I have read about Adi Shankaracharya being incarnation of Lord Shiva, similarly in many articles, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is shown as a Avatar of Lord Shiva. I want to know about the scriptural references about the same.

In Dattatreya Stotram Narada the extolled divine qualities of Dattatreya, son of Atri and Anasuya long long ago. It is believed that in Kali Yuga Dattatreya took births again in the 15th century. How did the Stothram directly authored by Narada survive for so long to be handed down to us in our t...

The pigeon in Sibi's story says one is especially bound to do so if one happens to lead a life of domesticity that consists of the five sacrifices. If one, while leading a life of domesticity, does not, from want of judgment, perform the five sacrifices, one loses, according to the scriptures, b...

Many tells that padma Purana is interpolated by Jains Do any historian Do any evidence is there

Bhishma enumerated all the popular avatars of Krishna just before the killing of Sisupala by Krishna. But, it is not present in some translations. Brishna told it to Yudhisthira. Did Bhishma enumerated all avatars of Krishna in Sabha parva? If not, in which parva Bhishma enumerated all rhe avatar...

Do any Hindu historians are there Do any Hindu story scriptures are available

Ramana maharshi is a well known and widely known Jivan muktha, who lived in Arunachalam. In general, Jivan mukthas can spend time long time in samadhi state. Is there any such incident in the life of Ramana maharshi after he gained so much popularity? What is the largest one among all samadhis of...

The practice of washing the feet of one's husband and then drinking that water is prevalent across many Hindu communities. A. Is this a compulsion for all married women? B. Does it have scriptural sanction? C. Which Devi has been mentioned to be the first one to observe this custom?