QUES ANSW DIVINE 39 Dear friends, These are information posted by members compiled as QAby me in 1998’s-2000’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have noinformation of the members posted.
Being compilation there maybe errors. Gopalakrishnan dated 03-11-2021 Q1It is told there are different levels of Gods energy in different Avatharapersons. What are they? A1 A ray of His energy in a Human body is called‘Kalavatara’ (Vyasa). A part of Hisenergy in a Human body is called ‘Amsavatara’ (Kapila). When Heenters a Human body for some time it is called ‘Avesavatara’ (Parasurama). When He enters the Human body and lives from birthto death but reveals Himself partially, then He is called ‘Purnavatara’ (Rama) When the ‘Purnavatara’ reveals Himself completelyHe is called ‘Paripurnavatara’(Krishna) My note- Thereis differing view that Parasurama isalso Poornavathara Q2why did Aadi Sankara called this world as Mithya? A2 Veda and Gita say that a very minute particleof the Lord is modified into the world. Just one ray of the multi million raysof the Sun like Lord is modified into this world. So this creation is very very negligiblecompared to the Lord. Hence Sankara called thiscreation as Mithya, which means non-existent since negligible Q3 What is soul? A3 Veda says that the soul is called as ‘SukshmaSareera . Th soul consists of very fine matter andenergy. It contains the micro design ofthe entire body. It is a bundle ofseveral good and bad qualities. It isjust like a computer chip as said in Gita. Gita says that no scientist can see this soul through anysophisticated equipment. Q4Who were the parents of Ramanuja the vaishnavite saint? How may years he lived? A4 In the year 1017 A.D., Ramanuja was born in the villageof Perumbudur, about twenty-five mileswest of Madras. His father was Kesava Somayaji and his mother was Kantimathi, a very pious andvirtuous lady. Ramanuja'sTamil name was Ilaya Perumal Ramanujalived for120 years. Q5Who is the author of Vishnu purana ? A5sage Parasara Q6what were the last wishes of saint Yamuna-charya fulfilled by Ramanuja? A6 Yamunacharya, before his death, had left instructions that he had three wishes whichRamanuja was to berequested to fulfil, viz., 1) that a Visishtadvaita Bhashya should be written for the Brahma Sutras ofVyasa which hitherto had been taughtorally to the disciples of theVisishtadvaita philosophy and that 2) the names of Parasara, the author of Vishnu Purana, and 3)saint Sadagopa should be perpetuated. Ramanuja was deeply touched, andin the cremation ground itself, beforethe dead body of Yamunacharya, he made a solemn promise that, God willing, hewould fulfil all the three wishes ofYamunacharya In the course of his long life, fully redeemedhis promise by fulfilling all the threewishes of Yamunacharya Q7What special incident happened whenRamanuja travelled throughout the length and breadth of India at Tirupathi? A7 Ramanuja travelled throughout the length andbreadth of India to disseminate the pathof devotion. He visited all the sacred places throughout India including Kashi, Kashmir and Badrinath. On his way back he visited the Tirupathihills. There hefound the Saivites and the Vaishnavites quarrelling with one another, one partycontending that the image of the Lord inthe Tirupathi hills was a Saivite one and the other party saying that it was a Vaishnavite one. Ramanujaproposed that they should leave it tothe Lord Himself to decide the dispute. So they left the emblems of both Siva and Vishnuat the feet of the Lord, and afterlocking the door of the temple, bothparties stayed outside on guard. In the morning, when they opened the doors, it wasfound that the image ofthe Lord was wearing the emblems ofVishnu, while the emblems of Siva were lying at its feet as leftthere the evening before. This decided that the temple was a Vaishnavite oneand it has remained so ever since. Q8 Did Ramanujaconverted others to Vaishnavisam? A8 YES. He converted lakhs of people to the path of Bhakti.He gave initiation even to washermen. Hewas now seventy years old, but wasdestined to live many more years, establish more Mutts, construct more templesand convert many more thousands of people. Q9 Did Ramanujaconstructed his own temple in Mysore? A9 Yes His new disciples and followers at Melkote and other places inMysore would not let Ramanujachara goback to Srirangam . So he constructed a temple for himself,installed therein his own image for worship by his disciples and followers, andleft the place for Srirangam Q10 Is it correctPithrus come to us getting in to the crow? A10 The pithrus can get into the crow, the mostaccessible bird in nature Q11 What is the meaning of Aumshanthi shanthi shanthi ? A11 It menas peace to the body,mind and soul Q12 Name the famous Gods on whom devotional hymns are sung by Adi Sankara A12 Adi Sankara who had sung devotional hymns towards Mookambika Devi (Kollur ), Lord Subram-anya(Tiruchendur ) and Sarada Devi( Sringeri ). Q13 What is the relationbetween the devis at Mookambika and Chottanikkara? A13It is told Adi Sankara wanted to bring Mookambika to Kerala and prayed for it. Devi reluctantlyagreed to it. The condition was she will follow him and he should not turnback. Adi Sankara agreed to it. He was walkinghearing the sound of jingles following him with out turning back. But when came to Kollur the sound ofgingles vanished. In the anxiety Adi Sankara looked back. Adi Sankara regretted but the Devi did notagree. Adi Sankara again and again cried and pleaded. She agreed finally that she will remain at Chottanikkarain the morning and after morning poojashe will leave to Kollur. Soin the morning up to the