QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-17 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 17-03-2022 Q1Who was Sarada? A1 Sarada wife of Vandana misra was an avtar of saraswathi. SinceSarada was involved in household duties, she could not be present throughoutthe debate. So she placed a garland on each of them and saidthat the garland of the defeated person would fade. Everyday heated debate was going on. Every day Sarada would go there during mid-dayand invite Mandana forBhojanam and Sankara for Bhiksha. This continued for five six days... Then on one day when Sarada went toinvite them for meals, she found that the Mala on Mandana’s neck hadfaded. So she invited both of themtogether for Bhiksha. Q2Whether Sankaracharya debated with Sarada? A2 Yes. Sankara said that if he had to enter into a debate with a womanto establish his contentions, then that should be done. Did notYajnavalkya argue with Gargi and Janaka with Sulabhaa? FindingSankara un defeatable in any topic, Sarada thought like this. Sankara hadbecome a Sanyasi straight from boyhood. So he would not have known many things on Sringara sastram. He was also forbidden to answer suchquestions. So she started asking himsuch questions. Ifhe did not reply, he would be called as ignorant and be declared defeated. If heanswered, it would be against his Dharma. So he wanted one month’s time to answer those questions. This was agreed to. Q3What is the story of Sankaracharya becoming king Amaruka? A3Then Sankara lifted himself in the air and saw a king (called Amaruka) who had just then died in a forest. His queens and relatives werelamenting. Sankara lefthis body to be taken care of for one month by his disciples and entered thedead body of Amaruka. He asked Amaruka’sson to take care of the administration. …. Sankarareturned and defeatedSarada also. Mandana who was defeated in the debate became the firstdisciple of Sankara with the name of Sureshwaracharya. He was appointed as the first Sankaracharyaof Sringeri. Sankara also built a templefor Sarada at Sringeri. Q4Who wrote about the Mandana misra andsarada episodes? A4 This episode is as given in SANKARADIGVIJAYAM of Vidyaranya. Vidyaranyahimself was one disciple -descendant Sankaracharya of Sringeri. He was earlier called Madhava and was the Prime Minister of VijayanagarKingdom. Q5 Do Parur near alwaye has got moretemples? A5 The reason for so many templesin the region is attributed to the influence of Travancore State and CochinState rulers who ruled North Parur for many years. Also at different times in history,Karnataka Brahmins(Pottie, Embran etc), Tamil Brahmins (Iyers) and GSB Brahmins (Prabhu, Shenoy,Pai etc) came to this town, settled here and constructed temples forthemselves and for their workers who spoke same or similar languages. Some ofthe famous temples found there are: Sree Venketachalapathi TemplePotten Street, KMK Junction.Sree Venugopalaswami temple, Chennamangalam. MookambikaSaraswathi Temple- One of the most important Saraswathy temples in Kerala.PeruvaramMahadeva Temple. Kannankulangara Sreekrishna Temple Q6 Is there a theory during Lunar and solareclipse all water become Ganga water? A6 Yes. During times of lunar andsolar eclipse all waters will be considered equal to Ganga water; waterin rivers, even if it carries horses,donkeys and cadaver,will become purified with current. Q7 Whether in Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple , Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala the idolis made of pure gold? A7 Yes. The best part of the temple is the huge idol of Lord Vishnusleeping over the snake is turning intogold(it weighs almost 700 kg)! It is believed that when Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India in the middle ages, thepeople of the then kingdom invented ablack coating which would not wear out even by the strongest chemicals.They coated the large idol with this so that the plunderers wont come to know that its madeup of gold.They were unable to remove the coating after the invaders left.But recently, in the past 10 yrs or so the coating is finally wearing outlittle by little. Q8What is the speciality of Brihadeeshwar temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. A8 The Gopuram of this Temple doesnot cast any Shadow. Also the Vimaanam( top of the gopuram) of thistemple is made of one Single Stone. Q9 Did Sita desired to end her life in Gangaafter she was left there by Lakshmana? A9 Yes, Then she heard the softvoice of the river goddess say, "Let lifego, Sita. Do not outlive life. Come home. Come home. Dive into me." Sita was about to step into theriver when she heard the voice of an old man."Do not enter theriver," he said. Sita looked at the shaggy old man and asked, "Whoare you?" "I am Valmiki, a poet and ahermit. I live in this forest. Make my home yours. "He led Sita to hishome in the forest. There Sita gave birth to Rama'stwins sons, Kusa and Lava. For the next twelve years she and her sons livedwith Valmiki. Q10 When was Ramayana composed? What was theend of Rama and Sita? A10Sita was living with Valmiki for 25 years with lava and Kusa her twin sons.During that time, Valmiki composed a poem called the Ramayana. When he finishedit, he taught the poem to the boys line-by-line. He taught them how to sing thepoem while playing the flute and drum. The boys learned well. In Ayodhya,King Rama decided to hold a great public festival. He invited everyone in thekingdom to take part. There would be music, story-telling and singing. Kusa and Lava came to Ayodhya to recitewhat Valmiki called the earth's first poem. On the first day of the festival,the boys began singing the story. Rama heard about this wonderful poem and cameto see it performed. After hearingonly a few lines, Rama asked, "What is this beautiful song called?" "Ramayana," said Kusa. Rama looked at the twins. His heartached with emotion. "These are my sons!" he declared.He sent amessenger to find Sita and convince her to return to Ayodhya. The next day Sitareturned. She was dressed in bright gold and scarlet. Rama was overjoyed.Sita approached Rama and said, "Let me prove my innocence beforeyou once and for all.""I give youpermission," Rama replied. Then Sita took a step back and said,"Mother earth, if I have been faithful to my husband, take me home." The earth rumbled. The ground rolledand moved beneath Sita. Witha great noise the ground opened and took Sita back. The earth shook again andclosed. For that moment, everywhere in thewhole universe, there was harmony. "I will never see Sita again aslong as I live on earth," Rama said."It is a brief life given tous."Rama ruledAyodhya for a thousand years. One day Rama he thought, "Whereis my life? And where am I?I want to go home now. I was born of the god,Vishnu, and it is time for me to return to him." Rama left the palace and entered thecrowded street of Ayodhya. Everyone stood quietly as their king passed. Rama continued walking until hereached the banks of the Sarayu.He touched its water with his feet. All thegods looked down on him. Even Brahma, the creator, came in person to see Rama. He spoke to Rama: "Come,O Vishnu, join your brothers, Lakshmana, Satrughna, and Bharata. Return toVishnu. Return to heaven." With Brahma's words, Rama smiled and stepped into the river. All ofRama's followers entered the river after him and all went to heaven. Rama washome. Q11 What is the benefit of listening toRamayana story? A11 The Ramayana was loved and praised by all. The gods were pleased. Lavaand Kusa traveled throughout India singing Valmiki's glorious poem about theirfather. Whereverthey went they said, "Men who listen to the Ramayana will live a longlife. They will be free of sins and will have many sons. Women who listen tothe Ramayana will be blessed with children like Rama and his brothers. All those who listen please Rama.Such is the glory of this story. May all who recite it or listen to itregularly find increased love, wisdom, and strength." Q12What is the speciality of Sri Kalahastheshwara Temple, Kalahasti, AndhraPradesh A12 The Only Hindu Temple in theworld which is opened evenduring Lunar and Solar Eclipsesas the Graha Doshas do not effect this Temple. -- 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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