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6 May 2024
- 16:5316:53, 6 May 2024 diff hist +11 Who can describe completely the prowess of Visnu? Even the scientist, who might have counted the particles of the atoms of the universe, cannot do so No edit summary current
- 16:5216:52, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 Whatever a philosopher may describe is ultimately Krsna, or Lord Visnu (sarvam khalv idam brahma, param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan) - BG 10.12 No edit summary current
- 16:5116:51, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 The real tattva, Absolute Truth, is Bhagavan, but due to incomplete realization of the Absolute Truth, people sometimes describe the same Visnu as impersonal Brahman or localized Paramatma No edit summary current
- 16:4816:48, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 The master of the universe is the Garbhodakasayi Visnu, who is worshiped as the Hiranyagarbha Supersoul. The Vedic hymns describe Him as having thousands of heads. Although He is within the material nature, He is not touched by it No edit summary current
- 16:4316:43, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 The master of the universe, however, is Garbhodakasayi Visnu, who is worshiped as the Hiranyagarbha Supersoul. The Vedic hymns describe Him as having thousands of heads No edit summary current
- 16:4016:40, 6 May 2024 diff hist +57 Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, 1,300,000 yojanas (10,400,000 miles) above the planets of the seven sages is the place that learned scholars describe as the abode of Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 16:3816:38, 6 May 2024 diff hist +45 Sravanam kirtanam visnoh (SB 7.5.23). One must simply hear about and describe Lord Visnu and His various incarnations. This narration concerning Prahlada Maharaja and Lord Nrsimhadeva, therefore, has properly described spiritual, transcendental subjects No edit summary current
- 16:3516:35, 6 May 2024 diff hist +64 Please also describe the incarnations of the material modes of nature - Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara - and please describe the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His magnanimous activities No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 O rsis, who are as powerfully pure as the sun, I (Suta Gosvami) shall try to describe to you the transcendental pastimes of Visnu as far as my knowledge is concerned No edit summary current
- 16:3116:31, 6 May 2024 diff hist +30 Now, if you (Sukadeva Gosvami) will, kindly describe the wonderful, glorious activities of Lord Visnu, or Krsna, who appeared in that Yadu dynasty with Baladeva, His plenary expansion - SB 10.1.2 No edit summary current
- 16:1016:10, 6 May 2024 diff hist +66 I have briefly explained to you the position of the seven Manus. Now I shall describe the future Manus, along with the incarnations of Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 16:0816:08, 6 May 2024 diff hist +29 In his description of Krsna's beauty, Lord Siva uses the words carvayata-catur-bahu sujata-rucirananam, indicating the beautiful four-armed form of Narayana, or Visnu. Those who worship Lord Krsna describe Him as sujata-rucirananam No edit summary current
- 16:0716:07, 6 May 2024 diff hist +1 In his description of Krsna's beauty, Lord Siva uses the words carvayata-catur-bahu sujata-rucirananam, indicating the beautiful four-armed form of Narayana, or Visnu. Those who worship Lord Krsna describe Him as sujata-rucirananam No edit summary
4 May 2024
- 16:2716:27, 4 May 2024 diff hist +38 Devaki said, “My dear Lord, Your eternal forms, like Narayana, Lord Rama, Hayasirsa, Varaha, Nrsimha, Vamana, Baladeva and millions of similar incarnations emanating from Visnu, are described in the Vedic literature as original" No edit summary current
- 16:2516:25, 4 May 2024 diff hist +56 Devaki said, “My dear Lord, Your eternal forms, like Narayana, Lord Rama, Hayasirsa, Varaha, Nrsimha, Vamana, Baladeva and millions of similar incarnations emanating from Visnu, are described in the Vedic literature as original" No edit summary
- 16:2316:23, 4 May 2024 diff hist +31 Brahma said, "As it is described in Brahma-samhita, the brahmajyoti is nothing but Your personal bodily effulgence. There are many Visnu incarnations & incarnations of Your different qualities, but all those incarnations are not on the same level" No edit summary current
- 16:2216:22, 4 May 2024 diff hist +35 Brahma said, "As it is described in Brahma-samhita, the brahmajyoti is nothing but Your personal bodily effulgence. There are many Visnu incarnations & incarnations of Your different qualities, but all those incarnations are not on the same level" No edit summary
- 16:2016:20, 4 May 2024 diff hist +30 Bali Maharaja and the history of his dealings with Visnu Vamanadeva are described in the Eighth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (Chapter 10-23) No edit summary current
- 16:1816:18, 4 May 2024 diff hist +44 As described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, there are many manifestations of Visnu and many manifestations of living entities. Visnu manifestations are called svamsa, partial manifestations, and the living entities are called vibhinnamsa No edit summary current
- 16:1616:16, 4 May 2024 diff hist +30 As described by Bali Maharaja, Lord Visnu was actually not the enemy of the family but the best friend of the family. The principle of this friendship has already been stated. Yasyaham anugrhnami harisye tad-dhanam sanaih: SB 10.88.8 No edit summary current
- 16:1316:13, 4 May 2024 diff hist +30 Aradhananam sarvesam visnor aradhanam param. This is a statement made by Lord Siva to Parvati. Worshiping Lord Visnu is the supreme process of worship. & how Lord Visnu is worshiped in this payo-vrata ceremony has now been fully described - in SB 8.16.60 No edit summary current
- 16:1116:11, 4 May 2024 diff hist +97 Although the great activities and transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's various incarnations are wonderfully described, sometimes we are unable to understand them. Yet everything is possible for Lord Visnu No edit summary current
3 May 2024
- 08:0808:08, 3 May 2024 diff hist +8 He (the lotus-eyed Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead) resembled a bluish rain cloud with flashing lightning, and in two of His four hands He held a conchshell and disc No edit summary current
- 08:0508:05, 3 May 2024 diff hist −11 From the Sixth Canto we have already learned that when the Visnudutas came from Vaikuntha to deliver Ajamila, they looked exactly like Visnu, with four hands and the same features as Visnu No edit summary current
- 08:0408:04, 3 May 2024 diff hist −11 From Lord Brahma down to the ant, all living entities are jivas, whereas the Lord is the supreme four-handed Visnu, or Janardana No edit summary current
- 08:0108:01, 3 May 2024 diff hist +58 Even the most identical four-handed form of Krsna (which is known as Maha-Visnu, who is lying on the cosmic ocean & from whose breathing so many innumerable universes are passing out & entering) is also an expansion of the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 07:5707:57, 3 May 2024 diff hist +32 Brahma said, "First of all I saw You alone; thereafter You (Krsna) expanded Yourself as Your cowherd boyfriends, the calves and all the existence of Vrndavana; then I saw You and all the boys and calves as four-handed Visnus" No edit summary current
- 07:5507:55, 3 May 2024 diff hist +8 All the Visnu forms were of bluish color and dressed in yellow garments; all of Them had four hands decorated with club, disc, lotus flower and conchshell. On Their heads were glittering golden helmets inlaid with jewels No edit summary current
- 07:5007:50, 3 May 2024 diff hist +58 Krsna has actually shown His universal form and His fourhanded Visnu form. So how can He be an ordinary human being? BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 07:4707:47, 3 May 2024 diff hist +42 Lord Visnu's four hands hold four kinds of weapons, and the extra four hands hold an arrow, bow, trident and snake. Sri Viraraghava Acarya describes the eight weapons as sankha, cakra, gada, padma, sarnga, sara, etc No edit summary current
2 May 2024
- 08:2108:21, 2 May 2024 diff hist +58 Regarding your other question, Krishna in His four-handed Visnu Form is within our hearts, but He is not different from two-handed Krishna No edit summary current
