CULTURAL QA 05-2024-25 All the below QA is from Quora digest to me on 25-05-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correctanswers. .Compiledand posted byR. Gopala krishnan, on 25-05-2024 Q1 What was the conversation betweenKarna and Lord Krishna in the Mahabharat local version? A1 SmartLucky, Tue In Mahabharat's local version, Karna asks Lord Krishna -"My mother left me the moment I was born.Is it my fault I was born anillegitimate child? I did not get the education from Dhronachary because I wasconsidered not a Kshatriya. Parshu-Raam taught me but then gave me the curse to forgeteverything (much before he came to know I was Son of Kunthi belong to Kshatriya). A cow was accidentally hit by my arrow & its owner cursedme for no fault of mine. I was disgraced in Draupadi's Swayamvar. Even Kunthi finally told me the truth only to save her othersons. Whatever I receivedwas through Duryodhan's charity. So how am I wrong in taking his side ? **Lord Krishn replies, "Karna, I was born in a jail.Death was waiting for me even before my birth. The night I was born I was separated from my birth parents. >From childhood, you grew up hearing the noise of swords,chariots, horses, bow, >and arrows.I got only cow herd's shed, dung, &multiple attempts on my life >even b4 I cud walk.No Army, No Education. I could hear people saying I am reason for all theirproblems.When all of you were being appreciated for your valour by yourteachers I had not even received any education. I joined Gurukul of Rishi Sandipani only at the age of 16! .You aremarried to a girl of your choice. I didn't get the girl I loved & ratherended up marrying those who wanted me or the ones I rescued from demons. I had to move my whole community from the banks of Yamuna tofar off Sea shore from Jarasandh, I was called a coward for running away. If Duryodhan wins the war you will get a lot of credit. Whatdo I get if Dharmaraaj wins the war? Only the blame for the war and all related problems...Remember one thing, Karna. Everybody has Challenges in life to face. LIFE IS NOT FAIR& EASY ON ANYBODY!!! But what is Right (Dharma) is known to your Mind(conscience). No matter how much unfairness we got, how many times we wereDisgraced, we Fall, what is important is how you REACTED at that time. Life's unfairness does not give you license to walk the wrongpath. Always remember, Life may be tough at few points, but DESTINY is not createdby the SHOES we wear but by the STEPS we take. Q2 What are some interestinginformation about Madurai Meenakshi temple? A2 ChauhanBabu Nath,4h This temple was built by Devraj Indra- millions of years ago Meenakshi Amma Temple - Shiva marriage with Meenakshi took place in this temple. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai - in front of which every beautifulthing in the world is nothing..."Kanchi you Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi, DakshineKanyakumari is my Shakti form Bhagwati. I bow down to you, I bow down to you. That is, the name of Shakti in Kanchi is Kamakshi Ji,Meenakshi in Madurai and Kanyakumari in the south. The people here believe that Lord Shiva was married in thistemple. This huge and magnificent temple of Maa is in Madurai city of TamilNadu. This temple Meenakshi Amman Temple is one of the most important templesof ancient India. This Amman temple of Maa Meenakshi has been nominated for thenew seven wonders of the world. The architecture and structure of this temple is amazing, dueto which it is ranked first in the list of seven wonders of the modern world,and the reason for this is its amazing architecture. There are 12 magnificentgopurams in this building complex, which are very elaborately crafted. Theyhave been painted and painted very finely and skillfully, which is a sight tobehold. This temple is a very important symbol of the Tamil people, and it hasbeen described in Tamil literature since ancient times. Mythology According to Hindu scriptures, Lord Shiva himself descendedon earth as Sundareswarar to marry Goddess Parvati Meenakshi. This marriage wasconsidered to be the biggest event of the world, with people from almost thewhole world gathering in Madurai. Lord Vishnu himself came from his abodeVaikuntha to conduct this marriage. As per divine play, he got delayed on theway due to Indra. In the meantime, the marriage was conducted by the localdeity Koodal Azhagar. Later, an angry Lord Vishnu came and vowed never to