Prajāpati, Anumati, Sinivāli have ordered it. Elsewhere may he effect the birth of maids, but here prepare a boy. -------------Atharva Veda 6.11.3 There are especial hymns and verses in Vedas which prays for the birth of a son like Atharva Veda 6.11, 3.23 and 7.48 Be not divided;...

I want to read Ashtavakra Gita. I find difficulty in finding right translate and explaination. Can you name the widely used translated form of this books which contains original slokas.

In many questions asked in this site I frequently see a line about Vishnu teaching principles of Vaishnavism to his four disciples: Vishnu is said to have taught the principles of Vaishnavism to four disciples: Lakshmi, Brahma, Shiva and Sanatkumara. And in turn they started the four main Sam...

I am planning to read Mahabharata, Can anyone tell me a good book written in Hindi.

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What happen to a soul if a womb is aborted? Whether the soul take another birth or it attain salvation?

Tantra which refers to the esoteric practices and traditions of Hinduism usually in Shaktism involves taboo activities of meat eating, alcohol consumption and sex. All these activities are perceived to be disliked by Lord Vishnu/Krishna. However, most Tantra practitioners see it as another way to...

Garuda Purana 1.115.64 ”A barren woman shall be abandoned in the eighth year after marriage; a woman whose children die in infancy shall be abandoned in the ninth year; a woman who gives birth only to daughters shall be abandoned in the eleventh year and a woman who speaks unpleasant w...

According to this question on Workplace.SE: Muslims have some restrictions when it comes to interacting with members of the opposite sex. Usually many people in USA and Europe do not know that, for example, a Muslim man cannot shake hands with a woman. I must not touch members of the other se...