Wikipedia mentions this about the Ribhus: Ribhus are depicted in some legends of the Vedic literature as three sons of the goddess of morning light named Saranyu and Hindu god Indra. In other legends, such as in the Atharvaveda, they are sons of Sudhanvan, which means good archer. In Chapt...

In chapter 9 verse 25 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says this: yānti dēvavratā dēvān pitṛnyānti pitṛvratāḥ | bhūtāni yānti bhūtējyā yānti madyājinō.pi mām৷৷9.25৷৷ Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; tho...

From what I have researched so far,Aja Ekapad is considered as one of the Rudras of Lord Shiva.However,there is not much information about its origin and why this deity is not very popular despite being very powerful.

There seems to be a lot of difference between the Critical edition of Mahabharatha and the Kumbhakonam edition. One major difference is the Aswamedha parva where the Critical edition cuts it at 96 while the Kumbhakonam edition goes until 118. Reference Link to Kumbhakonam edition. Reference Li...

I saw some of the god's and goddess having snake with them is there any particular reason for this. And also I want to know each and every deities having some birds and animals domestic and wild including navagraha's. How they are mingled with them and why we treated with equal to deities.

As i mention in this answer, in the Padma Purana Uttara Khanda Chapter 236 (page 937 onwards), Sri Rudra tells parvati devi that it is he who created the atheistic schools by exerting his power on great rishis - Kapila, Gautama, Kanada, Jaimini & Brihaspati to author the philosophies of Samkhya, ...

Last night, my Mom saw a dream where she was getting chased by a green coloured snake. Surprisingly, on the same night, my Dad saw a similar dream too! Is this a bad omen? What do scriptures say about such dreams?

A guy from quora claims that at many places, ritualists or brahmanas are mocked in samhitas. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-Vedas-have-beef-eating-verses This is from his answer- "Even the real “ritualists” in the parallel religions of Vedic era seem not to have “killed” animals in rituals,...

Maha mantra is Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.

In Kundalini Yoga there is the bija mantra "ram" which refers to the Manipura Chakra. It shines like the light of the sun, a pure energetic vibration, throughout all time. It is also gender-free, as the light of the sun shines equally on a man or a woman. Then there is the name "Ram" which com...