From Apastamba Dharma Sutras 1.9.26.8: A [student] who has broken the vow of chastity, shall offer to Nirṛiti an ass, according to the manner of the Pāka-yajña-rites. This same Prayaschitta is also found in Taittiriya Aranyaka 2:18, Manusmriti 11:119, and Yajñavalkya Smriti 3:280. How c...

Often these terms are used in same context & create confusion. May be 2 of them are synonymous. What are the difference among them? Extra Qn: PrAnAyAma of today's time, made famous by modern day Patanjali yoga (Baba Ramdev) belong to which category?

Mantras of Krishna and Vishnu which does not require any initiation, does not have any rules to follow, can be chanted anytime and anywhere. Please don't include Hare Krishna Maha mantra in your answer as it requires initiation according to Radha Tantra. All the mantras should be backed by script...

I am near. May be few hours or days. Right now it is getting a little harder to behave properly according to the society. I just don't talk much because I don't have much to say. I'm not able to engage with people. All I do is keep sitting in silence in bliss, sometimes solving mathematics or pla...

As written in the title I want to know that what are Trideva(Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)- Creator or corporeal of God(only). Many people say that Trideva are creator themselves and other say that they are only corporeal of God. For that I am quite confused. I think they are only corporeal of god like ...

Once upon a time, a saint asked this question to Lord Shiva: "Who is your father, Lord?". Lord Shiva replied that Brahma is his father. So who is the mother? “Who is your grandfather?” .Then the saint went on to ask who is your grandfather. Lord Shiva replied that Vishnu is my grandfather. “Wh...

Considering that you do penance for tens, maybe even hundreds or thousands of year and then something is revealed to you, its infinitely precious. why then would i not try to make sure to safeguard it ? the best way of safeguarding perhaps is penning it down somewhere safe , and then bind the pa...

Recently three of my questions were downvoted by some reader. Is it possible to know the reasons for the down vote - even if the name of the user is not revealed.

Hindu Dharma(religion) belief on Karma(work) and Karmafwol(result of work). By which we can say that if we do good work then the result will also be good. And if we do bad work then the result will be bad. I also belief on Karma and Karmafwol. But in astrology, It is said that we(human beings) de...

1) How many "puranas" are there? Is there any authentic full list of all puranas(not just 18 mahapurana), which is backed by some scripture? 2) How many "upanishadas" are there? Is there any authentic full list of all upanishadas(not just 18 principal upanishads), which is backed by some scriptu...

1) Shiva: In which verse of gita, krishna has declared either that krishna is "shiva" or declared that "shiva" origiates from him? 2) Vishnu: In which verse of gita , krishna has declared either that krishna is "vishnu" or declared that "vishnu" origiates from him? 3)Brahma: In which verse ...

Sri Ramakrishna, the 19th century mystic monk, devotee of Goddess Kali and regarded as an incarnation of Shriman Narayana by His followers; was a well-known harmoniser of all paths and religions. He is said to have practiced Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Christianity and Sufism. One of His favourite quo...

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa is known to have taught Advaita Vedanta to His devotees. However, in one of well-known quotes, He says both Nirguna Brahman and Saguna Brahman: It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But never get into...

Many saints often say that devotees are superior to God. The sixteenth century saint Goswami Tulsidas, for example, once said: Hanuman as a devotee of Rama is greater than Rama Himself Do any scriptures posit the supremacy of devotees over God?

Advait Vedantins say when Brahman is seen through the lens of mAyA, Brahman appears as Ishwar. Then, There must be something before mAyA to wear the lens of mAya, then what is that something which is wearing lens of mAyA? That something can't be Brahman itself because according to Advait Vedanta...

Goddess lakshmi is considered wife of Lord vishnu and I have also checked verse in Sri suktam calling devi lakshmi wife of Lord vishnu but that could be later addition.so I want to know is goddess Lakshmi called wife of Lord vishnu in the original Rig Veda khillani Sri suktam?

Ram Ram brothers and sisters I’m relatively new to Hinduism so I was just wondering if someone could tell me what is written on Hanuman’s chest in this picture, I can’t seem to find any information online about it.

Lakshmi has a history from early scriptures and eventually became Vishnu's consort in the Puranic period. She seems to have become subservient to Vishnu after that. http://advaitham.org/who-is-mahalakshmi this site says 'Mahalakshmi is the supreme Deity Who is also known as Tripura Sundari or ...

Would this be correct? Supreme being trinity Avataras "lesser" Gods Devas Asuras or Rakshasas various entities called Yakshas, Kinnaras Gandharvas and so forth Living rivers, mountains etc. Humans Animals, Plants and Insects

Our own Tezz has given a citation - not even claiming Rameshwaram Did Lord Rama really worship Lord Shiva? "वैश्वदेवबलिम् कृत्वा रौद्रम् वैष्णवमेव च | वास्तुसंशमनीयानि मङ्गळानि प्रवर्तयन् || २-५६-३१ जपम् च न्यायतः कृत्वा स्नात्वा नद्याम् यथाविधि | पाप संशमनम् रामः चकार बलिम् उत्तमम् || २-५६-३२ ...