In this month’s quiz, let’s enjoy various references to Surya in the nectarine verses of the divine Sri Madhurageethams of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji.
1. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji prays to Surya Bhagavan by invoking Gayathri Devi.
a. lalithE nijabhakthajana pAlini
b. anirvachanIyam thava prabhAvam
c. lakShmIvarAham bhaja rE-mAnasa
2. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji refers Thirukudanthai as ‘bhAskara
kshetram’.
a. champakAraNya kShEtra bAla
b. aRpudak kanavu onDru kaNDEn-thOzhi
c. bhaktha vatsalA parama dayALa
3. In this Sri Madhurageetham, Sri Swamiji proclaims the divine radiance of Sri Adi Shankara to that of the sun, due to his knowledge.
a. bhajarE mAnasa shrIvEnkaTrAmam
b. chinthayarE shrI gurum-mAnasa
c. shrI shankara guruvaram bhajAmi
4. In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji refer to river Yamuna as the daughter of Surya?
a. ravinandini karaiyil
b. yamunai karaiyil rAdhe rAdhe
c. yamunai karaiyil rAdhaiyum kaNNanum
5. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji refers to Lord Dakshinamoorthy as
‘kOTi sUrya prakAsha’.
a. Ananda naTanam kANIrE
b. sollitthAn aRiya vENDumO-idhai
c. dakShiNAmUrtthE namOsthu thE
6. In this Sri Madhurageetham, Sri Swamiji, refers to Lord Rama as ‘sUryakulathilaka’ which means ‘the glory of Surya dynasty.
a. bhaja rE bhadrAchalam
b. Jaya jaya rAma kathE
c. Ehi Ehi raghuvIra-mAm
7. In this Sri Madhurageetham, Sri Swamiji admires the beauty of Lord Rama and Lakshmana when they were walking along the streets of Mithila and wonders if they
were the sun and the moon.
a. svAgatham svAgatham sIthE iha
b. vIra rAghavO vijayathE
c. gambhIra naDaiyODu vandAn-rAman
8. Name the Sri Madhurageetham which contains the verse – ‘sUryakAnthi kallum sUrya
kiraNatthil urugum’.
a. adisaya aruL onDru seydiDa vENDum
b. nenjchakanakkallu negizhnduruga
c. AdhAramillAda vAzhkai-oru
9. How does Sri Swamiji refer to Yamuna Devi, the daughter of Surya Bhagavan in this
kirtan – ‘Arat thazhuvi aNaitthuDuvAy-kaNNA nI ennai’?
a. ariyamA peN
b. kAlindhi
c. suryajA
10. Name the dolotsav kirtan where Sri Swamiji compares the beautiful bright eyes of Lord
Krishna to that of the sun and the moon (ravichandra).
a. Ananda hridaya UnjchalilE
b. bhuvana sundara Ehi
c. alankAra priyanE aravindAkSha
Compiled By
Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose, CA
Correct Answers: 1[B], 2[B], 3[C], 4[A], 5[C], 6[C], 7[C], 8[B], 9[A], 10[B]
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