Pranam
All of the above are allegory and science taught by the ancestors to the
learners and the functionaries. The story goes as: "According to legend,
the moon god, Chandra, was born three times, which is why he also came to
be known as Trijanmi. The first time, he was created by Brahma, and the
second time, he emerged from the eyes of Sage Atri. Chandra’s radiance
became so powerful and intolerable that he was immersed in an ocean of milk
to ensure the world’s survival. During another event, which involved the
churning of the ocean by the asuras and the devas, Chandra was reborn and
released, along with Goddess Lakshmi. Chandra came to be known as Lakshmi’s
brother.
Among his 27 wives, Daksha’s daughters,* Chandra was especially fond of his
fourth wife, Rohini,* and spent most of his time with her. The other wives
resented his indifference to them and complained about it to their father.
Daksha immediately cursed Chandra. ‘May your powers decline with the
passing of each day,’ he said, losing his temper as usual.
Now the daughters regretted telling Daksha what they had. Their intention
was not to punish Chandra—all they wanted was his attention. What if their
husband simply disappeared one day along with his powers?
Chandra begged Daksha to take the curse back. But once a curse is uttered,
no one can revoke it. ‘I am sorry, son,’ Daksha said. ‘There is nothing
that I can do now. Perhaps if you pray to Shiva, he may help you.’
Holding on to this slim ray of hope, Chandra went to the famed holy ground
Prabhas Patan, established a linga and prayed earnestly to Shiva. Pleased
with Chandra’s devotion, Shiva appeared and said, ‘Chandra, I empathise
with your plight and, though I cannot reverse Daksha’s curse, I can soften
it to some extent. From this day onward, you will increase in brightness
for 15 days in Shukla Paksha and then wane for 15 days in Krishna Paksha.
You will fill the world with your radiance on full moon days and disappear
on new moon days.’
Chandra was disappointed at the thought of waxing and waning. His crescent
shape would just be a constant reminder of the curse and his reduced
strength! Shiva consoled him by saying, ‘My dear child, the crescent
indicates that you will still retain some of your powers. I will wear your
crescent in
my hair to show my devotees that they are dear to me even in their lowest
moments. That way you will be my constant companion.’
Thus Shiva came to be known as Chandrasekhar, or ‘the one with Chandra
mounted on his head’.
The moon came to be known as Soma and one day of the week—Somvar or
Monday—was dedicated to him. The linga that Chandra worshipped became
famous as the pilgrimage site of Somnath in Gujarat. Generous donations
were made to this site, which was later plundered 17 times. This linga is
considered to be the first jyotirlinga in our country.
*Those 27 wives of Chandra are the constellations surrounding the moon’s
orbit, and are frequently referred to as nakshatras or stars. The names of
these nakshatras—for example, Kritika, Rohini and Ashwinin—are still an
important part of the Hindu calendar.*
* SCIENCE: *In astronomical terms, Aldebaran, an orange giant-star
in the constellation of Taurus and the fourteenth brightest star in the
night sky, will undergo occultation. The occultation of a star (TARA) , as
it is termed in astronomical terms, is said to be visible from almost all
over. " The Moon will be 37% illuminated during the period and brightness
of Aldebaran will be 0.9 in magnitude," Among the occultations of brighter
stars, occultation of Rohini or Aldebaran is said to be somewhat common,
because it lies close to the apparent path of the Moon in the sky. "In
Indian mythology, we have a story that the Moon has 27 wives i.e. 27
Nakshatras and that he loves Rohini more than his other wives and hence
goes closer to her than others. The scientific reason for this mythological
story might be more occultations .
