Word Power
*(the name and the numbers)*
*(the name and the numbers)*
The Bhagavatam has how many cantos?
12
Which sage composed the Bhagavatam?
Veda Vyasa
How many days did Parikshit have left to live after the curse?
Seven
What does the word avatar mean?
Coming down
How many verses in the Bhagavatam?
18000
Who is Gurudev — the founder of Chinmaya Mission?
Swami Chinmayananda
Who were Parikshit's parents?
Abhimanyu and Uttara
Whose ten avatars do we study this year?
Vishnu's
Bha, Ga, Va-ta — what does Va-ta point to?
The best boat, to cross the ocean
Which sage told Veda Vyasa his heart was still empty and he must sing the glories of the Lord?
Sage Narada
Who protected Parikshit while he was still in his mother's womb?
Krishna
Name the first three avatars in order.
Matsya, Kurma, Varaha
Shrimad Bhagavatam begins from the word Mahatmya. What does it mean?
Glory
Who was Swami Chinmayananda's guru in the Himalayas?
Swami Tapovanam
Instead of hiding or fighting the curse, what did Parikshit choose to do?
Gave up his kingdom and went to the forest to listen to the Bhagavatam
Krishna was born at midnight, in what kind of place?
A prison cell
Name all three things the word Bhagavata refers to.
The nature of God, the nature of a true devotee, and the nature of spiritual practice
Who narrated the Bhagavatam to King Parikshit — and whose son was he?
Sukhdev Maharaj, the son of Veda Vyasa
His name means "one who examines or searches." Why was he given it?
As a child he searched every face for the shining being he had seen in the womb
Brahma creates, Shiva destroys — what is Vishnu's job, and why does it matter for this book?
To sustain and look after the world, which is why He is the one who comes down as avatars