Pranam
Q8 The position of the women .... by By Altekar A S written in end of
1800-1900 AD, was based on the edited periods and text of British dates and
history; it is not absolutely incorrect; but many of the meanings
attributed for the verses were mere translations of the west; also at P140
of that book women remarriage Part 1, it is stated that Sati was not in
vogue in any part of India till 300 BCE; (!!??) As written by the west,
Altekar also said that Mahabharatham was written and took place only in 300
BCE. Sati according to the author was cited as that of MADRI W/O PANDU as
the first case.
However in addition to the article on how the west wrote a wrong
history which perhaps not read so far by the enlightened, (now may be read)
and in the continuation the date of Mahabharatham is written as early as
1800 AD as reported below where the perfect astronomy of India may also be
known:
"Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/rasa-jala-nidhi-volume-5>
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938
Part 3 - The Age of the Mahabharata War
A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/rasa-jala-nidhi-volume-5/d/doc224965.html>
*Note*: This is reproduced verbatim from the booklet, entitled the Age of
the Mahabharat War, by Mr, N. Jagannadha Rao, Vakil of Narasaraopet.
The Mahabharata
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mahabharata#hinduism> definitely
says that the War began with Bhishma
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhishma#hinduism> as the
commander-in-chief of the Kauravas
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kaurava#hinduism> and Dhrishtadyumma,
the King of Panchala <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pancala#hinduism> as
the commander-in chief of the Pandavas
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pandava#hinduism>. Bhishma, the field
martial or commander-in-chief of the, Kauravas received a mortal wound on
the evening of the tenth day of the battle, and retired from the battle
field. He was placed on a bed of arrows in which condition he lived for 58
nights afterwards, waiting for the arrival of Uttarayana
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/uttarayana#hinduism> or Winter
Solstice to cast off bis mortal body.
Yudhisthira <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/yudhishthira#hinduism>,
finding out that the Sun had ceased his journey towards the South and that
he had commenced his northward journey, went to Bhishma followed by his
brothers, his mother Kunti
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kunti#hinduism>, Sri Krishna
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/krishna#ayurveda>, Vidura
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vidura#hinduism>, and other relations
and priests with all the necessary preparations. Bhishma, beholding
Yudhisthira surrounded by his people, welcomed him thus.
दृष्ट्या प्राप्तोस्मि कौन्तेय सहामात्यो युधिष्ठिर ।
परिवृत्तो हि भगवान् सहस्रांशुर् दिवाकरः ।
अष्ट पञ्चाशतं रात्र्यः शमानस्या द्यमे गताः ।
माघोऽयं समनुप्राप्तो मासः सौम्यो युधिष्ठिर ।
त्रिभागशेषः पक्षोयं शुक्लो भवितुमर्हति |।
dṛṣṭyā prāptosmi kaunteya sahāmātyo yudhiṣṭhira |
parivṛtto hi bhagavān sahasrāṃśur divākaraḥ |
aṣṭa pañcāśataṃ rātryaḥ śamānasyā dyame gatāḥ |
māgho'yaṃ samanuprāpto māsaḥ saumyo yudhiṣṭhira |
tribhāgaśeṣaḥ pakṣoyaṃ śuklo bhavitumarhati ||
By good luck, O son of Kunti, thou hast come here with all thy Councillors,
O Yudhistira! The thousand rayed maker of day, the holy sun has begun the
northward course.
I have been lying on my bed for fifty eight nights.
“O Yudhisthira, the Lunar month
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/lunar-month#india-history> of Magha
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/magha#hinduism> has come. This is,
again, the lighted fortnight and a fourth part of it ought by this
(according to my calculations) be over,—” (Shanti
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shanti#hinduism> Parva
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/parva#hinduism> Chapter 46, Verses
1-4)
>From this it is clear that Bhishma spent 58 nights after his fall and that
on the 59th day he cast off his body. We know he had fallen in the battle
field on the 10th day of the Great War. It is said he died in the Lunar
month of Magha and in the bright fortnight—Sukla
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shukla#ayurveda> Pakshma—when
according to his calculations three fourths of the said month still
remained unexpired. This shows that a fourth part of the month (i.e. 7½
Tithis <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tithi#hinduism>) was over by
the time of his death. This statement clearly makes us understand that by
the time of Bhishmas
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhishma#hinduism> death
the first seven Tithis and half of the eighth Tithi
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tithi#hinduism> in the bright half of
the lunar month of Magha expired. That is Magha Sukla Ashtami was passing
and that half of Ashtami still remained.
