QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-05 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.
BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 05-03-2022 Q1 Is it correct Neivedyams to Venkiteswara at Tirupathi aremade in mud pots only? A1 Yes The Naivedyams offered to Lord Venkateswara are prepared only in mud pots, ever sincethat day. Q2 Do we have a temple for sage Yanjya valkya in Chennai? A2 Yes. Many people in Chennai City and elsewhere may not be awareof the fact that there is a beautifulTemple for ‘Yogeeswara Yajnavalkya’ in Pallavaram, Chennai. . He is intimately connected with the Vedic King Janaka of Mithila andfather of Goddess Sita. The quintessence of the teachings of Yogishwara,Yajnavalkya is found in the immortalSatapatha Brahmana Yajnavalkya Smriti, an embodiment of legal tenets, is afundamental source of the Hindu Law. Episodes connected with Yajnavalkya are scattered in theSatapatha Brahmana including Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. There are two Sakhas now prevalentin the Shukla Yajur Veda. Madhyandina Sakha is very popular in the northernparts of India. Kanva Sakha is thesecond Sakha which is popular in different parts of South India. All the people belongingto Shukla Yajur Veda follow Katyayana Sutra. Q3 What is the metre in which smrities are written? A3 The Smritis are created normally in Anushtup metre (verse of 32letters) but some Smritis are also written in prose. Keeping in mind the weak memory ofa man its language has been keptsimple and natural.recollect Gayathri is inAnushtup chandus in Sandhya vandana Q4 Who were the most prominent wives of Krishna? A4 Continuing with the divine talesof Sri Krishna, Lord Mahadeva told Parvati--Sri Krishna had 16 thousand queens among whom Satyabhama, Kalindi,Mitravinda, etc. were prominent. My note- Rukmini might be the most prominent Q5 What are the specialattributes of Ganga? A5 , Most of the holy cities of India are located on the banks of the Ganga.These are Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi (Benares), Allahabad etc. Thosewho die within the specified limits of the Ganga go to the heavenly world. Ifafter cremation the ashes are thrown into the Ganga, the same purpose is served. No Hindu would dare speak a falsehood with the Ganga water (Ganga-jal)in his hand. Q6 Why Ganga is divided into three parts? A6 The Goddess camedown on earth in a rush, her impact being mitigated by being caught in Shiva'smatted hair. She was led to the nether regions by Bhagirath.Hence the Ganga is divided into three parts. One part which remained in theheavens was called Mandakini. The part thatcame down to earth is known as Ganga, and the part flowing in the nether region is calledthe Bhagirathi Q7 We know KingBhageeratha prayed for brining Ganga down to the earth for doing tharpan torelease his ancestors. Do Bhageerathaonly prayed to bring Ganga? A7 No. Sagar, a king of Ayodhya, had no children. On doing a long penance he was promised, and got,sixty thousand sons. He then decided to perform a horse sacrifice. Indra, thelord of the heavens, when he heard of this, got scared and stole the horse andtook it to the nether region. The sixty thousand sons reached the nether regionafter searching the earth for the horse and manhandled a sage by mistake,thinking he had stolen the horse. The sage in anger cursed them and turned themto ashes. Sagar onhearing this prayed to Goddess Ganga to come down to earth and with her waterto bring salvation to his sons. His son andgrandson also carried out the penance and it was only Bhagirath, thegreat, great grandson, who managed to propitiate Ganga. Q8 What was the situation which give rise to VenkitesaAvathar? A8 . Sootha Maharshi tells Sownaka & other Sages the storyof Sri Venkateswara Swami & HisMahatyam.Naradasaid to Brahma: "Father, after Krishna Avatar, Sri Hari did notgo to Bhooloka again. Hence, Bhoolokahas become a hell. The time has come when God is to appear again on earth and restoreDharma". Q9 Name Pancha mathrus A9 Pancha mathru(5 mothers) are: Gayathri, Tulasi, Ganga, Kamadhenu, Arundhathi Q10 Name seven Jeevanadhis A10 Seven Jeeva nadhis(rivers) :Ganga, Yamuna, Godhavari, Saraswathy, Kavery, Narmadha, Sindhu Q11 Is it told in Venkitesa mahamyam by exchanging the garland, Padmavathi became wife of God Venkitesa? A11 Yes. She placed a garland of flowers around the neck of her Prabhu, Who, in placing Hisgarland on her neck, duly accepted her as His wife Q12 What is the speciality of Modakeswar at Nasik? A12 Shri Modakeshwar - Nasik : Cursed by Lord Shiva, Kamdeva attained his originalform by worshipping Shri Ganesha here.It is also popular by the name Kamvarad Mohotkat. This idol is in theform of a modak. Modak means happinessand one who gives happiness is Modakeshwar. Q13 What is the specality of Shri Mahaganapati(Titwala)Bomby? A13 ShriMahaganapati (Titwala)Bomby- Those desirous of having sons, are blessed with sons on worshipping this deity. : This idol wasconsecrated by sage Kanva. Q14 What are the general benefits of Ganesha worship attitwala ? A14 If Mahaganapati is worshipped regularly it is said that marriages can befixed easily. If Mahaganpati is propitiated properly, conflicts betweenhusband and wife come to an end. Devi Shakuntala and king Dushyantcame together after a long period of dis-agreement after praying here. Shakuntala and king Dushyant married here. The idol from the Mahabharat period vanished.While re constructing Q15 Is there a version siddas appearto spiritual aspirants on full moon day? A15There are 12 full moons in a year and every one of them is important. On the full moonday, the Siddhas who are enlightened masters, come down to the earth plane tohelp spiritual aspirants to evolve. Q16 Do Brahma is not worshipped now? A16 No is the answer. In temples he is not mostly worshipped, but in rituals he isawoked But it is believed that since the task of creation has beenaccomplished and Brahma's work is over, he has become one with the cosmicprinciple.Thus Brahma is not generally worshipped but still temples are there for Brahma. Yet Brahma'sname appears in all the rituals and he has not been forgotten bycelestial beings and the seers who are concerned about the management of theUniverse. Only famous temple where he is stillworshipped is at Pushkar, near Ajmer in Rajasthan. Thereare some areas of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh where traces of Brahma worshipare still found. In a temple at Dera in Kulu, prayers are said to the Adi Brahma duringBaisakh (April) and Sawan (June-July). It is saidthat a villager in Kulu once saw a Brahmin sitting in a lonely spot. When askedwho he was, the Brahmin said that he was God, and if people built a temple tohim at that spot and worshipped him there, their wishes would be granted. Sosaying, he disappeared beneath the earth and the people of the village builta temple where they installed an image of black stone. In many parts of Haryana andPunjab, a stone is placed under a banyan tree and worshipped as Brahma, in thehope of being cured of fevers and for help in recovering lost property. My note- I have seen the Brahma idol placed under banyan tree at the Kodumutinear Erode -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1071948840.158899.1646499013760%40mail.yahoo.com.
