QUES ANSW DIVINE 2022-6
Dearfriends, Theseare information stored long back in my computer and I found the QA quiterefreshing. I hope for all the QA will be refreshing, if not informative. SomeQA may be repeat, but refreshing. Being a compilation there can beerrors. Sincerely, Gopalakrishnan05-01-22 Q1 Everybody knows about Tirunallar temple where sani isworshipped though the main deity is Siva. Where we have temple which is solelymeant for Shaneeswara Bhagavan ? A1 The only temple in India, which is solely meantfor Shaneeswara Bhagavan, is located at Kucha-noor - 20 Km. south of Theni nearMadurai. But the most popular temple forShaneeswara is Tirunallar, located 3 Km. from Karaikal. Here the main deity isShiva (Darbhara-nyeshwara). Q2 What is Yantra? A2 TheYantra is a silver or gold plate wherein the Mantra is inscribed and given after 10 days Pujaby learned Brahmin scholars, who impart it with the necessary Pranic ( Positive) Energy. Q3 What isthe purpose of Mrityunjaya Homa? A3 To avoid Apamrityus ( untimelydeaths ) & to improve longevity. It is said that man possesses100 Apamrityus & one Kalamrityu Q4 When didthe serpent worship began? A4 The worship of the Serpent, next to the adoration of the Phallus, isone of the most remarkable, and at first sight, unaccountable forms of religionthe world has ever known. Until the true source from whence it sprang can bereached and understood, however its nature will remain as mysterious as its universality There ishardly a country of the ancient world,, where it cannot be tracedpervading every known system of mythology" Q5 Is fish areligious symbol? A5 Fish : The fish is considered as a religious symbol in variousreligious rites. Due toits great fertility, it is a sign of wealth and prosperity. Many peoplewear little carvings of fish as a means of ensuring wealth and good luck. Q6 which arethe basic mantras for every day recitation ? A6 The basic mantras for every day recitation and early siddhi attainmentof one's mantras are - "Om NamoShivaye". "Om NamoNarayane Aye Namaha". "Om NamoBhagwate Vasdev Aye Namaha". Q7 What arethe Mantras for wealth and success? A7 For wealth : "Omnamo dhandaye swaha" For successful completion of all jobs : "Om namo sarvarthsadhniswaha" Q8 Which are the simplemantras are given which can be recited by anyone? A8Some simple mantras are given which can be recited by anyone and help achievewhat the sadhak wants. They have simple or no methodology associated with them. Panch Akshari - "OmNamah Shivaye" - It fulfills alldesires.It leads to moksha and all sins are destroyed. It has no methodologyassocaited and can be recited by anyone anytime. Asht Akshari - "OmNamah Narayanaya" - One can achieveand can be blessed with anything. Q9 Which arethe specific manthras to Ganapathi, Hanuman and Saraswathi? A9 Ganpati Mantra - "OmGam Ganapataye Namaha" - It not only removes all obstaclesbut also gives success in one's efforts. Hanuman Mantra - "OmHoom Hanumate Rudratamakaye hoom phut swaha" - There is nofavour that Hanumanji cannot bestow. Hanumanji is the embodiment of all goodqualities which he freely gives to his devotees. Saraswati Mantra - "Om Aim Kleeng Saum Saraswatiya Namaha" - It makes a person alearned scholar and he attains high profeciency in education. This mantrashould be recited all morning pujas. Q10 Where dowe have the famous the story of Nala Damayanthi? A10 It is at Mahabharata-Vanaparva(Ch.52-79 Damayanti marriage:Sun & Moon at Winter solstice Q11What istantric medicine? A11 Tantra deals withthe medicinal and other uses of plants. This is called 'Kalpa Tantra'.Some ofthe important plants are Vajara Danti : The plant iswell known as its roots are usedfor cleaning the teeth. It is a herbal plant with a great medicinal and tantricvalue. If the root or skin is kept between teeth for 21 days, the teeth becomestrong. Danwantri : The plant is available in Jammu-Kashmir area and being called as Dhanuri by thelocal people. The plant is about three feet in height and its growth is abouttwo feet. This plant shines and twinkles like a fire during the night. Itsleaves are pointed and some thorns are found with its roots. The trunk, leavesand its roots are very valuable and are used to cure many diseases. One doesnot feel hunger and thirst for 24 hours if one takes just one leaf For ladies, theplant acts like magic. The powder if taken by them for a month makes thembeautiful and the body becomes lean and attractive Q12 What are the sizes and gender of right handsankh? A12 The righthand sankh or right hand conch is found in three sizes small, medium and big and correspondto male, female and eunuch. The male sankh gives the sound of 'Om' when put nearthe ear. The male sankh gives a sound when blowing through the lips. The female conch does notgive any sound. A conch, which is eunuch, is always solid but gives no sound. A male conch is rarelyavailable. The place or housewhere this shell is placed and its pooja is performed brings good