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Ravana's father was Vishrava or Vesamuni. He was a sage and Brahmin. His mother was a demon and warrior. She was Kaikesi.

His right tusk was broken and this is the reason he is also known as Ekadanta. In some images he is seen holding the broken tusk with his right hand.

In Bhagavad Gita it is suggested not to indulge in sexual intercourse during menstrual cycle s it may lead to inter-uterine death or else death in few days after birth. The child may also be born with a deformity.

Daksha Prajapati had 24 daughters from her wife Prasuti, as mentioned in Vishnu Purana and Padma Purana. Below are the names: Sraddha (Faith) Bhakti (Worship) Dhriti (Steadiness) Thushti (Resignation) Pushti (Thriving) Medha (Intelligence) Kriya (Action, Devotion) Buddhika (Intellect) Lajja...

Pradyumna was the son of Lord Krishna and Rukmini. He was crown prince of Dwarka. He was the vyuha avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Harihara - Hari is for Lord Vishnu and Hara is for Lord Shiva. Shankaranarayana - Shankar represent Lord Shiva while Narayan is for Lord Vishnu.

The battle of Mahabharata lasted for 18 days. It was fought in Kurukshetra and so sometimes it is also called as the Kurukshetra War.

No, Mahabharata was not written by Ved Vyas. It was narrated by him and documented by Lord Ganesha.

During Samudra Manthan a lethal poison too was released along with Amrita. It was so lethal that could destroy all the creation. Lord Shiva consumed it to protect the creation. To cool him down bhang was offered. This was the first time he tasted chillum.

Lord Krishna and Radha never married each other even though they were incomplete without each other. Ved Vyasa wrote that Krishna believed love is selfless emotion where one pledges to love a person with purified nature while marriage is just an agreement.

There are different theories to it based on religion and scientific evidence. However, in general it is believed the war between Rama and Ravana took place in 7292 BC while the great Mahabharata war occurred in 3137 BC.

The first thing that happened after Mahabharata was that the Pandavas were crowned as rulers of Hastinapur. Gandhari was at grief losing all her sons and she cursed Lord Krishna as well as his Yadav clan to get painful death.

Aham brahmasmi means "I am God." Tatvamasi means "You are that" or "It's you." Aham brahmasmi tatvamasi is a Sanskrit phrase and Brahman is the infinite reality.

Biological parents of Lord Krishna were Lomg Vasudeva and his first wife Devaki but he was brought up by Nanda Baba and Yashoda in Gokul.

Parashurama was the guru of Karna in the Mahabharata, who was the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He was born as Bhumihar Brahmin.

Shantanu was the youngest son of King Pratipa, who was descendant of the Bharata race. Shantanu is best known in Mahabharata epic for being the father of Bhishma.

Bhagwat Geeta has 700 shlok and 18 chapters. Krishna told it to Arjuna in 45 minutes.

Swami Vivekananda died on 4th of July 1902 at Belur Math in the outskirts of Kolkata city of West Bengal. His disciples say he attained mahasamadhi.

Once a saint asked the question to Lord Shive and He replied that Brahma was his father. About his grandfather he took the name of Vishnu. About his great grandfather Lord Shiva said that he himself is his great grandfather.

It is said once a saint asked Lord Shiva about his father and He replied that Brahma is his father. The saint further asked about his grandfather, and Shiva said Vishnu is his grandfather. The saint now asked Lord Shiva about his great-grandfather. Shiva replied he himself is his great-grandfather.