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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Vedas

#DharmaQuiz Session 362: 3-May-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2201: Which Veda has the maximum content about medicine of ancient India? Ans: Atharva Veda from which Ayurveda is derived. The origins of Ayurveda are also found in Atharvaveda, which contains 114 hymns and incantations described as cures for diseases.

#DharmaQuiz 2202: Which is the longest among the 4 Vedas, consisting of 10,600 verses or mantras? Ans: Rig Veda. Has 10 mandalas or chapters, 85 Anuvakas, 1028 suktas or hymns and 10600 mantras or verses.

#DharmaQuiz 2203: Which Veda is more than 95% repetition of another Veda, but has different purpose? Ans: Sama Veda. Currently has 1549 remaining unique mantras, out of which only 75 are not in Rig Veda. Rest are all from Rig Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 2204: Which Veda has two groups - Black and White? Ans: Yajur Veda. Contains Shukla (white) Yajur Veda and Krishna (black) Yajur Veda divisions.

{Final,open till 9 PM}: #DharmaQuiz 2205: Vedas are the oldest sacred texts of human history. What's the very first word of the oldest Veda? Ans: Om AgnimeeLe.

Scores for session 362:

@mamtan14 : 5
@veena_ps: 5

@r_Hindu : 4
@MangoAdmi : 4
@dmpaero : 4

@myths72 : 3
@vmg2016 : 3

@athreyaa : 2
@vmg2016 : 2
@desi_brat : 2
@ResidentNikhil : 2
@Rasraj : 2

@_Gbhat : 1
@Anoopsri : 1
@VivaShastri : 1
‏@emsreenu : 1
@vijayamaa : 1
@SunilTapashetti : 1
@svmurthy : 1
‏@vishnupks : 1
@SabyasachiBasu_ : 1
@pandey909 : 1
@raghave007 : 1
@_ap85 : 1
@nitinjoshi20 : 1
@mighty_krishna : 1
@arunrush : 1
@Ram_Krishna15 : 1

Thanks for participating and learning more on India's most ancient relic.. The Vedas.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Sringeri Sharada Peetham

#DharmaQuiz Session 315: 23-Jan-2015

#DharmaQuiz 1961: Who was the first Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada peetha, after Adi Shankara established it 1200 years ago. Ans: Sureshwaracharya.

#DharmaQuiz 1962: Name the Jagad Guru of Sringeri Sharada Peetha, who established the great Vijayanagara empire during the 14th century CE. Ans: Shri Vidyaranya.

#DharmaQuiz 1963: Adi Shankara asked each of the 4 mathas he established to be in charge of one Veda primarily. Which Veda for Sringeri? Ans: Yajur Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1964: Hoysala + Dravida arch temple built next to Sharada temple in Sringeri in 1338 CE. What's its name? Ans: Vidya Shankara temple.

DQ 1964: Pic from Sringeri.net

Read: http://www.sringeri.net/temples/sri-vidyashankara

#DharmaQuiz 1965: A big attraction in Sringeri temple is feeding the fish. In which river? Ans: Tunga.

DQ 1965

Scores for session 315:

‏@stormylook : 5
‏@arunz : 5
@RakeshChouhan : 5
@anamika_99 : 5
@BKottadamane : 5
@Telugutalli : 5
‏@mrsnrao : 5
@Sunil_Rao_MS : 5

@deshi_mangoman : 4
@arunrush : 4

@Rakesh_KK : 3
@PulivendulaK : 3
@tweeterjumbo : 3

@harshahs : 2
@Marksg79 : 2
@iParamanand : 2
@Shivaraj_HR : 2

‏@jayashreeravish : 1
@meenabg : 1
@TheNationalist_ : 1
‏@athreyaa : 1
@pradeep_mb : 1
‏@Rohini_Sharma : 1
@r_Hindu : 1
@Brahamvakya : 1
@vaayumitra : 1
@Bhaskarg77G : 1
@conphucius : 1
‏@Suprith_Mandara : 1
@pandurangpai40 : 1
@ramesh_katte : 1

Today is the happy occasion of Shishya Parigraha (annotation of the next Jagad Guru) at Sringeri.Sri Sri Vidhu Sekhara Bharati is designated as the next Jagadguru of this ancient Hindu peetham.

Source: Sringeri.net

Friday, October 17, 2014

Theme: Hindu Scriptures

DharmaQuiz Session 302: 17-Oct-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1896: Is Ramcharitmanas older or Artha Shastra? Ans: Artha Shastra by Kautilya. Almost 2000 years older than Ramcharitmanas of Tulasidas.

#DharmaQuiz 1897: Which one of these is a Vaishnava purana?
Padma or Brahmanda. Ans: Padma.

#DharmaQuiz 1898: Name any one Itihasa (historical account) from Hindu scriptures.
Ans: Ramayana or Mahabharata.

#DharmaQuiz 1899: Is Mundaka upanishad that contains "Brahma vid Brahmaiva bhavati", a part of Yajur veda or Atharva veda? Ans: Atharva veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1900: Shrauta sutra and Smarta sutra, are a part of which of the six Vedangas? Ans: Kalpa.

