If you’re giving class or just want to absorb your mind in the words of Krishna, here are some questions to allow you to spend hours on just one verse:
How can I summarize the chapter of this verse?
How does this verse relate to the chapter it is in?
What level is Krishna speaking on (confidential, more confidential, most confidential, or most confidential of all)?
How does this verse relate to the conclusion of Bhagavad-Gita? (Perhaps Shrila Prabhupada’s main question in his purports!)
How does this verse relate to the flow of ideas through the previous and next verses?
Is this verse part of a theme, section, or sequence?
How could I illustrate this verse visually?
How could I demonstrate this verse in a play or short story?
How can I demonstrate this verse in an interactive way?
What pastimes is this verse connected to?
What other verses relate to this verse?
What other verses contain some of the same words as this verse?
What are important phrases in this verse?
What are the connotations of the names of address in this verse?
What is the significance of the meter of this verse?
How does this verse apply to my life?
How can I put this verse into my own words?
How important is this verse in the context of the whole book?
How can I make this verse fun?
How can I be creative with this verse?
How could I explain this verse to someone completely unfamiliar?
How might Krishna explain the same thing to someone else?
How did Shrila Prabhupada speak in this verse?
In relation to what ideas or other verses did Shrila Prabhupada quote this verse?
What are the names of Shrila Prabhupada’s lectures on this verse?
How often did Shrila Prabhupada quote this verse?
What are more synonyms for the words in this verse?
What color feelings does this verse inspire?
What is the rasa of this verse?
Who is the devata of this verse?
What questions could this verse raise?
What questions could this verse respond to?
What challenges could arise from people trying to apply this verse in their lives?
What is the significance of who is speaking and who is hearing this verse?
What is the essential idea or topic of this verse in one word or phrase?
If I were this verse personified, what would I do?
If I were this verse personified, what would I look like?
What does this verse remind me of?
What will happen if I don’t apply this verse in my life?
What will happen if I do apply this verse in my life?
Why do I need to hear this verse?
How much do I believe in this verse?
What reasons do I have to believe in and act on this verse?
If this verse were a book, what would be the title, chapters, and content?
What are the important words in this verse?
What is the grammatical structure of this verse?
What are the nouns and verbs in this verse?
What are the sequences in this verse?
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Dandavat Pranam Prabhuji.
Hari Bol. Hari Bol. Hari Bol.
Its like researching on one verse, still we won't be able to understand it clearly, unless, mercy flows from vaishanvas.