CULTURAL QA 10-2023-16A All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 16-10- 2023.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted byR. Gopala krishnan, on 16-10-2023 Q1 Why do Hindus burn their dead while Muslims and Christians burythem? A1 Rama G, Lives in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Jul 5 There are many reasons. I explain it in brief without touching the Deep philosophybehind it. 1.A person dies because of various reasons apart fromaccidental deaths. There may be health issues. Contagious diseases. What is the safest method to get rid of a body wherethere is no life and start decaying within few hours? In burial , body may not vanish fast in extreme coldweathers. So, this is the bestdisposal method. 2. We Hindus consider body is a tool to hold subtle bodycalled soul. Like a clothing. When the soul departs the body,it's of no use. Just like worn clothes. Soul will depart for it's next birth orwhatever. So,spiritually and mentally to disconnect with the departed souls we burn them. 3. All people keep onburying where is the place on earth? 4. We know dead won'tcomeback. No point in keeping the body. Body comes from five elements. Should go back to those‘pancha bhuthams'. 5. Finally, life won'tstop with the dead person. Remaining family should move on to survive. To tell how temporary the bodywe love on this earth is, how much detachment we should have with thisearthy things and human beings, this is done. There is so much other philosophical knowledge and deepmeaning behind this rituals. That is not that easy tounderstand. So, I refrain from telling that. Q2 When Panchali died, why did Yudhistira replied to the Pandavasthat she loved Arjuna more than the other Pandavas? I heard that Draupadi lovedall the pandavas equally. A2 Mahabharata Researcher,Have read many versions of Mahabharataepic1y Draupadi did loved allPandavas. But she didn’t loved them equally. Sheloved them for their merit or quality. She loved them for what they wereindividually. One example - In Vana Parva, Draupadi found a flower andshe showed it to Bhima and asked for more. Bhimawent ahead to fetch the flower. But the flower she got she gave it to Yudhisthira. Now we can saythat she probably gave the flower to Yudhisthira out of reverence forYudhisthira as he was eldest and King and King will be happy if he gets the flowerfrom Draupadi.We can also say that she probably asked Bhima to fetch flowerbecause she knew Bhima would be more than happy to bring flower for her. So she loved both but notin same way. Pandavas wereall considered Indra - the best. However they were not Indra in same aspect. We can say Yudhisthira was Indra among thosewho knew Dharma. Bhima was Indra among those who possessed strength. Arjuna wasIndra among who possessed warrior skill, knowledge and more importantly valor.Similarly twins were also Indra in different aspect. Draupadi clearly knew the merits of each Pandavasand she recounted that in front of Jayadratha in very detail. Draupadi also mentioned later that all Pandavas were fit to marry herIndividually. However Mahabharata wasstory of warriors and Arjuna get the bigger role and higher fame. Hisimportance in the life of Pandavas were also immensely high due to that. Thinkabout it- what if there was no war and only peace. No bad people - only goodpeople. All were good and doing their duties effectively without any jealousy,anger etc. Technically in that scenario the role of a warrior would have becomeminimal to zero. Apartfrom Indra aspect Arjuna possibly had also Nara aspect where he shares eternalbond with Krishna. Possibly due to that he was more balanced interms of all qualities - Indra among the Indras. Krishna himself stated that Arjuna was his manifestationamong the Pandavas indicating he was the best. Draupadi did consideredArjuna as best of Pandavas as well. Apart from that Mahabharatano where mentioned any clear partiality from the side of Draupadi.Draupadi died out of fatigue and Yudhisthira mentioned her partiality to Arjunaas reason of her fall. This is what we know. Whatpossibly he meant to say Draupadi was just fall short of the expected standardrequired for being in heaven in human body. Beyond that Mahabharataneither provided any description