QUES ANSW DIVINE 03-2022-16 Dearfriends,
These areinformation compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer.They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 16-03-2022 Q1 We know Parasurama had 4 elder brothers . What are their names? A1 Renuka gave birth to fivesons: Vasu, Viswa Vasu, Brihudyanu, Brutwakanwa and Rambhadra. Rambhadrawas the youngest and most beloved, gaining the favour of Lord Shiva and Parvati and hence called Parashurama Q2 Name the ten childens of Krishna born to Rukmini A2 The first son of Queen Rukmini was Pradyumna, andalso born of her were Charudeshna, Sudesna andthe powerful Charudeha.Others are Sucharu, Charugupta , Bhadracharu, Charuchandra, Vicharu and Charu, the tenth (SB 10.61.8-9). Of them, Pradyumna was the crown prince ofDwaraka. Q3 How we identify a real Rudraksha? A3 A real rudraksha can berecognised by the vibrations felt byholding it in the hand Q4 Why sraadha has to be performed with homam? A4 In vedas all devathasare propotiated and satisfied thru' agni. There are certaindevathas who are not invited in any of the agni sacrifice a brhamin wassupposed to conduct in his life time or there are any special agni rites prescribed in Vedas for thesedevathas who do not get any share of the ahutis made in agni. Therefore, to take care of these Devathas not covered by any of the agni rites are inShraddha satisfied and were given havir bhaghams thru Shraddha mantras. Q5 What is the importance of scattering of Annam alongwith small pindas during homa as well as in the leaf during sraadha? A5 Those who die apremature death (before Upanayanam for boys or before marriage for girls) in the Kulam are notcovered by separate Sharddhas; how do these souls attain mukti? therefore, thru' thescattering the annam takes care of thesesouls. Thus all those who are left out are covered in ourSharaddhams. Q6 Why do cremation is not done for small kids who meetdeath very early? A6 In the case of smallchildren, cremation is not done. It is believed that cremation of dead body is preferred overburying it in the ground with a view to induce a sense of detachment into the freshlydisembodied soul. In the case of young children, the soul has notlived long enough to grow attachmentsto this world. Cremation of deceased children`s body has been prescribed because the body has not yetgot polluted. If the body is polluted with negative energies, they may remain around the body forlong time. That is why cremation isresorted to in case of others. No samskaras have been prescribed for children on death. Q7 When do the pitries get liberation? A7 You might know that onthe day sapindeekarana, three generations are called upon and the one before thatgeneration are said to achieve liberation/elevation/rebirth Q8 Where do we can offer Atma pindam? A8 it is gathered that at Badrinath and Gaya thepractice of offering Atma Pindam is stated to be in vogue Q9 Do Anteyeshti is a yagya? A9 Yes in true sense.Antya means terminal. By Ishti is meant sacrifice. It refers to the funeral rites of a departed It is believed that until this is performed, the soulcan not travel to the next world and itremains on earth wandering restlessly as a ghost(pisacha) . The rationale behind cremation is burningenables the departed soul to abandonattachment to its previous body and move swiftly to its next chapter of life. Funeral ceremoniesshould therefore be performed as soon as possible My note- I haveread elsewhere only after 6 hours after death Q10 When do the preta get a sookshma sarira? A10 Till and water isoffered to departed soul every day. This process is continued until the 12th day when it gets the head. Nosooner the preta obtains the head thenit becomes a Pitr, and theareafter instead of being reckoned as impure, it is held to be a devata ordeity and worshipped as such Q11 When do the first sraadha take place? A11 Shraddha ceremonies,the first of which takes place on the 12th day after death.It is called Sapindikarana. Q12 What is the purpose of offering pindas? A12 It is believed thatthe pindas would help the departed soul to construct a body(annamayakosa) forits existence in the world of the ancestors (pitrloka) Sapindikaranawhich facilitates the entry of the soul into the world of ancestors(pitrloka)and its continuation from thereon. Q13 What are funeral rites performed? A13 The funeral rites are centeredmostly around two worlds, the astral world of the ghosts (pretaloka), where a departed soul stays temporarily till it builds an astral body and themore stable world of the ancestors(pitrloka) where the soulenjoys the company of souls of previously departed ancestors. Q14 Where do we have Saraswathi temples in Tamil naduand Andhra? A14 Saraswathi does have a temple in Koothanur in Tanjavur district (TamilNadu). There is an important SaraswatiTemple in Basar at adistance of 40 km from Nizamabad in Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh onthe banks of Godavari River. Q15 How Vallalardisappeared ? A15 Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal on January 30,1874, entered his room and locked himself and told his followers not to open it. He said that even ifthey did open it they would findnothing. His seclusion spurred many rumours, and the Government finally forced the doors open in May. Theroom was empty, with no clues. TheMadras District Gazetteer published by the South Arcot District in 1906 records hisdisappearance. Q16 Who was the first sankaracharya of Kanchi mutt? A16 The parampara [lineage] of the KanchiKamakoti Matham is traced back to AdiSankaracharya, with the first ashram incharge being Suresvaracharya Swami, one of Adi Sankara’s directdisciples. It believedthat Adi Sankaracharya spent his final years in Kanchipuram. My note- There are many versions about his final days Q17 How we should use food remaining after serving inSraadha? A17 Ancestors afterpartaking the food bless us and tell the family to share the left out food amongstthemselves and with blood relationshipsor Daayadis. They have not permitted to share the food with all and sundry. Q18 How mny times Oupasan has to be performed? A18 Samithadaanam for Brhamacharis and from the dayof marriage Oupasnam - both these areto be done by Brhamachari and Gruhastha in the morning and evening after Sandhya Vandnams to be done and the Oupasana agnishould never die; if dies needs to do Prayaschittam and re-start. Q19 What is the importance ofSooryanarkovil? A19 In mythologicaltimes the planets werequick to deliver the full force of negative effects from the karma of anindividual. Lord Shiva saw their lack of compassion for humanity andthe self-centeredness of the planets. As punishment he cursed all the 9 Planets to becomelepers and beggars. After going through innumerable sufferings eachof the 9 planets learned their lesson. On the energy vortex that is nowSuryanar Koil, they all assembled and vowed to Lord Shiva to be morecompassionate. Theyfurther promised that they would only ever Bless any person or creature whocomes to worship them at Suryanar Koil. They would never delivernegative happenings to the person who comes here. -- 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/1253931605.1794428.1647401983024%40mail.yahoo.com.
