Wat i belive is a person who can create thing (living being ) and thing can create them that is lord bharma and destruction can be done i.e lord shiva , but we're as to maintain the balance is the most difficult part for this reason I belive Lord Vishnu is the supreme . It is belived that lord s...

This is what Krishna says this in the Bhagavad Gita: Of the Ādityas I am Viṣṇu, of lights I am the radiant sun, of the Maruts I am Marīci, and among the stars I am the moon. Let's focus on of the Maruts I am Marīci part. Marichi is the son of Brahma, as discussed in this Question. Bel...

How does the scientific view of galaxies and planets allude to this? Scientifically speaking, are lokas, planets or galaxies?

Generally In hindu funeral people cremate(for non sanyasis)the dead and on the third day people collect ashes/bones, and throw them into river also known as Asthi sanchaya. The asthi sanchaya rite dictated in Ashvalayana Grhiya Sutra (page no 55) is different then what most of people do. It sa...

I have seen it it movies, shows, posters, i even read a book or two about it. Lord Shiva smokes weed ,thats for sure. Is it because he likes to get high? I read somewhere in Shiva-trilogy that shiva use to love memory lapse which is caused by cannabis. So the question is simple why does he smok...

My nephew who is only 24 died in an accident. We are worried about his state.... please help.... We believe in his reincarnation. But we do not know about the timeline... I don't know to comfort his mother who is my eldest sister. She has only one son, the eldest and just in his prime of his you...

The process by which a Guru initiates a disciple into a mantra is called Mantra Diksha. Is it mentioned in the Vedas about this process or about other forms of Dikshas?

I want to know that where is Lord Brahma's Brahmaloka nowadays? Was Brahmaloka destroyed or anywhere in this universe?

What's the philosophical difference between various schools of Vedanta philosophy? According to dualism (Dvaita), Jivatma and Parmatma are two different things; non-dualism (Advaita)- Jivatma and Parmatma are same, and also there are others schools viz., Dvaitadvaita, Vishistadvaita, Upadhika, Sh...

I was recently studying Sandhyavandana, and I am confused how to do Abhivadan for non-bramhins. Since only bramhins are descendants of Rishis. So my question is how should we perform Abhivadana for Non-bramhins, is it sutra/shakha dependent?