QUES ANSW DIVINE- 2022-7 Q1 Everybody knows Soma ( Chandra) married 27 daughters ofDaksha. Who was their mother?
A1 She was Vairuni. ThenDaksha and Vairuni gave birth to sixty daughters. Ten of them were married toDharma, thirteen to Kashyap, twenty-seven to Soma, four to Arishtnemi and twoto Angira and Krishasva each. Q2 Every body know about Viswa deva inSraddaha. Who were his parents?How he is related with Daksha? A2 Vishwawas one of the 16 the wives of Dharma.Vishwa gave birth to Vishwadeva.It means he is grandson of Daksha. Q3 Who are Ashta vasus? A3 Vasu gave birthto eight Vasus Q4 What is the importance of Arundhati ? A4 Arundhati gavebirth to all othercreatures that dwell on earth.(Other than the living beings gave birth by sage Kasyapa) Q5 Who is Viswakarma? A5 Vatstree the sister of Brihaspati was the wife ofPrabhas. They had Vishwakarma as their son. Q6 What is the progency of Soma and Kasyap? A6 Sage Kashyap had thirteen wives- Aditi, Diti, Danu, Arishta, Surasa, Khasaa, Surabhi, Vinata, Taamra,Krodhavasha, Ira, Kadru and Muni. Their progenies are most of the beings in the world. >From the part ofKashyap, Diti gave birth to two invincible sons, >Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaakshand a daughter Sinhika who was married to >Viprachiti. Hiranyakashipu had foursons- Anuhlad, Aahlad, Sahlad and Prahlad. The twenty-seven wives of Soma gave birth to manytalented sons Q7 How many devas are able to take birth at their will? A7 Thirty-three gods includingeight Vasus, eleven Rudra, twelve Aditya, Prajapati and Vashatkar have beendescribed in the Vedas All of them are capable of taking birth at will. Just as the Sun rises and sets,similarly these gods also appear in different Yugas. Q8 What is the tale of Hiranya kasipu? A8 Parashar says-By the boon of Brahma, Hiranyakashipu had acquired tremendous power and came tocontrol all the three worlds. Hehad driven the gods out of heaven and used to receive the oblations offered toSurya, Vayu, Agni, Varun, Chandrama, Kuber, Yamaraaj etc. Becauseof his fear, all those gods roamed on earth. All the creaturesbegan to worship Hiranyakashipu. Beautiful and amorous elves danced in hispalace while Gandharvas accompanied them on instruments Q9 What is the leanage of Prahaladan? A9 Prahlad had ason, Virochan. Virochanin his turn had Bali as his son (Mahabali of Tiruvonam legend) Bali had onehundred sons among whom Baanasurwas the eldest. Q 10 Who are Marudganas? A10 After theannihilation of her sons, Ditionce again pleased Kashyap and sought a son who could destroy even Indra.Kashyap granted her boon but stipulated that she would have such a son only when she observes completesanctity during one hundred years of gestation period. Diti agreed toabide by the stipulation. Then they copulated as a result of which Diticonceived. When Indra came to know thatDiti had conceived a son who would be able to destroy even him he arrived at Kashyap’s hermitageand began to serve Diti with full devotion. He had in factarrived there to see if by chance Diti ever violated the stipulation for thenhe would easily destroy the unborn child without incurring any sin. Sometime before the completion of gestation period, oneday, Diti did violate the stipulation. She forgot to wash her feet afterattending nature’s calland retired on the bed. Indra was waiting for the moment. He at onceentered Diti’s womb carrying his mace in hand. There he broke the foetus into seven pieces but still thefoetus survived and began to cry loudly. Indra then broke each of those seven pieces into sevenpieces more and consoled them not to cry. Those forty-nine pieces ofDiti’s foetus later on came to be known as Marudgana the assistants of Indra. Q11 When did Brahma devided his kingdom? Whatwas the division? A11When the great sages crownedPrithu as the king of the entire earth, Brahma had also divided the kingdoms. Thus,Brahma appointed Chandramaas the ruler of all the Nakshatras, planets, Brahmins, vegetation, Yagya,penance etc. Healso appointed Kuberas the ruler of the kings, Varun as the ruler of the water bodies, Vishnu as the ruler ofAdityas and Agni as the ruler of Vasus. Similarly,Daksha wasappointed