1. What makes a place sacred? A place where meditation is practiced over many years automatically acquires certain powers. The place gets charged with the energy and vibrations from peaceful thoughts. Depending on the intensity of meditators, the sanctity and power of a particular place can thus remain charged, exuding powerful vibrations, for thousands of years. The Parshvanath Hills Is one such place. Twenty-two of the 24 Jan. Tirthankaras attained nirvana on this hill, and these enlightened persons were separated by thousands of years
2. When a Tirthankara leaves his body, the equivalent of an atomic explosion takes place. The energy that united body and soul is released. This power is dispersed on the hill. The whole atmosphere and surroundings get surcharged. What the Parshavanath Hills are to the Jains, The Ganga is to the Hindus.
3. Lord Krishna said, “Among the armed, I am like Ram, I am like a crocodile among fish and The Ganga among rivers. Dear Arjuna, I am the beginning, the end and even the middle of existence”. The symbolism of the Ganga is worth understanding. Take away the Ganga from India and all the literature of India will become incomplete. Take away The Ganga and the names of many sages will perish, the spirit of pilgrimage will be lost. The Ganga has become the symbol of our collective spirit.
4. What is so special about The Ganga? There are rivers that are much longer, wide, larger, than The Ganga on this planet- The Brahmaputra, The Amazon, The Nile, and the Hwang Ho…there is something unique about the Ganga that is not found in any of these great rivers: despite all the pollutants being pumped into the Ganga, it has somehow managed to maintain its relative purity. Chemically, it contains extraordinary properties- its water does not putrefy or deteriorate even it kept bottled for long, unlike the water from other rivers. It is interesting to know that the water of the Ganga has properties different from those of other rivers but which seem to undergo a mystical change once they flow into the Ganga’s waters. This is a mystery that even science has not been able to understand, as yet.
Attempt the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read: (1x8=8)
a) The Ganga symbolizes ……………………………..
i) purity ii) faith iii) collective spirit iv) all of the above
b) The place which acquires certain powers is………………
i) where music is played ii) where meditation is practiced
iii) where there are statues idols iv) where bells keep ringing
(1/3)
c) Water of the Ganga has properties different from those of other rivers. (True/False)
d) Twenty of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras attained ‘nirvana’ on the Parshvanath Hills. (True/False)
e) The four rivers as mentioned in the passage are…………………….
f) Complete the analogy. What the Parshvanath Hills are to the Jains…………………………
g) All the literature of India will become incomplete, if we take away………………………..
h) Find the word from the passage which means the same as “to become worse”.
Answers
Answer:
The ganga
Explanation:
G. The ganga Has major tribute places
Answer:
The correct answers are:
A) Purity
b) where meditation is practiced
c) True
d) True
e) The Brahmaputra, The Amazon, The Nile, and also the river
f) The Ganga is to the Hindus
g) The Ganga and therefore the names of the many sages will perish, and therefore the spirit of pilgrimage are going to be lost.
h) perish
Explanation:
The above passage talks about the importance of the Ganga River and its historical background of it.
The grammar used here is known as reading comprehension is that the ability to process text, understand its meaning, and integrate with what the reader already knows. Comprehension adds assuming to what's read. Reading comprehension occurs when words on a page aren't just mere words but thoughts and ideas. Comprehension makes reading enjoyable, fun, and informative. it's needed to attain school, work, and life generally.
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