pranam
1 Nani palkhivala: Missing major facts: Born to a laundryman by
occupation, he had early aspirations to become a civil servant or a
teacher, but the legal profession gained what those vocations lost.
Starting practice as a tax lawyer, he rose to become one of the best
lawyers India has produced.
His celebrated commentary on the Indian Income Tax Act ( 7 volumes read
by me 6 times in my career fully) continues to be an authoritative work on
the subject. He appeared in many landmark Supreme Court cases, many of
which have entered the Constitution lore of India as milestones. In
1972-73, when our fundamental rights were threatened to be destroyed, he
rose to his full stature, bringing to bear his outstanding skills as an
advocate before a 13-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court, in their defense.
His brilliant performances in the Kesavananda Bharati case (famous case in
income tax) and later when there was an attempt to overrule that judgment
were momentous episodes in the Constitutional history of post-independence
India. By his vigorous championing of the common man’s Constitutional
rights both in and outside the courtroom, he has won an assured place in
the hearts of many grateful Indians. The story of his tour de force budget
speeches is well-known. They attracted enormous crowds, sometimes filling a
whole cricket stadium, and he held his audiences all across the country
spellbound by reeling off statistics entirely from memory, sharp
phrase-making and apt quotations drawn from wide reading.
He was engaged to represent India against Pakistan in the
World Court in 1972. In 1977, he was appointed India’s Ambassador to the
United States, an office he held until 1979. In much later years, he was
awarded the Padma Vibhushan. He received honorary LL.Ds from many
Universities. Despite all that, he was by nature a self-effacing man. His
admirable human qualities endeared him to many contemporaries. Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan reverentially recalls him as a former Vice-President. Among
his many books, We, The People, and We, The Nation were bestsellers and
continue to be in print. Is Palkhivala still relevant? I assert that he
will never cease to be relevant for many reasons. Delay in disposal of
cases “making eternity intelligible” and arrears of lakhs of cases pending
in various courts in India were often highlighted in his writings. In the
field of economics, Palkhivala was a liberal, but is he still relevant in
post-liberalisation India? ‘Socialism’ was a focal point in his
pre-liberalisation budget speeches. “Rich getting richer and poor getting
poorer” was a trend he had disparaged.
Although he held ancient Indian spiritualism and such personages as
Adi Shankaracharya and Kanchi Paramacharya in the highest esteem, he
was a vociferous
critic of the Hindutva doctrine. He will also continue to be relevant for
myriad other issues which continue to perplex us. The need to simplify tax
law has not become outdated. “Casteism in politics”, a recurring theme in
his writings, is one of the malaises that still afflict us. We could also
ask him, if he were alive today, for his views on the influence of social
media and smart phones on our lives.So wide were his interests and so
perspicacious were his observations on a variety of topics that he can be
called, to borrow a phrase he had used to describe Rajaji, “a man for all
seasons”.
Hence his connections with the Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan had reverence
on Adi Shankaracharya and not being a Parsi since he was against division
of religions.
2 Q3 to 31 is a headless features of illustrative bad ambience which
needs a long narration to undo but I do not have time; "it is not "" for
finger" may be fore-finger"; the professor writes always fine English.
i Sraddham is done "not for pitrus?"; may be the learned paramartha
may be correct.
ii Vishnu is female because letter "l" ending is female? even
Malayalam "i" ending is female?. GOK.
iii Ganesh original head was cut off by father Siva or Nandi?
iv Ganesha is a post held by GOD?
v Gandarva food waste goes as air? where seen or stated?
vi Brhugu, Pranavam and swamimalai wher enarreated?
vii Human ayus is 6 digits, and reduced digits where narrated?.
viii Dhaksha curse is not known but added further dialects copied from;
after giving to siva hands are washed?; did the curse continued even after
the dhaksha death?.
