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08:3808:38, 25 June 2021 diff hist +4,176‎ N It is clearly stated in the Vedic literature that because of His (the Lord's) luminous effulgence, everything is illuminated. It is clear, therefore, that His situation is not in the material world. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly stated in the Vedic literature that because of His luminous effulgence, everything is illuminated. It is clear,..."
08:3008:30, 25 June 2021 diff hist +4,502‎ N In the material world that brahmajyoti the Lord's spiritual effulgence, is covered by the mahat-tattva, the material elements; therefore in this material world we require the assistance of sun, moon, electricity, etc., for light. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world that brahmajyoti the Lord's spiritual effulgence, is covered by the mahat-tattva, the material elements;..."
08:2708:27, 25 June 2021 diff hist +4,169‎ N In the Vedic literature we find that in the spiritual kingdom there is no need of sun or moon because the effulgence of the Supreme Lord is there. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic literature we find that in the spiritual kingdom there is no need of sun or moon because the effulgence of the Su..."
08:2408:24, 25 June 2021 diff hist +4,118‎ N The Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the source of light in all luminous objects like the sun, moon, stars, etc. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the source of light in all luminous objects like the sun, moon, stars, e..."
08:2008:20, 25 June 2021 diff hist +3,231‎ N After creation, everything rests in His omnipotence, and after annihilation, everything again returns to rest in Him. These are the confirmations of Vedic hymns. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After creation, everything rests in His omnipotence, and after annihilation, everything again returns to rest in Him. These ar..."
08:1808:18, 25 June 2021 diff hist +2,974‎ N The Vedic hymns confirm the fact that He is the origin of all living entities and the rest of all. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic hymns confirm the fact that He is the origin of all living entities and the rest of al1"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Isw..."
08:1408:14, 25 June 2021 diff hist +3,318‎ N He (the Supreme Lord) mentions that in the form of time He devours also. He is the annihilator, the killer of all. When there is creation, He develops all from their original state, and at the time of annihilation He devours them. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also mentions that in the form of time He devours also. He is the annihilator, the killer of all. When there is creation, H..."
08:1008:10, 25 June 2021 diff hist +3,542‎ N The Supreme Lord, the maintainer of every living entity, devours everything at the time of annihilation. This was confirmed in the Eleventh Chapter when the Lord said that He has come to devour all the warriors assembled at Kuruksetra. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And the Supreme Lord, although the maintainer of every living entity, devours everything at the time of annihilation. This was..."
08:0608:06, 25 June 2021 diff hist +3,276‎ N It is said in Vedic literature that one Visnu is present everywhere by His omnipotence, just as the sun appears in many places to many persons. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Also it is said in Vedic literature that one Viṣṇu is present everywhere by His omnipotence, just as the sun appears in ma..."

09:2809:28, 22 June 2021 diff hist +3,285‎ N The example is given of the sun: the sun, at the meridian, is situated in his place. But if one goes for five thousand miles in all directions and asks, "Where is the sun?" everyone will say that it is shining on his head. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example is given of the sun: the sun, at the meridian, is situated in his place. But if one goes for five thousand miles i..."
09:2509:25, 22 June 2021 diff hist +3,154‎ N The Lord is situated in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. Does that mean that He has become divided? No. Actually, He is one. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is situated in everyone's heart as the Supersoul. Does that mean that He has become divided? No. Actually, He is one"..."
09:1409:14, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,643‎ N It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 11.54) that He (the Supreme God) can be seen and understood only by devotional service. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And it is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā"|"that He can be seen and understood only by devotional service. Bhaktyā tvananyayā..."
09:1009:10, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,599‎ N It is confirmed in Brahma-samhita that the devotee who has developed love for the Supreme God can see Him always, without cessation. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is confirmed in Brahma-samhita that the devotee who has developed love for the Supreme God can see Him always, without cess..."
09:0109:01, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,662‎ N One who has purified his mind and senses by practicing Krsna consciousness in devotional service can see Him constantly. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But one who has purified his mind and senses by practicing Kṛṣṇa consciousness in devotional service can see Him constan..."
08:5408:54, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,706‎ N We cannot see or understand with these material senses. Therefore in the Vedic language it is said that to understand Him (the Supreme Lord) our material mind and senses cannot act. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot see or understand with these material senses. Therefore in the Vedic language it is said that to understand Him our..."
08:4308:43, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,625‎ N We cannot understand how He (the Supreme Lord) is enjoying His full opulence because He is always engaged in transcendental bliss. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because He is always engaged in transcendental bliss, we cannot understand how He is enjoying His full opulence"}} {{notes|}}..."
08:2108:21, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,778‎ N He (the Supreme Person) is present both in the spiritual and material world. Although He is far, far away, still He is near to us. These are the statements of Vedic literature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is present both in the spiritual and material world. Although He is far, far away, still He is near to us. These are the st..."
08:1808:18, 22 June 2021 diff hist +2,766‎ N In Vedic literature we understand that Narayana, the Supreme Person, is residing both outside and inside of every living entity. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vedic literature we understand that Narayana, the Supreme Person, is residing both outside and inside of every living entit..."
08:1308:13, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,665‎ N Due to materially contaminated senses, we cannot see His form. Therefore the impersonalists who are still materially affected cannot understand the Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to materially contaminated senses, we cannot see His form. Therefore the impersonalists who are still materially affected..."
08:0808:08, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,588‎ N Although we do not see His head, face, hands, or legs, He has them, and when we are elevated to the transcendental situation then we can see the Lord's form. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although we do not see His head, face, hands, or legs, He has them, and when we are elevated to the transcendental situation t..."
08:0408:04, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,692‎ N He (God) is maintainer of all living entities and the witness of all activities. As far as we can understand from Vedic literature, the Supreme Lord is always transcendental. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is maintainer of all living entities and the witness of all activities. As far as we can understand from Vedic literature,..."
08:0108:01, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,666‎ N He (God) is the proprietor of all wealth and the owner of all energy. He is the most intelligent and is full of knowledge. These are some of the symptoms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the proprietor of all wealth and the owner of all energy. He is the most intelligent and is full of knowledge. These are..."
07:4907:49, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,605‎ N In the Vedic literature we find that His whole embodiment is spiritual. He has His eternal form called sac-cid-ananda-vigraha. He is full of all opulence. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic literature we find that His whole embodiment is spiritual. He has His eternal form called sac-cid-ananda-vigraha...."
07:4107:41, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,709‎ N Bhagavad-gita also confirms that when the Lord appears He appears as He is by His internal potency. He is not contaminated by the material energy because He is the Lord of material energy. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gita also confirms that when the Lord appears He appears as He is by His internal potency. He is not contaminated by..."
07:3707:37, 22 June 2021 diff hist +4,816‎ N The Lord is not impersonal; He has His eyes, legs, hands and everything else, and because we are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord we also have these things. But His hands, legs, eyes and senses are not contaminated by material nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, the Lord is not impersonal; He has His eyes, legs, hands and everything else, and because we are part and parc..."

09:1909:19, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,492‎ N It is said that the Supreme Lord has no legs like us, but He can travel throughout space because He has spiritual legs. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that the Supreme Lord has no legs like us, but He can travel throughout space because He has spiritual legs"}} {{no..."
09:1609:16, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,428‎ N He (God) lives within the heart of the living being, and He knows what we have done in the past, what we are doing now, and what is awaiting us in the future. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He lives within the heart of the living being, and He knows what we have done in the past, what we are doing now, and what is..."
09:1309:13, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,398‎ N He (God) has no material eyes, but He has eyes-otherwise how could He see? He sees everything, past, present and future. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has no material eyes, but He has eyes-otherwise how could He see? He sees everything, past, present and future"}} {{notes|}..."
09:0909:09, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,788‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no hands which are materially contaminated, but He has His hands and accepts whatever sacrifice is offered to Him. That is the distinction between the conditioned soul and the Supersoul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has no hands which are materially contaminated, but He has His hands and accepts whatever s..."
08:5108:51, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,642‎ N It should be understood that His senses are not exactly like ours. Although He is the source of all our sensual activities, He has His transcendental senses which are uncontaminated. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It should be understood that His senses are not exactly like ours. Although He is the source of all our sensual activities, He..."
08:4708:47, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,560‎ N The Supreme Lord's senses are not so covered. His senses are transcendental and are therefore called nirguna. Guna means the material modes, but His senses are without material covering. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord's senses are not so covered. His senses are transcendental and are therefore called nirguna. Guna means the m..."
08:3808:38, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,623‎ N Actually, the individual souls have spiritual senses, but in condemned life they are covered with the material elements and therefore the sense activities are exhibited through matter. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, the individual souls have spiritual senses, but in condemned life they are covered with the material elements and th..."
08:3508:35, 20 June 2021 diff hist +4,468‎ N The Supreme Lord, although the source of all the senses of the living entities, doesn't have material senses like they have. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord, although the source of all the senses of the living entities, doesn't have material senses like they have"}}..."
08:3008:30, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,345‎ N The individual soul cannot claim that he is all-pervading. Therefore this verse describes the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead, not the individual soul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual soul cannot claim that he is all-pervading. Therefore this verse describes the Supreme Soul, the Personality of..."
08:2708:27, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,263‎ N In the Brahma-samhita it is stated, goloka eva nivasati: although He (the Lord) is always engaged in pastimes in His transcendental planet, He is all-pervading. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-samhita it is stated, goloka eva nivasati: although He is always engaged in pastimes in His transcendental plane..."
08:2408:24, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,420‎ N This is the omnipotence of the Lord: even though He is situated in His own abode, far, far away from earth, He can extend His hand to accept what anyone offers. That is His potency. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the omnipotence of the Lord: even though He is situated in His own abode, far, far away from earth, He can extend His..."
08:1508:15, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,254‎ N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that if anyone offers Him a flower, or a fruit, or a little water, He accepts. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that if anyone offers Him a flower, or a fruit, or a little water, He accepts"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
08:1208:12, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,543‎ N The individual soul, having become conditioned by material nature, is not supreme. The Supreme is different from the individual soul. The Supreme Lord can extend His hand without limit; the individual soul cannot. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that the individual soul, having become conditioned by material nature, is not supreme. The Supreme is different fr..."
07:4207:42, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,398‎ N If he (the individual soul) thinks that although under ignorance he is not conscious that his hands and legs are diffused all over, but when he attains to proper knowledge he will come to that stage, his thinking is contradictory. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he thinks that although under ignorance he is not conscious that his hands and legs are diffused all over, but when he atta..."
07:3707:37, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,472‎ N All are existing in and on the Supersoul. Therefore the Supersoul is all-pervading. The individual soul, however, cannot say that he has his hands, legs and eyes everywhere. That is not possible. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All are existing in and on the Supersoul. Therefore the Supersoul is all-pervading. The individual soul, however, cannot say t..."
07:2607:26, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,541‎ N The Supersoul exists in His all-pervading form, & in Him exist all the living entities, beginning from the first great teacher, Brahma, down to the small ants. There are unlimited heads, legs, hands & eyes, & unlimited living entities. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He exists in His all-pervading form, and in Him exist all the individual living entities, beginning from the first great teach..."
07:1807:18, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,181‎ N As the sun exists diffusing its unlimited rays, so does the Supersoul, or Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the sun exists diffusing its unlimited rays, so does the Supersoul, or Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
07:1407:14, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,078‎ N Ananta-brahma is the Supreme Brahman Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ananta-brahma is the Supreme Brahman Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-0..."
07:1107:11, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,523‎ N The description of Brahman mentioned in this verse (BG 13.13) is in relation to the individual soul, & when the word Brahman is applied to the living entity, it is to be understood that he is vijnanam brahma as opposed to ananta-brahma. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"therefore the description of Brahman mentioned in this verse is in relation to the individual soul, and when the word Brahman..."
07:0707:07, 20 June 2021 diff hist +3,395‎ N In the smrti it is said: dasa-bhuto harer eva nanyasvaiva kadacana. The living entities are eternally in the service of the Supreme Lord. This is also confirmed by Lord Caitanya in His teaching. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the smṛti it is said: dāsa-bhūto harer eva nānyasvaiva kadācana. The living entities are eternally in the service of..."

09:3209:32, 18 June 2021 diff hist +4,080‎ N The Supreme Lord is also stated in the Vedic literature as pradhana-ksetrajna-patir gunesah. The Supreme Lord as the Supersoul is the chief knower of the body, and He is the master of the three modes of material nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is also stated in the Vedic literature as pradhāna-kṣetrajña-patir guṇeśaḥ. The Supreme Lord as the..."
09:2809:28, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,015‎ N The knower of the body is never born and never dies, and he is full of knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The knower of the body is never born and never dies, and he is full of knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete..."
09:2509:25, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,546‎ N As explained in the Second Chapter, the living entity is eternal. There is no specific date at which the jiva was born. Nor can anyone trace out the history of jivatma's manifestation from God. Therefore it is beginningless. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As explained in the Second Chapter, the living entity is eternal. This is also confirmed here. There is no specific date at wh..."
09:2009:20, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,016‎ N By knowledge of the knower, both the soul and the Supersoul, one can relish the nectar of life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By knowledge of the knower, both the soul and the Supersoul, one can relish the nectar of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswara..."
09:1709:17, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,340‎ N The Lord has explained the field of activities & the knower of the field. He has also explained the process of knowing the knower of the field of activities. Now He is explaining the knowable, both the soul & the Supersoul respectively. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord has explained the field of activities and the knower of the field. He has also explained the process of knowing the k..."
09:0509:05, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,892‎ N One should be humble and know that he is subordinate to the Supreme Lord. Due to rebellion against the Supreme Lord, one becomes subordinate to material nature. One must know and be convinced of this truth. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be humble and know that he is subordinate to the Supreme Lord. Due to rebellion against the Supreme Lord, one becom..."
09:0209:02, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,711‎ N Although the living entity is always being kicked by the stringent laws of material nature, still he thinks, "I am God" because of ignorance. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the living entity is always being kicked by the stringent laws of material nature, still he thinks"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:5708:57, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,585‎ N It is clearly stated that without humility understanding is harmful. To think oneself God is most puffed up. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly stated that without humility understanding is harmful. To think oneself God is most puffed up"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:5308:53, 18 June 2021 diff hist +3,604‎ N If anyone wants to compete with God and at the same time make advancement in spiritual knowledge, he will be frustrated. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If anyone wants to compete with God and at the same time make advancement in spiritual knowledge, he will be frustrated"}} {{n..."
08:5108:51, 18 June 2021 diff hist +4,690‎ N Now on this staircase (process) there are so many people who have reached the first floor, the second or third floor, etc., but unless one reaches the top floor, which is the understanding of Krsna, he is at a lower stage of knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now on this staircase there are so many people who have reached the first floor, the second or third floor, etc., but unless o..."

09:2509:25, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,629‎ N Beginning from practicing humility up to the point of realization of the Supreme Truth, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, this process is just like a staircase beginning from the ground floor up to the top floor. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beginning from practicing humility up to the point of realization of the Supreme Truth, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, t..."
09:2109:21, 17 June 2021 diff hist +5,423‎ N Bhagavan is the last word in the realization of the Absolute Truth; one should reach up to that platform of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead & engage in the devotional service of the Lord. That is perfection of knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān is the last word in the realization of the Absolute Truth; therefore one should reach up to that platform of underst..."
09:1509:15, 17 June 2021 diff hist +5,122‎ N Those who are actually knowers of the Absolute Truth know that the Self is realized in three different phases as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are actually knowers of the Absolute Truth know that the Self is realized in three different phases as Brahman, Para..."
09:1109:11, 17 June 2021 diff hist +5,183‎ N Service of the individual soul to the Supreme Soul is eternal, as is clearly stated. So bhakti or devotional service is eternal. One should be established in that philosophical conviction, otherwise it is only a waste of time, ignorance. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This service of the individual soul to the Supreme Soul is eternal, nityam, as is clearly stated. So bhakti or devotional serv..."
08:4808:48, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,795‎ N The individual soul and the Supersoul cannot be one, at least not in the bhakti conception, the devotional conception of life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual soul and the Supersoul cannot be one, at least not in the bhakti conception, the devotional conception of life"..."
08:4508:45, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,822‎ N As soon as there is a question of devotion, one must consider the relationship between the Supersoul and the individual soul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as there is a question of devotion, one must consider the relationship between the Supersoul and the individual soul"}..."
08:3808:38, 17 June 2021 diff hist +7,693‎ N As far as self-realization is concerned, it is clearly stated here that bhakti-yoga is especially practical. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as self-realization is concerned, it is clearly stated here that bhakti-yoga is especially practical"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:2508:25, 17 June 2021 diff hist +8,094‎ N According to Bhagavad-gita, one should make research by philosophical discretion into the nature of the soul. One should make research to understand with what the self is concerned. That is recommended. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Bhagavad-gita, one should make research by philosophical discretion into the nature of the soul. One should make..."
08:2108:21, 17 June 2021 diff hist +8,126‎ N There are many research scholars and philosophers who study sex life or some other subject, but according to Bhagavad-gita, such research work and philosophical speculation have no value. That is more or less nonsensical. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many research scholars and philosophers who study sex life or some other subject, but according to Bhagavad-gita, su..."
08:1608:16, 17 June 2021 diff hist +8,044‎ N Naturally a devotee has no taste for unnecessary sporting or cinema-going or enjoying some social function, because he understands that these are simply a waste of time. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Naturally a devotee has no taste for unnecessary sporting or cinema-going or enjoying some social function, because he underst..."

