Srila Prabhupada Lila Quizzes

After publishing 1st and 2nd volume of 1st Canto, Bhaktivedanta Swami was provided with the full support to print the 3rd volume by a single donor in 1965. Who was it?

For the 2nd Volume of 1st Canto, Bhaktivedanta Swami received a huge sum of donation from an executive in the L&H Sugar factory in 1964. What was the amount of donation?

How many copies of Srimad Bhagavatam, 1st Canto (volume 1) were printed for the first time?

When was Volume 1 of the First Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam published by Bhaktivedanta Swami?

After completing the manuscript of the 1st Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhaktivedanta Swami did not have enough money to print it. Commercial publishers were not interested in the sixty-volume Bhāgavatam series. To publish such books, he would have to raise private donations and publish at his own expense. Bhaktivedanta Swami was able to raise a donation of Rs.4,000 from a single donor. Who was this donor?

How many rooms did Bhaktivedanta Swami's residence in Radha Damodara temple consist of?

Where was Bhaktivedanta Swami staying in Vrindavan, before moving to live in Radha Damodara temple?

From when Bhaktivedanta Swami started living in the Radha Damodara temple, Vrindavan?

There was a convention held in Tokyo in May 1961 called Congress for Cultivating Human Spirit. International participants were invited. Bhaktivedanta Swami wrote to the sponsors, the International Foundation for Cultural Harmony, and proposed a speech, “How Should One Cultivate Human Spirit?”. He then conceived a special project for the convention. The Tenth Canto, Twentieth Chapter, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam presents a description of autumn in Vṛndāvana, and for each seasonal phenomenon the Bhāgavatam presents a parallel teaching from the Vedas. For example, it compares the dark, cloudy evening of the rainy autumn season to the present Age of Kali, when the bright stars of Vedic wisdom (the saints and scriptures) are temporarily obscured by a godless civilization. The chapter contains dozens of such examples, and Bhaktivedanta Swami proposed fifty commentaries to accompany fifty illustrations to be displayed at the convention. He began preparing the commentaries. Though He was not able to travel to Tokyo, his commentaries were later published as a small book. What is the name of this book?

Bhaktivedanta Swami wrote / translated most of the first canto of Srimad Bhagavatam all by himself on a small portable typewriter. Day and night, he typed at his desk beneath the small adjustable light that dangled from the ceiling on its cord. He sat on a thin mat, his back to the large pyramid that stood oddly upright within the bare room. Pages accumulated, and he kept them in place with stones. Food and sleep, although necessary, were only incidental. His room was on second floor of a temple. Its cement walls and floor were completely bare. Protruding up from the floor was a three-foot high concrete pyramid with a spire, indicating that the Deities were directly beneath. What is the name of this temple?

In the 1960, Bhaktivedanta Swami had a place to reside in New Delhi in addition to his residence in Vrindavan. Where was this place of residence in New Delhi?

The first publication from Bhaktivedanta Swami, apart from the newspaper Back To Godhead was a small little book of 38 pages. What is the name of this book

In the late Fifties, when the whole world was talking of space travel. Indian news media had reported the Russian Sputnik two years ago, and the race for space had begun. Seizing on the current interest in space travel, Bhaktivedanta Swami described how by bhakti-yoga the soul can travel past the farthest reaches of space to the eternal planets of the spiritual world, where life is blissful and full of knowledge. He gave his own fresh translations of Bhagavad-gītā verses, couched in the language of the new physics, with its antimaterial particle and antimaterial world. The complete work, an essay, was a fifteen-thousand-word manuscript. But he didn’t have enough money to get the little book printed.

In February of 1960, Bhaktivedanta Swami decided to print it himself in two installments of Back to Godhead.
Convinced that such an essay had great potential to interest educated English-speaking readers, Bhaktivedanta Swami worked hard to raise enough in donations to print it as a paperback book. He finally did so in the fall of 1960. What is the name of this book?

Soon after Bhaktivedanta Swami decided to translate Srimad Bhagavatam to English, Gauracand Gosvāmī, proprietor of the Rādhā-Dāmodara temple, approached Bhaktivedanta Swami, inviting him to come to live at the Rādhā-Dāmodara temple. Bhaktivedanta Swami saw the invitation as auspicious and living there would complement his new project of presenting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in English. Of all Vṛndāvana’s temples, Rādhā-Dāmodara had the largest collection of original writings by the six Gosvāmīs and their followers. What was the monthly rent that Bhaktivedanta Swami agreed to take the two rooms?

What was the name given to Abhay after accepting Sannyasa?

When did Abhay accept Sannyasa?

After making his mind to take Sannyasa, Abhay had to approach a Godbrother to seek permission for Sannyasa. Whom did Abhay approach first for the permission?

In 1958, while at Vrindavan, Abhay writes 2 Bengali poems which gets published in Gaudiya Patrika. In the first poem, Abhay talks about "Maya Samsara" and in the second one he laments on Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta’s absence. What are the names of these two poems

Initially, Abhay tried several times to meet Mrs. Sumati Morarji, head of Scindia Steamship Lines see her but was unable. He did, however, see one of Mrs. Morarji’s employees, a deputy manager for the Scindia Company, who heard him out and, to Abhay’s surprise, responded generously. Considering Abhay a genuine sādhu, the Scindia agent offered him some concession on a voyage from India to the United States. What was the concession?

