Respected Mr Rajaram,
I initially thought not to respond.
Now you have responded with some thing. Just observe the all knowing Mr
Rajaram, how many appreciates your added matter except your student Mr APS
Mani.I have addressed all the groups in which I am a member.Just to clarify- I
was not professor but only Senior lecturer at RTTC Trivndrum where I was posted
on merit by selection and interview by Telecom directorate.
Gopalakrishnan
On Wednesday, 27 October, 2021, 10:54:49 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
PranamAccording to the professor " some wrong answers according to him" (me);
does he admit wrong answer or it is wrong only according to me?; if it is wrong
answer the well learned has to explain; if it is according to me, the well
learned shall rebut it as why I am wrong; but having admitted the erroneous
questions and answers, yet the well learned carry on in tonnes on subjects of
the authenticity; and he also failed to note that many of the gossips of the
well learned i do not even notice; as long as the bhagavathar does not sing
correctly people would keep on clapping only sir. 2 The learned meant that a
knowledgeable person does not need sleep and sex?; the answer appeared thus
only. 3 The learn'd does not read any sanskrit meaning rendered on Nagareshu
Kanchi I wrote yesterday and having deleted it , brought it to you afresh. 4
The Garuda Purana is often recited at funeral ceremonies. The reason is
that it has all the mantras that are to be chanted on such occasions. And if
the rites are performed according to these incantations, the ancestors are
freed from all their past sins. It has 2 parts ; 1st one is explaining the
existence; 2nd part is about death and 28 punishments in Hell. The same factors
are all seen in Bhagavatham and many other puranas too and upanishads; it is
conjectured that Garudfa puranam was in vogue since 1000 AD only. KR IRS 271021
On Wed, 27 Oct 2021 at 09:25, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123
<[email protected]> wrote:
QUES ANSW DIVINE 32
Dear friends,
These are information posted by members compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2000’s
and stored in my computer. At this date I have noinformation of the members
posted.
Being compilation there may be errors. I am emphasising once again these
areinformation posted very early by LEARNT members...
One member SriRajarm Krishnamuthy responds to all my posting and blame me for
some wrong answers according to him.
But he hasso far not made a single posting.
I simplydelete all his responses unless it is attacking me and my knowdge.
Posted by RGopala krishnan,78 ,on 27-10-2021
Q1 What is sathya narayanapooja?
A1Satya Narayan is the Narayan form of Lord Vishnu. The Lord in this form is
considered an embodiment of truth.
Satyanarayanais worshipped commonly by Hindus in their homes with family
andfriends, usually on a full moon (purnima) day of the month.
In this puja called Satyanarayana Pooja, people worship by reciting the
graciousstory of Lord Satyanarayana.
This story was originally told by Lord Vishnuhimself to the sage Narada
for the benefit of humankind.
Thispuja is conducted to ensure abundance in ones life. Many people carry
out this puja immediately after or along with an auspiciousoccasion like a
marriage or moving into a new house or anyother success in life
Performingthis puja in the evening is considered more appropriate. On the
dayof the puja, the devotee has to fast.
Q2 Do Sleep, fear,sex and food are equal for all creatures ?
A 2As per garudapurana 2.49.53 "Sleep, fear, sex and food are equal for all
creatures.
He who possesses knowledge is a man and he who is without knowledge isan
animal. [eating, sleeping, mating, defending]
Q3 Which are seven places of pilgrimage can grantrelease?
A3 As per garuda purana.2.49.114 "Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya[Mayapura], Kasi,
Kanci, Avantika Puri and Dvaravati [Dvaraka] - these sevenplaces of pilgrimage
can grant release.
Q4 Which is the mostimportant purana?
A4 As per garuda purana itself 3.1.43 "In the Kali age, only threeprincipal
Puranas are devoted to Visnu.
Among these theBhagavata Purana renders more good to the people.
3.1.46 "The Visnu Purana comes next, then comes Garuda. The threeare principal
Puranas in the Kali age. Garuda contains some additional matter
3.1.64 "...Bhagavata is the best of all Puranas."
Q5 What are thedifferent names of Godess lekshmi?
