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Sri Isopanishad Unit

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Max Marks: 50 Duration:30 min

Note: For filling the blanks- Each blank carries 1 Mark.

Others questions carry 2 marks each.

Introduction

1. The difference between a conditioned soul and a liberated soul is that the
conditioned soul has _____________.

2. You may call the Vedas Hindu, but "Hindu" is a foreign name. We are not
Hindus. Our real identification is ____________.

3. What is Varrama?

4. Vedic principles are accepted as __________, for there cannot be any

mistake. That is acceptance. For instance, in India cow dung is accepted as
pure.

5. What are the four defects of conditioned soul?

6.ruti is considered to be like a ___________.

7. What are the three kinds of evidence?

8. Vedic knowledge is called _______ prama.

9. What are the two classes of transcendentalists?

10. What are the two systems of knowledge in the material world?

11 .What is the qualification of a spiritual master?

12. Gauya Vaiavas have our commentary on Vednta philosophy, called

______________, by BaladevaVidybhaa.

Invocation

1. Describe the three features of Absolute Truth.

2. All facilities are given to the small complete units (namely the living
beings) to enable them to realize the Complete Whole. All forms of
incompleteness are experienced due to ____________________________.

3 .If in this human life of full consciousness the living entity does not
realize his completeness in relation to the Complete Whole, he loses the chance
to realize his completeness and is
_________________________________________________.
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4. The term vigraha means ___________.

5. Write the example given by Srila Prabhupada to show that the living entitys
attempt to enjoy the senses without dovetailing with the Complete Whole is
misleading and is actually an illusion?

Mantra 1

1. The words spoken by the Lord are called _________________, which indicates
that they are not delivered by any mundane person.

2. What is the root of sin? What are its consequences?

3.opaniad is part of the __________, and consequently it contains

information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the
universe.

4. Give Eg from nature of accepting one's own quota.

5. Why the imports of Vedic literature are not applicable for animals and why
there is no question of sin for them?

6. This opaniad is part of the ______ Veda, and consequently it contains

information concerning the _________________.

7. Who is sure to be recognized by the Lord and become eligible to go back to

Godhead?

Mantra 2

1. How one can execute God-centered activities is elaborately explained in the

_________________ , by __________.

2. Explain karma-bandhana.

2. Define karma, vikarma and akarma

4. What does the Bhagavad gita (3.9-16) teach us?

5. Srila Prabhupada says, In the lower stages of life one cannot immediately
adopt the activities of devotional service, nor can one completely stop
fruitive work. In that case, what is one expected to do according to mantra 2
purport?

6. When altruistic activities are executed in the spirit of r opaniad, they

become a form of __________ . Such activities are recommended in the Bhagavad-
gt (Verses _______) for they guarantee their executor protection from the
danger of ________________________________________________.
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