a) यो अवमन्यते ते मूले हेतुशास्त्राश्रयाद् द्विजः । स साधुभिः भहिष्कार्यो नास्तिको वेदनिन्दकः ।। (मनु स्मृति) a person who criticises the self-evident (swataha pramaana) vedas by .. .. ..
importance of rituals in our overall development?
a) आचारात् विच्युतो विप्रो न वेद फलं अश्नुते । आचारेण च संयुक्तः सम्पूर्ण फलभाज् भवेत् ।। (मनु स्मृति) a human when doesn’t follow the ancient vedic rituals he won’t be supported by most .. .. ..
which is the greatest dharma to be practiced?
a) आचारः परमो धर्मो श्रुत्युक्त स्मार्त एव च । तस्मात् अस्मिन् सदा युक्तो नित्यं स्याद् आत्मवान् द्विजः ।। (मनु स्मृति) practicing rituals told in vedas and puraanams is .. .. ..
Gowri-Ganesha Festival – August 31st and September 1st 2011
pictures taken in 2008 after the morning pooja at my residence before leaving to work: the ganesha festival falls on the fourth day bhadrapada masa. that’s why we say “bhadrapada shulkada chauthi aamdu”. swarna gouri vrata and ganesha festival is celebrated on wednesday august 31st 2011 and september 1st 2011. an idol of gowri made of clay is brought two days before the .. .. ..
why should a brahmin learn manu smruti?
इदं शास्त्रं अधीयानः ब्राह्मणः शंसितव्रतः । मनोवाक्देहजैर्नित्यं कर्मदोषैर्न लिप्यते ।। a)a brahmin who learns manu smruti with great devotion will be free from the physical mental sins done by him. not only himself but also the before .. .. ..
what r the duties of brahmin kshatriya vyshya & shudra according to manu the moola purusha of humanity?
a)अध्यापनं अध्ययनं यजनं याजनं तथा । दानं प्रतिग्रहं चैव ब्राह्मणानां अकल्पयत् ।। (मनु स्मृति) learning the god knowledge teaching the god knowledge doing yagna, help others do yagnas giving daanam and receiving the daanam are the duties of .. .. ..
who is superior?
a) in all the living things those which are intelligent they are superior, as the superiority is related to the intelligence more the intelligence more the superiority, hence humans are more superior in all the living things, that too in humans brahmins are still more intelligent, in brahmins scholars are superior, in scholars those who know the religious rites they are more superior, in those .. .. ..
which is the supreme in different yugas?
a)in kruta yuga tapas (penance ) is the supreme source to get enlightened, in treta yuga jnaanam(knowledge is the supreme, in dwapara yagnam is the supreme, in kali yuga daanam is the supreme. तपः परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां ज्ञानमहच्यते । द्वापरे यज्ञमेवाहुर्दानमेकं कलौ .. .. ..
who created four varnas?
a) all-mighty lord sri narayana created the four varnas namely brahmin,kshatriya,vaishya and shudra and respectively their varnaashrama dharmas only to safe guard ,develope and keep well organized the society. लोकानां तु विवृद्ध्यर्थं मुखबाहूरुपादतः । ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियं .. .. ..