CHAPTER 8; The Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

Supreme Lord

100

• The word Kṛṣṇa means:  (Text 15)
• ‘Kṛṣ’ means “existence” , ‘na’ signifies that He stops the repetition of birth and death
• ‘Kṛṣ’ means “attraction,” and ‘na’ means ānanda, or bliss
• Both a) and b)
• None of the above

• Both a) and b)

200

• Which of the below is incorrect about the different avatāras (incarnations) of the Lord: (Text 13)
  • Kṛṣṇa is the source of all of them, and their different features are present in Him
  • These incessantly appear, like incessantly flowing water
  • Each of these appearing in different colors is a distinct person
  • None of these

• Each of these appearing in different colors is a distinct person

300

• Kṛṣṇa invented a second complaint, lodged with mother Yaśodā, that He had eaten earth: (Text 32)
  • To avoid chastisement of the mother
  • To awaken mother’s anger so that she would chastise Him
  • Accidently happened on its own
  • None of the above

• To awaken mother’s anger so that she would chastise Him

400

• Is it possible for an ordinary human being to become the father or mother of Kṛṣṇa by executing the pious activities and following regulative principles of devotion? (Text 49)
  • No, for Kṛṣṇa’s father and mother are already designated
  • Yes, like the affection of the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana for Kṛṣṇa
  • It depends on the individual to individual
  • None of the above

• No, for Kṛṣṇa’s father and mother are already designated

Yaśodā

100

• The narration of Kṛṣṇa’s naughty childhood activities would be presented to mother Yaśodā by the gopīs in the neighborhood in the form of: (Text 29)
  • Complaints
  • Sweet narrations
  • Ecstatic emotions
  • None of the above

• Complaints

200

The difference between the feelings of anxiety, crying etc. of mother Yaśodā versus anyone else in the material world is: (Text 25)

• Yaśodā was fully equipoised in the transcendental ecstasy
• Her feelings had the reality of the transcendental world, of which this world is only an imitation
• Both a) and b)
• None of the above

• Both a) and b)

300

When mother Yashoda was bewildered by the vision of the Universe in her son’s mouth, she finally concluded:(Text 40)
a) That her brain was deranged
b) It to be the mystic power of her son
c) That the vision was due to her son’s activities, and nothing else
d) None of the above

c) That the vision was due to her son’s activities, and nothing else

400

Following in the footsteps of mother Yaśodā, the correct way to understand the Lord is: (Text 41)

• To try to understand the supreme cause by argument or reasoning
• To surrender to the Supreme Lord and offer Him our respectful obeisances
• To try to understand Him by any material means, subtle or gross
• All the above

• To surrender to the Supreme Lord and offer Him our respectful obeisances

Knowledge

100

• The knowledge of astrology is by which one can: (Text 5)
  • understand the outer space, planets and stars
  • see the unseen events of past, present and future
  • understand the internal functioning of one’s body
  • None of the above

• see the unseen events of past, present and future

200

• The purpose of a pure Vaiṣṇava devotee to move from one place to another is: (Text 4)
  • To making a living out of one’s travels
  • To not be materially attached to one place
  • To perform the welfare activities for general masses, especially the householders
  • All the above

• To perform the welfare activities for general masses, especially the householders

300

• Which of the below is/are incorrect about a Brāhmaṇa and/or a Vaiṣṇava: (Text 6)
  • No one is born a brāhmaṇa but gradually becomes by guidance of a brāhmaṇa and saṁskāra
  • After brāhmaṇa, the next stage of human progress is to become a Vaiṣṇava
  • Brāhmaṇism is a system to create a monopoly for a particular class of men
  • All the above

• Brāhmaṇism is a system to create a monopoly for a particular class of men

400

The highest stage of spiritual realization is: (Text 45)

• To study the Upaniṣads and gain brahma-jñāna, impersonal realization of the Absolute Truth
• To engage in the sāṅkhya-yoga, to understand the supreme controller
• To meditate on the Paramātmā through the method of yoga
• To come to the platform of loving the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa

• To come to the platform of loving the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa

Others

100

• _______ performed the name giving ceremony for Krishna and Balarama. (Text 11)
  a) Garga Muni
  b) Local priests in Vraja
  c) Vasudeva
  d) Nanda

 Garga Muni

200

Garga Muni was adhokṣaja, which means he was: (Text 2)

• a mystic yogi
• a great authority in the knowledge of astrology
• not an ordinary person seen by material senses
• All the above

• not an ordinary person seen by material senses

300

• The lesson(s) that should not be drawn from Nanda Mahārāja’s performance of the nāma-karaṇa ceremony in secret is/are: (Text 10)
  • Despite the many obstacles, he wanted to take advantage of Garga Muni’s presence
  • The opportunity for purification should be regarded as the essential duty of human society
  • One should perform such ceremonies secretly, without any gorgeous arrangements
  • None of the above

• One should perform such ceremonies secretly, without any gorgeous arrangements

400

Is the position of Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā is always better than that of Vasudeva and Devakī? (Text 47)

• Yes, they could enjoy Kṛṣṇa’s magnanimous childhood pastimes
• No, Kṛṣṇa actually took birth from the womb of Devakī
• Their positions cannot be compared
• None of them

• Yes, they could enjoy Kṛṣṇa’s magnanimous childhood pastimes