Respected Rev Mr Narayanaswamy, Mr Venkatraman,
Thank you very much for the response to the QA with additions on sub QA1 on
faith.
Gopalakrishnan
On Sunday, 5 May, 2024 at 06:41:17 pm IST, venkat raman
<[email protected]> wrote:
Namaste. There is a well known Malayalam film named " Vaishaali". It is about
alluring Rishishringa and bringing to the kingdom of Lomapada/Romapada.
Lomapada/Romapada was the King of Anga. It suffered from drought owing to the
curse of a Brahman named Shuvatheertha. It has been mentioned in Balakanda ,
chapter 10 of Valmiki Ramayana. Lomapada was the adoptive father of Shantha the
sister of Lord Rama. Lomapada's wife Vershini was Kausalya's sister. The
courtesan named Vaishaali brought Rishishringa to Anga and it rained.
Rishishringa was son of the sage Vibhandaka.
Venkataraman
On Sun, 5 May 2024 at 16:31, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear folks
Ardent followers of raamaayanam by Vaalmeeki would have read with astonishment
that during the reign of Dasaratha Chakravarthy there was an acute and
prolonged drought in Ayodhya. So much so that the river Saraayu had mostly
dried up, and the people were suffering badly.
The emperor summoned all the Vedic scholars and priests to hold a special
yaagam to induce the skies to open up and bless the capital city with rain.
To no effect. The skies remained clear.
Then some wise folks heard of an aged braahmana sage dwelling in an isolated
parnaka-shaala deep in the forests who had a well-talented remarkable
brahmachaari son named Rishya-Shringa.
This exceptional son had been brought up by his father in utter seclusion, but
had been instructed in all the vidhyas including the power to cause fire,
wind-storms, and to induce rain.
In obedience to his father's dictates, he had never left his father's aashram
except to collect firewood when needed, tend to his father's herd of sacred
deer, gather flowers and sacred leaves for pujas, obtain fresh water from the
nearby stream for abhishegam to deities, and otherwise carry out his father's
wishes.
The Vedic scholars and the priests advised the emperor that Rishya-Shringa
might be their only chance to relieve the drought if he could be brought from
his father's secluded aashram to Ayodhya to perform a special yaagam. This had
to be done covertly, as neither son nor father would consent if openly
approached.
It was finally decided that the best way would be through an act of deep
deception.
A gaggle of pretty young maidens from the royal palace's dancing troupe were
selected and sent by boat upriver to make the son's acquaintance by pretending
to be also male young rishis like himself, who were sojourning in the forest to
gain further knowledge and hone their spiritual skills.
One of the dancers even succeeded in inducing Rishya-Shringa, after a strenuous
evening of forest exploration in search of rare herbs, to sleep in a
parnaka-shaala of their construction, after feeding him surreptitiously with a
sleeping drug, claiming it to be some sort of special prasadam.
When he awoke, the young rishi found himself alone on a boat being rowed
down-river by a gaggle of pretty girls.
His immediate reaction was to curse all the girls and set the boat on fire.
However, the girls confessed to the deception; but said they were desperately
following the orders of the emperor and the Vedic scholars and priests back in
Ayodhya, and appealed to his sense of fairness and dharmam to save the capital
city and its inhabitants.
After a while, thinking things over, Rishya-Shringa agreed to go along with the
wishes of Emperor Dasharatha and his advisers.
He conducted a grand yaagam in Ayodhya, which was eminently successful.
S Narayanaswamy Iyer
On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM 'N Sekar' via KeralaIyers
<[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks.
Q 1: "Faith Moves Mountains" is a famous saying and this incident proves that;
but that Faith should be total and complete - Total surrender to His Will.
Let me recollect the two stories (although the fwds mentioned these are real) I
have read on Faith. These are fairly old ones and many of you must have heard /
read them.
1. In a parched village the priest asked the people to join him in his prayers
asking for immediate and copious rains. ONLY one man and that too a small boy,
came with an umbrella and that showed his Faith in his prayers.That is true
"Faith".
2. In a small town there was a Church and a liquor shop side by side with the
shop's owner being a non believer.. The Faithful could not say their prayers in
peace as the constant noise, brawling etc disturbed them and in utter
desperation they had a special joint prayer asking Him to punish the liquor
shop owner - and the owner also came to know about it.
The liquor shop was soon destroyed by a fire and its owner sued the church and
the congregation claiming their faith and prayers resulted in his loss.
In the court, during the hearings, the Church and its followers claimed their
prayers had nothing to do with the fire and are therefore, not responsible for
the loss of the liquor shop owner. They said it was just an accident.
The judge observed:
"I have a very strange case before me - on the one hand the Faithful claim that
their prayers had no effect BUT on the other hand, a total non believer says it
is their prayers that ruined his business and I don't know who has real "Faith"
and who really believes in "prayers".
Wanted to share.
N Sekar
On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 08:41:51 AM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via
KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote:
CULTURAL QA 05-2024-05
All theBELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 05-05-2024.
Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers
.Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 05-05-2024
Q1 What are the stories of Lord Krishnathat give you goosebumps?
