The Vedas are the basic knowledge of the Indian philosophy. The name of Veda is derived from the word vidya: vid – knowledge and light, ya – this. The Vedas are the category of the sacred hindu literature – Shruti – “the heard”, which is considered not to be of human origin. The Vedas neede to be heard in a literal sense. That’s why through almost three thousand years they were transmitted by word from generation to generation by the priests-brahmans, who learned them by heart.
The word “purana” in Sanskrit means “ancient”. It is considered to be a unified code of legends, appeared in ancient times together with Vedas, but later however divided into eighteen canonical texts of the “Great Puranas” and eighteen supplementary upapuranas by the sage Vyasa who transmitted them to his student, Lomarshana Suta. Later on the name Suta was given to the griots of the Puranas, who performed them ritually during the religious ceremonies along with two eposes – Mahabharata and Ramayana. Together with these two eposes the puranas form the canon of the Vedic legendary called smriti in Sanskri.
MAHABHARATA
- WHO CARRIES SUN
IN HIS HANDS? - Brahma carries Sun / answer wrong..brahma is a god.. But
BRAHMM (THE energy being everything is BRAHMM OR PARABRAHMM).
- WHO ARE
HIS ASSISTANTS? - Gods are his assistants.
- WHO MAKES THE SUN
SET? - Dharma makes the Sun set.
- WHERE IS THE BASE OF SUN?
- Truth is the base of Sun
- HOW DOES A GOOD SROTRIYA(STUDENT WHO HEAR SECRET
KNOWLEDGE) TAKES BIRTH? - Good srotriya takes birth by studying/ ANSWER not
full-studying from perfect teacher
- HOW CAN WE REALIZE GREATNESS(MAHATH)? - We can
realize Mahath making yajjnja/answer wrong- we can realize MAHATH,the
BRAHMM,when we analyze the heard sounds by TAPAS.
- HOW CAN WE BECOME A SECOND BIRTH? - We can become
a second birth being steadfast/ANSWER is by courage
- HOW CAN WE BECOME INTELLIGENT? - We can become
intelligent respecting elders/answer is bit different-by respecting and helping
old people
- WHAT IS DIVINITY FOR BRAHMINS? - Veda is divinity
for brahmins/ answer=study of veda
- WHAT IS SADACHARA(GOOD CONDUCT) FOR BRAHMINS? -
Tapas is good conduct for Brahmins
- WHAT IS HUMANISM FOR BRAHMINS? - Mortality is
humanism for brahmins/answer= cycle of birth and death
- WHAT IS ADHARMA OF BRAHMINS? - Evil words is
adharma for Brahmins
- WHAT IS DIVINITY FOR KSHATRIYAS? - Weapon and
arrows is divinity for kshartiyas/ answer= knowledge of using weapons
- WHAT IS GOOD CONDUCT FOR KSHATRIYAS? - Yajjnja is
a good conduct for kshartiyas
- WHAT IS HUMANISM OF KSHATHRIYAAS? - Fear is humanism
of kshartiyas
- WHAT IS BAD DHARMA OF KSHATHRIYAAS? - Apostasy is
bad dharma for kshartiyas/answer= rejecting those people came to him for
protection
- WHAT IS THE MUSIC (SAMA MANTHRA) OF YAJJNJA? -
Prana is sama manthra of yajjnja/ = breathe
- WHAT IS THE YAJURVEDA OF YAJJNJA? - Manas is yajurveda
of yajjnja/manas=mind
- WHAT IS RECIEVED BY YAJJNJA? - Words are received
by yajjnja/ = yes..words are called rig veda
- WHAT IS UNAVOIDABLE FOR YAJJNJA? - Words are
unavoidable for yajjnja/answer wrong- rig,yajus and sama=words,action without
selfishness and love/)
- WHAT IS BEST IN FARMING? - Rain is best in farming
- WHAT IS BEST IN CROPS? - Seed is best if crops
- WHAT IS BEST FOR CUSHY AND
HAPPY LIFE? - Cow is best for
cuchy and happy life
- WHAT IS BEST AND
PERFECT IN GENERATION ? - Son is best and perfect in generation
- WHY DOES PEOPLE SAY
ABOUT THE MAN WHO LIVES IN
MATERIAL PLEASURES,CLEVER,RESPECTED BY THE WORLD,AND
EVEN IF HE BREATH AIR..AS A DEAD
PERSON? -He doesn't give donations for Gods, guests, servants, dead ancestry
and Atman/answer is excellent,stepanida// yes
- WHAT IS MORE HEAVIER THAN
EARTH? - Mother is heavier than Earth
- WHAT IS MORE HIGHER THAN
SKY? - Father is more higher
than sky
- WHAT IS MORE FASTER THAN
WIND? - Manas is more faster
than wind(mind)
- WHAT IS MORE NEUMOROUS THAN
GRASS? - Thoughts are more neumorous than grass.
