QUES ANSW DIVINE 04-2022-21 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2014’sand stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 21-04-2022 Q1 What are the details of ADBHUTA RAMAYANA A1 Adbhuta Ramayana is a smaller work with only 27 chapters. Bharadwaja approached Valmiki to explain the hiddenteachings of his Ramayana. Valmiki explains that Rama is Brahman and Seeta, the Prakriti, his power. Rama descended to the earth apparentlybecause of the curse of sage Naarada. The real intention was to destroy the wicked and tosave the good people. Seeta was the daughter of Ravana, but abandoned by his wifeMandodari. She was found byMithila's king Janaka in his field. Rama's marriage, Parashurama's humiliation,Rama entering the forest with Seeta and Laksmana, Seeta's abduction, Ramastriking friendship with Sugreeva and Hanuman etc are described in brief. Hanuman's question to Rama, "who are you"brings Rama's answer thus:-"Iam Atman, Parameshwara, Mayaavi and Antaryaamin". Then there is a discourse on Bhakti(devotion), and amixture of philosophical and mythological topics. Hanuman's prayer to Rama isvery good hymn here. Yuddhakaanda is very briefly described and at the endSeeta tells Rama that there is a brother of Ravana with a thousand heads. Ramainvades Pushkara dveepa where this 1000 headed rakshasa lived. In this war, Rama falls unconscious. Seeta then assumes the terrible form of Kaali anddestroys Ravana and his followers. On regaining consciousness, Rama was surprised, butpraises her with a long hymn of 1008 names. This is called the Seetha sahasranaama. She now regains her original form of calmness andreturns to Ayodhya with Rama. Rama is crowned then. Q2 What is Subhashita? A2 Subhashita means good speech. They are wise sayings, instructions and stories,either in poetry or in prose composed in Sanskrit language which is the oldestlanguage in world and considered as "Mother of all Languages".Subhashitas were composed by ancient saintsand scholars which can be dated back to 5000 BC Some of the well known sanskrit scholars include Bhartrhari, Subhashita Ratna bhandagaraand Somadeva Bhatta. The Panchatantra and the Hitopadesha also belong to thiscategory. This compilation drawsfrom all these sources in addition to Bhagvad Geetha and other Puranas, Ramayana,and Mahabharata. Subhasitas act as teacher in formulating the sense ofmorality and character, which sums up the total of a persons virtues including dispositions,behaviors, habits, likes, dislikes, capacities, traits, ideals, ideas, values,feelings, and intuitions. By understanding the meaning one can cultivate astrong and morally superior character Q3 What is theimportance of panguni uthram ? A3 The day signifies the marriage of Goddess Parvathi and Lord Shiva, LordMurugan and Devasena, Aandaal (also known as Kothai) and Rangamannar(also speltas Rangamannar). According to Valmiki's Ramayana, it is on this day andstar that Sita's marriage with Rama was celebrated. Also, this day is said to be thebirth day of Lord Ayyappan. Panguni uthram It is also believed that on this day,Goddess Mahalakshmi incarnated on earth from the ocean of milk (after the ocean was churned bythe Devas and the Daemons) and hence it is also celebrated as MahalakshmiJayanti. It is on this day that Goddess Parvati in the form of Gowri marriedLord Siva in Kanchipuram. Hence this day isalso celebrated as the Gowri Kalyanam day. Q4What is Vishnu pathi? A4 Vishnupati occurs when the Sun enters into a 'fixed'sign. These signs are Aquarius, Taurus, Leo and Scorpio. According to Vedic time cycle, each Vishnupati has aunique celestial configuration whichrepeats every 60 years. The powerful energy that is associated with this eventis far reaching and life changing. Our financial identity can be directly improvedand strengthened by Vishnu's divine intervention on these 4 days. Q5 Do there are specific times to connect to each archetypalenergy? A5 Yes. There are specific times to connect to eacharchetypal energy. For instance, on the 4th Moon pray to the obstacle removerarchetype Ganesha, on the 6th Moon connect with the warrior archetype ofMuruga, on the 8th Moon connect to the Archetype of Time Kala Bhairava. It is on the 11thMoon (Dwadasi) pray to Vishnu, the archetype for material gains and abundanceand on the 13th (Thayodasi) and New Moon pray to the archetypal being Shiva. The Siddhas know how important these times are andhave imparted that knowledge to us. The significant celestial events thatoccurred during these timings carry an important lesson in evolution of humanconsciousness. Q6 Do Trichur pooram takes place after aarattupuzha pooram?Which is the main deity for Aarattupuzha pooram?What is the reason for Trichurpooram? A6 RegardingPooram festival, The pooram takes place only after Aarattupuzha pooram . Aarattupuzha pooram is a congregation of all local templesand the main Deity is Triprayar thevar. One of the most important event in the function isVarambil Varavu. Triprayar Thevar was using only the temple land to go toAarattupuzha from Triprayar. During the reign of Sakthan Thamburan, there was floodand these temples participating in the Trissur pooram could not join thefunction at Aarattupuzha. This resulted for Trissur pooram Q7 What is madathil varavu in Trichur pooram? A7 The back ground about Madathil varavu is as follows The Brahmaswam madam had a golden Nettippattam whichis given to THIRUVAMBADY for decorating the elephant who carries the Kolakam. For this, Madam requested to bring the procession firstto Madam and take the golden Nettippattam. This is called Madathil varavu. After the nettippattasm is put on the Elephant ( thisyear also it was sivasundaran) there will Panchavadyam for over one hour. Again there will be one moreperformance of Panchavadyam Near Dhanalakshmi Bank junction. From there, the Thiruvambady teamwill proceed to Vadakkunathan temple. Near the gopuram there will be melam. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1933492630.421303.1650523951458%40mail.yahoo.com.
