Question

What makes a place sacred? A place where meditation

is practised 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 Jain 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 Parshvanath 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, wider, larger,

than the Ganga on this planet – the Brahmaputra, the Amazon and the Nile. 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 if 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:

Q1. The Ganga symbolizes ……………………….. .

a) purity

b) faith

c) collective spirit

d) all of the above​

Answer 1

Answer:

collective spirit is the correct answer hope it helps you