Pranam
Learning can start at any age but one who learns shall learn the
worth that ought to be learned, or else, shrubs of dust grow all around,
filling the brain. There are people who fill in lines without content.
Learn blemish less and stand and deliver by hard labour of the mind.
Q1 How many sacraments are there?
GREHA (MEANS PLANETS OR HOME) ? Sacraments? Samskaras may be correct,
and the word substituted is unrelated.
Q2 What is the sacrament-* Garbhadana or Garbha-Lambhana*
Garbadhanam is a conception ritual wherein a Husband transfers his Semen to
his wife with chanting of mantras for the purpose of conceiving a child.
After the marriage ceremony, when the couple returns to bridegroom’s house
the bride is made to sit on a Bull’s hide facing east or north. The husband
and wife together lights a fire and perform a simple fire ritual giving
oblations to Agni, Vayu and Surya. Later in the evening, the husband takes
her out and shows her the Pole star and other stars and both make a
commitment to have a firm, stable and happy life.
For three nights they do not have conjugal relationship. Further they
should sleep on floor and should not consume saline food (1). They can eat
Boiled rice with curd (2). Then, on the last part of the fourth night, they
will make a fire sacrifice with expiatory oblations of ghee/clarified
butter to Agni, Vayu and Surya. These expiatory oblations are given to
remove any “dosha” (3) or Karmic faults in the Prarabda Karmas of the Bride
that may become obstacle in their marriage.
Then the husband makes her sit down to the west of the fire, facing the
east, and pours some ghee of the remains (of those oblations) on her head
with three Vyahritis (i.e. Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah) and the fourth with all
three Vyahritis combined and hence purifying her. Then, the husband and the
wife become intimate with each other with the mantra (4)-
*सं* *नाम्नः* *सं* *हर्दयानि* *सं* *नाभिः* *सं* *त्वचः** | **सं* *त्वा*
*कामस्य* *योक्त्रेण* *युञ्जान्यविमोचनाय* *|*
*United in name, united in our hearts, united in our navel, united in our
skin. I will bind thee with the bond of love; that shall be insoluble.*
For the purpose of conception, when the husband and wife co-habit with each
other on the fourth night after the monthly cycle has started, the husband
should chant mantra { R'Gveda X. 186): “Let all pervading Vishnu prepare
her womb; let the creator shape the forms; let Prajapati be the
impregnator; let the creator give the embryo.” } for Vishnu, Thvasta,
Prajapati and Dhaatri for preparing the womb of the mother, for the proper
formation of frame (fetus) of the child upon conception, for the healthy
and potent sperm that can cause conception and finally for successfully
causing the conception respectively (5). Then after chanting few more
mantras, the Husband must enter the wife by praying to Prajapati by
uttering the Vyahritis for an offspring. (6). This cohabiting of a couple
for the conception of child by purifying the act with mantras is called as
“Garbadhana”.
The Samskaras like Garbadhana helps to remove the faults that may be
present in the father’s seed and mothers egg (i.e. faults can be
biological/genetic or/and subtle/karmic ) and hence making sure that the
child born is physically, mentally and spiritually healthy (7).
The scriptures suggest the husband and wife to conceive between the 4th day
of the monthly cycle and 16th day of the monthly cycle except on the 4th, 11
th and 13th day (8). The Garbaadhana procedure i.e. reciting of Mantras
before cohabiting is to be practiced, not only when the couple gets
intimate for the first time after marriage but also after every monthly
periods (9). Some also opine that, it should be performed every time the
couples get intimate for the sake of conception (10).
Footnotes-
1. Apastamba Grihya Sutra 3.8.8
2. Shankhayana Grihya Sutra 1.17.7
3. The dosha’s that are expiated are that of causing death of Husband,
being without offsping, destruction of cattle and wealth (Shankhayana
Grihya Sutra 1.18.3), any other faults that are terrible and blameful.
(Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.24.1)
4. Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.24.4
5. Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.25.1
6. Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.25.2
7. Manu Smriti 2.27
8. Manu Smriti 3.46 & 3.47
9. Paraskara Grihya Sutra 1.11.7 Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.25.4
10. Hiranyakeshin Grihya Sutra 1.7.25.3
Q3 What is the importance of a son’s birth?
A3 Aitareya-Brahmana of the R’Gveda VII.3.13 says, “When a father sees the
face of a living son, he pays a debt in him, and gains immortality. There
is a belief that the parent shall not enter the PUTH the hell andreach
swarga only through a son hence son in Sanskrit is PUTHRA; but when there
is no body (buried or burnt) or the soul with the mind memories which is
unaffected as per vedas, ,Moksham and rebirths are determined only by the
Karma, the question of PUTH and SWaRGAM are imaginary. As far my reading
goes, Rig vedam and main upanishads teaches only, LEARN ABOUT BRAHMAM.
(brahma sutram). So it is immaterial whether to have children or not, nor
either a son or daughter, which is Vedic certainty.
Q4 What is the sacrament- Seemantonnyan or hair parting
A ritual of Śāktism described in the Śāradātilaka-tantra, chapters
III-V. Sīmantonnayana
(सीमन्तोन्नयन) or simply Sīmanta refers to the “parting of the wife’s hair
in the eight month of her pregnancy” (which is connected with the emergence
of consciousness in the child) and represents one of the eighteen bodily
rituals (*śārīraka-saṃskāras*) mentioned in the Vaikhānasagṛhyasūtra (viz.,
*vaikhānasa-gṛhya-sūtra*) which belongs to the Taittirīya school of the
Black Yajurveda (*kṛṣṇayajurveda*). The Saṃskāras
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/samskara#purana> are the religious
purificatory rites and ceremonies; those are associated with the
individual, from the moment, when he was conceived in the womb up to the
cremation for sanctifying the body, mind and intellect so that he may
become a full-fledged member of the community The Dharmasūtras
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dharmasutra#purana> contain a great
deal on the topic. According to Gautama
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/gautama#purana>, there are all total
forty Saṃskāras. Among all the Saṃskāras, the eleven are regarded as very
prominent.
According to the science the way our hair looks — the color, shape,
texture, and of course, the natural part — is primarily decided by our
genes. For example, the *MC1R* <https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/MC1R> gene
informs our production of melanin, the pigment that colors our hair. Most
people have two copies of the *MC1R *gene, one inherited from each parent,
which results in an abundance of melanin, and therefore, a darker hair
color. Those with only one copy of the gene, meanwhile, have lighter hair.
Similarly, two genes — *EDAR* <https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/EDAR> and
*FGFR2* <https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/FGFR2> — have been linked to
differences in hair thickness, which can play a part, pun intended, in
where hair parts within Asian populations, while another gene, *TCHH*
<https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/TCHH>, seems to be related to differences in
hair texture in people from northern Europe.
A baby’s hair starts growing in the womb when the woman is between 14
th
<https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/14-weeks-pregnant-what-to-expect/?ref=interlink>and
15th week
<https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/15-weeks-pregnant-what-to-expect/?ref=interlink>
of
her pregnancy, and the hair growth takes place in two cycles – shedding and
then regrowing. All the follicles appear by now, and no new follicle grows
after the birth of the baby. You should also try to remain stress-free
during your pregnancy as stress
<https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/stress-during-pregnancy-its-effects-on-you-and-your-baby/?ref=interlink>
can
affect your baby’s growth adversely. And a hair growth avoids the stress
of the pregnant women , helping the child to grow in all shapes, including
the hair. And seemanthonayana is significant scientifically. Even without
it a good child may be born or else many Gruhya sutras would not have
narrated the parikarams for missing to perform the seemantho and jatha
karma .
