QUES ANSW DEVINE 65 Dearfriends, These areinformation posted by members compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and storedin my computer. At this date I have no information of the members posted.
BEINGCOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 05-12-2021 Q1 Everybody knows Indians have migrated toUSA from a long time- Ques. How many temples are there? A1Do not wonder .There are394 temples in 43 states in the USA Q2 What is the meaning of Atharva veda? A2 Thefourth veda is the Atharvaveda. The meaning of the word Atharveda (A+tharva) isa devoid of movement or concentration. The word Tharva means fickleness ormovement and accordingly the word "Atharva" means that which is unwavering, concentrated orunchanging. Q3What do Atharva veda speak about? A3 The Atharvaveda speaks more aboutYoga, the human physiology, different ailments, social structure, spirituality,appreciation of natural beauty, national religion etc. This knowledge ispractical and is worth bringing in use. Q4 Do Ayur veda is an upaveda of Atharva veda?Can youmake quotes for the same? A4 TheAtharvaveda is a fusion of prose and poetry together. A number of facts related to Ayurveda are seenhere, that is why Ayurveda is considered to be the Upaveda (Sub-Veda) ofthis Veda. (7) YA ASHANAMASHAPALASHCHATVARASTHAN DEVAH | TE NO NIRRITYAHA PASHEBHYO MUCHATANHASO ANHASAHA |-------------(31/3,Atharvaveda) O God! You are the protector of thefour directions. Free us from sin, failure and misery. Alike the four directions North,South, East and West the body also possess four openings or entrances. The East entrance (Mouth), Westentrance (Rectum), North entrance (Head), South entrance (Penis). It isimportant that the body performs all its functions properly and perfectly. Q5 Who is Arundhatati? A5 Duringmany traditional Hindu marriages, the presiding priest usually shows the bride,a star called ‘Arundhathi’ in thenight sky. Sadhwi Arundhathi is the wife of sage Vasishtha.This famous couple from vedic times,well known for their harmony and devotion to each other, is revered as a anideal couple worthy of emulation by all married couples The starpair Arundhathi-Vasishtha is in the famousconstellation Ursa Major. It is alsocalled Big Dipper or Great Bear. In Indiathis constellation is called Saptha Rishimandala (Seven Sages) We haveon Vriddha Garga’s authority that inthe Northern Sky, the Saptha Rishi’s revolve around Dhruva Nayaka like a necklace. Q6Who are saptharishies? A6 From east to west the sapthamuni's Marichi, Vasishtha, Angirasa, Athri, Pulasthya, Pulaaha and Krathusit. Chaste Arundhathi accompanies sage Vasishtha. In allprobability ‘Vriddha garga’ is sameas ‘Gargya Rishi’ of Athrvana veda 19 kaanda 6-7 sooktha whosetime was approximately 2400 BC.(Ref 2). Q7 Can we see Arudhati clearly? A7 The star Arundhathi is difficult to separate from Vasishta for people with poor eyesight. Arundhathi’s brightnessis a fourth magnitude star and is within 0.2 degrees of Vasishtha, which is twice as bright. Othercultures of the world also have historically used the keenness of eyesight todistinguish between the two stars Vasishtha-Arundhathi(Mizar-Alcor) as an asset. In USA,which is in the Northern Hemisphere, Ursa Major is easilyvisible most of the year. Q8Why do Srikrishna is considered to have 16 kalas? A8 Sri krishna had mastery over the sixty-four arts. That iswhy He is regarded as an Avatara with sixteen Kalas or powers Q9Everybody knows about Srikrishna rooted two Arjuna trees even as achild.Question- who were the trees?What is their relation with Kubera andNarada? A9 Sri Krishna liberated the twoArjuna trees who had been sonsof Kubera in their previous life, Nala Kubara and Manigreeva by name. They wereendowed with immense wealth, beauty and splendour; but, on account of theirpride, they had beenturned into trees, by Narada’s curse. The two sonsof Kubera were playing with Gandharva girls in a river, in a naked state. Naradahappened to pass that way. But the two Yakshas did not care Hence Naradagave a curse. They became trees, but they did not lose memory. Narada said thatafter one hundred Deva years, the touch of Sri Krishna shall save them. Thesesons of Kubera became a pair of Arjuna trees in Brindavan. Q10Everybody knows kalIya mardana story. Question- What happened to kaliya aftertrampled him down? A10 The serpent vomited blood. SriKrishna trampled down with His feet each one of the hoods. The body of theserpent was shattered. The serpent sought the protection of the Lord. The wivesof the serpent praised Krishna and prayed fortheir husband’s life. The Lord stopped His dance. Kaliya slowly recoveredconsciousness. Krishna told Kaliya to go to the sea immediately withall your kith and kin and, wives and let the water of the Yamuna be used bythe cows and men. Now, as kaliya's hoods bore the marks of Lord's feet,he had no fear of Garuda Thereupon Kaliya proceeded to the Ramanaka island in the sea withhis wives, friends and children. The