09:1909:19, 13 June 2021 diff hist +7,446‎ N When one is adapted to the spiritual life, he will not want to mix with materialistic men. That would go against his grain. One may test himself by seeing how far he is inclined to live in a solitary place without unwanted association. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Naturally, when one is adapted to the spiritual way of life, he will not want to mix with materialistic men. That would go aga..."
09:0409:04, 13 June 2021 diff hist +6,192‎ N Devotional service to Krsna without deviation means engaging oneself in the nine processes of devotional service, chanting, hearing, worshiping, offering respect, etc. That process should be followed. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotional service to Kṛṣṇa without deviation means engaging oneself in the nine processes of devotional service, chanti..."
09:0009:00, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,903‎ N Generally, when we get something desirable, we are very happy, and when we get something undesirable, we are distressed. But if we are actually in the spiritual position, these things will not agitate us. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, when we get something desirable, we are very happy, and when we get something undesirable, we are distressed. But i..."
08:3408:34, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,141‎ N One can never restrict the coming and going of happiness and distress, so one should be detached from the materialistic way of life and be automatically equiposed in both cases. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can never restrict the coming and going of happiness and distress, so one should be detached from the materialistic way of..."
08:3008:30, 13 June 2021 diff hist +4,978‎ N Happiness and distress are concommitant factors of material life. One should learn to tolerate, as advised in Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Happiness and distress are concommitant factors of material life. One should learn to tolerate, as advised in Bhagavad-gita"}}..."
08:2708:27, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,053‎ N In all cases, one should be detached from the happiness and distress of family life because in this world one can never be fully happy or fully miserable. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all cases, one should be detached from the happiness and distress of family life because in this world one can never be ful..."
08:1808:18, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,466‎ N One must sacrifice everything to realize Krsna, just as Arjuna did. He did not want to kill his family members, but when he understood that these family members were impediments to Krsna realization, he accepted the instruction of Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must sacrifice everything to realize or serve Kṛṣṇa, just as Arjuna did. Arjuna did not want to kill his family memb..."
08:1308:13, 13 June 2021 diff hist +4,920‎ N If it is not congenial, not favorable for spiritual advancement, then family life should be abandoned. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But if it is not congenial, not favorable for spiritual advancement, then family life should be abandoned"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
08:1008:10, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,752‎ N Family members can sit down morning & evening & chant Hare Krsna. If one can mold his family life in this way to develop Krsna consciousness, following these 4 principles, there is no need to change from family life to renounced life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The family members can sit down morning and evening and chant together Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣ..."
08:0108:01, 13 June 2021 diff hist +5,399‎ N One need only chant Hare Krsna, accept the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna, have some discussion on books like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and engage oneself in Deity worship. These four will make one happy. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One need only chant Hare Kṛṣṇa"|"accept the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Kṛṣṇa, have some discussion on books..."

09:2609:26, 12 June 2021 diff hist +6,280‎ N The best process for making the home pleasant is Krsna consciousness. If one is in full Krsna consciousness, he can make his home very happy because this process of Krsna consciousness is very easy. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best process for making the home pleasant is Krsna consciousness. If one is in full Krsna consciousness, he can make his h..."
09:2309:23, 12 June 2021 diff hist +6,317‎ N For detachment from children, wife & home, it is not meant that one should have no feeling for these. They are natural objects of affection, but when they are not favorable to spiritual progress then one should not be attached to them. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for detachment from children, wife and home, it is not meant that one should have no feeling for these. They are natural ob..."
09:1909:19, 12 June 2021 diff hist +6,143‎ N Unless we have a pessimistic view of this material life, considering the distresses of birth, death, old age and disease, there is no impetus for our making advancement in spiritual life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless we have a pessimistic view of this material life, considering the distresses of birth, death, old age and disease, ther..."
09:1409:14, 12 June 2021 diff hist +6,152‎ N As far as disease and old age are concerned, everyone gets practical experience. No one wants to be diseased, and no one wants to become old, but there is no avoiding these. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And as far as disease and old age are concerned, everyone gets practical experience. No one wants to be diseased, and no one w..."
09:1009:10, 12 June 2021 diff hist +6,867‎ N At the time of death, there are all kinds of sufferings, and they are also mentioned in the authoritative scriptures. These should be discussed. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly at the time of death, there are all kinds of sufferings, and they are also mentioned in the authoritative scriptures..."
09:0809:08, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,093‎ N It should be thoroughly understood that birth is distressful. Because we forget how much distress we have suffered within the womb of the mother, we do not make any solution to the repetition of birth and death. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It should be thoroughly understood that birth is distressful. Because we forget how much distress we have suffered within the..."
09:0409:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,914‎ N In the Srimad-Bhagavatam the world of the unborn, the child's stay in the womb of the mother, its suffering, etc., are all very graphically described. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam the world of the unborn, the child's stay in the womb of the mother, its suffering, etc., are all..."
08:5608:56, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,928‎ N One should try to understand the distress of accepting birth, death, old age and disease. There are descriptions in various Vedic literatures of birth. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should try to understand the distress of accepting birth, death, old age and disease. There are descriptions in various Ve..."

07:4307:43, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,080‎ N There are some philosophers who say we should give up our ego, but we cannot give up our ego because ego means identity. We ought, of course, to give up the false identification with the body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are some philosophers who say we should give up our ego, but we cannot give up our ego because ego means identity. We ou..."
07:3107:31, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,872‎ N This sense of "I am" is ego, but when the sense of "I am" is applied to this false body, it is false ego. When the sense of self is applied to reality, that is real ego. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is applied to this false body, it is false ego. When the sense of self is applied to reality, that is real ego"}} {{notes|}} {..."
07:2107:21, 11 June 2021 diff hist +5,635‎ N In the Vedic literature, it is said: aham brahmasmi. I am Brahman, I am spirit. This "I am," the sense of self, also exists in the liberated stage of self-realization. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic literature, it is said: ahaṁ brahmāsmi. I am Brahman, I am spirit"|"the sense of self, also exists in the libe..."
07:1607:16, 11 June 2021 diff hist +5,687‎ N False ego means accepting this body as oneself. When one understands that he is not his body and is spirit soul, that is real ego. Ego is there. False ego is condemned, but not real ego. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"False ego means accepting this body as oneself. When one understands that he is not his body and is spirit soul, that is real..."
07:1307:13, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,728‎ N Unintelligent commentators on the Gita try to divert the mind of the reader to other subjects, but there is no other subject in Bhagavad-gita but devotional service. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unintelligent commentators on the Gita try to divert the mind of the reader to other subjects, but there is no other subject i..."
07:0807:08, 11 June 2021 diff hist +5,669‎ N It is understood here that Bhagavad-gita is simply expounding the science of devotional service. Devotional service is the main and sole objective. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is understood here that Bhagavad-gītā is simply expounding the science of devotional service. Devotional service is the m..."
07:0207:02, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,999‎ N As far as the eyes are concerned, they should not be allowed to see anything but Krsna. That will control the eyes. Similarly, the ears should be engaged in hearing about Krsna and the nose in smelling the flowers offered to Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the eyes are concerned, they should not be allowed to see anything but the beautiful form of Krsna. That will contro..."
06:5806:58, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,756‎ N The function of the tongue is to taste and to vibrate. Therefore, by systematic regulation, the tongue should always be engaged in tasting the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna and chanting Hare Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The function of the tongue is to taste and to vibrate. Therefore, by systematic regulation, the tongue should always be engage..."
06:5506:55, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,573‎ N The most important and uncontrollable sense is the tongue. If one can control the tongue, then there is every possibility of controlling the other senses. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most important and uncontrollable sense is the tongue. If one can control the tongue, then there is every possibility of c..."
06:4506:45, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,509‎ N The senses should only be gratified to keep the body fit so that one can discharge his duty in advancing in spiritual life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses should only be gratified to keep the body fit so that one can discharge his duty in advancing in spiritual life"}}..."

09:3109:31, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,236‎ N The senses are so strong that they are always anxious to have sense gratification. One should not cater to these demands, which are not necessary. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are so strong that they are always anxious to have sense gratification. One should not cater to these demands, whic..."
09:2609:26, 10 June 2021 diff hist +5,386‎ N Self-control means that one should not accept anything which is detrimental to spiritual progress. One should become accustomed to this and reject anything which is against the path of spiritual progress. This is real renunciation. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And self-control means that one should not accept anything which is detrimental to the path of spiritual progress. One should..."
09:1709:17, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,250‎ N Steadiness means that one should be very determined to make progress in spiritual life. Without such determination, one cannot make tangible progress. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Steadiness means that one should be very determined to make progress in spiritual life. Without such determination, one cannot..."
08:5008:50, 10 June 2021 diff hist +5,187‎ N There are two kinds of cleanliness: external and internal. External cleanliness means taking a bath, but for internal cleanliness, one has to think of Krsna always and chant Hare Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of cleanliness: external and internal. External cleanliness means taking a bath, but for internal cleanlin..."
08:4508:45, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,980‎ N Cleanliness is essential for making advancement in spiritual life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cleanliness is essential for making advancement in spiritual life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."
08:4308:43, 10 June 2021 diff hist +5,666‎ N The regulated principles will be easier for one who has served the spiritual master without reservation. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Or, the regulated principles will be easier for one who has served the spiritual master without reservation"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:2908:29, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,503‎ N If a bona fide spiritual master bestows any blessings upon his disciple, that will make the disciple immediately advanced without the disciple's following the regulated principles because he is a representative of Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a bona fide spiritual master is a representative of Kṛṣṇa, if he bestows any blessings upon his disciple, that w..."
08:2308:23, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,246‎ N One should approach the spiritual master with all humility and offer him all services so that he will be pleased to bestow his blessings upon the disciple. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should approach the spiritual master with all humility and offer him all services so that he will be pleased to bestow his..."
08:2008:20, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,108‎ N As for acceptance of the spiritual master, that is essential, because without the instruction of a bona fide spiritual master, one cannot progress in the spiritual science. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for acceptance of the spiritual master, that is essential, because without the instruction of a bona fide spiritual master,..."
08:0808:08, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,993‎ N Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy"..."

09:2609:26, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,698‎ N For making advancement in spiritual knowledge, there may be many impediments, but we should be tolerant and continue our progress with determination. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So, for making advancement in spiritual knowledge, there may be many impediments, but we should be tolerant and continue our p..."
09:2309:23, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,937‎ N Even Prahlada, who, only 5 years old, was engaged in the cultivation of spiritual knowledge, was endangered when his father became antagonistic to his devotion. The father tried to kill him in so many ways, but Prahlada tolerated him. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even a boy like Prahlāda, who, only five years old, was engaged in the cultivation of spiritual knowledge, was endangered whe..."
09:1909:19, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,231‎ N If one is engaged in the advancement of spiritual knowledge, there will be so many insults and much dishonor from others. This is expected because material nature is so constituted. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is engaged in the advancement of spiritual knowledge, there will be so many insults and much dishonor from others. This..."
09:1609:16, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,092‎ N Tolerance means that one should be practiced to bear insult and dishonor from others. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tolerance means that one should be practiced to bear insult and dishonor from others"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{comp..."
09:0409:04, 9 June 2021 diff hist +5,140‎ N One should try his best to distribute real knowledge to the people, so that they may become enlightened and leave this material entanglement. That is nonviolence. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should try his best to distribute real knowledge to the people, so that they may become enlightened and leave this materia..."
09:0109:01, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,404‎ N People in general are trapped by ignorance in the material concept of life, and they perpetually suffer material pains. So, unless one elevates people to spiritual knowledge, one is practicing violence. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People in general are trapped by ignorance in the material concept of life, and they perpetually suffer material pains. So, un..."
08:5108:51, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,316‎ N As for actual advancement in spiritual science, one should have a test to see how far he is progressing. He can judge by these items. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for actual advancement in spiritual science, one should have a test to see how far he is progressing. He can judge by these..."
08:4408:44, 9 June 2021 diff hist +5,135‎ N People are very anxious to be famous for their religion, and consequently sometimes it is found that without understanding the principles of religion, one enters into some group, which is not actually following religious principles. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are very anxious to be famous for their religion, and consequently sometimes it is found that without understanding the..."
08:3408:34, 9 June 2021 diff hist +5,037‎ N As for the knowledge outlined here, the items may be analyzed as follows: Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for the knowledge outlined here, the items may be analyzed as follows: Humility means that one should not be anxious to hav..."
08:2608:26, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,633‎ N Transcendental life begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, clearly states here that this process of knowledge is the actual path. Anything speculated beyond this is nonsense. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendental life begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇ..."
08:2308:23, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,388‎ N The principle of accepting a spiritual master, as mentioned in the seventh verse, is essential. Even for one who takes to devotional service, it is most important. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principle of accepting a spiritual master, as mentioned in the seventh verse, is essential. Even for one who takes to devo..."
08:1808:18, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,292‎ N If one takes to devotional service in full Krsna consciousness, the other nineteen items automatically develop within him. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But, if one takes to devotional service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the other nineteen items automatically develop with..."
08:0908:09, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,330‎ N If one does not approach, or is not able to approach, the transcendental service of the Lord, then the other nineteen items are of no particular value. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one does not approach, or is not able to approach, the transcendental service of the Lord, then the other nineteen items ar..."
08:0008:00, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,638‎ N Of all the descriptions of the process of knowledge, the most important point is described in the first line of the tenth verse: The process of knowledge terminates in unalloyed devotional service to the Lord. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all the descriptions of the process of knowledge, the most important point is described in the first line of the tenth vers..."
07:5207:52, 9 June 2021 diff hist +4,387‎ N This process of knowledge is sometimes misunderstood by less intelligent men as being the interaction of the field of activity. But actually this is the real process of knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This process of knowledge is sometimes misunderstood by less intelligent men as being the interaction of the field of activity..."

09:1109:11, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,958‎ N The field is a nonpermanent material thing. However, the ksetrajna, the knower of the field, its proprietor, is different. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the field is a nonpermanent material thing. However, the kṣetrajña, the knower of the field, its proprietor, is d..."
09:0809:08, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,235‎ N The body is the representation of all these factors, and there are changes of the body, which are six in number: the body is born, it grows, it stays, it produces by-products, then begins to decay, and at the last stage it vanishes. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is the representation of all these factors, and there are changes of the body, which are six in number: the body is b..."
09:0609:06, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,867‎ N One who desires to know the twenty-four elements in detail along with their interactions should study the philosophy in more detail. In Bhagavad-gita, a summary only is given. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who desires to know the twenty-four elements in detail along with their interactions should study the philosophy in more d..."
09:0209:02, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,969‎ N Consciousness is represented by intelligence, of which the unmanifested stage is the three modes of material nature. The unmanifested three modes of material nature is called pradhana. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consciousness is represented by intelligence, of which the unmanifested stage is the three modes of material nature. The unman..."
09:0009:00, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,887‎ N The five great elements are a gross representation of the subtle false ego. They are a representation in the material conception. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The five great elements are a gross representation of the subtle false ego. They are a representation in the material concepti..."
08:5808:58, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,100‎ N The living symptoms, represented by consciousness and conviction, are the manifestation of the subtle body-mind, ego and intelligence. These subtle elements are included within the field of activities. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living symptoms, represented by consciousness and conviction, are the manifestation of the subtle body-mind, ego and intel..."
08:5408:54, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,968‎ N There is desire, hatred, pleasure and pain, which are interactions, representations of the five great elements in the gross body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there is desire, hatred, pleasure and pain, which are interactions, representations of the five great elements in the gro..."
08:4908:49, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,832‎ N If one makes an analytical study of these twenty-four (elements) subjects, then he can very well understand the field of activity. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one makes an analytical study of these twenty-four subjects, then he can very well understand the field of activity"}} {{no..."
08:4608:46, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,975‎ N Then there are the five objects of the senses: smell, taste, warmth, touch and sound. Now the aggregate of these twenty-four elements is called the field of activity. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there are the five objects of the senses: smell, taste, warmth, touch and sound. Now the aggregate of these twenty-four e..."
08:4208:42, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,008‎ N Above the senses, there is the mind, which is within and which can be called the sense within. Therefore, including the mind, there are eleven senses altogether. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then, above the senses, there is the mind, which is within and which can be called the sense within. Therefore, including the..."
08:3708:37, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,426‎ N There are false ego, intelligence & the unmanifested stage of 3 modes of nature. Then there are 5 senses for acquiring knowledge: the eyes, ears, nose, tongue and touch. Then 5 working senses: voice, legs, hands, the anus & the genitals. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there are false ego, intelligence and the unmanifested stage of the three modes of nature. Then there are five senses for..."
08:3208:32, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,131‎ N From all the authoritative statements of the great sages, the Vedic hymns and the aphorisms of the Vedanta-sutra, the components of this world are earth, water, fire, air and ether. These are the five great elements. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From all the authoritative statements of the great sages, the Vedic hymns and the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra, the compon..."
08:2408:24, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,993‎ N This is the real picture of the Supreme Lord, as supreme knower of the field, the living entity, as subordinate knower, and the nature of the field of activities. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the real picture of the Supreme Lord, as supreme knower of the field, the living entity, as subordinate knower, and th..."
08:1208:12, 7 June 2021 diff hist +5,062‎ N In the Vedanta-sutra also the Supreme is called anandamayo 'bhyasat. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is by nature full of joy, and to enjoy His transcendental bliss, He expands into vijnanamaya, pranamaya, jnanamaya, and annamaya. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedanta-sutra also the Supreme is called anandamayo 'bhyasat. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is by nature full of j..."
08:0608:06, 7 June 2021 diff hist +5,025‎ N Out of these (5 stages of Brahman realization) the first 3-annamaya, pranamaya, & jnanamaya-involve the fields of activities of the living entities. Transcendental to all these fields is the Supreme Lord, who is called anandamaya. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of these the first three-annamaya, prāṇamaya, and jñānamaya-involve the fields of activities of the living entities...."
07:5807:58, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,833‎ N The next and supreme stage is anandamaya, realization of the all-blissful nature. Thus there are five stages of Brahman realization, which is called brahma puccham. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next and supreme stage is anandamaya, realization of the all-blissful nature. Thus there are five stages of Brahman realiz..."
07:5507:55, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,805‎ N There is Brahman realization and the realization called vijnanamaya by which the living entity's mind and life symptoms are distinguished from the living entity himself. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there is Brahman realization and the realization called vijñānamaya by which the living entity's mind and life symptoms..."
07:5107:51, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,601‎ N In jnanamaya the living symptom develops to the point of thinking, feeling, and willing. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In jnanamaya the living symptom develops to the point of thinking, feeling, and willing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{c..."

