QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-15 Dearfriends, These areinformation compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer.They are posted by very learnt members.
BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 15-03-2022 Q1 What is the legend behind the right of preparingdelicaies in Kitchen with Muttassu Nampoothiri?A1 The right to preparethe delicacies for the Pratal ie, Anna Dana is mainly with Muttass Nampoothiri. Once the HolyVilwa Mangalathu Swamiar came to meet Vaikkathappan in the noon time. He couldnot find the Siva Sannidhya in theSreekovil. Hewent in search of the Lord in the whole temple courtyard and happened to see Vaikkathappan doing work in a Brahmindress at the big Kitchen. When Vaikkathappan saw the Vilwa Mangalathu Swamiar,He handed over the Chattukom (spoon) to the Muttass Nampoothiri and disappeared. From that day onwards the right (Karanma) was withMuttass Nampoothiri. The MuttassNampoothiri ritually takes bath and brings a burning charcoal taken from theThidappally and comes in front of the Sreekovil , rings the bell and worshipsthe Lord. His works start only afterthis ritual. Q2 What is the legend behind Recital of Ghattium atVaikkam temple by Brahmins? A2 It is a special ritualperformed only in this Holy Temple of Vaikkathappan. It does not exist in anyTemple in Kerala or anywhere else. The recital ofghattium is ordinarily done during Deeparadhana and third round of Athazha Sribeli Procession . A rod of about five feet, covered in pure silver and fixed with a Rushabha on thetop is carried by an aged Brahmin who facing the Lord recites the slokas ofthe Lord holding the rod and closing his eyes with much respect and devotion.It is the essence of the recital of ghattium. It was started by Ayilyam thirunal Maharaja of Travancore on 27th Thulam of 1030 of theMalayalam era. It is a noble example ofthe benevolence and kindness of Vaikkathappan to his Devotee. There was an old Brahminwho was devoted to Siva but poor with no one to look after him. One day while he was sitting for Prathal, a certainBrahmin came to him asking some place to sit for Prathal. The old Brahmin at once offered a seat for Him and exchangedpleasantries. He told his grievances to the newcomer. The new Brahmin told him that he knewthe Maharaja well and asked him to go toTrivandrum and he promised to do the rest. No one saw him afterwards. The old Brahmin went toTrivandrum without any hope. The Ayilyamthirunal Maharaja was surprised to receive the old Brahmin from Vaikom and explained him about his dream the daybefore. In that dream Vaikkathappantold the Maharaja, “There is no recitalof Ghattium in my Temple . You must receive the respected old Brahmin who comes from Vaikom tomorrow andgrant him a silver rod fixed with Rushabha Vahana and send him back to myTemple entrusting him to do the recital of ghattium”. On the same day theMaharaja got a rod as asked byVaikkathappan the Lord and brought it to the Temple himself. The Maharajahimself gave the Silver rod to the above Brahmin in the presence ofVaikkathappan and entrusted him to recite the ghattium every day. The Maharaja also fixed a monthly stipend for theold Brahmin from the Devaswom and returned. This recital is in force even today. Q3 What is the speciality of Aluvilakku in Vaikkam temple? A3 lamp with three hundred and sixty five wicks inthe shape of a pipal tree is lightedusing ghee or oil. It is becoming popular among the devotees nowadays. This lamp is lighted atthe Sreekovil yard. It is the beliefthat the desires would be fulfilled by this offering. Q4 Is there a legend Tulasi came from the tears ofVishnu? A4 Tulasi was born out ofthe tears of Vishnu when Amrithakalasha came from the ocean during the greatchurning. The leaves are used in the ritualistic worship. Almost all Hindusmaintain a brindavana with a tulasi plant. Tulasiis also considered as a goddess and a consort of vishnu. A few drops of the Tulasileaves juice is dropped into the ear and the pain is reduced. It also reducespain in the ears. It also reduce cough. There is a famous cough syrup fromkrishana Tulasi. Q5 What is the legend behind Bhogi? A5 Originated as a Dravidianharvest festival, it has found no mention in Indo-Aryan Puranas. According tothe popular legend, the first day of the festival known as Bhogi Pongal was once dedicated to Lord Indra. The child Krishna came to know of the pride andarrogance of Indra on being the king ofthe deities and that he thought himself to be the most powerful of all thebeings. He conjured a plan to teach him a lesson. When, as usual, his father and other villagers who were cowherdsby profession, were preparing for the festival and offerings to Indra,Krishna objectedand persuaded them to worship Mt Govardhan instead, as it gavethem fodder for their cattle. When Indra came to know of this, he considered it a heresy of the villagers and sent thunderous pours, storms and