Q5 What is the sacrament-* Jata Karman or birth ceremony*
प्राङ् नाभिवर्धनात् पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते ।
मन्त्रवत् प्राशनं चास्य हिरण्यमधुसर्पिषाम् ॥ २९ ॥Manu smrithi 2.29
*prāṅ nābhivardhanāt puṃso jātakarma vidhīyate* |
*mantravat prāśanaṃ cāsya hiraṇyamadhusarpiṣām* || 29 ||
For the male child, before the cutting of the umbilical cord the
performance of the Jāta-karma (Birth-rite) has been ordained: (it consists
of) the feeding of him with gold, honey and butter, to the accompaniment of
Mantras. Jata karma is really the Jataka-karma viz the karma palans of the
jatakam of the Jataka, done by an able astrologer on that day.
Q6 What is the sacrament-* Nam karan* (Nam karana – name giving
नामधेयं दशम्यां तु द्वादश्यां वाऽस्य कारयेत् ।
पुण्ये तिथौ मुहूर्ते वा नक्षत्रे वा गुणान्विते ॥ ३० ॥ Manu smrithi 2.30
*nāmadheyaṃ daśamyāṃ tu dvādaśyāṃ vā'sya kārayet* |
*puṇye tithau muhūrte vā nakṣatre vā guṇānvite* || 30 ||
One should have his ‘naming’ (Nāmadheya) done on the tenth or the twelfth
(day), on an auspicious lunar date and at an auspicious moment. and under a
propitious lunar asterism.—(30)
Q7 What is the sacrament-* Nishkramana *(*ceremony?*
Four-month-olds have pretty good head control while sitting supported, and
they can hold their head and chest upright while lying on their stomach
during tummy time. They also *can kick and push with their feet*. Some
babies have even figured out how to roll from tummy to back at this point.
Hence a baby is moved out for the first time on the 4th month by this
ritual. The prayer made the occasion is: “that eye like luminary, the cause
of blessings to the gods (or placed in the sky by the gods), rises in the
east; may be behold it for a hundred years.” “May we hear, may we speak,
may we be free from poverty for a hundred years and more.” (R’Gveda
VII.66.16; Vaj – Samhita XXXVI.24).
Q8 Do acquisition of wealth is sin?
Dharmartha is not a sin but kamyartha is sin. For making gifts and living
in good stead artha has to be earned; so earning is not prohibited as sin,
but earning with the desire to outwit others is kamya karma which is
decreed as bad , subjected to Karma palan.
Q9 Who is the Vedic God worshipped till today/ What is the speciality of
making offering to him ?
All vedic Gods are worshipped today and why would Agni only?.
Q11 When did karthikeya lost his priority in north India? What is the orgin
of Karhtikeya told in the Mahabharata?
Karthikeyan lost his priority?
Q14 When did the worship of female deities started?
Idol worship was never there in the Rigvedam. Concept of brahmam included
the shakthi as half and thus Brahma created the male and female and existed
as artha nareeswara; if so the answer is as started only fro0m is
erroneous. Rig vedam has many sukthams of female goddess worship.
Q15 Do Saraswathi was a river or deity? If she was a deity what are her
origin details?
What is VAK suktham in the Rig vedam?.
Q16 It is told the dead body should not be cremated before 5 hours after
death. What is the reason?
On certainty of the death allows the cremation; there were cases of the
pronounced death but life coming back in a few hours of that pronounce nets
since brain death takes only after hours of the heart stoppage. For lack
of facilities to know with the certainty people waited in the fond hope
they may come back.
Q17 What are the positive and negative points of the seven days of the week?
Nallenna seyyum can be remembered.
18-22 Colors are just symbols but rendering the beauty of the nature.
Q23 How the cow has become the living symbol of Mother Earth ?
