In this quiz, let us experience the greatness of Lord Panduranga from the nectarine verses in the divine Sri Madhurageethams of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji.
1. In which Sri Madhurageetham, does Sri Swamiji reminisce about the divine act of Lord
Panduranga where he tightly held the wall of Namdev’s home and prevented it from collapsing?
a.sEnaAnayi than thozhilai
b.jaya jaya viTThala hari
c.pandari senDriDuvom vArIr
2. In this Sri Madhurageetham set in the raga ‘sAmA’, Sri Swamiji desires that all of us chant ‘Rama Krishna Hari’ in the sanctum of Lord Panduranga in Pandharpur.
a.paNDarinAthan praNamAmyaham-viTThalam
b.paNDari senDriDuvOm vArIr
c.pANDurangA pANDurangA enDru pADi vandEnE
3. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji asks Lord Panduranga the reason for coming to Pandharpur all the way from Vaikunta.
a.bhUlOka vaikuNTham
b.nija vaikuNTHatthai viTTu bhU vaikuNTham vanda
c.viTThala nAma smaraNam
4. In one of the Sri Madhurageethams on Lord Vittala, Sri Swamiji mentions Lord Garuda on whom Lord Panduranga rode to Pandharpur to be amidst His devotees to drench in Namasankirtanam. Name the Sri Madhurageetham that has this reference.
a.chandrabhAgA nadikkaraikkuc chenDriDuvAy-manamE
b.pAhi ranga prabhO
c.rangan varuginDrAn engaL rangan varuginDrAn
5. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji glorifies the divine plays of Panduranga in the lives of His ardent devotees.
a.sEnaAnayi than thozhilai
b.nava jIvanam viTThala mama jIvanam
c.pAvangaLai mannitthu aruLvAy
6. Name the starting verse of the charanam of the Sri Madhurageetham, where Sri Swamiji admires how Lord Panduraga, the messenger of the Pandavas came to Pandharpur at the request of his devotee-Pundaleeka.
a.chandrabAgA karaiyil chandrasamAna muga azhagan
b.anDru thUngAmal kIrtthanam seydiDuvAy
c.chandira kulatthil udittha kaNNanE
7. Name the Sri Madhurageetham set to the tune of the abhang ‘sundara tE dhyAna’ where Sri Swamiji directs the mind to meditate on the beautiful form of Lord Panduranga.
a.bhAgyOdayam mama dEvadEva
b.mahA yOga pTTha nilaya pANDurnga
c.sundara viTThalanai dhyAnam seydiDuvAy-manamE
8. In this Sri Madhurageetham set to raga Mukhari, Sri Swamiji prays to Lord Vittala to tightly hug him and take him unto his divine fold.
a.thaTTu thaDumARi un kiTTE varap pArkkum ennai
b.adisaya aruL onDru seydiDa vENDum
c.ennaikkaNDu enakkE piDikkAda pOdu
9. In which of these Sri Madhurageethams does Sri Swamiji mention ‘Ashada Ekadasi’ as ‘Adi Ekadasi’?
a.viTThala nAma smaranam
b.viTThal viTThal viTThal enDru pADIDuvOm-nAm
c.viTThalA nI ennai kai viDalAgumO
10. Name the Sri Madhurgeetham that contains this verse -’bAnudAsar chandira kulathilakan ivanai chandrabhAgA nadikkaraikku mINDum azhaitthuvandAr’
a.unnaik koNDANAmal yArai koNDADuvOM-kaNNA
b.uLLathai koLLai koLLudE un uruvam kaNNA
c.uLLatthai koLLai koLLum kaLvan ivan
Compiled by: Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose, CA
Illustration: Thaman Sai, Richmond, VA
Correct Answers:
1-a, 2-b, 3-b, 4-c, 5-a, 6-b, 7-c, 8-a, 9-b, 10-c.
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