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Navadhā Bhakti

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Navadhā Bhakti refers to the nine forms or ways of Bhakti

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Śravaṇa Bhakti ...

a)

refers to listening to the glories of God with devotion

b)

is the constant remembrance of God

c)

is external, ritualistic worship of the Divine

3.

Kīrtana Bhakti ...

a)

refers to chanting the glories of God

b)

refers to the constant remembrance of God

c)

refers to external, ritualistic worship of the Divine

4.

Smaraṇa Bhakti ...

a)

refers to chanting the glories of God

b)

refers to the constant remembrance of God

c)

leads to detachment from the outside world

5.

Pādasevana Bhakti ...

a)

refers to chanting the glories of God

b)

refers to general service such as sweeping the temple floor

c)

refers only to directly serving the feet of God

d)

is at play when one serves the Divine in others

6.

Arcana Bhakti refers to ...

a)

the constant remembrance of God

b)

external, ritualistic worship of the Divine

c)

prostrating oneself in front of God

7.

Vandana Bhakti ...

a)

the constant remembrance of God

b)

external, ritualistic worship of the Divine

c)

prostrating oneself in front of God

8.

Dāsya Bhakti ...

a)

refers to chanting the glories of God

b)

awakens upon receiving a spiritual name ending with 'dās/dāsi'

c)

refers to prostrating oneself in front of God

d)

is about identifying as a servant of God

9.

Sākhya Bhakti ...

a)

refers to general service to Bhagavān such as sweeping the temple floor

b)

refers to caring for Lord in the mood of a friend

c)

is about submitting one's entire being to God

10.

Ātma-nivedana Bhakti ...

a)

refers to prostrating oneself in front of God

b)

is about identifying as a servant of God

c)

refers to surrendering one's entire being to God

11.

... is an expression of Love, while ... is Divine Love itself

a)

Bhakti ... Prema

b)

Prema .. Bhakti

c)

Bhakti ... Bhāva

12.

Prema ...

a)

has six stages through which it goes, until it is ultimate pure Divine Love

b)

can only be achieved by one's own effort

13.

The bhakti literature speaks of … primary moods of relationship one can have with the Lord, called Bhāvas

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

14.

Śānta Bhāva ...

a)

is the bhāva in which the Lord becomes one’s child

b)

is characterised by peace

c)

is the bhāva of friendship

15.

Dāsya Bhāva ...

a)

awakens upon receiving a spiritual name ending with 'dās/dāsi'

b)

is characterised by great humility

c)

is the bhāva in which pleasing the Lord is everything

16.

Sākhya Bhāva was experienced by ...

a)

Uddhava

b)

Kṛṣṇa's cowherd friends

c)

Yaśodā

17.

Vātsalya Bhāva ...

a)

is a very rare bhāva

b)

was experienced by Kṛṣṇa's cowherd friends

c)

was experienced by Yaśodā

d)

is characterised by awareness of the Lord's power and opulence

18.

Mādhurya Bhāva ...

a)

was experienced by Lord Caitanya, the Gopīs and Āṇḍāl

b)

should not be confused with romantic feelings of mundane relationships

c)

was experienced by Yaśodā

d)

is also known as Mahā Bhāva