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Beauty contest that promoted war: How feuding goddesses caused the Trojan War

All the Olympian divine beings were welcome to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis aside from Eris, the goddess of disagreement. Furious, Eris chose to show the amassed Olympians a thing or two. She tossed among them a brilliant apple on which was engraved the words, 'For the most delightful.' Three goddesses – Hera, goddess of family, Athena, goddess of abilities, and Aphrodite, goddess of magnificence – guaranteed the apple and battled about it. No god, not even Zeus, tried appointed authority who of the three goddesses was the most delightful, and thus deserving of the apple. At long last, the goddesses were advised to go to Paris, sovereign of Troy, known for his comprehension of female magnificence and his reasonable decisions. The three goddesses introduced themselves to Paris and attempted to dazzle him with their excellence. At the point when he was unable to choose, each attempted to pay off him furtively. Hera vowed to make him leader of the best realm on the planet. Ath...

Price for wisdom: The tale of god-king Odin and his sacrifices for Spiritual Growth

The Vikings worshipped numerous divine beings. Every one of these divine beings had various characteristics, weaknesses, and  traits. These divine beings had numerous human qualities and could act like people. This is apparent from the adventures and some rune stones, whereupon the divine beings are portrayed like human structure. Nonetheless, regardless of whether the divine beings showed up as a human, the Vikings needed to always remember they are of incredible significance. They expected to do everything they could to stay away from the anger of the divine beings and hence consistently held conciliatory services in their honor.   The incomparable God is Odin. Odin was the lord of the Aesir clan, all the while divine god of war and earth just as lord of sky, wisdom, poetry, and wizardry. He was shamanic, an admirer of euphoria, and daze, and frequently 'womanly', humiliating the Viking fighters who favored his manly side. Perhaps the most striking credit of his appearan...

आदौ पूज्यो गणाधिपः Starts with worshipping Lord Ganesha

Good luck, favorable fortune, and an obstacle-free path to success. Who wouldn’t like to have all this? Have you ever wondered about why Lord Vinayak is worshiped first? The term 'Shri Ganesh' means the beginning of something new according to Hindu beliefs, especially the beginning of something good and hopeful. The elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, with his good-natured and sagely visage and full belly, sitting on his under-sized vehicle, the mouse, is the epitome of all this. The elephant head is an indication of knowledge and wisdom. The big ear suggests that whatever his devotee says, the Lord hears all. You can’t help but smile when you lay your eyes on this pleasant form, an auspicious beginning in itself.   Throughout the world, Hindu people worship this omnipresent God first. In particular, people pray with great devotion to this omnipresent Lord as he is the Vighnaharta or destroyer of all our hardships & difficulties, ordeals and calamities, etc. While this pow...

What came first - The Ramayana or the Mahabharata?

(The dating in the article is approximate and rounded for ease of understanding.) Everything relies upon what answer you are set up to get, for the appropriate response is convoluted and buried in political issues. There are basically two sorts of answers: religious answer (myths or faith- based) or reality-based answer (facts or truth-based). Religious answer acknowledges as unadulterated truth what is transmitted in writings and by educators without basic examination; it makes individuals vociferously certain. Truth based answer is restricted by accessibility of quantifiable and irrefutable proof; it makes individuals wary and dicey. Presently the Vedic songs are written in a Sanskrit called Vedic Sanskrit while the most established Ramayana and Mahabharata writings we have are written in a Sanskrit called Classical Sanskrit. The last uses a punctuation initially archived by Panini who lived 2,500 years prior. So the most established forms of Ramayana and Mahabharata that we have...

The Concept of Trimurti ॐ त्रिदेवाय नमः

Trinity/Trimurti Word origin from Sanskrit, from  tri  three +  mūrti  form त्रिमूर्ति   trimūrti God also exists beyond this world as an impersonal force and/or as the Supreme Person. Most commonly, that transcendent Supreme is identified with 3 gods in a single form with 3 faces. Brahma as the Generator, Vishnu as the Organizer, and Shiva as the Destroyer came to be known as GOD – Generator, Organizer, and Destroyer. Vishnu is not only a preserver; Shiva is not only a destroyer.   Brahma Vishnu Shiva   Creator or secondary creator? Born of Vishnu or the original creator God but yet also a person In charge of universal destruction, also role in the creation In charge of Raja guna (quality of passion) Sattva guna (quality of goodness) Tama guna (quality of ignorance) Stays in Satyaloka ...