DharmaQuiz: Rudra

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Theme: Krishna in Bhagavad Gita's 10th Chapter

#DharmaQuiz Session 346: 27-Oct-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2116: In Gita, Krishna says that he's Gayatri among Chandas (meter).
Can you name any other Vedic Chandas that has 8 syllables? Ans: Anushtup is one example.

#DharmaQuiz 2117: In Bhagavad Gita, Shri Krishna hints that among 4 Vedas, he's the most "melodious". Which one? Ans: Sama Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 2118: In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna Bhagawan says - I am ____ among 11 Rudras.
Fill the blank. Which Rudra? Ans: Shiva.

DQ 2118: pic: Blogspot

#DharmaQuiz 2119: In Bhagavad Gita, to which warrior-chief does Lord Krishna compare himself?
"Senaninam aham ______" Ans: Skanda or Subrahmanya.

#DharmaQuiz 2120: In Gita, Shri Krishna compares himself to which mighty mountain, among the world's mountains. Ans: Himalaya.

Scores for session 346 could not be complied on time. Next time!

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.

Friday, January 25, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 191: 25-Jan-2013

Theme: Lord Shiva's Various Names

When Lord Shiva is praised as Pashupati, what does it mean? #DharmaQuiz 1316. Ans: The Lord of All beings.
One name for Lord Shiva is "Neela Griva". What does that mean? #DharmaQuiz 1317. Ans: Blue Throat (due to his effort to save the world from poison, which he kept in his throat)
Homage is paid to Lord Shiva as the "wearer of braids or matted locks". What is the Sanskrit word to describe the same? #DharmaQuiz 1318. Ans: Kapardini. But anything related to Jata is considered.
Lord Shiva is praised as "Namo Hiranya Bahave" during prayers. What does "Hiranya Bahu" mean? #DharmaQuiz 1319. Ans: The one with golden arms.
Out of the three most commonly used names for him, Rudra and Shiva are two.Name the third one. #DharmaQuiz 1320. Ans: Ishwara in mantras. But others like Shankara, Shambhu, Bholenath, Mahadeva also considered.

Top Scorers during session 191:

@mukundamadhavan : 5
@pvaidyaraj : 5
@Sai_swaroopa : 5
@shriram78 : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5
@mrsnrao : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@Ethirajans : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@sweetandu : 5

Congrats to:

@vasenvy : 4
@alien_lama : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@rinku3009 : 4
@karuvaki : 4
@indianomad : 4
@gupta_n : 4

@ShubhamBhuyaat : 3
@AwaaraMaseeha : 3
@geophyraj : 3

@PseudoSickular : 2
@kichu : 2
@s007kunal : 2
@vinaygoel15 : 2
@rk_kulkarni : 2
@manojkagarwal : 2
@Phirmi_Bodo : 2
@stormylook : 2

@kk_ahm : 1
@sandeepkram : 1
@bkprajwal : 1
@pcrajendra : 1
@kiranraghu : 1
@amitssingh83 : 1
@rnviva : 1
@Lohana1983 : 1
@aashishv : 1
@goti9234 : 1
@rajeevkunwar : 1
@1800guru : 1
@Shiv5310 : 1
@ajitmyth : 1
@samar_kr : 1
@birdsIweu : 1
@TheHinduNation : 1
@shailkumar7468 : 1
@Manjunaath : 1
@bhuvarahans : 1
@JagannathAjnabi : 1
@BalkishanLohia : 1
@sribkain : 1
@mayuradhikari1 : 1
@pradeepgoud11 : 1
@swamilion : 1

Hara Har Mahadev!

Friday, January 4, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 185: 4-Jan-2013

Theme: Miscellaneous

Which Jain Tirthankara was called the Omniscient Lord or "Arhanta"? #DharmaQuiz 1286. Ans: Mahavira. All Tirthankaras have this title, but the most used is for Mahavira.
Who composed the very famous philosophical poem, "Bhaja Govindam" (Praise Govinda)? #DharmaQuiz 1287. Ans: Adi Shankara.
If Rudra Tandava is a violent form of dance of Shiva, the Lord of dance, which is the Tandava where he enjoys the dance? #DharmaQuiz 1288. Ans: Ananda Tandava.
If Ellora caves have mostly Hindu and Jain art, which religion's 2300 year old art is found in Ajanta caves of Maharashtra? #DharmaQuiz 1289. Ans: Buddhist.
{Final, Open till 10 PM} Out of the Nava Grahas (planets), which one is termed as Bhumi Putra or
the son of planet Earth? #DharmaQuiz 1290. Ans: Angaraka or Mangala or Mars.

Top Scorers of session 186:

@iDevNakshi : 5
@gupta_n : 5
@man8shree : 5
@geophyraj : 5
@pradeepkhs : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@surnell : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@abhipar7 : 5
@dolby_mehul : 5
@cubicle_warrier : 5