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1 February 2020
- 16:2416:24, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,283 N Others ask for the favor of the goddess of fortune, and despite such prayers she declines to award such favors. But still she renders service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He has nothing to accept from her Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Others ask for the favor of the goddess of fortune, and despite such prayers she declines to award such favors. But still she..."
- 16:1716:17, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,123 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in Himself, and He has nothing to accept from anyone else, including the great demigods like Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in Himself, and He has nothing to accept from anyone else, including the great demi..." current
- 16:1116:11, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,479 N The Personality of Godhead, or the Paramesvara Parabrahman, according to the srutis has nothing to do. He has no equal. Nor does anyone excel Him. He has unlimited potencies & His every action is carried out systematically in His natural and perfect ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead, or the Parameśvara Parabrahman, according to the śrutis, has nothing to do. He has no equal. Nor..."
- 15:5415:54, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,280 N Since His name and He Himself are identical, the holy name of the Lord can protect the devotee from all effects of sins. The chanting of the holy name of the Lord can undoubtedly deliver one from the disadvantages of a lower-caste birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since His name and He Himself are identical, the holy name of the Lord can protect the devotee from all effects of sins. The c..."
- 15:4815:48, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,935 N In the last word of the Bhagavad-gita the Lord asserts that one who surrenders fully unto Him is protected from all sins by the grace of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the last word of the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord asserts that one who surrenders fully unto Him is protected from all sins by..."
- 15:3815:38, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,117 N The holy name of the Lord is as powerful as the Lord. The Lord is the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, and He has innumerable names, which are all nondifferent from Him and are equally powerful also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy name of the Lord is as powerful as the Lord. The Lord is the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, and He has innumera..."
- 12:2712:27, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,144 N This offenseless chanting indicates that one has fully understood the transcendental nature of the holy name and has thus surrendered unto the Lord. Transcendentally the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical, being absolute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This offenseless chanting indicates that one has fully understood the transcendental nature of the holy name and has thus surr..."
- 12:1812:18, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,194 N To chant the holy name under the direction of a pure devotee is offenseless chanting. Offenseless chanting of the holy name of the Lord is transcendental, and, therefore, such chanting can at once purify one from the effects of all kinds of previous sins Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To chant the holy name under the direction of a pure devotee is offenseless chanting. Offenseless chanting of the holy name of..."
- 12:1112:11, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,907 N A pure devotee of the Lord does not commit any offense while chanting the holy name of the Lord. There are ten different offenses in the chanting of the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord does not commit any offense while chanting the holy name of the Lord. There are ten different offen..." current
- 12:0412:04, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,227 N To answer these false logicians, Srimad-Bhagavatam asserts that one who chants the holy name of the Lord under the direction of a pure devotee can at once get free from the disadvantages due to a lower-caste birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And to answer these false logicians, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam asserts that one who chants the holy name of the Lord under the dire..."
- 11:4911:49, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,269 N They (dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent) argue that birth in a family of sudras or less than sudras is made possible by one's previous sinful acts and that one therefore has to complete the terms of disadvantages due to lower birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They argue that birth in a family of śūdras or less than śūdras is made possible by one's previous sinful acts and that on..."
- 11:4111:41, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,107 N The dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent, uncultured men born of higher castes, put forward many arguments against the lower-caste men becoming brahmanas in this life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent, uncultured men born of higher castes, put forward many arguments against the lower-..."
- 11:2711:27, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,387 N The mental diseases of the present generation are more acute than bodily diseases; it is quite fit and proper to take up the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam all over the world without delay Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mental diseases of the present generation are more acute than bodily diseases; it is quite fit and proper to take up the p..."
- 11:0711:07, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,724 N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to purify the whole atmosphere of the polluted world by sending qualified preachers all over the world, and it remains with the Indians to take up this task scientifically and thus do the best kind of humanitarian work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to purify the whole atmosphere of the polluted world by sending qualified preachers all..."
- 10:5610:56, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,841 N Caitanya revived the original Vedic system, and He elevated Thakura Haridasa to the position of namacarya, or the authority in preaching the glories of the holy name of the Lord, although His Holiness was pleased to appear in a family of Mohammedans Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya revived the original Vedic system, and He elevated Ṭhākura Haridāsa to the position of nāmācārya, o..."
- 10:4610:46, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,509 N The rigidity of the so-called caste system in Hindu society became prominent within only one hundred years or so when the number of dvija-bandhus, or disqualified men in the families of higher castes, increased Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The rigidity of the so-called caste system in Hindu society became prominent within only one hundred years or so when the numb..."
- 10:3710:37, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,888 N Such is the power (to revive the original Vedic system) of pure devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such is the power of pure devotees of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-01T10:37:09Z..."
- 10:1710:17, 1 February 2020 diff hist +6,130 m This verse (SB 1.18.18) definitely proves that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami did not refuse to teach Suta Gosvami about the transcendental science nor did the sages of Naimisaranya refuse to hear lessons from him because of his inferior birth Angela moved page This verse definitely proves that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami did not refuse to teach Suta Gosvami about the transcendental science nor did the sages of Naimisaranya refuse to hear lessons from him because of his inferior birth to [[Th...
- 10:0510:05, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,381 N Suta Gosvami had both the advantages, and thus undoubtedly he was completely freed from all disqualifications of low birth and mental agonies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So Sūta Gosvāmī had both the advantages, and thus undoubtedly he was completely freed from all disqualifications of low bir..."
