CULTURAL QA 09-2023-08 Q1 What are the stories of Lord Krishnathat give you goose bumps?
A1 Shubhendra Singh, Lives in India(2002–present) Updated Aug 10 Let me narrate you a story. There liveda great king named Jaimal, whoruled over Merta (Rajasthan). He was cousin brother of Meerabai. Just like Meerabai, Jaimaltoo was a great Krishna devotee. He never liked any disturbance duringthe time of his Krishna Pooja howsoever important may that be. Duringthe reign of Jaimal, King Maldeo of Marwar decided to attack and capture Merta.He was a very powerful ruler. So Maldeo marched with his army to captureMerta. At thattime Jaimal was busy in his room worshipping Lord Krishna with completedevotion and had told everyone not to disturb him. Now,the commanders of Merta Army got the information about Maldeo's attack and thuswere in a state of panic. They couldn't decide anything without their king. Sothe commander in chief of Merta approached Jaimal but was stopped by hisgatekeepers who told him not to disturb Jaimal. So he approached Jaimal's mother andrequested her to inform Jaimal that Merta is soon about to face a battle.Maldeo is coming. So Jaimal's mother went to Jaimal andtold him everything. Jaimal,through hand gestures signalled his mother to tell his commander in chief to gofight in war and that Jaimalhimself will soon follow after completing his Pooja. Onorders of his mother, the commander in chief of Merta Army went with his forcesto battlefield and made Maldeo retreat. Now comes the interesting part. WhenJaimal came out of his room and started preparing for battle, he heard cries ofHar Har Mahadev and other victory cries and celebration sounds from outside. Hewent outside to see what happened. There he saw his commander in chief and armyshouting victory slogans and dancing. So he called him and asked , “kyahua"? (What happened?) HisCommander replied, “What? We won sir. You won us the battle. Glories to you!” Jaimalasked in surprise, “what?” I won you the battle?” HisCommander replied, “ Yes ofcourse why so shocked sir? “ Jaimalagain said, “but I was in my room worshipping Lord Krishna!” HisCommander said, “what are you talking about Maharaj? You arrived after a few minutes and werefighting on the front and were instructing our Army on how to fight Weourselves saw you fighting on your black horse and you manhandled theirsoldiers. What a fierce display of bravery. You absolutely wrecked havocon enemies and won us the battle in such a short time!”(Pakad pakad ke dhoyaaapne Maharaj) Jaimal was completely surprised andafter pondering over for some time, hewent to his room. There he saw that the idol ofLord Krishna which he used to worship had water dripping from it as if soakedin sweat. Itdidn't take too long for Jaimal to realise what happened. Furtherhe noticed that oneKundal from ears of idol was missing. So Jaimal himself went to the battlefieldand he found the missing kundal lying there and that place itself is calledKundal in Merta. Beforethis incident there hadn't been any instance where Maldeo went to capture aplace and couldn't win. This battle with Merta was the only one where Maldeowent to capture some other territory and had to retreat. Apart from this,wherever he was on the offence, he won that battle.Bhaktavatsal Krishna himself had come to fight in thebattle for his devotee. Q2 Whatare some facts about India that Indians are generally unaware of? A2 Rohit More, Lives in India Updated Jan10 Herewe go.. 1.The word, INDIA is also mentioned inBIBLE. In Esther chapter 1 verse1. 2.India is the largest producer ofTAMARIND . The wordTamrind means-indian dates in Arabic 3.India is the second-largest supplierof NURSING STAFF to the countrieslike UK,USA and Gulf countries. 4.India and Venezuela has the most numberof MISS WORLD CROWNS - six inall - compared to the rest of the world. 5.REITAFARIA-Born in Goa on August 23, 1943, Faria also holds the distinguished titleof becoming the FIRST ASIANWOMAN to win the event since its formation in July 1951. 6.In2017, India produced 1.4 million tonnes of JACKFRUIT . Hence India is largest producer of jackfruit. 7.India is the second largest publisherof NEWSPAPERS in the world. 8.Thegame of CARROM originated in India. 9.India is projected to be the WORLD'SMOST POPULATED COUNTRY by2024, surpassing the population of China. 10.Indiahas many NAMES. 11.Chessoriginated in India in the 6th century during the Gupta Empire. 12.India consumes 63% of the world'scumin. 13. Indigo is a deep and rich. The wordindigo comes from the Latin for"Indian", as the dye was originally imported to Europe from India. 14. India is a major producer offenugreek.Rajasthan accounts for over 80% of India's output. 15.Rohit Khandelwal.An Indian model, actor, television personality, winner of Mr India2015 and the First Asian to be crowned Mister World in the 2016 contest. 16.India is lagrest producer of GUAVA. In2019, world production ofguavas was 46.5 MILLION TONNES. 