- 08:1508:15, 2 May 2024 diff hist +32 Sometimes he (the yogi who thinks of the four-handed Visnu) cries, and sometimes he feels separation. In this way he merges in transcendental bliss. The result of all this is that he becomes entrapped like a fish No edit summary current
- 08:1208:12, 2 May 2024 diff hist +58 Their (the followers of the Patanjali yoga system) position is even more abominable than that of those who want to merge into the Lord’s effulgence. These yogis meditate on the four-handed Visnu form of the Lord in order to merge into His body No edit summary current
- 08:1008:10, 2 May 2024 diff hist +58 The goal of life is to know Krsna, who is situated within the heart of every living being as Paramatma, the four-handed Visnu form. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 08:0808:08, 2 May 2024 diff hist +69 The Laghu-bhagavatamrta says that Garbhodakasayi Visnu has a four-handed form, and when He Himself enters the hollow of the universe and lies down in the ocean of milk He is known as Ksirodakasayi Visnu, who is the Supersoul of all living entities No edit summary current
- 08:0708:07, 2 May 2024 diff hist +37 The real meditation is dhyayato visnu, the Visnu form, four-handed Visnu form, and always try to see Him. That is wanted No edit summary current
- 08:0408:04, 2 May 2024 diff hist +58 The thirteen meanings of the atmarama verse mentioned here are based on the following meanings for the word atmarama: (8) sagarbha-yogaruruksu, a yogi meditating upon the four-handed Visnu form and desiring yogic perfection No edit summary current
- 08:0308:03, 2 May 2024 diff hist −1 The universal form of Krsna, which is a temporary manifestation, and the form of time which devours everything, and even the form of Visnu, four-handed, have all been exhibited by Krsna. Krsna is the origin of all these manifestations. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 08:0108:01, 2 May 2024 diff hist +59 The universal form of Krsna, which is a temporary manifestation, and the form of time which devours everything, and even the form of Visnu, four-handed, have all been exhibited by Krsna. Krsna is the origin of all these manifestations. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 07:5907:59, 2 May 2024 diff hist +8 The young brahmana replied, "My dear sir, even if You appear there as a four-handed Visnu Deity, still, none of those people will believe in Your words" No edit summary current
- 07:5707:57, 2 May 2024 diff hist +32 We may doubt whether Lord Ramacandra could be in the same category (of visnu-tattva), since He was carried by Hanuman, not by Garuda, and had neither four hands nor the sankha, cakra, gada and padma No edit summary current
30 April 2024
- 16:1716:17, 30 April 2024 diff hist +62 When Lord Krsna took His birth, He appeared outside the womb as four-handed Visnu. Then Devaki and Vasudeva offered their prayers to Him and asked Him to assume His two-handed form No edit summary current
- 16:1516:15, 30 April 2024 diff hist +95 When the great devotee Dhruva Maharaja was engaged in meditation on the four-handed form of Visnu, all of a sudden his meditation broke, and he immediately saw before him the same form upon which he had been meditating No edit summary current
- 16:1216:12, 30 April 2024 diff hist +58 Whether one concentrates his mind on the four-handed form of Visnu or on the form of two-handed Krsna, it is the same No edit summary current
- 16:1116:11, 30 April 2024 diff hist +32 Within the prison of His maternal uncle Kamsa, where His father and mother were confined, Krsna appeared outside His mother's body as the four-handed Visnu-Narayana No edit summary current
- 15:5415:54, 30 April 2024 diff hist +6 Lord Krsna, being the original Visnu form, has only one emblem, namely the wheel, and therefore He is sometimes called the Cakri. The Lord's cakra is the symbol of the power by which the Lord controls the whole manifestation No edit summary current
- 15:5215:52, 30 April 2024 diff hist −13 It is situated as the objective manifestation of the Lord under the influence of the same material energy of Visnu No edit summary current
- 15:4715:47, 30 April 2024 diff hist +6 Garbhodakasayi Visnu reclines in the midst of the watery portion of the universe and generates the first living creature of the universe, Brahma. The imaginary universal form is a partial manifestation of Garbhodakasayi Visnu No edit summary current
- 15:4515:45, 30 April 2024 diff hist +6 Since everything in the cosmic creation is dependent on the asraya-tattva - the creative manifestation or Visnu manifestation - the various demigods and manifestations of energy, the living entities and all material elements are dependent on Krsna No edit summary current
29 April 2024
- 15:2515:25, 29 April 2024 diff hist +32 The manifestation of the Visnu forms of the boys, cows and calves was not like the heat, but rather like the fire - they were all actually Visnu. Factually, the qualification of Visnu is full truth, full knowledge & full bliss No edit summary current
- 15:2315:23, 29 April 2024 diff hist −13 The manifestations of Visnu and those of the ordinary living entities are certainly all parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, and no one is equal to Him, but among the parts and parcels there are different categories No edit summary current
- 15:2115:21, 29 April 2024 diff hist +6 The Paramatma manifestation is also a temporary all-pervasive aspect of the Ksirodakasayi Visnu. The Paramatma manifestation is not eternal in the spiritual world. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:1615:16, 29 April 2024 diff hist +33 The spiritual abode of Visnu is eternal without a doubt, and it is also the abode of Maha-Visnu, the origin of all manifestations. People are more interested in politics and economic developments, instead of trying to understand the spiritual abode No edit summary current
- 15:1115:11, 29 April 2024 diff hist +6 There are diverse manifestations, but, at the same time, they are one in Visnu. Everything is an expansion of Visnu's energy No edit summary current
- 15:0415:04, 29 April 2024 diff hist +40 These twenty-four forms - the four original Visnu forms, the twelve Vaikuntha forms, and the eight vilasa-murtis mentioned above - are known as vilasa manifestations of the prabhava (four-handed) form No edit summary current
27 April 2024
- 17:4117:41, 27 April 2024 diff hist +6 As confirmed in the Visnu Purana, whatever manifestations we experience are nothing but various energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These energies cannot create anything independently No edit summary current
- 17:3817:38, 27 April 2024 diff hist +11 By His personal expansion, He is manifested in various forms like Lord Rama, Nrsimhadeva, Visnumurti and all the predominating Deities in the Vaikuntha planets. The separated expansions, the living entities, are eternally servitors. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:3617:36, 27 April 2024 diff hist +11 Because all the universes are produced simultaneously by the exhalation of the Maha-Visnu, no one can begin to calculate how many Manus are manifest at one time No edit summary current
- 17:3417:34, 27 April 2024 diff hist +45 Although Sri Advaita Prabhu is an incarnation of Visnu, for the welfare of the conditioned souls He manifested Himself as a servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:3017:30, 27 April 2024 diff hist +67 After the incarnation of the first purusa (Karanarnavasayi Visnu), the mahat-tattva, or the principles of material creation, take place, and then time is manifested, and in course of time the three qualities appear No edit summary current
- 17:2817:28, 27 April 2024 diff hist −11 After this manifestation of Lord Visnu, Brahma saw that many other Brahmas and Sivas and demigods and even insignificant living entities down to the ants and very small straws - movable & immovable living entities - were dancing, surrounding Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:2617:26, 27 April 2024 diff hist +11 From the sky situated within the transcendental body of the manifesting Maha-visnu, sense energy, mental force and bodily strength are all generated, as well as the sum total of the fountainhead of the total living force No edit summary current
- 17:2317:23, 27 April 2024 diff hist +65 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is known as Triyuga, which means that He is manifest in three yugas. However, this means that in the Age of Kali the Lord appears not directly but in disguise No edit summary current