waters of the Yamuna then turned as sweet asnectar itself. Q11We read a lot about Sudama friend of Srikrishna in the Sandipani’s ashram. Whatname later Sudama known of? A11 Sri Krishna received hisinstructions from Sandipani, a sage of Avantipura Sudama was Sri Krishna’sclassmate. Sudama was later on known by the name of Kuchela. Q12Everybody knows about Srikrishna and Rasleela. What is the name of the necklacehewas wearing then? A12 Adorned with the necklace called Vaijayantiand leading hundreds of groups of Gopis, Lord Krishna roamed about with themadding grace to the woods of Brindavan. Q13 Answer in a few words about the Vedas-(level of a xth standard boy) A13 The Vedais divided into four great books: the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Vedaand the Atharva-Veda. The Yajur-Veda is again divided into two parts, the Suklaand the Krishna. The Krishnaor the Taittiriya is the older book and the Sukla or the Vajasaneya is a laterrevelation to sage Yajnavalkya from the resplendent Sun-God. The Rig-Vedais divided into twenty-one sections, the Yajur-Veda into one hundred and ninesections, the Sama-Veda into one thousand sections and the Atharva-Veda intofifty sections. In all, the whole Veda is thus divided into one thousand onehundred and eighty recensions.1180 recensions Each Vedaconsists of four parts: the Mantra-Samhitasor hymns, theBrahmanas or explanations of Mantras or rituals, the Aranyakas,and the Upanishads. The division of the Vedas into four parts is to suitthe four stages in a man's life. The Rig-VedaSamhita is the grandest book of the Hindus, the oldest and the best Its priestis called the Hotri The Yajur-VedaSamhita is mostly in prose and is meant to be used by the Adhvaryu, theYajur-Vedic priest, for superfluous explanations of the rites in sacrifices,supplementing the Rig-Vedic Mantras The Sama-VedaSamhita is mostly borrowed from the Rig-Vedic Samhita, and is meant to be sungby the Udgatri, the Sama Vedic priest, in sacrifices The Atharva-VedaSamhita is meant to be used by the Brahma, the Atharva-Vedic priest, tocorrect the mispronunciations and wrong performances that may accidentally becommitted by the other three priests of the sacrifice. In summaryHotri-Adhvaryu- Udgatri and Brahma name of the four veda priests. The Brahmanaportions guide people to perform sacrificial rites. They are prose explanationsof the method of using the Mantras in the Yajna or the sacrifice. The Brahmanaportion is suitable for the householders. TheUpanishads are the most important portion of the Vedas. The Upanishads containthe essence or the knowledge portion of the Vedas The Upanishads are useful forthe Sannyasins Q14 Answer in a few words about the Vedas-(level of a graduate) A14 The mostholy hymns and mantras put together into four collections called the Rig, Sama,Yajur, and Atharva . Vedas are difficult to date, because they were passed onorally for about a thousand years before they were written down The Richasof the Rigveda comprise of prayers and praises of the gods. TheYajurveda speaks of the different types of Yagya (religious sacrifices). The Samvedaconsists of many a richas from the Rigveda, which are indeed lyrical andmusical. TheAtharvaveda contains a lot of knowledge of the physical world and spirituality The hymns ofthe Rig Veda are considered the oldest and most important of the Vedas, havingbeen composed between 1500 BC and the time of the great Bharata war about 900BC. More than athousand hymns are organized into ten mandalas or circles of which the secondthrough the seventh are the oldest and the tenth is the most recent. Essentiallythe Rig Veda is dominated by hymns praising the Aryan gods for giving themvictories and wealth plundered from the local Dasas through warfare. Generally the hymns of the Rig Veda praise thegods and ask them for worldly benefits such as wealth, health, long life,protection, and victory over the Dasa peoples. Rigveda is aVeda in form of Sukti's, which mean 'beautiful statements'. A collection ofvery beautifully composed incantations itself is a Sukta Rigveda is the oldestVeda. It comprises of 10 Mandals, 102 Suktas and containing 10,552 mantras. Yajurveda inspire humans to walk on the pathof Karma (deeds) . That is why it is also referred to as Karma-Veda TheYajurveda includes mantras related to, worship of god, vedic rituals related toworship and religious sacrifices. TheYajurveda is classified into 40 parts /chapters consisting of 1975 mantras YogeshwarSriKrishna has stated the importance of Samaveda in the followingmanner-VEDANAMA SAMAVEDO ASMI meaning " I am samaveda myself, amongst theVedas."