It is also distinctly said in the Mahabharata that Bhishma breathed his
last on Magha Sukla Ashtami in Rohini Nakshatra
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rohininakshatra#hinduism> when the
sun reached the Meridian i.e. at midday. It is clear from the statements we
find in Shanti Parva and Anusasana Parva, that Bhishma had waited for 58
nights after his fall for the commencement of Uttarayana, and that on Magha
Sukla Astami in the constellation of Rohini
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/rohini#rasashastra> just at midday,
cast off his body. Here we are thus definitely and distinctly given the
date on which Uttarayana commenced immediately after the Mahabharata War
and that Uttarayana in that year commenced on Magha Sukla Saptami.
Magha Sukla Saptami is noted as an important day by the Hindus and is
called Ratha-Saptami
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ratha-saptami#india-history>, i.e.
the Seventh day on which the chariot of the sun turned so as to move
northwards and the next day after that is called Bhishma Astami, the day on
which Bhisma <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/bhishma#hinduism> died
and they are so used even to this day.
It is already shown that Bhishma died on the noon of the 68th day after the
commencement of the War and we learn that he died on Magha Sukla Astami. So
the 68th day after the beginning of the War is Magha Sukla Astami. Pausha
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pausha#hinduism> and Margasirsha, the
two lunar months
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/lunar-month#india-history> prior to
Magha cannot in any year contain more than 59 days. Eighth day in Magha was
passing. Hence it is clear that this Great War commenced on the last date
of the lunar month Kartika i.e. on the Amavasya
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/amavasya#hinduism> day of Kartika.
Further, as it is said the Nakshatra
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/nakshatra#hinduism> of this 68th day
was Rohini, and the 68th Nakshatra prior to that happens to be Jyesta,
presided over by Sakra
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shakra#ayurveda> (i.e. Indra
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/indra#hinduism>). These exactly tally
with the day and Nakshatra as stated to be the day on which this Great war
commenced.
Now from this internal astronomical evidence, as detailed in this Great
Epic, relating to the death of Bhishma and the commencement of Uttarayana
or Winter Solstice immediately after the War, let us try to find out what
the exact date of this event is.
We have learnt that after the sun commenced his northwards journey, Bhishma
died at noon (i.e. mid-day) on Magha Sukla Astami when the moon was in the
constellation of Rohini. The day and night on that day were of equal
duration. So the time when Bhishma breathed hie last was 15 Ghatikas
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ghatika#hinduism> after sunrise on
Astami. Mr. Narayana
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/narayana#hinduism> Sastry who has
thoroughly examined this question in his ‘Age of Sankara
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/shankara#hinduism>’ proves that
according to calculations Rohini on that day should have ended at about 32
Ghatikas after sun-rise. So the Moon was in Rohini for 17 Ghatikas after
Bhishma’s death. Or in other words, the moon entered into Rohini *13* Ghatikas
before Bhishma’s death. This shows that the Moon was in the latter portion
of the third quarter of Rohini, at the time when Bhishma passed away, and
that even in this 3rd quarter which consists of 15 Ghatikas, 13 Gkatikas
passed away. The 3rd quarter of Rohini commences at 46°—40° in the Ecliptic
and ends with 50°. So the Moon must have been at 49°—33'—20" (46°—40° plus
13/16 of 3°—20').
As seven and half-Tithis in that month passed away before Bhishma’s death,
the distance between the Moon and the Sun was 90 degrees (12° x 7½) as one
Tithi makes a distance of 12 degrees in the Ecliptic. So the Sun must have
been at the time of Bhishma’s death, at 319°-33'-20" (49°-33'-20" the
portion of the Moon minus 90 degrees). The winter Solstice or Uttarayana
must have commenced with Ratha Saptami
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/ratha-saptami#india-history> at about
the midnight of the previous day. There will be a difference of 1½ degrees
between the actual commencement of the Uttarayana or Winter Solastice and
the time of Bhishma’s death. This gives us the position of the Sun in the
Ecliptic at the commencement of Uttarayanam at the time of Bhishmas death
which took place immediately after or 68 days after the commencement of the
Mahabharata War as 318°-3'-20" (319°-33'-20" minus 1°-30'-0") in the
Ecliptic or in other words, in the 4th quarter of Satabhisha which
commences with 306°-40' and ends with 320°-0' in the Ecliptic.