- 17:2117:21, 27 April 2024 diff hist +33 The conclusion is that the purusa-avatara is manifested in three features - third the Ksirodakasayi Visnu who is the Paramatma of every material object, organic or inorganic No edit summary current
26 April 2024
- 17:2817:28, 26 April 2024 diff hist −26 The city of Barhismati, rich in all kinds of wealth, was so called because Lord Visnu's hair dropped there from His body when He manifested Himself as Lord Boar (Varahadeva) No edit summary current
- 17:2717:27, 26 April 2024 diff hist +59 The city of Barhismati, rich in all kinds of wealth, was so called because Lord Visnu's hair dropped there from His body when He manifested Himself as Lord Boar (Varahadeva) No edit summary
- 17:2517:25, 26 April 2024 diff hist +33 One who is foolish about the transcendental science of the Lord will find it difficult to understand how Lord Visnu can equally manifest Himself in every society of living entities No edit summary current
- 17:2217:22, 26 April 2024 diff hist +59 It is in the form of Maha-Visnu that the Lord manifests the material universes. Just as a husband and wife combine to beget offspring, Maha-Visnu combines with His wife maya, or material nature No edit summary current
- 17:1517:15, 26 April 2024 diff hist +80 Although Brahma reaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the first purusa incarnation, Maha-Visnu, who is full with transcendental qualities, he cannot stay in the spiritual world No edit summary current
- 17:1017:10, 26 April 2024 diff hist +180 N Category:Visnu's Transcendental Qualities Created page with "Category:Visnu Category:Transcendental Qualities Category:God's Transcendental Qualities Category:Visnu - Umbrella Category Category:All Categories - Vaniquotes" current
- 17:0717:07, 26 April 2024 diff hist +45 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, is beyond the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance. No material qualities exist in Him. May that original person, Narayana, who is situated in a completely transcendental position, be pleased with us No edit summary current
- 17:0317:03, 26 April 2024 diff hist +45 The Brahma-samhita also explains the demigod Ganesa, Garbhodakasayi Visnu, the origin of the Gayatri mantra, the form of Govinda and His transcendental position and abode, the living entities, the highest goal, the goddess Durga, the meaning of austerity No edit summary current
25 April 2024
- 18:1918:19, 25 April 2024 diff hist −37 Srila Rupa Gosvami, commenting upon the Lord’s transcendental position beyond the material qualities, says that Visnu, as the controller and superintendent of material nature, has a connection with the material qualities. That connection is called yoga No edit summary current
- 18:1818:18, 25 April 2024 diff hist +68 Srila Rupa Gosvami, commenting upon the Lord’s transcendental position beyond the material qualities, says that Visnu, as the controller and superintendent of material nature, has a connection with the material qualities. That connection is called yoga No edit summary
- 18:1618:16, 25 April 2024 diff hist +41 Srila Rupa Gosvami, commenting upon the Lord’s transcendental position beyond the material qualities, says that Visnu, as the controller and superintendent of material nature, has a connection with the material qualities. That connection is called yoga No edit summary
- 18:1418:14, 25 April 2024 diff hist +45 Only Narayana, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, or Krsna, is always in the transcendental position, beyond the influence of material creation No edit summary current
- 18:1018:10, 25 April 2024 diff hist +45 Lord Siva is not an ordinary living being. He is the plenary portion of the Lord, but because Lord Siva is in direct touch with material nature, he is not exactly in the same transcendental position as Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 25 April 2024 diff hist +33 Lord Siva is in charge of the material quality of ignorance, and to keep himself in a transcendental position he always meditates on Lord Visnu, or Krsna, and always tries to purify himself with the water of the Ganges No edit summary current
- 18:0618:06, 25 April 2024 diff hist +47 For those great sages situated in the position of transcendental neutrality, the beginning should be to take shelter of Lord Visnu, the four-handed eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
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- 17:4917:49, 25 April 2024 diff hist +139 In this material world, the holy name of Visnu is all-auspicious. Visnu’s name, form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental, absolute knowledge No edit summary current
- 17:4817:48, 25 April 2024 diff hist +56 In this material world, the holy name of Visnu is all-auspicious. Visnu’s name, form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental, absolute knowledge No edit summary
- 17:4217:42, 25 April 2024 diff hist +10 In this material world, the holy name of Visnu is all-auspicious. Visnu's name, form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental, absolute knowledge No edit summary current
- 17:4117:41, 25 April 2024 diff hist +67 In Bhagavad-gita it is clearly said that yajna should be performed for Lord Visnu. Lord Visnu has one thousand popular, transcendental names, out of which one name is Yajna No edit summary current
- 16:4816:48, 25 April 2024 diff hist +1 When one remembers Lord Visnu, he becomes free from material enjoyment. Thus he gradually comes forward toward the transcendental service of the Lord and becomes eligible to chant the holy name of the Lord in the transcendental position No edit summary current
- 16:4616:46, 25 April 2024 diff hist +87 Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu and remembering them, these processes are accepted as pure devotional service - SB 7.5.23 No edit summary current
- 16:4216:42, 25 April 2024 diff hist +46 Pariksit said, "I only request that at the last moment of my life all of you will kindly chant the holy name of Visnu, so that I may realize His transcendental qualities" No edit summary current
- 16:2016:20, 25 April 2024 diff hist +56 When one remembers Lord Visnu, he becomes free from material enjoyment. Thus he gradually comes forward toward the transcendental service of the Lord and becomes eligible to chant the holy name of the Lord in the transcendental position No edit summary
- 16:1116:11, 25 April 2024 diff hist +41 My dear Uddhava, you may know that My transcendental form of Visnu in Svetadvipa is identical with Me in divinity No edit summary current
24 April 2024
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- 19:1519:15, 24 April 2024 diff hist +15 Prahlada Maharaja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia & pastimes of Lord Visnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord - these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service No edit summary current
- 19:1419:14, 24 April 2024 diff hist +54 Prahlada Maharaja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia & pastimes of Lord Visnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord - these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service No edit summary
- 19:1119:11, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 There is no question of meditating on something void or impersonal. One can meditate on the transcendental form of Lord Visnu even without practicing involved sitting postures. Such meditation is called perfect samadhi No edit summary current
- 19:0919:09, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 There is no question of meditating on something void or impersonal. When one can meditate on the transcendental form of Lord Visnu even without practicing involved sitting postures, such meditation is called perfect samadhi - CC Preface No edit summary current
- 19:0819:08, 24 April 2024 diff hist −14 They (the Visnu forms of worship) are different spiritual centers of meditation on the transcendental limbs of the body of Visnu. The worshipable Deity in the temple of Visnu is identical with Lord Visnu by the inconceivable potency of the Lord No edit summary current
- 19:0319:03, 24 April 2024 diff hist +120 The Lord can assume any form He likes, and in all circumstances He is the cause of all causes. Since His form is transcendental, He is always the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as He is in the Causal Ocean in the form of Maha-visnu No edit summary current
