Hinduism

Akshay Kumar S

00:49

@TheLittleNaruto some purposely want to degrade our ancient sages..... the more they do, they accumlate sins.... whatever anyone says, Truth remains truth unaffected!

@KrishnaShweta Past life Karmas alone not running = yes but at same time the knowledge you grasp with senses gets stored in mind as Karma, the worldly impressions. This Karma will not allow you to think to next level.... and keep you stuck in a circle... But once you break the circle, automatically you are connected to limitless possibilities and infinite intellegence

Akshay Kumar S

01:43

Lord Kartikeya = known as Muruga also has another name 6 mugan. He is the primary deity of 6 chakras in our body.... That is why his mantra also has 6 letters.. SA, RA, VA, NA, BA, VA... In English for correct sounds, we need to use two. But our Indian language its just 6

For the Chakras to function, we need to get rid of blockages in our body.... Karmic impressions for many births before, also toxins in throat, upper palate tongue, head etc.. For this toxins to get flush out, we need 9 Vayus in our body to fully get centered...- This is basic of keeping body healthy as per Siddha tradition...

Akshay Kumar S

02:20

Does anyone here believe we have our first birth in this planet? Dont say there is neither birth nor death everything is Maya - this statement is applicable only for self realized souls. Since we are still bound to Maya, we should have our first birth.

TheLittleNaruto

@AkshayKumarS I agree. But do you believe that Bhaskaracharya could have developed such solution ?

@AkshayKumarS I know only this life so I can say yes it's my first life.

@AkshayKumarS Interesting

Nog Shine

02:45

@Hinduismbot I'm unclear what is the question here.

Akshay Kumar S

Upon enlightenment say how many births u took :P

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS It is hard to say. I think this is not my first birth . It might be something else higher or lower.

Akshay Kumar S

05:06

@NogShine I am not asking whether this your first birth.... Is there a first birth for us on this planet??? We have taken many births... What forced us to come here

@TheLittleNaruto It may be true but since I dont know about that methodology I cant comment on it because even in Siddha tradition there are ways to communicate with animals....

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Our Karma in previous births.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine So what is where is our first birth?

Hinduism bot

06:04

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Q: Are the symptoms of 4 yugas visible on higher planetary systems?

We know the symptoms of each of the 4 yugas and pillars of religion(truthfulness, mercy, austerity and charity) reduce with each passing yuga. Are these symptoms to be seen only on earth or even in other planetary systems?

yuga

Hinduism bot

06:35

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Q: During which period Vishnu incarnated as Matsya to save vedas?

Lord Vishnu took matsya avatar during the end of 6th Manu and saved Vaivaswata from pralaya. But there's also a story of Vishnu taking Matsya avatar to save vedas. When did that happen? Is there a huge timeline difference between the two avatars?

vishnu avatars matsya

Nog Shine

07:01

@Hinduismbot I guessed someone to dowvote this question due to the word it has. My guess didn't go wrong.

Let's speak of fair voting now!!

Akshay Kumar S

07:13

@NogShine That's why I upvoted.....

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Please don't upvote just to balance a downvote. That can be dangerous. Upvote based on the question only.

Apr 7 at 9:00, by Nog Shine

Remember that one downvote gives -2 but a vote to nullify it gives a rep of +5 or +10. So, we are giving a reputaton which the post doesn't deserve really. Rep gives privileges and one who has less knowledge about how site works get access to privileges and participate in reviews which will effect the functioning of the site,

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine let it be dangerous... some bias voting is happening !

Nog Shine

This is not about current question. But voting in general.

@AkshayKumarS Upvoting off-topic and POB questions will give rise to free reputation which results in a thought that users closed out of revenge or something. Hence that users think such questions are ok. They become reviewers. Bad reviews and bad reviews for a constant makes it a tradition. That becomes a policy. Site will go downwards.

Scary!!

