I saw a picture of an elephant being saved from a crocodile by Vishnu. The caption read that the elephant was supposed to represent humans, and the crocodile was meant to be the hardships (punishments) due to bad karma, and it represented Vishnu saving his devotees from their bad karma. Does that...

The Shaiva Linga Mahapurana mentions the Shaiva Itihasa in Chapter 1.26 For the propitiation of eighteen Puranas beginning with Brahma, for the propitiation of eighteen Upapuranas beginning with Saura, and for the propitiation of holy Itihasas beginning with Saiva, he shall touch his ears and th...

This answer on Sati lists the conditions in which a woman is not allowed to Sati. Only a Pativrata alone can enter the pyre upon the death of her husband. That too, if she has young children, or she is pregnant, or she is menstruating, even a Pativrata too cannot undergo Sati. It says three con...

As per a astrology site, my transit chart is showing as only 20 percent goodness to me out of 100 percent for almost 5 years from 2023 i.e.almost completely bad luck and nothing favors me. It is also listed as I wll be in saade satte during that period. It will be highly difficult to survive duri...

I am a lord vishnu devotee but i have heard no mantra chanting works without spiritual initiation from a guru. Can anyone recomend me where can i take initiation and get lord vishnu ashtakshar mantra as guru mantra?

7.22 : Endowed with that faith, one engages in the worship of that [particular] manifestation and thence obtains the desired objects, which are in fact bestowed by Me alone. What are some verses in the Vedas and upanishades that are similar to gita 7:22?

It is being said that people who die by suicide or suffer violent death usually become ghosts . So, why is becoming a ghost considered a bad thing ? Is there more suffering in it ? What things can a ghost do ? Can he take revenge from people who wronged him or punish bad people in general ? Can ...

As discussed in this question - Does a soul have any gender? : No. All souls that enter the human body are not male because the soul (or the Self) doesn't have any gender. However, most people confuse between a Jīvā (जीव) and Ātmān (आत्मन्), generally translating both of them as Souls. In an...

We've heard of 33 crores of Devatas. We've heard of armed conflict between Devatas and Asuras. We've also heard of the RgVedic Brahman the Absolute claimed to be the True God the Almighty who's One and only One. Evidently, the Devatas that fought and conquered the Asuras were Not the RgVedic Brah...

Both - Chudail/Chuṛail (चुड़ैल), and Daayan/Ḍāin (डायन) are mass popular terms across the Indian subcontinent. Both of them are believed to be supernatural entities having the appearance of a Women, generally conceived to have negative connotations. In fact, in the popular mass vernacular its no...

These days it's not uncommon to hear the word Kanjar/kanjaḍa (कंजर/कंजड़) being used as either a sarcastic insult or a nominal derogatory insult against the other person. However, as per Wikipedia: The Kanjar are a nomadic tribe or group of people of North India, Kashmir and Pakistan. Some of th...

I am searching for one shloka which means : If you take gods name in anger , in happiness , in timepass etc it still reaches god unfortunately I am not able to find the shloka , it will be great if someone could tell me the original shloka.

There is a story in our scriptures where Goddess Parvati closes the eyes of Lord Shiva and the entire Universe went dark due to it. Lord Shiva has been described as Tryambakam (one with three eyes) in the Vedas. Linga Purana mentions that three eyes of Lord Shiva represents Soma, Surya and Agni! ...

Since foreigner people (Mlecchas) were never Hindus , not even their ancestors. So, they lie completely outside of the rule of four Varnas. How are they judged in this life and in afterlife ? For examaple a Kshatriya man is committing a sin by marrying a Brahmin woman as it is Pratilom marriage ...

I had watched Mahabharat on TV star plus. In the show , the Character of the Krishna used to call Draupdi "Sakhi" .And Draudpdi would call Krishna Sakha . I found this to be inappropriate. Were Krishna and Draupdi really friends ? How is this possible ? Draupdi was a normal woman . Why will Krish...

This is the popular and most common aarti (devotional song) of goddess Lakshmi.Ma Lakshmi aarti What is the Scriptural source of this song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scbxuxmJ5hI ( Video is in Hindi ) In the video above this guy is claiming that Draupdi married only Yudhistira and not all five Pandavas. He is saying that in Mahabharat nowhere it is written that Draupdi married all Pandavas. I also found the act of Draupdi marryi...

Definition of the father and his qualities with verses in Vedas and Upanishads?