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- 11.What is the meaning of Purushartha ?Purusha means human being either male oe female inthis context.
Artha has several meanings. In this context it is goal. - 22.What are other meanings of purusharthas ?Freewill , choice , effort etc are secondary meanings.
- 33.Purusharthas or manushyarthas are sort by whom ?Only human beings.Because they are superior to other living beings.
- 44.What makes us superior ?Judjing , rational faculty collectively known as buddhi(Intellect)
makes us superior. Animals use instinct. We use intellect. - 55.How many purusharthas are there ?Goals may be endless but categorizes into four.Dharma ,artha,kama,moksha.
- 66.Elobarate artha.Artha - security-food ,clothing ,shelter & health.
Security for present ,future. - 77.Eloberate kamaWhat is next to artha is kama - comfort - happiness - luxury
This is not for survival. - 88.Eloberate Dharma.It is invisible form of luck(adhrishtam)
It can be acquired by appropriate method.Dharma = punyam. - 99.How it helps us ?It helps in two ways.
1.In this life for artha & kama.
2.In next birth also in initial few years (childhood)by providing good
parents value etc. - 1010.what are two types of goals ?Preyas & shreyas.
- 1111. Eloberate preyas & shreyas ?Preyas - dharma artha , kama
sheyas - moksha. - 1212.What is moksha ?Freedom from preyas - dharma, artha, kama.
- 1313.Why freedom from preyas is important ?Because they have pain , sufferings ,dependancy etc.
freedom from slavery from preyas is moksha. - 1414.What is meaning of sashtram ?To command or to teach.
- 1515.Does it command or teach ?Commands in earlier stage & teach in later stages.
- 1616.How can scriptural literature be presented ?It can be presented in 6 layers.
First layer is vedas - 1717.How many vedas are there ?Four.
- 1818 What are they ?Rig , yajur , sama & atharvana veda.
- 1919.What form is Rig veda.Rig mantras in form of poetic compositions
- 2020.What form is Yajur veda.Phrose compositions.gadhya
- 2121.What form is Sama vedaMusic compositions. Gana
- 2222.What form is Atharvana vedaMantra composition Mantras by atharva rishi & andhiras rishi.
Around 20000 mantras for enquiry , analysis - 2323.Who is the author of veda ?Is the revelation from lord himself.
- 2424.How it is revealed ?Through rishis. Rish is to know.
- 2525.How are the rishis recognoized ?They are recognized through gratitude session before chanting mantras.
(Guru pooja) - 2626.How was vedas received by rishis ?Only in shabda rupa - verbal only.
- 2727.What is the name of such scriptures which are heard, not written ?Shruthi
- 2828.If it is not born of human intellect then what it is called ?Apouresheya - primary scriptures
- 2929.If it is born of human intellect then what it is called ?Paurusheya.- secondary scriptures.
- 3030. What is the second layer ?Sutra -aphorism - ideas in capsule form.
- 3131. Main Types of sutras.Dharma, Dhrishya & Shroutha sutrani
- 3232.What is its function.Codification & clariification of vedic teaching.
- 3333.What is Dharma sutraniDeals with individual values & responsibility.
- 3434.What is Dhrishya sutraniDeals with family values & responsibility.
- 3535.What is Shroutha sutraniDeals with Welfare of society
- 3636.What is the Third layer of literatureSmrithis
- 3737.How it is presented ?In poem form of about thousand of verses.
- 3838.How many sages mastered *& presented smrithis?18 sages.
- 3939.Who are they ?Manu, Parasara, Yajnavalkya, Gautama, Harita, Yama,
Visnu, Sankha, Likhita, Brhaspati, Daksa, Angiras, Pracetas,
Samvarta, Acanas, Atri, Apastamba and Satatapa are the eighteen
sages who mastered the Vedas with their superhuman power and
derived the Smrtis from them. - 4040.What are the forms of literature.Prose form - for chanting-swara,
Criptic statement - verse form - to learn by heart
Sutra form - capsule form - high yield.
Poem form . - 4141.What is the fourth layer ?Puranas.Magnified form.
- 4242. What is the significance ?It is relevant even now.
- 4343. What is its function ?Magnify , codify & clarify in the form of story.Audio - audiovisual.
Personification with concrete stories. - 4444.How many puranas are there ?18 puranas & 18 upa puranas.
- 4545.What are the18 puranas ?The 18 puranas are--
Vishnu Purana
Naradiya Purana
Padma Purana
Garuda Purana
Varaha Purana
Bhagavata Purana
Matsya Purana
Kurma Purana
Linga Purana
Shiva Purana
Skanda Purana
Agni Purana
Brahmanda Purana
Brahmavaivarta Purana
Markandeya Purana
Bhavishya Purana
Vamana Purana
Brahma Purana - 4646. What are he 18 upa puranas ?The upapuranas are--
1. Sanatkumara Purana
2. Narasimha Purana
3.Brihannaradiya Purana
4.Sivarahasya Purana
5.Durvasa Purana
6.Kapila Purana
7.Vamana Purana
8.Bhargava Purana
9.Varuna Purana
10.Kalika Purana
11.Samba Purana
12.Nandi Purana
13.Surya Purana
14.Parasara Purana
15.Vashishtha Purana
16.Devi Bhagavatam
17.Ganesha Purana
18.Hamsa Purana - 4747.What is the Most popular puranaBagavatha purana.
- 4848.What is the fifth layer ?Ithihasas.
- 4949.What is its base.It is based on what really happened.
- 5050.What is its form?Poem.
- 5151.What are the Main ithihasasRamayan & mahabaratha.
- 5252.How many versus are there in both ?Ramayan -24000
Mahabarath-100000 - 5353.What is its primary purpose ?Vedic teaching , not story.
- 5454.What is sixth layer ?Bashyam - commentries written in sanskrit for all above.
- 5555.What form are bashyams in ?Prose.
- 5656.What are the gnana phalam ?In this life time - Jivan mukthi when alive & videha mukti after death.
Across life - krama mukthi only after death.
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