QUES ANSW DIVINE 77 Dearfriends,
These areinformation posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and storedin 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 17-12-2021 Q1 What is the lgegend behindvellai pillayar? A1 Refer Palazhi manthanstory…The churning staff, Mount Meru,gradually sank down, making further churning impossible. The devas realised that theyhad not worshipped Lord Vinayaka, the God of Success. Theywanted to appease Vinayaka for attaining their desires; but the problem was howto get a Vinayaka in the Milky Ocean. To overcome this difficulty, theycollected the foam caused by the great churning of the ocean and compressed itto make an idol of Lord Vinayaka. They did so and propitiated him. Then onlycould they get the pot of nectar after further churning. Vinayaka made of this whitefoam is known as Vellai Pillaiar (Vellai means white and Pillaiar, Vinayaka.). This isa very rare color for Vinayaka, probably the only instance. Q2 What are the attributes of Tamarakulangara temple? A2 When you are enter intothe temple town "Tripunithura", nearly 8 km east to Ernakulam.Thamaramkulangara Sree Dharmasastha Temple welcomes you .Sree Dharmasastha isconsidered as the incarnation of Lord Danwanthari and this is the only onetemple in Tripunithura with Sree Dharmasastha as main deity The person whoserves Sree Dharmasastha with ultimate devotion, no doubt, he will reach the maximumheight in his area of interest. a uniqueatmosphere Devotees consider this temple as an extension of thefamous Sastha Temple at Chamravattom (Malappuram District). Q3 Who was the person returned from yamawith human body? A3 It was Nachiketha. Nachiketa got there and waited for three days tosee Yama. No on returns to the earth from Yama’s abode. But Yama was so pleasedto have met Nachiketa that he granted him the boon that Nachiketa could returnto the earth. Nachiketa however, had no desire to acceptsuch a boon. Instead he wanted to know from Yama the true nature of the atman. The instructionsthat Yama gave to Nachiketa have come to be known as the Yama Gita. Q4 What is the relation between LordGanesha and planet Kethu? A4 Lord Ganeshais the ruler of the Planet Ketu (the South Node of the Moon). This HinduElephant-headed God has the unique power (siddhi) of seeing the relationship between past karma(Ketu) and future happenings. By intervening, Lord Ganesha removesthe negativity and obstacles that prevents the successful outcome of yourendeavors Q5 Do Sri Rama observed war rules? A5 Yes. During the penultimate day of thebattle between the divine Rama and the demon King Ravana, Rama had brokenRavana's chariot and killed his horses. Ravana was left without any weapon. At that moment Ramainsisted that Ravana go and prepare for the battle the next day. Kamban clearly explains that Ravanawas humiliated and he had felt as though he had borrowed money from someone. Q6 What are the attributes of RinaVimochana Lingeswarar at Kumbakonam? A6 There isa temple dedicated to Lord Shiva near Kumbakonam in India to help dissolve thedebt burden of people. In this temple Lord Shiva is worshipped as Rina Vimochana Lingeswarar(Redeemer from Debts). Worshipping Rina Vimochana Lingeswarar on NewYear's Day will not only help relieve debt burdens, but also help in the timelyrepayment of loans. Q7 What is sani pradosham? A7 Pradosham means the removal of sins and occurs monthlyduring the 13th phase of the Moon (waxing or waning) to the Lord of SinRemoval, Siva. The planet Saturn is often considered the Lordof Karma whose power can transform kings to a pauper and visa versa. Saturn isalso an evolving form of Lord Siva himself. Pradosham days which occur onSaturday, are considered the most powerful karma removing day of allpradoshams. Q8 Do the templespreserve Valampuri chanks? A8 Many temples in the South big sizeValampiri chanks are kept under double locks in the treasury Q9 What was the orginal name ofTrichi and what is the legend behind the name? A9 Tiruchirapalli(Tiruchi for short) is about 200miles south of Madras and is known as Dakshina Kailas.It was originallycalled Tirusirapalli named after Tirusiras (meaning three-headed).Athree headed demon, according to the legend, performed penance at the Sivatemple here and obtained boons. Q10 Do a bath at the confluence of a riverwith the sea is meritorious ? A10According to Hindu customary rites a bath at the confluence of a river with thesea is considered religiously meritorious. Q11 What are the attributes of Mannargudi temple? A11 The famous Vishnu temple atMannargudi dedicated to Sri Rajagopalaswami was built by the Chola kingKulottunga I (1070-1120 AD) The Moolasthanam deity is known as Vasudevar and isinstalled with Sridevi and Bhudevi on either side. Sri Rajagopala- swami is the processional deity with acommanding appearance standing in front of the cow, with Rukmini and Satyabhama The worship of Santana Rajagopalanhas got a special significance. The legend connected with it is that whoeverholds Baby Krishna in his lap with the loving heart will have the luck of a child soon. Thisis a very ancient temple and has figured in the Maha Bharata, Brahmanda Purana,Sriranga Purana and Tirupati Purana. Q12 What is the legend behind the name Navaneeteswararat Chikkal temple? A12 The SageVasishta prepared a model of a Shivalinga from the floating cream of the milky pond( Palazhimathanam). Infusing life into the Linga, Sage Vasishtha started hismeditation at chikkal. This is why theShivalinga is known as Navaneeteswarar (Siva emanating from the cream). Q13 How do the place Nagapattinam got the name so? A13 A prince of this part of the country had adaughter. She was very beautiful to look at, but there was a bodily deformity. The girl had three breasts insteadof two. This unusual addition made the beautiful girlugly. Her father, the ruler of the place, being anxious about her future,prayed to God for help. God heardhis prayers and declared that as soon as his daughter met her ordained husband, her extra breastwould disappear. When shecame of age, her father sent her with royal attendants to discover