CULTURAL QA05-2021-08 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What are some amazing facts or storiessurrounding the Thiruchendur Murugan Temple? A1 Jayanthy Parthiban April11 A devotee of Lord Muruga/Subramanya Swamy It's indeed a great privilege and blessing to write about the glories ofthe absolutely divine spot - Thiruchendur. Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is avery special, very unique temple due to several reasons, which I don't think I can cover in one answer, evenif I write just one sentence about each speciality. The very fact that SriAdishankaracharya has written “Subrahmanya Bhujangam”, consisting of 33 verses eulogising Subrahmanya Swamy of Thiruchendur bearstestimony to the same. Acharya blissfully emphasizes how the calamities of devotees ofThiruchendur Shanmukha disappear like how waves of the ocean disappear, merginginto the ocean. And how He helps His devotees cross the ocean of samsara to reach HisLotus Feet Thiruchendur is considered tobe the second among the six divine abodes of God Muruga. Swamy is celebrated, worshipped and loved here as “Jayantinathar”,meaning “God of victory”. The puranic name of Thiruchendurwas “Thirujayanthipuram”. Tiruchendil, Jayanthipuram, Thiruchilavay and Srisandhinagaram are theother names of Thiruchendur. Etymology: Thiru + Jayanthi+ puram could have become transformed to Thiru + chenth + oor Thiru (Divine) +Chendur (red pigmented soil), caused by the severe bloodshed during war betweendivine and evil forces. Thiruchendur marks the victory of good over evil, by Subrahmanya Swamy.He vanquished an entire clan of asuras, headed by Surapadman (symbolizing ego). The divine forces are believed to have set up a military camp here, fromwhere they fought against the asura clan. The temple here is the only oneamong the six divine abodes dedicated to God Muruga, which is not on a hillock,but on a sea shore. The temple which is believed tohave been constructed by Devashilpi Vishwakarma (as per Skandapurana) was in adilapidated condition over two thousand years ago. It was reconstructed by the efforts of three greatsaints/Siddha purushas namely Kasi Swamigal Mouna Swamigal and Arumuga Swamigal The samadhis of the threesaints are found in the temple campus. It is believed that it is important to visit their Samadhis before entering the sanctumsanctorum of Subrahmanya Swamy, to express one's gratitude. Subrahmanya Swamy is believed to have installed and worshipped fiveShivalingams in this place, after He vanquished the asura clan. The waters of the shore are believed to be powerful as Muruga Himself isbelieved to have bathed in it after the war Panchakshara(Namah Shivaya) and Shadakshara (Saravana Bhava) mantras chanted by Devatas andSages are mixed in it for eternity. (Skandapurana) Hence bathing in the waters is considered to be a great blessing Devotees fill water bottles withthe water from the sea and mix it with the water they bathe at home The water when sprinkled at homeis believed to remove negative energy.Vasthu and other obstacles are removed by the divine effects of the water. There's a mysterious andmiraculous spring/well, called Skanda Pushkarini (Nazhi kinaru) It is very closeto the sea, but contains sweet, fresh and pure water. It is surrounded by muddy, salty water around It is believed to have beencreated by God Muruga Himself with His Vel, to quench the thirst of Hiswarriors during the war. Devotees bathe or sprinkle this water on their heads, after bathing inthe sea. The water level doesn't godown, despite thousands drawing water from it every day since ages. Patra-bhuti (sacred ash placed on panneer leaf) prasad that is given tothe devotees in the temple is believed to have miraculous medicinal properties. Sri Adishankaracharya has made aspecial mention about this in His Subrahmanya Bhujangam It's documentedthat Shankaracharya as well as Maharishi Vishwamitra have been relieved fromhealth issues by the miraculous Patra-bhuti. There's a mysterious wall on the Eastern side, close to the shore, with ahole One can hear the sound of the waves through the hole .When one focuses with devotionwhile hearing it for some time, the sound of the waves is replaced by the soundof OM. It's believed to be chanted by Bhagwan Subrahmanya, like aninitiation/ Upadesha of Pranava mantra When a person bows down(Namaskaram) to the wall, his familial problems are believed to vanish in thinair. An attempt to remove the idols from the temple by Dutch East IndiaCompany in 17th century is believed to have been successfully thwarted by thedivine intervention of God Muruga Himself In 2004 Tsunami destruction,Thiruchendur is believed to have been protected by Subrahmanya Swamy fromTsunami waves, when all the surrounding areas were severely damaged by thegiant waves. The most surprising fact is that the temple is hardly 50 metres away fromthe shore. A board is officially kept in the temple premises “(T)sunamiyai vendraSubrahmanya Swamy “ (Subrahmanya Swamy, who defeated Tsunami). The temple abounds with a lot more divine miracles, and I am now leftwith no more words, except “Om Saravana Bhava 🙏 🙏 🙏 Haro Hara 🙏 🙏 🙏 Skandarpanam 🙏 🙏 🙏 Q2 If Karna would not be cursed by LordParshuram or even Brahmin, what would be the result of the Mahabharata War? A2 Sudharsan Umapathy 11mago Fell in love with Mahabharata I don't see any change inresults due to that reason. Why?Because, by the time that Karna was asking to give some time to steady hischariot itself, it wasclear that Karna got cornered. Arjuna was a greatest war strategist barring Sri Krishna. He clearly tookout the support opponents was provided with completely, to make sure Karna wouldn't have anyother chariot or excess amount of weapons or any help from other warriors. Of course, he was exhausted by a long