CULTURAL QA 02202428
Q4 What is India’s old name?
KR We have strong literature back ground than the hearsay written
here. Have you heard the original name of the land?
“It is alleged in the Liṅga Purāṇa that king Priyabrata’s son, king of
the Jambudvīpa king Agnidhra gave nine dvīpas (varṣas ) to his nine sons. He
gave Hemavarṣa (Bhāratavarṣa ) to his elder son Navi, Hemkutavarṣa to
Kimpuruṣa, Naiṣadhavarṣa to Hari, Madhyadesa to Ilavṛtta, Nilāchalavarṣa to
Ramyaka, Śvetavarṣa to Hiraṇmān, Sṛngavarṛa to Kuru, Mālyavānavarṣa to
Bhadrāśva and Gandhamādanavarsa to Ketumala. Later the varṣas are named
after the Son’s name.
After the description of the Jambudvīpa there are mentioning of
the Bhāratvarṣa
through conversations of Sūta and Sages in the chapter 114 of the Matsya
Purāṇa . The Liṅga, Vāyu, Brahmaṇḍa, Markaṇḍeya etc. all of these maha
Purāṇas describe about the Bhāratavarṣa . Almost in all the Purāṇas , the
name of the country has been called Bhārata after the name of the king
Bhārat, son of King Ṛṣabha. Manu was their ancestor. *But it is more
commonplace that Bhāratavarṣa has been named after king Bharata, the son of
Śakuntala and this information is wrong.*
According to the “Śrīmadbhāgavata ” and Vāyu Purāṇa, before the name
Bhāratavarṣa , this country was famous under the name ‘*Ajanabha *’
and ‘*Haimavatavarṣa
’* gradually. According to the ‘Purāṇa Vimarsa ’ for the name of
Haimavatvarṣa it is that in this varṣa , ‘Himavat ’ Mountain (Himālaya or
Himāchala ), which divides the border, is predominantly located and it is a
varṣa Parvata . As a result, the name has been given to this country
naturally due to being absorbed in the north by the snow. But the meaning
of ‘Ajanabha ’ is very grave and special. The etymological meaning of
‘Ajanabha ’ is–the country situated on the ‘Navi-Kamal ’ of ‘Aja’ (unborn
Lord Viṣṇu). The meaning of this word is that the first land created by
Brahmā by dwelling on the ‘Navi-Kamal ’ of God, is the same as ‘Ajanabha ’.
This word is showing that the beginning of creation took place here in the
Ajanabhavarṣa itself. This varṣa is the place of origin of humans. This is
what human being first produced and from here they spread the civilization
by spreading in different directions.
This derivation is available in Manusmṛti –
Etad deśa-prasu tasya sakā śādagr ajanmanaḥ |
svaṃ svaṃ caritraṃ śikṣeran pṛthivyāṃ sarva mānavāḥ ||
In the early Vedic period, the Aryans were familiar with only a small
part of this vast region that they sometimes described as the
‘Sapta-Saindhava’. In the Avesta the name of the Bhārata is ‘Hindu’ which
originated from the river Indus, Sanskrit Sindhu like ancient Persian
‘Hindu’ (It happened much later) . Herodotus calls the Bhārata as India
which can be very similar to the India in the Persepolis and naksh-i-Rustam
inscription of Darius. According to the “Geographical Data in the early
Purāṇas–A critical study ” by M. R. Singh–“By the time of Megasthenes, the
term India had obtained a wider designation.” M. R. Singh explains
Bhāratavarṣa by quoting from the book “Ancient India as described by
Megasthenes and Arrian ” (by J. W. McCrindle).
There are descriptions of Bhāratavarṣa in the Chapter 114 of the Matsya
Purāṇa . According to the Purāṇa the name Bhārata originates from Manu.
Manu is called Bhārata because of the creation and maintenance of the
people.
On this basis this varṣa is famous by the name of Bhāratavarṣa –
athāhaṃ varṇa yiṣyāmi varṣe'smin bhārate prajāḥ |
bharaṇācca prajānāṃ vai *manur bharata acyate* || 5 ||
tirukta vacanāc caiva varṣa tad bhārataṃ smṛtam |
yataḥ svargaśca mokṣaśca Madhyama ścāpi hi smṛtaḥ || 6 ||
There are nine distinctions of this Bhāratavarṣa . Their names
are–Indradvīpa , Kaśerumān , Tāmraparṇa , Gabhastimān , Nāgdvīpa ,
Saumyadvīpa , Gāndharvadvīpa, Vāruṇadvīpa and the ninth is the Bhāratadvīpa
, surrounded by the sea. The island is spread over a thousand plains from
south to north. It extends from the origin of the Ganges to the end of the
Kanyākumarī or Kumari-antirap. {Now many claimed as sunk Kumarikandam whose
measurement is given as diagonally 1000 yojanas.} K Rajaram IRS 28224
On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 17:56, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> CULTURAL QA 02-2024-28
>
> All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 28-02-2024.
