When one eats food from a few vessels, the food as well as those vessels become Ucchista (उच्छिष्ट) (the food and hand touch the mouth, the same used hand touches those vessels to take new food from it). There are some who consider the surrounding area ucchista as well. Some even consider touchin...

I have promised God not to masturbate for 2 years.But i broken that promise many times but now I want to complete it.Can i restart it from today and follow it for 2 years.Will it be considered fulfilled.

According to Hindu scriptures , how much time per day a normal person should devote towards sleep ?

the Mahopanishad citation seems to be authentic Ēkō nārāyaṇa āsīt na brahmā nēśānō ~ Only Narayana existed In the beginning, Not brahma, not Ishana (Shiva) The alleged first line of Paingirahasya Brahma is also sometimes cited eko ha vai nārāyaṇa āsīn na brahmā na ca śaṅkaraḥ Narayana alone was t...

Since Yama had taken birth as Vidur , then while he was alive on earth as Vidur , who was performing the work of him as god of death ? My second question is related to first , can Devtas like - Varun , Indra , Yama , Vaayu etc take birth on earth , if yes as seen in example of Vidur , who perfo...

Shivling has been found in Gyanvapi, Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh, and the supreme court today ordered to seal the area The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Varanasi District Magistrate to protect the area where the ‘shivling’ was found without impeding the right of Muslims to enter and worship. The...

I have seen long before in one of Dhruv Rathe's video that there was one ritual before in which hindus were to kill buffalo just like in the movie bahubali. I guess the ritual was thread ceremony or I don't know. What is the truth about this. What is the truth behind hindus killing buffalo in a r...

https://theconversation.com/amp/hinduism-and-its-complicated-history-with-cows-and-people-who-eat-them-80586 I found the above article online and I am not sure if it is true or not so can someone provide me resources to cross check the facts.

In particular - is Brahma a Brahmin and is that why Siva is said to have incurred a sin by cutting off his head?