QUES ANSW DIVINE 12
Q1 Everybody knowsabout Ayyappa. Name his two brothers. Which is his birth star?
A1 Ayyappan is regarded as the third son of Shiva, the othertwo being Ganesha
and Muruga.
Ayyappan was born on the auspicious day of Makara Sankranthi, when thestar
Uttrarm was on theascendence.
Q2 Every body know theSaranam “Pandi Malayalam Adakkivazhum Sreedharma
sathave..” What is itsmeaning?
A2 King Rajasekhara of Panthalam in Kerala, belonged to thePandya dynasty of
South India brought up Ayyappan. Hence the Saranam
Q3 Everybody has goneor know about sabarimala temple At whose direction the
sabarimala temple wasbuilt. What happened after the idol was consecrated? What
do the 18 stepsrepresent?
A3 Ayyappan himself told King Rajasekharan to build the temple. Accordingly, a
sanctumwas built to install an idol made of panchaloha (an alloy of five
metals), climbing 18 steps to reach thesanctum.
These 18 steps to represent 5 indriyas, 8 ragas, 3 gunas,vidya and avidya.
On the day of consecrationand installation of the idol, amidst the sound of
saranam chanting and conches,pipes and drums, Ayyappan was transformed into a
stroke of lightning and gotabsorbed in the idol of Dharma Sasta. This was his
birthday, the auspiciousday of Makara Sankrathi.
My note- The Panchaloha vigraha is installed replacing, the damaged
earliergranite one (done by miscreants )
Q4 Where we have thedetails about Ayyappa in the scripts?
A4 The birth and mission of Ayyappa (incarnation) of DharmaSastha are mentioned
in the Vedas and Puranas.
The 5 km stretch fromPamba to the shrine can only be reached by trekking
Q5 Every body knowabout the absolute requirement of Vratha to climb
pathinettapadi. What are theausterities prescribed during the mandala vratha?
A5 The 3 austerities prescribed for devotees are Austerity ofbody (Purity,
uprightness, continence and non violence), Austerity of mind
(Tranquility,gentleness, silence, self control and purity of thought), and
Austerity ofspeech (speech that causes no annoyance to others, truthful,
pleasant andbeneficial and recitation of scriptures).
Vegetarianism has beenprescribed during the 41 days vritharn to help achieve
the above austerities.
Brahmacharya (continence)will help convert the physical energy to spiritual
energy. So it is the mostimportant.
Q6 Every body wouldhave used the word Rudra thandavam when a person is totally
out of control andbeyond pacification. What is Rudra Tahandavam?
A6 Belief has it thatShiva performed the rudra tandava dance, carrying the
dead body of his consort Sati. TheUniverse unable to bear the fury of the dance
requested Vishnu to intervene,and Vishnu used is chakra to tear the body into
several pieces, and bring downthe fury of Shiva's tandavam
The severed pieces ofSati's body are believed to have landed in several spots
across the region, andthese are referred to as ShaktiPeethams.
There is a shrine to Shakti, or the consort of Shiva invirtually all Saivite
temples throughout the subcontinent.
Q7 What are the dutiesof Vigneswara woshipped by every body?
A7 It is hisresponsibility to decide between success and failure, to remove
obstacles orcreate them as necessary.
As the Lord of removingObstacles and the personification ofthose qualities
which surmount all difficulties, Ganesha is often honoured atthe outset of any
project or venture and consequently has become particularlypopular with
businessmen and students. He is revered by all Hindus and Budhists, whether
followersof Shiva, Vishnu or Budha.
Q8 What do theelephant head represent in Ganesha?
A8 God of Learning and Wisdom, as befits his elephant head.The better
attributes of the elephant are that it lives long, forgets nothing and it is
brave, loyal,kind, strong and gentle.
Q9 What do the fourhands of Ganesha represent?
A9 Ganesha is depicted with having four arms. These symbolizehim as the
universal ruler establishing four categories of beings -- firstlythose who can
live only in water, secondly those who can live in water andearth, thirdly
those who can live only on earth and lastly those who can fly inthe air
Moreover it is also Ganesha who instituted the four castesand four Vedas.
Q10 Every body wouldhave heard vakrathuda Ganapathi ,ekadanta Ganapathi, etc.
It is told these areall incarnations of Ganesha. Where we have the details of
incarnations? Howmany incarnations are there?
A10 The MudgalaPurana gives eight Inner Avatars of Ganapati
The first of these is Vakratunda(twisted trunk) an embodiment ofthe Absolute
Impersonal aspect of Godhood called Brahman in the form of GaneshaHe defeated a
demon called Matsaryasura,
The next incarnation wasin the form of Ekadanta (singletusked) who defeated the
demon Madasura.
The next was Mahodara whovanquished Mohasura, the demon ofDelusion and
Confusion.
As Lambhodara, the Essenceof Sattva, he defeats Krodhasura (Anger).
As Vikata (Intelligence) hedefeats Kamasura (Lust).
As Vignaraja (Lord of Obstacles)defeated the demon Mamasura(Possessiveness)
All these demons are known as the Inner Enemies, andrepresent the qualities
that one needs to get rid of,
Q11 Every body worshipGoddess lekshmy or wealth.What is wealth? What is
Ashtalekshmy?
