i would like some explainaion about this picture. The legend tell that Mother Parvati became Maa Tara to save the Lord from the Halahala. My question is: 1)Does this picture represent Mother Parvati and Her as Maa Tara? 2)Why Maa Tara is alwayes represented with her tongue out with red color ...

In Hinduism, it is customary to consider auspicious time for marriage. It can be found across several scriptures. Consider the following as an example for it from Valmiki Ramayana "Oh, Brahman, the savants acclaim that part of the day as the best for wedding ceremonies when both of the pre-...

My ancestors were Brahmin but they were forced to be Muslims so I am a born Muslim but I already converted to Hinduism and I'm a pure vegetarian and I have knowledge of Vedas and Mahabharata. So can I get my ancestors name and poonal back?

As explained in this answer, Vidura left his mortal body and entered Yudhishthira’s Possessed of great intelligence, he then (by his Yoga-power) entered the body of Yudhishthira, limb by limb. He united his life-breaths with the king's life-breaths, and his senses with the king's senses....

Why are the Vishnu Silas found from Gandaki river called 'Salagrama' Silas?

According to Sri Ramanujacharya, 'paupati-mata' is non-adorable as it is against the Vedas: "pasupati-matasya vedavirodhaad asaamanjyasyaad cha anaadaraniyaa iti uchyate" (Ref: Mahaprabhu Sri Gauranga, Radhagovinda Nath, Sadhana Prakashani, page 541). Tantra and Veda are two parallel system...

The dhyana-mantra of Dakshina-Kali quoted in Tantra-saara says that She is holding Kharga in Her upper left hand, chinna-munda in lower left hand, abhaya-mudra in upper right hand and abhaya mudra in lower right hand.(Reference:Sastramulak Bharatiya Saktisadhana, Upendrakumar Das, RMIC ,Vol.1, ...

After the Rajasuya by Yudhistira, Duryodhana also tries to perform it with the help of Karna. What is the intention of Duryodhana in performing Rajasuya? Is it mentioned in Mahabharata?

If a man kills an innocent man he kills the whole mankind . And if a man saves an innocent man he saves the whole mankind. Why such things not written in geeta

The Pakistani Islamic invaders have recently carried out a terrorist attack on Vedic soil. Are Hindus religiously required to support Modi's attack against Pakistan and subsequent reconquest of Sindhu?

Is Jalandhara and Shankachuda the same person? Their stories seem very similar. Both stories involve them being Asura kings and both being slain by Maheshwara. Both stories involve their wives' chastity being broken by Sri Vishnu and the latter being cursed to be worshipped as the Shalagrama ston...

In the Mahabharata, there are lots of uses of Brahmhastras that leveled and destroyed entire cities. Is the use of Brahmastras and nuclear bombs to destroy entire cities along with their civilian population prohibited by Hindu scripture?

In the Mahabharata, there were lots of uses of Brahmhastras that leveled and destroyed entire cities. Is the use of Brahmastras and other celestial Astras, akin to weapons of mass destruction, to destroy entire cities along with their civilian population prohibited or permitted by Hindu scripture?

This quote is attributed to KM Panikkar. What evidence would support or refute this claim?

It is recorded in the Puranas and Itihasas the Krishna and Shiva destroyed some cities, like Tripura, with astras and other celestial weapons. My question is, has any Asura (Daitya or Danava) or Rakshasa destroyed a city with an Astra, like the Brahmastra?

Just like the Devas have their own army under the command of Kartikeya, and Shiva's army of Bhuta ganas, Vishnu has his own army in Vaikuntha under the command of Vishvaksena, who is a nitya suri, or an eternal inhabitant of Vaikuntha. Has the army of Vaikuntha under the command of Vishvaksena e...

What are all the incidents mentioned in the scriptures where Asuras have tried to destroy the Earth? I know of three: Bali's sister's attempt to annihilate the Earth, Hiranyaksha's submersion of Earth into the cosmic ocean to drown all life, and Hiranyakashipu's invasion of Earth and subsequent ...

The Asuras and Rakshasas have a knack for destroying the Earth, the Vedic civilization, and the members of the 4 castes. Do the armies of the Asuras and Rakshasas form alliances with the Mleccha kingdoms in their attack on the Vedic civilization? For example, here is what Hiranyakashipu did in...

Every Tretha yuga contains Rama and Ravana. Similarly every Dwapara yuga has Krishna. Is there any mention of multiple Narakasura across different mahayugas?

In other words, as an approximate sphere going round the Sun?

It curdled my stomach to see the Wiki article on Hiranyaksha: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiranyaksha Once, Hiranyaksha assaulted the defenseless Mother Earth and pulled her deep into the cosmic ocean. The demi-gods appealed to Vishnu What can Hindus do to fight denigration and defamati...

It is a sin for a human to kill other humans, animals, etc. But what about celestial beings? Is it a sin for a human to kill Rakshasas, Asuras, Pisachas, and Nagas?