Unit 1 Chapter 1

1)What is the significance of Dhritarashtra  saying mmaku? (1.1)

 Ans; Both
Both the Pāṇḍavas
Pāṇḍavas andand the sons
sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
Dhṛtarāṣṭra belong
belong to the same family,
family,
bt Dhṛtarāṣṭra's mind is disclosed herein. He deliberately claimed only his sons as Krs, and
he separated the sons of Pāṇḍ from the family heritage.
heritage. One can ths nderstand the specific
position of Dhṛtarāṣṭra in his relationship with his nephews, the sons of Pāṇḍ.

2)Why was Dhrtarastra  fearfl?

fe
 Ans: Krkṣetra for a determined engagement of the war. Still, his inqiry is significant. He did
not want a compromise between the cosins and brothers, and he wanted to be sre of the fate
of his sons on the battlefield. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the father of the Krs, was highly dobtfl abot the
possibility of his sons' ltimate victory. In his dobt, he inqired from his secretary Sañjaya,
"What did my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍ do?" He was confident that both his sons and the
sons of his yonger brother Pāṇḍ were assembled in that Field of 

 3. How was Sanjaya able to see the Battlefield of Krkñetra? (1.1)
 Ans: Sañjaya was a stdent of Vyāsa, and therefore,
therefore, by the mercy of Vyāsa, Sañjaya was able
to envision the Battlefield of Krkṣetra even while he was in the room of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

4. What is the significance of Dryodhana's saying Tava sisyena dhimata ? (1.3 Lectre)
 Ans: By this, he wanted to point ot also that Drona shold not be similarly lenient in the battle
against the Pāṇḍavas, who were also Droṇācārya's affectionate stdents. Arjna, mostly, was
his most devoted and brilliant stdent. Dryodhana also warned that sch leniency in the fight
wold lead to defeat.

5. List the vows Bhéma made after the gambling match. (1.4)
 Ans: He took a vow there and then that he wold kill Dssashana
Dssashana and drink his blood for 
toching the clothing of Drapadi. Then he trned to Dryodhana and swore that he wold
break his thighs and kill him.

6. Why was Dryodhana confident of the fll spport of Bhismadev and Dronacharya ? (1.11)
 Ans:
that others might think that they had been considered less important, so in his sal diplomatic
way, he tried to adjst the sitation in the above words. He emphasized that Bhīṣmadeva was
ndobtedly
ndob tedly the greatest hero, bt he was an old man, so everyone mst especially
especially think of his
protection from all sides. Althogh he knew that the two generals had some sort of affection for 
the Pāṇḍavas, he hoped that all sch affection wold now be completely given p by them, as
was cstomary dring the gambling performances.

Q7. signs of victory of Pandavas

conch shells, Krishna, chariot by Agni deva, hanman, Aspicios environment, Krkshetra
(dharma kshetra)

8. What is the significance of Hanman's being on Arjna‖s flag? (1.20 Lectre) 9.

 

 Ans: So in the fighting

fighting principle,
principle, Arjna is fighting for Kṛṣṇa.
Kṛṣṇa. He is following
following the previos
previos fighting
fighting
ācārya, Hanmānji. Therefore he has depicted his flag with Hanmān, that "Hanmānji,
Vajrāṅgajī, kindly help me." This is Vaiṣṇavism. "I have come here to fight for Lord Kṛṣṇa. Yo
foght also for the Lord. Kindly help me."

9. What is the meaning of the word Gdakesa ? (1.24)

 Ans: one who conqers
conqers sleep is called gḍākeśa
gḍākeśa.. Sleep also
also means ignorance
ignorance.. So Arjna
Arjna
conqered both sleep and ignorance becase of his friendship with Kṛṣṇa. a devotee of Kṛṣṇa
can conqer both sleep and ignorance simply by thinking of Kṛṣṇa constantly.