Example hinduism.stackexchange.com/q/29943/5212

I don't see any question here. It would be helpful if there is someone who can help what is there to upvote.

This also prevents auto delete feature from deleting of off-topic and closed questions.

Hinduism bot

07:35

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Q: Which scripture is Devdutt Patnaik referring to when he says "Yagna is not a contract. Devata has no obligation"

When we do Yagnas (sacrifices), I have heard from elders that the Devata is bound by mantra. However, in this site, Devdutt Patnaik says: Yagna is not a contract. In a contract, there is give and take; there is obligation. Yagna is give in order to get. It is entirely voluntary. The deva...

scripture yajna

Hinduism bot

07:50

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Q: Which verse in Ramayana is Devdutt Patnaik referring here?

In this site, Devdutt Patnaik, who recently revealed something about himself, states the following: "In mythology, it is said that when Rama was returning to Ayodhya from his forest exile, he noticed that the kinnaras, or queer people, were waiting outside the city." Which verse is he referring...

scripture

Meta Bot

08:28

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Q: cancel option not available while asking new question

At times while I prepare a new question, need to abandon the asking of that Q. Surprisingly, there is no option such as 'cancel' button. I need to go back to earlier page or click a different link. I know this may not be a very serious issue, still it would be better to have a cancel option.

feature-request asking-questions

Hinduism bot

08:51

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Q: Which scripture is Zakir Naik referring to here?

In his website, musalmaan Zakir Naik claims that the name Allah appears in Upanishads: "Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the attributes given to God Almighty in Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is ‘Ila’ wh...

identification-request

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Q: Which Dharma Shastra books is Devdutt Patnaik referring to here?

In this article on his website, Devdutt Patnaik says: The Dharmashastras need to be located in this context. They were books that speculated on appropriate human conduct. They focussed more on “upper” castes and were relatively indifferent to “lower” castes. Written by Brahmins in the p...

identification-request

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Q: What is my religion?

I was watching Satuguru video on YouTube where he said that Hindu is not a religion, its a geographical identity and that's why all part of India follows different practices and have different gods.When foreign invaders arrived they had to classify Indian religion so they called Indians collectiv...

scripture vedas culture

Nog Shine

10:20

Today is Devdutt Patnaik/ Zakir Naik day for Hinduism Stack Exchange. (:

Nog Shine

10:30

> You have 15 questions per day, 95% of questions answered , there are 500 users with 10k reputation, 10k visits per day. But of what consequence are all these when you don't have quality? What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? What is the use?

> Even if you have 100k reputation, 100 gold badges, 300 silver badges, answers with 100 score and all the privileges, But of what consequence are all these when you can't explain an answer in your own words without entirely copying? What is the use? What is the use? What is the use? What is the use?

I could only thought of these for now. I may write more in future. How is it? (Not written to mock or hurt anyone) :D @AkshayKumarS @Pandya @TheLittleNaruto @TriyugiNarayanMani @SwiftPushkar @KrishnaShweta @TheDestroyer

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine I didnt understand anything :((

Nog Shine

Guru Ashtakam - Shrī Ādi Shankarāchārya

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@AkshayKumarS Compare that and this one. ^

> Body is handsome, wife is attractive, fame spread far and wide, wealth enormous and stable like Mount Meru; but of what consequence are all these, if the mind is not riveted in devotion to the lotus feet of Guru? Really of what use is all this, what use, what use?

This is a stanza written by Adi Shankara in Gurvashtakam

@AkshayKumarS I tried to relate it to Hinduism Beta stats.

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Hinduism – hinduism.stackexchange.com

Beta Q&A site for followers of the Hindu religion and those interested in learning more about Hinduism.

Currently in public beta.

Just realised that @KrishnaShweta crossed 2k and access to partial moderator tools. Congo!

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine excellent... From tomorrow I am going to throw in questions like choosing a random author and ask which one he is refering to and which one he is not refering to etc...

