Vedanta and Philosophy

The Destroyer

04:51

@RohitSinghRathore your friend came to our site,

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Q: Are there any instances of necrophilia in hinduism?

We find cannibalism in tantric shaivism, do we also have necrophilia?

scripture

Ankit Sharma

05:32

4

Q: regarding some question on yoga

Yoga means union of atma and paramatma. It's sole purpose is about spiritual. Yoga also helps in curing some disease and brings mental peace. Can I use yoga only for this reason? I mean is it selfish act?

yoga

This question is in HNQ, it need better title

Anyway my World turtle question is out of HNQ and lost the chance to get 1k view

S S

@AnkitSharma It can get 1k views

Still in HNQ

SwiftPushkar

@AnkitSharma - WOW , its close to 1k , congratulations 🆒, Blazing re-entry 💥

Ankit Sharma

06:04

@SS It't not showing to me in HNQ.

@SwiftPushkar :)

SwiftPushkar

@RohitSinghRathore - If you are interested , you can answer this question 👍👍💐

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Q: Is it possible that Hinduism was founded by a Prophet of Allah but has been changed into polytheism?

According to Dr Zakir Naik, Allah is mentioned in Hindu scriptures: "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’ which if pronounced prope...

prophets shirk other-religions hindu

Ankit Sharma

@SS just checked again, it's not

@SwiftPushkar O.o

@SwiftPushkar we had something like that too from different angle

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Q: Who is Allah according to Hinduism?

Who is Allah according to Hinduism? What do Hindu scriptures say about Allah? Are there any references to him in Hindu scriptures? BTW, I saw some blogs stating Shukracharya as Allah and all Muslims as demons in Hinduism.Who is this Shukracharya?

mythology gods other-religions islam sukracharya

But this Zakir Naik guy is crazy and hardly make sense

SwiftPushkar

06:19

@AnkitSharma - haha yes ,👍👍😊 nice find

Ankit Sharma

But that question doesn't have nay satisfactory answer to me

SwiftPushkar

@AnkitSharma - Yes ,his videos & works is been banned 🚫

@AnkitSharma - I think the users are defining Allah , like trying to define Para-Brahman , since Allah's saguna rupa isn't available , its most difficult as in case of us i.e. - who is Brahman (Hard to give satisfactory answer) & thats Hinduism's point of view towards looking of Allah 👍👍

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Q: Does Hinduism encourage incest?

I have heard a few stories about the deity brahma and saraswhati.I felt disappointed and I hope it is not true.I hope incest is wrong(incest between daughter and father,brother and sister, and mother and son)is strictly against the law of nature and shouldn't be encouraged in any religion.

puranas

Looks suspicious got 1 vote within 5 min 😵 @TheDestroyer 👆

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar yeah. that too unregistered.

Ankit Sharma

Please check this hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/598/… — Triyugi Narayan Mani 2 mins ago

@SwiftPushkar getting 1 upvote in 5 minute is not a big deal

SwiftPushkar

@AnkitSharma - Yes , i am surprised because the type of enquiry and possibility of any user over here giving upvote without reading the whole q & searching for duplicate

Ankit Sharma

06:30

hmmm

To make it clear I didn't upvoted :P

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar I think upvoting is useful if he registered.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer -hmm ok 👍

Rohit Singh Rathore

@TheDestroyer @SwiftPushkar I've got more than 2000 views on my question on Allah on Islam.SE in 18 hours. One of the Main reason was my surname was non Muslim. Now they might come up with the questions but take it positive & see this as opportunity to remove any misconceptions.

Btw, I upvoted because of his name + I also had such doubt. :P

SwiftPushkar

@RohitSinghRathore - ok 👍 , I too read that question & it's quite difficult for scholar's over there to answer💐

Rohit Singh Rathore

@SwiftPushkar there is no concrete conclusion on this there.

