DharmaQuiz Session 254: 24-Jan-2014

Theme: My Idea of India - Vedic quotes

#DharmaQuiz 1656: उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् || udaracharitanam tu vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam - Found in which Upanishad? #MyIdeaOfIndia Ans: Mahopanishad

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasudhaiva_Kutumbakam

#DharmaQuiz 1657: ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः।  सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve santu niramayah. Found in which Upanishad? Ans: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.

More: http://aumamen.com/mantra/om-sarve-bhavantu-sukhinah-universal-prayer-lyrics-and-meaning

#DharmaQuiz 1658:  आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः Aano bhadrakratavo yantu vishwatah. Noble thoughts come from everyside. From which Veda? Ans: Rig Veda

#DharmaQuiz 1659: सत्यमेव जयते | satyam-eva jayate (Truth alone triumphs) - is from which Upanishad? #MyIdeaOfIndia Ans: Mundaka upanishad.

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyameva_Jayate

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1660: अहिंसा परमॊ धर्मः | Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah, mentioned many times in Mahabharata. Name one such Parva. Ans: Adi Parva and Anushasan parva.

More: http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Ahimsa_Paramo_Dharma

Answers to session 254

1. @meenabg : 5
2. ‏@deshi_mangoman : 5
3. @GuruCharan99 : 5
4. @man8shree : 5

1. @Mamdhata : 2
2. @neethapai : 2

1. ‏@Susri1210 : 1
2. @tallurisrao : 1
3. @ShrrinG : 1
4. @UKKishor : 1
5. @ooltikhopdi : 1

See you next week.

DharmaQuiz Session 248: 17-Dec-2013

Theme: Bhagavad Gita

#DharmaQuiz 1626: Which are the three Gunas that Bhagavad Gita teaches? Ans: Satva, Rajas and Tamas.

#DharmaQuiz 1627: In terms of number of verses, what % of Mahabharata is Bhagavad Gita? a) Less than 1%. b) 1 to 5%. c) Greater than 5%. Ans: a) Less than 1%. Mahabharata has 1 lakh+ verses. Bhagavad Gita is 700 verses per Adi Shankara's research.

#DharmaQuiz 1628: There are 18 Parvas or books in Mahabharata. In which of those 18 parvas is Bhagavat Gita?. Ans: The sixth Parva - Bhishma Parva (The Book of Bhishma).

#DharmaQuiz 1629: Out of these two, which one is the start and which one is the end of Bhagavad Gita? "Neetirmatirmama" and "Dharmakshetre". Ans: Bhagavad Gita starts with Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre, and ends the 18th chapter with Bhutirdhruva Neetirmatirmama.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1630: The names of every single chapter in Bhagavad Gita ends with a common word. What's that word?. Ans: Yoga.

Read a brief summary of Bhagavad Gita in here ->
http://hinduism.about.com/od/scripturesepics/fl/A-Brief-Introduction-to-the-Bhagavad-Gita.htm

Answers for session 248:

1. @sreekannoth : 5
2. @rasita : 5
3. @PrateekBahl : 5
4. @brahmavith : 5
5. @man8shree : 5
6. @chetankshet : 5
7. @pnthacker : 5
8. @cubicle_warrier : 5
9. @GuruCharan99 : 5
10. @Telugutalli : 5
11. @KaushikRg : 5
12. @sri9011 : 5
13. @sudhee26 : 5

1. @GayathriSrinath : 4
2. @nareshdixit82 : 4
3. @shawjipk : 4

1. @19Vinodha : 3
2. @harish85228184 : 3
3. @Turnermsh : 3
4. @mrsnrao : 3

1. @upen90 : 2
2. ‏@siribhatta : 2
3. @rajeshrajput1 : 2
4. @SriAiyer2RS : 2
5. @Ranga_RS : 2
6. @ashujoshi27 : 2
7. @DrSrishtiGupta : 2

1. @shivaprasad_124 : 1
2. @deshrajeev : 1
3. @traghavendran : 1
4. @imRaghu4mKoppal : 1
5. @supreethkmurthy : 1
6. @ChampakRoy : 1
7. @VijaySekharB : 1
8. @Ronakvijay : 1
9. @T56_RF : 1
10. @ajayjmun : 1
11. @ijitendramodi : 1
12. @srisriyash : 1
13. @Viswajgd : 1
14. @NPatnaik55 : 1
15. @RejoiceImmortal : 1
16. @SudheerKumr : 1
17. @shrishailbhat : 1
18. @sharathinindia : 1
19. @apu_rocks : 1
20. ‏@Panduranghari1 : 1
21. @Uppinakayi : 1
22. @deepaknagar : 1
23. @Ashok_Parmar_ : 1

Jai Shri Krishna!