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Dear, I only wrote it because I was listening to Gurvashtakam and we often talk about Beta stats. Not exactly about questions we received today. It is just a gentle reminder of keeping quality in the site. That's it. We wrote some stories like that in the past.

Akshay Kumar S

10:47

@NogShine OMG....I wrongly understood.....

Nog Shine

in Vedanta and Philosophy, Feb 25 '17 at 9:31, by Sree Charan

> Swetaketu: Oh sage! How shall this trinity moderate the site and uphold the dharma?

Upamanyu : Dakshina murthy will re-incarnate on earth in the land near Kailasa and creates an account in Hinduism.SE. He will be known by the name Tezz. His display pic will be Dakshina murthy and his answers shall guide people towards enlightment. He will guide this trinity in upholding the dharma. The rudra and Brahma among the diamond trinity shall recognise him by the name Swami Tejananda. Those who recognises him shall earn more reputation on that site.

@AkshayKumarS YadBhavam Tad bhavati.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine wow...

Nog Shine

in Vedanta and Philosophy, Feb 25 '17 at 9:39, by The Destroyer

@Pandya Keshava is kakbhushunda of Hinduism SE! haha.

in Vedanta and Philosophy, Feb 25 '17 at 9:10, by Tezz

MODERATOR TATWAM

Svetaketu the son of Uddalka Aruni went to the sage Upamanyu and asked him 'In the days of Yore Bhava of immeasurable splendor provided you the power to see present,
past and future. I want to know what is happening in this age characterized by the darkness.' To this Upamanyu replied 'Dharma is in the lowest level there in the
present time. Mahavishnu should soon take the incarnation of Kalki to preserve the Sanatana Dharma. The world has been engulfed by the Mleccha Dharma.' Svetaketu again

in Vedanta and Philosophy, Apr 18 '17 at 5:38, by Sree Charan

> आकाशात् पतितं तोयं यथा गच्छति सागरम् ।
सर्व फ़्लाग परिष्कारं केशवं प्रतिगच्छति ॥ As the water that falls down in rain from anywhere in the sky finally reaches the Ocean, all flags will reach Keshav Srinivasan.

@AkshayKumarS Here's another one ^

TheLittleNaruto

11:45

@NogShine I like how you copy pasted this 3 times there: "What is the use?"

Nog Shine

@TheLittleNaruto It is not copy paste. The Sanskrit is "Tatah Kim" it appears four times.

TheLittleNaruto

@NogShine But you shouldn't have written it 4 times. It's waste of time.

Anyway take that as a joke. No offence!

Triyugi Narayan Mani

12:15

@NogShine good verse :)

Nog Shine

13:10

Hello my old friend Caleb, I hope you are doing good!!

Akshay Kumar S

This question is voted to reopen... I dont know whats happening hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/29923/…

Nog Shine

"Does it mean he has not let go of his past completely or is it more of a convenience thing i.e., he wanted people around him know who he was previously?" opinion based. — Pandya ♦ yesterday

@AkshayKumarS Moderators also think it is opinion based. But they don't intervene. The parts which are problematic are not still removed. If we have 5 users, we can vote to reopen every off-topic question. :/ But is this right? 'Community' decided and mods will not intervene. You know...

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine But 3 votes for reopen... already...

Nog Shine

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Q: Concerns about brigading

Lately, it seems there has been a tendency for some users to group together and compulsively upvote posts that adhere to a certain viewpoint or posts by certain users that uphold this viewpoint or downvote posts that throw shade -either blatantly or subtly- on viewpoints that are in opposition t...

discussion faq voting community

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine Then let us try and bring every off topic questions by reopening it....

Meta Bot

13:59

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Q: Why is this flag declined about exact duplicate questions?

Today there was a question posted about Devdutt Patnaik claims. Which verse in Ramayana is Devdutt Patnaik referring here? This was about a story where third gendered people were waiting for Rama when he was returning from exile. The same question was posted by user sv. a long ago citing th...

support flagging exact-duplicates

Nog Shine

14:16

@MetaBot This proves blind voting on Meta again. Just wait.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine How can one downvote above question?

