SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama:
Q and A Video responses
Q. Are all dhaSAvathArams pUrNAvathArams? Is paraSurAmAvathAra the only gauNAvathAra among all?
Q. What distinguishes gauNAvathAram from AzhwArs who are blessed by bhagavAn with full gyAnam?
Q. Do avathArams of bhagavAn happen only in particular manvantharam?
Q. Is it true that SrI rAma and lakshmaNa hunted for animals and consumed meat?
Q. Lord krishNa’s final days were very painful. What was the reason for such suffering?
10. Is it true that there are two varAha avathArams?
https://youtu.be/Ght3jkKbAGw?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. Why lord rAma always holds bow and arrow even when he is not in war?
https://youtu.be/fkkfjcaPbsQ?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. bhagavAn decides to be born thrice from a mother’s womb. Please explain.
https://youtu.be/Exs0xi_HQqg?feature=shared
Q. krishNa grants mOksham to dhadhipANda and his pot. Please explain how a pot was liberated?
https://youtu.be/k6jXKuYGK8U?feature=shared
Q. Why did Krishna being supreme lord waited until sudhAmA approached him for help?
https://youtu.be/QTWrkqgTHVs?list=PLcJLpGJlP9mq1ujSPoQLn5ayAi6Jl6Www
Q. What is avathAram?
https://youtu.be/hT-TSnE8phU?si=AliWZGIvh9avseIU
Q. Is bhagavAn’s body just a human form like us or is it Suddha sathva thirumEni?
https://youtu.be/OQrdDN3Q6V4?si=81ZNfnhy4poZREr-
Q. In kAkAsura charithram Lord Rama is referred as kAkuthstha. Please explain –
https://youtu.be/wfztOqzh8I0?si=Zh7nNRnZWiVSHVxP
Q. Why don’t we find charithram of kalki like rest of avathArams?
https://youtu.be/X9Qnup954RI?si=OUsTilhBUntZuDmW
Q. parAnkuSa nAyaki’s love towards bhagavAn is compared to fish in mathsyAvathAram. Explain.
https://youtu.be/gajU7pJdF98?si=h-SQnyzKWNJkpneW
Q. What kind of responsibilities bhagavAn has in vaikuNtam/milky ocean? How are they different?
https://youtu.be/GXkJnbkP71A?si=6xSo0h2QkqFve1_5
Q. Why is it that we don’t see much of childhood stories of SrI rAma in SrIrAmAyaNam?
https://youtu.be/H0rHcTYILSs?si=PogLdz6yYMiq9y9d
Q. SrI rAma declared himself to be a human being, then how could he grant mOksham to jatAyu?
https://youtu.be/mPoy-kj6nFA?si=Ibk8O6hJlr4xJnKU
Q. Kindly explain thripura samhAra details.
https://youtu.be/kgzn5YhmUWE?si=miPbOKm5HgAhBBiL
Q. What is the inner meaning of lord krishNa acting against dharmam in battle field?
https://youtu.be/iDpGWluu-NM?si=FaL8Mk8PhTofX-zx
Q. What is the significance of dhaSAvathAram among bhagavAn’s many incarnations?
https://youtu.be/s9HV7Q4JCVA?si=ff1Rymsd95jo3qQ7
Q. Did ayOdhyAvAsis go to SrIvaikuNtam along with SrI rAma immediately?
https://youtu.be/LxPbjhpKhIs?si=9LUhh9wzHRLQyoIQ
Q. Is balarAma incarnation of bhagavAn? If yes, can two incarnations exist at the same time?
https://youtu.be/qWP3B4eYFoI?si=GpNMsJ1MW62usn14
Q and A Text responses
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Q. rAma took birth in surya vamsam and krishNa took birth in chandra vamsam. Even though rAma has not taken birth in chandra vamsam, still we address rAma as rAmachandran but krishNa is not addressed as krishNachandra. Why is rAma’s name is joined with chandra?
SrI rAma is suffixed with Chandra to indicate his cool/compassionate nature and beautiful form.
Q. Why does bhagavAn appear in a form similar to ours or exist in a similar form to us in paramapadham? Is that truly his original form? We understand that our human body and its various parts serve specific material purposes. But bhagavAn is said to possess a divine, non-material form. If so, why does he have a body that resembles the human form?
bhagavath svarUpam is subtle. He has many forms – they are categorized under 5 heads – para (form in vaikuNtam|), vyUha (form in kshIrAbdhi), vibhava (incarnations), antharyAmi (in-dwelling super-soul), archAvathAram (forms made of stone, wood etc which are seen in temples, mutts, homes). Through these forms, he gives joy to his devotees. Though his form in SrIvaikuNtam also appear like manushya (human)/dhEva (celestial) form, it is divine. Similarly vyUha, vibhava, antharyAmi forms are also divine. Though archA forms are made of matter from this world, he considers them to be divine once he is consecrated in to those forms.
Q. In SrI rangam, there is a wall painting of gaNdabEruNda (form of vishNu) killing SarabhESwara (form of shiva) in metta azhagiya singar sannidhi. Is this story authentic? If so, why didn’t AzhwArs or AchAryas spoke on gaNdabEruNda avathAram?
There is some reference about Saraba in kUraththAzhwnA’s sthavam. In any case, these are insignificant acts of bhagavAn – hence not explained by AzhwArs. In general, AzhwArs reveal as instructed by bhagavAn himself. All 4000 came out because of bhagavAn’s orders from within him. This is explained in https://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2018/10/thiruvaimozhi-7-9-enraikkum/ . Further, temple wall paintings may be painted due to influence of kings, controlling officers etc – they cannot be always taken as proof.
