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06:27

Q: In which Kalpa, Manu did Markendya story happened?

We had read about the sage Markendaya story where Lord Shiva saves the 16-year old boy from Yama and blessed him with immortality. Do we have any reference to which Kalpa, Mahayuga, Manvantra it happened?

shiva-purana

Hinduism bot

06:57

Q: Any English translation for this Atharva Veda verse?

I was reading the Griffith translation for the Atharva Veda and came across Book 20 Verse 136 which is translated not in English but Latin. Does anyone have a link to an English translation for the same or can someone share a snapshot if its in a book?

vedas translation-request atharva-veda

Hinduism bot

07:12

Q: Do we have temples In this Kaliyuga of 28th Mahayuga or did we have even before?

My question is straightforward. Is temples associated with this Kaliyuga alone or did we have it even before? Prior to Krishna and post Rama? We had 3 Mahayuga passing before Krishna descended to Earth.

brahman

Hinduism bot

07:27

Q: Are influence of western materialistic nature is a feature of this Kaliyuga?

Is the influence of western materialistic life for world is a feature of this Kaliyuga? Did it happen like this before? Or did we had Indian kings alone ruling the world in Kaliyuga?

kalki

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Q: How exactly is "participation" computed on Meta?

As you can see, on this page, users are ranked according to their participation. So, some users are ranked higher than others as they have participated more in comparison. My question is how exactly this participation is calculated? Suppose, a user A and a user B, both logs in once per day for ...

support users participation

iammilind

07:45

@Pandya I think, "Vande Mataram" doesn't specify "Bharat mata" as such. Later on it was interpreted that it had association with "Land of Bangla" or "Land of Bharat". I was not able to find the word "Bharat" in it.

The oldest reference possibly remains the painting named as "Bharat Mata" from Abindranath.
She could well be derivation of goddess Durga, due to Durga being representation of liberation (not necessarily Moksha) from evil forces. Hence, I would not term her as a "look a like" of goddess Durga.

(another such derivation / re-interpretation is "Shrinathji" which is considered the Baal-roop of lord Krishna)

Nog Shine

@iammilind People and country saw it as representing India only. That is the reason it played vital role in Independence and selected as National song after Independence.

Hinduism bot

Q: What is the meaning of Rig Vedic 'Jishnu' in scripture?

In RV.7.35 Rishi Vashist MaitraVaruni describes various gods, things and places which were auspicious. Here in the hymn 5 we find a term jishnu - 'sham no rajsaspatirstu jishnu' T.H.Griffith translates this as - 'gracious the Lord victorious of the region'. But, I have found this term Jishnu...

scripture rig-veda translation-request

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10:43

Q: At which point did Vishnu descended as Venkateshwara in Tirupati?

It was said in our scriptures that mahalaxmi got angry with Lord Vishnu and moved out of Vaikuntha and Vishnu followed her in descending to Earth. But when this exactly happened? Is it in this Kaliyuga beginning? Or was in previous Mahayuga?

vishnu

Hinduism bot

11:28

Q: Andal picture or Photo

It is commonly said that Bhoodevi Andal's independent picture or photo should not be kept and worshipped in house. It is not a opinion based. Are there any purnaical evidences pertaining to this?

puranas andal

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12:58

Q: Who are these learned rishis mentioned in the Mahabharat?

The Anushasan Parva of Mahabharat mentions many dignitaries that are praiseworthy and names a few rishis: After this I shall recite the names of those foremost Rishis who are known as Manavas. They are Yavakrita, Raibhya, Arvavasu, Paravasu, and Aushija, Kakshivat, and Vala the son of Angiras...

mahabharata rishi

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Hinduism bot

16:15

Q: Are curses applicable on descendants?

If a particular group of people in a family is cursed, does the curse also apply on their descendants? Example - If a family member or group of people is cursed that they will never visit a place or never perform an action on a particular day, does that also apply on descendants? Does the curse k...

curse

Pandya

16:39

@NogShine Your meta answer doesn't look clear to me. What do you want to convey? Can you clear a bit?

Nog Shine

16:55

in Moderation, 2 days ago, by Nog Shine

My meta answer is simple. I posted what I think and wrote a similar note like that of question. According to logic of you and others, active participants, high reps should be given ample time for updating. That is what you wrote in answer. But you haven't followed it in practice. So, some people's contributions are ok ans some are not? Is there a partiality? Contribution can be in an way and votes, edits, reviews.. anything. Everyone should be treated equally based on answer and not the user.

in Moderation, 2 days ago, by Nog Shine

Downvoting, flagging my answer means that such things should not be entertained on the site. Allowing for some and not for others.. unfair and bias.

@Pandya ^^ Why isn't clear? If it's for clearing a flag as NAA, then that should be declined.

Hinduism bot

Q: Does any scripture say or imply observer is observed?

One of the basic tenet of JK teachings was observer is observed. It means the observer is not different than the psychological conditions it observes. Below is one of the explanation - If you understand this one radical principle, you will have understood something immense: that where there ...