- 09:5809:58, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,783 N He (Sri Suta Goswami) had the double association of great souls by hearing and preaching. Transcendental science, or the science of Krsna, has to be learned from the authorities, and when one preaches the science, he becomes still more qualified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So he had the double association of great souls by hearing and preaching. Transcendental science, or the science of Kṛṣṇ..."
- 09:4609:46, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,794 N Suta Gosvami learned the science of Krsna from great rsis and authorities like Sukadeva and Vyasadeva and he was so qualified that even the sages of Naimisaranya eagerly wanted to hear from him the science of Krsna in the form of Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī learned the science of Kṛṣṇa from great ṛṣis and authorities like Śukadeva and Vyāsadeva and he wa..."
- 09:3409:34, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,333 N By His (Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's) transcendental association He elevated many lowborn, or those disqualified by birth or action, to the status of devotional service and established them in the position of acaryas, or authorities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"established them in the position of ācāryas, or authorities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} {{fir..."
- 09:2909:29, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,570 N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu followed this principle (of higher association) in pursuance of the Vedic usages, and by His transcendental association He elevated many lowborn, or those disqualified by birth or action, to the status of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu followed this principle in pursuance of the Vedic usages, and by His transcendental associatio..." current
- 09:2109:21, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,902 N He (Caitanya) stated that any man, whatever he may be, whether a brahmana or sudra by birth, or a householder or mendicant in the order of society, if he is conversant with the science of Krsna, he can be accepted as an acarya or guru, a spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He clearly stated that any man, whatever he may be, whether a brāhmaṇa or śūdra by birth, or a householder or mendicant i..."
- 09:0909:09, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,424 N Because of higher association, like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami and the great rsis of Naimisaranya, certainly the disqualification (Suta Goswami's) of inferior birth was washed off Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But because of higher association, like Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī and the great ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya, certainly the d..."
31 January 2020
- 19:2119:21, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,247 N Suta Gosvami did not take his birth in a brahmana family. He was born in a family of mixed caste, or an uncultured low family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī did not take his birth in a brāhmaṇa family. He was born in a family of mixed caste, or an uncultured low f..."
- 18:2518:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,151 N It (the Srimad-Bhagavatam) is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus it is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with..."
- 18:0818:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,280 N Srimad-Bhagavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the science of bhakti-yoga, or the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the scie..." current
- 18:0118:01, 31 January 2020 diff hist +1,975 N What was spoken to Maharaja Pariksit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What was spoken to Mahārāja Parīkṣit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
- 17:5117:51, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,003 N Such a stage (the perfect liberation) is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as delivered by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, results in the attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a stage is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as de..."
- 17:3417:34, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,630 N Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called the perfect stage of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called..."
- 17:2917:29, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,564 N This stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material kn..."
- 17:2217:22, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,033 N It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achievement of reality. Therefore knowledge imparted by Sukadeva Gosvami unto Maharaja Pariksit helped him attain the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achi..."
- 17:0817:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,603 N This very fact (a devotee never become an impersonalist) proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an impersonalist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very fact proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an..."
- 16:5816:58, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,866 N Maharaja Pariksit was such a maha-bhagavata devotee because he was initiated by a maha-bhagavata devotee, Sukadeva Gosvami. He was equally kind, even to the personality of Kali, and what to speak of others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was such a mahā-bhāgavata devotee because he was initiated by a mahā-bhāgavata devotee, Śukadeva G..."
- 16:5216:52, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,984 N The maha-bhagavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyone's relation. The maha-bhagavata, therefore, does not make any distinction, particularly between a devotee and nondevotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the mahā-bhāgavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyo..."
- 16:3916:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,475 N The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees"}}..."
- 16:3316:33, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,869 N Devotees with perfect knowledge are called maha-bhagavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotees, namely the prakrta, madhyama, and maha-bhagavata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such devotees with perfect knowledge are called mahā-bhāgavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotee..." current
- 13:2513:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,850 N Sukadeva Gosvami was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhagavatam (2.1.9), but later on he was attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord and thus became a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhāgavatam (2.1.9), but lat..."
- 13:1913:19, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,855 N Here in (SB 1.18.16) this verse it is said that Maharaja Pariksit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge delivered by the son of Vyasadeva, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here in this verse it is said that Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge del..."
- 13:0613:06, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,683 N There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonalists and devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonal..."
- 13:0013:00, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,180 N They can do so (become engaged in material activities) because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhana and the audience is not susrusatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They can do so because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhāna and the audience is not śuśrūṣatām, as explained above"}} {..." current
- 12:5412:54, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,317 N Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become engaged in material activities as usual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become en..."
- 12:4512:45, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,930 N There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses (between Suta Goswami and the sages), unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience and by the speaker, and therefore they can continue the topics for many thousands of years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses, unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience a..."
- 12:3712:37, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,621 N Such Bhagavatam discourses (from professional speakers) are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the saints of Naimisaranya and Sri Suta Gosvami are on the transcendental level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such Bhāgavatam discourses are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the..."
- 12:2712:27, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,736 N Professional speakers make a show of Bhagavata-saptaha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audience hears such discourses for some material benefit, namely religiosity, wealth, gratification of the senses, or liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers make a show of Bhāgavata-saptāha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audie..."
- 11:5911:59, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,278 N Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such (on Transcendence) discourses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such discourses"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 11:3911:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,330 N When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much congenial to continue discourses on the Transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much conge..."
- 11:2311:23, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,582 N The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And the audience for such topics should be anxious to hear about Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Kṛṣṇa,..."
- 11:1311:13, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,183 Since the Lord is transcendence and His attributes are transcendental, such discourses increase the receptive mood of the purified audience No edit summary current