Quiz - Season 1 - Set 11 - Vijayadasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 11 - Vijayadasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 19-Apr-2016

Questions:

1. Vijayadasaru's period & Native place?

2. Poorva name of Vijayadasaru? and his parent's names?

3. Who gave ankitha to Vijayadasaru and where?

4. It is considered that Vijayadasaru in his 3 poorva janma's he was ____, ____ & ____ .

5. How many people Vijayadasaru gave ankitha? Name any 3 people.

6. Vijayadasaru gave ayush dhaana to 2 people. who are they?

7. How many krithis Vijayadasaru has written?

8. Name any 3 of Vijayadasaru's popular krithis?

9. Vijayadasaru is also called by other names. (give any two names).

10. Where & when Vijayadasaru's niryana (anthima kaala) happened?

Answers:

1. 1682-1755. Chikalparavi, Manvi, Raichur dist.

2. Dasappa. Srinivasappa & Koosamma

3. Ankitha by Purandaradasaru in Gaya (in dream), Manikarnika Ghat

4. Suraleela (Monkey), Calf in Purandaradasa's home, Madhwapathi

5. 25 people. Gopaladasaru, Mohanadasaru, Venugopala vittala dasaru

6. Two years to his son Seshagiri; 3 years to Baagi Keshavaraya Desai; 40 years through Gopala dasaru to Jagannatha dasaru

7. 25000

8. Baba bakuthra hrudaya mandira, Saagi barayya, Venkatesha mantra onde, Sada enna hrudayadalli

9. Suladi dasaru, Koosi maga dasappa

10. 13.11.1755 - Yuva nama samvathsara, Karthika suddha Dasami @ Chippagiri.

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 10 - Prasanna Venkata dasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 10 - Prasanna Venkata dasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 15-Apr-2016

Questions:

1. Prasanna Venkata dasaru's time period and native place?

2. Contemporary (sama kaleena) yathigalu / dasargalu of Prasanna Venkata dasaru

3. Other names by which Prasanna Venkata dasaru is known are : ____ and ____.

4. How many krithis written by Prasanna Venkata dasaru (approx).

5. Who gave his ankitha as Prasanna Venkata ?

6. Name some important works of Prasanna Venkata dasaru

7. Prasanna Venkata dasaru is considered as amsha of ____.

8. Poorva name of Prasanna Venkata dasaru & his Vidya guru's name?

9. Who gave Prasanna Venkata dasaru Lord's idols for his puja?

10. Name any three of his popular krithis?

Answers:

1. 1680-1752. Bagalkot

2. Vijaya dasaru, gopala dasaru, Jagannatha dasaru, Mahipathi dasaru

3. Angaradha dasaru, Bagalkote dasaru

4. around 500

5. Lord Venkateswara at Tirupathi

6. Sathyabama vilasa, Narayana panjara, Vedha mukthavali, Padhya mala

7. Rudra

8. Venkanna & Mudgalla Janardhanachar

9. Lord Venkateswara at Tirupathi

10. Hanuma namma tayi tande, Karta Krishnaih nee barayya, Entha shreemantanantan

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 9 - Vaikunta Dasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 9 - Vaikunta Dasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 12-Apr-2016

Questions:

1. Vaikunta dasaru's time period and native place?

2. Contemporary (sama kaleena) yathigalu / dasargalu of Vaikunta dasaru?

3. Vaikunta dasaru followed the sidhantha of ______ .

4. Name the guru and moola guru of Vaikunta dasaru

5. Poorva name & Father's name of Vaikunta dasaru?

6. How many krithis written by Vaikunta dasaru (approx).

7. It is considered that Lord Kesava played game of ____ with Vaikunta dasaru.

8. Name any 2 important works of Vaikunta dasaru

9. This Dasaru worked as paricharaka (doing household work) at Vaikunta dasaru's home, without revealing his identity, just to learn more about Lord's mahime. Name the dasaru.

