The Supreme Personality of Godhead SB 2.3.10
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The Supreme Personality of Godhead SB 2.3.10

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Who can award liberation to the impersonalists?

The Lord

What is the brahmajyoti compared to in the text?

The glowing sun ray

What is the ultimate goal of the different varieties of worship of the different demigods according to the text?

Bhakti-yoga

Which yoga is recommended as the means of all perfection in the text?

<p>Bhakti-yoga</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the natural function of a living being according to the text?

<p>To serve the Supreme Being</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does akamah mean in the context of the text?

<p>Desireless</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of bhakti-yoga according to the text?

<p>Liberation from material bondage</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the brahmajyoti not separate from according to the text?

<p>The Lord</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as the means of all perfection in the text?

<p>Bhakti-yoga</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the natural function of the parts and parcels of the body according to the text?

<p>To serve the Supreme Being</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the intuition of the living being expressed in the material world?

<p>Altruism, philanthropy, socialism, communism, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the outlook of doing good to others in the mundane field and in the spiritual world?

<p>In the mundane field, it is a partial manifestation of the same original feeling, while in the spiritual world it is a pure exhibition of the same feeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, what does bhajaniya-parama-purusa-sukha-matra-sva-sukhatvam mean?

<p>One should feel happy only by experiencing the happiness of the Supreme Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the perfect exhibition of the akamah spirit?

<p>Loving the Lord without any return.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between kama spirit and akamah spirit?

<p>Kama spirit is the desire for one's own satisfaction, while akamah spirit is the desire for the satisfaction of the Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Arjuna initially decline to fight in the Kuruksetra battlefield?

<p>He wanted to save his relatives for his own satisfaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Arjuna eventually agree to fight in the Kuruksetra battlefield?

<p>He realized that satisfaction of the Lord at the cost of his own satisfaction was his prime duty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does udara-dhih mean?

<p>One who has a broader outlook.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who should worship the Lord with great expedience?

<p>Everyone, whether an akama or sakama or moksa-kama.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is condemned as hrta-jñana in the Bhagavad-gita?

<p>The intelligence of one who has lost his senses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of bhajaniya-parama-purusa-sukha-matra-sva-sukhatvam according to Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sandarbha?

<p>Feeling happy only by experiencing the happiness of the Supreme Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between the mundane outlook of doing good to others and the spiritual outlook?

<p>The mundane outlook is a partial manifestation of the same original feeling in which a pure living entity feels happiness by the happiness of the Supreme Lord. The spiritual outlook is the pure love and devotion exhibited by the damsels of Vrajabhumi for the happiness of the Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between kama spirit and akamah spirit?

<p>Kama spirit is the desire for one's own satisfaction, exhibited in the material world. Akamah spirit is the desire for the satisfaction of the Lord, exhibited in the spiritual world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of bhakti-yoga according to the text?

<p>The ultimate goal of bhakti-yoga is the satisfaction of the Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does udara-dhih mean?

<p>Udara-dhih means one who has a broader outlook.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of worshipping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the context of liberation?

<p>By worshipping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can attain liberation from the material world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the brahmajyoti and the Lord?

<p>The brahmajyoti is not separate from the Lord, just like the glowing sun ray is not independent of the sun disc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is bhakti-yoga emphasized as the means of all perfection?

<p>Bhakti-yoga is the ultimate goal of both karma-yoga and jñana-yoga, and it is recommended as the supreme means of self-realization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who should seriously take up the methods of bhakti-yoga?

<p>Everyone, whether aspiring for material enjoyment or liberation from material bondage, should seriously take up the methods of bhakti-yoga.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean to be desireless in the context of the text?

<p>To be desireless means to be conscious of one's actual position and desire satisfaction only from the Supreme Lord.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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