I casually asked someone at a temple and they just smiled and said this is how it is. I almost wanted to ask "what will you offer if Krishna were to visit" but restrained myself.

As you can see in the Rig Veda Anukramani in my answer here, Rig Veda Book 1 Hymn 84 was heard by the sage Gautama and it's addressed to Indra. In any case, here are two of the verses of the hymn: indro dadhīco asthabhirvṛtrāṇyapratiṣkutaḥ | jaghāna navatīrnava || ichannaśvasya yacchi...

I read a Story of Sripad Ramanujacarya; when He was in Jagannath Puri. The story goes roughly like this. Lord jagannath being pleased with Ramanujacarya; instructed Him to go to Mayapur to see the Leela of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu(Leela was unmenifest at that time). So Ramanujacarya leaving His...

This wiki page mentions that the Charvakas did not accept Akasha as a basic element as it is not tangible and according to them, there are only four basic elements. I would like to know why Akasha is considered as a Bhoota (basic element) according to the Vedas. PS: I just would like to know t...

Me and my friend had debate on whether vedas talks about moksha or not. my friend told there is a verse in Rigveda which tells Shiva grants moksha. Is it true? Do Rigveda really mentions Shiva grants moksha ?

Kaumari is considered as one of the Sapta Matrikas (7 forms of Divine Mother). She is also associated with the Kanya Kumari form of Devi. The references to the Kaumari form of Devi are found in - The Devi Mahatmya, found in the Markandeya Purana: Kumārarūpā Kaumarī mayūravaravāhanā | ...

I have heard that Karna after death was asked by Dharmaraj for donation of food. Karna denied that he did not give donation of food and was asked to take birth again because donation of food is higher than donation of any other things. What do scriptures say about this incidence?

A portion of the poem Rashmirathi by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, also known as Krishna Ki Chetavani describes the interaction between Krishna and Duryodhana. After the Pandavas return from Vanavasa, Krishna goes to meet Duryodhana and proposes a solution to stop the impending war like situation. Dury...

There are many religion these day and the most common religions are christianity,Islam and Hinduism . Can you give some point/advice why hinduism is the most perfect religion that should be followed ?

Can we ask Nath Sampraday related questions on Hinduism stack exchange site?

Should Ravana of Ramayana be considered as god or demon? And why? I know he was a great king who kept his kingdom and administration in an organized manner. He was also a shiv bhakt. But still his ego and overconfidence deteriorated him. So what should he be considered for?