- 19:0019:00, 24 April 2024 diff hist +26 The materialists and the foolish human beings worship Brahma and Siva respectively. But the pure transcendentalists worship the form of goodness, Visnu, in His various forms No edit summary current
- 18:5718:57, 24 April 2024 diff hist +48 Thinking of Visnu or meditating upon the transcendental form of Visnu, specifically upon Lord Krsna, is the last word on the subject of meditation. This meditation may be begun from the lotus feet of the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:5418:54, 24 April 2024 diff hist +30 This ninefold process (sravanam, kirtanam, etc.) is described in this verse (SB 4.21.34) as visuddha-vijnana-ghanah, or satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly by transcendental knowledge concentrated on the form of the Supreme Lord, Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:5418:54, 24 April 2024 diff hist +7 This ninefold process (sravanam, kirtanam, etc.) is described in this verse (SB 4.21.34) as visuddha-vijnana-ghanah, or satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly by transcendental knowledge concentrated on the form of the Supreme Lord, Visnu No edit summary
- 18:5018:50, 24 April 2024 diff hist +74 This perfect samadhi (meditation on the transcendental form of Lord Visnu) is verified at the end of the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 18:4118:41, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 Those who are too engrossed in sense gratification cannot be allowed to participate in arcana or to touch the transcendental form of the Radha-Krsna or Visnu Deities. For them it is better to meditate upon the gigantic virat-rupa of the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:3818:38, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 Visnu-tattva is an unlimited expansion of different transcendental forms of the Personality of Godhead, and the supreme or original form of visnu-tattva is Govinda, or Lord Krsna, the supreme cause of all causes No edit summary current
- 18:3418:34, 24 April 2024 diff hist −3 When some great saintly persons who had undergone penances and austerities saw the four-handed transcendental form of Visnu, they began to remark as follows No edit summary current
- 18:3118:31, 24 April 2024 diff hist +45 Your (Visnu's) name, form and qualities are all transcendental and beyond the conception of experimental knowledge. Indeed, who can conceive of You? In the material world we can perceive only material names and qualities No edit summary current
23 April 2024
- 18:5018:50, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 Yogis generally meditate upon the transcendental form of Visnu, but devotees not only meditate upon Him but actually engage in the direct service of the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:4918:49, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 Our present senses are all made of material elements, and therefore they are imperfect in realizing the transcendental form of Lord Visnu. He is therefore worshiped by sound representation via the transcendental method of chanting No edit summary current
- 18:4818:48, 23 April 2024 diff hist +82 O Lord (Visnu), Your transcendental name and form are not ascertained by those who merely speculate on the path of imagination. Your name, form and attributes can be ascertained only through devotional service - SB 10.2.36 No edit summary current
- 18:4618:46, 23 April 2024 diff hist +22 It is desired most earnestly that the proprietors and managers of big mills, factories, hospitals, universities, hotels, and various other institutions install a temple for worshiping any of these transcendental forms of Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:4518:45, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 In various institutions install a temple for worshiping any of transcendental forms of Visnu. This will transform all the workers in these institutions into karma-yogis No edit summary current
- 18:4418:44, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 In the sixth vilasa (of Hari-bhakti-vilasa), the required practices for inviting the transcendental form of the Lord and bathing Him are given. In the seventh vilasa, one is instructed on how to collect flowers used for the worship of Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:4218:42, 23 April 2024 diff hist +73 I understand that this transcendental form is generally perceived in meditation by the great sages, but I am still afraid because as soon as Kamsa understands that You (Visnu) have appeared, he might harm You - Devaki expressed her motherly affection No edit summary current
- 18:4018:40, 23 April 2024 diff hist +53 Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu and remembering them, these processes are accepted as pure devotional service - SB 7.5.23 No edit summary
21 April 2024
- 18:0318:03, 21 April 2024 diff hist +13 O Lord (Visnu), we (the demigods) are fortunate because the heavy burden of the demons upon this earth is immediately removed by Your appearance - SB 10.2.38 No edit summary current
- 18:0118:01, 21 April 2024 diff hist +13 She (Mother Saci) directly had as her child Lord Visnu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and she served Him from the day of His appearance. This is the position of nitya-siddha associates No edit summary current
- 18:0018:00, 21 April 2024 diff hist +72 Since Brahma is the supermost person in the universe and he had never before experienced such a form, he could guess that the wonderful appearance of the boar was an incarnation of Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:5917:59, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The appearance of Lord Visnu at that time could be compared to the rising of the full moon over the eastern horizon. The objection may be raised that since Krsna appeared on the eighth day of the waning moon, there could be no rising of the full moon No edit summary current
- 17:5817:58, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The appearance of Lord Visnu at that time could be compared to the rising of the full moon over the eastern horizon. The objection may be raised that since Lord Krsna appeared on the 8th day of the waning moon, there could be no rising of the full moon No edit summary current
- 17:5717:57, 21 April 2024 diff hist +82 The appearance of the wonderful and gigantic incarnation of Visnu as the mountainlike boar did not fill them (Brahma and the other enlightened brahmanas) with any kind of fear No edit summary current
- 17:5517:55, 21 April 2024 diff hist −2 The deity presiding over the hands is Indra, and the presiding deity of movement is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Visnu appeared on the appearance of the legs of the virat-purusa No edit summary current
- 17:5317:53, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The Nagapatnis said, "Although You have expanded into the three principal deities of this universe - namely Brahma, Visnu and Siva - for creation, maintenance and destruction, Your appearance as Visnu is actually for the benediction of living creatures" No edit summary current
- 17:5217:52, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The Nagapatnis said, "For those who are actually peaceful and who are aspiring after the supreme peace, worship of Your (Krsna's) peaceful appearance as Lord Visnu is recommended" No edit summary current
- 17:4917:49, 21 April 2024 diff hist +66 When Visnu in His incarnation appears before us, He seems to be like one of the conditioned souls, materially encaged, just to bewilder the asuras, or the nonbelievers, who are always alert to kill the Lord, even from the very beginning of His appearance No edit summary current
20 April 2024
- 18:2718:27, 20 April 2024 diff hist +50 Lord Sri Krsna was not that type of incarnation. He was actually the Personality of Godhead from the very beginning of His appearance. He appeared before His so-called mother as four-armed Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:2418:24, 20 April 2024 diff hist +32 King Indra said, "Even though we are accustomed to see Your four-handed Visnu form, this appearance with eight hands is as real as the four-handed form No edit summary current
- 18:1918:19, 20 April 2024 diff hist +32 In other Dvapara-yugas, previous to Lord Krsna’s appearance, the Supreme Lord appeared in a greenish body by His own personal expansion. This is mentioned in the Visnu Purana, Hari-vamsa and Mahabharata No edit summary current