Now during our time in 1929-30 A. D. Uttarayanam or Winter Solstice has
occurred when the San reached 247 degrees and 18 minutes (247°-18') in the
Ecliptic or in other words, when the Sun was in the 3rd pada
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/pada#hinduism> of Mula
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/mula#hinduism>. Thus, we find a
difference of 70°-45'-20" (318°-3'-20" minus 247°-18'-0") between the
positions of the Sun at the commencement of Uttarayanam or Winter Solstice
at the time of Bishma’s death and that of ours in 1929—30 A.D. *This
difference is caused by the precession of the Equinoxes. *The rate of this
precession is given as 50°26" per year. So, the distance of time at this
rate between the position of the Sun at the time of Bhishma’s death and the
position of the Sun in our time in 1929-30 A. D. is 70°-45'-20" divided by
years or 5069 years in round figures. This clearly shows that Bhishma
breathed his last in 3139 B.C. (5069-1930) which is exactly 37 years before
the commencement of this present Kaliyuga
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kaliyuga#hinduism> as the Hindu
traditions and literature maintain. We know that Bhishma lived for 68 days
after the beginning of the Mahabharata War and that he died on Magha Sukla
Astami. So the Mahabharata War must have commenced on the Amavasya day of
Kartika and lasted for 18 days from that day to Margasirsa
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/margashirsha#hinduism> Krishna
Pratipada. Mahabharata says that the Pakshma at the end of which
Mahabharata War commenced contained only 13 Tithis. In all such cases the
following Pakshma would contain 16 Tithis. Thus the total period from
Kartika Amavasya to Margasira Krishna Pratipada is 18 full days and the
Mahabharata War must have taken place about 2 months and eight days prior
to Bhishma’s death i.e. in 3139 B.C.
Thus the Epic Mahabharata itself gives us incontrovertible proof from
internal astronomical evidence that the Mahabharata War took place in 3139
B.C.(KR British refused to accept this calling internal astronomical data
as irrelevant) It is this date of the Mahabharata War that is taken as the
starting point by the Puranas
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/purana#ayurveda> and the other Indian
Literature for all chronological calculations of historical events of
Ancient India. If attempts are made to know the dates of several Dynasties
as given in the Puranas by calculating from this date 3139 B.C., we do
certainly arrive at the true chronology and know the real History of
Ancient India and they agree completely with all the traditional records of
the Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains and show us clearly that the chronological
calculations given in the ancient Indian Literature are absolutely correct
and systematic. The true date of the Mahabharata war completely disproves
the so-called identification of Mauryan Chandra
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/candra#ayurveda>-gupta
<https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/gupta#hinduism> with the Sandracottus
or Sandracyptus of the Greek writers and the chronology and History of
ancient India constructed on such misconception. (KR: Findings
of Justice Jones, Maxmuller and others; vide my article within the last
week on how British wrote our history)
Now which one to consider? Altekar 300 BCE or 3139 BCE?. KR IRS 8222
On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 at 07:40, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 02-2022-08*
>
> *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS*
>
> *Q1 Is it healthy to eat potato skin?*
>
> A1 Lucia Garcia Worked at Hospitals Sat
>
> Potatoes are considered to be one of the greatest foods in the world due
> to their high nutritional value and low price.
>
> Some surveys have found that in Russia, Bulgaria, Ecuador and other
> countries, there are several famous "Village of Longevity", where people's
> staple food is potatoes.
>
> Potatoes are rich in starch, vitamin C, vitamin A, B vitamins, dietary
> fiber, pantothenic acid, and minerals such as phosphorus, calcium,
> magnesium, and potassium.
>
> The vitamin content of potatoes is 2.5 times that of carrots, 3.3 times
> that of Chinese cabbage, 4.2 times that of tomatoes, and the content of
> vitamin C is the highest in vegetables.
>
> *Studies have shown that the vitamin content of potato skins is as high as
> 80%, which is much higher than that of potatoes.*
>
> *Potato skin contain solanine which is a glycoalkaloid, also a toxic
> substance in potatoes.*
>
> However, the solanine content of potatoes is negligible. The experimental
> data shows that 100 grams of potatoes with skin contain only 0.025 grams of
> solanine.
>
> An adult weighing 60 kg eats 15 kg of potatoes with the skin on for
> several days. Ingested solanine will harm his body.
