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    Father and mother of Lord Shiva

    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.
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    Kubera relationship with Ravana

    Kubera is Lord of Wealth. He was half-brother of Ravana. In Buddhism he is called as Vaisravana. In Jainism he is addressed as Sarvanubhuti.
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    How many avatars of lord vishnu?

    What about Balaraam, Krishna's elder brother?
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    Lord Krishna sons and daughters names

    Lord Krishna had a total of 771,188 children. He had 16,108 wives and from each wife he had 10 sons and 1 daughter. Names of sons from Rukmini are: Pradyumna, Cārudeṣṇa, Sudeṣṇa, Cārudeha, Sucāru, Cārugupta, Bhadracāru, Cāarucandra, Vicāru and Cāru Names of sons from Satyabhama are: Bhānu...
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    Why Lord Krishna not married to Radha

    Radha later married Abhimanyu, not the person who is mentioned in the Mahabharata.
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    Why Lord Krishna not married to Radha

    One theory suggests both wanted to define a fine line between marriage and eternal love. It is not necessary that you have to marry the person whom you love the most.
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    The original name of 'Mahabharata' is

    Vyasa had first titled the book as Jaya-Samhita, which means a book of Victory.
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    Age of Krishna during Mahabharata war

    Matsya Purana mentions Lord Krishna was 89 years old when the Mahabharata war was fought. According to Mausala Parva, he died 36 years after the war. His life span was 125 years.
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    Gayatri Mantra dedicated to which God

    The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to the sun deity called Savitr. It is also called as Savitar Mantra. It is said Visvamitra crated the Gayatri Mantra.
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    Seeing dead relatives in dreams Hindu

    Do some meditation to understand what the dead relative is trying to communicate with you. Don't be afraid of such dreams. They used to love you when alive and so they will not harm you after death. Express your feeling when you next see them in the dream and see what they want to communicate.
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    Seeing dead relatives in dreams Hindu

    There are more than one predictions. One culture believes that the dead relative wants to communicate something. The dead relative may have been feeling guilty of not had spent enough time together. The person may also feel good about how better you are handling things without him or her.
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    Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya benefits

    Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya is in fact a Mukti mantra, which means a mantra for liberation or freedom from the cycle of life and birth. In Hinduism, it is considered as a supreme mantra of Lord Krishna or Lord Vishnu.
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    Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya chanting

    Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya is considered as an important mantra in Hinduism. It has 12 syllables and is dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is found in Vishnu Purana.
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    Relation between Brahma and Saraswati

    After marriage, Saraswati helped Brahma in executing his plan of creating the cosmos and both created demigod Manu, who is said created the world. Saraswati created the Sanskrit language. She is known as the mother of the Vedas. She is also named as Brahmani for being the wife of Brahma.
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    Relation between Brahma and Saraswati

    Husband and wife. Brahma created Sawaswati out of himself. She is considered as the tool of creation. She is the energy that drives Brahma's actions. However, Brahma had fallen in love with Saraswati and convinced her to marry him saying living beings would be born.
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    Why Lord Krishna wears peacock feather

    It is also believed peacock feather got mystic powers. It can nullify curses and magic spells. When Krishna was a child, he was attacked by demons several times. His parents thereafter made a crown of peacock feathers for him.
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    Why Lord Krishna wears peacock feather

    Lord Krishna was born in Kaal sarpa yog and this is a serious condition in one's life. Such yog is when the seven planets in one's horoscope are placed in between Rahu and Ketu. Rahu represents snake head while the snake tail is represented by Ketu. Krishna's father was suggested that his son...
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    Why Lord Krishna wears peacock feather

    There is one story that says peacock feather contains all the seven colors just like the universe. Lord Krishna wears it to signify the complete range of colors is in him.
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    Om bhur bhuva swaha meaning in English

    Gayatri Mantra is recited by those who want to know the ultimate truth as well as the primary purpose of life. It is a prayer to the supreme God to lift upward out consciousness.
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    Om bhur bhuva swaha meaning in English

    S Radhakrishnan said about Gayatri Mantra in 1953 that we meditate on the glory of the sun and the almighty may inspire our intelligence.
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