CULTURAL QA06-2021-01 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 In Hindu folklore, who isKuber? A1 Sarvesh Know a placevery well 3m ago According to Purana, Kubera was a Yaksha. He had a ugly and stout body, so he was always ignored by people andbecause of this, he was ever unhappy. He wanted to have name, fame and recognition. So, Kubera started arigorous penance for Shiva. After few years of penance, Shiva pleased withKubera gives Darshan to him. He asked what he wanted and Shivamade him Dhanpati . Goddess Lakshmi distributed her wealth with him who didsevere tapasya to lord Shiva That's why when Lobhasura wants all the wealth of Kuber and Ganesh jihosts a plan to kill Lobhasur by giving Lobhasur greed of wealth , he tookpermission from Mata Lakshmi And note Shiva gave him endless wealth .Kubera ruled Lanka but was laterthrown by his half brother Ravana So he ruled over north in his Alka puri . He is said to possess this wealth by worshipping the swarnakarshana formof Bhairava, who is again a form of Shiva. Q2 Why did Sri Rama not havethe Sudarshan Chakra when he is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu? A2 Tarun Yadav Have read Gita Press and critical edition ofValmiki Ramayan May 24 Sri Rama had every possible weapon in his arsenal including theSudarshana Chakra. He received all the weapons from Vishvamitra after he slayedTataka. This is what Vishvamitra told Sri Rama while he bestowed all theweapons. Narration - I will bestow all those divine weapons on you. O Raghava! I will give you the extremelydivine dandachakra.246 O brave one! I will give you dharmachakra andkalachakra.247 I willgive you Vishnu’s fierce chakra and Indra’s chakra too. Q3 How do you maintain youroral health in diabetes? A3 Muhammad Diabetic since2002, using insulin since October 2019.29m ago 1- By maintaining your blood sugar level as close to a non- diabeticperson as possible by control of diet, doing exercise and taking medications ontime. 2- Brush teeth after every meal. 3- Visit a dentist every six month forthorough examination. My note- I do not understandthe relation between Dental Hygiene anddiabetics. No dentists told me about it.Dental doctors ensured the blood sugarlevels normal before any dental caseattending. And many doctors wants certificate from a general physician beforedental problems attending. Q4 In Sanatana Dharma, havewe allowed to have a weapon or sword? A4 S B Chandekar, works atSarvangayog Answered 1h ago In the Vedic Sanatana Dharma Kshatriyas by nature (Varna) are allowed to have weapons for protectingpeople from the devils . 2nd answer- SatkaranSolanki, B.E. Engineering &Electrical Engineering (1977) Answered 1h ago Nothing was necessary or banned. It was on the will of a person. Usually Kshatriy, who weresupposed to be responsible for protection of society, used to carrysome weapon with them. For rest of the society it was not mandatory to haveweapon or not to have a weapon. Q 5 What are some dinnerrules that everyone must follow? A5 Bhuvana Rameshwar marriedfor three decades Sun Our Indian family dinner rules or norms. We follow these at home. We have dinner as a family. No one eats alone or late. Stick to a certain time. We have dinner at 8 pm plus or minus 15 minutes. We talk pleasantly, avoidcontroversial or irritating topics. No complaints about food. All must have all dishes, salads included. No cell phones on the dinner table.No reading books or novels.No silence,everybody talks to others. Wash your hands well, face ifneeded before coming for dinner. Even on days we use spoon /fork we must washour hands. Eat less for dinner compared to lunch. So less number of dishes areserved. Plates, bowls after eating aretaken back by each person themselves to the wash area. Some wash their plates too, even guests, we don’t mind, nordo they. Usually the all family membershelp in cleaning up the dining table after dinner. Water is had only after dinner, not in between meals unless food is toospicy. Usually it is not too spicy. We go to bedrooms to sleep atleast an hour after