QUES ANSW DIVINE 49
Dear friends,These are information posted bymembers compiled as QA by me in
1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. Atthis date I have no information of
the members posted.
Being compilation there may be errors.
Sincerely,
R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 17 -11-2021
Q1 What is the speciality with occurring a death in Benaras?
A1 They will not have punarjanma. Lord will advise tharakamanthra in their ears
and they gain mukthi.
Q2 Which place in Banaras is called Kapalamoksham?
A2 Once Lord Siva while travelling came toSathya loka where Brahma reside.
Braha received him. Braham’s four faceswelcomed but one faceill treated.Lord
Siva just touched that face. It came out but did not fell down. It got sticked
to his finger.
Lord Siva started further journey. When Lord siva came to Kasi it fell
down.Lord Siva got pleased and decided to permanently stay there. The place
where Brahma’s headfell down from Siva’s finger is called Kapalamoksham.
Q3 Everybody Knows about Ravana, Seetha, and Soorpanakha. Question- Whoare the
parents of Ravana? What is the full name of Janaka? Who is the husbandof
Soorpanakha?
A3 Full name of Janaka- Sooradwaja Janaka. Soorpanak’s husband-
VidyuthJihava.parents of Ravana – Sage Visravas and mother kechuki
Q4 What is Vararuchistory?
A4 Vararuchi a Brahmin, learned in all sastraswas a famous scholar in King
Vikramaditya’s court. One day the king wanted toknow from all those assembled,
the key verse in Ramayana and hewanted the answer in 41 days
Vararuchi set outand went all around the country, met number of scholars, none
of whom couldgive a satisfactory answer. One evening,(on 40th day) tired
andworried he rested under a banyan tree. Soon after he heard chirping of
birdsand two birds talking to each other.
Vararuchi knew bird language. One bird askedthe other who was the person
resting under the tree and the other replied thathe was Vararuchi who did not
know “mam viddhi” and who was destined to marry alower caste(paraya) girl.
Vararuchi knew immediately that the key verse in Ramayana was Ramam Dasaradham
viddhi,
mam viddhi janakatmajamAyodhyam ataveem viddhi gacha tata yadha sukham
This is waht Sumtiratold Lakhmana when he was about to leave for the forest
with Rama and Sita.Consider Rama as Dasaradha, Consider Sita as me Consider the
forest as Ayodhya,Go with comfort.
The king showeredVararuchi with gifts and Vararuchi took this opportunity to
plead with the king to locate the girl child whom he was destined to marry.
The girl child waslocated and Vararuchi floated the child in a river in a boat.
Vararuchi wasimpressed with the girl’s intelligence and married her Only after
the marriagedid he come to know that the girl was the foster daughter of the
landlord andthat the girl was rescued by the landlord’s wife some years back
from the river
Vararuchi realised he had married the low caste girl whomhe was destined to
marry.
The 12 children of Vararuchi are known as parayi petta pandiru kulam.
They are:
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1 Melathol Agnihotri
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Brahmin
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2 Pakkanar
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Parayan
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3 Rajakan
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Washerman
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4 Vaduthala Nair
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Nair soldier
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5Vallon
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Thiruvalluvar
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6Uppukottan
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Mlehan
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7Naranathu brandan
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Elayathu
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8Karakkal matha
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High grade nair
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9Akavoor chathan
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Vaisyan
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10Pananar
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Panan
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11Perumthacchan
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Carpenter
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12 Vaayilla Kunnilappan
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Deity
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Vararuchiconsecrated the 12th baby ontop of a hill in Thiruvazhode near
Kadampazhippuram in Palghat Distt and thiscame to be known asVaayilla
Kunnilappan.
The 11 children were found and brought up by different people fromdifferent
community and it is said that the descendents are still alive.raju
Q5 Every body know Dakshinamoorthy is the form of Siva asGuru. Which are the
other different forms of Siva?
A5 The different forms are thefollowing:-
Panchanana Siva: In some temples Siva is shown with five faces.Each of the
faces has a name and represents a specific aspect. These five facesare Isana,
Tatpurusa,Aghora, Vamadeva and Sadyojata.
Isana faces south east andrepresents Iswara aspect of Siva known as Sadasiva,
or the Eternal Siva.Tatpurusha faces the east. He is Siva in his aspect as a
deluded purusha orego. Aghora faces the south and represents the destructive
and regenerativeaspect of Siva that, like fire, first devours life and then
prepares the groundfor its renewal. Vamadevafaces north. He is healer and
preserver. Sadyojata faces west and represents the creativepower of Siva.
Anugrahamurthy:This is the milder or peaceful aspect of Lord Shiva when heis in
the company of his beloved devotees or his family members.
Ugramurthy:Also known as Rudra , Bhairava, Kankala or Samharamurthy,this is the
ferocious or angry form of Siva, generally associated with theevents during
which Siva assumed his terrible form to slay the demons or thewicked.
Kankala-bhairava:The form which he assumed after cutting off the fifth head
ofBrahma.
Tripurantakmurthi:The form he assumed while destroying the three cities ofgold,
silver and iron built by the three sons of Andhakasura.
Sarabhesa-murthy:The form in which he allegedly fought and
sanctified,Narasimha, the incarnation of Vishnu.
Kalari-murthy:the form in which he fought and defeated Yama to save hisdevotee
Markandeya.
