How we write and review

Sources

• We name the text behind a claim and give a verse reference where we can confirm one. If we can’t, we say so.
• Quoting a text doesn’t mean endorsing it.
• We write our own translations, and use only licensed or original recordings.

Honesty labels

Every answer says how we know it: Calculated (astronomy you can check), Textual (stated in a named text), Historical (traced through time), Practical (a plain everyday reason), Folk belief (passed down by word) or Modern myth (a recent claim with no real evidence).

AI assistance and review

Drafts of our explanations and translations may be written with AI assistance. A draft stays out of search results until a named person has reviewed it. That person’s name then appears on the page. Calculations don’t depend on AI at all: they come from the tested engine described in how we calculate.

Tone

• We don’t use fear, or promise that a ritual will bring you anything.
• On contested subjects, including caste and gender, we set out the disagreement fairly.
• We don’t present traditions as “proven by science” unless the evidence says so.

Mistakes

Tell us and we’ll check. Real errors are fixed and listed on our corrections page.