QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-04 Dear friends, These are information compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members.Where details are stored,it is told below the answer.
BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 09-05-2022 Q1 What is the legend about “PeterPandian” saved by Madurai Meenakshi as agirl? A1 One night the Madurai city experiencedhuge thunder storm with lightning. Peter was inside his bungalow in deepslumber. Suddenlya three-year-old girl appeared at his residence and dragged Rous Peter by hishand outside the house. As soon asthey left the compound, a lightening struck the building and the bungalowcollapsed to piecesand destroyed the room, where the collector was sleeping. Everything happenned within fewseconds. Peter was taken aback and was in total shock. Soon hecame back to himself, and found the mysterious little girl walking away. He immediately followed her.though he ran after her, he could not keep up with the girl. The tiny totalways seemed to be the same distance away in front of Peter, however fast hewalked. She playfully entered theMeenakshi Temple and went straight to the Sanctum Sanctorum of Meenakshi... and rightin front of his eyes... there she disappeared. Peter was sure that the empressHerself has come in the form of that mysterious girl. For Shri Matha everyone -including Peter is her Child. The Ruler Meenakshi had come to save a good manfrom calamity. Peter was ever-grateful toMother Meenakshi and donated many jewellery and other gifts to the MinakshiTemple.Among which, a notable one is a set of golden stirrups studded with diamondsand red stones to the temple for use on the idol of Sree Meenakshi when takenin procession in the streets of Madurai. He also wished that after hisdeath he should be buried in a position that enabled his eyes to face thetemple. Itis interesting to note that Rous Peter’s grave is positioned the way he wishedwhile the Other graves faces the other way. The stirrups offered by PeterPandiyan adorns the Horse Vaahanam on the day of procession. Even now thisis used when Goddess Meenakshi riding the horse is taken out during festivaldays. He also donated a Jade necklacewhich is still preserved, in the temple museum. Q2 Every body know about BhagavatGeetha. Are there any other Geethas? A2 Yes. Some other Geethas arementioned below. This is not the full list. There are many more. 1. Astavakra Gita - Astavakraguru to King JANAKA.It preaches about Sanyasa 2. Vibheeshana Gita - Lord Ramato Vibheeshanain Ramayana. 3 Vasistha Githa, conveyed toLord Rama by hisGuru Sage Vasistha. 4 Rama-Gita, conveyed to Hanumanby Lord Rama. 5 Siva-Gita,the discussion betweenLord Rama andLord Shiv 6 Rama-Gita - Lord Rama to hisdevoted brotherLakshman 7.Yoga vasista reproducesBhagavad Gita in fullunder the caption ` arjunopakhyana' and Varaha purana recounts the essence ofBhagavad Gita. 8.Guru gita, (Sri Guru Gita) ,authored by sage VedaVyasa, is apart of Uttara Kaanda in Skandapurana. The narrator is sage Soota. His pounding, forthe benefit of sages like Shownaka, the message originally imparted to GoddessParvathi by Lord Siva, forms the core ofthis book. The QA is based on postings byesteemed members Sri Ravi Narasimhan, and Sri Siva sankara rao Q3 Who was sage Ashta vakra? Whatare the brief details of Ashtra vakra samhita? A3 Ashtavakra is described asone born with deformities in eight limbs of the body (two feet, two knees, twohands, the chest and the head). In Sanskrit, Ashtavakra means "onehaving eight bends". Ashtavakra is the author of the workAshtavakra Gita, also known as Ashtavakra Samhita, a treatise on the instructionby Ashtavakra to king Janaka about theSelf. Ashtavakra is the Guru of the king Janaka and the sage Yajnavalkya.He was12 years old when he taught this to Rajarshi Janaka. Ashtavakra Gita presents thetraditional teachings of Advaita Vedanta. The work was known, appreciated andquoted by Ramakrishna and his disciple Vivekananda, as well as by other wellknown gurus.Radhakrishnan refers to it with great respect. In Ramayana Ashtavakra is firstreferenced in a single verse of Yuddha Kanda in Valmiki's Ramayana. WhenDasaratha comes to see Rama from heaven after the war of the Ramayana, he tellsRama, O son! I have been conveyedacross (redeemed) by you, who are a deserving son and a great being; like thevirtuous Brahmin Kahola [was redeemed] by [his son] Ashtavakra. 6.119.17 In Mahabharata,In the Vana Parvaof the Mahabharata, the legend of Ashtavakra is described in greater detail. Onlosing the game ofdice with the Kauravas, the five Pandava princes and Draupadi are exiled fortwelve years. On their pilgrimage, they meet the sage Lomasha, who shows theriver Samanga to Yudhishthira. Lomasha says that this is thesame river, on bathingin which the deformed Ashtavakra was cured of his eight deformities. On beingasked by Yudhishthira, Lomasha narrates to the Pandava princes the legend ofAshtavakra, which forms three chapters of the Mahabharata. The above QA is based on apostingby esteemed member Sri Shivashankararao" Q4 What is Anuloma marriage? A4 A boy from upper caste couldmarry a girl from another caste if she was found suitable otherwise. (Vasishtaand Arundhati are examples). This wastermed as Anuloma marriage. Q5. Do wearing Mangalya is ofrecent origin? A5 Yes is the correct answer.Seeta-Rama vivaaha is described in the 73rd sarga-BAALAKAANDA of ValmikiRamayana. There are several thingsmentioned including laajaa homa but no mention of mangalasootra. MAANGALYAM TANTUNAANENA MAMAJEEVANA HETUNAA KANTE BADHNAAMI SUBHAGE TVAM JEEVA SHARADAAM SHATAM.... is said to be of later origin.Even our grand parents have tied mangalya soothra. There could be as sucha MISSING LINK, when the practice wouldhave started. Q6. Name the first samskara forBrahmins. Have we got any instructions on the subject? A6 Garbadana (sexual intercourseor sex) is the first Samskara (for Brahmins). These are some instructionsmentioned in the sastras. These are from Smruti Muktha Phalam, published byVeda Dharma Paripalana Sabha, Kumbakonam through Kanch Sankara Math. (Vol I, Pages298 to 314). The sayings are from Manu, Bruhaspati, Yagyavalkya, Parashara,Yama, Gowthama, Vyasa and other rishis. Based on a posting by esteemedmember Sri V. Muralidharan. Q7 Name the two gitas whichteaches about Sanyasa A7 The two gitas which teaches sanyas are 1. Avadoothageetha and 2. Uttara geetha Q8 Can you mention a few gitas inthe Srimad Bhagavatham? A8 Srimad Bhagavatham containsBhramara gita, Gopika gita and SritiGita, Q9 Name the puranas contain Yamagita A9 The Yama gita is told in Nrsimha purana, Agni purana and Vishnu purana Q10 What is the legend behindAmarnath? A10 Legend has it that here on a Shravan day, Lord Shivanarrated 'Amar Katha' - the secrets of the cosmos - to his consort GoddessParvati,the beautiful daughter of the Himalayas. As Parvati fell asleep duringthe discourse, two pigeons heard Lord Shiva's story and attained immortality.Since then the holy place came to be known as Amarnath, and everyyear on the full moon day of Shravan, a pair of pigeons is seen inside thecave. -- 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/173907667.606670.1652062934091%40mail.yahoo.com.