cometo Madurai city. And he settled in Alagar Koil, a beautiful hill on theoutskirts of the city. Later, he was persuaded by other gods, and he performedthe marriage of Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar. This marriage and the appeasement of Lord Vishnu, both arecelebrated as the biggest festival of Madurai, called Chithirai Thiruvizha orAzhakar Thiruvizha, meaning the festival of the beautiful God. The city was ruled for a long time by this divine couple. Itis not described what happened to the place after their departure. It is alsobelieved that Indra found the idol of Lord Shiva in the form of Shivalinga andbuilt the original temple. This tradition is followed in the temple even today– Indra's vehicle also gets a place in the festival procession. Q3 What's the hardest truth of life? A3 RayenDouglas, Master in Statistics (academic discipline), University of Washington(Graduated 2013)21h 1. Everybody wants to save the earth. No one wants to helpMom do the dishes. 2. Parents aren't picky eaters because they only buy the foodthey like. 3. Some of us hide when we get upset because we were left todeal with our emotions alone when we were kids. 4. Salary is your company’s monthly subscription to you. 5. True sadness is having to set an alarm for the next day. 6. The ten years between 20 and 30 are far shorter than thefour years between 14 and 18. My note- 10 years between 70 and 80 are much greater than 10 yearsbetween 30 and 40. 7. We are stuck between "I need to save money" and"You only live once". 8. We encourage people to do what they love, but we judgethem when they actually do it. 9. You get stressed because you don’t know what to do,but youdon’t know what to do because you are stressed. 10. Humans are 75 percent water. We're basically cucumberswith anxiety. Q4 What are some jobs that wereimportant in the Middle Ages that almost no one does anymore? A4 Silk Road,Studied at Generative Pre Training Apr 17 This was a time before indoor plumbing, before Spotify,before the very concept of human rights... and the job market reflected thatvastly different mindset. If you think your job sucks, try being a gong farmer – thepoor soul who, under cover of darkness, emptied the village latrines. Imagine the smell, the indignity, the knowledge that everyoneknows what you do and nobody wants to be your friend. Rat catchers were in high demand back then, what with diseaserunning rampant and all, but their methods were more likely to give younightmares than a sense of pest-free security. Then there's the weird ways spirituality bled into everydaylife. Imagine being a sin-eater, ritually consuming food and drink put on a deadperson's body to take their sins on yourself. It's both macabre and strangely pragmatic, given thewidespread belief in purgatory. My note- Incidentally today morning Mr Venkitaraman,Perinthalmanna send me a mail about sin eaters-translation- Sapindi Brahmin Pardoners traveling salesmen hawking forgiveness, played on fear andguilt – a practice that eventually contributed to a religious revolution a fewcenturies later. Some jobs seem more relatable, in a way. Lectors weren't just there for entertainment; they read aloudin places like factories, where people needed eyes and hands on the task. They filled a need created by both low literacy and the lackof technology like audiobooks. And, naturally, this was an age of knights and chivalry: aromanticized notion today, but a deadly serious profession back then. Warfare was a way of life, not the stuff of far-offdeployments like today's military. Q5 Can you give me an example ofBritish humour? A5 DouglasBurnside,I 've lived a long time and have seen a lot of things happen. Apr 20 A man was invited by a friend to stop by Friday evening fordinner, the wife was preparing a really good pot roast. He eagerly accepted the invitation, and on Friday evening ashe was walking the last few blocks to join the dinner party, he was confoundedto see the street blocked by fire trucks and hoses, and indeed it was hishost’s house completely enveloped in flames as the firemen tried fruitlessly toput out the fire. He saw his host standing in the street, watching with totalconsternation as his house burned to the ground. He went to him, tapped him on the shoulder, and said, “Ummm…you did say tonight, didn’t you?” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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