I heard that Rukmini, the wife of Krishna, killed a demon named Dindhirasura. Is there any mention in texts? If yes, can you provide the name of the book and the chapter which mentions this incident.

In the following verses, "Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya "are called "swakarmrahit dwij" and that Brahma created Sandhya to purify them. Why are they called swakarmrahit dwij? What in the meaning and significance of it? Thank you.

Online results seem to show that the presence of a priest is not required. However, I cannot go simply by a Google search and would love to get an informed opinion on this. I know generally, it is recommended to have a priest conduct the ritual but would prefer something concrete from our scriptu...

What can you tell me about Dyaus Pita? I've been researching him for an hour, ofc I've been aware of him for the past few months. In this verse from Mandala 4 of Rik, there is a mention of Dyaus Pita but there is nothing about a heaven or sky or sunlight in verse translation, am I missing somethi...

This question is in my mind because of my lack of clarity between the role of a guru and the role of self-study in gaining an understanding of the reality of existence, which in my evaluation is what Hinduism is about. I would characterise the aim of such efforts as being able to distinguish betw...

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