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21 June 2024

     12:56  The great sage Maitreya addressed Vidura as a warrior not only because Vidura belonged to the Kuru family but because he was anxious to hear about the chivalrous activities of the Lord in His incarnations of Varaha and Nrsimha‎ diffhist +16‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     12:53  Talks of spiritual enlightenment are so refreshing that while instructing Dhrtarastra, Vidura attracted the attention of all the members of the family, and all of them took pleasure in hearing him patiently. This is the way of spiritual realization‎ diffhist +24‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     12:18  Suta Gosvami continued: Vidura, the descendant of Bharata, was delighted to hear the story of the Lord, who, having assumed by His own divine potency the form of a boar, had enacted the sport of lifting the earth from the bottom of the ocean‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     12:09  Maitreya: A great rsi of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a great religious authority. He advised Dhrtarastra to keep good relations with the Pandavas‎‎ 4 changes history +18‎ [Visnu Murti‎ (4×)]
     
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     12:07  Category:Maitreya is a Sage‎ diffhist +1‎ Visnu Murti talk contribs
     11:57  Sri Suta Gosvami continued: My dear brahmana, Vidura the great devotee of the Lord achieved transcendental bliss by hearing the narration of the pastimes of the SPG from the authoritative source of the sage Kausarava (Maitreya), and he was very pleased‎ diffhist −3‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     11:54  Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: After hearing from Uddhava all about the annihilation of his friends and relatives, the learned Vidura pacified his overwhelming bereavement by dint of his transcendental knowledge‎ diffhist −21‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     11:49  Srimad-Bhagavatam is the record of bhagavat-katha, topics about the pastimes of the Lord. What Vidura was anxious to hear from Maitreya we can also hear five thousand years later, provided we are very eager‎ diffhist −8‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     11:46  Saint Vidura's purpose in hearing about Prthu Maharaja over and over again was to set an example for ordinary kings and executive heads‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     11:45  Regulated sex life to generate good population is worth accepting. Actually, Vidura was not interested in hearing the history of persons who merely engaged in sex life‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     11:03  O Vidura, we (Maitreya) have heard that Brahma had a daughter named Vak who was born from his body and who attracted his mind toward sex, although she was not sexually inclined towards him‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     10:54  O best of the virtuous (Maitreya Rsi), the original king of kings (Manu) was a great devotee of the Personality of Godhead Hari, and thus it is worth hearing of his sublime character and activities. Please describe them. I (Vidura) am very eager to hear‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     10:44  Only the devotee, by his factual experience, can understand the import of this verse (SB 3.5.13) spoken by Vidura. The pure devotee of the Lord enjoys life by constantly remembering the lotus feet of the Lord by hearing krsna-katha‎ diffhist +12‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     10:38  One who is actually faithful and inquisitive is qualified to hear the transcendental pastimes of the appearance and disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vidura was a suitable candidate to receive such transcendental messages‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     10:35  Maitreya heard the narration from his bona fide spiritual master, and Vidura also heard from Maitreya. One becomes an authority simply by presenting whatever he has heard from his spiritual master‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     10:13  God wanted to give him (Prahlada) something and he refused, and He was pleased, - Oh, here is My real servant‎ diffhist +2‎ Soham talk contribs
     10:07  Prahlada flatly refused in the presence of Nrsimhadeva. - Sir, we are so prone to accept this material benediction, & Your great personality is offering. So this is a great allurement. Kindly save me. I am not a merchandise man, that I want something‎ diffhist +6‎ Soham talk contribs
     09:55  My dear Vidura, one who hears this narration concerning the understanding of the living entity's spiritual existence, as described by the great sage Narada, or who relates it to others, will be liberated from the bodily conception of life‎ diffhist +36‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     09:42  My dear Vidura, I have summarily explained the causes of devastation. One who hears this description three times attains piety and washes the sinful contamination from his soul‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     09:37  My dear King, in this way, after hearing the transcendental messages of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees from the great sage Maitreya, Vidura was overwhelmed with ecstasy‎ diffhist +26‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     09:33  Not that because He (Krsna) will give me something more than expectation I am giving service. That mentality is not good‎ diffhist 0‎ Soham talk contribs
     09:25  A great man, if you give him little service, he rewards you more than you expect. And what to speak of Krsna? He is the greatest of all. If you give Him little service, He gives you more than you expect. That is a fact‎ diffhist 0‎ Soham talk contribs
