Bhagavad Gita chapter 8

What is the characteristic of unalloyed devotees when they leave their bodies?

• They leave everything in Krsna's hands and easily return to Godhead.

• They choose the time and place for leaving the

  material world

• They depend on methods like karma-yoga,

  jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga, etc

• They are unsure whether they will return to the

  world of birth and death.

What is the fate of those who depend on methods like karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga, etc., for spiritual

realization?

• They easily and happily return to Godhead.

• They can select the time and place for leaving the

  material world.

• They must leave the body at a suitable time

  determined by nature.

• They become unalloyed devotees of the Supreme Lord.

According to Acarya Baladeva Vidyabhusana, what does the Sanskrit word "kala" used in these verses refer to?

• The preciding diety of the time

• The process of surrender

• The material world

• The supreme lord

According to Sloka 8.24, what happens when the

jiva (soul) leaves the body at the designated time?

• The jiva attains the impersonal brahmajyoti.

• The jiva is immediately reborn into a new body.

• The jiva enters a state of eternal sleep.

• The jiva merges with the presiding deities.

Who can arrange the time and place to leave the body, as mentioned in the sloka?

• Mystics advanced in yoga practice

• Ordinary individuals

• Spiritual teachers

• Celestial beings

What is the fate of those who leave the body at an auspicious moment, according to the sloka?

• They attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

• They are immediately reborn in a higher life form.

• They enter a state of eternal rest.

• They merge with the impersonal brahmajyoti.

What is the duration of stay on the moon for those who attain it at death according to demigod

calculations?

• 1000 years

• 5000 years

• 10,000 years

• 20,000 years

How do the elevated souls on the moon enjoy life?

• By practicing meditation

• By performing yajñas (sacrifices)

• By drinking soma-rasa

• By engaging in austerities

What is mentioned about the living beings on

the moon in the verse?

• They are not visible to gross senses

• They are all in a state of deep meditation

• They are constantly engaged in yajñas

• They have short lifespans

According to the information in Sloka 8.24, where

do those who stay on the moon eventually return to?

• They remain on the moon forever

• They return to the earth

• They go to higher celestial planets

• They attain liberation