Chandra include *Soma* (distill), *Indu* (bright drop),
*Atrisuta* (son of Atri), *Shashin* or *Shachin* (marked by hare),
*Taradhipa* (lord of stars) and *Nishakara* (the night
maker), *Nakshatrapati* (lord of the Nakshatra
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra>), *Oshadhipati* (lord of
herbs), *Uduraj
or Udupati* (water lord), *Kumudanatha* (lord of lotuses) and *Udupa* (boat)
etc. Soma pitruman,
Chandrama manaso jata etc verses we hear have meaning in depth. Tara
balam chandra balam etc have the meaning of the brightest star like is the
jupiter more visible then the venus seen
only in the early morning and late nights; also TARA means star and the
twinkling power of waxing and waning is is read in the sky in certain
months (people may read the astronomy for more
data). Jupiter goes sar away from the sun a star; Mercury is a messenger
flipping on both sides of the sun a star; tara balam viz the power of
brightness from the sun to moon and jupiter
varied; and the mercury became closer to the earth and the moon; so
mercury is said to be born through the star sun and few wrote as LGTB pais
giving birth to mercury also. In mythology,
Jupiter was the king of the gods. Yet, when the ancients ascribed names to
the planets in the night sky, how could they have known that Jupiter was
indeed the largest of the planets? Besides, Jupiter was not
the brightest — that honour belonged to Venus
<https://www.space.com/44-venus-second-planet-from-the-sun-brightest-planet-in-solar-system.html>
. But Venus was only visible for a few hours prior to sunrise or after
sunset, at most, and never appeared more than halfway up in the sky. And
more
often than not, Venus would be out of sight during the middle of the
night. In contrast, Jupiter could appear in the sky at any hour of night
and at times could appear to soar much higher in
the sky compared to Venus. Except in unusual circumstances when Mars
<https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html>
came very close to Earth (as was the case last fall
<https://www.space.com/mars-closest-to-earth-until-2035>), there is no
other planet other than Venus that can outshine
Jupiter. As such, the Jupiter moniker was bestowed upon the object that
ancient stargazers believed was the king of the planets. It is easy to see
how the planet Mercury acquired its name. In
mythology, Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods. And in the
sky, the planet Mercury was by far the fastest of all the planets. Being so
close to the sun, Mercury would appear to
dash back and forth from one side of the sun to the other. And on
Saturday (March 6), Mercury will reach its greatest elongation — its
greatest angular dista ce — to the west of the sun in
our sky. It is, in fact, about as far from the sun
<https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html> as
it can get, 27 degrees away. (For reference, your clenched fist held at
arm's length measures about 10 degrees wide.) But while this might
sounds like a favourable opportunity to get a glimpse of the so-called
"elusive" planet, if you live north of the equator it actually is not. KR
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2022 at 06:00, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
[email protected]> wrote:
> QUES ANSW DIVINE- 2022-7
>
> Q1 Everybody knows Soma ( Chandra) married 27 daughters of Daksha. Who was
> their mother?
>
> A1 She was Vairuni. Then Daksha and Vairuni gave birth to sixty
> daughters. Ten of them were married to Dharma, thirteen to Kashyap,
> twenty-seven to Soma, four to Arishtnemi and two to Angira and Krishasva
> each.
>
> Q2 Every body know about Viswa deva in Sraddaha. Who were his parents?How
> he is related with Daksha?
>
> A2 Vishwa was one of the 16 the wives of Dharma. Vishwa gave birth to
> Vishwadeva.It means he is grandson of Daksha.
>
> Q3 Who are Ashta vasus?
>
> A3 Vasu gave birth to eight Vasus
>
> Q4 What is the importance of Arundhati ?
>
> A4 Arundhati gave birth to all other creatures that dwell on earth.(Other
> than the living beings gave birth by sage Kasyapa)
>
> Q5 Who is Viswakarma?
>
> A5 Vatstree the sister of Brihaspati was the wife of Prabhas. They had
> Vishwakarma as their son.
>
> Q6 What is the progency of Soma and Kasyap?