The Destroyer

06:33

@RohitSinghRathore Any question which will be answered immediately will become Hot question and it hits HNQ. This might be the reason for more views on Islam SE

SwiftPushkar

see whats the spelling -saraswhati , i don't think anyone who atleast know sone english will spell the word like that 😀

@RohitSinghRathore - Yes , and in their scriptures as well i think 😊

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar I think Devas don't have physical bodies. So, not sure. But Rudra cuts head of Brahma and this is mentioned in vedas itself.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer - Yes i know that , but i think that's because Brahma somehow insulted rudra .. & Rudra being furious cuts of his 5 th head. Various reasons might exsist 😊👍👍

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar i think for incest Rudra cuts his head. His head represents lust it seems.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer - Yes , that is also one of the a reason

Ankit Sharma

06:49

@RohitSinghRathore Main reaosn was it got into HNQ

Title was little eye catchy and this kind of question easily go into HNQ

@TheDestroyer Mostly controversial stuff hit HNQ more

SwiftPushkar

07:39

@Tezz - Good answer & nice find about Shree-Sukta. BTW Shreemad Bhagvatam also says somewhat same ,but the difference is its just saying Brahmanas chanted vedic-mantras without mentioning shree-sukta word , & they done this after she came out of the ocean 😀👍👍

vedabase.com/en/sb/8/8/12

S S

08:04

@AnkitSharma Look in week.

Ankit Sharma

@SS ?

S S

@AnkitSharma see in week tab. your question is still there

942 views

Ankit Sharma

k

SwiftPushkar

10:57

@TheDestroyer - Another grt. coincidence 😀

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar Event predestined as coincidence 😀.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer - yeah they are happening frequently now .😊👍👍💐

S S

@SwiftPushkar @TheDestroyer What coincidence are you talking about?

The Destroyer

It's just leela of Srinivasa. He wants to stay on earth so that He can remove sins (Vem kata) of people in kali Yuga. — The Destroyer ♦ 5 mins ago

I think this is just a Leela of Lord Vishnu.It is also said that who ever donates money to this temple in the name of lord Venkateswara to help him repay the loan, he blesses them with innumerable riches.So he took the loan inorder to bless his devotees and to give wealth to them by doing this act. — SwiftPushkar 4 mins ago

SwiftPushkar

@SS - We both said same thing , only 20 sec.apart 😀

S S

11:02

@SwiftPushkar Even I wanted to comment on that a 5 minutes ago. :) @TheDestroyer

SwiftPushkar

@SS - haha then u are also included in the list by god i think 👍👍😊

The Destroyer

@SS @SwiftPushkar I can answer from video of Chaganti garu but it's better if i can use scripture.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer - Yeah , try to give by scriptures & then add video as another source 📚 & 🎬📺 👍👍

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar Complete Venkatachala Mahatyam is only available in Sanskrit by TTD and complete one is not translated to English .

S S

@TheDestroyer @AnkitSharma @KeshavSrinivasan @Tezz @Pandya @LakshmiNarayanan @SwiftPushkar facebook.com/Brotality.Inc/videos/1925816197652971

SwiftPushkar

11:06

@TheDestroyer - TTD , related to tirumala book trust ? or else

S S

@TheDestroyer @SwiftPushkar But scriptures don't have a reason why it happened.

The Destroyer

@SwiftPushkar Yes. Tirumala ebooks.

SwiftPushkar

@SS - Yes but we can prove that with another scripture from puranas etc.

@TheDestroyer - ok 😊👍👍

The Destroyer

@SS It has. Venkateswara says the reason when Lakshmi Devi asks him to repay loan (since lakshmi came to Him). he then describes nature of kali Yuga and his purpose of coming and staying there on pretext of loan.

It is there in Venkatachala Mahatyam.

S S

@TheDestroyer It may have in this context. But some like Krishna stealing butter, clothes etc., are are not explained. I am saying in a broader level.

The Destroyer

11:11

@SS But reason is to help people of Kali Yuga. This is the main reason.

@SS They have esoteric reasons but this is not deep.

SwiftPushkar

@SS - I think such events are to be experience by heart rather than brain , so they intentionally not given the reason to spread bhakti & love and to bring god too close to ourselves so that we could love him .😊

Lakshmi Narayanan

11:41

@SS Yeah, Alt-Left/SJWs are a becoming a big problem in the US.

@SS The Video is very well done!

SwiftPushkar

12:45

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Q: Why Lord venkateshwara has a white spot on the chin?

