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Bhakti Marga Mantras

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya is also referred to as the ...

a)

Aṣṭākṣara Mantra

b)

Dvaya Mantra

c)

Charama Śloka

2.

śrīman nārāyana charaṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē śrīmathē nārāyanāya namaha is known as the ...

a)

Aṣṭākṣara Mantra

b)

Dvaya Mantra

c)

Charama Śloka

3.

sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvā sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ is known as the ...

a)

Aṣṭākṣara Mantra

b)

Dvaya Mantra

c)

Charama Śloka

4.

oṁ in written form becomes AUM, where the A stands for ...

a)

Nārāyaṇa

b)

Mahā Lakṣmī

c)

the individual jīvas

5.

oṁ in written form becomes AUM, where the U stands for ...

a)

Nārāyaṇa

b)

Mahā Lakṣmī

c)

the individual jīvas

6.

oṁ in written form becomes AUM, where the M stands for ...

a)

Nārāyaṇa

b)

Mahā Lakṣmī

c)

the individual jīvas

7.

The word namo in oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya ...

a)

indicates the act of surrender - Śaraṇāgati

b)

can be translated as 'not mine'

c)

can be translated as 'name'

d)

expresses our utter dependence on Nārāyaṇa

8.

The word 'Nārāyaṇa' implies that the Lord is ...

a)

omnipresent

b)

beyond creation

c)

the support for all creation

d)

the husband of Lakṣmi

9.

The suffix aya in oṁ namo nārāyaṇāya is derived from 'kainkaryam' which translates as ...

a)

servitude

b)

devotion

c)

bliss

d)

obeisances

10.

śrīman nārāyana charaṇau śaraṇaṁ prapadyē śrīmathē nārāyanāya namaha ...

a)

is a quote from the Bhagavad Gītā

b)

is a request to Śrīman Nārāyaṇa to accept our service

c)

is a request to Śrīman Nārāyaṇa to grant us shelter at His Lotus Feet

11.

sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvā sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ indicates ...

a)

that one is not dependent on the Grace of the Lord

b)

that there cannot be any other shelter than the Lord Himself

c)

the supremely compassionate nature of the Lord

d)

that one should have no doubts or worries and rely on the Lord

12.

The Vaiṣnava Mantra ...

a)

is part of the Ṛg Veda

b)

praises Vāmana avatāra

c)

praises Varaha avatāra

d)

praises the Vaiṣnava devotees

13.

The Bhakti Marga food prayer is taken from ...

a)

two verses of the Bhagavad Gītā

b)

the Bhagavatam

c)

the Prasāda Purāṇa

14.

ajñāna timirān dhasya jñānāñjana śalākayā cakṣur unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ can be translated as ... My Salutations to that glorious Guru, who ...

a)

opened my eyes with the torchlight of knowledge, which had been blinded by the darkness of ignorance.

b)

revealed to me that self-effulgent divinity which pervades all the three worlds, with all its movable and immovable objects.

c)

revealed to me that Truth, which is unfragmented, infinite, timeless divinity, and which pervades the entire universe – movable or unmovable.

15.

he kṛṣṇa karuṇā sindhu dīna bandhu jagat pate gopeśa gopikā kānta rādhā kānta namostute can be translated as ...

a)

O Lord of the Gopīs whose nectarean beauty embarrasses that of millions of Cupids, you are my only refuge life after life

b)

O Kṛṣṇa, your merciful glance has pierced the depth of the heart of this poor servant, I surrender myself onto You

c)

O Kṛṣṇa, You are the Ocean of Compassion, friend of the distressed, and the Lord of the Universe. You are the friend of gopās and gopīs and Rādhārānī’s dearest, I salute you.

16.

tapta-kāñcana gaurāṅgī rādhe vṛndāvaneśvarī vṛṣabhānu sute devī praṇa māmi harī priye can be translated as ...

a)

I offer my respects to Rādhārānī, whose bodily complexion is like molten gold and who is the Queen of Vṛndavān. You are the daughter of King Vṛṣbhānu, and You are very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

b)

O queen of Vrndavana, I take shelter of Your Lotus Feet, which are flooded with nectar and which, placed over Lord Krsna's heart, extinguish the blazing fire of desire that torments Him.

c)

May Sri Radha, who is an ocean of intelligence, a nectar ocean of love, an ocean of kind affection, an ocean of great mercy, and an ocean of beauty, appear in my heart.

17.

The pranāma mantra starting with yā kundendu tuṣāra hāra dhavalā yā śubhra-vastrāvṛtā is dedictated to ...

a)

the Vaiṣnavas

b)

Sarasvatī

c)

Laḳsmi

d)

Śiva

18.

The pranāma mantra starting with vāñchā-kalpatarūbhyaś ca is dedictated to ...

a)

the Vaiṣnavas

b)

Sarasvatī

c)

Laḳsmi

d)

Śiva