DharmaQuiz: Maha purana

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Friday, December 6, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 246: 6-Dec-2013

Theme: 18 Maha Puranas

#DharmaQuiz 1616: Which of the18 Maha Puranas describe the greatness of Bhagavad Gita splendidly, earning the title Geeta Mahatmya? Ans: Padma Purana.

#DharmaQuiz 1617: Which of the 18 Mahapuranas describe the importance of Vaastu Shastra for home construction?. Ans: Agni Purana. But Matsya and Skanda also taken.

#DharmaQuiz 1618: Name any one Maha Purana, that extensively deals with narration of Lord Shiva. Ans: Shiva, Linga, Vayu and Skanda.

#DharmaQuiz 1619: There are at least 5 Maha Puranas (18 of them), that deal with narration of Bhagawan Vishnu's stories. Name any one. Ans: Vishnu, Bhavata, Matsya, Linga, Varaha.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1620: Which of the 18 Maha Puranas, contain Devi Mahatmya, victory of Durga over the Mahishasura story? Ans: Markandeya

Answers for session 246:

@yarish_tweet : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5
@meenabg : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
‏@man8shree : 5
@Telugutalli : 5

@venkatbhoopathy : 2
@DrSrishtiGupta : 2
@duvijan : 2

@YashwantCharan : 1
@bibekdebroy : 1
@pst4bjp : 1
@sanjaynparikh62 : 1
@gprasadadv : 1
@balamy : 1
@sanchit30 : 1
@nithinkrishna17 : 1
@ShrikkynayakP : 1
@stormylook : 1
@jatanacharya : 1
@InnovativeHindu : 1
@sreedharag : 1
@tradetoday99 : 1

See you next week.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 190: 22-Jan-2013

Theme: Maha Puranas

Which among the 18 Maha Puranas, is mostly covering the fish avatara of Vishnu? #DharmaQuiz 1311. Ans: Matsya Purana.
There are 1000 names of Shiva's wife in one famous Maha Purana. Which one? {Hint: Her main name there is 'She Who Plays'} #DharmaQuiz 1312. Ans: Brahmanda Purana contains Lalita (She who plays) Sahasra Nama.
The famous Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the Goddess Durga) is there in the shortest of the 18 Maha Puranas. Which one? #DharmaQuiz 1313. Ans: Markandeya Purana which has ~ 9000 verses.
Name a famous Maha Purana, that is named after a bird. #DharmaQuiz 1314. Ans: Garuda Purana.
Which of 18 Maha Puranas has Gita Mahatmya (Glory of Gita)? {Hint: Name = An Indian party's symbol} #DharmaQuiz 1315. Ans: Padma Purana.

Top Scorers for session 190:

@shawjipk : 5
@mrsnrao : 5
@smna17 : 5
@ashutoshkulkar1 : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@rasita : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@indianomad : 5
@arunz : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@sweetandu : 5

Congrats to:

@man8shree : 4
@iDevNakshi : 4

@VATSApp_ : 3
@pappuindian : 3

@mis_rak : 2
@arora_chandan : 2
@BalkishanLohia : 2
@mgopinat : 2
@TheArvindDhar : 2

@pcrajendra :1
@mytemplesindia : 1
@_Niranjan : 1
@hashnosis : 1
@sreedharag : 1
@kiran_en25 : 1
@DrShobha : 1
@gcmogre : 1
@vikrantkumar : 1
@kalyan_sk3011 : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@pvsswamy : 1
@Rajeev12284 : 1
@arjjun_kodoth : 1
@hirenkotak : 1
@DhanyaMadhavanN : 1
@shivetabhan : 1
@manageall : 1
@virendrabhagat9 : 1
@somanathg : 1
@Singh_ummm : 1
@SarayuBaawan : 1
@rksinghghodasar : 1
@DrAbhishekGupta : 1
@shurabh : 1
@Mr_RightClick : 1
@bhush02 : 1
@piyushkmishra : 1
@satheeshteki : 1
@voxindica : 1
@amishyam : 1
@rknannuta : 1
@_cowInspector : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1
@TheHinduPhantom : 1
@lalitadvani : 1
@antidespondent : 1
@shamikv : 1
@anil88733114 : 1
@ranganathabhatt : 1

Thanks for participating!

Friday, August 3, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 153: 3-Aug-2012

Theme: Puranas

One of these Puranas have Krishna's life story. Which one? a) Vamana. b) Brahma. c) Agni . #DharmaQuiz 1121. Ans: b) Brahma Purana mainly. Agni Purana also has some details.
This Purana describing many pilgrimage places, is also named after a Chiranjeevi. Name it: d) Matsya e) Skanda. f) Narada. #DharmaQuiz 1122. Ans: f) Narada Purana.
This Purana has mentions of beginning of cosmos or Cosmology. Name it. g) Agni. h) Markandeya. i) Bhavishya. #DharmaQuiz 1123. Ans: g) Agni Purana.
How many Maha Puranas are there? k) 21. l) 16. m) 18. #DharmaQuiz 1124. Ans: m) 18.
{Final, Open till 11PM} Name any one Purana that is named after one of the 5 natural elements of this planet. #DharmaQuiz 1125. Ans: Vayu or Agni.Purana.

Top Scorers:

@Tasmayi : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@Dhanushm : 5
@pirateadmiral : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5