Lord venkateshwara is adorned with white camphor (that looks like a white spot) on his chin. What is the story behind this application of camphor at his chin & what's the significance of this?

vishnu venkateshwara tirupati

Lakshmi Narayanan

@SS btw, Canada's Jordan Peterson is a staunch, stoic & acutely perceptive voice in the discussion on PC, SJW & Alt-Liberal vs Free Speech engagement. you should definitely check this out to get a flavour of what's going on -> youtube.com/watch?v=0AuRNff4kvA

@SwiftPushkar He got hit there with an axe if i remember correctly

@SwiftPushkar svtemplenc.org/stories/StoryOfCamphorDotOnVenkateswarasChin.pdf

SwiftPushkar

@LakshmiNarayanan - oh , I came to know about this today while reading vankatachal mahatmya , I just wanted to ask one question about Tirupati-Balaji since long , so got my Chance today 👍👍😊

@LakshmiNarayanan - Nice find 👍👍

Lakshmi Narayanan

@SwiftPushkar I'll post an answer soon (unless i'm beaten to the punch)

SwiftPushkar

@LakshmiNarayanan - ok , go ahead 👍👍

logging off now , will join later on

Pandya

13:12

@LakshmiNarayanan unable to find meaning of Srinivsana Gadyam :(

@LakshmiNarayanan Btw, how about adding BG or SB in reading seminar? (It may be useful for who want to start. Though I'm unsure who will be participants).

Lakshmi Narayanan

13:36

@Pandya BG means we have to choose some commentaries as well, which ones do you think will be interesting to a beginner?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan So, do we have to choose commentaries also for a scripture?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya I think that's a good idea because it will give more material to base discussions off of, what are you thinking?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan ok. Actually we'll get some clear approach after experiencing 1st seminar I think.

@LakshmiNarayanan I think most of users would have BG but not sure if they have commentaries.

S S

@SwiftPushkar Due to anantalwar's action

@Pandya Meaning of Srinivasa Gadyam?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Yeah, the pilot seminar will give us loads of feedback IMHO

Pandya

13:47

@SS Yeah I mean translation or interpretation in English or Hindi.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Do you have it in tamil? I can translate

@Pandya That's fine, we can share via google drive na

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan It's (only original text no translation) available in 9 languages at vignanam.org/veda/sri-srinivasa-gadyam-telugu.html

Keshav Srinivasan

@Pandya Here: web.archive.org/web/20120205182443/http://www.srivaishnava.org/…

@Pandya Oh sorry, that's the Sri Ranga Gadyam.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya It is transliterated not Translated into Tamizh :(

Pandya

Oh! How has I forget to search at Internet Archive?

@LakshmiNarayanan Yes.

Lakshmi Narayanan

13:54

@Pandya You want to know meaning right?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Yes. (If possible or available).

@KeshavSrinivasan I think it's not of Gadhya Trayam.

Lakshmi Narayanan

41 mins ago, by Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Btw, how about adding BG or SB in reading seminar? (It may be useful for who want to start. Though I'm unsure who will be participants).

@KeshavSrinivasan ^^^

S S

@Pandya This is the rough translation of the comment you have posted.

You are the one who is adored by the scar on the chin which is caused by the sacred pick axe of great(foremost) devoted Ananta.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan I like to read Hard copies though.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Ahh ok

Pandya

14:06

Btw, I'm planning to purchase & collect some scriptures that I don't have yet in hard copies (like Rigveda, Brihadaranyaka, Skanda Purana, Sharirik Bhashya) from reputed publication after a year.

S S

9 mins ago, by S S

@Pandya This is the rough translation of the comment you have posted.

You are the one who is adored by the scar on the chin which is caused by the sacred pick axe of great(foremost) devoted Ananta.

@SwiftPushkar @LakshmiNarayanan ^^

Lakshmi Narayanan

What is your current collection? the community answer where people list their works read is up-to-date?

@SS Nice!

Pandya

@SS Ok. Thanks. Btw, I find some blogs also provide English translation for that verse.

@LakshmiNarayanan are you taking with me?

Lakshmi Narayanan

yes :)

Pandya

If I talk of Hard copies, I do currently have 10 Upanishads with Shankara Bhashya, BG, BS, SB, Yog Vashishtha, Rama Charit Manasa, Tatvarth Dipika, Raja Yoga and some miscellaneous scriptures of olden times (some may be worth to mention but I don't remember now)

Lakshmi Narayanan

14:20

That's cool. I agree, hardcopies help a lot when reading as well, i usually make notes when i read, underline etc,.

