Nectar of devotion - Revision questions
Dedication What is the meaning of nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharmasamsthapakau etc. ?
Preface Explain the dynamics of bhoga and tyaga.
Explain capala-sukha.
ive an example.
!lease explain the relationship bet"een self reali#ation and reali#ation of $rsna. %se an analogy to support this explanation.
Introduction !lease list the & primary rasas and the ' secondary rasas. (and page )*+,
What is the meaning of akhila rasamrta murthih? a, translation b, explanation
!lease explain the ocean - river - shark analogy.
.he /hakti rasamrta sindhu has ............ divisions corresponding "ith ................................? Each division is again subdivided in .........................................? 0n the /hakti 1astri "e are studying the ............................ division. !lease list ho" the subdivisions correspond "ith the chapter numbers. 1rila 1anatana os"ami "as the elder brother of 1rila 2upa osvami and the latter treated his elder brother as his spiritual master. .hen "hy are "e considering 2upa osvami the most prominent of the six gosvamis.
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Chapter 1 : devotee has to give up so many things; then isn<t a devotee missing out on material happiness? !lease =uote an analogy from 678.
1rila /haktivinoda .hakura therefore has said that the advancement of material kno"ledge renders a person more foolish. !lease explain "hy?
!lease dra" the chart for the cycle of aprarabdha karma including prarabda karma. ive both 1anskrit names and English synonyms.
What did /ilvamangala .hakura say about liberation?
What are the & kinds of liberation? : devotee "ill never accept ............................. :nd he may accept but doesn<t desire .......................
Chapter 2 /hakti is natural and re=uires practice. !lease explain this apparent contradiction. 5uote an analogy.
!lease give a definition of devotional service in practice. 8evotional service in practice is called ................................? :nd has .............. items.
Why is the conditioned soul considered to be mad?
Why "ill the path of argument never be safe or conclusive?
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What is the purpose of all rules and regulations of the >edas? .o "hom do these in?unctions apply? !lease explain the relationship bet"een $rsna consciousness and varnasrama.
Chapter 3 0n / ) types of people are described "ho come to devotional service. a, Who are they? b, Which one is the best? What is his motivation in $rsna consciousness? c, 1everal personalities from 1/ are given as example of the categories; please name them.
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%ttama-adhikari @adhyama-adhikari $anistha-adhikari 8iscuss their nature.
Chapter 4 Aanuman prayedB 0 don<t "ant anything "hich diminishes my relationship "ith you ..................................... even after liberation. !lease fill in the blanks.
Aigher planets or hellish planets are all good for a devotee. Why? !lease discuss.
Chapter 5 Why is the &th chapter entitled .he purity of devotional service especially important to us?
What is a, the meaning the term 6ityananda-vamsa? b, the philosophy of 6ityananda-vamsa?
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!lease explain the meaning of the bell metal is turned in to gold analogy.
Chapter 6 !lease discuss =ualifications of a bona fide spiritual master "ho not to accept as spiritual master. (D) angas; first three,
Chapter 7 What should be the attitude of a disciple? ( D) angas; first three,
:ccepting only "hat is necessary - "hat is the purport of this statement?
What is the deeper reason for fasting on Ekadasi?
Chapter 9 What happens if one hears blasphemy against the Eord and Ais devotees? What should a devotee do "hen hearing blasphemy? 0f not follo"ed; "hat "ill be the result?
1ubmission - vi?napti - 8ainya bhodika (making kno"n one<s insignificance und "orthlessness, What is the mood of a devotee praying like this? 8ifferent elements?
Chapter 10 Finish the sentenceB 0f a man is unconscious he can be revived by an expert chanting a mantraG in the same "ay ............................................... When $rsna speaks on the /attlefield of $uruksetra; to the materialistic person it appears that this is simply talk bet"een t"o friends; but actually it is a river of nectar flo"ing do"n from the mouth of 1ri $rsna. 8iscuss ho" 1rila !rabhupada and 1rila 2upa osvami "rite from the estatic platform. (page +*,
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Chapter 13 !lease explain 2upa $esighata. osvami<s verse of "hat happens "hen one sees ovinda at
What is the result of practising the & most potent forms of devotional service? Hiva osvami stated in his 1andarbhas that all the different practices of devotional service must be follo"ed and preceded by Chapter 14 What is the importance of varnasrama for a devotee? Why do the practice of ?nana and vairagya make the heart hard? !lease list the + processes of devotional service and "hich devotee attained perfection in them. 1hould one follo" all these processes or only some or only one? Chapter 15 What is 2aganuga /hakti? 8efine and explain "hat is the relation bet"een raganuga and ragatmika bhakti? What is the difference bet"een the lusty feelings that $ub?a had for $rsna and the lust of the gopis? Chapter 16 Ian "e become the father of $rsna? Explain kamanuga; sambandhanuga. Chapter 17 & 18 What are the + symptoms of bhava? What is shado" attachment? Chapter 19 What is the differerence bet"een lust and love?
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