finishing of pooja Mookambika is at Chottanikkara. Pleasenote Chottanikkara devi has different forms. Q14 Can you give any instanceof Gayathri or Upaveetham has helped you astonishingly? A14It is told when the Right Hon. V.S.Srinivasa Sastri met a Kashmiri Pandit many decades back, and with no commonlanguage as a base, heidentified himself as a Brahmin by reciting the Gayatri Mantra. My note- I had a similarexperience about 1995. Iwas waiting in the afternoon by about 1 PM for the reserved train with myfriends at Jabalpur to reach Ittarsi to travel the Kerala Express to Trivandrum by about 23hours. Due to some riots at Patna alltrains were getting delayed for 3 to 4 hours. In this context Varanasi - Newdelhi express some howarrived at Jabalpur. Thestation master suggested all of us to some how get in to it and go to Ittarsiso that we may not miss the Kerala Express. Igot in to a one of the reserved coaches. It was full. A Patna Brahmin withfamily was there in the last berths. Just while talking to him our talk went to Kerala Brahmins. I said weare also like them wearing Upaveetham and recite all manthras similar to them.He has seen my upaveetham . Still he asked me to recite a few manthras like Gayathri if so, not believing my words. The moment I recited the gayathri manthra he was taken aback. He and his family cameclose to me for further conversations. Not to say myself and my two friendswere accommodated comfortably not alone by him but by his family too. Idid not felt how the five hours passedso quickly. We heard the announcement of arrival of Kerala express on Ittarsi in a few minutes !!! Q15What is sukraneethi about physical inauspicious activity of a person? A15 One should not clean his nostrils by inserting fingers init, should not draw lines on the earth suddenly or should not dig the earth.One should not scratchhis head with both the hands Q16 What is sukraneethi about indifference of a person? A16 One must not be indifferent towards his wife, his son, diseases,servants, domestic animals, wealth, knowledge and studies and doing service toa gentleman for a moment. One must always take care of them Q17 What is sukraneethi about maintaining secrecyby a person? A17 One should maintain secrecy of his age, wealth, demerits of hishome, Hymn (mantra), copulation, medicine, charity, respect anddisrespect i.e. he should never tell others of these nine things Q18 What is sukraneethi about performing good andevil things by different persons? A18 If a person has done evil Karmas or good Karmas in hisprevious birth, then his mind will change accordingly in his present birth andwill do good or evil Karmas to face its consequences. Q19 What is sukraneethi about destiny of aperson? A19 If the destiny is unfavourable then the most virtuous of actions givesbad results just like the king Bali who was tied up even after beingso charitable and Harishchandrahad to serve a MLECHA, even after being a Truthful man Q20What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the activites destroying a good soul? A20 KAAMA (LUST), KRODHA (ANGER)AND LOBHA (GREED) must be shunned by a man as these three destroy the AATMA(soul) and are the three doors of the Hell) Q21What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the necessity of protecting senior people? A21 Vidur says to Dhritarashtra " O King, Goddess Laxmi showersblessings on such homes where senior most member of the family is protected, where ahigh caste man fallen in bad times, a money-less friend and a childless sisterare given refuge and shelter Q22What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the eight qualities which will increase thesplendour of a person? A22 The following eight qualitiesincreases the SHOBHA (splendour) of a man- BUDDHI (intelligence), KULINTAA(nobility), SHASTRAGYAAN-knowledge of scriptures, INDRIYANIGRAHA (control ofthe senses), PARAKRAMA (Bravery), Little talk, charity according to his abilityand KRITAGYATAA (gratefulness) Q23What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the IMPORTANCE OF TAKING BATH DAILY BY a person? A23 One who takes his bath dailyincreases his BALA (power), ROOPA (beauty and splendour), gets sweet voice,becomes fairer, achieves KOMALTAA (tenderness), SUGANDHA (fragrance),PAVITRATAA (purity), SHOBHA (splendour) and SUKUMARATAA (delicacy) Q24What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the DUTIES OF A person? A24 After giving birth to a son, clearing alltheir debts, managing a means of earning a livelihood for them, then afterarranging the marriages of his daughters, he should lead the life of a reclusein the forest Q25What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the vickked person? A25 Thenature of a wicked man is restless (CHANCHAL) like the clouds, all of a sudden,they become angry and happy without any apparent reason Q26What is the VIDUR - NEETI about the nature coming to a person? A26 Just as clothes can be coloured in whichever colour,one wishes, similarly if a man serves a SAJJANA (gentleman), ASSAJANA (evilman), TAPASVI (an ascetic) or an evil, he gets influenced by each of them thatis man is influenced by the company he keeps. Q27 What is the IMPORTANT VIDUR -NEETI about the IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLED TOUNG? A27 A forest even if pierced with arrows and cutwith the axe flourishes again but a wound caused by bitter speech never heals The VACHANA (SPEECH) is like a BAANA (ARROW). Bothof them hurt the heart of a man, as a result of which,the man who has been hurt is badly affectedday and night. Hence a learned man should be cautious while speaking. 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