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Dear friends, These are information posted by members compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have noinformation of the members posted. Being compilation there maybe errors. Posted by RGopala krishnan,78 ,on 9-11-2021 Q1 Whatis told to be the mythical story behind Tiruvilvamalai? A1Bhargava Rama, as Parasurama is called,prayed to Siva for the liberation of his pitrus. Pleased with the prayers ofParasurama, Parameswara granted him the image of Vishnu, which he himself wasworshipping. Parasurama, in his search for a suitable placefor the installation of the deity, came across the beautiful Vilwadri, full ofAmala trees. He constructed a temple here,consecrated the deity and laid down the pooja routine. He brought the pirtusand got them liberated as a result of the darshan of the divine deity. Theplace he settled down finally is still known as Bhutan mala. It isbelieved that below the sanctum there is a cave and also a golden Vilwa tree.Some say, it is because of this that the place came to be called Vilwamala. Q2 Did Dwaraka , Krishna and Mahabharatawhere story or really existed? A2 In his book The Lost City of Dwaraka (Aditya Prakashan, Rs 1500),published in 1999 Dr Rao archologist writes about his undersea finds: "The discovery is an important landmark inthe history of India. It has set to rest the doubts expressed by historiansabout the historicity of Mahabharata and the very existence of Dwaraka city. Traditional belief is that Krishna lived in Dwaraka at the end of theDwapara Yuga. During 1983-1990, Rao identified two underwater settlements, one near the present-dayDwaraka and the other in the nearby island of Bet Dwaraka. In the book The LostCity of Dwaraka describing his discoveries, Rao suggested that Krishna occupied these places around1500 BC. Krishna very much existed in flesh, blood andbones," said Madhav Acharya, archaeologist at the Haryana archaeologicaldepartment. "Itis difficult, if not impossible, for a thing like the Mahabharata to bebelieved till today in the same spirit and faith unless there is some truth tothe story On the specific issue of thelegend of Dwaraka, Josh said, "Krishna must have beenhistorical as well as mythical. Muchbefore the historical Krishna was born, the mythical Krishna must have existed(there is a reference to a Krishna in the Rig Veda); the historical Krishnawould have been named after the mythical one." My note- The same thing abut Pandalamroyl family before Sathya Yuga. Q3 What is theimportance of Bet dwaraka? A3The submerged township extended in the north up to Bet Dwaraka (Also known asSankhodhara-said to have been the pleasure resort of Krishna and his consorts Satyabhamaand Jambavati. The area is noted for its conch shell of goodquality which was in great demand as a non-corrosive substitute for metal Q4 Which river was bythe side of Dwaraka? A4 Dwaraka was a planned city, on the banks ofthe river Gomati It is now generally accepted that the earlier cities havebeen, at various times, swallowed by the sea. Interestingly, the only ancient templefor Matsya, Vishnu's incarnation at the time of the great flood, is to be foundat Sankhodhara in Bet Dwarak.) Q5 What are thearguments in favour of Krishna was a human figure? A5 Krishna's career wastinged with tragedy: he failed to prevent the Mahabharata War and failed alsoto prevent his Yadu clan from destroying itself. The forces of human follyultimately proved stronger even than Krishna. This also shows that Krishna was entirelya human figure Krishna as a romantic hero is a later creation that receives no support fromearly and reliable sources like the Mahabharata Q6 What is theahoratra of human, and Pitiris? A6The period of twenty-four hours between two consecutive sunrises constitutes aday and a night, an Aho Ratra of humans. Similarly we have Aho Ratra of the Pitris (Manes), ThePitris are commonly held to be subtle beings existing in between men and godsafter death, the Manes“Day and Night (Aho Ratra) of the Pitris is the month divided intoPakshas (two fortnights); The dark fortnight (KrishnaPaksha) is the Day for activity and the bright fortnight (Sukla Paksha) is theNight for sleep.” Q7 What is theahoratra of Devas , and Brahma ? A7Aho Ratra of the Devas, and Aho Ratra of Brahma. We will look at them briefly. Incommon belief the Devas are the “dwellers in the heaven.” When we see thescriptures we see that the “Aho Ratra for the Devas” has been defined in thisway: “The year again isdelineated as Day and Night of the Devas; there Uttarayan is the Dayand Dakshinayan is Night.” Thesix month period from the time of the Winter Solstice in December when the sunappears to move Northward from its Southern most point is called“Uttarayan.”