09:3109:31, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,866‎ N Then there is pranamaya; this means that after realizing the Supreme Absolute Truth in foodstuff, one can realize the Absolute Truth in the living symptoms, or life forms. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there is pranamaya; this means that after realizing the Supreme Absolute Truth in foodstuff, one can realize the Absolute..."
09:2309:23, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,969‎ N There is a manifestation of the Supreme Lord's energy known as annamaya by which one depends simply upon food for existence. This is a materialistic realization of the Supreme. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a manifestation of the Supreme Lord's energy known as annamaya by which one depends simply upon food for existence. T..."
09:1809:18, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,795‎ N In the original Vedas, a distinction between the soul, the Supersoul and the body is made, especially in the Katha Upanisad. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, in the original Vedas, a distinction between the soul, the Supersoul and the body is made, especially in the Kaṭh..."
09:1509:15, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,170‎ N The higher and lower natures exist due to ignorance and are being manifested in an infinite number of living entities. But the Supersoul, which is infallible, is uncontaminated by the three qualities of nature and is transcendental. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The higher and lower natures exist due to ignorance and are being manifested in an infinite number of living entities. But the..."
09:0909:09, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,845‎ N Now we are fallen into the ways of the three modes of material nature according to our different karma. As such, some are on higher levels, and some are in the lower nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now we are fallen into the ways of the three modes of material nature according to our different karma. As such, some are on h..."
09:0609:06, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,907‎ N Vyasadeva's father, Parasara, was also a great sage, and he writes in his books of religiosity: "aham tvam ca athanye..." "We-you, I and various other living entities-are all transcendental, although in material bodies. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And Vyāsadeva's father, Parāśara, was also a great sage, and he writes in his books of religiosity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
09:0009:00, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,973‎ N As far as the sages are concerned, besides Himself, Vyasadeva, the author of the Vedanta-sutra, is a great sage, and in the Vedanta-sutra duality is perfectly explained. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the sages are concerned, besides Himself, Vyasadeva, the author of the Vedanta-sutra, is a great sage, and in the Ve..."
08:5708:57, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,232‎ N Krsna is explaining this most controversial point regarding the duality & non-duality of the soul & the Supersoul by referring to Scriptures, the Vedanta, which are accepted as authority. He says, this is according to different sages. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is explaining this most controversial point regarding the duality and non-duality of the soul and the Supersoul by refer..."
08:5308:53, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,083‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the highest authority in explaining this knowledge. Still, as a matter of course, learned scholars and standard authorities always give evidence from previous authorities. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the highest authority in explaining this knowledge. Still, as a matter of course..."
08:4908:49, 6 June 2021 diff hist +2,864‎ N One should be careful not to consider the Supreme Personality of Godhead in every body and individual soul to be the jiva. This is something like equalizing the potent and the impotent. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But one should be careful not to consider the Supreme Personality of Godhead in every body and individual soul to be the jīva..."
08:4008:40, 6 June 2021 diff hist +2,665‎ N One just has to understand this Bhagavad-gita directly from the description given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and all this will be clarified. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One just has to understand this Bhagavad-gita directly from the description given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and a..."
08:3708:37, 6 June 2021 diff hist +2,567‎ N One should also know the distinction between the individual living soul and the Supersoul, the different influences, their potentials, etc. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should also know the distinction between the individual living soul and the Supersoul, the different influences, their pot..."
08:1908:19, 6 June 2021 diff hist +2,926‎ N One has to know how this body is constituted, the materials of which this body is made, under whose control this body is working, how the changes are taking place, wherefrom the changes are coming, what the causes are. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to know how this body is constituted, the materials of which this body is made, under whose control this body is worki..."
08:1208:12, 6 June 2021 diff hist +2,664‎ N The Lord is describing the field of activities and the knower of the field of activities in their constitutional positions. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is describing the field of activities and the knower of the field of activities in their constitutional positions"}}..."
08:0908:09, 6 June 2021 diff hist +6,498‎ N Krsna explicitly says here that the Supersoul is the controller of both the field of activities and the finite enjoyer. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And Kṛṣṇa explicitly says here that the Supersoul is the controller of both the field of activities and the finite enjoy..."
07:5707:57, 6 June 2021 diff hist +6,763‎ N The word ca is significant, for it indicates the total number of bodies. That is the opinion of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana: Krsna is the Supersoul present in each and every body apart from the individual soul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word ca is significant, for it indicates the total number of bodies. That is the opinion of Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣ..."
07:5107:51, 6 June 2021 diff hist +6,702‎ N There are different kinds of bodies, and different owners of the bodies. Because each individual soul has his individual capacity of lording it over, there are different bodies. But the Supreme also is present in them as the controller. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different kinds of bodies, and there are different owners of the bodies. Because each individual soul has his indivi..."

09:2609:26, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,227‎ N One who misunderstands a rope to be a serpent is not in knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who misunderstands a rope to be a serpent is not in knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."
09:2309:23, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,598‎ N One who understands the two knowers of the field to be one and the same contradicts the Supreme Personality of Godhead who states here very clearly that "I am also the knower of the field of activity". BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who understands the two knowers of the field to be one and the same contradicts the Supreme Personality of Godhead who sta..."
09:1909:19, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,653‎ N In this chapter it will be also explained that out of the two knowers, one is fallible and the other is infallible. One is superior and the other is subordinate. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this chapter it will be also explained that out of the two knowers, one is fallible and the other is infallible. One is sup..."
09:1309:13, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,733‎ N There are 3 Brahman conceptions: prakrti is Brahman as the field of activities, and the jiva is also Brahman and is trying to control material nature, & the controller of both of them is also Brahman, but He is the factual controller. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three Brahman conceptions: prakṛti is Brahman as the field of activities, and the jīva"|"is also Brahman and is t..."
08:5508:55, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,600‎ N To understand both the soul and the Supersoul as one yet distinct is knowledge. One who does not understand the field of activity and the knower of activity is not in perfect knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To understand both the soul and the Supersoul as one yet distinct is knowledge. One who does not understand the field of activ..."
08:5208:52, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,568‎ N Perfect knowledge of the constitution of the body, the constitution of the individual soul, and the constitution of the Supersoul is known in terms of Vedic literature as jnanam. That is the opinion of Krsna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Perfect knowledge of the constitution of the body, the constitution of the individual soul, and the constitution of the Supers..."
08:4808:48, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,433‎ N The distinction between the field of activities, the owner of activities and the supreme owner of activities is described as follows. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The distinction between the field of activities, the owner of activities and the supreme owner of activities is described as f..."
08:4008:40, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,478‎ N The Lord also says: "I am also the knower." This means that He is the superknower; the individual soul knows only his particular body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord also says"|"I am also the knower"|"This means that He is the superknower; the individual soul knows only his particul..."
08:3308:33, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,459‎ N He (the Supreme Lord) is the original controller of the senses, just as the king is the original controller of all the activities of the state, and the citizens are secondary controllers. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the original controller of the senses, just as the king is the original controller of all the activities of the state, a..."
08:3008:30, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,371‎ N The body consists of the senses. The Supreme Lord is Hrsikesa, which means controller of the senses. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body consists of the senses. The Supreme Lord is Hrsikesa, which means controller of the senses"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|I..."
08:1708:17, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,344‎ N One may be the proprietor of the body individually, but the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of all bodies. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may be the proprietor of the body individually, but the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of all bodies"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
08:0208:02, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,554‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is present as the Supersoul in all bodies, knows everything about all bodies. He knows all the different bodies of all the various species of life. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is present as the Supersoul in all bodies, knows everything about all bodies. He knows..."
07:5007:50, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,286‎ N The individual may be the knower of his own body, but he is not in knowledge of other bodies. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual may be the knower of his own body, but he is not in knowledge of other bodies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}..."
07:4707:47, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,336‎ N One who studies the subject matter of the field of activity and the knower of the field very minutely, in terms of this Bhagavad-gita, can attain to knowledge. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who studies the subject matter of the field of activity and the knower of the field very minutely, in terms of this Bhagav..."
07:4407:44, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,504‎ N Krsna says, "I am also the knower, but I am not the individual owner of the body. I am the superknower. I am present in every body as the Paramatma, or Supersoul". BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am also the knower, but I am not the individual owner of the body. I am the superknower. I am present in every body as the P..."
07:2607:26, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,365‎ N In every field of activities, in every body, there are two souls: the individual soul and the Supersoul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every field of activities, in every body, there are two souls: the individual soul and the Supersoul"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
07:2007:20, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,626‎ N While discussing the subject of this body and the owner of the body, the soul and the Supersoul, we shall find three different topics of study: the Lord, the living entity, and matter. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While discussing the subject of this body and the owner of the body, the soul and the Supersoul, we shall find three different..."
07:1507:15, 5 June 2021 diff hist +5,279‎ N Although the living entity is completely different from the material body, he somehow becomes related. This also is explained. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the living entity is completely different from the material body, he somehow becomes related. This also is explained"..."
07:1207:12, 5 June 2021 diff hist +5,581‎ N How the living entity comes into contact with material nature, how he is delivered by the Supreme Lord through the different methods of fruitive activities, cultivation of knowledge, and the discharge of devotional service are explained. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now, starting with the Thirteenth Chapter, how the living entity comes into contact with material nature, how he is delivered..."
07:0507:05, 5 June 2021 diff hist +6,334‎ N When enlightened by pious activities, they (living entities) approach the Supreme Lord in different capacities-as the distressed, those in want of money, the inquisitive, and those in search of knowledge. That is also described. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When enlightened by pious activities, they approach the Supreme Lord in different capacities-as the distressed, those in want..."
07:0107:01, 5 June 2021 diff hist +5,080‎ N The living entities are subordinate under all circumstances, but in their forgetfulness they are suffering. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are subordinate under all circumstances, but in their forgetfulness they are suffering"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
06:5706:57, 5 June 2021 diff hist +5,158‎ N The superior position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the subordinate position of the individual soul are definitely defined in these chapters. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The superior position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the subordinate position of the individual soul are definitely..."

08:1408:14, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,353‎ N In the middle six chapters of the Gita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the relationship between the individual soul and the Supersoul in regard to devotional service are described. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the middle six chapters of the Gita, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the relationship between the individual soul an..."
08:0208:02, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,337‎ N In the first six chapters of Bhagavad-gita, the knower of the body, the living entity, and the position by which he can understand the Supreme Lord are described. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the first six chapters of Bhagavad-gītā, the knower of the body, the living entity, and the position by which he can unde..."
07:5807:58, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,364‎ N Although we use many articles-our clothes, etc.-we know- that we are different from the things used. Similarly, we also understand by a little contemplation that we are different from the body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although we use many articles-our clothes, etc"|"that we are different from the things used. Similarly, we also understand by..."
07:5407:54, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,193‎ N Sometimes we understand that I am happy, I am mad, I am a woman, I am a dog, I am a cat: these are the knowers. The knower is different from the field. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes we understand that I am happy, I am mad, I am a woman, I am a dog, I am a cat: these are the knowers. The knower is..."
07:4907:49, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,418‎ N The living entity is within the body & that the body is changing from childhood to boyhood & from boyhood to youth & from youth to old age, and the person who owns the body knows that the body is changing. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is described in the beginning-dehe 'smin"|"that the living entity is within the body and that the body is changing from chi..."
07:3007:30, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,370‎ N Any person can consider that from childhood to old age he undergoes so many changes of body & yet is still one person, remaining. Thus there is a difference between the knower of the field of activities & the actual field of activities. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any person can consider that from childhood to old age he undergoes so many changes of body and yet is still one person, remai..."
07:2507:25, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,357‎ N Now, the person who does not identify himself with the body is called ksetrajna, the knower of the field. It is not very difficult to understand the difference between the field and its knower, the body and the knower of the body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now, the person who does not identify himself with the body is called ksetrajna, the knower of the field. It is not very diffi..."
07:1307:13, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,274‎ N The conditioned soul is entrapped in material existence, and he attempts to lord over material nature. And so, according to his capacity to dominate material nature, he gets a field of activity. That field of activity is the body. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul is entrapped in material existence, and he attempts to lord over material nature. And so, according to hi..."
07:1007:10, 4 June 2021 diff hist +4,894‎ N This (material) body is the field of activity for the conditioned soul. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This body is the field of activity for the conditioned soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-0..."
07:0707:07, 4 June 2021 diff hist +5,418‎ N Arjuna was inquisitive about prakrti or nature, purusa, the enjoyer, ksetra, the field, ksetrajna, its knower, and of knowledge and the object of knowledge. When he inquired about all these, Krsna said that this body is called the field. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was inquisitive about prakrti or nature, purusa, the enjoyer, ksetra, the field, ksetrajna, its knower, and of knowledg..."

09:2209:22, 24 May 2021 diff hist +1,971‎ N A mana is a standard of measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A mana is a standard of measurement in Orissa for rice and other food grains"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL..." current
09:1909:19, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,513‎ N Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the Deity. Thus Bhagavan Acarya asked Chota Haridasa, or Junior Haridasa, a singer in the assembly of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to get some of this rice from the sister of Sikhi Mahiti ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, first-class fine white rice is required for offerings to the Deity. Thus Bhagavān Ācārya asked Choṭa Haridāsa..." current
09:1409:14, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,220‎ N In India sukla-caula (white rice) is also called atapa-caula, or rice that has not been boiled before being threshed. Another kind of rice, called siddha-caula (brown rice), is boiled before being threshed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India śukla-cāula"|"is also called ātapa-cāula, or rice that has not been boiled before being threshed. Another kind of..." current
09:0509:05, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,116‎ N Upon hearing all the nonsensical ideas from the nondevotee, a devotee is greatly afflicted, as if his heart and soul were broken ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Upon hearing all these nonsensical ideas from the nondevotee, a devotee is greatly afflicted, as if his heart and soul were br..."
08:5608:56, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,911‎ N They (Mayavadis) further say that God is imaginary, that people think of God only because of ignorance, and that when the Supreme Absolute Truth is befooled by the external energy, maya, He becomes a jiva, or living entity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They further say that God is imaginary, that people think of God only because of ignorance, and that when the Supreme Absolute..."
08:4608:46, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,701‎ N The Mayavadis say that the world created by maya is false and that actually there is no living entity but only one spiritual effulgence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavadis say that the world created by maya is false and that actually there is no living entity but only one spiritual e..." current
08:2208:22, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,282‎ N Bhaktivinoda Thakura remarks that even a maha-bhagavata, or highly elevated devotee who has surrendered himself unto the lotus feet of Krsna, sometimes falls down from pure devotional service if he hears the Mayavada philosophy of the Sariraka-bhasya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura remarks that even a mahā-bhāgavata, or highly elevated devotee who has surrendered himself u..."
08:1908:19, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,942‎ N The Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya is like poison for a Vaisnava. It should not be touched at all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavada commentary Sariraka-bhasya is like poison for a Vaisnava. It should not be touched at all"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
08:1608:16, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,706‎ N The commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati is elaborately given in the Adi-lila, Chapter Seven, text 101 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati is elaborately given in the Adi-lila, Chapter Seven, text 101"}} {{notes|}}..." current
08:1408:14, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,959‎ N One interested in studying Vedanta philosophy properly must study these commentaries (by four sampradaya-acrayas), especially if he is a Vaisnava. These commentaries are always adored by Vaisnavas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One interested in studying Vedānta philosophy properly must study these commentaries, especially if he is a Vaiṣṇava. The..."
07:4407:44, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,907‎ N These (commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra written by the four sampradaya-acaryas) are based upon the philosophy that the Lord is the master and that all living entities are His eternal servants ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"these commentaries are based upon the philosophy that the Lord is the master and that all living entities are His eternal serv..."
07:3907:39, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,141‎ N A Vaisnava should study the commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra written by the four sampradaya-acaryas, namely Sri Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami and Nimbarka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaiṣṇava should study the commentaries on the Vedānta-sūtra written by the four sampradāya-ācāryas, namely Śrī R..."
07:3107:31, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,945‎ N In the Visnu-svami-sampradaya, or Rudra-sampradaya, which comes from Lord Siva, Visnu Svami has written a commentary called Sarvajna-bhasya, which establishes suddhadvaita-vada ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And in the Visnu-svami-sampradaya, or Rudra-sampradaya, which comes from Lord Siva, Visnu Svami has written a commentary calle..."
07:2507:25, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,817‎ N In the Kumara-sampradaya, or Nimbarka-sampradaya, Sri Nimbarka establishes the philosophy of dvaitadvaita-vada in the Parijata-saurabha-bhasya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Kumāra-sampradāya, or Nimbārka-sampradāya, Śrī Nimbārka establishes the philosophy of dvaitādvaita-vāda in the..." current
07:2207:22, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,053‎ N The commentary by Srila Ramanujacarya, known as Sri-bhasya, establishes the visistadvaita-vada philosophy. Similarly, in the Brahma-sampradaya, Madhvacarya’s Purnaprajna-bhasya establishes suddha-dvaita-vada ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The commentary by Śrīla Rāmānujācārya, known as Śrī-bhāṣya, establishes the viśiṣṭādvaita-vāda philosophy. S..." current
07:1907:19, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,006‎ N Such Mayavada philosophical commentaries (one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord) upon the Vedanta-sutra are simply imaginary, but there are other commentaries on the Vedanta-sutra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such Māyāvāda philosophical commentaries upon the Vedānta-sūtra are simply imaginary, but there are other commentaries on..." current
07:1507:15, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,089‎ N The philosophers known as kevaladvaita-vadis generally occupy themselves with hearing the Sariraka-bhasya, a commentary by Sankaracarya advocating that one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The philosophers known as kevaladvaita-vadis generally occupy themselves with hearing the Sariraka-bhasya, a commentary by San..." current
07:0507:05, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,053‎ N During those days and also at the present, Vedanta philosophy is understood through the commentary of Sankaracarya, which is known as the Sariraka-bhasya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During those days and also at the present, Vedanta philosophy is understood through the commentary of Sankaracarya, which is k..." current
07:0007:00, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,337‎ In Orissa, food offered to Lord Jagannatha is called prasadi, and that which is not offered to Lord Jagannatha is known as amani or ghara-bhata, rice prepared at home ‎No edit summary current
06:5606:56, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,036‎ N Bhagavan Acarya, instead of giving Him (Lord Caitanya) the remnants of Jagannatha’s food, prepared dinner at his home ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān Ācārya, however, instead of giving Him the remnants of Jagannātha’s food, prepared dinner at his home"}} {{note..." current

