DharmaQuiz: Ramakrishna

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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.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Ramakrishna Matha

DharmaQuiz Session 305: 11-Nov-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1911: There are at least 10 schools of Vedanta philosophy.
Which one does Ramakrishna Matha follow? Ans: Advaita Vedanta.

#DharmaQuiz 1912: Is Belur Math, the parent house for all the sanyasis of Ramakrishna order, on the
western or eastern bank of Hoogly river? Ans: Western bank.

#DharmaQuiz 1913: Where is this beautiful Ramakrishna math?
{No, not the headquarters} Ans: Mylapore, Chennai, TN.

DQ 1913. From Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1914: Vedanta Society building with a Trishul like symbol on top, in a pacific coast US city. Which city? Ans: San Francisco, CA.

DQ 1914. From Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 1915: Ramakrishna math's Sanskrit motto is "Atmano mokshartham jagaddhitaya cha". What does it mean? Ans: For the liberation of the Self and service to the society.

Scores for session 305:

@_shomy : 5
@stormylook : 5
@Manojakrishna : 5
@Tasmayi : 5

‏@vishchan : 4

@kepalagudde : 2

@vaiju7 : 1
@Aks9009Pa : 1
@ushamirra : 1
@ChennaiInsider : 1
@Suprith_rAo : 1
‏@anamika_99 : 1
‏@svelaga : 1
@satishmohite : 1
@molarcannine : 1
@philAmit : 1
@sumanthbharatha : 1
@sachinsvk : 1
@ravikumarhegde : 1
@Patishapta : 1
@mrkotians : 1
‏@acrajesh : 1
@Mamdhata : 1

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.

Friday, March 30, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 128: 30-Mar-2012

Theme: Ramanavami

When Dasharatha was son-less for a long time, Sage Vasistha advised him to perform a specific yaga. Name the yaga. #DharmaQuiz 996. Ans: Putra Kameshti Yaga.
For 14 years, Prince Bharata ran the kingdom on behalf of Lord Rama from a place in modern-day UP. Name the place. #DharmaQuiz 997. Ans: Nandi Grama
I waited many years to get a darshan of Lord Rama & offered half-bitten berries to him when he entered my ashram. Who am I ? #DharmaQuiz 998. Ans: Shabari
Sage Agastya teaches a shloka - seeking energy from Sun - to Rama just before his battle with Ravana. Name this hymn/shloka. #DharmaQuiz 999 Ans: Aditya Hridayam.
***1000th Question***. Name the vehicle in which Lord Rama returned from Lanka to Ayodhya. #DharmaQuiz 1000. Ans: Pushpaka Vimana.

Top Scorers:

@surenc1974 : 5
@Susri1210 : 5
@aravozhukkam : 5
@ramas_cal : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@shawjipk : 5
@Rasraj : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@abhishek_2411 : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@ABelWINS : 5
@philAmit : 5

Congratulations to:

@pirateadmiral : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@neerajstpl : 4
@SantaSingh : 4

@rajiv_aqua : 3
@idurgesh : 3
@clumsycoder : 2
@subodh1945 : 2
@trueindian00 : 2
@sharad_51 : 2
@the_delhi_girl : 2
@mayureshgaikwad : 2
@gootypp : 2
@raunakjhawar : 2
@bhattvihang : 2
@aughadnath :2

@c_aashish : 1
@vinaybsub : 1
@Nisharp : 1
@sanjaykhera11 : 1
@jaipurarun : 1
@keerthinarayan8 : 1
@Harsh1011 : 1
@pchaturved : 1
@shamit11 : 1
@stormylook : 1
@ishekhar_sk : 1
@paritosh2608 : 1
@virendersj : 1
@rranjan501 : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@MissRighto : 1
@_mithya : 1
@Iam_BigV : 1
@Sumit_Nagpal : 1
@EternalWhiner : 1
@neelimatripathi : 1
@DaringDeepa : 1
@pushkaras : 1
@sanjaykhera11 : 1
@DonAmit : 1
@From_Samir : 1
@Satya046 : 1
@ankushraj29 : 1
@diwakargc : 1
@dharmakrit : 1
@WordOfTheFree : 1

Wow.. We made it to the 1000th question in about 20 months, by focusing on #DharmaQuiz 2 times a week mostly. Thanks a lot for the continuous particiatipn of one and all. Without your support, we wouldn't be here now.

Special thanks to @kishor_narayan for sending questions ahead of time and playing the guest Quiz Master role! If anyone else wants to play that role for future editions, you are most welcome. Just contact me on Twitter at @kiranks.

Take care and Jai Shreeram!!!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

DharmaQuiz Session 98: 4-Nov-2011

Kindly refer to the following link for an introduction to what this DharmaQuiz is all about. It also has the first 19 sessions' Questions and Answers.

http://dharmaquiz.blogspot.com/2010/09/dharmaquiz-questions-answers.html

Then refer to the right panel of this blog window, under 'Blog Archive' section for the subsequent 78 updates.

Session 98: November 4, 2011
Theme: Misc topics

What's the name of Goddess in the holy Hindu city of Kashi or Varanasi? #DharmaQuiz 842. Ans: Vishalakshi (also Annapurna)
What's the name of the Lord in Karnataka's famous Melukote temple? #DharmaQuiz 843. Ans: Cheluvanarayana Swami (Vishnu)
Who was blind among these 4 dasas? a)Kabir das b) Kanaka das c) Sur Das d) Chandi das. #DharmaQuiz 844. Ans: c - Surdas
What was Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's mother's name? #DharmaQuiz 845. Ans: Chandramani Devi
In Ramayana one of King Dasharatha's wives had two sons. Name her. #DharmaQuiz 846. Ans: Sumitra

List of people who got one or more answers answers right, with their scores:

@pvaidyaraj : 5
@amitgupta_lnct : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@ajith_shetty : 5
@kishor_narayan : 4
@vishchan : 4
@itsmesuresh : 4
@matarishva : 4
@saurabhvc : 4
@NPatnaik55 : 4
@imukuvacha : 4
@KPGanesh : 4
@Susri1210 : 3
@Sammy_2912 : 3
@RohitRajpurohit : 3
@iSaakshi : 3
@pchaturved : 3
@DevNakshi : 3
@wavehit : 2
@Ajay_witter : 2
@Ethirajans : 2
@mjrajput : 2
@chikchirp : 2
@mayureshgaikwad : 2
@Balaji__S : 2
@man0jsharma : 2
@vinaybsub : 2
@subodh1945 : 2
@Rona36 : 2
@bharath_yadav : 2
@bhaviknz : 1
@zincoshine : 1
@venkateshkm : 1
@ASHISHRAJE1 : 1
@AmiSri : 1
@Andewalla : 1
@upendrverma : 1
@RramachandranR : 1
@vcd_87 : 1
@mohittrivedi : 1
@tgirishkumar : 1
@mediacrooks : 1
@khamandhokla : 1
@jaideepb : 1

Congratulations to all those listed above! Also, thanks to all those who attempted as well as those who are silently following the tweets or blog.

Watch out for the next update. Usually these quiz sessions happen on Tuesday and/or Friday afternoon India time, while being open for at least 3 hours for answers to come in. Of course, don't forget to leave your comments & suggestions, as well as subscribe to this blog. It is just a fun way to participate in sharing of religious / spiritual knowledge.