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     14:37  When Queen Arci saw that her husband (King Prthu), who had been so merciful to her and the earth, no longer showed symptoms of life, she lamented for a little while and then built a fiery pyre on top of a hill and placed the body of her husband on it‎ diffhist −11‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:37  When the great sage Atri again gave directions, the son of King Prthu became very angry and placed an arrow on his bow. Upon seeing this, King Indra immediately abandoned the false dress of a sannyasi and, giving up the horse, made himself invisible‎ diffhist −16‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:36  When the son of King Prthu was informed by Atri of King Indra's trick, he immediately became very angry and followed Indra to kill him, calling, "Wait! Wait!"‎ diffhist −16‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:36  Whenever an acarya is seen, one should immediately bow down before him. Prthu Maharaja did this properly; therefore the words used here are prasrayanata-kandharah. Out of humility, he bowed down before the Kumaras‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:33  Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, I have as far as possible spoken the narrations about Prthu Maharaja, which enrich one's devotional attitude. Whoever takes advantage of these benefits also goes back home, back to Godhead, like Maharaja Prthu‎ diffhist −5‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:33  Maharaja Prthu, who was celebrated as very powerful, immediately took up his bow and arrows and prepared to kill Indra himself, because Indra had introduced such irregular sannyasa orders‎ diffhist −19‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:32  Maharaja Prthu, however, was concerned with persons who were gentle, and therefore he first addressed all the honest persons, not caring for the envious‎ diffhist +11‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:31  Maharaja Prthu's advice to his citizens to take to devotional service is now concluded in two ways‎ diffhist −11‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:31  Maharaja Prthu's activities in devotional service enabled him to become fixed and steady in the discharge of devotional activities without having to take recourse to karma, jnana or yoga‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:30  Maharaja Prthu thus engaged completely in devotional service, executing the rules and regulations strictly according to principles, twenty-four hours daily. Thus his love and devotion unto the SPG, Krsna, developed and became unflinching and fixed‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:30  Maharaja Prthu maintains that the attraction of this chanting is so great that one cannot give up the process unless he is an animal. This is the case even if one comes in contact with this transcendental vibration by chance‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:29  Maharaja Prthu is the perfect example of an ideal chief executive‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:28  Maharaja Prthu had no desire to promote himself to the higher planetary systems. He wanted to return home immediately, back to Godhead‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:28  Maharaja Prthu completely dedicated himself to be an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transcendental to material nature‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:27  Like the sun-god, Prthu Maharaja distributed his heat and light to give protection to his kingdom, for without heat and light no one can exist‎ diffhist −11‎ Deepali talk contribs
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     14:26  Like all Vaisnavas, Maharaja Prthu was devoted to cow protection, spiritual masters and qualified brahmanas‎ diffhist −7‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:25  King Prthu will be very, very kind to all citizens. Even though a poor person may trample over the King's head by violating the rules and regulations, the King, out of his causeless mercy, will be forgetful and forgiving‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
N    14:24  Devotees Are Representatives of Krishna - Prabhupada 0530‎ diffhist +1,419‎ Nabakumar talk contribs (Created page with "<!-- BEGIN CATEGORY LIST --> 9 Category:Vaniquote Pages with YouTube Shorts and Audio 10530 <!-- END CATEGORY LIST --> <!-- END NAVIGATION BAR --> ---- <!-- END ORIGINAL VANIQUOTES PAGE LINK--> <!-- BEGIN VIDEO LINK --> {{youtube_right|QQ4ha8kyaAc|Devotees Are Representatives of Krishna <br />- Prabhupada 0530}} <!-- END VIDEO LINK --> <!--...")
     14:24  Just as the sun-god expands his shining rays up to the Arctic region without impedance, the influence of King Prthu will cover all tracts of land up to the Arctic region and will remain undisturbed as long as he lives‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:24  Just as the sun-god evaporates water for eight months and, during the rainy season, returns it profusely, this King will also exact taxes from the citizens and return these monies in times of need‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:23  Just as no one can understand what is going on beneath the sea, no one could understand what policy King Prthu was following to make everything successful. Indeed, King Prthu's path of diplomacy was very grave‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:23  Jnana and yoga should not be accepted as the real processes for liberation. By discharging devotional service, Maharaja Prthu automatically transcended all these positions‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:22  It is the king's duty to see that everyone perfectly executes the duties prescribed for the varna and asrama divisions of society. Besides that, as exemplified by King Prthu, he must develop the earth for the greatest possible production of food grains‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:21  Indeed, he will be unbearable to his enemies, for although staying very near him, they will never be able to approach him but will have to remain as if far away. No one will be able to overcome the strength of King Prthu‎ diffhist −10‎ Deepali talk contribs
N    14:20  Vedanta-vit, He Who Knows Vedanta - Prabhupada 0529‎ diffhist +1,290‎ Nabakumar talk contribs (Created page with "<!-- BEGIN CATEGORY LIST --> 9 9 Category:Vaniquote Pages with YouTube Shorts and Audio 10529 <!-- END CATEGORY LIST --> <!-- END NAVIGATION BAR --> ---- <!-- END ORIGINAL VANIQUOTES PAGE LINK--> <!-- BEGIN VIDEO LINK --> {{youtube_right|uZExrjOEkIQ|Vedanta-vit, He Who Knows Vedanta <br />- Prabhupada 0529}} <!-- END VIDEO LINK --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO LINK...")
