Canto 1 Chapter 4 Flashcards
Identify the main point of the verse and purport to Chapter 3 verse 40.
Srimad Bhagavatham is the literary incarnation of Godhead and is meant for the ultimate good of all people. And all benefits can be derived by studying Srimad Bhagavatham and same benefits is received from the personal presence of the Lord
Srila Gurudeva is the person Bhagavatha and from him the study of the book Bhagavatha shall be done.
List some of the qualifications mentioned for learning Çrémad-Bhägavatam (3.44)
Rapt attention
Devoid of sex Life
Not to interpret with mundane intelligence
Learnt from the bona fide representative of Srila Sukadev Goswami
To be rapt in attention one must: pure in mind, pure in action, pure in eating/sleeping/fearing/mating
Identify the qualifications of the congratulator in a meeting of learned men (4.1)
He must be the leader of the house and an elderly man. He must be vastly learned also.
Explain what “personal realization” does and does not mean (1)
Personal realization does not mean that one should, out of vanity, attempt to show one’s own learning by trying to surpass the previous ācārya. He must have full confidence in the previous ācārya, and at the same time he must realize the subject matter so nicely that he can present the matter for the particular circumstances in a suitable manner.
The original purpose of the text must be maintained. No obscure meaning should be screwed out of it, yet it should be presented in an interesting manner for the understanding of the audience. This is called realization.
List Çaunaka Åñi’s questions to Çréla Süta Gosvämé in verses 1-12.
-Questions about the history of Bhagavatham - when, where,how and on whose inspirations does Vyasa dev compile SB
-Questions about Suka Dev Goswami - How was he perceived at Hastinapura and how did his meeting with Parikshit take place
-Questions about Parikshit Maharaj - His birth, activities and renunciation
What principles can we infer from (a) the damsels’ respective reactions to Srila Sukadev Goswami and Srila Vyasadev and (b) Srila Sukadev dealings with
householders?
Sukadev was a liberated person and he didnt see male or female but rather living entity in different dress, whereas Vyasa was a householder and distinguish between male and female.
Sukadev was not accustomed to stay at a householder for more than half an hour, and he would just take alms from the fortunate householder
Compare the different qualifications of the brähmaëas and the parivräjakäcäryas (13)
Brahmana are meant to administer some fruitive sacrifices mentioned in the vedas
The Parivrajakacaryas are meant to disseminate transcendental knowledge to one and all
How was Vyäsadeva able to see the anomalies of this age? (17-18)
Srila Vyasa was fully equipped with Knowledge and by his transcendental vision he could see the degraded qualities of the Kali yuga people:
-Decrease in body strength
-Faithless
-Impatient
-dull witted
-reduced in duration of life
-unlucky
Who are the greatest philanthropists? (17-18)
The greatest philanthropists are those transcendentalists who represent the mission of Vyāsa, Nārada, Madhva, Caitanya, Rūpa, Sarasvatī, etc. They are all one and the same. The personalities may be different, but the aim of the mission is one and the same, namely, to deliver the fallen souls back home, back to Godhead.
List the sages to whom the various parts of the Vedas were entrusted (21-22)
Rg Veda - Paila Rsi
Sama Veda - Jamini
Yajur Veda - Vaisampayana
Atharva Veda - Sumantu Muni Angira
What is the reason for the one Veda being divided into many parts? (24)
To help the less intelligent who are in the mode of passion and ignorance to assimilate them and attain the ultimate goal.
What is the meaning of dvijabandhünä? (25)
Dvijabandhuna are children begot when father and mother doesnt undertake any process of spirituality. They are classified with the sudras and woman class
What is the purpose of the Mahäbhärata? (25)
The purpose of the Mahābhārata is to administer the purpose of the Vedas, and therefore within this Mahābhārata the summary Veda of Bhagavad-gītā is placed. The less intelligent are more interested in stories than in philosophy, and therefore the philosophy of the Vedas in the form of the Bhagavad-gītā, is spoken by the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Why was Vyäsadeva not satisfied? (26-32)
Because none of his work the transcendental activities of the Lord properly explained
