NOI and Upanishads

Question 1

1. What is the meaning of the word veda?

Answer 1

Veda means knowledge

Question 2

List 4 Defects of the conditioned soul

Answer 2

Commit mistakes
be illusioned
cheating propensity
imperfect senses

Question 3

List 3 Pramanas

Answer 3

pratyaksa- direct evidence
anumana- hypothesis
sabda- hearing

Question 4

4. Give reasons why Shabda-pramäna is a superior means of acquiring knowledge.

Answer 4

Superior as hearing from authority

Question 5

List the two systems of knowledge in the material world.

Answer 5

inductive
deductive

Question 6

What are the two qualifications of a bona fide guru?

Answer 6

established in brahmana
heard from right source

Question 7

7. Give the English meaning of the terms:
   a. Ishaväsya
   b. parä and aparä prakåti
   c. Bhägavata communism
   d. apauruñeya

Answer 7

Ishavashyam- controlled by the lord
Para Prakkriti- Superior energy
apara prakriti- inferior energy
Bhagwatata communism= no personal apauresyam- not delivered by any mundane person

Question 8

8. Define karma, akarma and vikarma.

Answer 8

karma= prescribed duties
vikarma= bad deeds
akarma= actions that free one from repeated birth and death

Question 9

what does Atma Ha mean
what does Asura and sura mean

Answer 9

Killers of the soul
demoniac persons/ godly persons

Question 10

11.What is antaryämi?
12.Give the English meaning of the phrase tad düre tad v antike.

Answer 10

Antaryami= witnesses everything that goes on
tad dure= far away
ankite= very near

Question 11

Mantras 6-8
13.Give the English meaning of the terms:
a. ekatvam anupaçyataù Mantras 6-7
b. çuddham apäpa-viddham Mantra 8

Answer 11

3.Give the English meaning of the terms:
a. ekatvam anupaçyataù Mantras 6-7 = Oneness in quality who sees through authority, one who sees constantly like them

b. çuddham apäpa-viddham Mantra 8= antiseptic prophylactic

Question 12

14.How is the Lord unembodied? Mantra 8 - greatest of all

Answer 12

Greatest of all

Question 13

Mantra 11
.Give the English meaning of the name Hiraëyakaçipu.

Answer 13

Gold Soft bed

Question 14

The miseries of this material world serve to indirectly remind us of what?

Answer 14

indirectly remind us out incompatibility with dead matter

Question 15

Give the English meaning of the term hiraëmayena pätreëa.

Answer 15

golden effulgence by dazling covering

Question 16

Preface
1. Under whose supervision is the Kåñëa consciousness movement conducted?
2. What is one’s first duty in all spiritual affairs?
3. On what does our advancement in Kåñëa consciousness depend?
4. Define goswämi.

Answer 16

1. Shrila Rupa Goswami
   2 first duty of spiritual affairs is to control the mind and senses
2. advancement in KC is dependent on attitude
   4-Goswami= master of senses

Question 17

Text One
5. List three examples, from the text, of anger utilized in the Lord’s service.
6. Why does the Kåñëa consciousness movement encourage marriage?
7. Why should one avoid palatable dishes even while eating prasädam?
8. Define go-däsa.

Answer 17

5. Hanuman, when krishna told arjn to fight, when lord chaitanya blasphemed
   6- begetting krishna consiousness children
   7 - sense control of the tongue
   8- Go Dasa- servant of the senses

Question 18

Text Two
9. List the three primary energies of the Lord.
10.Define mahätmä and durätmä.
11.List the threefold miseries in Sanskrit and English
12.Briefly describe the two meanings of niyamägraha.
13.List the three kinds of atyähärés.

Answer 18

9-internal, external, marginal
10-Mahatma= broadminded, Duratma-
cripple minded person
11- Adhidaivika (natural disasters)
Adhibhautika (living entities)
Adhiyatmika ( body and Mind)
12. eagerness to accept/ failure to accept
rules and regulations
13- material happiness, blaspehming,
merging with brahmans/ desire for
perfection

Question 19

Text Three
14.List the nine processes of devotional service in Sanskrit or English.

15.What is the meaning of avaçya rakñibe kåñëa.

16.Briefly describe the two aspects of tat-tat-karma-pravartanät

Answer 19

14- 9 Processes of devotional service = hearing, chanting, remembering, serving, deity worship, offer obeisance’s, acting as lord servant, make friends with lord, surrender fully to the lord

15. Krishna will guide me, protect me to do devotional service with confidence

16- activities favourable to KC Reg principles, enthusiastic

Question 20

Text Four
17.Define guhyam äkhyäti påcchati.
18.How should one spend his income

Answer 20

17.inquires confidentially, explains confidential knowledge
18, 50% salary on Krishna and devotees

Question 21

Text Five
19.How should one deal with the devotee (kaniñöha-adhikäré) who chants the holy name?
20.List the four characteristics of a madhyama-adhikäré.
21.List three symptoms of an uttama-adhikäré.

Answer 21

19- Harinam initiation (treat with respect)
20- highest object of love
makes friends with lords devotees
merciful to ignorant
avoids those who are envious in nature
21- spiritual master
not interested in blaspheming others
is clean
attained realised state of unalloyed KC

Question 22

Text Six
22.What is the meaning of nityänanda-vaàça?
23.The spiritual master must not be subjected to the advice from whom?

Answer 22

22 takes risk of preaching work
23-must not take advice from disciple, not to take instructions from those who are not disciples

Question 23

Text Seven
24.What is the meaning of jévera ‘svarüpa’ haya-kåñëera ‘nitya-däsa?
25.Define duräçraya.
26.List the three stages in chanting the holy name of the Lord.
27.At what stage can mäyä not disturb a devotee?

Answer 23

24- eternal servant of krishna
25- false or bad shelter
26- offesnive stage, stage of lessening offenses
pure stage

27 bhava stage (maya cannot disturb the devotee)

Question 24

Text Eight
28.What is the essence of all advice?
29.List three examples each of perfect devotees in çänta-rasa, däsya-rasa, and sakhya-rasa.

Answer 24

28- essense of all advice utilise 24 hrs chanting remembering lords names, qualities, pastimes and form

29.santa rasa= aspires to be like krishna/ cows flute
dasya rasa follows servants like chutata, ratsala
sakya rasa= friend like sudhama, baldev, shridama

Question 25

Text Nine
30.List the hierarchy of the different spiritual places.
31.Why has Çréla Rüpa Gosvämé given much stress to Rädhä-kuëòa?

Answer 25

30- mathura superior to vaikunta
superior to vrindavan is gorvadan
radha kund is supreme
31- pastimes of radha rani

Question 26

Text Ten
32.Why are the gopés superior to all devotees?
33.Define vipralambha-sevä

Answer 26

32- do not know anything but satisfying krishna
33 - thinking of krishna in separation

Question 27

Text Eleven
34.What is the result of bathing in Rädhä-kuëòa even once

Answer 27

love for krishna is aroused