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Who a son of Indra in the form of a crow was punished by lord Rama with his Brahmastra? Why?
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Q: Is "What scriptures/XYZ say about ...<my off topic query>?", a freeway to convert a Qn to on-topic?
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Where can I find the Gayatri mantras for deities commonly worshipped like Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma etc?
I found some video from YouTube but not sure if its safe to chant.
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The incident when Sri Rama punished Jayanta, the son of Indra who was disguised in the form is mentioned in Sundara Kanda. It was narrated by Seetha to Hanuman as a token of remembrance. This happened when Sri Rama and Seetha were in forests in Chitrakuta mountain.
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Have any gurus or acharyas commented on the practice of taking plunge in sacred rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, etc. when the waters are known to be infected?
Do they recommend taking a dip in the waters despite the risk that devotees may contract various diseases?
From an article by an Au...
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Which incense should be offered to the navagraha individually for graha shanti?
I think Surya likes the smell of lotus flowers, but I have no idea what smells the other grahas like.
Does someone know?
The Agnishtoma is an ancient Vedic ceremony performed by someone who is desirous of obtaining heaven. From what I understand broadly of it the ceremonies continue for five days with sixteen priests officiating. This Hindupedia page describes its association with Agni & mentions the main steps:
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that iyengars,madhwas,swaminarayans are active and sectarian as of 2018 is common knowledge. its not clear how many ramanandis are still around. judging from magazine articles, you tube etc it looks like exclusive shaivas and shaktas are hardly around any more.
Was Chanakya a Brahmagyani like Adi Shankaracharya etc. or just a simple man possessing great earthly wisdom?
BhÄskara (c. 600 ā c. 680) (commonly called Bhaskara I to avoid confusion with the 12th century mathematician BhÄskara II) was a 7th-century mathematician, who was the first to write numbers in the Hindu decimal system with a circle for the zero, and who gave a unique and remarkable rational approximation of the sine function in his commentary on Aryabhatta's work. This commentary, Äryabhaį¹Ä«yabhÄį¹£ya, written in 629 CE, is among the oldest known prose works in Sanskrit on mathematics and astronomy. He also wrote two astronomical works in the line of Aryabhata's school, the MahÄbhÄskarÄ«ya and the...
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