User contributions for MahaprabhuCaitanya
26 April 2017
- 12:1612:16, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,341 N He (Visnu) is also very beautiful in His eternal position, riding upon the shoulder of Garuda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also very beautiful in His eternal position, riding upon the shoulder of Garuḍa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCai..."
- 12:1212:12, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,672 N Certainly Lord Visnu is very beautiful with His necklace of kaustubha jewels, His four hands holding conchshell, disc, club and lotus flower and His dazzlingly beautiful jewelry Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Certainly Lord Viṣṇu is very beautiful with His necklace of kaustubha jewels, His four hands holding conchshell, disc, clu..."
- 11:5811:58, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,662 N In the Lalita-madhava by Rupa Gosvami there is the following statement by Daruka, one of the servants of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Lalita-mādhava by Rūpa Gosvāmī there is the following statement by Dāruka, one of the servants of Kṛṣṇa"}} {..."
- 11:4511:45, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,345 N When Krsna walks near Govardhan Hill with these personal features, all the inhabitants of the heavenly planets, as well as the inhabitants of this earth, feel transcendental bliss and consider themselves the eternal servants of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa walks near Govardhan Hill with these personal features, all the inhabitants of the heavenly planets, as well..."
- 11:4011:40, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,930 N Inhabitants of Vrndavana say, "He (Krsna) holds His wonderful flute in His lotus hands. He is dressed in yellow silks and bedecked with a peacock feather on His head" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He holds His wonderful flute in His lotus hands. He is dressed in yellow silks and bedecked with a peacock feather on His head..."
- 11:3511:35, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,720 N The inhabitants of Vrndavana used to say, "Krsna is always manifest before us with a complexion like a blackish cloud" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of Vṛndāvana used to say, "Kṛṣṇa is always manifest before us with a complexion like a blackish cloud..."
- 11:2711:27, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,845 N In any case this affection is relished by the devotees in different transcendental tastes, and therefore the general name for this state is affection, or pure affection for Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in any case this affection is relished by the devotees in different transcendental tastes, and therefore the general name for..."
- 11:2211:22, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,884 N Authorities like Sukadeva consider this stage of affection to be in the neutral stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Authorities like Śukadeva consider this stage of affection to be in the neutral stage"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCait..."
- 11:1711:17, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,175 N In literature such as Nama-kaumudi this state of existence is accepted as continual affection for or attraction to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In literature such as Nāma-kaumudī this state of existence is accepted as continual affection for or attraction to Kṛṣ..."
- 11:0011:00, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,549 N No one can be situated in the personal feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being situated at least in santa-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one can be situated in the personal feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being situated at least in śānt..."
- 10:5710:57, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,884 N If one is not further raised to the platform of actual service to the Lord, he is not considered to be on the platform of transcendental mellow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is not further raised to the platform of actual service to the Lord, he is not considered to be on the platform of tran..."
- 10:4410:44, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,979 N Srila Rupa Gosvami says that even if one does not accept it as a transcendental humor, one must still accept it as the beginning position of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that even if one does not accept it as a transcendental humor, one must still accept it as the be..."
- 10:4110:41, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,828 N According to some authorities, this condition cannot be accepted as one of the transcendental humors, or rasas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to some authorities, this condition cannot be accepted as one of the transcendental humors, or rasas"}} {{notes|}} {..."
- 10:3810:38, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,145 N Sukadeva Gosvami and Bilvamangala Thakur's giving up of the impersonal conception of the absolute truth and taking to devotional service are the best examples of devotees being situated in the neutral state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Bilvamaṅgala Thākur's giving up of the impersonal conception of the absolute truth and taking to de..."
- 10:3410:34, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,808 N Sukadeva Gosvami, who also reformed himself by the grace of the Lord and took to the path of devotional service, giving up the way of impersonal realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who also reformed himself by the grace of the Lord and took to the path of devotional service, giving up..."
- 10:3110:31, 26 April 2017 diff hist +3,900 N Bilvamangala Thakur was first spiritually initiated for impersonal realization of the absolute truth, but later on, by his association with Krsna in Vrndavana, he became an experienced devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bilvamaṅgala Thākur was first spiritually initiated for impersonal realization of the absolute truth, but later on, by his..."