{The "Bhāgavata Purāna" *
<https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp33.htm#fn_241> gives the cause
of this slight upon Siva: "On one occasion the gods and Rishis were
assembled at a sacrifice celebrated by the Prajāpatis. On Daksha's
entrance, all rose to salute him excepting his father Brahmā and Mahādeva
(Siva). Daksha, after making his obeisance to Brahmā, sat down by his
command, but was offended at the treatment he received from Siva. Seeing
him previously seated, Daksha did not brook this want of respect; but
looking at him obliquely with his eyes, as if consuming him, thus spake:
'Hear me, ye Brāhman
p. 268
[paragraph continues]Rishis, with the gods and the Agnis, while I, neither
from ignorance nor passion, describe what is the practice of virtuous
persons. But this shameless being (Siva) detracts from the reputation of
the guardians of the world—he by whom, stubborn as he is, the course
pursued by the good is transgressed. He assumed the position of my
disciple, inasmuch as, like a virtuous person, in the face of Brāhmans and
of fire, he took the hand of my daughter who resembled Savitri. This
monkey-eyed [god], after having taken the hand of [my] fawn-eyed
[daughter], has not even by word shown suitable respect to me, whom he
ought to have risen and saluted. Though unwilling, I yet gave my daughter
to this impure and proud abolisher of rites and demolisher of barriers,
like the word of a Veda to a Sudra. He roams about in dreadful cemeteries,
attended by hosts of ghosts and sprites, like a madman, naked, with
dishevelled hair, wearing a garland of dead men's [skulls] and ornaments of
human bones, pretending to be Siva (auspicious), but in reality Asiva
(inauspicious), insane, beloved by the insane, the lord of Bhutas
(spirits), beings whose nature is essentially darkness. To this
wicked-hearted lord of the infuriate, whose purity has perished, I have,
alas! given my virtuous daughter, at the instigation of Brahmā.' Having
thus reviled Siva, who did not oppose him, Daksha, having touched water,
incensed, began to curse him: 'Let this Bhava (Siva), lowest of the gods,
never at the worship of the gods receive any portion along with the gods
Indra, Upendra (Vishnu), and others.'
"Daksha then left the assembly. After his departure a follower of Mahādeva
pronounced a curse upon him, and the Brāhmans who sympathized with him:
'Let Daksha, brutal, be excessively devoted to women, and have speedily the
head of a goat. Let this stupid being continue to exist in this world in
ceremonial ignorance!' Upon this, Bhrigu (a brother of Daksha, and a Rishi)
launched a counter-curse upon the followers of Siva: 'Let those who
practise the rites of Bhava be heretics and opponents of the true
scriptures. Having lost their purity, deluded in understanding, wearing
matted hair and ashes and bones, let them undergo the initiation of Siva,
in which spirituous liquors are the deity.' Hearing this imprecation, Siva
and his followers left the assembly, while Daksha and the other Prajāpatis *
<https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/hmvp/hmvp33.htm#fn_242> celebrated for a
thousand years the sacrifice in which Vishnu was the object of veneration."
The enmity thus commenced between Siva and Daksha continued; and in
consequence, at the great sacrifice made when his father-in-law was
appointed chief of the Prajāpatis, Siva was not invited. Umā was greatly
grieved, as her husband told her, "The former practice of the gods has been
that in all sacrifices no portion should be divided to me. By custom,
established by the earliest arrangement, the gods lawfully allot me no
share in the sacrifice." According to the Mahābhārata, he then sets off for
the assembly and with his attendants puts an end to the sacrifice, which,
taking the form of a deer, is followed by Siva into the sky. A drop of
perspiration falls from his forehead, from which a fire proceeds, out of
which issues a dreadful being Jvara (Fever), which burns up the other
things prepared for the sacrifice, and even puts to flight the gods. Brahmā,
now appears to Siva, promises that the gods shall henceforth give him a
share in the sacrifices, and proposes that Jvara shall be allowed to range
over the earth.}
ix siva asked to plough the land ? where?
x Creation in Rig vedam mandala 6? Then what is 10.129 RV?
xi Half notes of Agni without going through the Yajurvedam and the Agni
Puranam?
xii Lokas, pitrhrus in Moon and so many others without marking the
significance and understanding in details.
xiii Vyasa took 3 years to write Mahabharatham where it is said?
Many more incorrect observations; why so many 25 instead one straight might
render the presentation a bouquet> KR IRS 151121
On Mon, 15 Nov 2021 at 06:14, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *QUES ANSW DIVINE 47*
>
>
> *Dear friends, *
>
>
> *These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2004’s and stored in 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 15-11-2021*
>
> *Q1 What is the nivedyam at Anantha padmanabha swamy temple,Trivandum ?*
> *A1 From the sthalapuranam of Anantha padmanabha swamy temple :*
>
> * There was a great devotee by name Bilva Mangala Swami.He used to worship
> Salagram form of Vishnu and Vishnu used to appear as a child before him.