Kamantaka-murthy:The form in which he destroyed Manmadha, the god oflust, for
disturbing him while doing penance.
Andhakasura-vadha-murthy:The form in which he defeated Andhakasura,
whosubsequently joined his forces as his commander and became popular as
Bhringi.
Q6 What is the story of chandrasekhar?
A6 Everybody knows the story of Moon’s special favour to Rohini.So all the
other wives complained it to the father dakasha that theirhusband moon is not
treating them fairly Daksha got angry and cursed the moon to lose itsluminance
(kala) day by day. Everyday the moon started loosing oneluminance part (kala)
out of his 16 parts.
Afraid and ashamed moon disappeared into the ocean. There are manyherbs that
require thelight of the moon to grow. Without moon, they were harmed.
Consequently therewas suffering in the world.
To end the problem the celestialsadvised moon to take refuge in the Great
Divine, Lord shiva. Left with only onekalA, he took refuge in Lord Shiva. Being
the graceful Almighty, He wore the moon crescent onHis head, making him grow
for 15 days and decay for 15 days periodically.
Thuschan^drashEkharar is considered a giver of refuge.
Q7 Who is Kalyansundar? What is kayana-sundaravratham,?
A7The enchanting Lord in the wedding robe got married to the Daughter of
themountains and this form of God is called kalyANa sundharar
kalyANa vratam is one of the eightauspicious vratas. When the Sun is shining in
the Pisces sign(mIna rAsi) thatis in the month of paN^guni (mid of March to mid
of April) on the uththaranaxaththiram on the Moons growing face (shukla paxam),
this vratam is observed.This is the day Shakthimarried Lord Shiva It is also
observed as the auspicious day when LordMuruga married devaseenaa. This vratam
is explained in the skandha purANam.
MahAvishNu got wedded to Laxmi sincerely observing this vratam. Brahmawedded
saraswati, Indra wedded indrANi, Moon wedded the 27 stars, sage Agastiya wedded
lobhamudraobserving this vratam
The two daughters of vishhNu namelyamR^itavalli, saundaryavalli were married to
the six faced Lord as devasEna andvaLLI. The daughter of vedAN^ga R^ishhi
called sukesi got married to nandidevar. The two daughters of sage satyapUrNar
pUrNa, pushhkaLai were wedded tomahA sAsthA. kAma got Rathi, sIta got rAma,
jAmbhavati got kR^ishhNa, The manwho observes this vratam will get the girl he
likes and the woman getsbeautiful man as her husband. The couple who observe
this will get good offspring. Pleasedwith her austerity, Lord shiva granted her
the boon of being part of His form.So the Lord now appeared male on the right
side and female on the left side andhence became arDhanArIshvara.
Q8 Every body know Siva won Durga by a dance atChidambaram. Question- What is
the name of the Dance form? How many places Sivaperformed it?
A8 Siva won the play by acting the Urdva tANDava, raisingHis Feet to His Head
Lord Shiva danced in the five ambalams during variousoccasions. Out of
themchithambaram is very muchrenowned. Lord danced here to fulfil the worship
of patanjali and vyAghra pAda mahaR^ishis.
Q9 What are all thespecialties of Cowdung in Ayurveda and jewellary ?
A9A little-known shloka says that every Deity dwells in a different part of
thecow, making her as holy as the Deities themselves. According to the
Mahabharata, Lakshmi, Goddess ofWealth and Prosperity, dwells in the cow’s
dung, giving it spiritual value inHinduism. Through the centuries, many
practical uses for cow dung,as well as urine, have been discovered.
Cowdung is also used to prepare vibhuti (holy ash) and plays a role in a
varietyof religious rituals, such as Lakshmi Puja .Jewelers employ cow urine to
purify gold and silverornaments, and ayurvedic doctors prescribe it in the
treatment ofskin disease, obesity. Cowdung can leech poison from the body,
including from snake and scorpionbites, and when made into a solution and
sprayed on municipal waste, itsantiseptic qualities kill foul odors.
Q10 Everybody knows death mean soul departed from physical body. What happen
to soul on death?
A10 At the time of death, the body dies butthe soul never dies. The soul passes
from one body to another after the death,like a body changes clothes, the soul
goes on taking endless number of bodies;until it pays off all the karmas
attached to the soul. The path the soul takesis decided by the past actions,
popularly known as “Karmas”. After death thesoul seeks an ideal body to be born
again. So if one is bornrich or poor - it is because of his actions in
previous life. Thus aman continues the journey of life anddeath with karmas
attached to it from one life to another by undergoing pain orpleasure.
Q11 Everybody knows that we waitfor crow to take the pinda during ANNUAL
ceremony. Why we wait so?
A11 Adeparted soul can easily get back to us not necessarily in ahuman form,
A crow isthe next most accessible form towards a human family..The pindam that
we keep {ideallyeveryday} is not for the crow but for the “potential” pithru.
It could be any of your forefathers includingyour father who can bless, save
and can curse. I am a rationalist and ascientist. Yet facts are facts. You can
question superstitions but not science.
Anybody who does NOT DO THARPANAM OR THEVASAMCAN PROFESS to be scholarly or
modern but only until they become a Pithruthemselves, but alas, only too late,
for they will have no “ BODY” left. Their children will not feed thembecause
they have not fed their own parents. This is Kaliyuga. We canmourn or curse but
cannot correct.
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