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What do you know about ancient kingdom of Anga Kingdom?

Asked by Amrita Ravi in Puja & Rituals at 9:20 AM

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Anga was a kingdom ruled by non Vedic rulers. Anga king Lomapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasaratha. Kosala Princess Santha, elder to Raghava Rama, lived as the daughter of Lomapada, since he was childless. Duryodhana established Karna as the ruler of Angas. It is believed that there were many Anga kings who ruled different parts of Anga kingdom, contemporary to Karna. Champapuri was the capital of Anga ruled by Karna. Magadha (south-west Bihar) king Jarasandha gifted another city called Malinipuri, to the Anga king Karna. The founders of five eastern kingdoms, which included: - Angas (east-central Bihar) , Vangas (southern West Bengal), Kalingas (coastal Orissa), Pundras (south eastern Bangladesh) and Suhmas (north western Bangladesh) shared a common ancestry.

http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Anga_Kingdom

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What do you know about Bhaga?

Asked by Amrita Ravi in Puja & Rituals at 7:47 AM

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Sanskrit bhaga is a term for "lord, patron", but also for "wealth, prosperity". The cognate term in Avestan and Old Persian is baga, of uncertain meaning but used in a sense in which "lord, patron" might also apply. A Slavic cognate is bog "god". The semantics is similar to English lord (from hlaford "bread warden"), the idea being that it is part of the function of a chieftain or leader to distribute riches or spoils among his followers. The name Baghdad shares its origins with the Middle Persian baga (baga-data: "god given", modern Persian: "Baghdad")

Personified, Bhaga is one of the Adityas, a god of wealth and marriage in Hinduism. Virabhadra, a great powerful hero created by Shiva, once blinded him. In the Rigveda Bhaga is the god who supervises the distribution of goods and destiny to each man corresponding to his merits. The word apparently, is cognative to "Bhagavan" and "Bhagya", terms used in several Indian languages to refer to God & destiny respectively.

http://en.wikipedi a.org/wiki/Bhaga

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What do you know about Bahuchara Mata?

Asked by Amrita Ravi in Puja & Rituals at 7:38 AM

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Bahuchara Mata is a Hindu goddess. She was a daughter of a charan Bapal dan Detha. She and her sister were on journey with a caravan when a marauder named Bapiya attacked their caravan. It was common practice in charan men and women if overpowered by their enemies, not to surrender but to kill themselves. Shedding the blood of charan was considered heinous sin. When Bapiya attacked the caravan, Bahuchara and her sisters announced tragu and cut their breasts. Legends tells that Bapiya was cursed and became impotent. The curse was lifted only when he worshiped Bahuchara Mata by dressing and acting like woman[1]. Today Bahuchara mata is considered patroness of—and worshipped by—the hijra community in India. Her followers believe in non-violence and consider killing of all animals and creatures a sin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Bahuchara_Mata

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What do you know about Aranyani?

Asked by gangadhar ti in Puja & Rituals at 7:31 AM

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In Hinduism, Aranyani is a goddess of the forests and the animals that dwell within it.

Aranyani has the distinction of having one of the most descriptive hymns in the Rhg Ved dedicated to her. She is described as elusive, fond of quiet glades in the jungle, and fearless of remote places. Indeed the supplicant entreats her to explain, how she wanders, so far from the fringe of civilisation, without becoming afraid or lonely. She is adorned with anklets of bells and is seldom seen but more often heard as the tinkling of her anklets echos through the dark forest.[1] Her worship has declined in modern day hinduism, and it would be rare indeed to find a temple dedicated to Aranyani, but the hymn in the Rhg Ved is so vivid, it immediately creates a sense of hushed reverence, and sounds as though it could have been written yesterday, by someone who had a direct meeting with the Goddess. She is also described as a dancer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Aranyani

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What is the meaning of an APSARA?

Asked by natwar lal in Puja & Rituals at 8:21 PM on November 21, 2008

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An Apsara (Sanskrit: अप्सरा: apsarāḥ, plural अप्सरस: apsarasaḥ) is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. English translations of the word are "nymph," "celestial nymph," and "celestial maiden."

Apsaras are supernatural beings who appear as young women of great beauty and elegance that are proficient in the art of dancing. They are the wives of the Gandharvas, court servants of Indra. They dance to the music made by their husbands, usually in the palaces of the gods, and entertain gods and fallen heroes. In their assignment as caretakers of fallen heroes, they may be compared to the valkyries of Norse mythology. Apsaras are said to be able to change their shapes at will, and specially rule over the fortunes of gaming and gambling. Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha, and Tilottama are the most famous among them. Apsaras are sometimes compared to the muses of ancient Greece, with each of the 26 Apsaras at Indra's court representing a distinct aspect of the performing arts. Apsaras are associated with water; thus, they may be compared to the nymphs, dryads, and naiads of ancient Greece. They are also associated with fertility rites. In Hinduism, the lower Apsaras are sometimes regarded as nature spirits who may lure men to their deaths; in this respect they may be compared to the Slavic Rusalki or the Greek sirens.

http://www.newworldencyc lopedia.org/entry/Apsara

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What are the schools of Hindu Philosophy ?

