QUES ANSW DIVINE 06-2022-06 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. There are some repeatsworth refreshing. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 08-06-2022 Q1 Can yougive some information on sageApasthambha and sage Bodhayana?: A1Apasthambha, a native of Andhra, belonged to Krishnayajurveda School. He belonged to fifth century BC. Apasthambha’s teachings are called Apasthambhasutraor Apasthambhasmriti. Baudhayana:(Bodhayana)-Baudhayana also belonged to Krishnayajurveda School and was aninhabitant of Andhra region. Baudhayana’s teachings are called Baudhayanasutraor Baudhayanasmriti. Q2. Most of uswould have listened sasthrikal telling- Bodhyanama ellam thaniyae vango duringupakarma time . We know the Bhodhayana sutra has more manthras deviating fromAapasthamba sutra . Can you enlighten more about Aapasthamba and Bodhayana? A2Apastamba and BodhAyana are the two prominent SUtras of those who are born inthe family of KRISHNA YAJURVEDIS. TheSUtras are named after the great Rishis Apastamba and BodhAyana. Thoughboth SUtras follow KrishNa Yajurveda texts, the two GRIHYA SUTRAS ARE DIFFERENT in prayoga in certain respects. As theSUTRA IS DETERMINED BY BIRTH, one has to follow the SUtra belonging to hisfamily while performing the various Vedickarmas.it is generally held by traditional and modern scholars that the sUtraliterature is of greater antiquity and therefore of greater authority. Whilethe smritis are there to clarify the often cryptic sUtras, it is to the sUtrasthat we must turn to find the original rules which govern our religiouspractices today. The very informative QA is based on a posting byversatile writer Sri "shivashankara rao" [email protected] Jul 31, 2013 Q3 Can youtell the puilosophy of Vishnu Purana? A3 Thepurana has the same philosophy as in Upanishads. Vishnu here is none other than Para Brahman. It is clearly said thatthe appearance of the world as a separate entity (separated from Him) is anILLUSION (Vishnu purana.1.2-6). Brahma,Vishnu and Maheswara are the three aspects of the same Para Brahman (SEE VISHNUPURANA-1.2.56, 1.2.66, 1.4.15,1.9.56). The world evolves out of the original and absolute cause – Vishnu(1.1.31) or Krishna (4.12.4) through His power, Prakrithi. Infinite Jeevas,which are the reflections of the one Vishnu are seen due to Avidya. Letus now see some of the slokas to illustrate the point made. JNAANASWAROOPAMATHYANTHA NIRMALAMPARAMAARTHATHAHA THAMEVAARTHASWAROOPENA BHRAANTHIDARSHANATHAHASTHITHAM (Inreality, Vishnu is jnaanaswaroopa and pure, But because of ignorance, heappears in the shape of several things) – V.P.1.2.6. SRISHTISTHITHYANTHAKARANEEMBRAHMAVISHNUSHIVAATHMIKAAM SASAJNAAM YAATHI BHAGAVAAN EKAEVA JANAARDHANAHA (V.P.1.2.66) (In orderto handle creation, sustenance and destruction the one and only Janaardhanatakes the names of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara) YATKINCHINMANASAAGRAAHYAM YADGRAAHYAMCHAKSHURAADIBHIHI BUDDHYAACHAYATPARICHCHEDYAM THADROOPAMAKHILAMTHAVA (V.P.1.4.19) (Whatever the mind can understand, whateverthe eyes and other organs can comprehend, whatever the brain can decide- they are all your forms only). PARAMAARTHASTVAMEVYKO NAANYOSTHIJAGATHAHAPATHE THAVYSHAMAHIMAAYENA VYAAPTHAMETHACHCHARAACHARAM(1.4.38) (OhMaster, you are the only truth. there is nothing other than you. Because ofyour power, this world is seen) YADETHADDRISHYATHE MOORTHAMETHAD JNAANAATMANASTHAVABHRANTHI JNAANENA PASHYANTHIJAGADROOPAMAYOGINAHA. (V.P.1.4.39) (Thisworld as we see is your own forms. Those who are incompetent see it as adifferent thing because of their ignorance.) SHAKTHAYOYASYA DEVASYA BRAHMAVISHNU SHIVAATMIKAAHA BHAVANTHYABHOOTHAPOORVASYA THADVISHNOHPARAMAM PADAM (V.P.1.9.56) (Thedeity who has all the powers of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva is the seat of ParaBrahman) Thereare several other such slokas to prove the Vedic assertion, “ ekam sat, viprahabahudaa vadanthi”. Thefollowing are just a few examples of the common words in the sahasra naamas ofshiva and vishnu. 1.bhootabhaavana,2. pavitram,3. mahaan,4. niyama,5.sahasraaksha, 6.soma,7. soorya,8. anagha,9. mahaatapaa,10.pramaaNam, 11.yOgi,12.sarvajna,13.animisha.14.kaama,15.dhanvee,wecan go on like this further too.