QUES ANSW DIVINE 13 Q1 Whom did King Manikantan merged idol at sabari mala?
A1Lord Ayyappa story end ...Suddenly a big stormarose accompanied by heavy rains and fog. Visibility deteriorated and thepeople could not even see each other. Whenthe storm and rain subsided and the fog gave way, Ayyappa was seen merging intothe idol of Lord Dharma Sastha in the Sanctum Sanctorum Q2 What is the storybehind adorning Thruvabharanam at Sabari mala? A2 King Rajasekhara asked what to do with the ornaments made for king Manikantan’scoronation. At that time Manikantan replied that, every year at the time ofMakara Sankranti, I would wake up frommy meditation and open my eyes to see and bless this world. At that time youmay adorn my idol with all the ornaments that you have made for my coronationceremony Q3 Are there any books forreference of Ayyappa cult and the history of the period? A3 Yes From the `Annals ofOriental Research' Vol XXIV - PartI Ayyappa Cult By Dr S K Nayar Q4 Who was vavar? What do the word vavar mean? A4Vavar was born in Takrittan Tottam, perhaps Turkistan as it stands to our ears.His father was oneAlikkutty who married Pattumma(Fatima), the daughter Seydale and Biyattu. He was known as Vavar,the lame-footed, as his legs were slightly bent even at the time of his birth Q5 What was the specialityof churika of Ayyappan? A5 Ayyappa had a wooden sword called `Churika' as his inseparableweapon of which he was really proud Q6 What is the Udayananstory where it is told Ayyappan appeared before the Pandalam king as a youth ? A6 Ayyappan appeared before the king as a youth, ready to fight withUdayanan and defeat him on the condition that the king in returnshould see that the Makara Sankrama festival is conducted every yearproperly. TheKing joyfully and gratefully accepted the offer. All alone Ayyappan facedUdayanan and his army and brought doom to both. Thenceforth the King of Pandalam madeit a sacred duty of his to visit Sabarimala every year on the day of MakaraSankramam together with his people. Q7 What is the nampoothiri youth story and son born tohim as Ayyappan? A7 Udayanan’s next intention wasto attack the land of Pandalam, which was cleverly and successfully battled bythe timely interference of a Namputiri youth, son of the chief priest of Sabarimalai shrine . Somehow Udayanan escaped with the sister of the king of Pandalam, whowas later on saved from the villain by the very same Namputiri youth. The story thereafter, is really interesting and to some extentmysterious too. It is said that the Namputiri youth married the princess of Pantalam by Gandharva systemand a son born to them was named after the deity of Sabarimalai. He was known as Ayyappan Manikantan, and was brought up by the parentsliving incognito in a cave at Ponnampala Mount, very close to Sabarimala. When Ayyappan finished his spiritual and physical education hisfather thought that it was the ripe time for him to be sent to his own palace. All details about hisbirth and bringing up were written in a letter addressed to the king ofPandalam. He sent PrinceAyyappan to his uncle's palace. Of course the king felt over joyous when he came to know about hissister, believed to be lost for ever. At the same time he could notrecognize openly the prince Ayyappa as his own nephew for fear of socialostracism. Theking was thus forced to keep to himself the identity of his own nephew. The clever and scheming minister conspired to her an ugly newsthat this youth, now being made the next heir apparent to the throne, was anillegitimate son of theking from a low caste Marava woman. Pulippal story… Prince Ayyappa, then advised the king to install the idolde-consecrated by Udayanan. Soon after the ceremony was over, it is said, theprince Ayyappa disappeared and is still believed by the devotees that he hasbecome one with the Lord of Sabarimala The episode of Ayyappa isdescribed in "Brahmananda Purana," and also in"Skandapurana." Mynote- I have not checked the authority of the puranas Q8 What are the basic informations of Ganga? A8 River Gangesis the longest river in India, The origin of river Ganges lies at the height of13800 feet in themountain ranges of Himalayas, in Tehri Garhwal, near Gangotri. The cave from which river Ganges, originatesis called ‘Gomukha’ ,known as Bhagirathi’ RiverGanges gets water from the melting snow of Nanda devi, Gurla, Mandhata,Dhaulagiri, Gesaisthan, Kanchenjunga and Mount Everest. From,the point of her origin up to ‘Badrinath’ in the eastern region, the Ganges isknown as ‘Vishnu Ganga’. In the western region it is the ‘Dhaula Ganga’ of the‘DronaGiri’. DhaulaGanga merge with Vishnu Ganga near ‘Joshi Math’ and this combined stream isknown as ‘Alaknanda’. My