QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-27 Dear friends, These are informationcompiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. They areposted by very learnt members.
BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R.Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 27-03-2022 Q1 Whether the counts of dharbam are important fordifferent samskaras? Is it correct that dharbham with out tip shouldnot beused? A1 Yes.The count of leaves depends upon the function that is held viz.: for some functions related to death only Single leafed Dharbham isused; forAuspicious and daily routine a ring made of two leaves is used; forinauspicious but not death related functions, (i.e. Amavasya Tharppanam,PithruPooja etc) a three leaf Dharbham ring is used. It isfound that the Holy Grass known as Dharbham has the highest value in conductingthe phonetic vibrations through its tip. A Dharbham without the tip is considered of no value, as theconductor-type value is lost in it. Q2Who all will be benefited with Sarpa pooja? A2 Our astrologers have identified the following persons will especiallybenefit from this Sarpa Pooja: Personswhose current main or minor planetary influence is Rahu or Ketu Personswith birthstar of Aslesha(often symbolized by a snake) Personswith birthstars of Aswini,Magha or Moola (which are ruled by Ketu) Personswith birth stars of Arudra(Thiruvathira),Swati or Satabishek cha thayam (which are ruled by Rahu) Q3 Whether snakes were used to guard treasures inencient times ? A3 Inancient times, snakes were sometimes used as guardians of great treasure Q4 Where do wehave primordial Ganesha? A4Primordial Ganesha with a Human Head is at the location inChetalaipati at the 'Aadhi Vinayagar' temple Q5 Can you quote first stanza of each Veda recitedduring upakarma? A5 Inupakarma and other functions the first stanza from each Veda is recited. 1.Agnimele purohitam ( Rig Veda) 2.Ishethwa Urjaythwa ( Yajur ) 3. AgnaAyahi vithaye ( Sama ) 4. Samno devir ( Adharva ) But forAdharva Veda the opening stanza is not "samno devir ". It is: "Yethrisapthah pariyanthi viswa rupani bibrathah, vachaspathir bala theshamthanvo adhya dhatatu me." The devata is vachaspathi, rishi adharva,chandas anustup and brihati. Q6 Where do wehave a temple where a Lalitis doing pooja and higher caste people prostratehim? A6LUCKNOW: Stories of socially marginalised people not being allowed into placesof worship are common in India. In such a scenario, a Dalit family presidingover an Uttar Pradesh temple for ages is nothing short of exemplary. It's onlyDalits who have been priests of the Kali Mata temple, dedicated to goddessDurga, in Lakhna town in Etawah, some 300 km from Lucknow, ever since theshrine came up around 200 years ago. "Castedivisions and discrimination may not have given Dalits a place ofrespectability in society, but here as priests they are revered," RamDular Rajbhar, who owns a grocery store in the town, told IANS on phone. "Be it Brahmins, Thakurs orpeople from any of the other higher castes, after coming inside the temple, allhave to bow before the Dalit priests and touch their feet. For others it may besurprising, but it has become a custom for us," he added. Situatedalong the banks of the Yamuna river, the temple is sought after by theresidents of Lakhna town for holding marriages, 'mundan' (tonsure ceremony ofHindu children) or other rituals particularly performed by Brahmins or membersof the upper caste. "It's not just a temple. It's a place that isan example of social equality," said Umesh Dixit, who owns several garmentshops in Lakhna town. "Peoplein Lakhna also approach the priests to name their babies as it is believed thatnames given by Dalit priests would bring good luck and prosperity to thechildren and their families," he added. Accordingto locals, there's a story behind the custom of Dalit priests. They say King Jaipal Singh, whogot the temple constructed, made it mandatory that the priest of the templewould only be a Dalit. "Whilethe construction of the temple was under way, Jaipal Singh noticed a Dalitlabourer, Chhotelal, was being assaulted by a group of upper caste people fortouching the idol that was to be placed inside the temple," said anotherresident Ram Raksha Pandey, who owns an eating joint in Lakhna. "Jaipalji soon intervened in the matter and said only Chhotelal and hisfamily would be taking care of the temple after its construction. Since then,the practice has been alive," he added.Atpresent two brothers, Ashok Kumar, 43, and Akhilesh Kumar, 45, who are fourthgeneration descendants of Chhotelal are the priests at the temple. Q7 What are theattributes of Sundara Mahalakshmi Templeat