ANSWER : Ramayana can be read and looked at in all 3 ways
(1) Ithiha:sa – a record of events took place in past
(2) Ka:vya – An epic poem, pleasing in its narration
(3) Upabrumhana – means to illustrate and explain the statement of Upanishadas with examples easy to comprehend

ANSWER : Dundhubi is is the name of the demon that Vali went to fight inside a cave while Sugri:va was waiting outside.

ANSWER : When the Yaksha asks Yudishtra the question "Who is our friend in foreign land" Yudishtra replies "KNOWLEDGE"

ANSWER : This is the sloka from A:lavanda:rs Sto:tra Ratnam that describes the symbols present in the lotus feet of Lord.
sankha - conch
rattha:nga - disc
kalpaka - kalpaka veuksham
dwaja - flag
aravinda - lotus
ankusa - elephant goad
vajra - thunderbolt

ANSWER : The moment one realizes and surrenders to God through Guru all his past karmas (sanchitham) will be burnt to ashes. The future karma (a:ga:mi) wont be able to touch him/her. But the disciple has to wait till the pra:rabhdam will be consumed ie till the present body falls on its own. Total surrender with pure devotion endears one to Lord Sriman Narayana , whose grace releives the seeker of their pra:rabhadam.

ANSWER : The 3 categories the ka:rmic records are divided into
sanchitham - The backlog
a:ga:mi - The future karma
pra:rahdam - the present karma

ANSWER : The Vedas/Upanishads and the 8th chapter of Bhagavath Gi:tha reveals the secret of 2 perpetual paths which leads the souls from this worldly body to the other worlds. One path is called Sukla Gathi / Sre:yo:ma:rga (known as White path). The other is called Krushna Gathi / Pre:yo:ma:rga (known as black Path). Check notes for more information

Note : Jai Sriman Narayana
If one constantly thinks of Sre:yo:ma:rga all through his / her life , the ka:rmic bondage of the soul will be broken completely enabling it to reach the ultimate abode of God, Paramapadam. Thje pre:yo:marga is fuill of sorrows, tensios, miseries, jealousies etc making it devoid of joy and eternal bliss. It is fixed for those who do not always think of sre:yo:ma:rga.

ANSWER : Nada:du:r Amma:l has written the Parama:rttha slo:ka dwayam to reveal the journey of the soul, for the benfit of mankind

ANSWER : The Lord dwells in all creaturs that are divided into 4 categories namely syra (de:vatha:'s) , nara (human beings), thriyak (creatures move horizontally e.g Birds, fish, insects and animals etc) and stha:varas (immovale plant etc., greenery)

ANSWER : Parathva:di Panchakam talks about the Five divine abodes of Sriman Narayana corresponding to the 5 forms of Sriman Narayana namely Para, Vyuha, Vibhava, Archa and Antaryami. Sri Nadadur Ammal describes the greatness and importance of these 5 abodes.

ANSWER : Parathva:di Panchakam is written by Sri Va:thsya Varada:cha:rya also known as Nada:du:r Amma:l.

ANSWER : Kaumo:daki , the divine mace touches the lower left palm of Lord Vaikuntanatha. You are made of gold and have the potency of Mount Meru. You can single handedly destroy all the evil forces of the demons.

Note : hiranmayi:m me:ru sama:na sa:ra:m
kaumo:daki:m daithya kulaika hanthri:m
vaikuntta va:ma:gra kara:bhimrishta:m
gada:m sada:ham saranam prapadye:

ANSWER : From Pancha:yudha stotram
Lord ____ protects us from ______?

Lord Vara:ha - from risks in water
Lord Va:mana - from calamities in Land
Lord Narasimha - from the dangers in the woods
Lord Keshava - Looks after us all times

Note : jale: rakshatu va:ra:has
stthale rakshatu va:manaha
atavya:m na:rasimhas cha
sarvathah pa:thu ke:savaha

ANSWER : The divine conch Panchajanya adorns the left hand of Lord Vishnu . The fragrant breath of the Lord is your food. He keeps filling in thr air you blow.

ANSWER : Sudarshana is the ornament in the right hand of Lord Vishnu having innumerale sharp edges, mitting amazing flames with blazing light. Your radiance is equal to millions of scorching suns at noon

ANSWER : From Hariashtakam
Varanasi is the place where Lord Siva always says the name of Lord Rama making it sacred
Kurukshe:tra is the place which enriches our righteousness through the message of Bhagavad Gita
Naiisa:ranya is the place where God exists in the form of trees and from where the puranic knowledge spread throughout the world.

ANSWER : The name Hari contains only 2 letters 'ha' and 'ri'. When we chant Ha it brings out all the sins. The moment we chant the second letter Ri, itbirns them into ashes. The name that dispels inner darkness and burns all the sins committed innocently into ashes.

ANSWER : Prahalada , the beloved disciple of Sage Narada introduced Haryashtakam, elaborating the power of Lord SriHaris name, in each sloka.

ANSWER : Pra:thas Smarani:yam prayers are chanted in the early hours. Chanting f these will help us to realize our nature and our relationship with god. These prayers will help recharge us.

ANSWER : I incarnated as Parasurama in Tretayuga. I also challenged another incarnation of mine known as Rama in Treta yuga. I was also present in Dwapara yuga and I was the teacher of Karna

Note : Parasurama is the 6th avatara of Vishnu who was born to destroy the very many evil and cruel rulers who performed numerous attocities towards sages and people.

ANSWER : Ja:mbava:n is the character mentioned yesterday who was present in Vamana, Rama and Krishna avataras. Check notes for more information

Note : Jambavan (The king of bears though he’s described as monkey in some scriptures too) did the pradakshina(circumambulation) to Trivikrama while he was measuring the 3 strides (This is mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana when Jambavan recollects his prowess during his youth when the vanaras were deciding who has to cross the ocean to find the presence of SIta across the ocean). In tre:ta: yuga, as part of Sugri:va’s army, he was in the team which went in search of Sita to southern direction. He participated in the fight between Rama and Ravana. In dwa:para yuga, during Krishna avatara, he fought with Lord Krishna himself for 21 days. After realizing that Krishna is none other than Lord Rama’s re-incarnate, he gave his daughter Ja:mbavati in marriage to him.

ANSWER : Brihaspati is the guru for devas and Sukracharya is the guru for Asuras

ANSWER : The following asuras were killed by the meentioned avataras of perumal
Hiranyaksha - Varaha avatara , Hiranyakashipu – Narasimha avatara
Ravana, Kumbakarna – Rama avatara
Shisupala, Dantavakra - Krishna avatara

ANSWER : Jaya and Vijaya were born in earth as
1. Hiranyaksha , Hiranyakashipu
2. Ravana, Kumbakarna
3. Shisupala, Dantavakra
Please refer to notes for additional information

Note : Jaya and Vijaya were cursed by the sanatkumara sages to be born in earth like other individual souls for not allowing them to enter Sri Vaikuntam. Perumal helped them reduce the intensity of the curse by saying that they will be born in asura families and will undergo a worldly life and perumal will himself come and kill them and that they would return to Vaikuntam after their 3 lives in the lower worlds. .

ANSWER : Sage Kasyapa and Vinata