Pranam Majority of them are repetitive filling up the pages. Maybe a memory lapse set in along with the anger and frustrations. Vedams can be repetitive as shruti; but not srardham , pindam, pitru adi pitru etc etc. Samskaras do not carry any weight other than the gestures of turning good towards renunciation. Charity is only Dharmam. By terms different as gift, dhanam, etc do not change the significance of money received; AS VEDAS CANNOT BE SOLD (BUT DONE BY MANY AS CRAVINGS FOR MONEY) AND SO OUT OF THE SATISFACTIONS, PRODUCTS WERE GIVEN BY THOSE CAPABLE OF. Those which were received were never equated to the value of vedas rendered there. There were no expectations either. Brahmin must possess that quality. The Dhakshinai term is never seen in any vedic ancient scriptures but only after 1000 AD when Brahmins traded the Vedas. Dhanam is the course of parting with the possessions before entering the vanaprastham, which quality is seen in all religious scriptures of the world. Kasi was a place once when those who wanted to visit, had to perform certain model-rituals, tending to dead-bodies, as the return is not assured. The head pontiff of Koodali Mutt went to Kasi and did not return, when that mutt was taken over and declared as Sringeri Mutt. So dhanam is a renunciation step. Dharma, was detested by 500 year old brahmin castes as a mean act so tendered it as dhakshinai, equivalent salary for selling the Vedam. KR IRS 19322
On Sat, 19 Mar 2022 at 05:12, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-19* > > Dear friends, > > These are information 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 MAY BE ERRORS.* > > Sincerely, > > *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 19-03-2022* > > Q1 What is pranahoothi manthra? > > A1 Pranahoothi manthra is as follows > > praanaaya swaahaa, > > apaanaaya swaahaa, > > vyaanaaya swaahaa, > > udaanaaya swaahaa, > > samaanaaya swaahaa, > > brahmane swaahaa > > Q2 What is Tulasi Manthram? > > A2 Yanmule sarvatirhaani > > Yannagre sarvadevataa > > Yanmadhye sarvavedaascha > > Tulasi taam namaamyaham > > I bow down to the tulasi, At whose base are all the holy places, At whose > top reside all the deities and In whose middle are all the Vedas. > > Q3 Do pithru karma is only for parents? > > A3 Pithru karma is not merely for the parents it is for one and alls who has > associated with us in this janma and past many janmas and also those who > are connected with us directly indirectly. > What we offer to our forefathers and all those who were responsible > for our existence to on this earth cannot be explained but merely > physical words. > > Q4 Do Dakshina is a charity?What are the details of Dakshina payment? > > A4 In all Vedic ceremonies dakshina to the officiating priests and > 'daanam' or the gifting of cash and various useful articles to the priests > and other Brahmanas present forms an important ingredient. This should > not be looked upon as mere charity intended to benefit the recipients. > > The main purpose of these gifts is to help the spiritual progress of the > giver. The tendency to accumulate wealth and cling on to it is natural in > every human being. The Upanishads declare that as long as this tendency > remains in the mind, there is no hope of spiritual progress for the > individual. > > *A hymn in the Saamaveda exhorts **every one to counter this tendency by > giving freely of one's wealth to others*. > > In the Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad Brahma, the Creator, instructs human > beings to give 'daanam' liberally, in order that they may get rid of the > defect of greed which is a serious obstacle to spiritual progress. > > The Bhagavadgita says that greed is one of the gates to hell. It is > therefore in the interest of the spiritual development of the giver that > the institution of 'daanam' has been built into every religious ceremony > > The importance of dakshina is brought out in the following extract from > the Bhashya (commentary) of Sri Sankaracharya on the Brihadaaranyaka > Upanishad: "The yajna (sacrifice or any other Vedic ritual) rests on the > dakshina to the priests. The fruit of the Vedic rite accrues initially to > the priests who actually perform it. > > * It has to be acquired by the yajamaana (the person for whose benefit the > ritual is meant) by paying dakshina to the priests.* The dakshina rests > on faith because when a man has faith he gives dakshina to the priests; if > he has no faith, he does not give it. 'Faith' implies liberality--- faith > in the Vedas coupled with devotion". > > ****There is a tendency among some people to spend lavishly on all other > items in a marriage but to economise when it comes to dakshina and daanam*. > > > Compared to the total amount that has to be spent on a marriage these days > the amount that goes out by way of daanam and dakshina is a very small > percentage, but the result attained cannot be evaluated in material terms. One > should therefore be as liberal in giving dakshina and daanam as he is in > respect of the other items of expenditure > > My note- ***Nowadays the sasthrikal fix first his dakshina before > accepting to be the priest for the function. > > Q5 What is the meaning of Narmade sindhu kaaveri jalesmin sannidhim > kuru? > > A5 The meaning is- I perform the pinda karma using the water of seven holy > river of bhaarath) > > Q6 Who are Adi pithrus? > > A6 Our great grand