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Why do scriptures urge women to do vat-savitri puja to get the same husband for seven lives when the goal of life is to attain liberation?

ByChaitanya Charan

 From: Mukund  If ultimate aim of the human life is to get liberation from cycle of birth and death then why do scriptures recommend women to perform “Vat Savitri” puja to get same husband for Seven lifes (Saat Janam)? Is this practice at all mentioned in scriptures? Transcription: ( By Bhavesh P)   Answer: The…

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Why should one not go to the temple after there is a death in the family? Can we chant on Tulasi beads in a crematorium?

ByChaitanya Charan

Transcription in Hindi प्रश्न – ऐसा क्यों कहा जाता है कि परिवार में किसी की मृत्यु के पश्चात मंदिर नहीं जाना चाहिए? किसी की मृत्यु के पश्चात क्या हम शमशान के भीतर तुलसी माला पर जप कर सकते हैं? उत्तर – सामान्यतः नियम यह है कि शमशान से लौटने के बाद अर्चाविग्रहों की पूजा नहीं…

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Why does Krishna talk about controlling the senses to Arjuna when the purpose of the conversation seems to be to incite Arjuna to fight?

ByChaitanya Charan

Question from: Debendra Answer Podcast Transcribed by: Anupama Kulkarni (Pune) Question: Why does Krishna talk about controlling the senses to Arjuna when the purpose of the conversation seems to be to incite Arjuna to fight? Answer: The mention of fighting in the Gita is only contextual. Essentially, Gita’s purpose is to elevate Arjuna to understand…

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How can we cultivate the mode of goodness when we are puppets of the modes?

ByChaitanya Charan

Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi Transcription by: Srimati Tanvi Tayal Mataji (Noida) प्रश्र: हम अपने भीतर सत्वगुण को कैसे बढ़ाऐं जब हम जानते हैं कि हम तीनों गुणों के हाथों में कठपुतलियाँ हैं? उत्तर: हम इन गुणों की कठपुतलियाँ हैं, इसका अर्थ यह है कि हम इन गुणों से पूरी तरह स्वतंत्र नहीं हैं। किन्तु…

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Is it really possible to be happy while you yourself see so much suffering in yours like as well as everywhere around?

ByChaitanya Charan

From Mahadeva: I am just looking for a single honest soul that can say that he has got this joy and is unaffected by whatsoever happening around him ? What kind of attitude is expected – to be oblivious. Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi Transcription by: Sriman Amit and Srimati Nidhi Agrawal (Noida) प्रश्न –…

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Wasn’t it immoral for Rama to exile Sita on just a rumour?

ByChaitanya Charan

Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi Answer: First of all Lord Ram did not banish or abandon Sita. If we have to use the word banish clearly in the sense in which it is used for Lord Ram when He was banished by Kaikeyi’s arrangement, then He had to go into the forest in the jungle…

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Why does Ayurveda prescribe medicines with non-veg ingredients when meat is forbidden in Vedic culture?

ByChaitanya Charan

Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi   Transcription: Neelam Kuldeep Mohan Mataji (Muzaffarnagar) प्रश्न: जब वैदिक संस्कृति में माँसाहार वर्जित है तब कभी-कभी आयुर्वेदिक दवाइयों में मांसाहार घटकों का प्रयोग क्यों किया जाता है? उत्तर: सर्वप्रथम वैदिक संस्कृति में माँसाहार वर्जित नहीं है। कुछ विशेष परिस्थितियों में उन्हें लेने की छूट दी गई है किन्तु जो…

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Can food with onion and garlic be offered to Krishna during emergencies?

ByChaitanya Charan

From Purushottama Pr: Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi   Transcription by: Neelam Kuldeep Mohan Mataji (Muzaffarnagar) प्रश्न – क्या आपात परिस्थितियों में कृष्ण को प्याज और लहसुन वाले भोजन का भोग लगाया जा सकता है? उत्तर- मनु संहिता में प्याज और लहसुन की तुलना मुर्गे और सूअर के साथ की गयी है। ये चेतना को…

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How should we respond when sacred characters from our tradition are criticized?

ByChaitanya Charan

For example, a politician-lawyer recently criticized Lord Rama as being a lousy husband for abandoning Sita. We also know that they wouldn’t dare to criticize characters of other religions like this? Is it our weakness due to which they are getting away with such criticism? Answer Podcast Answer Podcast Hindi   Transcription: Sri Amit Agrawal…