09:1709:17, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,686‎ N Although they (mundane persons) attempted to write transcendental literature, they could not fully engage even a single devotee in Krsna’s service. Such literature is mundane, and therefore, as warned by Sri Sanatana Gosvami, one should not touch it ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they attempted to write transcendental literature, they could not fully engage even a single devotee in Kṛṣṇa..."
09:1309:13, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,442‎ N There are many descriptions of Krsna’s Bhagavad-gita written by persons whose consciousness is mundane and who are not qualified by pure devotion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many descriptions of Krsna’s Bhagavad-gita written by persons whose consciousness is mundane and who are not quali..."
09:0809:08, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,334‎ N Unless one is a fully unalloyed devotee of the Lord, one should not try to describe the pastimes of Krsna in poetry, for it will be only mundane ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is a fully unalloyed devotee of the Lord, one should not try to describe the pastimes of Krsna in poetry, for it wi..."
09:0509:05, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,319‎ N One should not hear anything about Krsna from a non-Vaisnava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous effects; similarly, talks about Krsna given by a non-Vaisnava are also poisonous ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not hear anything about Kṛṣṇa from a non-Vaiṣṇava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous ef..."
09:0109:01, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,232‎ N Srila Sanatana Gosvami has warned all neophyte devotees that one should not hear from the mouth of a non-Vaisnava ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has therefore warned all neophyte devotees that one should not hear from the mouth of a non-Vaiṣ..."
08:5108:51, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,168‎ N The principle of being empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is essential ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principle of being empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is essential"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{compl..."
08:4908:49, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,725‎ The poet or writer dealing with transcendental subject matters is not an ordinary writer or translator. Because he is empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whatever he writes becomes very effective ‎No edit summary current
08:2908:29, 23 May 2021 diff hist +2,389‎ N Under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a pure devotee can preach the holy name of the Lord so that everyone may take advantage of this facility and thus become Krsna conscious ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a pure devotee can preach the holy name of the Lord so that everyo..."
08:2508:25, 23 May 2021 diff hist +2,455‎ N This passage parallels the statement krsna-sakti vina nahe tara pravartana, which means that unless empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, one cannot spread the holy name of the Lord throughout the entire world (CC Antya 7.11) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This passage parallels the statement kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe tāra pravartana, which means that unless empowered by the..." current
07:5607:56, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,248‎ N Like Ramananda Raya, Sanatana Gosvami was a fully cognizant expert in the conclusions of devotional service and was therefore able to describe such transcendental knowledge ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Like Ramananda Raya, Sanatana Gosvami was a fully cognizant expert in the conclusions of devotional service and was therefore..."
07:4607:46, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,209‎ N Humility, renunciation and learned scholarship were combined in Sanatana Gosvami, the ideal pure devotee, who was on the same level of understanding as Srila Ramananda Raya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Humility, renunciation and learned scholarship were combined in Sanatana Gosvami, the ideal pure devotee, who was on the same..."
07:4307:43, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,246‎ N Such (niskincana) a devotee is free from all material bondage, but he engages in Krsna conscious activities. Such expert devotional service is performed without hypocrisy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, such a devotee is free from all material bondage, but he engages in Kṛṣṇa conscious activities. Such exp..."
07:3707:37, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,320‎ N Such a devotee, who is called niskincana, or free from all material possessions, is always absorbed in emotional love of Godhead. He is reluctant to perform any kind of sense gratification ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a devotee, who is called niskincana, or free from all material possessions, is always absorbed in emotional love of Godhe..."
07:3207:32, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,105‎ N A pure devotee, free from the reactions of the material modes of nature, executes devotional service with tolerance like that of a tree. He also feels humbler than the grass ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee, free from the reactions of the material modes of nature, executes devotional service with tolerance like that..."
07:2807:28, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,100‎ N Such renunciation (giving up all relationships with material activity) is a symptom of an unalloyed devotee engaged in the service of the Lord with no tinge of material contamination ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such renunciation is a symptom of an unalloyed devotee engaged in the service of the Lord with no tinge of material contaminat..." current
07:2307:23, 23 May 2021 diff hist +3,173‎ N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed Srila Ramananda Raya that he and Sanatana Gosvami had engaged equally in devotional service after giving up all relationships with material activity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu informed Srila Ramananda Raya that he and Sanatana Gosvami had engaged equally in devotional service a..." current

06:4306:43, 22 May 2021 diff hist +3,057‎ N The purport of this verse is that under no circumstances is Krsna ever lost to the vision of exalted devotees like the gopis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purport of this verse is that under no circumstances is Kṛṣṇa ever lost to the vision of exalted devotees like the g..." current
06:3306:33, 22 May 2021 diff hist +3,080‎ N They (gopis) can perceive His hand in everything, because they are His topmost devotees. Thus even in the dark or in a hazy storm of dust, devotees can understand what Krsna is doing ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they are His topmost devotees, they can perceive His hand in everything. Thus even in the dark or in a hazy storm of d..." current
06:2906:29, 22 May 2021 diff hist +2,956‎ N In Vrndavana although Krsna is covered by the hazy darkness of the dust, the gopis can nevertheless understand that within the dust storm is Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vṛndāvana, however, although Kṛṣṇa is covered by the hazy darkness of the dust, the gopīs can nevertheless unders..." current
06:0306:03, 22 May 2021 diff hist +3,369‎ N People are generally covered by the quality of rajo-guna and are therefore unable to understand the pastimes of Krsna with the gopis of Vraja. Moreover, the quality of tamo-guna further disturbs their understanding ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are generally covered by the quality of rajo-guna and are therefore unable to understand the pastimes of Krsna with the..." current
05:5805:58, 22 May 2021 diff hist +3,177‎ N He (Krsna) advised Arjuna to rise above the modes of material nature, for the entire Vedic system is filled with descriptions involving sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus He advised Arjuna to rise above the modes of material nature, for the entire Vedic system is filled with descriptions inv..."
05:5005:50, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,893‎ Actually both Rupa Gosvami and Ramananda Raya were scholarly experts in composing poetry and presenting it strictly according to the Sahitya-darpana and other Vedic literatures ‎No edit summary
05:4805:48, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,305‎ N Although Srila Rupa Gosvami was quite fit to answer Srila Ramananda Raya’s questions, due to his Vaisnava humility he said that his words were impudent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Srila Rupa Gosvami was quite fit to answer Srila Ramananda Raya’s questions, due to his Vaisnava humility he said t..."
05:3205:32, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,177‎ N Srila Ramananda Raya used highly technical terms when he discussed this subject (five kinds of introductory scenes) with Srila Rupa Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Ramananda Raya used highly technical terms when he discussed this subject with Srila Rupa Gosvami"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
05:2705:27, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,414‎ N When the word natata (“dancing on the stage”) is linked with the moon, its meaning is obscure, but because the meaning becomes very clear when the word natata is linked with Krsna, this type of introduction is called udghatyaka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this case, when the word naṭatā"|"is linked with the moon, its meaning is obscure, but because the meaning becomes very..."
05:2305:23, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,120‎ N In the course of the introduction, all the seeds of the play are planted. This introduction is called udghatyaka because the player dances on the stage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the course of the introduction, all the seeds of the play are planted. This introduction is called udghatyaka because the p..."
05:2005:20, 22 May 2021 diff hist +4,580‎ N The vithi beginning of a drama consists of only one scene. In that scene, one of the heroes enters the stage, and by means of opposing statements uttered by a voice from the sky (offstage), he introduces the abundant conjugal mellow to some degree ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vīthī beginning of a drama consists of only one scene. In that scene, one of the heroes enters the stage, and by means o..."

08:3608:36, 21 May 2021 diff hist +4,458‎ N According to the Bharati-vrtti, three technical terms used are prarocana, vithi and prahasana. Thus Rupa Gosvami also mentioned vithi, which is a technical term for a certain type of expression ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Bharati-vrtti, three technical terms used are prarocana, vithi and prahasana. Thus Rupa Gosvami also mentione..."
08:3408:34, 21 May 2021 diff hist +4,518‎ N When Srila Ramananda Raya inquired which of these five Srila Rupa Gosvami had used to accomplish the technical introduction to his drama Lalita-madhava, Rupa Gosvami replied that he had used the introduction technically called udghatyaka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Srila Ramananda Raya inquired which of these five Srila Rupa Gosvami had used to accomplish the technical introduction to..."
08:3108:31, 21 May 2021 diff hist +4,304‎ N The technical names for the five kinds of introductory scenes of the drama are listed as udghatyaka, kathodghata, prayogatisaya, pravartaka and avalagita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the technical names for the five kinds of introductory scenes of the drama are listed as udghātyaka, kathodghāta, prayo..."
08:1008:10, 21 May 2021 diff hist +2,227‎ N The meaning is the same (Prakrit and Sanskrit), but the native language is different. It was spoken to Krsna by Madhumangala as he read Him a letter from Srimati Radharani ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The meaning is the same, but the native language is different. It was spoken to Krsna by Madhumangala as he read Him a letter..."
08:0508:05, 21 May 2021 diff hist +1,981‎ N Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their awakening of attachment for each other are called kama-lekha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Exchanges of letters between a young boy and young girl concerning their awakening of attachment for each other are called kam..."
07:5707:57, 21 May 2021 diff hist +3,036‎ The technical inquiries by Srila Ramananda Raya and the replies of Srila Rupa Gosvami indicate that both of them were expert and fully conversant with the techniques of writing drama ‎No edit summary
07:5507:55, 21 May 2021 diff hist +2,668‎ N Any literature presented in Sanskrit must follow the rules and regulations mentioned in the authoritative reference books ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any literature presented in Sanskrit must follow the rules and regulations mentioned in the authoritative reference books"}} {..."
07:4607:46, 21 May 2021 diff hist +2,548‎ N The method of inducing the audience to become more and more eager to hear by praising the time and place, the hero and the audience is called prarocana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The method of inducing the audience to become more and more eager to hear by praising the time and place, the hero and the aud..."

09:2709:27, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,187‎ N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura interprets this verse (Vidagdha-madhava 1.10) in two ways, for Lord Krsna and for Srimati Radharani. When interpreted for Srimati Radharani, it is considered to have been a full-moon night ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura interprets this verse"|"in two ways, for Lord Kṛṣṇa and for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī"|..." current
09:2509:25, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,201‎ N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura interprets this verse (Vidagdha-madhava 1.10) in two ways, for Lord Krsna and for Srimati Radharani. When interpreted for Krsna, the night is understood to have been a dark-moon night ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura interprets this verse"|"in two ways, for Lord Kṛṣṇa and for Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī...." current
09:2109:21, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,193‎ N Srila Ramananda Raya asked which of the five introductions had been employed, and Srila Rupa Gosvami replied that he had used the introduction called the pravartaka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya asked which of the five introductions had been employed, and Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī replied th..."
09:1609:16, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,238‎ N “Introductions may be classified as follows: (1) udghatyaka, (2) kathodghata, (3) prayogatisaya, (4) pravartaka and (5) avalagita.” These five kinds of introduction are called amukha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Introductions may be classified as follows"|"These five kinds of introduction are called āmukha"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswa..."
09:1309:13, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,511‎ N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the introduction, which is technically called amukha, may be of five different kinds, according to the Sahitya-darpana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the introduction, which is technically called amukha, may be of five differe..."
09:1009:10, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,517‎ N When Srila Ramananda Raya inquired about the arrangement for introducing the assembly of players in the drama, Rupa Gosvami replied that when the players first enter the stage in response to the time, the introduction is technically called pravartaka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Srila Ramananda Raya inquired about the arrangement for introducing the assembly of players in the drama, Rupa Gosvami re..."
09:0109:01, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,067‎ N Srila Rupa Gosvami Said, "May Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is exactly like a lion that kills all the elephants of desire, be awakened within everyone’s heart, for by His merciful blessings one can understand the transcendental pastimes of Krsna" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"May Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is exactly like a lion that kills all the elephants of desire, be awakened within everyone..."
08:5708:57, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,660‎ N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks “Without the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one cannot describe the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead” ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, one cannot describe the pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{n..." current

