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QC101: Agni Pariksha | Padmaja & Khushi

The document discusses various aspects of Indian mythology, literature, and ancient legends, including a satirical novel set in the context of the Indian independence movement, featuring historical figures such as Jawaharlal Nehru. It outlines many questions and answers related to mythological stories, significant places, and cultural references, along with commentary on myths and their moral implications. Additionally, it mentions significant temples, characters from Mahabharata, and various deities linked to traditional narratives.

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Q1 X novel is a satirical novel written by an Indian politician, who is currently serving his third term as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. The name of the novel roughly translates to the poetic epic Y, which the author recasts and resets in the context of Indian Independence Movement and post independence India. In the novel, the author describes the story of the newly formed democracy as a struggle between groups and individuals closely related by their personal and political histories. In the novel, Jawaharlal Nehru , the first prime minister of independent India, often termed as an blind idealist is showed akin to character Z from the poetic epic. Both are also known to have turned blind eye to many issues in love of their child(ren). ID Y and the character Z.
A1 Y: Mahabharata (The Great Indian Novel) Z: Dhritarashtra
Q2 After the Kurukshetra war ended, on the advice of sage Ved Vyasa, the Pandavas decided to ask Lord Shiva for forgiveness for killing their kin during the war. However, Lord Shiva, not wanting to forgive them, turned into a bull and hid among the cattle on the hill. On being tracked, he dived head first into the ground, but got his tail caught by one of the five brothers. The Pandavas then built a temple there. The portions of Lord Shiva’s body later appeared at four different places, with the head of the bull appearing at Y. A temple was built there, the name of which translates to “Lord of the Animals” . Name both the temples.
A2 Kedarnath Temple Pashupatinath Temple (Kathmandu)
Q3 Add the next one to the list: PRAYAGRAJ HARIDWAR UJJAIN
A3 Nashik During the samudra manthan, devas and asuras began to fight over the pot of elixir (Amrit). Lord Vishnu’s eagle Garuda, took the pot and flew away. A few drops fell in Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik where Kumbh Mela is celebrated every 12 years.
Q4 CONNECT: CHITRAKOOT DANDAKARANYA HAMPI RAMESHWARAM
A4 List of places Lord Rama visited while in exile. Chitrakoot - Site of Bharat Milap Dandakaranya - Site where Lakshmana cut Surpanakha's nose Hampi (Kishkinda) - Ram and Hanuman met for the first time Rameshwaram - A floating bridge to Lanka was built
Shown above is the logo of a newspaper. The mythological creature on the left is said to have emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean. She is a miraculous creature and is known to provide the owner with whatever they desire. The mythological creature on the right is also said to have come out of the churning of ocean milk and is believed to guard one of the points of the compass and also serves as a God’s mount. Name them both. Q5
A5 Kamdhenu Airavat
Q6 What connects the following? Raj Babbar, Ashalata, Rishabh Shukla, Kiran Juneja, Debashree Roy, Mukesh Khanna, Sudesh Berry, Meena Chakrabarty, Menaka Babbar, Girija Shankar, Renuka Israni, Tarakesh Chauhan, Nazneen, Virendra Razdan, Pankaj Dheer, Gajendra Chouhan, Praveen Kumar, Firoz Khan, Roopa Ganguly, Puneet Issar, Razak Khan, Mayur Vakani, Varsha Usgaonkar, Ayub Khan, Dharmesh Tiwari, Surendra Pal, Pradeep Rawat, Lalit Tiwari, Nitish Bhardwaj, Goga Kapoor, Vishnu Sharma, Sheela Sharma, Manju Vyas, Sagar Salunke, Channa Ruparel, Parijat, Pradeep Sharma, Paintal, Arun Bakshi, Sameer Rajda, Sharat Saxena, Vikrant Mathur, Gufi Paintal, Shivendra Mahal, Dara Singh, Satish Kaul, Rajesh Vivek, Pawan Shukla, Karunakar Pathak, Vikas Prasad, Randhir Singh, Harish Bhimani
A6 Mahabharata This is the cast of Mahabharat (1988 TV series)
Q7 This village is located in the Unnao District of Uttar Pradesh and residents say that it gets its name from an individual who died there. According to Munna Lal Pandey, a former Pradhan of the village, the 19th century British Gazetteer also spoke of a stone statue of the individual which lay there. After his death near the bank of a lake while filling water, a prophecy was pronounced which would go on to be true some time later. Which individual from the world of Indian mythology supposedly died at this spot, leading to the name of this village?