> Ananthankadu is presently known as THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. The Swami used to
> offer Rice Kanji and salted mango pieces in a coconut shell Even today, the
> same neivedyam is offered to Lord but the coconut shell is now encased in
> gold.*
>
> *Q2 ADI SANKARA WAS very much appreciated by a Parsi. Name the famous
> Parsi.*
>
> *A2 Though a Parsi, Nani Palkhivala was a great admirer of Adi
> Sankaracharya. *
>
> *He has described him somewhere as India’s greatest philosopher, greatest
> intellectual, greatest administrator and greatest unifier who achieved
> these in a short span of 32 yearsPKR*
>
> *Q3 How creation began according to Rig veda?*
>
>
> *A3 According to the Rig-Veda (6.7), creation began once Indra slew
> Vritra, the serpent demon, who had locked up the waters necessary for human
> existence in mountain caves. *
>
>
> *With the waters now released, he then placed the sun in the sky thus
> establishing the cosmic order (rta) under the god Varuna. *
>
>
> *Varuna is aided in his efforts by many spies who fly through the cosmos
> at his command. *
>
> *Less important than Indra, but still held in high regard among the
> numerous deities of the Aryan religion, was Agni, the fire god. Agni
> descends from the darkened clouds as lightning, shines on the world as the
> sun, and manifests in the flame of the sacrifice.*
>
> *Q4 Everybody knows Ganesha birth story with elephant head. But who
> actually chopped Ganesha’s head?*
>
> *A4 In the resultant fight, the valorous lad’s head was chopped off by
> Nandi deva, and the lad lay lifeless.*
>
> *My note- There are different versions of the incident.*
>
> *Q5 What is the mythological story about Swami malai?*
>
> *A5 Mythology says that saint Bhrugu before commencing an arduous tavam or
> penance, got the boon that anybody disturbing his mediation will forget all
> his knowledge. *
>
> *Such was the power of the penance that the sacred fire emanating from the
> head of the saint reached up to the heavens, and the frightened devas
> surrendered to Lord Siva praying for his grace.*
>
> * The Lord extinguished the sacred fire by covering the saint’s head by
> hand. *
>
> *With the saint’s penance thus disturbed the Lord became oblivious of all
> his knowledge and is said to have regained them by learning the Pranava
> mantra from Lord Muruga at this shrine SWAMI MALAI*
>
> *Q6 What were the deities of Vedic period?*
>
> *A6 Surya is one of the most important deities of the Vedas(the others
> being Agni,Soma, Indra and Vayu) Surya is one of the most important deities
> of the Vedas(the others being Agni,Soma, Indra and Vayu)*
>
> *Q7 What are the basis for thinking Vishnu is female form?*
>
> *A7 According to some , Vishnu is feminine For example,
> (Avan,Aval),(Makan,Makal) Thus, words ending in ‘-l’ are feminine. Vishnu
> is often referred as ‘Perumal ‘, which suggests that Vishnu is feminine.*
>
>
> * In Malayalam again, words ending in ‘-i’ denotes women. thus, Devaki,
> Narayani, Savitri. Vishnu is known also by the name “Hari”. *
>
>
> *He said that in Tirupathi, the deity is given an oil bath on a day when
> ladies take oil bath. *
>
> *He also said that Tirupathi temple has a lion outside the temple, not
> Garuda. Lion is the Vahana of Parvathy, who is a lady.*
> *My note- It is the version by a member. *
>
> *Q8 What were the length of periods of Different yugas and human ayus on
> those periods?*
>
> *A8 According to the Vedic system, the lengths of the Satya, Treta,
> Dvapara, and Kali yugas are 4, 3, 2, and 1 times an interval of 432,000
> years. Within these immense periods of time the human life span decreases
> from 100,000 years in the Satya-yuga to 10,000 years in the Treta-yuga,
> 1,000 years in the Dvapara-yuga, and finally 100 years in the Kali-yuga.*
>
> *Q9 What was the curse by Dhaksha on Siva?*
> *A9 When Lord Shiva gave a curse (don’t remember what curse) to King
> Daksha - his father-in-law ( father of Dakshyayani - Parvati’s earlier
> incarnation ) for being the cause to Dakshyayani sacrificing her body in
> the yanja fire, King Daksha gives a counter curse that from that day
> onwards, Lord shiva should not get sacrificial offerings ( Havis-Bhagams )
> along with other devatas in any yegna.*
>
> *This practice is being followed to this day and whenever the offering is
> made to Lord Shiva, immediately, the conducting priest tells the performer
> to wash the hands.Seetharaman*
>
> *Q10 Once Parvathi asked Lord Siva to be a cultivator What is it?*
>
> *A10 I am distressed by your begging. Be a cultivator. Request land from
> Madhava (Bhoomi is his wife). Seeds from your friend Dhanapathi (Lord of
> wealth - Kubera). Plough from Balarama. Buffalo from Yama. And you have
> your own Bull. (These will make the two animals required for ploughing).