I have read the Mukhya Upanishads but my memory is abysmal - which was one of the reasons i got attracted to AV when i started out :)

Pandya

I think @KeshavSrinivasan might have many hard copies that even a big room may not adequate to contain! Haha

@LakshmiNarayanan If I correctly remember you're Thenakalai Sri Vaishnava right?

Lakshmi Narayanan

Haha, I don't doubt that for a second.

@Pandya I'm Vadakalai Sri Vaishnava and Samavedi as well!

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan oh! Vedakkalai & Samavedi! nice :) do you believe in AV or VA?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya I think you are Samavedi as well? I believe in VA.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Yeah I'm also Samavedi and Kauthuma Shaka. Which's yours?

@LakshmiNarayanan You said I got attracted to AV so, just wanted to confirm. Haha

Lakshmi Narayanan

14:36

@Pandya Nice! I forgot - I got my upanayana when i was young and that time i didn't follow these things - have to ask my priest which Shakha i'm in, 😳

@Pandya Yes, I read parts of Vasistha's Yoga and some works of Ramana Maharishi and Nisargadatta Maharaj on recommendation of my Professor, that's how my foray into Hinduism proper began.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan ok. Yes, you should extract as much information as possible from your parents or priest.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Do you know how 997 shakhas of Samaveda got lost?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Excellent! AV draws you into Dharma. So, then you might have read VA scriptures to turn back into VA?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya btw you believe in which philosophy?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Yes.

Lakshmi Narayanan

14:42

@Pandya what happened?

@Pandya I don't quite follow, what do you mean by Dharma in this context? Like Sanatana Dharma or the order of the universe Dharma?

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan AV.

@LakshmiNarayanan don't know :(

Btw, we may also lost some Vedic hymns:

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Q: Does Veda has more than one Samhita regarding to Shakha?

As I've discussed here, we know that ancient Rishi heard Vedic hymns in the state of Tapasya (deep mediation) which are called Shruti/Vedas. Vedas are divided into two parts Samhita - the (mantra) part of Veda seen/heard by Rishi & Brahman-Grantha - interpretation & commentaries on Samhita. Now ...

scripture vedas sruti brahmanas

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya IMHO, AV was/is very helpful to sharpen skill in Rhetoric and that flow of establishing Premise, Investigating it and finally redacting it, i really liked that rhythm a lot esp. in Vashistha's Yoga.

Keshav Srinivasan

@Pandya Haha yeah, I have tons of physical books on Hinduism, and far more books in ebook form.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan I think we have discussed it before:

Mar 19 at 2:37, by Pandya

@anuvaramban Haha! No, I believe one Param Satya! I may try to unite them (A & VA).

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya lol sorry, my memory sucks. I will remember now that you've pointed it out ;)

Pandya

14:47

@LakshmiNarayanan Sanatan Dharma. I used according to your use of Hinduism in previous message.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Also that was anuvaramban :P

@Pandya Yeah, AV gave me a window into SD when I needed it. However, my experiences tell me VA is the way it is.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan Yes and I've been observing LakshmiNarayana is quite different than anuvaramban!

@LakshmiNarayanan btw, what's the meaning of anuvaramban or it's just name?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Hehe

@Pandya It means Ruler of Atoms. It's a made up name

Pandya

Ok

Krishn Shweta

15:22

@RakeshJoshi That's strange!!

@RakeshJoshi Ok.... I'll watch that video

@AnkitSharma Good question.

@SwiftPushkar Your question is also good.

"āryadhuryānantārya pavitra khanitrapāta pātrīkṛta nijacubuka gatavraṇakiṇa vibhūṣaṇa vahanasūcita śritajana vatsalatātiśayaḥ" from Srinivasana Gadyam sounds related. — Pandya ♦ 3 hours ago

Lakshmi Narayanan

@KrishnShweta If you are interested in Aryan Theories, you maybe interested in checking out -> koenraadelst.blogspot.in/…

Krishn Shweta

But I didn't understand this Sanskrit. Anyone please translate it.

Lakshmi Narayanan

2 hours ago, by S S

@Pandya This is the rough translation of the comment you have posted.

You are the one who is adored by the scar on the chin which is caused by the sacred pick axe of great(foremost) devoted Ananta.

Krishn Shweta

@LakshmiNarayanan Oh Ok...

@LakshmiNarayanan Oh! Thanks

S S

@Krishn 0/

How are you?

Krishn Shweta

15:35

Hello.....

I'm good and you?

S S

I am fine.

