Pranam Q1 to 11 is simply nth time repeated on ceremony , And Q11 again Vandana and Mandana and the strain is real and please save the strain on others please. KR IRs 23322
On Tue, 22 Mar 2022 at 20:57, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-22 > > 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 22-03-2022* > > Q1 How do annual ceremony differ in Hindu religion from others? > > A1 All religions in one way or the other observe annual ceremony for the > departed > souls. But all of them do for the one dead ALONE, while in our Dharma > one does not only for one's father, grand father and great grand father > ( or substitute mother instead of father) but for the entire " Kulam" > means starting from the first person of the kulam. > > Q2 Which souls reach Vaikunta? > > A2 If *'Saguna Bhakti'* was performed during life , a soul reaches > *Vaikuntam* and if 'Nirguna Bhakti' was performed during life , the soul > reaches Kaivalyam, otherwise known as Jivan Mukti or liberation. > > Q3 Where do Darbha grows? Has it a name Viswamithra? How it has to be cut? > > A3 It only grows naturally at selective places and available almost in > every state in India.Some learned scholars name it after Saint > Vishwaamitra - hence Dharbham is known and called as Vishwaamitra. > > Dharbham cannot just be plucked straight or cut on any day; There is a > specific Slokha that is to be recited before cutting it; That too it can be > cut only on the day next to Full Moon - *known as Krishna Paksha > Pradamai.* > > Q4 What are the attributes of Nanjundewara temple in Mysore? > > A4 Nanjundesvara is also called Srikanth -thesvara , has become a > Karodpati. > > Nanjundesvara is a family deity of lakhs of people from old Mysore area and > these people make it a point to visit this temple ordinarily once a year; > and before or after a marriage, housewarming and such other special > occasions > > A unique feature of this temple is that it has devotees from both > Vaishnava and Srivaishnava sects. The Nanjundesvara temple is one of the > biggest in Karnataka. It is a temple complex of various periods The > small sanctum (garbha-griha) was the earliest and built during the period > of the Gangas or the Cholas (about 11th Century AD). The frontal > mantapa in which the devotees sit was a later addition during the > Hoysala period of the 13th Century AD. The next stage of construction > took place during the Vijayanagara period. During this period, brick and > mortar sikhara was built over the shrine. In fact, there is an inscription > of Krishnadevaraya in this temple. The Maharajas of Mysore used to be great > devotees of Nanjundesvara. > > Jayachamaraja Wadiyar was a great devotee and used to visit the temple on > Mondays. > > According to popular belief, Tipu's elephant got afflicted by an > eye-ailment and no doctor (hakim) was able to cure it. Somebody suggested > that he should pray to Sri Nanjundeshvara which he did. A miracle happened > and the elephant's eye was cured and impressed by this, Tipu called the god > Hakim (doctor) Nanjunda. He gifted an emerald Linga to the deity. > > Q5 What are all the Ashtasidhies? > > A5 “Anima mahima chaiva. > > Lakhima garima thatha. > > Ieshithvam cha vasithvam cha. > > Praapthi prakshya mevacha” > > (Amarakosam) > > Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Garima, Ishitvam, Vasithvam, Prapti and Prakashyam- > these are the ashtasidhies or eight powers, the Sanskrit thesaurus mentions. > > Anima is the power to shrink one’s body to any size, even as small as an > ‘anu’ or atom whereas, Mahima, is the opposite sidhi- to grow bigger and > bigger and even expand to cover the whole universe. > > Q6 Do cows have the ability to graze on herbals selecting them? > > A6 Yes . Actually, cow as an animal is gifted with the foresight to > graze only herbals and other non-poisoneous plants and the cow-dung has > medicinal properties and hence it was used in old days to purify the > entrance area and the kitchen cooking area. > > It is like an anticeptic coating. The dung is made into a ball and allowed > to naturally dry. This dried cow dung is carefully heaped and put on > fire during Sivarathri day and the ashes are preserved to be used as > Vibhoothi > > Q7 Do temples are also awarded ISO status? > > A7 Yes. City temples vie for ISO status B Sivakumar, TNN, 12 February > 2010, > > CHENNAI: Cleanliness, they say, is next to godliness. Taking the adage > seriously, > the three biggest temples in the city have applied for ISO 9000:2008 > certification. > > ISO officials have already conducted inspections at the Parthasarathy > temple in Triplicane and the Dhandayudhapani temple in Vadapalani, and a > team is expected to visit the Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore this month. > > According to PR Shampath, commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable > Endowments > (HR&CE), the three temples were selected following a recent announcement > made by HR&CE minister KR Periakaruppan in the assembly. > > "These are some of the well-maintained temples in the city; so the department > asked their officials to apply for ISO certificates, " Shampath said. > > Recently, the Siddhi Vinayak temple at Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, was > awarded > the ISO certificate. > > ISO 9001:2008 is a world class quality management system for companies/ > organizations who have an objective of improving their customer > satisfaction. