Thursday, January 7, 2021

Information about Sanatan Dharma

 Granth Creator

1) Ashtadhyayi Panini
2) Ramayana Valmiki
3) Mahabharata Ved Vyas
4) Economics Chanakya
5) Mahabhashya Patanjali
6) Satsahsarika Sutra Nagarjuna
7) Buddhist Ashwagosh
8) Saundaranand Ashwaghosh
9) Mahavolibhasha
10) Vasumitradream dream
11)Kamasutra Vatsyayan
12) Kumarasambhavam Kalidas
13) Shakuntalam Kalidas
14) Vikramauravashian Kalidas
15) Meghdoot Kalidas
16) Raghuvansham Kalidas
17) Malavikagnimitram Kalidas
18) Natyashastra Bharathamuni
19) Devichandraguptam Visakhadatta
20)Mritchkatikam Shudraka
21) Surya Siddhant Aryabhata
22) Vrathasinta Baramhira
23)  Panchatantra Vishnu Sharma
 24) Kathasaritsagar Somdev
 25) Abhidhammakosh Vasubandhu
26) Mudrarakshasa Visakhadatta
27) Ravanavadh.  Bhatit
28) tenant charge
29) Dashkumarcharitam Dandi
30) Joyful Vannabhatta
31) Kadambari Vannabhatta
32) Vasavadatta Subandhu
33) Naganand Harshavdhan
34) Ratnavali Harshvardhan
35) Priyadarshika Harshvardhan
36) Maltimadhav Bhavabhuti
37) Prithviraj Vijay Jayanak 38)Karpoormanjari Rajasekhar
39) Poetry.
40)Navsankit Charit Padam Gupta
41)Word Glory 42)Vrathakathamanjari Kshemendra
43)Naishadcharitam Sriharsha
44)Vikramankadevarchail Bilhan
45) Kumarpalcharit Hemchandra
46) Geet Govind Jaydev
47) Prithvirajso Chandrawardai
48) Rajatarangini Kalhan
49) Rasmala Someshwar
50) Shishupala Slaughter Magh
51) Gaudavaho Vakapati
52) Ramcharit Sandhyakaranandi
53) Hematra

 Vedas

 Q.1. What is Veda?
*Answer* - The book of divine knowledge is called Veda.

 Q.2 Who gave the knowledge of Vedas?
 *Answer* - God gave.

 *Q.3 When did God give Veda-Gyan?*
 *Answer* - God gave Vedas knowledge at the beginning of creation.

 *Q.4. Why did God give Veda knowledge?*
 *Answer*-For the welfare of human beings only.

 *Q.5. How many are the Vedas?*
 *Answer*- Four.
 1)Rigveda
 2)Yajurveda
 3)Samved
 4)Atharva Veda

 *Q. 4- Brahmins of Vedas.*
       *Veda* *Brahmin*
 1)Rigveda - Aitareya
 2)Yajurveda - Shatapatha
 3)Samaveda - Tandya
 4) Atharvaveda - Gopath

 *Q.5 How many are the Upvedas of the Vedas.*
 *Answer* - Four.
       *Veda* *Upveda*
     1)Rigveda - Ayurveda
     2) Yajurveda - Dhanurveda
     3)Samaveda - Gandharveda
    4)Atharvaveda - Earth Veda

 *Q6  There are parts of Vedas.*
 *Answer* - Six.
 1) Education
 2) Aeon
 3) Free
 4) Grammar
 5) verse
 6) Astrology

 *Q7 Which sages did God give knowledge of Vedas?*
 *Answer*:-Four sages.
      *Veda* *Sage*
 1) Rigveda - Agni
 2) Yajurveda - Air
 3) Samaveda - Aditya
 4) Atharvaveda - Angira

 *Q8. How did God give knowledge of Vedas to sages?*
 *Answer*:- In the state of samadhi.

 *Q9  How is knowledge in Vedas?*
 *Answer*:- Knowledge of all true disciplines.

