frequently asked questions on Hinduism by Non hindus and hindus answered!

The Puranic explaination is not convincing for some or most people. There is a very good logical explanation from Yogic perspective why a menstruating women is not supposed to cook food or go to the temple. Here it is: During Menstruation the downward process of elimination of blood is predominated by the Apana Vayu. In […]

According to the Adwaita, both the jeeva and Paramaatma are the same entity. There are mantras from the Vedas that clearly distinguish between them. य आत्मनि तिष्ठन् आत्मनोऽन्तरो यमात्मा न वेद यस्यात्मा शरीरं य आत्मानमन्तरो यमयति स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः । He who is in the Aatma and within the Aatma, whom the Aatma is not […]

We give gifts to our close friends on the wedding day. The main reason why we give gifts is to make him happy as he is your close friend. It is also a token of love. You are giving gifts not that he is poor. So there are 2 reasons why someone offers something to […]

The Absolute Reality aka BRAHMAN is by definition “inconceivable” (acintya, nirvikalpa, agocara). BRAHMAN is conceptualized based on four factors: jāti = genus or species. BRAHMAN is unique and does not belong to any species, IT is that in which species exist. guṇa = qualities or predicates – projection of our own human values and qualities – BRAHMAN […]

Most part of the Vedas say that only Brahman was existing before the creation. Just because very few suktas of rigveda gives agnostic viewpoint in the beginning it does not say that Brahman did not exists before the creation if you read it completely. Nasadiya Sutra makes a list of the things that was not […]

The story of Tripurasura incident comes in Shiva Purana – Rudra Samhita – Yuddha Khanda – chapter 1–10). You can refer at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/shiva-purana-english/d/doc226142.html Here it is how it starts: Nārada said:— 1. The excellent story of the householder Śiva, including that of Gaṇeśa, Skanda and others which confers bliss has been heard by us. 2. Now […]

Yoni of Adi Shakti should not be confused with the materially produced Yoni or something as part of a body that is produced by nature. It is apraakrita (incorporeal or not made of prakriti) Yoni. It is the cause or powerhouse of this material nature. That is why the word shaktipeeth is used. We have […]

To understand the Hindu Puranas, there are some basics you need to know. You may be knowing about Noah who is featured as the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). There are, in fact, more Abrahamic religions, such as the Baha’i Faith, Yezidi, Druze, […]

Even in Hindu culture, a pig is called a dirty animal. When a souls like us takes birth as pig due to the bad karma, we get a nasty pig body that is produced by nature. When Lord Vishnu incarnates as Varaha, His body is not the product of nature. It is said that the […]

Your assumption that Shri Krishna cannot be God due to being born in devaki’s womb is actually due to the half knowledge. Check these verses: “Of course, it is bewildering, O soul of the universe, that You take birth, though You are the vital force and the unborn.”—Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.8.30) Srimad-Bhagavatam: 1.8.32 केचिदाहुरजं जातं पुण्यश्लोकस्य कीर्तये […]