Brahma Samhita - 5 verses
What is sac-cid-ānanda means?
sat-eternity, cit-knowledge, and ānanda-bliss
Who is Sañjaya and how he was able to envision the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra even while he was in the room of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
Sañjaya is the secretary of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He was the student of Srila Vyasadev. By Vyasadev's mercy, he was able to envision the Battlefield.
What form did Mother Earth took when approaching Lord Brahma? Why did she go to Lord Brahma?
Mother Earth, Bhūmi, assumed the shape of a cow and presented herself before Lord Brahmā.
She went to see Lord Brahmā to tell of her calamities due to the demoniac kings.
Each part of the body can do full fledged functions of all organs.
State verse number and the verse.
BS 5.32
aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti
paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṁ jaganti
ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
What did Dhṛtarāṣṭra ask to Sanjaya? What does it reveal about his mindset?
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?
Dhṛtarāṣṭra became very fearful about the influence of the holy place on the outcome of the battle. He knew very well that this would influence Arjuna and the sons of Pāṇḍu favorably, because by nature they were all virtuous.
What did Lord Brahma do after hearing Mother Earth’s problems? Whom did he consult?
Lord Brahmā was accompanied by all the demigods, headed by Lord Śiva, and Bhūmi to the milk ocean.
Lord Brahma offered prayers along with the demigods to the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu to get His advise.
In which verse it is mentioned that Krishna has blooming eyes like lotus petals. State the Sanskrit words
BS 5.30
aravinda-dalāyatākṣam
aravinda-dala—(like) lotus petals; āyata—blooming; akṣam—whose eyes;
Arjuna gave several reasons for not wanting to fight. Can you list at least three of them?
Compassion for his relatives (BG 1.28-29)
Fear of sinful reactions (BG 1.36-37)
Destruction of family traditions (BG 1.39-42)
What instructions did Lord Viṣṇu give to the demigods regarding His appearance on Earth?
The Supreme Personality of Godhead would appear on the earth very soon along with His supreme powerful potencies, and as long as He remained on the earth planet to execute His mission of annihilating the demons and establishing the devotees, the demigods should also remain there to assist Him. They should all immediately take birth in the family of the Yadu dynasty, wherein the Lord would also appear in due course of time.
lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ - what this line means. In which verse this line is present?
Lord Krsna is served with great reverence and affection by hundreds of thousands of lakṣmīs or gopīs.
BS 5.29
What was Arjuna’s emotional state as he described his feelings about the war? How did his body and mind react to the thought of fighting?
Arjuna was overwhelmed with grief, fear, and doubt. He described his body’s reactions in Bhagavad Gita 1.28-30:
Who was Kaṁsa, and why was he afraid when he heard a divine prophecy?
Kaṁsa, the son of Ugrasena.
He was afraid as the prophecy told that eighth child of his sister will kill him.
ālola means swinging. What is swinging and where? What is the word used to describe that Krsna in 3 bended form
garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket are swinging in Krsna's neck.
tri-bhaṅga - bending in 3 places
How does Sanjaya describe Arjuna’s condition at the end of Chapter 1? What does this tell us about the nature of material attachments and emotions?
BG 1.46 - Sañjaya said: "Arjuna casting aside his bow and arrows, sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief."
Such a kind and soft-hearted person, in the devotional service of the Lord, is fit to receive self-knowledge.
What reason(s) Vasudev told to Kamsa to pacify him and not to kill Devaki?
Being enchanted by the influence of māyā, the living entity thinks that he belongs to a particular type of body. That is the way of conditioned life.
Living entity is satisfied in whatever body he gets, and he identifies with that body with great pleasure
Therefore, I beg to request you not to be overwhelmed by the dictation of your mind and body.”
Vasudeva thus requested Kaṁsa not to be envious of his newly married sister.
A younger sister or brother is supposed to be protected as one’s child. “The position is overall so delicate,” Vasudeva reasoned, “that if you kill her, it will go against your high reputation.”