In this quiz, we shall experience the references to various characters in Srimad Ramayana from the nectarine verses in the divine Sri Madhurageethams of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji.
1.In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji mention Sabari and how Lord Rama accepted the fruits that were offered by her with true love?
a. sharaNam sharaNam sadgurunatha
b. rAma nAmam solvadhe kaliyil gathiyAm
c. hare rAma enDru pADiDuvOm
2.In this Sri Madhurageetham Sri Swamiji glorifies Lord Rama as the one who gave happiness to his mother Kausalya.
a. Ehi Ehi raghuvIrA-mAm
b. lAli lAli lAli lAli mama svAmI
c. kaLLamillA uLLam puguvAn
3.In the Sri Madhurageetham Ehi Ehi RaghuvIra, Sri Swamiji glorifies the divine qualities
and divine plays of Lord Rama. How does he refer to Lord Rama along with King
Dasharatha?
a. dasharathAnanda
b. dasharathabAlA
c. dasharathanandana
4.In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji glorify Lord Rama as the one who protected the yagnya by killing the demoness Tataka?
a. jaya jaya shrirAmapAdukE
b. hare rAma enDru pADiDuvOm
c. puLLin mEl urunDu varubhavan
5.How does Sri Swamiji refer to Sita Matha in this Sri Madhurageetham (from question 4)?
a. Janaki
b. Vaidehi
c. Mythili
6.Name the Sri Madhurageetham which contains the following verse, ‘rumA pathi sakhA hanumantA’.
a. hanumantA jaya hanumantA
b. Anjaneya Anjaneya Anjaneya rAma
c. bhaja hanumantam japa hanumantam
7.Sri Swamiji in this Sri Madhurageetham refers to Lord Rama who was worshiped by Angada.
a. Ehi Ehi Raghuveera
b. kazhugukkum kaDan seydha
c. bhAva vardhana rAma rAma
8.Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji refers to Lord Rama as the one who
performed the final rights for the Jatayu.
a. jaya jaya rAma kathe lOkE
b. kazhugukkum kaDan seydha
c. thAraka nAmamE siRandhadhu
9.How does Sri Swamiji refer to Lakshmana in the Sri Madhurageetham, ‘hanumanthA jaya hanumanthA’?
a. Urmilapathi
b. Rama anujaha
c. SumithrAbAlA
10.Name the Sri Madhurageetham where Sri Swamiji refers to Hanuman as ‘viShNu dAsan’
a. nAma ruchiyai thArumiyA
b. kadhai kELu kadhai kELu
c. hanumanai kaNDIrA parama guNavAnai kaNDIrA
11.In this Sri Madhurageetham, ‘anDru sabaiyil’, how does Sri Swamiji refer to Vibhishana?
a. The younger brother of Ravana
b. The future king of Lanka
c. The one who abandoned adharma and sought refuge in Lord Rama
12.In which Sri Madhurageetham does Sri Swamiji mention Kakasura?
a. anDru sabaiyil
b. rama nAmam solli pazhagu
c. nAmam solluvOm vArIr
Compiled by: Ramya Srinivasan, San Jose, CA
Illustrations by: Thaman Sai Arepalli and Divya Balaji, Richmond VA
Correct Answers:
1-c, 2-b, 3-b, 4-b, 5-b, 6-a, 7-a, 8-b, 9-a, 10-b, 11-c, 12-a.
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