QUES ANSW DIVINE 42 Dearfriends, These areinformation posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2000’s and storedin my computer. At this date I have no information of the members posted.
Being compilation theremay be errors. Gopalakrishnan dated 06-11-2021 Q1 What arethe important causes ofproblems in life. A1 Destinyand departed ancestors are two very important factors among the spiritual causes of problems in life. Q2 Where do lower level deities come topicture in prayers? A2 Prayers for worldly benefitare generally responded to by lower deities or lower positive energies. When we makea prayer with expectation such as asking for a job or overcoming an illness, to God or a specificdeity, our prayers as stated earlierare answered by lower level deities or lower positive energies Q3 Do destiny can be changed by prayer?What happens due toprayer? A3Regardless of anything onehas to undergo one’s destiny; it can only be overcome by one’sspiritual practice .In our life, 65% of events happen as per destiny. Destined events are those events that wehave no control over. Destinedevents good and bad are bound to happen in our lives. Bad destined events may be an illness or a bad marriage. Prayersattract subtle divine frequencies towards the person and as a result theraja-tama covering around the person is destroyed. Thus the environmentsurrounding the person becomes comparatively more saattvik. When we pray we acceptour inability to solve a problem ourselves and hence in seeing ourselves aslesser, our ego is reduced. With a reduction in egothere is a temporary rise in spiritual level. Q4 When do our prayers work? A4 The average person mainly prays to God when bad events happen in his life. He prays to God to relieve him of the badevent. However we findthat our prayers are not alwaysanswered. If the intensityof the destiny is stronger than the prayer, then the prayer will be answered partially or notat all. Ego - Lower ego contributes to theeffectiveness of prayer Prayers ofpeople who are below the 30% spiritual level lack potency and at best they provide them with onlypsychological benefit. This is becausethe covering of ego is too great for their prayers to reach the deity principle. Prayer works most effectively forpeople between the spiritual level of30-60%. Q5 Do prayer is not necessary whenspiritual level is increased? A5 Prayer works most effectively forpeople between the spiritual level of30-60%. For seekersabove the 60% spiritual level, prayer is not required. They act from thespiritual emotion/feeling that ‘Let everything happen as per God’s will.’ Theyactually experience that everything in their live is happening and is providedfor by God’s grace. Their mind is constantly in a state of gratitude to God. Once this state isachieved prayer is not needed. Q6 Everybody knows about the Pampariver in Kerala on the way to Sabarimala. Where do we have a river of the samename in Andhra pradesh? A6 There is afamous Satyanarayana Swamy temple at Annavaram 140 km from Visakhapatnam, by the side of PampaNadi, in a pictureque location on top of the hill. Q7 Who is instructedin Agni purana by Agni? What is thespeciality of this purana? A7 Agni Puranainstructed to the sage Vasishtha by Agnideva. This book deals with arts and science like Kavyalankaranatakas (Poems,dramas, figures of speech), Jyotish shastra (Astronomy) and Shilpakala(architecture). Q8 Which puranadescribes seven Islands and seven oceans? A8 Kurma Purana. All the seven islands and seven oceans are described in this book.Bharata is situated in the centre of all these and is called Jambudvipa. Q9 Who is instructedin Matsya purana by matsya? What is thespeciality of this purana? A9 Matsya Purana wastaught to Manu by Matsya Several subjects like Jainamata (religion of Jainism), Buddhamata(Buddhism), Natyasastra (histrionics) and Andhraraja-vamsa (kingdom and Kingsof Andhra) are discussed in this book Also Temple construction is described in this. Q10 Who isinstructed in Brahma purana by Brahma?What is the speciality of this purana? A10 Brahma Purana. This is in the form of teachings by Brahma to Daksa Thisis called Adi Purana also. here is a special treatise in this book on Orissa, an ancient holyregion of Bharata. BrahmaPurana states about a suryakshetra (sun-temple) situated at a place calledKonarka near the holy place of Puri, installed there in the year1241 A.D. Q11 Which Purana issimilar to