---enough to indicate the commonality. The very informative QA is based on a posting byversatile writer Sri "shivashankara rao" [email protected] Jul 31, 2013 Q4 What is theperiod specified for Dana of daughter by Manu? A4Manu himself says that the right of the fatherto give his daughter as a daana ceases if the girl is not married before threeyears after her puberty. The very informative QA is based on a posting byversatile writer Sri "shivashankara rao" [email protected] August 5, 2013 Q5 Does Vishnu is an Aditya? Where do we have Vishnusahasra namam? A5 Vedas mention 33 dieties- eight vasus, elevenRudras, twelve Adityas, Indra and Prajapathi. Allthese came from Hiranyagarbha. Adithi,Ushas and a few other female deities also find a place. Surprisingly, anger,belief and such other feelings and even a grinding stone are deified. Thetwelve Adityas include Mitra, Savitr, Aryaman, Daksha, Bhaga, Amsha, Twashtra,Pooshan, Shaktra, Vyvaswatha and VISHNU. Theseare the 12 spokes of the wheel of time ThusVishnu was a minor deity representing one aspect of SUN. By about secondcentury BC, Narayana of the Dravidic origin got added to Vishnu. Almostat the same time, the name Krishna was also added to this. The devotees of thisdeity were called Bhagavathas or vaishnavas. By 6th century, a few Vaishnavascriptures including Bhagavathapurana came into existence. By about 12thcentury this started growing fast and by 17th century, it reached its climax. Vishnuliterally means one who pervades everywhere. He is predominantly satvik and is responsible for preservation. To protect Dharma and topunish Adharma, he takes incarnations- -Matsya (fish), Koorma (tortoise),Varaha (pig), Nrsimha (man lion), Vamana (dwarf), Parashurama, sree Rama, sree Krishna and finally Kalki (yet tocome). Some peopleadd Balarama also to this list. It may be observed that this tallies with the Darwinian theoryof evolution. Thethousand names of Vishnu are found in Padma purana, but the one found in theAnushasana parva of Mahabharatha is more popular. SreeShankara says, " Vishnu sahasranama is easy to practice, yields happinessand several benefits. (SAKALAPURUSHARTA SADHANAM, SUKHA SAMPADYAM, ALPA PRAYASAM, ANALPA PHALAM.). He alsosays that the sahasranama should be sung along with Bhagavad-Gita (GEYAM GEETANAMA SAHASRAM). Inorder to impress that God is one, this sahasranama contains names of Shiva,Skanda, Ganesha, Soorya, Agni etc., Not only these, but evenRishabha,Vardhamana etc. are also mentioned. Somefifteen great teachers have written explanatory notes (Bhashyas). Ramanujacharyasays that the names represent different aspects of Almighty and that there is connectivity and continuity in themeanings. Madhvacharya asserts that Mahabharatha represents the essence of allshastras and Bhagavad-Gita and Vishnu sahasranama are the essence ofMahabharatha. The QA is basedon a posting by Sri :"shivashankara rao" [email protected] on July 31 , 2013 Q6 Can yougive some information about Soundarya lahari? A6 Thelarge parts of India also celebrate Vijayadasami as the culmination of ninedays of Duragapuja !... For extolling Sakthi there is nothing more exhilarating than reading SankaracharyasSaundaryalahari !!. Every sloka of Saundaryalahari is a mantra with its ownYantra ! .. It is a poem displaying the finest touchesPoetry extremely pleasing to read. But knowing its antecedents this aspect isof least concern to the most. The most ardently felt thought about "Saundaryalahari " is it is Stotra . It is a stotra in praise of GoddessTripura sundari For the practitioners of Saundaryalahari , itis a series of Mantras to be used by upasakas along with Yantras where in theGoddess is to be conceived as residing. From the point of view of Vedantins , it isalso an exposition of the Agama or and Tantras bearing on the worship of theSupreme being in its aspect of Sakti , known as Srividjya . Thereare several legends about this work One legend says that, once Adi Shankaravisited Kailash to worship ShivaandParvathi . There, the Lord gave him a manuscript containing 100 verses whichdescribed the many facets of the Goddess, as a gift to him. WhileShankara was returning after visiting Kailash, Nandi stopped him on the way. Hesnatched the manuscript from him, tore it into two, took one part and gave theother to Shankara. Shankara, desolate, ran to Shiva and narrated the incidentto him. Shiva, smiling, commanded him to retain the 41 verses with him as theinitial part of the 100 verses and then, write an extra 59 verses in praise ofthe Goddess himself. Thus,verses 1 - 41 are the original work of Lord Shiva, shedding great light on theancient rituals of Tantra , Yantra and various powerful Mantras . The remainingverses, i.e. 42-100 are composed by Adi Shankara himself, which mainly focuseson the appearance of the Sakti. Avery good exposition on Saundaryalahari is a book published by TheosophicalPublishing House, Adayar , Madras ( 1937) authored by Pandit Subramanya Sastriand Srinivasaiyyengar The QA isbased on a posting by [email protected] Sri jaganathanmadhavan on Oct 19, 2013 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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