09:2009:20, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,461‎ Those on the level of hogs and dogs will never appreciate such a great attempt (as the Sankirtana movement). Yet this does not matter to the preachers of Sri Caitanya's cult, for all over the world they will continue to perform this responsible work ‎No edit summary current
09:1309:13, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,548‎ N By the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the same feelings are being spread all over the world by the servants of the Gosvamis, and devotees who are pure and simple will appreciate this attempt ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī committed to writing all these feelings of the Lord. Now again, by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprab..."
09:0609:06, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,447‎ N The desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is that all over the world everyone, in every village and every town, know of Him and His sankirtana movement. These are the inner feelings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The desire of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is that all over the world everyone, in every village and every town, know of Him and Hi..."
09:0209:02, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,451‎ N The special function of Srila Rupa Gosvami is to establish the feelings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. These feelings are His desires that His special mercy be spread throughout the world in this Kali-yuga ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The special function of Srila Rupa Gosvami is to establish the feelings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. These feelings are His des..."
08:4308:43, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,028‎ N As far as possible, the devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement gather to chant the holy name of Krsna in public so that both the chanters and the listeners may benefit ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as possible, therefore, the devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement gather to chant the holy name of Kṛṣ..."
08:4108:41, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,168‎ N Srila Sanatana Gosvami has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Krsna chanted by non-Vaisnavas, such as professional actors and singers, for it will have no effect. It is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Sanatana Gosvami has forbidden us to hear the holy name of Krsna chanted by non-Vaisnavas, such as professional actors a..."
08:3808:38, 19 May 2021 diff hist +2,965‎ N One who hears the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra must receive it from the spiritual master by aural reception ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who hears the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra must receive it from the spiritual master by aural reception"}} {{notes|}}..."
08:3508:35, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,115‎ N The transcendental vibration of the Lord’s holy name is completely spiritual. Thus it must be received from spiritual sources and must be chanted after having been heard from a spiritual master ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental vibration of the Lord’s holy name is completely spiritual. Thus it must be received from spiritual source..."
08:3108:31, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,092‎ N It is said in the Padma Purana, atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih (CC Madhya 17.136). Chanting and hearing of the transcendental holy name of the Lord cannot be performed by the ordinary senses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the Padma Purāṇa, ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ"|"Chanting and hearing of..."
08:0408:04, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,977‎ N Through taxation, such men exploit the citizens as much as possible, & in this way they devour the citizens of the state instead of benefiting them. We therefore cannot expect a government to be efficient if it is headed by such unclean mlecchas & yavanas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through taxation, such men exploit the citizens as much as possible, and in this way they devour the citizens of the state ins..."
07:5607:56, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,910‎ N The processes of eating in different modes are explained in the Bhagavad-gita, wherein it is stated that those who eat rice, wheat, vegetables, milk products, fruit and sugar are situated in the elevated quality of goodness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The processes of eating in different modes are explained in the Bhagavad-gita, wherein it is stated that those who eat rice, w..."
07:5307:53, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,774‎ N Politicians meet together and exchange good wishes by drinking liquor, which is so polluted and sinful that naturally drunkards and meat-eaters develop a degraded mentality in the mode of ignorance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Politicians meet together and exchange good wishes by drinking liquor, which is so polluted and sinful that naturally drunkard..."
07:4807:48, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,447‎ N Unfortunately, at the present moment the bodily constitutions of the leaders of society, especially the governmental leaders, are polluted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, at the present moment the bodily constitutions of the leaders of society, especially the governmental leaders,..."
07:4507:45, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,583‎ N If in all his activities a person strictly adheres to the mode of goodness, he will certainly develop his dormant Krsna consciousness and ultimately become a pure devotee of Lord Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If in all his activities a person strictly adheres to the mode of goodness, he will certainly develop his dormant Krsna consci..."
07:3307:33, 19 May 2021 diff hist +4,697‎ N One’s bodily luster and beauty, one’s constitution, one’s activities and one’s qualities all depend on the law of cause and effect ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One’s bodily luster and beauty, one’s constitution, one’s activities and one’s qualities all depend on the law of caus..."
07:2207:22, 19 May 2021 diff hist +1,803‎ N The two works are the Vidagdha-madhava and the Lalita-madhava. The Vidagdha-madhava describes pastimes in Vrndavana, and the Lalita-madhava describes pastimes in Dvaraka and Mathura ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two works are the Vidagdha-madhava and the Lalita-madhava. The Vidagdha-madhava describes pastimes in Vrndavana, and the L..." current
07:0607:06, 19 May 2021 diff hist +2,123‎ N It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges, his soul is considered to reach the lotus feet of Lord Visnu, wherefrom the Ganges flows ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is customary among Hindus to carry a dying person to a nearby bank of the Ganges, for if one dies on the bank of the Ganges..."
07:0207:02, 19 May 2021 diff hist +1,891‎ N Formerly when a person died it was commonly said that he had attained the shelter of mother Ganges, even if he did not die on the bank of the Ganges ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly when a person died it was commonly said that he had attained the shelter of mother Ganges, even if he did not die on..."
06:5606:56, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,077‎ N Everyone should be given a chance to take prasadam and thus be induced to chant the holy names Hare Krsna and also dance in ecstasy. By these three processes, although performed without knowledge or education, even an animal went back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should be given a chance to take prasadam and thus be induced to chant the holy names Hare Krsna and also dance in ec..."
06:5206:52, 19 May 2021 diff hist +3,612‎ It is requested that all our devotees in the ISKCON community become pure Vaisnavas, so that by their mercy all the people of the world will be transferred to Vaikunthaloka, even without their knowledge ‎No edit summary current

09:2309:23, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,503‎ Everyone in the human form of life should be induced to associate with devotees. By rendering a little service, even by eating prasadam, what to speak of chanting and dancing, everyone can be promoted to Vaikunthaloka ‎No edit summary current
09:1309:13, 10 May 2021 diff hist +4,033‎ N Somehow or other we are now engaged in that service. We may conclude that even as dogs we must take shelter of a Vaisnava. The benefit will be the same as that which accrues to an advanced devotee under a Vaisnava’s care ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus somehow or other we are now engaged in that service. We may conclude that even as dogs we must take shelter of a Vaiṣ..."
09:1009:10, 10 May 2021 diff hist +4,099‎ N Fortunately we (Prabhupada) had the opportunity to be born of a Vaisnava father who took care of us very nicely. He prayed to Srimati Radharani that in the future we would become a servant of the eternal consort of Sri Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Fortunately we had the opportunity to be born of a Vaiṣṇava father who took care of us very nicely. He prayed to Śrīmat..." current
09:0609:06, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,821‎ N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has also sung, kita-janma ha-u yatha tuya dasa (Saranagati 11). There is no harm in taking birth again and again. Our only desire should be to take birth under the care of a Vaisnava ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has also sung, kīṭa-janma ha-u yathā tuyā dāsa"|"There is no harm in taking birth again..."
09:0409:04, 10 May 2021 diff hist +4,515‎ There are many other instances in which the pet animal of a Vaisnava was delivered back home to Vaikunthaloka, back to Godhead. Such is the benefit of somehow or other becoming the favorite of a Vaisnava ‎No edit summary current
09:0109:01, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,771‎ N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has therefore sung, tumi ta’ thakura, tomara kukkura, baliya janaha more (Saranagati 19). He thus offers to become the dog of a Vaisnava ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has therefore sung, tumi ta’ ṭhākura, tomāra kukkura, baliyā jānaha more"|"He thus off..." current
08:5908:59, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,873‎ N As will be evident from the following verses, the dog got the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and was immediately promoted to Vaikuntha to become an eternal devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As will be evident from the following verses, the dog got the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and was immediately promoted to..." current
08:5408:54, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,841‎ N When the servant forgot to feed the dog and the dog disappeared, Sivananda, being very anxious, sent ten men to find it. When they could not find it, Sivananda observed a fast ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then when the servant forgot to feed the dog and the dog disappeared, Śivānanda, being very anxious, sent ten men to find it..." current
08:4708:47, 10 May 2021 diff hist +4,017‎ N It appears that although on one occasion the dog was not allowed aboard a boat, Sivananda did not leave the dog behind but paid more money just to induce the boatman to take the dog across the river ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that although on one occasion the dog was not allowed aboard a boat, Sivananda did not leave the dog behind but pai..."
08:4408:44, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,927‎ N Since it (dog) naturally began to follow Sivananda Sena while he was going to Jagannatha Puri with his party, he accepted it into his party and maintained it the same way he was maintaining the other devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since it naturally began to follow Śivānanda Sena while he was going to Jagannātha Purī with his party, he accepted it int..." current
08:4108:41, 10 May 2021 diff hist +3,703‎ N Sivananda Sena’s attachment to the dog was a great boon for that animal. The dog appears to have been a street dog ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sivananda Sena’s attachment to the dog was a great boon for that animal. The dog appears to have been a street dog"}} {{note..."
08:2508:25, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,991‎ N With one paisa in those days, one could purchase sufficient vegetables to provide for a whole family. Even thirty years ago, vegetables were occasionally so inexpensive that one paisa’s worth could provide for a whole family for a day ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With one paisa in those days, however, one could purchase sufficient vegetables to provide for a whole family. Even thirty yea..." current
08:2108:21, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,798‎ N In those days one paisa was also subdivided into small conchshells, but at the present moment the prices for commodities have gone so high that there is nothing one can get in exchange for only one paisa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In those days one paisa was also subdivided into small conchshells, but at the present moment the prices for commodities have..." current
08:1708:17, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,944‎ N Four pieces of kadi made one ganda, and twenty such gandas equaled one pana. This kadi was also used as a medium of exchange; therefore Sivananda Sena paid for the dog with dasa pana, or eighty times ten pieces of kadi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Four pieces of kadi made one ganda, and twenty such gandas equaled one pana. This kadi was also used as a medium of exchange;..." current
08:1408:14, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,873‎ N One pana is eighty kadis, or small conchshells. Formerly, even fifty or sixty years ago, there was no paper currency in India. Coins were generally made not of base metal but of gold, silver and copper ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One paṇa is eighty kaḍis, or small conchshells. Formerly, even fifty or sixty years ago, there was no paper currency in In..."
08:0608:06, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,947‎ N I am trying to finish the translation of Srimad-Bhagavatam as soon as possible, but before finishing it, I have given my readers the book Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so that if I die before finishing the whole task, they may enjoy this book ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am trying to finish the translation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as soon as possible, but before finishing it, I have given my re..."
07:5607:56, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,485‎ N I started the Krsna consciousness movement at the age of seventy. Now I am seventy-eight, and so my death is imminent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I started the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement at the age of seventy. Now I am seventy-eight, and so my death is imminent"}}..."
07:5307:53, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,687‎ N Knowing myself to be an old man and almost an invalid because of rheumatism, I have already translated the essence of all literatures, the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, as a summary study in English ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, knowing myself to be an old man and almost an invalid because of rheumatism, I have already translated the essence of..."
07:4407:44, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,492‎ N Following in the footsteps of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, I am trying to translate Srimad-Bhagavatam as quickly as possible ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following in the footsteps of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami, I am trying to translate Srimad-Bhagavatam as quickly as possi..."
07:3707:37, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,678‎ N If we adhere to the lotus feet of the six Gosvamis and pray for their mercy, all impediments will be annihilated, and the transcendental devotional desire to serve the Supreme Lord will be fulfilled ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nevertheless, if we adhere to the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs and pray for their mercy, all impediments will be annihilat..."
07:3407:34, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,416‎ N It is not astonishing that impediments are placed before those who are spreading the Krsna consciousness movement all over the world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not astonishing that impediments are placed before those who are spreading the Krsna consciousness movement all over the..."
07:3107:31, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,389‎ N If a devotee seeks shelter at the lotus feet of the six Gosvamis, the merciful Gosvamis will certainly give the Lord’s servitor all protection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But if a devotee seeks shelter at the lotus feet of the six Gosvāmīs, the merciful Gosvāmīs will certainly give the Lord..."
07:2107:21, 10 May 2021 diff hist +2,542‎ N If one wants to benefit the entire world, he will certainly find persons like hogs and pigs who will put forward many impediments. That is natural ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants to benefit the entire world, he will certainly find persons like hogs and pigs who will put forward many impedime..."

09:3609:36, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,610‎ N Due to our solid logic and scientific presentation, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prediction that Krsna consciousness will spread to every town and village throughout the world is gradually being realized ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to our solid logic and scientific presentation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s prediction that Kṛṣṇa consciousness w..."
09:3309:33, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,575‎ N It is not a question of being Christian, Muslim or Hindu. One should be purely religious and freed from all these material designations. In this way one can learn the art of devotional service. This argument appeals to all intelligent men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not a question of being Christian, Muslim or Hindu. One should be purely religious and freed from all these material des..." current
09:2709:27, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,414‎ N It does not matter whether one is Christian, Muslim or whatever. He simply must accept the sublime position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and render service unto Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It does not matter whether one is Christian, Muslim or whatever. He simply must accept the sublime position of the Supreme Per..." current
09:2309:23, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,327‎ N If a person is religious, he must accept the supreme authority of the Lord, become His devotee and try to love Him. This is the real principle of religion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person is religious, he must accept the supreme authority of the Lord, become His devotee and try to love Him. This is th..."
09:1909:19, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,250‎ N Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to convince everyone that the devotional service of the Lord is enjoined in every scripture ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to convince everyone that the devotional service of the L..."
09:1609:16, 8 May 2021 diff hist +3,687‎ N In our recent tour of European cities, many learned Christian scholars, priests, philosophers and yogis came to see us, and by the grace of Krsna they agreed that the Krsna consciousness movement, the bhakti cult, offers the topmost conclusion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in our recent tour of European cities like Rome, Geneva, Paris and Frankfurt, many learned Christian scholars, priests, philos..."
09:0309:03, 8 May 2021 diff hist +5,365‎ N They (owlish personalities) are prepared to criticize the person engaged in distributing the holy name all over the world and following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who wanted Krsna consciousness preached in every town and city ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are prepared to criticize the person engaged in distributing the holy name all over the world and following in the footst..."
08:5608:56, 8 May 2021 diff hist +5,542‎ N There are many people who are just like owls and never open their eyes to see the sunshine. These owlish personalities, who are inferior even to the Mayavadi sannyasis, cannot see the brilliance of Krsna’s favor upon the maha-bhagavata devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonetheless, there are many people who are just like owls and never open their eyes to see the sunshine. These owlish personal..."
08:5208:52, 8 May 2021 diff hist +6,287‎ He is the guru, or spiritual master, for the entire world, a devotee on the topmost platform, the maha-bhagavata stage, and a paramahamsa-thakura, a spiritual form only fit to be addressed as paramahamsa or thakura ‎No edit summary current

09:2909:29, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,265‎ N Such (spiritual master) a personality is krsnalingita-vigraha - that is, he is always embraced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. Such a person is above the considerations of the varnasrama institution ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a personality is kṛṣṇāliṅgita-vigraha"|"that is, he is always embraced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, K..."
09:2609:26, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,000‎ N An acarya, or spiritual master, should be considered nondifferent from Krsna - that is, he should be considered the incarnation of Lord Krsna’s potency ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"an ācārya, or spiritual master, should be considered nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa"|"that is, he should be considered the in..."
09:2309:23, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,433‎ N By distributing the holy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen people; therefore he extinguishes the blazing fire of the material world. Not only that, he broadcasts the shining brightness of Krsna’s effulgence throughout the world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By distributing the holy name of the Lord, he cleanses the hearts of the most fallen people; therefore he extinguishes the bla..."
09:1209:12, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,315‎ N He (human being) certainly cannot succeed by mental concoction, which is not meant for devotees or religious people. Only an empowered personality can distribute the holy name of the Lord and enjoin all fallen souls to worship Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He certainly cannot succeed by mental concoction, which is not meant for devotees or religious people. Only an empowered perso..."
09:0809:08, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,161‎ N Without being empowered by the direct potency of Lord Krsna to fulfill His desire and without being specifically favored by the Lord, no human being can become the spiritual master of the whole world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without being empowered by the direct potency of Lord Krsna to fulfill His desire and without being specifically favored by th..."
08:5708:57, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,199‎ N In Dvapara-yuga, devotees of Lord Visnu and Krsna rendered devotional service according to the principles of Pancaratra. In this Age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is worshiped simply by the chanting of His holy names ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Dvapara-yuga, devotees of Lord Visnu and Krsna rendered devotional service according to the principles of Pancaratra. In th..."
08:5408:54, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,267‎ N In this Age of Kali, real religious propaganda should induce people to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This is possible for someone who is especially empowered by Krsna. No one can do this without being especially favored by Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this Age of Kali, real religious propaganda should induce people to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This is possible for..."
08:4908:49, 7 May 2021 diff hist +5,243‎ N If one saw the personal characteristics and activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one would certainly be convinced that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One can ascertain this by following in the footsteps of the sastric injunctions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one saw the personal characteristics and activities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, one would certainly be convinced that He wa..."
08:2408:24, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,836‎ N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu admitted that He wanted to tell Sanatana Gosvami something else, but somehow or other, in transcendental ecstasy, He spoke of a different subject matter ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu admitted that He wanted to tell Sanātana Gosvāmī something else, but somehow or other, in transc..."
08:2208:22, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,746‎ N Somehow or other, Krsna explained Himself and His flute to Sanatana Gosvami through the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who appeared as though mad ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Somehow or other, Krsna explained Himself and His flute to Sanatana Gosvami through the mouth of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who..."
08:1908:19, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,580‎ N It was actually a fact that Krsna wanted to reveal Himself to Sanatana Gosvami due to His specific mercy upon him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was actually a fact that Krsna wanted to reveal Himself to Sanatana Gosvami due to His specific mercy upon him"}} {{notes|}..."
08:1608:16, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,590‎ N Statements about Krsna’s body, His characteristics and His flute would appear like a madman’s statements to a mundane person ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Statements about Krsna’s body, His characteristics and His flute would appear like a madman’s statements to a mundane pers..." current
08:1308:13, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,696‎ N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu admitted that He was speaking like a madman, which He should not have done for the understanding of those who are externally situated ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu admitted that He was speaking like a madman, which He should not have done for the understanding of..."
08:0908:09, 7 May 2021 diff hist +3,219‎ N A serious devotee of the Lord who chants and hears this transcendental vibration becomes so accustomed to it that he cannot divert his attention to any subject matter not related to Krsna’s blissful characteristics and paraphernalia ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A serious devotee of the Lord who chants and hears this transcendental vibration becomes so accustomed to it that he cannot di..." current
08:0508:05, 7 May 2021 diff hist +3,076‎ N In other words, a devotee who has heard the sound of Krsna’s flute forgets to talk or hear of any other subject. This vibration of Krsna’s flute is represented by the Hare Krsna maha-mantra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, a devotee who has heard the sound of Krsna’s flute forgets to talk or hear of any other subject. This vibrat..." current
08:0208:02, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,734‎ N Since their (gopis) attention is fixed on Krsna’s flute, they cannot divert their minds to any other subject ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since their attention is fixed on Kṛṣṇa’s flute, they cannot divert their minds to any other subject"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
07:5807:58, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,853‎ N Constant remembrance of the holy sound of Krsna’s flute keeps them (gopis) enlightened and enlivened, and they do not allow any other sound to enter their ears ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Constant remembrance of the holy sound of Kṛṣṇa’s flute keeps them enlightened and enlivened, and they do not allow an..." current
07:5207:52, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,747‎ N The vibration of Krsna’s flute is always prominent in the ears of the gopis. Naturally they cannot hear anything else ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vibration of Krsna’s flute is always prominent in the ears of the gopis. Naturally they cannot hear anything else"}} {{n..." current
07:3907:39, 7 May 2021 diff hist +1,709‎ N The smile on Krsna’s face, which is just like the smiling of the moon, generates greater and greater happiness for the gopis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The smile on Krsna’s face, which is just like the smiling of the moon, generates greater and greater happiness for the gopis..." current
07:3607:36, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,889‎ N Their (gopis) desire to meet Krsna increased, and being unable to drink the ambrosia of Krsna’s bodily features, they became very unhappy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consequently their desire to meet Kṛṣṇa increased, and being unable to drink the ambrosia of Kṛṣṇa’s bodily feat..." current
07:3307:33, 7 May 2021 diff hist +3,353‎ N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was ecstatic in this way because He was presenting Himself in the mood of the gopis. The gopis wanted to drink the ocean of sweetness arising from the bodily features of Krsna, but Krsna did not allow them to come near ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was ecstatic in this way because He was presenting Himself in the mood of the gopīs. The gopīs wa..."
07:2607:26, 7 May 2021 diff hist +3,112‎ N Caitanya says "It (Caitanya's mind) wishes to drink the ocean of Krsna’s beauty, but because I am undergoing convulsions, My physician, who is Sri Krsna Himself, does not even allow Me to take a drop of water from that ocean" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It wishes to drink the ocean of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty, but because I am undergoing convulsions, My physician, who is Śrī K..."
07:2007:20, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,751‎ N Caitanya says "Stricken by these three beauties (Krsna's body, face and smile), My mind goes into convulsions" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Stricken by these three beauties, My mind goes into convulsions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
07:1507:15, 7 May 2021 diff hist +3,002‎ N Lord Caitanya said, “This disease of Mine is caused by the personal features of Lord Krsna. The three elements are the beauty of Krsna’s body, the beauty of His face, and the beauty of His smile" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This disease of Mine is caused by the personal features of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The three elements are the beauty of Kṛṣṇa..." current
06:5506:55, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,182‎ N His (Krsna's) left cheek is a moon, and His right cheek is a moon. His forehead is considered a half moon, the spot of sandalwood pulp on His forehead is considered a moon, and His fingernails and toenails are also different moons ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His left cheek is a moon, and His right cheek is a moon. His forehead is considered a half moon, the spot of sandalwood pulp o..." current
06:5206:52, 7 May 2021 diff hist +1,982‎ N Krsna’s face is considered the king of moons, and His body is considered the throne. All the other candras (moons) are considered to be subordinate moons ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa’s face is considered the king of moons, and His body is considered the throne. All the other candras"|"are consi..." current
06:4406:44, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,084‎ N Good behavior, mildness and magnanimity are found only in Krsna. Only Krsna performs welfare activities for the whole world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Good behavior, mildness and magnanimity are found only in Krsna. Only Krsna performs welfare activities for the whole world"}}..." current
06:4006:40, 7 May 2021 diff hist +2,648‎ N Srila Bhaktivinoda mentions that the qualities of beauty, humility, mercy, merit, patience & expert intelligence are brilliant qualities, and when they are exhibited in the person of Narayana, one should know that they are bestowed upon Narayana by Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura mentions that the qualities of beauty, humility, mercy, merit, patience and expert intelligenc..."

