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6 March 2017
- 04:5404:54, 6 March 2017 diff hist +4,350 N Nanda Maharaja addressed Garga Muni as one of the great authorities in astrological science Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nanda Mahārāja addressed Garga Muni as one of the great authorities in astrological science"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mahapra..."
- 04:4904:49, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,237 N If it is asked, “Why don’t the householders go to a saintly person or a brahmana for enlightenment?” the answer is that householders are very poor-hearted" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If it is asked, “Why don’t the householders go to a saintly person or a brāhmaṇa for enlightenment?” the answer is th..."
- 04:4104:41, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,160 N Nanda Maharaja said: Your (Gargamuni's) coming to our house is to give us some enlightenment about spiritual life. You have no other purpose in visiting householders Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your coming to our house is to give us some enlightenment about spiritual life. You have no other purpose in visiting househol..."
- 04:3404:34, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,528 N Addressing him (Gargamuni) very politely, he (Nanda) said, “My dear brahmana, your appearance in a householder’s place is only to enlighten. We are always engaged in household duties and are forgetting our real duty of self-realization" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Addressing him very politely, he said, “My dear brāhmaṇa, your appearance in a householder’s place is only to enlighten..."
- 04:2404:24, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,202 N He received Garga Muni with the feeling of one who is worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He offered him a nice sitting place, and when he sat down, Nanda Maharaja offered him a warm reception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He received Garga Muni with the feeling of one who is worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He offered him a nice sit..."
- 04:1704:17, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,188 N When Garga Muni arrived at the home of Nanda Maharaja, Nanda Maharaja was very much pleased to see him and immediately stood up with folded hands and offered his respectful obeisances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Garga Muni arrived at the home of Nanda Mahārāja, Nanda Mahārāja was very much pleased to see him and immediately sto..."
- 04:0504:05, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,010 N Garga Muni was a great saintly sage who had undergone many austerities and penances and been appointed priest of the Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Garga Muni was a great saintly sage who had undergone many austerities and penances and been appointed priest of the Yadu dyna..."
- 03:5603:56, 6 March 2017 diff hist +3,217 N After this incident (of Trnavarta trying to kill Krsna), Vasudeva asked his family priest, Garga Muni, to visit the place of Nanda Maharaja in order to astrologically calculate the future life of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After this incident, Vasudeva asked his family priest, Garga Muni, to visit the place of Nanda Mahārāja in order to astrolog..."
4 March 2017
- 15:5315:53, 4 March 2017 diff hist +2,663 N After thus worshiping the transcendental form of the Lord, all the demigods, with Lord Brahma and Lord Siva placed in front, departed for their heavenly abodes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After thus worshiping the transcendental form of the Lord, all the demigods, with Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva placed in front,..."
- 15:4715:47, 4 March 2017 diff hist +3,080 N Devaki was very much afraid of her brother Kamsa because he had already killed so many of her children. So she was very anxious about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devakī was very much afraid of her brother Kaṁsa because he had already killed so many of her children. So she was very anx..."
- 15:3515:35, 4 March 2017 diff hist +3,797 N The demigods said: You (Mother Devaki) should not be afraid of your brother, the King of Bhoja. Your son Lord Krsna, who is the original Personality of Godhead, will appear for the protection of the pious Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"you should not be afraid of your brother, the King of Bhoja. Your son Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the original Personality of God..."
- 15:2715:27, 4 March 2017 diff hist +3,827 N The demigods said: Dear mother Devaki, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing along with all His plenary extensions. He is the original Personality of Godhead, appearing for our welfare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear mother Devakī, within your womb is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing along with all His plenary extensions...."
- 15:2015:20, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,272 N The Mahabharata is history, and simply by studying, hearing and memorizing the transcendental activities of Krsna, the less intelligent can also gradually rise to the standard of pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mahābhārata is history, and simply by studying, hearing and memorizing the transcendental activities of Kṛṣṇa, the..."
- 15:0915:09, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,644 N For those who are less intelligent (like women, laborers or the mercantile class), the great sage Vyasadeva wrote the Mahabharata. In the Mahabharata Krsna is present in His different activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are less intelligent (like women, laborers or the mercantile class), the great sage Vyāsadeva wrote the Mahābh..."
- 11:2111:21, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,221 N For persons who are not very advanced in absolute knowledge of the Supreme, Lord Krsna exhibits His transcendental pastimes. Such persons can simply think of the pastimes of the Lord and get full benefit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For persons who are not very advanced in absolute knowledge of the Supreme, Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His transcendental pasti..."
- 10:5110:51, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,004 N The devotee who knows that there is no difference between the name and the form of the Lord chants Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare and realizes that he is always in Krsna's company Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotee who knows that there is no difference between the name and the form of the Lord chants Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛ..."
