Pranam
1 Shani: The Yerdanur Shani Temple in Medak district has a 20-foot-tall
statue of Lord Shani; the Bannanje Shri Shani Kshetra in Udupi has a
23-foot-tall statue of Shani, and the Shani Dham Temple of Delhi has the
world’s tallest statue of Shani, carved out of native rock.( SKANDA
PURANAM) Significant epithets for Shani include Saura (son of the sun
god), Kruradris or Kruralochana (the cruel-eyed), Mandu (dull and slow),
Pangu (disabled), Septarchi (seven-eyed), and Asita (dark). Shani is the
son of Surya, the Hindu sun god, and Chaya ("Shade"), a servant of Surya
who acted as surrogate mother for Surya's wife Sandhya. In astrology the
planets Sani, Rahu and Ketu are chaya grahams. At the time birth the
aspecting of the father SUN costed a darkness on SUN which was known as AN
ECLIPSE. Shani according to Surya siddantha takes 10765 days to an orbit
where as the Ptolemy said it is 10758 days; the world says Ptolemy as
father of planets ignoring the surya siddantham, a wonder. Shani's mantra
is depicted here, in sanskrit and english, with the translation
*English: "Om kaakadhwajaaya vidmahae khadga hastaaya dheemahi tanno mandah
prachodayaat''*
Sanskrit: ओम काकध्वजाय विद्महे खड्ग हस्ताय धीमहि तन्नो मंदः प्रचोदयात्
Translation: Om, Let me meditate on him who has crow in his flag, Oh, He
who has a sword in his hand, give me higher intellect, And let Saneeswara
illuminate my mind. THUS SATURN IS NOT SEEN IN VEDAM; but can the black
hole be connected to chaya graham?. KR IRS 11222
On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 at 06:21, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> QUES ANSW DIVINE 2-2022-10
>
> 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 11-02-2022*
>
> Q1 What is the reason for asking to think of the seven chiranjeevies
> during oil bath?
>
> A1 *Chiranjeevies are related to Mahalekshmi. Mahalekshmi is related to
> oil. Hence to get her complete blessing it isasked to do so.*
>
> The chirangeevies are1.Master of Atharvana veda- Aswathama 2. Siva Vishnu
> sangamam god parasurama 3.Markandeya.4.Vibhishana 5.Hanuman 6
> Mahabali 7.Veda vyasa
>
> Q2 What are the specialities of Kuchanoor Sani temple.
>
> A2 Saneeswara is swayambhoo here.The temple is in the teni- kumbum route
> taking right turn and 20 Kms away
>
> The legend behind the temple is summarized below. Kuchanoor was previously
> called Kulinga nadu. The king of Kulinganad by name Dinakaran had no issues
> and worshipping Siva for it. At that time a Brahmin couples approached
> him requesting him to adopt their son as they are very poor. King did so
> thinking it as Gods version and he was named *Chandravadanan.*
>
> *In due course a son was born to the king he was named Sadakan.*
>
> Later The court astrologer intimated king he was to under go Sani dasa
> shortly. Chandravadanan went to near by Surabhi river side and started
> penace to appease Sani and relieve 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 sleeping
> Sadaka appeared to them as dead* and cut in to pieces by the side of
> Chandravadana in penace.
>
> On information King came and thought of killing with the sword
> Chandravadana thinking he has killed Sadaka to become next king for
> himself. The sword when fell on Chandravadana’s neck the location turned
> in to a garland on him.
>
> Lord sani now appeared and told it all due to Sani dosha and what he saw
> was Poozhani kept there for worship as his son sadaka cut in to pieces. Now
> his sani dosha due to munjanma papam is over. Sadaka woke up and
> chandravadana too from penace and went with king…
>
> The worship at the temple is *to offer Curd rice in the Uchikala pooja
> for sani dosha* and after Neivediam offer to crows keeping in Riverside
> Mandapam.
>
> Q3 Who is sahadharmani?
>
> A3 This helpmate is a "property" that can never be separated from him. She
> is not meant not only to be a cook for him, not only one to give sensual
> gratification. *She is called "dharma-patni" and also "yajna-patni* She
> has to be with her husband in the pursuit of dharma and has also to be a
> source of encouragement in it.
>
> As a dharma patni, she has to be by his side during the performance of
> sacrifices; she must also play a supportive role in all those rituals that
> have the purpose of making the divine powers favourable to mankind.
