Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Theme: Ramayana

DharmaQuiz Session 314: 20-Jan-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1956: Name the bow that Shri Rama broke during Sita Swayamwara.
#Ramayana Ans: Shunabha.
Read more on Sunabha or Shunabha here -> http://vhp.org/cultural-heritage/ramayan/lesson-6

#DharmaQuiz 1957: Dasharatha and Kausalya had a daughter who was given for adoption. Name the mother who adopted Shanta, the girl. Ans: Vershini. Kausalya's sister.

#DharmaQuiz 1958: Who cursed emperor Dasharatha, to die of "putra shoka" (grief of being away from loved son)? Ans: Shravana Kumara's parents. Shantanu and Jnanavanti.

#DharmaQuiz 1959: Name Emperor Dasharatha's daughter-in-law, whose name sounds like a famous river in Goa. Ans: Mandavi.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1960: Who taught Yoga to Shri Rama? There's a massive 32,000 shloka text on this teaching. Ans: Rishi Vasishta. The book is Yoga-Vaasishta compiled by Maharshi Valmiki.

Scores for session 314:
  1. ‏@Simuntweets : 4
  2. @pramod_klr : 4
  3. @deshi_mangoman : 4
  1. @ajaypawardr : 3
  2. @durgaramdas : 3
  3. @RakeshChouhan : 3
  4. @vinod_gowda : 3
  5. ‏@bulletguru : 3
  6. @rajeshrajput1 : 3
  7. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
  1. @anamika_99 : 2
  2. @KrishSuresh7 : 2
  3. ‏@cgmagia : 2
  1. @pravsly : 1
  2. @rajeshtiwari1 : 1
  3. ‏@Hisxclency1 : 1
  4. ‏@Telugutalli : 1
  5. ‏@RamraoKP_ : 1
  6. @thapateros : 1
  7. @anityakr : 1
  8. ‏@AmatyaKautilya : 1
  9. @brat_mj : 1
  10. @mast_manav : 1
  11. ‏@Anoopsri : 1
  12. @voxindica : 1
  13. @SwathiRagha : 1
  14. @sheelakraj : 1
  15. @stormylook : 1
  16. ‏@keshavhosahalli : 1
  17. ‏@anand61084 : 1
  18. @anand61084 : 1
  19. @sun_pathak : 1
  20. @rakeshjmishra : 1
  21. ‏@NkBlr : 1
Interestingly, no one got the first answer right here! Many were on Pinaki.

1 comment:

  1. In Kerala the bow Rama broke is generally referred to as "Thrymbakam" ( In "Adhytmaramayanam" written by Thunchath Ezhuthan in Malayalam"). Never herad the name "Sunabha" before. The Dharma Quiz is interesting & informative. Thanks.

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