Question Does Shiva Puran support Wife beating? Answer Maybe there is some wrong translation because as per Gita press translation A chaste woman shouldn't take her husband's name . Even after husband speaks harsh words , wife shouldn't say harsh words in return. When her husband calls her , she should leave all housework and immediately go to him and lovingly ask him with bowed head and folded hands ........
Question Is there any scripture which says how sandhya vandan should be performed Answer Nityakarm Pujaprakash published by Gita Press provides good detail of all Sandhya vandanas in morning, afternoon and evening. The book is available in Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati and Nepali. It is also available on Kindle. Author Pt Lalbihari Mishra details about following topics When to wake up and what to do after that Shauch kriya incl Snaan (Morning ablutions) How to dress up How to perform Morning Sandhya: Puja archana and Aarti It also talks about Afternoon and Evening Sandhya....
Question Can a woman get moksha? Answer First of all, Mokṣa is for the jīvātmā, not the gross body. And, the jīvātmā cannot be described/identified by any notion of sex, gender, caste, creed, appearance, et al (except, perhaps, as per theology of the Dvaitavada propounder - Madhawacharyaφ). Even so then, Unfortunately, the answer cannot be an unequivocal straight 'Yes or No' to this question, from a pan-Hinduism perspective. First, understand what is Moksha?...
Question Which people have got Moksha ? Could anyone enlist people mentioned in Puranas and Ithihas who got Moksha? Answer As such, I'm afraid we cannot have a comprehensive "exhaustive" list of all those who got Mokṣa Still, I'm providing here four instances, where people definitely got Mokṣa. Two instances are from Mahā-Purāṇas, and, the other two instances are from Itihāsas - the Mahābhārata & Ādhyātma Rāmāyaṇa. 1. Purāṇa. a. Vārāha MahāPurāṇa: Here a Brāhmiṇa (turned hunter) - named Satyatapas, and his guru - Āruṇi together get Mokṣa, as they are merged into Viṣṇu....
Question Where exactly is the Bhagavad Geeta quote that the “ultimate aim of life is to attain moksha” found? Answer There's no exact-verbatim verse in the Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā that says "the Ultimate aim of Life is to attain Mokṣa". However, indirectly, Mokṣa as "the Ultimate Aim" is implied throughout the Gītā. Here, I have tried to compile all the verses in my knowledge that talks about Mokṣa or Nirvāṇa, either directly or indirectly:...
Question Vedic texts contain verses that support animal sacrifice , then why does Hinduism generally consider eating non-veg to be sin? Answer Sacrificial killing is allowed and it is regarded as non-killing (Ahimsa) unanimously in all scriptures. So such a killing is not a sin. Therefore, Vedas permitting animal sacrifices doesn't automatically allow all forms of meat eating (like outside of Vedic sacrifice). See the verses given below: Manu smriti 5....
Question What is importance of satsang according to various scriptures? Answer The importance of satsaṅga (सत्संग) is also underlined in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Purāṇa and Śrī Rāmacaritamānasa, besides other scriptures. 1. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Kapila Muni outlines the importance of Saints and Satsaṅga (सत्सङ्ग) to his mother, Devahūti in a discourse popularly known as the Kapila Gītā or the Kapila-Upadeśam. ŚB 3.25.24 त एते साधव: साध्वि सर्वसङ्गविवर्जिता: । सङ्गस्तेष्वथ ते प्रार्थ्य: सङ्गदोषहरा हि ते ॥ २४ ॥...
Question Gods and respective Chakra Answer The bottom 6 chakras are related to Maa Shakti and the 7th upper chakra is related to Lord Shiva. When Kundalini awakens Shakti rises from mooldhara chakra through Sushuma naadi and then she pierces 3 knots or granthis viz., Brahma Granthi near muldhara chakra (anus), Vishnu Granthi near anagata chakra (heart) and Rudra Granthi near ajna chakra (the junction of eyebrows) and thus reached Sahasrara Chakra and meet Lord Shiva there....