17.India is largest producer of PAPAYA. In2018, global production ofpapayas was 13.3 MILLION TONNES, led by India with 45% of the world total. 18.India is largest producer of CHICKPEA.In 2018, India produced 66% of the world totalfor chickpeas. 19.Cultivatedfor at least 3,000 years, the cucumberORIGINATED from in India. 20.India is the largest producer ofMORINGA, with anannual production of 1.2 MILLION TONNES of fruits from an area of 380 km². Edit2(07/08/2020) 21.The BSE, formerly known as theBombay Stock ExchangeLtd., is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal Street, Mumbai. Establishedin 1875, it is Asia's oldest stock exchange. 22.Bombay blood group, is a rare bloodtype. This bloodphenotype was first discovered in Bombay, now known as Mumbai, in India, by Dr.Y. M. Bhende in 1952. 23.Ellora is a UNESCO World HeritageSite located in the Aurangabaddistrict of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the largest rock-cutmonastery-temple cave complexes in the world , featuring Hindu, Buddhist andJain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.Cave 16, inparticular, features the largest single monolithic rock excavation in theworld. 24.Jatayu Nature park holds thedistinction of havingthe world’s largest bird sculpture, which is of the great bird Jatayu. 25.Barrenisland is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia,andthe only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. 26.The Adhiyogi statue is a34-metre-tall (112 ft),45-metre-long (147 ft) and 25-metre-wide (82 ft) steel statue of the Hindu deity Shiva with Thirunamamat Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is recognized by the Guinness WorldRecords as the "Largest Bust Sculpture” in the world. 27.Bhadla Solar Park is the world'slargest solar parklocated in India which is spread over a total area of 14,000 acres (57 km2) inBhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India. 28.Jamnagar Refinery is the largest oilrefinery , since 25December 2008, with a processing capacity of 1.24 million barrels (197,000 m3).Located in Gujarat, India, it is owned by Reliance Industries. 29.Sumi Baptist Church, Zunheboto is achurch located in Zunheboto,Nagaland, affiliated with the Nagaland Baptist Church Council. The church is considered to beone of the largest church buildings in Asia.The attendance is 10,000people. 30.India is the world's largestproducer of cotton Q3 Why are planes' engines slightly tilteddown? A3 Rebecca Williams,Experience inAviation18h The main reason for tilting the enginesdown is to align them with the local airflow at cruise conditions. As you may know, planes fly with a slightnose-up attitude at cruise, which means that the air coming off the wing has a downward angle, calledthe downwash angle. If the engines were parallel to the ground, they would facean uneven force on the fan blades, which would reduce theirefficiency and performance. By tilting them down by a few degrees, they canmeet the airstream at the same angle and avoid this problem. Another reason for tilting the enginesdown is to reduce the pitching moment caused by thrust. When the engines produce thrust, they alsocreate a force that tends to pitch the nose up or down, depending on theirlocation relative to the center of gravity. If the engines are above or belowthe center of gravity, they will create a pitching moment that needs to bebalanced by the tail or the wing. By tilting them down, they can reduce thismoment and make the plane more stable and easier to control. Tilting the engines down also hassome drawbacks, such as increasing drag and noise. That’s why engineers have to find theoptimal angle that balances all these factors and suits the specific design andperformance of each plane. Q4 What amazed you today? A4 Sreekar Shanmukha, Been capturing humanemotions since 21 years. Updated 3y Onions. A couple of days back, I had been to afancy restaurant near my place to eat biryani. As I received the order, Inoticed that the biryani was served without Raitha(A typical side dish that comes along withbiryani). I immediately called the steward and inquired about the reason. He clarified to me statingthat the onion catering was stopped due to an unprecedented surge in the price. I ponderedabout it and realised that it was okay as the biryani price equals 1kg onionprice. Thesame day, in the evening, Iwent to a small shop which hardly had any infrastructure. Knowing thatthe tiny shop is famous for its fast foods like samosa, chat etc, I ordered one hot chaat. To my utter surprise, the chaat was fullygarnished with onions.I stood puzzled as this was not expected of a person who runs a smallbusiness. Being reminded about afternoon's incident, I curiously turned towardsthe shopkeeper. Me: Anna, why are you still cateringonions despite the surge in the price? Owner:"Onions illama andha taste varaadhu thambi." (Chaat will not