 *Q10 What are the subjects of Vedas?*
 *Answer* :- Four.
       *Sage* *Subject*
 1) Rigveda - Knowledge
 2) Yajurveda - Karma
 3) Samave - Worship
 4) Atharvaveda - Science

 *Q11- In the Vedas.*

 *In the Rigveda.*
 1) Mandal - 10
 2) octave - 4
 3) Sukta - 1024
 4) Anuvak - 45
 5) Riche - 1059

 *In the Yajurveda.*
 Chapter 1 - 40
 2- Mantra - 1985

 *In the Samaveda.*
 1) Archik - 4
 Chapter 2 - 4
 3) Riches - 185

 *In the Atharvaveda.*
 1) Scandal - 20
 2) Suktah - 831
 3) Mantra - 596
          
 *Q12  Who has the right to read Vedas?*  
*Answer*:- Man only has the right to read Vedas.

 *Q13 Does the Vedas contain the law of idolatry?*
 *Answer*:- Not at all.

 *Q14 Is there evidence of avatarism in the Vedas?*
 Not Answer.

 *Q15. Which is the biggest Veda?*
 *Answer*- Rigveda.

 *Q16. When did Vedas originate?*
 *Answer*:- Vedo originated from the beginning of the universe by God.  That is, 1 billion 49 million 7 million 43 thousand years ago.

 *Q17.How many are the philosophical philosophies (Upangas) of Veda-knowledge and what is the name of their authors?*
 *Answer*:- 1) Justice Darshan - Gautam Muni.
 2) Vaishika Darshan - Kanad Muni.
 3) Yogadarshan - Patanjali Muni.
 4) Philosophy of Darshan - Gemini Muni.
 5) Sankhya Darshan - Kapil Muni.
 6) Vedanta Darshan - Vyasa Muni.

 *Q18. What is the subject of the scriptures?*
 *Answer*:- Soul, God, nature, the origin of the world, liberation i.e. all kinds of physical and spiritual knowledge science etc.

 *Q19. How much is authentic Upanishade?*
 *Answer*:- Only eleven.

 *Q20. Name the Upanishads?*Answer*:-
 1)  Ish (Evidence)
 2) Ken
 3)  Hard
 4) Mundak
 5) Mandu
 6) Atreya
 7) Outer
 7) Chandogya
 8) Macroeconomic
 9) Shvetashvatar.

 *Q21. From where are the subjects of Upanishads taken?*
 *Answer*:- From the Vedas.

 *Q22. Four letters.*
 *Answer*:-
 1) Brahmin
 2) Kshatriya
 3) Vaishya
 4) Shudra

 *Q23. Four Yugas.*
*Answer*:- 1)Satya - The name (Satyuga) has been given for 1826000 years.
 2) Tretayug - has named 1269000 years (Tretayug).
 3) Dwaparyug - is the name of 4000 years.
 4) Kalyug - is the name of 43,2000 years.

 *There has been 5222 years of enjoyment of Kaliyug, and it has to be enjoyed for 64026 years.*

 *Punch master*
        1) Brahm Yajna
        2) Devyagya
        3) Father
        4) Balivaishdev Yagya
        5) Guest
   
 *Heaven* :- where there is happiness.
 *Hell* :- Where there is sorrow.

 *"35" Secrets of Lord Shiva !!!!*

 Lord Shiva ie Parvati's husband Shankar who is called Mahadev, Bholenath, Adinath etc.

 *41.  Adinath Shiva: -*
 Shiva first tried to propagate life on earth, so he is also called 'Adidev'.  The meaning of 'Adi' starts.  Being Adinath, he also has a name 'Adish'.

 *42.  Weapons of Shiva: -*
 Bow - pinnacle,
 Chakra - Bhaverendu and Sudarshan,
 Weapons - Pashupatastra, and
 Arms - Trident

 All of the above were created by him.

