QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM( AUG 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 AUGUST 2009:

1) Which time did Bheeshma expect while lying on the sharathalpa?

2) What was the vow of Bheeshma in the battle?

3) Which vow did Krishna sacrifice in the battle?

4) What was the reaction of everyone when Bheeshma attained moksha?

5) How did the sages go back to their ashram after Bheeshma’s mukthi?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2009

1) It was the desire of Sri Krishna that Bheeshma should preach all the Dharmas to Dharmaputhra. This wish was not understood by sages like Vyasa.

2) The guru of Bheeshma came to see him. He was none other than Parashurama.

3) It is righteous to kill the relatives who fight for injustice. In the battle there is no question of affection. It is the duty to fight for establishment of dharma. Since Arjuna gave importance to love and affection Bheeshma considered it wrong.

4) Atmaswaroopam is one as per Advaitha sidhdhnatham.

5) Just as the sun is seen in plural ( many ) by different people so does the athmaswaroopam look as if many because of the different upadhis.

JULY WINNERS:
1. Radhika Venkataraman I 26+10 points
2. Karthik Venkataraman II 26+8 points
3. Hari Gurumoorthy II 20+8 points
4. Girija Sitaraman II 18+8 points
5. Arvind Hariharan II 30+8 points
6.Gopika sampath II 10+8 points
7.Padma Narayanan II 16+8 points
8.Sethuraman Swaminathan III 20+6 points