Q10. six kinds of aggressor 

1) a poison giver,
2) one who sets fire to the hose,
3) one who attacks with deadly weapons,
4) one who plnders riches,
5) one who occpies another's land
6) one who kidnaps a wife

11. List the conseqences of the destrction of the dynasty. (1.39-42)

 Ans: The elder members
members are responsible
responsible for
for sch prifying
prifying processes
processes in the family,
family, beginning
beginning
from birth to death. Bt on the death of the elder members, sch family traditions of prification
may stop, and the remaining yonger family members may develop irreligios habits and
thereby lose their chance for spirital salvation. the breaking of the sanātana-dharma tradition
by irresponsible leaders of society brings abot the chaos in that society, and conseqently,
people forget the aim of life—Viṣṇ.

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12. List Arjna‖s argments for not fighting. (1.27-2.7)
 Ans: 1) Death of elderly 2) Family
F amily traditions stop: Irreligios practices 3) Women Pollted 4)
Unwanted progeny: Varna Sankara 5) Hellish life for family and destroyers of family 6) Cltre
destroyed 7) Varnasrama Dharma 8) Offering pinda to Ancestors 1.39-1.43 4 th Reason: Family
tradition Destroyed

Q13. symptoms of god

riches, strength,fame,knowledge,beaty, rennciation

Q14. ksudram hrdaya-daurbalyam?

The petty weakness of the heart

15. According to scriptral codes, when is a teacher is fit to be abandoned? ( 2.5)

 Ans: A gr who does not
not know what to do and what not
not to do, bt by mistake,
mistake, by mistakenly I have
have
accepted somebody as a gr, he can be rejected

Q16. What is the meaning of the phrase dharma-sammudha-cetah ? (2.7)

 

lost all composre becase of weakness

Q17. size of sol

When the pper point of a hair is divided into one hndred parts and again each of sch parts is
frther divided into one hndred parts, each sch part is the measrement of the dimension of
the spirit sol.

Q18. List the six kinds of transformations the body is sbject to. (2.20)
The body is sbject to six kinds of transformations. It takes its birth in the womb of the mother's
body, remains for some time, grows, prodces some effects, gradally dwindles, and at last
vanishes into oblivion.

Q19. an-Atma and Vibh Atma

namely the minte particle sol (an-Atma) and the Spersol (the Vibh-Atma).

Q20. Why is it that the killing of animals in sacrifice is not considered an act of violence? (2.31)
 Ans: The kṣatriyas are
are trained for killing in the forest.
forest. A kṣatriya
kṣatriya wold go
go into the
the forest and
and
challenge a tiger face to face and fight with the tiger with his sword. When the tiger was killed, it
wold be offered the royal order of cremation. The animal sacrificed gets a hman life
immediately withot ndergoing the gradal evoltionary process from one form to another,

Q21. What is the meaning of the word Kshatriya? (2.31)

 Ans: Kṣat
Kṣat means hrt.
hrt. One who
who gives protection from harm is
is called kṣatriya
kṣatriya (trayate–to
(trayate–to give
protection)

Q22.What is meant by sva-dharma and what are the two types of sva-dharma? (2.31)
varnasrama-dharma and spirital dharma

Q23. What is the meaning of the phrase svarga-dvaram apavrtam? (2.32)

opening for them the doors of the heavenly planets.

Q24. pratyavyau na vidyate.

pratyavayah—dimintion; na—never; vidyate—there is;
There is no dimintion or loss

Q25. vyavasytmik bddhi.

vyavasayatmika—resolte Krsna consciosness; bddhi—intelligence;
Resolte Krsna consciosness with intelligence

26. Vedas deal mostly with what?

The Vedas deal mostly with fritive activities to gradally elevate the general pblic from the
field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane.

27.prpose of Vedic cltre best served?

 

Similarly, all the prposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the prpose behind
them - to chant Lord’s holy names.

