Incest In Hinduism List Of Articles 1. Brahma’s Incest With his Daughter As per Hindu texts, Brahma had an incestuous relationship with his own daughter Saraswati. Such an act was committed by the creator Brahma. Puranas state that Saraswati was the daughter as well as the wife of Brahma, as per Skanda Purana 3.1.41.98-99 Brahma […]

Obscene Practises Of Hinduism List Of Articles 1. Masturbation 📚Mahabharata 3.224.7📚 Markandeya continued, ‘Then Agni, filled with great joy and delight, married Svaha in the guise of Siva, and that lady joyfully cohabiting with him, held the semen virile in her hands.”  (source) 📚Padma Purana 5.112.23a-33a📚 On the death of the husband before (her death) she should not enter […]

Hinduism And Suicide List Of Articles 1. Verses Encouraging Suicide 📚Matsya Purana 107.4-6📚 One who resides on the banks of the Ganges, with or without any object in view, and dies there, goes to heaven and remains far away out of the sight of hell. Such a man sits in a vimana, adorned by decent […]

Wine Consumption In Hinduism List Of Articles 1. Wine in Heaven 📚Atharva Veda 4.34.6📚 Full lakes of butter with their banks of honey, flowing with wine, and milk and curds and water Abundant with their overflow of sweetness, these streams shall reach thee in the world of Svarga, whole lakes with lotus blossom shall approach […]

What Is Shivling? List Of Articles The meaning of Shiva Ling or Lingam has become a subject of controversy in recent times. Hindus revere the ShivLing, considering it a symbol of the Hindu god Shiva, who is known as “The Destroyer” and also revered as an Ascetic god within the Trimurti. While early scholars of […]

Lying In Hinduism List Of Articles 1. Circumstances when it is allowed to lie 📚Mahabharata 8.69📚 Truth may be unutterable, and even falsehood may be utterable where falsehood would become truth and truth would become falsehood. In a situation of peril to life and in marriage, falsehood becomes utterable. In a situation involving the loss […]

Gambling In Hinduism List Of Articles 1. Gods Indulging in Games of Dice/Gambling 1.1 Shiva and Parvati 📚Skanda Purana 2.4.10.20📚 Śaṅkara and Bhavānī played the game of dice by way of fun formerly. Śaṃbhu was defeated by Gaurī in the game and let off naked. For that reason Śaṅkara became miserable while Gaurī was ever […]