Quiz

Saints of Tamilnadu

I. Ramana Maharishi

1. He is also known as the _______________ Guru

   ANS: Mouna

2. Names of parents?

   ANS: Alagammal & Sundaram Iyer

3. Place of Birth?

   ANS: Tiruchuzhi

4. Original name given by his parents?

   ANS: Venkataraman

5. The utterance of which name, set Ramana into an intuitive experience..

   ANS: Arunachala

6. To which place did he go, in search of his spiritual pursuits?

   ANS: Tiruvannamalai

7. The principle teaching of Ramana Maharishi?

   ANS: Atma Vichara, (Who am I) or the Introversion of attention upon the “I”-Thought, and the Deep Tracing Of The “I”-Thought to its source.

II Manikkavachakar

1. Names of parents?

   ANS: Sambupada Sirudar & Sivagnaanavathi

2. Place of Birth?

   ANS: Madurai – Pandiya Naadu

3. Original name given by his parents?

   ANS: He was born in Vaadavur and was called as Vaadavooraan or Tiruvaadavoorar

4. He was a minister in the court of the Pandya King ___________________________

   ANS: Arimardhana Pandyan

5. He was a devotee of _______________

   ANS: Lord Shiva

   5a.One among the _________ Naayanmars

   ANS: 63

6. Name the “Naalvar” Give the names of their compositions?Appar Or Thirunavukkarasar
   Sambandar Or Thirugnaana Sambandar
   Sundarar Or SundaramoorthyManikkavasagar _______________________________ Thiruvasagam
7. Chief composition of Manikkavachakar is _____________ ; it is found in the _________ Thirumarai and contains _______________ pathigams within and its main message is ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

   ANS: Thiruvasagam/ 8th Tirumurai/ 51 pathigams/ The main message of Tiruvasagam is that the body is temporary and we should not spend much time and money in worldly comforts, the root cause of pains and sorrow. One should rather pray to leave the body and attain liberation (Lord Shiva’s porpaadham)

8. _________wrote down the verses in palmyrah leaves as Manickavasagar dictated them

   ANS: Lord Shiva

III. Nammazhwar

1. Names of parents:

   ANS: Kariyar & Udaya Nangayar

2. Place of Birth:

   ANS: Thirukkurugur or Azhwar Thirunagari

   2a. One among the ___________ Alwars.

   ANS: 12

3. Mention the other names of Nammazhwar?

   ANS: Satagopan / Maran / Vakulabaranar / Kulapathi / Parankusar

4. Name the compositions (works) of Nammazhwar?

   ANS: Thiruviruttam / Thiruvasiram / Periya Thiruvandadhi / Thiruvaimozhi

5. The works of all the azhwars are collectively called the _______________________ and are generally referred to as Tamil _______________.

   ANS: Divya Prabandham / Vedas

6. Chief composition of Nammazhwar is __________________, contains _____________ paasurams and glorifies the ________________ concept.

   ANS: Thiruvaaimozhi / 1000 pasurams / surrender concept (prapatti at the Lord’s Lotus Feet)