>
> However, no one can eat 15 kilograms of potatoes.
>
> *Therefore, potatoes are still quite safe, as long as you don't eat
> potatoes with the skin on in large quantities over a long period of time.*
>
> *Q2 Does an armored cable need to be grounded?*
>
> A2 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004
> at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now
>
> Once it was so in telecom department in India. In addition marking bricks
> were laid above it. On earlier days there were rare cables used by
> electricity department. Now telecom department lay PVC cables , in many
> places through PVC ducts. Electricity cables are simply laid at depth as I
> have observed. They have thick PVC sheath.
>
> *Q3 Is it safe to use a water heater, while the power is switched
> on?*
>
> A3 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004
> at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now
>
> *There is a saying- Prevention is better than cure*. In my opinion,
> electronic and electrical items can fail at any time. *So keep the water
> heater switch outside. Ensure it is switched off before entering bath room*.
> Place a rubber mat or rubberized coir matter before the Heater switch.
> Exceptionally aged may fail to keep 100% damp the finger while switch is
> operated. Better follow safety measures.
>
> 2nd answer- Pradeep Rathi, Water Heating Consultant from past 13
> yearsAnswered May 17, 2018
>
> *Yes - If your heater is of a reliable brand. Also if you have good
> earthing arrangement, you are safe.*
>
> The electricity does not touch the water at all. Current does not pass
> through Steel pipes what you see in an heater. That is covering for the
> electrical coil/element inside through which current passes and is well
> insulated.
>
> *Only if the coil punctures and the current leaks, you are at risk.*
>
> But if your earthing is good, the leakage current will pass to earth.
>
> *Moreover if you have right ELCB installed, it should trip as soon this
> leakage happens.*
>
> 3rd answer-Kiran Patil, Electronics engineer Answered Mar 4, 2015
>
> Now a days, most water heaters have advanced features like automatic turn
> off, precise temperature control etc so they are more safe to use while *they
> are ON but you should take care about earthing of water heater to avoid
> shocks.* Make sure that you have proper earthing. Also water heaters
> draws more current compared to other appliances so avoid switching it using
> wet hands or frequently turning on and off. Also make sure that the socket
> you are using to plug in the heater has specified current rating for heater.
>
> *4th answer- Vikrant Kembhavi, Bibliophile, World-*Music Enthusiast,
> Ambivert, Grammar Nazi! Answered Mar 4, 2015
>
> *Yes, make sure that you electric heater has proper earthing.*
>
> *Avoid touching its switches with damp hands, No. Not even slightly damp*.
> Use a wooden ruler for switches if you wish.
>
> For CNG-run water heaters, take extra care or else the extremely hot water
> may scald your skin.
>
> Keep the water flow at an optimum level so that much steam does not form
> while heating.
>
> *Q4 How do I know if my air conditioner needs a gas top up?*
>
> A4 Gopala Krishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004
> at Department of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now
>
> Very simple. Switch on AC unit. Go out and observe whether compressor is
> switched ON . If switched on go to the room and observe whether hot air or
> cool air is coming from unit. *If it is hot air it is sure no gas in
> compressor.* Call AC technician of the company. He would fill gas, check
> for leak, and collect correct charges for gas. About Rs 2000–00 for 1.5 ton
> AC compressor.
>
> *Q5 How long do apartment buildings last?*
>
> A5 Steven Haddock Studied at York University (Canada)Sat
>
> There really isn’t a set lifespan. *Lots of luxury New York City
> apartments were built in the 1920s and still work great.* I have a lot of
> small 1930s era apartment buildings in my neighbourhood and they’re all in
> great shape and fully occupied. In my old neighbourhood, the 1950s era
> apartment buildings near where I lived are probably in better shape now
> than in the 1960s when I visited them.
>
> 2nd answer- “The Century”, Central Park West, Manhattan. Finished in 1931.
>
> *It’s really a matter of maintenance. The only really problematic system
> is the elevators* - they pretty much have to be fully replaced every
> 20–25 years. Pretty much everything else that can break can be replaced as
> well.
>
> *Q6 Can the police find out all our registered mobile numbers from
> our Aadhaar number?*
>
> A6 Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam Lawyer Sat
>
> *Nopes .Under the Present Law:-*
>
> The Aadhar Number contained in the UIDAI Database contains only Eight
> Records per Person
>
> A. Name B. Date of Birth C. Biometric 1 (Fingerprint) D. Biometric 2(Iris)
> E. Address F. *Registered Phone Number (Only 1 Number*) G. Fathers Name
> H. Image of the Person.Thats all!!!!