(December to May) The remaining six months (June to November)duringwhich time the Sun appears to move South from its Northernmost position iscalled “Dakshinayan.” Bhishma preferred to wait tillthe advent of Uttarayan to breathe his last. And so youcan see that this period of sixmonths is considered as the Day of the “Devas.” The Aho Ratra of Brahma and the various Yugas: Gita describes this inthis way in Chapter 7:18 and 19: “Thosewho know Brahma’s day as of one thousand Yugas and night also as duration ofone thousand Yugas are the knowers’ of Aho Ratra.” Thusa Daiva Yuga has been defined as the aggregate of the periods of the four Yugas ManuSmriti says: “One thousand Daiva Yugas in number should be known as the Day ofBrahma and a similar period as the Night.” This period of one thousand Daiva Yugas is known as a “Kalpa.” Q8 What is the mythbehind worshipping certain plants and trees? A8 Certain trees andplants like tulasi, peepal etc., which have tremendous beneficial qualities,are worshipped till today. It isbelieved that divine beings manifest as trees and plants, and many peopleworship them to fulfil their desires or to please the Lord Q9 How many forms ofSiva & Ganapathi are there? A9 As with the 64forms of Shiva, 32 forms of Ganapati are recognized in the Agamic scriptures. Q10 For how manyyears a person has to perform sraddaha and tharpana? A10 No less a personthan Kanchi Jayendra swamigal said thatTharpana and Shradda one has to do untilyou become sick or old Q11What is the moral of the story Parayi petta Pandirukulam? A11 Brahmins from Kerala have an excellent story in Vararuchi Brahmanan and“Paryi Pettta Pandhirukulam”. The Brahmin marries a paraya lady and begets12 children and each braught by diffferent cast. Startingwith Agnihotri by Namboodiri and Pananar by out caste. all used to join andperform shradha for Vararuchi. There cannot be a better example to show thatupbringing has a big part in classification on to caste and way of life . Morecomments later. Q12 Who is said to bethe first father according to Mythology? A12Daksha Prajapathi took or married one of the female off springs ofManu-Satharoopi couple and created the human (mammal) female form in which thechild will grow in the womb of the mother, thus creating an identity andattachment with the mother. Creationof female form made Daksha Prajapathi the favorite of Brahma. (It also madeDakhsa too proud which ultimately led to his doom and subsequent restoration.) Q13 How many femaleforms Daksha had created ? A13Daksha had created 15 different human female forms first and then added onemore later to make it sixteen. Hiseldest and dearest daughter Sathi,he presented in marriage (Kanyaka danam started on that day) to Lord Siva orMahadeva. Thesecond daughter Swahawas given in marriage to Agni deva. (The Rhyming names had started even at thattime.) The Balance 13 femaleswere to be the starting point for Human beings or Manushya Jathi. Q14 It is said swahais the wife of Agni. Who is swaha’s father? A14The second daughter OF Dhaksha called Swaha was given in marriage to Agni deva.(The Rhyming names had started even at that time.) Q15 what was thenecessity of creation of Yama? A15 They were worried that if procreationprogresses too fast and if every one continues to live because of attachment totheir children, then there will be no space on earth. Hence, probably, theconcept of Old age and death was introduced. Yama Dharma Raja had inventeda way of self-destruction or terminator genes. Hence the balance thirteengirls of Daksha were given to Lord Yama in marriage for introducing Terminatorgenes Thusthe concept of automatic aging and death became a part of all living beings onearth. Yama got the name of God of death. Q16 Who is Swadha? A16Daksha Prajapathi wanted a person to look after, like a mother, every soul thatentered Pitruloka. Hence he decided to create the 16th daughter, tolook after the children of all the 13 sisters with equal affection. Thisdaughter was named Swadha. (People who perform Sradha(Thevasam) will recollect that they say Swadha Namah at the end of Shradhaceremony. Q17 According tomythology how the terminating genes were introduced? A17The thirteen daughters were given to thirteen Rishis after introducingterminator gene. There was no stopping the mankind after that. Terminator genesor no terminator genes, it is continuing to multiply and envelop the earth. The Y-chromosomes from theRishis did not have terminator genes. These got transferred through thedaughters of Daksha Prajapathi or Satharoopi. There were no mutations of Ychromosome. Thus the Rishis who were unisex probably established the Gothrathrough male lineage. My note- This is a poster’s writing on the subject who is not a scientific writerr Q18 What is Elavratha Varsha ? A18Our Mythology tells us that ‘Elavratha Varsha’ is the Loka where Sri Parvathi lives and there areonly ladies living with her. Even the great Lord Siva, the consortof Sri Parvathi, lives there as ArdhaNareeswara. Male species is not permittedinto that territory. Q19 Name the two wives ofYajnavalkya. A19 Yajnavalkya had 2 wives-Maithreyi and kathyayani. They were all lady vedic scholars Q20 Do ladies used to wear Yanjopaveetham earlier? A20 Yes .Whileperforming Saraswathi poojai every year we do yagnopaveedha dharanam to theGoddess. Also it is well known that Mathreyi, Lopamudra and othe ladies woreupanayanam. This holds good for that Paticular yuga. Q21 What is theneivedyam at Anantha padmanabha swamy temple,Trivandum ? A21 From thesthalapuranam of Anantha padmanabha swamy temple : Therewas a great devotee by name Bilva Mangala Swami.He used to worship Salagramform of Vishnu and Vishnu used to appear as a child before him. Ananthankadu is presently known asTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM. TheSwami used to offer Rice Kanji and salted mango pieces in a coconut shellEven today, the same neivedyam is offered to Lord but the coconut shell isnow encased in gold. -- 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/1032242674.1568233.1636479633489%40mail.yahoo.com.
