Lakshmi is also called Sri. Lakshmi personifies wealth, riches, beauty, happiness, grace, charm and splendour.she was born from the churning of the primordial ocean (Samudra manthan) and she chose Vishnu as her eternal consort and is the divine strength of Lord Vishnu. My question is - Why did ...

If I worship or perform incantation of any mantra, is it contrition for my sins or contrition is different? What does scripture says about contrition? I heard that in shiva purana, Narad abused Lord Vishnu, so Lord Vishnu told him that by incantation of Shiva's mantra can give him contrition(Sh...

Many people these days rent a house or an apartment instead of buying it outright for various reasons - lack of capital, property prices are too high in a metropolitan area to prevent buying or they simply find it convenient to rent than maintain their own house etc. But do Hindu scriptures rec...

Valmiki Ramayana, chatur binsh sarga, shlok 8-9: Mansarovar is in Kailasa, and from Mansarovar flows a river close to Ayodyapuri. Because it comes from brahmasarovar it was known as Saryu. The current Saryu nadi looks like it comes from Rakshastal and not from mansarovar. Also according to...

• In Epic Mahabharatha,it is said that Karna's kavacha and kundalas made him invincible in battle Kavacha is an armour protecting him • Kundalas are earings only and how can they protect him in the battle?

As you can see below, Prabhupāda, in his purport to BG 14.8, explains the "mode of ignorance" by citing a śloka from some scripture. Which scripture or 'literature' is he talking about? BG 14.8 tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāt...

Can I name my daughter Tejasvi? Is it is a masculine name? Some websites say that Tejasvi is neutral, Tejasvee, with a long I is masculine and Tejasvini is feminine. The confusion is because we intend to call her with a long iI, while having the spelling Tejasvi. Please help.