QUESTION ANSWER DIVINE03-2022-02 Dear friends,
These are information compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEINGCOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78,dated 02-03-2022 Q1 Name the five sub pranas andmention their functions.When does re birth doesnot occur? A1 Naga, Kurma, Krikara, Devadatta andDhananjaya are the five sub-Pranas. Naga does eructation and hiccup.Kurma performs the function of opening the eyes. Krikara induces hunger and thirst. Devadattadoes yawning. Dhananjaya causes decomposition ofthe body after death. Thatman is never reborn, whenever he may die, whose breath goes out of the head,after piercing the Brahmarandhra. Q2 What is told about the divinity of drinking air? A2 He who drinks air through the tonguedestroys his fatigue, thirst and many other diseases. For him who drinks theair with his mouth, during the two Sandhyas and the last two hours of thenight, within three months, the auspicious Sarasvati (Goddess of speech) ispresent in his Vak (speech), i.e., he becomes eloquent and learned Q3 Biologically what is the effect of Pranayama? A3 Pranayama develops the lungs. He whopractices Pranayama will have a powerful, sweet, melodious voice Q4 It istold by Yogas the nadies can be purified. Howcan it be felt? A4 When theNadis have become purified, certain external signs appear on the body of theYogi. They are lightness of the body, brilliancy incomplexion, increase of the gastric fire, leanness of the body, and along withthese, the absence of restlessness in the body. They are all signs ofpurification. Q5 WhichMuruga temple temple differ from others in location? A5 There aresix sacred temples for Lord Muruga in Tamilnadu, South India. With the exceptionof Tiruchendur templeon the seashore, all other temples are situated on hills. Q6 What is manasapooja and itsrelevance? A6 Sankaracharyar wrote maanasa poojas when he had to travel from oneend of the country to the other end spreading Sanathana Dharma andduring the journey he could not even do Sandhyavandanam sometimes because therewas no waterbody nearby. Q7 Did Lekshmanan took lessons from the dying Ravana? A7 Inthe Ramayan, Ravan lies mortallywounded on the battlefield and the monkeys are celebrating their victory, when Ram turns to his brother,Lakshman, and says, "While Ravanwas a brute, he wasalso a great scholar. Go to him quickly and request him to share whateverknowledge he can" The obedientLakshman rushes to Ravan's side and whispers in his ears, "Demonking, all your life you have takennot given. Now the noble Ram givesyou an opportunity to mend your ways. Share your vast wisdom. Do not let it die with you. For that youwill be surely be blessed". Ravan responds by simply turning away. An angry Lakshman goes back to Ram and says: "He is as arrogant as healways was, too proud to share anything." Ram looks at his brother and asks him softly,"Where did you stand while askinghim for knowledge?" "Nextto his head so that I hear what he hadto say clearly." Ram smiles,places his bow on the ground and walks to where Ravan lies. Lakshman watches inastonishment as his brother kneels atRavan's feet. With palmsjoined, with extreme humility, Ram says, "Lord of Lanka, you abducted my wife, a terrible crime for which Ihave been forced to punish you. Now,you are no more my enemy. I see you now as you are known across the world, as the wise son ofRishi Vishrava. I bow to you andrequest you to share your wisdom with me. Please do that for if you die without doing so, all your wisdom willbe lost forever to the world". ToLakshman's surprise, Ravan opens his eyes and raises his arms to salute Ram, "If only I had more time asyour teacher than as your enemy. Standing at my feet as a student should,unlike your rude younger brother, youare a worthy recipient of my knowledge. I have verylittle time so I cannot share much butlet me tell you one important lesson I have learnt in my life. Things thatare bad for you seduce you easily;you run towards them impatiently. But thingsare actually good for you fail toattract you; you shun them creatively, finding powerful excuses to justify your procrastination. That is whyI was impatient to abduct Sita butavoided meeting you. This is the wisdom of my life, Ram. My last words. I give it to you." Withthese words, Ravan dies.it is easy to claim material possessions of thedefeated, but it is not easy to claim their knowledge. Knowledge does notoutlive death. Q8 Whendo separate sradhams are to be started by sons to their deceased parents? A8 As perthe sastras the sradham is to be performed by EACH son separately the moment the family property has been subdivided or when the the kitchen is separate meaning, when they cookseparately and have their food. Q9What is the meaning of Karma bhoomi told in our scripts? A9 Ideally these and for that matter all karmas are bestdone in Karmabhoomi i.e Bharata varshe which includes Sri Lanka Singaporeand some more places. In fact in one of the sankalpas we do say karmabhoomau Q10How sandhya vandanam should be done? A10 Ideallysandhyavandanam should be done kanamal konamal kandu meaning before sunrise,right on top and just before sunset. Q11 What is the quote of Swamivivekanda on Ramayanan? A11 "Wherever four Hindus live,Rama and Sita will be there" so said Swami Vivekananda, one of theforemost harbingers of modern national renaissance of Bharat Sri Rama was LordVishnu's seventh avatar (incarnation) on earth. Sri Rama was portrayed as beingthe ideal man, and his wife Sita, was the ideal woman Q12What is adi kavya? A12 This story of SriRama by the great sage Valmiki is referred to as the Adi Kavya Otherfamous versions of Ramayana include Shri Ram Charit Manas by Goswami Tulasidasand Kambar´s Kambaraamayanam in Tamil. Q13 Why do sun worship is doneduring Srirama navami? A13 Celebrations begin with a prayerto the Sun early in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama issupposed to have been born, a special prayer is performed Surya - The Sun wasrecognised as the source of light and heat even in ancient times. Many royal dynasties potrayedsymbols of virility like the Sun, Eagle, Lion etc. as their progenitor. Rama'sdynasty considered themselves to have descended from the Sun. This could haveled to the tagging on, of Rama's birthday to a festival devoted to the sun.TheSun is considered to be the progenitor of Rama's dynasty which is called theSundynasty (Raghukula or Raghuvamsa, Raghu means Sun and Kula or Vamsa meanfamilial descendant). Rama is also known as Raghunatha, Raghupati, Raghavendra etc. That all these names begin with the prefix Raghu isalso suggestive of some link with Sun-worship The syllable Ra is used in theword to describe the sun and brilliance in many languages. In Sanskrit, Ravi and Ravindra mean Sun. Thehour chosen for the observance of the lord's birth is that when the sun isoverhead and is at its maximum brilliance. In someHindu sects, prayers on Ramnavami day start not with an invocation to Rama butto Surya (sun) -- 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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