What is the correct term to use, Shaivism or Shivaism? I could not find a good source about how the word Shaiva (Saiva, Caiva) appeared and when.

I am not sure but I heard that there was some clash between Vashishtha and Vishwamitra before the Ramayana. We can say like the cold war. But in Ramayana, both were worked with Ayodhya happily. If there was a clash between both of them? Then which incident happened that they came to close each o...

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The Markandeya Purana mentions the following story about Harishchandra's tryst with Brahmarishi Vishwamitra in the forest: In Treta Yug, there was a king named Harishchandra. Once he was hunting in the Mahabaahu forest when suddenly, he heard loud cries of a woman- 'Save me! Save me!' It was ...

Abhimanyu’s wife Uttara was pregnant. After the war, she delivered a boy who was christened Pariksheet. When he was in the womb, he was Brahmastra shot by Aswathama.

All the Kashmirir Shaivite scriptures are originally (in Sanskrit) found with a prefix Kashmir Series of texts and studies. What is the reason behind this naming? It seems some organization (probably public) have/had undertaken the work to publish Kashmiri Scriptures in bulk. Is that so? And my a...

Vaishnavites, not just rank and file but famous personages have counter-stories denigrating Siva for every glorious act associated with him such as Gangavataranam ("Ganga started from Vishnu's feet"). They vehemently deny that Vishnu got his Chakra by praying to Siva - but apparently it is menti...

It i didn't know very much about Hindu religion but i my self believe that Muslim religion is far more better than Hindu religion because they have its book name (Quran kareem) which is a true book and they have believe in what they have but if i talk about Hindu religion they have so many types ...

If Parameshvara is svatantra karta as per Vedanta, and if everything pre decided as per lords will, whatever we're doing is God doing actually, so is he the Cause of Evil

I remember that at the folklore level. Apparently his head was hanging down and it needed support.

I remember reading that somewhere and it makes sense since Bhagavatam has a distinct South Indian feel to it. This also has implications for its date.

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1628976W/The_ochre_robe So that was young Leopold Fischer who landed in India with the sole desire of becoming a Sanyasi. (One has to be initiated into Sanyasashrama by one who is already a Sanyasi). But the monks in India could not accede to his request for gr...