Nectar of Devotion * According to Srila Rupa Goswami why is devotional * "All other rules and regulations should be treated

Question bank: service the best meaning of obtaining relief from as assistants or servants to this one basic principle."
distress? What principle is being spoken of?
* List the twelve rasas. * Explain the four stages of the cycle of sinful * Give Rupa Goswami's description of a first class
* Explain the analogy comparing devotees to sharks. reaction? devotee.
* What is bhakti-rasa and what is wrong with * What are three auspicious characteristics of PDS? * Give Rupa Goswami's description of a second class
material enjoyment? * What are three types of happiness? Why is the devotee.
* What is the purpose of NOD (List at least four)? happiness of devotional service superior? * Give Rupa Goswami's description of a third class
* Explain the subject matter of each of the four * What are two reasons why PDS is extremely rare devotee.
waves of the first part of the Nectar of Devotion. and difficult to achieve? * Four kinds of pious men who approach Krsna are
* Give Rupa Goswami's definition of devotional * Brahmananda, or happiness of becoming one with mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. List the four
service. (four main points) the Supreme, cannot be compared with the devotees (or groups of devotees) who Rupa
* What is the object of NOD? ____________ derived from ________________. Goswami gives as examples of approaching Krsna
* What should be the attitude of the preacher in KC? * Why devotional service is greater than Krishna? in each of these four ways.
* What are four waves of eastern division of bhakti- * Who is the symbol of devotional service in the * What two desires are compared to being haunted
rasamrita-sindhu? highest degree? by witches?
* Definition of pure devotional service? What are * What is the meaning of Madan mohan mohini? * List the five types of liberation. (English or
three primary characteristics of PDS? * Why we have to take shelter of Srimati Radharani? Sanskrit)
* What is the meaning of Anusilanam? * What does Rupa Goswami say is the only way to * Give the Sanskrit and English of the five types of
* What is the meaning of Anukulyena? be given the opportunity for devotional service? liberation.
* List Rupa Goswami's six characteristics of pure * According to Rupa Goswami why does Krsna easily * Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur fought to
devotional service. give liberation but so rarely grant pure devotional establish that devotional service is open to all, and
* List the four stages of sinful reaction. service? that one engaged in devotional service is higher
* Explain the example of the elephant who bathes * Srila Prabhupada says that devotional service is than a brahmana. Which of the six characteristics of
and then covers himself with dust. even greater than God. Explain. devotional service substantiate the second of these
* List Rupa Goswami's three categories of happiness. * What are the three categories of devotional points?
* Which of the following are NOT mentioned by Rupa service? How are they related to six characteristics * Define prayascitta.
Goswami while discussing the "auspiciousness of of PDS? * Many of the rules and regulations found in the
devotional service." * What is sadhana-bhakti? Where does it lead? nectar of devotion come from a book written by
Devotional service is auspicious because it: * Qualification for practicing devotional service is Sanatana Goswami. What is the name of this book?
(a) is the highest welfare activity for ____________. * Before listing all the items of devotional service,
everyone. * How does devotional service begin? Where does Rupa Goswami first lists twenty important ones. Of
(b) is all attractive. come from the taste for practicing DS? these twenty list the three he says are the most
(c) brings immediate happiness to the * What is definition of sadhana bhakti? important.
devotee. * What are two divisions in sadhana-bhakti? * Of the sixty-four items of Sadhana Bhakti, list the
(d) brings about all good qualities in the * What is the essential injunction in vaidhi-bhakti, five he says are most potent.
devotee. applicable to all varëas and äçramas at all times? * Besides the above eight, list an additional ten
(e) allows one to conquer death. * Give Rupa Goswami's definition of sadhana-bhakti. items of Sadhana Bhakti.
* According to Srila Prabhupada, why do mayavadis * Explain the example comparing a child learning to * List six more.
sometimes take to political or welfare activities? walk to sadhana-bhakti. * List six more.
* What are the six characteristics of PDS? * Give Rupa Goswami's definition of vaidhi-bhakti. * When Lord Caitanya was asked to define the
* What is the difference between apprarabda and * Give Rupa Goswami's definition of raganuga- behavior of a vaisnava, how did He reply?
prarabda karma? bhakti. * List the ten offenses to the holy name.
* Besides the ten offenses to the holy name, list
fifteen general offenses in seva to be avoided.
* If one hears blasphemy of Krsna or a devotee what
three options does Rupa Goswami say we have?
* Explain the three types of submission.
* Define the following types of submission:
1. samprarthanatmika, 2. dainyabodhika, 3.
lalasamayi.
* Explain the analogy comparing a conditioned soul
to a man unconscious from a snake bite. What are
the two remedies?
* Is varnasrama dharma an item of vaidhi-bhakti?
* Are jnana and vairagya items of the process of
vadhi-bhakti? Why?
* Define ragatmika bhakti.
* Define raganuga bhakti.
* What is the qualification for raganuga bhakti.
* What is the importance of raganuga bhakti.
* What are the two ways to be elevated to bhava.
* Give six of Rupa Goswami's nine characteristics of
one in bhava.
* Give Rupa Goswami's definition of bhava bhakti.
* List the Sanskrit and English of the nine stages of
spiritual life as given by Rupa Goswami.