QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-02 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 02-02-2022 Q1 How Panguni uthram is relatedto Lord Siva? A1 The Himavaan (Imagiri purakkumMannan - king of Himalayas) met God Siva at Mount Kailash (Velli Ongalin – panipadarnththa ongiya Kailaya malai), and gave consent to give his daughter Parvathi in marriage toGod Siva and invited him for the ceremony on that day being a veryauspicious day of PanguniUththaram, and returned to his abode. The traditions of celebrating thePanguni Uththiram festival in a big way at the Thiruvaaroor temple continued for many yearsthereafter from the time of Naminanthi Adigal of around fourh or fifth century. In many other Siva Temples too the PanguniUttiram is celeberated in a very elaborate way every year. An Inscription in the ThiruvottriyurSiva Temple records that in the nineth year (A.D.1172) of the Chola kingRajadhirajadeva – 2 (A.D. 1163-A.D.1178) the Panguni Uttiram festival wasceleberated in the sub shrine of Padam Pakkadevar, and the king Rajadhirajadevawas present PanguniUththiram is also considered as a holy day for Murugan worshipand celeberated in a big way in the Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu especiallyPalani and in the Arupadai Veedu Thalangal. In many Siva and Murugan temples annual Thiruvilaa is celeberated for 10 daysending on the Panguni Uththiram day. Q2 What is the meaning of Hinduisam? A2"Hinduism" is a common term given by the Westerners to a group oftraditional religions of India namely Saivaism, Vaishnavaism, Vedism etc,etc whichover a period of time intermingled and fused with each other Please noteHinduism is not purely Vedism as it is portrayed today. Vedism is only a "part ofHinduism". Q3 What is the significance of the kuthu villikku? A3 The five faces represents"Pancha bhootham" i.e five elements. The fiveelements are "Nilam" (Land), "Neer" (Water),"Katru" (Air), "Agayam" (Space), "Neruppu"(Fire). In this Fireis a supreme element. In real world the representation of fire is"SUN" and "STARS". Kuthuvillaku represents these only. For further explanation you can find fromsiddha medical explanation. Q4 What is the speciality ofcorridor in Madurai temple? A4 It is oneof the best examples of Dravidian architecture. The corridor of this temple is the largest inIndia. The corridor is 197 mts by 133mts. Q5What is the protocol for visiting Sooryanar kovil? A5 This is a one of a kind temple dedicated to theSun God. The Suryanar temple faces west Protocol requires that one visits the TirumangalakkudiShivastalam before visiting Suryanaar Koyil. Q6Do Vaitheeswaran koil is a temple for kuja alone ? A6 No.Shiva is considered to be the Divine HealerVaidyanathar. His consort Thaiyalnaayaki is said to accompany him with a vesselcontaining medicinal oil. There isalso a shrine dedicated to Dhanwantari here. The prasadam offered at thistemple goes by the name TiruchaanduUrundai and it is considered to be a panacea capable of curing manyailments. A bronze ofimage of Angaaraka is housed in this shrine and is taken out in procession on agoat mount every Tuesday. My note-There is a black idol of Lord Kuja inside prakaram where special poojas are done for kujadosha. Q7 What are theattributes of Tiruvenkadu Budha temple? A7 Temple for Budhan-Location: Tiruvenkadu near Mayiladuturai, The Aalamaram here is referred toas Akshayavadam (infinite one, indestructible banyan tree). Special worship services are offered to Natarajar and the associatedSpatikalingam, as in Chidambaram. Q8what is the legend behind Alangudi Guru temple? A8 Alangudi-Dakshinamurthy is said to have preached to the Devas who hadswooned under the impact of the poison that came out of the churning of themilky ocean. Parvati is said to have been reborn on the banks ofAmrita Pushkarini and later on reunited with Shiva. Viswamitrar is believed to have worshipped Shivahere. There is shrine to Surya also here. My note-There are two Guru temples at Alangudi, one near Pudukkottai and another nearKumbakonam. Both are equallyimportant. Q9 What is the importance of girivalam atTiruvannmalai? A9 It isbelieved that GoddessParvathi who was separated from her Lord, first commenced the practice ofGirivalam here and prayed for being united with Shiva. In Ribhu Gita, the Lord says: "I remain fixed here whereas innumerableuniverses rotate around Me." Q10 Every body know Siva is worshipped inalmost all temples in linga form.What