Krsna Book - Chapter 16

What colour was the serpent Kaliya?

• Brown

• Green

• Black

Kaliya’s venom made the waters so poisonous that (choose all the correct options):

• all trees near the banks of the river had dried up

• birds flying over the waters would drop dead

• the grass near the banks of the river had dried up

• except one tree, all other trees near the banks of the river had dried up

• it emanated a poisonous vapor 24 hours a day

Krishna jumped into the waters of Yamuna by climbing onto a

• Kadamba tree

• Arjuna tree

• Ashoka tree

According to some Puranas, ________ had put some _____ into the kadamba tree to preserve it knowing that Krishna would use the tree in the future.

• Balarama had put some fertiliser     

• Mother Yashoda had put some nectar

• Garuda had put some nectar

• Nanda Maharaj had put some fertiliser

When Krishna jumped into the waters of the Yamuna, the river overflowed its banks to a distance of _________.

• 10 yards

• 10 feet

• 100 yards

• 100 feet

True or False. Seeing Krishna’s divine beauty, Kaliya immediately surrendered at his lotus feet.

• True

• False

True or False. Despite seeing Krishna’s divine beauty, Kaliya felt very angry at his home being attacked and grabbed Krishna with his mighty coils.

• True

• False

Which of these statements about the residents of Vrindavana is true:

• They had dedicated their lives, property, affection, activities to Krishna

• They had seen many examples of Krishna’s strength

• They were fully aware of the extent of Krishna’s potencies

• They had no fear when they saw Krishna in Kaliya’s coils

• Out of their love for Krishna, they felt anxious when they saw Him in Kaliya’s coils

While all the residents of Vrindavana were worrying over Krishna’s safety, who stood smiling knowing that there was no danger to Krishna?

How long did Krishna remain in the coils of Kaliya?

• 2 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 1 hour

• 2 hours