COW Gau Go, Gauri COW is the vedic dharna and her legs defined the
percentages of the yuga dharma. cow is *associated with Aditi, the mother
of all the gods*. Hindu imagery often pictures a pretty cow — usually white
— garlanded with flowers as a sign of the faith's special reverence. Hindus
even have a “cow holiday” called Gopastami. The Veda has a couple of dozen
or more separate specialized words for cattle, as for heifer, barren cow,
cow that has ceased to bear after having one calf, four-year old ox,
three-year old ox, large, castrated ox, and other kinds of differentiation.
Cattle or herds of cattle or the products of the cow are the standard items
mentioned in descriptions of wealth. Cattle constituted the great booty in
war. No other animal was so much appreciated for its economic value. The
cow or ox was an asset in producing food directly through its milk and
flesh and in serving as assistance for agriculture and for transportation.
All these phases of the cow's or ox's usefulness are abundantly stressed in
Vedic literature, especially in the Rig Veda. Besides its economic role,
the cow and bull and ox had an important ritualistic function in the Vedic
sacrifice, which was the centre of the Vedic religion, a function not
remotely approached by any other animal. Cattle were the chief sacrificial
victims and the products of the cow were the oblation (havis). So, too, no
other animal figures so frequently in simile or metaphor applied to a wide
range of subjects- the phenomena of nature, such as dawn or rainfall or
streams; deities both male and female, human beings, the paraphernalia of
the sacrifice such as the stones for pressing out the soma, whose sound as
they rub together may be spoken of as bellowing of bulls, or the soma drops
offered in the sacrifice, which may be called bulls because of their power.
If we survey rapidly the 42 occurrences of the feminine stem in the Rig
Veda and the Atharva Veda we can see that this interpretation is not
implausible. In three passages aghnya is used as an appositive to dhenu
"milch cow" (RV 4.1.6; 8.69.2; 9.1.9.). In 12 passages the
text refers to the animal's ability to give milk (RV 1.164.27; 7.68.8.9;
10.60.11; 10.87.16; AV 6.91.2 (—RV 10 60.11 ); 7.73.8 (—RV 1.164.27); 8.
3.15 (= RV 10.87.16); 12.5-58,60,63,65 (and cf. 23) ). One passage refers
to the animal's swollen udder (RV 9.93.3), Eight mention its calf (AV
330.1); 6.70.1,2,3; 9.4.2, 4.17.19). Four use the word as an epithet of the
cosmic waters, which are regularly stated to have the sun as their embryo
or calf (RV 9.80.2 ( ? ); 10.46.3) (possibly the reference is to the Cloud
as the mother of Agni -the lightning); (AV 7.83.2; 19.44. 9). In one
passage (RV 8.102.19) a sacrificer complains that he is handicapped in
performing the sacrifice
because he has no cow (presumably to supply the milk and its products
needed as offerings) and no axe (presumably to cut the wood for the
sacrificial fire). In seven other passages the text implies, though it does
not definitely assert, that the cow or cows mentioned can bear: in one of
these (RV 10.102.7) the word aghnya, is used of cows which are said to have
a lord or husband (pati); in one, rainfall is besought of the storm god
Parjanya to nourish the cows (RV 5.838); in three others, the word is
applied to the sacrifice metaphorically called a cow (AV 10. 9.3,11,24); in
one, it is applied to the
cow (vasa) which is the all-producing and all-containing universe (AV
10.10.1); and in one, it is probably, but not certainly, meant to indicate
the anustarani cow (AV 18.3.4), which is slaughtered in the funeral
ceremony and is therefore, in spite of its epithet, not inviolable in any
absolute sense.'" In the remaining six occurrences of aghnya (RV 1.164.
40; 8.75.8; AV 7.73.11 (=RV 1.164. 40); 8.7.25; 18,4.49; 19.162) the
context is either inconclusive or obscure. But in no passage is the context
such as to exclude the interpretation that the cow is called "un-slayable"
because it is still economically productive. The word aghnya, is not used
in association with words which mean a barren cow (start dhenustart) or a
cow barren after calving ( sutavasa.) or one * which miscarries (vehat),
nor is it used with the word vasa when the latter is applied to a barren
cow.