are its basic details? A10 A lingamis a combination of a stem portion, which is the "Lingam" and a baseor peetam called a "yoni". Of the stem 1/3 it's length is square, the second1/3 is eight sides and the rest cylindrical. The squareportion corresponds to "Brahma" the creative aspect of the absolute.The eight-sided figure corresponds to "Vishnu" the protective aspectof God and the cylindrical portion; the dissolution aspect of God correspondsto "Rudra". A combination of these is what is called a Shivalinga. The Yonipeetam will consist of a circular lower and middle portion and a leaf shapedupper portion, into which the stem is erected. The Brahmaportion lies in the ground. The Vishnu portion in the yoni peetam and the Rudra portion above the peetam. In the Rudra portion a lotus bud formation with 3lines is embossed and it forms the face. This isknown as a Kriya_lingam and corresponds to a sculpted lingam. This has to beinstalled in temple; this is there for classed as an Achalaingam. Q11 What are the different types ofLingams? A11 Lingamsmade of metals such as gold, silver, copper, bronze, brass, lead, etc are knownas "Lohaya"lingams. If they areof sandalwood, Ashoka, Devadharu, Ebony, Bilva etc the are known as "Tharuya" lingams. Q12 what is bhana lingam? A12 Bhaanalingam is what is installed at the SriRajarajeswari peetam in RUSH New York. It isoblong cylindrical stone found naturally in the river called Narmada. The stones used in making a kriya lingam areclassed as male, female & neutral stone. Stones will resonate if struckwith the handle of the chisel in the lower scale of an octave if they are male. Q13 What is the Pandit and milk maid story told by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa? A13 TheShort story told by Sri RamakrishnaParamahamsa indicating Faith is more powerful than knowledge involving the greatpandit and milk maid give an interesting and laughing reading in addition to thought provoking. There was once a pandit who lived on the bank of a river. So learned was he that other panditscame from far and near to consult withhim. They showered him withappreciation. On the otherside of the bank lived a milkmaid,called Lakshmi, who sold milkto the pandit. Hers was a busy day. She woke upearly in the morning, bathed her cows, milked them, then cooked a meal for her old father and then set out to deliver the milk. She had tocross the river on a boat. One day thepandit was waiting for her for a long time. When she finally arrived, the pandit said, Ah, Lakshmi you havecome at last. Iwas waiting for you since early morning. From tomorrow I want the milk before sunrise. The nextmorning Lakshmi rushed to the riverbank at the crack of dawn but the boatman did not show up until late morning. Hurry, hurry, Lakshmi urged the boatman, knowing that the pandit would bewaiting for the milk. The panditcomplained, You are late again, what happened?The pandit was in a bad mood that day. Don't give me excuses! He shouted. How dare you disregardmy wishes! Don't you know who I am? Lakshmibegan to cry. But the pandit continued to boast, Do you know how learned I am? You are just a simple milkmaid.I know so many things. That river is like the river of life. People safely cross the river oflife by invoking the Divine name ofHari . Lakshmi tookthe pandit's words very seriously and happily departed, saying to herself, I wish panditji had told me thisearlier. The next dayLakshmi arrived at the pandit's house before sunrise. The Pandit was surprised to see her as he could not seethe boatman. How didyou cross the river? he inquired. Lakshmi smiled and said, ?You taught me tocross the river by chanting the name of Hari and I did. ? That is impossible! the pandit shouted andordered her to cross the river again. Lakshmi crossed the river again withoutany difficulty, chanting the name ofHari as she did so. She stayedcompletely dry. The pandittried to do the same chanting the name of Hari. But as he tried to protect hisclothes from getting wet, he fell into the river. Lakshmi was astonished. ?Oh Panditji,? she said,?You were not thinking of Hari at all. You were busy thinking about your dhoti. That is why it did not work.? Panditji marveled at Lakshmi's devotion andaccepted that her faith was more powerful than his empty learning . Hesincerely blessed Lakshmi. Chant theMahamantra Nama kirtan : -- 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/1500072044.3119365.1643763902663%40mail.yahoo.com.