>
> *It is not that she cooks for the husband alone. She has to provide food
> every day to the guests, to the sick and to the birds and beasts and other
> creatures. This is how she serves the purpose of "atithyam" and
> "vaisvadevam".*
>
> Q4 What is the importance of strewing mustard seeds before sanskar?
>
> A4 It is believed that spirits fear mustard seeds. Hence *mustard seeds
> are 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 hung on a tree or in a cattle shed.?
>
> A5 The bridal 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 hung on a tree or in a cattle shed.
>
> Q6 During marriage why should wife be seated to the left of her spouse?
>
> A6 The wife 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 this ritual, activation of energy is undesired. It is the experience of
> Bliss (*Anand*) that is desired. 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 ‘the wife should be seated to the
> right of her spouse. Consequently, there is activation of energy. This
> energy then destroys the distressing energies obstructing the ritual’.)
>
> *My note- Two days back I had taken a* photograph with wife for Pension
> book. The photographer asked my wife to stand on left side so that in photo
> she comes in right side.
>
> *Q7 What is the importance of wearing pavithra?*
>
> *A7 Wearing the sacred ring (**pavitra**/**pavitrak dharan**)*: The host
> performing the religious ceremony should wear a sacred ring made of sacred
> grass (*darbha*). *As a result, pure particles of spiritual energy (*
> *pavitrakas**) in the atmosphere get attracted towards him in greater
> amounts. Pure particles of spiritual energy are the subtlemost particles of
> divine energy (**chaitanyakas**) of various deities.*
>
> *Q8 What is the importance of pranayamam?*
>
> *A8 Pranayam**:* Due to *pranayam*, *the **raja** component decreases and
> the **sattva** component increases*
>
> Q9 What is the importance of Akshatha and betel?
>
> A9 unbroken rice grains (*akshata*). Rice grains have the ability to
> attract very distant pure particles of spiritual energy (*pavitrakas*).
>
> Betelnut too possesses the potential of attracting them from both male and
> female deities. This potential is activated by a *mantra*
>
> Q10 What is the importance of worshippinfg Saptha mathrukkal at the
> beginning of ceremoney?
>
> A10 It is a custom to worship the Matruka deities along with Lord Ganesh
> at the beginning of any ceremony in order to prevent any obstacles. Matrukas
> are a type of female deities and are seven in all.
>
> viz, Varahi, Indrani, Chamunda in addition to the above and Ganapati,
> Durga and the guardian deity of the territory (*kshetrapal*) as
> substitutes.]
>
> Since the worship of the Matruka deities (*Matrukapujan*) is a part of
> the ritual of *Nandishraddha*, it is performed along with the latter.
>
> Q11 Which are the four Upavedas?
>
> A11 The four *Upavedas* viz. the *Ayurveda*, the science of life i.e. the
> medical science. The *Charaka*, the *Sushrata*, the *Nighantu*, etc. are
> included in the *Ayurveda*
>
> The *Dhanurveda* is the science of weapons and politics, while the
> *Gandharvaveda
> *is the science of music. The Samaveda is the basis of *Gandharvaveda*.
>
> The *Arthaveda*, the science of mechanics, physics, etc.. On the
> *Arthaveda* we have the four works composed by *Vishvakarma, Tvashta,
> Devagna* and *Maya*.* Vatsyayana* has his works dealing with physics
>
> Q12 Which are the fourteen sciences which ought to be studied by all men?
>
> A12 *The four Vedas together with their branches and commentaries, the
> four Upavedas, the six Vedangas together with the six Upangas of the Vedas
> make the fourteen sciences* which ought to be studied by all men.
>
> Q13 Do by acting according to truth and virtue of Vedas can a sudra
> become a Brahmin?
>
> A13 Yes according to Apasthamba. The Vedas are the word of God. The
> *Brahmanas* are their commentaries written by the rishis Similarly, in
> the *Apastamba Sutras* also. 'By acting according to truth and virtue a
> *Shudra* becomes fully entitled by degrees to the rights of a Vaishyas,,
> Kshatriyas and a Brahmana and becomes fully entitled to do the acts
> prescribed for those *varnas* Apastamba. II. 2. 10 &11.
>
> My note- I have learnt a sudra can become to the level of Brahmana, not
> Brahmana.
>
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