Arasar koil ? A7 MotherSundara Maha Lakshmi is the Mother of all wealth and treasures. This form of the Mother is Aadhi Moola Lakshmi - the root form of all 64 Lakshmi avatars(each one governing one of the 64 forms of wealth, well being and prosperity) This is aKubera Sampath Shakti Temple and Mother Sundara MahaLakshmi brims with billions of KuberaShaktis, Aishwarya Shaktis, Sukrashaktis, treasure shaktis and prosperity shaktis. She controls Shukra's power tobestow prosperity and Shukra worships atthis shrine every Friday without fail. What formhe might assume is beyond humancomprehension, but he is one of the visitors to this shrine every Friday. SundaraMahalakshmi mesmerizes the devotees with her 'chubby cheeks' like a baby. Especially, sitting in the PadmasanaLotus posture with both hands inabhaya hastham, the real meaning of `Sundaram – the beauty' will be understood. Q8 Do cowsabsorb cosmic energy and distribute? A8 Yes Cow is GOD which absorbs thecosmic rays through their horns and stores in the bottom of the horn and makesit ground where ever it grazes and purifies the place and make the environmentclean by the cosmic energy which is stored by it; Q9 Whether happiness has unhappiness hidden in it? A9 Inevery happiness experienced on earth there is at least some part ofunhappiness. One experiences happiness after eating one sweetdish, (e.g. a ladu) but if one eats 20 of them one develops a stomach ache orsuffers from diarrhoea. Thisimplies that in eating every sweet dish there is 1/20th part of unhappinesshidden in it. Since oneis aware of ones body during unhappiness, time seems to pass slowly. As againstthis, there is no awareness of the body during happiness, hence time passesquickly. Thus one experiences time due to awareness of the body. In realitythere is no such thing as time. Q10 How manyjyotir ingas are there? Can you mention location of few of them? A10 There are Twelve (12) temples calledJyotirlingas dedicated to Lord Eshwarain the form of Shiva Lingas. These temples are situatedacross India and are considered verysacred by Hindus. There is a belief that, all these twelve Jyothirlingas are tobe visited in the month of November-December(Kartika Masam). 1Somnath : located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujarat. 2.Ghrishneshwar in Aurangabad Maharashtra located near the rock-cut temples of Ellora. 3.Ujjain :Jyotirlinga shrine of Mahakaleshwa. located in the ancient andhistoric city of Ujjain or Avanti in Madhya Pradesh 4.Dwarka : Dwarka, in Gujrat, 5.Bhimsankar : located in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, accessedfrom Pune. 6.Omkareshwar : an island in the course of the river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, home to the Omkareshwar and the Amareshwar temple. 7.Vaidyanath : Vaidyanath is located in the Santal Parganas area of Bihar.There is another temple called Parli-Vaidyanath near Parli in Maharastra State. Q11 Do hanumanwas the manifestation of Nandikesvara? A11 Yes. According to the Ramayana, Hanuman was the manifestation of Nandikesvara, guardian of the entrance to Kailasa. Q12What is Kadavallur Anyonyam? A12 Thetemple at kadavallur was also the repository of a rare tradition of Vediclearning. Vedic experts belonging totwo schools called Yogams (Thirunavayyogam and Thrissur yogam) meet for tendays annually in the temple, and examineeach other by challenging them to recitefrom any part of the entire Veda which they chose. It is notmere reciting the hymns from memory butsplitting the words of the texts inorder, without mistake for nearly onehour. After one party finishes the otherparty challenges them by giving another part. It is a remarkable test called "Anyonyam." A challenge to thecommand over the whole Vedas and precision with which they learnt them, it isnearly a 4,000-year old tradition thathas survived only here in the whole of India. Unfortunately this unique system now facesextinction. It has not attracted theattention of UNESCO which has taken measures to preserveBuddhist oral chanting. Out of the two surviving schools one has been closed down and the other at Thrissur ismanaging to survive. Rig Vedaoccupies eight days of examination in this festival while Yajurveda is allottedone day with Sama Veda dealt with on the last day. Now the festival has been enlarged byinviting scholars to explain to the people what itall means and at the same time discuss all aspects including "science andtechnology in the Vedas." And at nights traditional drama works in Sanskrit and other arts are arrangedwhich attract a large gathering. -- 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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