Maha Lakshmi

DharmaQuiz Session 292: 8-Aug-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1846: Devi Lakshmi is praised in Vedas as "padma maalini". What does Padmamaalini mean? #VaraMahaLakshmi  Ans: The one who wears a garland of lotus flowers.

#DharmaQuiz 1847: Goddess Lakshmi is often referred as Hiranyavarnaa and Adityavarnaa.
What does the Aditya Varnaa mean? Ans: Resplendent like the sun.

#DharmaQuiz 1848: This Ashta Lakshmi temple is 10 KM outside a big South Indian metro.
Which city? Ans: Hyderabad. 12 KM from Nampally.

DQ: 1848

#DharmaQuiz 1849: This Bharat Ratna was famous for singing one of the most famous Lakshmi songs. In which language? Ans: Kannada

DQ 1849

Here is the rendering: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tdYY6lUw9g

#DharmaQuiz 1850: Today is #VaraMahaLakshmi vrata. First performed by Parvati. Who told her to do this puja? Ans: Lord Shiva.

Read more about the Vedic Shri Sukta praising Goddess Lakshmi here, with meaning:
http://www.puja.net/wordpress/sri-suktam-rig-veda-mantra-for-lakshmi/

Answers to session 292:

1. @pramod_klr : 5
2. @KaushikRg : 5
3. ‏@surnell : 5
4. @RakeshChouhan : 5

1. @chetankshet : 4
2. @GayathriSrinath : 4
3. @tradetoday99 : 4
4. @gboxam : 4
5. @vish_was_is : 4
6. @MangoAdmi : 4

1. @bezubaan : 3

1. ‏@kakdwip : 2
2. @omprakashcaims : 2

1. @ashokagarwal : 1
2. @SaffronShirt : 1
3. @skdeshpande : 1
4. @Vamsee9002 : 1
5. @chand_andas : 1
6. @atul_speaks : 1
7. @praveenk333 : 1
8. @sapana_almelkar : 1
9. @Dm12Sanyal : 1
10. @anamika_99 : 1
11. @nandaakumar : 1
12. ‏@sankarbe : 1
13. @Viswajgd : 1
14. @Ramgopaljgd : 1
15. @hegde_anirudh : 1
16. @sumanthagowda : 1
17. @ngc1729 : 1
18. @peeyushmalhotra : 1
19. @gkamath07 : 1
20. @nrkoranne : 1
21. @ReMeeer : 1

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