- WHO DOESENT CLOSE EYES
WHILE IN SLEEP? - Fish sleeps with eyes opened
- WHO DOESENT MOVE AFTER BIRTH? - Egg doe snot move
after birth
- WHO DOES NOT HAVE A HEART? - Stone does not have a
heart
- WHAT BECOMES MORE IN MOVEMENT? - Water becomes more
in movement/ answer= river
- WHO IS RELATIVE FOR A NON RESIDENTIAL? - Companion
is relative for a non residential
- WHO IS FRIEND FOR A GARHASTHYASRAMI(RESIDENTIAL)?
- Wife is friend for a garhasthyasrami
- WHO IS FRIEND OF A SICK PATIENT? - Doctor is
friend for a sick patient
- WHO IS THE FRIEND OF A DYING PERSON? - Liberality
is friend of a dying person/answer= donation or daanam
- WHO IS THE GUEST FOR ALL
LIVING BEINGS? - Fire is the guest for all living beings
- WHAT IS SANATANA DHARMA(ETERNAL TRUTH)? - The
indestructible religion is sanatana dharma/answer=eternal truth is door to
liberation/moksha
- WHAT IS AMRUTH(MEDICINE OF ETERNITY)? - Cow's milk
is amruth
- WHAT IS AROUND THIS WORLD? - Ether is around this
world/answer is void(i am not sure that ether and void carries same meaning)
- WHO IS THE LONELY WANDERER? - Sun is the lonely
wanderer
- WHO TAKES BIRTH AGAIN AFTER BIRTH? - Moon takes
birth again after birth
- WHAT IS GREAT MEDICINE FOR HEAVY SNOW? - Fire is a
great medicine for heavy snow
- WHAT IS MORE NECESSARY FOR CROPS? - Earth is more
necessary for crops
- WHAT IS THE COMMON BASE FOR..DHARMA,(TRUTH)
YASASS(GOOD FAME),SWARGA(HEAVEN), AND SUKHA(HAPPINESS)?? - Ability is the common
base for dharma, donation is the common base for good fame, truth is a guide to
Heaven and virtue is the common base of sukha
- WHAT IS THE ATMA OF MAN?
- Son is the atma of man
- WHO IS THE FRIEND OF MAN?
- Wife is the friend of man
- WHAT IS HIS SOURCE OF LIFE?
