QUESANSW DIVINE 43 Dear friends,
These areinformation posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and storedin my computer. At this date I have no information of the members posted. Being compilation there may be errors. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 07-11-2021 Q1 Is it Sindhu or ganga orginate fromKailas? A1 The Indus gushesout as a small streamlet through blocks of ice from behind the back portion ofKailas peak. Though in the pictures of Lord Siva it is shown that the Gangaflows from His head- It is really theIndus (Sindhu) that takes its origin from the head of Siva (Kailas) in thephysical plane Q2How should we chant sivanamas? What happen if we chant wrongly due to ignorance? A2 The Name of Lord Siva chanted in any way,correctly or incorrectly, knowingly or unknowingly, carefully or carelessly, issure to give the desired result Q3 What are the eightforms of Lord Siva? A3 The eight forms of Siva are Sarva, Bhava, Rudra, Ugra, Bhima, Pasupati, Isana andMahadeva, rooted respectively in earth, water, fire, air, ether,Kshetrajna, sun and moon. Q4 Which are the centersof saiva Siddantha? A4 The SaivaSiddhanta system is the distilled essence of Vedanta. It prevailedin Southern India even before the Christian era. Tinnevelly and Madurai are the centres of SaivaSiddhanta school. Saivites elaborated a distinctive philosophy called the Saiva Siddhantaabout the eleventh century A.D. Even Saivism is a very popular creed in South India. It is a rivalschool of Vaishnavism. Q5What is Tirumantram? A5 Tirumular’s work—Tirumantram—is the foundationupon which the later structure of Saiva Siddhanta philosophy was built. Thetwenty-eight Saiva Agamas, the hymns of the Saiva saints form the chief sourcesof Southern Saivism. Q6 How many Tatwas arethere in saiva siddantha? A6 In the Saiva Siddhanta, there are 36 Tattvas of which 24 are known as Atma Tattvas, 7 asVidya Tattvas, and the remaining 5 as Siva Tattvas. The 24 AtmaTattvas are the 5 elements,ether, air, fire, water and earth; the 5 Tanmatras, sound, touch, form, tasteand smell; the 5 sense-organs, ear, skin, eye, palate and nose; the internalorgan; the 5 motor organs, speech, hand, foot, anus and the generative organ;and Ahankara, Buddhi and Guna. The 7 Vidya Tattvas are Purusha, Raga (love), Vidya (knowledge), Kala(art), Niyati (order), Kaala (time) and Asuddha (impure) Maya. The 5 SivaTattvas are Suddha Vidya,Isvara, Sadasiva, Sakti and Siva. Q7 What are thePanchakriyas of the lord? A7 The five activities(Pancha-Krityas) of theLord are Srishti (creation), Sthiti (preservation), Samhara (destruction),Tirobhava (veiling) and Anugraha (grace). These, separately considered, are the activities of Brahma, Vishnu,Rudra, Mahesvara and Sadasiva. Q8 What is meant by Ashtamoorthy? A8 Siva is spoken of as being ineight forms (Ashtamurti). The eight forms of Siva are the five elements, the sun, the moon andthe priest who performs sacrifice. Q9 Lord Siva is said tohave three aspects. What are they? A9 According to Appar, there are three aspects of Siva. (1) The lowerSiva who dissolves the world and who liberates Jivasfrom their bondage. (2) The higherform is called Parapara. In this form Siva appears as Siva and Sakti(Ardhanarisvara). It has the name Param-Jyoti. Brahma and Vishnu were not ableto comprehend this Jyoti. (3) Beyondthese two forms is the Param, or the ultimate being from whom Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra originate. It ispurely the Saiva form. It is formless. It is the Sivam of the Saiva Siddhanta.It is Para Brahman of the Upanishads and Vedantins. Q10 What is menat by “Alankarapriyo Vishnuh, AbhishekapriyahSivah? A10—LordVishnu is very fond of Alankara (fine dress, beautiful ornaments, etc.); Siva is fond ofAbhisheka.” In Siva temples, a pot made upof copper or brass with a hole in the centre is kept hanging over the image orLinga of Siva, and water is falling on the image