>
> Selected quora answers generally interesting are included .Still they need
> not be 100% correct answers. Three jokes are included. I am only a
> compiler.
>
> Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 28-02-2024.
>
> Q1 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still think
> about to this day?
>
> A1 Kani Bagdas,Nov 20
>
> I love this one.
>
> A lady with seven kids ,both boys and girls, named all of them jack.All
> seven are called jack
>
> One day while having a cuppa with her friend the mother was asked a
> question by her friend.
>
> Friend - can I ask U something?
>
> Mum- sure, go for it
>
> Friend - why did U name all your kids jack?
>
> Mum- makes life easier, if I want them to come to the table for dinner I
> scream out
>
> JACK DINNER TIME!!!And they all come , or
>
> When it's bedtime,I sayJACK!, TIME FOR BED!!
>
> They all go bed, makes it all easier saying it just once ,you know?
>
> Friend- ok, I get that but what happens when U need to speak to one
> individually?
>
> Mum- that's easy, I call em by their last name.
>
> Q2 What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind?
>
> A2 Prasanth PM,Knows Tamil Updated 6y
>
> I have read this joke on LinkedIn sometime back.
>
> A company employee went to TOILET. As he sat on the seat, on front door a
> notice was pasted:
>
> “Had u put the same pressure at work, company’s targets would have been
> achieved today”
>
> Employee gave an amazing reply by commenting below the notice:
>
> if you apply such pressure what comes out will always be shit
>
> Q3 What is a genuine fun fact that sounds entirely fabricated?
>
> A3 José Alberto, Ing. Systems from University of Guadalajara Nov 15
>
> During World War II, the British Air Force sewed an extra button on all
> its soldiers' uniforms.
>
> But why?
>
> The button consisted of 2 halves.
>
> The lower half had a needle in the center pointing upwards. If you placed
> the top half on top of the bottom half, it rotated, to indicate North or
> South. Two yellow dots on the button indicated North.
>
> So that small button became a kind of compass.
>
> It served so that the soldiers could orient themselves in case of an
> emergency, something that I think is brilliant.
>
> My note- I am not able to copy reference….
>
> Q4 What is India’s old name?
>
> A4 Vivek Mishra,Data Scientist at Tata Consultancy Services
> (company)11mo
>
> India has been known by many names throughout its history, as the country
> has a rich and diverse cultural heritage that spans several millennia. Some
> of the old names of India include Bharat, Hindustan, Jambudvipa,
> Aryavarta, and Bharatvarsha.
>
> Bharat is one of the most popular ancient names for India and is derived
> from the legendary king Bharata, who is said to have ruled the land.
> Hindustan is another commonly used name and is derived from the Persian
> word "Hind," which means land of the Indus River. Jambudvipa is an ancient
> Sanskrit term that means "the land of the rose apple fruit," and it was
> used to refer to the Indian subcontinent. Aryavarta means "the land of
> the Aryans," and Bharatvarsha means "the land of Bharata."
>
> In modern times, India is the official name of the country, which was
> adopted after independence from British rule in 1947.
>
> Q5 What are the most profound jokes ever?
>
> A5 Jim Mowreader, Printing Expert (1994–present)23h
>
> Frank goes to a store to buy a suit. He picks out one he likes, pays for
> it and puts it on.
>
> So he’s walking down the street and sees one of his friends. “Joe! What do
> you think of my new suit?”
>
> “It’s nice, but one of the lapels is higher than the other. Here, do
> this…” Joe pulls down the left lapel and has Frank hold it with his right
> hand. “There you go, now it looks great.”
>
> He sees another friend. “Mary! What do you think of my new suit?”
>
> “It’s nice, but the right sleeve is too short. Here, do this…” She pulls
> up the right sleeve and has him pinch it between his little finger and
> palm. “Now you look fantastic.”
>
> He sees a third friend. “Albert? How do you like my new suit?”
>
> “Well…the left side of the jacket hangs down lower than the right side.”
> He positions Frank so he’s leaned over to the right.
>
> “Julie! What do you think of my new suit?”
>
> “The left pants leg is way too short. So, take your left hand and pull
> up the right leg so they’re the same length.”
>
> Now Frank is walking - or, really, kinda hobbling - down the street when
> he passes by an old couple.
>
> The wife gasped and said to her husband, “what a horribly deformed man!”
>
> The husband said, “yeah, but his suit fits.
>
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