QUES ANSW DIVINE 2022-8 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 08-01-2022 Q1 Is it advisable to consume moolikas? A1 Yes. To protectthe body from these harmful effects, one must consume moolika herbs everyday. Examples ofthese herbs include thulasi (basil, Ocymum sanctum), vilvam(Cratæva religiosa), ponnaanganni (Illecebrum sessile), pudhina(mint), karuvépilai (Bergera konigii) curry leaves, arugam pul(Asclepias gigantca), vallaarai (Indian Pennywort) and so on. Q2 What is a Brahma Rakshas? A2 A leisurely visit to ancienttemples of Kerala, would familiarize a person with a place, built with lowelevation, appearing like a single large room unfinished during construction,and stopped at plinth level, with that sand filling. Devotees take a walk around it, withdevotion, and a few pick up a pinch of that mud from the elevated place. Thename given to this sacrosanct place is `BrahmaRakshas'. Some Brahmins are of the opinion that Brahmins do not`bow' to this place! There is a beliefthat persons who acquired great knowledge, and yet refused to part with it,become such BrahmaRakshas! An abode or resting place is given to themthus! They appear or become perceivable to those vulnerable people who areprone to run into demons or Rakshasas, only during the early morning hours of Brahma-Muhurtham,and are quiteharmless! They (BrahmaRakshas), it seemshappen to realize a bit late (after having lost access to the gross body), thatdistributing knowledge to worthy disciples constitutes to be an integral partof spiritual evolvement. So,they stagnate at a point, and wander aimlessly! Basically they are supposed to begood souls; just that they discovered a bit late that spiritual knowledge is tobe treated as `open-source', `free-ware' etc, and not to be jealously guarded, at least from non-hackers! That reminds me, pilferage ofknowledge (hacking) is not something new! It seems the Devas requested Kacha,the son of Brihaspati, the preceptor of Devas, to infiltrate into school of the of preceptor of Asuras(Main Server), through online-net-chatting on the `web' access, with a damselcalled Devayani (the daughter of asura-preceptor, Sukracharya). The soft wareto be hacked was known "Sanjivani'! The fall out was interesting. Q3 Do the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata havereference to Gaya? If so on what occasion? A3Gaya finds mention in the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama alongwith Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya for offering PINDAN to their fatherDasharath. In Mahabharat, the place has been identified as Gayapuri. Q4 What is the orgin of the name Gaya? A4About the origin of the name ‘Gaya' as referred to in Vayu Purana that Gaya wasthe name of a demon (Asura) whose body was pious after he performed rigidpenance and secured blessings from Vishnu. It was said that the Gayasura's bodywould continue to be known as Gaya Kshetra. Q5 Is it incumbent upon all sonsto offer PINDA (oblations) for the salvation of the soul of their ancestors. ? A5 Yes . It would be incumbent upon all sons to offer PINDA(oblations) for the salvation of the soul of their ancestors. All the 360 vedisfor pindadana were located within this Pancha Kosi Gaya Kshetra. Thesoul could be freed from the agonies of Hell and sent to Heaven by performingGaya-Shraddha within this area. Gaya has been named after the demon. Q8 What are the specialties of Madhya kailashtemple in Adyar Chennai? A8 Asannidhi for AADHYANTA PRABHU - a breathtaking amalgam of Sri Vigneswara andSri Anjaneya. Pithru Karma is performed as in Badrinath,wholesomely, with Sri Ananda Vinayakar Himself acting as Kartha This facilityhas been started with the holy blessings of Sri Paramacharyal. The essenceof this Pithru Karma is that the donors ensure Annadhanam to the"Athithis" and the needy. This facility is available to one and all -Norestrictions on Gender or Caste. Q9 What is the speciality of Akshaya thrithiya at Arasarkoil temple? A9 Mythologically speaking, Kubera,the treasurer in Heaven received his wealth on this day from Siva. It is onthis day Lord Siva blessed Goddess Lakshmi with wealth. In fact LordSiva made Kubera as Lord of wealth and Lakshmi as Goddess of wealth. Kuberaworshiped Lord Siva in the temple at Sivapuram. Buried underneath the land surrounding the temple arethousands of Sivalingams. Two people were born on this 3rd moon. One is Parasurama,the warrior Brahmin(ahem!..I can put the collar up) who destroyed all his enemies and thenbecame a sage. The second one