10. Vaikunta dasaru showed the Lord in the form of ___ to Kanakadasaru & Vadirajaru.

Answers:

1. 1480 - 1550 - Belur

2. Vyasarajaru, Vadirajaru, Purandaradasaru, Kanakadasaru

3. Visishtadhwaitha

4. Thirumalacharyaru & Ramanujaru

5. Kesava Iyengar & Thirumalaryaru

6. 60-100 krithis

7. Dhayam (Pagadai)

8. Gajendra Moksha, Shaneshwara Dhandaka, Suladhi & Ughabhoghagalu

9. Kanakadasaru

10. Baby / Child.

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Dasa Sahitya Quiz 2016 - Rules

Dasa Sahitya Quiz 2016 - Rules

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 8 - Kanakadasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 8 - Kanakadasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 8-Apr-2016

Questions:

1. How many devaranamas written by Kanakadasaru (approx)
2. What is the Guru Kaanikke given by Kanadasaru to Vyasarajaru
3. What is kanakadasaru's Guru parampare? Means, did he gave upadesha to anybody?
4. Which direction Udupi krishna was facing when Acharya Madhwaru installed?
5. Kanakadasaru is considered to be amsha of _____ .
6. Which direction Udupi krishna is facing now (after Kanakadasaru's darshana)?
7. Who gave the ankitha (Adikesava) to Kanakadasaru?
8. Name any 2 important events in Kanakadasaru's life - after meeting Vyasarajaru
9. Naanu Hodhare Hodhenu - who told this to who?
10. Charama sloka of Kanakadasaru?

Answers:

1. 100

2. All his kritis he had written

3. Nobody

4. West

5. Yama

6. West

7. Nobody. Before meeting Vyasarajaru itself, he had written kritis in that name.

8. Showed Tulasi in Coconut & Rice Ganji naivedhya submitted to Lord

9. Kanakadasaru to Vyasarajaru

10. Yamaamshasya Parabhakthya Suprasanno Hari: Swayam. Yasyaacharyo vyasaraya: tham vande Kanakabhidam.

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 7 - Kanakadasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 7 - Kanakadasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 4-Apr-2016

Questions:

1. What was Kanakadasaru's udhyoga initially?
2. What is Kanakadasaru's period? (years)
3. What is poorva name of Kanakadasaru?
4. Why he got the name of Kanaka?
5. What did Kanakadasu did when he got huge wealth?
6. Who was Kanakadasaru's first guru? And second guru?
7. Who was Kanakadassaru's upadesa guru? What upadesa did he gave him?
8. Name any 3 kannada sahitya of Kanadasaru? (works)
9. Why do we call his Sahityas as Mundigegalu?
10. What is Kanakadasaru's ankitha?

Answers:

Soldier. Collecting tax.

1458 - unknown

Thimma

Because he got pot of gold (Kanaka)

Jeernodharana to temples of Kesava & Narasimha

Thirumalacharyaru & Vyasarajaru

Vyasarajaru gave Kona mantra upadesha

Hari bhakthi saara, Nala charithre, Mohana tharangini, Kesava nama

There will be more than one meaning to the songs. We have to understand Bharatha, Bhagavatha & Puranas to understand the inner meanings of his songs.

Adhikesava, Badadhadhi kesava, Chenna kesava, Kaginele adikesava

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 6 - General

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 6 - General
Published in Whatsapp on 31-Mar-2016

Questions:

1. Who are Parashukla Thrayaru
2. Who do we call as Yathi Thrayaru?
3. How do we identify Vayudevaru installed by Vyasarajaru?
4. What is Kuhu yoga?
5. Name 2 yathis who knew 64 vidyas?
6. Who wrote krithis in kannada first?
7. Who sang the song ' Dasarendare Purandara Dasarayya'?
8. Where did Sripadarajaru got the samputa containing Sri Ranga Vittala?
9. What is the basic essence of Sripadarayaru krithis?
10. Name few Sanskrit works of Sripadarajaru?