taste its best without onionsand my customers love when the chaat is served with onions) Iwas completely taken aback by his esteem towards his customers. It was obviousthat customer experience is a matter of great importance to him. He did not want to disappoint thecustomer even in the slightest matter. This laudable gesture of his amazed meand earned my respect. Whilethe Biryani Bhai was busy in contemplating about the onion pricing, the smallshop owner provided his customers with a great sense of satisfaction. Almostforgot to share the price of the items. Biryani costed me 180 rupees whereasthe chaat did only 15. Edit:Today, I have visited the same shop and informed him that thousands of Quoranshave admired his gesture. Clueless about what Quora is, he simplysaid “Nandri sir”(Thank you). Out ofcuriosity, he inquired if I have mentioned his shop name in the answer whichwill help drive more customers to his shop. I told him that I missed it out andassured that I would add the address details.So, Chennai people who live aroundVelachery can grab hot chaatand many fast foods at Deepi Peechu snacks shop in the evenings. Address: DeepiPeechu snacks,Opp Pushpam hotel,Balamurugan Nagar,Sarathy Nagar, Velachery,Chennai,600042 Note:They accept digital payments too. Q5 Why did Lord Krishna break his flute,and how did Radha die? A5 Arun Reddy,5h Well,after lot of comments from others I couldn’t stop answering this question as most of the comments say thatDevi Radha as human / Gopika. Sohere’s how story goes, read carefully and sorry as I am not so perfect inEnglish. Devi Radha as born almost 2–5 yearsafter Lord Krishna as born and shedidn’t opened her eyes. (Before coming to earth both of them as decided to playaccording - It’s another part which is huge enough to explain it here). She opened her eyes whenkrishna’s family come and visit Radha’s family as they both livenearby villages. (and devi Radha’s family is rich compared to lord Krishna). Youneed to understand that “without Radha there’s no Krishna - it’s truthblindfoldedly you can find evidenses in vridavan - again i can’t explainentirely here only if humans who has done sadhana can experience what i amsaying.” Sofast forward - Lord krishna body as two soules ( Which find stupid butaccording to other puranas from Bhagavatan to Vasudeva puran - Vishnu -Narayana Purana’s) - when you combined them and extract info you can find that- Krishna muni ( I think his name starts with krishna) - he’s the physicalentity born and later with Devaki - vasudeva ( they have lord narayana) - withthe other wife (she as lord krishna). So from akashavani message vasudeva went to meet theother kid and by the guidence he places both kids side by side - both lookssame and later merges into one. (BECAUSE LORD KRISHNA PURPOSE ISDIFFERENT - THAT’S WHY HE REQUESTS LORD NARAYANA TO DO ALL MASACCERS, SO THATHE CAN FOCUS ENTIRELY ON LEELA BY DEVI RADHA). Soagain fast forward - There will be love around in air and after killing kamsa - Lord krishna soul comes outand devi Radha soul wiil also comesout and both will marry under the tree(which is still present in vrindavan - under the guidanceof lord brahma both will marry in spiritual way - as villages wont agreebecause both are of different status). Remember I told how devi Radha’s family isricher than lord Krishna’s. Afterthat due to time, and other curses which devi radha as she needs to experiencethem so she went to mountains and do sadhana and leave her bodythere ( We still have cave and lord Dattatray visited it in Himalayas).and lord krishna should go back to his duties as he needs to do once he acceptsagreement so he has lived for certain time on earth and he left the earth alongwith devi radha ( NOTE: LORD KRISHNA IS THE ONLY ONE who received and helpedsudhama - his friend - at that time he’s still present in that physical body). And thus how entire Mahabharata ishandled by Lord Narayana - As Lord Krishna’s role ended as he is watching warfrom his dwaraka from the top. (NOTE2:we need to understand that here lord krishna and lord narayana are different -one has 2 hands and other has 4 hands and both are having different color - if you have done satyanarayana varatam you will observe how lord narayana is in whitish color - butboth lord krishna - lord vishnu has same color - blackish blue - black color). Butstill both are different, I hope I have answered your question and Yes, Lord Krishna gave up using his flute - as Flute came from Devi Radha-> Lord Krishna - (Just like how Krishna is nothing without Radha). It’s an amazing love story do explore more aboutthis couple than exploring some TV actors -and I will see you around. Onceagain sorry about lengthy answer. Mynote- There was different versions about Radha’s death, age, and breaking offlute. All the above QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 08-09-2023. 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