- 18:1718:17, 20 April 2024 diff hist +66 He (Lord Maha-Visnu) is a plenary portion of Lord Sri Krsna, and thus although He is nondifferent from Lord Krsna, His formal appearance in the material world as an incarnation is temporary No edit summary current
- 18:1118:11, 20 April 2024 diff hist +13 Ananta caturdasi-vrata. As there is Nrsimha caturdasi. . . A Vaisnava, they have got different functions of appearance and disappearance days of Vaisnava and Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 20 April 2024 diff hist −10 After separating the different universes, the gigantic universal form of the Lord (Maha-visnu), which came out of the causal ocean, the place of appearance for the first purusa-avatara, entered into each of the separate universes No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 20 April 2024 diff hist +68 After separating the different universes, the gigantic universal form of the Lord (Maha-visnu), which came out of the causal ocean, the place of appearance for the first purusa-avatara, entered into each of the separate universes No edit summary
19 April 2024
- 21:0821:08, 19 April 2024 diff hist +32 When His incarnation is present on this planet or in this universe, the Lord kills the demons & protects His devotees simultaneously. Sometimes Visnu appears in His person as Lord Krsna or Lord Rama. All of these appearances are mentioned in the sastras No edit summary current
- 21:0621:06, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 This universe is existing due to the Garbhodakasayi Visnu. There is not only one universe, but there are many millions, and they are all working very nicely because the Garbhodakasayi Visnu is present No edit summary current
- 21:0421:04, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 There is a Vaikunthaloka covered with water in this material world, and on that planet is a place called Vedavati, where Vasudeva is located. Another planet known as Visnuloka is situated above Satyaloka, and there Sankarsana is present No edit summary current
- 21:0321:03, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 The third, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, is diffused as the all-pervading Supersoul in all the universes and is known as Paramatma. He is present even within the atoms No edit summary current
18 April 2024
- 18:0618:06, 18 April 2024 diff hist +30 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is present in everyone's heart as the Supersoul, and He is the proprietor of all planets and the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices. He was personally present at the sacrifices made by King Prthu No edit summary current
- 18:0418:04, 18 April 2024 diff hist +41 The Lord is present in three features - as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Because He is present everywhere, He is described as sarvam khalv idam brahma. Visnu exists beyond Brahman No edit summary current
- 18:0218:02, 18 April 2024 diff hist +56 The form of Garbhodakasayi Visnu is called Narayana because He rests Himself on that water. In addition, He is the resting place of all living creatures. Besides that, Narayana is also present in everyone's heart, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 18:0018:00, 18 April 2024 diff hist +11 The demon cannot stand the presence of Visnu, the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:5917:59, 18 April 2024 diff hist +56 Seeing the Lord (Visnu) present before them, King Nabhi and his priests and associates felt just like poor people who have suddenly attained great riches. They received the Lord and respectfully bent their heads and offered Him things in worship No edit summary current
- 17:5717:57, 18 April 2024 diff hist +107 Only by Your (Lord Visnu's) presence can one understand the transcendental nature of Your Lordship, who are the controller of material nature - SB 10.2.35 No edit summary current
- 17:5217:52, 18 April 2024 diff hist +30 The brahmana priests were very hopeful that their sacrifice (the sacrifice performed by Daksa) would be carried out without obstacles now that Lord Visnu was present No edit summary current
17 April 2024
- 05:2705:27, 17 April 2024 diff hist +13 Category:Visnu's Appearance No edit summary current
- 05:2505:25, 17 April 2024 diff hist +139 N Category:Visnu's Appearance Created page with "Category:Visnu Category:Appearance Category:God's Appearance Category:Visnu's Umbrella Category Category:All Categories"
- 05:1705:17, 17 April 2024 diff hist +43 Lord Visnu's appearance at the sacrificial arena of Maharaja Nabhi was just to please the King and his assistants. Otherwise there was no reason for His being present there No edit summary current
- 05:1505:15, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Lord Visnu was personally present at the sacrificial arena, but this does not mean that He had any interest in His own personal benefit. Similarly, the arca-vigraha, the Deity in the temple, is present for the same purpose No edit summary current
- 05:1305:13, 17 April 2024 diff hist +11 Lord Siva accepts maya, but in the presence of Lord Visnu, maya does not exist. Consequently Lord Siva has to be considered a product of maya No edit summary current
- 05:1105:11, 17 April 2024 diff hist +56 Lord Ksirodakasayi Visnu was present before Dhruva Maharaja, who could also understand the Lord's two other forms, namely Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Karanodakasayi (Maha) Visnu No edit summary current
- 05:0905:09, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Just as our spirit is present within the body, the Lord is present within the universe as Paramatma. Due to the presence of Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the material creation exists, just as due to our presence our bodies are existing No edit summary current
- 04:4904:49, 17 April 2024 diff hist +37 Visnu is one, and yet He is certainly all-pervading. By His inconceivable potency, in spite of His one form, He is present everywhere. As the sun, He appears in many places at once. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:4104:41, 17 April 2024 diff hist +93 When His incarnation is present on this planet or in this universe, the Lord kills the demons & protects His devotees simultaneously. Sometimes Visnu appears in His person as Lord Krsna or Lord Rama. All of these appearances are mentioned in the sastras No edit summary
- 04:3904:39, 17 April 2024 diff hist −19 Your (Lord Visnu's) transcendental nature is very difficult to understand unless one is influenced by the presence of Your transcendental form - SB 10.2.35 No edit summary current
- 04:3704:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist +11 It is recommended that a particular demigod be worshiped for a particular purpose, but still the presence of Visnu is compulsory in order to make the function proper No edit summary current
- 04:3504:35, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 He (Garbhodakasayi Visnu) is present not only within the universe but within the bodies of all living creatures, as well as within the atom No edit summary current
- 04:3304:33, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Everything in existence works in proper order because of Lord Visnu. Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham. Even paramanu, the small atoms, work because of Lord Visnu's presence within them No edit summary current
- 04:3104:31, 17 April 2024 diff hist +59 Even without taking the shape of an animal, Visnu could kill him by hurling His Sudarsana cakra, which can go anywhere without the Lord's physical presence. Therefore Hiranyakasipu was careful to guard against all kinds of weapons No edit summary current
- 04:2904:29, 17 April 2024 diff hist +38 By His (Visnu's) all-pervading features He is everywhere present as the Supreme Truth, and in His personal feature He is always present in His transcendental abode of Goloka Vrndavana, where He displays His transcendental pastimes in all variegatedness No edit summary current
- 04:2604:26, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Due to His presence (Lord Visnu), everything is working, and there are actions and reactions No edit summary current
14 April 2024
- 17:3917:39, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 When I was born from the abdominal lotus flower of the Lord (Maha-Visnu), the great person, I had no ingredients for sacrificial performances except the bodily limbs of the great Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:3817:38, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 When Aghasura was killed & the demigods were looking on the incident with great surprise, Brahma, who was born of the lotus flower growing out of the navel of Visnu, also came to see. He was surprised how a little boy like Krsna could act so wonderfully No edit summary current
