QUES ANSW DIVINE 3-2022-10 Dear friends,
These are information compiledas QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78,dated 09-03-2022 Q1 What are the detailsof Ganga aarti performed at Varanasi? A1. The aarti is performed every evening at 7 PM on the main Ghats ofthe river, the most prominentbeing on the Dashashwamedha Ghat. The chants and the singing of the aartisongs created a wonderful atmosphere and the river and Ghats are full of peopletaking in this wonderful sight. While the priestsperform the traditional aarti to the river, laymen and women like us light upearthen lamps and gently let them down into the river, where they float down like glittering jewels. It is a sight that has tobe seen to be believed, and it is certainly an uplifting experience. Q2 What is the mythbehind Chozhi matha temple? A2 Avisit to Kashi is incomplete without a visit to the Chozhi Mata Temple.This temple is known by various names such asChozhi or Cowrie Mata, and Gauri Mata temple, and the name owes its origin tothe cowries or shells which are thrown to the goddess as offering. The goddess her is considered tobe a sister of Shiva.According to legend, Shiva sister had hertemple within the ancient temple complex. However, when she saw thousands ofcommon people touch and hug her brother while praying, she became jealous andtried to stop this practice. At this, Shiva became angry. "He was at Kashiso that the common people could pray to him the way they liked" He said, and as punishment,banished her, and sent her out of the temple. She repented and prayed to Shiva for mercy, and finally he relented. Hecould not take back the curse, but He decreed that al those who visit Kashi should visither too. A trip to Kashi would be ineffective if one returned without visiting her. Hence it isa practice to visit the Chozhi Mata Temple after visiting all the temples inKashi and performing all rituals. One can buy cowries outside the temple, throwa few on the goddess and ask her to bless them by bestowing on them the fruitsof their Kashi Yatra, andbring back a few cowries as Prasad. Q3 What are the twotypes of shraadhams? A3 Shrraddham or performing theVedic rites to appease one's forefathers is of two types- Anna roopam and Hiranya roopam.Anna Shrraddham is where a certain number of Brahmins are invited, and are fedat the completion of the rituals. This is considered equivalent to feedingone's ancestors. Q4 Do Gods reside in the roots of trees? A4 Yes. In the rootof the 'pArijAta' tree resides Lord Anjaneya. In the roots of the 'Magizham'plant lives Ambal (Devi) and behind the leaves of Bilwa lives GoddessMahalakshmi. The Lord's divine presence is said to be found in a 'aswattha'tree and in the glowing flame of a lamp. Q5 Do Sethu is mentionedas Nalasethu in Ramamayana? A5Yes. Ramayana mentions the Setu as "Nala Setu", in memory of Nala, who gave thetechnology of making the bridge using the floatable porous coral lime stonesand some types of trees (and we knowthat these trees are floatable). It is not known since when the name Rama Setu came to be used. Q6What is the speciality of granite flag staff at Srivallbha temple,Tiruvalla,Kerala? A6 The presiding deity is Lord Maha Vishnuand it is considered as most important temple for Vaishnavites all over India.Kadhakali is performed almost on all days in this temple as offerings bydevotes. A granite pillarcarved out of single piece with an image of Garuda on its top stands in frontof the temple. The pillar, which serves as aflag staff, is 60 feet high and is made of granite. It is believed that its bottom touches the watertable. Q7 What are the details of Chennas Narayanan Namboodiripad? A7 ChennasNarayanan Namboodiripad (b.1428) was a 15th-century mathematician from Kerala, India. Narayanan Namboodiripad wasconsidered to be an authority in the fields of Vaasthusaastram (IndianArchitecture), Mathematics and Tantram. He authored a book titled ThanthraSamuchayam which is still considered as the authentic reference manual inthe field of temple architecture and rituals. Other contributions to mathematics include: Amethod of arriving at a circle starting with a square, and successively makingit a regular octagon, a regular 16-sided, a 32-sided, 64-sided polygons, etc. Co-ordinatesystem of fixing points in a plane. Converting a square to a regular hexagonhaving approximately equal area. Findingthe width of a regular octagon, given the perimeter. Q8Other than Aapasthamba and Bodhayana who has codified the rules of Tharpana? A8 SeveralPoorva Acharyas have codified the method of tharpanam. Some of them areApasthambha, Bodhayana; Drahyayana Q9 What is the speciality of Siva temple atSuruttupalli near Uthukkottai? A9 There isa magnificent and beautiful temple in a village called Surutupalli nearOothukottai, where Lord Shiva abides in the very unusual sayanam posture. The KanchiParamacharya happened to visit the village and had stayed there a few days. Itwas only after that the rest of the world knew of the existence of thisbeautiful and unique temple. Q10 What is the speciality of Halarameswara temple nearChitra durga in Karnataka state? A10 There is a temple near Chitragurga town in Kannataka(225 km from Bangalore), named Sri Halerameswara. There are three shrinesin the temple. One dedicated to the Lord Halerameswara (Shiva) and the GoddessParvathy. It is beleived that during Vanavasa Lord Sri Ramaworshipped him with milk (halu in Kannada). That's why Lord is called Halerameswara. Behind the temple,the Gangammadevi and Rama temples are there. The Gangammadevi tempe is verysmall. One well, in which the water of River Ganga is coming (according topopular belief) and one small idol of Goddess are there. According to popularbelief, the Goddess fullfill the prayers of the devotees, who prays there. Thedevotees will have to sit on the corner of the well after offeringpuja with the help of the priest and after some time some fruits orcoconut will floaton the water, which means the wishes will be fullfilled. Q11 Doa marriage limited to one life only? A11 According to Hinduism, a marriage between twopersons is a sacred relationship thatis not limited to this life alone. It extends across seven or morelives, during which the couple help each other progress spiritually. Q12 What is the period ofPradosham? A12 The time duration of 1 1/2 hours during the end of the day andbeginning of the night is the Pradosham time. Pradosham means the removal ofsins. Pradosham occurs monthly during the 13th phase of the Moon (waxing orwaning-DWADASI) Poojas during the Pradosham time is performed to the Lord ofSin Removal, Siva. Planet Saturn, the Lord of Karma, has power which can transform kings toa pauper and vice versa. Saturn is also an evolving form of Lord Siva himself.Pradosham days which occur on Saturday, during the Tamil month of Iypasi (Oct.15th - Nov 15th) are considered the most powerful Karma removing days of allPradoshams. Q13 What is abijit star ? A13 Last two (third and fourth) Padas of Uttrashada and first two (firstand second) Padas of Sravana are considered to be Abhijit. Q14 Do a muhrtam is 2hours of a Rasi period ? A14 NO. It is only a period of 11/2 hrs in the rasi period -- 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 [email protected]. 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