Q8 अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् ।प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ॥ ६ ॥ ajo ’pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro ’pi san prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form. (BG 4.6) बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥ ५ ॥chap4 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa
The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduer of the enemy! BG 4.5 The Brahmam says that HE and Arjuna had come through many Janmas @ births, which HE is VEDA aware but Arjuna is not Na tvam vetta. Then is Krishna carried the Karma as human?. Is he unborn or born again and again?. This is answered in next verse. I am unborn Nirguna brahmam; but Saguna Brahmam is born again and again to annihilate the adharma. Not only that, all Saguna brahmam gets destroyed at the time of Pralayam to repeat the cycles of Karma. KR IRS 9222 On Wed, 9 Feb 2022 at 14:59, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-8 > > Dear friends, > > These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in > 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information > of the members posted. > > *BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 09-02-2022* > > Q1 Who all can perform sraddaha to a deceased person? > > A1 If a particular dead person does not have any relative or a close > person, then it is the duty of the king to perform *Shraddha* for that > person’. > > 1. It is mentioned that the daughter, wife, mother and daughter-in-law of > the deceased person have the authority to perform *Shraddha*. > > *My note- It is told in another context all can perform srardha to jnatha > Anjathapithrus.* > > Q2 On which day sraddha for a deceased parent to be done? > > A2 Normally every year *Shraddha* should be performed on the date of > death of the person (as per the Hindu calendar and not as per the English > calendar.) > > *If the date is not known* and only the month is known, then in that case > the *shraddha* can be performed on the new moon day of that month. > > *If both, the date as well as the month is unknown then the shraddha can > be performed on the newmoon day of the Hindu calendar month of Magh or > Margashirsha.* > > Q3 An interesting question-Can we perform sraddha after mid day? > > A3 It is the ideal time to commence sradha after 1 PM!!!! > > If the day is divided into 5 parts, then the fourth part is called the ‘ > *Aparanha*’ period. This period is most appropriate for performing > *shraddha*. > > Consider a day period of 12 hours 12/5=2.4 hours :.Three parts =2.4x3= > 7.2 > > Day commence at 6 AM :. 6+7.2= 13 hours 20 mts. Hence commencing sraddah > after 13 hours is the best. > > Q4 Is it good to donate items on Akshaya thrithiya day to relieve harms to > ancestors? > > A4 Yes.The holy texts of *Puranas* say that, on the day of *Akshayya > Trutiya* one should donate uncooked food (*aamanna*), a water pot, a fan > made of mint grass, an umbrella, footwear etc. with the intension of > offering them to the deceased ancestors’ souls so that *the messengers > of Lord Yama do not cause distress to the ancestors’ souls.* > > *When clothes and ornaments are donated, the dark, brown eyed, cruel > messengers of Lord Yama having sharp and long teeth do not cause distress > to the deceased ancestors’ souls.* > > Q5 Do Mahalaya sraddha is benovelent? > > A5 If Mahalay *Shraddha* is performed for the deceased ancestors’ souls > during this fortnight, they remain satisfied for the entire year. > > What stanza told in Mahabharat about it gives the following Meaning: *The > householder who does not perform shraddha during the period when the Sun is > in the Virgo sign, how will he earn money and be gifted with a baby boy as > he would have enraged the deceased ancestors’ souls?* > > The abode for deceased ancestors’ souls remains vacant till the Sun moves > from Virgo and Libra sign to the Scorpio sign. > > *The abode for deceased ancestors’ souls remaining vacant during this > period implies that the deceased ancestors’ souls come closer to their > descendants for blessing them and if Shraddha is not performed, they give > curse to their descendants and return.