     14:20  In this way he (Prthu Maharaja) lived in the forest and underwent severe austerity, especially in regards to eating. In other words, overeating is not at all recommended for one who wants to progress in spiritual life‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:19  In due course of time, when Prthu Maharaja was to give up his body, he fixed his mind firmly upon the lotus feet of Krsna, and thus, completely situated on the brahma-bhuta platform, he gave up the material body‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:18  Here (SB 4.21.51) it is admitted by the citizens of King Prthu; in full consciousness they admit the benefit they have derived from the activities of Maharaja Prthu‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:17  He arranged pensions for everyone according to religious principles, and after executing the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in complete coordination with Him, he dedicated his sons unto the earth, which was considered to be his daughter‎ diffhist −12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:16  Generally liberation takes place after one gives up this body but one who lives according to the example of Prthu Maharaja is liberated even in this lifetime‎ diffhist +11‎ Deepali talk contribs
N    14:16  How A Thief Became A Devotee - Prabhupada 0528‎ diffhist +1,445‎ Nabakumar talk contribs (Created page with "<!-- BEGIN CATEGORY LIST --> 9 9 Category:Vaniquote Pages with YouTube Shorts and Audio 10528 <!-- END CATEGORY LIST --> <!-- END NAVIGATION BAR --> ---- <!-- END ORIGINAL VANIQUOTES PAGE LINK--> <!-- BEGIN VIDEO LINK --> {{youtube_right|LZjcWQbUtXM|How A Thief Became A Devotee <br />- Prabhupada 0528}} <!-- END VIDEO LINK --> <!-- BEGIN AU...")
     14:16  From this statement it appears that town and city planning is not new but has been coming down since the time of King Prthu. In India we can see regular planning methods evident in very old cities. In SB there are many descriptions of such ancient cities‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:15  Even in this fallen age if the rulers, governors and presidents take advantage of Prthu Maharaja's example, there will certainly be a reign of peace and prosperity throughout the world‎ diffhist −10‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:14  During the time of King Prthu, the earth was fully under the control of the King. Thus all the inhabitants of the earth could get their food supply by creating various types of calves and putting their particular types of milk in various pots‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:13  Dear King, just as a tree with a fire burning in the hollow of the trunk gradually dries up, we are drying up due to the fire of hunger in our stomachs‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:12  By his example, Prthu Maharaja indicates that whenever there is a scarcity in food production, the head of the government should take steps to see why production is being held up and what should be done to rectify the situation‎ diffhist +11‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:12  Being self-satisfied, Maharaja Prthu executed his duties as perfectly as possible according to the time and his situation, strength and financial position. His only aim in all his activities was to satisfy the Absolute Truth. In this way, he duly acted‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:11  Being a responsible king, Prthu Maharaja recommends that everyone take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus be immediately purified‎ diffhist −14‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:10  At the time of Maharaja Prthu, the world was ruled by one emperor, although there were many subordinate states‎ diffhist −21‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:08  As King Prthu has illustrated, one who is serious about receiving transcendental Vedic knowledge must accept a guru, or spiritual master, in one of these four disciplic successions‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:08  As an ideal king, Maharaja Prthu is compared to the earthly planet, for even though some citizens might violate the rules and regulations of the state, he would still be tolerant and maintain them with fruits and grains‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:07  As an ideal king, King Prthu would execute all this business in the village and state as expertly as the sun‎ diffhist +9‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:05  Amongst great personalities, Maharaja Prthu was the chief by virtue of his fixed position in relation to spiritual enlightenment. He remained satisfied as one who has achieved all success in spiritual understanding‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:04  Although Maharaja Prthu stopped all practice of mystic yoga after realizing Krsna consciousness, he took advantage of his previous practice and immediately placed himself on the brahma-bhuta platform in order to accelerate his return to Godhead‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:03  Although Arjuna knew all the transcendental science, he questioned Krsna as if he did not know. Similarly, Prthu Maharaja knew everything, but he presented himself before the Kumaras as if he did not know anything‎ diffhist +13‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:02  After this, the King took the water which had washed the lotus feet of the Kumaras and sprinkled it over his hair. By such respectful actions, the King, as an exemplary personality, showed how to receive a spiritually advanced personality‎ diffhist +44‎ Deepali talk contribs
     14:01  After executing the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and settling the affairs of the world, Maharaja Prthu was ready to retire. He had been exemplary in his governmental administration, and now he was to become exemplary in his retirement‎ diffhist +12‎ Deepali talk contribs
     13:59  A type of pseudo-sannyasa was introduced by Indra when he tried to hide himself from the attack of Vijitasva, the great son of King Prthu‎ diffhist −16‎ Deepali talk contribs
     13:51  Category:Prthu's Father Vena‎ diffhist +21‎ Deepali talk contribs
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