QUIZ ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM (NOV 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 NOV 2009 :

1) How big was the form of the Lord when he gave darshan in the womb of Uththarakumari?

2) What was the Lord doing with his gada ( mace) while He gave such a darshan?

3) “Arjunayoho dvayoho”- Who are the two Arjunas?

4) What is the meaning behind the name “ Vishnuratha”

5) “Parakshit”. What does this term mean according to Vyasa in Bhagavatham?

ANSWERS FOR THE MONTH OF OCT 2009

1) The Dwarakavasis welcomed Lord Krishna with upaharas. It seemed as if they showed Deeparadhana to SuryaBhagavan- 11^th Adyaya, 4^th sloka

2) Krishna blessed the Dwarakavasis by His very kataksha- 11^th adyaya 10^th sloka

3) Krishna nodded His head at some Dwarakavasis,He hugged some,He shook hands with some, He smiled at some,he glanced at some. Thus He satiated everyone according to their own desires.- 11^th adyaya 22^nd sloka

4) Seven

5) “Madanopi”- 1^st meaning: manmatha unable to create lust in the Lord was defeated and hence broke his sugarcane bow and surrendered to the Lord.

2^nd meaning- Amadanopi- Lord Shiva looked at Krishna who conquered manmatha and shone as Manmathamanmatha. Immediately he thought “ I conquered manmatha but fell a prey to anger”. Hence he broke his bow called Pinakam.—Meaning as per Sridhariyam

OCT WINNERS :

1) Padma Narayanan- First Prize- 32+10
2) Hari Krishnan- First Prize- 10
3) Girija Seetharaman- Second Prize- 42+8
4) Radhika Venkatraman- Third Prize- 52+6
5) Karthik Venkatraman- Third Prize -40+6
6) Gopika Sampath- Third Prize- 34+6