Preparation for Janmashtami

Q1. At beginning of the session Prabhuji quoted a beautiful verse from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrit..

brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva

guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja

Fill in the blank based in the translation……

“According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, and some are going down into the lower planetary systems. Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. By the mercy of both Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of ----------------service.

• Civil Service

• SAAS, Software As a Service

• Medical Service

• Devotional Service

As per the Shloka BG 4.9

जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥ ९ ॥

janma karma ca me divyam

evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ

tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma

naiti mām eti so ’rjuna

Whose Appearance and activities are transcendental,

• Individual soul’s appearance and activities are transcendental

• Krsna was born in a Jail, he was notorious for his activities as a thief, even Gandhari accused that he could have averted the war and destruction. With so many faults, how can his Janma and Karma be divyam?

• Both Krsna and individual soul’s appearance and activities are transcendental

• Krsna’s appearance and activities are transcendental. Not everyone can understand it in truth.

What happens to those who understand Krsna in Truth(Tattvatah)?

• They reach Swarga loka and enjoy all the opulences

• They reach an eternal abode but come back again after sometime.

• They attain Krsna’s eternal abode and do not come back again to the material world.

• None of the above

Why did Lord create this world? So, that we can,

• Eternally remain in this world

• Enjoy this world

• Change various species of life

• Reform ourselves and get out of this world

What do these prayers conclusively state..

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।

मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya |

Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya |

Mrtyor-Maa Amrtam Gamaya |

O Lord From the World of Unreality, Lead me towards the World of Reality,

From the Darkness of Ignorance lead me go towards the Light of Spiritual Knowledge,

From this world of death, lead me to the world of deathlessness..

• Material world is eternal, we must do physical Yoga to stay fit and fine

• There is an eternal abode of God that is Real, blissful, with no darkness and death.

• Material world is the only real world and there is nothing beyond it

• Both A and C

What is Vaikuntha?

• A place where there is Birth, Death, Old age and Disease

• It is Swarg or heaven where the soul enjoys and returns back to material world once the pious karma is exhausted

• Vaikuntha means a place where there is no Kuntha meaning distress or suffering. A place where there is no Birth, Death, Old age and Disease and one who goes there never returns.

• Both A and B

What is the Purpose of Krsna’s appearance in the material world as discussed in the session..

• To take us back home back to his eternal abode

• To make us establish our purpose as a professional

• To make us realize that we are all Gods

• None of the above

What does Krsna literally mean?

• Blue colour

• Sarva aakrshyati iti Krsna – The All attractive!!

• Giver of Wealth

• One who removes Obstacles and grants material boons

When Dhanurdas beheld the divine eyes of the Supreme Lord at Srirangam through the mercy of Sripad Ramanujacharya, his heart melted with love, and he turned away from material attraction. What deeper spiritual truth does this sacred pastime illustrate?

• Even the most stubborn hearts can be transformed by the vision of true beauty.

• Material love is the highest form of devotion

• Physical beauty surpasses divine attributes in capturing human hearts.

• Nothing, Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, he was following his heart.

The iron filings have a natural tendency to get attracted to the magnet but when it is rusted the attraction does not happen, similarly when one’s consciousness is rusted with Shad ripu Kaam(Lust) Krodh(Anger), Moh(Attachment),Lobh(Greed), Mada(Pride), Matsarya(Envy) the attraction to Krsna does not happen. What is the solution to regain the magnetism?

• Physical Yoga

• Chant Affirmations

• Chant the Hare Krsna Mahamantra

• Focus on breath