In January 1957, Abhay got the post of Honorary Professor of Bhagavad-Gita in an education institution. What is the name of this education institution?

In May 1956, the summer of New Delhi made it almost intolerable to spend time out of doors. Hot, dust-laden winds blew in the city streets. Street side hawkers closed their businesses during the day. In early May, a man collapsed in the street and died of heatstroke. But Abhay ignored the heat and the ordinary limitations of the body.
One day while delivering Back to Godhead to various addresses in the city, Abhay suddenly began reeling, half unconscious, overcome by the heat. At that very moment, an acquaintance of his, a man he had approached during his preaching, happened to be passing by in his car, and he took Abhay to a doctor. The doctor diagnosed him as a victim of heatstroke and ordered him to rest. What was the temperature in New Delhi during this time when Abhay was distributing Back To Godhead?

Abhay wrote a letter to The President of India (Rajendra Prasad) on 21st November 1956. What did Abhay talk about in the letter?

In 1956, while trying hard to publish Back To Godhead, Abhay would walk long distances to save money. Only when he was delivering paper from the paper dealer to the printer would he rent a ricksha. He had no cādara, only a lightweight cotton jacket, and he wore rubber shoes. He also wore a cotton hat that covered his ears and tied beneath his chin, protecting him from the wintery mornings and sometimes from the gusty winds. He would walk to the printer in the early morning to do the proofreading and would be present when the final printing was done. He would reach the printer office in the morning around seven and stay until he had seen all the proofs. It was a regular thing that he would go without breakfast in the chilling wintery mornings of New Delhi. What was the temperature in New Delhi when Abhay would walk in the early mornings?

Abhay took charge as the editor of Sajjana-toṣaṇī (Hindi version of The Harmonist) of Gaudiya Sangha in New Delhi and began to think of how to expand it. Funds at Gaudiya Sangha were scarce – so scarce that Abhay had no decent dhotī – and yet he continued to envision a glorious future for Sajjana-toṣaṇī. He envisioned Sajjana-toṣaṇī surpassing India’s most popular weekly newsmagazine of the 1950s. Which was the weekly newsmagazine that Abhay wanted Sajjana-toṣaṇī to surpass?

Who occupied Bharati Bhawan after it was taken back from League of Devotees?

What was the price asked by the property manager to sell Bharati Bhawan to League of Devotees?

“You have to choose between me or tea. Either the tea goes, or I go.” - To whom was this choice given?

What was the name of the building that housed "League of Devotees" in Jhansi?

What is the name of Srila Prabhupada's first initiated disciple?

In 1953, while in Jhansi, an event happened in the life of Abhay. With this Abhay felt "this is good for me. I was sad, but now one great attachment has come to an end, and my life is fully surrendered and dedicated to Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava.” What was this event?

In 1953, Abhay started an organization for preaching Krishna Consciousness. What was the name of the organization?

When was the last issue of Back To Godhead published before Bhaktivedanta Swami left for US?

What was the annual subscription cost of Back To Godhead in 1960?

What was the price of Back To Godhead in 1960?

What was the price of Back To Godhead in 1956?

How many issues of Back To Godhead magazines were published before Bhaktivedanta Swami left for America?

At Abhay’s birth, Rajani (Abhay's mother) took a vow to eat with her left hand until a certain time. Until what time?

What was the pet name given to Abhay by his grandmother because of his fondness for kacauris?

What was the income level of Gour Mohan when Abhay was a child?

When Abhay was a small boy, Gour Mohan had Vaiṣṇava goals for his son; he wanted Abhay to become a preacher of the Bhāgavatam, learn the devotional art of playing mṛdaṅga, and to become a servant of ___________. Whose servant did Gour Mohan wanted Abhay to become?

As a child, every day Abhay used to ride on a perambulator with his friend Subida (Siddeshwar Mali) to a temple across the street from his residence. What deities were there in this temple?

Abhay’s father, Gour Mohan De, ran a small of moderate income and belonged to the aristocratic suvarṇa-vaṇik merchant community. What business did he run?

An astrologer did a horoscope for the child Abhay (immediately after his birth), and the family was made jubilant by the auspicious reading. The astrologer made a specific prediction: When this child reached the age of seventy, he would cross the ocean, become a great exponent of religion, and open temples. How many temples did the astrologer predict that Abhay would open?

On what auspicious occasion was Srila Prabhupada born?

In which year was Srila Prabhupada born?

Srila Prabhupada once recalls in a morning walk conversation that her maternal grandmother left the world when she was 96 years old. Srila Prabhupada's mother was the youngest child.  What was the age of Srila Prabhupada's grandmother, when she gave birth to her mother?

Which was Srila Prabhupada's first School?

Srila Prabhupada recalls in a Vrindavana conversation "My mother was very much fond of ________. After resting in the afternoon, she would take something very sour, ______. We used to take it with her also."

What would Srila Prabhupada's grandmother lovingly give him each year?

Srila Prabhupada recalls him being taught by his parents what to do when he sees a rice grain on the floor. What was it?

Srila Prabhupada remembers that as a child he did not like going to school. So, he was forced by his mother. What did his mother do to force little Abhay to school?

Srila Prabhupada remembers four particular male personalities who were really affectionate to him. One was his Guru Maharaja, his father - Sri Gour Mohan De, Dr. Kartik Chandra Bose, and who else is among these four?

Srila Prabhupada's maternal uncle used to call him