QUES ANSW DIVINE 2022-32 Dearfriends,
Theseare information posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s andstored in my computer. At this date I have no information of the membersposted. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 31-01-2022 Q1 What is the speciality ofKoyambedu(Chennai) Siva temple ? A1Koyambedu Siva temple is the place where the first Pradosham was conducted in the Krita Yuga or SatyaYuga when Lord Siva and Goddess Parvathi were in their physicalforms Ifone attends a Pradosham Pooja once in this temple, it is equal to attending 100Pradoshams. Thedaily Pradosham performed in this temple is very effective because of itsassociation with Nandi, the bull of Siva. The bull was sent to the earthplaneto initiate the daily removal of sins at this temple. Accordingto legend, the Sage Valmiki lived in this temple. Lord Siva, known here asKurungaleeswarar, was worshipped by Lava and Kusa, the twin sons of Rama fromthe Indian epic the Ramayana.Lava and Kusa were able to rid themselves of their sins at this temple. Q2 Did every body believedSrikrishna as an avatar? A2Answer is NO. Recallthat during Krishna's own life time not more than a handful believed that He was an avatar. Onlythe few like Bhishma, Kripa, Drona, Arjuna and Karna even obtainedHis visvaroopa. The masses only took Him as a Mayavi and a Great Versatile Man,but many even denounced him Q3 Who is sage Maya? A3 There is a research finding that Maya was anIndian Sage and the Divinearchitect who designed Indraprastha. Hepredicted World wide catastrophe if Mahabharata took place, and under Krishna's suggestions leftour land to resettle in central America. You may note that hisarchitecture has stark similarities with Vasthu system. My note-There may be different views about it. Q4 When did Vaishnava Cult established well ?DO theSrirangam temple Gopuram is the tallest in South India ? A4Vaishnava Cult established well by about 10th Century A.D. H.H. Yamunacharya was the head of SrirangamMutt at Thiruchchi. In the interest of readers I like to state that Srirangamtemple Gopuram is the tallest in SouthIndia Q5 Do The difference between thoughtamong Vaisnavates, called vadakalais andthenkalais is about Mahalekshmy? A5 yes.There are two schools of thought among Vaisnavates, called vadakalais andthenkalais. According toVadakalais, Mahalaksmi is the feminine part of BRAHMAN and hence She is infinite in nature just asNARAYANA and equal to NARAYANA in allrespects. According to Thenkalais MAHALAKSHMI plays only apart as mediator to attain salvationof JIVA. They also belief that She is not infinite as LORD NARAYANA but only a JIVA like any of us. Q6 What ar e theattributes of PAYYALUR KAVU? A6 Payyalur Kavu, This is an oldkavu some 10 KM fromKollengode Village in pallakad Dist . There is an Ugran devi and ashanti devi. The shanti devi has to be seen from the mail entrance , while theugra devi is to be seen from the side entrance. To pacify ugra devi Chandu attam isoffered . This has to be informed to the temple authorities well in advance sothat they can procure the chandu . This is known as Sree Purateel bhaagavathyAmman Q7 What is Ahobila Hill ? A7 AhobilaHill is the place where Mahavishnu took Narasimha Avatar initially. Lord took this avatar again to the fulfill the wishes of saptharishi and vamanadevars. Lord Anjaneya helped these rishis by killing two demons(kaalan andkeyan). Q8 What is the special attributes offSholinger Vishnu temple? A8 If you spend 24 minutes(kadikam) in this place,it leads to moksham, hence the name Thirukadikai orKadikaasalam ( kadikai-24 minutes,asalam - mountain) .Well known saintsThottachariya and Erumbiyappa lived in this place. Q9 What is the importance of Kula deivamworship? A9 OurKuladaivam is like our parents. If we do not take care of our parents, then wecan expect similar treatment by our sons or grandsons in the future. This is true for our Kuladaivam as well. If wedo not visit our kuladaivam ( visit does not mean lip service/show offvisits), we are only going to ruin thelife of our family -sometimes immediately and usually the next generation onwards. -- 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/1936931547.2640888.1643598271787%40mail.yahoo.com.
