Supreme Lord
When Lord Ramachandra exhibited His pastimes of anger on the ocean, the ocean personified ________. (Text 10.13)
a) Dried up
b) Was furious
c) Was revengeful
d) Was fearful
d) Was fearful
Lord Rāmacandra became King during Tretā-yuga, but because of His government, the age was like (Text 10.51)
a) Satya-yuga
b) Kali-yuga
c) Dvāpara -yuga
d) None of the above
a) Satya-yuga
According to the brāhmaṇas, the Lord is the master of the entire universe. He has entered the core of their hearts and dissipated the darkness of ignorance by His: (Text 11.6)
a) knowledge
b) effulgence
c) blessing
d) All the above
b) effulgence
According to Śukadeva Gosvāmī Lord Rāmacandra, accepted an ācārya and performed sacrifices [yajñas] with opulent paraphernalia to worship: (Text 11.1)
a) All the demigods
b) Lord Shiva
c) Lord Brhama
d) Himself
d) Himself
The benefits of aurally receiving the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Rāmacandra’s pastimes are: (Text 11.23)
a) One will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy
b) One will be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities
c) One can enter the sanātana-dhāma or the eternal pastimes of the Lord
d) All the above
d) All the above
The punishment by the Lord through material nature is necessary in human society because: (Text 10.14)
a)the Lord is merciless and wants the living entities to suffer
b)the material nature is very harsh and creates unnecessary troubles for all
c)without it human beings forget the supremacy of the Lord due to their dull, blunt intelligence
d)None of the above
c)without it human beings forget the supremacy of the Lord due to their dull, blunt intelligence
The position of Lord Rāmacandra and His brothers is: (Text 10.2)
a)They are all jīva-tattva when they appear in the material world
b)They are all viṣṇu-tattva, not jīva-tattva
c)Only Lord Rāmacandra is viṣṇu-tattva but His brothers are jīva-tattva
d)Only Lord Rāmacandra’s brothers are viṣṇu-tattva but the Lord is jīva-tattva
b)They are all viṣṇu-tattva, not jīva-tattva
The hellish conditions in this world can be eradicated by: (Text 10.55)
a)Having good government that is chosen by the popular votes
b)The kings, the leaders, and the brāhmaṇas, the teachers, would set forth the examples we receive from Vedic literature
c)Allowing people to fully exercise their free-will
d)All the above
b)The kings, the leaders, and the brāhmaṇas, the teachers, would set forth the examples we receive from Vedic literature
The principle to be learned from the Lord sending His brothers out to achieve victory is: (Text 11.25)
a)The Lord does not allow any of His devotees or assistants to be engaged in sense gratification
b)The Lord especially favored the citizens that His brothers by personally being present with them
c)The Lord wanted to use His brothers to expand His supremacy over other kings
d)None of the above
a)The Lord does not allow any of His devotees or assistants to be engaged in sense gratification
Which of the below action(s) are incorrect on part of the brāhmaṇas when they were given charity by Lord Rāmacandra: (Text 11.5)
a)they refused the Lord’s gift
b)they did not refuse Lord’s gift but after accepting it, they returned it back to the King
c)Sometimes a) , Sometimes b)
d) None of the above
a)they refused the Lord’s gift
Yoga-siddha means: (Text 12.6)
a)If one becomes perfect in the practice of yoga, then one can live as long as one likes
b)If one becomes perfect in the practice of yoga, then one can become God
c)If one becomes perfect in the practice of yoga, then one can become liberated
d)None of the above
a)If one becomes perfect in the practice of yoga, then one can live as long as one likes
Sītādevī decided to enter into the earth because: (Text 11.15)
a)She did not want to take-up the responsibility of raising her two sons
b)She wanted her sons to grow under the care of Vālmīki Muni
c)it was impossible for her to live in separation from Lord Rāmacandra
d)All the above
c)it was impossible for her to live in separation from Lord Rāmacandra
The separation of Lord Rāmacandra from mother Sītā can be spiritually understood as vipralambha which means: (Text 10.11)
a) an activity of the hlādinī potency of the Lord belonging to the mellow of conjugal love in the spiritual world
b) the Lord becomes subjected to the conditions of the material world temporarily when He comes
c) the condition of a person attached to women was shown by the Lord Himself
d) All of the above
a) an activity of the hlādinī potency of the Lord belonging to the mellow of conjugal love in the spiritual world
Which of the below is/are incorrect about the superiority of the opulence during the reign of Lord Rāmacandra as mentioned in the text 11.26:
a)The streets of Ayodhyā were not only cleaned but also sprinkled with perfumed water
b)The citizens had the opportunity to see the Lord personally supervising the affairs of the state
c)The citizens were trained according to the varṇāśrama system
d)None of the above
d)None of the above
Which of the below is incorrect about the feelings of separation in the spiritual world & the material world: (Texts 11.16-17)
a)In the spiritual world, there are feelings of separation, but such feelings are considered spiritual bliss
b)The love from the spiritual world is pervertedly reflected in this material world, causing bondage of repeated birth and death
c)In the spiritual world, where there is no fear of birth and death, so the feelings of separation are the cause of transcendental bliss
d)None of the above
d)None of the above
The understanding that is/are derived from the text 10.11: (Text 10.11)
a)the condition of a person attached to women is always troublesome
b)the Lord’s mind, intelligence and senses can never be affected by material conditions
c)a woman, however powerful she may be in the material world, must be given protection
d)All of the above
d)All of the above