QUES ANSW DIVINE 57 Dear friends,
These are information posted by members compiled as QA byme in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have noinformation of the members posted. BEING COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 25 -11-2021 Q1 Namethe Goddess worshipped during navarathri A1 TheNavratri is observed during the nine days period from, pratipada (1st tithi) toNavami (9th tithi) of the bright fortnight of the month of Ashwin (September-October).During this period Goddess Durga,the embodiment of might and maternal care, is worshipped with almost devotion Thelegend is that two demons Shumbh and Nishumbh, became so powerful that theiratrocities made the gods leave their seats of power and flee for life. With nosolution in sight all the gods got together and prayed to the primordial powerto save them. They continued to worship & prayer for nine days, where onthe primordial power (AadiShakti) appeared in the form of Durga and took upon herself the combinedmight of all the gods and annihilated the demons. On the concludingday, the Goddess is given devotional adieu, beseeching to visit again nextyear. Itis believed that the Pooja and Anushthaan performed in this duration is highlypropitious, to get over the evil forces and to sail safe through the turbulentlife. Q2 What is Thiruvadippooram: ? A2Thiruvadippooram: Sri Andal, daughter of Peri Alvar, had devoted herself toLord Ranganatha and is considered to be Goddess Mahalakshmi. She was bornin Pubba (Pooram) nakshatram in Adi month and hence on that day we celebrateThiruvadippooram. On that day women recite Sri Andal’s composition “Naychiyar Thirumoli”. On thisoccasion Maapanyaram or Puttu ( a sweet dish made of rice floor friedand steamed.) Q3 What is the importance of MahalayaPaksha ? A3 MahalayaPaksha (Fortnight): The fifteen days after the Full moon day in Bhadrapadamonth of the Lunar year, (Krishna Paksha), is known as Mahalaya Paksha. Itusually falls in September-October each year. A Ceremony (Shradha) is performed during these days,either on the Thithi day (day corresponding to the death) of the Parents or onthe Mahalaya Amavasya day (New Moon Day),. Thispractice is prevalent among all Hindus, all over India, irrespective of theirsub-castes. It is generally believed, that performing Shradha during this period, can evensubstitute the annual Shradha performance, on the exact death day. During thisfortnight no auspicious function should be performed. Mandyam Iyengars perform this on the particularThithi day of the death of their parent, with usual Tharpanam.A Brahmin Bachelor boy ( Brahmachari) is invited to partake the food and ishonored with Sambhavanai. The Paksha ends on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya (Newmoon day at the end of this fortnight) My note- This Mahalaya paksha is notobserved in central Kerala according to my information. Q4 Do the gayathri is related to the organsof the body? A4“Tatsat------Prachodayaat” : These 24 letters in Sanskrit, are the mostimportant utterances of the mantra. I pray to Him, the Creator of the universe,who orchestrates our life, who controls our every activity, who is liked byeveryone, who has a aura of knowledge, who has a Poorna Roopa, who givesEternal Peace(Moksha). The twenty four letters also represents twentyfour important parts of the human body. They are toes,feet, ankle, knee, urinary tract, sex hormones, hip, naval, stomach, breast,lungs, heart, veins, neck, face, jaws, nose, eyes, arms, forehead, ear, scalp,nerves, brain, Gayathri is a goddess, with five heads, tenarms. The heads represent the Five main needs of life (Pancha Bhoota), such asEarth, Water, Fire, Air and Cosmos (Bhoomi, Jala, Agni, Vaayu, Akasha). The ten arms are meant to control the Cosmicrays emanating in the universe, from all the ten directions, to protect thehealth of the living beings. There is also an effect of the nine planets on us.The twenty four letters in the mantra represent the five heads, ten arms andnine planets. It is usual practice to do Panayaama (breathcontrol), before uttering Gayathrimantra. Repeated recitation of the Mantra,with proper timing, is a form of meditation which ensures peace of mind,exercises the nerves and encourages blood circulation. Q5 What is the importance of Talakkaveri? A5. Theriver kaveri has its birth place in Bagamandala, in Coorg District, Karnataka, India, and this placeknown as Thalakaveri.It is believed that a dip in the river, on this auspicious day absolves you ofall sins. Enney Shatsram:(Pooja for Oil Bath): My note- Day is not mentioned. Learnt readerscan respond. Somehow now only dip is permitted in the pond with two towels, onein waist and one to swipe water. One pot of water would be poured by priest. Ivisited and took dip