28. What is the meaning of the word sthita-prajna asya? (2.54)?

one who is sitated in fixed Krsna consciosness 

29.What is the meaning of the phrase param drstva nivartate? (2.59)

param—far sperior things; drstva—by experiencing; nivartante—ceases from.
Ceases from lower tastes By experiencing far sperior things

31. Who is the example of a mat-parah given in 2.61?

Maharaja Ambarisha

32. List the eight stages of spirital falldown in English or Sanskrit. (2.62-63)
contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from sch
attachment lst develops, and from lst anger arises.From anger, delsion arises, and from
delsion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when
intelligence
intelligence is lost

33. What is the meaning of the phrase Brahma-nirvëam åcchati? (2.72

Brahma-nirvana—spirital (kingdom of God); rcchati—attains.
Spirital attainment

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34. What is Krsna consciosness sometimes misnderstood as? (3.1)

Sometimes Krsna consciosness is misnderstood to be inertia, and one with sch a
misnderstanding often withdraws to a seclded place to become flly Krsna conscios by
chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna

35. Give the English meaning of the following:

a. tad ekaà vada. (3.2)
Therefore, please tell me decisively what is most beneficial for me.
 
b. Mithyacarah. (3.6)
  pretender 

c. karma-yogam asaktah sa visisyate. (3.7)

  karma-yogam—devotion;
karma-yogam—devot ion; asaktah—withot attachment;
 engages his active organs in works of devotion, withot attachment, is by far sperior.

d. tad-artham karma kaunteya mukta-sangah samacara . (3.9)

tat—Him; artham—for the sake of; karma—work; kanteya—O son of Knti; mkta-sangah—
liberated from association
 

Therefore, O son of Knti, perform yor prescribed dties for His satisfaction, and in
that way yo will always remain nattached and free from bondage

e. yo bhunkte stena eva sah. (3.12)

yah—he who; bhnkte—enjoys; stenah—thief; eva—certainly; sah—is he.
Bt he who enjoys these gifts, withot offering them to the demigods in retrn, is
certainly a thief.

f. annd bhavanti bhütni. (3.14)

 All living bodies
bodies sbsist
sbsist on food
food grains, which are prodced
prodced from
from rain

g. vikarma(3.15)
Forbidden activity

36. Why is a flly Krsna conscios person not obliged to follow the Vedic injnctions? (3.17)
De to his being Krsna conscios, all impiety within is instantly cleansed, an effect of many,
many thosands of yajna performances.His dty ths becomes self-illminated by the grace of
the Lord, and therefore he no longer has any obligations to the Vedic injnctions.Sch a Krsna
conscios person is no longer interested in material activities

37.English meaning of crya. (3.21)

One who teaches in that way is called acarya, or the ideal teacher. Therefore, a teacher mst
follow the principles of sastra (scriptre) to reach the common man. The teacher cannot
manfactre rles against the principles of revealed scriptres.

38.Why did Kåñëa perform prescribed dties? (3.23)

becase He descended to establish the principles of religion, He followed the prescribed rles.
Otherwise, common men wold follow in His footsteps becase He is the greatest athority.

39.What qalifications are reqired for beginning practice of Kåñëa consciosness? (3.26)

 Ans: he shold act

act by showing
showing how the
the reslts of
of all work can
can be dedicated
dedicated to the service of
Kṛṣṇa. in direct Kṛṣṇa consciosness one can have all the reslts simply by following the
prescribed dties of a particlar person.

40. Give the English meaning of the phrase nirasir nirmamo. (3.30)
withot desire for gain and free from egoism

41.Give the English meaning of the phrase nitya-vairië. (3.39)

nitya-vairina—eternal enemy;

42 . List the three sitting places of lst. (3.40)

The senses, the mind and the intelligence are the sitting places of this lst,
 

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43 . The Gita was spoken by the Lord to Vivasvn, at least how many years ago? (4.1)
The Blessed Lord said: I instrcted this imperishable science of yoga to the sn-god, Vivasvan,
and Vivasvan instrcted it to Man, the father of mankind, and Man in trn instrcted it to
Iksvak.

44. List the six kinds of avatras. (4.8)

There are varios kinds of avataras, sch as prsavataras, gnavataras, lilavataras,
saktyavesa avataras, manvantara-avataras and ygavataras

45 .List the eight steps from çraddh to prema. (4.10).

