Tuesday, April 29, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 272: 29-Apr-2014

Theme: Four Antahkaranas of inner conscience functions

#DharmaQuiz 1746: In Indian philosophy, which is the Antahkarana (inner conscience) that deals with memory storage of impressions? Ans: Chitta.

#DharmaQuiz 1747: In Hindu philosophy, Ahankara (Aham-kara) is described as ego or affirmation. It separates the "I" or self, from what? Ans: From the rest of the material world - like friends, relationship etc.

#DharmaQuiz 1748: A child has manas or mind. Knows things. But lacks intellect to decide what it wants. What's intellect called in Sanskrit? Ans: Buddhi, which determines, decides and logically comes to a conclusion that something is such-and-such a thing.

#DharmaQuiz 1749: In Hindu philosophy, Manas, Ahankara etc. are termed as a part of sukshma sharira (SS). Give the English translation of SS. Ans: Astral Body.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1750: Out of 4 functions of Mind (Antahkaranas), which one is the subtlest, that can sense other three? Ans: Ahankara. The hierarchy is like this. Manas (Sensory) -> Chitta (Memory) -> Buddhi (Intellect, Discriminator) -> Ahankara (Ego).

Read more here: http://veda.wikidot.com/antahkarana

Did not collect all answers for scoring this time. Next time!

Friday, April 25, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 271: 25-Apr-2014

For DQ 1744: Pic: hotelkiranpalacevns.com
For DQ 1745: Pic: blogspot.com
Theme: Kashi or Varanasi

#DharmaQuiz 1741: Kashi is the place Tulsidas started composing the epic poetry Ramcharitmanas. In which century did he start this? Ans: 16th century. Year 1574 CE to be precise.

#DharmaQuiz 1742: The description of Kashi or Varanasi is found in ancient Rig Veda and fourteen puranas. Name 1 purana that talks of Kashi. Ans: Any of these: Skanda Purana, Brahmvatatarya Purana, Brahma Purana, Vayu Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurmu Purana, Padma Purana, Vaman Purana, Linga Purana, Narad Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagwat Purana, Agni Purana, Markandaya Purana

#DharmaQuiz 1743: Current day Golden temple in Kashi of Prabhu Vishwanath, was rebuilt after destruction by which queen of Indore in 1780? Ans: Ahilyabai Holkar.

#DharmaQuiz 1744: Kashi Vishwanath's rebuilt temple's golden pinnacle was donated by Maharaja of Punjab in 1839. Who? Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1745: On which small river's bank is Kashi's famous Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple? Ans: Assi.


Answers to session 271:

  1. @pramod_klr : 5
  2. @rinku3009 : 5
  3. @KaushikRg : 5
  4. @shivprasath : 5
  1. @Tasmayi : 4
  2. @narindk : 4
  3. @sweetandu : 4
  1. @immanishgupta : 3
  1. @BKS_5 : 1
  2. @HalderSitavra : 1
  3. @sundar113 : 1
  4. @VictoryForNamo : 1
  5. @ShishirK81 : 1
  6. @ShirazHassan : 1
  7. @modifiedindia14 : 1
  8. @drarora_gaurav : 1
  9. ‏@supadhaya : 1
  10. @Jason88336132 : 1
  11. @rajawat_10 : 1
  12. @immanishgupta : 1
  13. ‏@iMumbaykar : 1
  14. @palvesta : 1

Jai Kashi Vishwanath and Vishalakshi!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 270: 22-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana Events

#DharmaQuiz 1736: What was the ornament that Shri Rama presented to his wife Sita immediately after marriage, in Ramayana? Ans: Chudamani. A kind of hair ornament.

#DharmaQuiz 1737: Which vamsha or lineage did Ravana belong to, in Ramayana? Ans: Pulastya vamsha. (Brahman + Rakshasa lineage)

#DharmaQuiz 1738: In Ramayana, who was Maricha's mother? Ans: Tataka. Incidentally, Tataka was Ravana's maternal grand mother too.

