DharmaQuiz: Kausalya

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Lord Shri Rama

#DharmaQuiz Session 325: 27-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2011: Valmiki Ramayana is primarily in which Chandas?
{Hint: 4 padas; 8 letters per pada} Ans: Anushtup chandas.

#DharmaQuiz 2012: Name a famous Hindu sant/philosopher born 998 years ago in south India, whose name literally means Rama's younger brother. Ans: Ramanuja Acharya.

#DharmaQuiz 2013: Out of the 4 Yugas, in which Yuga did Ramayana happen? Ans: Treta Yuga.

#DharmaQuiz 2014: Lord Shri Rama's birth place Ayodhya, is on the banks of which river? Ans: Sarayu.

{Final,Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 2015: Rama's mother Kausalya was from Dakshina Kosala. Which modern Indian states form Dakshina Kosala? Ans: Chhattisgarh and Western Odisha.

Scores for session 325:

@durgaramdas : 5
@SamitLive : 5
@UKKishor : 5
@IdamRashtray : 5
@ksmsundaram1975 : 5

@ASHISHTWITTED : 4
@mamtan14 : 4
@venivedivicky : 4
@deshi_mangoman : 4

@ankushraj29 : 3
@arunrush : 3
@stormylook : 3
@SnookyBangalore : 3
@kichumyname : 3
@paladugu_sri : 3

@keshavaram : 2
@agneepankh : 2
@choudharypravin : 2
@vkdwivedi21 : 2
@rinku3009 : 2
@Sa82020831 : 2
@VirendraPandey_ : 2
@RAMESH4184 : 2
@Sushuptii : 2
@AshutoshNSingh : 2
@rohitsamvada : 2
@mrsnrao : 2
@ChauhanUpendra : 2

@Twikramaditya : 1
@AbhinavAhinav : 1
@bnchy1946 : 1
@tmsatagoapan : 1
@yesveees : 1
@raghavendra3190 : 1
@mrkotians : 1
@kiranGowda0007 : 1
@Bh_Nitin89 : 1
@Keefarqpaindha : 1
@Mannmarziyan : 1
@ShaileshTewarie : 1
@NkBlr : 1
@amit_nit28 : 1
@_shomy : 1
@Haryanvi_Live : 1
@gullumishra : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@Smoking_Sadhu : 1
@ankitindia1 : 1
@satyapremee : 1
@Shivsankar : 1
@radhekrishan68 : 1
@TorontoDreams : 1
@nandaakumar : 1
@sunilmumbaikar : 1
@KeenSachin : 1
@DrAVarma : 1
@drsriramvdongre : 1
@viveksingh16 : 1
@bharathkalva : 1
@SoumM1 : 1
@Vamsee9002 : 1
@harikumarv1241 : 1
@VijayWriter : 1

Have a great Rama Navami!

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, November 19, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 241: 19-Nov-2013

Theme: Bhajans, Aartis and Suprabhatams

#DharmaQuiz 1591: Who put to music the most common version of "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" bhajan that Mahatma Gandhi used to sing?. Ans: Vishnu Digambar Paluskar.

#DharmaQuiz 1592: The most famous suprabhatam in South India you can find is "Kausalya Supraja Rama Purva...". Who composed it ~600 yrs ago?. Ans: During 1430 CE by Prativaadibhayankara Sri Anantacharya Read it here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprabhatam#Venkateshwara_Suprabhatam

#DharmaQuiz 1593: Every Ramakrishna matha will sing "Khandana Bhava Bandhana" aarti composed by Swami Vivekananda. Usually in which raaga?. Ans: Mishra Kalyana. @GuruCharan99 explains that it was originally composed in Raga Mishra Kalyan in Belur Mutt. But it can also be sung in Dhrupad raaga.

#DharmaQuiz 1594: The Ram Bhajan "Jaise Suraj ki Garmi se" became immensely popular. Which movie featured it for the first time? Ans: Parinay

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1595: Who composed about 140 years ago, the very famous "Jai Jagadish Hare" aarti bhajan in Punjab? Ans: Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri.

Answers for session 241:

@GuruCharan99 : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@KaushikRg : 5

@DrSrishtiGupta : 3
@rinku3009 : 2
@sachinjohri : 2
@niranjanpai : 2

@YashwantCharan : 1
@kirankonnects : 1
@pvnananth : 1
@ABoni8 : 1
‏@bechaara : 1
@myself_a_desi : 1
@ssk3071 : 1

Hope you enjoyed it today. It was tough.