QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-07 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 07-02-2022 Q1 What was the final story of kingHarichandra? A1 All praised Harishchandra. Then Dharma, Indra andVishwamitra came closer to the king. With the queen, he began to pray toGod. Just then all the deities arrived there led by Dharma Indra said- 'Harishchandra, youare very fortunate. You have won our hearts along with your wife andson. You have even won the heaven with your action. I invite you to stay in heaven along with yourwife and son. 'Indrasprinkled ambrosia on the dead Rohit. Rohit got up and sat up in no time.Harishchandra, his wife and son Rohit were clad in divine clothes and garlands.Indra invited them to stay in the heaven forever but Harishchandra said- 'Oking of the deities! Withoutthe permission of this Chandaal, I cannot go anywhere ' Dharma said- 'O king! Ihad learnt in advance about the miseries you would suffer in future. That's whyI took the guise of aChandaal and showed you all the grotesque action that in Koshal,people must have been living mournfully in his absence. 'I cannot leave them in thatpitiable condition to enjoy the comforts of the heaven', said Harichandra. Then, Indra, Dharma and Vishwamitraled Harishchandra to Ayodhya, the capital of Koshal. There they carried out the coronation ofRohit. Thereafter, they took Harishchandra and his queen Shaivya to the heaven. Q2 Every body know about sage Vasista and his indifferencewith sage Viswamithra. Question- What was the reciprocation to Harichandraincidents by him? A2 When, King Harishchandra attainedhis heavenly abode, their family priest, sage Vashishta re-emerged from water. He came to knowabout the entire development. He was angry at Vishwamitra's stubbornness.He at once cursed Vishwamitra to become a stork. On the otherhand Vishwamitra cursed Vashishta to become a partridge. Thus both of them turned into birdsand began to fight. Their fight caused great panic all around. At lastaccompanied by the deities, Brahma himself arrived at the scene and dissuaded the birds fromfighting. But Brahma could not convince them and they continued tofight. Brahma then destroyed their avian appearances and both the sagesregained their original form. Their enemity too ended at the sametime. Brahma explained to them that Vishwamitra had not done any harm toHarishchandra. In fact hehad felicitated Harishchandra's ascend to the heaven Both thesages felt ashamed and they embraced each other before leaving for theirrespective hermitages. Q3 Which are all the mangaldarshana (auspicious sight) in the morning after wakeup? A3 After the salutationsto the Mother Earth sight of Chandana (Sandalwood) Sona (Gold),Shankh (Conch), Mridanga (a Rhythmic musical instrument), Darpana (Mirror), Ratna(diamond) are considered Auspicious Q4Which is the prayer to end quarrels? A4 The prayer to end quarrels is: HARAN KATHIN KALI KALASHA KALESU, || MAHA MOHA NISI DALAN DINESU || Q5Which is the prayer to eliminate problems? A5 The prayer to eliminateproblems is : SAKALA BIGHNA VYAAPAHIN NAHIN TEHI, || RAAM SUKRIPAN BILOKAHIN JEHIN || Q6 Name the four things seemweak initially, but if neglected causes sorrow: A6 a)Fire b) disease c) debt d) sin. Q7 Which are the four thingsnot to be believed? A7Don’t believe in following four things :a)Unconquered Mind b) Love of an enemyc) Flattery of a selfish man d) Road sideAstrologer. Q8 Which are all the fourthings to be remembered? A8Remember four things:a) Favour done by others to you b) Ill-treating others c) Death d) God. Q9 Which are all the fourthings to be avoided? A9Avoid the following four things : a)An Atheist b) Wealth accumulated through wrong means c) Women other than yourown wife d) Criticizing others. Q10 Which are the four thingsare truly recognized in four situations: A10The four things are truly recognized in four situations a) Friend in Poverty b) Wife inPenury and Indigence) Bravery in a battlefield d) Relatives in Notoriety. Q11 In nut shell what do the four Vedastell us? A11 Thesummary of all the four Vedas and six Shashtras is that if one causes sorrow toothers, one gets it back in return, similarly joy is reciprocated in the sameway Q12 What was the teaching ofDharma by Krishna to Arjuna? When did it took place? A12 After the Mahabharata war ended,Lord Krishna said to Arjun that "O Partha, now that you have beenvictorious in the war. I am going to tell you the summary of Dharma (orreligion) which you should listen to it attentively and accept it only afterunderstanding it. AAHAR NIDRA, BHAYA MAITHHUNAMCHA, SAMANAMETAD PASHURBHIHSAMANA || DHARMO HI TESANMADHIKO VISHESAN DHARMEN PASHUBHIHSAMANA || It meansthat the cravings for food, sleep, intercourse are the same in both man andanimal. Both man and animal are affected by fear. The only thing, which differentiates man formanimal, is the quantity of religion. Man is more religious. If a manlacks religiousness then he is more like an animal. Q13 What is the meaning of sloka SHANTAKARAM BHUJANGASHAYANAM PADMANABHAM SURESHAM, VISHWADHARAM GAGAN SADRISHAM MEGHAVARNAM SHUBHANGAM| LAKSHMIKANTAN KAMALNAYANAM YOGIMIRDHYANA GAMYAM, VANDE VISHNUM BHAVA BHAYAHARAM SARVALOKAIKNATHAM || A13 The Meaningis as following: I worship that Lord Vishnu who has a peaceful body (postures);who rests on Sheshanaga (the mighty serpant - cobra); who has a lotus in hisnavel, who is the base of the world, who is like the sky; who has a colour likecloud, who is the lord of Lakshmi (wealth); who has eyes like lotus; who isseen by yogis in their meditation; who is the remover of all the differencesand who is the only Lord of all the three Lokas (Worlds), I worship such LordVishnu. Kaustubha is the best jewel among all the gems. One who bears it, must begentle, knowledgable, virtuous etc. Q14 What is the prominence of weapon mace? A14 Mace is a weapon that showsand dares for the physical strength. It was used by the fightersto demonstrate their strength. Among all the ancient weapons, mace was the main. Itapplication is profusely seen in the epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata byphysically powerful and strong characters like Hanumana & Bheema -- 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/880755358.278693.1644192242491%40mail.yahoo.com.
