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6,331 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Is there any temple where six-headed Kartikeya is worshipped?
Kartikeya once took the six-headed form.
Siva Purana, Rudra Samhita, Kumara Khanda, Chapter 3
All the women known as the Krittikas (Nakshatras) made up their minds to take him. Greatly desiring to ...
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Is the loka of ishwar eternal or not
In some scriptures and sampraday they say lok mukti is eternal and devotees go there and live eternally there but there's also some of the scriptures and sampradays that says sagun sakar ishwar and ...
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Is repeating marriage rituals with the same partner under a different name a valid astrological remedy for "two marriages" in the Kundali?
I recently consulted a jyotish (Vedic astrologer), and he mentioned that my Kundali indicates "two marriages." When I asked for a solution, he advised that I marry the same partner again, ...
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Rig Veda: "Om bhūridā bhūri dehi no" ... Who does this mantra venerate?
This mantra has been circulating on social media, paired with some very pleasant devotional art portraying Shri Vishnu:
ॐ भूरिदा भूरि देहिनो, मा दभ्रं भूर्या भर।
भूरि घेदिन्द्र दित्ससि।।
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In Meditation , should we think about God?
Is meditation a way to liberate from the clutches of Maya? If so , are not we supposed to think only God and surrender to him in that meditation process? Why now-a-days most of the modern meditation ...
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Disagreement with Guru
Jai Sri Mā!
There is a vane in Sanathan Dharm that whatever is even uttered from a guru is absolute scripture and to be revered. When a guru says, 'Pass the salt', there is some special message to be ...
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Why does Kartik hold a bow and arrow in Bengal?
Why does Kartik hold a bow and arrow in Bengal?
Kartikeya was Siva's son. However, he did not take birth from Parvati's womb. Through a series of events, Siva's semen was passed down to many beings (...
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Why are Laxmi and Sarasvati considered as the daughters of Durga in Bengal?
Why are Laxmi and Sarasvati considered as daughters of the Goddess Durga in Bengal?
I was reading the Siva Purana. Parvati has two sons: Ganesh and Kartikeya. It does not mention Sarasvati and Laxmi ...
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Is there anywhere also written that having illicit sex is not sin for normal person?
In Manusmriti 5:56, it is written that having sex is not sin.
न मांसभक्षणे दोषो न मद्ये न च मैथुने । प्रवृत्तिरेषा भूतानां
निवृत्तिस्तु महाफला
There is no sin in the eating of meat, nor in wine, nor ...
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What happens in Jal Samadhi ? Does the body dissolve in the river?
Some saints take Jal Samaadhi in their last time. I want to know what happens during Jal Samadhi ?
Does the body dissolve in the water ?
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When Soul is pure, why it endures Karma-Phala in many life forms?
It is mentioned in Vedanta that Soul is pure and as good as Super-soul. When Soul takes one form (body) and when that form (body+mind+intellect) commits sin, and in the next incarnation of that soul, ...
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A question about Panchanguli sadhana?
Does this sadhana work while looking at horoscope or only while looking at Palm of the native? Has anyone here completed the sadhana share his experiences regarding the sadhana. Thanks
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What do the Puranas suggest for controlling indriyas?
The Puranas criticize masturbation...
Narada Purana
1.15.93b-94a. The great sinner who discharges semen in non-vaginas (ayonis) (as in masturbation), in those who are destitute of vulva (viyonis), ...
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Refutations by Madhwacharya on other sects
Can someone please tell about the 21 Bhasyas refuted by Madhwacharya and the list of those Bhasyas ?
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Can Modern Hindus Reconcile Ancient Wisdom with Today's Reality?
I write this as a seeker, one whose heart is still tethered to Sanatana Dharma, despite the dissonance between the ancient wisdom of our scriptures and the overwhelming challenges of the modern world. ...
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