(I) SRADDHA,(II) SADHU SANGA:(III) BHAJANA-KRIYA:IV) ANARTHA-NIVRTTI:(V)
NISTHA:(VI) RUCI(VII) ASAKTI:(VIII) BHAVA:

46.What is a pasandi? (4.12)

 Anyone who
who thinks
thinks that God and the demigods
demigods are on the
the same level
level is called an atheist,
atheist, or
pasandi.

47.List the modes predominantly inflencing the for divisions of hman society. (4.13)
Brahmanas-Goodness,
Kshatriyas-Passion,
Vaishyas-Passion+ignorance,
Sdras-Ignorance

48.List the 12 mahjanas. (4.16)

Bali, Bhisma, Brahma, Janaka, Kapiladeva, Narada Mni, Sanat-kmar, Siva, Prahlad,
Skadeva Goswami, Svayambhva Man, Yamaraj.

49.Matter dovetailed for the case of the Absolte Trth regains what? (4.24)
Matter dovetailed for the case of the Absolte Trth regains its spirital qality

50.Describe a devotee‖s attitde to longevity. (4.29)

 A Krsna conscios
conscios person,
person, however,
however, being
being always
always sitated in the transcenden
transcendental
tal loving service
service
of the Lord, atomatically becomes the controller of the senses. His senses, being always
engaged in the service of Krsna, have no chance of becoming otherwise engaged. So at the
end of life, he is natrally transferred to the transcendental plane of Lord Krsna; conseqently
he makes no attempt to increase his longevity

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51 . Give the English meaning of the word pradhna. (5.10)

 

The material world is a sm total manifestation of the three modes of material natre, technically
called the pradhana.

52. Give the English meaning of the phrase phalam tyaktva santim apnoti naisthikim. (5.12)
The steadily devoted sol attains nadlterated peace becase he offers the reslt of all
activities to Me

53 . List the nine gates of the body. (5.13)

The body consists of nine gates: two eyes, two nostrils, two ears, one moth, the ans and the
genital.

54 . Give the English meaning of the words vibh and aë. (5.15)
The Sanskrit word vibhh means the Spreme Lord who is fll of nlimited knowledge, riches,
strength, fame, beaty and rennciation.
living entity is an, or atomic

55. Give the English meaning of the phrase panditah sama-darsinah. (5.18)

The hmble sage, by virte of tre knowledge, sees with eqal vision

56. List the eight limbs of astanga-yoga. (5.27)

yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi

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57. When is the mind the best of friends and when is the mind greatest enemy? (6.6)
For him who has conqered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; bt for one who has failed
to do so, his very mind will be the greatest enemy.

 (6.10) and sucau dese. (6.11)

58 .Give the English meaning of the words ekaki  (6.10)
ekaki—alone sca—in sanctified; dese—in the land;

59. What is the reslt of extravagance in eating, sleeping, defending, and mating? (6.17)
He who is temperate in his habits of eating, sleeping, working and recreation can mitigate all
material pains by practicing the yoga system.

60.Give the English meaning of the term ykta. (6.18)

yktah—well sitated in yoga

61. Give the English meaning of pratyahara. (6.25)

By proper conviction and intelligence one shold gradally decrease sense activities. This is
called pratyahara.

62. Yogés who are attracted to what cannot attain the stage of perfection? (6.23)
 

If the yogis are attracted by the by-prodcts of yoga, then they cannot attain the stage of
perfection,

63.Describe what happens to an nsccessfl yogé. (6.41-42)

The nsccessfl yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pios living
entities, is born into a family of righteos people, or into a family of rich aristocracy.Or he takes
his birth in a family of transcendentalists who are srely great in wisdom.

