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Comment on Why is Mantara worshipped – Gitaaonline Answers by Rangarajan R

Rangarajan R — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:55:24 +0000

Is manthara being worshipped? I sincerely, am not aware of this, but one can certainly say that without the character of manthara, there is no Ramayana!

The Ram Avatar is unique and great as the Lord showed as to how a man should conduct himself and live on earth and which made poets like Kannadasan write “Oruvannaku ulagil oru tharam enna ulagakkuku kaatayia avatharam, “raama avatharam”(ஒருவனுக்கு உலகில் ஒரு தாரம் என உலகுக்கு காட்டிய அவதாரம் ராம அவதாரம் – For one man in this world there is only one woman for him)

It paved the way for us to know about the brotherly love, affection and attachment like that of Lakshmana, the greatness of Bharata, who renounced the kingdom and the pleasures of it and lived like an asetic away from Ayodhya in Nandigram!

As Rama proceeded to the forest one comes to know and hear about the greats !
Guha, Sabari and not to mention the great pavana putra Hanumaan who is the epitome of service, surrender to the Almighty. It also showed us the might of Hanuman.

It also revealed the greatness of Ravana , as one who mastered the Vedas and as a great bhakta of Shiva.
Ramayana also gave the world what surrender to the Lord means, in the form of Vibeeshana!
One may worship Manthara or not , but definitely thank her for making Kaikeyi remember and ask the boons at the appropriate time !

Comment on Chapter 16 – Learn to Chant – SANSKRIT by L Narasimhan

L Narasimhan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:24 +0000

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Comment on Why is Mantara worshipped – Gitaaonline Answers by vidya rangarajan

vidya rangarajan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Hi Sowmya
In my opinion Mantara was not a great person to be worshiped , but we can say that she was the first key instrument to the entire Ramayana and because of that we got a great bhakta like Hanuman.
regards
vidya

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by MauroGonzalez

MauroGonzalez — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:49:23 +0000

Nice one

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by chitra devaraj

chitra devaraj — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:34:29 +0000

Namaskar Sowmyaji! Good and a tough quiz. We scored 8/10. We had great time. Dvani is waiting for the next lot. Pranams and hugs

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by Ajitkumar Dumane

Ajitkumar Dumane — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:23:13 +0000

Sowmyaji Namaskar,
This was interesting but not an easy quiz. It was rather difficult to precisely give the right answers although we have accepted certain things as given. Your quiz provides a new dimension to obtain spiritual knowledge based on symbols. In fact the Letter ॐ is nothing but a symbol which represents GOD and as we know is comprising of A U and M or अ, उ, म each having a complete meaning in itself and is adopted at the beginiing of all Hindu Scriptural recitations . It can be a subject of research how various symbols are associated with certain specific deities and what their meanings are. Any language we are reading is comprising of visual symbols or letters and then a single letter or a combination of letters is said to give rise to meanings which are only explained by our teachers or Guru to be understood by us.
It is indeed a great mystery and we really need to understand the various secrets assosciated with these symbols.
Wonderful Quiz Indeed.

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by Sowmya

Sowmya — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:46:28 +0000

Great to hear from you Vidyaji & Thanks for the comments. Looks like your score matched Rangajis;)

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by vidya rangarajan

vidya rangarajan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:58:29 +0000

Hi Sowmya
I could score only 7 of 10. As usual a gr8 quiz. Just want to thank both of you for making us think hard and giving wonderful information as well.

Comment on A “Symbol” Quiz – Gitaafunline by R Rangarajan

R Rangarajan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:19:21 +0000

very nice quiz
scored 7 out of 10.
Ganesa and Prasad went wrong !

Comment on How to Meditate – Step by Step – Dhyana Yoga 11 by Boardwalk @ nextlevelyoga.com

Boardwalk @ nextlevelyoga.com — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:48:54 +0000

I apologize. It looks like I may have been premature with my questions. I see now that this is only the first step. I will check back.

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