QUESTION ANSWER DIVINE 5 Q1 Who are the swamigals visited Sabarimalai?
A1Sringeri Sri Abhinava vidya theertha swamigals and sri Bharathi Theerthaswamigal visited Sabarimala during 1980 and the photograph with both the seersstanding on either side of the Holy 18 steps was widely circulated Q2 What is the speciality of theSreekrishna swamy decoration inside Padmanaswamy temple at Trivandrum? A2 The Sreekrishna will be decorated as Mohini onthe Ekadasi day and can bw worshipped through out the day in that form. Q3 What is Mahaganapathimoolamanthra? A3The manthra is as follows: Om sreem Hreem cleem cum Ganapathaye Varavaratha sarva Janam mae vasam aanaya swaha Q4 What is Ganesha Atharvacheersham? A4 it is the Ganesha manthram in Atharva veda. It specifies Ganesha has to beworshipped with his Moolamanthra and offering in homa has to be done | offered 1000 Modakam in homam | Whatever thought in mind will be done | | Nelpori homam | Name and fame | | Homam using samthu and Ghee | Whatever requested will be given by God | | If eight Brahmana is invited to perform the homa | Life bright like Sun will happen | | Homam using Arugampul | Will become intelligent | | Homam using vellam | Will become attracted to men and become strengthy | | Navadhanyam | All sorts of wealth( Iswaryam) | | Homam using Fruits | Comfortablelife | Q5 What are the ill effect of doinghoma when Agni is not burning quietly and 4 viral height? A5 The details are as follows:- | No fire & only smoke | Items offered will go Agni’s head | | No Nalam but only Kanal | Items offered will go Agni’s eye | | Lightly burning | Items offered will go Agni’s ear | | Only Nalam & no kanal | Items offered will go Agni’s nose | | Nalam with kanal but to heights | Items offered will go Agni’s face | Q6 Is there anyill effects if homam is done when Agni is not 4 viral height with kanal? A6 YES YES The ill effects are much as details below: Items offered will go Agni’s head(smoke only) | No fire & only smoke | Poverty may come in the family | | Items offered will go Agni’s eye(only kanal) | Decline in the family | | Items offered will go Agni’s ear(Lightly burning) | Diseases may come in the family | | Items offered will go Agni’s nose(Only jwala) | Sorrow incidents may come in the family | Q7 What is the speciality of neivedyam for Muruga at Viralimalai duringsayaraksha? A7You wont believe- it is Churuttu. The story goes lie this-It is toldMurugan told a worshipper that herequire churuttu. Accordingly the worshipper was offering Churuttu. One day the king observed this and stopped the practice telling it is wrongpractice Q8 Do the lemon lamps and vadmalaihas got any authority? A8 Sorry. None in the sasthras.It has come by practice only Q9 Every body know there are temples for krishna, Balarama and Subhadra atPuri. Question- The idols are made on stone metal or wood? A9 They are in wood only. In north it is a speciality. Q10 Do Sivaalone is worshipped in the Linga form? A10 Though Siva is predominantly worshipped in thelingam, it is not uncommon to see that Durga and Subramanya being worshipped in the Lingam. Q11 What is the meaning of thefollowing MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA Aum TrayambakamYajaamahey Sugandhim PustiVardhanam UrvaarukamivaBandhanaath Mrutyor MuksheeyaMaamritaat A11 Meaning: We worship the threeeyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, forthe sake of immortality, even ascucumber is severed from its stem Q12 What is ARUSAMAYANGAL. A12 According to our Hindu madam, there are sixphilosophies. It is called ARUSAMAYANGAL. They are saivam, vaishnavam, koumaram,gaanapathyam, Sowram and saatheeeyam. Each assumes their respective godas supreme. i.e. shiva, vishnu, murugan,pillaiyar, sooriyan and shakthi respectively. Please note that this is commonto all Hindus not just for Tamilians. If you observe you can make out thefollowing. Shaivam and Vaishnavam are widespread - all around India. - Must be Because of Nayanmaargal and Aazwargal. Koumaram - Mostly in TN and Kerala(some part). Gaanapathyam - Maharastra + everywhere. Sowram - Maharastra - and someplaces. Saatheeeyam - Kerala and westBengal. Note that for each samayam theirgod is almighty and all other devathas/gods were evolved from that god. Inother words it is sufficient if you prayyour samaya kadavul. For shaivam - Shiva is supreme.Example Shiva Rathiri - Vishnu and Brahma could not succeed in finding hisaadi/antham. Murugan and pillaiyaar arehis sons etc.... For vaishnavam - Vishnu is all about.Take vishnu sahasranaamam. If you go through the naamavali you will see“shivaya Namaha:” couple of times (atleast). For saatheeyam - shakthi is all about. All other gods evolved from her. It is very clear in Soundarya Lahari,Abirami Andadi etc... Similar quotes could be found in“Aruna Kaandam - soorya namaskram in Yajur vedam” So in short if one is followingsaatheeyam shakthi is the supreme and All other god/devathas do worship her.Soundarya lahiri is a great epic. Q13 Who is the best friend ofsiva? A13 For Siva His dearest friend is Kubera, theLord of Wealth Siva is adored as the teacher of teachers, Dakshinamurti Q14 What are the important formsof SIVA? A14 For Siva there are variousforms but the important ones are: 1. Sadasiva: personify theParabrahman which has no form. 2. Maheshwara: Parabrahman comesinto saguna form joined with Prakriti. 