The equation in Vedic literature and thought of Aditi,
Earth, and Cow is recognized in the Naighan-tuka (1.1.4-5; 2.3.16), where
cow (go) is synonymous with many things including earth, heaven, speech
(Vac), Aditi. The use of the word or words for "cow" had by then grown from
a descriptive figure of speech applied in compliment to feminine entities
until it had become a symbol of the holiest of those entities and had
finally won identity with them.
Q24 Why do the eldest son lit fire to the pyre?
The right to property gives the right to uphold the dharma
and nothing more; and after the father , the eldest brother is the father
and his wife is the mother ion out concept. Hence the right is first given.
Also PUTRA nature does give that right to send parents to Moksha.
KR IRS 81021
On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 at 07:06, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> QUES ANSW DIVINE 16
>
> Q1 How many sacraments are there?
>
> A1 According to Greha Sutra, the number of sacraments is 11
>
> Q2 What is the sacrament-* Garbhadana or Garbha-Lambhana*
>
> *A2.Garbhadana or Garbha-Lambhana* :-first rite was sometimes called Chaturthi
> Karma. During the previous day, the bride and the bridegroom, after
> ablutions purified their bodies, and before approaching his wife, which act
> might bring another human being into the world, the bridegroom repeated two
> mantras (R'Gveda X. 186): “Let all pervading Vishnu prepare her womb; let
> the creator shape the forms; let Prajapati be the impregnator; let the
> creator give the embryo.” This sacrament, in modern times, is a physical
> act and has lost its religious sanctity.
>
> Q3 What is the importance of a son’s birth?
>
> A3 Aitareya-Brahmana of the R’Gveda VII.3.13 says, “When a father sees the
> face of a living son, he pays a debt in him, and gains immortality.
>
> The pleasure, which a father has in his son, exceeds all other enjoyments.
> His wife is a friend, his daughter an object of compassion, his son shines
> as his light in the highest world.”
>
> Q4 What is the sacrament- *Seemantonnyan or hair parting*
>
> A4. *Seemantonnyan or hair parting* : this sacrament is performed in the
> fourth month of the pregnancy. It starts with the oblation to fire, with
> repetition of the Vedic texts (Atharva Veda VII.17.1 Rigveda III.59.1;
> V.25; II 32.4-5). The woman then performed her ablutions in pure water;
> fragrant oil was poured on her head and a line or parting (Simanta) was
> drawn three times through her hair from the fore head upwards with three
> stalks of kusa grass bound together. Three sacred words called vyahritis
> (Bhur, Bhavar, Svar) and the hallowed syllable OM (AUM) uttered during each
> operation.
>
>
> Certain medicines, having purifying efficacy for the remaining period of
> gestation, were also given.
>
>
> Musical entertainment and cheering took place, thought essential for the
> proper development of the unborn child. The idea for the proper development
> of the unborn child.
>
>
>
> The idea was that the body of the mother should be consecrated and
> protected from evil influences at the critical period of gestation. This
> rite is only performed for the first pregnancy.
>
>
> Q5 What is the sacrament-* Jata Karman or birth ceremony*
>
> A5. *Jata Karman or birth ceremony* : this sanskara (sacrament) is
> performed after the birth of the infant and before the severing of the
> umbilical cord, by the father. Honey and ghee (clarified butter) mixed
> together, stirred by a golden rod or spoon, a small portion of the mixture
> is introduced into the of mouth of a newborn infant. This rite symbolized
> good fortune. Certain texts were repeated (R’Gveda II.21.6; III.36.10)
> with the prayer: “ O long lived one, may you live a hundred years in this
> world,
> protected by the gods.” Both the ears of the infant were then touched
> with the golden rod repeating the prayer, “May Savitri, May Saraswati, may
> the Asvins, grant the wisdom.” Lastly, rubbing the shoulders, the prayer
> uttered is, “become firm as a rock, sharp as an axe, pure as gold; thou art
> the Veda called a son, live thou a hundred years. May Indra bestow on thee
> his best treasures.”