#DharmaQuiz 1739: What's the name of the aeroplane that Ravana used to fly away with kidnapped Sita, in Ramayana? Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1740: Which son of Dasharatha conducted his antya kriya (final rites), in Ramayana? Ans: Bharata.
Scores for session 270:
  1. ‏@KaushikRg : 5
  2. @pramod_klr : 5
  3. @shawjipk : 5
  4. @GayathriSrinath : 5
  5. @sweetandu : 5
  1. ‏@SAKottadamane : 4

  1. @sharathinindia : 3
  2. @sudhica84 : 3
  3. @showadarsh : 3
  4. @rohitsamvada : 3
  5. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
  6. @shivprasath : 3
  1. @enlightend_mind : 2
  2. @_S_T_F_ : 2
  3. @SriAiyerRS : 2
  4. ‏@rinku3009 : 2
  5. @QuickGunM1 : 2
  6. @anil_prongs : 2
  1. @renukaguru : 1
  2. @Tan_Tripathi : 1
  3. @Ravindra_Maiya : 1
  4. @rashmi_k_patel : 1
  5. @GirishSiddapura : 1
  6. @Band00k : 1
  7. @NileshTheGreat : 1
  8. @surendaradla : 1
  9. @iamak93 : 1
  10. @PYARIRADHA : 1
  11. @AshishCawnpore : 1
  12. @sreekannoth : 1
  13. @acrajesh : 1
  14. @IamSrivatsanV : 1
  15. ‏@raghav355 : 1
  16. ‏@Abhi_BJP : 1
  17. ‏@R_a_a_h_u_l : 1
  18. @param_dayal : 1
  19. @JustKedding : 1
  20. @vachas9 : 1
  21. ‏@hiraj13 : 1

Hope you enjoyed today. Feel free to tweet me or put in comments below, your topic suggestions.

Friday, April 18, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 269: 18-Apr-2014



Theme: Ancient Indian Medicinal Scientists - Ayurveda

#DharmaQuiz 1731: Ancient scientist Charaka from 1st century BCE, was a student of which school of internal medicine? {Hint: starts with A} Ans: Atreya.

#DharmaQuiz 1732: Sushruta, scientist frm 6 cent BCE,was frm which school of surgery? {Hint: At Narayana Hrudayalaya} Ans: Dhanvantari

Source: rsachi.blogspot.com

#DharmaQuiz 1733: Vagbhata, scientist frm 6 cent CE, was frm which ancient Indian school of gynecology and pediatrics? {Hint: starts with K} Ans: Kashyapa.

#DharmaQuiz 1734: Charaka Samhita & Sushurata Samhita are part of Brihat Trayi or Big Three of Ayurvedic literature. Which's the 3rd book? Ans: Ashtanga Hridaya of Vagbhata.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1735: Shilajit (black bitumen) a medicinal drug, was found in Mohenjo Daro. Which Veda talks of Shilajit? Ans: Atharva Veda. (But Rig also considered as many Atharva suktas are from Rig).

Answers to session 269:
  1. ‏@surnell : 4
  2. @GuruCharan99 : 4
  1. @deshi_mangoman : 3
  2. @man8shree : 3
  1. @KiranBjp : 2
  1. @sudhirapai : 1
  2. ‏@dr_niranjana : 1

Looks like it was a tough session. Not many on the scoreboard today.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 268: 15-Apr-2014

Theme: Hinduism basics, in numbers

#DharmaQuiz 1726: Sanyasa is one of the four __________  in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Ashramas.

#DharmaQuiz 1727: Upanayana is one of the 16 _________ in Hinduism. Ans: Samskaras.

#DharmaQuiz 1728: Mahabharata is one of the two _______ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Itihasas.

#DharmaQuiz 1729: Bhagavata is one of the six Vaishnava _________ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Puranas.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1730: Naivedya is one of the sixteen _________ in Hinduism. Fill in the blank. Ans: Upacharas.

