CULTURAL QA04-2021-23 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 How powerful is the name of Lord Rama? A1 Ganapati Govind DasApril 4 Jai Shri Rama! The Name of Lord Rama is more merciful and powerful than Lord Himself. Ihad heard about this but could never really fully conceive how it could bepossible until I came across this mendicant devotee who resides in the area ofChitrakoot near the Kamadgiri Hill (Madhya Pradesh, India). Many devotees who go to Chitrakoot to circumambulate the Kamadgiri Hillhave themselves seen him. Thisdevotee sits on the path to parikrama all day long continuously chantingSita-Rama, Sita-Rama. People would put Chapatis and other edible itemsin his small bucket, which is kept next to him. This devotee is completely blind. Somuch so that even the monkeys, who are fed better than any of the beggarsthere, would run up and snatch any chapatis out of his bucket. He would noteven get the chance to touch them, even after begging all day. Nor would heeven know the monkeys had stolen from him. Yet, he would sit there undeterred,continuously chanting the names of Lord Rama and Mother Sita. Lord only knows what nectar hegets in chanting Lord Rama's names without eating and without even bothered bywhat people are offering to him andwhat monkeys are stealing from him. But, it certainly is a testimony of thepower of the name of Lord Rama and the devotion of His unalloyed devotees. No wonder Lord Shiva pleads MotherParvati to always chant the name of Lord Rama, which is equal to thousand namesof Lord Vishnu. sri rama rama rameti rame rame manorame; sahasra nama tat tulyam rama nama varanane "O lovely Parvati, I chant the holy name of Rama, Rama, Rama andthus constantly enjoy this beautiful sound. This holy name of Ramachandra is equal to one thousand holynames of Lord Vishnu." Please chant…. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare … and yourlife will be sublime. Q2 Does Lord Vishnu’s strength have no limits? A2 Sunitha Parapatla July21, 2020 Does Lord Vishnu’s strength have no limits? No one or nothing can defineShri Vishnu's immense strength, since it is infinite. Shri Vishnu’s strength has nolimits since He is the Parabrahman. He plays the role of operator of all the Multiverses among the Tridev (Lord Brahma and Shiva). According to Vishnu Purana and Srimad Bhagavatam, Shri Vishnu is sopowerful, since He is the creator and Ruler of all the 14 Worlds namely 7higher worlds and 7 lower ones ( below the Earth's crust or Netherworld orPaathala) which are invisible to normal human eyes. The higher Worlds are namely ::Bhu, Bhuvas, Svar, Mahas, Janas, Tapas, and Satya and the Worlds which existbelow the Earth are Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Rasatala, Talatala, mahatala,pataala and Naraka. Shri Vishnu sleeps on the Sheshnaag, which is a thousand headed serpent,the King of all Nagas ( snakes) and it resembles the entire Earth, on whichShri Vishnu the protector lays down and is in deep meditation, Yog_nidra. Shri Vishnu took many avatars and in the avatar of Kurma ( turtle), Hecarried the entire Mandara Mountain on His back and thus supported the Samudramanthan, churning of the milk ocean for celestial nectar. In the Varaha avatar ( boar), Shri Vishnu with his tusks lifted theentire Earth which was submerged in the ocean and killed the demon Hiranyaksha. In the Narasimha swamy Avatar ( half man and half lion), Lord was soferocious and powerful, He killed the demon Hiranyakasipa and couldn't comeback to normalcy and started to destroy the entire Universe. Then God Shiva took Sharabhaform and cooled Narasimha swamy, since no one could even withstand the sight ofLord Narasimha. Shri Vishnu took Vamana avatar (dwarf avatar) and the purpose was toprotect the devas who have been rendered homeless ever since King Bali, havingconsolidated his powers, was ruling over the Universe. The Lord came and askedBali just three steps, and Assuming a gigantic form, Vamana with one stepcovered the whole earth, and with the second step the midworld between earthand heaven and the third step kept on King Bali and thus he went into Pataallok, the netherworld. Such is the strength of Shri Vishnu. And again in Shri Krishna avatar lifts the entire Govardhana mountain onHis little finger and even showed the Universe in His mouth when disciplined byHis mother Yashoda for eating mud. Om Namo Narayanaya Om Vishnavey namaha Om Namo Bhagavatey Vasudevaya Q3 How does water enter the atmosphere? A3 SoutikDutta, B.pharm Science (2022) Answered 22m ago Heat from the Sun causes water to evaporate fromoceans, lakes and streams. Evaporation occurs when liquid water on Earth'ssurface turns into water vapor in our atmosphere. Water from plants and treesalso enters the atmosphere. This is called transpiration. Steven Haddock Tue Studied at York University(Canada) Q4 Why was salt so valuable in the pastwhen it can so easily be taken from evaporated/boiled ocean water? A4 Evaporatingwater takes a buttload of energy. Try it sometime. Moreover, evaporatingsea water doesn’t give you “salt” - it gives you “salts” - any compound made upof the by-product of the reaction of an acid with a base. Getting the salt you want, sodium chloride, usuallymeans letting other salts evaporate out first, then taking the liquid andevaporating it in a new container for just the right amount of time. Q5 Why did Ravana keep Goddess Sita in agarden? A5 TarunYadav March 18 Have read Gita Press and critical edition of Valmiki Ramayan After Ravana abducted Devi Sita, he put forthmarriage proposal. He then boasted about his wealth, strength, pride andvalour. This is what he said - Among the gods, the yakshas, the gandharvas and therishis in the worlds, I do not see anyone whose valour is equal to mine. Rama is a human who is limitedin energy. He is distressed and has been dislodged from his kingdom. Heis an ascetic. His life is over. What will he do? O Sita! Serve me. I am ahusband who is your equal. This is what Devi Sita replied to him in