Canto 12, Chapter 09: Markandeya Rishi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord – Quiz

01. Markandeya Rsi, on seeing the Supreme Lord expressed his desire to ________.
a)   Be liberated
b)   Be perfected in devotional service
c)   See the Lord’s illusory potency
d)   Always be in the direct service of the Lord
 
02. As the whole earth flooded, it inundated _________.
a)   The Earth
b)   Outer space
c)   Heaven and celestial region
d)   All the above
 
03. Being tormented by flood, water , thirst, Markandeya Rsi became ________.
a)   Fearful
b)   Perplexed
c)   Terribly ill, bewildered
d)   All the above
 
04. In that deluge ________ years passed and the Rsi’s mind was bewildered by the Lord’s illusory energy.
a)   100
b)   1000
c)   1 million
d)   Countless millions of years
 
05. Finally the Rsi found an island with a _________ tree bearing fruits.
a)   Pipal
b)   Banyan
c)   Mango
d)   Ashoka
 
06. The infant boy lying within a leaf of the huge tree was _________.
a)   Sucking His little finger
b)   Sucking His thumb
c)   Sucking His toe of one of His lotus feet
d)   All the above
 
07. Within the belly of the little child, Markendeya Rsi saw ________.
a)   Entire Universe
b)   Basic elements of creation with their by-products
c)   The Time factor that regulates everything
d)   All the above
 
 
Question No. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Answer: c d d d b c d
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