> Use your trisulam as the ploughshare. Appoint your son Ganapathi to till
> the earth. And your other son Shanmukha to look after the animals. Let
> these Devi’s words protect us.*
> *Q11 What should be the position of Agni when Homa is done?*
>
> *A11 The Agni should be well burning to a height of for fingers. Then it
> will be offered to the tounge of Agni *
>
> *Q12 What are the ill effect of doing homa when Agni is not burning
> quietly and 4 viral height?*
>
> *A12 The details are as follows:*
>
> *No fire & only smoke*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s head*
>
> *No Nalam but only Kanal*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s eye*
>
> *Lightly burning*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s ear*
>
> *Only Nalam & no kanal*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s nose*
>
> *Nalam with kanal but to heights*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s face*
>
> *Q13 Is there any ill effects if homam is done when Agni is not 4 viral
> height with kanal?*
> *A13 YES YES The ill effects are much as details below:*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s head(smoke only)*
>
> *Poverty may come in the family*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s eye(only kanal)*
>
> *Decline in the family*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s ear(Lightly burning)*
>
> *Diseases may come in the family*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s nose(Only jwala)*
>
> *Sorrow incidents may come in the family*
>
> *Items offered will go Agni’s face*
>
>
>
> *Q14 Is it necessary to specify all details like Kula and Gothra etc when
> homam is made.*
>
> *A14Yes. Then only Agni can clearly identify and inform correctly*
>
> *Q15 How many lokas are there? Which are they? Which loka is below Bhoomi?*
>
>
> *A15 Totally 14 worlds. The worls below bhoomi is Narakam.The world above
> Bhoomi are *
>
> *Bhuvarloka*
>
> *Suvarloka*
>
> *Maharloka*
>
> *janarloka*
>
> *Thapoloka*
>
> *Sathyaloka*
>
> *Q16 Where do Brahma reside?*
>
> *A16 Brahma reside in Sathyaloka *
>
> *Q17 Every body know there are temples for krishna,Balarama and Subhadraat
> Puri.Question- The idols are made of stone, metal or wood?*
>
> *A17 They are in wood only.In north it is a speciality.*
> *Q18 Do Siva alone is worshipped in the Linga form?*
>
> *A18 Though Siva is predominantly worshipped in the lingam, it is not
> uncommon to see that Durga and Subramanya being worshipped in the Lingam.*
>
> *Q19Who is the best friend of Siva?*
>
> *A19 For Siva His dearest friend is Kubera, the Lord of Wealth Siva is
> adored as the teacher of teachers, Dakshinamurti*
>
> *Q20 What are the important forms of SIVA?*
>
> *A20 For Siva there are various forms but the important ones are:*
>
> * 1. Sadasiva: personify the Parabrahman which has no form.*
>
> *2. Maheshwara: Parabrahman comes into saguna form joined with Prakriti.*
>
>
>
> *3. Rudra: Associated with Ego*
>
> *Q21 Why Ganesha or Vinayaka is first among the Gods?*
> *A21 The symbolic form of sound and primal sound OHM which is spelled A U
> and M. Sound vibration is the major part in the function of body and hence
> He is given the rank of first among gods.*
>
>
> * Being a product of Paramatma and Parasakti he is called son of siva and
> parvathi. *
>
> *Q22 What is said by Bodhayana regarding samskaras?*
>
> *A22 According to Sage Baudhayana, the Samskaras performed while alive
> help one conquer the earth and that performed at death helps one conquer
> heaven.*
>
> *Q23 What is Nandidevata pooja?*
>
> *A23 In the Naandi Devata Puja there are several presiding deities - the
> Naandi Devatas. To propitiate them, a leaf-laden branch of the pipal tree
> is installed, and an ablution with milk is performed by five Sumangalis
> (housewife, with husband living). This puja is followed by a presentation
> of dhoti, and a sari to the marrying couple.*
>
> * Q24 What is the SRADDDAHA*
>
> *A24 The Sraddha ceremony in which we pay homage to our dear departed ones
> has a long and interesting history. *
>
>
>
>
> *The Brahma Purana defines Sraddha as follows: “Whatever is given with
> faith to the pitrs at a proper time, in a proper place, to deserving
> persons and in accordance with the prescribed procedure is called Sraddha.”
