Guru Maharaja Hunter Valley retreat part 4- Apr 14

A madhyama-adhikari discriminates and behaves differently with different people. Which is FALSE? He has ___

• prema-love for Krsna

• aparadha- offensive to other devotees

• krpa- mercy to the innocent

• upeksa- disregard to the offenders

Guru Maharaja quoted the sloka-

anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ

jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam

ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-

śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā

Which is TRUE according to this? (more than one answer)

• uttama bhakti- highest form of devotion is pure devotion

• pure devotion is devoid of contamination of jnana and karma

• mixed devotion is the highest form of devotion

• jnana-yoga is the easiest of all the paths hence the supreme means according to Krsna

Which of the following is NOT one of the ten divisions/ aspects of Srimad Bhagavatam?

• sargah- primary creation by Visnu (compared to houses built by a contractor)

• visargah- secondary creation by Brahma (compared to interior decoration)

• kala- the time which kills everyone

• asrayah- the summum bonum, Krsna is the shelter

Which is TRUE according to the sloka discussed (SB 1.2.11) ?

vadanti tat tattva-vidas

tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam

brahmeti paramātmeti

bhagavān iti śabdyate

(more than one answer)

• there are 7 different ways of understanding the Absolute Truth

• Brahman realisation- brahmajyoti or bodily effulgence = realised out of jnana

• Paramatma realisation- Lord's presence in every living entity's heart = out of yoga

• Bhagavan realisation- original identity = realised out of devotion

Which is INCORRECT regarding the types of Lord's incarnations?

• purusa avatar = for creation (the 3 types of Visnu, Karanodakasayi Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, Ksirodakasayi Visnu)

• lila avatar = Lord performs his pastimes in various incarnations (Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Rama)

• Manvantara avatar = incarnation during reign of each Manu, Vamana Dev in Vaivasvata Manu's reign

• guna avatars = incarnation in each yuga (satya, treta, dvapara, kali )

True/ False

1. "Avatar nahi bale ami avatar". An incarnation never tells I am God.

2. One can recognise an avatar from SCRIPTURES and his ACTIONS.

• 1. True

  2. True

• 1. True

  2. False

• 1. False

  2. True

• 1. False

  2. False

True/ False

1. Krsna's pastimes has 4 aspects or forms- childhood (kaumara), boyhood (pauganda), pre-youth (kaisora), adult (jara)

2. kaumara & pauganda pastimes are manifested only in material world, bhaumya-lila

• 1. True

  2. True

• 1. True

  2. False

• 1. False

  2. True

• 1. False

  2. False

Krsna is most complete in Vrndavan and is endowed with ___ qualities, of which 4 are extra qualities that even Narayana doesn't have, those 4 are- Rupa Madhuri, Venu Madhuri and so on.

• 64

• 32

• 8

• 108