Bhagavad-gita Chapter 13

1. Give the English meanings of the words prakriti,

purusha, and jneyam. (1)
‘Prakrti’ – Material Nature ; ‘Purusha’ – The Enjoyer of
matter; ‘Jneyam’ – Object of knowledge
2. List five levels of brahma puccham pratishta as stated
in the Taittiréya Upaniñad 2.9. (5)
‘Annamaya’ – Food is the Supreme object of realization
e.g. consciousness of young child or amoeba
‘Pranamaya’ – Realizing the Supreme Absolute Truth in
living symptoms or life forms. One seeks to preserve his
life
‘Jnanamaya’ – Realization to the point of thinking, feeling
and willing o One appreciates the subtle interactions of
mind and intelligence, emotions, aesthetics, etc. as
ultimate object of realization
‘Vijnanamaya’ – Realization in which the living entity’s
mind and life symptoms are distinguished from the living
entity himself
o To realize the self as different from
the field of activity, including the subtle
body
 o Thus the soul itself becomes the
ultimate object of realization
‘Anandamaya’ – Supreme stage of realization of all-
blissful nature o One realizes the distinction between the
self and the Supreme Self and enters into a blissful loving
relationship
3. List the 24 components of this world. (6-7)
 Five great elements: Earth, Water, Fire ,Air and Ether
 Five sense objects: Smell, Taste, Form , Touch and
Sound
 Eleven senses including the mind:
o 5 Knowledge Acquiring Senses: Nose, Mouth,
Eyes, Skin and Ear
o 5 Working Senses: Voice, Legs, hands, Anus and
Genitals
o Mind
 Intelligence and false ego
 Unmanifested stage of three modes called Pradhana
4. List, in Sanskrit or English, ten of the 20 items of
knowledge. (8-12)
1. Accepting Spiritual Master
2. Aspiring to live in a solitary place
 3. Accepting the importance of self-realization
4. aBsence of False Ego
5. Cleanliness
6. Constant and Unalloyed devotional service
7. Detachment
8. Detachment form general mass
9. Even Mindedness
10. Freedom from entanglement with children, wife
, home and the rest
11. Humility
12. Non Violence
13. Pridelessness
14. Perception of the Evil of birth, death , old age
and disease
15. Philosophical search for absolute truth
16. Simplicity
17. Steadiness
18. Self-Control
19. Renunciation of sense objects
20. Tolerance

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5. What is the mahat-tattva? (3)
Mahat-tattva – It is the total cause of the total cosmic
manifestation.
Total substance of the material cause, in which there are three
modes of material nature, is sometimes called Brahman
6. How do those situated in the mode of goodness
become conditioned? (6)
Those situated in that mode of goodness become conditioned
by a sense of happiness and knowledge
 Living entity is situated in the mode of goodness he
becomes conditioned to feel that he is advanced in
knowledge and is better than others. In this way he
becomes conditioned.
The best examples are the scientist and the philosopher.
Each is very proud of his knowledge, and because they
generally improve their living conditions, they feel a sort
of material happiness. This sense of advanced happiness
in conditioned life makes them bound by the mode of
goodness of material nature
7. The mode of passion is characterized by what? (7)
The mode of passion is characterized by the attraction between
man and woman.
Woman has attraction for man, and man has attraction for
woman. This is called the mode of passion.
And when the mode of passion is increased, one develops the
hankering for material enjoyment. He wants to enjoy sense
gratification.
For sense gratification, a man in the mode of passion wants
some honor in society, or in the nation, and he wants to have a
happy family, with nice children, wife and house. These are the
products of the mode of passion
8. List 3 results of the mode of ignorance. (8)
The results of this mode are madness, indolence and sleep,
which bind the conditioned soul
9. Those situated in goodness, passion, and ignorance
progress in which directions? (18)
Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the
higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets;
and those in the abominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish
worlds.

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10.Give the English meaning of ürdhva-mülam and
adhaù-Sakham. (1)
ūrdhva-mūlam — with roots above; adhaḥ — downwards; śākham —
branches;
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: It is said that there is an
imperishable banyan tree that has its roots upward and its branches
down and whose leaves are the Vedic hymns. One who knows this tree
is the knower of the Vedas.

11.What do the leaves of the banyan tree refer to? (1)

