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22 June 2024

     06:38  I do not want so many things. Just like I do not want to become old, but old age is forced upon me; I must become old. I do not want to die. Then death is forced upon me. I do not want to take birth. These are all very troublesome business‎ diffhist +1‎ SharmisthaK talk contribs
     04:31  He (Dhrtarastra) had a good younger brother, Vidura, and by his instruction he left to achieve salvation by closing all accounts in the material world‎ diffhist −10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     04:30  Dhrtarastra did not act in accordance with the good instructions given by Bhisma and Vidura; instead, he was being conducted by the ill instructions of such persons as Karna and Sakuni‎ diffhist −10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     04:28  When the Pandavas were going there in the presence of all the members of the royal family, Vidura tactfully gave instructions to the Pandavas about the future plan of Dhrtarastra‎ diffhist −10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     04:25  Vidura was qualified to hear it because of his faithfulness and his following the instructions received from superiors. So Srimad-Bhagavatam was being narrated from time immemorial by the disciplic succession, even before the time of Vyasadeva‎‎ 2 changes history +45‎ [Nabakumar‎ (2×)]
     
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     04:23  Vidura happened to be among them (great devotees of the Lord), the Lord, while returning to Vaikuntha, left instructions for Vidura with Maitreya Muni. Generally the eternal associates of the Lord in the spiritual sky do not come to the material world‎ diffhist +15‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     04:19  The Lord's mercy was bestowed upon him (Dhrtarastra) by his personal contact with Vidura, and when he was actually practicing the instructions of Vidura, the Lord helped him to attain the highest perfectional stage‎‎ 2 changes history −10‎ [Nabakumar‎ (2×)]
     
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     04:16  Political suggestions by Vidura are known as expert, just as, in modern times, Pandita Canakya is considered the authority in good counsel in both political and moral instructions‎ diffhist +15‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     04:02  Only by good luck does such a miserly man (Dhrtarastra) meet a self-realized soul like Vidura and by his instruction gets rid of the nescience of material existence‎ diffhist +136‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:58  Instructions for the renounced order of life were imparted to Dhrtarastra by Vidura, and Gandhari was by the side of her husband‎ diffhist +15‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:55  Everyone in the royal palace, including the King (Yudhisthira) and his brothers and mother, was raptly attending the lectures. But it was known to Vidura that his instructions were especially meant for Dhrtarastra, who was too materialistic‎ diffhist −10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:52  Despite his life of failure, he (Dhrtarastra) achieved the greatest of all success in self-realization by the forceful instructions of a pure devotee of the Lord (Vidura), who is the typical emblem of a sadhu‎ diffhist +15‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:49  As an eternal servitor of the Lord, he (Vidura) displayed his devotional activities very ardently and lived a life of a pious man, so much so that a materialistic man like Dhrtarastra also got salvation by his instruction‎ diffhist −10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:33  Category:Vidura's Instructions‎ diffhist −34‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:28  Vidura is hearing the great sage Maitreya refute these arguments (that the Lord and the living entities are on the same level). The Lord is described in this verse (SB 3.7.2) as cin-matra, or completely spiritual‎ diffhist −5‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     03:13  The word adrtah is significant because it indicates that Vidura had a natural inclination for hearing the transcendental message of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he was never fully satisfied though continuing to hear those topics‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:50  My uncle, you must have visited Dvaraka. In that holy place are our friends & well-wishers, the descendants of Yadu, who are always rapt in the service of Krsna. You might have seen them or heard about them. Are they all living happily in their abodes?‎ diffhist −8‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:46  My mind has become very inquisitive, and therefore I (Vidura) am not satisfied with hearing the narration of the Lord's appearance. Please, therefore, speak more and more to a devotee who is faithful‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:39  My dear brahmana, how did Narada Muni glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and what pastimes were described in that meeting? I am very eager to hear of them. Kindly explain fully about that glorification of the Lord‎ diffhist +10‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:34  I have repeatedly heard about these higher and lower statuses of human society from the mouth of Vyasadeva, & I am quite satiated with all these lesser subject matters and their happiness. They have not satisfied me with the nectar of topics about Krsna‎ diffhist −8‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     02:04  Vidura was undoubtedly very eager to hear about Lord Krsna in particular, but he was overwhelmed because Lord Krsna had just passed away from the visible world‎ diffhist +30‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     01:59  Vidura explained to Maitreya his position of being fully satiated with the knowledge of mundane social and political topics and having no more interest in them. He was anxious to hear transcendental topics regarding Lord Sri Krsna‎ diffhist −8‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     01:55  Vidura's reference to the Mahabharata indicates that he had heard of the Mahabharata from Vyasadeva, his real father, while he was away from home and was touring the places of pilgrimage‎ diffhist −9‎ Nabakumar talk contribs
     01:51  The horse, mule, ass, gaura, sarabha bison and wild cow all have only one hoof. Now you (Vidura) may hear from me (Maitreya) about the animals who have five nails‎ diffhist +212‎ Nabakumar talk contribs

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
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