 *43.  Snake of Lord Shiva: -*
 The snake which is wrapped around Shiva's name is Vasuki.  Vasuki's elder brother's name is Sheshnag.

 *4.  Shiva's ardhangini: -*
 Shiva's first wife Sati was born in the next life as Parvati and she is called Uma, Urmi, Kali.

  *65.  Son of Shiva: -*
 The chief of Shiva is 4 sons
 Ganesh, Karthikeya, Sukesh, Jalandhar, Ayyappa and Bhuma.
 The story of the birth of all is interesting.

 *4.  Disciples of Shiva: -*
 Shiva has 4 disciples who have been considered as the early Saptarshi.  These sages propagated the knowledge of Shiva throughout the earth, due to which different religions and cultures originated.  Shiva started the guru and disciple tradition.  Shiva has disciples - Brihaspati, Vishalaksha, Venus, Sahasraksha, Mahendra, Prachetas Manu, Bharadwaja, besides the 7th Gaurashiras Muni.

 *4.  Ganesha of Shiva: -*
 Bhairava, Veerabhadra, Manibhadra, Chandis, Nandi, Shringi, Bhrigirity, Shail, Gokarna, Ghantakarna, Jai and Vijay are prominent among Shiva's ganas.  Apart from this, vampires, demons and serpent-serpents, animals are also considered as the Ganesha of Shiva.

 *4.  Shiva Panchayat: -*
 Lord Surya, Ganapati, Devi, Rudra and Vishnu are called Shiva Panchayats.

 *4.  Shiva's gatekeeper: -*
 Nandi, Skanda, Riti, Taurus, Bhringi, Ganesh, Uma-Maheshwar and Mahakal.

 *810.  Shiva Councilor: -*
 Just as Jai and Vijay are councilors of Vishnu, similarly Bana, Ravana, Chand, Nandi, Bhringi etc. are councilors of Shiva.

 *61.  Shiva, the center of all religions: -*
 The costumes of Shiva are such that people of every religion can find their symbols in them.  In Mushrik, Yazidi, Sabiin, Subi, Ibrahimi religions, the impression of Shiva's presence can be clearly seen.  A tradition started from the disciples of Shiva, who later became divided into Shaiva, Siddha, Nath, Digambara and Sufi sects.

 *612.  Penetrating International of Buddhist Literature: -* Eminent scholar Professor worshiper believes that Shankar was born as Buddha.  Referring to the 26 Buddhas mentioned in the Pali texts, he said that the three names of Buddha among them are very ancient - Tanankar, Shankar and Meghankar.

 *813.  Shiva, beloved of both gods and demons: -*
 Lord Shiva is worshiped along with the gods by demons, demons, demons, vampires, gandharvas, yakshas etc.  He gives boon to Ravana as well as Rama.  He had given boons to many demons like Bhasmasura, Shukracharya etc.  Shiva is the supreme deity of all tribal, vanvasi caste, varna, religion and society.

  *814.  Shiva Icon*
 From the forest dwellers to all the ordinary people, the mark which can be worshiped, the lump of the stone, is considered to be the sign of Shiva.  Apart from this, Rudraksh and Trishul are also considered to be the sign of Shiva.  Some people also consider Damru and Ardh Chandra as the sign of Shiva, though most people worship Shivalinga i.e. the light of Shiva.

 *715.  Shiva's Cave*
 Shiva built a cave with his trident in a hill to escape Bhasmasura and they then hid in the same cave.  The cave is on the hills of Trikuta, 150 km from Jammu.  On the other hand, the cave where Lord Shiva gave nectar knowledge to Parvati is famous as 'Amarnath cave'.

 *814.  Footprints of Shiva*
 Shreepad- Shiva has footprints in a temple called Sripad located on the top of Ratan Island mountain in Sri Lanka.  These footprints are 5 feet 4 inches long and 2 feet 4 inches wide.  This place is called Sivanolipadam.  Some people call it Adam's Peak.