14:3414:34, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,064‎ N A replica of the Goloka Vrndavana planet and the pastimes there is manifested on this planet on a specific tract of land - Bhauma Vrndavana, the Vrndavana-dhama on this planet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus a replica of the Goloka Vṛndāvana planet and the pastimes there is manifested on this planet on a specific tract of la..."
14:2714:27, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,155‎ N Everywhere, Krsna’s beauty merges everyone in the ecstasy of transcendental bliss. Actually the activities of yogamaya are absent in the spiritual sky and the Vaikuntha planets ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everywhere, Krsna’s beauty merges everyone in the ecstasy of transcendental bliss. Actually the activities of yogamaya are a..."
14:2214:22, 6 May 2021 diff hist +3,966‎ N A mere drop of Krsna’s sweetness can drown these three worlds - Goloka Vrndavana, Hari-dhama (Vaikunthaloka) and Devi-dhama (the material world) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A mere drop of Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness can drown these three worlds"|"Goloka Vṛndāvana, Hari-dhāma"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
14:1814:18, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,203‎ N The wonderful beauty of Krsna is presented in the supreme planet, Gokula (Goloka Vrndavana). Inferior to that is His representation in the spiritual sky, and inferior to that is His representation in the external energy (Devi-dhama) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The wonderful beauty of Kṛṣṇa is presented in the supreme planet, Gokula"|"Inferior to that is His representation in the..."
14:1514:15, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,315‎ N When we consider impartially all the unlimited pastimes of the Lord, we find that His pastimes as a human being on this planet - wherein He sports as a cowherd boy with a flute in His hands and appears youthful and fresh like a ballet dancer ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we consider impartially all the unlimited pastimes of the Lord, we find that His pastimes as a human being on this planet..." current
14:0814:08, 6 May 2021 diff hist +3,906‎ N The Supersoul is His localized incarnation, and His all-pervasive aspect is the impersonal Brahman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supersoul is His localized incarnation, and His all-pervasive aspect is the impersonal Brahman"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Is..." current
14:0414:04, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,285‎ N His (Krsna's) incarnations as a fish, tortoise and so on are called His causal incarnations. He incarnates in the modes of nature as Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and Lord Visnu. He also incarnates as empowered living entities like Prthu and Vyasa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His incarnations as a fish, tortoise and so on are called His causal incarnations. He incarnates in the modes of nature as Lor..."
13:5813:58, 6 May 2021 diff hist +3,829‎ N In His pastimes in the spiritual sky, He lies down in the Causal Ocean as Karanarnavasayi, the purusa-avatara ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His pastimes in the spiritual sky, He lies down in the Causal Ocean as Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī, the puruṣa-avatāra"}} {..." current
13:5413:54, 6 May 2021 diff hist +4,176‎ N Krsna has many pastimes, of which His pastimes in Goloka Vrndavana (the gokula-lila) are supreme. He also has pastimes in the Vaikunthas, the spiritual world, as Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa has many pastimes, of which His pastimes in Goloka Vṛndāvana"|"are supreme. He also has pastimes in the Vaiku..." current

09:1709:17, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,983‎ N In His incarnation as Gaurasundara, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Lord conducts His pastimes in three areas: Navadvipa, Jagannatha Puri (and South India) and Vraja-mandala (the area of Vrndavana-dhama) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His incarnation as Gaurasundara, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord conducts His pastimes in three areas: Navadvīpa..." current
09:1409:14, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,829‎ N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments that in the Goloka planet there are three divisions: Gokula, Mathura and Dvaraka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that in the Goloka planet there are three divisions: Gokula, Mathurā..."
09:0709:07, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,986‎ N The spiritual world is divided into two portions - Goloka Vrndavana and the Vaikunthas. The material world is a combination of universes unlimited in number ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual world is divided into two portions"|"Goloka Vṛndāvana and the Vaikuṇṭhas. The material world is a combina..."
09:0409:04, 5 May 2021 diff hist +3,106‎ The word sarva-loka means "all three worlds," and the word mahesvara means "the supreme proprietor." Krsna is the proprietor of both the material and the spiritual world ‎No edit summary current
09:0209:02, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,497‎ N The word try-adhisvara means “proprietor of the three worlds.” There are three worlds, and Krsna is the supreme proprietor of them all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word try-adhīśvara means"|"proprietor of the three worlds"|"There are three worlds, and Kṛṣṇa is the supreme propr..."
08:5408:54, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,127‎ N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, one of the greatest astrologers of his time, gives information from the Siddhanta-siromani that this universe measures 18,712,069,200,000,000 x 8 miles. This is the circumference of this universe ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, one of the greatest astrologers of his time, gives information from the Siddh..."
08:4508:45, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,360‎ N By the inconceivable potency of Krsna, the others could not see one another. Although all the Brahmas and Sivas were assembled together, due to Krsna’s energy they could not meet or talk among themselves individually ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the inconceivable potency of Krsna, the others could not see one another. Although all the Brahmas and Sivas were assembled..." current
08:4008:40, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,416‎ N The four-headed Brahma perceived the opulence of Dvaraka-dhama, where Krsna was staying, and although there were Brahmas present having ten to ten million heads, only the four-headed Brahma of this universe could see all of them ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four-headed Brahmā perceived the opulence of Dvārakā-dhāma, where Kṛṣṇa was staying, and although there were Bra..."
08:2408:24, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,119‎ N Just as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva have many faces, the King of heaven, Indra, has many eyes ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva have many faces, the King of heaven, Indra, has many eyes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}}..."
08:2008:20, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,763‎ Indra, the King of heaven, is very lusty. Once he had sexual intercourse with the wife of a great sage, and when the sage learned about this, he cursed lusty Indra with a curse that put vaginas all over his body ‎No edit summary
08:1108:11, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,668‎ N The governor of the state is generally called raja-pala, but he also has his own individual name. Since there are hundreds and thousands of Brahmas with different names, Krsna wanted to know which of them had come to see Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The governor of the state is generally called raja-pala, but he also has his own individual name. Since there are hundreds and..." current
08:0808:08, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,319‎ N Vivasvan is the name of the present predominating deity of the sun. He is generally called Surya, the sun-god, but he also has his own particular name ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vivasvan is the name of the present predominating deity of the sun. He is generally called Surya, the sun-god, but he also has..." current
08:0408:04, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,280‎ N From this verse we can understand that Brahma is the name of the post and that the person occupying the post has a particular name also ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From this verse we can understand that Brahma is the name of the post and that the person occupying the post has a particular..."
07:5507:55, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,436‎ N Loka-pala means “predominating deities.” There are eight predominating deities of the prominent heavenly planets, and they are Indra, Agni, Yama, Varuna, Nirrti, Vayu, Kuvera and Siva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are eight predominating deities of the prominent heavenly planets, and they are Indra, Agni, Yama, Varuṇa, Nirṛti, V..." current
07:5207:52, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,405‎ N In the next creation, the same living entities may not be present, but because Brahma and Siva are existing from the beginning to the end, they are called cira-loka-pala, permanent governors ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the next creation, the same living entities may not be present, but because Brahma and Siva are existing from the beginning..."
07:4907:49, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,467‎ N Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are called cira-loka-pala, permanent governors. This means that they govern the affairs of the universe from the beginning of the creation to the end ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are called cira-loka-pala, permanent governors. This means that they govern the affairs of the unive..."
07:4307:43, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,945‎ N The material world, conducted by the Supreme Lord’s external energy, is called Devi-dhama and is a manifestation of one fourth of His energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world, conducted by the Supreme Lord’s external energy, is called Devi-dhama and is a manifestation of one four..." current
07:4007:40, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,894‎ N Hari-dhama (paravyoma) and Goloka Vrndavana are beyond the material cosmic manifestation. They are celebrated as three fourths of the Lord’s energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and Goloka Vṛndāvana are beyond the material cosmic manifestation. They are celebrated as three fourths of the Lord’s ene..."
07:3307:33, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,963‎ N The spiritual world begins with Hari-dhama, or Vaikunthaloka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual world begins with Hari-dhama, or Vaikunthaloka"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-..." current
07:3007:30, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,324‎ N The liberated soul does not get an opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead there; therefore although this Mahesa-dhama is Lord Siva’s dhama and above Devi-dhama, it is not the spiritual world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The liberated soul does not get an opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead there; therefore although this Mahe..." current
07:2707:27, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,126‎ N When a living entity is liberated from Devi-dhama but does not know of the opulence of Hari-dhama, he is placed in Mahesa-dhama, which is between the other two dhamas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a living entity is liberated from Devi-dhama but does not know of the opulence of Hari-dhama, he is placed in Mahesa-dham..." current
07:1807:18, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,589‎ N They (conditioned souls) are continuously making plans to live here (material world) peacefully and happily. Such is the material world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consequently they are continuously making plans to live here peacefully and happily. Such is the material world"}} {{notes|}}..."
07:1307:13, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,912‎ N For material facilities, the conditioned soul tries to please goddess Durga, and mother Durga supplies all kinds of material facilities. Because of this, the conditioned souls are allured and do not wish to leave the external energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For material facilities, the conditioned soul tries to please goddess Durga, and mother Durga supplies all kinds of material f..."
07:0807:08, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,610‎ N Goddess Durga is so named because this material world is like a big fort where the conditioned soul is placed under her care ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goddess Durga is so named because this material world is like a big fort where the conditioned soul is placed under her care"}..."
07:0607:06, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,832‎ N The material energy is called jagal-laksmi because she protects the bewildered conditioned souls. Goddess Durga is therefore known as the material mother, and Lord Siva, her husband, is known as the material father ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy is called jagal-laksmi because she protects the bewildered conditioned souls. Goddess Durga is therefore k..."
07:0007:00, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,995‎ N The conditioned soul is allowed to reside in Devi-dhama, the external energy, where goddess Durga carries out the orders of the Supreme Lord as His maidservant because he wants to enjoy the material energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he wants to enjoy the material energy, the conditioned soul is allowed to reside in Devī-dhāma, the external energy,..."
06:5406:54, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,353‎ In the spiritual sky there is neither anxiety nor fear. It is eternally existing, and it consists of three fourths of the Lord's energy. The material world is an exhibition of only one fourth of the Lord's energy ‎No edit summary current
06:4706:47, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,726‎ N Krsna has three abodes - His internal abode (Goloka Vrndavana), His intermediate abode (the spiritual sky) and His external abode (this material world) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa has three abodes"|"His internal abode"|"His intermediate abode"|"and His external abode"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|I..." current
06:3706:37, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,164‎ N Garbhodakasayi Visnu, from whose lotus navel Brahma was created, is also called Hiranyagarbha and is the total Supersoul and the subtle Supersoul. Ksirodakasayi Visnu is the universal form and the gross Supersoul ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, from whose lotus navel Brahmā was created, is also called Hiraṇyagarbha and is the total Super..." current
06:3206:32, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,219‎ Lord Maha-Visnu is known as Karanodakasayi Visnu, the Supersoul of everything ‎No edit summary current
06:2206:22, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,113‎ N First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he is shown the moon through the branches. This is called sakha-candra-nyaya. The idea is that first one must be given a simpler example. Then the more difficult background is explained ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First a child is shown the branches of a tree, and then he is shown the moon through the branches. This is called sakha-candra..."
06:1406:14, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,066‎ N Of these (twelve forests of Vraja), the special forest known as Vrndavana is located from the present municipal city of Vrndavana to the village called Nanda-grama. This distance is sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of these, the special forest known as Vṛndāvana is located from the present municipal city of Vṛndāvana to the village c..." current
06:1106:11, 5 May 2021 diff hist +1,943‎ N In Vraja, the land is divided into various vanas, or forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is estimated to be eighty-four krosas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vraja, the land is divided into various vanas, or forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is estimated to be..." current
06:0206:02, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,416‎ N Each item is ten times greater than the previous one. Thus all the cowherd boys, who were companions of Krsna, had many calves to take care of ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Each item is ten times greater than the previous one. Thus all the cowherd boys, who were companions of Krsna, had many calves..." current
05:5905:59, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,191‎ N Ten times sankha is padma, and ten times padma is sagara. Ten times sagara is antya, and ten times antya is madhya, and ten times madhya is parardha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ten times sankha is padma, and ten times padma is sagara. Ten times sagara is antya, and ten times antya is madhya, and ten ti..." current
05:5605:56, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,271‎ N Ten times laksa is niyuta. Ten times niyuta is koti. Ten times koti is arbuda. Ten times arbuda is vrnda. Ten times vrnda is kharva. Ten times kharva is nikharva. Ten times nikharva is sankha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ten times laksa is niyuta. Ten times niyuta is koti. Ten times koti is arbuda. Ten times arbuda is vrnda. Ten times vrnda is k..." current
05:4805:48, 5 May 2021 diff hist +2,370‎ N According to Vedic mathematical calculations, the following enumeration system is used: units, tens (dasa), hundreds (sata), thousands (sahasra), ten thousands (ayuta) and hundred thousands (laksa) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic mathematical calculations, the following enumeration system is used: units, tens"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|I..." current

