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For the information of all Arya Vysyas:
1) What is the real name of Mother Kannika Parameshwari?
*Vasavi*
2) Vasavi's sibling?
*Virupakshan*
3) Vasavi's mother?
*Kusumambika*
4) Vasavi's father's name?
*Kusuma Shreshti*
5) What is Vasavi's birthplace?
*Mukkamala*, 19 KM from Penugonda.
6) How many Gotra members performed Agnipravesam (self-immolation) with Vasavi?
*102 Gotras*
7) The place where Mother Vasavi performed Agnipravesam?
*Brahma Kundam*
8) The king who built a separate shrine for Mother Vasavi?
*Raja Raja Narendra*
9) Whose son was Raja Raja Narendra?
*Seventh Vishnu Vardhana*
10) How many Gotras did we originally have? 714
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11) From which lineage did Kusuma Shreshti come?
Udvagan
12) To which dynasty did Vishnu Vardhana belong?
Pandu dynasty
13) Another city revered as a twin city with Penugonda?
*Cherukuwada*
14) On which river bank is Penugonda located?
*Godavari River bank*
15) In which district is Penugonda currently located?
*West Godavari district*
16) The capital of West Godavari district?
*Eluru*
17) In which temple is Vasavi's shrine located?
*Penugonda Nageswara Swamy Temple*
18) How old is the Nageswara temple?
*4000 years*
19) The height of Mother Vasavi's idol in the newly constructed Vasavi temple? *102*
20) What is the meaning of Komutti Chettiar?
It is said to be called Komutti because men emerged through the right ear of the cow and women through the left ear.
21 What is the name of Vasavi's guru?
Bhaskaracharya
22 Whose incarnation was Bhaskaracharya?
Brahma
23 From which yagna was Vasavi born?
Putra Kameshti Yagna
24 What was Vishnuvardhana's previous name?
Chitra Kandan
25 What was the name of the woman Chitra Kandan desired in his previous birth?
Devaki
23 How many cities did Kusumashreshthi rule?
18
24 Who built the city of Penukonda?
Vishwakarma
25 What is the meaning of Penukonda?
This name was given because it is a city with towers taller than the mountain.
27 Under what name did Shiva come and reside in Penukonda even before Vasavi was born?
Nagara Eswarar
27 In what form and where did Mahalakshmi come and reside?
Mahalakshmi, along with Janardhana Swamy, resided here under the name Konaka Malai.
28 What was the name of the Vaishya sage in Kailash?
Samadhi Muni
29 Who was Virupaksha in his previous birth?
Nandikeshwara
30 For how many months did Vasavi's mother carry her in the womb?
12 months
31 What is Kusumamba's father's name?
Mani Kundalan
32 What is Kusumashreshthi's father's name?
Bhadran
33 What is Vasavi's birth date?
She was born on the auspicious day of Vaikasi Shukla Paksha Dashami, combined with Punarvasu and Friday.
34 How did Vasavi appear at the time of her birth? With four arms, shining like the moonrise, she appeared with a lotus, a noose, a veena, and a parrot.
34 Whose incarnation was Vasavi?
An incarnation of Parasakthi.
35 What was Vasavi's birth gotra?
The Penntli clan gotra.
36 What was obtained from the Putrakameshti yagna?
Payasam
(Two mangoes)
37 What is the name of Vishnuvardhana's son? Rajaraja Narendra
38 What is the name of the city ruled by Vishnuvardhana?
Rajahmundry
39 Why did Kusumashreshti refuse to give Vasavi in marriage to Vishnuvardhana?
Because he belonged to a different caste, all 102 gotras refused to give their daughter to him.
40 Which gotra members bravely told Vishnuvardhana that they could not give Vasavi in marriage?
Mallaiya Chetty from the Nabillai gotra.
41 Where did the Vysyas from 18 towns gather for consultation?
At the Nageswara temple.
42 How many gotra members spoke in favor of Vishnuvardhana and left?
612
43 How many gotra members agreed to enter the fire pit with Vasavi?
102
43 What words did Vasavi say to her grieving mother? The Gandharva named Chitra Kandan has been reborn as Vishnuvardhana. I, as Parasakthi, have been born to destroy him," she revealed, showing her true form.
44 What difficulties did Vishnuvardhana face after the fire ordeal?
The food and vegetables tasted different, and tasted like eating stones and mud.
The milk turned reddish, and it appeared as if Parasakthi was punishing him with her trident. Then his head shattered into pieces.
44 Which day did Vasavi perform the fire ordeal?
The second day after Thai Amavasya.
45 What are the divine messages of Mother Vasavi or Goals of Arya Vysyas
One should perform charity.
One should protect cows.
One should conduct business honestly.
One should engage in agriculture.
One should observe pujas and fasts.
46 What are the symbols of our Vysya community? Scales, ship, cow, plough.
47 Who built the temple for Mother Vasavi at the Nageswara temple in Penukonda?
Vishnuvardhana's son, Rajaraja Narendra.
48 How old was the Mother when she performed the fire ordeal?
12
49 Virupakshan
Whose incarnation is he?
Nandi Devar
50 What are the names of the couple who first received the betel leaf offering and tied the sacred thread from Bhaskaracharya during the fire ordeal?
Dhanadhan, Dhanavathi
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