Showing posts with label Duryodhana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Duryodhana. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Bhagavad Gita

DharmaQuiz Session 294: 19-Aug-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1856: What's the name of the longest chapter in Krishna's eternal preaching for human kind, the Bhagavad Gita? Ans: Chapter 18, Moksha Sanyasa Yoga.

#DharmaQuiz 1857: In which chapter of Bhagavad Gita, does Lord Krishna display to Arjuna, his cosmic form or Vishwarupa? Ans: Chapter 11, Vishwarupa Darshana Yoga.

#DharmaQuiz 1858: Name one person from Mahabharata other than Arjuna, to whom Krishna had displayed his universal cosmic form or Vishwarupa. Ans: These are the names I have read from varous sources -> Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra (the only time he gets his vision momentarily), Yashoda (foster mother), Duryodhana (before Kurukshtra war, as a messenger of Pandavas), Vidura (Krishna visiting his house), Bhishma (while waiting for death on arrow bed), Karna (at the time of death in battlefield), Akrura (Kamsa's emissary), Utanga, Narada, birth parents Devaki & Vasudeva (in the jail when born) too. 

#DharmaQuiz 1859: Which Yoga among 18 in Bhagavad Gita (chapters), explains Sthita Prajna (the one who has absolute control over senses)? Ans: Sankhya Yoga, Chapter 2.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1860: In Gita, apart from Arjuna & Krishna, who are the others being a part of conversation (uvacha)? Ans: Sanjaya and Dhritarashtra. Only four people from
Mahabharata are in conversation during the entire 18 Yogas or chapters of Bhagavad Gita.


Ans for session 294:
  1. @NilimaNilimas : 5
  2. @durgaramdas : 5
  3. @pavanaja : 5
  4. @iParamanand : 5
  5. @siribhatta : 5
  6. @vipulgupta1976 : 5
  1. @man8shree : 4
  2. @rajeshrajput1 : 4
  3. @Sunil_Rao_MS : 4
  4. @chetankshet : 4
  1. @shyamddeore : 3
  2. ‏@peeyushmalhotra : 3
  1. @TheRajarshi : 2
  2. @nikhil_tikmani : 2
  3. @kushleshsharma : 2
  4. @bhupinderpti : 2
  5. @SanmitraK1 : 2
  1. @ajegowda : 1
  2. @atulkoolkarni : 1
  3. @sahasrajith_ks : 1
  4. @AmitaroraDr : 1
  5. @helloraajitha : 2
  6. @anoopchandra9 : 1
  7. @vigneshshanbhag : 1
  8. @vikasbsingh : 1
  9. @akshri_250 : 1
  10. @vidisha_24 : 1
  11. @NarayanSanath : 1
  12. @Umeshkumarr26 : 1
  13. @_p_k_m : 1
  14. @Shrimaan : 1
  15. @Kamal_Khilega : 1
  16. ‏@AmitIntruder : 1
  17. @SriAiyerRS11 : 1
  18. @gunturmaverick : 1
  19. ‏@rinku3009 : 1
  20. @SnookyBangalore : 1
  21. @srijai : 1
  22. @sankarbe : 1
  23. @upma23 : 1
  24. @valmikii : 1
  25. @devadas1967 : 1
  26. ‏@ulta_chashma : 1
  27. @vinod_gowda : 1
  28. ‏@SaurishReddy : 1
  29. @ProudDilliwala : 1
  30. @deshi_mangoman : 1
  31. @vishal_jamuar : 1
  32. @surykant2612 : 1
  33. @Kesavaprakash : 1
  34. @gandabherunda : 1
  35. @vikasdixit1984 : 1
  36. @deepaknagar : 1
  37. @Sukesh2232 : 1
  38. ‏@ispastwadi : 1
  39. ‏@swapnilXlogic : 1
  40. @sanjaybansal20 : 1
  41. ‏@RAVINDRARAMA : 1
  42. @DonAmit : 1
  43. @akshri_250 : 1
  44. @AzadHindFauji : 1
  45. ‏@vishaldwivedi6 : 1
  46. ‏@keshavaram : 1
  47. ‏@adarshdgp : 1

Jai Shri Krishna!

Friday, March 28, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 265: 28-Mar-2014

Theme: Mahabharata's warriors.

#DharmaQuiz 1711: Who was Ekalavya's father? Ans: Hiranyadhanush, a Nishada king.

