DharmaQuiz: Maharshi

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Bhagavad Gita and Sanskrit.

#DharmaQuiz Session 326: 31-Mar-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2016: Who translated Bhagavad Gita into English first? Ans: Sir Charles Wilkin.

#DharmaQuiz 2017: In whose ashrama did Dushyanta meet Shakuntala? Ans: Kanva maharshi.

#DharmaQuiz 2018: What was Satya Harishchandra's wife's name? Ans: Chandramati.

#DharmaQuiz 2019: Mahabharata is the "the longest poem ever written" with 18,00,000 words. How many shlokas or verses approximately? Ans: Approximately 1,00,000.

#DharmaQuiz 2020: If you read Hindu Puranas, Maharshi Suta's name comes often. In which ashrama did he live in? Ans: Naimisharanya

Scores for session 326:
Did not score. Sorry. Next time will do that.

Friday, February 28, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 258: 28-Feb-2014

Theme: Lord Shiva

#DharmaQuiz 1676: Lord Shiva is having a name which translates as "the roarer" or "fierce". That name is also a Rig Vedic deity. Name it. Ans: Rudra.

#DharmaQuiz 1677: In which Veda is the hugely popular Chamakam, found in? You will almost always hear Chamakam during Maha Shivaratri. Ans: Krishna Yajur Veda primarily.

#DharmaQuiz 1678: Shiva's wife Sati immolated herself during her father Daksha's yajna. Which rishi, also Daksha's SIL,was conducting yajna? Ans: Brighu.

#DharmaQuiz 1679: To save the universe when Shiva drank the poison halahala, who stopped it at his neck itself,getting him Neelakantha name? Ans: Parvati.

#DharmaQuiz 1680: Shiva worshiped as Jyotir-Linga in 12 places. Geographically, which is the easternmost Jyotir Linga? Ans: Vaidyanath at Devgarh, Jharkhand.

Answers to session 258:

@TheArvindDhar : 5
‏@ajaypawardr : 5
@vijirak : 5
@Mamdhata : 5
‏@pandey_ashishkp : 5
@GayathriSrinath : 5

@karthikjana : 4
@vivekDw02165999 : 4

‏@ShenoyVijeta : 3
@drarora_gaurav : 3
@_shomy : 3
@meenabg : 3

@Susri1210 : 2
@venkataa : 2
@karthiabraje : 2
‏@SeCoolar_Right : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
‏@kksubbu2003 : 2

@_sujayS : 1
@Viswajgd : 1
@mandya_manju : 1
@anurag_surya : 1
@sonitarun1 : 1
@ksmsundaram1975 : 1
@Ramsesh2809 : 1
@ashvasant : 1
@AniilkumarAnil : 1
‏@jpdadhich : 1
@ajittyagi1805 : 1
@Srinathbki : 1
@seevin : 1
@ajittyagi1805 : 1
@Asach4 : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
@ashimasingh99 : 1
@swamilion : 1
‏@Prach82 : 1
@Prouud2bIndian : 1
@AnirudhaLimaye : 1
@Chandrashmii : 1
‏@a_gopinathan : 1
@harshit13175873 : 1
@swathip18 : 1

Hope you all had a great and soothing Maha Shivaratri.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 194: 5-Feb-2013

Theme: Hindu Philosophy Concepts.

If Ahimsa is the opposite of Himsa, what is the opposite of savishesha (with distinctive characteristics)? #DharmaQuiz 1331. Ans: Nirvishesha.
Advaita and Dwaita are two famous forms of Indian philosophy. Name one other school of philosophy with the word 'Advaita'. #DharmaQuiz 1332. Ans: Vishistadvaita.
Name the Buddhist equivalent for the Hindu concept of Moksha. #DharmaQuiz 1333. Ans: Nirvana.
7 kinds of rishis existed in India: Kandarshi, Srutarshi, Paramarshi, Devarshi, Rajarshi & Maharshi. Name the 7th type. #DharmaQuiz 1334. Ans: Brahmarshi, the most prominent ones.
If form is Yantra, sound is Mantra, then technology of using form and sound together is called..? #DharmaQuiz 1335. Ans: Tantra.

