Who's That?
taṁ dvyaṣṭa-varṣaṁ su-kumāra-pāda-
karoru-bāhv-aṁsa-kapola-gātram
cārv-āyatākṣonnasa-tulya-karṇa-
subhrv-ānanaṁ kambu-sujāta-kaṇṭham
तं द्व्यष्टवर्षं सुकुमारपाद-
करोरुबाह्वंसकपोलगात्रम् ।
चार्वायताक्षोन्नसतुल्यकर्ण-सुभ्र्वाननं
कम्बुसुजातकण्ठम् ॥ २६ ॥
Who is Sri Shuka?
Dyutam, paanam, striya, sunu, amuni... Give me these places to stay!
Who is Kali?
कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च ।
नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नम: ॥ २१ ॥
kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya
devakī-nandanāya ca
nanda-gopa-kumārāya
govindāya namo namaḥ
Who is Kunti?
Bhu, Bhuva: Suva: Maha: Jana: Tapa: Satyam!
What are the 7 lokas?
Ajamila Charitram
What is Ashrayam? What is Nama Mahima?
किरीटिनं कुण्डलिनं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् ।
श्वेतोत्पलक्रीडनकं मन:स्पर्शस्मितेक्षणम् ॥ १० ॥
kirīṭinaṁ kuṇḍalinaṁ
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dharam
śvetotpala-krīḍanakaṁ
manaḥ-sparśa-smitekṣaṇam
Whose heart did Bhagavan touch with his smile?
What should one hear, chant, do, remember, and praise? Also, what should one not do?
Who is Sri Parikshit?
पाहि पाहि महायोगिन् देवदेव जगत्पते ।
नान्यं त्वदभयं पश्ये यत्र मृत्यु: परस्परम् ॥ ९ ॥
pāhi pāhi mahā-yogin
deva-deva jagat-pate
nānyaṁ tvad abhayaṁ paśye
yatra mṛtyuḥ parasparam
Who is Uttara?
7 days till he comes to bite you, said the boy who wasn't pleased with the one who insulted his father!
Who is Takshaka?
Kamsa Vadham
What is Dushta Nigraham?
pārtha prajāvitā sākṣād
ikṣvākur iva mānavaḥ
brahmaṇyaḥ satya-sandhaś ca
rāmo dāśarathir yathā
पार्थ प्रजाविता साक्षादिक्ष्वाकुरिव मानव: ।
ब्रह्मण्य: सत्यसन्धश्च रामो दाशरथिर्यथा ॥ १९ ॥
Who is 'Parikshit'?
After doing tapas for ten thousand years, he had the darshan of Bhagavan and asked this...
Oh Bhagavan - I pray to you to bless me with a suitable wife, who is of similar disposition!
Who is Sage Kardama?
नम: परस्मै पुरुषाय भूयसे
सदुद्भवस्थाननिरोधलीलया ।
गृहीतशक्तित्रितयाय देहिना-
मन्तर्भवायानुपलक्ष्यवर्त्मने ॥ १२ ॥
namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya bhūyase
sad-udbhava-sthāna-nirodha-līlayā
gṛhīta-śakti-tritayāya dehinām
antarbhavāyānupalakṣya-vartmane
Who is Sri Shuka?
This fierce, no, loving stuti has exactly 11 slokas.
What is Bhishma Stuti?
Damodara Leela
What is Prema (Vatsalyam)
हन्तास्मिञ्जन्मनि भवान्मा मां द्रष्टुमिहार्हति ।
अविपक्वकषायाणां दुर्दर्शोऽहं कुयोगिनाम् ॥ २१ ॥
hantāsmiñ janmani bhavān
mā māṁ draṣṭum ihārhati
avipakva-kaṣāyāṇāṁ
durdarśo ’haṁ kuyoginām
Who is Narada (previous birth)?
What is Shreyas, Why did Krishna leave, How did he create, sustain, etc., Why avatars, What did Krishna & Balarama do, Where did Dharma take refuge?
Who are Shaunaka Maharshis?
वञ्चितोऽहं महाराज हरिणा बन्धुरूपिणा ।
येन मेऽपहृतं तेजो देवविस्मापनं महत् ॥ ५ ॥
vañcito ’haṁ mahā-rāja
hariṇā bandhu-rūpiṇā
yena me ’pahṛtaṁ tejo
deva-vismāpanaṁ mahat
Who is 'Arjuna'?
manyur manur mahinaso, mahāñ-chiva ṛtadhvajaḥ
ugraretā bhavaḥ kālo, vāmadevo dhṛtavrataḥ
मन्युर्मनुर्महिनसो महाञ्छिव ऋतध्वज: ।
उग्ररेता भव: कालो वामदेवो धृतव्रत: ॥ १२ ॥
Brahma says...'My dear ......... - you have 11 other names'.
Who is Lord Rudra (Ekadasa Rudras)?
Garbha Vaasam with Parikshit
Treats Bhagavatas as the Highest Company
दृष्टोऽङ्गुष्ठशिरोमात्र: क्षणाद्गण्डशिलासम: ।
अपि स्विद्भगवानेष यज्ञो मे खेदयन्मन: ॥ २२ ॥
dṛṣṭo ’ṅguṣṭha-śiro-mātraḥ
kṣaṇād gaṇḍa-śilā-samaḥ
api svid bhagavān eṣa
yajño me khedayan manaḥ
Who is Varaha Avataram?
If I have a next life, let it be that as a Gopi, says this fearless warrior!
Who is Bhishma?
नैकात्मतां मे स्पृहयन्ति केचिन्
मत्पादसेवाभिरता मदीहा: ।
येऽन्योन्यतो भागवता: प्रसज्य
सभाजयन्ते मम पौरुषाणि ॥ ३४ ॥
naikātmatāṁ me spṛhayanti kecin
mat-pāda-sevābhiratā mad-īhāḥ
ye ’nyonyato bhāgavatāḥ prasajya
sabhājayante mama pauruṣāṇi
Who is 'Sri Kapila'?
2+4+1
The 4 in the middle is the crux of this whole scripture!
What is Chatushloki Bhagavatam?
Putana Moksham
What is Krupa?