Answers:

1. Mahalakshmi, Brahma, Saraswathy

2. Sripada rayaru, Vyasarajaru, Vadirajaru

3. 1. Bell on the tail. 2. Sougandhika pushpa on hand. 3. Surya and Chandra on top.

4. When Mars (Mangala) is placed in person's 4,7,8 or 12th place of Kundali, it is called as Kuhu yoga.

5. Vijayendraru, Sripada rajaru

6. Narahari theertharu

7. Vyasarayaru

8. Pandarapura - Near Bheemarathi Pushpavathi Sangama kshethra).

9. Hari Sarvoththamathva, Bhagavath Dharma.

10. Vag Vajra.

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 5 - Vadirajaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 5 - Vadirajaru
Published in Whatsapp on 28-Mar-2016

Questions:

1. Who is the moola guru of Sode Vadiraja Mutt?
2. What is ankitha name (signature in krithis) of Sri Vadirajaru
3. What is the starting line of Venkatesa Kalyana of Sri Vadirajaru
4. Name any 3 yathis who entered Brindavana alive?
5. What title did Krishnadevaraya gave to Sri Vadirajaru
6. Name any 2 yathis, who are considered doing Tapas even today?
7. Which God's temple Sri Vadirajaru built in Sonda? To bring that Murthy, whom did he sent?
8. How many kshethras did Sri Vadirajaru recited in Theertha Prabhandha. Which is the first one?
9. Which God did Vadirajaru reconsecrated at Kuduma? What is that place called now?
10. In which form Bhagavantha appeared to Sri Kanakadasa, which he showed to Sri Vadirajaru? In which place did this event happened?

Answers:

1. Vishnu Theertharu

2. Hayavadhana

3. Sriyarellaru bannire

4. Vadirajaru, Raghavendraru & Satyavrataru

5. Prasangabharana Thirtha

6. Purushothama thirtharu (Abbur), Vishnu theertharu (Kumara dhara)

7. Rama Trivikrama & Bhootarajaru

8. 120. Srirangam

9. Manjunathaswamy

10. Child, Chennakesava, Belur

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 4 - Purandara dasaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 4 - Purandara dasaru
Published in Whatsapp on 24-Mar-2016

Questions:

1. What is the Poorva name & place of birth of Purandara dasaru?
2. What job he was doing & value of his wealth?
3. How many sons he had? their names?
4. Gurugalu of Purandara dasaru?
5. Purandara dasaru is the amsha of _____ .
6. Name any 4 contemporary (who lived in his time) - yathigalu or dasargalu.
7. Where did Purandara dasaru spent most of his time?
8. How many kritis he has written?
9. Name any 3 works of Purandara dasaru
10. His Son (name) ______ fed naivedhya food to Yanthrodharaka Hanumantha

Answers:

1. Srinivasa nayak, Purandaragad

2. Goldsmith. Navakoti

3. Four. Varada purandhara, Guru purandara, Abhinava purandara, Madhwapathi purandara

4. Vyasarajaru

5. Naradha

6. Sripadarajaru, Vyasarajaru, Vadirajaru, Kanakadasaru, Vaikunta dasaru, Annamacharya

7. Hampi

8. 475000

9. Draupati vastorpaharana, Sudhama charitre, Sarvothama gadhya, Gajendra moksha

10. Madhwapathi

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Quiz Season 1 - Set 3 - Sripadarayaru

Quiz Season 1 - Set 3 - Sripadarayaru
Published in Whatsapp on 21-Mar-2016

Questions:

1. Who is Vidya gurugalu & ashrama gurugalu & moola gurugalu of SriPada Rayaru?
2. Where is SriPada rayaru brindavana?
3. Why did he selected that place for his brindavana?
4. Name any 4 kannada works of SriPada Rayaru?
5. Who gave the name of 'SriPada Rayaru' to him?
6. Where did he installed (prathishta) Keshava Murthi of Bhagavantha.
7. Vidhya sishyaru of SriPada rayaru?
8. Where did SriPada Rayaru got Srinivasa dharshana?
9. According to SriPada Rayaru which river is referred as 'Viraja Nadhi'?
10. How many years SriPada Rayaru lived in physical life?

