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.

DharmaQuiz Session 244: 29-Nov-2013

Theme: Famous mantras from Upanishads

#DharmaQuiz 1606: सत्यं वद। घर्मं चर। स्वाध्यायान्‌ मा.. "Satyam vada; dharmam chara" - This message about truth is from which Upanishad? Ans: Taittiriya Upanishad 1/11 (Shiksha Valli)
Read more in here: http://www.swaminarayan.org/essays/2010/0802.htm

#DharmaQuiz 1607: ॐ असतोमा सद्गमय । तमसोमा ज्योतिर्गमय "Om asato maa sad gamaya tamaso maa jyotir gamaya" - Which Upanishad is this from? Ans: Brihadaryanaka Upanishad 1.3.28
More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brihadaranyaka_Upanishad

#DharmaQuiz 1608: उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत - Uthishtata jagrata, praapya varaan nibodhata - From which Upanishad is this from? Ans: Katha Upanishad 1.3.14

More here: http://www.haindavakeralam.com/HKPage.aspx?PageID=14158

#DharmaQuiz 1609: प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म - prajnaanam Brahma - From which upanishad is this Maha Vakya?. Ans: Aithareeya Upanishad 3.3 of Rig Veda.

#DharmaQuiz 1610: तत् त्वम् असि - tat tvam asi - "Thou art That" - From which Upanishad is this Maha Vakya? Ans: Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda. In the dialogue between Shvetaketu and his father Uddalaka.

Toppers for session 244:

1. @iParamanand : 5
2. @GuruCharan99 : 5
3. @bhaviknz : 5
4. ‏@Tasmayi : 5
5. @iRohitBhat : 5
6. @sharathinindia : 5
7. @surenc1974 : 5
8. @KaushikRg : 5
9. @PrachinVaani : 5
10. @sweetandu : 5
11. @ramas_cal : 5

Congrats to the following too:

@man8shree : 4
@Mamdhata : 4
@SriAiyer2RS : 4

@Talk_karma : 2
@rinku3009 : 2

@JagannathAjnabi : 1
@venkataa : 1
@jodhra63 : 1
@D_Shadz : 1
@Telugutalli : 1
@anantjoshi84 : 1
@brahmavith : 1

Please explore some nice mantras and mahavakyas from Upanishads when you have time.  Friend @PrachinVaani shared Upanishads chronologically ordered by him.
http://historyindianized.blogspot.in/2013/06/the-era-of-upanishads-2.html?m=1

DharmaQuiz Session 110: 30-Dec-2011

Theme: Ancient India, Modern Concepts

1. Which is the shortest Veda among the 4? #DharmaQuiz 904. Ans: Sama Veda
2. Name the ancient Indian epic, in which possible artificial insemination technique was hinted, resulting in multiple births. #DharmaQuiz 905. Ans: Mahabharata, Birth of 100 Kauravas
3. Vishwaruchi is termed to be the ancient Indian name for Blackhole concept. Which Upanishad is it found in? (Starts with M) #DharmaQuiz 906. Ans: Mundaka Upanishad
4. 16 functions of human brain were first said to have been described in an Upanishad. Name it (starts with E). #DharmaQuiz 907. Ans: Eitereya Upanishad.
5. By what name do we call Lord Shiva, when he is doing cosmic dance, symbolically describing cosmos? #DharmaQuiz 908. Ans: Nataraja

Just for this session, I will skip publishing the scores. It's the day before new year's eve, and past midnight too. Hope you will excuse me as it takes over an hour to get scores computed.

Happy new year 2012 to everyone!