User contributions for Nabakumar
17 December 2020
- 14:5514:55, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,048 N One cannot please Krsna by sitting idly; one must act according to the directions of the spiritual master for the sake of pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and then one will gradually come to the stage of pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot please Kṛṣṇa by sitting idly; one must act according to the directions of the spiritual master for the sake o..."
- 08:2908:29, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,669 N Everyone should progress toward perfection by acting in such a way that Krsna will be pleased - samsiddhir hari-tosanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should progress toward perfection by acting in such a way that Kṛṣṇa will be pleased (saṁsiddhir hari-toṣa..."
- 08:1108:11, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,975 N According to Vedic principles, everyone must act according to his classification as brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha or sannyasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic principles, everyone must act according to his classification as brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra,..."
- 05:4105:41, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,930 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is actually the enjoyer, and therefore if we begin our activities for His satisfaction, we will gradually lose our taste for material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is actually the enjoyer, and therefore if we begin our activities for His satisfaction, we..."
- 05:2505:25, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,628 N Yajna means Lord Visnu, the yajna-purusa, the enjoyer of all sacrifices (bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram) - BG 5.29 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajña means Lord Viṣṇu, the yajña-puruṣa, the enjoyer of all sacrifices (bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-mah..."
- 05:0205:02, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,909 N It is advised that active persons engage in activities of Krsna consciousness, which are called yajna, because then they will gradually come to the platform of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is advised that active persons engage in activities of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which are called yajña, because then the..."
- 03:0303:03, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,805 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.9) Lord Krsna advises, yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: "Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa advises, yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ"|"Work done as a sacrifice for Viṣ..."
- 02:3202:32, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,967 N This bhakti consists of various activities (sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam/ arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam (SB 7.5.23)), and to understand the Lord one must take to this path of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This bhakti consists of various activities (śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam/ arcanaṁ vanda..."
16 December 2020
- 16:3816:38, 16 December 2020 diff hist +5,058 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55) it is said, bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah: one who wants to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in reality must take to the platform of bhakti, or Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ: one who wants to understand the S..."
- 16:2316:23, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,626 N When one comes to the spiritual energy, one can understand Him - the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, when one comes to the spiritual energy, one can understand Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 16:1116:11, 16 December 2020 diff hist 0 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says in His Siksastaka, namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktih: the Supreme Personality of Godhead has many names, which are all nondifferent from the Supreme Person. This is spiritual existence No edit summary current
- 16:1016:10, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,656 He (Krsna) appeared as the son of mother Yasoda, and also as the son of mother Devaki, and therefore He is named Devaki-nandana and Yasoda-nandana No edit summary current
- 16:0816:08, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,909 The sastras recommend which names we should chant, such as Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. It is not that we have to search for some name or manufacture one. Rather, we must follow the saintly persons & sastras in chanting His holy name No edit summary current
- 15:5315:53, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,859 N As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.7.23): mayam vyudasya cic-chaktya kaivalye sthita atmani. Although the external energy belongs to the Lord, when one is in the external energy (mama maya duratyaya (BG 7.14)) He is very difficult to understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"māyāṁ vyudasya cic-chaktyā kaivalye sthita ātmani. Although the external energy belo..."
- 13:1913:19, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,841 N Although the material and spiritual energies both belong to the Lord, He is impossible to understand as long as we are in the material energy. And when we come to the spiritual energy, He is very easy to know Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the material and spiritual energies both belong to the Lord, He is impossible to understand as long as we are in the..."
- 12:4612:46, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,916 N The sastras recommend which names we should chant, such as Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. It is not that we have to search for some name or manufacture one. Rather, we must follow the saintly persons & sastras in chanting His holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The śāstras recommend which names we should chant, such as Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare..."
- 11:5911:59, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,623 N Parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate: (CC Madhya 13.65, purport) the Lord has a multitude of energies, and therefore He acts in multifarious ways. Yet He has a particular name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate"|"the Lord has a multitude of energies, and therefore He acts in multifarious ways. Yet..."
- 11:3111:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,742 N He (Krsna) appeared as the son of mother Yasoda, and also as the son of mother Devaki, and therefore He is named Devaki-nandana and Yasoda-nandana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He appeared as the son of mother Yaśodā, and also as the son of mother Devakī, and therefore He is named Devakī-nandana an..."
