Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Famous Gurus in South India

#DharmaQuiz Session 363: 10-May-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2206: "Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam, Punarapi janani jatare sayanam" - This great summary of rebirth is from which song? Ans: Bhaja Govindam of Adi Shankara.

#DharmaQuiz 2207: This temple complex at the sangama of Krishna and Malaprabha rivers, holds the samadhi of a great Guru. Who? Ans: Basaveshwara.

DQ 2207. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2208: This Narasimha temple overlooks a famous temple town made famous by Ramanujacharya. Name the town. Ans: Melukote.
DQ 2208. Pic: holidayiq.com
#DharmaQuiz 2209: This is a special Shiva temple in Thrissur, Keralam, consecrated by a very famous Guru. Name him. Ans: Narayana Guru. 

DQ 2209. Pic: sreenarayanaguru.in
{Final,open till 10 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2210: This is Nanak Jhira, linked with Guru Nanak in South India. Which city? Ans: Bidar, Karnataka.
DQ 2210. Pic: historicalgurudwaras.com

Scores for session 363:
  1. @DrShobha : 5
  2. @TheArvindDhar : 5
  3. @man8shree : 5
  1. @veena_ps : 4
  2. @jasshu7 : 4
  3. @Subbu_kalkuni : 4
  1. @rnviva : 3
  2. @VinayMysuru : 3
  3. @sambharadwaja : 3
  4. @charuandguru : 3
  1. @malllige : 2
  2. @mrsnrao : 2
  1. @shettysuhasa : 1
  2. ‏@karthyke : 1
  3. @Vnand01 : 1
  4. @thebomanirani : 1
  5. ‏@snithin123 : 1
  6. @veenabv : 1
  7. ‏@Lalitalaxmibhat : 1
  8. @Vijaya76002908 : 1
  9. @Susri1210 : 1
  10. @Srianuragh : 1
  11. @nvshandilya : 1
  12. @shreyasms : 1
  13. ‏@tejoprakash : 1
  14. @PawanG4u : 1
  15. ‏@anand_rva : 1
  16. @kapilwajapey : 1
  17. @bhovegora : 1
  18. @agneepankh : 1
  19. @sonigroup : 1
  20. @rmanii : 1
  21. @ramesh_katte : 1
  22. @tarasundar : 1
  23. @pai_rajesh : 1
  24. @Sreenikethan_JS : 1
  25. @girishalva : 1
  26. ‏@chander1 : 1
  27. @tweetRada : 1
  28. @usheelvant : 1
  29. @San_Kustagi : 1
  30. @SManjeshwar : 1
  31. @Shivayogi_ms : 1
Om Shri Gurubhyo namah!

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Vedas

#DharmaQuiz Session 362: 3-May-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2201: Which Veda has the maximum content about medicine of ancient India? Ans: Atharva Veda from which Ayurveda is derived. The origins of Ayurveda are also found in Atharvaveda, which contains 114 hymns and incantations described as cures for diseases.

#DharmaQuiz 2202: Which is the longest among the 4 Vedas, consisting of 10,600 verses or mantras? Ans: Rig Veda. Has 10 mandalas or chapters, 85 Anuvakas, 1028 suktas or hymns and 10600 mantras or verses.

#DharmaQuiz 2203: Which Veda is more than 95% repetition of another Veda, but has different purpose? Ans: Sama Veda. Currently has 1549 remaining unique mantras, out of which only 75 are not in Rig Veda. Rest are all from Rig Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 2204: Which Veda has two groups - Black and White? Ans: Yajur Veda. Contains Shukla (white) Yajur Veda and Krishna (black) Yajur Veda divisions.

{Final,open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2205: Vedas are the oldest sacred texts of human history. What's the very first word of the oldest Veda? Ans: Om AgnimeeLe.

Scores for session 362:
  1. @mamtan14 : 5
  2. @veena_ps: 5
  1. @r_Hindu : 4
  2. @MangoAdmi : 4
  3. @dmpaero : 4
  1. @myths72 : 3
  2. @vmg2016 : 3
  1. @athreyaa : 2
  2. @vmg2016 : 2
  3. @desi_brat : 2
  4. @ResidentNikhil : 2
  5. @Rasraj : 2
  1. @_Gbhat : 1
  2. @Anoopsri : 1
  3. @VivaShastri : 1
  4. ‏@emsreenu : 1
  5. @vijayamaa : 1
  6. @SunilTapashetti : 1
  7. @svmurthy : 1
  8. ‏@vishnupks : 1
  9. @SabyasachiBasu_ : 1
  10. @pandey909 : 1
  11. @raghave007 : 1
  12. @_ap85 : 1
  13. @nitinjoshi20 : 1
  14. @mighty_krishna : 1
  15. @arunrush : 1
  16. @Ram_Krishna15 : 1

Thanks for participating and learning more on India's most ancient relic.. The Vedas.