1. 1
• ______ is a three peaked mountain.
• ______ is one of the twenty mountains
surrounding Maha-Meru. The height is said in
the Bhagavata Purana to be 10,000 yojanas,
and the three peaks are iron, silver and gold.
• ______ finds mention in the Ramayana as
being where the city of Lanka is built
2. 2
This is the state emblem of
karnataka. The being shown is
half lion half elephant. There
are various description of the
form of Sharabha – an
incarnation o shiva. Why did
shiva take this form.
4. 4
• Dawon made popular by the hindu use
actually originated in the tibetan mythology.
He is known and appreciated for the
cooperation with the accompanying figure on
her endeavours.
5. • 5. His stature in Hindu religion can be gauged by the fact that an
independent Upanishad and a Purana, is devoted to him.
• Various names have been attributed to him - Chirada, Gaganeshvara, Kamayusha,
Kashyapi, Khageshvara, Nagantaka, Sitanana, Sudhahara, Suparna, Tarkshya,
Vainateya, Vishnuratha and others.
• The Vedas provide the earliest reference of ______ , though by the name of Śyena,
where this mighty bird is said to have brought nectar to earth from heaven.
• One of the faces of Śrī Pañcamukha Hanuman is Mahavira _____
• He wears the serpent Adisesha on his left wrist and the serpent Gulika on his right
wrist. The serpent Vasuki forms his sacred thread. The cobra Takshaka forms his belt
on his hip. The snake Karkotaka is worn as his necklace. The snakes Padma and
Mahapadma are his ear rings. The snake Shankachuda adorns his divine hair.
• Many indian organisations including air force use it as a symbol.
6. 6. _____ is the vahana (vehicle) of the Ganga - the goddess of
river Ganges (Ganga) and the sea god Varuna. It is also the
insignia of the love god Kamadeva. Kamadeva is also known as
____dhvaja (one whose flag a _____ is depicted). _____ is the
astrological sign of Capricorn, one of the twelve symbols of the
Zodiac. It is often portrayed protecting entryways to Hindu and
Buddhist temples.
7. • 7. In one story, he accuses Shiva of hypocrisy,
pointing out that Shiva claims to be
an ascetic but keeps a wife, Parvati. X proposes
that Shiva hand over Parvati to him:
• How can you live on alms and yet keep the
beautiful Parvati ? Give her to me, and wander
from house to house with your alms bowl. You
have fallen from your vow. You are a yogi, what
need have you for the gem of wives? You live in
the woods attended by goblins and ghosts; being
a naked yogi, you should give your wife to one
who will appreciate her better than you do.
8. • 8. X, in modern Indian parlance, refers to a strict
convention or a rule, never to be broken. It often
refers to the ethical limits of an action, traversing
which may lead to undesirable consequences.
Example of use:
• Constitution is very clear on the roles of the
Judiciary and the Legislature, Lok
Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said; both
should not cross the X.
9. 9. Besides hanuman, who is the other dominant
character (not parshuram) to have seen both
Rama and krishna in his lifetime.
10. 10 .Per the 1886 Gazetteer of the Bombay
Presidency:
• His features and his body are like those of a man
except that his hands and feet are turned back.
His eyes are a tawny green, his hair stands on
end, and he holds a cane in his right and a conch
shell in his left hand. X lives on air. When he
goes his rounds he is dressed in green and either
sits in a litter or rides a horse. Some of his spirits
walk before and others walk after him, holding
lighted torches and shouting.