- 10:2810:28, 16 December 2020 diff hist +5,246 N By chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, consisting of names of the Supreme Lord, we find that the name has all the potencies of the person. The Lord's activities are many, and according to His activities He has many names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, consisting of names of the Supreme Lord, we find that the name has all the pote..."
- 09:5109:51, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,762 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says in His Siksastaka, namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktih: the Supreme Personality of Godhead has many names, which are all nondifferent from the Supreme Person. This is spiritual existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu says in His Śikṣāṣṭaka, nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktiḥ"|"the Supreme Persona..."
- 09:2809:28, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,148 He (The Supreme Personality of Godhead) is complete in greatness. God is great, and how He is great is explained here - in SB 8.1.12 No edit summary current
- 08:0508:05, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,118 N He (The Supreme Personality of Godhead) is complete in greatness. God is great, and how He is great is explained here - in SB 8.1.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is complete in greatness. God is great, and how He is great is explained here"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{comple..."
- 05:5705:57, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,580 N The universal cosmic manifestation is also the virat-rupa that was shown to Arjuna in Bhagavad-gita. Therefore, since the Lord is present everywhere and all the time, He is the Absolute Truth and the greatest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The universal cosmic manifestation is also the virāṭ-rūpa that was shown to Arjuna in Bhagavad-gītā. Therefore, since th..."
15 December 2020
- 17:2417:24, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,766 At least, ten percent of the population become Krsna consciousness, there is guarantee, peace in the world No edit summary current
13 December 2020
- 02:4002:40, 13 December 2020 diff hist +3,390 N That (God is expanded in everything, but He is not everything, simultaneously one and different) is explained in this (BG 9.4) verse. In the material condition we have a conception of beginning, end and middle, but for the SPG there are no such things Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is explained in this verse. In the material condition we have a conception of beginning, end and middle, but for the Supr..."
12 December 2020
- 06:0506:05, 12 December 2020 diff hist +3,674 N For the Lord's existence there is no cause, for He is the cause of everything. He is in everything (maya tatam idam sarvam (BG 9.4)), He is expanded in everything, but He is not everything. He is acintya-bhedabheda, simultaneously one and different Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the Lord's existence there is no cause, for He is the cause of everything. He is in everything (mayā tatam idaṁ sarvam"..."
- 05:3805:38, 12 December 2020 diff hist +3,565 N The SP of Godhead, Krsna, is described in the BS (5.38): "Krsna, known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38)"|"Kṛṣṇa, known as Govin..." current
- 05:0905:09, 12 December 2020 diff hist +7,311 N By following the instructions of the spiritual master and studying authorized literatures, one can understand that God is present before us, seeing everything, although we have no eyes with which to see Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by following the instructions of the spiritual master and studying authorized literatures, one can understand that God is pres..."
- 04:5204:52, 12 December 2020 diff hist +7,504 N Although we cannot see the Supreme Personality of Godhead in our present darkness, our lack of knowledge, He is always present, seeing our activities. As the Paramatma, He is the witness and adviser - upadrasta and anumanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although we cannot see the Supreme Personality of Godhead in our present darkness, our lack of knowledge, He is always present..."
- 03:1603:16, 12 December 2020 diff hist +7,217 N The example is given in this connection (although we cannot see God, He can see us) that the sunshine is present when the sun is present, but when the sun is not present, or when we cannot see the sun, this does not mean that the sun is lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example is given in this connection that the sunshine is present when the sun is present, but when the sun is not present,..."
11 December 2020
- 17:0317:03, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,340 N The words caksur yasya na risyati mean that although we cannot see Him (The Supreme Personality of Godhead), this does not mean that He cannot see us. Nor does He die when the cosmic manifestation is annihilated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words cakṣur yasya na riṣyati mean that although we cannot see Him, this does not mean that He cannot see us. Nor does..."
- 16:2216:22, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,048 N If we take into account the Supreme Personality of Godhead in our daily affairs, we can see Him or at least perceive His presence everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we take into account the Supreme Personality of Godhead in our daily affairs, we can see Him or at least perceive His prese..."
- 15:0815:08, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,369 N It is said, the Lord's vigilance is never diminished. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15). Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, the Lord's vigilance is never diminished. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi san..."