Top scorers for session 194:

@Sahyadri : 5
@priyankish : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@CJ_Shekhar : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@karuvaki : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@shylsmn : 5
@Manjunaath : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@geophyraj : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@indianomad : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5
@man8shree :' 5

Congrats to these scorers:

@shriram78 : 4
@ShubhamBhuyaat : 4
@vintejban : 4
@pp_chn : 4
@iDevNakshi : 4
@shanthigrama : 4
@vinodvyas220 : 4

@Kiran_speaks : 3
@Susri1210 : 2
@raopm9 : 2
@pradeepkhs : 2
@MSLohia : 2
@ChandanYogendra : 2
@trivedianupam : 2
@vishal1818 : 2

@ISB_Devil : 1
@vedaspeak : 1
@SubedarSahab : 1
@seeniram : 1
@vasenvy : 1
@InamdarVijay : 1
@sriram20 : 1
@Rahulhr24 : 1
@maathinamalla : 1
@ArunKrTiwari : 1
@iambuddha119 : 1
@DhanyaMadhavanN : 1
@Marut_ : 1
@vinod_gowda : 1
@rishitwt : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@saggirex : 1
@tdadvait : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
@chinmaywadikar : 1
@iyernbk : 1
@rovenky : 1

Congrats to everyone who got to the scoreboard!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 154: 7-Aug-2012

Theme: Mahabharata

What's the name of Drona Acharya's father? #DharmaQuiz 1126. Ans: Bharadwaja Maharshi.
Who was the Guru of Karna in Mahabharata? #DharmaQuiz 1127. Ans: Parashurama. But will also accept Lord Surya.
Jarasandha was a very famous wrestler and a King in Mahabharata. Which kingdom did he rule? #DharmaQuiz 1128. Ans: Magadha.
Name the Maha Astra (major weapon) that Karna used against Arjuna in Mahabharata's 17th day? #DharmaQuiz 1129. Ans: Prashuramaastra or Bhargava Astra. The Naga astra was used on the 16th day itself. This Bhargava astra was given by guru Parashurama after feeling bad about the curse he gave regarding Brahmastra.
{Final, Open till 11PM} Arjuna got Pashupata Astra (weapon) from Lord Shiva. In which mountain did he get that? #DharmaQuiz 1130. Ans: Indra Keela Mountain.

Top Scorer:
@ashutoshkulkar1 : 5

Runners Up:
@shawjipk : 4
@pkagrawala : 4
@rahulghildiyal : 4
@sweetandu : 4
@DevNakshi : 4
@arunz : 4
@sharathinindia : 4
@surenc1974 : 4
@a_adarsh : 4
@dolby_mehul : 4
@hchaturv : 4
@bkartic : 4
@prashanthkpp : 4
@iSaakshi : 4
@surnell : 4
@smna17 : 4
@deetham : 4
@sharad_51 : 4
@philAmit : 4
@pvaidyaraj : 4
@abhipar7 : 4

Congrats to:

@TheArvindDhar : 3
@agarwalekta1 : 3
@bhattvihang : 3
@bigvjp : 3
@jemin_p : 3

@lodyaashi : 2
@avinashkarn : 2
@shanthigrama : 2
@RohitRajpurohit : 2
@manohar_sram : 2
@bitterTab : 2
@jaideepb : 2
@aashwanikashyap : 2
@bkapilyadav : 2

@mahanteshneel : 1
@VidrohiArya : 1
@pvsswamy : 1
@rishitwt : 1
@Nalayakvoter : 1
@MyIdea_Of_India : 1
@luckyfresh : 1
@hindujanjagruti : 1
@MetalDew : 1
@man0jsharma : 1
@DevaSrik : 1
@twitrkshukla : 1
@PowercutIN : 1
@ganguli : 1
@akandpal : 1
@vis25 : 1
@simplybhavesh : 2
@parag1626 : 1
@udgeetha : 1

Thanks for taking part today.