#DharmaQuiz 1712: What did Shri Krishna call Duryodhana as, in Mahabharata? Àns: Suyodhana

#DharmaQuiz 1713: If Arjuna was an expert in Dhanur Vidya, which branch of warfare was Yudhishtira an expert in?. Ans: Ratha Vidya or the art of charioteering. But Bhala or Spear is also considered.

#DharmaQuiz 1714: In which aspect of archery was Ekalavya an expert in?. Ans: Shabdavedi Dhanur Vidya (Firing an arrow based on sound). Friend @ksmsundaram1975 terms "Sonic Archery"!

#DharmaQuiz 1715: Who killed Bakasura in Mahabharata? Ans: Bhima.

Answers to session 265:
  1. @ksmsundaram1975 : 5
  2. @pramod_klr : 5
  3. @_RKSumit : 5
  4. @sweetandu : 5
  5. @KaushikRg : 5
  6. @man8shree : 5
  7. @deshi_mangoman : 5
  1. ‏@vinodvyas220 : 4
  1. @cgmagia : 3
  1. @HDL_TN : 2
  2. @Naive_rookie : 2
  3. @Pputhige : 2
  4. @Maun_mohansingh : 2
  5. @pavanaja : 2
  6. @ajegowda : 2
  1. @kp1312 : 1
  2. @rv_nath : 1
  3. @rexrao52 : 1
  4. @Telugutalli : 1
  5. @IndiaChurps : 1
  6. @khatvanga : 1
  7. @netvisionindia : 1
  8. @rohitsamvada : 1
  9. @Susri1210 : 1
  10. @mrsnrao : 1
  11. ‏@SwathiRagha : 1
  12. @FarjiKejri : 1
  13. @nikunj156 : 1
  14. @about2giveup : 1
  15. @DrSatyaSaraswat : 1
  16. @BharatBhakta : 1
  17. @kishoregubburi : 1

Good to see many people interested in Mahabharata. 

Friday, March 7, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 260: 7-Mar-2014

Theme: Descendants of famous people in Mahabharata

#DharmaQuiz 1686: Name one grandson of Shri Krishna in Mahabharata. Ans: Aniruddha, son of Pradyumna.

#DharmaQuiz 1687: Name one grandson of Arjuna in Mahabharata. Ans: Parikshit, son of Abhimanyu.

#DharmaQuiz 1688: Did any son of Draupadi survive the 18 day Mahabharata war? Ans: No. The only Pandava descendant who survived Mahabharata war was Parikshit, son of Arjuna and Subhadra.

#DharmaQuiz 1689: Name Duryudhana's daughter who married Krishna's son in Mahabharata. Ans: Lakshamana, who married  Samba, son of Krishna and Jambavati.

#DharmaQuiz 1690: Name one warrior  from the Kaurava army, who survived the epic Kurukshetra war  in Mahabharata. Ans: Kritavarma, Kripacharya and Ashwatthama.

Answers to session 260:

@Tasmayi : 5
@man8shree : 5
@sweetandu : 5
‏@ayush4bharat : 5
@Joojhaaru : 5


@Telugutalli : 4
‏@vijayvaani : 4

@RaghuDiggavi : 3
@ChampakRoy : 3
@vijay_bhayani : 3
@KaushikRg : 3

@Gopalaratinam : 2
@Ronakvijay : 2
@ps1118 : 2
@joshiajaydeep : 2
@pandey_ashishkp : 2
@RameshBeeKe : 2

@rexrao52 : 1
‏@Twadda : 1
‏@tathagat12 : 1
@yogendra_11 : 1
@DrShobha : 1
@sharmabrr : 1
‏@rajathrao : 1
@krishnasdwar : 1
@vikasdixit1984 : 1
@mukulnda : 1
@vipinkrsingh30 : 1
@dhanushgowdacml : 1
@Veeravasanth : 1
@comfykaju : 1
@sujeetpillai : 1
‏@SatyaPandey99 : 1
@Gulaaabi : 2
@shivprasath : 1
@Sharan207 : 1
@ShrikanthHs : 1
@rohan194 : 1
‏@Lohana1983 : 1
@SrDPO : 1
@arunprasad72 : 1
@dr_anuragbajpai : 1
@karbhat : 1
@BhattJignes : 1
@abhicm03 : 1
@vallurisantosh : 1
@Atulkbhaskar : 1
@sanjaynparikh62 : 1
@ssk3071 : 1
@utkaws : 1
@venkataa : 1
@rohit2vats : 1

Very nice participation. See you next week! Suggest in comments, if you have any special them that you would like to see in Dharma Quiz.