where herhusband was. After visiting many villages, towns and cities, her palanquinarrived at the spot where we now find the temple of Soundara- rajaswamy. Nagaraja was doingpenace here. Assoon as the princess saw him the third breast disappeared.This gave the princess the sure indication that he was her husband. Consequently, the girl proposed to Nagaraja to marry her,but he said that he was performing penance for getting the darsan of God andthat he could not think of marriage before he was blessed with the sight ofGod. TheKing's daughter replied that she too would join him in prayer, for her lord'sinterest was she own. God who waspleased with their perseverance and their devotion condescended to appear inhis full divine beauty BecauseNagaraja got the blessings of Vishnu here, the place has, been named after himas Nagapattinam .Goddess Neelayatakshi's idol in the temple here issaid to heave has been brought from the region of the Nile River in Egypt Q14 Every body would have heard of Tirukkadayur-temple. Whatare the special attributes of the temple? A14 Tirukkadayur-The temple is of hugemeasurement, probably one of the best in the South, both for sculptural andartistic beauty. Avisit to it is considered to be equal to the performance of 100 AshwamedhaYagas (Horse sacrifices). So sacred is the place All men are subject to death. LordSiva punished Yama Dharmaraja, who is the custodian of the life-chart of eachman, at this place for his indiscreet action. It is believed that whoever visits this temple may getrid of the torments of Yama Dharmaraja, which invariably awaiteverybody after death. Lord Brahma wanted Jnana-Upadesam.He prayed to God. The Lord gave him some Vilva seeds and told him that he mightsow the seeds anywhere he liked and, if they sprouted, then the Lord wouldappear there and give him jnana- upadesam. Brahma tried it at Tiruvengadu and other places, butcould not succeed till he came to Tirukkadaiyur. At Tirukkadaiyur, immediately onsowing the seeds, the Vilva trees grew like a forest. Then the Lord appearedand imparted wisdom. Sothe Lord is known as Vilvavaneswarar and this place is also known asVilvavanam or forest of vilvam. It is said that at this place theLord granted Santana Bhagyam (fortune of having a son) to Mrikandu Maharshiafter his long penance, and Markandeya was born ReferMarkandeya story…. Markandeya used to worship Godby bathing at the Ganges at Banaras and bringing the water for abhishekam tothe Lord. Banaras being far away, an underground passage was created from thetemple to the Ganges. Evenif the water is brought from Banaras, it will not be used here At the time when Markandeya was todie he was clasping the Sivalingam of Tirukkadaiyur. Yama threw the noose forcatching hold of Markandeya, which encircled the Sivalingam also. Siva gotannoyed, and assuming the Samhara- swarupam with trident in hand, killed Yama. The mark of this clasp is visible,together with the mark of the rope of Yama, which tied both Markandeya and theLinga. As Yama was dead, there was none to bring about the death ofthe persons inhabiting the earth. Life prolonged with the continuous creation Seeing the presence of Brahma andVishnu, Siva appeared withfour hands and touched the body of Yama with his trident and brought back lifeto the dead body. Yama got up as if from a slumber. As Yama was vanquished for hisindiscreet action and again brought back to life at the request of the Devas, Siva is called Mrityumjaya-He whovanquished Death. This is a place frequently visited by peoplewho pray for longevity. People in the temple premises celebrate Shashtiabda-poorti (60th birthday) and people in the temple premises celebrateSatabhishekam (80th birthday) functions. Q15 What is the end of Abirama bhattar story? A15 When he came to the seventy-ninth stanza ofthe prayer the Goddess took pity on him and instantaneously threw her earring towards the sky. The earring of the Goddess glittered so much that it gavethe semblance of the full moon to the people. The Goddess then woke up thepriest and showed him that it was a full-moon day. Similarly King Sarabhoji feltand found it to be fullmoon day, even as the priest told him. At this miracle, King Sarabhojireturned and requested the priest to excuse him for the harsh words he had usedagainst him without knowing his greatness The donation was in the form of a commandfrom the King that one hundredth part of the King's revenue from all thevillages should be earmarked for the benefit of the successors of the priestAbhiramabhattar. The command of the King was declared in the form of adocument written on copper plates, which is still in the hands of thesuccessors of the priest Q16 What is the legend behindthe formation of Kalahasthi,Trichy and Ceylon ? A16 OnceVishnu came to meet Lord Siva at Kailas. All the gods praised Adisesha for his thousand headsbedecked with jewels on each head and carrying the seven worlds on his hoods.Further they praised that he was the most blessed This enraged Vayu and stirredup jealously in him. Hetherefore challenged Adisesha for a trial of strength Inspire of all attempts,the Wind God could not loosen the grip of Adisesha. ThenLord Siva intervened and asked Adisesha to slacken the grip a bit to give Vayua chance to prove his mettle. Adi seasha- vayu fight on supremacy story- Threepieces of Mount Meru were torn asunder. One chip of the Mount fell at Kalahasti, the secondat Tiruchirapalliand the third in Ceylon. Q17 Do the image of Vinayaka atRock fort top(uchipillayar) has any depression? A17 Yes.The image of Vinayaka at the Rock Fort temple bears this legend and has adepression on its face slap by vibhishana…Refer Srirangam story Q18 Do we have depiction ofAshtalekshmi at Samayapuram temple? A18 Yes.Inside the mandaparn there are depictions of the different forms of Ashta Saktiviz., 1. Gaja Lakshmi 2. Veera Lakshmi 3. Soubh agya Lakshmi 4. Santana Lakshmi 5. Dhana Lakshmi 6. DhanyaLakshmi 7. Vidya Lakshmi8. KarunyaLakshmi samayapuram temple -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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