future to all Q13 What is Lagu Coconut? A13 Generallythe coconut with two eyes is found. This coconut has three eyes and is rarely available. It is ofsupari size and too small. This bestows wealth and all comforts of life. Q14 How manytypes of rudraksha are there? A14 -AboutRudraksha A bead is the perfect article for offering prayers to God. The beadof holy rudraksha is the best besides others of tulsi, silver, chandan, etc.The rudraksha are of 38 types; out of which 21 faces are available in India. Q15 Who isAditi? A15 ADITI-A Vedicgoddess representing the primeval generator of all that emanated. The Rig Veda describes it as the father and mother of allgods; it is named Devamatri, mother of all gods, or Swabhavat, that whichexists by itself. She is frequently implored for blessing children and cattle,for protection and forgiveness. Q16 What arethe details of sage AGASTYA? A16 Tradition claimssage AGASTYA to be still living in the South Indian hills where he went toteach science and literature and to revive occultteachings. Many hymns in the Rig veda are attributed to him. He and Vashishthaare said to be the offspring of Mitra and Varuna . In the Ramayana, he is said to have received Rama, his wife Sita andyounger brother Lakshmana at his hermitage and presented Rama with the bow ofVishnu, the arrows of Brahma, the quiver of Indra, and an invincible sword. Healso presented him with a rare jewel obtained from the dead king Sweta. Q17 What arethe details of Agni? A17 One of the mostancient and most sacred objectsof Hindu worship, Agni appears in three phases: G) as Sun in heaven, GO aslightning in midair, and (iii) as ordinary fire on earth. Agni is one of the three great deities in the Vedas,viz., Agni, Vayu (or Indra) and Surya, who preside on earth, air and sky,respectively, and are equal in dignity. Agni is considered asthe mediator between men and gods,as protector of men and their homes, and a witness to their actions. Agni is one of the PanchBhutas (q.v.) and represents theprimordial fire which carries forth life essence in all forms of manifestation.It exists in them, either in latency or expressed in their actions. Agni had three sons,Pavaka, Pavamana, and Suchi,who were condemned by Vashistha to be born repeatedly. The three sons of Agnihad 45 sons, so the family hadaltogether 49 persons identified with the 49 fires. They produced physical,psychic and spiritual energies in men by their permutations and combinations The seven flames of fireare named Kali (black), Karali(fierce), Manojava (mind-swift), Sulohita (blood-red), Sudhumravarna(smoke-coloured), Vishwaruch-devi (universally attractive), and Sphulingini(scintillating). They are the seven channels of cosmic, mundane and humanevolutions AGNIVESHA-A sage, a sonof Agni, and an ancient writer onmedicine. The Sun is the visiblesymbol of cosmic firefunctioning in the solar system; it vibrates at the highest spiritual level inman. Mars represents fire at the physical level, imparting to it the necessaryvigour, enthusiasm and initiative. Jupiter absorbs the life force radiatingfrom the Sun, and distributes it throughout the body for sustaining andprotecting it from any untoward calamity Q18 who is AGNIHOTRI? A18 The priest who served the fire god and performed Agni Hotra everymorning and evening as a duty enjoined upon the householders, offering Homa,oblations, to it. Q19 who isAhalya? A19 –AHALYA-The most beautifulwoman created by Brahma and given in marriage to Gautam Indra, inthe guise of Sage Gautam, seduced her But Indra once again seduced Ahalya andthis time the sage turned Ahalya into a stone This episode of Ahalya'sseduction by Indra is explained mythological as Indra (Sun's carrying away theshades of night, as the name Ahalya also means and signifies night. Q20 Whatare the basis of Mooladhara chakra? A20 This is an astronomical allegory involving the following characters : Mandaragiri - Meru - Earth's axis Vasuki - The Cele-stial Equator Devas - hold theDevayana path of the Sun from thevernal equinox to the autumnal equinox. Reside at the North pole(13). Asuras - own thePitryana, autumnal to veranl equinoxand the southern hemisphere. Rudra - meeting point ofthe two halves of Devas & Asuras at240 degree - where the Akasa Ganga cutsthe ecliptic. Amrtam - antidoteagainst the ageing process of time i.ebecoming immune to the precession of equinoxes - sidereal year or zodiac. It will be interesting tonote that Rigveda has the mention of a "Purna- Kumbha" from whichtime emanates(15). Legend of "Hari-Hara Putra"(Son of Rudra & Visnu) Recovery ofthe amrtam (or Calendar) by Devas with the help of Visnu as Mohini, and thebirth of a son for Rudra & Mohini in Uttara-phalguni naksatra refers to asubsequent year-beginning at summer solstice falling at 15degree of theSidereal zodiac. Visnu as Mohini is the Sun entering Kanya Rasi andRudra is Mula as before. Hari orVisnu is also the Simha Rasi and hence the solstice falling over 15 degreebecame Hari-Hara