Scores for session 302:

@sankarbe : 5
@Telugutalli : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5

@AmatyaKautilya : 4

@PrinceArihan : 3
@Simuntweets : 3
@kepalagudde : 3

@nikhil__13 : 2
@deshi_mangoman : 2
@rajeshrajput1 : 2
@23nutty : 2

‏@Beingamby : 1

@ahmednkhan : 1
@sanya53 : 1
@Anirvachan : 1
‏@drarora_gaurav : 1
@Karmasura : 1
@anityakr : 1
@bapufromzalawad : 1
@srijai : 1
@ProtectIndia : 1
@SwathiRagha : 1
@rinku3009 : 1
‏@sudhirapai : 1
@TedhiLakeer : 1

Good show today.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 259: 4-Mar-2014

Theme: Vedas and Upa Vedas

#DharmaQuiz 1681: Gandharva Veda is a upa veda of which major Veda? Ans: Sama Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1682: Name the Upa Veda of Atharva Veda, that deals with finance and economy. Ans: Artha Shastra.

#DharmaQuiz 1683: There is a famous Upa Veda (minor Veda) of Rig Veda, that deals with ancient Indian medicine system. Name it. Ans: Ayur Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1684: Among the parts of Vedas like Samhita, Aranyaka etc., which one describes Yaga and Yajna part? Ans: Brahmanas

{Final, Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1685: Dhanur Veda, the science of warfare in ancient India, was a part of which of the 4 main Vedas? Ans: Yajur Veda.

Answers to session 259:
Could not collect. Will do it 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.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 237: 15-Oct-2013

Theme: Save Cow mantras from Vedas

A cow is called "aghnya" in Rig and other Vedas. What does Aghnya mean? #DharmaQuiz 1571. Ans: The one that ought not to be killed.
Rig Veda terms the cow as "the one that ought not to be cut into pieces". What's the exact Samskritam word for that? #DharmaQuiz 1572. Ans: Aditi.
A Veda declares: "Aare gohaa nrhaa vadho vo astu", meaning cow slaughter = human murder. Which Veda is this from? #DharmaQuiz 1573. Ans: Rig Veda 7.56.17.
A Hindu Veda strictly warns: "Antakaaya goghaatam" meaning Destroy those who kill cows. Which Veda warns so? #DharmaQuiz 1574. Ans: Yajurveda 30.18
{Final, Open till 10PM} Aghnya and Ahi are two words used in Vedas for cow. Give any one other word used to describe cow. #DharmaQuiz 1575 Ans: Aditi, Kamadhenu, Gau, Rohini, Dhatiri

Read this for more information on cow in Vedas: http://agniveer.com/no-beef-in-vedas/

Scores:

@man8shree : 5
‏@bhaviknz : 4
@jananisri77 : 3
@PrachinVaani : 2

@chetankshet : 1
@satishrewliya : 1
@BKottadamane : 1
@seshasivasailam : 1
@BengaLuruHaida : 1
@geffbeck : 1
@mayaniranjan : 1
‏@sudarshan_v1 : 1
@drarora_gaurav : 1
@astrolife : 1
@DebasishaMishra : 1
@aadugowda : 1
@BhartiyaAgnosti : 1
‏@arunk3707 : 1
@singhdevyani : 1

It is important for every Hindu to know what Vedas really teach about cows.

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.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

DharmaQuiz Session 208: 9-Apr-2013

Theme: Famous quotes from Vedas.

Which Veda has the remarkable saying "Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahuda Vadanti" (Truth is one, Experts call it with various names). #DharmaQuiz 1401. Ans: Rig Veda.
From which Veda is this Maha Vakya "Ayam Atma Brahma" (This Self/Atman is Brahman), from? #DharmaQuiz 1402. Ans: Mandukya Upanishad of Atharva Veda.
Profound philosophical pondering line from ancient India, "Tat Tvam Asi" (Thou art That) is found in which of the 4 Vedas? #DharmaQuiz 1403. Ans: Chandogya Upanishad of Sama Veda.
The famous Shanti Mantra (Bliss) "ॐ शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः" (Om Sham No Mitrah Sham Varunah) is found in which Veda? #DharmaQuiz 1404. Ans: Taittiriya Upanishad of Yajur Veda.
Infinite but Complete Universe - Purnamadah purnamidam, purnat purnamudachyate, is from which Veda? #DharmaQuiz 1405. Ans: Yajur Veda.

Scores for session 208:

@jitvg : 5
@dimpsdawns : 5
@Tasmayi : 5
@S_Mandalia : 5
@man8shree : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@manya_rao : 5
@anandt_05 : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@Santhosht_ : 5

Also, congrats to:

@srijai : 2
@ssmalani : 2
@cubicle_warrier : 2

@shawjipk : 1
@pious_Hindu : 1
@TheArvindDhar : 1
@MangoAdmi : 1
@Prudent_Niks : 1
@Tweelak : 1
@Anirvachan : 1

Only the final Veda answer considered and hence many did not get into the scores as they limited the answer to the underlying upanishads.

This was not an easy one as many had to search around. But hope that you all found more info about the blissful and powerful sayings from the vedas.