QUES ANSW DIVINE03-2022-21 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 21-03-2022 Q1 What isthe origin and story of Sivalingam? A1 It is believed that at the end of allcreation, during the great deluge all of the different aspects of God found aresting place in the Lingam. Brahma is absorbedinto the right, Vishnu to the left and Gayatri into the heart. Siva Lingam is also a representation of theinfinite cosmic column of fire, whoseorigins Vishnu and Brahma were unable to trace. Siva Lingas are swayambhoos (that which appeared on their own) inseveral temples, or that which is untouched by a chisel. The highly polishedSiva Lingas of the Pallava period bear several stripes, as in Kailasanathatemple in Kanchipuram. Siva Linga is generally mounted on a circular or quandrangularreceptacle called the Avudaiyar. This pedestal is designed so as to drain offthe water offered during ablution ceremonies. In temples suchas Kanghipuram,abhishekam is offered only to the pedestal and not to the Siva since the Linga made of sand Bottom of thepedestal represents Brahma,the octoganal middle represents Vishnu and uppercircular portion represents Siva. Upperportion of Siva Linga may be of various shapes, cylindrical, elliptical ,umbrella shaped,images may also be (rarely) carved on a Siva Linga. Q2 What is represented by Nandi? A2 Nandi the bull is depicted facing the sanctum in all saivitetemples symbolising thehuman soul, jeeva-tma yearning forrealising its oneness with paramatma theultimate reality Q3 What isthe advantage of reading/ listening Bhagavat geetha? A3 The devotees who really relish Bhagwad getfree from the fears of death. Shrimad Bhagwad makesa man fearless. Bhagwad makes a man free from doubts. It is a supreme creation by Vyasaji. Bhagwad is infact an appearance of Narayana. Even the sagelike Shukdevji, who deserted everything, couldn't give up the temptation tohear Shrimad Bhagwad . Q4 What diBhagavt mean? Who presented it first? A4 Word Bhagwad literally means God or akin to God . During the twilight of Dwapar Yuga, MaharashiVeda-Vyas taught this scripture to his son Shukdev. Origin of ShrimadBhagwad is even older. In the tradition of Shrimad Bhagwad, God Narayan himselfnarrated its content to Brahma. Brahma narrated itto Devarshi Narad who preached it to Badrayan Vyas. Vyas brought it intoscriptural form and handed it to his son Shuk Dev. Shukdev, in his turn,preached Shrimad Bhagwad to the king Parikshit and SUTJI. King Parikshitdied soon after hearing it, while SUTJI narrated this scripture to the sageslike Shaunak et al. in Nemisharanya during his thousand years stay there. Q5 What arethe first lines of Bhagavatam? A5 VASUDEVSUTAMDEVAM KANS CHANUR MARDANAM | DEVAKIPARMANANDAM KRISHAM VANDE JAGAD GURUM || Q6 What werethe five things on which king Parikshith allowed Kali to live upon? A6 The kingallowed Kali to live in five things-- gambling, drinking ofwine, company of women, violence and the Gold. Since then, Kali i.e. the dispute has had a continuesassociation with these five things. Hence, anybody desirous of self-improvement must avoid thesefive things which are governed by Kali. Q7 What wasthe first and last occasion King Parikshith became angry? Name the sageinsulted by King Parikshith. A7 One day, king Parikshit went on a huntingexcursion. Till noon, he could not find a game. He was feeling restless becauseof hunger, thirst and fatigue. Searching water and shelter the king reached the hermitage of the sageShamik. Shamik was in deep meditation so he didnot welcome the king. For the first time the king Parikshit grew angry with aBrahmin. As a revenge and to show his anger he hanged a dead snake around thesage's neck. Q8 What was the curse by the son of sage shamikon king Parikshith? A8 When hecame to know about his father's insult by the king Parikshit, he cursed himthat on the seventh day from that moment, Takshak, the Naga would bitethe king for his violation of kingly glory. Q9 Whoexplained Bhagavatham to king Parikshith in his last days? What was thespeciality of sage Sukhdev? A9 At that moment the ever-wandering, indifferent-naturedsage Shukdevji also arrived there. Sukdev explained that the humanbirth can be successful only if by any means one has a remembrance of God inhis last moments.He was then only sixteen years old but appeared quite radiant and graceful. Q10 Do day starts with sun rise or midnight? A10 Day starts when Sun rises in East. Butunfortunately due to the aggression of the western civilisation, our days arestarted at 12.00 in the night. Probably when sun rises in India the time may be12,00 night at green which in England. So evenwesterners are accepting the day starts when sun rises in Bharath Q11 What is Lord Kapil theory of childdevelopment? A11 Lord Kapil says,"Through the union of the sperm and the ovum, the human body appears as alump in the womb. His body forms completely within sixmonths. Sense organs develop thereafter. Twenty fifthelement, the soul, then enters the human body. With that, the body begins toexperience hunger and thirst. I present him with a sight of me in his heart. It then takes birth because ofmy grace. But as soon as it appears on theearth the human being begins to forget me. Still, I present him with my sightfor two to three months more, when he begins to laugh Youth of a human being passes infutile activities. In old age, his organs begin to fail and a human being findshimself unable to recite my name. Thus, the whole life of a human being justpasses inthe illusion of 'I', 'me' and 'my' and he reaches his last stage, and begins torealize his mistake Q12 What is siddipata? A12 Devahuti got a sight of God in her conscience and her body transformed into aholy river. The placewhere Mata Devhuti received salvation is still known as Siddhi Pada. -- 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/1137168523.658503.1647852953583%40mail.yahoo.com.