Putra in mythology. Moreover this deity is Pulivahana i.e rides overLion(cryptic reference to the sign Leo ) and Brahmachari - averse to Women - as thesolstice has already moved over the Kanya Rasi from east to west and also Kanyabeing mother as Mohini from a different angle. Astronomy underlying thelegend of Hari-Hara putra finds a beautiful demonstration in the Sabrimala SriDharma Sastha Temple of Kerala. In clear-cut symbolism with the MuladharaCakra, the deity is Yogaroodha (in Yogic posture)and sits over18 holy steps which signify the 18 stepsof Yoga-vidya as well as the ascent of Kundalini from Muladharam (2400) toSirsa-padmam (00) over the cerebro-spinal axis. Further it is customary that the devotees must carry with them a coconut(three-eyed) as representing the Trayambaka-Rudra . The first visit to the shrine receive theappellation Kanni (Malayalam term for Kanya ). This is reflective of theyear beginning with Kanya Rasi and the tradition prevails even now in Malabar(North Kerala). Q21 Who isDurga? A21 Durga is a typical example illustrative of the above facts. She hascome to share everyone's features like Parvati, Uma, Laksmi etc. and this makesthe identification impossible. But if we can restrict ourselves to certainprominent attributes only, the task becomes very easy. 1. According to theDevimahatmya of the Markandeya Purana(Ch.81-93), She is the creator of Brahma-Visnu-Mahesvara Trinity and hence theMahakali i.e the Great Female Goddess of Time. She is the equivalent of Rudrabut not his consort. Q22 Who iskuttichathan? A22 Kumara Sastha(Kutti-Chattan in Malayalam) who is son of Rudra & Visnu Maya. Q23 What isBhismastami ? A23 Bhismastami: As shown elsewhere Bhisma or Gangadatta is the Mulanaksatra and the Mahabharata is a sidereal versus tropical calendar conflict. Krishna won the conflict and Bhisma even though invincible allowed thecalendar to be tropical by quitting his fiducial role, on the winter solsticeday(316-40). Bhismastami therefore represent the 8th tithi from the epoch (which had new mooncoinciding with the winter solstice)when the Moon was over Rohini-the naksatra of vernal equinox. Whereas in the Satapatha Brahmana (II.1.3) we see(20): " Vasant, Grisma, Varsa are the Deva-rtus while Sarad, Hemant andSisira belong to the Pitrs... when Sun moves to the North he is amongst theDevas while in South amongst Pitrs". Q24 What is Mahalaya paksha? A24 The systemcould not remain uncorrupted for long. Pitryana got confused with Daksinayanaand Yama got shifted to the summer solstice in the tropical Calendar with thepassage of time. Thus the darkfortnight of Bhadrapada came to be regarded as sacred for the Pitrs (MahalayaPaksa). But the earlier association of Pitrs with the autumnal equinox findsits reflection in the secondary Mahalaya Paksa observed in the dark fortnightof Asvina which culminate withNaraka Chaturdasi when the Pitrus are supposedly sent back to their world. Q25 What isMula related to Kartikeya? A25 The legends regarding the birth of Kartikeya fully reflect theidentity as Mula. Mahabharata(111:228:30-1) specifically mentions that Rudra entered Agni and created Skanda Further at Mbh (XIII:83:11-13) Brahma tells the gods that the Tarakasuracould be slain only by the son born of Rudra's seed falling in Agni and thenconceived by Ganga. Ramayana also mentions the same story. The child wasbrought up by the 'Krittikas' -the Karttika solar month that preceded theMula-samkrama. Agni's identification with Rudra also arose out of the fall ofautumnal equinox over Mula. Rigveda X:17:3 says : "Agni submits to the Devas those who havedied" - it is obvious that Agni guards the portals of Pitryana as theautumnal equinox. Q27 What dothe discovery of Muladhara Cakra indicate? A27 In fact, with the new discovery of the Muladhara Cakra and its epochas well as the astronomical identity of the major characters like Rudra, Bhisma,Krsna, Durga etc., much of the Puranic and Epic mythology can be satisfactorilyinterpreted as astronomical allegories arising out of a pre-historicastronomical tradition. The solar and lunar dynasties, Mahabharata, Ramayana etc., are allreflective of the astronomical phenomena that took place around 4000 BC. Theaccurate description in the mythological language of the phenomena of 4137 BCpoint towards the existence of a well developed school of astronomy and Tantrain the remote antiquity. Prof. P. C. Sengupta(32) and Dr. Subhash Kak(33) have quotedSuryasiddhanta (II. 1-5) as indicative of the existence of a pre-epicyclicastronomy in ancient India. In fact the Jyotishsastra tradition and the Serpent worship of Kerala areso well entrenched that they have no parallel elsewhere in the world. The Serpent (Nagaraja) templesas well as the temples of Harihara-putra & Kanyakumari must have beneaththem a hitherto unknown history of astronomy as well as civilization. -- 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/940373294.1176506.1641342684541%40mail.yahoo.com.
