In the Hindu Trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, Lord Brahma is the Creator of the Universe and all living beings are said to have evolved from him. Brahma is also believed to have created the Saptarishi, or seven great sages, to help him create the Universe.
When Brahma creates the world, it remai...
Do you think, that on this question, I should change the accepted answer from this to this. I personally think that later one is better answer, but was posted later, I had accepted an answer before that.
How do Devas, Daevas, Asuras and Rakshasa differ with respect to each other fundamentally?
It is very confusing to distinguish and characterize them without strong examples.
It would be great if someone gives a clearer view.
In the Hindu Trinity of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva, Lord Brahma is the Creator of the Universe and all living beings are said to have evolved from him. Brahma is also believed to have created the Saptarishi, or seven great sages, to help him create the Universe.
When Brahma creates the world, it remai...
@TheDictator @TheDictator I think answer is good, but you have contained a bit extra information in it. Like the life our Brahma. It wasn't asked in question(I guess)
The site is based on Hinduism. If the user is a beginner in a sense that he is not at all informative about the Hinduism, I would suggest him to read this extensively long article on Wikipedia.
The reason I insist the users to read the article first is because this will prevent their questions t...
Lord Krishna is portrayed in the Mahabharata that he stole butter and milk from the Gopis. He teased them, broke their dahi handis etc.
Why did he do so?
Why is the act of stealing and teasing women allowed to him but not to other men?
In Mahabharata, Krishna is the 8th son of Ma Devki. Why did he have to come as the eighth son?
Why not 1st? or 2nd? or 3rd? or 4th? or 5th? or 6th? or 7th? or 9th?
Is it true that Lord Rama exile Maa Sita even after she passed the Agni Pariksha?
For an overview, Maa Sita was captured by Ravan, and later, Lord Rama fought with an army of Monkeys with Ravan's army but soon after the war Lord Rama asked Maa Sita to undergo Agni Pariksha to get rid of rumours ...
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I saw in the Ramayana that Bharat curses her mother (Kaikeyi) that no one henceforth shall keep his/her daughter's name as Kaikeyi, because she had been extremely partial with Lord Rama.
Is it true?
Has anyone tried to break the curse by keeping someone's name as Kaikeyi?
What will happen if th...
As per The Nadistuti sukta (Sanskrit: नदिस्तुति सूक्त), "hymn of praise of rivers", is hymn 10.75 of the Rigveda.
there were 25 rivers and the most important was Sindhu river and sacred river was Sarasvati since vedic people were living in valleys of river Sindhu( Sapthsandhav pradesh) and near ...
As per vedas getting marry to girld after kidnaping is considered Devil/daemon
(दानव) Vivaha(marriage) which isnt righteous(धर्मानुकूलन).
And lord Krishna Kidnapped Rukhmani I want to know why Lord Krishna did that ?
or this kind of marriage is righteous even it considered not good in veda?
As we know that Brahmasutra( composed by Badnaryan Rishi) ,Gita and Upnisad shows us source of Mukti(emancipation) and this way is Nivrtiya(निवर्तीय) and way described in Veda are प्रवृत्ती (prvartiya)
So my question is that what is difference between Nivrtiya(निवर्तीय) and प्रवृत्ती (prvarti...
Most of the people including Hindus believe that Lord Krishna had 16108 wives. Can someone explain this?
I have heard that, according to Srimad Bhagavata the number of wives '16108' has a different philosophical meaning. What do Srimad Bhagavata say about this?
Recently came to know that there is mentions about the partitions happened in India (Pakisthan,Bangladesh) in puranas/other texts. Also about the predictions of Jammu and Kashmir issue together with the partition. In which of the text or scriptures(purana?) is this mentioned?
Why is that black color clothes are avoided or not allowed to wear in some temples?
They are also avoided when Hindus celebrate festivals like Diwali, Navratri etc, generally on auspicious days
I know that our temples don't allow belts, wallets etc when they are made of animal skin but whats wr...
In many gods u can see that there is an animal. Like Ganesha with Rat , Shivji with Snake. So what is the significance that God has chosen particular animal ? Are they use them for transportation?
Lord Parashuram believed to be one of the Avatars of God Vishnu. I have seen that Parashuram were present in Ramayana (When God Ram brokes the God Shiva's blessed Bow to marry Goddess Sita) as well as in Mahabharatha (as a teacher who taughts secret and deadliest arts of battle to Bheeshm). As fa...
In many gods u can see that there is an animal. Like Ganesha with Rat , Shivji with Ox(Nandi). So what is the significance that God has chosen particular animal ? Are they use them for transportation?
@TheDictator In short after insult of Shiva by Sati's father. She sacrificed herself in fire. Shiva carried her all the way with rage, To stop him vishnu used sudarshan to split sati's fired body in pieces.
Basically there are few numbers (respect to days ) after several incidents.
eg)
After 41 days of the person who died,the members of their family must go to temple or any good occasions,Also on every 3,16,41 days certain events/formalities have been done..
and my question what all these number...
Kamsa was told by a mystical voice that Devaki's 8th son shall kill Kamsa himself.
So he puts Vasudeva (Devaki's husband) and Devaki in a cell, and whenever they have a child, he goes and mercilessly kills him/her.
If he was so desperate to stop his death, then why didn't he put Devki and Vasud...
Everywhere in Bhagavad, Lord Krishna keeps asking us to worship cows, not to harm them etc.
Why only cows, why not other animals?
All animals do something or the other for the nature. They all together keep the food cycle alive. Then why give special importance to cows?
I had seen an episode of Karni Mata's temple in a TV Show - Mano Ya Na Mano (Believe it or not)
They showed black rats and said that people treat them as sacred and they also drink the milk left over from the vessels from which those rats drunk the milk so why is that so?
What are the teachings for dresses in Hinduism. Like in other religions (Islam; I would talk about myself only), it has been told that a dress should be enough to cover the body. What are the teachings about dress in Hinduism? There are several rumours in my area saying Hinduism doesn't state any...
It is depicted many times, that Vishnu rests on a Snake. But why is that snake sometimes depicted as 3headed, 5 headed or 7 headed snake?
What is the meaning or importance of Snake in Hinduism?
@Mr_Green I don't find it offensive. My answer indeed lacks a single quote and I did write it sloppily in a state of euphoria. As I see it, no damage has been done.
What is the real reason behind Prahalad's bhakti that is so unique even today when someone talks of bhakthi it is always Prahalad!!! even though we have all the others...