QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-30 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and storedin my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEINGCOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 30-03-2022 Q1 What isthe importance of veda parayana? A1Doing Veda Parayana daily , doing the five great Yagna (Pancha Maha Yagna) andbeing patient , destroys the sins committed in secret. Like a fire makes twigs in to ash , the Veda knowingBrahmin , drives away all the sins by the fire of his knowledge. It is alsotold that if we do 16 Pranayamas along with Mantras, the sins committed vanish.(Manu) Q2 Doreciting Rama Rama is a redemptive act? A2Even if sins are done in one crore different ways , if we sing “Rama, Rama”, bythe effect of the name “Rama” allsins would be destroyed This is a redemptive act for all sort of sins. There isno better redemptive act in any of the Shastras. ( Brugu) Q3 What ispradosha period? A3Pradosha is the period of three muhurthas after sun set.(Vyasa) Q4 Whatare the danas which can be offered at birth and death? A4Cow, land , Gingelly, gold, ghee, cloth , grains, Jaggery , Silver and salt arecalled the ten dhanas , which can be given atdeath and birth. Giving them away after death would give comfort to thedeparted soul in the land of the dead. Giving them away at birth , gives longand comfortable life to the child.(Prachetha) Q5 Whatare the rules told about cremation when a person dies in day time? A5When a person dies in the day time, he should be cremated within 10 hours. Whena person dies in the day time, he should be cremated within 10 hours. If thisis done it is not late. If cremation is not done within 10hours, the body becomes old. To cremate it, permission has to be taken fromBrahmins, do three Kruchrams (mortification ) , bath the body washed withPancha Gavya (Mixture of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee) and furtherbathed by water and later sanctified by chanting of Pavamana Suktha. If this isnot done the entire after death ceremony is a waste. (.Gargya) Ifa person dies in the day time, he should be cremated in the day time itself. If he dies at night, he should be cremated before 9.45 PM. Afterwardscremation at night is not permitted-Bhodhayana: Q6 Howcleaning is to be done the place where sraadha is to be performed? A6 The place where Sradha is to be performed should becleaned using cow dung and water. Then we have to sprinkle Gingelly (til) onthat space. ( probably keeping it in mind a tiny piece of varattiis just mixed in water and cleaned now with that water). Wheat , Paddy, Barley , Gingelly , garden pea, mustard, Paryangu (?) , Govidhara (?) and Avarai (lab lab beans) are suitable for theSradha. Q7 DoAachamana has to be performed in the beginning and end of any function? A7Yes. Aachamana should be done in the beginning and end. This is true for every ritual for thesuccess of the ritual. For having internal cleanliness Pranayama should bedone. ( Refer simplest- sandya. ) Q8 Isthere any version that if a person llight ghee lamp in house he has to do annadanam also? A8Thereis a version like that .An authority says if you light Ghee lamp you need to doAnnadanam and it is not possible for individuals in the present day and age todo annadanam on daily basis and hence refrain from lighting Ghee lamps at home. If you do wishto light a Ghee lamp light it in the temple. Q9 Wheredo we have Brahma temple in Tamilnadu? A9Brahma temple in Tamilnadu is at KODUMUDI on the way from Erode to Karur. This is a famous temple for Brahma situated on the banks of river Kaveri. Notonly this one can visit UTHAMARKOVILnear Trichy which is a Trimurthi sthalam. There are sanctum and sanctorums forSiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Again this is situated nearer to river Kaveri. Q10 Whatare all the items required for sraadha? A10Without black gram Sradha cannot beperformed. Curd, milk, cooked rice , ghee and Jaggery should be used in Sradha. These satisfythe Pithrus for one month. ThePithrus who are satisfied by honey, give us all that we want. So honey should definitely used in Sradha. Jackfruit, banana fruit , Pomegranate , Mango fruit , Grapes , Bitter gourd,cucumber , Avarai , snake gourd , Plantain , Curry leaf , Elephant foot yam(karunai Kizhangu) , ginger and Lime should definitely be used in Sradha.Presenting cloth according to our financial capability is considered good. Q11 Whetherthere is any mention of pithrus in Vedas? A11Veda says that Pithrus are Vasus, Pithamaha (grand father) are rudras andprapithamaha ( great grand father) are Adhithyas. Except the Mruthaha Sradha others can be performed asAma Roopa or Hiranya Roopa. Q12 If aperson is not affordable is there any way for performing sraadha? A12When you cannot afford to do Sradha, feed sufficient grass tocows. They can be fed with rice balls (pindas) . We can doThila Tharpana addressing the Pithrus. When you do Tharpana , you should takebath and wear dried cloths. Q13 Cansraadha can be performed by a representative? A13He who is not able to do Sradha can have the representative who should perform the rituals with devotion, he gets the same effect as having performed Sradha. Q14 Can aBrahma chari carry corpose? A14Brahmachari should not carry a corpse. If he touches, sacred thread ceremony should be performed again forhim. Q15 Whatis the re incarnation told who commit sin? A15 The one who rapes his teachers wife, would be bornas grass, plants and climbers. He who befriends a sinner or steals the wife ofanother or steals the property of a Brahmin would be born as Brahma rakshas(atype of ghost) .-manu The man who rapes his Mother’s sister, friend ofmother , daughter, father’s sister , uncle’s wife , sister and mother in law isthe one who does Athipathakas. (Yama) Q16 Whatare the attributes of Tiruvidaimarudhur Jyothirmaya Sri MahalingaSwamy Temple? A16 Generally in all Shiva temples, the main deity willhave a specific name but here it iscalled Mahalingam (Big lingam) since legend says that Lord Shiva worshipped Himself here in the process of teaching and demonstrating the Saiviteworship procedures to the seven greatsages. TheShiva Lingam here is a swayambhu facing east and is said to be on par with Varanasi (Kasi). The poojais first performed to Mahalinga swamy in this temple and then only to Vinayakar. Here Vinayagar Himself is worshipping Shiva. Once when Parvathi devi playfully blind folded Shiva,the whole universe was in totaldarkness and deep trouble but Thiruvidaiarudhur alone was illuminating as a fire with the Jyothirmaya Sri Mahalinga Swamy -- 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/1001408421.1257428.1648624075284%40mail.yahoo.com.
