QUES ANSW DIVINE 3 Q1 What happens beforethe first and after the seventh globes?
A1 We don’t just visit each planet once, but seven times total. We go around each of theseven globes seven times, or have seven Rounds total. We are presently in the fourthRound of our whole Chain of Rounds. This means some of us, in thefar distant past, were on the Earth three times before in the three previous Rounds. Again, each Round has a maintheme, with for example the fourth Round developing emotion in a grand sense,the fifth developing intellect, and so on. Q2 Whether the idol ofa living person can be made? A2 If the person is alive, then making his idolis prohibited. Ekalavya made this mistake and ended on thewrong side (Adharma) in the Mahabharata war. Thus, people who cannot find a Guru should worship SageVedaVyasa with the Mantra “Vyam Vyaasadevaaya nama:” Q3 Can you tell about Maha-mrityunjaya mantra ? A3 ThisMaha-mrityunjaya mantra is from the Rig-Veda (7th Book or Mandala, 59 Chapter)and needs initiation for attaining siddhi. Anybody can recite this mantra and attain good health, release from bondage andother problems. This is the greatest panacea for all evils and can be recitedat any time like any other Maha-mantra. The Mahamrityunjaya mantra was taught byLord Shiva to Sukracharya(Venus) thepreceptor of the demons after he succeeded in the impossible test of hangingupside down from a tree for twenty years (Vimsottari dasa period) with smokeblowing into him from a fire lit beneath. EvenBrihaspati was shocked at the prospect of such a terrible penance and calmlysettled to observe Sukracharya accept the challenge of Indra and succeed. Afterthe penance Lord Shiva taught the Mahamrityunjaya mantra to Sukracharya, who under very compelling circumstanceshad to teach this to the son of Brihaspati and that is how the devas also gotthe mantra. This mantra was given (sruti) to Vasistha Maharishi for thewelfare of this world. The mantra and explanation given by Sukracharya to RishiDadhicha when the latter's body was cut and thrown by Raja Kshuva is recordedin the Shiva Purana. Q4 Which worship is important next to Linga worship? A4 "The worship of the Serpent, next to the adoration of thePhallus, is one of the most remarkable, and at first sight, unaccountable formsof religion the world has ever known. Until the true source from whence itsprang can be reached and understood, its nature will remain as mysterious asits universality. Thereis hardly a country of the ancient world, however, where it cannot be tracedpervading every known system of mythology Q5 How many births and deathtakes place in a second in the world? A5I happen to read in the World Almanac that for every 3 seconds 9 births and 6 deaths take place Q6 Who is inventor of Algebra? A6 Aryabhatta is considered as the inventor of algebra; Aryabhattawas born at Kusumapura (Patna) in A.D. 476, and his first astronomical work wascomposed at the age of twenty-three. Q7 What is ANULOMA and Viloma? A7 Anuloma refers to a Birh of a childof a mother whose caste is inferior to that of the father. Viloma refers to the birth when the motheris superior in caste to that of the father. Q8 What is the relation between Gothra andY chromosome? How was this genetic work done? A8Geneticists used a scientific fact, that most of the male Y-chromosome ispassed intact from father to son. Females do not carry the Y-chromosome. Withmodern advances in genetics, this fact has been used to trace paternal lineage ‘Gothra’ is an identity carried bymale lineage in India from time immemorial. Most people have gothra chain names traceable to RigVedic Rishis like ‘Gowthama’, ‘Vasishta’ ‘Viswamithra’ and to first sons of VaivaswathaManu like Angirasa & Bhrigu. Purana such as VishnuPurana refer to individual identity through ‘Gothra’. Listings ofmore than 250 Gothra chains have been explicitly listed. I have heard ofinstances of Muslims convertedfrom Hinduism still keeping track of their ‘Gothra’. For example we know that Buddha,named Siddhartha was of ‘Gowthama Gothra’. It means that hisY-chromosomes were probably from Rig-Vedic Rishi ‘Gowthama Rahoogana’. How did the people of 3000-4000years ago realize that genetically there was transference of some uniquecharacteristics only from father to son (in the form of Y-chromosomes)? Inrecent past when it was fashionable to condemn all Indian traditional systemsas of no value, non-believers have referred to ‘Gothra’ as archaic,unscientific, irrelevant and male chauvinistic! Modern DNA & genetic researchhas confirmed male line Y-chromosomal transference, through 8 generations in caseof Thomas Jefferson. ‘Gothra’ in essence really stands for Y-chromosomalidentity. Nearly 2500 years have passed sincedeath of Buddha, but many ‘Gowthama Gothra’ individuals exist now also.They can claim genetic relation to Buddha. Typically 4 generations occur in 100years and in 2500 years nearly 100 generations are complete. Other ‘Gothra’ chains mayhave run 100-200 generations from Vedic period if male lineage did continueunbroken. Do Y-chromosomesremain intact after, say 100 generations of unbroken male issues?Genetic mutations may or may not have changed some Y-chromosomes. This appears to be a veryinteresting field of research for future to see if persons of same ‘Gothra’in the present generations have common and unique Y-chromosomal features. Dr S.Balakrishna May 15 2000 Q9 Who is Amba? A9 Amba isalso the name of the eldest of the seven Pleiades, the heavenly sisters,each of whom was married to the seven sages of the constellation Great Bear. Q10 Who is Angiras? A10 ANGIRAS- AVedic sage, Many hymns of the Rig Veda are attributed to him. All Rishisaccorded him high status. He is included as one of the seven Maharishis, one ofthe ten Prajapatis, and a frequent companion of Indra. Angiras is also considered an epithet forthe father of Agni. He is connected with hymns addressed to Agni,Indra and other luminous deities His wivesare Smriti (memory), Shradha (reverence), Swaha (oblation), and Sad (truth).His daughters were Richas (Vedic hymns). His sons were the Manes calledHavishmats. Utathya, Brihaspati, and Markandeya were also said to be his sons Q11 Whoare APSARAS? A11 -APSARAS Celebratednymphs of Indra's heaven. Literally the word means ‘moving in the water’; these nymphs are said to have emergedas a result of the churning of the ocean and are very fond of water sports.They are able to change their forms and are very liberal in granting theirfavours. At Indra'sinstance, they often detract the sages from their austerities,specially when Indra feels his throne threatened. They are denizens ofAnatariksha (q.v.). Q12 What do Swastika represents? A12 Swastikarepresents the union of male and female together in action producing motion Q13 Who was sage Atri? A13 A Vedic sage is said to have composedmany hymns in praise of Agni, Indra, the Ashwins and the Vishwa-Devas. Hewas also considered one of the ten Prajapatis assigned the task of humangeneration Rama along with Sita and Lakshman visited Atri's hermitage duringhis exile from Ayodhya. Q14 Who was the first king establishedmonogamy? A14Dasharatha had three wives that was common for kings, and continued forcenturies. But Ramaestablished the concept of monogamy and he strictly adhered to it. Graduallythis concept and tradition of monogamy took roots in Indian society Q15 What is the inter relation between Knowledgeand faith? A15 In science you have knowledge first,and then faith follows. Inspirituality, faith comes first, and then Knowledge follows. For example,the knowledge that pesticides and chemical fertilizers are good for plants came through science, andpeople had faith in it, and all overthe world they were used. And thenanother knowledge came that they werenot good and the faithshifted to organic farming. The same with antibiotics. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2106597403.531088.1641107923187%40mail.yahoo.com.