Answers:

1. Vibhudhendraru, Swarna varna theertharu, Padmanabha theertharu

2. Mulbagal

3. Narasimha drawing in angara by Akshobha theertharu

4. Madhwa nama, Devaranama, Narasimha dhandaka, Bramara geethe, Vrutha nama

5. Vibhudhendraru (Raghunatharu)

6. Mannur, Gulbarga dist

7. Vyasarajaru

8. Tirupathi gopura (Vimanagiri)

9. Kaveri

10. 98. 1404-1502

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Quiz - Season 1 - Set 2 - Sri Vyasarajaru

Quiz - Season 1 - Set 2 - Sri Vyasarajaru
Published in Whatsapp on 17-Mar-2016

Questions:

1. Write any 3 important Sanskrit Granthas written by Sri Vyasarajaru
2. Which are the yathis who climbed Tirupati in their knees?
3. Who is the Upasana Moorthi of Sri Vyasarjaru?
4. How many Prana Devara idols did Sri Vyasarajaru installed?
5. Why Sri Vyasarajaru chose to install Prana Devara idols? Give 2 reasons?
6. Name the Moola Roopas of Sri Vyasarajaru.
7. Name the Vidhya gurugalu & Ashrama gurugalu of Sri Vyasarajaru
8. Who is considered as Moola guru of Vyasaraja Mutt? Where is his brindavan situated?
9. Who is Vidhya Sishyaru of Sri Vyasarajaru
10. Name any 3 contributions of Sri Vyasarajaru to Dvaita system.

Answers:

1. Nyayamrutha, Tharka Thandava, Tatparya  Chandrika

2. Vadirajaru and Vyasarajaru

3. Gopala krishna

4. 732

5. Vayu amsha is there in Vyasarajaru; For Jeevoththamathva sadhana, Vayu devara aradhana should be done.

6. Shanku karna, Vahlika Raja, Prahlad raja

7. Sripada Rajaru & Brahmanya Theertharu

8. Rajendra Theertharu & Madurai, TN (Generally it is considered as Yeragola, but it is under dispute)

9. Vadirajaru

10. Removed kuhu yoga for Krishna deva raya; Gave Purandara vittala ankitha to Srinivasa Nayak; Kona manthra upadesha to Timma (Kanakadasaru); Started the Dasakoota pantha.

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Quiz Season 1 - Set 1 - Sri Vadirajaru

Quiz Season 1 - Set 1 - Sri Vadirajaru
Published in whatsapp on 14-Mar-2016.

Questions:

1. Which year Sri Vadirajaru was born? And the year of his Brindavana pravesha?

2. Name any 4 kannada epics/works written by Sri Vadirajaru

3. Who is Vidya Gurugalu & Ashrama Gurugalu of Sri Vadirajaru?

4. Where is Moola brindavana of Sri Vadirajaru?

5. How many Sri Vadirajaru's brindavanas are there in the Moola brindavana?

6. What are the names of those brindavanas (continuation from Q5).

7. Name any 3 sanskrit epics/works written by Sri Vadirajaru.

8. How many years Sri Vadirajaru lived in physical life and how many years he was in Sanyasa Ashrama?

9. Which idol(s) Sri Vadirajaru installed (Prathishta) in Udupi ?

10. How many languages did Sri Vadirajaru knew?

Answers:

1. 1480 - 1600

2. Vaikunta Varnane, Lakshmi Shobane, Naarada Koravanji, Keechaka Vadha, Bhramara Geethe

3. Vaageesha theertharu, Vyasajaru & Vaageesha theertharu

4. Sode, Sonda

5. Five

6. Vishnu, Brahma, Vayu & Rudra amsa

7. Mahabharatha Lakshanankara Teeka, Theertha Prabhandha, Rukmineesha Vijaya, Kavi Kadamba Kanta Bhushana

8. 120 - 112

9. Vayudevaru & Garuda devaru

10. Kannada, Sanskrit, Tulu

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