>
> And No Cop can access this. Not even the DGP of a State.
>
> The Only person who can access these details is a Home Secretary of a
> State or Centre
>
> And he has to put the information in writing and get an Authorization from
> the Head of UIDAI
>
> So unless its a Search for Bin Laden - its unlikely to use this route
>
> So you may ask the Question - How does UIDAI tell us which bank account is
> linked to our Aadhar?
>
> The Answer is - its not the Aadhar Database at all.
>
> When you enter your Aadhar details and authenticate it, the System goes to
> the NPCI Database, searches using a CSCT Algorithm (Whatever it is) for
> your Aadhar Number and fetches the relevant details like Mapped Account etc.
>
> So lets say if the Cop knows your Aadhar number, can he ask Airtel - Show
> me all the phone numbers linked to this Aadhar card?
>
> Sure
>
> But Airtel cannot Because they dont have your Aadhar number in their
> database
>
> They only have a Link in their records which was created when you
> authenticated your Aadhar Number using OTP
>
> Same for a Bank. They can search by Account Number but they cannot search
> by Aadhar Number because as per law their database only has the Link to
> NPCI rather than the Actual Aadhar Number. (Finding out how many Accounts
> you have using the Aadhar number)
>
> And their CBS will simply show YES rather than the Aadhar Number in itself
>
> *So its next to impossible to get your details based on just your Aadhar
> Number unless maybe Modi* himself gave the orders or maybe not even then.
>
> *Q7 What are some things about living in Chennai that no one talks
> about?*
>
> A7 Sujatha Viswanathan Fri
>
> I am from Chennai. This answer is for non-Chennaiites. Here goes!
>
> Tamil, Tamil and more Tamil : You may find some working class people who
> speak broken English. Otherwise, it is Tamil everywhere. Hindi is
> absolutely not welcome here.
>
> Temples everywhere : Even trees are not spared. A generous swipe of
> turmeric at the base of the tree with red dots or streaks, and Voila, you
> make it sacred. Put an idol of Ganesha and you have a roadside temple.
> Also, plenty of roadside churches and mosques.
>
> Marina Beach sojourn : The second longest urban beach in the world is an
> iconic landmark not just for its obvious beach vibes, but for memorials of
> TN’s political elite and a site for protests. My personal grouse is that
> the maintenance of the beach has and will always remain subpar. ECR (East
> Coast Road) beaches are much cleaner and better maintained.
>
> Infamous auto drivers: With negligible exceptions, they are rude and will
> not hesitate to rip you off if you are not careful. Masters at giving
> plenty of unsolicited advice!
>
> Hot. hotter and sweaty : Being on the coast and close to the equator, Chennai
> gets sweltering hot from March to July. December is nice though.
>
> Worship of mainstream actors/ politicians : This is something that can
> put a BTS army to shame. It is common to see humongous cutouts of them
> during a movie release/ party meetings all over the city. Also, insane
> amounts of milk as “abhishekham” are poured on these for good luck.
>
> *Q8 Why aren't widows allowed to remarry in Hinduism?*
>
> A8 Mahi Soni Exploring various vedas and puranas Thu
>
> *Hinduism doesn't prohibit women to remarry*. There are examples of widow
> remarriage but we have only few of them. The reason behind this is, *most
> of the widows used Niyoga rather than remarrying again.* A close
> relative, especially brother-in-law was the most suitable person for this.
>
> *Infact if a widow wanted to marry, then also her brother in law was
> always the first choice.*
>
> Mahabharata, XIII, 12, 19
>
> * नारी तु पत्य भावे वै देवरं कृणुते पतिम्*
>
> If a woman loses her husband, she marries her brother-in-law.
>
> In Rig veda a widow and her brother in law are compared to husband and
> wife.
>
> X, 40, 2- “Where are you, Aśvins, by night? Where are you by day? Where do
> you sojourn? Where do youdwell? Who brings you into his presence in the
> same plural ce (of sacrifice) as on her couch a widow (brings) her
> husband's brother, as a woman (brings) her husband (to her).”
>
> *In Atharva veda, we find a refrence to a woman remarriage*. Here it's
> not explicitly mentioned whether it was the brother-in-law or not so widow
> marriages outside the family used to take place.