forefathers known as aadi puthrus are those who > were there *beyond the three generations back. * > > Q7 What is the purpose of marriage? > > A7 One of the mantras in the marriage ceremony says that the purpose of > marriage is to beget virtuous progeny. Only a Grihastha is entitled to > perform the rituals prescribed in the Vedas, including Sraaddha to > ancestors. > > Q8 Who are all to perform annual sraadha? Whether brothers can join > together and perform? > > A8 Annual Sraddham (Pratyaabdika Sraddham) Is required to be performed > according Parvana Vidhananm by each surviving son to his departed > parents. > > Only where the brothers are living in a joint family, eating food > cooked from one set of pots,utensils or cooker etc., the eldest brother > alone need to perform Sraddham and the younger brothers need to be only > present at the occasion for doing prostration and pradakshinam of Brahmanas > who are officiating in the Shraddham. > > *If the brothers are living separately or **if partition of ancestral > property, wealth etc. has been done,* *each of them has to perform > Sraddham independently. That is what the Dharma Sastras lay down.* > > Q9 What is the reasoning told for the abusive language of devotes during > the Kumbha Bharani at Kodungallur etc. > > A9 The Devi is just their mother, many have anger toward the mom because > she has not looked after them well in the way they expected. But it is > their mother and so they present their views in the most abusive language. > > It is their privilege to shout at their mother. But the mother could > understand it because they are all her children. If they are drunk, she > knows it is out of frustration and partly out of the embarrassment to > approach the great mother in their lowly status in life. For the Lokamatha, > the ignorant drunkard who addressed her with love in the most abusive > language and the Vedic pundit who praises her with vedic sookthas are all > her own Children. This rush of innocent devotees for Bharani has continued > through ages and ages. > > Q10 Whether Siva has told about Vishnu Avathar to Parvathi? > > A10 Yes. Lord Mahadeva told Parvati that Sri Krishna takes incarnation > whenever there is predominance of sin or sinners > > Q11 Do first prayer is made to Varaha swamy at Tirupathi? > > A11 Yes. As per the promise made then by Vishnu to Varahaswamy, *even > to-day, all the piligrims to Tirupati first visit Sri Varaha swamy's temple*. > even the Prasadams are presented to Sri Varahaswamy first and then to Sri > Venkateswara. > > Q12 What is the legend about Sanku and chakram of Srinivasa given to king > Thondaman ? > > A12 Padmavati and Srinivasa were spending their time happily in the > Agasthya ashramam. > > After the demise of Akasa Raju(father of Padmavathi) , his son Vasudanan > and his brother Thondaman quarrelled for the thorne. Vasudnan said that > after the father the son becomes the rightful heir to the throne and > Tondaman pleaded being the king’s brother he should ascend the throne > Gathering their armies each of them proceeded to Agasthya ashramam and > requested Srinvasa to help them being on their side. > > Both of you came to me for the same purpose. Both of you are dear to me. > So saying, he gave Thondaman, his Bhaktha, the conch and the > wheel(Sudarsan) for being used in the battle, while he himself fought > on the side of Vasudanan, riding on a chariot. > > There were heavy casualities on both sides. Thondaman’s son fiercely > fought with Srinvasa but could not overcome him. So he tried the Sudarsan > on him praying Sri Hari. That hit Srinivasa on his chest and he fell > unconscious on the chariot. > > On hearing that her husband fell down unconscious, Padmavati rushed to the > battle field and rendered him first aid, which helped him recover. He > soon became conscious, > > Padmavati then suggested to Srinivasa that since both Vasudanan and > Thondaman were their near relatives, the kingdom may be equally divided > between them. Srinivasa did so. From then onwards Vasudanan and > Thondaman lived in peace co-operating with each other. > > Vakula devi(Padmavathi) reached Seshachalam. On an auspicious day he > invited Thondaman and said, “O, Bhaktha, you in your attention being drawn > towards women, I made you a Maharaja in this birth. I desire to make > Seshachalam my permanent abode till the end of Kaliyuga. So, you build > me a temple. > > As the celebrations were at the instance of Barhma, that was called > Brahmotsavam. From then on, the utsav is being celebrated every year in the > month of Aswayuja. > > The two devies (Lekshmi and Padmavathi ) began quarelling and calling > names. Meanwhile, Srinivasa silently moved and converted himself into an > idol. When the two querelling women turned back they could find in place > of Srinivasa only an idol of his shape. So, they stood on either side > of the idol. > > Q13 What is Nandi sraadha? > > A13 The *Nandishraddha* is performed as an offering to the ancestors and > their deities (Nandimukh and others) just as Lord Ganesh is worshipped > before commencing any auspicious ceremony to ward off any obstacle. One > copper coin (*paisa*) is thrown towards the south as an offering to the > ancestors in the region of ancestors (*pitrulok*) situated in the south > and to the distressing energies from that direction so that they do not > cause trouble. 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