>
> A6 Sage Kashyap had thirteen wives- Aditi, Diti, Danu, Arishta, Surasa,
> Khasaa, Surabhi, Vinata, Taamra, Krodhavasha, Ira, Kadru and Muni. *Their
> progenies are most of the beings in the world.*
>
> From the part of Kashyap, Diti gave birth to two invincible sons,
> Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaaksh and a daughter Sinhika who was married to
> Viprachiti. Hiranyakashipu had four sons- Anuhlad, Aahlad, Sahlad and
> Prahlad.
>
> *The twenty-seven wives of Soma gave birth to many talented sons*
>
> Q7 How many devas are able to take birth at their will?
>
> A7 *Thirty-three gods* including eight Vasus, eleven Rudra, twelve
> Aditya, Prajapati and Vashatkar have been described in the Vedas All of
> them are capable of taking birth at will. *Just as the Sun rises and
> sets, similarly these gods also appear in different Yugas. *
>
> Q8 What is the tale of Hiranya kasipu?
>
> A8 Parashar says- By the boon of Brahma, Hiranyakashipu had acquired
> tremendous power and came to control all the three worlds. *He had driven
> the gods out of heaven and used to receive the oblations offered to Surya,
> Vayu, Agni, Varun, Chandrama, Kuber,* *Yamaraaj etc. Because of his fear,
> all those gods roamed on earth.*
>
> All the creatures began to worship Hiranyakashipu. *Beautiful and amorous
> elves danced in his palace while Gandharvas accompanied them on instruments
> *
>
> Q9 What is the leanage of Prahaladan?
>
> A9 Prahlad had a son, Virochan. *Virochan in his turn had Bali as his son
> (Mahabali of Tiruvonam legend)*
>
> Bali had one hundred sons among whom Baanasur was the eldest.
>
> Q 10 Who are Marudganas?
>
> A10 After the annihilation of her sons, *Diti once again pleased Kashyap
> and sought a son who could destroy even Indr*a. Kashyap granted her boon
> but stipulated that she would have such a son only when she observes
> complete sanctity during one hundred years of gestation period. Diti
> agreed to abide by the stipulation. Then they copulated as a result of
> which Diti conceived.
>
> When Indra came to know that Diti had conceived a son who would be able
> to destroy even him he *arrived at Kashyap’s hermitage and began to serve
> Diti with full devotion. *
>
> He had in fact arrived there to see if by chance Diti ever violated the
> stipulation for then he would easily destroy the unborn child without
> incurring any sin. *Sometime before the completion of gestation period,
> one day, Diti did violate the stipulation. She forgot to wash her feet
> after attending nature’s call and retired on the bed**.* Indra was
> waiting for the moment. He at once entered Diti’s womb carrying his mace in
> hand.
>
> There he broke the foetus into seven pieces but still the foetus survived
> and began to cry loudly.
>
> *Indra then broke each of those seven pieces into seven pieces more and
> consoled them not to cry.*
>
> *Those forty-nine pieces of Diti’s foetus later on came to be known as
> Marudgana the assistants of Indra.*
>
> Q11 When did Brahma devided his kingdom? What was the division?
>
> A11 When the great sages *crowned Prithu as the king of the entire earth,
> Brahma had also divided the kingdoms. *
>
> Thus, Brahma appointed Chandrama as the ruler of all the Nakshatras,
> planets, Brahmins, vegetation, Yagya, penance etc.
>
> He also appointed Kuber as the ruler of the kings, Varun as the ruler of
> the water bodies, Vishnu as the ruler of Adityas and Agni as the ruler of
> Vasus.
>
> Similarly, Daksha was appointed as the ruler of all the Prajapatis, Indra
> as the ruler of Marudgana and Prahlad was appointed as the ruler of the
> demons.
>
> Dharmaraaj Yama became the ruler of Pitragana and Airavat became the
> ruler of all the elephants. Garud came to rule the birds.
>
> Indra was appointed as king of the gods, Uchchaisharva as the king of the
> horses, Vrishabh as the king of the cows. Lion became the king of the
> beasts, Sheshnaag of the snakes, Himalaya became the king of all the
> landmasses,
>
> Kapil became the king of the sages and tiger became the king of those
> animals that have nails and long teeth.
