Thursday, June 4, 2009

QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM JUNE 2009

RULES AND REGULATION:
1. The answers should be mailed within 25th of the month to annahariji@gmail.com
2. Points will be alloted for the First, second and Third prizes.First - 10 Second - 8 Third - 6
3. The points will be cumulated every month if you get first, second or third.
4. The participants with the maximum points will be awarded first, second and third prizes at the end of the year.
5. The prizes will be distributed by Hariji at a grand function held at the end of the year.

QUESTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2009

1) What are the following:

a) Bheeshma b) Bheeshmaka c) Bhaishmi d) Barhishmathi

2) “ Ithi mathirupakalpitha vithrushna”- There are 2 meanings for this phrase. What are they?

3)How did Dharmaputhra consider Krishna?

4)“ Sarvathmanaha samadrushaha” – In this sloka What is the meaning of Adhvayasya as per advaithis and Vishishtadvaithis.

5) NirgunaBrahmam

a) will create the Universe b) will not create the Universe c) will create The Universe along with Prakruthi

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2009

1)“ Thvayi me”- Kunti asks. According to her how should one’s mind be dedicated to the Lord ?

ANS: “Just as Ganga flows incessantly so should the mind constantly think of the Lord without the material influence even for a moment”- thus prays Kunthi


2)“ Drounyastratha”- From which danger did the Lord save? ( Which incident does Kunti refer here?)

ANS: “ Drounyastrataha”- She refers to the Lord protecting from Ashwaththama’s weapon .


3)Why did Dharmaputra visit Bheeshma?

ANS: Dharamputhra wanted to hear all the Dharmas from Bheeshma’s very own mouth so as to attain peace.

4)Who is Devavrata?

ANS: Bheeshma


5)Who are Guhyakas?

ANS: Yakshas

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MAY WINNERS

.Nataraj First 18 Points
2.Aparna First 16 Points
3. Nanda kumar First 18 Points
4.Karthick First 18 Points
5.Radhika First 18 Points
6.Hari Gurumurthy First 20 Points
7.Sethu Raman First 20 Points
8.Aravind Hariharan First 20 Points
9.Vittal Rangan First 10 Points
10.Gopika First 10 Points
11.Gurumurthy First 20 Points
12. Sujata Nandakumar First 20 Points
13.Girija First 18 Points
14.Padma Narayanan Second 16 Points
15.Subramaniam Third 6 Points


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