Pandavas ruled Hastinapura for 36 straight years. After that, they abdicated the throne in favor and passed on the tile of the King of Hastinapur to Arjuna's grandson Parikshit because Krishna ascended to heaven and also because of the massacre that happened amongst the Yadavas due to which they ...

Is it possible for human to use ancient weapons in Kaliyuga? Can humans in Kaliyuga really control it? How much time does it take to understand those weapons?

Swami Tulsidas ji mentions about King Prithu while describing gunas of bad people. He states that King Prithu had requested for ten thousand ears (likely a boon) to listen to Ishwar's greatness. Doha 4, Balkanda, Shri Ramcharitmanas Are there more details to the story, like when this happened ...

I guess Moksha is the highest level of advancing spiritually. I guess one of the ways to reach Moksha is by practising regular Meditation. For meditation one must prepare his/her body by practising Pranayama. There are many pranayama so... What should be the recommended set of Pranayama and their...

There are many scriptures which says Krishna went along with his wife Satyabhama. During the war, Krishna used his discus to kill Narakasura. I have heard another theory that Narakasura had a boon that only his mother can kill him. So Bhudevi took an incarnation as Satyabhama and killed him. Is t...

Well this is a history+geography+hinduism type of question - I appreciate any guidance. There is a cluster of AshtaBhairava temples built by the Kadambas as per a decree found. 5 temples have been identifiable - they follow a Kadamba Nagara style architecture ( example Bettada Byraveshwara temple...

I am not very sure if this rule is applicable to other parts of India. In my state (Assam), at least amongst the Brahmins there are restrictions on marriage between people belonging to the same Gotras. Are there any restrictions on marriage between any two other Gotras? For example, someone told ...

Sanaatana Dharma says God (Ishwara) is only one. So what is the unique call to prayer in Sanaatana Dharma to praise Ishwara? Just Like Adhan, the Muslim call to prayer Barechu, the Jewish call to prayer Church bells, the Christian call to prayer

Indra is the father of Pandava Arjuna who has a role in Ramayana and also in Mahabharata. He is the god of thunder and rain and also the chief of the gods, the devaraja or the devendra. How was Indra born?

A common criticism of the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa is that it was written after the prophecies for Christianity and Islam. I don't find this at all convincing, because the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa references them at least twice and the second ones are clearly in the future, so the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa obviously could n...