was Annapurani, a special form of Parvati whofeeds the hungry. Annapurani fed Siva on this day. Sivadisguised himself as a beggar (for Bikshaatana) and approached Annapurani forfood. Siva’s begging is a symbolic act. Also as per another legend connectedwith Arasar Koil, LordGanesha seems to have gifted the Akshaya bowl (divine vessel ofinexhaustible food) to Garuda (the Vehicle of lord Vishnu). Garuda worshiped Lakshmi who happens to residein this temple and Goddess Lakshmi offered this Akshaya bowl in gold to Garuda. Garuda while worshiping LordSurya Narayana (the sun god) offered food to the deity in this golden Akshayabowl. All the above incidences happened inArasar Koil temple only in the previous Yugas. In this temple, Lord Ganesha is infront of Goddess Mahalakshmi's Sanctum and is known as Akshaya Vinayakar. He isalso known as Sri Lakshmi Ganapathy. Q10 What is the importance of Vishnupathi ? A10 Vishnupathy is a special daywhen money miracles happen. Fourtimes in a year Vishnu performs money miracles for his devotees or those whopray to him. The first miracle time for 2008 just passed in February 2008. However asecond one is coming and it is May 14. This Vishnupathy is very special as thistime as it falls on a Wednesday and Mercury rules Wednesday. he presiding deityfor Mercury is Lord Vishnu. Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi are in charge ofmoney and other material things. The Siddhasare masters of time and advise that you cannot pray randomly. There is a time to pray to each deity. For instance youshould pray to Ganesha on the 4th moon, Muruga (Subramaniam) on the 6th moon,Bhairava on the 8th moon, Vishnu on the 11th moon and Siva on the 13th moon andthe new moon. Apart from the general, there arealso special days and times. According toVedic tenets, VishnuYantra is the best way to worship Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is thesecond of the Trinities and is the preserver. Worship this Yantra to accomplishyour targets, protect your heath from ailments and to accumulate wealth. Thisalso protects you from negative forces. Q11 What is Jeeva Karunya Tarpan? A11Vishnupathy is very exceptional and unique for a special ritual called"Jeeva Karunya Tarpan". Jeeva Karunya Tarpan is performed for allsouls, irrespective of whether they are humans or not. Be it yourancestors or your beloved pets, all the souls need help from us. We could havecaused harm knowingly or unknowingly to living beings in one of our previousbirths or even in this birth. Performing Karunya Tarpan on thisday is very powerful and helps to overcome hurdles to material abundance. OnVishnupathy day 14th may 2008 the ruling Karnam (means 'Half of a Moon Phase') is 'Thaithulam' and ismeant for ancestors. Q12 What is Jade? A12Jade is considered to be a preferred gem stone for Mercury.Jade is a stone that protects and heals. The green color of the jade stone isvery soothing and is wonderful for healing. This jade gemstone is particularly good forproblems related to kidney, heart and stomach. It also helps Rheumaticailments. Q13 What are the different kind of Namaskarams? A13 There are different kinds of"namaskarams" or "Pranams" which include "sashtanga" (witheight limbs), "Panchanga" (with 5 limbs) and "Abhivadana". The "Sashatanga"is where one lies down flat on the stomach with eight limbs touching theground. The eight limbs are chest, head, hands, feet, knees, body, mind, andspeech. This namaskaram is generally done by men. "Abhivadana"is generally used to introduce oneself to elders, Guru and monks.In this form, one with the head bowed and the hands crossed, touches the feetand then takes the hands back to touch the left ear lobes with left hand andthe right ear lobe with right hand. During this greeting, one introduceshimself by saying the name, family lineage, tradition, gotram and the branch ofveda he belongs and follows with a sashtanga namaskaram. Traditionally,women do only "panchanga" namaskaram and not the othertwo.A "panchanga" namaskaram is where one, generally, a woman kneelsdown with palms joined together or touching the feet of the revered one in front. Q14 Why women do not perform SshtangaNamaskaram? A14 A womandoes not do sashtanga namaskaram for the following reason. There is aninjunction in the scriptures that the womb and the breasts of women should not touch the ground They ruled that the part of the bodywhich sustains the growth of the foetus during pregnancy and the part thatcreates within itself the nourishment for the new born and feeds