Tuesday, September 20, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 88: 9-Sep-2011

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Session 88: September 9,  2011
Theme: Pandavas and Kauravas 
  1. Who was the ONLY Kaurava who advised Duryodhana against Draupadi's vastrapaharan? a)Vikarna b)Nandana c)Mahodara. #DharmaQuiz 792. Ans: (a) Vikarana
  2. Karna used a major astra (not brahmastra) to kill one son of Bhima in Mahabharata. Name that son. a)Sarvanga b)Sutasoma c) Ghatotkacha  #DharmaQuiz 793. Ans: (c) Ghatotkacha
  3. Pandavas spent 1 year of incognito or ajnatavasa in which king's court? a)Virata b)Nala c)Jayadhrata #DharmaQuiz 794 Ans: (a) Virata
  4. Who was the only son of Kunti who was born to Surya or Sun God? a)Yudhishtira b)Arjuna c)Karna #DharmaQuiz 795. Ans: (c) Karna
  5. Name the mother of Arjuna's son who made Chakravyuha very famous. a)Ulupi b)Subhadra c)Draupadi  #DharmaQuiz 796 Ans: (b) Subhadra
List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:
  • @RohitRajpurohit : 5
  • @venkataa : 5
  • @FEEL4INDIA : 5
  • @nilayshah80 : 5
  • @man0jsharma : 5
  • @GirishLN : 5
  • @ManiKSK : 5
  • @Mimaniya : 5
  • @sharathinindia : 5
  • @NPatnaik55 : 5
  • @SwarupKS : 5
  • @mayureshgaikwad : 4
  • @mohitmathurs : 4
  • @DevNakshi : 4
  • @itsmesuresh : 4
  • @lodyaashi : 4
  • @AvinashCKM : 4
  • @praneshak : 4
  • @alka_ks : 3
  • @SantaSingh : 3
  • @chhayank : 3
  • @vamshitweet : 3
  • @_SHIVANGI__ : 3
  • @rv_nath : 3
  • @rudraveenaa : 3
  • @krish53 : 3
  • @stormylook : 2
  • @laajjo : 2
  • @manishsinghm : 2
  • @manohar_sram : 2
  • @amitgupta_lnct : 2
  • @Sshankara : 2
  • @pavanaja : 2
  • @Mandar1008 : 1
  • o@psudo : 1
  • @Karmasura : 1
  • @jithu2k1 : 1
  • @nandini2611 : 1
  • @masoodalam1 : 1
  • @666666satish : 1
  • @krish53 : 1
  • @sapana_almelkar : 1
  • @kk_ahm K : 1
  • @jitendramehta70 : 1
  • @koolkarthik : 1
  • @__Awdhi__ : 1
  • @monalisasahoo : 1
  • @AmiSri : 1
  • @ranganaathan : 1 
  • @vivek_nk : 1
  • @the_deep_throat : 1
  • @sudhindra_t : 1
  • @jaideepb : 1
  • @subhashpakhare : 1
  • @teehehea : 1
  • @madhu_shala : 1
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 87: 6-Sep-2011

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Session 87: September 6,  2011
Theme: Vishnu 
  1. Vishnu is worshiped as "Bhujagashayanam". What does Bhujaga mean in Sanskrit? #DharmaQuiz 787. Ans: Snake/serpent
  2. Vishnu is worshiped as "Bhava Bhaya Haram". Haram means the one who removes. What does "Bhava Bhaya" mean? #DharmaQuiz 788. Ans: Inborn nature's fear (bhava = inborn nature; bhaya = fear). Other version, fear of life's cycle.
  3. Lord Vishnu is prayed as "Kshetrajnah" ; What does that mean? #DharmaQuiz 789. Ans: The one who can lead us (to moksha or salvation)
  4. Vishnu is also known as 'Akshara' : In Sanskrit it's explained as "Na ksharati iti Aksharah". Then what does Akshara mean? #DharmaQuiz 790. Ans: The one which (greatness) never diminishes.
  5. {Final, open till 9 PM} Vishnu is referred with respect as "Shrimaan". What does Shrimaan exactly mean? #DharmaQuiz 791. Ans: The one with lovely form.
List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:
  • @DevNakshi : 4
  • @manohar_sram : 3
  • @man0jsharma : 3
  • @sureshvar : 3
  • @amitgupta_lnct : 3
  • @ManiKSK : 3
  • @sharathinindia : 3
  • @neelesh_mishra : 3
  • @SantaSingh : 2
  • @ChanakyPandit : 2
  • @shivsankar : 2
  • @itsmesuresh : 2
  • @Susri1210 : 2
  • @dwellerinme : 1
  • @ca_deepakG : 1
  • @Mimaniya : 1
  • @girist : 1
  • @TheArvindDhar : 1
  • @traighthindu : 1
  • @AmiSri : 1
  • @Sshankara : 1
  • @anuragjain12 : 1
  • @nandini2611 : 1
  • @kdpgrahi : 1
  • @mukunthaniyer : 1
  • @_Aniket : 1
  • @Amit2you : 1
  • @dildhondtahai : 1 
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 86: 2-Sep-2011

