CULTURAL QA02-2021-17 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 Did Goddess Sita know that she was Goddess Lakshmi, as inher childhood, while playing games, she lifted Shiva Dhanush, that even greatand skilled princes and kings couldn't? A1 Vinay Singh May 26, 2018B. A. from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Good Question, Sita Knew that She is Mahalakshmi. You may wonderinghow….. Let's Understand The Birth ofSita Sita ji tell Anusuya that She is Unborn, She is not born in anyone's womb. अयोनिजां हि मां ज्ञात्वानाध्यगच्छद्विचिन्तयन् । (Valmiki Ramayana) Knowing me to be the one not emerged from a mother's womb i.e. Ayonija (अयोनिजाम्),Sita’s Birth was not Like Ordinary mortal. Mahalakshmi Manifested herselfas Sita by her own wish. Whenever Lord Vishnu takes Incarnation, She also appeared to assist himin his divine play. Here is verse from Adhytma Ramayan, where Sita ji says Herself says thatshe is Adi Prakriti : मां विद्धि मूलप्रकृतिंसर्गस्थित्यन्तकारिणीम् । तस्य सन्निधिमात्रेण सृजामीदमतन्द्रिता ॥ Know me to be the primeval Prakriti, created, preserver and destroyer .By mere proximity to him (Lord Rama) , I watchfully create all this. So, Without a Second, Sita isHerself Mahalakshmi. She is also known as Mahamaya, She is original Source ofMaya (illusion). So how can She forget herself ? In Valmiki Ramayana Lord Bramha himself says : सीता लक्ष्मीर्भवान् विष्णुर्देवः कृष्णःप्रजापतिः|| Sita is no other than Goddess Lakshmi, the divine consort of Lord Vishnu. श्रुति सेतु पालक राम तुम्ह जगदीस मायाजानकी, जो सृजति जगु पालति हरति रूख पाइकृपानिधान की || जो सहससीसु अहीसु महिधरु लखनु सचराचर धनी, सुर काज धरि नरराज तनु चले दलन खल निसिचरअनी || (Ramcharitamanas) While You are the custodian of the Vedic laws and the Lord of theuniverse, Sita (Janka’s Daughter) is Your Maya (Divine Energy) who creates,preserves and dissolves the universe on receiving the tacit approval of Yourgracious Self. As for Lakshmana is no other than the thousand-headed sesa (thelord of serpents), the supporter of the globe and the lord of the entirecreation, both animate and inanimate. Having assumed the form of a king for thesake of the gods You are out to crush the host of wicked demons. Did Janka knew that Sita isMahalakshmi? Definitely, King Janka Knews that Sita is Mahalakshmi. अन्तरिक्षे च वागुक्ता अप्रतिमाऽमानुषीकिल । एवमेतन्नरपते धर्मेण तनया तव ॥(Valmiki Ramayana ) (Thereupon, a voice from the skies said: "As you said, O, King! Letit be so. This divine (amānuṣī) child without a match (apratimā) is a legitimate daughter to you,rightly. Sage Narada himself told himthat Sita is None but Mahalakshmi. King Janaka tells sage Vashisht and Vishwamitra that, once sage Naradaappeared to him and said: शृणुष्व वचनं गुह्यं तवाभ्युदयकारणम् ॥ परमात्मा हृषीकेशो भक्तानुग्रहकाम्यया । देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं रावणस्य वधाय च ॥ जातो राम इति ख्यातो मायामानुषवेषधृक् । आस्ते दाशरथिर्भूत्वा चतुर्धा परमेश्वरः ॥योगमायापिसीतेति जाता वै तव वेश्मनि । अतस्त्वं राघवायैव देहि सीतां प्रयत्नतः॥ नान्येभ्यः पूर्वभार्यैषा रामस्यपरमात्मनः । इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ देव-गतिं देवमुनिस्तदा॥ तदारभ्य मया सीताविष्णोर्लक्ष्मीर्विभाव्यते । (Adhytma Ramayan) Listen to my mysterious speech which is for your benefit. The Supreme self of all the Lord of senses has incarnated as Rama havingthrough Maya taken a human form for the purpose of showing grace to hisdevotees and doing the work of Gods and killing Ravana, the great Lord has nowincarnated in the form of four sons of Dasaratha. Lord Vishnu’s Maya is Sita bornin your house. Therefore you shall give her to Lord Rama only to no one else,Because she is already eternal wife of Lord Rama. Saying so Narada went away by the path of gods. Since then I have looked upon Sita as Lord Vishnu's wife Lakshmi. II JaiSiya Ram I Q2 Is volume a property of an object or the matter that makesit up? A2 Richard Chiang, formerRetired (1973-2002)21-2-2021 The matter that makes up theobject is the property of the object. The volume of the object is merely a measure of the quantity of thematerial that makes up the object. Q3 What is the science behind the creation of toxicities? A3 Aditya Bagora, former Studyingin Ninth Class 18-2-2021 Toxicology is a field ofscience that helps us understand the harmful effects that chemicals, substances, or situations, can have on people, animals, and theenvironment. ... The doseof the chemical