QUES ANSW DIVINE 05-2022-10 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 14-05-2022 Q1 What is Rama Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of the King A1 Rama is the hero of the famous epic Ramayana. He wasthe prince of Ayodhya, the eldest son of King Dasaratha and queen Kaushalya. His stepmother,Kaikeyi, wanted her son Bharata to become the king and Rama to remain in exilein the forests for fourteen years. She asked for this boon from Dasaratha infulfillment of a promise he had made to her. Lord Rama left Ayodhya along withhis wife Sita and younger brother Lakshman to keep the words of his father.Ravana, the demon king of Lanka sent Maricha, who appeared in the forest as agolden stag and Sita asked Rama to get her this strangely beautiful animal.Rama reluctantly left her in the care of Lakshman and chased the golden stag.Later the demon through his tricks pretended as if Rama was crying for help andSita forced Lakshman to leave her to help his elder brother. Taking advantageof this situation, the demon appeared in the guise of a mendicant seeking almsand cajoled Sita to step out of the protective circle drawn to shield her. Hethen carried her away in his flying chariot to Lanka. Lord Rama came to know ofthis from Jatayu, an aged eagle who had fought with Ravana in the skies but wasfatally wounded by him. Rama befriended the monkey prince Sugriva and afterkilling his brother Bali, took help of his monkey followers to build a stonebridge across the seas. Eventually Ravana, theten-headed demon, was vanquished and Sita rescued. Q2 What is Krishna Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the form of aCowherd's Boy A2 Krishna appeared in the Dwapara Yuga along with hisbrother Balarama. According to the Bhagavata Purana Balarama is said to haveappeared in the Dwapara Yuga (along with Krishna) as an incarnation of Ananta Shesha. He is alsocounted as an avatar of Vishnu by the majority of Vaishnava movements and isincluded as the ninth Dasavatara in some versions of the list which contain noreference to Buddha. Because of his great Godly power, Lord Krishna isanother of the most commonly worshipped deities in the Hindu faith. He is considered to be the eighth avatarof Lord Vishnu. He played a hugerole in the Battle of Kurukshetra and helped the Pandavas defeat the Kauravas.He is also a significant character in the epic of Mahabharata. Shree Krishnadelivered Bhagwad Gita on battlefield of the Battle of Kurukshetra to Arjun.He, like Lord Rama, is also known for his bravery in destroying evil powersthroughout his life. The Lord is usually depicted as playing the flute(murali), indicating spread of the melody of love to people. Q3 What is Buddha Avatar - Lord Vishnu in the Form ofBuddha A3 Buddha isaccepted as an incarnation of Krishna-Jagannatha. Adi Shankaracharya, who visited Puri in the earlyninth century, restored the pride of traditional Hinduism and effectivelyeclipsed the influence of the Buddhists. Perhaps he was also responsible forthe eventual assimilation of the Buddhist faith in the Hindu belief andacceptance of the Buddha as a god in the Hindu pantheon. This is clear from the depiction ofBuddha as the ninth avatara in the sequence of avataras in the walls of theDeul in Srimandira and in other Orissan temples and other sculptural depictionsof the ten incarnations. Mynote- My father taught in my childhood days with Buddha as the 9thavathara Q4 What are the details of Kalki Avatar - Lord Vishnu in theform of Horse yet to appear? A4The Kalki Avatar is the only avatar of Vishnu that is set in the future. It is believed that at the end ofthe present age (Kali Yug), there will be a deluge when Kalki the tenth and the last avatar of Vishnu, willride forth on a horse to redeem humankind and re-establish righteousness.Riding on the back of a white horse, with a drawn sword, he will destroy theenemies of Dharma and re-establish it in all its glory. The name Kalki is oftena metaphor The QAs on Dasavathara in QA 9 and this QA are basedon a posting by esttemed member Sri KrishnanIyer on 29-11-2012 Q5 Can you give a few verses from Bhaskara karnamritham? A5 Here is aselection of poems from that greatbook:- 5. With the baby feet , bangles and other ornaments, withthe golden belt,Becoming loose , takinga small piece of board, falling , walking falling,When the baby Krishna comes ,with his entire stomach full of milk ,I would like to see himsecretly at least in my dream, Oh lotus eyed one. 38. They all quarreled with each other and fell on the floor ,Andat the time Bala Bhadra fell down on earth,And you the killer Of Madhu with pleasure lay on the top ofhim,As if to show his mother his usual sleeping on Anantha. 41. When one lady came in the street to sell pickles ,When nobody was there , the god withenthusiasm gave her lot of paddy,And then without fail her vessel was filled up with gold, And this was seen with great wonder by the people crowding the sky. 43. Due to the worry that the milk was boiling , when the mother left him while breast feeding, Thinking that his mother should be satisfied, with mischief he broke in to pieces the curd pot ,And when his mother becameprepared and wanted to punish him for that ,That illusory child was seen sitting with happiness on the mortar and I salute him. 115. Seeing the prosperous and pleasant way, That thesixteen thousand ladies live ,Even the thousand eyed Indra would be anxious ,To become a lady like them, Oh Padmanabha. 123. When the mountain like emissary of god of death with black eyes,Is rushing towards me with staring eyes,If he hears one of these songs extolling , the plays of Krishna Will I be able to see that idiot falling and crying. 129. An inn is seen in one place , in another place weeping and crying due todeath is heard,Learned men in one place , in another place drunkards shout and beat ,A pretty lady in oneplace and in another place oldladies sit and cry,For the ears and other organs is it nectar or poison, Oh Lord , the world ispeculiar. 131. Oh toungue , there is a big advice for you, Please hear asI am trying to tell it by my toungue,When you loudly shout the name of Narayana,Only thingis that you should not become shy. 136. Oh mind , forgetting your root , looking after various affairs,Do not suffer in this cycle of birth and death ,And think of that lord who occupies the entireuniverse And who plays there and experience him. 140. To any one the chanting of the name ,Once in the life is sufficient ,The shastras withcertainty tell,And son of Nanda, thisshould not turn in to a lie. 160. The firstwisdom got by learning is like the pleasant bite of a mosquito onthe body,The second state is when you do not feel hunger or thirst of thebody,The third state is when you do not feel destruction , even if the body iscut in to pieces,Oh ocean of joy , please make the knowledge "I am that" firm in me. The above QA is based on a posting by PR Ramachandar on 13-11-2012. Q6 How is Skanda shashti vratam is related with King Muchhukunda? A6 Legend has it that Muchukunda, a King South India,was advised by saint Vasishta regarding the correct observances of the SkandaSashti Vratam. After observing the Vrata, King Muchukunda becamepowerful and famous and the fame of his kingdom spread around the three worlds.It is said that the Kingbecame so powerful that Lord Indra (the king of demi-gods) took his help todefeat Asuras. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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