- 10:4310:43, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,328 N In the material world there is a difference between form and name. The mango fruit is different from the name of the mango. One cannot taste the mango fruit simply by chanting "mango, mango, mango Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world there is a difference between form and name. The mango fruit is different from the name of the mango. On..."
- 10:3210:32, 4 March 2017 diff hist +4,513 N The demigods said: O Lord, the impersonalists or nondevotees cannot understand that Your name is identical with Your form.” Since the Lord is absolute, there is no difference between His name and His actual form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Lord, the impersonalists or nondevotees cannot understand that Your name is identical with Your form.” Since the Lord is a..."
- 10:1910:19, 4 March 2017 diff hist +3,731 N Krsna, who was within her womb, was to appear not only to diminish the burden of the world but specifically to protect the interests of the Yadu dynasty, and certainly to protect Devaki and Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, who was within her womb, was to appear not only to diminish the burden of the world but specifically to protect t..."
- 10:0610:06, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,373 N The Lord says, "I am not exposed to anyone and everyone." When Krsna came, He was actually present on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, and everyone saw Him. But not everyone could understand that He was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says, “I am not exposed to anyone and everyone.” When Kṛṣṇa came, He was actually present on the Battlefiel..."
- 09:5509:55, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,304 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, cannot be understood by the nondevotees because there is a curtain of Yogamaya which covers Krsna's actual features Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, cannot be understood by the nondevotees because there is a curtain of Yogamā..."
- 09:4109:41, 4 March 2017 diff hist +6,315 N The demigods said: Actually, only a person who has a little taste for the service of Your lotus feet can understand Your transcendental nature or form and qualities. Others may go on speculating for millions of years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, only a person who has a little taste for the service of Your lotus feet can understand Your transcendental nature or..."
- 09:2909:29, 4 March 2017 diff hist +5,383 N The demigods said: Our dear Lord, the way of understanding is not to study Your absolute nature, form and activities by mental speculation. One must engage himself in devotional service; then one can understand Your absolute nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our dear Lord, the way of understanding is not to study Your absolute nature, form and activities by mental speculation. One m..."
- 09:2009:20, 4 March 2017 diff hist +4,591 N The demigods said: Impersonalists think that Your many names or forms are given according to a particular type of work and quality because they accept You from the position of a material observer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalists think that Your many names or forms are given according to a particular type of work and quality because they a..."
- 09:0909:09, 4 March 2017 diff hist +4,830 N The demigods said: Sometimes You (Krsna) are called Giridhari because You lifted the hill known as Govardhana. You are sometimes called Nandanandana or Vasudeva or Devakinandana because You appear as the son of Maharaja Nanda or Vasudeva or Devaki Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes You are called Giridhārī because You lifted the hill known as Govardhana. You are sometimes called Nandanandana or..."
- 08:5408:54, 4 March 2017 diff hist +6,328 N The demigods said: Although You (Krsna) appear in a color which is compared to the blackish cloud, because You are the Transcendental Absolute, Your beauty is many, many times more attractive than the delicate body of Cupid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although You appear in a color which is compared to the blackish cloud, because You are the Transcendental Absolute, Your beau..."
- 08:4608:46, 4 March 2017 diff hist +6,297 N The demigods said: When You appear in Your different incarnations, You take different names and forms according to different situations. Krsna is Your name because You are all-attractive; You are called Syamasundara because of Your transcendental beauty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when You appear in Your different incarnations, You take different names and forms according to different situations. Lord K..."
- 08:3608:36, 4 March 2017 diff hist +7,295 N The highest blunder committed by the impersonalists is to think that when the incarnation of God comes He accepts the form of matter in the mode of goodness. Actually, the form of Krsna or Narayana is transcendental to any material idea Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest blunder committed by the impersonalists is to think that when the incarnation of God comes He accepts the form of..."
3 March 2017
- 16:5116:51, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,698 N The demigods said: Men influenced by the three modes of material nature imagine their own God according to the modes of material nature. In this way God is presented in various ways, but Your appearance will establish what the real form of God is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Men influenced by the three modes of material nature imagine their own God according to the modes of material nature. In this..."
- 16:4416:44, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,607 N The demigods said: Your (Krsna's) appearance will vanquish the ignorance of speculative knowledge and establish the real experienced knowledge of authorities like Lord Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your appearance will vanquish the ignorance of speculative knowledge and establish the real experienced knowledge of authoriti..."
- 16:3316:33, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,656 N The demigods said: Without Your appearing as Krsna, as You are, neither ajnana-bhidapamarjanam (destruction of the nescience of speculative knowledge) nor vijnanam would be realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"without Your appearing as Kṛṣṇa, as You are, neither ajñāna-bhidāpamārjanam (destruction of the nescience of specula..."