 *Rudra Padas*- The temple of Srisvedaranyeswarar in Thiruvengadu area of ​​Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu has the footprint of Shiva known as 'Rudra Padam'.  Apart from this, there is a footprint of Shiva at one place in Thiruvannamalai.

 *Tezpur* - Shiva's right foot footprint is located in the Rudrapad temple located near the Brahmaputra River in Tezpur, Assam.

 *Jageshwar*- Shiva has footprints near Bhima in the jungle, about 4 and a half kilometers from the hill of Jageshwar temple, 38 km from Almora in Uttarakhand.  To avoid having darshan of the Pandavas, he put one foot here and the other in Kailash.

 *Ranchi*- Shivaji has footprints on 'Ranchi Hill', 4 kilometers from Ranchi railway station in Jharkhand.  This place is called 'Pahadi Baba Temple'.

 *814.  Avatar of Shiva* Veerabhadra, Pippalad, Nandi, Bhairava, Mahesh, Ashwatthama, Sharabhavatara, Grihapati, Durvasa, Hanuman, Taurus, Yatinath, Krishnadarshana, Avadhoot, Bhikshuvarya, Sureshwar, Kirat, Sunnatankara, Brahmachari, Yaksha, Vaishyanath, Dwijeshwar  Hansrup, Dwij, Nateshwar etc. have taken place.  The Vedas mention Rudras.  Rudra 11 is said to be Kapali, Pingal, Bhima, Virupaksha, Vilhohit, Shasta, Ajapada, Aapirbudhya, Shambhu, Chand and Bhava.

 *814.  Paradox Family of Shiva*
 Shivaputra Karthikeya's vehicle is Mayur, while Shiva has Vasuki Nag on his neck.  By nature, Mayur and Nag are enemies among themselves.  Here Ganpati's vehicle is a rat, while the snake is a rodent.  Parvati's vehicle is a lion, but Shivji's vehicle is a Nandi bull.  Despite this contradiction or ideological difference, there is unity in the family.

 *814.  Habitat*
 He is inhabited on Mount Kailash in Tibet.  Just below the mountain where Shiva is seated is the Hades, the place of Lord Vishnu.  Above the atmosphere above the seat of Shiva is the place of heaven and then Brahmaji respectively.

 *620.  Shiva Devotee*
 Lord Rama and Krishna including Brahma, Vishnu and all the deities are also Shiva devotees.  According to Harivamsa Purana, Krishna did penance on Mount Kailas to please Shiva.  Lord Rama worshiped him by establishing a Shivalinga at Rameswaram.

 *621.  Shiva Meditation*
 Shiva is worshiped for devotion to Shiva.  By offering bilvapatra to the Shivling, chanting or meditating near the Shivling, the path of salvation is confirmed.

 *622.  Shiva Mantra*
 There are only two mantras of Shiva
 *First* - Om Namah: Shivaya.
 *Second* - Mahamrityunjaya Mantra -
 *ॐ Hr जूn ju sः.  ॐ land  ॐ* Trimbakan Yajamhe Smendhi Vindhanavardhanam.  Urvarukamiv Bandhanamantriksamal Matrimonial.  Self-Earth  Sas Joo Hraun

 *623.  Shiva fast and festival*
 Shiva fasts are kept on Mondays, Pradosh and Shravan month.  Shivaratri and Mahashivratri are the major festival of Shiva.

 *624.  Shiva Preacher*
 The tradition of Lord Shankar was carried forward by his disciples Brihaspati, Vishalaksha (Shiva), Venus, Sahasraksha, Mahendra, Prachatus Manu, Bharadwaja, Agastya Muni, Gaurashiras Muni, Nandi, Karthikeya, Bhairavnath etc.  Apart from this, Veerabhadra, Manibhadra, Chandis, Nandi, Shringi, Bhrigirity, Shail, Gokarna, Ghantakarna, Baan, Ravana, Jai and Vijay also propagated Shaivism.  The biggest name in this tradition comes from Adiguru Lord Dattatreya.  After Dattatreya, the names of Adi Shankaracharya, Matsyendranath and Guru Guru Gorkhanath are taken prominently.

