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Veda Vani

02:32

Q: What happened to Kshatrabandhu after he chanted the name Govinda?

The Alwars (also spelled Azhwars) are a group of 12 ancient Vaishnava saints who lived in Tamil Nadu and are famous for their poetry in praise of Vishnu. The Alwars are crucially important figures in the development of Vaishnavism; it is the principles and beliefs embodied in the Alwars' poems th...

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Veda Vani

05:03

Q: Playing flute in night is prohibited?

Recently I started learning how to play Flute. While practicing I was asked by a senior priest near by, not to play Flute in night. On asking reason he gave me some incomplete clue stating it is some thing to do with Lord Krishna. I just wanted to know is there a valid reason behind it or it is ...

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Veda Vani

05:21

Q: Incest in Hindu Mythology

What is the purpose of incest in Hindu mythology ? I am asking this question because nobody has described the kpurpose . Everybody says there is incest but what is the purpose . Why a father or brother commits incest>

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Veda Vani

06:31

Q: Do the scriptures say anything about the very rapid abnormal changes happening right now?

So called Western Industrial Revolution happened only 200 years ago as compared to millions of years of human existence on earth. The period of 200 years is extremely short in front of duration of human existence on earth. Moreover the digital technology came into being only since 50 years. Every...

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Pandya

06:52

Want to discuss about Literal Meaning Vs. Interpretation

According to Ramanujacharya, Upanishads are required to interpret correctly right?

Many verses from Upanishads e.g consider Mahavakyas. Their literal meaning leads to Advaita. But Vishishtadvaitis and Dvaitis interpret them in order to fit/lead to their philosophies. Right?

So, which one do you recommend? i.e Literal Meaning or Interpretation?

In other words, Should we emphasis/insist on Literal Meaning or Interpretation?

@KeshavSrinivasan The another important topic I've said before want to discuss is this.

Keshav Srinivasan

07:44

@Pandya Well, here's how Visistadvaitins think of things. There are some statements in the Upanishads called Bheda Shruti whose plain meaning seem to suggest that Jivatma and Paramatma are totally separate. And there are other statements in the Upanishads called Abheda Shruti whose plain meaning suggest that that Jivatma and Paramatma are the same. The question is how does one reconcile these two apparent "literal meanings"?

@Pandya How Advaitins handle this is by saying that Bheda Shruti is only true from the relative perspective, and that from the absolute perspective only Abheda Shruti is true.

@Pandya Visistadvaita, on the other hand, says that all the statements of the Upanishads are true, and that even though their surface meanings might appear to differ, their true meanings are in complete agreement. In Visistadvaita, the way to reconcile so called Bheda Shruti and Abheda Shruti is through the use of Ghataka Shruti, i.e. statements in the Upanishads which say that the Jivatma and Paramatma have a body-soul relationship.

@Pandya In the Visistadvaita view, Bheda Shruti, Abheda Shruti, and Ghataka Shruti are all actually saying the same thing, namely that Jivatma and Paramatma have a body-soul relationship. It's only their prima facie meanings that seem to differ.

@Pandya But to be clear, Visistadvaita does not say that the Upanishads should be interpreted metaphorically or symbolically. The issue isn't metaphorical meaning vs. literal meaning. The issue is apparent meaning vs. true meaning.

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Mr_Green

12:10

@KeshavSrinivasan @AnkitSharma Please use the content from this post to comment on posts. meta.hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/280/93

I will do the same

Veda Vani

12:27

Q: Gold plating idols

We have idols(Vishnu,Sridevi and Bhudevi) of metal dating back to many generations.We would like to gold plate the idols.After they are gold plated what are we suppose to do so that the idols regain the energy.If prana prathishta will help how to do it?

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Pandya

13:10

@KeshavSrinivasan Thanks for clarification on view

btw, I want to know about Ghatak Shruti. Where can I find related sources? @KeshavSrinivasan

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Keshav Srinivasan

15:31

@Pandya This web page gives examples of Bheda Shruti, Abheda Shruti, and Ghataka Shruti: sriramanujar.tripod.com/tutorial/9.html

@Pandya Also check out the Advaita, Dvaita, and Visistadvaita section of this FAQ: srivaishnavan.com/faqs.php

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Keshav Srinivasan

18:00

@AnkitSharma Is your profile pic supposed to be Edward Nygma from Gotham? Or someone else?

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Veda Vani

19:49

Q: How does Hinduism explain about Aliens or Dinosaurs?

I know we have Vedas and other sacred writings which explained many things even before scientific discoveries were made like distance of sun, rotation and revolution of earth etc. But what and how does those scriptures explain about Aliens and Dinosaurs?. We are pretty sure that they exists or ...