In The Yuddha Khanda of The Ramayana, Trishiras says the following: "sambaro devarAjena narako viSNunA yathA" Some think this is NarakAsura who was slain by Lord Sri Krishna in later times (dwApara yugA). But some interpretations like for example: Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda in Prose ...

The following passages from the Bhagavat Purana communicates the relativity of time: “... One’s life endures for only one hundred years, in terms of the times in the different planets... Eternal time is certainly the controller of different dimensions, from that of the atom up to...

When I read the bhagwat geeta I not even once came across the word deekshya only gyan , but outside the geeta and on majorly other forms of attaining liberation i.e. forms different from devotion I also hear the word deekshya. So what's the difference between deekshya and gyan, and does deeksh...

I have read both Srisuktam and PurushSuktam. Can anybody please tell me the actual difference between these 2 shlokas. I know SriSuktam is a hymn for Goddess Laxmi but don't know about PurushSuktam.

While one can easily read up on the differences between these two treatises on the web, I am more interested in understanding their popularity through the ages. Which of the two is older? Around which time period in history did Parashara treatise get more popular ? Any evidences on which treati...

Is any online English translation is available of Manikhya Manjari by Raghunatha Suri? Please do provide the link.

I read somewhere that tomorrow is the beginning of the Magha Navaratri in which the Mahavidyas are worshipped. What is the story behind this celebration can anyone share something from the Puranas or other scriptures?

In brief, I'm unsure as to why some dates for Thaipusam seem to differ by one or two days from the dates of the full moons. For more detail: I'm attempting to write some code to determine the exact Gregorian date of the Thaipusam public holiday in Malaysia for any given Gregorian year. Accordi...

In rigveda, when Shiva gets into trouble, he chant a mantra and does meditate. I would like to know what is that two word mantra?

The story goes Gandhari removed her blindfold the night before Duryodhana's decisive encounter with Bhima. She poured all her power into her son's body in one glance, rendering Duryodhana's entire body, except his loins, hard as thunderbolt. Sri Krishna foiled Gandhari's plan by shaming Duryodhan...