lasting battle with Arjuna. Arjunawas clever that he checked like that Karna couldn't escape from him. It was the curses that made death ofKarna in that manner. Whether Karna was cursed or not is not important. Whether he was on theside of Dharma was important. Whatever it happens, Dharma will prevail over it. It's an universal truthand fact. So does the Mahabharata result. It's a fact that Pandavas (Dharma)would win the war. Q3 What is knowledge of the natural worldcalled? A3 Deepak Chauhan, A socialResident of India Answered 20m ago Natural world comes into working for seen and unseen both the domains yetScience as can explain only seen domain of Natural world and evidently.Not theunseen domain of the same we are unfortunately pretending that Natural world donot have unseen domain and though being Natural world we are unfortunate enoughthat we have to call it separately as Spiritual world and for that our scientists haveno sure shot explanations and therefore opt to just deny it !? Q4 What are some unsaid rules in medicalcollege? A4 Deeksha Thu MBBS fromBPS GMC for Women,khanpur kalan,SONIPAT (Expected 2023) You should at least know about the wards and blocks of your hospital cos'patient will see you in white coat and ask you about the particular blocks. They won't know that it's your 1stday at college. You are not allowed to give your diagnose even if you are so sure thatit's common cold. You are supposed to dress up properly. Mind it you'll be judged on thebasis of how you dress up. You are expected to be soft spoken yet clear in your words. Have a secret?Well keep it to yourself. Everybody is good in their own skin. Find the one who is good for you. Friends leave, boyfriends change. Don't worry. That's life. Move on. Don't mess withsenior or professor until and unless you want any trouble in your life. Not allof them out there are bad. But you don't know who is? If a patient asked you something you don't know, leave it there only. Youare a mere student even doctors fails at some point. Over smartness won't help here. You won't get a separate time to enjoy. You should know how to manageyour time at it's best. Q5 What are mostof the harmful chemicals in the body produced by? A5 Hemanth AEKH, DiplomaChemical Engineering & Astronomy, Government Institute of ChemicalEngineering Visakhapatnam (2021) Answered 4h ago One of the most harmful chemicals produced by our body is Digestive Acid …OurStomach Produces a strong acid called HCL ..It's strong enough to melt a razorblade.. However Walls of Stomach Produces Mucus to protect itself… Q6 As per Hindu mythology, all the sorrowsand happiness are a result of our karma in our past life. If it is so, then whydo people pray to God for help in times of distress, knowing that suffering isimminent and predestined? And what is the role of God in our life, if he can'thelp us? A6 Awdhesh Singh 10h ago Authorof "Practising Spiritual Intelligence" + 6 more This question reminds me of an interesting story of a smart (stupid) lady whochallenged the theories of science. A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy. Hedescribed how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbitsaround the centre of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room gotup and said: "What youhave told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the backof a giant turtle." The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is theturtle standing on?" "You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the oldlady. "But it'sturtles all the way down!" All the mythologies are the work of fiction, which religious peoplebelieve to be true. While all truths stand on their own, all fictions need another fiction tostand on, and hencemythologies become a bundle of fictions that all sustain each other, anddestine the blind followers to a bottomless pit of sorrow and misery. The Indianmythologies are founded on the premise of the immortality of the soul andrebirth, which itself has no proof or scientific evidence. If the rebirth saga would have been true, we all would have rememberedour past lives, but no known human being has been able to prove to thescientific community that he remembers his past lives, though many fake claimshave been made in the world. The theory thatall our joys and sorrow are the result of our past karma of past lives is justa hypothesis that has no basis whatsoever. You can never prove such atheory wrong (or right) since you can never find out what a person has done inthe past lives. Hence, the believers would continue to believe in such fallacynotwithstanding any reason which you ascribe. However, such type of theories suits the lazy and fatalist people who caneasily ascribe their failures, sorrows and miseries to their past lives andconvince themselves that they are not responsible for their life. Such type ofhypothesis also suits the priests, Godmen and astrologers, who claim to havethe power to change your destiny by pleasing God and thus make huge moneyfrom such stupid believers. If you are a rational person and you wish to really solve the problems ofyour life, you must believe that you are the makers of your own destiny. Hence, insteadof praying and hoping that God will help you overcome your sufferings, you mustrely on yourself to solve your own problems. The only way to solve the problems of life and live a happy, successfuland peaceful life is to take responsibility for your own life and work hard tosolve your problems and earn your joy and happiness in the world. Footnotes [1] Myths are Real,Reality is a Myth All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 08-05 - 2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 8-5-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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