or substance a person is exposed to is another important factorin toxicology Q4 Why are some British railway stations located relatively far(on foot) from their town or city centre? A4 Nicholas Stone 18-2-2021.Trains · Life long interest in trains. Several British railwaystations are located some distance from their town or city (on foot) for avariety of reasons. Cambridge railway station is notorious for its distance from city centre.On foot, this is a 25 minute walk. Efforts to build a more central station wereblocked by the university. My town of birth, Exeter has two main railway stations: St David’s andCentral. The first, busier and more useful of the two - St David’s - isinconveniently situated a 20 minute walk from the city centre. This is because the GreatWestern Railway follows the course of the River Exe, which skirts the edge ofthe city. Because of the hilly Yorkshire Dales, the Settle & Carlisle hasseveral stations some miles from settlements they purports to serve. Dentstation is 8 km from the village of the same name. Garsdale station is 5 kmfrom Garsdale.Dent station, source Mark Morton & Wikipedia. Happily, many major Britishrailway stations are centrally located. Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Centraland Leeds are in the middle of cities, allowing visitors to be exploring the local attractions minutes afteralighting from their trains. Of all the centrally locatedBritish railway stations, in my opinion, the award goes to Edinburgh Waverley,flanked by Princes Street, the Castle and the old town.Edinburgh Waverley station, in the middle of Scotland’s capital city. Q5 Which animal hates humans the most, and what did we do? A5 2 Answers Jeff Despain, PhD Understanding the Obvious & Common Sense, Schoolof Hard Knocks (2019) 18-2-2021 I submit that chickenshate us the most. We steal their eggs on a regular basis. We haveChick-fil-A, KFC, and Popeye's lined up to take them out on a massive scale,just to fill our bellies. Werefer to fellow scared humans as cowards or being a “chicken”. Canyou see how it's hard for them to like us when we keep eating their family andfriends? 2ND ANSWER Kim Sikoryak, former National Park Ranger at National Park Service of theUnited States (1978-2008) 17-2-2021Animals don’t hate humans, with the possible exception ofa few domestic animals like dogs, cats, and horses that have been abused. Many animals have come to fear humans and avoid humans and even attack usas necessary to protect themselves. But hate is by and large a human invention that we reserve toourselves. There are a number of so-called “man-eaters” but forthis answer I will focus on the one species that hunt and kill more than 300human beings annually to consume as food. - The crocodile - Also to make it interesting, I will provide a ranking list of the mostdangerous man eaters within the crocodile family along with some veryinteresting facts.Now before I begin, surprisingly, 75% of all Croc specieshave never even been involved in a fatal attack on a human being. So the obvious question - whyare they considered the ultimate man-eater?? Well, you probably guessed it - the VAST MAJORITY of these fatal attacksare down to a select few extremely dangerous and exceedingly large members ofthe Croc family. To be more precise, the vastmajority of man eating is down to only two Croc species. The Saltwater Crocodile (from South East Asia and parts of Australia andIndia) and The Nile Crocodile (who is comfortable roaming pretty much all overAfrica). Between the two of them, they are responsible for hundreds of fatalattacks on humans for the sole purpose of consuming us. NOW FOR THE RANKING: No 1: Let’s start with theSaltwater Crocodile: The Saltwater Croc is the largest living reptile known to science and malescan grow up to over 6 meters (or 20 ft) in length and weight up to 1,300 kg (or2,900 lb). The Salty is considered theultimate Apex predator and to provide some context just to fully get my point across, considering the following: Aside from being capable of devouring adult humans without much effortand the same goes for virtually any other animal that enters its territory..Because they are saltwater reptiles, their diet includes one of the mostaggressive and the 2nd most dangerous of all the shark species – the BullShark. I for one did not see that coming when I began my research into thetopic. No 2: Onto the Nile Crocodile: The Nile Croc is the 2nd