Lakshmi Pujan
On what day do we perform the Lakshmi puja?
Dhanteras
How many days before New Years does this occur?
2 Days before New Years
What day is Diwali on this year?
Monday, October 28th, 2019
How long did the 100 years war last?
116 years
How many days before New Years does this puja occur?
What is the alternate name for "Kali Chaudas"?
Name at least 3 objects that are placed in this puja?
Laptops, Notebooks, Accounting Ledgers, Scriptures etc.
Diwali is celebrated on the last day of the final month of __________.
Ashwina
What is the largest bone in the human body?
The femur
Why do we perform this puja?
- to have a financially good year in the new year
- gain financial stability and good wealth in the future
What is the main purpose of this day?
On this day, one's wealth is worshipped and prarthna is offered to Bhagwan for the wisdom to use one's wealth for noble and virtuous purposes only
Muhurat Pujan
What occurs on the 2nd day after New Years?
Be specific to get all the points...
- sisters honour their brothers by inviting them for a celebratory lunch (or dinner); and the brother in turn offer gifts to their sisters
What happens to a liquid if you release it into space?
Water poured into space (outside of a spacecraft) would rapidly vaporize or boil away
Why do we clean coins during the puja?
- Lakshmi Bhagwan likes cleanliness, and she will visit the cleanest house first
- Cleaning the coins is one way to keep our house (and wealth) clean
- She will not visit the places which are unclean/dirty or where the people are lazy
Recite the story (main points will suffice) of Krishna vs. Narkasur
- occurred on Aso vad 14; the day when Krishna Bhagwan vanquished Narkasur and released the 16,000 women captives
- the evil king Narkaasur confiscated all the beautiful and valuable objects in the world
- while rampaging through the 3 loka's, he also looted the earrings of Aditi, the mother of the devs
- As Narkaasur laid dying he prayed to Krishna Bhagwan, "Let those who bathe before sunrise on my day of death not go to hell"
Businessmen would submit their old accounting ledgers to Shri Lakshmi Devi and Ganeshji to start their new accounts with the words, "Subh labh"
What does "subh labh" mean?
"may this object serve you with good fortune"
Name all the planets which have rings?
All the outer planets...
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings
In what constellation is the Sun in when we do Lakshmi puja? What is the significance/meaning of this fact?
- Lakshmi puja occurs when the sun passes the Libra constellation
- Libra is in the shape of a balance or scale
- the design of the constellation is said to refer to balancing of accounts, account books, and closing of major financial deals
What vachanamrut is this?
Shriji Maharaj outlines a checklist of thing to overcome tin order to become Brahmrup in Vachanamrut _______________: "[Do not] allow any trace of maya's 3 gunas, 10 pranas, 4 antahkarans, 5 bhutas, 5 types of senses, and the presiding deities of the 14 loks to remain" These 51 ghosts can be eradicated by obeying the Satpurush. In becoming brahmrup and offering devotion to Parabrahma, we truly celebrate Kali Chaudash in the purest way possible.
Gadhada II - 45
Why do we do chopda pujan?
- bless our various objects for prosperity and wisdom in the new year
- people do prarthana to Bhagwan to forgive them for all the mistakes of the past year and to give them the wisdom and strength to not repeat them the next year
What do we offer to Bhagwan and why?
- Annakut
- to show Bhagwan our bhakti and in appreciation of his abundant generosity for the new harvest
HINDU THANKSGIVING!
Amit, Sumit and Pramit go to a seaside town to spend a vacation there and on the first day everybody decides to visit different tourist locations. After breakfast, each of them boards a different tourist vehicle from the nearest bus-depot. After three hours, Sumit who had gone to a famous beach, calls on the mobile of Pramit and claims that he has observed a shark in the waters. Pramit learns from the local guide that at that time of the year, only eight sea-creatures (including a shark) are observable and the probability of observing any creature is equal. However, Amit and Pramit later recall during their discussion that Sumit has a reputation for not telling the truth five out of six times. What is the probability that Sumit actually observed a shark in the waters?
A. 1/36
B. 1/30
C. 5/36
D. 1/24
A
*If you wanna know the solution I'll show you afterward*