Chapter 15 (up to 15.12)

Name of 15th Adhyayam

• Purusottama-Prapti Yoga

• Guna-Traya Vibhaga Yoga

• Karma-Sannyasa Yoga

• Ksetra-Ksetrajna Vibhaga Yoga

TRUE/FALSE Every soul in this material world is a fragmental part of the Purusottama? 15.7

• TRUE

• FALSE

Refer to Verse 8 (sariram yadavapnoti...), what is "sariram?"

• That which decays

• That which burns

Who is Isvara?

• Another name for Lord Shiva

• One who nourishes and nurtures from birth to death

• The unmanifest life force which is displayed through the Prakriti

• One who places everyone before them (Uttama-Purusa)

As the air carries fragrance from place to place, the Isvara carries the ____ and _____ when it leaves the new body and enters a new one. (15.8)

• Mind

• Money

• Senses

• Memories

Refer to verse 10, (utkrAmantam sthitam vApi...) Who is a vimudha?

• One who is knowledgeable

• One who is driven by the moods of the mind

• One who is situated in the divine consciousness

• One who has no more questions

Only with the "jnAna-caksusaH", we can understand the nature of the soul as it resides in the body, and departs. (15.10)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why are people not able to recognize the Isvara?

According to verse 11, (yatanto yoginascainam...) how can one realize the soul in the body?

• By doing deep meditation

• By having a purified mind

The brilliance of the sun, the radiance of the moon, and the brightness of the fire all come from Bhagavan.

• 15.7 (mamaivamsho jIva loke...)

• 15.10 (utkrAmantam sthitam vApi...)

• 15.11 (yatanto yoginascainam...)

• 15.12( yadAditya gatam tejaH...)