largest living reptile known to science and malescan also grow up to over 6 meters (or 20 ft) in length (much like theirsaltwater cousins) but they do weight in at a slightly less at 1,100 kg (or2,400 lb). They’re also freshwaterreptiles, so at least the shark population around the African coastline canrest a little easier at night(…. ignoring of course the recent spike in Orcas a.k.a. Killer Whales that’sbeen adding sharks to their regular menu). Despite being slightly smallerthan their Saltwater cousins, Nile Crocs are known to be:more aggressive,moreagile and can remain under water for longer. The Nile Crocodile isalso surprisingly responsible for more human deaths annually than the SaltwaterCroc, however that’s mostlikely because they've decided to inhabit virtually all of Africa and overlapwith humans more frequently than the Salty’s. As for the diet of the Nile Crocodile, (aside from humans of course) itpretty much eats anything that crosses its path. There is actual evidence thatNile Crocodiles have been known to take down: Young (not baby) Male African Elephants: (2-3 tons); Adult Black Rhino: (1,400kg/3,000lb) Buffalo: (1,00kg/2,200lb) A fatal attack on an Adult Female Hippo has even officially been recorded(5m/17ft specimen, weighing 1,300kg/3,330lb). It’s worth noting that attackson large prey by Nile Crocodiles generally occur at drinking holes or rivers,where the Nile Crocodile is strong enough to drown its prey. For some further interesting reading, I’ve included a link to a Nilecrocodile named Gustave. Having eaten an estimated 300 human beings, he isconsidered one of the most notorious man-eaters to ever roam the earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_(crocodile) Aside from these top two Apex man eaters, it would be unfair to not givean honourable mention to their somewhat smaller and less hot-headed cousins. No 3: The Mugger Crocodile(freshwater croc found in India and Iran) Although smaller than the Big 2, a standard Large Adult Mugger Male Croccan grow up to 5m/16ft and weight up to 200kg/450lb). ** (I mean that’s not far off the weight of a female Bison and the lengthof a full grown python and the Mugger Croc still didn’t make the top 2) Although they have been known to hunt and kill full grown human beings,the number of fatal attacks pale in comparison to the Big 2. Pythons however appear to be acommon target for Mugger Crocs, with even large Burmese and Reticulated Pythons (i.e. 6m/20ft -100 kg/220lb)often making it onto the menu. BUT Unlike the Big 2, Muggers hason occasion fallen prey to large Tigers and Lions (albeit rarely) and with Lions the predator/prey relationship seems togo both ways (with the winner dependent on the size of the animals and locationof the battle – i.e. water or land). No 4: This was a tricky one but ultimately I went with the AmericanCrocodile (a.k.a. the Central American Crocodile) over the American Alligator. An American Crocodile Male grow up to 5m/16.5ft and attacks on average 45humans per year of which 5 attacks result in death. In comparison: An American Alligator isslightly smaller (4.5m/15ft) andattacks on average around the same number of humans as the American Croc,although the fatality rate is significantly lower. The main reason I chose the American Croc over the American Gater is dueto reports that AmericanAlligator attacks are usually prompted by humans (now I didn’t use theword Floridian Golfers but I think we can agree that we’re all thinking it)WHILST American Crocodiles are generally the aggressors when it comes toattacks on humans.Well that’s it from me. Please let me know your thoughts or if I’ve missed anything. I’m wellaware that human fatalities are also caused annually by other members of thecrocodile / alligator family e.g. The South American Black Caiman and theIndian Gharial BUT as far as I can tell, they are normally unexpectedencounters between human and reptile as opposed to hunting human beings asprey. Q6 What are few things only medical students can relate to?Could you list few of them? A6 Sivani Shiv 20-2-2021 Studiesat MBBS (2017 - 2022) (Expected 2022) Wearing apron for the veryfirst time. Going to dissection hall for first time. Dissection hall memories- Thosegossips with friends, those longchats, timepass, eating, laughing etc while standing around the cadaverhappily. Jumping around cadaver to learn what's the structure visible. OUTSIDERS — White coat, thuglife, guaranteed future.Wow. Inside me — It's just outerbuild up. You can never understandour problems ( inside me crying). Redrawing histology records! Being happy after failing in anatomy all together🤣. Outsiders — Once you enter it'sa cake walk! Me (During NEET) — Wow! Me — Entered college. Saw reality and remembering that outsider face 😡😡. Students making fun of PSM and PSM making fun of us at the end 😖. Now I should give my PSM exam. Those long boring lectures. They just read entire text book again. 