Question On the nature of Krishna Answer Krishna was already a "realized". He's the ever-realized for he's Vishnu himself, or Krishna (of Goloka) himself. This is what he says in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Purāṇa when he "departs" from his mortal coils when hit by the hunter Jarā. ŚB 11.30.39 श्रीभगवानुवाच मा भैर्जरे त्वमुत्तिष्ठ काम एष कृतो हि मे । याहि त्वं मदनुज्ञात: स्वर्गं सुकृतिनां पदम् ॥ ३९ ॥ Sri Krishna said: My dear Jarā, do not fear....
Question Regarding a story in Shiva Purana Answer Yes. In that kalpa when this incident happened, Lord Brahma emerged from lord Vishnu but was under the maya(illusion) of Lord Shiva and hence he argued with lord Vishnu over superiority. 20-21. At the sight of that beautiful form I was struck with wonder. On seeing the four-armed Nārāyaṇa, shining like Kāla, of golden hue, the immanent soul of all in that form, of large arms depicting the Sat and Asat in Himself I became delighted....
Question Was Rishi Vashishta born to a prostitute? Answer उ॒तासि॑ मैत्रावरु॒णो व॑सिष्ठो॒र्वश्या॑ ब्रह्म॒न्मन॒सोऽधि॑ जा॒तः । द्र॒प्सं स्क॒न्नं ब्रह्म॑णा॒ दैव्ये॑न॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः पुष्क॑रे त्वाददन्त ॥ Verily, Vasiṣṭha you are the son of Mitra and Varuṇa, born, Brahmā, of the will of Urvaśī, after thes eminal effusion; all the gods have sustained you, (endowed) with celestial and Vedic vigour in the lake. 7.33.11 स प्र॑के॒त उ॒भय॑स्य प्रवि॒द्वान्त्स॒हस्र॑दान उ॒त वा॒ सदा॑नः । य॒मेन॑ त॒तं प॑रि॒धिं व॑यि॒ष्यन्न॑प्स॒रस॒: परि॑ जज्ञे॒ वसि॑ष्ठः ॥...
Question Separation of the Church and State in Hinduism Answer This question can't be answered since Hinduism has no church. However, if this is a question about how a King should behave towards his subjects then it can be answered. King must not be a tyrant O king, thou shalt not swerve from virtue. Those men only, O Yudhishthira, whose practices resemble those of robbers, cause a king by their counsels to take to a career of war and victory....
Question Esoteric meaning of bhagwan and bhakta Answer Although Aphorisms of Narada Bhakti sutras define Bhakti, Bhakta is only known in perspective, of its summary - Narada says in Narada Bhakti sutra that Bhakti is supreme love of God. God is the Indwelling Self of all living beings in this world. Thus love of God means love of all creatures, who are all His manifestations. A Bhakta is thus one who does not separate religious and secular activities, but considers all of them as service of God....
Question Saving Dharma and Saving Lives Answer First of all you need to understand what is dharma? In simple words, Dharma is the moral duty of a person towards the society and god. Dharma is meant for the protection and well being of people. Dharma protects and preserves the people. So it is the conclusion of the pandits that what maintains is Dharma. [ Karna Parva 69] Dharma was declared (by Brahman) for the growth and well being of living beings....
Question Can a non-initiated brahmin study the Puranas? Answer Initially, Purāṇas were meant to be the substitute of the Veda as religious literature for the uninitiated people. स्त्रीशूद्रद्विजबन्धुनां न वेदश्रवण मतम् । तेषामेव हितार्थाय पुराणानि कृतानि च ।। Women, Śūdras & benefactors of the dvijas (i.e uninitiated boys born in dvija families & touchable varnasaṁkaras) aren't entitled to hear the Veda. The Purāṇas have been created for their welfare. [Devībhāgavata Purāṇa:1:3:21]...