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Session 86: September 2,  2011
Theme: Ganesha 
  1. When Tamil people refer to 'Pillaiyar', which famous Hindu deity are they referring to?  #DharmaQuiz 782. Ans: Ganesha
  2. Ekadanta is usually associated with Siddhi (spiritual power) and Riddhi (prosperity); Name the third associated quality. #DharmaQuiz 783. Ans: Buddhi (intellect)
  3. Cynodon dactylon is the botanical name of the grass that is a must when worshiping the Lambodara. What's its Sanskrit name? #DharmaQuiz 784. Ans: Durva
  4. Biggest immersion processions of Vakratunda on which day? a) Subramanya Shashti b) Ananta Chaturdashi c) Naraka Chaturdashi  #DharmaQuiz 785. Ans: b) Ananta Chaturdashi
  5. When Gajanana was the scribe to write Mahabharata, who narrated the epic to him? #DharmaQuiz 786. Ans: Veda Vyasa
List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:
  • @sharathinindia :  5
  • @ManiKSK : 5
  • @DevNakshi : 5
  • @rohitbhatta : 5
  • @nevesaydie : 5
  • @mayureshgaikwad : 4
  • @kishan_harathi : 4
  • @sureshvar : 4
  • @koffeewitharsha : 3
  • @dharmakrit : 2
  • @SamitLive : 1
  • @TorontoDreams : 1
  • @TheArvindDhar : 1
  • @jaideepb : 1
  • @ramjoukani : 1
  • @RaviGhiyar : 1
  • @Sshankara : 1
  • @manohar_sram : 1
  • @shekhar7 : 1
  • @dineshamle : 1
  • @Saffron_Surfer : 1
  • @SajanShetty : 1
  • @jitndr : 1
  • @ASHISHTWITTED : 1 
  • @ksmsundaram1975 : 1
  • @FatAngryBird : 1
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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DharmaQuiz Session 85: 23-Aug-2011