100'sof slides. Hiding the mouth and chit chatting 🤣. Those clumsy days when you feel “Why I am here? I will run away fromthis. I can't bear this anymore”. First 6 months of second MBBS!Period where bonds develop,mind relaxes, time for entertainment mostly though we learn in postings. Relatives treating us as “ mini celebrity” Every relative says “ treat mefor free in future.” Eating with those hands immediately after dissection session. Formalinsmell 🤢🤮🤮 Medical student syndrome! Longlasting cough — Am I havingTB? Swelling of lymph nodes slightly — Am I having cancer? Red , itchy eye — AmI having conjunctivitis or corneal ulcer or something? Meanwhile mom — Stop using thatPhone! Drink more water 🤣 Going from one professor to another during viva. A night before exam is reallyscary 😖. You feel likeyou haven't remembered anything you read. The pain of spreading blood correctly on the slide for DLC and staining.I mostly ended up seeing large large stain dots 😅. But I learned — When kept in air for stain to dryafter adding water drops if you see green scum on the top it's a goodpreparation and you can see cells. Reading pharmacology and forgetting in the next hour. It made me cry. That fun in postings during free time. Playing games or chit-chat ortaking case ( putting a lot of different inputs, confusion, patients keep onchanging history etc). Scoldings we get for patientchanging history in front of senior doctors 😒. That pride moment when you diagnose correctly based on history! “I am thebest doctor”. Constant fear — Will I settle?Will I get PG seat? Am I worthy? Whatever happens at last it's worthy. Being a doctor is just the most beautiful thing. Thatsatisfaction when you get after reducing someone's pain is beyondwords. No money gives you that pleasure. My note- Itwas about six months back. I was in consultation with a Neurologist of Madras Medical college. Mywife was with me. Just like that my wife said she has phobia of cockroach Smilingly he too said – I toodo not like. But it is the most clean insect.Every day it cleans the body four times. But in the lab as medical student I had to dissect it. Mydisliking does not matter. Some how her phobia reduced to a greatextent. Q7 What are some facts about birds that make you fearful ofthem? A7 Joel Gheen October 29 LongDistance Running (Sport) · Semi-competitive distance runner with some top-10finishes The crows in your neighbourhoodknow who you are by sight: they’re judging you, and they’re discussing you with their friends. Upset a crow enough and you may find yourself being harassed by entireflocks... for years. How do we know this? Researchers at the University of Washington capturedand tagged crows while wearing different masks with distinct faces (everybody knows crows consider capturing and tagging an egregious insult).We don’t know exactly how, but the word spread through the entire local crowpopulation. Before long, and even years later, any researcher wearing the “bad face” mask was harassed byscores of crows not just all over campus, but throughout the entiremetro area of Seattle. Even the crows who had never before seen those facessomehow knew to loudly hate on anyone wearing it. Definitely judging you. Crows are freakily brilliant. They solve problems requiring multiple solutions and integrated steps.They build tools from scratch. They learn from watching humans andinnovate on what they’ve seen. On the positive side, crows areknown to reward kind behavior from humans. If you’re consistently nice to them, they may even startbringing you presents. Am I fearful of crows? No, I think they’re awesome… and I go out of myway to be nice to them. But I’m fearful of missing out on appreciating howamazing our corvid friends (or frenemies or foes) really are! All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 21-2-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. 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