I am informed that Purans, VedAs etc were compiled by the Veda VyAs at the transition period between dwApar & kaliyuga. If it is so, why we find huge differences in Sanskrit? Like Vedic Sanskrit is different than PurAnic Sanskrit. Has any Hindu philosopher or scholar explained the reason?
It is mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam that in the period of the eighth Manu, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears as the son of Devaguhya & Sarasvati.
देवगुह्यात् सरस्वत्यां
सार्वभौम इति प्रभुः
स्थानं पुरन्दराद् धृत्वा
बलये दास्यतीश्वरः
devaguhyāt sarasv...
I've seen Sri sukta starting with hari om, do other mantras of vedas also start with "hari om"
Does it have another meaning.
A lot of answers on the SE provide wonderful and rare citations and lists of sources. Is it possible to compile and index these and make them available in one place? The index will have to be a living document, of course.
Yes. This.
I was ruing about losing a very good resource which I had found while writing an answer, when Nog Shine directed me to this feature-request. While we know that Stack Exchange would not want to implement a new feature just for our single site, we can instead utilize the resources which...
For the purpose of this question you can take a broad approach of the definition of caste.
Like if it is called varna in vedas, then I want to know what the vedas say about varna.
I'm trying to compose a list of quotations about varna or caste or whatever you want to call it.
Please don't go m...
A year ago I had found a very interesting book on Lord Shiva's teachings named as Shri Shiv Rahasya (You can read here) which I thought inauthentic mere by looking at it. But after reading it just for sake of intellectual itching I found it coherent with other scriptures mainly Agamas, like it is...
The Brahmavaivarta Purana, Krishna-Janma-Khanda 185.180 states:
asvamedham gavalambham sannyasam palapaitrkam
devarena sutopattim kalau panca vivarjayet
Five things are forbidden in the age of Kali – horse-sacrifice, cow-sacrifice, acceptance of sannyasa, offering flesh to the forefath...
I've heard that Ketu in the 12th House signifies Moksha, and the possibility that this life might be the last one. Is it really so? What other factors are to be taken into account? I also have Saturn with Ketu in my 12th House. Would that be a hindrance?
In particular, I am interested in mobility and war making. Puranas depict supernatural mobility (flying machines, Hanuman, Kartikeya going round the world) and of course weapons which are described as being capable of ending the whole world.
As far as I know, Rig Veda mostly depicts ordinary hu...
1) Who or what created Vishnu ji ?
If brahma has come from a lotus of his navel, then what is the origin of vishnu ?
ofcourse the vaishnavs will say Vishnu is parbrahm , so he is without any origin.
But speaking from hindu texts, what is the origin of Vishnu ?
And what is that ocean and what is...
Does maya fall into one of the following three categories:
1.sattva
2.Rajas
3.Tamas
Or is maya nirguna(Beyond the three gunas)?
What's the terminology difference between Tapas-austerities and Yajna-sacrifice/perseverance?
Also when to choose one over the other?
Does Shaiva or Shakta Agamas believe on Dashavatar of lord Vishnu? If yes is there any difference in references? If Yes what all differences are there?
My question rises because according to Agama there is only one supreme God, in that case existence of lord Vishnu could have only happened if it...
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