     09:08  It is stated that Vidura heard from Maitreya Rsi, and that Maitreya Rsi was very pleased. Unless one satisfies his guru, one cannot receive proper knowledge. That is quite natural‎ diffhist −9‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     09:04  In order to become recognized by Krsna, it is my duty to do my best to introduce as many persons as possible to Krsna. That is KC movement. I give you the information. I don't say that, "You surrender unto me," but I say - Surrender unto Krsna‎ diffhist +9‎ Soham talk contribs
     09:00  In the Svayambhuva millennium He (God as a Boar) assumed the color white, and in the Caksusa millennium He assumed the color red. Vidura had already heard about one of them, and he proposed to hear about the other‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     08:41  Both the Kauravas and the Yadavas were relatives of Vidura, and Vidura heard of their extinction due to fratricidal war‎ diffhist −8‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     08:40  As soon as you are surrendered to Krsna, your business is done. My business is to introduce you to Krsna, to convince you some way or other that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you surrender unto Him and you will be happy‎ diffhist 0‎ Soham talk contribs
     08:39  After hearing from the great sage Maitreya about the Lord's incarnation as Varaha, Vidura, who had taken a vow, begged him with folded hands to please narrate further transcendental activities of the Lord, since he (Vidura) did not yet feel satisfied‎ diffhist +16‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     07:19  Krsna says that, "You surrender unto Me." We have to preach this cult. We surrender unto Krsna, and you be saved from the problems of your life. That is our business‎ diffhist +6‎ Soham talk contribs
     03:23  Category:Vidura's Hearing‎ diffhist −30‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:17  Vidura wanted to point this out and impressed upon him that it was better to die like his sons than accept such humiliating charity. Five thousand years ago there was one Dhrtarastra, but at the present moment there are Dhrtarastras in every home‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:04  Vidura wanted to point out to Dhrtarastra that everyone has to protect himself by his action and the grace of the Lord‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:00  Vidura wanted to impress upon his elder brother that fighting with the Pandavas was fraught with many dangers because they were supported by Krsna, who had conquered, even in His childhood‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:00  Vidura wanted to achieve sincere devotional service of the Lord and therefore became a soul absolutely surrendered to the Absolute Personality of Godhead. He could realize this in the progress of his pilgrim's journey, & thus he was freed from all doubts‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:48  Vidura wanted to accept Uddhava as his spiritual master, but Uddhava did not accept the post because Vidura was as old as Uddhava's father and Uddhava could not accept him as his disciple, especially when Maitreya was present nearby‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:48  Vidura might have heard the pastimes of God many, many times before he met Maitreya, but still he wanted the same narrations to be repeated because he was never satiated by hearing them. That is the transcendental nature of the Lord's glorious pastimes‎ diffhist +17‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:45  Vidura belonged to the royal family of the Kauravas, and although he knew that all the family members were destroyed at the Battle of Kuruksetra, he nonetheless wanted to see his elder brother, Dhrtarastra, to see if he could deliver him from maya‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:43  Vidura again wanted to hear about Pracinabarhi's sons, and he was especially inquisitive to know what they achieved by satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Here the words siddhim apuh, or "achieved perfection," are very important‎ diffhist +18‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:42  Vidura, as a saint and as the duty-bound affectionate youngest brother of Dhrtarastra, wanted to awaken Dhrtarastra from his slumber of disease and old age‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:28  He (Vidura) wanted to hear more and more (about God) so that he could be more and more blessed by the transcendental message‎ diffhist +18‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:28  He (Vidura) wanted to hear about Him (Krnsa) in His purusa incarnations, which He manifests with full potencies for the creation and maintenance of the cosmic world. The activities of the purusa incarnations are but an extension of the activities of God‎ diffhist +36‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:25  Fully satisfied by the answers of the sage Maitreya, Vidura wanted to understand the remaining portions of the creative function of the Lord, and he took the clue from the previous topics‎ diffhist −7‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:24  Because there were insufficient topics directly concerning Krsna in the Puranas, Mahabharata, etc., he (Vidura) was not satisfied and wanted to know more about Krsna‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:23  After leaving his home, which was full of politics and diplomacy, Vidura wanted to purify himself by traveling to all the sacred places, which are so situated that anyone who goes there automatically becomes purified‎ diffhist +6‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:16  Category:Vidura Wants‎ diffhist −30‎ Nabakumar talk contribs

20 June 2024

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