CHAPTER 13 The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā

Supreme Lord

100

Kṛṣṇa is Viśva-vit, which means that He is the: (Text 17)

• Supreme cause of all causes
• knower of everything happening in the entire cosmic manifestation
• Supreme Personality of Godhead
• All the above

• knower of everything happening in the entire cosmic manifestation

200

On losing His boys and calves, Krishna________.(Text 18)
a) Was morose
b) Returned to Vrindavan alone
c) Went in search of Brahma to get His friends back
d) Expanded Himself as calves and boys

d) Expanded Himself as calves and boys

300

Which of the below is incorrect about the Viṣṇu forms appearing before Lord Brahmā: (Texts 47-48)

• These are the forms of Lord Viṣṇu’s associates of Vaikuṇṭha
• These were directly the expansions of Viṣṇu, the Personality of Godhead
• These Viṣṇu forms possessed the mark of Śrīvatsa and the Kaustubha gem, special characteristics of the Lord
• None of the above

• These are the forms of Lord Viṣṇu’s associates of Vaikuṇṭha

400

• Which of the below is not at all a suitable means to understand the Kṛṣṇa’s opulence? (Text 57)
  • Trying to understand by the avaroha-panthā, the process of descending knowledge in the paramparā system from Kṛṣṇa
  • Trying to understand everything by the āroha-panthā, by argument and reason of one’s own limited, conceivable power
  • Both a) and b)
  • None of the above

• Trying to understand everything by the āroha-panthā, by argument and reason of one’s own limited, conceivable power

Brahmā

100

• Brahmā is born through the material energy and was thus entangled due to the material deficiency(ies) of: (Text 15)
  • bhrama (the tendency to commit mistakes)
  • vipralipsā (the tendency to cheat)
  • karaṇāpāṭava (imperfect senses) and pramāda (the tendency to be illusioned)
  • All the above

• All the above

200

Lord Brahma returned after ______ according to his calculation but by human measurement, ___________ had passed. (Text 40)

a)  a moment; 1 year
b) 1 year; a moment
c) 6 months; 1 year
d) 1 year; 3 months

a)  a moment; 1 year

300

Baladeva was not taken away by Lord Brahmā along with the other cowherd boys because: (Text 40)

• Lord Brahmā could not lift Baladeva, so left Him
• Lord Brahmā knew the spiritual potency of Baladeva
• it was His birthday, and His mother had kept Him back from going to the forest for the proper ceremonial bath
• None of the above

• it was His birthday, and His mother had kept Him back from going to the forest for the proper ceremonial bath

400

Which of the below is/are correct about Lord Brahmā on remembering over and over the Supreme Lord’s greatness he had just seen in the chapter? (Texts 62-64)

• He hastily got down from his swan carrier, fell down like a golden rod at the lotus feet of Lord
• He touched the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa with the tips of the four crowns on his heads
• Offering his obeisances to the Lord, he bathed the feet of Kṛṣṇa with the water of his tears of joy
• All the above

• All the above

Knowledge

100

All our activities in the material world will automatically become beautiful and blissful by: (Text 8)

• simply working hard and remain focused on our material goals
• worshipping the demigod for their grace
• keeping Kṛṣṇa in the center
• All the above

• keeping Kṛṣṇa in the center

200

The cause of fear in this material world is/are: (Text 13)

• Lack of Kṛṣṇa consciousness
• Absence of Kṛṣṇa’s friendship
• Lack of taking shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa
• All the above

• Lack of Kṛṣṇa consciousness

300

• Although spirit and matter ultimately come from the same one source, they cannot be made one but should be separately regarded as superior and inferior. It can be understood by: (Text 39)
  • Māyāvāda philosophy of oneness
  • Advaita-vādā philosophy of oneness
  • Vaiṣṇava philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda — simultaneous oneness and difference
  • None of the above

• Vaiṣṇava philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda — simultaneous oneness and difference

400

A paramahaṁsa devotee uses Kāma (desires) __________, krodha (anger) ________ , bhaya (fear) _________ and one’s life entirely _________. (Text 2)

• as needed in the world; none; none; for materialistic people
• none; none; from the demons; for the devotees
• to act always for Kṛṣṇa; against the nondevotees; of being deviated from Kṛṣṇa consciousness; for Kṛṣṇa
• none; none; none; for the devotees

• to act always for Kṛṣṇa; against the nondevotees; of being deviated from Kṛṣṇa consciousness; for Kṛṣṇa

Others

100

Parīkṣit Mahārāja is addressed as Bhāgavatottama, the best of devotees, by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī because: (Text 1)

• he is very much elevated in devotional service as he was feeling ecstasy, from hearing about the Lord, more and more
• he is very much elevated in devotional service as he was appreciating the topics about the Lord, ever fresher and newer
• Both a) and b)
• None of the above

• Both a) and b)

200

• On seeing their sons who were actually Krishna, the Gopis________. (Texts 25-26)
  a) Could actually clearly distinguish
  b) Love for their sons remained as it was before
  c) Affection for their sons was now non-different from their affection for Krishna
  d) Were morose

c) Affection for their sons was now non-different from their affection for Krishna

300

The affection of all the inhabitants of Vraja, including Balarama, toward the cowherd boys and calves was increasing as never before, just like their affection for Lord Kṛṣṇa because: (Text 36)

• of the influence of māyā or material energy of the Lord
• Kṛṣṇa had expanded Himself as everything and the whole life of everyone in Vṛndāvana was meant for Kṛṣṇa
• of the mystic powers displayed by Brahmā
• All the above

• Kṛṣṇa had expanded Himself as everything and the whole life of everyone in Vṛndāvana was meant for Kṛṣṇa

400

Which of the below categories can understand that certain exalted personalities, after accumulating volumes of pious activities, were now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys? (Text 49)

• Those engaged in self-realization, appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord
• Those engaged in devotional service, accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master
• Those under the clutches of māyā, thinking the Lord an ordinary person
• None of the above

• None of the above