Srimad Bhagavatam: Canto 08, Chapter 16 – Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

01. Kasyapa Muni wondered ____________ would have occurred which is the cause of Aditi’s lamentation

a)     Whether there were any discrepancies in following the regulative principles

b)     Whether Aditi had failed to properly receive any uninvited guests

c)     Whether Aditi had failed to offer oblations of ghee into fire

d)     All the above

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02. Homes from which guests go away without having been received even with an offering of a little water are like ____________.

a)     Homes of jackals

b)     Holes of snake

c)     Anthills of ant

d)     Homes of pigs

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03. Aditi’s actual concern was

a)     The demons have taken away the opulence, beauty, fame of the demigods

b)     Demigods are been exiled by the demons

c)     She wanted the benediction for her sons to regain what they have lost

d)     All the above

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04. Kasyapa Muni suggested as a remedy for Aditi’s lamentation to observe the Payo-vrata process of worship for ___________ days and with complete devotion and worship ____________

a)     5, Goddess lakshmi

b)     12, Supreme Personality of Godhead

c)     12, Durgadevi

d)     5, Supreme Lord

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05. During the payo-vrata process of worship one can consume only ___________

a)     Milk

b)     Water

c)     Fruits

d)     Grains

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06. Kasyapa Muni had received the information of Payo-vrata worship from ___________.

a)     Lord Brahma

b)     Lord Shiva

c)     Lord Vishnu

d)     Marici

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