>
> Q6 What is the sacrament-* Nam karan* (Nam karana – name giving
>
> A6. *Nam karan* (Nam karana – name giving): among the Hindus, giving a
> name, is a solemn religious ceremony, fraught with important consequences
> in it’s bearing on the future prospects of the infant. Asvalayasa laid down
> the rules based on the sound and meaning in name giving. The name of the
> boy should be two, four or even syllables and have a soft consonant for the
> first letter and a semi vowel in the middle e.g.. Bhadra, deva etc. Sarman
> (prosperity) for Brahmins and varman for Ksatriyas; Gupta (protected) for
> vaishays and Dasa (slave) for Sudras were prescribed. The female names were
> required to be agreeable, soft, clear, captivating, auspicious and ending
> in long vowels. This sacrament is performed on the 10th or 11th day of
> the birth of the child. On this occasion, food is given to the Brahman etc.
> according to Manu, Nam karan of each caste should be made in different way.
>
>
> Q7 What is the sacrament-* Nishkramana *(*ceremony?*
>
> A7. *Nishkramana *(Carrying out). In this sacrament, the child is taken
> out of the house for the first time and is made to have a “Darshan” of the
> sun.
>
> This sacrament is performed by the parents after four months of the birth
> of the child. The prayer made the occasion is: “that eye like luminary, the
> cause of blessings to the gods (or placed in the sky by the gods), rises in
> the east; may be behold it for a hundred years.” “May we hear, may we
> speak, may we be free from poverty for a hundred years and more.” (R’Gveda
> VII.66.16; Vaj – Samhita XXXVI.24).
>
> Q8 Do acquisition of wealth is sin?
>
> A8 Hindu scriptural texts have said in unambiguous terms that acquisition
> of wealth is no sin; nor is there any virtue in being poor.
>
> The ancient thinkers-the venerable seers-have included wealth (Artha) in
> the four Purusharthas, the fundamental aspirations one should have, the
> other three being Dharma (righteousness) Kama (pleasure) and Moksha
> (deliverance of the soul).
>
> All that the thinkers insisted was that wealth be earned through proper
> means. Similarly, there is no harm in enjoying pleasures which are not
> opposed to the dictates and principles of Dharma.
>
> One is entitled to all happiness that is derived from leading a pure and
> noble life, the individual performing his duties faithfully.
>
> Q9 Who is the Vedic God worshipped till today/ What is the speciality of
> making offering to him ?
>
> A9 Agni is one of the few gods who have retained their supremacy in the
> Hindu hierarchy of gods, from the Vedic age till today and has the largest
> number of hymns addressed to him.
>
> He is the priest of the gods and the god of the priests and serves as the
> liaison between gods and men. He presides over all the great events of a
> person’s life and at the end it is Agni, through the flames of the funeral
> pyre, who accepts the body as an offering.
>
> The priest, while pouring butter in the fire summons ‘Svaha’, the consort
> of Agni, by name.
>
> Q10 What are the three division of ganga?
>
> A10 Ganga is divided into three parts. One part which remained in the
> heavens was called Mandakini.
>
> The part that came down to earth is known as Ganga, and the part flowing
> in the nether region is called the Bhagirathi,
> Most of the holy cities of India are located on the banks of the Ganga.
> These are Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi (Benares), Allahabad etc. Those who
> die within the specified limits of the Ganga go to the heavenly world. If
> after cremation the ashes are thrown into tl1e Ganga, the same purpose is
> served. No Hindu would dare speak a falsehood with the Ganga water
> (Ganga-jal) in his hand.
>
> Q11 When did karthikeya lost his priority in north India? What is the
> orgin of Karhtikeya told in the Mahabharata?
