User contributions for MahaprabhuCaitanya
19 April 2017
- 03:2503:25, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,185 N If one directly follows the instructions of the Supreme Lord, as inculcated in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, then one gradually becomes nirguna, or above the interactions of the material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one directly follows the instructions of the Supreme Lord, as inculcated in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, t..."
- 03:1703:17, 19 April 2017 diff hist +26,297 N Because He (Krsna) is the supreme advisor, He is above all the demigods, who merely follow the directions of the supreme advisor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because He is the supreme advisor, He is above all the demigods, who merely follow the directions of the supreme advisor"}} {{..."
- 01:0301:03, 19 April 2017 diff hist +7,247 N Since Hari’s devotees are transcendental to the control of the three material qualities, certainly He Himself is transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since Hari’s devotees are transcendental to the control of the three material qualities, certainly He Himself is transcenden..."
- 00:5900:59, 19 April 2017 diff hist +7,259 N In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord (Krsna) states that anyone who surrenders unto Him surpasses the control of the three qualities of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord states that anyone who surrenders unto Him surpasses the control of the three qualities of mat..."
- 00:5500:55, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,478 N Sukadeva Gosvami continued, "The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is transcendental to the three qualities of material nature" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is transcendental to the three qualities of materi..."
- 00:5100:51, 19 April 2017 diff hist +12,344 N Favors received from Lord Siva are not actually beneficial to the conditioned souls, although materially such facilities seem opulent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"favors received from Lord Śiva are not actually beneficial to the conditioned souls, although materially such facilities seem..."
- 00:2000:20, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,333 N The conclusion is that because Lord Siva is the master of the three qualities, his devotees are given things manufactured by the interactions of these qualities for the satisfaction of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that because Lord Śiva is the master of the three qualities, his devotees are given things manufactured by..."
- 00:1300:13, 19 April 2017 diff hist +11,325 N The mission of human life is to become transcendental to the three qualities. Unless one is nistrai-gunya, he cannot get free from material entanglement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the mission of human life is to become transcendental to the three qualities. Unless one is nistrai-guṇya, he cannot get fre..."
- 00:0700:07, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,833 N The devotees of Lord Siva are opulent only in terms of the material qualities. Factually, such so-called advancement of civilization is the cause of entanglement in material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of Lord Śiva are opulent only in terms of the material qualities. Factually, such so-called advancement of civil..."
18 April 2017
- 23:5723:57, 18 April 2017 diff hist +8,045 N The opulence of a person within this material world is estimated in terms of how well he is able to utilize his sexual capacities and how well he is able to satisfy his fastidious taste by eating palatable dishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how well he is able to utilize his sexual capacities and how well he is able to satisfy his fastidious taste by eating palatab..."
- 23:5223:52, 18 April 2017 diff hist +12,817 N The opulence of a person within this material world is estimated in terms of his exercise of the genitals and the tongue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The opulence of a person within this material world is estimated in terms of his exercise of the genitals and the tongue"}} {{..."
- 23:4823:48, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,345 N By exercising our minds we create many pleasurable things just for enjoyment by the genitals and the tongue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By exercising our minds we create many pleasurable things just for enjoyment by the genitals and the tongue"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
- 23:4323:43, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,078 N Material happiness or opulence means gratification of the senses, especially the genitals, the tongue and the mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material happiness or opulence means gratification of the senses, especially the genitals, the tongue and the mind"}} {{notes|..."
- 10:3510:35, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,209 N The three qualities are again subdivided into sixteen, namely the ten senses (five working senses and five knowledge-acquiring senses), the mind, and the five elements (earth, water, air, fire and sky) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The three qualities are again subdivided into sixteen, namely the ten senses"|"(five working senses and five knowledge-acquiri..."
- 10:2810:28, 18 April 2017 diff hist +10,959 N Although the devotees of Lord Siva are able to obtain many material acquisitions, we should know that such devotees are simply collecting products manufactured by the three qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the devotees of Lord Śiva are able to obtain many material acquisitions, we should know that such devotees are simpl..."
- 10:1510:15, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,806 N Since this material world is a product of the three qualities of material nature, all varieties of manifestations come from those three qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since this material world is a product of the three qualities of material nature, all varieties of manifestations come from th..."
- 10:1110:11, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,263 N One cannot approach the transcendental region, or paravyoma, the spiritual sky, by worshiping Lord Siva or Brahma or any other demigod Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot approach the transcendental region, or paravyoma, the spiritual sky, by worshiping Lord Śiva or Brahmā or any oth..."
