In this quiz, we shall experience the greatness of Ananya Bhakti (one-pointed devotion) from the nectarine verses in the divine Sri Madhurageethams of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji.
Sharing the article on Ananya Bhakti below for reference to answer the quiz:
https://godivinity.org/ananya-bhakti/
1. In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji showcase the form of Ananya Bhakti
where the devotee seeks no refuge other than his Lord?
a. unnai nAn aRivEn, ennai nI aRivAyO-kaNNA
b. unnaruLanDri vERonDrum aRiyEnE-kaNNA
c. unnai pADAda nAvinAl payanuNDO
2. What type of Ananya Bhakti does Sri Swamiji depict in this Sri Madhurageetham,’thAyE
nAn un seyallavA-rAdhE’?
a. No other refuge other than my Bhagavan
b. All objects in this creation remind of Bhagavan
c. Not expecting any other fruit/reward and seeks only Bhagavan
3. There is another shade of Ananya Bhakti, where the devotee sees Bhagavan everywhere
and nothing else is visible. This state is possible only for Jnanis who are also devotees. Which of these Sri Madhurageethams reflects this state of the Jnanis?
a. kANbadellAm kaNNan mayamE
b. dIpa jyothiyilE vEnkaTEshan
c. darishanam tharalAgAdhO dayAnidhE
4. In another type of Ananya Bhakti, the devotee is reminded of Bhagavan in everything
that he sees. The devotee is able to see the various objects in the creation and the
various objects that he sees reminds him of Bhagavan. In this Sri Madhurageetham ‘dIpa
jyothiyilE vEnkaTEshan’, what is Sri Swamiji reminded of on seeing the lotus pond?
a. Radiance of fire
b. Element of water
c. Earth
5. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji sings that he relies only on the Grace of Bhagavan and no other sAdhana or spiritual practice. In that, he says he relies on the Lord’s Grace to survive both in this world and in the world beyond.
a. karuNai onDrE AdhAramAm kaNNa
b. karuNA mUrtthi nIyallavO kaNNA
c. karuNai enbadennavO kaNNA-un
6. In this Sri Madhurageetham, Sri Swamiji showcases the aspect of Ananya Bhakti where he relies solely on Bhagavan’s grace and says that whatever happened in the past, the events that are presently happening and those that are going to happen in the future is only because of Bhagavan’s grace.
a. unnaruLandri vERonDrum kANEn
b. unnaruLikku vilaiyuNDO sol kaNNA
c. unnai nOkki nAn vandAl maTTum pOdAdu
7. Name the kirtan set to ragam sindhubhairavi, where Sri Swamiji says that even though he has traveled to different places around the world, he has seen no one like Lord Krishna!
a. uNDenDriru brahmam onDrenDriru
b. unnaku nAn uNDu enakku ni uNDu
c. uLLE oLindirukkum vAsanaigaLai
8. What type of Ananya Bhakti does Sri Swamiji depict in the Sri Madhurageetham,
‘sarvamum nI dAnE svAmi endanukku’?
a. He knows no other sadhana
b. All objects in this creation remind of Bhagavan
c. No one else other than Bhagavan
9. Name the Sri Madhurageetham that contains the verse – ‘viNNum kaNNanE maNNum
kaNNanE kATru thi nIrum kaNNanE’, where Sri Swamiji perceives the five elements of
the earth verily as Bhagavan.
a. kANbadellAm kaNNan mayamE!-kaNgaLAl
b. nInE kripALu nInE dayALu
c. nIyillAmal nAnuNDO solliDuvAyE en thAyE
10. In this Sri Madhurageetham, Sri Swamiji sees Lord Krishna everywhere and nothing else is visible to him.
a. engum kaNNan edhilum kaNNan
b. ArAdhana sulabhan kaNNan
c. rAjAdhi rAja gambhIra
Compiled By
Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose, CA
Correct Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-a, 6-a, 7-b, 8-c, 9-a, 10-a
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