QUES ANSW DIVINE 45
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 13-11-2021
Q1 Why Hanuman is called Sankata mochana?
A1 He isespecially known for relieving difficulties coming from Lord Saturn or
Lord Mars. Because of his supremeabilities to help people or animals in need,
Hanuman is known as Sankata-MOCHANA
A2 Can you provide more details of Hanuman?
Hanuman - His name means"Broken Jaw." He is son of Vayu, God of the Wind and
Punjikasthala, agoddess who appeared on Earth in the Vanara community.
Hanuman's mother hadpowers that allowed her to change form, and one day she was
disguised as a beautiful human woman.Vayu saw her, fell in love, wanted her to
be his mate.
She resisted him untilVayu promised that her child would be a son as valiant,
intelligent and swiftas himself. So it was that Hanuman grew up in his mother's
care and saw verylittle of his powerful father.
Q3 What is the difference in the Krishna and Rama avatar?
A3 The difference between Krishna and Rama's personalities issignificant.
Krishna broke all the rules: trysted with the married gopis(cowherd women,
considered His most elevated devotees), married 16,108 wives,changed castes
(went from being son of a cowherd to king of Dwarka = going fromvaisya caste to
ksatriya caste).
Whereas Rama presented himself as the ideal king, followed all therules, had
only one wife, never struck an enemy who was without a weapon or offhis
chariot, etc
My note- Regarding Krishna it isa member’s opinion
Q4 What is the meaning ofthe name seetha?
A4Sita's name means "furrow."She was discovered by her father Janaka in a
furrow in the ground and is considered to be Daughter of the Earth.
Q5 Why one of her twin sonswas called Kusha?
A5 Inher previous life, Sita was named Kusha, the daughter of
forest-dwellerKushadwaja.
Q6 what is Mahakala?
A6 Afrightening representation of the all-consuming nature of time is
thetantric deity called Mahakala - the Great Black Snake of Time Mahakalais
also sometimes said to be a form of the planet Saturn, who also embodies the
power of time.
Q7 Why do Parvati is calledBhavani and what are all her other names ?
A7 SinceIshwara or Shiva isalso called 'Bhava' his wife is known as 'Bhavani
She is 'Parvati',being the daughter of the king of mountains, Parvataraja. With
the same connotation she has two other names - 'Girija' and 'Shailaja'
Q8 Why do Parvati is calledUma?
A8 Hermother Mena would out of exasperation say "Parvati, don't do this
tapas(meditation)." In Sanskrit ‘u’ is a word of address and 'ma' means
'don't'or 'not wanted’ Hence she got the name 'Uma'. Mena frequently went near
her fondly calling her "Uma", Uma.
Q9 Why the cow is considered sacred?
A9 The cow is supposed tobe the living symbol of Mother Earth.
For the early migrants the cow was anindispensable member of the family. As
agriculture was the occupation of themigrants, the cow provided them with milk
and its byproducts and alsonecessities of life such as fuel, manure for the
farm, etc.
Thus the cow supplied the major requirementsof the yagna and this association
soon made it sacred
Gradually the cow came tobe known as ‘Gaumata’ (cow, the Mother) and ‘Aditi’
(mother of gods). The riseof Vaishnavism amongst the prosperous middle and
lower castes (expressed in thefigure of the cowherd god Krishna) helped
consolidate the importance and thereligious glorification of the cow
Q10 What is sweta varahaKalpa?
A10Varaha appeared twice: The first time He appeared from Brahma's nostril with
a white (sveta) complexion.He saved the Earth after the previous devastation.
Hence, He is calledSveta-Varaha and this kalpa is named after Him--
theSveta-Varaha-kalpa.
Q11 What is the secondappearance of varaha?
A11 Later He appeared in a darkcolor from the ocean to save the Earth after
she had been violated by themischievous demon Hiranyaksha. During this
incarnation Varaha reinstated the Earth in her proper orbitand killed the demon
Hiranyaksha. The Varaha of the popular dasavatara("the ten incarnations")
refers to Varaha's second appearance. themost elaborate glorification of the
Varaha-avatara occurs in the SrimadBhagavatam
Q12 When didDhanwanthari appeared?
A12 Dhanvantari's appearance is celebrated each year on the 13th day(trayodasi)
of the waxing moon a few days before the Divali,
Q13When did Danwanthiri appeared a second time?
A13 Thesecond appearance occurred at the beginning of the reign of the current
Manu inthe second Dvapara-yuga,two billion years ago.
LordVishnu foretold at the time of the churning that Dhanvantari would appear
againin the human society and be offered sacrifices and worshipped by human
beings.
He wouldalso teach them the science of Ayurveda. Dhanvantari at that time was
residingin the heavens and Lord Indra seeing the misery of human beings
afflicted bydisease on earth, requested the Lord to teach Ayurveda to the human
race.
Lord Dhanvantari was then bornin the royal household of Kasi. He developed
ascetic tendencies even as a young boy and performedsevere austerities. Lord
Brahmawith great difficulty persuaded Him to acceptlordship over the city of
Kasi and since then He bacame known as Kasi-raja. Asa king He prepared the
samhitas on Ayurveda in eight divisions for the benefitof humanity.
Lord Dhanvantari's teachingsare recorded in the Agni Purana 279-289 as well as
through the teachings of Hisdisciple Susrutha.
Q14 What is thestory behind Dattathreya?
