Q - Clarifications

[Guest guest]

Dear Devotees,

Jai Srimananrayana!

 

Here are the questions of this week from our bhaktas. Please take some time to

clarify:

 

(Q) Why should a girl/woman maintain certain rules during the natural cycle? We

are literally treated as untouchables. What will happen if one does not follow

these rules?

 

(Q) What is the best shortcut for getting moksha?

 

(Q) What is the sankalpam for Goda Kalyanam this year? In the book it is

incomplete.

 

Kali Yuge, Pradhama Pade, jambu Dweepe, Bharatha

Khande, Dakshina

digbhege..... Samvatsarenaam Madhye __________

Samvatsare _________ Ayene

__________ rutau ___________ Maase ___________ pakshe

__________Tithau

__________ vasare ___________ Shubhanakshetre .....

 

 

 

(Q) I was reading the history about Thiruppaanazwar and it was poor situation to

him. because logasaranga insulted him and thrown stone also. this much

brahmanism he followed and then they took him inside the temple and after that

what happened to this alwar. for every alwar except andal they lived some time

and their final life also explained. but for thiruppaanazwar they didn't

mentioned anything. simply they r saying he went bagwan's feet. Is it True or

they killed thirupaanalwar. I am so upset after reading his life history. Please

calrify...

 

 

(Q) When is mukkoti ekadasi?

 

 

(Q) How do we follow the panchangam in U.S. If we get a pancahangam from

India.can we just follow the timings accordingly or do we have to convert that

into U.S. timings accordingly. I just want observe the Ekadashi and Dwadashi

vratham.

 

Jai Srimannarayana!

[Guest guest]

Here are a few queries. Pls forgive me If I have asked anything wrong.Adiyen

Ramanuja Dasan, Venkata Nathan

 

QUESTION:

We have to observe the fasting on Ekadasi. So on that day will there be any

Thiruvaradhanam (offering food) to Sri Perumal? If yes who will eat that food?

(Since on Ekadasi we don't take food).

 

ANSWER:

E:KA:DASI IS FOR US NOT TO GOD. FOR HIM YOU CAN DO A:RA:DHANA EVERYDAY.

A:RA:DHANA INCLUDES FOOD OFFERING TOO. WHATEVER FOOD IS REQUIRED THAT MUCH ONLY

WILL BE OFFERED ON, NOT ONLY E:KA:DASI DAY BUT, EVERYDAY. YOU ARE NOT JUST DOING

A LOT OF FOOD OFFERING EVERYDAY? ARE YOU? NO. WHATEVER YOU NEED EVERYDAY TO

CONSUME, THAT MUCH ONLY WILL BE OFFERED. SO ALSO ON E:KA:DASI DAY. IF FASTING IS

OBSERVED, SOME WILL TAKE FOOD PREPARED WITH OTHER THAN RICE. SOME PEOPLE WON'T

COOK AT ALL. THEY USE FRUITS OR JUICES ETC., ON THAT DAY THATMUCH ONLY WILL BE

OFFERED. ONE SHOULD NOT REMAIN TOTALLY NOT SIPPING EVEN A DROP OF WATER, AS SOME

SAMPRADA;YA PEOPLE DO. BECAUSE THE OFFERING SOMETHING TO GOD WILL BE DONE ONLY

AFTER THE DEVOTEE TAKES IT. SO, FLOWERS OFFERED WILL BE DONE ONLY AFTER THE

DEVOTEE HAS TAKEN THEM, WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED FROM GOD. PEOPLE CALL THEM AS

NIRMA:LYAM. WATER OR MILK OR YOGURT ETC., OFFERED IN ABHISHEKAM WILL BE DONE

ONLY THEN WHEN, THE DEVOTEES TAKE IT AS THI:RTHAM, AFTER THAT RITUAL IS OVER. SO

ALSO THE FOOD, IN WHATEVER MANNER IT MAY BE.

 

 

 

QUESTION:

I have known that the names of the Rishis which we tell in "Abivadhanam" is the

names of popular Rishis in that Parampara. Is that correct? Is any book

available for the histories of such Rishis?

 

ANSWER:

THERE ARE BOOKS AVAILABLE ONE THE STORIES OF SO MANY RUSHI:S. ENCYCLOPEDIA GIVES

SOMANY DETAILS OF MANY SAGES LIKE THAT. THE NAMES USUALLY CHANTED IN THE PRAVARA

OF SANDHYA: VANDANAM, SAYS THAT THIS GROUP OF RUSHI:S WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

LINEAGE YOU ARE COMING IN.

 

 

 

QUESTION:

What are all the minimum Vedha Bagas one should know

 

ANSWER:

THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC VE:DA BHA:GAS THAT ONE SHOULD KNOW, AS SUCH. IT DEPENDS

UPON, WHAT ONE REQUIRES. IF ONE WANTS TO PERFORM SANDHYA VANDANAM, THOSE

MANTHRAS MAY BE LEARNT. IF ONE WANTS PITRU KARMAS TO BE PERFORMED THEY MAY BE

LEARNT. SOME MORE MANTHRAS FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSES VIZ., PANCHA SU:KTHAS,

UPANISHADS, NAMAKAM, CHAMAKAM, ARUNAM ETC., ANYTHING TO LEARN MEANS "WHY"

"HOWMUCH" ETC., QUERRIES MUST BE KNOWN.

 

 

 

QUESTION:

Vedas are said to be "Anadhis". And Vedhas include the Upanishad part also. But

Upanishads tells so many stories which are a real occurrences. Does it mean that

only after the happening of those events upanishads are written. If yes how the

Vedhas can be said as "Anadhi"

 

ANSWER:

VEDAS ARE BEGINNING-LESS ( ANA:DI) ONLY. UPANISHADS ALSO BECOME A PART OF VE:DA

ONLY. THE STORIES WE USUALLY HEAR IN THEM, WILL BE REPEATED IN EVERY

MANVANTHARAM AND IN EVERY CREATION. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS EVENTS MAY CHANGE.

PEOPLE IN THOSE POSTS WOULD BE THE SAME. VASISHTTA, VYA:SA, PARA:SARA ETC, ARE

ACTUALLY THE POSTS IN WHICH SOME BLESSES SOULS TAKE BODIES AND DO SOME SERVICE

TO THE LITERATURE FOR FUTURE GENERTIONS TO KNOW.

 

 

 

=chinnajeeyar=