> *
>
> *Yajnavalakya Smriti (I, 268) states that the pitrs, namely Vasus, Rudras
> and Adityas that are the deities of Sraddha, being gratified by Sraddha,
> giving gratification to the ancestors of human beings. *
>
>
> *These verses and a verse in Manu (III, 284) make it clear that the three
> ancestors of a man, namely, the father, paternal grandfather and the
> paternal great-grandfather are respectively to be identified with the three
> orders of superintending pitr deities, namely, Vasus, Rudras and Adityas,
> when performing Sraddha. *
>
>
> *If one’s father has become a god (by his good deeds), the food offered in
> Sraddha becomes nectar and follows him in his state of godhood; *
>
>
> *if he has become a daitya (an asura) then the food reaches him in the
> form of various enjoyments; *
>
>
> *if he has become a snake, the Sraddha food waits on him as wind (serpents
> are supposed to subsist on wind) and so on. *
>
> *My note- Srardha has to be performed in a manner his ancestor has become
> a God. Not as pithru.*
>
> *Q25 How many years it took for Vyasa to complete Mahabharatha epic with
> Ganesha?*
>
> *A25 Despite Ganesa's injunction it took the duo 3 years to complete
> the one hundred thousand couplets that make up the great epic.*
>
> *Q26 Who narrated Gnesha puranam to Vysa? What was the reason for it?*
> *A26 To make their meaning more accessible to common people Vedavyasa
> decided to write the Puranas. While doing so he kept losing the thread
> of his thoughts and forgetting the stories he had composed in his mind. *
>
> *Brahma explained to Vyasa that his difficulties arose from his neglect of
> Ganesa.*
>
> * He pointed out that Vyasa had not even begun even any of his verses
> with an invocation to the patron God of writers.*
>
>
>
> * The sage asked Brahma to tell him more about Ganesa and so Brahma
> narrated the Ganesa Purana.*
>
> *Q27 What is the difference between human and other species in food
> consumption?*
>
>
> *A27 After we eat, the food is digested, and the waste is passed out. In
> the higher species such as gandharvas, the waste products are evaporated
> into the air automatically. There is no passing of waste. So the entire
> system of digestion is much more subtle, which is in tune with their own
> subtle existence.*
>
> *Q28 What is the location of Pitru loka?*
>
> *A28 The Pitruloka is a heavenly abode which exists beyond the realm of
> the fourteen planetary systems of the universe. It is a very special abode
> within this universe. Those who perform great pious activities may be
> elevated to this planet*
>
> * My note- There is version that it is in the planet moon which is more
> commonly accepted*
>
> *Q29 It is told Ganesha etc is post hold by a God for a period .Is it
> correct?*
>
>
> *A29 Yes but the period is unimaginable. Various demigods such as Ganesha,
> Karttikeya, etc., are actually posts that are occupied by a particular
> living entity for one day of Brahma *
>
>
> *For example, it is described in the Puranas that in the present day of
> Brahma, the post of Karttikeya (Skanda) is being occupied by Sri
> Sanat-kumara, the great liberated son of Lord Brahma. The higher
> controlling devatas (Agni, Ganesha, Subrahmanya, etc.) have a life span of
> one kalpa (4,320,000,000 years). *
>
> *Brahma, the topmost material entity, has a life span equal to the life of
> the universe. *
>
> *Q30 Out of 64 dimensional planes how many we can see?*
>
> *A30 Ganesha is living in his abode of Kailasha just as I am living in my
> residence at TVM. The Vedas describe 64 dimensional planes of existence, of
> which we can experience only three*
>
> *Q31 How many species of human life are there?*
>
> *A31 The scriptures describe 400,000 species of human life, both higher
> and lower than our own. Sometimes species from the fourth or fifth
> dimension will interact with our third dimension. Thus all of the cultures
> of the world have stories of unknown beings such as ghosts, goblins, and
> alien life.*
>
> *These are nothing more than yakshas, pishachas, bhutas, and even lower
> entities. Just as they exist, so too do the higher devatas. But such
> powerful exalted personalities have little interest to interact with the
> degraded people of this age. Through meditation one can perceive these
> higher entities - the gandharvas, apsaras, yakshas, and devatas*
>
>
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