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Question 1
How does Krishna distinguish Kshara and Akshara in verse 15.16? A Kshara is the perishable realm of beings, while Akshara is the unchanging imperishable principle. B Kshara is the supreme abode, while Akshara is the lower karmic root of the tree. C Kshara is the Jivatma carrying the senses, while Akshara is the digestive fire. D Kshara and Akshara are two names for the same changing body.
Krishna first separates changing embodied existence from the unchanging imperishable. This prepares the next step: the Supreme Person beyond both.
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Question 2
Who is the Uttama Purusha described in verse 15.17? A The Supreme Self, the imperishable Lord who enters and sustains the three worlds. B The individual soul that travels with the mind and senses after death. C The perishable body that changes through birth, aging, and death. D The Ashvattha tree whose branches are nourished by the gunas.
The Uttama Purusha is higher than the two earlier categories. Krishna describes the Supreme Self as entering and upholding the worlds.
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Question 3
Why is Krishna called Purushottama in verse 15.18? A Because He is beyond the perishable and superior even to the imperishable. B Because He is the brightest light among sun, moon, and fire but remains within nature. C Because He is one branch of the cosmic tree that reaches higher than the others. D Because He is the Jivatma that depends on the senses for knowledge.
Purushottama means the Supreme Person. Krishna is celebrated this way because He transcends both changing matter and the imperishable individual principle.
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Question 4
What is the result of knowing Krishna as Purushottama without delusion in verse 15.19? A Such a person knows truly and worships Krishna with their whole being. B Such a person becomes attached to Sattva and returns to the highest branch of the tree. C Such a person rejects devotion because knowledge alone has completed the chapter. D Such a person sees only the perishable body and avoids the idea of the Supreme.
Clear knowledge of Purushottama does not end in cold abstraction. Krishna says it flowers as full-hearted devotion.
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Question 5
How does Krishna close Chapter 15 in verse 15.20? A He says He has taught the most secret teaching, and understanding it makes one wise and fulfilled. B He says the teaching is only a metaphor and does not affect spiritual practice. C He says the seeker must return to the Vedas because He has not revealed enough. D He says knowing the Jivatma is unnecessary once food, light, and memory are understood.
The chapter ends by naming this knowledge as deeply confidential and complete. Understanding Purushottama fulfills the purpose of the teaching.
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Question 6
Which summary best captures shlokas 15.16-15.20? A Krishna distinguishes the perishable and imperishable, reveals the Supreme Person beyond both, explains why He is Purushottama, and says knowing this leads to whole-being devotion and fulfilled wisdom. B Krishna describes the Jivatma carrying the mind and senses and explains why only disciplined yogis perceive it. C Krishna shows worldly life as an upside-down tree and tells the seeker to cut it with detachment. D Krishna identifies His glory in sunlight, moonlight, plant nourishment, digestion, memory, and the Vedas.
This closing section gives the philosophical peak of Chapter 15: the Supreme Person stands beyond both changing beings and the imperishable, and knowing Him completes the seeker’s understanding.
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