DharmaQuiz: Manu Smriti

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Famous Hindu Quotes

#DharmaQuiz Session 319: 10-Feb-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1981: Vivekananda used - Uttishthata Jagrata Prapya Varan nibodhata.
Was from Katha upanishad. Who speaks these words there? Ans: Yama Dharma Raya to Nachiketa.

#DharmaQuiz 1982: Mano Buddhi Ahankaara Chitta ni naaham is a great Indian philosophical song. Who composed it? Ans: Adi Shankara. Known as Atma Shatakam.

Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atma_Shatkam

#DharmaQuiz 1983: Atmano Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya Cha, is a Rig Veda's shloka that is the motto of a famous dharmic matha. Which one? Ans: Ramakrishna math, started by Vivekananda.

#DharmaQuiz 1984: Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam punarapi janani jathare shayanam. This great philosophical line is a part of which song? Ans: Bhaja Govindam by Adi Shankara.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1985: Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah = Dharma protects those who protect Dharma - is a part of which text? Ans: Manu Smriti.

Scores of session 319:

@ramas_cal : 5
@sumanthbharatha : 5

@Simuntweets : 4

@UKKishor : 3
‏@niranjanprabhu : 3
@Aamchigele : 3
@Telugutalli : 3
@TrivediNcbhatt : 3
‏@DrSrishtiGupta : 3

@aravozhukkam : 2
@ravikantbhat : 2

@puneethsamani : 1
@padbalaram : 1
@Pria12Rao : 1
@Suprith_Mandara : 1
@db_is_db : 2
@PoonamV_ : 1
@deshi_mangoman : 1
‏@sudhirapai : 1
@Bruhannale : 1
@arunrush : 1
@aasare1 : 1
@ANILKUMARAN5 : 1
@pramodhbala : 1
@balamura001 : 1
‏@realactivex : 1
@shathrao : 1
@Umeshkumarr26 : 1

Congratulations to all those who made to the score list.

Friday, September 27, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 236: 27-Sep-2013

Theme: Hindu Sacred Texts Based Mottos of Institutes and Departments

Name one college or university that has this Bhagavad Gita motto - "Nahi Jnanena Sadrusham" (Nothing is Equal to Knowledge) #DharmaQuiz 1556. Ans: University of Mysore, Mysuru, KA. Others - Microbio Institute Probiosys says @sheefal, Nehru Memorial College, Sullia Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka says @sharathinindia, Vijaya High School and College, Bengaluru, KA says @hamanju.
The most famous Gita phrase, Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam is the motto of which state's police department? #DharmaQuiz 1557. Ans: Uttar Pradesh State Police and chattisgarh State Police (thanks to @Anilkurmadih for pointing it out).
A famous law university has a Manu Smriti motto, Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah (Dharma protects those who protect it). Name it. #DharmaQuiz 1558. Ans: National Law School of India University, Bengaluru,KA.
Which technology Institute in India has this Bhagavad Gita Motto? "Yogah karmashu kaushalam" (Performance of Yoga means excellence at work per @sgdas2004). #DharmaQuiz 1559. Ans: Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, WB. Others - MMMEC Gorakhpur, UP, and Malviya NIT Jaipur, RJ per @Ashutoshsing.
{Final, Open till 10PM} Which college/university's motto is Yajur Veda's Vidyaya amrutam ashnute (immortal thru knowledge)? #DharmaQuiz 1560. Ans: Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, UP and The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Bhopal, MP. Others - BNM Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, KA, per @ram_c2. Tapti Valley International School, Surat, Gujarat, per @neelimatripathi. Mangala Shikshana Samithi, Bengaluru, KA per @Narenvirat.

Toppers for session 236:

@sushmitnath : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@manya_rao : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@man8shree : 5
@Ashutoshsing : 5

Congrats to:

‏@RawalRajesh : 4
@TripathiGaurav : 1
@Narenvirat : 1
@Sai_swaroopa : 1
@Anilkurmadih : 1
‏@giribirdz : 1
@Svishh : 1
@ram_c2 : 1
@HackIndia : 1
@hamanju : 1
‏@neelimatripathi : 1
@gopal2315 : 1
@sheefal : 1
@_shomy : 1
@meenabg18 : 1
@geffbeck : 1

See you next week! Feel free to suggest topics via comments here.

Friday, October 19, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 170: 19-Oct-2012

Theme: Navaratri Special

"Yatra Naryastu pujyante,ramante tatra devatah" -Where women r revered, Gods r pleased to be there. Which Smriti says this? #DharmaQuiz 1206. Ans: Manu Smriti.
Navaratri or 9 days of Goddess worship happening now, is a part of which Hindu calendar month? (Hint: Named after Ashwini) #DharmaQuiz 1207. Ans: Ashwayuja or Ashwin month. More: http://hindusphere.com/significance-of-aswayuja-ashwayuja-ashwini-masam/
Shri Sukta is 1 revered text that glorifies Goddess aka "Devi Mahatmya". Name any 1 other Dharma text which does the same. #DharmaQuiz 1208. Ans: Durga Sukta, Devi Bhagavata, Harivamsha, Sapta Shati and Many Puranas.
Name a city in India, whose name is derived from the name of a demon that Goddess Durga killed during Navaratri. #DharmaQuiz 1209. Ans: Mysore or Mysuru. From Mahisha-uru (place of Mahisha Asura or the place where Mahisha was killed)
Which Dharma text contains the famous "Ya Devi Sarva Bhuteshu Matru RupeNa Samsthita" chant? #DharmaQuiz 1210. Ans: Markandeya Purana's Devi Mahatmya's Chandi Path.

Top scorers during session 170:

@smna17 : 5
@intodust_in : 5
@Sahyadri : 5
@ThejasMysore : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@man8shree : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@wnnbl : 5
@ashutoshkulkar1 : 5
@iSumitRk : 5
@dolby_mehul : 5
@khaishk : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@hchaturv : 5

Also, Congrats to:

@sharathinindia : 4
@DevNakshi : 4

@ankushraj29 : 3
@Shree03 : 3

@voxindica : 2
@shivsankar : 2
@sbharti : 2

@PrateekThakkar : 1
@amitssingh83 : 1
@swamy_sena : 1
@B_S_YADDI : 1
@DailyBreadIndia : 1
@sushmahari : 1
@svinayak85 : 1
@cubicle_warrier : 1
@pcrajendra : 1
@anand_vaidya : 1
@nikhilda12 : 1
@psudo : 1
@amit8195 : 1
@beingprabhu : 1
@_Murali : 1
@upretivineet : 1

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