it, should notbe allowed to come in contact with the ground. Q15 What are the guide lines for taking bhiksha by aSanyasi? A15 "Do not store the tomorrow's food; Go aboutasking for Bhiksha, and do not wait after asking for it thrice at a door-step!Etc.. Etc…" Q16 Do in the recent past existed any practice of feeding Brahmins in any community in India? A16 Yes. It was up tothe other people around to 'choose' to feed a Brahmin each day, if this clan isto survive, facing extinction! Theother communities, for example, in south India, the chettiars (theaffluent community) had a 'rule' within them, that a chettiar would ask hiswife before having his lunch 'Did you feed a Brahmin today?'. Q17 Where do we have temple for sageParasurama? A17 At Tiruvallam near Trivandrum.The temple is famous for pithru bali.Q18 What is the legend behind the sandalwoodflag pole in Tiruchendur? A18 It istold that Lord Muruga appeared in dream to Srilanka Kandi king and asked him toget a particular sandal wood tree float near the temple in sea .He tooaccordingly did so. It has come near Tiruchendur and floated near sea shore andpulled up by a grazing buffalo to theshore. As per Muruga’sAsareeree at that time it was made toflag mast at Tiruchendur.. Q19 Where do we have a temple for Sungod inAndhra Pradesh? A19 It is at Arasavilli near Srikakulam.Accordingto mythology the temple is constructed by Devendra. It is a wonder sunrays fallon the feet of sun god in the month of Feb and June in the morning for two daysafter crossing 5 entrances to the and reaching sanctum. Q20 What is the other name forDevayani-Murugan’s wife? A20 It is shashti. Accordingto devi bhagavatham she is the god protecting children. Q21 Who are aadhyannampoothries? A21 TheAadhyans among Namboothiris normally do not go to any one's placeunless specially invited. Moreover, they do not perform Japam, Pooja and offerings to gods forothers, and in return, receive "Dakshina", "Daanam" or"Prathigraham". Therefore,they never attend Murajapam. Q22 An interestingquestion- We do marjanam - Aapohishta..." Manthram Do it is from Rig veda? A22 Yes. Nampoothiries call it Thalichukuli (Sprinkle-bath):After Aachamanam, take water in the right hand, chant "Aapohishta..." Manthram(three stanzas from Rigvedam) and sprinkle on the head, repeatingthis for each of the three stanzas Q23 What are the details of Sandhyaavandana Vidhi among nampoothiries?Howfar it differ from Kerala iyers? A23Sandhyaavandana Vidhi: (Obeisance prayer to the three Sandhyas, morning, noonand evening) "Sandhya" denotes the time just before sunrise and justafter sunset. Brahmanans generally believed in a `sandhya' at noon too). Stand erect facing east (sit facingwest in the evening) and perform "Sandhyaavandanam" withsingle-minded concentration and utmost Bhakthi towards Lord Maha Vishnu. Remember that morning "Sandhya" begins only four"Nazhikas" before sunrise. Arghiam should not be offered before that Also, completing "Sandhyaavandanam" should be done only aftersunrise (reckoned not as sighting of the sun, but when it is bright enough toidentify the hairs, says on the arms). Q24 When do Deeksha isperformed by nampoothiries? A24 Hair cut is also to be avoided during the year-long "Deeksha" following thedeath of either parent, as well as during his wife's pregnancy period until after thefirst "Samskaaram" called "Jaathakarmam. Q25 Who is othikkan? Do heis identical to Kerala iyers Sasthrikal? A25 The word "Othikkan" refers to the title or position traditionallyassigned to certain families among the Namboothiri community, authorised toperform or supervise the performance of certain rituals and to teach Vedam or "Othu". Othikkans come from"Picha" or higher class of Namboothiris. Other rituals like marriage arenot among the mandatory duties of Othikkan, but of course, they certainly can assist in them too.Othikkans arecustomarily invited for various functions and feasts in the family. In majorfeasts, the seating protocol (Maanyasthhaanam) will be : Thampraakkal (ifpresent), Vaidikan, Akkitharu, Chomaathiri, then Othikkan, followed by Aaddhyans.It is not a commonpractice to give "Onappudava" and other gifts to Othikkans. It may surprise some that even certain templeshave Othikkans. Guruvayur and Trippunithura are examples. SuchOthikkans do not have much duties other than performing the duties of theThanthri or the Melsaanthi during their Pula (pollution) period. -- 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]. 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