A1 Dr Arsha M Dev, MBBS MD in Bachelor ofMedicine and Bachelor of
Surgery Degrees, Doctor of Medicine (Graduated2023)7mo
There was a girlwho loved Lord Krishna very much from her very young age.She
had to face a lotof hardships to reach her dream of becoming a Doctor.Yet she
believed inKrishna so much.When her graduation was just a few months away,a
terrible backache occurred.The pain was not subsiding and it progressed to foot
drop (inability to use left foot.This made her walking difficult.The MRI
scanrevealed that she was having a severe disc prolapse affecting her nerves to
thefoot which may make her crippled for life.The emergency measure was
asurgery.The surgery could save her from complete paralysis of the left
leg,butthe already occurred neurological damage to the foot was not correctable.
The girl wasshattered.There was no one to guide her.She herself was a Doctor,so
she verywell knew the consequences if surgery was not done.She was given a
choice -either to proceed with surgery or leave everything to conservative
treatment (medicines alone) which in her case had negligible chances of
success.Her faithin Krishna was strong - she knew everything occurred for a
reason. The surgerywas a little risky one.She planned to proceed with the
conservative treatment,believing in Krishna.
The senior Doctorwho suggested her the treatment was also a devotee,his
confidence wasadmirable.Three months passed,the pain subsided.Her walking
slowly came to theoriginal shape - her foot drop resolved completely! All these
days,she and herloved ones offered prayers along with treatment.Now she is not
just walking,shedances,she runs,she workouts and what else? The girl is now an
MBBS,MD graduatefrom a reputed Govt.Medical College.People may call this as a
Medical Miraclebut honestly speaking it was Krishna who acted through the
medicine.
Ever since then,shetells this story wherever she go. She wants others to know
that Krishna isalways there taking care of us.
And that girl isme.Radhe Radhe.
Q2 When did aluminum become cheap?
A2 Sean Kernan, Writer atseanjkernan.substack.com6h
1886–and it’s kindof a fascinating story.
Aluminum was oncemore expensive than gold.
But then achemistry professor told a classroom that if someone could figure out
how tomake it cheap, they’d be rich in a heartbeat. One student, Charles
Hall,learned how to smelt aluminum from bauxite. He did it using his moms pots
andpans and everyday items. He was persistent and brilliant.
And sure enough, hecame up with a crazy-cheap way of smelting aluminum and the
world was changedforever. His discovery led to the first widespread use of a
metal since ironwas discovered. So it’s no small feat. And yes, he made a ton
of money fromthis process.
Q3 What are some famous English jokes?
A3 Jeff Kay,Modern Renaissance Man / TopWriter 2015/16/17/18 7y
Irisharchaeologists were excavating a certain location and found what appeared
to beancient long copper wires. After a bit of discussion, it was announced
that theancient Irish had created the first telephone communication network.
Scottisharchaeologists, not to be outdone by the Irish, found what appeared to
beancient long glass strands on one of their excavations. After some
discussion,it was announced they the ancient Scots must have created the first
fiber opticnetwork.
Englisharchaeologists, in a fit of national pride, began digs all over England,
butafter years of searching, found nothing like the Irish or Scottish had.
After somediscussion, it was announced that the ancient English had most
certainlycreated the first wireless network.
Q4 When Shri Krishna returned after thewar of Mahabharata, Rukmani,
was filled with anger and questioned him.Why?
A4 Chauhan Babu Nath,18h
Everything else wasfine in the war. But why did you support the killing of
pious people like“Dronacharya” and “Bhishma Pitamah”??
“Shri Krishna” replied. It is true that bothof them followed religion
throughout their lives. But one "sin"committed by him destroyed all his
"virtues".
What sins werethose??
When"Draupadi" was being dissected in the crowd. Then both of them werealso
present there. Being an elder, he could have stopped Dushasan. But he didnot do
this. Due to this one sin of his, all his other religious activitiesfell short.
And"Karna" was famous for his charity. No one left his door emptyhanded. Why
did you help in his death? What was his mistake??
Hey darling! Youare telling the truth. He was famous for his generosity and
never said no toanyone. But when Abhimanyu was lying on the ground injured in
the battlefieldafter defeating all the warriors.
So he asked Karnafor water. There was a pit of water near where Karna was
standing. But Karnadid not give water to the dying Abhimanyu. Therefore, the
"virtue" hehad earned through charity throughout his life was destroyed. Later,
the wheelof his chariot got stuck in the same pit and he was killed.
Hey Rukmani! oftenhappens. When something wrong is happening around humans and
they do nothing.They think that they are not guilty of this “sin”.
If they are not ina position to help then they can tell the truth that they
cannot do anything.He is in no position to help.
But they don't evendo that. By not doing so, they also become equally guilty of
that"sin". The more one commits a “sin”.
Q5 What are some of the best "Apriest, a pastor and a rabbi…" jokes?
A5 Marc Clamage, Alter kakkerextraordinaire!1y
A priest, a pastor,and a rabbi are sitting around talking and it turns out they
all have the sameproblem: squirrels in the attic. The priest says, “When we
realized what theproblem was we hired an exterminator who sealed off the church
and fumigated.Nevertheless, two weeks later the squirrels were back.”
The pastor says,“We had this issue too. We got humane traps, caught the
squirrels, and releasedthem 20 miles away. Nevertheless, two weeks later the
squirrels were back.”
“We had the sameproblem,” says the rabbi. “When we realized what was going on,
we had a meetingof the trustees, made the squirrels full members of the
congregation, and nowwe only see them on Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.”
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