(GEETA 10/22) Cumulatively, there are 1875 mantras in the Samaveda. On the basisof the style of singing and pronunciation there were once upon a time a thousandbranches, but gradually became extinct. Now also we do not come across manythat recite the Samagana. Many of themare found in Southern India, especially Mysore.The 3 branches now known as Ranayani,Kauthumi and Jaiminiya. It is important to know that the method ofpronunciation of Samaveda and Rigveda is evidently different and in thislanguage one alphabet can change the meaning and context of mantra altogether. Q15Can you quote a few of the recites from yajurveda indicating importance of wife? A15 ASTHURI NAO GARHAPATYANI SANTU SHATAM HIMAHA |-------------(2/27 Yajurveda) Maywe both perform the duties of the family for a 100 years Familylife can, only then be peaceful and happy if both the husband and wife performstheir respective duties consistently for a 100 years without obstacles . A cart having only one buffalo is known asSthuri and a cart pulled by 2 buffaloes is known as Asthuri, because 2 (husband- wife) pull them. It thus, becomes clear that one can perform their dutiesbetter when they are assisted by each other. (10) TANUPA AGNE ASI TANVAM MEPAHYAYYURDA AGNE AYAYU ME DEHI VARCHODA AGNE ASI VARCHO MEM DEHI|-------------(3/17 Yajurveda) O Agni ! You are the protector ofthe body, so protect my body. You are the giver of long life, so give us longlife. You are the giver of radiance, so bless us with radiance. Itis said that fire resides in the body, until the fire is there in the body itenkindles the life, when this fire ceases the body does not exist. When the, health is sound one shall have alonglife . It is because of fire that one grows with radiance. So one shouldmaintain purity of the body , by regularly exercising and purify the mind byworship and self study. As results of this one is blessed with long life and becomesradiant. Therefore we should do all those things that protect the body, lifeand radiance. Q16An important question. Every body know to recite Mritunjaya Mantra. Can you sayin which veda it is told?( Even I was not aware of it before reading from thenet and it was a winder form me) A16 TRYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE SUGANDHIM PUSHTIVARDHANAM URVARUKAMIVA BANDHANAN MRITYORMUKSHEEYA MA MRITAT-------------(3/60Yajurveda) We pray to lord Mahadev who isfragrant, has 3 eyes and is the nourisher, may he liberate us from death. Mayour attachments cease alike that of Urvaaru (a specie of cucumber) which ripensand falls of the tree i.e liberates itself from the material objects. Theperson who recites this incantation regularly is freed from ailments, fear, anddeath. Tryimbak means the one with 3 eyesi.e Adhyatma, Adhiboot and Adhidaivik. We should meticulously pray to lord Shiva so that all our attachmentscease alike the fruit of urvaru and we are liberated from this vicious cycle oflife and death. Q17An important question. Everybody knows to recite Gayathri Manthra. Can you sayin which veda it is told?( Even I was not aware of it before reading from thenet and it was a winder form me) A17 TATSA VITURA VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHIDHIYO YONAHA PRACHODAYATA-------------(22/9,30/2,Yajurveda) We contemplate on the god who is theprotector and preserver of the Universe the creator and is embellished withdivine merits. He is the one who enlightens us and inspires us to engage ingood, noble deeds. This mantra of the Yajurveda is wellknown as Gayatri mantra and the above mantra is AUM BHUR BHUVA SWHAHA TATSA VITURAVARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI DHIYO YONAHA PRACHODAYAATA This mantra means - 'AUM' thesupreme cosmic soul is the creator of this universe is the given of the comfortand luxury who enlightens all the creature, who is pure and devoid of unchastenessis worth praying to. We place this god in our heart andmind with inpeccable devotion and faith so that he may destroy all the badthoughts that lead to bad deeds and encourages us to perform good deeds. Onecan certainly achieve peace and happiness by praying to god with mind andheart. Q18Can you quote a nethi from the Yajur veda? A18 (68) BRAHMANEBRAHMANAM,KSHATRAYA RAJANYAM|-------------(30/5,Yajurveda) The person who is desirous ofknowledge should go to a scholar and the person desirous of valiance should goto a Kshatriya. Only by coming in the tutelage ofthe learned man can one acquire knowledge and the people desirous ofbecoming courageous should seek the tutelage of a Kshatriya. One should imbibethe best qualities by seeking the studentship of such great men. Q19Probably many of us may be able to recollect our Sasthrigal reciting (103) YASTU SARVANI BHUTANYATMANNEVANU PASHYATI | SARVABHUTESHU CHATMANAM TATO NA VICHIKITSATI In which veda it appear? A 20 (40/6, Yajurveda) meaning Hedoes not have suspicion, who sees all the human beings with the experience ofhis soul through his soul. The person who realisesthat there is one soul which dwells in one and all, and that there is nodifference between the within and the body, does not hate anybody. He has nosort of suspicion because he experiences the real owners of divinity inmultitudes . Such a person is egalitarian and has love and affection for oneand all . 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