- 17:3617:36, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 We can understand from the Vedic literature that this universe is half filled with water, on which Garbhodakasayi Visnu is lying. From His abdomen a lotus flower has grown, and within the stem of that lotus flower all the different planets exist No edit summary current
- 17:3517:35, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower which grows from the navel of Visnu. The goddess Laksmi sits at the feet of Visnu & serves Him No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 14 April 2024 diff hist −19 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower that grows from the navel of Visnu - CC Intro No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower that grows from the navel of Visnu - CC Intro No edit summary
- 16:3116:31, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 This verse (SB 4.7.21) nicely describes how the sun, moon, eight-petalled lotus flower and humming black bees were represented by the fans of hair, the overhead canopy, the moving earrings on both sides of His (Lord Visnu) face, and His blackish hair No edit summary current
- 16:2616:26, 14 April 2024 diff hist +60 The Yamadutas saw that their (the Visnudutas) eyes were just like petals of the lotus flower, so beautiful. Sarve padma-palasaksah. And all dressed in saffron cloth, yellow. Kiritinah, with helmet; kundalino, earrings. Kiritinah and with flower garlands No edit summary current
- 16:2216:22, 14 April 2024 diff hist +32 The system of yoga entails controlling the mind, and the Lord of the mind is Aniruddha. It is stated that Aniruddha is four-handed, with Sudarsana cakra, conchshell, club and lotus flower. There are twenty-four forms of Visnu, each differently named No edit summary current
- 16:2016:20, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 The Supreme Spirit entered the universe, and the first living being, Brahma, was born on a lotus flower grown out of the transcendental abdomen of Visnu. Visnu is therefore known as Padmanabha No edit summary current
- 16:1816:18, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 The Lord as Garbhodakasayi Visnu lies in the ocean of Garbha within this universe, and from His navel the lotus flower sprouts. Lord Brahma is generated from that lotus flower, and from Lord Brahma the creation of this material world begins No edit summary current
- 16:1716:17, 14 April 2024 diff hist +43 The inhabitants of Visnuloka are of the same bodily feature as Lord Visnu, and they also hold club, conchshell, lotus flower and disc No edit summary current
- 16:1416:14, 14 April 2024 diff hist −11 The face of Lord Visnu as described in this verse (SB 4.7.20) appears like a lotus flower with bees humming over it No edit summary current
12 April 2024
- 17:2017:20, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 The immediate expansion of Lord Krsna is Baladeva, and Brahma, born from the lotus flower from Garbhodakasayi Visnu, is an expansion of Baladeva No edit summary current
- 17:1917:19, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 The existence of mother Ganges begins from the lotus feet of the Lord. Although this statement that water comes from a lotus flower is a contradiction, in connection with Lord Visnu it is a great wonder No edit summary current
- 17:1717:17, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 The creation, first Maha-Visnu; then from Maha-Visnu there is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From Garbhodakasayi Visnu there is Ksirodakasayi Visnu, expansion of Visnu, and from Him, Brahma comes. Brahma is born out of Garbhodakasayi Visnu on the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 17:1617:16, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 The body of Garbhodakasayi Visnu is described as sprouting the lotus stem within which all the planets of the universe remain, and at the top of the stem is the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born No edit summary current
- 17:1417:14, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 Seeing the lines of Lord Visnu's palm on King Prthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahma could understand that King Prthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:1317:13, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Rudra is stated to be the son of Brahma. So Brahma is the son, or born out of the lotus flower from the abdomen of Visnu. Visnu is expansion of Krsna. In this way Krsna is the origin of everything. That is a fact No edit summary current
- 17:1117:11, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 Rudra, Lord Siva, is actually born from between the eyes of Brahma, who is called Svayambhu because he is not born of any human being or material creature but is born directly from the lotus flower which grows from the abdomen of Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:1017:10, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Piercing through, this sum total form of the fruitive activity of the living entities took the shape of the bud of a lotus flower generated from Visnu & by His supreme will it illuminated everything, like the sun & dried up the vast waters of devastation No edit summary current
- 17:0817:08, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 Our history begins from the beginning of the creation because the creation takes place with the birth of Brahma from the abdomen lotus flower of Lord Visnu. Then Brahma gradually creates No edit summary current
- 17:0717:07, 12 April 2024 diff hist +66 On the coiled lap of Sesa Naga, Krsna was sitting very soberly, with four hands. His eyes were like the reddish petals of the lotus flower. After returning to the Yamuna, Akrura saw Balarama turned into Sesa Naga and Krsna turned into Maha-Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:0517:05, 12 April 2024 diff hist +48 Maha-visnu is the original cause of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and from Him comes the lotus flower from which Lord Brahma is manifested. Thus the original cause of everything is Visnu, and consequently the cosmic manifestation is not different from Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:0317:03, 12 April 2024 diff hist +16 Lord Visnu said, "My dear father, O great sage, I know that your feet are very soft, like a lotus flower, and that My chest is as hard as a thunderbolt. I am therefore afraid that you (Bhrgu Muni) may have felt some pain by kicking My chest No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Lord Brahma saw the lake in Lord Visnu's navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky. All became visible to him No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 Lord Brahma is considered the father of the demigods, but Krsna, or Lord Visnu, is the father of Brahma because Brahma took birth from the lotus flower growing from the Lord's abdomen No edit summary current
- 16:5916:59, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Lord Brahma also dies and takes birth. From Vedic literatures we understand that Lord Brahma took birth from the lotus flower generated from the navel of Visnu No edit summary current
- 16:5616:56, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 In the Transcendence there is no chance of material contact by any means. Brahma is the first living being, and therefore he mentions his birth from the lotus flower generated from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu No edit summary current
11 April 2024
- 12:3212:32, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Into that universal lotus flower Lord Visnu personally entered as the Supersoul, and when it was thus impregnated with all the modes of material nature, the personality of Vedic wisdom, whom we call the self-born, was generated No edit summary current
- 12:2812:28, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Generally in the four hands of Visnu there are a wheel, club, conchshell and lotus flower. These four symbols are seen in the four hands of Visnu in different arrangements No edit summary current
