QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-06 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 06-02-2022 Q1 What were the doubts of sage jaimini put to the birds at Vindhyachal ? A1 Sage Jaimini reached Vindhyachal and arrived before the birds as perMarkandeya's instructions. Sage Markandeya instructed me to come here and see you. You kindly answer my questions thatI have in the context of Mahabharat 1)'Why did Lord take humanincarnation even though He is the cause of the origin, perpetuation anddestruction of the universe? 2) How did Draupadi come to be thequeen of five Pandavas? 3)How did Balaram expiate for thesin of killing a Brahmin? 4)How were Draupadi's sons attainmartyrdom Q2 What was the answer of birds in Vindhyachal to thequestion-'Why did Lord take human incarnation even though He is the cause ofthe origin, perpetuation and destruction of the universe put for th by sagejaimini? A2 The birds replied as follows:- Those sages who have metaphysical knowledgeassert that Narayan exists in four forms, which are both tangible andintangible. Hisfirst form is Vasudev, appearance of who is moreimaginative in nature. This form exists everywhere and in every ages. Thesecond form of Narayan is the one that bears the earthon his head. This form of god is known as Shesh. Thethird form of God exhibits his divine power and plays.It fosters all the creatures, protects religion, and is known as Pradyumna Yetanother form of God known as Aniruddh rests on theserpent's bed in the abysmal depth of water. It carries out the task ofcreation. Q3 What was the answer of birds in Vindhyachal to thequestion-2) How did Draupadi come to be the queen of five Pandavas- put for thby sage jaimini? A3Once a sage by name Trishira started penace. To get devalokaunder him. 'Frightened by the severe penance of Trishira, Indra killed him toprotect his authority and power. But the sin of killing a Brahmin took awayIndra's radiance. Trishirawas the son of Twashta. Twashta becamefurious at his son's death. He plucked one strand of hair from hishair-lock and offered it in the sacrificial fire. This resulted into thecreation of a formidable and strong demon named Vritrasur. This demon was created with the objectiveof killing Indra. Learning about the birth of Vritrasur,Indra sent Saptarishis as emissaries to work out a pact with the demon. TheSaptarishis effected a friendship between Indra and Vritrasur. But Indra hadother ideas. He tookVritrasur by surprise and killed him. This deceitful action of Indra further enragedthe clans of the demons. Soon the atrocities of the demons increased tounbearable limits. Even Prithvi felt unable to bear the burden oftheir atrocities. She approached the deities and requested them to get her ridof the burden. Thus, torelieve Prithvi of her burden, the deities began to take incarnation on earth. Dharma and Vayu implanted Indra'sradiance in the womb of Kunti. This resulted in the birth of Yudhishthir andBheema. Then Indra himself produced Arjuna from Kunti. Nakul and Sahadev were born becauseof Indra's radiance implanted by Ashwini kumars in the womb of Madri. Thusall the five Pandavas originated from the same source even though they appearedas distinct entities, viz- They were all Indra whereasDraupadi was none other than Shuchi, the wife ofIndra, produced from the altar in Drupad's palace. In human incarnation,Draupadi got five Pandavas as her husband. Q4 What was the answer of birds in Vindhyachal to thequestion-3)How did Balaram expiate for the sin of killing a Brahmin? A4 Shri Krishna's brother Balaram hadremained impartial in the battle of Mahabharat. Instead of championing thecause either for the Pandavas or for the Kauravas, he had preferred to go on apilgrimage. His wifeRevati also accompanied him on this pilgrimage Once while travelling, Balaram dranktoddy and entered a beautiful garden known as Raivat. Taking a stroll, Balaram and Revati then reached ahut. In the hut, many Brahmins weresitting and listening to Sutaji's oration. When the Brahmins saw Balaram, theystood up and felicitated him. Only Sutaji did not stand up. Balaram felt insulted and at once killed him. Underthe influence of toddy. When Balaram regained his composure after theintoxication receded, he felt guilty for his deed. After Balaram realised his folly, he began to cursehimself and resolved to observe a twelve-year long fast in order to expiate forhis sin. Thereafter, Balaram migrated to aplace of pilgrimage known as Pratiloma Saraswati to carry out his expiation. Q5 What was the answer of birds in Vindhyachal to thequestion-4)How were Draupadi's sons attain martyrdom A5 The five sons were thedikpalakas who were cursed by sageDurvasa. You will never feel attachment and allurement for