08. Queen Arci attained_________after giving up her body in the funeral fire of her husband
a) Patiloka
b) Pitraloka
c) Vaikunta loka
d) Brahmajyoti
Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 04 – The Creation of the Fourth Order
09. By describing or hearing the great characteristics of king Prthu with faith and determination
a) One will return home to the Vaikunta planets
b) Anyone belonging to any varna and ashrama will perfect his life
c) A Man or a woman can have any of their spiritual or material desires fulfilled
d) All the above
01. Vijitaasva, the eldest son of Maharaja Prthu, after his father’s death,
a) Sent away all his brothers to the forest and took control of everything
b) Was very affectionate towards his brothers and gave them different directions of the world to govern
c) Gave away the kingdom to his brothers and he himself went to the forest for meditation
d) Went along with his brothers into the ocean for meditation
02. Maharaja Vijitaasva had received the title of ‘Antardhana’ by
a) Brahma
b) Shiva
c) Vishnu
d) Indra
03. When Antardhana, the supreme royal power has to exact taxes, he did not want to do so, so he
a) Exempted all taxes
b) He retired from execution of such duties and engaged himself in devotional service
c) Became busy in increasing his progeny
d) He gave up his body
04. ________, son of Havirdhana , grandson of Antardhana, came to be known as Pracinabarhi
a) Gaya
b) Sukla
c) Krsna
d) Barhisat
05. King Pracinabarhi begot ten children from Satadruti who were known as________
a) Barhis
b) Pracetas
c) Prajapatis
d) Manus
06. When ordered by their father to marry and beget children, the Pracetas
a) Followed their father’s order
b) Entered the ocean and married nagakanyas
c) Entered the ocean and practiced austerities
d) Were very jubilant
07. Lord Shiva was very much pleased with the Pracetas and gave his darshan to them because
a) The pracetas were all handsome
b) The pracetas were the sons of the great king Pracinabarhi
c) The pracetas were the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vaasudeva
d) The pracetas were the devotees of Lord Shiva
08. After seeing the Pracetas, being pleased, Lord Shiva began to
a) Chant one mantra which was to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead
b) Instruct the pracetas with the science of God
c) Dance in ecstasy
d) Call in for his goblin associates
09. The Supreme directing deity of the mind and senses is
a) Vaasudeva
b) Pradyumna
c) Aniruddha
d) Sankarsana
10. The Supreme Lord is also known as________for His ability to destroy the whole creation by the blazing fire from His mouth
a) Vaasudeva
b) Pradyumna
c) Aniruddha
d) Sankarsana
11. Lord Shiva in his prayers tell that he would like to see________
a) The universal form of the Lord
b) The small baby form of the Lord that mother Yashoda took care
c) That form that is especially liked by the devotees because that can perfectly satisfy all the demands of the senses
d) The Pauganda form of the Lord that killed the demons of Vrndavan
12. A devotee who rises early in the morning and chants the prayers sung by Lord Shiva will
a) Become free from bondage of all fruitive activities
b) Be easily able to invoke the mercy of the Supreme Lord
c) Please the Supreme Lord and be fixed in devotional service
d) All the above
01. Hearing the instructions of Lord Shiva, the sons of King Barhisat
a) Returned to the kingdom to lead a devotional life
b) Called upon their father and complained against Lord Shiva
c) Worshipped Lord Shiva with great devotion and respect and stood in water for 10,000 years reciting prayers given by Lord Shiva
d) Performed severe meditation focusing on Lord Shiva
02. While the princes were performing severe austerities, king Pracinabarhisat was performing different types of fruitive activities. At this time _________ felt compassionate and came to instruct the king
a) Narada Muni
b) Lord Narayana
c) Lord Shiva
d) Lord Brahma
03. The story of King Puranjana is actually
a) An historical story
b) A mystical narration
c) The story of King Pracinabarhisat himself
d) A real devotional story
04. King Puranjana and his friend Avijnata are actually references to
a) King Pracinabarhisat and his son
b) No actual reference as they are just allegorical stories
c) Every living entity who is the king of his body and the Paramatma residing within the living entity
d) None of the above
05. King Puranjana travelled a lot just to find a suitable place to live. At the end
a) Unfortunately he found a feeling of insufficiency everywhere and gave up his search
b) He became morose and disappointed and gave up
c) In Bharatvarsa, he found a jeweled city with nine gates
d) He realized his vain search and entered in to devotional service
06. The entire capital was compared to the celestial town ‘Bhogavati’. The capital is compared to
a) Heart which is centre for all planning for material enjoyment
b) Brain which is centre for all planning for material enjoyment
c) Stomach which is the centre for all nourishment for the body
d) The entire body