QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-07 Dearfriends,
Theseare information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in mycomputer. They are posted by very learntmembers. BEING COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 10-05-2022 Q1 At what auspicoious constellation, Sri Krishna was born? A1 Around the time of Krishna birth, the constellation or nakshatra called'rohini' was in the auspicious state as it was managed by Lord Brahma--the ultimate creator ofthe universe. Some other scholars opine that Bal Gopal was born on the 8th day of second fortnight in the month of Shravana. It was around3227 BC and the year of Visvavasu. The period was knownas Iron Age or Dwapur Yug. Q2 Is there a view that Tirupathi Balaji temple was asaivite temple earlier? A2 The moorthi at Tirumala Tirupathi is continued to bereferred Balaji Temple, clearly shows that it is originallyBalatripura Sundari temple, A saivate Temple. For propagation ofVaishnavism Sri Ramanujaachrya captured some prominent Saivate temples andchanged them into Vaishnavite temples and one Tirupathi is one such. Then in Simhachalam he failed change the vigraham andbroken it to foot level and now they cover it with sandalwood paste. All necessary stories are created around and necessary pujas. One can see the things from Archaeology sitesand museums in Tirupati it self. I sawthem around 1976. My note- It is a member’s view with some evidence .Opinions may vary. I have heard read the story of Ramanujathat he entered as a snake inside the sanctum in the midnight and madenecessary changes to appear as a Vaishnava Murthy when a quarrel arose betweenVaishnavites and Saivites in Tirupathy. The museum at Tirupathi givingevidences is a new information to me. The QA is based on a posting by esteemed member SriPadmanaabha sarma @gmail .com. Q3 Where do we have the largest Hindu temple in southernhemisphere? A3 Largest Hindu temple in the Southern hemisphere, is at Likuri Harbor – FIJI. It is called Sri Siva SubrahmaniyaSwami Temple - Nadi, Fiji The first Murukan temple was built around 1861 on thebanks of Nandi River by Tiru Ramasami Pillai who belonged to the Singarandapuram village, Razipuram Taluq,Salem District, Tamil Nadu. First, the temple was just a thatched hut. To build aconcrete temple Ramasami Pillai went around collecting money from the SouthIndian community in Fiji and built a large temple of the day, and in those daysit was known as 'Periya Kovil'. So it remains today also in a new site asthe biggest in the southern hemisphere. Later Ramasami Pillai returned to India; and South Indiansliving in Nandi paid a sum of money and bought the temple in the name of TenIntiya Sanmarka Ikya Sankam. Since then the management of this Murukan templehas remained in the hands of the Sankam. A granite Murukan vigraha carved in Tenkasi was acquired with the help of Tiru M. N.Naidu; the vigraha arrived in 1926. In 1931 a pañca-loha utsava vigraha Murukanwith Valli and Devayånai arrived with the help of Tiru Yagambaram Reddy andsome devotees of Sabeto settlement near Nandi airport.Among the 30 granitemürtis shipped to Fiji from Chennai in the 1970s by Dr. N. Mahalingam, twodwåra pålakas adorn the entrance to the artha mandapam of our Murukan temple atthe new site. The above QA is based on a posting by esteemed member SriRaghu, pr [email protected]. Q4 What is swasthika? Has it been mentioned any where in theVedas? A4 Svasti means auspiciousness and svastika is symbol ofauspiciousness.It is a symbol of Sun,Vishnu or Ganesha.The eternally changing world with its fixed, unchangingcentre (God) or the world wheel is its meaning.It is supposed to protect fromevil spirits or forces of nature. There are mantras in Rigveda called Svastisookta which is chanted while consecrating theidol of Vishnu.It is believed that it can cure diseases and help in overcomingobstacles and dangers. Svastivaachana is practiced even now at the beginning ofany auspicious religious rites.It says, "May it be auspicious". Q5 Does Markandeya story is told in Mahabharatha? Is itcorrect that it was markandeya told Pandavas that Krishna was supreme lord himself.? A5 Yes.The son of sage Mrkandu (Markandeya) was destined to die early.He worshipped Lord Shivawith intensity and as Yama approached him with the noose, he clung to theShivalinga and Shiva appeared with his trident and Yama had to beat aretreat.Lord Shiva gave Markandeya a long life of 14 kalpas.Markandeya puranais attributed to him.He is a smritikaara too. His story is mentioned in Mahabharatha , Bhagavatha andthe Matsya purana.It was he whotold the pandavas that Krishna was the supreme Lord himself.His views onmarriage and chastity etc can be seen in the Anushasana parva of Mahabharatha. Q6 What is the back ground behind Ayudha pooja celebrated onNavami thithi in south India and Dasami thithi in North India? A6. Pandavas hidden their weapons ( ayudh ) in vanni tree during their one year exile . They retrived their weapon from vanitree on dasami day. As customary in those days they did puja to the weapons onvani tree before getting them back . Hence the ayudha puja in North india began on vijay dasamiday.In south indian states ayudhapuja is celebrated on Navami day i.e day of saraswati puja . Their celebrationis based on victory of chamundeshwari devi on demons. The above QA is based on a clarification posting by CNU PNE Q7 From which period Dasara festival celeberation started. A7 Lord Rama got victory over King Ravana on VijayaDasaami day. They rested their weaponafter doing puja to them and celeberated the victory as dussera day. The above QA is based on a clarification posting by CNU PNE Q8 How did Sridhara Ayyaval became jyotiswaroopam? A8 SridharaAyyaval sang his last hymn with themeaning that in this dramatic world he had taken all possible acts and dancedin front of the Lord. Now he is too tired and it’stime for the Lord to say “enough”. After completing this, he ran towards the sanctumsanctorum with the Gurukkal running behind him to stop him but Sri Ayyaval wentinside the sanctum sanctorum and embraced Sri Madhyarjuneswar. The linga went jyothiswaroopa in front of everyone My note- I have added this QA for the reason that merging with deity is a siddhi with the enlightenedpeople Q9 Is there any prayer to remove worries? A9 *'Mangala roopini'is a devotional tamil song popularlycalled 'Dhukka nivarana ashtakam', in praise of Goddess Kamakshi. It's good to recite thissloka daily at home to get the blessings of Goddess Kamakshi, and therby attaina happy life. 'Dukka Nivarana' means remove all types of worries and give a peaceof mind.* The QA based on a posting by Srinivasan MS2000 -- 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/1665647035.1204396.1652194641547%40mail.yahoo.com.
