@Mr_Green No, that's not the answer I'm looking for. And in any case the Pandavas were naturally born, they just were the sons of gods. Other than that their births were normal. Shiva came out of Brahma's forehead, and Vishnu was never born at all; see here: hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/259/36. So that's not really something they have in common.
@Mr_Green That's a rather tenuous connection. Vishnu may have been in exile in one of his incarnations, but not really he himself. And I don't think Siva was ever in exile.
@Mr_Green No, that's not it. First of all poojas as we understand them today are a modern invention. Second of all the only major yagna Yudisthira did was a Rajasuya yagna, and I don't think Vishnu or Shiva ever did that yagna. The only god I know of who's done a Rajasuya Yagna was Chandra the moon god, to conquer the heavenly bodies.
@AwalGarg Yudishthira is the son of Yama god of death, Arjuna is the son of Indra, Bhima is the son of Vayu the wind god, and Nakula and Sahadeva are the sons of the two Ashwini Kumaras. But that has nothing to do with the answer.
@AwalGarg Yeah, unfortunately few people take the effort of reading my questions, let alone answering them.
@AwalGarg That's why I put this statement in my profile page: "My questions tend to be fairly obscure. I put a lot of effort into them, so I'd appreciate it if you at least try to read them. If you don't understand one of my questions, or you don't feel like reading it and you want me to summarize it for you, feel free to leave a comment or ping me in chat."
I wholeheartedly agree. People should look at my questions and try to emulate those: hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/36/… The sort of questions I ask should be the default type of question asked on the site. A good question should be detailed and well-researched, just like a good answer should be. — Keshav SrinivasanSep 28 at 16:13
@AwalGarg Yeah, I expect the majority of my questions will only be answered when this site gets more knowledgeable users, and users who are willing to search through scriptures to find answers. But I wish more people would at least take the effort to just read my questions, rather than giving up because of their length.
@Mr_Green Well, when I was answering your question I assumed you were asking what the nature of eclipses was, since you said in your question "I have heard that they are the result of trouble making by Rahu and Ketu by devouring the sun/moon for a while."
It is said that women should not work during Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan. It is said that doing so effects the physical health of the baby.
Is there any mention of this in the scriptures, or any specific reason behind this ritual?
I am not sure whether this is true or not but I often heard from many users from online that our scriptures were tampered by Britishers when they invaded us.
There motto of tampering our scriptures was to Divide and Conquer a Secular Country. (and many other reasons)
Whenever I google, I can ...
@Mr_Green Personally I think such claims are ridiculous. We have such good records of our scriptures, so it's hard to believe that they've been tampered with.
@Mr_Green I think people just try to advance theories that they've been tampered with or distorted, because they find some things in our scriptures too embarrassing or politically incorrect, like animal sacrifice and the caste system.
I don't think we should try to disown parts of our scriptures just because it offends the sensibilities of modern society. That's why I'm a strong supporter of the caste system, for instance.
I have been chanting hanuman chalisa since childhood, but what makes me wonder is that, why there is the verse - "buddhi heen tanu janike sumirahu pawankumar , bal buddhi vidhya deu mohi harhu kalesh vikar"
Isn't that offensive for lord hanuman ? Any insight behind this will be highly appreciated.
It is said that women should not work during Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan. It is said that doing so effects the physical health of the baby.
Is there any mention of this in the scriptures, or any specific reason behind this ritual?
I am not sure whether this is true or not but I often heard from many users from online that our scriptures were tampered by Britishers when they invaded us.
There motto of tampering our scriptures was to Divide and Conquer a Secular Country. (and many other reasons)
Whenever I google, I can ...
I have been chanting hanuman chalisa since childhood, but what makes me wonder is that, why there is the verse - "buddhi heen tanu janike sumirahu pawankumar , bal buddhi vidhya deu mohi harhu kalesh vikar"
Isn't that offensive for lord hanuman ? Any insight behind this will be highly appreciated.
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