2.3 says: प॑शू॒नां यदूषा॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी स॒हास्तां॒ ते वि॑य॒ती अ॑ब्रूता॒मस्त्वे॒व नौ॑ स॒ह य॒ज्ञिय॒मिति॒ यद॒मुष्या॑ य॒ज्ञिय॒मासी॒त्तद॒स्याम॑दधा॒त्त ऊषा॑ अभव॒न्॒ यद॒स्या य॒ज्ञि...
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As the title says, can someone please explain in detail about the structure of the Yajurveda? I know there are two main classifications, which is Shukla and Krishna. And in the Krishna Yajurveda the ...
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I have seen lot of verses given by Vaisnavas which say that throughout the Vedas only the praise of Vishnu is sung. I was wondering what is the Saiva response to this. Are there any similar verses for ...
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If elder brother is not interested to marriage and didn't marry till now can a younger brother marry in these days or he also should not marry in his lifetime and be as brahmacharya? If he is not ...
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In India, there is a widespread belief that we share a seven-lifetime (sat janmo ka bandhan) bond with our marriage partner. What is the source of such a belief? Is it mentioned in any of our ...
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God is one, but imposters are many. As per the Shrimad Bhagavatam, Hiranakasipu wanted to be worshipped as the Supreme and tried to inflict horrible punishments on his son Prahlad for worshiping Lord ...
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