QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-10 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 11-02-2022 Q1 What is thereason for asking to think of the seven chiranjeevies during oil bath? A1 Chiranjeeviesare related to Mahalekshmi. Mahalekshmi is related to oil. Hence to get hercomplete blessing it isasked to do so. The chirangeevies are1.Master of Atharvana veda- Aswathama 2. Siva Vishnusangamam god parasurama 3.Markandeya.4.Vibhishana 5.Hanuman 6 Mahabali 7.Veda vyasa Q2 What are thespecialities of Kuchanoor Sani temple. A2 Saneeswara is swayambhoohere.The temple is in the teni- kumbum route taking right turn and 20 Kms away The legend behind the temple is summarized below. Kuchanoor waspreviously called Kulinga nadu. The king of Kulinganad by name Dinakaran had noissues and worshipping Siva for it. At that time a Brahmin couples approached him requestinghim to adopt their son as they are verypoor. King did so thinking it as Gods version and he was named Chandravadanan. In due course a son wasborn to the king he was named Sadakan. Later The court astrologer intimated king he was to under go Sani dasashortly. Chandravadanan went to near by Surabhi river side and started penace to appease Sani andrelieve his father from sani dasa. Sani appeared to him and intimated atleast his father has to undergo 71/2 Nazhika sani dasa Searching Chandravadana sadaka came. Since he couldnot locate he slept under a nearby tree.The royal soldiers came in search. The sleepingSadaka appeared to them as dead andcut in to pieces by the side of Chandravadana in penace. On informationKing came and thought of killing with the sword Chandravadana thinking he haskilled Sadaka to become next king for himself. The sword whenfell on Chandravadana’s neck the location turned in to agarland on him. Lord sani now appeared and told it all due to Sani dosha and what he sawwas Poozhani kept there for worship as his son sadaka cut in to pieces. Now his sani dosha due to munjanmapapam is over. Sadaka woke up and chandravadana too from penace and wentwith king… The worship at the temple is to offer Curd rice in the Uchikala pooja for sani doshaand after Neivediam offer to crows keeping in Riverside Mandapam. Q3 Who is sahadharmani? A3 Thishelpmate is a "property" that can never be separated from him. She isnot meant not only to be a cook for him, not only one to give sensualgratification. She iscalled "dharma-patni" and also "yajna-patni She hasto be with her husband in the pursuit of dharma and has also to be a source ofencouragement in it. As adharma patni, she has to be by his side during the performance of sacrifices; shemust also play a supportive role in all those rituals that have the purpose ofmaking the divine powers favourable to mankind. It is not that she cooks forthe husband alone. She has to provide food every day to the guests, to the sickand to the birds and beasts and other creatures. This is how she serves thepurpose of "atithyam" and "vaisvadevam". Q4 What is theimportance of strewing mustard seeds before sanskar? A4 It is believed that spirits fear mustard seeds. Hence mustard seedsare strewn around the place where the sanskar is to be performed Q5 Is it correct that the practice of bridal costume is either gifted to a Brahman or hungon a tree or in a cattle shed.? A5 Thebridal costume is a favourite medium of attack for spirits. No spirit can trouble a Brahman (priest). Hence, that costume is either gifted to a Brahman or hungon a tree or in a cattle shed. Q6 During marriage why should wifebe seated to the left of her spouse? A6 Thewife should be seated to the left of her spouse. The left side of the husband indicates the Chandra nadi(Moon channel). When the wife sits on the side of the Chandra nadi,there is not much activation of energy. In thisritual, activation of energy is undesired. It is the experience of Bliss (Anand) that isdesired. The one on whom the sanskar(rite) is to be performed should sit to the left of the hostess. Another school of thought states that ‘thewife should be seated to the right of her spouse. Consequently, there is activation of energy. This energy then destroysthe distressing energies obstructing the ritual’.) My note- Two days back I had taken a photograph with wife for Pension book. The photographerasked my wife to stand on left side so that in photo she comes in right side. Q7 What is theimportance of wearing pavithra? A7 Wearing the sacred ring (pavitra/pavitrak dharan): The host performing the religious ceremony shouldwear a sacred ring made of sacred grass (darbha).As a result, pure particles of spiritual energy (pavitrakas) inthe atmosphere get attracted towards him in greater amounts. Pure particles of spiritualenergy are the subtlemost particles of divine energy (chaitanyakas) of various deities. Q8 What is theimportance of pranayamam? A8 Pranayam: Due to pranayam, the raja component decreases and the sattva componentincreases Q9 What is theimportance of Akshatha and betel? A9 unbroken rice grains (akshata).Rice grains have the ability to attract very distant pure particles ofspiritual energy (pavitrakas). Betelnut toopossesses the potential of attracting them from both male and female deities.This potential is activated by a mantra Q10 What is theimportance of worshippinfg Saptha mathrukkal at the beginning of ceremoney? A10 It is acustom to worship the Matruka deities alongwith Lord Ganesh at the beginning of any ceremony in order to prevent anyobstacles. Matrukasare a type of female deities and are seven in all. viz,Varahi, Indrani, Chamunda in addition to the above and Ganapati, Durga and theguardian deity of the territory (kshetrapal)as substitutes.] Since theworship of the Matruka deities (Matrukapujan)is a part of the ritual of Nandishraddha,it is performed along with the latter. Q11Which are the four Upavedas? A11 The four Upavedas viz. the Ayurveda, the science of lifei.e. the medical science. The Charaka, the Sushrata, the Nighantu,etc. are included in the Ayurveda The Dhanurveda is thescience of weapons and politics, while the Gandharvavedais the science of music. The Samaveda is the basis of Gandharvaveda. The Arthaveda, thescience of mechanics, physics, etc.. On the Arthaveda we have thefour works composed by Vishvakarma, Tvashta, Devagna and Maya.Vatsyayana has his works dealing with physics Q12Which are the fourteen sciences which ought to be studied by all men? A12 The four Vedas together with their branches andcommentaries, the four Upavedas, the six Vedangas together withthe six Upangas of the Vedas make the fourteen scienceswhich ought to be studied by all men. Q13Do by acting according to truth andvirtue of Vedas can a sudra become a Brahmin? A13Yesaccording to Apasthamba. The Vedas are the word of God. The Brahmanasare their commentaries written by the rishis Similarly, in the ApastambaSutras also. 'By acting according to truth and virtue a Shudrabecomes fully entitled by degrees to the rights of a Vaishyas,, Kshatriyas anda Brahmana and becomes fully entitled to do the acts prescribed for those varnasApastamba. II. 2.10 &11. Mynote- I have learnt a sudra can become to the level of Brahmana, not Brahmana. -- 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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