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The logic of 33 Koti (Crores) Devtas :-
Many a times people say we have '33 Koti' i.e. Crores of Devtas in our Hindu Dharma. So is it true? Do we really have that many Devtas in Hindu Dharma.
Technically speaking we have 33 Koti Devtas in
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The logic of 33 Koti (Crores) Devtas :-
Many a times people say we have '33 Koti' i.e. Crores of Devtas in our Hindu Dharma. So is it true? Do we really have that many Devtas in Hindu Dharma.
Technically speaking we have 33 Koti Devtas in
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in the Hindu Dharma but here the word 'कोटी (Koti)' does not mean crores.The word 'कोटी(Koti)' is a Sanskrit word,which has different meanings. In '33 Koti' the meaning of word 'Koti' is "प्रभेदाः" i.e 'Types' not crores. So there are 33 types of 'Devtas' mentioned in many
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scriptures of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. In 9th ब्राह्मण (Brahman) of Brihadaranyaka Upnishad, when Maharshi Yadnyavalkya is asked about 'how many devtas are there?' He answered,
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Scriptures of Sanatan Hindu Dharma:-
As Sanatan Hindu Dharma is based on philosophy of "एकं सत् विप्राः बहुधा वदन्ति।" i.e. Truth is one and explained in many ways. Also we have system of "बहुऋषिमतम्" meaning many scholars have many views.
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Scriptures of Sanatan Hindu Dharma:-
As Sanatan Hindu Dharma is based on philosophy of "एकं सत् विप्राः बहुधा वदन्ति।" i.e. Truth is one and explained in many ways. Also we have system of "बहुऋषिमतम्" meaning many scholars have many views.
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So we have large numbers of Dharmic Sahitya or scriptures.
Scriptures of Sanatan Hindu Dharma can be broadly classified into four groups which are 'श्रुती'(Shruti),'स्मृती'(Smriti), 'पुराण'(Puaranas) and 'शास्त्र'(Shastras). That's why before beginning of every Puja in Sankalp
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Scriptures of Sanatan Hindu Dharma can be broadly classified into four groups which are 'श्रुती'(Shruti),'स्मृती'(Smriti), 'पुराण'(Puaranas) and 'शास्त्र'(Shastras). That's why before beginning of every Puja in Sankalp
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we say 'श्रुतीस्मृतीपुराणोक्त शास्त्रोक्त फल प्राप्त्यर्थं।' which means 'may we get the फल i.e. result as prescribed by Shruti,Smriti,Puran and Shahstra.'
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Sanatan Hindu Dharma and Secularism :-
Now a days we hear lot about secularism and how it's in danger due to Hindu Dharma.Many people cry day and night saying that ''India is secular country and it's secularism is in danger." So what is the meaning of
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Sanatan Hindu Dharma and Secularism :-
Now a days we hear lot about secularism and how it's in danger due to Hindu Dharma.Many people cry day and night saying that ''India is secular country and it's secularism is in danger." So what is the meaning of
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secularism? and does secularism really in danger due to Hindu Dharma?
The term "secularism" was first used by the British writer George Holyoake in 1851.Holyoake invented the term "secularism" to describe his views of promoting a social order separate from religion, without
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The term "secularism" was first used by the British writer George Holyoake in 1851.Holyoake invented the term "secularism" to describe his views of promoting a social order separate from religion, without
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actively dismissing or criticizing religious belief. In Hindi secularism can be called as 'धर्मनिरपेक्षता' - neutral view to all the religions which is misdefined as 'Sarv Dharm Sambhav' i.e. all religions are same. I want to ask one simple question to these people who say all
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Sanatan Hindu Dharma- Real pursuit of happiness...!!!!
These days we hear lot of people saying that we should protect our Hindu Dharma, we should protect our traditions, we should protect scriptures and many more..!
Here question
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Sanatan Hindu Dharma- Real pursuit of happiness...!!!!
These days we hear lot of people saying that we should protect our Hindu Dharma, we should protect our traditions, we should protect scriptures and many more..!
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arises what knowledge do we have about our Dharma,our traditions and our scriptures?In my view if we want to protect our Dharma then we should have basic knowledge about our Dharma,traditions etc. Because if we become knowledgeable about above things then and then only we will
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be having real respect about our Dharma. In this series of threads I will try to explain the basics of Hindu Dharma,our traditions,our scriptures etc. according to best of my knowledge. If readers find anything wrong in my writings then feel free to correct me.Before we begin
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