10. Was the wife of Lord Shiva and daughter of Daksa
a) Akuti
b) Devahuti
c) Sati
d) Prasuti
Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana)
01. Dakshayani is another name of________
a) Akuti
b) Sati
c) Prasuti
d) Devahuti
02. ________is also addressed as Nilakantha
a) Lord Bhrama
b) Lord Vishnu
c) Lord Shiva
d) LordKrishna
03. Sati was keen to go to her father’s place because
a) Daksa was sick
b) Sati heard that a big ceremony was held there and all relatives would be present
c) Sati wanted to be far from Shiva
d) Sati was specifically invited by Daksa to attend the ceremony
04. Sati was advised not to go to her father’s house by Shiva because
a) Daksa was too proud and would not treat his daughter also properly
b) Daksa had not invited Shiva
c) Shiva did not like Daksa
d) Daksa was very poor
05. Being in Vasudeva state means
a) Being free from material contamination and situated in pure Krishna Consciousness
b) Being aloof of material or spiritual benefits
c) A state of deep meditation
d) Being strongly attached to material desires
01. Sati, after hearing words of wisdom from her husband Lord Shiva
a) Sati decided not to go to her father’s place
b) Sati very much appreciated her husband
c) Sati still went to her father’s place to take revenge on her father
d) Sati still went to her father’s place due to womanly weakness
02. When Sati with her followers reached the arena
a) No one received her including her mother and sisters
b) Only her mother and sisters welcomed her
c) Her father, prajapati Daksa gave a warm welcome
d) Everybody ran away from their respective places
03. Sati was very much aggrieved because
a) There were no oblations for her husband
b) Daksa failed to invite her exalted husband
c) Daksa did not receive her either
d) All the above
04. Why was Sati’s anger reasonable?
a) Because Daksa was insulting a great Vaisnava
b) Because no one stood up as she entered the sacrificial arena
c) Because she was the daughter of Daksa
d) Because Lord Shiva, her husband was also angry on Daksa
05. Lord Shiva is also called as________for he can be easily satisfied
a) Neelakantha
b) Yogesvara
c) Shambhu
d) Asutosa
The correct answer is
d) Asutosa
06. A highest quality of a Vaishnava is to
a) See only good in others
b) See only bad in others
c) See both good and bad
d) See an insignificant goodness and to magnify it
07. Sati decides to give up her body because
a) She has received it from Daksha and Daksha had insulted Lord Shiva
b) She was frightened to go back to Lord Shiva
c) She had no alternatives as she was pressurized by Daksha to do so
d) She was in terrible anger of her own insult
08. Lord Shiva does not belong to any varna or ashrama because
a) He is the husband of Sati
b) He is in the paramahamsa stage
c) He is very merciful
d) None of the above
09. While giving up her body, Sati meditated on
a) The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna
b) The lotus feet of her husband, Lord Shiva
c) The creator of all living entities, Lord Brahma
d) The terrible face of her father, Prajapati Daksha
10. Sati gave up her body by absorbing herself in the process of
a) Hatha Yoga
b) Bhakthi Yoga
c) Astanga Yoga
d) Mystic Yoga
01. When Sati passed away, giving up her body,________conveyed this news to Lord Shiva
a) Narada
b) Soldiers of Lord Shiva
c) Bhrugu Muni
d) Brahma
02. Lord Shiva, in reply to this insult, wanted to________
a) Kill Daksha
b) Forgive Daksha
c) Perform penance
d) Annihilate the Universe
03. The gigantic demon to destroy Daksha was created from the________of Lord Shiva
a) Nails
b) Eyes
c) Forehead
d) Strand of Hair
04. Prajapati Daksha was arrested by the black demon________
a) Rudra
b) Virabhadra
c) Maniman
d) Kalabhadra
The correct answer is
b) Virabhadra