Friday, November 16, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 175: 16-Nov-2012

Theme: Basics of a Hindu Pooja or Worship.
  1. During poojas, the man doing pooja is asked to do "Achamana". What is Achamana? #DharmaQuiz 1231. Ans: Drinking spoon quantity of water three times, chanting Krishna's name. Purification of the body before worship. Essentially swallowing water 3 times from the base of the right thumb, while reciting different mantras in praise of the lord like Keshavaya Swaha, Narayanaya Swaha and Madhavaya Swaha. Names change based on local customs.
  2. Few Hindus worship Vishwaksena before the main deity. But whom do majority of Hindus worship as the first deity in a pooja? #DharmaQuiz 1232. Ans: Ganapati.
  3. When Hindus setup a Kalasha or pot for sacred water during pooja, symbolically how many rivers' water is invited in that?  #DharmaQuiz 1233. Ans: Seven rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri.
  4. In any pooja, you symbolically wash the feet of Deva or Devi using "padya". Which is the very next step in most poojas? #DharmaQuiz 1234. Ans: Arghya or offering water to cleanse the hands. There are more meanings too: http://vedabase.net/a/arghya
  5. {Final, Open till 11PM} Usually poojas involve "Ashtottara" name chanting. Ashta = 8, Uttara =After. Eight after what? #DharmaQuiz 1235. Ans: Full name is Shata-Ashta-Uttara or 8 after 100. In short used as Ashtottara. There is also Sahasra-Ashta-Uttara or 1008.
Top scorers of session 175:
  1. @cubicle_warrier : 5
  2. @anandt_05 : 5
  3. @DevNakshi : 5
  4. @hindujanjagruti : 5
  5. @Right2bRight : 5
  6. @arunz : 5
  7. @Tasmayi : 5
  8. @man8shree : 5
  9. @surenc1974 : 5
  10. @surnell : 5
  11. @vipulgupta1976 : 5
  12. @dolby_mehul : 5
  13. @sweetandu : 5
  14. @rahulghildiyal : 5
  15. @sharathinindia : 5
  16. @ramas_cal : 5
  17. @iSaakshi : 5
Congratulations to:
  • @Manojakrishna : 4
  • @raopm9 : 3
  • @pvaidyaraj : 3
  • @philAmit : 3
  • @fas_gayi_garari : 3
  • @rainaamit : 3
  • @Rasraj : 2
  • @Keefarqpaindha : 2
  • @ishuaadi : 2
  • @khaishk : 2
  • @Manjunaath : 2
  • @dominodeck : 2
  • @rinku3009 : 2
  • @Darksider150 : 2
  • @psudo : 1
  • @PANDIT_SAURABH : 1
  • @rucheesharma : 1
  • @AvinashCKM : 1
  • @aanchall : 1
  • @Vimzy_ : 1
  • @halovivek : 1
  • @yoginisd : 1
  • @antidespondent : 1
  • @mayureshgaikwad : 1
  • @saggirex : 1
  • @DAmunRa : 1
  • @rkjain2903 : 1
  • @DrShobha : 1
  • @KPGanesh : 1
  • @Modi4India : 1
  • @SathyaSher : 1
  • @Anirvachan : 1
  • @im_adi : 1
See you next time. If you have topic ideas, please do drop in a comment. I will surely read and incororate it.

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