lightning to drown them andpunish them. However, Lord Krishna hadother plans in mind and he lifted up the Govardhan mountain on hislittle finger to protect the cowherds and their cattle. The simpletons tried to help him by putting theirown sticks in the mountain out of love.The rains continued for three days and at last Indra realized his mistake and divine power of the young boy. He promised humility and begged Krishna 's forgiveness. Since then, Krishna allowed to let the Bhogicelebrations continue in honor of Indra. A beautiful depiction ofthe scene can be scene at Mahabalipuramwhere Krishna lifting Govardhan has been carved skilfully and since then theorigin of the festival of Pongal came into being. Q6 What is the interesting Legend behind Mattu Pongal? A6 Another legendassociated to the third day of Pongal known as Mattu Pongal involves Lord Shivaand his mount, Nandi the bull. It is said that once Shiva ordered Nandi to go to the Earth anddeliver his message to the people that they should take oil bath every dayand eat food once a month. However, the dozing Nandicould not hear the message right and told the people to eat everyday and take oil bath once a month. Shiva was furious andsaid that due to his folly, there will be lack of grains on the Earth and so hewould have to remain on Earth to helphumans plough the fields. Q7 What are the details of Thiruvairankulam temple nearAluva? A7 Mahadeva Temple at Thiruvairanikulam, South Vellarappilly, Aluva Taluk,Ernakulam District which is about15kms from Kalady The significance of thistemple is that the doors of the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Parvathi Devi will beopen only for 12 days during the month of Dhanu from the Thiruvathira day. It is believed that sincere worship at this temple during this 12 day periodensures both material prosperity and spiritual enlightenment. The darshan ofthe divine couple wards off hindrances to marriage and is also a remedy to matrimonialdisharmony.Lakhs of devotees visit the templeduring this twelve day period. Q8 What is the special significance of the twelve dayworship at Thiruvairankulam?: A8 In olden times, it isbelieved Goddess Parvathi Herself prepared theNivedyam for Lord Mahadeva in theTemple kitchen. No one was allowed to enter the area of kitchen during this time. It is believed that a Brahmin, in his eagerness to know what was happening, came to peep into thekitchen and was amazed at the sight ofthe resplendent look of Sri parvathi adorned all over in gold. The Brahmin called out"Amma Jaganmatha". The Goddess disappeared saying that it was against the tradition. The Brahmin apologized and pleaded to the Goddess not to leave the place in anger. The Goddessrelented and offered to be back for a period of twelve days every year from the day of Thiruvathira in the month of dhanu being Lord's birth day.The annual visit of the Goddess is being celebrated with elaborate rituals LordSiva and Goddess Parvathi in all their divine glory are believed to shower blessings on every devotee visiting thistemple to offer worship during this time. Abhishekam to the deity is done with turmeric powder. Q9 Do US has postal stamps with Indian Gods? A9 Yes refer- www.Usa-postage. com has created7 spiritual designs targeted to the Indian community in the United States . For the first time, real U.S. postage depicting Srikrishna, Shiva–Parvati, Sai Baba,Murugan, Lord Venkateshwara, Vinayaka and Lakshmi is available on beautiful20-stamp commemorative sheets. These are exclusive designs not availableanywhere else. Q10 What are the important medicinal use of seasame? A10 Sesame is extremelybeneficial in case of loose teeth or the person is suffering from pyorrhoea andtoothache.In such case, let the sesame oil remain in the mouth for 10 - 15 minutesand do gargles. This relieves toothache. Another instant remedy to curetoothache is to do gargles with hot sesame oil mixed with asa fetida and blackcumin seeds. Impotency:-Consumption of sesame gives lot of strength andtherefore it removes impotency. Boil 15 gm of sesame in 10 gm of Gokharu (briar) milk,this medicine taken regularly stops the secretion of vital humors of the body,reduces impotency and weakness. Regular consumption of this medicine for onemonth definitely cures the impotency. Menstrual Cycle:Consumption of Sesame can be verybeneficial in case of severe pain during menstrualcycle or mild menstruation. Cook one tola (around 12 gm) sesame in 20 tolas(240 gm) of water and let it reduce to one-fourth of the quantity, remove itfrom flame and let it cool. Add jaggery in this syrup and consume it regularlyevery morning, this will cure the problem of mild or irregular menstruation.Add shakkar (jaggery powder) in sesame and barley powder and give this to awomen who has delivered a baby, her bleeding will stop. -- 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/65938242.1479159.1647313785389%40mail.yahoo.com.
