Krsna Lila
What does the name "Krsna" mean?
The all-attractive one / the person who attracts everyone.
Who were Dasaratha's three wives?
Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra.
What does the word "Dasa" mean in Dasavatar?
Ten.
What was Lord Chaitanya's childhood name, and why was He given that name?
His childhood name was Nimai. He was given this name because He was born under a neem tree.
Where did Nityananda Prabhu appear?
Ekacakra.
Who killed Dhenukasura?
Balarama.
Why did Rama go into the forest for fourteen years?
Kaikeyi asked Dasaratha to fulfill her two boons: that Bharata be made king and Rama be exiled to the forest for fourteen years.
What boons did Hiranyakasipu receive that made him believe he could not be killed?
He asked not to be killed by a human or animal, indoors or outdoors, during the day or night, on land or in the air, and by any weapon.
What happened when Nimai was a baby that caused people to chant the holy names around Him?
Whenever Nimai cried, His family members and the women around Him would chant the holy names of Krsna, and He would stop crying.
What were Nityananda Prabhu's parents' names?
Hadai Pandita and Padmavati Devi.
Krsna killed many demons sent by Kamsa. Name TWO demons He killed and describe how He defeated one of them.
Answers may vary.
How far did Hanuman jump over the ocean to reach Lanka?
100 yojanas.
Which avatar appeared as a boar, and what did He rescue?
Varaha; He rescued the Earth (Bhumi-devi) from the cosmic ocean.
Why did Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appear in this world?
To teach and spread the chanting of the holy names, give pure love of Krsna, and experience the mood and love of Srimati Radharani.
What kinds of pastimes did young Nityananda and His friends act out during their childhood games?
The pastimes of Krsna, Lord Rama, and other avataras of the Lord.
Put these events in the correct order:
• Krsna kills Kamsa
• Krsna kills Putana
• Krsna kills Trnavarta
• Krsna lifts Govardhana Hill
• Krsna moves from Gokul to Vrndavana
1. Krsna kills Putana
2. Krsna kills Trnavarta
3. Krsna moves from Gokul to Vrndavana
4. Krsna lifts Govardhana Hill
5. Krsna kills Kamsa
What is the name of the mataji who waited for many years for Rama and Lakshmana?
Shabari.
Put these avatars in the correct order: Vamana, Matsya, Narasimha, Kurma, Varaha
Matsya → Kurma → Varaha → Narasimha → Vamana
What were the names of Lord Chaitanya's two wives?
Laksmipriya Devi and Visnupriya Devi.
How much older is Nityananda Prabhu than Gaura?
12 years.
Kamsa did not initially kill the first son of Devaki and Vasudeva. Why did he change his mind?
He was misled by his evil ministers.
When Vibhishana surrendered to Lord Rama, what did Lord Rama say?
Lord Rama said He would protect anyone who sincerely surrendered to Him, even if that person had previously been His enemy.
I was born in a family of brahmanas,
but I became a powerful warrior.
My father was killed by a powerful king.
At my father's instruction, I once did something that would seem unthinkable; I killed my own mother.
I took up an axe and fought against the kshatriyas.
Who am I?
Parashurama.
Who called Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to appear in this world?
Advaita Acarya, who worshiped with Ganga water and Tulasi leaves and prayed for the Lord to descend.
A sannyasi came to Ekacakra and asked Nityananda's father for something very important. What did he ask for, and what happened next?
The sannyasi pleaded for Nityananda to serve as his brahmachari assistant. Though Hadai Pandita agreed, the separation was too shocking, and very soon Hadai Pandita passed away. Nityananda Prabhu went on long pilgrimages with the sannyasi.