Does the place Vrindavan located in Uttar Pradesh,the place Krishna spent his childhood has some connection with Go-Loka, the place where krishna resides at present ? Are these two places physically connected ?

Suppose a person goes to Narark after death , can he do Bhakti of god there ? And Can he do bhakti of god in Swarg lok ?

Was buddha the reincarnation of vedic god agni? āga means fire. the pali way is tathāgata. the jain way is tathāgaya. blue_ego's way is tathajāta. Savdy, please give us your insight without editing.

I have heard that the Vaishnava and Shaivite Agamas mention that the Jiva is different from the Param Atma and that during moksha, the Jivas main their individual personality. Can anyone provide these verses (Agamas name, verse number, and verse) because I cannot find English versions of most of ...

Without having to hurt or offend any sentiments, I would to know if the names of prospective husband and wife are taken in account before marriage. What if the names are incompatible from the divine point of view? For example, if prospective Husband's name is Shiva or Rudra, and the prospective w...

Starting from the Purusha Sukta - there is the birth-based four-fold division of humanity - Brahmins,kshatriyas,Vaishyas and Sudras. https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/52131/12489 refers to an explicit rejection of birth-based caste Not by birth are the Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra and M...

Why is that pregnant woman are prohibited from performing the house warming rituals during their 7th month. I’ve hear they are not supposed to listen to the mantras. Can someone please explain the reasoning for this m.