- 12:2712:27, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu are identical plenary expansions of Pradyumna, the original Deity of Brahma, who is born from the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 12:2512:25, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Garbhodakasayi Visnu, from whose abdomen sprouted the lotus flower which is the birthplace of Brahma, may also be considered the Lord of the universe No edit summary current
- 12:2412:24, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 From the navel of the Personality of Godhead Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouted a lotus flower effulgent like a thousand blazing suns. This lotus flower is the reservoir of all conditioned souls No edit summary current
- 12:2312:23, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu has sprung the stem of the lotus flower, the birthplace of Brahma, who is the father of all living beings and the master of all the demigod engineers engaged in the perfect design and working of the universal order No edit summary current
- 12:2112:21, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 From the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, a lotus flower sprouts. Lord Brahma, the first creature of the universe, is born from this lotus flower, and subsequently, Lord Brahma creates the whole universe No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 From His (Garbhodakasayi Visnu) navel the stem of the lotus flower sprouted, and on the flower petals the birth of Brahma, or the master engineer of the universal plan, took place No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Brahma takes his birth from the abdomen of the Lord Himself. A lotus flower grows from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and Brahma is born there No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Brahma, the firstborn living being, is born out of the abdominal lotus flower of the Maha-Visnu plenary expansion of Lord Krsna. The abdominal lotus flower is part of the Lord's bodily limbs, and Brahma is born out of the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 12:1612:16, 11 April 2024 diff hist 0 A yogi who is practicing meditation on the Supersoul sees within himself the plenary portion of Krsna as Visnu-with four hands, holding conchshell, wheel, club and lotus flower. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1512:15, 11 April 2024 diff hist 0 Because the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born is grown from the navel of Visnu, Lord Visnu is known as Padmanabha No edit summary current
- 12:1512:15, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Because the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born is grown from the navel of Visnu, Lord Visnu is known as Padmanabha No edit summary
- 12:1312:13, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 A yogi who is practicing meditation on the Supersoul sees within himself the plenary portion of Krsna as Visnu-with four hands, holding conchshell, wheel, club and lotus flower. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 12:1212:12, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 A lotus flower then sprouted from the lotus navel of that Garbhodakasayi Visnu. That lotus flower became Lord Brahma's birthplace No edit summary current
- 12:1112:11, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 At the beginning of creation the Supreme Spirit entered the universe, and the first living being, Brahma, was born on a lotus flower grown from the transcendental abdomen of Visnu No edit summary current
- 12:0912:09, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 As for the material creation, Brahma is the first created person. Before Brahma there was no living creature within this material world; it was void & dark until Brahma was born on the lotus flower that sprouted from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu No edit summary current
- 12:0912:09, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Arjuna can see from the Garbhodakasayi Visnu up to the topmost part of the universe on the lotus-flower planet where Brahma, the first creature of the universe, resides. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:0612:06, 11 April 2024 diff hist +15 A lotus flower is also an insignia in the hand of Lord Visnu as well as in the hand of the goddess of fortune. The worshipers of the goddess of fortune and Lord Visnu together are certainly very opulent in all respects, even in material life No edit summary current
10 April 2024
- 17:2217:22, 10 April 2024 diff hist +8 Another name for Lord Brahma is Svayambhu because he was born from a lotus flower emanating from the navel of Lord Visnu. Since he was not born of a father and mother, he is therefore called Svayambhu No edit summary current
- 17:1217:12, 10 April 2024 diff hist 0 After being saved from the anger of Lord Siva, Bhrgu Muni went directly to the planet Svetadvipa, where Lord Visnu was lying on a bed of flowers in the company of His wife, the goddess of fortune, who was engaged in massaging His lotus feet No edit summary current
- 17:1217:12, 10 April 2024 diff hist +32 After being saved from the anger of Lord Siva, Bhrgu Muni went directly to the planet Svetadvipa, where Lord Visnu was lying on a bed of flowers in the company of His wife, the goddess of fortune, who was engaged in massaging His lotus feet No edit summary
- 17:1117:11, 10 April 2024 diff hist 0 According to Viraraghava Acarya, the conchshell and lotus flower (of Visnu) are also accepted as weapons. Since the Lord is the supreme controller, whatever is in His hand can be considered a weapon No edit summary current
- 17:1017:10, 10 April 2024 diff hist +66 According to Viraraghava Acarya, the conchshell and lotus flower (of Visnu) are also accepted as weapons. Since the Lord is the supreme controller, whatever is in His hand can be considered a weapon No edit summary
- 17:0617:06, 10 April 2024 diff hist +85 Sukadeva Gosvami said: Lord Visnu, the enjoyer of all sacrifices, appeared as Vamanadeva in the sacrificial arena of Bali Maharaja. Then He extended His left foot to the end of the universe and pierced a hole in its covering with the nail of His big toe No edit summary current
- 17:0017:00, 10 April 2024 diff hist +7 The visnu-cakra Sudarsana (the disc weapon of Lord Krsna) devastated the whole city by burning all these important places, because the King of Kasi and his son Sudaksina were against Lord Krsna. This excursion was more ravaging than modern bombing No edit summary current
- 16:5616:56, 10 April 2024 diff hist +153 Some yogis meditate within their heart on the localized Visnu, who is four-handed and who holds 4 symbols: conch, disc, mace & lotus. The yogi who thinks of the four-handed Visnu becomes absorbed in devotional ecstasy & evinces the symptoms of that state No edit summary current
- 16:5316:53, 10 April 2024 diff hist +124 One of the important residents of Dvaraka spoke, "My dear Lord Narayana, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Your plenary portion as Narayana, or Visnu, You have four hands with different symbols - the conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower" No edit summary current
9 April 2024
- 16:1716:17, 9 April 2024 diff hist +16 My dear Sanatana, just hear from Me as I tell you how the different visnu-murtis hold Their weapons, beginning with the disc, and how They are named differently according to the placement of the weapons in Their hands No edit summary current
- 16:1516:15, 9 April 2024 diff hist +55 May Lord Narayana, who is equipped with all potencies, protect me in the third part of the day, and may Lord Visnu, who carries a disc to kill His enemies, protect me in the fourth part of the day No edit summary current
- 16:1316:13, 9 April 2024 diff hist +26 Maha-Visnu possessed dazzling beauty, and His palms were like lotus flowers. He was further beautified by the different emblems of the visnu-murti - the conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower - which He held in His four hands No edit summary current
- 16:0916:09, 9 April 2024 diff hist +33 Lord Visnu was sitting on Garuda, a big aquiline bird, and was carrying in His hand a disc, Brahma was sitting on a swan and had in his hand kusa grass, and Lord Siva was sitting on a bull and carrying in his hand a small drum called a damaru No edit summary current
- 16:0716:07, 9 April 2024 diff hist +7 Lord Visnu presented him (Prthu) with a Sudarsana disc, and Lord Visnu's wife, the goddess of fortune, gave him imperishable opulences No edit summary current
