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What does suta stand for?

Suta is the name of a mixed-varna caste in which the mother is a Brahmin and the father is a Kshatriya. Due to a defect at the Suti (सूतिः) where soma juice is extracted during king Prithu's yajna, varna-sankara resulted. Charioteers are also called Sutas.

What are the main features of bhakti?

1. Ability to destroy suffering 2. Attainment of auspiciousness 3. Indifference to getting moksha 4. Difficulty of reaching the state of pure devotion 5. Manifestation of absolute bliss 6. Ability to attract Lord Krishna.

Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a form of Surya ?

ॐ नमः कृष्णवाससे शतसहस्रकोटिसिंहासने सहस्रवदने अष्टादशभुजे महाबले महाबलपराक्रमे अजिते अपराजिते देवि महाप्रत्यङ्गिरे प्रत्यङ्गिरसे अन्यपरकर्मविध्वंसिनि परमन्त्रोच्चाटिनि परमन्त्रोत्सादिनि सर्वभूतगमिनि खें सौं प्रे�....

ॐ नमः कृष्णवाससे शतसहस्रकोटिसिंहासने सहस्रवदने अष्टादशभुजे महाबले महाबलपराक्रमे अजिते अपराजिते देवि महाप्रत्यङ्गिरे प्रत्यङ्गिरसे अन्यपरकर्मविध्वंसिनि परमन्त्रोच्चाटिनि परमन्त्रोत्सादिनि सर्वभूतगमिनि खें सौं प्रें ह्रीं क्रों मां सर्वोपद्रवेभ्यः सर्वापद्भ्यो रक्ष रक्ष ह्रां ह्रीं क्ष्रीं क्रों सर्वदेवानां मुखं स्तम्भय स्तम्भय सर्वविघ्नं छिन्धि छिन्धि सर्वदुष्टान् भक्षय भक्षय वक्त्रालयज्वालाजिह्वे करालवदने सर्वयन्त्राणि स्फोटय स्फोटय शृङ्खलान् त्रोटय त्रोटय प्रत्यसुरसमुद्रान् विद्रावय विद्रावय सौं रौद्रमूर्ते महाप्रत्यङ्गिरे महाविद्ये शान्तिं कुरु कुरु मम शत्रून् भक्षय भक्षय ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूं जम्भे जम्भे मोहे मोहे स्तम्भे स्तम्भे ॐ ह्रीं हुं फट् प्रत्यङ्गिरसे स्वाहा ।

om namah' kri'shnavaasase shatasahasrakot'isim'haasane sahasravadane asht'aadashabhuje mahaabale mahaabalaparaakrame ajite aparaajite devi mahaapratyangire pratyangirase anyaparakarmavidhvam'sini paramantrochchaat'ini paramantrotsaadini sarvabhootagamini khem' saum' prem' hreem' krom' maam' sarvopadravebhyah' sarvaapadbhyo raksha raksha hraam' hreem' kshreem' krom' sarvadevaanaam' mukham' stambhaya stambhaya sarvavighnam' chhindhi chhindhi sarvadusht'aan bhakshaya bhakshaya vaktraalayajvaalaajihve karaalavadane sarvayantraani sphot'aya sphot'aya shri'nkhalaan trot'aya trot'aya pratyasurasamudraan vidraavaya vidraavaya saum' raudramoorte mahaapratyangire mahaavidye shaantim' kuru kuru mama shatroon bhakshaya bhakshaya om hraam' hreem' hroom' jambhe jambhe mohe mohe stambhe stambhe om hreem' hum' phat' pratyangirase svaahaa .

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