Q: Who is that person who, though he enjoys through all his senses, and is liked by the world and is breathing, is still not alive?
A: He who does not offer anything to the five viz Gods, Guests, Servants, Pitris and Self, is not alive even though he is breathing
Q: What is more heavier (carries more weight) than the Earth?
A: One’s mother carries more weight than Earth
Q: What is higher than the heavens?
A: One’s father is higher than the heavens
Q: What is faster than the Wind?
A: The mind is faster than the Wind
Q: What is more numerous than grass?
A: Thoughts are more numerous than grass
Q: What does not close its eyes even when asleep?
A: Fish does not close its eyes even when asleep
Q: What does not move even after birth?
A: An egg does not move even after birth
Q: What does not have a heart?
A: A stone does not have a heart
Q: What swells due to its own impetus?
A: A river swells due to its own impetus
Q: Who is the friend of one in exile?
A: For one in exile, his companion is his friend
Q: Who is the friend of the householder?
A: Wife is the friend of the householder
Q: Who is the friend of an ailing person?
A: The physician is the friend of the ailing person
Q: Who is the friend of a person about to die?
A: Charity is the friend of a person about to die
Anandatirtha Prathishtana 