Answers to session 268:
  1. @R_Bhartiya : 5
  2. @sweetandu : 5
  3. @Susri1210 : 5
  4. @GirishSiddapura : 5
  5. @AMoorthy : 5
  6. @meenabg : 5
  7. @NilimaNilimas : 5
  1. @Maveric_1128 : 4
  2. @VictoryForNamo : 4
  3. @rohitsamvada : 4
  4. @Nachiketa_Vriti : 4
  5. @SamitLive : 4
  6. @ParambathP : 4
  7. @SwathiRagha : 4
  1. @SAKottadamane : 3
  2. @LaxmanBinani : 3
  1. @AnithaNadsal : 2
  2. @krishnpria : 2
  3. @rinku3009 : 2
  4. @rajeshrajput1 : 2
  5. @prabhakaryes : 2
  6. @ramana1729 : 2
  7. @bhaskar1918 : 2
  8. @vishchan : 2
  9. @SriAiyerRS : 2
  10. @rahulmithra : 2
  1. @VijayShenli : 1
  2. @digirak : 1
  3. @Modi4India : 1
  4. @tweettatai : 1
  5. @omprakashcaims : 1
  6. ‏@mrsnrao : 1
  7. @patriotprashant : 1
  8. @Samirkagalkar : 1
  9. @ultapulatnikhil : 1
  10. @enlightend_mind : 1
  11. @Vamsee9002 : 1
  12. @rahulbisaralli : 1
  13. @GuruprasadRgp : 1
  14. @ksjha_ngp : 1
  15. @drrajeevujjwal : 1
  16. @zhagdoo : 1
  17. @sandeepkuppur : 1
Congrats to all!

Friday, April 11, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 267: 11-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana's Kandas

#DharmaQuiz 1721: In Ramayana, which Kanda has the details of Shri Rama meeting Bharadwaja and Valmiki both? Ans: Ayodhya Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1722: Which Kanda of Ramayana has details of Hanuman bringing Sanjeevani herbal medicine to save Lakshmana? Ans: Yuddha Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1723: In which Kanda of Ramayana, does the mention of Rakshasi Tataka's death come in? Ans: Bala Kanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1724: In Ramayana's which Kanda is Sugriva's coronation as a king is done by Shri Rama? Ans: Kishkinda Kanda.

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1725: Which Kanda of Ramayana has the details of the adventures of Sita's sons, Lava and Kusha? Ans: Uttara Kanda.

Answers to session 267:
  1. @GayathriSrinath : 5
  1. @NilimaNilimas : 4
  2. ‏@sweetandu : 4
  3. @meenabg : 4
  1. @SwathiRagha : 3
  1. ‏@mjrajput : 2
  2. ‏@ddeb30 : 2
  1. @kmukundra : 1
  2. @D_Shadz : 1
  3. ‏@mrsnrao : 1
  4. @ganeshchillara : 1
  5. @ChampakRoy : 1
  6. ‏@octotus : 1
  7. @HDL_TN : 1
  8. @tmmenon : 1
  9. @sudhica84 : 1
  10. @Punit_shandilya : 1
  11. @kksubbu2003 : 1
  12. @drsriramvdongre : 1
  13. @poetrification : 1
  14. @vigneshenoyk : 1

Jai Shri Ram!

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 266: 1-Apr-2014

Theme: Panchanga and Years per Hindu calendar

#DharmaQuiz 1716: Jaya Samvatsara, that started for many Hindus yesterday on Yugadi, is which year as per Shalivahana Shaka? Ans: 1936.

#DharmaQuiz 1717: The current year is 197,29,49,115th year per a particular Hindu panchanga computation. What is that computation? Ans: The number years since the start of this Brahma Kalpa (the current day of Brahma, called Shweta Varaha Kalpa).

#DharmaQuiz 1718: Per Vikrama Shaka's Hindu Panchanga, which year are we currently in? Ans: 2070-71. 

#DharmaQuiz 1719: Per Hindu panchanga, we are in 186,18,855th year in Vaivaswata Manvantara. Is Vaivaswata different from Swayambhuva Manu? Ans: Yes. Vaivaswata is the 7th Manu.

{Final, Open till 10PM}  #DharmaQuiz 1720: Per Hindu panchanga, how many years have passed since the start of the latest Kali Yuga? Ans: 5114. We are now in 5115th Kali Yuga year.
Answers to session 266:
  1. @ashujoshi27 : 5
  2. @man8shree : 5
  3. @GuruCharan99 : 5

  1. @cgmagia : 3

  1. @Telugutalli : 2


  1.  @vkhurana19 : 1
  2. ‏@shalabhrocks : 1
  3. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 1
  4. @NilimaNilimas : 1
  5. @__aksa : 1
  6. @neelesh_mishra : 1
  7. @Mamdhata : 1
  8. @YashwantCharan : 1
  9. @conphucius : 1
  10. @dikshitmodi : 1

Happy Yugadi again!