* Due to this it is important to > perform *Shraddha* during this period. > > *My note- I do not think pithrus will curse if at all they do not bless > their siblings* > > Q6 Which god is to be mediated during Gayathri japa along with Sandhhya > vandan? What is the importance of Sandhya vandan and Gayathri? > > A6 We must meditate on Gayatri in the morning as Visnu personified, at > noon as Brahma personified and at dusk as Siva personified. > > We find hypnotism useful in many ways and we talk of "hypnotic power". > Gayatri is the hypnoticmeans of liberating ourselves from worldly existence > as well as ofcontrolling desire and realising the goal of birth. > > Sandhyavandana must be performed properly during right hours. > *During the Mahabharata war, when water was not readily available, the > warriors give arghya at the right time with dust as substitute. * > > If a man has a high fever, people looking after him must pour into > hismouth the water with which sandhyavandana has been performed. > Sandyavandana is indeed an easy means to ensure your well being. So long > as there is life in you, you must perform it. > > Of all the forms in which Bhagavan manifests himself that form in which he > is revealed as mother is most liked by us. The Vedas proclaim Gayatri to be > such a mother.*This mantra is to be repeated only by men. Women benefit > from the men performing the japa. * > > Similarly when the three varnas practise > gayatri-japa all other jatis enjoy the benefit flowing from it. We may > cease to perform a rite if the fruits yielded by them are enjoyed > exclusively by us. Those entitled to Gayatri mantra are to regard > themselves as trustees who have to mutter it on behalf of others like > women and the fourth varna who are not entitled to it. > > The benefit we derive from the Gayatri mantra is the cleansing of the mind > (cittasuddhi). Even other mantras have this ultimate purpose, but > cittasuuddhi is the direct result of Gayatri-japa. > > My note- If women shouldnot recite Gayathri, how SIta used to perform > sandhyavandanam? A natural doubt coming to my mind. Learnt readers may > respond. > > Q7 When do Madhayanikka has tobe done? > > A7 They may perform the madhyahnika (the midday vandana) 2 hours 24 > minutes after sunrise that is called "sangava kala". > > My note- Sun rise id about 6.20 now. In that case madhyannika period is > by about 9.45 AM. Learnt readers may respond to this point. *For that I > have added this QA. * > > Q8 In the Gita, when the Lord does 'upadesa' to Arjuna, he (Arjuna) > questions, "*You have been born to Vasudeva and Devaki. How then do you > claim to have done 'upadesa' to Surya, Chandra?" ?* > > *A8 The Lord then explains that He always 'was' rather 'IS'*. > > The Lord tells Arjuna that He (Lord) has taken innumerable births in the > past and would take innumerable births in the future and He knew about all > His births. > > Q9 What happen to a person who takes care of his family through > questionable means ? > > A9 One who takes care of his family through questionable means *attains > to the hell.* After undergoing sufferings of the hell he attains the > birth of creatures that are below the level of human birth. He passes each > and every birth in the order of creation and again attains to human body > ('manushya sariira'). > > Q10 What is the benefit achieved by knowing the Panchangam of the day? > > A10. You smaran thithi by name;you get iswaryam. > > Varam<somam, mangalam> ;lifetime increases. Spell nakshatram,< star of > theday> ;papam vanishes.Say the yogam of the day;rogam <diceases > get > lost.Karanam of the day spelt; thought karyam concludes. > > Q11 Do offering prayers to Kamadhenu is eqivalent to ancestroal worship? > > A11 Yes. The Vedas also say that *offering prayers to Goddess Kamadhenu > is equivalent to worshipping our ancestors* and hence it is considered to > be auspicious to feed the cows on a New Moon Day. > > According to ancient seers, this worship when performed along with the > feeding of the cow with "*Agathi Keerai"* herb leaves produces immense > benefits > to the ancestral spirits and the native. *The benefits of offering > "Agathi Keerai" herb leaves to the Cow will reach the ancestors residing in > any plane of existence and obtain their blessings for you*. If a soul has > certain dissatisfaction when leaving the earth plane, offering *Agathi > Keerai *will appease the soul and make the soul to rest in peace. The > soul can then ascend to higher level of existence beyond the earth plane. > > Q12 Do the Karma dies with Kartha? > > A12 The Karma dies with the Kartha i.e. when a person doing shraaddam for > either his father, GF or wife and after his death, that particular > shraaddam should not be continued by his son. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" 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/iyer123/777528553.1125631.1644398963392%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/777528553.1125631.1644398963392%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. 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