>
> A11 With the advent of Shiva, Kartikeya started losing his importance in
> Northern India where he was sometimes relegated to the position of a
> guardian deity in Shaivite temples.
>
> In the South he is still popular, and is also associated with deities like
> Murugan, Velam and Seyyan.
>
> A passage in the Mahabharata mentions Agni's adulterous relationship with
> six wives of the Rishis(ascetics), who represent the six stars that form
> the Indian Pleidaes in the constellation of Taurus. The relationship
> resulted in the birth of Kartikeya
>
> Because of his having six heads, all his six mothers were able to suckle
> him at the same time.
>
> Many women worship Kartikeya so that they may be blessed with a male
> offspring.
>
> Q12 Do Nandi had a human form once?
>
> A12 Yes. Originally, under the name of Nandikeshvara, Nandi seems to have
> existed in human form as a sage (rishi) who acted as Shiva’s door keeper
> before achieving divine status
>
> The reason for the association may have stemmed from Shiva’s relationship
> with Rudra who was sometimes referred to as the bull.
>
> This probably has roots in the vast mythology and the symbolism
> surrounding bulls that are found in ancient cultures.
>
> *Nandi’s association with fertility is illustrated by the custom of the
> devotees touching the feet and testicles of the Nandi idol when entering a
> Shiva temple.*
>
> Q13 How Parvathi got the name Gauri?
>
>
> A13 When Shiva teased her about her black skin, through penances she had
> her colour changed to that of gold and was then called Gauri.
>
> Parvati is not important enough to be worshipped alone but only as a minor
> deity in a Shiva temple.
>
> Q14 When did the worship of female deities started?
>
>
> A14 Between the 5th and the 13th centuries, from being merely the
> consorts of the male deities, and their active partners, female deities
> (shakti) became independent and objects of worship in their own right
> having a temple in which they were the main icons .
>
> It was around this time that Parvati, from a minor deity as a consort of
> Shiva, became a major deity as Durga and Kali.
>
> Q15 Do Saraswathi was a river or deity? If she was a deity what are her
> origin details?
>
> A15 In the Vedas Saraswati is primarily a river but in the hymns she is
> celebrated as both a river and a deity. Her origins are obscure but it is
> possible that she once had something to do with the river Saraswati in
> Rajasthan or with water in some other way.
>
> At all events, she seems to have been associated with the creative
> properties that water has for seeds and vegetation. Being the goddess of
> learning, she is worshipped when a child is given instructions for the
> first time in reading and writing. Many schools in India start classes with
> a mass prayer to the goddess.
>
>
> Q16 It is told the dead body should not be cremated before 5 hours after
> death. What is the reason?
>
> A16 After death the soul takes four hours and forty minutes to reach Yama.
> Therefore a dead body should not be cremated before this time has elapsed
>
> Q17 What are the positive and negative points of the seven days of the
> week?
>
> A17 Sunday is the day to worship Shakti (Female Energy) and a good day to
> begin a new venture. Red colour should be worn on this day.
>
>
> Tuesday -No auspicious activities should be started on this day and one
> should wear red for good-luck.
>
>
> Budh-var (Wednesday) is the day of Mercury (Budh). He is the son of Soma
> (Moon), light yellow in colour with four arms carrying a mace, a sword and
> a shield and riding a lion. The clothes and garland worn by Budh are also
> green coloured. He is considered wise and always exerts an influence in
> conjunction with other planets.
>
> Feeding the Brahmins on this day is considered good.
>
>
> Brihaspati-var (Thursday) is also called Guruvar A person under his
> influence will have a lot of wealth. A girl coming to motherhood on this
> day will have many sons. Brihaspati is the teacher of the Gods. Thursday's
> colour is yellow.
>
> Friday- He is the most auspicious of the planets. It is good to fast on
> Fridays
>
> Shani (Saturn) is the most malicious of the planets.