and performed pooja at Talakkaveri a few years back. Q6 What is the recitation requiredduring oil dripping on the head for menand women? A6 For menthe names of Seven achievers to be recited are as follows : “ Ashwthamo, Balir Vyaso, Hanumanshcha, Vibhishanaha, Krupaha Parashuramashcha,Saptaite Chirangivinaha” For women the five names are as follows:- “Ahalya, Draupati, Seetha, Tara, Mandodari Tatha, Panchakanyaha Smarennithyam Mahapataka Nashanam” Reciting asabove, the oil from drops set on the arm, is taken in the fingers by the ladyand applied to the head, cheeks, shoulders, waist, knees and feet, repeatedthree times. It is Ashirvadam for the youngster to live long and prosperously. Q7 What is Yanai Pandigai ? A7YanaiPandigai (Vishnu Deepam): This festival is on the Poornima day (Full moon day)of Karthihai month. The practice is to hand make a couple of small elephantsout of wet clay, decorate it suitably, including Namam, and arrange it forPooja. It is believed that Gandhari, mother of Kauravas, performed Pooja to theroyal and solid gold elephants, to exhibit her power and riches, ignoring toinvolve Kunti, mother of Pandavas, for the ceremony. Arjuna observing his depressed mother, broughtIravatha (Devendra’s royal white elephant) to earth, through a laddermade with his arrows. Kuntiperformed Pooja happily. As a mark of this we perform Pooja to a clay elephant Q8 What is Margazhi thingal? A8 MargazhiThingal (Dhanus month): Based on a recording by Sri Sriram Bharathi. InBhagavadgeetha, Sri Krishna says, “I am Kalpavriksha in trees, I am Samaveda in Vedas, Margazhi inmonths”. (Masanam Margashirsho-aham) We complete a day in 24 hours, whenearth revolves around its own axis, whereas, it is one day for the Devas, whenEarth goes around the Sun in twelve months. In the 24 hours of the day early morning 4to6hours, iscalled Bramha Muhurtham. At this time when the Sun is rising in the horizon,there is no angular movement and there is stillness. At this hourour mind will be in Satvagunam(Calmness) and it is in Rajoguna in the day andTamoguna in the night. The brain will be sharp and there will be full clarityof perception. Similarly, for the Sun, who transits from Dakshinayanawhen he is in Rajoguna, to Utarayana in Tamoguna, the month of Margazhi, is thetransit month and there is stillness. This is the Bramha Muhurta for the Devas.Therefore early morning hours of 4to6AM, in Margazhi, is Bramha Muhurtam inBramha Muhurtam. This time is therefore preferred to wake Him up andpray. For this purpose SriAndal has composed Thiruppavai, at the rate of one sloka for everyday of the month. Srivaishnavaites considerMargazhi as a very sacred month and go to Vishnu templeeveryday, in Brahma Muhurtham, for reciting Thiruppavai (Devotional songs bySri Andal) and offer prayers. Q9 When did deepavali originated? A9 Manypeople think that the Deepavali festival started in the Dwapara Yuga duringKrishna’s Incarnation, butBhagavan says that Deepavali was in existence even before the Dwapara Age. On Deepavali day, Lord Rama was coronated.Rama, along with Lakshmana and Sita, returned to Ayodya after killing Ravanaand all his associates in Lanka. Rama’s coronation took place on Deepavali day LordKrishna killed Narakasura with the help of His consort, Sathyabhama. It may lookrather silly because Krishna could have killed Narakasura straight away. Whydoes He need Sathyabhama, His consort? If Sathyabhama is needed it means thatshe is more powerful than Krishna Himself, which is an insult to the masculinepart of society. Deepavalialso happened to be the day when Emperor Vikramadithya ascended to the throne.Emperor Vikramadithya is known for his scholarly qualities. He was a greatpatron of literature and music. In his court, He had nine great scholars calledNavaratna. Q10“In a family situation, if the parenthas done wrong, will the child suffer the bad karma, resulting in the death ofthe child?” A10 Nothingdoing. In the Divine calculation, each has to suffer the consequences of hisown karma. Thefather’s karma is not brought forward to the son. The son’s karma isnot brought forward to the grandson. No, it is not like that. If it were likethat, we would not be here Q11 Do any traditions followed inconstruction of the temples? A11 MostHindu Temples are built following some traditions as stated in Agama texts, to locatethe Sanctums of various Deities. However, the rules change with certain Puranastories of the city called “SthalaPuranas.” The rulesalso could not be followed when a new Sanctum is built much later after themain temple. Some rules of “seniority” is always followed. The main Deity ofthe temple and most others face east. In all Siva Temples, the main Deity isfound as Siva Linga. Only the sanctum of Sri Ganesha is built to the