Why does any chants or hymns of Budha have hymns related to Vishnu I've seen two instances where the chants for Budha graha seem to have those of vishnu but there's no such thing for any other graha devata. Am I missing something or is there a reason? 4 3 replies
It is said natives of ashlesha nakshatra should worship nagas my que is how? What mantras, stotras and in general what is the benifit of worshipping nagas? 5 0 replies
Ganesha mantra that can be chanted whenever? Could someone kindly point me towards a Ganesha mantra that has no or little rules/regulations around it? Something that can be chanted in a similar way to naam japa, something that wouldn't be considered disrespectful to chant even if due to circumstances I'm not able to put on clean clothes etc beforehand? Thank you very much in advance! 1 0 replies
Why should we do Radha naam jap? Namaste. I am a born and practicing Hindu and I have been taught and learnt to do jap on many forms of the supreme - Shiva, Vishnu, Durga and many other beautiful ones. Recently I have been watching maharaj Ji’s videos and realized that Radha naam is considered equally, if not more, beneficial as compared to Krishna. I know the stories of Radha Krishna and have watched TV series on Uddhav Gopi interactions as well but I am still unclear as to why Radha naam jap is so special?.... 5 0 replies
What is the reason for vegetarianism among (most) brahmins? What is the reason for vegetarianism among (most) brahmins? 4 0 replies
Who is the elder one?? I have a question since long time. Who is elder Ganpati Bappa or Karthik Swami?? Different people have different opinion?? Can anybody answer factually correct ! 5 0 replies
Rebirth If we are bound by our karmic deeds, ie. If we have good karmic deeds, we will attain salvation, if we have bad karmic deeds we will be reborn, how does prayer tie in. Does it mean if we are loyal devotees and pray at every given moment, but our actions are not good, will we still be reborn? If yes, does that not mean that the karmic laws are useless, it it not unjust? And if no, what about a person who has the most purest soul and... 2 0 replies
What is the significance of the names "Rama" and "Krishna" (and also the original names of Draupadi and Vyasa) that literally mean "(pleasantly) dark" in Hindu epics? Does this also mean that ancient India did not have an obsession with light skin and may have associated dark skin with beauty? What is the significance of the names "Rama" and "Krishna" (and also the original names of Draupadi and Vyasa) that literally mean "(pleasantly) dark" in Hindu epics? Does this also mean that ancient India did not have an obsession with light skin and may have associated dark skin with beauty? 2 0 replies
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Is it true that sanyasis are only allowed to bow down and touch the feet of their mothers among all their family members? 5 5 replies
Powerful Devotional Chant for Lord Shiva https://youtu.be/_zqSwmblVdc?si=yT40J79YsQ3vlkjn Gave me goosebumps. Har Har Mahadev 🙏 1 0 replies
Does this mean anything? I had a dream last night that I had gone to a mandir and as soon as I saw the murti’s of Shri Krishna and Mahadev, I started bawling my eyes out. It was so beautiful and it was more like happy tears. Shri Krishna was standing there bright with his flute in his hand and there were two Shivling’s. One was dark dark blue and other one was brownish looking. Does this have any meaning? Actually I was thinking before sleeping how I want to meet bhagwan in... 2 2 replies
Hi everyone, 1st/2nd gen indian american looking to learn about Hinduism! Hi everyone, I know you guys have probably seen tons of posts about this before. My parents are from Chennai and they moved to the US when I was young, but there wasn’t a large Indian population in my area so I wasn’t able to learn about the culture and the religion. I’ve been going through a tough time lately and have been wanting to feel more at peace. I know I’m more interested in the spirituality aspects, more so than the Gods themselves, but I was wondering if... 4 0 replies
which is better mahbharata geeta press english version or bori ce , also does any of the books contains little bit of images of whats happening ?? . 3 0 replies