- 16:0616:06, 9 April 2024 diff hist +7 Lord Brahma presented King Prthu with a protective garment made of spiritual knowledge. Bharati (Sarasvati), the wife of Brahma, gave him a transcendental necklace. Lord Visnu presented him with a Sudarsana disc No edit summary current
- 16:0516:05, 9 April 2024 diff hist +26 Krsna told Paundraka, "Paundraka, you requested Me to give up the symbols of Lord Visnu, specifically My disc. Now I will give it up to you. Be careful! You falsely declare yourself Vasudeva, imitating Me. Therefore no one is a greater fool than you" No edit summary current
- 16:0216:02, 9 April 2024 diff hist +7 It should be understood that this Sudarsana disc is not exactly the same type of Sudarsana disc used by the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, or Visnu No edit summary current
- 16:0016:00, 9 April 2024 diff hist +92 In the spiritual sky the representations of Narayana are described as follows: Govinda (disc, mace, flower and conch), Visnu-murti (mace, flower, conch and disc), Madhusudana (disc, conch, flower and mace), Trivikrama - flower, mace, disc and shell No edit summary current
- 15:5715:57, 9 April 2024 diff hist +8 As iron attracted by a magnetic stone moves automatically toward the magnet, my (Prahlada's) consciousness, having been changed by His (Lord Visnu's) will, is attracted by Lord Visnu, who carries a disc in His hand. Thus I have no independence No edit summary current
- 15:5415:54, 9 April 2024 diff hist +26 After hearing from the sun and moon demigods about Rahu's attack, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, engages His disc, known as the Sudarsana cakra, to protect them. The Sudarsana cakra is the Lord's most beloved devotee & is favored by the Lord No edit summary current
7 April 2024
- 16:3416:34, 7 April 2024 diff hist +24 Visnu's eight hands held a conchshell, wheel, club, lotus flower, arrow, bow, shield and sword, and they were decorated with golden ornaments such as bangles and bracelets No edit summary current
- 16:3016:30, 7 April 2024 diff hist −19 The four arms of Lord Visnu have different purposes. The hands holding a lotus flower and conchshell are meant for the devotees, whereas the other two hands, holding a disc and mace, or club, are meant for the demons No edit summary current
- 16:3016:30, 7 April 2024 diff hist +205 The four arms of Lord Visnu have different purposes. The hands holding a lotus flower and conchshell are meant for the devotees, whereas the other two hands, holding a disc and mace, or club, are meant for the demons No edit summary
5 April 2024
- 11:0511:05, 5 April 2024 diff hist +179 Some yogis think of the Lord within their hearts as measuring about six inches. The Lord has four hands, in which He holds a conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower. Those who worship this form of Visnu within the heart are called sagarbha-yogis No edit summary current
- 11:0111:01, 5 April 2024 diff hist +55 Regardless of what you (the Yamadutas) have done this time, henceforward you should not approach such devotees; otherwise you will be killed by the club of Lord Visnu. This is my (Yamaraja's) warning No edit summary current
- 11:0011:00, 5 April 2024 diff hist +40 One who worships the salagrama-sila can also be relieved of offenses. In the Brahmanda Purana it is said that one who worships Lord Visnu, whose four hands bear a conchshell, disc, lotus flower and club, can be relieved from the above offenses No edit summary current
- 10:5510:55, 5 April 2024 diff hist +55 Maha-Visnu possessed dazzling beauty, and His palms were like lotus flowers. He was further beautified by the different emblems of the visnu-murti - the conchshell, club, disc and lotus flower - which He held in His four hands No edit summary
- 10:5010:50, 5 April 2024 diff hist +32 Lord Visnu holds the club, lotus, conch and disc. Lord Madhusudana holds the disc, conch, lotus and club No edit summary current
- 10:4810:48, 5 April 2024 diff hist +26 Lord Visnu has a club and cakra to punish nondevotees. Do not risk punishment by attempting to disturb the devotees No edit summary current
- 10:4710:47, 5 April 2024 diff hist +116 Lord Krsna is the original Personality of Godhead, and all the other Visnu forms - with four hands decorated with conch, lotus, club & wheel - are plenary expansions of Krsna. In Bhagavad-gita it is recommended that one meditate upon the form of the Lord No edit summary current
4 April 2024
- 18:2918:29, 4 April 2024 diff hist +44 In two hands Lord Visnu always carries a club and a cakra to kill demons, and in His other two hands He holds a conchshell and a lotus to give protection to His devotees No edit summary current
- 18:2318:23, 4 April 2024 diff hist +202 In His Visnu form, the Lord carries four weapons in His four hands - a lotus flower and a conchshell in two hands, and in the other two hands a club and a disc No edit summary current
- 18:2018:20, 4 April 2024 diff hist +41 Hiranyakasipu murmured to himself, "Lord Visnu, who possesses great mystic power, has made this plan to kill me, but what is the use of such an attempt? Who can fight with me?" Thinking like this and taking up his club, Hiranyakasipu attacked the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:1718:17, 4 April 2024 diff hist +177 He (Krsna) appeared before them nicely covered by yellow silken garments, with four hands like Visnu, and carrying the different symbols of the club, the conchshell, the disc and the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 18:1018:10, 4 April 2024 diff hist +180 God expands Himself in innumerable forms, but all of them are nondifferent from one another. Visnu has four hands, each hand holds a particular item - either a conchshell, wheel, club or lotus flower. Of these 4 emblems, the cakra, or wheel, is the chief No edit summary current
3 April 2024
- 18:4218:42, 3 April 2024 diff hist +40 Certainly Lord Visnu is very beautiful with His necklace of kaustubha jewels, His four hands holding conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower and His dazzlingly beautiful jewelry No edit summary current
- 18:3618:36, 3 April 2024 diff hist +16 All together, accompanied by the conchshell, wheel, club, lotus flower, bow, arrows, shield and sword in His hands, these presented a grand and beautiful audience for Lord Visnu which captivated all the demigods No edit summary current
- 18:2418:24, 3 April 2024 diff hist +26 Their legs were decorated with bells, Their waists with golden belts, & Their fingers with jeweled rings. Brahma also saw that upon the whole body of each Visnu, from the lotus feet up to the top of the head, fresh tulasi leaves and buds had been thrown No edit summary current
- 18:2218:22, 3 April 2024 diff hist +26 I shall therefore sever Lord Visnu's head from His trunk by my trident, and with the profuse blood from His body I shall please my brother Hiranyaksa, who was so fond of sucking blood. Thus shall I too be peaceful No edit summary current
- 18:2018:20, 3 April 2024 diff hist +26 In the Puranas it is found that Siva appears sometimes from the heads of Brahma and sometimes from the head of Visnu No edit summary current
2 April 2024
- 18:1218:12, 2 April 2024 diff hist +33 As for rudhira, or the blood of Lord Visnu, since there is no possibility of severing Lord Visnu's head from His body, there is no question of blood. But the garland that decorates Visnu's body is as red as blood No edit summary current
- 18:1118:11, 2 April 2024 diff hist +26 As for rudhira, or the blood of Lord Visnu, since there is no possibility of severing Lord Visnu's head from His body, there is no question of blood. But the garland that decorates Visnu's body is as red as blood No edit summary
- 18:0918:09, 2 April 2024 diff hist +26 This verse (SB 4.7.21) nicely describes how the sun, moon, eight-petalled lotus flower and humming black bees were represented by the fans of hair, the overhead canopy, the moving earrings on both sides of His (Lord Visnu) face, and His blackish hair No edit summary
- 18:0518:05, 2 April 2024 diff hist +82 The Lord (Maha-visnu), although lying in the Causal Ocean, came out of it, and dividing Himself as Hiranyagarbha, He entered into each universe and assumed the virat-rupa, with thousands of legs, arms, mouths, heads, etc No edit summary current
- 18:0218:02, 2 April 2024 diff hist +33 That same Lord Visnu, in the form of Lord Sesa, holds the planets upon His heads, although He does not know where they are, for He cannot feel their existence upon His heads No edit summary current