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Question 1
What result does verse 9.20 describe for people who perform scripture-based rituals with a desire for heaven? A They gain heavenly enjoyment through earned merit, but the result belongs to the realm of temporary reward. B They immediately attain liberation because any scriptural ritual has the same result as single-minded devotion. C They are denied all reward because Krishna rejects ritual action in every form. D They become free from rebirth by focusing mainly on celestial pleasure.
Krishna recognizes that ritual merit can produce heavenly enjoyment. His point is that desire-driven reward remains temporary, not final liberation.
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Question 2
Why do the heaven-seeking worshippers return to the mortal world in verse 9.21? A Their merit is exhausted, so the pleasure gained through desire-based ritual does not free them from return. B They return because heaven itself is spiritually wrong and no sincere person can enter it. C They return because they did not study the scriptures carefully enough. D They return because Krishna withholds the result of every act of worship.
The issue is not scripture itself but motive and goal. When worship aims at finite enjoyment, the result ends when the merit supporting it is spent.
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Question 3
What promise does Krishna make to single-minded devotees in verse 9.22? A He personally carries their yoga-kshema: securing what they need and preserving what supports their path. B He guarantees that they will receive the same temporary heaven sought by ritualists. C He removes all duties so that devotion requires no discipline or remembrance. D He protects only those who worship many goals with equal attachment.
Yoga-kshema is Krishna’s assurance to those who depend on Him with undivided devotion. Their spiritual welfare is not left to anxious self-securing.
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Question 4
How does Krishna describe worship of other deities in verse 9.23? A Such worship reaches Him indirectly when done with faith, but it lacks clear knowledge of the Supreme source. B Such worship has no connection to Krishna, even when offered sincerely. C Such worship is the preferred path because indirect devotion is clearer than direct devotion. D Such worship works only when the worshipper has no faith in the deity being worshipped.
Krishna acknowledges sincere faith while distinguishing indirect worship from direct realization. The issue is incomplete knowledge of the true recipient.
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Question 5
What does verse 9.24 add to the teaching about worship and sacrifice? A Krishna is the true enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices, but those who do not know Him in truth remain bound to return. B Every sacrifice has a different ultimate lord, so there is no single Supreme recipient. C Liberation depends on sacrifice alone, whether or not the worshipper understands the Divine. D Krishna accepts worship only when it is directed away from Him first.
The verse emphasizes Gyan. Worship becomes liberating when the seeker knows Krishna as the true Lord and recipient, not merely as one option among many.
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Question 6
What principle does Krishna teach in verse 9.25? A The destination follows the object of worship: those who worship Krishna come to Krishna. B All forms of worship produce the same final destination regardless of aim or understanding. C The object of worship matters less than the social status of the worshipper. D Only those seeking temporary rewards can reach the Supreme.
Krishna gives a direct law of spiritual orientation. The goal the heart worships shapes where the soul goes.
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Question 7
Which summary best captures shlokas 9.20-9.25? A Desire-led worship brings limited destinations, while single-minded devotion to Krishna receives His protection and leads to Him. B Krishna teaches that heavenly reward, indirect worship, and direct devotion all have the same final result. C Krishna rejects faith, scripture, and worship as obstacles to spiritual progress. D The section mainly repeats the cosmic creation cycle from earlier in Chapter 9.
The section contrasts finite and ultimate aims. Reward-seeking produces return; undivided devotion places the seeker under Krishna’s care and leads to Him.
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