Asked by natwar lal in Puja & Rituals at 8:20 PM on November 21, 2008

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Hindu philosophy is divided into six Sanskrit āstika) schools of thought, or darshanas (literally, "views"):

1. Sankhya, a strongly dualist theoretical exposition of mind and matter.
2. Yoga, a school emphasizing meditation closely based on Sankhya
3. Nyaya or logics
4. Vaisheshika, an empiricist school of atomism
5. Mimamsa, an anti-ascetic and anti-mysticist school of orthopraxy
6. Vedanta, opposing Vedic ritualism in favour of mysticism. Vedanta came to be the dominant current of Hinduism in the post-medieval period.

In Hindu history, the distinction of these six schools was current in the Gupta period "golden age" of Hinduism. With the disappearance of Vaisheshika and Mimamsa, it was obsolete by the later Middle Ages, when the various sub-schools of Vedanta (Dvaita "dualism", Advaita "non-dualism" and others) began to rise to prominence as the main divisions of religious philosophy. Nyaya survived into the 17th century as Navya Nyaya "Neo-Nyaya", while Sankhya gradually lost its status as an independent school, its tenets absorbed into Yoga and Vedanta.

http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hindu_philosophy

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Briefly explain the four ashramas.?

Asked by natwar lal in Puja & Rituals at 8:22 PM on November 21, 2008

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1)Brahmcharya Ashram (Upnanyan Sanskaar-25 years)
After Upnayan Sanskar the person will go to Gurukul. Under the guidanace of reverred guru, he or she will study Vedas. The vedas have differebnt parts or Angas. Vedas have knowlege of Adhyatm (Brahm), material and life...They will study and practise those till the age of 25. During this time they will live away from parents. During this they could not marry they had to maintain celebacy. The name Brahmcharya means the practice(of Yoga) on Brahm or actions carrying towards Brahm. Since in this Ashram celebacy was required so Brahmcharya also referes to celebacy. Not only Brahm Gyan was the focus, pupils also learnt various skills (Aayurveda, Shastra Vidya..) during this period.
2)Grihastha Ashram (25 years - 50 Years)
After the age of 25 years people will get married and do work according to their skill set. They will have children and they will make sure that their children get Vidya (education). There is a shloka which means "that mother is an enemy and the father is an ill-wisher who do not send their child for education".
3)Vaanprastha Ashram (50 years - 75 Years)
In this Ashram people will still live in society and with family (spouse and children and grandchildren) but they will maintain celebacy and live with Niyama.
4)Sanyaas Ashram (75 years - 100 Years)
At this age person will leave general society and live with Rishis in some jungle and fully meditate upon Brahm(GOD). 1

http://www.geocities.com/dipal sarvesh/ashram.html

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What is a Mantra and How Does It Work ?

Asked by natwar lal in Puja & Rituals at 8:19 PM on November 21, 2008

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Saying any word produces an actual physical vibration. Over time, if we know what the effect of that vibration is, then the word may come to have meaning associated with the effect of saying that vibration or word. This is one level of energy basis for words.

Another level is intent. If the actual physical vibration is coupled with a mental intention, the vibration then contains an additional mental component which influences the result of saying it. The sound is the carrier wave and the intent is overlaid upon the wave form, just as a colored gel influences the appearance and effect of a white light.

In either instance, the word is based upon energy. Nowhere is this idea more true than for Sanskrit mantra. For although there is a general meaning which comes to be associated with mantras, the only lasting definition is the result or effect of saying the mantra.

http://www.sanskritmantra.com/w hat.htm

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"The wisest man is he who knows that he knows nothing," What do you think of that theory? ?

Asked by munna in Self Development at 7:24 PM on November 21, 2008

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Humility is the hall mark of wise. A fully filled vessel will not make any noise. It's the empty vessels that make the noise. wise people will not trumpet their abilities and capabilities

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Tell the story of Urvashi and Pururava ?

Asked by natwar lal in Puja & Rituals at 8:21 PM on November 21, 2008

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Pururava was a good king who performed many yajnas. He ruled the earth well.

Urvashi was a beautiful apsara. Pururava met Urvashi and fell in love with her.

"Please marry me," he requested.

"I will," replied Urvashi, "But there is a condition. I love these two sheep and they will always have to stay by bedside. If I ever lose them, I will remain your wife no longer and will return to heaven. Moreover, I shall live only on clarified butter."

Pururava agreed to these rather strange conditions and the two were married. They lived happily for sixty-four years.

But the gandharvas who were in heaven felt despondent. Heaven seemed to be a dismal place in Urvashi’s absence. They therefore hatched a conspiracy to get her back. On an appropriate occasion, a gandharva named Vishvavasu stole the two sheep. As soon as this happened, Urvashi vanished and returned to heaven.

Pururava pursued Vishvavasu and managed to retrieve the sheep, but by then, Urvashi ahd disappeared. The miserable king searched throughout the world for her. But in vain. Eventually, Pururava came across Urvashi near a pond in Kurukshetra.

"Why have you forsaken me?" asked Pururava. "You are my wife. Come and live with me."

"I was your wife," replied Urvashi. "I no longer am, since the condition was violated. However, I agree to spend a day with you."

When one year had passed, Urvashi returned to Pururava and presented him with the son she had borne him. She spent a day with him and vanished again. This happened several times and, in this fashion, Urvashi bore Pururava six sons. They were named Ayu, Amavasu, Vishvayu, Shatayu, Gatayu and Dridayu. (In some Puranas, a seventh son named Valayu is mentioned.)

http://www.dharmakshetra.com/li terature/puranas/Vayu%20Purana.htm

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