A11 The beloved wife of Sri Narayana is Sri Lakshmi. MotherLakshmi is always
identified with the Lord, and hence they are known as Sri Lakshmi Narayana.
Our belongings such as land, properties, animals, grains, etcas well as virtues
like patience, persistence, purity etc in the form of acharacter are nothing
but our wealth and so also glory or victory. Thus this eightfold Sri Lakshmiis
known as Sri Ashta Lakshmi.
Mother Lakshmi is the source and provider of the followingenumerated well-known
sixteen types of wealth and many more. (1) Fame (2)Knowledge (3) Courage and
Strength (4) Victory (5) Good Children (6) Valor (7)Gold and other gross
properties (8) Grains in abundance (9) Happiness (10)Bliss (11) Intelligence
(12) Beauty (13) Higher Aim, High Thinking and HigherMeditation too (14)
Morality and Ethics (15) Good Health (16) Long Life.
Q12 Can you enlightenmore about Ashtalekshmy?
A12 Let us glance upon the glory of mother Ashta Lakshmi´sindividual nature and
forms.
1.Adi Lakshmi: MotherLakshmi resides with Lord Narayana in theVaikuntha, the
abode of Lord Narayana She is known as Rama, means bringinghappiness to the
mankind
2.Dhairya Lakshmi: Thisform of mother Lakshmi grants the boon ofinfinite
courage and strength.
3. Gaja Lakshmi: In the holy book ofSrimad Bhagavata the story of the churning
of the ocean by Gods anddemons is explained in detail. Author, the Sage Vyasa
writes that Lakshmi cameout of the ocean during the churning of the ocean
(Samudra Manthan). So she isknown as a daughter of the ocean.
4.Many a time we see SriLakshmi standing in the lotus andelephants are pouring
nectar over her.
5 Santan Lakshmi: In thefamily life, the children are the greatesttreasure with
the grace of mother Lakshmi and have wealth in the form ofdesirable children
with good health & long life.
6. Vijay Lakshmi: Vijay isvictory. Vijay is to get success in allundertakings
and all different facets of life. , with grace of mother VijayLakshmi, have
victory everywhere, at all time, in all conditions. Victory toVijay Lakshmi!!
7. Dhana Lakshmi: Dhana is wealth. But as per Rigved´s Purush Shukta Dhana is
not only a wealth in coinsand currency. Even Sun and moon, fire and stars,
rains and nature, oceans andmountains, rivers and streams, all these are our
wealth With the grace ofmother Dhana Lakshmi we will get all these in abundance
8 . Vidya Lakshmi: Vidyais education. Education is not mere studiesto receive
the degrees and diplomas certificates from the educational institutesor
universities real education, which can come only with the grace of
VidyaLakshmi. Thus all these eightfold Sri Lakshmi is ultimately one single
poweronly. That is Adishakti.
Year after year we have seen the lamps being lit for Diwali,the birth day and
the wedding day of Goddess Lakshmi
Q13 Who is GoddessSaraswathi? What do her four hands represent? WHAT ARE ALL
HER INVENTIONS?
A13 Goddess Saraswati [ Goddess of Knowledge and Rivers ] :
Goddess Saraswati (Sarasvati) is the wife (consort) of LordBrahma and possesses
the powers of speech, wisdom and learning. She has fourhands representing four
aspects of human personality in learning; mind,intellect, alertness and ego.
Sheis said to have invented Sanskrit, language of the Brahmins, of scriptures
andof scholarship, and one account says that it was she who discovered soma
oramrita in the Himalayas and brought it to the other gods.
Q14 Why Saraswathi iscalled vagdevi?
A14 Saraswati is one of the important goddesses in the VedasAs early as the
Vedas Saraswati is consistently identified with Vagdevi, thegoddess of speech.
Saraswati increasingly becomes a goddess associated withspeech, learning,
culture, and wisdom; most post-Vedic references to her do noteven hint that at
one time she was identified with a river.
Saraswati is also oftensaid to have her origin in and to reside in the mouths
or on the tongues of thegod Brahma (Brahma has fouror five heads) That is, when
Brahma undertakes the creation of the worldthrough creative speech, the goddess
Saraswati is born in his mouths.
According to Brahma-vaivarta-purana and theDevi-bhagavata-purana, Krishna,who
is identified with absolute reality {brahman), divides himself into maleand
female, purusa and prakrti, spirit and matter, in order to proceed
withcreation. His female halftakes on five forms or five sash's, dynamic
powers, one of which is Saraswati.
Q15 Everybody knowsgandharva stories. What is the relation between Gandharvas
and Saraswathi?Whatis her special quality?
A15 Saraswathi is saidto be associated with the Gandharvas, a supernatural
race that excels atdancing," and she is often associated with music, both
instrumental andvocal. She removes speechdefects and dumbness and grants
charming speech
Q16 Everybody has seenLord siva holding trident and wearing snakes.What do they
represent?
A16 The trident is the weapon of Siva with which he destroysevils and restores
order. Thetrident stands for the triple qualities of nature, namely, sattva,
rajas andtamas
The snakes symbolically represent his control over desire andsensuality. There
is a deep symbolism hidden behind this. The snake stands forall the evil and
demonical nature in the world. By wearing the snake around hisneck, Lord Siva
gives us the assurance that no evil can touch us or destroy usonce we surrender
to him.
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