DharmaQuiz Session 314: 20-Jan-2015
#DharmaQuiz 1956: Name the bow that Shri Rama broke during Sita Swayamwara.
#Ramayana Ans: Shunabha.
Read more on Sunabha or Shunabha here -> http://vhp.org/cultural-heritage/ramayan/lesson-6
#DharmaQuiz 1957: Dasharatha and Kausalya had a daughter who was given for adoption. Name the mother who adopted Shanta, the girl. Ans: Vershini. Kausalya's sister.
#DharmaQuiz 1958: Who cursed emperor Dasharatha, to die of "putra shoka" (grief of being away from loved son)? Ans: Shravana Kumara's parents. Shantanu and Jnanavanti.
#DharmaQuiz 1959: Name Emperor Dasharatha's daughter-in-law, whose name sounds like a famous river in Goa. Ans: Mandavi.
{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1960: Who taught Yoga to Shri Rama? There's a massive 32,000 shloka text on this teaching. Ans: Rishi Vasishta. The book is Yoga-Vaasishta compiled by Maharshi Valmiki.
Scores for session 314:
#DharmaQuiz 1956: Name the bow that Shri Rama broke during Sita Swayamwara.
#Ramayana Ans: Shunabha.
Read more on Sunabha or Shunabha here -> http://vhp.org/cultural-heritage/ramayan/lesson-6
#DharmaQuiz 1957: Dasharatha and Kausalya had a daughter who was given for adoption. Name the mother who adopted Shanta, the girl. Ans: Vershini. Kausalya's sister.
#DharmaQuiz 1958: Who cursed emperor Dasharatha, to die of "putra shoka" (grief of being away from loved son)? Ans: Shravana Kumara's parents. Shantanu and Jnanavanti.
#DharmaQuiz 1959: Name Emperor Dasharatha's daughter-in-law, whose name sounds like a famous river in Goa. Ans: Mandavi.
{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1960: Who taught Yoga to Shri Rama? There's a massive 32,000 shloka text on this teaching. Ans: Rishi Vasishta. The book is Yoga-Vaasishta compiled by Maharshi Valmiki.
Scores for session 314:
- @Simuntweets : 4
- @pramod_klr : 4
- @deshi_mangoman : 4
- @ajaypawardr : 3
- @durgaramdas : 3
- @RakeshChouhan : 3
- @vinod_gowda : 3
- @bulletguru : 3
- @rajeshrajput1 : 3
- @Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
- @anamika_99 : 2
- @KrishSuresh7 : 2
- @cgmagia : 2
- @pravsly : 1
- @rajeshtiwari1 : 1
- @Hisxclency1 : 1
- @Telugutalli : 1
- @RamraoKP_ : 1
- @thapateros : 1
- @anityakr : 1
- @AmatyaKautilya : 1
- @brat_mj : 1
- @mast_manav : 1
- @Anoopsri : 1
- @voxindica : 1
- @SwathiRagha : 1
- @sheelakraj : 1
- @stormylook : 1
- @keshavhosahalli : 1
- @anand61084 : 1
- @anand61084 : 1
- @sun_pathak : 1
- @rakeshjmishra : 1
- @NkBlr : 1
In Kerala the bow Rama broke is generally referred to as "Thrymbakam" ( In "Adhytmaramayanam" written by Thunchath Ezhuthan in Malayalam"). Never herad the name "Sunabha" before. The Dharma Quiz is interesting & informative. Thanks.
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