right sideof Siva and all others including Sakthi [Parvathi] and Vishnu will be on Hisleft side. However, in Madurai where Sri Meenakshi is the queen of the land and Siva being theguest, Siva Sanctum is on the north side, to the left of Meenakshi Q12 Where do we have Mahavishnu temple? A12 The only Temple for Sri Maha Vishnu in the world [alsothe largest] is AngkhorVat in Cambodia. AllVishnu temples in India are for one of His Avatharas. Most of the times,the sanctums of Lakshmi is in the outer circle of temples. Until about 600years back, there were few sanctums built for the female Deities in maintemples of Siva or Vishnu, when a movement of Sakthi worship became popular andthe sanctum for Parvathi and Lakshmi were added to the existing temples insouth India. In Srirangam, the main Deity SriRanganatha faces south due to the story of promise to Vibhishana that He willface the kingdom of Sri Lanka MY note- There are manytemples where Vishnu is in Lying position over anatha in Kerala and Tamilnadu Q13 Do there is much to get excited on theladies permitted to wear Churidar in the temple? A13 It is atemple custom imposed just like gents have to wear Dhothi in Padmanabhaswamytemple in Trivandrum. The Badrinathan or Pandharpur Vittalan or TirupatiVenkateshwaran or Udipi Srikrishnan who are none other than our Guruvayurappandoes not object to ladies coming in Churidar. Q14 Do karthigai deepam is an extension ofDeepaval? A14Kaarthigai Deepam is a festival of lights, celebrated in the Tamil month of Kaarthigai. It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Kaarthigai month which coincides with Krithikai star. It is also considered as the extension of the Deepavali festival.In some houses, they double thenumber of lamps every day from the day of Deepavali and thisway, they end up witha number of lamps on the day of Kaarthigai Deepam Q15 What is Nakshatra ? A15Nakshatra means "thatwhich never decays." It is the name given to the asterisms or mansions of the Moon. Vedicastrology uses 27-fold division of thezodiac called Nakshatra (constellations) Q16 When did Ramayana was written? A16 Thestory of Shri Ram's life was first narrated by Maharishi Valmiki in theRamayana, which was written after Shri Ram was crowned as the king of Ayodhya.Maharishi Valmiki was a great astronomer as he has made sequential astronomicalreferences on important dates related to the life of Shri Ram indicating thelocation of planets vis-a-vis zodiac constellations and the other stars(nakshatras) MaharishiValmiki has recorded in Bal Kaand sarga 19 and shloka eight and nine (1/18/8,9)that Shri Ram was bornon ninth tithi of Chaitra month when he position of different planets vis-a-viszodiac constellations and nakshatras (visible stars) were This data,was fed into the software. The results indicated that this was exactly thelocation of planets/stars in the noon of January 10, 5114 BC. Thus Shri Ram wasborn on January 10, 5114 BC (7121 years back). As per theIndian calendar it was the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in Chaitra month and thetime was around 12 to 1 noon time. This is exactly the time and date when RamNavmi is celebrated all over India. Q17 What is the location of Ayodhya? A17 Ayodhyawas located on the banks of the Saryu river with Ganga and Panchal Pradesh onone side and Mithila on the other side. Q18 What was the age of Srirama when he gotmarried? A18 Shri Ramwent out of Ayodhya in his childhood (13th year as per Valmiki Ramayan) withRishi Vishwamitra who lived in Tapovan (Sidhhashram) . From there he went toMithila, King Janaka's kingdom. Here he married Sita after breaking ShivDhanusha. Researchers have gone along the route adopted by Shri Ram as narratedin the Valmiki Ramayan and found 23 places which have memorials thatcommemorate the events related to the life of Shri Ram. These include ShringiAshram, Ramghat, Tadka Van, Sidhhashram, Gautamashram, Janakpur (now in Nepal),Sita Kund, etc. Memorials are built for great men and not for fictitiouscharacters. on the January 5, 5089 BC,and it was on this day that Shri Ram left Ayodhya for 14 years of exile. Thus,he was 25 years old at that time (5114-5089). ). There aew several shlokas in Valmiki Ramayan whichindicate that Shri Ram was 25-years-old when he left Ayodhya forexile .ThusShri Ram had come back to Ayodhya at the age of 39 (5114-5075). My note- There are different versions about periodof Lord Rama in Thretha yuga. Q19 What are the periods of Sri rama, jusesand Profet Mohammed? A19 ProphetMohammad was born 1,400 years ago. Jesus Christ was born 2,000 years back.Gautam Buddha was born 2,600 years back, whereas Ram was born 7,000 years back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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