• Chapter 6: How to Discharge Devotional Service
o List the first 10 of the 64 items of sadhana in English or Sanskrit.
(1) accepting the shelter of the lotus feet of a bona fide spiritual
master
(2) becoming initiated by the spiritual master and learning how to
discharge devotional service from him
(3) obeying the orders of the spiritual master with faith and
devotion
(4) following in the footsteps of great ācāryas under the direction of
the spiritual master
(5) inquiring from the spiritual master how to advance in Kṛṣṇa
consciousness,
(6) being prepared to give up anything material for the satisfaction
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa (this means that
when we are engaged in the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa, we must
be prepared to give up something that we may not like to give up,
and also we have to accept something that we may not like to
accept)
(7) residing in a sacred place of pilgrimage like Dvārakā or
Vṛndāvana,
(8) accepting only what is necessary, or dealing with the material
world only as far as necessary
(9) observing the fasting day on Ekādaśī
(10) worshiping sacred trees like the banyan tree.
o Out of the first 20 items of sadhana, which are considered the most
important?
accepting the shelter of a bona fide spiritual master, taking
initiation from him and serving him with respect and reverence
o List the five most potent items of sadhana.
1. worshiping the Deity
2. hearing Srimad Bhagavatam
3. associating among the devotees
4. saṅkīrtana,
5. living in Mathurā
• Chapter 7: Evidence Regarding Devotional Principles
o What is the crucial point for advancement in spiritual life?
accepting a spiritual master
o Why can the followers of Buddha not be accepted as devotees?
Although Lord Buddha is accepted as an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, the
followers of such incarnations are not very advanced in their
knowledge of the Vedas.
o What is the real reason for observing fasting on Ekadasi?
minimize the demands of the body and to engage our time in the
service of the Lord by chanting or performing similar service
o List the two kinds of non-devotees whose association should be
avoided.
1. against the supremacy of Kṛṣṇa
2. too materialistic.
• Chapter 8: Offenses to Be Avoided
o Define sevaparadhah and namaparadhah.
sevaparadhah - offences in deity worship
namaparadhah - offense against holy name
o How can an offender unto the Lord Himself be delivered?
taking shelter of the holy names of the Lord
• Chapter 9: Further Consideration of Devotional Principles
o What is the result of decorating one’s body with sandalwood pulp?
1. delivered from all sinful reactions
2. after death he goes directly to Kṛṣṇaloka
o Who are the impersonalists who became devotees after smelling
the remnants of flowers and incense in the temple?
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o Define laulyam and lalasamayi.
laylyam - excessive eagerness for meeting and serving the Lord in
a particular way
lalasamayi - very eagerly desiring to go to one’s natural position
o What is the result of drinking caranamrta, even for sinful people?
eligible to enter into the kingdom of God
• Chapter 10: Techniques of Hearing and Remembering
o Define daya-bhak.
a son’s becoming the lawful inheritor of the property of the father
(In a similar way, a pure devotee who is prepared to undergo all
kinds of tribulations in executing Kṛṣṇa conscious duties becomes
lawfully qualified to enter into the transcendental abode.)
• Chapter 11: Aspects of Transcendental Service
o Which two of the nine types of devotional service are rarely seen?
1. DS in friendship
2. DS in self-surrender
• Chapter 12: Further Aspects of Transcendental Service
o A person who keeps Vaisnava literature at home always has what?
Lord Nārāyaṇa always residing in his house
o What is even higher than the worship of the Lord?
the worship of the Lord’s devotees
• Chapter 13: Five Potent Forms of Devotional Service
o A small attachment for any one of the five potent items can arouse
what, even in a neophyte?
devotional ecstasy
• Chapter 14: Devotional Qualifications
o List the examples of devotees who achieved perfection by
practicing simply one process of nava-vidha-bhakti.
hearing - Pariksit chanting - sukadeva goswami rememebering -
prahlad serving lotus feet - Laksmi devi worshiping the lord- Prthu
offering prayers - akrura serving lord as servant - hanuman
friendship - arjuna surrender - bali
• Chapter 15: Spontaneous Devotional Service
o Where can spontaneous devotional service easily be seen?
Kṛṣṇa’s direct associates in Vṛndāvana.
o What is the meaning raga?
spontaneous deep thirst for object of love
o Define ragatmika-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti.
Ragatmika-bhakti: distinctly, uniquiely and spontaneously maifest
in brajavasi
rāgānugā-bhakti: Devotional service executed with such feelings of
spontaneous love
• Chapter 16: Spontaneous Devotion Further Described
o At what stage is it possible to achieve eagerness to follow in the
footsteps of the denizens of Vraja?
anartha-nivṛtti
o Define prakrta-sahajiya.
They imagine that they have become associates of the Lord simply
by thinking of themselves like that
o Briefly describe the two categories of conjugal love.
conjugal love as lover and beloved -vrindavan - associate with
gopis and enjoy loving affairs with Kṛṣṇa
conjugal love as husband and wife - dvaraka - become queen of
the lord
• Chapter 17: Ecstatic Love
o What is the first symptom of pure love for the Personality of
Godhead?
ecstasy
• Chapter 18: Character of One In Ecstatic Love
o List the nine characteristics of a person who has developed
ecstatic love for Kṛṣṇa
1. anxious to utilize his time in the devotional service of the Lord.
2. reserved and perseverant.
3. detached from all material attraction.
4. does not long for any material respect in return for his activities.
5. certain that Kṛṣṇa will bestow His mercy upon him.
6. eager to serve the Lord faithfully.
7. attached to the chanting of the holy names of the Lord.
8. eager to describe the transcendental qualities of the Lord.
9. pleased to live in a place where the Lord’s pastimes are
performed
• Chapter 19: Devotional Service In Pure Love of God
o List in Sanskrit or English the two types of prema-bhakti.
1. mixed with knowledge of the lord majesty
2. unmixed, pure
o List in Sanskrit or English the nine stages from sraddha to prema.
sraddha - faith
sadhu sanga - association with devotees
bhajan kriya - DS
anartha nivrtti - decreasing unwanted attachments
nistha - steadiness
ruci - taste
asakti - attachment
bhava - love
prema - pure love for Kṛṣṇa