A14 According to Puranic history (Brahmanda-purana) Lord Dattatreyaappeared
during the reign of Vaivasvata Manu (who is still ruling), in the 10thyuga
cycle in the Treta-yuga. Since we are currently in the 28th Kali-yuga, He
appearedoccurred about 80 million years ago to Atri and Anasuya,His parents.
Brahma became Soma, Vishnuwas born as Dattatreya, Shiva was born as Durvasas,
throught the boon grantedby the gods. The prajapati Soma, ever causing creepers
and medicinal plants andmanking to grow with his cool rays, abides in Svarga.
Dattatreya protectsoffspring from destruction by the malignant Daityas: and
Vishnu's portion mustbe also be known as the benefactor of the docile.
Durvasas, the adorablebirthless god, destroys the scorner; assuming a
formidable body, he is haughtyin look, mind, and speech
Q15 Is there thename of Ayyappa in Vedas?
A15 There is no mention of the name of Lord Ayyappa in any of therecognised
Puranas. Sasta,a synonym of Ayyappa, is found mentioned in a Vedic hymn, as the
killer ofJalandhara. In Mahabharata also the name of Sasta occurs. The nameof
Ayyappa or Harihara Suta, the son of Hari and Hara, is nowhere found as adeity
admitted in the Purnaic pantheon.
Q16 Who is ayyanar?
A16 For normal child delivery of the women in villages they makeofferings to
Ayyanar. Journey by boats in rivers is to be solemnised by Ayyanaronly
Q17 What was thecurse by Durvasa on Indra?
A17 Durvasas, the angry sage, cursed Indra and all his subjects to be the
victims of old age,which the divine beings never knew till then. This curse of
Durvasa is the willof Lord Siva who was disturbed very much as he saw Indra
proceeding to Mount Kailas.
Q18 What was theremedy for the curse of Durvasa on Indra and Devas?
A18 The only way out to save the divine beings from growing old andsuffering
from the pangs of old age was to taste Amrita, the `butter' of themilky ocean
Q19 Is there anymention about the birth of Lord ayyappa in Sreemad Bhagavatham ?
A19 No No - In none of the recognised Puranas occurs the story of thebirth of
Ayyappan or Ayyanar or at least that no son was born to Mohini from Siva, is
sufficientlysupported by `Narayaniyam' of Metpatur Narayana Bhattatiri
Q20 Do Ayyappa wouldhave been an Aryan deity?
A20 Could be . There are innumerable instances of Dravidian deitieslike Kali,
Nagas (Serpents), Matan etc, were not originally treated as firstrate gods to
be propitiated directly by the Namputiri Brahmans.
It took years of cold war between the Brahmans and Non-Brahmans forthem to come
to an agreement in the matter of giving recognition to theindigenous South
Indian deities.
Even today there are many shrines inKerala dedicated to the Dravidian deities,
where Non-Brahman priests performthe `Pujas'.
It is noteworthy that even major temples like Kodungallur have
onlynon-Namputiri priests and non-caste Hindus are annually given a chance to
`own'such temples keeping away, for a day or two, the usual Vedic methods
ofofferings.
Thus it is clear from many ofthe smaller instances that there was a cleavage
between the indigenousDravidian deities and those belonging to the all-Indian
Aryan pantheon.
Ayyanar is one among them, hence theabsence of any reference to his birth and
history in any of the so calledrecognised versions of Puranas.
SomeAyyappa temples in Kerala have the idols of Ayyappa almost like the
Buddhaidol.
Q21What is the Mahishi story?
A21 It is the story of Datta and Lila. Datta was leading the life of anascetic
when his wife Lila tried to pull him down to the level of an ordinaryman. She
expressed her desire to copulate with him at an untimely hour when hewas
performing his puja.
The husband got angry and cursed her to become a she-buffalo, Mahishi.The wife
retorted by cursing him to become a buffalo, and thus they wandered inthe thick
forests as buffalo couples
Mahishi’s brother was killed by Devas. To take revenge on devas shestarted
penace on brahma.
Brahman was then propitiated and when he appeared before Mahishi at theclimax
of her penance he offered her any boon other than 'freedom from death'.
She suggested to Brahman that none except a son born to Hari and Harawho would
have served a King on earth for a period of twelve years, alone couldhave
killed her.
She then extended her disastrous activities to the other worlds andalso began
threatening the Devas, sages and all good men.
It was at this time the churning of the Milky ocean took place, andMohini begot
a child, Ayyappan, from Lord Siva. The remaining story is related with
ayyappa. On his way to bringLeopard milk ayyapa killed mahishi first and devas
were saved.
Q22 How did thePandalam palace people were made to understand the divinity of
Lord ayyappa?
A22 Then Manikanta brought a herd of milching leopardesses with theircubs to
the palace. The angry leopardess tore the wicked minister to pieces.She did not
spare the palace physician too. Every one in the Pandalam palacewas then
convinced of the divinity of Manikanta. Having thus achieved the goalof
incarnation Manikanta took leave of the King and expressed his desire tobuild a
temple at Sabarimala. The temple was installed and Manikanta became one with
the idol ofSasta or Ayyappa
Q23 What is the meaning ofthe NAME Ravana?
A23Ravana's name means "Hewho makes the universe scream”. In many treatises,
Ravana isdescribed as Rama's other self, his dark side. The tragedy of Ravana
is hisinability to be the very thing he most wants to be: a God.
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