21. The higher stage of ecstasy can be characterized by ________ transcendental activities.
a) Thirteen
b) Twenty
c) Fifteen
d) Thirty-two
Teachings of Lord Chaitanya
22. What are the characteristics of secondary rasas or relationships?
a) They are seven in number
b) They sometimes appear and disappear to enrich the flavors and tastes of the primary rasas.
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
23. Who are the examples of devotees in santa-rasa?
a) Drumila and Dvaraka
b) Dravida and Avirhotra
c) Citraka and Patraka
d) All of these
24. In the transcendental fraternal relationship known as sakhya-rasa, what are the transcendental characteristics?
a) The sense of greatness
b) The sense of service
c) The sense of intimacy without awe or veneration
d) All of these
25. All the other four transcendental relationships exist simultaneously in ________
a) Santa-rasa and dasya-rasa
b) Vatsalya-rasa
c) Madhurya-rasa
d) None of these
01. Who distributed fifty percent of his accumulated wealth to persons engaged in the Supreme Lord’s transcendental loving service?
a) Rupa gosvami
b) Sanatana gosvami
c) Gopal bhatt gosvami
d) None of these
02. Why Sanatana Gosvami entrusted the responsibilities of his government service to his immediate assistants, and he remained home to study Bhagavatam in the company of learned brahmanas?
a) Because he liked to do so
b) Because he didn’t get the permission to join Lord Caitanya at that time
c) Because he fought with the nawab
d) None of these
04. “You are the governor of Gauda, and you punish different kinds of criminals in different ways. So you are at liberty to punish anyone according to his activity.” By this reply what was Sanatana gosvami indicating?
a) He indicated that the nawab was very cruel
b) He indicated that as the governor was engaged in hunting animals and in killing men to expand his kingdom, let both of them suffer according to the acts they were performing.
c) He indicated that he was no more fit for the government service
d) None of these
03. Why was the nawab perturbed by Sanatana gosvami’s behavior?
a) As Sanatana gosvami gave false sick leave report
b) As Sanatana gosvami was studying Bhagavatam in the company of brahmanas, giving false sick leave report to nawab
c) As Sanatana gosvami entrusted the responsibilities of his government service to his assistants
d) Both b & c
05. With what reasons did Sanatana gosvami convince the jailer to free him?
a) By getting money for releasing Sanatana gosvami the jailer would be materially benefited
b) The jailer would be acting very righteously by freeing Sanatana gosvami for spiritual purposes.
c) Both a & b
d) All of the above
06. Why was the hotelkeeper speaking to Sanatana gosvami with great respect initially?
a) As Sanatana gosvami was a renunciant
b) As Sanatana gosvami was a follower of Lord Caitanya
c) As he wanted to take the gold coins Sanatana gosvami had with him
d) All of the above
07. At whose house was Lord Caitanya residing in Benares, when Sanatana gosvami came to meet the Lord?
a) Advaita Acarya
b) Rupa Gosvami
c) Vallabha Acarya
d) Chandra Shekhar Acarya
08. Why Lord Caitanya embraced Sanatana gosvami even after repeatedly asked by Sanatana gosvami not to do so?
a) Because Sanatana gosvami is a pure devotee of the Lord
b) Because Lord Caitanya was pleased by Sanatana gosvami’s knowledge
c) Because Lord Caitanya would embrace everyone who comes to meet Him
d) Because Sanatana gosvami was the brother of Rupa gosvami
09. Although Lord Caitanya was very much pleased by Sanatana gosvami’s behavior, but still, why did He wanted Sanatana gosvami to get rid of that valuable blanket?
a) So that Sanatana gosvami has no attraction for material wealth
b) It would not be good on Sanatana gosvami’s part, as being begging from door to
door with such a valuable blanket on his body
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
10. By the meeting of Sanatana and Lord Caitanya, one learns that in order to understand spiritual subject matters, one must approach a spiritual master like ________ and make ________.
a) Rupa gosvami, confirmation
b) Lord Caitanya, submissive inquiries
c) Sanatana gosvami, humble efforts to reach him
d) None of these
01. Which of the Sanatana Gosvami’s quality attracted the most to the Lord?
a) Intelligence
b) Humility
c) Renunciation
d) Expert scholarship
02. We are always suffering from ________ Adhyatmika, Adibhautika and Adidaivika miseries.
a) Either one of
b) A combination of
c) Both a & b
d) None of these
03. How Sanatana’s inquiry was an intelligent one?
a) As he asked about the subject details of the Sanskrit language
b) As he asked for the position of living entities
c) As he asked for the reason of all living entities undergoing the three kinds of miseries
d) Both b & c
04. How does the simultaneous oneness and difference always exist in relationship with the living entities and the Lord?
a) Being a spirit the living entity is non-different from Krishna
b) Being only a minute particle of Krishna, the living entity is different from Krishna
c) Merging into the Lord, describes the oneness aspect and the endeavor made to do so, describes the difference aspect
d) Both a & b
05. The whole cosmic manifestation acts due to the Lord’s ________
a) Inconceivable energy
b) Existence
c) Personality
d) None of these