Unit 2 Chapter 7

1. List Krishna’s
Krishna’s eight
eight material
material energies
energies in their
their gross and sbtle
sbtle categories.(7.
categories.(7.4)
4)
Gross- earth, water, fire, air and sky,physical sond, toch, form, taste and smell
Sbtle-mind, intelligence and false ego
 

2. Give the EnglEnglish

ish meani
meaning
ng of
of the words
words pa r prakrtim and apara  prakrtim
par prakrtim.(7.5)
para prakriti- sperior energy-living entities
apara prakriti - inferior energy-earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego

3. List 6 ways
ways Krishn
Krishna a can bbee seen
seen in the mate
material
rial world.
world.
 Attraction for water,light
water,light of the sn and the moon,praṇava
moon,praṇava or the omkāra,
omkāra, flavor
flavor and fragrance
fragrance in
a flower,heat in fire,life of all that lives,penances of all ascetics,seed of all existences

4. Give the English

English meaning
meaning of tthe terms duskrtino and sukrtino.(7.15-16)
he terms
dṣkṛtinaḥ— The atheistic plan-makers are described herein by the word duskrtina, or
"miscreants."
skṛtinaḥ— these are adherents of the reglative principles of the scriptres, and they are
called sukrtina, or those who obey the rles and reglations of scriptres, the moral and
social laws, and are, more or less, devoted to the Spreme Lord.

5. List, in Sanskrit
Sanskrit and English, 4 types who do and don‖t srrender
srrender to Kåñëa.
Kåñëa. (7.15-16)
(7.15-16)
mdha,naradhama, maya apahrita gyan, asri bhava ashrita

6. Amongst those whowho srrender

srrender to Kåñëa, who is most dear,
dear, and why? (7.17)
(7.17)
the devotee who is in fll knowledge and is at the same time engaged in devotional service is,
the Lord says, the best

7. Give the English

English meaning
meaning of tthe terms:: harta-jannah (7.20); antavat tu phalam
he terms
tesam(7.23)
distorted by material desires , their frits are limited and temporary

8. With what
what Sanskrit
Sanskrit word
word does
does Krishna
Krishna describe
describe the
the impersonalists?
impersonalists? (7.24)
 abddhayaḥ—less intelligent persons

9. Define
Define and brief
briefly
ly explain
explain the signi
significa
ficance terms iccha-dvesha (7.27)
nce of the terms
When one is delded into separation from this pre knowledge, he becomes controlled by
illsory energy and cannot nderstand the Spreme Personality of Godhead. The illsory
energy is manifested in the dality of desire and hate.De to desire and hate, the ignorant
person wants to become one with the Spreme Lord and envies Krsna as the Spreme
Personality of Godhead

10. Give the English meaning of the terms anta-gatam papam and punya-karmanam  

English meaning
(7.28)
completely eradicated, acted piosly in previos lives

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11. Give the English meaning of the phrase mam anusmara yudhya ca.  (8.7)
 

carry ot yor prescribed dty of fighting with yor activities dedicated to Me

12. Give the English meaning of the phrases ananya-cheetah  and tasyaham sulabha. (8.14)
ananya cetāḥ—withot deviation; tasyāhaṁ slabhaḥ-I am easy to obtain,

13. Give the English meaning of the word dukhalayam (8.15)

dḥkhālayam-fll
dḥkhālayam-fll of miseries,
14. List the dration in years of Satya, Tret, Dvpara and Kali-ygas & a kalpa. (8.17)
 A kalpa is a day of
of Brahmā, and one day of Brahmā
Brahmā consists
consists of a
thosand cycles of for ygas or ages: Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali.

Satya yga lasts 1,728,000 years., Tretā-yga vice is introdced, and this yga lasts 1,296,000
years. Dvāpara-yga lasts 864,000 years. Kali-yga yga lasts 432,000 years.

15. What is Brahm‖s life span in earthly years? (8.17)

311 trillion and 40 million

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16.Give the English meaning of the terms: yogam aisvaram (9.5); udasina-vad , (9.9);
manusim tanum asritam (9.11)

mnñéà tanm çritam- descend in the hman form. yogam aiçvaram - My mystic
oplence! Udséna-vat - as netral;

17.List 4 qalities of a mahtm. (9.14)

hearing and chanting abot Viṣṇ, remembering Him. fasting on certain days,

18.List, in Sanskrit or English, 3 types of those worshiping Kåñëa in different ways.