dinner.30.5.21 Q6 What did Lord Rama andParashurama have in common? A6 Ninad Kshirsagar Readand adore Valmiki Ramayana. A proud Ram bhakt. Fri Both Dasarathi Rama and Parashurama are Incarnation of Vishnu. Both were highly obedient to their fathers. Rama went to Vanvas for hisfather's promise and Parashurama chopped off the head of his own mother forfather's order. Both weilded Vishnu bow and Indra bow. Q7 Why did Draupadi blameonly Bhima and Arjuna in front of Krishna for failing to save her, without asingle word to Yudisthira, who staked her? A7 Girl1998 Fri I guessexpectations. Bhima's role is of the protector of the family. Draupadi must have been mostrelying on him for protection. Arjuna is the one who won herhand, and maybe she felt that he could make an argument regarding him achievingthe task in the svaymvaar, and nullify Yudhishtar's bet. However these are just presumptions not necessarily what Draupadi wasthinking. Q8 How old were Shri Ramaand Sita Mata at the time of exile, and how many days did they live in Ayodhyabefore exile? A8 Sailesh Raut ReadRamayan,Mahabharat and Indian History. May 22 Mata Sita’s statement to Ravana: "I am the daughter of noble-souled Janaka, the king of Mithila, byname I am Seetha, and the dear wife and queen of Rama, let safety betide you. "On residing in theresidence of Ikshvaku-s in Ayodhya for twelve years, I was in sumptuosity of all cherishes whilerelishing all humanly prosperities. "In the thirteenth yearthe lordly king Dasharatha deliberated together with his imperial ministers to anoint Rama as Crown Prince of Ayodhya. "My great-resplendenthusband was of twenty-five years of age at that time, and to me eighteen years are reckoned up from my birth. Source : Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 47 Hence Mata Sita stayed in Ayodhya for twelve years while Bhagwan Sri Ramstayed in Ayodhya for about 25 years.( His stay in Mithila was for a few days,while with Brahmarishi Vishwamitra, he still was in borders of Ayodhya) Note : The ages given in thetext are taken from second birth(after thread ceremony). Q9 Why are there so many nonPunjabi Singh's where and what does Singh name specify? A9 Arun Visvanathan FormerCommander at Indian Navy (1970–1990) Fri First, you are confusing Punjab a state with Sikhism a religion. All Sikh males have Singh(lion) in their name. The females have Kaur. Singh and Kaur may be last names or middle names but they are there. Sikhism is the dominant religion in Punjab, which may be the source ofyour confusion but thereare many Punjabis, either residents of Punjab or who have Punjabi, thelanguage, as their mother tongue who don’t have Singh in their names. There are many other communities such as Rajputs who use Singh, in somecases corrupted to Sinh or Sinhji like Ranjitsinhji, the famous cricketer orGeneral Rajendrasinhji, FM Cariappa’s successor as CinC and COAS. I am not an expert on castes, butsome other communities which use Singh are Marathas, Jats, Yadavs and Gujjars. On one ship, I had three sailors named “Singh” none of whom was Sikh. I had a 3rd Mate named Atam Pal who was a turban wearing Sikh. I askedhim why he didn’t have Singh in his name. “My name is actually Atam Pal Singh,but when I started school my uncle forget to write Singh, so my name is AtamPal on all official documents.” I supposed he could have had it legally changed but probably thought itwasn’t worth the trouble. Q10 How long did the battlebetween Shri Ram and Ravana last? A10 Sailesh Raut Follow ReadRamayan,Mahabharat and Indian History. May 19 The battle between Bhagwan SriRam and Ravana ended in a day. When the high-souled Raghava had spoken thus, Lakshmana, aggrieved onaccount of the words (of Raghava) expressive of infirmity of purpose, said, —“Having bound thyself by that vow, it doth not, O thou having truth forprowess, behove thee to speak like one fickle and feeble. Those speaking the truth, neverfalsify their promise : the mark of a great one is even observance of vow. O sinless one, do not suffer thyself to be overcome by despair on