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Vishishtadvaita, as we know, is a Vedantic philosophy propogated by the renowned Sripad Ramanujacharya. The philosophy is subscribed mainly by Sri Vaishnavas, Ramanandi Vaishnavas and Swaminarayan Vaishnavas.
On the other hand, Shivadvaita is another Vedantic philosophy, propagated by the Shaivi...
There are descriptions of several marriages in Hindu scriptures such as marriages of Sita Rama, Parvati parameswara etc.,
Is there any mention on the complete or partial list of the necessary things needed for marriage? The things I'm referring are only things used during the marriage event.
Shubhashitani (good sayings) are proverbs in Sanskrit that teach good morals, practices and advice.
e.g.
विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम्
What are the sources of these ? Are they taken from Itihasa/Purana ? Or are they taken from Panch...
What are the correlations between Green Tara in Buddhism and Mother Parvati in Hinduism?
Are these Goddess connected?
I did read another question about marriage between different varnas but my question is marriage between two different Brahmin shakhas allowed in the scriptures?
For instance two Brahmin communities one following Yajur Veda and the other Rig Veda? Or between a vaishnavite and a Gaud saraswath Br...
Can someone please post the list of female seers to whom the vedic samhita mantras were revealed?
Like list of seer and sukta and mantra with mandala or chapter number would be highly appreciated
Because there was a mention about Shiva & ambika as brother - sister in Vedas? So I have a doubt.
Where I can get the complete biography/hagiography of Ramanujacharya, which contains all the details of his life and deeds, right from his birth, till his passing away? Fantastic accounts are also fine.
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Note: You can write an answer from the perspective of one or more schools, whichever you know best and also I read somewhere that some schools consider Mahavakyas as quoted out of the context, if you think so you can quote the whole verse to provide the context you intend for your interpretation....
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As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa that summarizes and systematizes the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads. (You can read th...
There are some Advaita sounding verses in the Upanishads which declare that there is only one without a second in the beginning:
Aitareya Upanishad 1.1.1:
ॐ आत्मा वा इदमेक एवाग्र आसीन्नान्यत्किंचन मिषत् ।
In the beginning this was but the absolute Self alone. There was nothing else what...
As the guru is made up with two syllables gu & ru. Gu means darkness & ru means dispeller. Thus the term Guru means one who dispels our darkness.
As it is said,
शिवे क्रुद्धे गुरुस्त्राता गुरौ क्रुद्धे शिवो न हि।
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्रीगुरुं शरणं व्रजेत्॥४४॥ Translation: When Śiva is an...8
We should mark questions related to Sanskrit language as OFF-topic, BUT I would Not mark questions which ask to explain the meaning (not talking about translation, but literal meaning &/or thought behind the sloka) of a verse/mantra which are written in Sanskrit language.
For example, this is pu...
Many Puranas talk about 12 major battles between the Danavas and Devas. As per Brahmanda Purana (3rd Canto, Ch 72), they are as follows:
Lord Narasimha fighting the Danavas
Lord Vamana binding the Bali
Lord Varah fighting Hiranyaksha
Battle after churning of the ocean: Prahlada defeated in the...
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