It is recommended to do japa or tapas sitting on a deer's skin... But is it not cruel in sentiment to sit on a dead animal's leather skin for own peace of mind?

Should we pull back the foreskin and wash the head of penis after urination? Is there any mention about this in scripture?

In a verse Saraswati is also called Kamarupini. I want to know what are its details. Where it is written ?

I want to ask something. Is the punishments of hell rebirth etc or anything that is basically mentioned in Purans are literal truths or symbolically mentioned to convey certain message to people rather than literal truths ? In Shiva Maha puran, Rudra Samhita,Sati Khanda , Chapter 43, Verses 16-17...

Namasthe to all In Garud Puran Pretha Khanda, Chapter 46, it's mentioned that one gets a human birth when their punya and paap are equalized And at same time it's mentioned in Kularnava Tantra and Garud puran that Atra janma sahasreshu sahasrairapi PArvati Kadachit labhate jantur mAnushyam puny...