Tuesday, August 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 154: 7-Aug-2012

Theme: Mahabharata
  1. What's the name of Drona Acharya's father? #DharmaQuiz 1126. Ans: Bharadwaja Maharshi.
  2. Who was the Guru of Karna in Mahabharata? #DharmaQuiz 1127. Ans: Parashurama. But will also accept Lord Surya.
  3. Jarasandha was a very famous wrestler and a King in Mahabharata. Which kingdom did he rule? #DharmaQuiz 1128. Ans: Magadha.
  4. Name the Maha Astra (major weapon) that Karna used against Arjuna in Mahabharata's 17th day? #DharmaQuiz 1129. Ans: Prashuramaastra or Bhargava Astra. The Naga astra was used on the 16th day itself. This Bhargava astra was given by guru Parashurama after feeling bad about the curse he gave regarding Brahmastra.
  5. {Final, Open till 11PM} Arjuna got Pashupata Astra (weapon) from Lord Shiva. In which mountain did he get that? #DharmaQuiz 1130. Ans: Indra Keela Mountain.
Top Scorer:
@ashutoshkulkar1 : 5



Runners Up:
@shawjipk : 4
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@pvaidyaraj : 4
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@lodyaashi : 2
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@mahanteshneel : 1
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Thanks for taking part today.

3 comments:

  1. What was the name of the night at the birth of lord krishna? :)

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  2. Sir , In the Mahabharata translated by sri Sundara chaitanyanada swamy (into Telugu) which is based on veda vyasa's version,it is mentioned that Parasurama's curse includes both for Bhargavashtra and Brahmastra as well, so the only deadly weapon that Karna used was sarpa mukha astra(Naga astra).

    02. It is mentioned in the same book that Dronacharya was the first guru of Karna ,and only for acquiring Brahmastra he went to serve Parasurama in the guise of a Brahmin.There is no mention about surya as Guru of Karna.

    I mention this only for your information and further verification. There is no other intention.

    Your Dharmaquiz is undoubtedly enriching my Puranic knowledge.Thanks a lot

    shawjipk

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  3. Shawji,

    From what I know, Sarpa astra or Naga astra was used on the 16th day. I got the details about 17th day seeing Parashuramastra or Bhargava (his other name) astra from Dr. HV Narasimha Murthy's research.

    Thanks for noting about Surya. I added Surya only after seeing answers of many people, explaining Surya and Parashurama conversation. More details would be appreciated!

    Thanks for your interest in DharmaQuiz,

    - Kiran

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