- 12:5412:54, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,580 N There is no doubt about it. Krsna’s form, Krsna’s flute, Krsna’s color - everything is reality. Here it is said that this vijnanam is always defeating all kinds of speculative knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no doubt about it. Kṛṣṇa’s form, Kṛṣṇa’s flute, Kṛṣṇa’s color—everything is reality. Here i..."
- 12:4712:47, 3 March 2017 diff hist +6,439 N People are imagining the form of the Lord: sometimes He has no form and sometimes He has form, according to their different imaginations. But the presentation of Krsna in the Brahma-samhita is vijnanam - scientific, experienced knowledge given by Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are imagining the form of the Lord: sometimes He has no form and sometimes He has form, according to their different im..."
- 12:3612:36, 3 March 2017 diff hist +3,495 N The Lord is appearing not alone but accompanied by His immediate plenary portion, Baladeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is appearing not alone but accompanied by His immediate plenary portion, Baladeva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mahaprabhu..."
- 12:2912:29, 3 March 2017 diff hist +3,796 N Vijnanam means transcendental knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vijnanam is also experienced knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vijñānam means transcendental knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vijñānam is also experienced knowledge"}} {..."
- 12:2212:22, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,013 N Although He (Krsna) is the oldest of all living entities, He has His eternal form as a fresh youth. The exact words used in this connection in Srimad-Bhagavatam are vijnanam ajnana-bhidapamarjanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although He is the oldest of all living entities, He has His eternal form as a fresh youth. The exact words used in this conne..."
- 12:0312:03, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,617 N In Brahma-samhita it is said that the Lord is the oldest person. Therefore a section of religionists imagine that God must be very old, & therefore they depict a form of the Lord like a very old man. But in the same Brahma-samhita, that is contradicted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said that the Lord is the oldest person. Therefore a section of religionists imagine that God m..."
- 11:5411:54, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,177 N Appearance of Krsna is the answer to all imaginative iconography of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone imagines the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to his mode of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Appearance of Krsna is the answer to all imaginative iconography of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone imagines the..."
- 11:4611:46, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,434 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has explained that those who are always engaged in Krsna consciousness with body, mind and activities are to be considered liberated even within this body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has explained that those who are always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness with body, mind and activ..."
- 11:3411:34, 3 March 2017 diff hist +6,766 N The pure devotees, who are always absorbed in the thought of the transcendental lotus feet of Krsna and who are always engaged in devotional service in full Krsna consciousness, are never to be considered to be in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotees, who are always absorbed in the thought of the transcendental lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa and who are always e..."
- 11:2611:26, 3 March 2017 diff hist +12,621 N The highest blunder committed by the impersonalists is to think that when the incarnation of God comes He accepts the form of matter in the mode of goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest blunder committed by the impersonalists is to think that when the incarnation of God comes He accepts the form of..."
- 11:1911:19, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,745 N Transcendental knowledge has to be accepted by the descending process of disciplic succession, as Brahma presents the knowledge of Krsna in the Brahma-samhita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendental knowledge has to be accepted by the descending process of disciplic succession, as Brahmā presents the knowled..."
- 11:1311:13, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,801 N A section of religionists imagine that God must be very old, and therefore they depict a form of the Lord like a very old man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A section of religionists imagine that God must be very old, and therefore they depict a form of the Lord like a very old man"..."
- 11:0511:05, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,434 N Those who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead never fall down like the impersonalists. Even if the devotees fall down, they remain affectionately attached to their Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead never fall down like the impersonalists. Even if the devotees fal..."
- 10:5910:59, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,660 N When one takes to devotional service after being elevated to the platform of Brahman realization, he is then admitted into the spiritual kingdom for permanent residence in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one takes to devotional service after being elevated to the platform of Brahman realization, he is then admitted into the..."
- 10:5110:51, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,364 N Brahman identification may help one become joyful without material attachment or detachment and to achieve the platform of equanimity, but after this stage one has to take to devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahman identification may help one become joyful without material attachment or detachment and to achieve the platform of equ..."
- 10:4210:42, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,706 N The impersonalists simply think that they are liberated, but actually they have no feeling for the Personality of Godhead. They think that when Krsna comes into the material world He accepts a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists simply think that they are liberated, but actually they have no feeling for the Personality of Godhead. The..."
- 08:2308:23, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,114 N Persons who have not taken to devotional service are understood to have come short of the ultimate purpose of knowledge and are not favored by Your (Krsna's) grace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who have not taken to devotional service are understood to have come short of the ultimate purpose of knowledge and ar..."
- 08:1408:14, 3 March 2017 diff hist +5,152 N At the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is also stated that without devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one cannot achieve liberation from the bondage of fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is also stated that without devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhe..."
- 08:0708:07, 3 March 2017 diff hist +4,940 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is stated that the impersonalist has to undergo great tribulation in realizing his ultimate goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is stated that the impersonalist has to undergo great tribulation in realizing his ultimate goal"}}..."