Vedic hymns are represented in various Chhanda (छंद). Which is sung in which way is determined by Vedic Swara (स्वर) (Vedic accent). In chanting of Vedic hymns, there are following main swara/accent used:
Uddata (उदात्त)
Anuddata (अनुदात्त)
Swarit (स्वरित)
Dheergha Swarita (दीर्घ स्वरित)
Prach...
Krishna was
a great warrior(war before marriage with Rukmini),
a diplomat (his peacemaking before Mahabharata) and
in fact packed with a ton of other qualities.
But I seldom find any material (a bhajan,a book etc.) praising Him for all those qualities. All praises for Him are monotonic in...
As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa that summarizes and systematizes the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads. (You can read th...
Hinduism doesn't favour violence or killing innocent beings.
We support being vegetarians.
But isn't killing a Deer for its golden skin, is that act justified?
We know that Vedas are the “TRUE ESSENCE OF LIFE”. Ancient India has produced many precious takeaways for the upcoming generations. From among them, the most important and sacred ones have been the Vedas. The Vedas have highlighted the major issues and concerns of life in a beautiful manner.
Wha...
It is a well known event that Mahadeva destroys sacrifice of Daksha when Devi Sati destroys herself in the sacrifice. But it happened in the Pitri Kalpa.
Destruction of Yajna of Daksha is the symbolism of the fact that Devas due to their arrogancy are stupefied to such level that they proceed to...
As most people know when a Hindu takes up sannyāsa, he no longer performs the daily and other rituals like the śrāddha that normal householders do.
Swami Chandrasekarendra Saraswati in the book Hindu Dharma: The Universal Way of Life § explains as below.
The Brahmin is born with three debts...Transcript for
Hinduism
