What is a Manvantara?
Manvantara (मन्वन्तर)
Manvantara or age of a Manu (मनु), is a period of time measurement.
Each...
What differentiate between bad deed (paap) and good deed (punya) ?
If this question is asked to Vedanta follower, than the answer is that there is no good or no bad.
What is the significance of Makar Sankranti?
Makar Sankranti (मकर-सङ्क्रान्ति)
Sankramanam (सङ्क्रमणम्) means movement.
Makara (मकर) means the zodiac Capricorn.
What is the difference between Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas?
Difference between Shruti & Smriti
Shruti (श्रुति) means that which has been heard or communicated by a tradition with...
Why did Shukracharya, teach Kacha, his arch rival’s son?
Kacha was the son of Guru of Devtas ( Brahspati ), he was sent to Shukracharya to learn Sanjivani Vidya. He went and requested Shukracharya...
What according to Hinduism, is the purpose of life?
Is purpose defined by my current state ?
Before we seek answer to this question, consider these scenario's :
What is the significance of Pitru Paksha ?
Pitru Paksha (पितृ पक्ष)
Pitru Paksha (पितृ पक्ष) is a 16–lunar day period in Hindu calendar, when Hindus...
पंच महायज्ञ क्या है ?
मानव जीवन का उद्देश्य धर्म, अर्थ, काम व मोक्ष की प्राप्ति है। इन चारों की प्राप्ति तभी संभव है, जब वैदिक विधान से पंच...
What are the six school of Hindu philosophy ?
Six school of Hindu philosophy
Indian Philosophy or Hindu Philosophy is generally classified into six orthodox schools and...
How many Hindu gods are there ?
How many Hindu gods ?
Do you really believe in 33 crore gods in Hinduism ? where is the...