throughout day and night.Pouring over the Linga, water, milk, ghee, curd, honey, cocoanut water,Panchamrita, etc., is Abhisheka. Abhisheka is done for Lord Siva. Rudra is chantedalong with the Abhisheka. Lord Siva is propitiated by Abhisheka. Q11 What is the importanceof Abhisheka in Siva temple? A 11 Abhisheka is a part of Siva Puja. Without Abhisheka, worship of Siva is incomplete.During Abhisheka Rudra, Purushasukta, Chamaka, Maha-mrityunjaya Japa, etc., arechanted in a particular rhythm and order. Monday is veryimportant day for Lord Siva and the thirteenth day of the fortnight (Pradosha) is very sacred. On thesedays, devotees of Siva worship Him with special Puja, Abhisheka withEkadasa-Rudra, Archana, offering plenty of Prasad, and illumination. If you do Abhisheka with Rudrapatha in the name of a person sufferingfrom any disease he will be soon freed from that disease. Incurable diseases are cured byAbhisheka. Abhisheka bestows health, wealth, prosperity, progeny, etc.Abhisheka on Monday is most auspicious. Q12 What are the differenttype of abhisheka done for Lord Siva? A12 For getting rain, Abhishekashould be done withpure water. For freedom from diseases, and for begetting a son,Abhisheka should be done with milk. If Abhisheka is done with milk, even abarren woman begets children. The person also attains plenty of cows. If Abhisheka is done with Kusa water, one becomesfree from all diseases. He who desires wealth, shouldperform Abhisheka with ghee, honey and sugarcane juice. He who desires Moksha, should doAbhisheka with sacred waters. Q13 Which is the abode ofSiva? A13 The burning grounds are the abodes of Siva. Rudra is thedestructive aspect of the Lord. Lord Siva dances in the crematorium with Kali,in His ten-armed form. The Siva Ganas also join with Him in the dance. Q14 What are thepeculiarities in the body of sage Pathangali and Vyagraphada? A14 Even in paintings and sculpture of the Nataraja’s Murti, you will find the figures ofPatanjali and Vyaghrapada on either side of Nataraja. The lower partof the body of Vyaghrapada will resemble that of tiger and the correspondingpart of Patanjali that of the serpent. Q15 What is meant by Urdha thandava? A15 The most wonderful dance of Natarajais the Urdhva Tandava. In this dance the left leg is lifted up andthe toe points to the sky. This is the most difficult form of dance. Nataraja defeated Kali by thispose in dancing. Kali successfully competed with Nataraja in allother modes of dance Q16 What is the differencebetween God and Sakthi? A16 Thereis no difference between God and His Sakti, just as there is no differencebetween fire and its burning power.Without Siva, Sakti has no existence andwithout Sakti, Siva has no expression Q17 At whose request LordSiva had a goat’s head stuck to the body of Daksha ? A17 Lord Siva had a goat’s head stuck to the body of Daksha at therequest of Brahma. Q18 What is the storybehind Ardhanareeswara? A18 Parvati had a dark skin. One day Lord Siva playfully referred toHer dark colour. She was much touched by Siva’s remark. She went to the Himalayas toperform austerities. She attained a beautiful complexion and came tobe called Gauri. Gauri joined Siva as Ardhanarisvara by the grace of Brahma. Q19 Enumarate three formsof sakthi A19 Sakti is thought of in various forms. Sarasvati is the Goddess of learning. Lakshmi is the Goddess ofwealth. Parvati orUma is the bliss-bestowing Goddess. Q20What is meant by Chandi or Devi Mahamya? A20 The Markandeya Purana contains seven hundred verses which are knownas the Sapta-sati or the Chandi or the Devi-Mahatmya. It is one ofthe most famous religious texts of the Hindus. It ranks almost equal with theGita Q21 What is the importanceof Ganges water? A21 The Ganga is the most sacred river of India. Lord Krishna says inthe Gita: “I am the Gangaamong rivers”. No germ can flourish in the waters of the Ganga. It issaturated with antiseptic minerals. In the