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has defined > the elements of an effective quality management system and calls it > the ISO 9000 family of standards. The standards issued in 1994 were > revised in December 2000, and again in November 2008. > > The three city temples have included their fixed assets, accounts and > strict adherence to rituals for scrutiny by the ISO. An official of > Kapaleeswarar > temple said, "The administration has included the Karunai Illam > (students’ home), kalyana mandapam and the temple tank for assessment. > We are expecting the ISO team to inspect the temple this week." > > Kapaleeswarar temple is among the richest in the city. "Its annual income > is around Rs 4 crore and it has fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 25 > crore. It earned Rs 17 crore from the sale of land for construction of > the Mass Rapid Transit System," Shampath said. > > The cleaning and mopping of the Kapaleeswarar and Parthasarathy temples > have been outsourced to a private firm, which also maintains the Tirumala > temple. > > A popular hotel chain maintains the Vadapalani temple free of cost. The > temple > has included stores, administration, details of its premises, adherence to > rituals, festivals and distribution of free ‘vibuthi’ and ‘kumkum’ for > inspection by the ISO team. > > The HR&CE department has asked the temples to spend from their resources in > case modifications are suggested by the ISO authorities. "The Kapaleeswarar > temple has not incurred any additional cost towards getting the ISO > certificate. It has till now paid only the processing fee, which is a > small amount," the temple official said. > > When asked whether the Palani Dhandayudhapani and Madurai Meenakshi temples > would also apply for ISO certificates, Shampath said, "We will ask > others to apply once the temples in the city get the certificates. > > Q8 Do hell or heaven is eternal? > > A8 No. In Hindu thought, neither heaven (svarga) or hell are eternal, but > only intervals between rebirths. Everyone must first spend some time in > hell (or a hell, as there are many) to pay for the sins of the most recent > life. Yudhishthira had to experience hell for only a moment, because of his > lie to Drona. Heaven is obtained by good deeds, but only for a limited time > until the accumulated merit runs out. > > Q9 What is Devi geetha? > > A9 The Devi Gita is comprised of twelve chapters included within the > Seventh Skandha, or Book, of the Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, from Chapters > 29-40, > > Q10 Do in poorvasrama Chandra sekhara saraswathi was a Kannadika Brahmin? > > A10 Yes. SRI CHANDRASEKHARENDRA SARASWATI was born under the star of > Anuradha” in a *Kannadiga Smartha family in Villupuram* (South Arcot > district) as the second son of Sri Subramaniya Sastrigal, District > Education Officer. The child was named Swaminathan, after the family deity, > Lord Swaminatha of Swamimalai. > > Q11 While Sankaracharya has gone to Mandana misra we know sraadha was > going on for his father . Who were the sraadha Brahmins and what happened > further? > > A11 Mandana misra saw the learned person performing Sradham where the > invited Brahmins were Veda Vyasa and his disciple Jaimini. Both these > persons welcomed Sankara. > > Mandana seeing the Sanyasi intruding at this stage became enraged and > there occurred a war of words between the Grihasthasrami and the > Sanyasasrami. > > At this stage Vyasa and Jaimini who had been invited as Brahmins for the > sraadha intervened and suggested to Mandana to treat Sankara as Vishnu and > invite him for meals in the third leaf of the Sradham. > > Sankara declined saying that he wants vaadabhikshaa or a debate and not > anna-bhiksha. > > “I am prepared to start the debate from tomorrow. Let that day’s > rituals be over. Let Vyasa and Jaimini be the witnesses.” Both Vysa and > Jaimini knew that Mandan’s wife Sarada was an avatar of Saraswathi and > suggested that she be the arbitrator. > > The next day they assembled in the nearby temple where an assembly of > pundits was also present. Sankara proclaimed that he would win, but if he > was defeated, he would throw away the kashaya robe and put on a white > dress. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" 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/iyer123/377310483.1064485.1647962843655%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/377310483.1064485.1647962843655%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAL5XZop%2B%2B1mUQ4hgFGc5rJHkpjZQBfXfz_bmb%3DUV%3Dqsfh360pA%40mail.gmail.com.
