Friday, July 22, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 78: 15-Jul-2011

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Session 78: July 15,  2011
Theme: Guru Purnima
  1. The prayer: "Guruve Sarva Lokanam, Bhishaje bhava rogiNam", has reference to whom? a) Vyasa b) Dakshinaamurthy c) Vasishtha. #DharmaQuiz 731. Ans: Dakshinaamurthy
  2. Name a very famous Guru/Acharya, born near Udupi 775 yrs back, a huge Krishna devotee and an authority in Vedic Philosophy. #DharmaQuiz 732. Ans: Madhwacharya
  3. Name the son of Shardhvamsha, a master of all 4 divisions of archery, and an archery guru of both Pandavas and Kauravas. #DharmaQuiz 733. Ans: Kripacharya
  4. Name the brilliant student, whose thumb as 'Guru Dakshina' (teacher's offering), was the most controversial in Mahabharata. #DharmaQuiz 734. Ans: Ekalavya
  5. Name the spiritual Guru of Shivaji, who was born on Rama Navami, so strong that he could do 1200 Surya Namaskars a day! #DharmaQuiz 735. Ans: Samarth Ramdas.  More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarth_Ramdas
  6. Name the town, considered as the birthplace of 12 holy Gurus of Assam/ Ahom Kingdom. a) Narayanpur. b) Dispur. c) Udaipur. #DharmaQuiz 736. Ans: Narayanpur
  7. The incredibly melodious, "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" Bangla song, is which famous Guru's aarti? #DharmaQuiz 737. Ans: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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  • @DrSatyaSaraswat : 6
  • @venkateshkm : 6
  • @ManikandSharma : 6
  • @DevNakshi : 6
  • @vprajus : 5
  • @ajith_shetty : 4
  • @AviTweets : 4
  • @NR_Tatvamasi : 4
  • @suresh_kini : 3
  • @sharady2j : 3
  • @patilso : 3
  • @piyush_bakshi : 3
  • @man0jsharma : 3
  • @jaya_1234 : 3
  • @ind_phi : 2
  • @NPatnaik55 : 2
  • @itsmesuresh : 2
  • @saurabhvc : 2
  • @girist : 2
  • @RightWiChap : 2
  • @ahmednkhan : 2
  • @DigitalSHIV : 2
  • @doubtinggaurav : 2
  • @zincoshine : 2
  • @sharmarohitraj : 2
  • @Suratsuri : 2
  • @arora_chandan : 1
  • @mjrajput : 1
  • @miumesh : 1
  • @_ankitG : 1
  • @ramjoukani : 1
  • @venshu : 1
  • @3lochn : 1
  • @manohar_sram : 1
  • @stormylook : 1
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