Q. Other than nappinai, what other avathArams has nILA dhEvi taken?
Not specifically known – but in some dhivyadhESams, thAyAr is said to be in incarnation of nILA dhEvi like in the case of thirukkOzhi (uRaiyUr).
Q. Does krishNa avathAram happen in every kalpa?
avathAras happen as per bhagavAn’s wish based on the needs of the devotees. there is no strict schedule. Within the same kalpa (1 day of brahmA), different avathAras happen at different times.
Q. Why did SrI rAmA take birth on navami and krishNa on ashtami even though both of these days are considered as inauspicious?
It is said that the abhimAnini dhEvathAs for those thithis came and prayed to bhagavAn that no auspicious ceremonies are done in those days and requested some auspiciousness to be added – hence bhagavAn himself took birth on those days, to make those days auspicious. Nevertheless, it is plainly bhagavAn’s ichchA (desire) to be born on particular days – we just accept that fact.
Q. rAma took birth in surya vamsam and krishNa took birth in chandra vamsam. Even though rAma has not taken birth in chandra vamsam, still we address rAma as rAmachandran but krishNa is not addressed as krishNachandra. Why is rAma’s name is joined with chandra?
SrI rAma is suffixed with chandra to indicate his cool/compassionate nature and beautiful form .
Q. Is mahA vishNu a different vyUha avathAram? If not then why is perumAL called as mahA vishNu?
vishNu is general name for bhagavAn meaning “the one who pervades”. bhagavAn incarnates as vishNu in between brahmA and rudhra. Main vyUha form is known as vyUha vAsudhEva. Subsequent vyUha incarnation (one among the 12 forms) is vishNu. There is kshIrAbdhinAthan who is known as vishNu. There are many different forms in this manner.
Q. Why mathsya, kurma, paraSurAma and vAmana are not seen in many temples?
vAmana avathAra has significant presence in many dhivyadhESams. balArAma and paraSurAma avathAras are AvESa avathAras and not worshipped by mumukshus specifically. varAha avathAra and narasimha avathAra also has several temples for them. Obviously rAmAvathAram and krishNAvathAram are more widely worshipped due to their leelAs and their affinity towards all.
Why krishNa selected a gruhasthA (family man) arjunA to narrate bhagavath gIthA?
All are qualified to receive such high principles through upadhESam. But krishNa himself says why he instructed arjuna – https://githa.koyil.org/index.php/9-1/ . anasUya – means free from jealousy. jealousy means finding faults in good nature. If one finds fault in Bhagavan, then he becomes disqualified for upadhESam. asUyA is opposite to vAthsalya (finding goodness in faults).
Q. Is it true that bhagavAn borrowed money from kuberA to get his wedding done with padmAvathi thAyAr. Is it one of his leelAs?
It appears so.
Q. There are few doubts on narasimha bhagavAn.
1. SukrAchArya is very educated and knows the supreme personality, but why every time he makes rakshas to fight against SrIman nArAyaNa?
2. Why perumAL came as varAha from bramhA’s nostril?
3. Lord nArAyaNa doesn’t come under bramha’s creation then why perumAL came as narasimha fulfilling all the boons given to hiranyakshapu.
4. holika had a boon that she won’t be effected by fire, then how was she burnt?
5. During first attempt of killing prahalAdha why bhagavAn didn’t come to protect and kill hiranyakshapu?
6. When all dhEvathas including mahAlakshmi where frighten to see bhagavAn’s fierceful form how could 5 years old prahalAdha go to him without any fear? How to develop such nishtai on bhagavAn?
7. How can one get complete knowledge & bhakthi of bhagavAn in such a small age of 5 years? Is it punya of previous birth?
1 – We need not question everything “why” – each person has his own nature, attitude etc.
2 – It is bhagavAn’s wish – don’t remember any particular reason identified by pUrvAchAryas for this
3 – He is bhaktha vathsala – he respects the words of his devotees. Even brahmA et al are his devotees.
4 – holika incident is not specifically discussed by our pUrvAchAryas.
5 – He knows the right time for his incarnation. By making prahalAdha go through certain troubles, bhagavAn brought out prahalAdha’s greatness to the whole world.
6 – That is by the grace of nAradha muni.
7 – bhagavAn’s desire. he is also said to be a bhakthi yoga Nishtar – hence he is probably having bhakthi for past many births.
Q. In certain places we say mahAlakshmi assumes three forms as SrIdhEvi, bhUdhEvi and niILA dhEva. How can we consider this?
In general, all women forms are said to be a manifestation of SrI mahAlakshmi.
Q. Are bhUdhEvi and nILA dhEvi equal to SrIdhEvi?
By svarUpam, SrI mahAlakshmi is distinct and she is the primary consort. But by qualities, bhUdhEvi and neeLA dhEvi are equal to SridhEvi. It is explained https://divyaprabandham.koyil.org/index.php/2015/12/saranagathi-gadhyam-5-part-1/
Q. Is this true that vishNu takes krishNa avathAram once in kalpa?
No specific standards – it depends on bhagavAn’s divine will.
Q. During rAmAvathAram, perumAL gave chances to rAvaNa who has committed a great sin of abducting sIthA pirAtti but in the case of vAli who had committed similar sins, why did perumAL did not give him any chance?
Each act has a specific purpose. In the case of vAli, Sugriva had surrendered to SrI rAma already and SrI rAma had vowed that joy/sorrow of Sugriva will be same for SrI rAma as well. Since Sugriva was deeply offended by vAli, vAli had to be punished, still he got moksha which was good for him. In case of rAvaNa, it’s a symbolic gesture by SrI rAma to manifest his vAthsalyam – anyway rAvaNa had to be killed as well due to his bhAgavatha apachAram.