 *625.  Shiva Glory*
 Shiva drank a poison called Kalkuta which came out during Amrit Manthan.  Shiva gave boons to many demons like Bhasmasura.  Shiva had consumed Kamdev.  Shiva united the head of Ganesha and King Daksha.  Shiva cut off the fifth head of Brahma when he was tricked by Brahma.

 *624.  Shaivite tradition*
 Dasnami, Shakta, Siddha, Digambar, Nath, Lingayat, Tamil Shaiva, Kalmukh Shaiva, Kashmiri Shaiva, Veerashaiva, Naga, Lakulish, Pashupat, Kapalik, Kaladaman and Maheshwar are all from Shaiva tradition.  Chandravanshi, Suryavanshi, Agnivanshi and Nagvanshi are also considered by the tradition of Shiva.  Shiva is the adorable god of the Asura, Raksha and tribal caste of India.  Shaivism is the religion of the tribals of India.

 *624.  Major names of Shiva*
 There are many names of Shiva in which 108 names are found in Puranas, but know the names here - Mahesh, Neelkanth, Mahadev, Mahakal, Shankar, Pashupatinath, Gangadhar, Natraj, Trinetra, Bholenath, Adidev, Adinath, Trimbak, Trilokesh,  Jatashankar, Jagadish, Pralayankar, Vishwanath, Vishweshwar, Hara, Shivshambhu, Bhootnath and Rudra.

 *624.  Amrit Naths of Amarnath*
 The knowledge that Shiva gave to his Goddess Parvati in the cave of Amarnath for salvation has many branches of that knowledge today.  He is involved in the basic formulas of Gyan Yoga and Tantra.  'Vigyan Bhairava Tantra' is one such book, which contains a compilation of 112 meditation formulas told by Lord Shiva to Parvati.

 *624.  Shiva Granth*
 The Vedas and Upanishads comprise the complete education and initiation of Shiva in the Vigyan Bhairava Tantra, Shiva Purana and Shiva Samhita.  His teachings have expanded in many texts of Tantra.

 *830.  Shivling*
 According to the Vayu Purana, all creation in which it gets absorbed in the Holocaust and which appears in the re-creation period is called Linga.  In this way, the entire energy of the world is the symbol of gender.  In fact, this entire creation is the point-sounding form.  The point is Shakti and Nad Shiva.  Point means energy and sound means sound.  This is the basis of the entire universe.  For this reason, worship of Shivling is a symbol.

 *431.  Twelve Jyotirlingas*
 Somnath, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, Vaidyanath, Bhimshankar, Rameshwar, Nageshwar, Vishwanathji, Trimbakeshwar, Kedarnath, Ghishneshwar.  There are many beliefs regarding Jyotirlinga origin.  Jyotirlinga means 'broad Brahmatling' which means 'wide light'.  Which are the twelve sections of Shivalinga.  According to Shivpuran, Brahma, Maya, Jiva, Mind, intellect, mind, ego, sky, air, fire, water and earth are called Jyotirlinga or Jyoti Pind.

  According to the second belief, according to Shiva Purana, in ancient times, Jyoti Pind fell from the sky and light spread from them for a while.  Many such meteor bodies fell from the sky to the earth.  Of the many bodies that have fallen in India, the main twelve bodies were included in the Jyotirlinga.

 *832.  Visitation of Shiv*
 Those who see the life and philosophy of Shiva with real vision are Shiva devotees with the right intellect and holding the reality, because the philosophy of Shiva says live in reality, live in the present, do not fight with your mind, see them as strangers  And also use imagination for reality.  Before Einstein, Shiva had said that imagination is more important than knowledge.