of ‘equal treatment’ that Draupadi supposed todo with her husbands nor it provided any description of any ‘partial treatment’that she actually did with Arjuna. Q3 What is the most dangerous chemical on Earth? A3 Mathew P. Vanderburg,Jun 13 When someone says "hazardous chemical," peoplethink of chemicals like cyanide, arsenic, or tetrodotoxin. And yes, they are quitevenomous, but not even close to the most dangerous of them all. The most poisonous and deadly chemical is botulinum toxin. In fact,1 nanogram can kill a healthy humanbeing. It was first discovered as a cause of food poisoning inthe late 18s due to poorly prepared sausagesin Germany. Later, however, Professor Emile Van Ermengem isolatedthe bacterium Clostridium botulinum for the first time. Despite how dangerous andlethal this substance is today, it is used by many people who want to"freeze" their face so as not to age by injecting very small doses.Modern medicine calls it Botox. Q4 What is the greatest trick in mathematics? A4 Shelly Knight, Lives in London Updated Oct 7 You will fool or at least, surprise, almost everybodywith this wonderful trick! Give a person a calculatorto use. Tell them to type any three digits (example 839). Tell them to repeatthe digits so they get a six figure number (839839). Then you show them howincredibly quick you are! Just glance at the number and say, “That number will divide exactlyby 13″. Tell them to do it. Glance at this answer and say, “That number now will divideexactly by 11”. Tell them to do it. Finally say, “Your answer will now divide exactly by 7”.Tell them to do it and to their surprise, the final answer will be thefirst three digits they thought of!!! (ie 839) It is a goodexercise to get people to prove this always works. My note- The point is any three digits repeated divided by 13, again by 11 and again by 7 we get the first number I have taken taken simple123, repeating 123123 Dividing by 13 I got 9471. Again divided by 11 I got 861. Again dividedby 7 I got 123. Update: To learn moreabout the fascinating world of math tricks, check out this article on TheMasterclass of Math: Discovering the Greatest Trick that Stumps the World Q5 Why do Brahmins/upper caste people appear lighter skinnedcompared to the lower castes? A5 A S, cultural nationalist Apr 25 The Brahmins from different parts of India lookdifferent. The difference in looks between Brahmins and other castes widens aswe move further south. Coming across Indians of differentethnicities,cultural backgrounds etc throughout my life,I have observed a pattern. Brahmins from the Himalayas,Haryana,Punjabare very tall, lighterskinned and are hairy(the men). Brahmins of UP,Bihar(maithli specifically) are light like their Himalayancounterparts but could be dwarfer than them. Butthere are many who are quite tall anyway. My friend 52 da Poot is a Maithlibrahmin and he is quite tall and fair. But there are few like my maternal auntwho is fair but is quite short in height.She is a dwivedi. Among the east Indian brahmins,the difference in looks between odiabrahmins and odias of other castes is the most. Odia brahmins in general are much fairer and taller thanodias of other castes. Bengali brahmins have a more wheatish to light brownskin tone. Exceptionally there are a few really lightskinned bengali brahmins but they are not as light as brahmins of the north.They are also dwarfer than their counterparts in the north. Another interesting difference can be seen in Assam and other northeastern states. While the majority of the people have mongoloid features,thebrahmins look completely different. They have more Indo-european features. The Marathi brahmins also look quite different fromother castes.They are lighter than other castes but are of average height. The south Indian brahmins are wheatish to brown and could also be darkbrown.They are also of average height. mynote- I have added the QA for the colour of East, North and South IndianBrahmins. Among Brahmins very dark complexionedare rare. But I have seen verydark Brahmins coming for upakarma in the near the temple, but their face had Brahmin appearance. Thenkalai iyengars aremore brownish in my observation. But there is nothing in skin colour. Q5 After Mahabharata, did Krishna meet