anybody.' Thus due to Durvasa’s curse,those five guardian deities took birth as the five sons of Draupadi. Q6 Everybody knows about King Harichandra story and ordeal put to him by sage Viswamithra. Inorder to clear the debts to the sage Harichandra had to take so many pains- Inthe story what are all the heart moving points? A6 'Man requires a wife only to produce a child. Now we already have achild- Rohit. Hence Iam no longer useful for you. You sell me and pay the acquiredwealth as Dakshina to the Brahmin. Said the queen' Harishchandra fainted after hearinghis wife's words. The queen began to wail at her husband's condition. Thuswailing, the queen also fell unconscious. The little Rohit also felt perplexedby his parent's condition. He began to cry- 'O father! O mother! I am hungry.Give me food.' At the same time, Vishwamitraarrived there in the guise of Kaal. After sprinkling water on Harishchandra'sface, he made him conscious and said- 'O king! Get up and pay my Dakshina. Your sorrows willincrease if you do not fulfil your promise.' 'O king! If you have even slightestof respect for Dharma, give my Dakshina at once. I will wait till evening andcurse you if you fail to pay my Dakshina.' Saying this Vishwamitra departed.She once again insisted to sell her in order to pay the Dakshina. This time, Harishchandraaccepted her proposal and took the queen to the township. Thereaddressing the crowd, he said- 'O dear citizens, kindly listen to me. I am selling my wife who isdearer to me than my own life. Anybody interested in buying her,please do so before evening.' An old Brahmin stepped forward fromthe crowd and said- 'I will buy her.' Hearing his words, Harishchandra becameextremely sad that he could not even utter a word. The Brahmin then stuffed the money in the barkclothes of Harishchandra and began to drag the queen by her hair The boy Rohit began to cry holdingthe hem of her mother. Seeing the condition of her son, the queen requested theBrahmin- 'O Arya! Kindly let me see the face of my child for once.' Then thequeen turned towards Rohit and said- 'O son! Your mother is no longer free now.She has become a slave. Do not touch me because I have become an untouchable.' At last, the queen requested theBrahmin- 'O lord! Iwill not be able to serve you without my son. So kindly buy him also.'Hearing the words of the queen, the Brahmin once again stuffed some more moneyin the clothes of Harishchandra and tied the boy with the queen and began todrag both of them.( Cantyou stop tear in your eyes on seeing this affection of child and mother?) Harishchandra gave him all the moneyhe had got from selling his wife and son. Seeing that amount of money, Vishwamitra boiled with anger andsaid- 'O wretched among the Kshatriyas! You call this small amount of money asDakshina! Now look at the powers of my penance.' Harishchandratrembled with fear and said- 'O lord! Please wait a little more.' Vishwamitrasaid- 'Now only, a quarter of the day remains. I will wait only for this periodand not more. 'Kingsaid- Now I am available for sale. Whoever wishes to buy me, please comeforward before sunset.' Dharma in the guise of a Chandaalstepped forward from the crowd. He had a huge stinking body. He said- 'I willbuy you.' Harishchandra asked- 'Who are you?' The Chandaal said- 'I am a Chandaal. My name isPraveer and I am the resident of this very town.' Harishchandra thought- 'It is betterto accept the curse than accepting the slavery of a Chandaal.' At the sametime, Vishwamitra also arrived there and said angrily- 'This Chandaal is ready to pay you a lot ofmoney. Why don't you then pay my Dakshina? ' Harishchandra said- 'O lord! I amborn in Suryavansh. Accepting the slavery of a Chandaal causes great pain forme. I have no money now. Since now onwards, I will be your slave and dowhatever you will ask me to do.' Vishwamitra said- 'If you are my slave and ready to obey me, then Isell you to this Chandaal for 1000 gold coins. Go andbecome his slave.' The Chandaal then presented many villages that were spreadover an area of 100 Yojans to Vishwamitra and tying Harishchandra with a rope dragged him to his town. After a few days, the Chandaal appointed Harishchandra as thesupervisor of the cremation place and instructed him to bethere present all the time and to cremate each dead body only after thoroughinvestigation one sixth part of the toll goes tothe king and from the remaining five parts, three parts should be reserved forhim he should takeonly the remaining two parts as his remuneration. He had lost his mental stature as heeven forgot the count of the days and could not distinguish between the day andnight….. -- 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/1070963801.185861.1644119064821%40mail.yahoo.com.