myaccount. Do thou to-day by slaying Ravana, make thy promise good. Thy foecoming within the sway of thy shafts, will not hence, living, even like a mightyelephant coming before a sharp-toothed roaring lion. I wish the speedy destruction of this impious one,ere the maker of day, having performed his work, has ascended the Setting-hill.I f thou wishest to slay Ravana in battle, if thou desirest to recover theprincess, then, O noble one, O hero, to-day speedily set about what I say.” Source : Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 102 translated by MN Dutt. Hence here Lakshman ji is askingBhagwan Sri Ram to kill Ravana within today. This indicates the war betweenBhagwan Sri Ram and Ravana ended within a day. Same thing from CE. With a weak and feeble voice, Lakshmana replied to him in these words. ‘Oone who has truth as his valour! You have taken a pledge earlier. Having takenthat pledge, you ought not to speak like someone who lacks spirit. Ounblemished one! Virtuous ones do not take pledges that are falsified. The signof greatness is to fulfil a pledge. O unblemished one! On my account, your armyhas faced a loss in hope. Fulfil your pledge now, by killing Ravana. If anenemy comes within the range of your arrows, he cannot remain alive, just as agiant elephant cannot escape from a roaring lion that has sharp teeth. I wishto quickly see the death of that evil-souled one. Before the sun has set, thattask must be accomplished.’ Source: Valmik Ramayana Baroda CE Yuddha Kanda translated by Bibek Debroy Even the online edition ofValmiki Ramayana says the same. "I, for my part, wish to see the death of this evil-minded fellowinstantly, even before this sun, having finished his task, does not sink belowthe horizon." Source : Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda Sarga 101 The shloka saying that battletook place for seven days contradicts Lakshman ji and Bhagwan Sri Ram’soath and hence is a clear interpolation. Hence , even CE has removed thisverse. Moreover in the previous battle Bhagwan Sri Ram had defeated Ravana andhad proved the fact that Ravana was just an insect infront of him. Hence thereis no way he can withstand the prowess of Bhagwan Sri Ram for seven days. Bhagwan Sri Ram didn’t even usehis full strength and restrained from using more powerful weapons likeVaishnavastra on Ravana. Having performed the consecration, Raghava took Shatrughna up on his lapand addressed him in these sweet words, filling him with energy. ‘O Destroyerof enemy cities! O amiable one! O descendant of the Raghu lineage! I am giving you this divine andinvincible arrow. Kill Lavana with it. O Kakutstha! When he waslying down on the great ocean and could not be seen by the gods and the asuras,the god Svayambhu created this arrow. While he was invisible to all creaturesand was filled with rage in a desire to kill the evil-souled Madhu andKaitabha, the brave one fashioned this excellent arrow. Desiring to create thethree worlds, he used this excellent arrow to kill those two in the battle andcreated the worlds. O Shatrughna! Desiring to kill Ravana earlier, I did notshoot this arrow because there would have been great fear among creatures. Source : Valmiki Ramayana Baroda CE Uttarkanda translated by BibekDebroy. Bhagwan Sri Ram toyed with thisRavana, otherwise he wouldn’t even have lasted for a minute infront of Bhagwan Sri Ram. He has no equal or superior. Hedidn’t even need the help of Vanaras to kill Ravana. He just gave his devoteesa chance to serve him. ‘Raghupati’s 1205 fame is not just that he accomplished the desire of thegods. With his bow and arrows he slew rakshasas and built a bridge over theocean. He did not really need the help of the apes to slay the enemy. Thelord’s pastimes are such that there is no one who is his equal or his superior.His fame is without blemish and even now, is chanted by rishis in assemblies ofkings. Source : Srimad Bhagwatam ch 9(11) translated by Bibek Debroy. All the above QA are based onQuora digest on 01-06- 2021. 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