A True Love Story-2

Prahlad did not like to learn politics, economic development etc. Why?

• Those subjects were relatively more difficult compared to spiritual subjects.

• Because they involved discriminating some living beings as friend and others as enemy

• They were taught by Sanda and Amaraka who were not as expert in teaching as Sukracarya

• Prahlad was a pure devotee of Supreme Lord and thus was not interested in such subjects.

How did Hiranyakashipu respond after hearing the reply of Prahlad ?

• He accepted that temporary material body is embarrassed by suffering and one should go to Vrindavana and take shelter of Supreme Lord Krishna.

• He laughed and felt that his small son was influenced by teachings of Vaishnavas

• He thought that teachings about Lord Vishnu have spoiled the intelligence of his son

• He told his teachers to give complete protection to his boy at gurukula to ensure the positive influence of Vaisnavas who may go there to gurukula to teach him regularly

What was Prahlad’s evaluation of his father’s anxiety and his suggested solution to his father?

• Accepting a temporary material body as everything causes suffering and going to Vrindavan and taking shelter of Krishna is the solution to become free from that suffering

• Accepting a temporary material body as everything causes lasting happiness and going to Vrindavan and taking shelter of Krishna involves austerities leading to suffering

• A man who considers temporary material body as everything is certainly embarrassed by suffering and taking trips to Vrindavana for sight-seeing can make him free from suffering

• All of the above

When the teachers inquired from Prahlada why he was going against their teachings, What Prahlada replied?

• His mind was attracted to Lord Vishnu exactly as iron filings are attracted to a magnet

• He was not able to understand

• His life’s goal was to become an unalloyed devotee of Lord Vishnu

• None

How Prahlada became Great Devotee of Lord Krishna?

• By the teachings of Sanda & Amarka

• By the mercy of pure devotee Narada

• Being the son of Hiranyakashipu

• By his own strength