Friday, June 24, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 71: 21-June-2011

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Session 71: June 21,  2011
Theme: Miscellaneous
  1. In which upanishad can one find the very famous Asatoma Sadgamaya shanti (peace) mantra? #DharmaQuiz 687. Ans: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
  2. Which deity is usually called 'Mayura Vahana' (Peacock seated)? #DharmaQuiz 688. Ans: Subrahmanya or Kartikeya or Shanmukha or Muruga
  3. Who is routinely termed as Sutaputra in Mahabharata? #DharmaQuiz 689. Ans: Karna
  4. Who commanded Valmiki Maharshi to start scripting Ramayana Maha kavya? #DharmaQuiz 690. Ans: Lord Brahma
  5. Name the tributary of Yamuna, which was called Charmanvati (leader dried on the bank) or Charmanyavati (blood of 1000 cows). #DharmaQuiz 691. Ans: Chambal
  6. Near which famous Jyotir Linga did Lord Krishna's avatara end on this earth? #DharmaQuiz 692. Ans: Somnath, traditionally called as Prabhasa Kshetra. More here: http://www.vedagnana.org/Content/Temples/List/1276_Somnath.php
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  • @FEEL4INDIA : 6
  • @prashanthkpp : 6
  • @cpdarshi : 6
  • @IndianWeera  : 5
  • @I_am_Rajarshi : 5
  • @khaishk  : 5
  • @BeingHindu : 5
  • @pangalanrao : 4
  • @zincoshine : 4
  • @matarishva : 4
  • @amitgupta_lnct  : 4
  • @DevNakshi : 3
  • @sharathinindia : 3
  • @akhilm176  : 3
  • @internet_hindus : 2
  • @NR_Tatvamasi : 2
  • @ScorpiusMaximus  : 2
  • @umeshparab : 2
  • @manohar_sram  : 2
  • @ushavasant : 1
  • @SeeKerala  : 1
  • @subhashpakhare : 1
  • @stormylook : 1
  • @asraghunath : 1
  • @__Awdhi__ : 1
  • @swamilion : 1
  • @mjrajput : 1
  • @arora_chandan : 1
  • @jitndr : 1
  • @ganguli : 1
  • @chaitrabhat7 : 1
  • @suresh_kini  : 1
  • @Sshankara : 1
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