07:0307:03, 4 May 2021 diff hist +3,920‎ N Unless one is freed from the reactions of sinful activities, one cannot understand Krsna or engage in His transcendental loving service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is freed from the reactions of sinful activities, one cannot understand Krsna or engage in His transcendental lovin..."
06:5806:58, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,033‎ N Instead of the word avadhuta, the words haya dhuta, meaning that the heart or consciousness is cleansed, are used. When the consciousness is cleansed, one can understand what and who Krsna is ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of the word avadhūta, the words haya dhūta, meaning that the heart or consciousness is cleansed, are used. When the..."
06:4806:48, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,111‎ N The word avadhuta means “rambling, agitating, moving, absorbed, defeated.” In some readings of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, it is said: yahara sravane citta-mala haya dhuta ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word avadhūta means"|"rambling, agitating, moving, absorbed, defeated"|"In some readings of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta,..."
06:4106:41, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,395‎ N In the material sky there are innumerable universes, and each is dominated by a specific deity, a Brahma. Krsna simultaneously created all these Vaikuntha planets and universes within a moment after Brahma’s return ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, in the material sky there are innumerable universes, and each is dominated by a specific deity, a Brahmā. Kṛṣ..."
06:3806:38, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,208‎ N The spiritual planets in the spiritual sky are called Vaikunthas, and each of them has a predominating Deity (Narayana) with a specific name ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual planets in the spiritual sky are called Vaikuṇṭhas, and each of them has a predominating Deity"|"with a spec..."
06:3006:30, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,175‎ N All the pastimes, which are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, will cleanse one’s consciousness. In this way one can actually understand the Absolute Truth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these pastimes, which are described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, will cleanse one’s consciousness. In this way one can actua..."
06:2706:27, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,262‎ N As stated in the Brahma-samhita, ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhih (BS 5.37). Not only did Krsna create all the paraphernalia of His spiritual energy, but He also created unlimited material universes with unlimited Brahmas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā, ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhiḥ"|"Not only did Kṛṣṇa create all the paraph..."
06:2306:23, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,194‎ N Within a moment, cowherd boys, calves and unlimited Vaikunthas - all expansions of the Lord’s spiritual energy - were manifested ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Within a moment, cowherd boys, calves and unlimited Vaikuṇṭhas"|"all expansions of the Lord’s spiritual energy"|"were ma..."
06:2106:21, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,216‎ N When Krsna saw that Brahma had stolen His calves and cowherd boys, He immediately created many material and spiritual planets in Lord Brahma’s presence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna saw that Brahma had stolen His calves and cowherd boys, He immediately created many material and spiritual planets..."
06:1806:18, 4 May 2021 diff hist +4,617‎ N When Lord Krsna was present in the earthly Vrndavana, Lord Brahma, taking Him to be an ordinary cowherd boy, wanted to test His potency. Therefore Lord Brahma stole all the calves and cowherd boys from Krsna and hid them by his illusory energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Krsna was present in the earthly Vrndavana, Lord Brahma, taking Him to be an ordinary cowherd boy, wanted to test Hi..."
06:1206:12, 4 May 2021 diff hist +3,329‎ When we come to the right conclusion, we accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, as the ultimate truth ‎No edit summary current
06:0106:01, 4 May 2021 diff hist +3,336‎ N Until one comes to the right conclusion, the process of thinking “This is not the Absolute Truth, that is not the Absolute Truth” will continue ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Until one comes to the right conclusion, the process of thinking"|"This is not the Absolute Truth, that is not the Absolute Tr..."
05:5805:58, 4 May 2021 diff hist +3,722‎ N When there is a discussion about the Absolute Truth, there are always various pros and cons. The purpose of such arguments is to come to the right conclusion. Such an argument is generally known as neti neti (“not this, not that”) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is a discussion about the Absolute Truth, there are always various pros and cons. The purpose of such arguments is..."
05:5505:55, 4 May 2021 diff hist +3,365‎ N Even after searching for the Absolute Truth throughout the universe, learned scholars and Vedic experts cannot reach the ultimate goal. In this way they come to Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even after searching for the Absolute Truth throughout the universe, learned scholars and Vedic experts cannot reach the ultim..."

09:2309:23, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,398‎ N One should not try to write anything about Vaisnava behavior and activities without being authorized by superior authorities. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.2): evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not try to write anything about Vaiṣṇava behavior and activities without being authorized by superior authoriti..." current
09:1409:14, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,270‎ N One cannot write on spiritual matters without being blessed by Krsna and the disciplic succession of gurus. The blessings of the authorities are one’s power of attorney ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot write on spiritual matters without being blessed by Krsna and the disciplic succession of gurus. The blessings of t..." current
09:0809:08, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,771‎ N One should observe all festivals in the temple. (32) One should not fight or quarrel before the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should observe all festivals in the temple"|"One should not fight or quarrel before the Deity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Isw..." current
09:0209:02, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,862‎ N One should not be proud to hear himself praised before the Deity. (29) One should not blaspheme the demigods. (30) One should not be unkind to others before the Deities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be proud to hear himself praised before the Deity"|"One should not blaspheme the demigods"|"One should not be u..." current
08:5708:57, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,065‎ N One should not offer obeisances to others before the Deity. (27) One should not sit near the Deity without taking the spiritual master’s permission ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not offer obeisances to others before the Deity"|"One should not sit near the Deity without taking the spiritual ma..." current
08:4508:45, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,034‎ N One should not neglect offering seasonal fruits as soon as they are available. (24) One should always offer fresh, untouched fruit to the Deity. (25) One should not sit with his back toward the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not neglect offering seasonal fruits as soon as they are available"|"One should always offer fresh, untouched fruit..." current
08:2808:28, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,553‎ N One should not pass air before the Deity. (21) One should not neglect the sixty-four items of Deity worship. (22) One should not eat anything not offered to the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not pass air before the Deity"|"One should not neglect the sixty-four items of Deity worship"|"One should not eat a..." current
08:2408:24, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,491‎ N One should not cover himself with a blanket. (17) One should not talk enviously of others before the Deity. (18) One should not praise others before the Deity. (19) One should not use slang before the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not cover himself with a blanket"|"One should not talk enviously of others before the Deity"|"One should not praise..." current
08:2108:21, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,444‎ N One should not talk nonsense before the Deity. (13) One should not cry before the Deity. (14) One should not deal with others before the Deity. (15) One should not utter harsh words before the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not talk nonsense before the Deity"|"One should not cry before the Deity"|"One should not deal with others before t..." current
08:1808:18, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,358‎ N One should not lie down before the Deity. (9) One should not eat before the Deity. (10) One should not speak lies before the Deity. (11) One should not speak very loudly before the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not lie down before the Deity"|"One should not eat before the Deity"|"One should not speak lies before the Deity"|"..." current
08:1508:15, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,082‎ N One should not circumambulate demigods before the Deities. (6) One should not spread his legs before the Deity. (7) One should not sit down before the Deity with his legs crossed, nor should one touch his legs with his hands ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not circumambulate demigods before the Deities"|"One should not spread his legs before the Deity"|"One should not s..." current
08:1108:11, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,257‎ N One should enter the temple after taking a bath. In other words, one should be very clean. (4) One should not offer obeisances to the Lord with one hand ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should enter the temple after taking a bath. In other words, one should be very clean"|"One should not offer obeisances to..." current
08:0808:08, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,248‎ N There are thirty-two offenses to the Deity that should be avoided. (1) One should not enter the temple in a vehicle. Shoes and slippers should be removed before entering the temple. (2) One should offer obeisances as soon as he sees the Deity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are thirty-two offenses to the Deity that should be avoided"|"One should not enter the temple in a vehicle. Shoes and sl..." current
08:0308:03, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,379‎ N To worship the Deity with the sixty-four items mentioned may be a difficult job, but the Lord has become so small that anyone in any temple can carefully handle Deity worship simply by performing the same activities with the salagrama-sila ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To worship the Deity with the sixty-four items mentioned may be a difficult job, but the Lord has become so small that anyone..." current
08:0008:00, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,328‎ N The salagrama-sila should be worshiped with tulasi where a sufficient quantity of tulasi leaves are available. Worship of salagrama-sila should be introduced in all ISKCON temples. Salagrama-sila is the form of the Lord’s mercy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The salagrama-sila should be worshiped with tulasi where a sufficient quantity of tulasi leaves are available. Worship of sala..." current
07:5607:56, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,003‎ N One should also note the specific offenses against Deity worship. These are mentioned in the Skanda Purana (Avanti-khanda), spoken by Vyasadeva himself. One should liquidate all kinds of offenses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should also note the specific offenses against Deity worship. These are mentioned in the Skanda Purāṇa"|"spoken by Vyā..."
07:5307:53, 3 May 2021 diff hist +4,907‎ N A pure Vaisnava has unflinching faith in the Lord, and he does not deviate at all. He is always engaged in perfect Deity worship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure Vaisnava has unflinching faith in the Lord, and he does not deviate at all. He is always engaged in perfect Deity worsh..." current
07:5007:50, 3 May 2021 diff hist +5,640‎ If a devotee very strictly follows the methods of Deity worship, he will naturally and quickly become a pure Vaisnava ‎No edit summary current
07:3907:39, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,132‎ N The devotee should always be very careful not to commit the ten offenses when chanting the Hare Krsna mantra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee should always be very careful not to commit the ten offenses when chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra"}} {{notes|..."
07:2507:25, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,615‎ N When the Deity is laid down, His legs should be massaged. Before laying the Deity down, a pot of milk and sugar should be offered to Him. After taking this thick milk, the Deity should lie down and should be offered betel nuts and spices to chew ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Deity is laid down, His legs should be massaged. Before laying the Deity down, a pot of milk and sugar should be offe..." current
07:2207:22, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,308‎ N The Deity should be placed in bed with Srimati Radharani, and this should be indicated by bringing the wooden slippers from the altar to the bedside ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Deity should be placed in bed with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and this should be indicated by bringing the wooden slipper..." current
07:1807:18, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,351‎ N This mantra should be chanted: agaccha sayana-sthanam priyabhih saha kesava. “O Kesava, kindly come to Your bed along with Srimati Radharani” ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mantra should be chanted: āgaccha śayana-sthānaṁ priyābhiḥ saha keśava"|"O Keśava, kindly come to Your bed alon..." current
07:1407:14, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,444‎ As far as placing the Deity in the bed is concerned, if the Deity is large and heavy, it is not possible to move Him daily. It is better that a small Deity, which is also worshiped, be taken to the bed ‎No edit summary current
07:1007:10, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,393‎ N In Europe and America there is presently no monetary scarcity. People are not poor, and if they follow these principles of Deity worship, they will advance in spiritual life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Europe and America there is presently no monetary scarcity. People are not poor, and if they follow these principles of Dei..."
07:0707:07, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,137‎ N All the eatables offered to the Deities should be extraordinarily excellent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the eatables offered to the Deities should be extraordinarily excellent"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}..." current
07:0507:05, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,591‎ N As far as the eatables are concerned, all items should be first-class preparations. There should be first-class rice, dhal, fruit, sweet rice, vegetables and a variety of foods to be sucked, drunk and chewed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the eatables are concerned, all items should be first-class preparations. There should be first-class rice, dhal, fr..." current
07:0107:01, 3 May 2021 diff hist +6,187‎ N Arati should be offered to the Deities five times daily - early in the morning before sunrise, later in the morning, at noon, in the evening and at night. This means that there should be worship and a change of dress and flowers ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ārati should be offered to the Deities five times daily"|"early in the morning before sunrise, later in the morning, at noon,..."
06:5706:57, 3 May 2021 diff hist +6,076‎ N One should offer one’s hand to the Lord. (62) One should take the Deity to His bed. (63) One should wash the feet of the Lord and then sit Him on the bed. (64) One should place the Lord on the bed and then massage His feet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should offer one’s hand to the Lord"|"One should take the Deity to His bed"|"One should wash the feet of the Lord and th..." current

15:1815:18, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,598‎ N One should take the remnants of the Lord’s food. (59) One should sit before the Lord and think that he is massaging the Lord’s legs. (60) One should decorate the Lord’s bed with flowers before the Lord takes His rest ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should take the remnants of the Lord’s food"|"One should sit before the Lord and think that he is massaging the Lord’s..." current
15:1415:14, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,494‎ N One should touch the lotus feet of the Lord with one’s head. This may not be possible for everyone, but at least the pujari should do this. (57) The flowers offered on the previous day should touch one’s head ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should touch the lotus feet of the Lord with one’s head. This may not be possible for everyone, but at least the pūjār..." current
15:1115:11, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,582‎ N One should dance before the Deity. (53) One should circumambulate the Deity. (54) One should again offer obeisances. (55) One should offer different types of prayers and hymns at the Lord’s lotus feet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should dance before the Deity"|"One should circumambulate the Deity"|"One should again offer obeisances"|"One should offer..." current
15:0815:08, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,535‎ N The Lord should be fanned with a camara fan, and an umbrella should be placed over His head. (50) The Hare Krsna mantra and approved songs should be sung. (51) Musical instruments should be played ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord should be fanned with a cāmara fan, and an umbrella should be placed over His head"|"The Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra and..." current
15:0315:03, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,674‎ N The Lord should be seated on the throne. (46) Again water should be given for the washing of His feet. (47) Something again should be offered for eating. (48) Evening arati should be offered ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord should be seated on the throne"|"Again water should be given for the washing of His feet"|"Something again should be..." current
14:5814:58, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,538‎ N A variety of flowers should be offered. (42) Another mangala-arati should be offered. (43) A mirror should be offered. (44) The Lord should be carried on a nice palanquin to the altar ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A variety of flowers should be offered"|"Another maṅgala-ārati should be offered"|"A mirror should be offered"|"The Lord sh..." current
14:5314:53, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,413‎ N First-class garments should be offered. (38) A first-class helmet should be offered. (39) The garments should be scented. (40) There should be Kaustubha jewels and other ornaments offered ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First-class garments should be offered"|"A first-class helmet should be offered"|"The garments should be scented"|"There shoul..." current
14:4014:40, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,587‎ N Spices for chewing should be offered. (34) Betel nuts should be offered. (35) At the proper time, there should be arrangements so that the Lord may take rest in bed. (36) The Lord’s hair should be combed and decorated ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Spices for chewing should be offered"|"Betel nuts should be offered"|"At the proper time, there should be arrangements so that..."
14:3614:36, 2 May 2021 diff hist +7,545‎ N One should burn incense. (30) Lamps should be offered. (31) Precautions should always be taken so that demons and atheists cannot harm the body of the Lord. (32) Food offerings should be placed before the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should burn incense"|"Lamps should be offered"|"Precautions should always be taken so that demons and atheists cannot harm..."
14:3114:31, 2 May 2021 diff hist +7,565‎ N Nicely scented oils like liquid sandalwood pulp should be smeared over the Lord’s body. (27) All kinds of ornaments and crowns should be placed on His body. (28) Then one should offer flower garlands and decorative flowers ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nicely scented oils like liquid sandalwood pulp should be smeared over the Lord’s body"|"All kinds of ornaments and crowns s..."
14:2514:25, 2 May 2021 diff hist +7,415‎ N One should dry the entire body of the Lord with a towel. (23) A new dress should be put on the Lord’s body. (24) A sacred thread should be placed on His body. (25) Water should be offered for cleansing His mouth (acamana) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should dry the entire body of the Lord with a towel"|"A new dress should be put on the Lord’s body"|"A sacred thread sho..."
14:2214:22, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,928‎ N Then one should bathe Him with ghee. (19) Then one should bathe Him with honey. (20) Then one should bathe Him with water in which sugar has been dissolved ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then one should bathe Him with ghee"|"Then one should bathe Him with honey"|"Then one should bathe Him with water in which sug..." current
14:1514:15, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,155‎ N One should bathe the Lord with water in which nicely scented flowers have been soaking for some time. (16) After bathing the body of the Lord with water, one should bathe Him with milk. (17) Then one should bathe Him with yogurt ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should bathe the Lord with water in which nicely scented flowers have been soaking for some time"|"After bathing the body..." current
14:1014:10, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,056‎ N One should massage the body of the Lord. (13) One should massage the body of the Lord with oil. (14) With a soft, wet sponge one should remove all the oil smeared over the Lord’s body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should massage the body of the Lord"|"One should massage the body of the Lord with oil"|"With a soft, wet sponge one shoul..." current
14:0514:05, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,317‎ N Madhu-parka, a small bowl containing madhu (honey, a little ghee, a little water, a little sugar, yogurt and milk) should be offered. This is called madhu-parka-acamana. (11) One should place wooden slippers before the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Madhu-parka, a small bowl containing madhu"|"honey, a little ghee, a little water, a little sugar, yogurt and milk"|"should be..." current
14:0214:02, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,229‎ N After mangala-arati, the Deity is supposed to wash His teeth by using a twig; therefore a twig must be offered. (7) Water must be offered for washing the Deity’s feet. (8) Arghya should be offered. (9) Water for acamana should be offered ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After maṅgala-ārati, the Deity is supposed to wash His teeth by using a twig; therefore a twig must be offered"|"Water must..." current
13:5813:58, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,186‎ N There must be an asana, a sitting place before the altar. This asana is for the spiritual master. The disciple brings everything before the spiritual master, and the spiritual master offers everything to the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There must be an asana, a sitting place before the altar. This asana is for the spiritual master. The disciple brings everythi..." current
08:3508:35, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,113‎ N One should immediately offer obeisances to the Lord, falling down like a stick. (4) There must be regular mangala-arati in the temple during the early morning, an hour and a half before the sun rises ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should immediately offer obeisances to the Lord, falling down like a stick"|"There must be regular maṅgala-ārati in the..."
08:3108:31, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,855‎ N The visitor must chant “Jaya Sri Radha-Govinda!” or “Jaya Sri Radha-Madhava!” when he rings the bell. In either case, the word jaya must be uttered ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The visitor must chant"|"when he rings the bell. In either case, the word jaya must be uttered"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswara..." current
08:2808:28, 2 May 2021 diff hist +10,214‎ The sixty-four items are as follows: (1) There must be a big bell hanging in front of the temple room so that whoever comes into the room can ring the bell. This item is called prabodhana, or offering oneself submissively to the Lord ‎No edit summary current
08:2108:21, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,013‎ N Sometimes it is impossible to get all sixty-four items; therefore we recommend that at least on the first day of installation all sixty-four items should be available ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes it is impossible to get all sixty-four items; therefore we recommend that at least on the first day of installation..."
08:1608:16, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,973‎ N In the temple, worship should be so gorgeous that all sixty-four items should be available for the satisfaction of the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temple, worship should be so gorgeous that all sixty-four items should be available for the satisfaction of the Persona..." current
08:1408:14, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,950‎ N In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.127-140) there is a vivid description of what is required in Deity worship. There are sixty-four items mentioned ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa"|"there is a vivid description of what is required in Deity worship. There are sixty-four items men..."
08:1008:10, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,796‎ N As for sodasopacara, the sixteen ingredients, one should (13) offer incense, (14) offer a lamp, (15) give good food, and (16) offer prayers ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"offer incense"|"offer a lamp"|"give good food, and"|"offer prayers"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..." current
08:0508:05, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,133‎ N As for sodasopacara, the sixteen ingredients, one should (8) bathe the Lord, (9) offer garments, (10) decorate the Lord’s body with ornaments, (11) offer sweet scents, (12) offer flowers with good fragrance, like the rose or campaka ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"bathe the Lord"|"offer garments"|"decorate the Lord’s body with ornaments"|"offer sweet scents"|"offer flowers with good fra..." current
08:0108:01, 2 May 2021 diff hist +5,144‎ N As for sodasopacara, the sixteen ingredients, one should (1) provide a sitting place (asana), (2) ask Krsna to sit down, (3) offer arghya, (4) offer water to wash the legs, (5) wash the mouth, (6) offer madhu-parka, (7) offer water for washing the mouth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for ṣoḍaśopacāra, the sixteen ingredients, one should"|"provide a sitting place"|"ask Kṛṣṇa to sit down"|"offer..." current
07:5607:56, 2 May 2021 diff hist +9,485‎ The five ingredients for Deity worship are (1) very good scents, (2) very good flowers, (3) incense, (4) a lamp and (5) something edible ‎No edit summary current
07:5107:51, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,328‎ N Whenever one is not able to bathe in water, he can bathe by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. One also has to perform his sandhyadi-vandana - that is, one has to chant his Gayatri mantra three times daily - morning, noon and evening ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever one is not able to bathe in water, he can bathe by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. One also has to perform his..."
07:4807:48, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,245‎ N Actually householders and vanaprasthas should bathe two times a day (pratar-madhyahnayoh snanam vanaprastha-grhasthayoh). A sannyasi should bathe three times daily, and a brahmacari may take only one bath a day ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually householders and vānaprasthas should bathe two times a day"|"prātar-madhyāhnayoḥ snānaṁ vānaprastha-gṛhast..."