(9.15)
1) He 2)
Lord, who
Heworships himself
who concocts as one
some with
form the Spreme
of the Spreme Lord and worships
that, and 3) He who accepts the niversal form, the viśvarūpa of the
Spreme Personality of Godhead, and worships that.

19.Give the English meaning of the phrase and vahmy aham (9.22)
I carry

20.Give the English meaning of the phrase yajanty avidhi-pürvakam (9.23)

Sacrifice offered withot tre nderstanding.

21.Give the English meaning of the phrase bhajate mam ananya-bhak  sadhur eva sa
mantavyah
He is to be  (9.30)
considered saintly becase he is properly sitated.
 

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22.Which phrase in text 12 proves that the Spreme is different from the individal
sol?
He is the originator of everything and everyone.Every demigod and every hman being
is dependent on Him. adi-devam ajam vibhum

23.Define the phrases jnana-dipena (10.11) and ekamsena sthito jagat  (10.42)

 (10.42)
shining lamp of knowledge ,
spport this entire niverse.

24.Why does Arjna ask Krishna to explain His oplences? (10.17-18)

The sperior devotee is not only concerned for his own nderstanding, bt for the
nderstanding of all mankind. Ot of his mercy, becase he is a Vaiṣṇava, a devotee,
 Arjna is
is opening
opening the nderstand
nderstanding
ing for the
the common man
One can never be satiated even thogh one continosly hears the transcendental
pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, who is glorified by Vedic hymns.Now as far as amṛtam, nectar, is
concerned, any narration or statement concerning Kṛṣṇa is jst like nectar 

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25.Why did Arjna want to see the niversal form? (11.3)

To convince others in the ftre who may think that Kṛṣṇa is an ordinary person.Arjna
wants to see the niversal form to convince others.Kṛṣṇa also nderstands that Arjna
wants to see the niversal form to set a criterion, for in the ftre there wold be so
many imposters who wold pose themselves as incarnations of God. The people,
therefore, shold be carefl;

26.How does the niversal form differ from other forms of the Lord? (11.5)
 As the material
material natre
natre is manifeste
manifested d and not
not manifested,
manifested, similarly
similarly this niversal
niversal
form of Kṛṣṇa is manifested and nmanifested. It is not eternally sitated in
the spirital sky like Kṛṣṇa's other forms.

27.Define the phrases klo 'smi loka-ksaya-krt  and

 and nimitta-matram bhava (11.32-33)

Time I am, destroyer of worlds, and I have come to engage all people. Eventally all the
brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and everyone else are devored by the Spreme. This form of the
Spreme Lord is an all-devoring giant, and here Kṛṣṇa presents Himself in that form of
all-devoring time. nimitta-matram— jst become
become the case; bhava—become
 

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28.Define the phrase tesam aham samuddharta mrtyu-samsara-sagarat  (12.7)

 (12.7)

 Althogh a man who

 Althogh who has fallen
fallen in the
the ocean may strggle
strggle very
very hard and
and may be very
very
expert in swimming, he cannot save himself. Bt if someone comes and picks him p
from the water, then he is easily resced. Similarly, the Lord picks p the devotee from
this material existence.
29.List, in Sanskrit or English, 5 qalities that endear a devotee to Kåñëa. (12.13-19)

● Not envios ,
● kind
kind frie
friend
nd toto all
all lilivi
ving
ng enti
entiti
ties
es,,
● does not think
think himself
himself a proprie
proprietor,
tor,free
free from false
false ego
ego ,
● eqal
eqal both
both in happi
happines ness
s and
and dist
distres
ress,
s,
● always
always satisfie
satisfiedd and engage
engaged d in devotion
devotionalal service
service in determ
determinat
ination,
ion,
● mind and intellig
intelligence
ence are in agree
agreemen
mentt with
with Me ,