- 10:0610:06, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,280 N Those who engage in devotional service or worship the Supreme Lord - Visnu, or Krsna - go to the Vaikuntha planets or Krsnaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who engage in devotional service or worship the Supreme Lord—Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa—go to the Vaikuṇṭha plane..."
- 10:0210:02, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,256 N Those who worship the material energy receive the suitable reward for such activities, and those who worship the pitrs receive similar results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who worship the material energy receive the suitable reward for such activities, and those who worship the pitṛs recei..."
- 09:5809:58, 18 April 2017 diff hist +11,675 N This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita: "Those who worship the different demigods achieve the desired results the respective demigods can reward" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā: “Those who worship the different demigods achieve the desired results the respecti..."
- 09:5309:53, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,284 N Sukadeva Gosvami clearly states that by worshiping Lord Siva one achieves one reward whereas by worshiping Lord Visnu one achieves a different reward Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī clearly states that by worshiping Lord Śiva one achieves one reward whereas by worshiping Lord Viṣṇu..."
- 09:4809:48, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,304 N From the statements of Sukadeva Gosvami we can understand that the effects of worshiping different demigods are not, as some less intelligent persons suppose, the same as the effects of worshiping Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the statements of Śukadeva Gosvāmī we can understand that the effects of worshiping different demigods are not, as som..."
- 08:5408:54, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,641 N Although he is in association with these qualities for the benefit of the conditioned soul, Siva is their director and is not affected. In other words, although the conditioned soul is affected by the three qualities, Siva, being their master, is not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he is in association with these qualities for the benefit of the conditioned soul, Lord Śiva is their director and i..."
- 08:4808:48, 18 April 2017 diff hist +8,737 N Lord Siva is understood to be the master of this material energy. The material energy is manifested in three qualities, namely goodness, passion and ignorance, and therefore Lord Siva is the master of these three qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is understood to be the master of this material energy. The material energy is manifested in three qualities, namel..."
- 08:4308:43, 18 April 2017 diff hist +10,411 N The material energy is represented by goddess Durga, and because Lord Siva happens to be her husband, goddess Durga is completely under his subjugation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy is represented by goddess Durgā, and because Lord Śiva happens to be her husband, goddess Durgā is comp..."
- 08:3808:38, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,486 N Replying to King Pariksit’s inquiry, Sukadeva Gosvami said that Lord Siva is the master of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Replying to King Parīkṣit’s inquiry, Śukadeva Gosvāmī said that Lord Śiva is the master of the material energy"}} {{n..."
- 08:2908:29, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,467 N Lord Siva lives as a poor man although his devotees appear very opulent, whereas Lord Krsna, or Lord Visnu, is always opulent and yet His devotees appear poverty-stricken, is a situation which appears contradictory and puzzling to a discriminating person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva lives as a poor man although his devotees appear very opulent, whereas Lord Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu, is alwa..."
- 08:2408:24, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,175 N Generally, the followers of Ramanujacarya come out victorious in such meetings. So Pariksit Maharaja wanted to clarify the situation by asking this question of Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, the followers of Rāmānujācārya come out victorious in such meetings. So Parīkṣit Mahārāja wanted to clarif..."
- 08:2008:20, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,419 N Even today in India these two classes of devotees still criticize each other, and especially in South India the followers of Ramanujacarya and the followers of Sankaracarya hold occasional meetings for understanding the Vedic conclusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even today in India these two classes of devotees still criticize each other, and especially in South India the followers of R..."
- 08:1408:14, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,154 N Maharaja Pariksit's question is very intelligent. The two classes of devotees, namely the devotees of Lord Siva and the devotees of Lord Visnu, are always in disagreement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s question is very intelligent. The two classes of devotees, namely the devotees of Lord Śiva and th..."
- 08:0808:08, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,861 N Krsna, or Lord Visnu, however, lives very opulently, whether in Vaikuntha or in the material world, but His devotees appear poverty-stricken Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu, however, lives very opulently, whether in Vaikuṇṭha or in the material world, but His devo..."
- 07:5907:59, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,932 N On the other hand, the devotees of Lord Visnu, who is the controller of the goddess of fortune, do not appear very prosperous, and sometimes they are even found living without any material opulence at all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other hand, the devotees of Lord Viṣṇu, who is the controller of the goddess of fortune, do not appear very prosper..."
- 07:5007:50, 18 April 2017 diff hist +8,295 N It is generally found that those who engage in the worship of Siva, whether in human, demoniac or demigod society, become materially very opulent, although Lord Siva himself lives just like a poverty-stricken person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is generally found that those who engage in the worship of Lord Śiva, whether in human, demoniac or demigod society, becom..."