A5 As per garuda purana 3.16.6-8 "As the consort of Vasudeva, sheis called
Maya; as the consort of Sankarsana, Jaya; as the consort ofAniruddha, Santa; as
the consort of Pradyumna, Krti; as the consort of Visnu,Laksmi - the presiding
deity of sattva guna. As the consort of Krsna, the sonof Nanda, she is called
Kanyaka.
3.16.9-10 "As the goddess of earth, the presiding deity of rajas,she is the
consort of Boar. As the presiding deity of the Vedas, she isAnnapurna. As the
consort of Narayana, she is Laksmi, the unborn.
Q6 Who are Saci,Syamala and Usa?
A6 As per garuda purana 3.17.4-5 " Saciis the mistress of Indra, Syamalais
the mistress of Yama and Usa is the mistress of Asvins
Q7 it is told sageSuku and Aswathama, son of Drona were incarnations of
Rudra.Is it correct?
A7 Yes Garuda purana 3.18.21 states"Suka, the son of Vyasa, who had been
influenced by Vayu, was theincarnation of Rudra.
3.18.23 "Born of Drona,Asvatthama wasRudra himself. He was born to reap the
fruits of the seeds of his actions sownin former births [22 - as Durvasa] and
to illumine (by contrast) the virtues ofhis enemy.
Q8 Can rate bequoted for reciting Bhagavatha?
A8 Garuda purana 3.20.34"Those who recite Bhagavata Purana out of greed for
riches or those who know but donot reveal the secret of the Bhagavata go to
Yama's abode.
3.20.35-37 "Those who create interest in Dharma and Karma Kandasbut not in the
BrahmaKanda and those who recite the Purana by accepting fee go to Yama's
abode.
Those alone are worthy of recital who remain satisfied with whatevermoney is
offered willingly by devotees.
3.20.38 "Those who areextremely greedy of wealth have no right to recite this
Purana.
Q9 Who was kalindi?
A9 Garuda purana 3.21.1-2"O lord of birds, now shall I tell you the birth of
Kalindi, too.
A daughter was bornto Vivasvat of the solar race. O lord of birds, she was
Kalindi, also known asYamuna, the daughter of sun.
She practiced penance with a desire to obtain Lord Krsna for herhusband. I
spoke to my friend Arjuna. 3.21.29 "O friend, approach themaiden immediately
and ask her about the purpose of her penance.
3.21.32 "I married her just to favor her, but not for My pleasure.(...)
Q10 Can a personwear chappals while on pilgrimage? Can he take a salagram with
him?
A10 Garuda purana 3.21.33"Listen, I am going to tell a great secret. There is
nothing that thepreceptor will not disclose to his disciple."
3.23.23 "If onegoes on pilgrimage on foot let him takethe Salagrama stone with
him. Such a person obtains full fruits of hispilgrimage. If he wears shoes
orprotects his feet, he derives the fruit of his pilgrimage less by one fourth.
3.26.92 "One shoulddonate the holy stone of salagrama to a brahmana well versed
in the Vedas.
The gift of salagrama destroys all sins, even those accruing from theslaughter
of a brahmana.
Q11 Do kusa was anincarnation of Indra?
A11 Yes 3.28.26-27 "Kusa, the son of Rama Dasarathi, was alsoIndra. Since he
was created by sage Valmiki by means of Kusa grass, he wasnamed Kusa, the son
of Sita.
Q12 Who were allthe incarnations of kamadeva?
A12 Garuda purana 3.28.34 "Sudarsana[presiding deity of disc], Pradyumna[son
of Krsna], Bharata[brother of Rama], Samba[son of Krsna],Sanat-kumara [son of
Brahma] and Skanda[son of Rudra] - these six are the incarnations of Kama
[Cupid].
Q13 Who is Manu?
A13 Garuda purana 3.28.44"Svayambhuva Manu, at par with Brhaspati, the
preceptor of Devas, was thefirst son of the creator. He was born to propitiate
Lord Visnu. He formulatedlaws of the state [Manu-samhita].
Q14 Who were all theincarnations of Guru?
A14 Garuda purana 3.28.45 "Brhaspati, the preceptor of gods, had three
forms,o lord of birds. When Rama incarnated on earth, he was born as Bharata.