West, doctors prescribeGanga water for rubbing in the treatment of diseases of the skin. Ganga is notmerely a river. It is a sacred Tirtha. It is possessed of mysterious powerswhich are not found in any other rivers of the world. Evenscientists have admitted the efficacy of the Ganga water. Every Hindu thirsts fora dip in the Ganga, and for a drop of water at the time of his death. . Bhishmaspoke very highly on the glory of the Ganga in his parting instructions to thePandavas from his bed of arrows. Hindus believe that all their sins are washed away if they take a dipin the sacred waters of the Ganga. In the Satya Yuga, allplaces were sacred. In the Treta Yuga, Pushkara was considered as the most holyplace. In the Dvapara Yuga, Kurukshetra was regarded as the most sacred place. In Kali Yuga, theGanga has that glory. Devi Bhagavata says: “He who utters the name of Gangaeven from hundreds of miles afar, is freed from sins and attains the abode ofLord Hari”. The Ganga comes out of the Supreme Being. She enters the feet of LordHari and reaches Vaikuntha. She issues from Goloka and passes through the regions of Vishnu,Brahma, Siva, Dhruva, Chandra, Surya, Tapah, Janah, Mahah, and reachingIndraloka flows as Mandakini. She has a blue colourlike that of the ocean. Thewater is extremely clear and sweet. Rich people from the plains get water fromRishikesh. They take it in big copper-vessels to far off places in India. Tolive for ever on the banks of the Ganga and spend the life in meditation isSivanandam. Q21 Many people have Kula deivam as TripuraSundari. What is it? A21 Tripura Sundari is the Sakti of Lord Siva. She and Siva are one.She is extremely beautiful. She attracts the devotees to Her blissful Self andsheds wisdom, devotion and divine light on them. Hence, She is called TripuraSundari. Q22 Everybody might have heard of David fawley who embrasedHinduisam and a western authetic onHinduisam. What was his hindu name? A22 David Frawley, a grand-disciple of Ramana Maharishi, is widelyacknowledged as a Vedacharya. Also known as Vamadeva Shastri, Q23 Which is Siva Panchaksharamanthra.What is itsmeaning? A23. OM namasivàyaOm is Sat-Chit-Ananda Para-Brahman. ‘Namah Sivaya’ means ‘Prostration to Lord Siva.’ This is thefive-lettered formula or the Panchakshara-Mantra of Lord Siva. This is a verypowerful Mantra which will bestow on the chanter the Highest Bliss ofExistence. Namassivaya is the Mantra of Lord Siva. ‘Na’ represents earth andBrahma; ‘Ma’ represents water and Vishnu; ‘Si’ fire and Rudra; ‘Va’ Vayu andMahesvara; ‘Ya’ Akasa and Sadasiva and also the Jiva. Q24. What is Rudragayathri? What is its meaning? A24 Rudra gayathri is as follows:- OM tatpurushàya vidmahemahàdevàya dhimahi | tanno rudraþpracodayàt || We comprehend (realise) that Celebrated Supreme Being (Purusha), andmeditate upon that Great God, Mahadeva; may that Rudra impel us to do so. Thisis the Rudra Gayatri Mantra. Q25 What is the Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra and its meaning. A25 . OM tryaybakam yajàmahe sugandhim pushtivardhanaü| urvàrukamiva bandhanànm çtyormukùãyama.amçtàt || I bow down to that three-eyed Lord Siva, who is full of sweetfragrance, who nourishes the human beings. May He free me from the bondage ofSamsara and death, just as a ripe cucumber fruit is separated from the creeper.May I be fixed in Immortality! This is the Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra. Q26 Do lord Siva is adestroyer? A26 Lord Siva represents the destructive aspect of Brahman It is a mistake to say that He isthe destroyer. Lord Siva in reality is the regenerator. Whenever one’s physical body becomes unfit for further evolution inthis birth either by disease, old age or other causes, He at once removes thisrotten physical sheath and gives a new, healthy, vigorous body for further quickevolution. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/179539113.859387.1636246533245%40mail.yahoo.com.
