DharmaQuiz: Vasishta

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.

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, January 20, 2015

Theme: Ramayana

Friday, March 30, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 128: 30-Mar-2012

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