- 07:4007:40, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,549 N If the ultimate goal of life, or the conclusion of the Vedas, is to elevate oneself to the platform of devotional service, then why is it observed that a devotee of Lord Visnu is generally not very prosperous materially Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the ultimate goal of life, or the conclusion of the Vedas, is to elevate oneself to the platform of devotional service, the..."
- 07:3407:34, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,263 N As a great devotee of Krsna, King Pariksit was already liberated, but for clarification he was asking various questions of Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a great devotee of Kṛṣṇa, King Parīkṣit was already liberated, but for clarification he was asking various questio..."
- 06:0206:02, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,239 N One cannot be on the brahminical platform without having these preliminary qualifications, and without becoming a qualified brahmana, one cannot become a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be on the brahminical platform without having these preliminary qualifications, and without becoming a qualified br..."
- 05:5805:58, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,253 N The Vaisnavas are trained to become freed from the four kinds of sinful activities - illicit sex, indulgence in intoxicants, gambling and eating animal foods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇavas are trained to become freed from the four kinds of sinful activities—illicit sex, indulgence in intoxicant..."
- 05:5405:54, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,223 N Everyone can come to the platform of a Vaisnava, which includes having all the qualifications of a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone can come to the platform of a Vaiṣṇava, which includes having all the qualifications of a brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|..."
- 05:4305:43, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,471 N Sex life without the purificatory process of Krsna consciousness is merely the seed-giving process of the sudras or the animals. Krsna consciousness is therefore the best process of purification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sex life without the purificatory process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is merely the seed-giving process of the śūdras or th..."
- 05:3905:39, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,221 N If one is not purified by the process of the seed-giving ceremony, or garbhadhana-samskara, he is immediately classified amongst the sudras because only the sudras do not undergo this purificatory process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is not purified by the process of the seed-giving ceremony, or garbhādhāna-saṁskāra, he is immediately classified..."
- 05:3405:34, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,317 N No one can be classified as a member of a particular caste, especially of a higher caste - brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya - simply by birthright Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can be classified as a member of a particular caste, especially of a higher caste—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya..."
- 05:3005:30, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,554 N There is no performance of the purificatory processes known as samskaras, which begin from the time of the mother’s pregnancy and continue up to the point of the individual’s death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no performance of the purificatory processes known as saṁskāras, which begin from the time of the mother’s pregn..."
- 05:1205:12, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,026 N It has become the fashion of this age to be falsely proud of having taken birth in the family of a ksatriya or a brahmana, we see persons without any qualification other than birth claiming to be a brahmana or ksatriya or vaisya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it has become the fashion of this age to be falsely proud of having taken birth in the family of a kṣatriya or a brāhmaṇa..."
- 05:0305:03, 18 April 2017 diff hist +4,238 N The instruction we receive from this incident is that King Bahulasva and Srutadeva the brahmana were accepted by the Lord on the same level because both were pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The instruction we receive from this incident is that King Bahulāśva and Śrutadeva the brāhmaṇa were accepted by the Lor..."
- 04:5304:53, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,574 N Lord Krsna remained in Mithila both at the house of the brahmana Srutadeva and at the palace of King Bahulasva. And after favoring them lavishly by His transcendental instructions, He went back to His capital city, Dvaraka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa remained in Mithilā both at the house of the brāhmaṇa Śrutadeva and at the palace of King Bahulāśva. A..."
- 04:4804:48, 18 April 2017 diff hist +5,897 N The devotee does not know anyone except Lord Krsna, and Krsna is most affectionate to His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee does not know anyone except Lord Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is most affectionate to His devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 04:4004:40, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,257 N Both brahmana (Srutadeva) and King (Bahulasva) ultimately achieved the supreme goal of being transferred to the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both brāhmaṇa and King ultimately achieved the supreme goal of being transferred to the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 04:3404:34, 18 April 2017 diff hist +6,524 N Both the brahmana Srutadeva and the King of Mithila, under the direction of the Lord, worshiped both Krsna and His followers, the great sages and saintly brahmanas, on an equal level of spiritual importance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"both the brāhmaṇa Śrutadeva and the King of Mithilā, under the direction of the Lord, worshiped both Kṛṣṇa and His..."
- 04:2904:29, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,198 N Krsna said, "If someone attempts to worship Me directly without worshiping My devotees, I do not accept such worship, even though it may be presented with great opulence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone attempts to worship Me directly without worshiping My devotees, I do not accept such worship, even though it may be..."
- 04:2404:24, 18 April 2017 diff hist +7,109 N Krsna said, "By worshiping them (sages and brahmanas) faithfully, you will be worshiping Me more diligently. I consider worship of My devotees to be better than direct worship of Me" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By worshiping them faithfully, you will be worshiping Me more diligently. I consider worship of My devotees to be better than..."