09:2209:22, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,986‎ N One has to gargle (acamana) and brush his teeth (danta-dhavana). He should do this either with twigs or a toothbrush - whatever is available. This will purify the mouth. Then one should take his bath ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to gargle"|"and brush his teeth"|"He should do this either with twigs or a toothbrush"|"whatever is available. This wi..."
09:1809:18, 30 April 2021 diff hist +9,131‎ The word pratah-krtya in the present verse of the Caitanya-caritamrta means that one should evacuate regularly in the morning and then cleanse himself by taking a bath ‎No edit summary current
09:1409:14, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,262‎ N Some slokas or prayers should also be chanted. By chanting, one immediately becomes auspicious and transcendental to the infection of material qualities. Actually one has to chant and remember Lord Krsna twenty-four hours daily ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some ślokas or prayers should also be chanted. By chanting, one immediately becomes auspicious and transcendental to the infe..."
09:0709:07, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,030‎ N If by chance one gets a sad-guru, it doesn’t matter whether one is in the temple or the forest. If the sad-guru, the bona fide spiritual master, agrees, one can be initiated immediately, without waiting for a suitable time or place ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If by chance one gets a sad-guru, it doesn’t matter whether one is in the temple or the forest. If the sad-guru, the bona fi..."
09:0009:00, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,315‎ N As far as the time of diksa (initiation) is concerned, everything depends on the position of the guru. As soon as a bona fide guru is received by chance or by a program, one should immediately take the opportunity to receive initiation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the time of diksa (initiation) is concerned, everything depends on the position of the guru. As soon as a bona fide..."
08:5708:57, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,120‎ N As bell metal can be turned into gold when treated with mercury, a disciple initiated by a bona fide guru immediately attains the position of a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As bell metal can be turned into gold when treated with mercury, a disciple initiated by a bona fide guru immediately attains..."
08:5408:54, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,658‎ N On the whole, when a person is initiated according to the pancaratrika-vidhi, he has already attained the position of a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the whole, when a person is initiated according to the pancaratrika-vidhi, he has already attained the position of a brahma..."
08:5208:52, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,705‎ N Balitvat krsna-mantranam samskarapeksanam na hi: “The Krsna mantra is so strong that there is no question of sodhana.” (Hari-bhakti-vilasa 1.235) As far as diksa is concerned, one should consult Madhya-lila 15.108 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Balitvāt kṛṣṇa-mantrāṇāṁ saṁskārāpekṣaṇaṁ na hi"|"The Kṛṣṇa mantra is so strong that there is no..."
08:4908:49, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,104‎ N There is sodhana, or purification of the mantra, but there is no such consideration for the Krsna mantra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is sodhana, or purification of the mantra, but there is no such consideration for the Krsna mantra"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
08:3108:31, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,138‎ N When one is fit to accept the mantra, one is initiated by the pancaratrika-vidhi or the vaidika-vidhi. In any case, the result is the same ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is fit to accept the mantra, one is initiated by the pancaratrika-vidhi or the vaidika-vidhi. In any case, the result..."
08:2908:29, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,168‎ N Unless one is fit according to the estimation of the spiritual master, one cannot accept a mantra from the pancaratrika-vidhi or the vaidika-vidhi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is fit according to the estimation of the spiritual master, one cannot accept a mantra from the pancaratrika-vidhi..."
08:2708:27, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,649‎ N According to Vedic principles, only a brahmana who is fully engaged in his occupational duties can be initiated. Sudras and women are not admitted to a vaidika initiation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, according to Vedic principles, only a brāhmaṇa who is fully engaged in his occupational duties can be initiated...."
08:2408:24, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,481‎ N If one is sincerely eager to chant the Hare Krsna mantra or diksa-mantra, one is qualified to be initiated according to the pancaratrika process ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is sincerely eager to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra or dīkṣā-mantra, one is qualified to be initiated according..."
08:2108:21, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,544‎ N If one actually wants to serve Krsna, it doesn’t matter whether one is a sudra, vaisya or even a woman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one actually wants to serve Krsna, it doesn’t matter whether one is a sudra, vaisya or even a woman"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
08:1808:18, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,343‎ N Sudras and women who are chaste and sincerely interested in understanding the Absolute Truth are qualified to be initiated with the pancaratrika-mantras ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sudras and women who are chaste and sincerely interested in understanding the Absolute Truth are qualified to be initiated wit..."
08:0508:05, 30 April 2021 diff hist +19,700‎ Each and every mantra has its own spiritual significance. The spiritual master has to select a mantra for his disciple according to the disciple's ability to chant different mantras ‎No edit summary current
08:0208:02, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,689‎ N There is the mantra known as the dvadasaksara mantra, composed of twelve syllables, and there is the mantra composed of eighteen syllables. Similarly, there are the Narasimha mantra, the Rama mantra, the Gopala mantra and so on ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is the mantra known as the dvadasaksara mantra, composed of twelve syllables, and there is the mantra composed of eighte..."
07:5907:59, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,700‎ N The word sarva-mantra-vicarana in the present verse of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta means “considering all different types of mantras.” There are different kinds of mantras for different kinds of devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word sarva-mantra-vicāraṇa in the present verse of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta means"|"considering all different types..."
07:5607:56, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,738‎ N On that platform (visuddha-sattva) one can then understand, aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad-dhama vrndavanam: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Nanda Maharaja, is to be worshiped along with His transcendental abode, Vrndavana” ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On that platform one can then understand, ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam"|"The Supreme Personal..."
07:5307:53, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,363‎ N The position of visuddha-sattva is the position of uncontaminated goodness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The position of visuddha-sattva is the position of uncontaminated goodness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
07:4407:44, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,565‎ N When one is completely free from the influence of all the modes of material nature, one becomes a pure Vaisnava on the devotional platform ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, when one is completely free from the influence of all the modes of material nature, one becomes a pure Vaiṣṇava o..."
07:4107:41, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,578‎ N When one is simply in the mode of ignorance, one becomes a devotee of Lord Siva because Lord Siva is the predominating deity of the mode of ignorance within this material world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is simply in the mode of ignorance, one becomes a devotee of Lord Siva because Lord Siva is the predominating deity o..."
07:2807:28, 30 April 2021 diff hist +4,584‎ N When the mode of goodness is mixed with the mode of passion, one worships the sun-god, Vivasvan. When the mode of goodness is mixed with the mode of ignorance, one worships Ganapati, or Ganesa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the mode of goodness is mixed with the mode of passion, one worships the sun-god, Vivasvan. When the mode of goodness is..."
07:2507:25, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,059‎ N In material consciousness, even one who is situated in the mode of goodness is susceptible to pollution by the modes of passion and ignorance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material consciousness, however, even one who is situated in the mode of goodness is susceptible to pollution by the modes..."
07:2107:21, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,606‎ N There are three modes of nature in the material world, but when one is situated spiritually, he is above the material modes, even though he lives in this material world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three modes of nature in the material world, but when one is situated spiritually, he is above the material modes, e..."
07:0707:07, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,637‎ N Whoever thinks Lord Visnu and the demigods are on the same level is to be immediately considered a rogue as far as spiritual understanding is concerned ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whoever thinks Lord Visnu and the demigods are on the same level is to be immediately considered a rogue as far as spiritual u..."
07:0407:04, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,119‎ N Demigod worship is meant for unintelligent men because the benefits derived from demigod worship are all material, temporary and retractable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demigod worship is meant for unintelligent men because the benefits derived from demigod worship are all material, temporary a..."
07:0207:02, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,747‎ N There is a proper method to water a tree: one should water the root. But if one waters the leaves and branches instead, he is simply wasting his time. If one worships the demigods to the exclusion of Lord Visnu, his rewards will only be material ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a proper method to water a tree: one should water the root. But if one waters the leaves and branches instead, he is..."
06:5706:57, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,146‎ N Demigods are also living entities and parts and parcels of Krsna. Therefore in one sense one worships Krsna when one worships the demigods, but not in the proper way ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demigods are also living entities and parts and parcels of Krsna. Therefore in one sense one worships Krsna when one worships..."
06:5406:54, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,705‎ N Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kunti, but they do so in a wrong way ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devotees of other gods and who worship them with faith actually worship only Me, O son of Kunti, but they do so..."
06:3706:37, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,730‎ N A person who worships the demigods and gives up Lord Vasudeva is like a man who gives up the protection of his mother for the shelter of a witch ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who worships the demigods and gives up Lord Vasudeva is like a man who gives up the protection of his mother for the..."
06:3506:35, 30 April 2021 diff hist +3,908‎ N Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regul..."
06:3106:31, 30 April 2021 diff hist +7,791‎ N The words sevya bhagavan in this verse of the Caitanya-caritamrta are important. Bhagavan indicates the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu. Lord Visnu alone is worshipable. There is no need to worship demigods ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words sevya bhagavan in this verse of the Caitanya-caritamrta are important. Bhagavan indicates the Supreme Personality of..."
06:2706:27, 30 April 2021 diff hist +8,054‎ N Their (caste gosvamis who professionally create some disciples) aim is to make the connection between the spiritual master and the disciple into a very cheap thing. They are not serious in wanting to understand spiritual life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their aim is to make the connection between the spiritual master and the disciple into a very cheap thing. They are not seriou..."
06:2306:23, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,048‎ N Such a relationship (gosvamis who professionally create some disciples who do not care for them) is condemned by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, who calls such spiritual masters and disciples a society of cheaters and cheated ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such spiritual masters are satisfied simply to get some material benefits from their disciples. Such a relationship is condemn..."
06:1706:17, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,998‎ N There are many caste gosvamis who professionally create some disciples who do not care for them or their instructions. Such spiritual masters are satisfied simply to get some material benefits from their disciples ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many caste gosvamis who professionally create some disciples who do not care for them or their instructions. Such sp..."
06:1406:14, 30 April 2021 diff hist +10,351‎ If a so-called spiritual master accepts a disciple for his personal benefit or for material gain, the relationship between the spiritual master and the disciple turns into a material affair, and the spiritual master becomes like a smarta-guru ‎No edit summary current
06:1006:10, 30 April 2021 diff hist +11,970‎ One who accepts a visayi disciple is not a bona fide spiritual master. Even if he is, his position may be damaged due to association with an unscrupulous visayi ‎No edit summary current
06:0706:07, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,969‎ N The spiritual master does not accept a materially opulent disciple just to advertise the fact that he has such a big disciple. He knows that by associating with such visayi disciples, he may fall down ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master does not accept a materially opulent disciple just to advertise the fact that he has such a big disciple...."
05:5905:59, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,038‎ N Sometimes visayis pose as disciples of a reputed spiritual master just to cover their activities and advertise themselves as advanced in spiritual knowledge. In other words, they want to attain material success ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes viṣayīs pose as disciples of a reputed spiritual master just to cover their activities and advertise themselves a..."
05:5505:55, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,223‎ N Those who are materially interested are called visayis (karmis), which indicates that they are very fond of sense gratification. Such visayis sometimes approach a famous guru and ask to become a disciple just as a matter of fashion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are materially interested are called viṣayīs"|"which indicates that they are very fond of sense gratification. Su..."
05:5005:50, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,977‎ N A spiritual master should not be very anxious to accept a disciple because of his material opulences. Sometimes a big businessman or landlord may approach a spiritual master for initiation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A spiritual master should not be very anxious to accept a disciple because of his material opulences. Sometimes a big business..."

09:2509:25, 29 April 2021 diff hist +5,985‎ N As far as the mutual testing of the spiritual master and disciple is concerned, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explains that a bona fide disciple must be very inquisitive to understand the transcendental subject matter ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the mutual testing of the spiritual master and disciple is concerned, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura explai..."
09:2009:20, 29 April 2021 diff hist +6,252‎ N The bona fide disciple should be inquisitive to understand transcendental subject matter. He must not search out faults among good qualities, and he should no longer be interested in material topics. His only interest should be Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bona fide disciple should be inquisitive to understand transcendental subject matter. He must not search out faults among..."
09:1609:16, 29 April 2021 diff hist +5,555‎ N One must love the spiritual master with unflinching faith, and one must be very steady and fixed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must love the spiritual master with unflinching faith, and one must be very steady and fixed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswa..."
09:1209:12, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,342‎ N He (disciple) should be interested only in understanding the science of God, and he should be ready to consider all points in this matter. He should no longer think, “I am this body,” or, “This thing belongs to me” ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should be interested only in understanding the science of God, and he should be ready to consider all points in this matter..."
09:0609:06, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,365‎ N The disciple must have the following qualifications. He must give up interest in the material bodily conception. He must give up material lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness and envy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The disciple must have the following qualifications. He must give up interest in the material bodily conception. He must give..."
09:0309:03, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,315‎ N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura introduced the system of giving the sacred thread to a bona fide Vaisnava, and we are following in his footsteps ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura introduced the system of giving the sacred thread to a bona fide Vaisnava, and we are..."
09:0009:00, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,633‎ N The disciple renders devotional service under the guidance of the spiritual master or his representative for at least six months to a year. He is then recommended for a second initiation, during which a sacred thread is offered ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the disciple renders devotional service under the guidance of the spiritual master or his representative for at le..."
08:5708:57, 29 April 2021 diff hist +5,171‎ N In Western countries especially, we first observe whether a potential disciple is prepared to follow the regulative principles. Then he is given the name of a Vaisnava servant & initiated to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, at least sixteen rounds daily ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Western countries especially, we first observe whether a potential disciple is prepared to follow the regulative principles..." current
08:4508:45, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,712‎ N In our Krsna consciousness movement, the requirement is that one must be prepared to give up the four pillars of sinful life - illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, the requirement is that one must be prepared to give up the four pillars of sinful..."
08:4208:42, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,540‎ N A disciple’s qualifications must be observed by the spiritual master before he is accepted as a disciple ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, a disciple’s qualifications must be observed by the spiritual master before he is accepted as a disciple"}} {{not..."
08:4008:40, 29 April 2021 diff hist +19,563‎ Every Vaisnava is a spiritual master, and a spiritual master is automatically expert in brahminical behavior. He also understands the Vedic sastras ‎No edit summary current
08:3808:38, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,454‎ N If one is not a qualified brahmana, he is not expert in studying the Vedic literatures ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is not a qualified brahmana, he is not expert in studying the Vedic literatures"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{co..."
08:3108:31, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,919‎ N The caste system method of distinguishing a brahmana by birth is not acceptable when applied to a bona fide spiritual master. A spiritual master is a qualified brahmana and acarya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The caste system method of distinguishing a brahmana by birth is not acceptable when applied to a bona fide spiritual master...." current

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