- Parjanya is his source of life/answer =clouds with rain(remember global
warming)
- WHAT IS HIS ACTION? - Donation is his action
- WHAT IS THE BEST CEREL CROP? - Wisdom is the best
cereal crop/answer is dakshata=wisdom of giving
- WHAT IS THE BEST WEALTH? - Knowledge is the best
wealth
- WHAT IS THE BEST PROFIT? - Health is the best
profit
- WHAT IS THE BEST HAPPINESS? - Contentment is the
best happiness
- WHAT IS ULTIMATE DHARMA? - Kind-heartedness is
ultimate dharma(AHIMSA)
- WHAT IS MOST FRUITFULL DHARMA? - Dharma of 3 Veda
is most truthful dharma(Aa..u..m=AUM...)PRANAVA MANTHRA
- WHAT SHOULD BE CONQURED TO REMOVE SADNESS? -
Humility of manas should be conquired/ANSWER=CONTROLLING OF MANAS
- WHAT IS THE AGREMENT WHICH ETERNAL? - Union with
pious is the eternal agreement
- WHICH RENOUNCIATION MAKES US MORE LOVABLE? -
Renunciation of pride makes us more lovable/ANSWER=RENOUNCING EGO OF BODY
- WHICH RENOUNCIATION MAKES US ERADICATE SADNESS?-
Renunciation of anger makes us eradicate sadness
- WHICH RENOUNCIATION MAKES US WEALTHIER? -
Renunciation of passion makes us wealthier
- WHICH RENOUNCIATION BRINGS HAPPINESS?
-Renunciation of desire brings happiness/ANSWER =LOBHA=STINCHINESS.
- WHAT FOR IS DONATION TO BRAHMINS? - Donation to
brahmins is for the sake of religion/ ANSWER IS DHARMA
- WHAT FOR IS DONATION FOR ARTISTS AND DANCERS? - Donation for artists and dancers
is for achieving fame
- WHAT FOR IS DONATION FOR SERVANTS? - Donation for
servants is for their nurture/ANSWER IS=FOR CONTROLLING THEM OR RULING THEM
- WHAT FOR IS DONATION FOR KINGS ? - Donation for
kings is for being our of fear/ANSWER IS FEAR
- WHAT COVERS THIS WORLD? - Ignorance covers this
world
- WHAT ENLIGHTENS THIS WORLD? - Good qualities
enlighten this world/ANSWER IS INTELLIGENCE
- HOW DO WE LOSE LOVED ONES
?- We lose loved ones because of our greed/ ANSWER LOBHA= ATTACHMENT TO
MATERIAL NATURE
- HOW DO WE LOSE SWARGA(HEAVEN)? - We loose swarga
because of our attachment/YES...AND
THIS ATTACHMENT IS CALLED SANGA
- WHEN DO MAN
DIE? - The man dies when he is poor(PSYCHOLOGICAL POVERTY)
- WHEN DOES A NATION DIE? - Nation dies when it has
no king/NO.ANSWER IS WHEN ANARCHY RULES IN A NATION
- WHEN DOES THE RITUAL FOR DEAD SOULS(SRAADHA) DIE?
- The ritual for dead souls dies without expert in Veda
- HOW DOES A YAJJNJA(HOLY SACRIFICE) DIE? - Yajjnja
dies without donations( YAJJNJA WITHOUT DAKSHINA TO GURU)
- WHAT IS 8 DIRECTIONS(DIKPALAKAS)? - North,
northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest are 8 directions/ANSWER
IS SAJJANA = GOOD PEOPLE
- WHERE IS NORTH?(UDAKA) WHICH RECIEVES ATMA? -
Space receives Atma
- WHAT IS FOOD(ANNAM)? - Sense-objects are
annam/ANSWER IS PASHU=THE COW WHO EATS
GRASS..VEG AND NON VEG
- WHAT IS POISON? - Desire is poison/ANSWER IS
BEGGING
- WHAT IS TIME OF SRAADHAM(RITUAL FOR DEAD PARENTS
MOKSHA)? - Brahmana WHO IS EXPERT IN VEDA OR SPIRITUALITY is a proper time
for Sraadham
- WHAT IS SYMBOL OF AUSTERITY(TAPAS)? - The symbol
of tapas is being alert in religion/ANSWER=SWADHARMA=TO FOLLOW ONES OWN DUTY
- WHAT IS SYMBOL OF
SELF CONTROL?(DAMAM) - The symbol of damam is subjugation/ANSWER IS CONTROL
ON MIND
- WHAT IS SYMBOL OF ETERNAL PATIENCE ?(KSHAMA) - The