a fearlessmanner. O rakshasa! If Rama looks at you with eyes blazingwith rage, he will burn you down today and you will be instantly vanquished.From the sky, he can make the moon fall down on earth and destroy it. He candry up the ocean. He is the one who will free Sita. Your lifespan is over. Yourprosperity is over. Your spirit is over. Your senses are over. Because of whatyou have done, Lanka will become a widow. On seeing Devi Sita's confidence in the valour ofher husband, Ravana gaveher ultimatum of twelve months. He also said that if she refused his offer,then after the mentioned time period, he will get her killed. This is what thedemon said - If you do not acceptme within a period of twelve months, then the cooks will slice you into tinypieces and make breakfast. On seeing that she is firm in her resolution anddevoted towards her husband, he ordered various rakshashis to take Devi Sita to Ashoka Vatika and toscare her. He was in a delusion that she could be subjugated andwill finally give upon her hope on Sri Rama. This is what he said - Convey Maithilee to the grove of ashoka trees.Surround her and secretly guard her there. Use terrible imprecations againstMaithilee, followed by words of reassurance. Use every means to bring her under your control, like onedoes to a wild she-elephant. All the quotations used in the answer have beentaken from Debroy's translation of Valmiki Ramayana. Q6 Whenwater freezes, does it expand? A6 JamesGideon, MD PhD chem engineer scientist Answered 1h ago Yes, and this unusual property is responsible for life on earth. Otherwise frozen water would sink to thebottom of the oceans and build up so that the oceans would freeze solid, since as it expands it becomes lessdense David Simpson, Quora user since 2009 Answered 40mago Yes it does… whichis why you get burst pipes in the winter ! The ice expands in unprotected pipes, causing cracks- when the ice melts, the water in the pipes seeps out. Q7 Why is gold still so valuable? A7 StevenHaddock Tue LL.B. degree, 25 years in litigation, administrative law,collections, bankrupty and professional regulation One of the reasonsgold became a store of value was the ease in assaying it, that is, determiningits purity. Gold is usuallyalloyed with another metal because in its pure form it’s very soft. For example, 24Kgold usually contains just a touch of copper to keep you from being able tobend the gold with your hands. 18K is usually more common for gold objects because it has a better wearcharacteristics. However, for coins or bullion, you want it about99.99% pure. Now, you can assaygold by melting it (gold is so dense the molten gold falls to the bottom) butthat’s expensiveand time consuming. Its fine if you’re running a mint to purify gold in thismanner (and we still do that today when we take broken jewelry to turn intobullion), but in most cases you don’t want to take the time or energy. This is where this comes in This is blacktourmaline, a mineral made up of boron, silicon and maybe some aluminum, iron,magnesium, sodium and lithium. It’s pretty on its own, but the ancients foundit had a much more valuable property When you rub apiece of gold against it, the colour of the scratch correlates with the purityof the gold. Cheap,instant, irrefutable and mostly non-destructive. Q8 What do you know that most peopledon’t? A8 GauravSharma Updated Wed Lover of words Camphor, clove (lavang), ajwain & few dropseucalyptus oil. Make a potli as shown in the picture and keep smelling it throughout the day and night. It also helpsincrease oxygen levels and decrease congestion. This potli is also given to tourists in Ladakh whenoxygen levels are low. Many ambulances are now keeping these too. It's a homeremedy . kindly share and help. Edit: Many of youmight have been wondering about the above fact. Yup, Some of you are correct, the above mentioned way doesn't increase orproduce oxygen levels around us or in us, but it clears out any nassal blockagedue to any alien particles. I must say though this one remedy is not forincreasing oxygen, one should still make it and use it, as: It's a homeremedy. So you don't need to go out somewhere to make it. Every item will beavailable at home. It's easy and can be prepared by anyone. Most important,though the mentioned remedy has nothing to do with oxygen but it has to do withrespiration. Clear nassal area makes clear & smooth intake of oxygenproperly. It has no side-effects. So, why one would fear. Ifit's not gonna make you pay any penny, better if you try. I actually believe in self experiment. Sometimes, Ibelieve in what I experience, not rely on scientific facts that may be writteneven a way before my birth.😅 I don't find many favts reliable in actual life,those are just proved in ideally condition. Rest it's upon you guys….I have cleared yourthoughts. Q9 Can you tell about Vishnu chakra on top of ironpillar? A9 Sharedby Jitendra Gupta Thanks True Indology.Wed The top of Iron pilar in Qutub Minar complex had aVishnuchakra and also a Vishnu image at the top. Its original name was Vishnu Dhwaja, as recorded inthe Gupta era inscription on its face. The pillar was a Dhwaja of Vishnu temple. Iltutmish looted it fromthe temple, decapitated the object at the top, and placed it as "victorytrophy" in the precincts of Quwwatul Islam Mosque (literally meaning"might of Islam" mosque) The Iron pillar isa testimony to high level of skill achieved by ancient Hindu Iron smiths. Ithas withstoodcorrosion for 1600 years One reason why Muslim sultans simply appropriated thepillar instead of destroying it. There could not have made such a pillar. The reconstruction has been provided by prof.Balasubramaniam, professor of Metallurgical engineering at IIT-Kanpur, whospecializes on the Iron pillar. Credit-True Indology All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 22-04 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 23 -4- 2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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