Friday, May 22, 2015

Pillars of Indian Culture: Rita, Rina and Dharma

#DharmaQuiz Session 333: 22-May-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2051: The vedic ritual yajña /Yajna comes from the Sanskrit root word "yaj". What does yaj mean? Ans: ‘respect,’ ‘belongingness,’ and ‘sharing’.



#DharmaQuiz 2052: Asuras (demons) and suras (deities) were sons of the same father Prajapati. Which group was elder among them? Ans: Asuras are the elder ones.

#DharmaQuiz 2053: What is the Sanskrit word for ‘giving’, ‘charity’ or ‘offering’? Ans: Daana.

#DharmaQuiz 2054: A very basic goal of Hindu Dharma is "Sat–chit–ananda". Is this state, something for humans to realize or attain? Ans: Realize, as it is within us.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2055: What's the most commonly used Sanskrit word for ‘penance’ or ‘austerity’? Ans: Tapas.

Do read this beautiful summary of Rita, Rina and Dharma by Shatavadhani Dr. R Ganesh.
http://indiafacts.co.in/the-pillars-of-indian-culture-%E1%B9%9Bta-%E1%B9%9B%E1%B9%87a-dharma/

Scores for session 333:
  1. ‏@Simuntweets : 4
  2. @Suprith_raO : 4
  1. @AMoorthy : 3
  2. @Mamdhata : 3
  3. @stormylook : 3
  4. @ShubhaPatil9 : 3
  1. @brahmajnana2015 : 2
  2. @IDhruvjaywant : 2
  3. @ProtectIndia : 2
  4. @heeraman98 : 2
  1. ‏@rahul_sane : 1
  2. @Dvbharti : 1
  3. @KiranPatil13 : 1
  4. @deepti_nainwal : 1
  5. @GreatHeretic : 1
  6. @Sridhar_Salem : 1
  7. @skandoham : 1
  8. @Aamchigele : 1
  9. @Dattaraj85 : 1
  10. @rao_pravesh : 1
  11. ‏@pardhas : 1
  12. @insumit : 1
  13. @A31X64Vijay : 1
  14. @AmerPadma : 1
  15. @ashtaavakra : 1
Hope you all enjoyed this.

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