symbol of kshama is bearing heat and cold/ANSWER IS BEARING OF DUALITIES OF
LIFE
- WHAT IS SYMPTOM OF HREE( CREATIVE POWER)? - The
symptom of hree is keeping yourself away from work which is not worth doing
- WHO IS THE ENEMY,WHO CANNOT BE EASILY CONQURED? -
Anger is the enemy who cannot be easily conquered
- WHAT IS THE ETERNAL SICKNESS? - Greed is the
eternal sickness
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- WHO IS A SADHU( PURE
SOUL OR SWAMY OR SANNYASI) - The one who is concerned with the welfare of
all being is swamy or Sannyasi
- WHO IS ASAADHU(USELESS)? - Cruel person is
asaadhu(THE MERCILESS)
- WHAT IS MOHA?(ILLUSION) - Fanaticism is moha ANSWER
IS CORRUPTION IN DUTY OR DHARMA
- WHAT IS MAANA?(POSITIVE SHAME OR GOOD EGO) -
Consciousness of one's being himself an actor in life is maana/ANSWER=AATMAABHIMAN=
EGO OF SELF
- WHAT IS LAZINESS(AALASSYA)? - Not discharging
one's duties is aalassya/ANSWER=AVOIDING ONES
OWN DUTIES
- WHAT IS SHOKA?( SADNESS) - Ignorance is Shoka
- WHAT IS THE TEACHINGS OF RISHIS ON STABILITY(STHAIRYA)?
- Steadiness consists in one's staying in one's own religion, and true patience
consists in the subjugation of the senses/ANSWER IS RIGHT EXCEPT
RELEGION--ONESOWN STEADINESS IN HIS OWN DUTY OR SWADHARMA IS ANSWER
- WHAT IS DHAIRRYA(COURAGE)? - Control over the
senses is dhairrya/ANSWER = CONTROL OVER
EMOTIONS
- WHAT IS THE REAL
SNAAN(HOLY BATH IN HOLY WATER? - Cleaning the mind from its dirt is real Snaan
- WHAT IS REAL
DAANAM(DONATION)? - Protecting all living beings is charity/YES..CHARITY IS
APT WORD FOR DONATION IN THIS
SENSE
- WHO IS PANDDHIT(SCHOLAR)? - The one who knows his
duties is panddhit/NOT ONLY HIS..BUT ALSO THE DHARMA OF EVERYBODY
- WHO IS ATHEIST(NAASTHIKA)? - The one who is
ignorant is atheist
- WHO IS DEVIL(MOORKHA)? - FoolISH ATHEIST is devil
- WHAT IS KAAMA?(DESIRE) - The wish to posess the
objects is kaama/ANSWER=THE ACTIONS WHICH CREATES WORLDLY IS KAAMA
- WHAT IS COMPETETION(MAALTSARYA)? - Unnecessary
turmoil of manas is maaltsaryaANSW=/THE INNER BURNING OR URGE (AUSTERITY OR
TAPAS)IS COMPETITION
- WHAT IS NEGATIVE EGO(AHANKAAR)? - The setting up
of a religious standard is ahankaar/ANSW=THE ILLUSION ON METERIAL OBJECT IS EGO
- WHAT IS SELF PRIDE?(DAMBHAM) - Stolid ignorance is
self pride/AMSW=THE MASK OF RIGHTEOUS(DHARMI) IS PRIDE
- WHO IS FINAL GOD ?(PARA BRAHMM) - The fruit of our
gifts is Parabrahmm/ANSW=THE RESULT OF CHARITY
- WHAT IS FINAL DIRT? - Speaking ill of others is
final dirt/
- DHARMA,ARTHA, KAAMA ARE
ETERNAL ENEMIES.HOW COULD THESE ETERNAL DUALITIES JOIN TOGETHER? - When a
wife and virtue agree with each other, then all the three you have mentioned
may exist together./ANSW- WHEN YOU MAKE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DHARMA AND HERSELF
- WHO GETS THE ETERNAL HELL? - The one who summons
Brahmana(POOR SAINT) promising to make him a gift and then tells him that he
has nothing to give, goes to everlasting hell. He also must go to everlasting
hell, who imputes falsehood toVEDA,PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCE,
BRAHMINS,GODS,PITRUS(DEAD PARENTS)DHARMA, He also goes to everlasting hell who
though in possession of wealth, never gives away nor enjoys himself from
avarice, saying, he has none.
