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Lesson S01-M01-L02: Great Incarnations of the Lord — Quiz

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S01-M01-L02 · Chapter 2 — Great Incarnations of the Lord

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Recall

  1. Name the four Pūrṇāvatāras.
  2. Which avatāra corresponds to Jupiter? To Saturn?
  3. Per v.3–4, what three things do the grahas' incarnations accomplish?

Understanding

  1. Explain what distinguishes a Pūrṇāvatāra from the other five avatāras named in this chapter.
  2. Explain how this chapter's opening question (v.1) directly follows from something established in Chapter 1.

Application

  1. If someone claimed all nine avatāras named in this chapter were equally "complete" (Pūrṇa), how would you correct them using the text? Cite the relevant verse(s).

Source Awareness

  1. Is the specific claim "Varaha is the avatāra of Rahu" stated directly in the verse text, or is it something you would need to infer? Cite the verse if direct.
  2. The chapter closes (v.11–13) with a claim about astrology's necessity and a warning against dismissing it. Is this translator commentary or Parashara's own verse text?

Target: ~80% correct before treating this lesson as mastered.

Check Answers
  1. Rama, Krishna, Narasimha, Varaha.
  2. Jupiter = Vāmana; Saturn = Kūrma.
  3. Destroy hostile/demonic strength; sustain divine strength; establish dharma.
  4. Pūrṇāvatāra = wholly Paramātmāṁśa with no jīvāṁśa admixture (v.2); the other five carry jīvāṁśa as well.
  5. Ch. 2 v.1 directly tests the jīva/paramātmā distinction Ch. 1 established (v.21–22) against specific known avatāra figures — a direct, explicit continuation, not a loose thematic link.
  6. Incorrect claim — v.2 explicitly restricts "wholly Paramātmāṁśa" to exactly four avatāras; the other five are explicitly stated to carry jīvāṁśa too. Cite v.2.
  7. Directly stated — v.6–7 ("सैहिकेयस्य सूकरः") explicitly pairs Varaha with Rahu (Saihikeya).
  8. Explicitly stated in BPHS — Chapter 2 has no translator's Notes: block; v.11–13 is Parashara's own verse text.
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