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Q: Aputrasya gatir naasti svargo naivaca naivaca

NarasimhamSince gender of children is not decided by parent but by probability etc. and is it not hard/unfair on those parents who did not beget male offspring? Is it put down to unverifiable karma? How to overcome denial of sad-gati for occurences not in one's own control? Does Garuda Purana also suggest ...

 
2:20 AM
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Q: Reference from Shankaracharya's Prasnatraya for Panchayatna Puja?

Sethu Srivatsa KoduruCan anyone quote Shankaracharya's Bhasya in Prasnatraya to prove Non Duality between 5 Devas(Vishnu Shiva Devi Ganesha Surya) or Panchayatna Puja?

 
 
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6:44 AM
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Q: What are the resricted tithis for a women to take oil bath?

satyaWhat are the restricted tithis for a women to take oil bath? Are there any scriptural references? If so, can you please provide them with some scriptural references? The verses has to be explicitly dedicated to women as most of the verses are generally intended for men.

 
 
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3:59 PM
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Q: Who is Isvara? Is it just another name of Saguna Brahman? Or he is different from both Saguna and Nirguna Brahman?

Amritendu MukhopadhyayI understand the difference between Nirguna and Saguna Brahman. But I am confused about Isvara. Who is Isvara? Is it just another name of Saguna Brahman? Or he is different from both Saguna and Nirguna Brahman? Here I am only looking for answers from the Advaitic perspective.

 
4:47 PM
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Q: How to explain this apparently unscientific verse in the Manusmriti?

Ikshvaku 3.48. On the even nights sons are conceived and daughters on the uneven ones; hence a man who desires to have sons should approach his wife in due season on the even (nights). How does the body know which day number it is, which is an artificial construct (it exists only in one's head)? Plus, w...

 
 
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6:47 PM
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Q: Where did the children of Pandavas live while they were in exile for 13 years?

babaWhen Pandavas 13 year period of exile started, some of their children were already born whereas some were born in the woods (Upapandavas). The Upapandavas were born in the woods and were raised in Panchal. What about the other's like Abhimanyu and other children of Pandavas from their other wives?

 
 
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10:51 PM
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Q: What is the explanation for the following vedas?

Dark KnightFrom the Anandavalli section of the Taittiriya Brahmana: आकाशाद्वयुः । वायोरग्निः । अग्नेरापः । अद्भ्यः पृथिवी । पृथिव्या ओषधयः । From ether came air. From air came fire. From fire came water. From water came earth. From earth came plants. What is the explanation for this verse. Because water c...

 

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