Consider the following paragraph. Raksha Bandhan finds a mention in Mahabharata when Lord Krishna advised Yudhishthir to perform the ceremony to protect himself and the army from the dangers of the war. It is said that Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas tied rakhi to her grandson Abhimanyu and Dr...

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I know that Bhishma narrates this story to Duryodhana. Please give me the reference from the Mahabharata if you can. It would help.

What is the difference between a graha and a deva in both astrological sense as well as spiritual sense. For example when we say Sun it is a planet, but then is it the same as surya dev ?? And what is surya loka ? I suppose that devta should be a cosmic being and it has its own loka, but how to c...

According to achintya bheda abheda philosophy started by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we the living entities are quality wise the same with God but are different quantity wise (i.e. those same Godly qualities are in us but in less amount or in small quantities). So what are those qualities of God or Kr...

If we look Kaala Bhairavar, avatar of Lord Shiva, Was first taken on Karthikai month waning Moon Ashtami. And Lord Krishna was born in Gokula Ashtami. What's the significance of it?

Can anyone let me know what is the life time of Pran in Deity's Vigraha and where the Pran Pratishta Mantras are mentioned in religious Scriptures?

In Rig Veda (RV.6.27.4 & 5) it is described that Indra killed people of Varasikha and drove away VRcis in the aid of Abhyavartin Cayamana. Griffiths translation follows :- 4 This one great power of thine our eyes have witnessed, wherewith thou slewest Varasikha's children, When by the force of t...

Nowadays it is very difficult for almost everyone to have full faith in god and scriptures(Vedas, Ithihas, Puranas, etc). In what ways a person can increase faith in the above mentioned things?