Varapurana What is the speciality of this purana? A11 VamanaPurana.There is a great similarity between the contents of this Purana and that ofVaraha Purana This is what is told to Manu by Surya (Sun). The book praises theworship of Surya (Sun), Agni (fire) and Naga (serpent). There is an annexuredealing with the several holy places of Bharata and the rights of pilgrims. Q12 What is thespeciality of Markandeya purana? A12 Markandeya Purana. This is one of the ancient Puranas. Thereare many stories regarding Indra, Surya and Agni in this. This includes a division called Devimahatmya containing praises aboutthe goddess Durga. Storiesof Rama and Krishna is available in this purana. Q13 Which Purana deals withthe creation of the universe? What is the speciality of Brahmavaivarta Purana? A13 Brahmavaivarta Purana. This was instructed to Savarnikaby Narada There are four kandas in this Purana called Brahma-kanda,Prakrtikanda, Ganesa-kanda and Krsnajanma-kanda. This deals withPrapancasrsti (creation of the universe). It says that Prapanca is nothing but the Vaivarta(transformation) of Brahman. Contains the glories and pastimes of Radha and Krishna. Q14 Which Purana deals withthe creation of the universe in addition to Brahmavaivarta Purana ? What is thespeciality of Brahmanda Purana? A14 Brahmanda Purana. This dealswith the origin of the universe as told by Brahma. In the beginning there was a golden egg and theprapanca (universe with its activities) was formed out of it. Portions of Adhyatma Ramayana,references to Radha and Krsna and the incarnation of Parasurama are included inthis. Q15 Which Purana deals withthe incarnations of Vishnu? Which Purna is translated in to all the Indianlanguages? A15 Bhagavata Purana. This is the most popular and widelycirculated of all the Puranas. It is dear to Visnu-devotees. Divided intotwelve Skandhas All the incarnations of Visnu are described in this Bhagavata .This purana accepts Kapilaand Buddha as incarnations of Vishnu. The Bhagavatam has beentranslated into all Indian languages Q16 What is the specialityof varaha Purana? A16 The mode of narration isin the form of narrating the story by Varaha, the third incarnation of Vishnu. The theme is about holy places and mantras. It states thatthe goddess of earth prayed to Mahavishnu and that prayer took the form of agoddess Describes different vratas; Lord Vishnu's glories. My note- I amposting now as series Varahapurana detailsin English .It was originally posted in US Brahmins Yahoo group by DilipkumarRaveendran. Q17 What is the specialityof Garuda Purana? A17 Garuda Purana. This is inthe form of instructions to This deals with astronomy, medicine, grammar, and with thestructure and qualities of diamonds The latter half of this Puranadeals with life after death Q18 Name the purana read byNorth Indians at the time of death? A18 The Hindus of north-Indiagenerally read Garuda Purana while cremating the bodies of the dead. This has given greatimportance to the origin of Garuda Subject of Bhagavad-gita; reincarnation; Vishnusahasranama;description of Tarsya Kalpa. Q19 Which purana contain the story of Sakunthala? A19 Padma Purana The six Khandas are Srstikhanda,Bhumikhanda, Svargakhanda, Patalakhanda, Uttarakhanda and Kriyayogasara. The Uttarakhanda describes theimportance of all months and also the lotus, the seat of Brahma. Thiscontains the stories ofSakuntala and Sri Rama as described by Kalidasa in his worksSakuntala and Raghuvamsa which has made some believe that this Purana waswritten after Kalidasa. Q20 Which purana deal withevery thing? A20 Naradiya Purana.his is in the form of a narrationby Narada to Sanatkumara This Purana contains a synopsis of everything; itdescribes Jagannatha Puri, Dwaraka, Badrinatha, etc. Q21 Which is the mostancient Purana? A21 Vishnu Purana This is one of the most important of all the Puranas. Thiscontains the five technical divisions of the Puranas The theme is the tenincarnations of MahaVishnu. Vishnu Purana is the mostancient of all the Puranas and has got the name Puranaratna (gem ofPuranas). The method of narration is in theform of teaching his disciple Maitreya by sage Parasara Storiesof various devotees; a description of varnasrama; the six angas of the Veda; adescription of the age of Kali; description of Sveta-Varaha Kalpa, Vishnudharmotara. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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