A7 Shravan Kumar
Q8 Imitation of styles has seldom been this fatal. This character from Hindu mythology learnt it the hard way, when he went about imitating Lord Krishna , fitting himself with 2 extra imitation arms, painting himself blue, and carrying the conch, lotus, chakra and mace as Krishna did. Krishna got bugged and had his head off. Who?
A8 Paundraka Vasudeva
Q9 The Matsya Puranas tells a story about the frequent wars between Devas and Asuras, in which the Devas frequently ended up winning. Humiliated, X, the guru of Asuras decided to approach Shiva. He, meanwhile asked Asuras to take refuge at the ashram of his father Y. Devas found the absence of the guru an opportune time to attack the Asuras once again. However, Y was also away when they were attacked, hence Asuras sought his wife’s help. Using her powers, she rendered Indra immobile, who in turn asked Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu severed her head using his Sudarshan chakra. Enraged by his wife’s death, Y cursed Lord Vishnu to be born on Earth several times and suffer the pain of the worldly life. ID X and Y,
A9 X - Shukracharya Y - Sage Bhrigu
Q10 Nataraja is the description of Lord Shiva as the divine dancer. He is depicted standing on silhouette of a tiny humanoid X, who is believed to be a representation of ignorance and the disease Y. X is destined immortality, and can’t be killed in order to ensure the knowledge in the world is preserved. Killing him would mean attaining knowledge without any dedication and effort, thus devaluing knowledge in all its forms. To subdue X, Lord Shiva incarnates as Sri Nataraja. He performs the cosmic Tandava Nitraya and suppresses X under his right foot. To subdue him forever, Lord Shiva remain in his Nataraja form for eternity. According to Ayurveda, X also relates to a chronic neurological disorder, Y. ID X and Y.
A10 X - Apasmara Y - Epilepsy
Q11 Fill in the blanks Lord Shiva : Damru Lord Brahma : ______ Ravana : Veena/ Ravanhatha Lord Krishna : Flute _____ : Mahati Veena
A11 Lord Shiva : Damru Lord Brahma : Mridanga Ravana : Veena/Ravanahatha Lord Krishna : Flute Sage Narada : Mahati Veena
Q12 The award shown is India’s highest gallantry award, awarded for ‘displaying distinguished act of valour during wartime’. On obverse, the National Emblem appears in the centre surrounded by four copies of the weapon X. According to Puranas, the devas were once driven out of devalok by an asura. The asura was the recipient of a boon that any weapon made before he got t that boon, be it of metal or wood will do him no harm. Thus, on the advice of Lord Vishnu, a weapon was made from the spine of a sage, which was then used to kill the asura. It is also used in Buddhism and Jainism, often to represent firmness of spirit and spiritual power. ID X.
A12 X : Vajra
Q13 Wat Phra Kaew ( meaning Temple of the Emerald Buddha) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a "potent religio-political symbol and the palladium (in protective sense) of Thai society“. The sculpture (on the left) stands as guardian of this temple. Which mythological figure is it a representation of?
A13 Ravana
Q14 “Once lord Shiva was going to Varanasi along with one crore god and goddesses including him. On the way they thought of taking rest and shelter on this hill for the night. Before going to bed Lord Shiva strictly warned them to get up at dawn before the sun rises and leave for Varanasi. The following morning only Lord Shiva got up and nobody else woke up. In anger Lord Shiva cursed them to become stone sculptures or images and stay there forever. Since then there have been one less than a crore stone sculptures on the hill.” So is the legend associated with this ancient Shaivite place of worship with huge rock- cut images and stone idols - It is the prime tourist spot of Tripura. Name this place, whose literal meaning is, one less a crore in Bengali .
A14 Unakoti
Q15 It is said that Indra once killed a demon, even if he had not caused any harm to anyone. So he was cursed for this sin which was thought unredeemable. He was freed from being a wanderer by the power of a Shiva lingam in a forest, which was later developed into a temple by a Pandya King. This Pandya King was childless and so Shiva gave him darshan and granted him boons. So was born an Ayojina girl (not from the womb), who had eyes shaped like that of a fish. Who are we talking about?
A15 Goddess Meenakshi
QC101: Agni Pariksha | Padmaja & Khushi