note- Now some may recollect how Malayalam news reader Alakanada got the name so! AfterRudraprayag’ river Ganges enters ‘Rishikesh’ and after that she turns toward‘Haridwar’ which is situated in south-West direction from Rishikesh. At Allahabad river ‘Yamuna’ merge with riverGanges .In the ancient times there was also another river named ‘Sarswati’which merged at Allahabad , but it has now become extinct. This union of three rivers at Allahabadis also known as ‘Triveni’. After Prayag theGanges reaches ‘Varanasi’. Later on thisriver ‘Gomati’ merge with the Ganges. After that the Ganges enters the state ofBihar. NearPatna river ‘Gandak’ coming from Nepal also merge into the Ganges. One streamis known as 'Hughli' and ultimatelymerges into the 'Bay of Bengal'. Q9What are the details of the River gandak? A9 GANDAK- Thisriver originates from the Himalayas, and while flowing in the southwestdirection, enters India. In Nepal this rivers is known as Salgrami. inUttar Pradesh it is known as Sapta Gandaki, and Narayani. Before reaching theMountain Triveni, an auxiliary river Trishul Ganga merges with it. merges intothe Ganges near Patna. Because of its perennical flow it is also known as RiverSaata Meera. At the source of Gandak,Shaligram stones are found which are considered as the embodiment of Lord Vishnu,and worshipped throughout India Q10What are the details of the River Godavari? A10You may be recollecting the Upakarma manthram- Narmada sindhu kaveri... Godavari namosthuthae. Godavarioriginates from a large reservoir situated among the hills at the back side ofthe village Tryanibak in the Nasik district of Maharashtra. Ultimately it merges into theBay of Bengal, making a delta near Daulekharam. Beforegetting merged into the ocean it is getting getting subdivided into sevenstreams. Out of these seven subdivided streams, Gautami and Godavari are themain rivers. Q11What are the details of the River Gomati? A11 River Gomati is considered as the daughter of Sage Vashistha .The virtues attained by taking a bath in the holy water of Gomati is equivalentto the bath taken in the river inKurukshetra, during solar eclipse. An offering of tarpana madeeven without Akshat (rice grain) and Kusha (grass), but with the holy waters ofthe Gomati, liberates the souls of the dead ancestors, and is equivalent to theShraddh performed at Gaya River Gomati flows in the state of UttarPradesh in India It originates from a small reserviournamed Gomat tal, which is situated approximately 20 miles east of Pilibhit inUttar Pradesh. After covering a distance of 35 miles, river Joknai merges intoit, after which it becomes broader. Manyother small rivers too merges with it subsequently. Q12What are the details of the River kaveri? A12 You may be recollecting theUpakarma manthram- Narmada sindhu kaveri... Kaveri ispredominantly the river of southern apart of India originating from the hillsof Kurya, some 20 miles away from Arabian Sea . It flows towards the south-east direction and passesthrough Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and ultimately merges into the Bay of Bengal. This river is considered so sacred that it is called the Ganga of theSouth. Q13What are the details of the River yamuna? A13 Immediately we talk of yamuna the song ‘Dhheera sammeerae yamunatheerae’ may be coming to our memory. Crossing andpiercing many peaks and wetting expansive planes in the way, Yamuna reached KhandavVana, where the modern city of Delhi stands. Yamuna had longed to see almighty LordKrishna as her husband. Hence takingthe guise of an extremely pretty woman, she began severe penance in KhandavaVana. Lord Surya, Yamunas father, built anunder water palace there for her to take rest. It is believed that she stillresides there. >From KhandavaVana, Kalindi travel fast to reach Vrindavana and Mathura in >Vraja region >From Vraj, Yamunacontinues her journey due south and south-east ward purifying >many regions inthe way. She reached Prayag, the holiest among all the holy >places of pilgrimage. Thereshe meets again with Ganga. Both of themtravel together from Prayag onwards upto Ksheer Sagar. Q14What are the details of the River Narmada? A14 It is told the river Narmada absolves a man of all his sins, and makeshim pure, by merely her divine sight. In the present times, river Narmada has itssource in the mountain series of Maikal and it submerge into the ocean atBharonch .Narmada is the most important river of Madhya-Pradesh and Western partpart of India. Q15 What are the importance ofthe Rivers Ganga,Yamuna Saraswathi and narmada? A15 .Yamuna purifies a man in seven days. The water of river Saraswati purifies aman in three days. 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