>
> Q12 What is the importance of Prayag?
>
> A12 Sanatkumar says: O Narad! Confluence of Ganga and Yamuna is the
> holier than any other place of pilgrimage. The extremely sacred and pious
> Ganga rises from the feet of none other than Lord Vishnu. *Yamuna on the
> other hand is the daughter of Surya*. Even the remembrance of Ganga is
> enough to do away with all the sins and making one peaceful.
>
> *This place where Ganga and Yamuna merge is famous as Prayaag in the world*.
> It is the same place where Brahma had once invoked Lord Vishnu in a Yagya.
> Since then, innumerable sages have followed Brahma and performed different
> kinds of Yagyas there. Even a person who recites the name of Ganga hundred
> miles from Prayaag attains salvation.
>
> Q13 Which manthra is to be recited to attain peace of mind?
>
> A13 Recite the following mantras-
>
> AUM NAMO BHAGWATE VAASUDEVAAY NAMAH
>
> AUM NAMO VAASUDEVAAYA
>
> You will definitely attain peace of mind."
>
> Q14 What is the origin of rivers?
>
> A14 While Lord Vishnu was measuring the universe, it broke into two
> pieces with the impact of His toe. With the tearing of the universe,
> millions of streams sprang out.
>
> In the course of their flow, these streams merged into a single mightier
> stream and, sanctifying Brahma and other deities, fell on the mighty Sumeru
> Mountain (Himalayas).
>
> Q15 How did the Lord arrange for Bali’s food in the nether world?"
>
> A15 Sanatkumar says: *"**Oblations offered without hymns and alms given
> to undeserving person constitute the food for Bali.*
>
> Thus, the Lord snatched the kingdom of heaven from Bali without any
> bloodshed and returned it to the gods."
>
> Q16 Do those who commit severe sin on earth are bound to suffer equally
> severe torturing in hell ?
>
> A16 Yes. Dharmaraaj says: "O king! Those who commit severe sin on earth
> are bound to suffer equally severe torturing in hell. I am now describing
> about such sins and the tortures vouchsafed for them in the hells.
>
> Tapan, Balukaakumbh, Maharaurav, Raurav, Kumbhipaak, Pramardan,
> Lalabhaksha, Vasaakup and Vaitarni are some of the prominent hells.
>
> *My note- Vaitarni is told as a river also*
>
> Q17 Do oblations to a married woman can be made from her parents side?
>
> A17 No. After marriage, a woman adopts her husband’s name. *Hence,
> oblation for a married woman must be offered by her son or someone
> belonging to her husband’s clan*
>
> Q18 Do Lingapuran say any thig of Brahma and his relation to Vedas?
>
> A18 Yes. Rigveda is his mouth, Samaveda his tongue, Yajurveda his neck
> and Atharvaveda is his heart as per Linga puran of Brahma.
>
> Q19 What is kalpa and its relaation to end of world?
>
> A19 The whole creation lasts for the total period equivalent to Brahma's
> day.
>
> The almighty God created during daytime and annihilated during night. *One
> day of Lord Brahma is equivalent to one Kalpa of this world.*
>
> Q20 How do the years of Devas and humans related to?
>
> A20 One year of the deities is equivalent to thirty years of this world.
> Similarly three months of the deities are equivalent to one hundred months
> of this world.
>
> Q21 Do human beings are the seventh creation of brahma?
>
> A21 Yes. In the initial phase of his creation, Lord Brahma created
> immovable natural things like trees, mountains etc-then birds and animals.
> In the process of creation, he created various things and *human being
> was his seventh creation.*
>
> Q22 Who are the nine supreme sages created by Brahama?
>
> A22 Lord Brahma created the nine supreme sages---Marichi, Bhrigu,
> Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Daksha, Atri and Vashishth by the help of
> his yogic powers Saptharshis + Daksha and Brighu
>
>
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