- 14:5014:50, 11 December 2020 diff hist +24 Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.1), imam vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam: "I spoke this science of God - Bhagavad-gita - to the sun-god at least forty million years ago No edit summary current
- 11:2211:22, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,238 N One bird is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other is simply observing. This observing bird is always present as a friend to the eating bird and giving him remembrance of things he wanted to do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One bird is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other is simply observing. This observing bird is always present as a friend..."
- 11:0511:05, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,360 N In the Svetasvatara Upanisad (4.6) it is said, dva suparna-sayuja sakhaya samanam vrksam parisasvajate: two birds are sitting on the same tree as friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is also indicated in this verse by the word suparṇam, which means"|"In the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (4.6) it is there..."
- 10:5010:50, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,768 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His Paramatma feature is always present within the hearts of all living entities and from Him come memory, knowledge and forgetfulness. This is indicated here (in SB 8.1.11) by the word suparnam, which means "friend" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, the Lord's vigilance is never diminished. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi san..."
- 10:3210:32, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,423 N Because Arjuna is Krsna's friend, wherever Krsna goes, Arjuna goes. But the difference is that Krsna remembers everything, whereas the living entity like Arjuna, being a minute particle of the Supreme Lord, forgets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Arjuna is Kṛṣṇa's friend, wherever Kṛṣṇa goes, Arjuna goes. But the difference is that Kṛṣṇa remembe..."
- 10:1110:11, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,246 N When Arjuna inquired from Krsna how He could remember incidents that had taken place so long ago, the Lord answered that Arjuna was also present at that time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Arjuna inquired from Kṛṣṇa how He could remember incidents that had taken place so long ago, the Lord answered that..."
- 09:5709:57, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,139 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.1), imam vivasvate yogam proktavan aham avyayam: "I spoke this science of God - Bhagavad-gita - to the sun-god at least forty million years ago Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam"|"I spoke this science of God—Bhagava..."
- 09:3009:30, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,076 The Supreme Godhead is always awake. In the conditioned stage we forget things because we change our bodies, but because the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not change His body, He remembers past, present and future No edit summary current
- 08:5308:53, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,311 N When we claim proprietorship over a certain piece of land, whether individually or for our families or nations, we should also consider how we became the proprietors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we claim proprietorship over a certain piece of land, whether individually or for our families or nations, we should also..."
- 08:3408:34, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,450 N If we take into account how the numberless millions of stars and planets are set in the sky, who has made this universe and whose property it is, we should certainly come to the conclusion that there is a proprietor of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we take into account"|"how the numberless millions of stars and planets are set in the sky, who has made this universe and..."
- 08:2108:21, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,052 N If we take into account whose property is the vast ocean, whose property is the vast land and how the sky exists, we should certainly come to the conclusion that there is a proprietor of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we take into account whose property is the vast ocean, whose property is the vast land"|"we should certainly come to the co..."
- 07:1807:18, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,380 In Bhagavad-gita it is said that one can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through jnana-caksusah, eyes of knowledge. He who opens these eyes of knowledge is called a spiritual master No edit summary
- 03:3503:35, 11 December 2020 diff hist +6,959 N With a little deliberation, even the most degraded person can perceive the presence of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With a little deliberation, even the most degraded person can perceive the presence of God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}..."
- 03:2103:21, 11 December 2020 diff hist +35 Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham (BS 5.35). The Lord resides within this universe, He resides within the hearts of all living entities, and He resides even within the atom No edit summary current
- 03:1703:17, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,138 N Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham (BS 5.35). The Lord resides within this universe, He resides within the hearts of all living entities, and He resides even within the atom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham (BS 5.35). The Lord resides within this universe, He resides within the heart..."
- 03:0603:06, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,490 N The guru's task is to open the disciple's eyes of knowledge. When the disciple is awakened from ignorance to knowledge, he can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead everywhere because the Lord actually is everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The guru's task is to open the disciple's eyes of knowledge. When the disciple is awakened from ignorance to knowledge, he can..."
- 02:5302:53, 11 December 2020 diff hist +7,362 N We offer our prayers to the spiritual master with the following sloka: (om ajnana-timirandhasya) "I offer respectful obeisances unto my spiritual master, who with the light of knowledge has opened my eyes, which were blinded by the darkness of ignorance" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we offer our prayers to the spiritual master with the following śloka"|"I offer my respectful obeisances unto my spiritual ma..."