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS By clicking the vote button which is pointing downwards :)

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine haha...

@NogShine you are so nice.... how much ever targetted, you are as you are.... This is called Jivan mukta :P

Nog Shine

Kinnars and Hijras are different words for the same people. This is not the same as kinnaras who are celestial beings.

@AkshayKumarS Haha. This is not targeting. Mods might have thought Kinnaras a class of celestial beings. Let's wait.

Kinnara

For the social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka, see KinnarayaIn Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-horse (India). In South-east Asia, two of the most beloved mythological characters are the benevolent half-human, half-bird creatures known as the Kinnara and Kinnari, which are believed to come from the Himalayas and often watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger. Their character is clarified in the Adi parva of the Mahabharata, where they say: We are everlasting lover and beloved. We never separate...

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine I didnt mean above only. In general :P

Nog Shine

15:14

@AkshayKumarS Thanks.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine everyone knows how much you are targetted and how you still remain as you are.... I think you got moksha :P

Hinduism bot

15:38

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Q: Do pickles contain onion or garlic?

Srila Prabhupada says Lord Sri Krishna does not accept onion and garlic food which is offered to Him. So I want to know if pickles in general contain onion or garlic.

krishna food

Nog Shine

@Hinduismbot Pickles.. yummm

Am I on Seasoned Advice ?

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine OMG..... this is Hinduism site or what?????

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Yes

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine Tomorrow am gonna ask what hinduism says about Sambar rice

@Sarvabhouma - I mentioned how a Hindu saint prohibits onion and garlic. Also, pickles are a common food item many Indians (who are mostly hindus). This question seems to be suitable here to me. – Tiger Shroff 1 min ago

Nog Shine

yesterday, by Nog Shine

@Pandya I have found out a way to ask 100+ questions starting from today. I will put "What does Hinduism say about " and asks about Horse riding, gravity, cooking laddus, (100 variant dishes with this topic), talking with swans (like Nala and Damayant did in Mahabharat). I learned today that it is very much inside the scope of our site.

Someone took it literally.

Akshay Kumar S

15:44

@NogShine Am literally rolling on ground and laughing

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Changing if Krishna accepts it or not wouldn't change. Because the OP knows it already. Indians know Mathematics also. But we don't answer that. Also, this site is not India limited. That would create some difference.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine :(( I dont know what to say

Akshay Kumar S

16:08

@Hinduismbot author removed it!

Nog Shine

Better to ask on cooking site. It is graduated and more active users

> According to Hindu scriptures, do pickles contain onion and garlic? Is it recommended to add them?

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine slowly we'll be getting questions on everything with word what Hinduism says about this...

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Yes, that is what I wrote in my meta answer. Reason is many new users not aware of faq and off-topic. They don't read it. On-topic page is also incomplete.

Another reason is some come from forums and sites like Quora which accepts all under only one site. Which is not the model of SE.

@NogShine Someone might say that is on-topic too and cast their votes.

Akshay Kumar S

@NogShine Anyhow we'll see this tomorrow... Time for bed... you too sleep

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Good night!

Akshay Kumar S

16:19

@NogShine You too sleep on time and start your sadhana... Dont get trapped in Maya of debates of scriptures... each one will have their own interpretations... This life is a gift from our Paramatma.... So dont waste it and ensure that you dont again return to Earth!

Hinduism bot

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Q: Who is this Persian-looking man in the Samudra Manthan?

In multiple portrayals of the Samudra Manthan, a man is seen in the waters, pulling from neither side. His dressing style makes him look like a Persian. Who is this?

identification-request

Nog Shine

@AkshayKumarS Sure, Thanks for the advise. I am always away from the debates on the scriptures. The truth doesn't change if we name it the other. The supreme power is the same.

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