In this quiz, we shall enjoy the eloquent, touching Sri Madhurageethams expressing gratitude to Bhagavan and Guru for their immense grace.
1. In this Sri Madhurageetham ______________________, Sri Swamiji says, one needs to be most fortunate to be blessed with a God like Krishna- the loving, beautiful,
ever smiling One, who is a great rasika, and a refuge of His devotees.
a. kANbadellAm kaNNan mayamE!- kaNgaLAl
b. aruLonDrE pOdum gurupavanapurIshA-un
c. yArukkut thAn kiDaikkum-kaNNA
2. Name the Sri Madhurageetham, where Sri Swamiji reminisces how Lord Sri Krishna came searching and reaching out to him to dance, sing and celebrate Him.
a. thEdi vandanaiyE enai nI nADi vandanaiyE
b. theviTTavE theviTTAda deyvamuNDO
c. mandam mandam vandiDuvAn
3. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji expresses his gratitude to Lord Krishna for showering immense grace on him.
a. dhanyOham kriShNa thava kripApAtrOham
b. enDru thaNiyum inda pitthu
c. nIyillAmal nAnuNDO solliDuvAyE en thAyE
4. In the Sri Madhurageetham, ‘dhanyOham krishna’, how does Sri Swamiji advise one to
lead a life?
a. The constant thought of the Lord in our hearts
b. The constant thought of feeling blessed by Lord and leading a life filled with
gratitude
c. The constant thought of serving the Lord
5. What does Sri Swamiji say in the kirtan ‘dhanyOham krishna’ that one has to do for becoming a recipient of Lord’s grace (thava krupA paTrOham)?
a. Intense penance
b. Good merits accrued from past births
c. Only Lord’s grace which made him a recipient of HIS grace.
6. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji reminisces the great blessing on the people of Gokula who had the great fortune of being with Bhagavan from the time of his Divine incarnation, watching all His childhood leelas!
a. bhAgyamE bhAgyam nam
b. bhAgyamE bhAgyam- engaL
c. bhAgyodayam mama dEvadEvA
7. Name the Sri Madhurageetham that contains the tamil version of this verse:
‘We, with a heart as unblemished (white) as milk’
‘Will melt like butter in His compassion’
a. bhAgavatha priya namO namO
b. bhAgyame ahO bhAgyam
c. bhAgyame bhAgyam- engaL
8. In this Sri Madhurageetham__________________, Sri Swamiji glorifies Lord Venkatesha as the one who is the epitome of compassion and grace.
a. nInE kripALu nIne dayALu
b. chinthayarE shrInivAsam sadA
c. ithunai sulabham thagAdu unakku
9. Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji glorifies Lord Venkatesha as the one
who always protects his devotees ( both in the past and present)
a. anDru sonnadhai kaNNA nI
b. anDru mudal inDru varai enaik kAtthiDum
c. anDru sabaiyil alaRiya draupadi pOl
10. Which Sri Madhurageetham contains this verse – ‘nIyE en danam, janam kalvi aRivu, yukthi thiRamaiyum balamum dAnE’.
a. kANbadellAm kaNNan mayamE! – kaNgaLAl
b. sarvamum nI dAnE svAmi endanukku
c. bhAgyOdayam mama dEvadEva
Correct Answers: 1[C],2[A], 3[A], 4[B], 5[C], 6[B], 7[C], 8[A],9[B],10[B]
Compiled by: Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose, CA
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