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One of the famous stories associated with Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya is their competition between them for the leadership over the Ganas and obstacles. This story is also a part of the Vinayaka Chaviti vratam.
For reference, I'm quoting an excerpt from this website:
Once all the gods, ...
Hinduism
In this question, I recommended to edit the title. Now, without going into the arguments, it can be said that the OP is refusing to be open-minded. Even though he knows his question title is improper (as can be seen from the question description), he is vehement not to amend it.
What a normal u...
Hri is a Goddess mentioned in some scripture,through she is not a famous goddess but there are places where she is mentioned like
natsyashastra 3(86,87) let mothers such as Sarasvati,Dhriti,Medha,Hri,Sri,lakshmi protect you and give you succes.
And I also read in a site that according to Pu...
Griffiths Translation:
For, overthrowing what hath ne’er been shaken, thou goest forth alone destroying Vṛtras.
For him who followeth thy Law the mountains and heaven and earth stand as if firmly stablished.
Body consists of mainly Seven chakras as I discuss here. In the Netra Tantra book I have; in the introductory preface part it is written:
Muladhara, Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahat, Shakini and Ajna these six chakra contains lotus petals from 'अ' / 'A' to 'क्ष' / 'Ksha' for 50 letters of alpha...
Which verses for god indra in vedas mention him as friend of all human beings?
His myths and adventures in the
Vedic literature are numerous,
ranging from harnessing the
rains, cutting through mountains
to help rivers flow, helping land
becoming fertile, unleashing sun
by defeating the clouds, ...
Rāmānuja (Ramanujacharya) was one of the prominent scholar of the vishistadvaita school of philosophy. However, after seeing many important aspects of his life, I doubt if he was really an avatara.
Further, Swami Sivananda in his book, Easy Steps to Yoga, says:
Another great soul who was re...