as the ruler of all the Prajapatis, Indra as the ruler of Marudgana and Prahlad was appointed asthe ruler of the demons. DharmaraajYama became the ruler of Pitragana and Airavat became the ruler of all the elephants. Garud came to rule thebirds. Indrawas appointed as king of the gods, Uchchaisharva as the king of the horses, Vrishabh as the king of the cows. Lion became the king ofthe beasts, Sheshnaagof the snakes, Himalayabecame the king of all the landmasses, Kapil becamethe king of the sages and tigerbecame the king of those animals that have nails and long teeth. Q12 What is the importance of Prayag? A12 Sanatkumar says: O Narad!Confluence of Ganga and Yamuna is the holier than any other place ofpilgrimage. The extremely sacred and pious Ganga rises from the feet of noneother than Lord Vishnu. Yamunaon the other hand is the daughter of Surya. Even the remembrance ofGanga is enough to do away with all the sins and making one peaceful. This place where Ganga and Yamuna merge is famous asPrayaag in the world. It is the sameplace where Brahma had once invoked Lord Vishnu in a Yagya. Since then,innumerable sages have followed Brahma and performed different kinds of Yagyasthere. Even a person who recites the name of Ganga hundred miles from Prayaagattains salvation. Q13 Which manthra is to be recited to attain peace of mind? A13 Recite the following mantras- AUM NAMO BHAGWATE VAASUDEVAAY NAMAH AUM NAMO VAASUDEVAAYA You will definitelyattain peace of mind." Q14 What is the origin of rivers? A14 While Lord Vishnu was measuring the universe, it broke into two pieces withthe impact of His toe. With the tearing of the universe, millions ofstreams sprang out. In the course of their flow, these streamsmerged into a single mightier stream and, sanctifying Brahma and other deities,fell on the mighty Sumeru Mountain (Himalayas). Q15 How did the Lord arrange for Bali’s food in the netherworld?" A15 Sanatkumar says: "Oblations offered without hymnsand alms given to undeserving person constitute the food for Bali. Thus, the Lord snatched the kingdom of heavenfrom Bali without any bloodshed and returned it to the gods." Q16 Do those who commit severe sin on earth are bound to sufferequally severe torturing in hell ? A16 Yes. Dharmaraaj says:"O king! Those who commit severe sin on earth are bound to suffer equallysevere torturing in hell. I am now describing about such sins and the torturesvouchsafed for them in the hells. Tapan, Balukaakumbh, Maharaurav, Raurav,Kumbhipaak, Pramardan, Lalabhaksha, Vasaakup and Vaitarni are some of the prominent hells. My note- Vaitarni is told as a river also Q17 Do oblations to a married woman can be made from herparents side? A17 No. After marriage, awoman adopts her husband’s name. Hence, oblation for a married woman must beoffered by her son or someone belonging to her husband’s clan Q18 Do Lingapuran say any thig of Brahma and his relation to Vedas? A18 Yes. Rigveda is hismouth, Samaveda his tongue, Yajurveda his neck and Atharvaveda is his heart asper Linga puran of Brahma. Q19 What is kalpa and its relaation to end of world? A19 The whole creationlasts for the total period equivalent to Brahma's day. The almighty Godcreated during daytime and annihilated during night. One day of Lord Brahma is equivalent to one Kalpaof this world. Q20 How do the years of Devas and humans related to? A20 One year of thedeities is equivalent to thirty years of this world. Similarly three months ofthe deities are equivalent to one hundred months of this world. Q21 Do human beings are the seventh creation of brahma? A21 Yes. In the initial phaseof his creation, Lord Brahma created immovable natural things like trees,mountains etc-then birds and animals. In the process of creation, he createdvarious things and humanbeing was his seventh creation. Q22 Who are the nine supreme sages created by Brahama? A22 Lord Brahma createdthe nine supreme sages---Marichi, Bhrigu, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,Daksha, Atri and Vashishth by the help of his yogic powers Saptharshis + Daksha and Brighu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2010856320.1476146.1641428999303%40mail.yahoo.com.