 *733.  Shiva and Shankar
Shiva's name is associated with Shankar.  People say- Shiva, Shankar, Bholenath.  In this way, many people inadvertently call Shiva and Shankar two names of the same power.  Actually, the two statues are of different shape.  Shankar is always shown as ascetic.  In many places, Shankar is shown meditating on Shivalinga.  Therefore, Shiva and Shankar are two different entities.  However, Shankar is also considered as a form.  Mahesh (Nandi) and Mahakal are believed to be the gatekeepers of Lord Shankar.  Rudra is a member of the Panchayat of God Shankar.

 737.  God of God's Lord Shiva
 There was competition from the demons of the gods.  In such a situation, whenever the Gods were in severe trouble, they all went to Devadhidev Mahadev.  Gods including demons, demons also challenged Shiva many times, but they all succumbed and bowed to Shiva, that is why Shiva is Mahadev, the god of gods.  He is also the beloved God of demons, demons and ghosts.  He gives boon to Rama as well as Ravana.

 735.  Shiva in every era
 Lord Shiva has given darshan to people in all ages.  Shiva was also there during the time of Rama.  There was Shiva even in the Mahabharata period and there is a mention of Shiva's vision in Vikramaditya's period too.  According to the Bhavishya Purana, Lord Shiva also appeared to King Harshavardhana,

Saturday, January 2, 2021

Shree Ashtavakra

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When Rishi Ashtavakra was twelve years old, King Janaka had hosted a huge spiritual debating conference, invited the pundits of the whole country. He had one thousand cows placed at the palace gate and had the horns of the cows plated with gold and decorated with jewels. He proclaimed, ”Whoever is victorious, shall take possession of these cows.”

It was a great debate. Ashtavakra’s father also participated. As dusk was falling, the message came to Ashtavakra that his father was losing. He had already defeated all the others, but was about to be defeated by a pundit named Vandin. Receiving this message Ashtavakra went to the palace. The hall was decorated. The debate was in its final stage and the decisive moment was fast approaching. His father’s defeat was a complete forgone conclusion – he was on the very edge of defeat.

The pundits saw the young Ashtavakra as he entered the royal court. They were all learned scholars. His body was bent and deformed in eight places: he had just to move and anyone would start laughing. His very movement was a laughing matter. The whole palace broke into laughter. 

Now...  Rishi Ashtavakra also roared aloud with even more laughter. ..and King  Janaka finally asked, ”Everyone else is laughing. I can understand why they laugh, but why did you laugh, my son?”

Ashtavakra said, ”I am laughing because the highest truth is being decided in this conference of lowly butchers” – the man must have been extraordinary - 
”What are all these skinners doing here?”

A deep silence fell over the meeting. Butchers? Skinners? The king asked, ”What do you mean?”

Ashtavakra said, ”It is simple and straightforward: They only see skin, they don’t see me. It is difficult to find a man more pure and simple than me, but they don’t see this; they see a bent and deformed body. They are skinners, they judge by the skin.

Your Majesty, 
in the Curve of a Temple is the Sky Curved ?! 
When a pot is smashed, is the sky within it smashed? The sky is beyond change. My body is twisted, but I am not. Look at the one Within. 
You can’t find anything more straight and pure.”
It was a very startling declaration !!

There must have been pin-drop silence. Janaka was highly impressed, astounded: ”Absolutely right, why had he gathered a crowd of skinners there?”

He became repentant, he felt guilty that he too had laughed. That day the king couldn’t manage to say anything, but the following day when he was out on his morning ride he saw Ashtavakra on the way. 

Janaka dismounted from his horse and fell at his feet. The day before, in front of everyone, he couldn’t find the courage.

The day before he had said, ”Why do you laugh, my son?” Ashtavakra was a boy of twelve years, and Janaka had considered his age. This day he didn’t notice the age. This day he got down from his horse and fell at Ashtavakra’s feet in humble prostration.


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