>
> XI, 5, 27–28 ~ When she who hath been wedded finds a second husband
> afterward, The twain shall not be parted if they give the Goat Panchaud-
> ana. One world with the re-wedded wife becomes the second hus- band's home.
>
> Interestingly, the next lines (verse 29–30) talk about the uniting of the
> new couple in heaven.
>
> The Agni Purana summarises it,
>
> *Agni Purana 154.4-7 “Women are allowed to have another husband in the
> following five adversaries;-* (the first husband) is lost, dead, has
> become an ascetic, impotent or fallen morally. If the husband is dead, she
> should be given to the brother of the deceased. In the absence of brother,
> she should be given to anyone as one wished”
>
> Also the Garuda Purana, Garuda Purana 1.107.28 “In case of
> disappearance or death or renunciation or impotent or lost caste status of
> her husband, in these five cases a woman is allowed to take another
> husband.”
>
> The purpose of remarriage was to get heirs if the widow was childless.
> Niyoga was also to beget children on the widow but it doesn't mean it was
> not allowed for a widow who had living children.
>
> Many people quote Manu's statement.
>
> Manusmriti 9.175~ In case she be still a virgin, or having gone away
> comes back,—she is fit to undergo re-marriage with her second husband.
>
> Manu puts this condition that the widow should be a virgin but other
> verses do not mention anything like this. So I am gonna pretend I didn't
> see that.
>
> In Vashistha Dharmasūtra, Vasishtha gives some instances in which a
> husband is considered dead, and a woman whether she is widow or not, has
> children or not, nothing like this is mentioned, and he extends this
> permission to all ladies.
>
> XVII, 77. If for reasons connected with spiritual or with money
> matters she be unwilling to leave her home, she must act in the same manner
> as if (her husband were) dead.
>
> 78. In this manner a wife of the Brāhmaṇa caste who has issue (shall
> wait) five years, and one who has no issue, four years; a wife of the Kṣatriya
> caste who has issue, five years, and one who has no issue, three years; a
> wife of the Vaiśya caste who has issue, four years, and one who has no
> issue, two years; a wife of the Śūdra caste who has issue, three years, and
> one who has no issue, one year.
>
> In Nāradasmriti (XII, 97), Nārada holds the same view. Parāshara and
> Kautilya concur with this view.
>
> So according to Dharmasūtras (c. 400 B.C. to c. 100 A.D.) the death of
> husband is not necessary for remarriage.
>
> The Adhyatma Ramayana declares Sugriva acquires Tāra after her husband
> Vāli died.. In Mahabharata, the marriage of Ulupi and Arjuna is an example
> of widow remarriage. The famous emperor Chandragupta Vikramāditya (c.
> 374–414 A.D. ) married his elder's brother wife after the death of her
> husband. Kumārgupta, a son of this union became an heir to Gupta empire.
>
> As compared to other varnas, widow remarriage was less popular popular
> among the Brahmanas. From about 600 A.D. the prejudice against widow
> remarriage become deeper and deeper. Smriti writes started condemning them
> vehemently though earlier texts allow widow remarriage.
>
> Source: The Position Of Women in Hindu Civilisation by A.S. Altekar ~That’s
> Mahi way
>
> *Q9 Which has more strength, brick or brick masonry?*
>
> A9 Rabindra Kumar Mohapatra, M Tech (Roorkee Univ.) Civil
> Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla
> (1979)Answered 30m ago
>
> *Masonry, a combination of bricks can not be formed without joints which
> are weaker than* individual brick units. Similarly the single aggregate,
> mixed in concrete has greater strength than concrete.
>
> *Q10 Is the concept of autism scientifically verifiable?*
>
> A10 Claire Jordan Degree in biology and folklore; programmer, shop
> owner, secretary on newspaper Thu
>
> *Sure. It’s not easy to define the edges of it, and where autism stops and
> just being a nerd starts,* because it’s a sliding scale, but it
> definitely exists. Such children have an unusually high number of neural
> connections in their brain which are not pruned and tidied up to the same
> degree as in neurotypicals. *This makes them better than average at some
> tasks and worse at others*, and prone to being easily overloaded by
> stimuli to the point of panic. There’s a strong genetic component.
>
> *All the above QA are from Quora website on 07-02- 2022. *
>
> *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 08-02-2022*
>
>
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