Krishn Shweta

:)

S S

You are irregular these days.

Krishn Shweta

little bit busy and it will continue for few more days.

S S

Oh!

Krishn Shweta

15:41

Hmm

Pandya

@SS irregular is better than never.

Krishn Shweta

@Pandya Hi

Pandya

@KrishnShweta Namaste

Krishn Shweta

I have seen you created a bot.

That's cool

Pandya

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Q: Relation of Arya and Dravida with Hindu scriptures like Veda and Aagama

I don't know much about the history of Arya and Dravida: I've heard that word Arya is found in Hindu Scripture (Veda) and Arya is related to Indus valley civilization while Dravida is related with south India. For example, while reading the difference between Vadakalai & Thenkalai, I've found...

ancient-history indus-valley hinduism

@KrishnShweta Yes, currently it is only for moderation purpose.

Krishn Shweta

15:48

@Pandya Ohoo!! :P

@Pandya Pandya's bot. Cute name ^^

S S

@Pandya I posted a question about maha sankalpam. Do you remember it?

It has all the geographical details. Along with saka purushas, islands, continents etc.,

Pandya

Actually I have an idea for long time to create a bot that can be useful in this room, that can do reply your messages like. If you ask BG 4.4, it replied with BG verse 4.4 with English translation, if you ask "Who is Shankaracharya?" he may reply one line information and much more tweaks related to Dharmic discussion.... /cc @TheDestroyer @KeshavSrinivasan @Yogi and others (anyone interested or like the idea?)

S S

In that there is are two different regions called Dravida and DrAvida. So I think it is a place name. Not a race.

Pandya

But to be honest I don't know programming with Java (which is current bot based on). Though I can understand code as having basic knowledge of C.

Ankit Sharma

@KrishnShweta thanks

Pandya

15:53

@SS no

S S

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Q: What is the source of a mantra called Mahā saṃkalpaṃ?

Many are aware about the saṃkalpaṃ which is recited during rituals like saṃdhyā vandanam, vratas etc., But there is another mantra called Mahasankalpa(pronounced Mahā saṃkalpaṃ in IAST). Sankalpa tells the place, time and purpose of doing that ritual. But Mahā saṃkalpaṃ consists of not only place...

scripture rituals mantras yajna

Pandya

@SS corrected your message :)

@SS ok.

S S

@Pandya Thanks.

Keshav Srinivasan

@Pandya Oh, that would be cool.

S S

@Pandya So you are teaching your son words..!!!! Good parenting!! ;P

Lakshmi Narayanan

15:57

@Pandya This sounds interesting, i would like to help. What would i need to know? What is the ETA?

Pandya

@SS Have you joined parenting.SE? :P

S S

@Pandya Not me. You should join. :P ;)

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan ETA?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Estimated Time to Arrival i.e., timeline of project.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan oh! Currently it is only in imagination. i'll think regarding it after at least one or two users can Hel with writing bot or until I learn Java or Python.

Lakshmi Narayanan

16:08

@Pandya Why don't you create a post on Meta asking for features with each feature intended as one answer? People can vote on the features they want to see, or add the ones they want to see and we can start working down that list :)

@Pandya I know python!

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan no. I think meta would bot be appropriate place for such discussion it at present.

Lakshmi Narayanan

oh ok

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan wow! So, are you programmer/developer?

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya I am an amateur programmer and only recently got interested in development of software but for scientific computing purpose.

The Destroyer

@Pandya Java is very deep and vast. But if you are interested i can provide you best resources.

Pandya

16:16

@TheDestroyer Thanks in advance! That would be really useful.

The Destroyer

@Pandya Maybe after one or two months, i will join in development of bot. i want to release my IOS app for which i need Macbook. So, i'm quite busy with that work.

Pandya

@LakshmiNarayanan I'll create a chatroom when I will have time devoted regarding bot writing and interested users cum programmer can discuss.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Sounds good.

Pandya

@TheDestroyer ok.

S S

@Pandya Hinduism will be fine.

Lakshmi Narayanan

16:22

@TheDestroyer blog.udemy.com/xcode-on-windows

The Destroyer

@LakshmiNarayanan I have tried VMWare but honestly it is bad on my Dell.

SwiftPushkar

@KrishnShweta - Hey hey , thanks , You can try answering , if you know about it 😊👍👍💐

Lakshmi Narayanan

@TheDestroyer Yeah that might be due to higher minimum specs needed to run OSX

Pandya

Btw, which app TheDestroyer has made?

