DharmaQuiz: Dasharatha

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Theme: Ramayana

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:

‏@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

Interestingly, no one got the first answer right here! Many were on Pinaki.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 270: 22-Apr-2014

Theme: Ramayana Events

#DharmaQuiz 1736: What was the ornament that Shri Rama presented to his wife Sita immediately after marriage, in Ramayana? Ans: Chudamani. A kind of hair ornament.

#DharmaQuiz 1737: Which vamsha or lineage did Ravana belong to, in Ramayana? Ans: Pulastya vamsha. (Brahman + Rakshasa lineage)

#DharmaQuiz 1738: In Ramayana, who was Maricha's mother? Ans: Tataka. Incidentally, Tataka was Ravana's maternal grand mother too.

#DharmaQuiz 1739: What's the name of the aeroplane that Ravana used to fly away with kidnapped Sita, in Ramayana? Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1740: Which son of Dasharatha conducted his antya kriya (final rites), in Ramayana? Ans: Bharata.
Scores for session 270:

‏@KaushikRg : 5
@pramod_klr : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@sweetandu : 5

‏@SAKottadamane : 4

@sharathinindia : 3
@sudhica84 : 3
@showadarsh : 3
@rohitsamvada : 3
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 3
@shivprasath : 3

@enlightend_mind : 2
@_S_T_F_ : 2
@SriAiyerRS : 2
‏@rinku3009 : 2
@QuickGunM1 : 2
@anil_prongs : 2

@renukaguru : 1
@Tan_Tripathi : 1
@Ravindra_Maiya : 1
@rashmi_k_patel : 1
@GirishSiddapura : 1
@Band00k : 1
@NileshTheGreat : 1
@surendaradla : 1
@iamak93 : 1
@PYARIRADHA : 1
@AshishCawnpore : 1
@sreekannoth : 1
@acrajesh : 1
@IamSrivatsanV : 1
‏@raghav355 : 1
‏@Abhi_BJP : 1
‏@R_a_a_h_u_l : 1
@param_dayal : 1
@JustKedding : 1
@vachas9 : 1
‏@hiraj13 : 1

Hope you enjoyed today. Feel free to tweet me or put in comments below, your topic suggestions.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 216: 21-May-2013

Theme: Minor Characters in Ramayana

Name this good friend of King Dasharatha who gives vital information to Rama in the forest. #DharmaQuiz 1446. Ans: Jatayu, the vulture.
Name this women infamous in Ramayana for planting the seeds of jealousy in the royal Queen's mind. #DharmaQuiz 1447. Ans: Manthara, the maid of Queen Kaikeyi.
Who escorted the younger Rama to King Janaka's court, in Ramayana? #DharmaQuiz 1448. Ans: Guru Vishwamitra. Lakshamana is also accepted as an answer.
In SE Asian versions of Ramayana, these 2 brothers from South India given more space than in Valmiki's Ramayana. Who? #DharmaQuiz 1449. Ans: Vali and Sugriva.
Was the famous brother of Rama who accompanied to forest, the son of Dasharatha's 2nd wife or 3rd? #DharmaQuiz 1450. Ans: Third wife, Sumitra.

Toppers for Session 216:

@arunz : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@PrachinVaani : 5
@CJ_Shekhar : 5
@whitetiger2651 : 5
@Tasmayi : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@dolby_mehul : 5
@saikumar_k : 5
@Abhishek_0512 : 5
@Bacchuji : 5

Congrats to these:

@dominodeck : 4
@sweetandu : 4
@Simuntweets : 4
@pundeerjitendra : 4
@laxmikant209 : 4
@Mimaniya : 4
@Kaushikrg : 4

@ssmalani : 3
@Susri1210 : 3
@GuruCharan99 : 3
@_shomy : 3
@cubicle_warrier : 3
@gboxam : 3

@sachinjohri : 2
@abhisays : 2
@pvsswamy : 2
@akhilm176 : 2
@trolleswar : 2
@its_poooja : 2
@HarishS66284892 : 2
@ksinamdar : 2
@VellaDev : 2
@BKottadamane : 2
@followchandru : 2
@VinayChawla_ : 2
@kumarravish : 2
@IamSrivatsanV : 2
@shreeramm : 2

@abhisek_yadav : 1
@iVpsingh : 1
@sharathinindia : 1
@rohit2vats : 1
@rexrao52 : 1
@KamalPremi2 : 1
@talkmithilesh : 1
@rkamath1982 : 1
@Sandip27111963 : 1
@vvs8787 : 1
@VssSarma : 1
@rishitwt : 1
@Phirmi_Bodo : 1
@krajthakkar : 1
@urrohit : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@SvenVish : 1
@iA3Hi : 1
@Ishaa777 : 1
@Dinuraghubansi : 1
@ProudDilliwala : 1
@Ganeshmahnar : 1
@bsr3012 : 1
@AskingAmit : 1
@ur_vivek : 1
@amitprabhu : 1
@kesarirang : 1

Great response today. Thanks to everyone!