QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-03 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 03-05-2022 Q1 Name the seven sacred rivers of India? A1 Seven sacred rivers ofIndia are Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri. This QA is based on a posting bySri Mauji Chandigarhia Q2 Name the pancha kanyas A2 According to Indian mythology Ahalaya,Droupadi, Tara, Kunti & Mandhodri though married yet areconsidered as Kanyas. There are two Taras and the Tara who was the wife of Jupiter is oftentold. Q3 Name the Chiranjeevies( immortals) A3 According to Indian mythology Ashavathama,Kripacharya, Ved Vyasa, Hanuman, Raja Bali, Vibhishana & Parshurama areconsidered immortal. Q4 What is the mythology behind Katas Raj Temple in Choha Saidan Shaharea near Chakwal ? A4 According to Hindumythology, the holy pond at the Katas Raj Temple in Choha Saidan Shah area nearChakwal was formed by the tears of Lord Shiva, which he is believed tohave shed after the sudden death of his wife Sati. When Sati died, Lord Shivacried so much and for so long that his tears created two holy ponds -- one atPushkar in Ajmer and the other at Ketaksha, which literally meansraining eyes, in Sanskrit. The word Katas was eventually derived from Ketaksha. Q5 Is it correct that the Pandavabrothers have spent long periods duringexile near the Katas Raj temple? A5 Yes The Pandava brothers had spent a substantialpart of their exile at the site in Chakwal and Katas is mentioned in theMahabharata. The epic states that oncePandavas came across a lake and were about to quench their thirst. A Yaksha,the protector of the lake, appeared and said only those who rightly answer hisquestions would be allowed to drink water. Four of the Pandavasfailed and were made lifeless by the Yaksha. But the eldest and wisest of themall, Yudhishtira, was able to answer all his questions, following which hisbrothers were revived. The above two QAs are based on aposting by esteemed member Dr Ravishankar Sangem" Q6 What is chidambara rahasyam? A6 The only ancient templewhere Lord Nataraja is the presiding deity is located in Chidambaram and theunique feature of that temple is the famous "Chidambararahasyam" (Cosmic secret) that is written in the Bilwa leaves kept in thesanctum sanctorum.Nobody knows the details of the inscriptions. Q7 Where is uttatha Chidambaram? A7 By the directive ofKanchi Mahaswami Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal, a replicaof this temple was built in Satara in Maharashtra called "UttaraChidambaram". Great care was taken toensure that every bit of it looks similar to the original and then came themost important step. Q8 How the Chidamabara rahasyamwas replicated at Satara –Uttara chidambaram? A8 Nobody knows the details! Except of course,the all-knowing Almighty! Mahaswami came to the rescue. He dictated the entirerahasyam to a Panditji who wrote it on the Bilwa leaves and the moment the jobwas done, Mahaswami said "May you forget the Rahasyam right now!" andlo! The Pandit forgot the wholething. Clearly, it is God who gives us remembrance and removes it too. Periyaval is toldas an incarnation of Lord Siva. Based on a posting by cnu pne Q9 How many times MaduraiMeenakshi appeared as a three year old girl? A9 Three times. Meenakshi appeared as athree-year-old girl three times in History. First during the ‘Puthirakamestshiyagna’- (her actual incarnation), nextduring the aranketram of ‘Meenakshi Ammai Pillai Tamil’ by Kumaraguruparar(duringthe regign of Tirumalai Naicker) and Latestly before Rous Peter -during the British rule. Q10 Who was Rous peter? A10 TheEast India Company was actually ruling Tamilnadu during 1812 and Rous peter wasthe Collector of Madurai. Rous Peter was kind heartedperson and respected and treated people of all faiths equally. Unlike other Englishofficers, Petercared a lot for the welfare of the people. He also restored peace, prosperityand justice in Meenakshi's Pattanam (Madurai).. The people had a greatregard for Peter and felt that he is equal to the Great Pandiyan Kings. Because of thisattitude, the people called him with the popular name ‘Peter Pandian’. As a district Collector, hewas not only in charge of the temple town, but also for the Templeadministration. Peter had the habit of going around the temple everyday beforebeginning his daily work. Q11. Do we have Hanuman temples inSouth Africa? A11. Yes. Areporting posting in this regard byesteemed member Sri Ravi Narasimhan -Ahistoric event indeed, the Largest Hanuman Murti(Idol) in Africa ,unveiledyesterday (20-7-2012) ... on its premises at the corner of Roads601 / 701,Arena Park , Chatsworth. 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