- OH KING DHARMAPUTHRA..WHICH OUT OF CLAN(KULA)
VRUTHI(ACTION OR KARMA),SWAADHYAAM(SELF STUDY) SRUTHAM( GENETICALLY EARNED
KNOWLEDGE), GIVES DEEP BRAHMMATVAM(HIGH CONCIOUS BEING)? - It is neither
birth, nor study, nor learning, that is the cause of Brahmanahood, without
doubt, it is behaviour that constitutes it. One's behaviour should always be
well-guarded, especially by a Brahmana. He who maintains his conduct
unimpaired, is never impaired himself. Professors and pupils, in fact, all who
study the scriptures, if addicted to wicked habits, are to be regarded as
illiterate wretches. He only is learned who performs his religious duties. He
even that has studied the four Veda is to be regarded as a wicked wretch
scarcely distinguishable from a Sudra (if his conduct be not correct). He only
who performs the Agnihotra and has his senses under control, is called a
Brahmana!
- WHAT IS PRESENTATION FOR THE ONE
WHO TALKS GOOD? - The one who talks good words becomes agreeable to all
- WHAT IS REWARD FOR THE ONE
WHO ACTS CAREFULLY? - The one who acts carefully obtains whatever he seeks
- WHAT IS RESULT FOR THE ONE
WHO HAVE MANY DIFFERENT KIND OF
FRIENDSHIPS? - The one who has many friends live happily
- WHAT IS PRESENTATION FOR A DHAARMIC MAN?(DUTIFULL MAN)
- Happy state in the highest worlds is a presentation for a Dhaarmic Man
- WHO IS THE ONE
WITH MODAM( VERY HAPPY)? - The one who cooks in his own house, on the fifth
or the sixth part of the day, with scanty vegetables, but who is not in debt
and who stirs not from home, is very happy/ANSW=THE ONE
WHO IS HAPPY IN MAKING A FEAST WITH A SMALL VEGITABLE SALAD ONCE IN A WEEK IN
HIS HOME,THE ONW WHO DONT HAVE DEBTS,AND
THE ONE WHO NEVER GOES AROUND
BEGGING
- WHAT IS MOST WONDERFULL? - Day after day countless
creatures are going to the abode of Yama, yet those that remain behind believe
themselves to be immortal. THE STRUGGLE OF LIVING BEINGS TO EXISTIS THE WONDER
- WHAT IS THE WAY? - Argument leads to no certain
conclusion, the Srutis are different from one another; there is not even one
Rishi whose opinion can be accepted by all; the truth about religion and duty
is hid in caves: therefore, that alone is the path along which the great have
trod ANSW=/THE ROAD OF THE GREAT SOULS
IS THE WAY.
- WHAT IS GREAT NEWS? - This world full of ignorance
is like a pan. The sun is fire, the days and nights are fuel. The months and
the seasons constitute the wooden ladle. Time is the cook that is cooking all
creatures in that pan.
- WHO IS PURUSHA-ETERNAL MAN?
- The report of one's good action reaches heaven and spreads over the earth. As
long as that report lasts, so long a person is called purusha
- WHO IS MOST BLESSED? - The one who has no duality
between happiness and sorrow, joy and trouble, past and future is more blessed.
