SB 5.19 and 5.20

5.19. A Description of the Island of Jambüdvépa

 1-8: Prayer to the deity of Kimpuruña-varña,Räma 

1. Write the flow of prayers to Lord Rämacandra.  Quote 5.19.4 yat tad viçuddhä… and 5.19.7 na janma… Give salient points from 3P and 7P.

2. Mention various reasons for the appearance of Lord Räma based on the purports of SP and VCT to 5.19.5. 

• To kill Ravana 
• Lord Rama Chandra wanted to teach the general masses that life centered around sex life, like Ravana is futile and leads to great misery
• He also showed how by accepting a wife he underwent so many tribulations
• However, he also showed that if one accepts a wife one must be a faithful husband and give her full protection
• He also wanted to show that although the Lord and His devotees may seem to suffer material tribulations they have nothing to do with such material tribulations for they are always engaged in serving the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

9-15: Prayers to the deity of Bhärata-varña,Nara-näräyaëa Åñi

 3. Write the flow of prayers to Nara-näräyaëa Åñi. Quote 5.19.12 kartäsya sargädiñu… along with salient points from 12P.

4. “Devotional service is the real path of liberation.” Explain based on 20P.

• By association with devotees , on comes to know about Krishna and gradually comes to know about his position as eternal servitor of Krishna.
• The association helps us cut the knot of ignorance and realize that by serving Krishna and His devotees we will also become transcendental and free from material attachment.
• By serving the One who is beyond matter we are also able to transcend our attachment to matter and thus devotional service gives real liberation.

 21-28: The demigods glorify Bhärata-varña

5. Summarize the glories of Bhärata-varña. Quote 5.19.23 kalpäyuñäà sthänajayät… and 5.19.24 na yatra vaikuëöha… and give salient points from 25P (real profit – elaborate) and 27P.

 5.20. Studying the Structure of the Universe

 1-5: Plakñadvépa and the inhabitants’prayer toSürya

 1. Draw the structure of Bhü-maëòala and mark the oceans, islands and mountains along with their dimensions.

 2. Mention the common characteristics of the islands of Bhü-maëòala. 

• Each of them along with their oceans form concentric cycles around the previous dvipa.
• Ocean and dvipa it surrounds are of the same size. However each dvipa and ocean sze is twice the size of the previous dvipa
• There is a tree, mountain, river that is there on each dvipa
• The rulers of all these dvipas are sons of Priyavrata Maharaj
• Thre are 4 castes of people living in each dvipa . The residents of first 5 dvipas experience longevity,strong senses, mental strength etc
• They worship the Supreme Lord through the DEmigods Sun, Moon, Agni, Varuna, Vayu, Brahma

3. How is the sun god the reflection of the Supreme Lord? (5P)

What is the right mood of worshipping demigods?(17)

1. With the understanding that the demigods are representatives of the Supreme Lord and whatever offerings we make to them they offer it to the Lord.
2. We see them as representatives of the Lord subordinate to the Lord
3. But to worship them thinking they are Supreme and independent of the Lord means we are worshipping them aviddhi purvakam