>
> All misfortunes are traced to him, so much so that periods of misfortune
> are termed as ‘Shani-dasa’. Due to a curse given by his wife, Shani has the
> capacity to cause destruction with his eyes. Hence he is always looking
> down so as not to destroy anything.
>
> The planet should be worshipped on Saturdays to reduce his evil influence.
>
> Q18 How many chapters are in Bhagavat geetha? How many days the
> mahabharata war lasted?
>
> A18 Both eighteen.
>
> The Gita, as it is popularly called, is composed of eighteen chapters. The
> scene for the working out of the Gita is a battlefield near Delhi where the
> battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, involving an army of five
> million, took place and continued for eighteen days
>
> Q19 What is the importance of the Red in Hindu religion?
>
> A19 In Hindu religion red is of utmost significance and the colour most
> frequently used for auspicious occasions like marriages, birth of a child,
> festivals etc.
>
> A red mark is put on the forehead during ceremonies and important
> occasions. As a sign of marriage women put red powder on their hair parting.
>
> They also wear a red sari during marriage. Red powder is usually thrown on
> statues of deities and phallic symbols during prayers.
>
> It is also the colour of shakti (prowess). A red coloured dress is put on
> deities who are charitable, brave, protective and who have the capacity to
> destroy evil. On the death of a woman, her body is wrapped in a red cloth
> for the cremation.
>
> Q20 What is the importance of the saffron in Hindu religion?
>
> A20 Saffron-It represents fire and as impurities are burnt by fire, this
> colour symbolizes purity. Wearing the colour symbolizes the quest for
> light. It is the battle colour of the Rajputs, the warrior caste.
>
> Q21 What is the importance of the Yellow in Hindu religion?
>
> A21 It is the colour of spring and activates the mind. Lord Vishnu's dress
> is yellow symbolizing his representation of knowledge. Lord Krishna and
> Ganesha also wear yellow dresses.
>
> Q22 What is the importance of the white colour in Hindu religion?
>
> A22 White-It is a mixture of seven different colours hence it symbolizes a
> little bit of the quality of each. It represents purity, cleanliness,
> peace and knowledge. The goddess of knowledge, Saraswati is always shown as
> wearing a white dress, sitting on a white lotus.
>
> The other prominent deities would also have a touch of white on their
> dress. A Hindu widow would wear a white dress in mourning.
>
> Q23 How the cow has become the living symbol of Mother Earth ?
>
> A23 The cow is supposed to be the living symbol of Mother Earth. For the
> early migrants the cow was an indispensable member of the family.
>
> As agriculture was the occupation of the migrants, the cow provided them
> with milk and its by products and also necessities of life such as fuel,
> manure for the farm, etc.
>
> During this time the Aryans prayed to their numerous gods through ‘yagna’
> (from ‘yaj’, to worship). invoking the fire-god, ‘Agni’, by ritually
> kindling sacred wood on an altar, and keeping the fire alive by constantly
> feeding it with melted butter.
>
> It was through the instrumentality of ‘Agni’ (fire) that the offering of
> milk-pudding and a drink of milk, curds and honey (madhupeya) was conveyed
> to one's chosen gods.
>
> *Thus the cow supplied the major requirements of the yagna and this
> association soon made it sacred. *
>
> Q24 Why do the eldest son lit fire to the pyre?
>
> A24 The nearest relation, normally the eldest son lights the funeral pyre.
> This
> is important as whoever lights the pyre is considered the legal heir
>
>
> In the days following the cremation a mourning period of approximately
> twelve days is observed, during which time the sitting room is cleared of
> furniture and the relatives and visitors have to sit on the floor. This is
> the time for friends and relatives to pay a condolence visit.
>
> *These are information posted by members* compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2000’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information
> of the members posted.
>
> *Posted by R Gopala krishnan,78 ,on 8-10-2021*
>
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