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Question 1
What does Krishna identify as His own in verse 15.12? A The brilliance in the sun that illumines the world, and the light in the moon and fire. B The lower roots of the Ashvattha tree that bind humans through karma. C The five senses and mind that the Jivatma carries from body to body. D The perishable and imperishable persons described at the end of the chapter.
Krishna points to everyday sources of light as reminders of divine splendor. The sun, moon, and fire shine by His power.
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Question 2
How does verse 15.13 describe Krishna’s support of earthly life? A He enters the earth, supports beings with His energy, and nourishes plants through the moon-like sap. B He withdraws from the earth so beings can act independently through karma alone. C He cuts the earth away from the cosmic tree with the weapon of detachment. D He gives plants memory, Gyan, and forgetfulness while the body digests food by itself.
The verse expands divine presence from light to nourishment. Krishna sustains the earth and the plant life that feeds embodied beings.
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Question 3
What inner bodily process does Krishna connect to Himself in verse 15.14? A He becomes Vaishvanara, the digestive fire, working with prana and apana to digest the four kinds of food. B He becomes the mind that carries fragrances from one body to another. C He becomes the lower karmic roots that keep humans attached to action. D He becomes the undisciplined effort that prevents seekers from seeing the Self.
Krishna brings the teaching into the body. Digestion is not treated as merely mechanical; it is supported by His presence as Vaishvanara.
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Question 4
What does Krishna say arises from Him while He is seated in every heart? A Memory, Gyan, and forgetfulness arise from Him. B Only sense desire and attachment to action arise from Him. C Only the light of the sun arises from Him, while knowledge comes from the senses alone. D The body, but not the mind or understanding, arises from Him.
Krishna is not only outside as cosmic power; He is inward as the source of memory, wisdom, and even the removal or loss of knowing.
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Question 5
How does verse 15.15 connect Krishna with the Vedas? A He is the one to be known through all the Vedas, the author of Vedanta, and the knower of the Vedas. B He says the Vedas are only leaves of the tree and cannot point to Him. C He says the Vedas teach only digestion, plant nourishment, and worldly light. D He says the Vedas belong to the Jivatma and are carried with the senses after death.
The verse completes the section by tying scripture itself to Krishna. He is the object, source, and true knower of Vedic wisdom.
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Question 6
Which summary best captures shlokas 15.12-15.15? A Krishna reveals Himself as the light in sun, moon, and fire, the support of earth and plants, the digestive fire, the indwelling source of memory and Gyan, and the truth known through the Vedas. B Krishna explains the Jivatma’s journey through the senses and why the deluded do not perceive the soul. C Krishna describes the cosmic tree, the axe of detachment, and the no-return supreme abode. D Krishna distinguishes Kshara, Akshara, and Purushottama and closes the chapter as a secret teaching.
This section shows divine support at every scale: cosmic light, earthly nourishment, bodily digestion, inner consciousness, and scripture.
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