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Session 85: August 23,  2011
Theme: Krishna 
  1. Lord Krishna's foster father, Nanda, became the head of a community of cow herders and settled down in which place? #DharmaQuiz 776. Ans: Vrindavan
  2. Name of the mountain that Krishna lifted as a small boy? a)Simhadri b)Govardhana c)Rohini. #DharmaQuiz 777. Ans: Govardhana
  3. Who was Radha's father, an original inhabitant of Vrindavana? a)Vrishbhanu. b)Gosimha. c)Nimbarka. #DharmaQuiz 778. Ans: Vrishbhanu.
  4. Name the dance immortalized by Krishna & Radha, translated as the play of asthetics or more broadly as Dance of Divine Love. #DharmaQuiz 779. Ans: Raasa Leela.
  5. Which Vedic god was furious when Krishna advised people of Vrindavana to worship nature, and not the Vedic god? #DharmaQuiz 780. Ans: Indra
  6. Krishna lost 6 of his siblings to the madness of uncle Kamsa. Name his only half sister who survived. #DharmaQuiz 781. Ans: Subhadra.
List of people who got one or more answers answers right:
  • @man0jsharma 
  • @Susri1210 
  • @sureshvar 
  • @rohitbhatta 
  • @imoindian 
  • @mebrahmin 
  • @Ash Dubey
  • @itsmesuresh 
  • @08sanjeev08 
  • @chaitrabhat7 
  • @urs_sandeepan 
  • @RaviGhiyar 
  • @SandeepShelke 
  • @krish53 
  • @sharathinindia 
  • @7Notes4Beats 
  • @AviTweets 
  • @GirishLN 
  • @ManikandSharma 
  • @chhayank 
  • @shwetakeshav 
  • @TwtbyKoushik 
  • @surabhi18 
  • @umeshbhateja 
  • @JustChetu 
  • @ranganaathan 
  • @ASHISHTWITTED 
  • @patilso 
  • @jaya_888 
  • @ramjoukani 
  • @idurgesh 
  • @_ankitG 
  • @AshutoshNSingh 
  • @Maheshcr
  • @lndian_ITman 
  • @psudo 
  • @madhu52 
  • @stormylook 
  • @vijay_vvk 
  • @umeshbhateja 
  • @atulbadani 
  • @Narainised 
  • @RetardRahulG 
  • @priyanksri 
  • @Amaresh80 
  • @krish53 
  • @Aiyoo_Rama 
  • @rasita 
  • @cvmanjoo 
  • @vamanan81 
  • @laajjo 
  • @PanchuDas 
  • @amitraval111 
  • @matarishva 
  • @indiantweeter 
  • @ganguli 
  • @Ranger98806 
  • @jasminemovement 
  • @Rajput_Ramesh 
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DharmaQuiz Session 84: 12-Aug-2011

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Session 84: August 12,  2011
Theme: Goddess Lakshmi 
  1. Goddess Lakshmi is said to shine like "Hiranya". What does Hiranya mean? #DharmaQuiz 770. Ans: Gold
  2. Lakshmi is seated on a particular flower and also praised, as beautiful as the same flower. Name that flower. #DharmaQuiz 771. Ans: Padma or Lotus
  3. Lakshmi is praised during prayer as "Eashvareegam Sarva Bhutanaam". What does 'Bhuta' mean in this context? #DharmaQuiz 772. Ans: (God) Created Beings
  4. Goddess Lakshmi is also referred with a very popular, one Sanskrit syllable. Yes, just ONE syllable. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 773. Ans: Shreehi (Shree with a visarga or 2 dashes in Devanagari)
  5. Goddess Lakshmi is praised as 'Hema Maalini". What does Hema Maalini mean? #DharmaQuiz 774. Ans: Garlanded with Gold.
  6. A 16 shloka (hymn) prayer, from Rig Veda Khilani, is recited for Lakshmi strictly by meter. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 775. Ans: Shri Sukta
All questions above are from Shri Sukta.

Read more here:
http://www.greenmesg.org/mantras_slokas/devi_lakshmi-sri_suktam.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_sukta

Video of traditional, with strict adherance to meter, Shri Sukta rendering, like you hear in temples:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znx82Y4glAk

Video here with Sanskrit and English translation of Shree Suktam:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vd6xbQDTYs


List of people who got one or more answers answers right:
  • @GirishLN 
  • @Amaresh80 
  • @manohar_sram 
  • @rv_nath 
  • @RohitRajpurohit 
  • @asraghunath 
  • @saurabhvc 
  • @_SHIVANGI__ 
  • @aurabhvc 
  • @sharathinindia 
  • @ManikandSharma 
  • @RetardRahulG 
  • @DevNakshi 
  • @AviTweets 
  • @MrsGandhi 
  • @AshutoshNSingh 
  • @pangalanrao 
  • @vasantgoswami 
  • @amit_sincy 
  • @wavehit 
  • @Ravitejadanda 
  • @casperghost7 
  • @mukuvacha
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DharmaQuiz Session 83: 9-Aug-2011