The Destroyer

@Pandya Sorry! I want to go Anonymous on this :P

Pandya

16:27

@TheDestroyer Are there any emulator available for ios on Windows? You may try that.

S S

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A: Why Lord venkateshwara has a white spot on the chin?

It is due to an action done by Anantāḻvār. (āḻvār is added as a suffix to great bhaktas in Vaishnava tradition like Garudāḻvār etc.,) . Anantāḻvār is one of the disciples of Sri Ramanujacharya. After Ramanujacharya has solved the dispute on who the deity on the Tirumala hills, he appointed simhā...

@SwiftPushkar ^^

The Destroyer

@Pandya Virtualization is bad as my laptop has 2nd gen i3 processor, though i have sufficient RAM.

SwiftPushkar

@SS - Impressive answer I especially liked sanskrit verse 👍👍💐

Pandya

@TheDestroyer Isn't iOS directly installable on your machine?

The Destroyer

@Pandya MacOS needs Macbook (though hackintosh is there but that's waste of time). And XCode needs latest MacOS. We can develop Apple apps only from MacOS and it uses many frameworks of MacOS

@Pandya btw, MacOS is best for programming. It is based on linux.

Pandya

16:31

@TheDestroyer oh! ok.

@TheDestroyer unix :P

Lakshmi Narayanan

@SS Good Answer!

The Destroyer

@Pandya ohh ok. I always get confused with those names.

S S

@SwiftPushkar Yes. The sanskrit is very good.

I think the author is direct descendant of Anantalwar.

Pandya

@SS does that maha sankalpa have information about scriptural association?

@TheDestroyer Haha. Btw, why/how do you consider MacOS better than GNU/Linux for programming?

S S

@Pandya I don't know which scripture it is part of. But it is recited during yajnas, Kalyanas like that.

SwiftPushkar

16:34

@SS - Yes , and I think it provides scriptural basis for the story also 👍 let's wait for another answers 😊

The Destroyer

@Pandya I don't think mac Os is better than Linux but due to Unix based OS, Mac os is better than Windows.

Pandya

@TheDestroyer oh! Yes. (Btw, have you tried to experience GNU/Linux os ever?)

The Destroyer

@SS Om Namo venkateswaya movie shows it was Hathirama Baba who made flowers rule.

Pandya

@SwiftPushkar You can get whole Gadyam in Devanagari @ vignanam.org/veda/sri-srinivasa-gadyam-devanagari.html

S S

@TheDestroyer No. There were gardens and organised service to the lord before Hathiram Baba.

SwiftPushkar

16:39

@Pandya - oh thanks a lot , that is exactly i was asking to shree charan ,but you already given it .😊👍👍💐

The Destroyer

@Pandya No. My first programming language is Java and mostly i coded Java for Android.

Pandya

@TheDestroyer I'm not asking specific to programming just using os in general.

The Destroyer

@Pandya No. I didn't use.

@SS I think film makers made up that story.

S S

@Pandya I thought I linked that page. But forgot.

@TheDestroyer Yeah. Exaggeration.

The Destroyer

@SS btw, what is story of Malayappa Swamy?

He is Utsava Murti also.

SwiftPushkar

16:42

@Pandya - BTW this site also is very good , having most of the stotram & mantras

Pandya

@TheDestroyer ok. You should try once. (Let's end our discussion it's going off-topic for this room! Haha).

S S

Malayappa swami

Malayappa swami is the current utsava murti (presiding deity) in Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala. Malayappa swami is worshipped during religious ceremonies and processions wherein it would be inappropriate to use the main deity (for example one which requires the deity to be carried or moved). The two deities are worshipped equally and believed to be non-different in personality. The Malayappa deity is classed as a Swayambhu and was discovered in 1339 AD. Initial records state his original name as Malai Kuniya Ninra Perumal (Lord stood on the hill which bowed low to Him) == History == Ugra...