Radhaagain, what happened of her? A5 Priyal Parnami,Bhagvad Gita,Garg Samhita, Padma Puran, Ling PuranUpdated 11mo | | | | | | | | | | | After Mahabharata, did Krishna meet Radha again, what happened of her? Priyal Parnami's answer: To everyone who is commenting that Devi Radha does not exist, please see this � You n... | | | To everyone who is commenting that Devi Radha doesnot exist, please see this 👇 You need to read Mahabharata again! Here themention of all the main 8 wives of Lord Krishna comes separately & Shrijicomes separately. And we all know the “Shriji” means “Shri Radhe”. Second Proof👇 DuringDraupadi’s Vastraharan, when she became helpless and called Govind. She said-" O Dwarkadhish (King of Dwarka ) Shri Krishna! O Gopanganaon ke pran vallabh ! (The life of Gopis;their lover ) , the Kauravas are insulting me, please protect me and mypride." Now! If the Gopis never existed , they why would Devi Draupadicall Shri Krishna as "Gopanganaon ke pran vallabh" , at the mostdifficult time of her life. Andif Gopis existed, then Gopi Maharani Shri Radhe also existed, exists & willexist FOREVER!! Mahabharatais the history of battle between Kauravas and Pandavas . This was said in JayaSamhita, Vijaya and at last as Bharat and later named as Mahabharata. It doesn't mentions all theLeelas of Little Krishna. This doesn't mean that there wasn't any childhood ofShri Krishna. Wherever needed it has already mentioned Gopis and ShriRadha. And we gave the proof too. Now looking for Shri Radhe's name anywhereelse in Mahabharata is like wasting our time and running from the truth. Shri Radhika's glorycan't by understood by going and searching for her name , but by being drownedin her devotion. And hatersbefore going, please answer me some questions- 1. Why classical dance likekathak and Manipuri dance evolved from Rasleela? 2. Nidhivan, bhandirvan, sanket van, seva kunj, maankund, maan bhavan, radha kund, radhasarovar, radha bagh, gopeshwar mahadev temple, paigaon, Shyam kund, moti van,prem sarovar, lalita kund, radha van, lalita kund, vishakha kund, Chandrawalikund, Chandrawali temple built 5000 yrs ago. Even Radha's mahal exist there.HOW?? [I would request all the haters to please go backfrom here because I won’t tolerate the disrespect of my Radhe more!!] EDIT: Pleasedon’t read this above answer. It was based on most of the famous stories aboutthis incident. But, thereal story lies in Garg Samhita, written by Garg Muni himself who named ShriKrishna & Shri Balram and saw the entire Krishna Leela from close. Yes, LordKrishna met Devi Radha once again in Dwarka when the Dwapar Yug was comig to anend. Goddess Radha stayed in Dwarka in herlast days on this earth as a maid. But, soon she left realising that her Lord hadto complete all his duties left on earth to be reunited with her in theirsupreme Golok Dham. Jay Shri RadheKrishna 🙏❤️ ORIGINALSTORY (EDIT): The story begins with Siddhashram! When 100 years of Sridama’s curse passed, ShriRadha & other Gopis decided to leave Kadalivana and go to Siddhashram inthe country of Anarta. Accompaniedby his sixteen-thousand queens and all His relatives in the Yadava dynasty,Lord Krishna also went on a pilgrimage to Siddhashram. By Shri Radha's order many millions of strongGopas, weapons in hand, protected the pilgrimage-party in Siddhashram. Sticks in hand, a hundred groups of very strong Gopis protected andserved Shri Radha as she bathed at Siddhashram. As the men of Dwarka, wishingto bathe there, were being beaten with sticks, Lord Krishna’s queens enteredthat place. The queensasked: Who is the girl bathing here? Her power is wonderful. The best of theYadava warriors are terrified of her. Who is Her beloved?What is Her name? Where does She live? O Lord, You know everything. O son ofDevaki, please tell us. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: She is named Radha. She is the daughter of Kirti and Vrashbhanu. She is the queen of Braja and the queen of the Gopis.She is very exalted. I am her beloved. Accompanied bymany Gopis, from Braja She has come tobathe at Siddhashram. The great Yadava warriors are terrified of her. That isher wonderful power. -- 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/1716769148.10102242.1697469132122%40mail.yahoo.com.