The Vedic hymns, meant for elevating oneself, are called
the leaves of this tree
12.What is the tree of the material world situated on? (1)
the tree of this material world is only a reflection of the
real tree of the spiritual world. This reflection of the
spiritual world is situated on desire, just as a tree’s
reflection is situated on water.
13.This banyan tree is nourished by what? (2)
The branches of this tree extend downward and upward,
nourished by the three modes of material nature
14.Give the English meaning of asanga sastrena. (3-4)
asaṅga-śastreṇa — by the weapon of detachment
15.Give three examples of how Krsna maintains this
material world. (12 -14)
The splendor of the sun, which dissipates the darkness of
this whole world, comes from Me. And the splendor of
the moon nourishes the vegetables and the splendor of
fire helps with digestion of food.
16.What do the words ksarah and aksarah refer to? (16)
kṣaraḥ — fallible; ca — and; akṣaraḥ — infallible;
17.What does the word purusottamam refer to? (19)
The Supreme Personality of Godhead
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18.Give the English meaning of the following words:
sampadam(1-3), pravrti and nivrtti
(7), anisvaram (8), and ugra-karmanah. (9)
sampadam — the qualities;
pravṛttim — acting properly; ca — also;
nivṛttim — not acting improperly;
anīśvaram — with no controller;
ugra-karmāṇaḥ — engaged in painful activities;
19.Who was the best example of a demoniac man? (16)
The best example of such a demoniac man was Rāvaṇa.
He offered a program to the people by which he would
prepare a staircase so that anyone could reach the
heavenly planets without performing sacrifices, such as
are prescribed in the Vedas.
20.Give the English meaning of mäm aprapyaiva
kaunteya. (20)
mām — Me; aprāpya — without achieving; eva —
certainly; kaunteya — O son of Kuntī;Never attain me, o
son of Kunti
21.List the three gates leading to hell. (21)
There are three gates leading to this hell – lust, anger
and greed
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22.Name the three kinds of faith (2)
one’s faith can be of three kinds – in goodness, in
passion or in ignorance.
23.List the six results of eating food in the mode of
goodness. (8)
Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness DPSHHS
1. increase the Duration of life,
2. Purify one’s existence and
3. give Strength,
4. Health,
5. Happiness
6. Satisfaction.
Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart
24.Austerity of the body consists of what eight items?
(14) SBSSCSCN
Austerity of the body consists
1. in worship of the Supreme Lord,
2. the Brāhmaṇas,
3. the Spiritual master,
4. and Superiors like the father and mother,
5. and in Cleanliness,
6. Simplicity,
7. Celibacy
8. Non-Violence
25.Give the English meaning of svädhyäya abhyasanam.
(15)
svādhyāya — of Vedic study; abhyasanam — practice;

26.List four symptoms of charity in the mode of

goodness. (20)
1. Charity given out of duty,
2. without expectation of return,
3. at the proper time and place,
4. and to a worthy person is considered to be in the mode
of goodness
27.The three words om tat sat indicate what? (23)
From the beginning of creation, the three words oṁ tat sat
were used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth.
These three symbolic representations were used by brāhmaṇas
while chanting the hymns of the Vedas and during sacrifices for
the satisfaction of the Supreme
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28.List symptoms of renunciation in the mode of passion.
(6)
Anyone who gives up prescribed duties as troublesome or out
of fear of bodily discomfort is said to have renounced in the
mode of passion. Such action never leads to the elevation of
renunciation.
Renunciation in the mode of passion
❖ Giving up prescribed duties as troublesome or out of fear of
bodily discomfort
❖ Examples:
 In Krishna consciousness, giving up earning money
out of fear that it is fruitive activity is not
recommended, one should engage his money in
Krishna consciousness
 Rising early in the morning may be troublesome
❖ Result of passionate work is always miserable – One does
not elevate in renunciation
29.List the five causes for the accomplishment of all
action. (14) BPSES
The place of action [the body],
the performer,
the various senses,
the many different kinds of endeavor,
and ultimately the Supersoul – these are the five factors of
action.
30.List three symptoms of happiness in the mode of
goodness. (37)
Happiness in goodness
 Poison in the beginning
 Nectar in the end
 Awakens one to self-realization
31.List three symptoms of happiness in the mode of
passion. (38)
Derived from contact of senses with the sense
objects (Sense Gratification)
 Like nectar at first
 Poison at the end
32.List five symptoms of happiness in the mode of
ignorance (39)
And that happiness,
 Which is blind to self-realization
Which is delusion from beginning to end
Which arises from sleep, laziness and illusion
is said to be of the nature of ignorance.
33.List nine qualities by which the brahmanas work. (42)
PSAP THK WR
1. Peacefulness,
2. Self-control,
3. Austerity,
4. Purity,
5. Tolerance,
6. Honesty,
7. Knowledge,
8. Wisdom
9. Religiousness
these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.
34.List six symptoms of surrender in Sanskrit or English
(66)
1. Simply accept such religious principles that are
favorable to devotional service
2. Avoid anything unfavorable to devotional service
3. Consider Krishna as the only basis of one’s progress in
life
4. Always think oneself helpless
5. Confidence of Krishna’s protection in all circumstances
6. No need of thinking how to keep body and soul
together. Krishna will see to that
The process of surrender to Kṛṣṇa is described in the Hari-
bhakti-vilāsa (11.676):

ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ
prātikūlyasya varjanam
rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāso
goptṛtve varaṇaṁ tathā
ātma-nikṣepa-kārpaṇye
ṣaḍ-vidhā śaraṇāgatiḥ
35.This confidential knowledge may never be explained
to whom? (67)
This confidential knowledge may never be explained to
those
1. who are not austere, or devoted,
2. Who not engaged in devotional service,
3. To one who is envious of Me.