The Destroyer

@Pandya ok. I will mail you resources. Actually, youtube series but they are very good. One can master Java easily by seeing those videos. (100+ hours i think)

S S

Ugra Srinivasa

Ugra Srinivasa is one of the idols in the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. Ugra means anger and the idol which was originally called Venkatatturaivar is supposed to represent the anger aspect of Lord Venkateswara. He is also known as Snapana Murti. == Legend == Legend has it that fire broke out in the village destroying houses during Brahmotsavam at Tirumala in the 14th century A.D. When prayers were offered to the God, a vision appeared to a devotee with a message from Lord Srinivasa himself. With the change in times, the Ugra Srinivasa idol could no longer remain the...

Bhoga Srinivasa

Bhoga Srinivasa is a silver deity that is a near replica of the main deity (Dhruva Bera) of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The lord is also known as Manavalapperumal or Kautuka Bera. The deity is utilized for performing daily Abhishekam ceremony (as part of Thomala Seva) and daily Ekanta Seva. The deity is believed to imbibe the essence of the Dhruva Bera as well as grant devotees' wishes. Bhoga Srinivasa was consecrated to the temple in 614 by Pallava queen Samavai (also known as Kadavan-Perundevi) along with donation of land and gold to the temple. The idol is a...

Pandya

@TheDestroyer ok. Thanks

S S

16:45

@TheDestroyer This link has history and info about Srinivasa murthis. allgodscollections.com/2013/02/…

The Destroyer

@SS ok.

Pandya

Btw, Is Srinivasana surname related to or originated from something? What's meaning of it. I see that often used in South.

The Destroyer

Will see them.

SwiftPushkar

@TheDestroyer - whts the flowers rule ? is it not to seek anybody's help , mentioned by shree charan

Pandya

Btw, are Kula Devta & Ishta Devta different or same?

S S

16:49

@Pandya Srinivasa is other name of Venkateshwara. The kula devata of many people in Telugu states is Venkateshwara. So, his name is common. It is not surname.

Lakshmi Narayanan

Srinivas

Srinivas (Sanskrit श्रीनिवास) is a name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri (श्री) and nivasa (निवास). == Etymology == Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivasa means 'place of residence'. Srinivas is a common reference to Venkateswara (Vishnu), who is considered to be the source of light (as a metaphor for life) in Hindu scriptures. Sri has also the meaning of Lakshmi who is rendered to be embodied within Venkateswara. Hence the alternate meaning "One within whom Lakshmi (prosperity) lives". Srinivas is a modernized version of the orig...

The Destroyer

@Pandya Tamilians and Malayalis use father name at end. But for Telugus surname is unique.

S S

@Pandya They are different. Personal god measn ishta devata. Kula devata means the deity we inherit as ancestry.

Lakshmi Narayanan

@Pandya Family God and Personal God respectively - Former is determined by Family Heritage, Latter is by Horoscope and personal choice.

SwiftPushkar

@SS - Yes @Pandya

S S

16:52

Ah! Finally movement in my rep. graph!!!! \O/

Good night all.. Cya!

Pandya

@SS Congratulations.

@SS शुभरात्रि

@SS oh! so, one can choose his Ishta Devata in addition to Kula Devata.

Lakshmi Narayanan

Yawn

Gnite @All

Pandya

Isht regarded as good.

Bye!

SwiftPushkar

@Pandya - Shubha Ratri , @LakshmiNarayanan - 2 u too👍👍

The Destroyer

17:12

@Pandya i mailed you.

Keshav Srinivasan

@Tezz @Pandya I just posted a question about Adi Shankaracharya's Brahma Sutra Bhashya:

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Q: Who agrees with Adi Shankaracharya that Smriti has no authority over the existence of objects?

As I discuss in this question, by far the most popular school of Hindu philosophy is the Vedanta school, which bases its tenets on the doctrines laid out in the Brahma Sutras, a work by the sage Vyasa that summarizes and systematizes the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads. You can read the...

philosophy vedanta adi-shankaracharya purva-mimamsa sankhya

@LakshmiNarayanan You may also be interested in it, as it's related to the Purva Mimamsa school.

@RohitSinghRathore And you may be interested in it, as it's related to the 24 Tattvas of the Samkhya school.

Yogi

18:52

@SwiftPushkar Good Question

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Q: Why Lord venkateshwara has a white spot on the chin?

Lord venkateshwara is adorned with white camphor (that looks like a white spot) on his chin. What is the story behind this application of camphor at his chin & what's the significance of this?

vishnu venkateshwara tirupati

Yogi

19:16

@Pandya Great Idea but a Database is required(with accurate information)for this. We have to create an API for using that Database.

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