Unlocking the Myths: Fun Facts and Quizzes on Hindu Mythology!

 

👉How many Vedas in Indian spiritual texts and what are the names? 

Ans: There are total four Vedas in Indian Spiritual texts, these are- Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda.

 👉How many Upanishads are there in Indian spiritual texts, and what are their names?

Ans. There are 108 Upanishads in Indian spiritual texts. But only 13 are principle Upanishads. They are:- 

·        Aitareya,
·        Kaushitaki, 
·        Brihadaranyaka, 
·        Isha, 
·        Taittiriya, 
·        Katha, 
·        Shvetashvatara , 
·        Maitrayaniya, 
·        Chandogya, 
·        Kena, 
·        Mundaka , 
·        Mandukya, 
·        Prashna.

 👉How many Puranas are there in Indian spiritual texts, and what are their names?

Ans: There are 18 Mukhya Puranas (Major Puranas) and 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas), with over 400,000 verses.  

18 Mukhya Puranas (Major Puranas) are:- 

·        Brahma-Purana, 
·        Brahmavaivarta-Purana, 
·        Vamana-Purana, 
·        Brahmanda Purana, 
·        Markandeya-Purana, 
·        Bhavishya-Purana, 
·        Vishnu-Purana, 
·        Bhagavata-Purana, 
·        Padma-Purana, 
·        Narada-Purana, 
·        Garuda-Purana, 
·        Varaha-Purana, 
·        Matsya-Purana, 
·        LingaPurana, 
·        Skanda-Purana, 
·        Kurma-Purana, 
·        Shiva-Purana, and 
·        Agni-Purana.

 👉Who wrote "Ramayana"? 

Ans: The great Indian Epic "Ramayana" was wrote by Maharishi Valmiki.

  👉How many Verses are  there in Ramayana?

Ans: The Ramayana consists of nearly 240000 verses (shlokas).

 👉What was Sri Ram's sister name?

Ans: Devi Shanta.

 👉What was the length of Ram Setu?

Ans: The Ram Setu  is a chain of limestone shoals between Rameshwaram, India, and Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. The length of the Ram Setu is approximately 50 km.

 👉Who was the father of  king Ravana?

Ans: Rishi Vishrava was the father of king Ravana.

 👉What is the another name(s) of King Ravana?

Ans. Dashagriva, Dashanan.

  👉What is the name of Ravana's Vimana (cart)?

Ans: Ravana's vimanas name is "Puspaka" the flying chariot. 

 👉Who was the father of Lord Hanuman?

Ans.: The Monkey King Kesari, king of the  kingdom of monkeys , name  "Kapisthal (Anjaneri Pradesh)" 

 👉Who wrote world largest Epic "Mahabharata"?

Ans: Lord Ganesha wrote the world largest Epic "Mahabharata" as directed by sage Veda Vyasa. Approximately 100,000 verses composed by Veda Vyasa himself.

 👉How many chapters (Parvas) are there in the Mahabharata? 

Ans: There are 18 chapters (Parvas) in the great epic Mahabharata.

·        Adi Parva,
·        Sabha Parva, 
·        Vana Parva, 
·        Virata Parva, 
·        Udyoga Parva, 
·        Bhisma Parva, 
·        Drona Parva, 
·        Karna  Parva, 
·        Shyalya Parva, 
·        Sauptika Parva, 
·        Stri Parva,     
·        Shanti Parva, 
·        Anushasana Parva,
·        Ashavamedhika Parva,     
·        Ashramavasika Parva, 
·        Mausala Parva, 
·        Mahaprasthanika  Parva and 
·        Swargarohana Parva.

 👉Where the great Mahabharat war was fought?

Ans: The great Mahabharata war was fought at “Kurukshetra” the sacred battlefield, Kurukshetra is located at Latitude 29°-52′ to 30°- 12′ & Longitude 76°-26′ to 77°-04′ in the North Eastern part of Haryana State.

 👉Name of the great "Dhanus (Bows)" and their owners of the Indian Mythology Era. 

Ans:  1. Pinaka - Mahadeva (Lord Shiva)

2. Sharanga - Lord Bishnu
3. Vijaya - Karna
4. Gandiva - Arjuna

 👉Who was the first Queen of Lord Sri Krishna?

Ans: Devi Rukmini, the princess of Vidarbha (presently Sadia, Assam) daughter of King Bhishmaka was Krishna's first wife and chief queen (Patrani) of Dwarka.

 👉 How many queens and to whom did Lord Shri Krishna get married?

Ans. Shri Krshna married 16,108 queens, after expanding Himself into 16,108 forms. His first principal wives were:

1.        Devi Rukmini
2.        Devi Jaambavati
3.        Devi Satyabhaama
4.        Devi Kalindi (Yamuna)
5.        Devi Satya
6.        Devi Mitravinda
7.        Devi Bhadra
8.        Devi Lakshmanaa 

 👉Who was the first King of Pragjyotishpura?

Ans. The demon king Mahiranga.

 👉Who constructed a stiff-stone path (known as mekhela ujowa poth) connecting the temple from the foothills to Kamakhya temple?

Ans: The demon king Narakasura constructed a stiff-stone path (known as mekhela ujowa poth) connecting the temple from the foothills with an aim to marry goddess Kamakhya.

  👉Who was Narakasura?

Ans The demon king Narakasura was  the king of Pragjyotisha. He was the demon  son of Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha and the earth-goddess Bhumi. 

 👉Who was king Bhagadatta?

Ans.  Bhagadatta was the king of Pragjyotisha and son of Narakasura. Also he was father-in-law of Duryudhana. In the Kurukshetra War, Bhagadatta fought on the side of the Kauravas. 

 👉What is the name of Vishnu Vahana?

Ans. Garuda - The Divine Vahana of Lord Vishnu.

👉Who is Garuda's mother and father?

Ans.: Garuda's mother name is Binata and father name is sage Kashyapa.