What are the different ways to become immortal ? - I think one way is to get access to the Amrita (which is perhaps kept in heaven(correct me if I am wrong)) and drink it. What are the other ways ? Note - By drinking Amrit (or I think any other means) one can become immortal only for one day of B...

This video claims that a person who has not undergone upanayana, can receive similar benefits to sandhya vandanam by chanting Aditya Hrudayam at sunrise followed by japa of the sarva gayatri mantra. Are there any bhajans or stotras that are appropriate for an uninitiated person to recite at midda...

It is well-known that thoughts cease to exist during samadhi. It can be achieved by different means after a long sadhana. This question is about sukshma samadhis which are experienced by every human daily. But they are unrecognized by her due to several reasons. One among them is the infinitesima...

As per Nirukta 1/8, Yajna is adhvar means "non-killing" i.e, no animal slaughter is allowed in yajna right? If so, why does shatpath brahman includes slaughtering of bulls and other animals?

In Chapter 1 and 1st verse of the Bhagavad Geeta, Dhritarashtra said "O Sanjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pändhu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruksetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?" So I know that the rishi Vyasa bestowed on Sanjaya the spiritual power of seeing everythi...

Is it true that by indulging in Kaam , a person's logical and rational thinking capacity is slowly destroyed. Where it is written ?

Is it true that if a man doesn't conquer his Kaam or desires for a women , he is born as a woman in his next birth. I have heard a story about a King who always used to think about his wife , due to which he was born as a woman in his next birth.

Is it true that a woman should always follow and worship her husband even if the husband is a bad person ?

Is someone obligated to follow a certain religion that he/she is born into or does that person has the freedom to leave it based on Hinduism? The reason I'm asking this question is a Hindu family I know have a mindset that "if someone is born in a religion they are not allowed to follow another i...

Parvati is the sister of Visnu. One of the name of Vishnu is Narayan. Is Parvati also called as Narayani ?

Parvati got married to Shiva. What was the caste of both of them ? Shiva is perhaps Brahmin as he is the son of Brahma. Is Parvati also Brahmini ? Was Sati also Brahmini ? ( I think even if they were Kshatriyani , there shouldn't be a problem as marriage betwen Brahmin men and Kshatriya woman was...

What is the caste of Vishnu ? Is there anything mentioned about his caste or Varna ? If anyone of you is finding it absurd , then I would like you inform you that the Brahma is considered as Brahmin . This is why Shiva got the fault of Brahmhatya

For those who don’t know the story of Sarvavidya Sarvananda Thakur, he was a famous tantric who asked the divine mother for knowledge of all of her aspects. This gave him the siddhi of Sarvavidya, which allowed him to know all of the knowledge in the universe. This story was detailed in Aghora bo...

Almost every God has a mool mantra, then there are treyakshari, panchakshari, ashtakshari etc. mantras. Is there a guideline on which mantra to choose for what purpose? Couldnt find any literature talking about this, so hoping someone here could help.

In Aghora book 1, Vimalananda mentions that his guru is a Mahapurusha who he met in Mt Girnar. Does anyone know what the identity of this Mahapurusha could be? He is allegedly over 30 feet tall and can teleport anywhere on earth at will.

What is the correct age for marriage for a boy ? Until advent of modernity (in about 1950s,) historically both boys and girls used to get married before puberty, in childhood. In case of women , shastras have some injuctions. What is the case with boys ? What is the correct age for marriage for b...

Was there any case of Yadav men marrying Kshatriya women ? Duryodhan daughter married son of Krishna , but Duryodhan opposed it. Was there any such instance where Yadav men married Kshatriya women and it was considered as okay by everyone ?