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Session 83: August 9,  2011
Theme: Vedangas
  1. Name the Vedanga (auxiliary discipline) that deals with grammar: a) Vyakarana b) Jyotisha c) Kalpa -- #DharmaQuiz 764 Ans: Vyakarana
  2. Chandas (meter) is a Vedanga: A typical shloka in Sanskrit poetry belongs to which Chandas? a) Sama b) Anushtup c) Vayu. #DharmaQuiz 765. Ans: Anushtup
  3. Which Vedanga deals with phonetics, articulation, pitch, nasality et al? a)Shiksha b)Chandas c)Smriti. #DharmaQuiz 766. Ans: Shiksha
  4. One type of Vedanga has link to sage Lagadha. This branch is highly significant in ancient Indian science study. Name it. #DharmaQuiz 767. Ans: Vedanga Jyotisha
  5. Grihya Sutras (or domestic rituals from Vedic prescription) are a part of which Vedanga? a)Kripa b)Kalpa c)Shaila. #DharmaQuiz 768. Ans: Kalpa
  6. To which Vedanga is Nighantu, an ancient Indian glossary linked to? a)Samaveda b)Virakta c)Nirukta . #DharmaQuiz 769. Ans: Nirukta
You can refer to this link for more info on all these questions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedanga

List of people who got one or more answers answers right:
  • @itsmesuresh 
  • @KVSarmaJ 
  • @mayank5492 
  • @sharathinindia 
  • @AnilAarush 
  • @ManikandSharma 
  • @man0jsharma 
  • @kishan_harathi 
  • @Amit2you 
  • @Amaresh80
  • @asraghunath 
  • @jagdish 
  • @vasantgoswami 
  • @DevNakshi 
  • @thadhagathan
  • @Sahyadri 
  • @bhaviknz 
  • @mukunthaniyer
  • @Akhil_Hpd 
  • @jaya_1234 
  • @indiantweeter 
  • @stormylook 
  • @omprakash
  • @transcendare 
  • @mayureshgaikwad 
Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

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DharmaQuiz Session 82: 2-Aug-2011

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Session 82: August 2,  2011
Theme: Hindu temples
  1. Where is the most famous Mookambika temple located? #DharmaQuiz 757. Ans: Kollur, Karnataka
  2. There is a very famous Brahma temple, dedicated to the creator of the universe, in Rajasthan state. Which town? #DharmaQuiz 758. Ans: Pushkar
  3. A famous sun temple in Gujarat is located on the banks of river Pushpavati. Which town is that in? #DharmaQuiz 759. Ans: Modhera
  4. On the banks of Ganga, in W Bengal, considered as the headquarters of ISKCON. Name this birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. #DharmaQuiz 760. Ans: Mayapur
  5. This famous Jain Parasnath temple is almost at 4500 feet above sea level.  In which north Indian state is it in? #DharmaQuiz 761. Ans: Jharkhand (Shri Sammet Shikhar Teerth)
  6. One of the holiest Hindu temples of North East India, Tripura Sundari (Kali or Matabari) temple, is located in which town? #DharmaQuiz 762 Ans: Udaipur
  7. {Final, Open till 9 PM} A famous temple in Himachal Pradesh has a legend about Sati's eye falling there. Name the temple. #DharmaQuiz 763. Ans: Naina Devi temple
 List of people who got one or more answers answers right:

  • @atulbadani 
  • @mjrajput
  • @arunz 
  • @BalajiSanjeev  
  • @aks1010 
  • @DrSatyaSaraswat 
  • @AviTweets 
  • @Amaresh80 
  • @asraghunath 
  • @manohar_sram 
  • @sharathinindia 
  • @suresh_kini 
  • @ManikandSharma 
  • @amsrjn 
  • @skumarpadmanabh 
  • @DevNakshi 
  • @Darshankhatri 
  • @indiantweeter 
  • @jagdish 
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  • @AvinashCKM 
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  • @AmiSri 
  • @khaishk
  • @dibyabttb 
  • @doubtinggaurav 
  • @krishnarjun108 
  • @vasantgoswami 
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  • @idurgesh 
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  • @jaideepb 
  • @Rohithns 
  • @vijay_Behenji 
  • @rshivaag 
  • @kk_ahm 
  • @VITESH_DESAI 
  • @Mahi_66 
  • @sunnju 
  • @auldtimer 
  • @internet_hindus
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