In the Shalya Parva of the Mahabharata, right before Bhima's famous mace battle with Duryodhana, Krishna tells Arjuna that Bhima should fight unfairly, as that's the only way to defeat Duryodhana. He tells Arjuna that even the gods have resorted to deception in fighting against the Asuras: I...

Lord Krishna has talked about demigod in Bhagavad Gita. Can you give me some example of Demigod. Are Hanuman, Ganesha and Kartikeya demigod ??

At then end of Kali Yuga , Lord Vishnu will appear in Kalki avatar and establish dharma again. Then, new yuga will be formed. Can I know when and how the world wil be destroyed.

Parasurama engage in duel with Rama after Rama broke the bow. How can parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu did not recognise Rama who is also another avatar of Lord Vishnu? Both Parasurama and Rama are Lord Vishnu , so why parasurama didn't recognise Rama ??

I have found several websites and texts mentioning Satapatha Brahmana says Kartikeya as son of Rudra. Wikipedia here also mentions the same.. The Shatapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudras. Where is it exactly mentioned in Satapatha Brahmana ?

According to Vedas the God is One. Can I know who is the "real" God ?.Are Vishnu , Shiva and Brahma all the manifestation of the supreme Paramatman ?? If Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma are the manifestation of Paramatman, what about Ganesha, Hanuman and Durga ?? Are they paramatman too ??

According to Telugu folklore, meaning of word "Andhra" is believed to be "tribe". Maharshi Vishwamitra curses his sons to go to south and lead a tribal life. Those tribes are believed to be "Andhra". So, Andhraites are believed to be descendants of sage Vishwamitra. This curse is described in Ba...

What does Bhagwat geeta proscribe in respect of consumung of food offered to manes by way of prasad on their 12 th day or 13th day on death? Is it explicitly prohibited ? Anup Sheth

I have heared from somewhere that Lord Ganesha was created from the feculence of Goddess Parvati' body while bathing for protection of herself. Is it true? if yes, how is it really possible ? Also, then how Lord Shiva is considered as the father of Lord Ganesha? So can anybody tell me convinci...

We know that King Bali wanted to become more powerful than Indradev . But he was very famous in public for his kindness . Then 1.Why Lord Vishnu murdered King Bali in his Vaman Avatar? After killing him why Lord Vishnu asked to King Bali's followers to worship their leader ( as Balipratipada ...

There are certain situations in my daily life which seems like I had dreamt of them before. Also sometimes I get dreams regarding my past which are blend of two different situation which can never be true(totally vague/random). Are these an indication about something or something to be neglected?

If I am right Shiva and Vishnu took different Avatar to kill the danavas according to "dharma". But there were also devatas like " Indra" who should have been killed according to " Dharma" . So i want to know why Shiva and Vishnu took avatars only to kill danavas but not devatas? If I am wrong ,...

Why is it always said that water should be served first then meal? Suppose I went to a hotel for having food, why they give water first??

Once when I visited a temple [DURGA TEMPLE] ,a man who was giving out flowers to all devotes told me to tie my hair and not leave it open in durga temple .I genuinely want to know the reason.

In his previous birth he got boon that he can survive death 1000 times. To kill him once one has to pray to god for 1000 years. Then how did he died?

What is meaning of Sanskrit word Omkar/Aumkar and Omkareshwar. Please don't tell me that its jyotirlinga, I already know it, I want to know the meaning of word Omkar.