As suchhe was pervaded by Brahma.
3.28.47 "When Lord Krsna incarnated on earth, Brhaspati, thepreceptor of gods,
incarnated as Drona [son of Bharadvaja and apsara Ghrtaci]. He was pervaded
bythe creator. As Brhaspati was born of drona [jug], he was called Drona.
Q 15 Who is the bestof all gods ?
A 15 Garudapurana 3.28.62-63 "Visnuis the best of all gods.
Brahma and the rest are dependent on Him. Whatever I [Lord Krsna] stateis the
truth.
3.29.62 "When he is on the verge of death he should remember theattributeless
and omnipresent Narayana and His vehicle Garuda.
3.29.64 "When he is going to sleep he should remember Hari as theincarnation of
Vyasa."
3.14.30 "On Ekadasi, the day sacred to Visnu, the cooked foodloses essence.
3.14.33 "O Lord of birds, on Ekadasi, sacred to Visnu, milk, ghee,honey and
water are full of essence, while other stuffs are without essence.The best of
sages have declared thus.
Q16 A veryinteresting question. Which are the strongest organs in the body?
What is theirreal nature?
A16 Garuda purana 3.28.75 "[LordKrsna said:] In this body two organs are the
strongest of all. They are two ears and two eyes.
The two are interrelated. O lord of birds, I shall tell you the realnature of
the two.
3.28.76 "Earsare prone to hearing gossips and enjoying them with pleasure.
They are naturally averse to hearing the ambrosial tale of Lord Visnu.They have
twofold nature: dullness and control.
3.28.77 "Eyesare prone to gaze at men and women.
Excessive doting takes away sleep. They are averse to seeing thedevotees and
their worship of the Lord.
3.28.79 "Neithermen nor women nor ascetics have any dread or shame in this
respect.
Men can copulate even with their sisters, that too at the day time, just as
the priestsdo with the women at the Soma sacrifice.
Q17 What are thedetails of ganga?
A17 Garuda purana 3.29.5 "Ganga is so called because shepurifies the world by
her waters. The devotees call her Visnupadi out ofdevotion for her.
3.29.6 "Formerly, she forced her way out of the nails of the leftfoot of Visnu
whose symbol is sacrifice. In the beginning she broke through theupper part of
the cosmic egg.
Q18 Who were all theincarnations of Shyamala?
A18 Garuda purana 3.29.16"(...) The wife of Yama is Syamala. Sheis also the
wife of Kali.
3.29.24-25 "Since she avoided all these, she was called Syamala.She became the
consort of Vasudevaknown as Devaki. (...)
Q19 What is theimportance of Tulasi and cow in the house?
A19 Garuda purana 3.29.39 "He should bow to Tulasi andremember Visnu and His
consort Laksmi.
At the call of nature, while evacuating bowels he should remember Kesavaof the
form of apana [vital air].
3.29.43-44 "In the house where there is no cow or the holy basilplant in the
courtyard, where the inmates do not celebrate any festival for thegods, where
there is no recitation of the narrative of Visnu
3.29.45 "He who does not keep a cow at home, is unaware of the artof milking it
or is averse to nourishing it, passes his life in vain.
One should never stay even for a moment, for association with theinmates of
that house will lead to misery.
3.12.74-75 "Neglecting the holy fig-tree, devoid of boughs, thosewho pay
respects to the holy basil plant less than two months old or a youngcow that
has not delivered - should be declared asuras.
Q20 Who is Bhairava?
A20 In Banaras and inthe mythology of Vaishno Devîin Kashmir, Bhairava appears
as the guardian of the Goddess.
Bhairava, the terrifying aspect of Çiva, is the god of transgression par
excellence,for he appears only to cut off the head of Brahmâ,brahmanicide being
the most heinous crime in the Hindu tradition.[1][6]
Brahmâ refused to recognize the supremacy of Çiva, who therefore created
Bhairava and ordered him to decapitate Brahmâ, promising him in return
eternalsuzerainty over his city of Kâçî(Vârânasî, Banaras), the cremation
ground of theHindu universe, where final emancipation is assured to all.
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