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Who is Bala Bhagavatam about?
Lord Krishna
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What were the names of the first man and woman?
Man: Swayambhuva Manu, Woman: Satarupa
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For how many years did Diti keep her sons in her womb?
100
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Where does Sri Vishnu live?
Vaikuntha
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Who killed Hiranyaksha?
The Boar, or Sri Vishnu
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Who was Parikshit’s grandfather?
Arjuna
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Who was Suka’s father?
Vyasa
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Who were Diti’s sons?
Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu
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Who are the Sanatkumaras?
Brahma’s mind-born sons
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How many sons and daughters did Swayambhuva Manu and Satarupa have?
2 sons and 3 daughters
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In “King Parikshit is Cursed”, whose ashrama did Parikshit come across?
Sage Samika
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In “Parikshit meets Suka”, name two sages that visited Parikshit on the Ganges banks.
Vyasa, Vashista, Agastya, Angiras, Maitreya, Suka
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Who was The Boar a reincarnation of?
Sri Narayana
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What does sandhya mean?
sunset
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What is a pisaca?
a spirit
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In “Parikshit meets Kali”, what do the four legs of the bull represent?
Purity, Austerity, Charity, and Truthfulness
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In “King Parikshit is Cursed”, what curse did Sringi put on Parikshit?
In seven days, a serpent named Takshaka will bite Parikshit to death.
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Why were Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu violent people?
Their mother, Diti, was cursed with two horrible sons because she was lustful and disobedient during time of meditation.
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What was Jaya and Vijaya’s curse?
They would be born on Earth with anger and hatred in their minds.
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Why didn’t Varuna agree to fight Hiranyaksha?
He was old and gave up fighting. He had devoted himself to Lord Vishnu.
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In “Parikshit meets Kali”, what do the bull and cow represent?
bull=Dharma, cow=Mother Earth
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Why were Jaya and Vijaya cursed?
They discriminated against the four SanatKumaras because they looked like little children. They did not let the SanatKumaras into Vaikuntha.
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On which body part did The Boar balance Earth (Bhu)?
tusks
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In “King Parikshit is Cursed”, why was Kali’s life spared?
He was the ruler of the next age, the Kali Yuga.
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How was Earth able to function on its own?
Sri Vishnu gave it some of his own strength.
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