3. Rudra: Associated with Ego Q15 Why Ganesha or Vinayaka is first among the Gods? A15 The symbolic form of sound and primal soundOHM which is spelled A U and M. Sound vibration is the major part in thefunction of body and hence He is given the rank of first among gods. Being a product of Paramatma andParasakti he is called son of siva and parvathi. Q16 Why seasame oil is used in the lamps? A16As I understand the seasameseed oil, if you used in a lamp the fume coming out has a great calming effecton human beings around Q17 WHAT IS Navarathri? A17 This festival is celebrated by ladies all overIndia. It is celebrated for nine nights (nava means nine) We worship theGodessess Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi for getting courage, wealth andknowledge respectively. Literally, this means the festival of 'nine nights' taking unique anddifferent forms in different states of India - all to propitiate the goddessSakthi, for power, wealth and knowledge. In Tamil Nadu, the first three days of the festival are dedicated toLakshmi, the next three to Durga and the last three to Saraswati. In the city of Mysore, this is celebrated in a grand manner for tendays and therefore calledas "Dasara" (Das means ten). Brahmins worship Saraswathi asthe Goddess of knowledge. Kshatriyas worship Durga as theGoddess of strength Karshaks (farmers) worshipBalarama as the God of agriculture. Vaniks (traders) worship Lakshmias the Goddess of wealth. Sudras (artisans) in North Indiaworship Viswakarma as the God of architecture. Sudras (artisans) in South Indiaworship Ayudham (tools)instead of Viswakarma. Panchamas in North India worshipKaali as the Goddess of death. Dravidians in South India worshipMariamma as the Goddess of death. Q18 What is said by Bodhayana regarding samskaras? A18 According to Sage Baudhayana, the Samskaras performed while alivehelp one conquer the earth and that performed at death helps one conquerheaven. Q19 What is the purpose of Mahasudarsana homam A19 Maha sudarsana homam is for removing all enemies, avoiding accidents,etc Q20 What is the purpose of Ayush homam? A20 Ayushya Homam Dedicated tothe Life God to enhance longevity. Ayushya homa is explained by the sageBodhayana in the Bodhayana sutras This homa is performed on the day the child completes one year of age.In case one is unable to perform it on this day, it should be done on theconsecutive month. Lord is invoked into Agni or fire through dyana and avahana. Q21 What is the purpose of offeringdifferent items in the homam? A21 Eight prescribed materials,or ashta dravya, which are coconut plantain, flattened rice, puffed rice, brownsugar, gingili seeds, paste made with rice powder and modak. Honey andclarified butter are also offered together with these eight materials. According to Ganesa Upanishads,Dhruva is offered in homa bestows prosperity; rice flakes bestow intellectualproficiency; modak bestows fulfilment of desires; offering of prescribed twigsor clarified butter bestow prosperity and well being Q22 What is the purpose ofMruthyunjaya homam? A22 Mruthyunjaya Homam Dedicated to Lord Shiva to avoid untimely death.The Mrityunjaya Homa is performed to achieve Jaya or Victory over Mrityu ordeath. The object of worship of this homa is Lord Shiva. One of the synonyms ofLord Shiva is Mrityu. Mrityu which means death of the death or the destroyer of death. Duringthis homa one chants 21 mantras. The prominent offerings in this homa are durvagrass and an herb called amrita. The Mrityunyaja homa is said toremove the fear of death. The hymns are devoted to Mrityu, the God of death,praying for long life. These hymns are used in the purnahuti or the finaloffering in the famous Soma sacrifice. Q23 What is the purpose ofPanchayatana Pooja ? A23 Panchayatana Pooja, or poojaof five deities, namely, Lord Ganesaa, Mother Amba, Lord Vishnu, Lord Siva andSun or Aditya. Adi Sankara Bhagavad Pada addedone more deity, Lord Subramanya or Lord Kartikeya and introduced what came tobe known as Shanmata Pooja.Oneshould finish bath before commencement of pooja. Q24 What is the importance of ganesha pooja? A24 According to a version mentioned in purana,once Lord Parameswara had to face defeat when he ventured on a battle withoutfor propitiating Lord Vigneswara. Later, he worshipped him duly and venturedagain and this time he vanquished the adversary By performing Maha Ganapathi Pooja, we can ward off all obstacles andbe victors in our endeavours. Ganapati Pooja is tobe performed during daytime if performed on Shukla Chathurthi day, which comesimmediately after Amavasya or New Moon Day. Prayers to Lord Ganesa on aTuesday or on a Friday are considered to be more beneficial. Q25 What is the Vratha? What is themost important Vratha? A25 Vrathas are called Upvasa,which literally means "living near God (Upa + Vas)". The devoteevoluntarily imposes on himself or herself food restrictions so that he or shecan think with greater concentration on God. Ekadashi which falls twice a month, on the eleventh day of the brightor dark paksha of the moon, is the most popular of the Vratas. Dear friends, These are compiled as QA from postings by members when Pattar’s groupwas formed. These were stored in my computer. Re-posted on 23-09-2021. R. GopalaKrishnan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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