Why isn't Ekadashi fasting mentioned in the dharma shastras? What is the earliest text that mentions Ekadashi fasting? Is it the Vaishnava scriptures?

Shri Madhusudhan Saraswati, a Vaishnava by birth was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. He once went out to meet Chaitanya Mahaprabhu but en route switched over to Advaita Vedanta. What happen during his journey that lead him to change his entire life?

Correct me if I am wrong in my following analysis. In Science, the Universe was formed 13.8 billion years ago. Only 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth formed. Then living beings formed in primordial soup 3 billion years ago. Humans in its current form came merely 1-2 lakh years ago. And civilizatio...

Can anyone enlist surrogacy in Hindu scriptures ? One case is of Balram, the embryo of Balram was transferred from Devki to Rohini. Any other example ? I can think of one another - Satyavati too was born from the womb of a fish who swallowed the semen of some king. The fish was a Apsara. So, I th...

Are brahmanas allowed to stay or visit in foreign countries according to sastras?

Shabri mantras created by Lord Goraksha Nath(2nd in Nath Parampara) has written some powerful mantras, are there any authentic source and how to make them effective for increasing Knowledge and cognitive intelligence.

Is upanayana ceremony needed or is it must to learn Sri rudram, purusha and Sri suktams.im asking this question especially from the perspective of tantra as there are certain Tantric procedures mixed with these chants and others. Thank you in advance. And if in case of being not from the above th...