Explanation : 1. In Ramayan serial Sage Birgus wife gave shelter to Asuras and refused to hand over them to Lord Vishnu and devas. 2. In end Lord Vishnu killed sage Birgus wife with his Sudharsan Chakra and sage Birgu cursed Lord Vishnu to be Born as Human and spend half of his Life without his...

For those who don't know what is are Bana Lingas, they are self manifested lingams which can be found only in Narmada river bed. What is the reason for formation of those Bala Lingas and how those Lingas are formed according to scriptures?

i heard it means [reflecter of brahman] Ram means Vishnu/Parbrahman Chandra - moon, thus indicating said person is reflective of god's virtues as a moon reflects sun(light) I was told that even seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu was named for thus reason.

What is a significance when you see a snake in your dream at night. I see a snake in my dream and I don't remember whether it has one head or several but it is definitely a cobra because it is in standing position with its hood and it is very massive in size. Is it a good sign or a bed sign?

As it is said in multiple occasions that we need to protect our sanskriti, our Dharm etc . But is there a reference in our shastras which says what should we do to save Dharm?

My question is that is there any manuscript which shares the message that, "committing sex for pleasure is an evil malpractice when you have an age below a number" or such. If that is not the case why does Orthodox Indian/Hindu community believes so?

What are " all the steps of step wise approach" for achieving/following karma yoga (in all aspects of life)?

What means a Karni Mata's illustration of a woman with a head in hand, a lion behind her and rats on the floor? What is her story?

As most people may know, Panduranga-पांडुरंग is another name of Vithoba, who is a Hindu god predominantly worshipped in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Vithoba is generally considered a manifestation of the god Vishnu or his avatar, Kr...

When the famous Sri Vaishnava Acharya Ramanujacharya fled Sri Rangam due to the persecution of the Shaivite Chola king (which I discuss here), he went to Melkote in Karnataka. It's only after the death of the Chola king that he finally returned to his beloved Sri Rangam. But he did two things b...

I am looking to purchase a hardcover copy of the Vedas, in original Sanskrit. Ideally I would like to get a critical text, which includes variant readings. I'm not sure what I should be googling. All I can find are English translations of excerpts from the Vedas, but I'm looking for the whole thing