- 07:3407:34, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,486 N Although I (Bilvamangala Thakur) was also initiated into that path of Brahman realization, I have now become misled by a naughty boy - one who is very cunning, who is very much attached to the gopis and who has made me His maidservant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although I was also initiated into that path of Brahman realization, I have now become misled by a naughty boy—one who is ve..."
- 07:1707:17, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,679 N Bilvamangala Thakur, in his book Krsna-karnamrta, says, "Let the impersonalists be engaged in the process of transcendental realization by worshiping the impersonal Brahman" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bilvamaṅgala Thākur, in his book Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, says, "Let the impersonalists be engaged in the process of tra..."
- 05:1205:12, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,509 N So much so, in fact, that he (great sage) began to bash his head on the ground, and with eyes full of tears of ecstatic love, he violated all the rules and regulations of his yoga performances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So much so, in fact, that he began to bash his head on the ground, and with eyes full of tears of ecstatic love, he violated a..."
- 05:0805:08, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,452 N When a great mystic was once awakened from his meditative trance by hearing the vibration of Krsna's Pancajanya conchshell, the mystic became overpowered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a great mystic was once awakened from his meditative trance by hearing the vibration of Kṛṣṇa's Pāñcajanya conchs..."
- 05:0405:04, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,159 N The mystics said, "Simply by seeing You (Krsna) from a distant place, I have come to the conclusion that there is no need of my being situated in the transcendental bliss of impersonal Brahman" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simply by seeing You from a distant place, I have come to the conclusion that there is no need of my being situated in the tra..."
- 04:5704:57, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,228 N One of the mystics approached Krsna and said, "My dear Lord, You are always full with transcendental bliss, excelling all other spiritual positions" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one of the mystics approached Kṛṣṇa and said, "My dear Lord, You are always full with transcendental bliss, excelling al..."
- 04:5304:53, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,126 N When these mystic yogis saw Lord Krsna and Balarama, they exclaimed that now that they had seen the excellent bodily effulgence of the Lord, they had almost forgotten the pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When these mystic yogīs saw Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, they exclaimed that now that they had seen the excellent bodily e..."
- 04:4904:49, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,826 N When Lord Krsna, along with His elder brother Balarama and sister Subhadra, came to Kuruksetra in a chariot on the occasion of a solar eclipse, many mystic yogis also came Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Kṛṣṇa, along with His elder brother Balarāma and sister Subhadrā, came to Kurukṣetra in a chariot on the o..."
- 04:3904:39, 26 April 2017 diff hist +10,055 N One great sage once inquired from another, "My dear friend, do you think that after I perfect the eightfold yoga performance I shall be able to see the eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One great sage once inquired from another, "My dear friend, do you think that after I perfect the eightfold yoga performance I..."
- 04:3304:33, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,417 N When a Brahman-realized devotee who has come to the stage of steady trance comes into contact with the eternal form of Krsna, his transcendental pleasure increases millions of times Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a Brahman-realized devotee who has come to the stage of steady trance comes into contact with the eternal form of Kṛṣ..."
- 04:2804:28, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,811 N In that stage, when one hears about the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, there may be shivering in the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that stage, when one hears about the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, there may be shivering in the body"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 04:2404:24, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,619 N When a mystic is transcendental to all kinds of mental concoctions and is situated in Brahman, his state is called trance beyond the influence of the material conception of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a mystic is transcendental to all kinds of mental concoctions and is situated in Brahman, his state is called trance beyo..."
- 04:0204:02, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,888 N After thinking this, the sage immediately became stunned. He was thinking that he was simply wasting his time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After thinking this, the sage immediately became stunned. He was thinking that he was simply wasting his time"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 03:5903:59, 26 April 2017 diff hist +11,179 N Once a great realized sage was lamenting that the Supreme Lord Krsna was living in Dvaraka but that he was unable to take advantage of seeing Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once a great realized sage was lamenting that the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa was living in Dvārakā but that he was unable to t..."
- 03:5203:52, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,396 N They (Great sages) immediately saw that the hairs of their bodies were standing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They immediately saw that the hairs of their bodies were standing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCaitanya}} {{complete|ALL..."
- 03:4903:49, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,736 N In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu it is said that when Lord Krsna was blowing His conchshell known as Pancajanya many great sages who were living in the caves of the mountains immediately reacted, being awakened from their trance of meditation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu it is said that when Lord Kṛṣṇa was blowing His conchshell known as Pāñcajanya many g..."
- 03:4403:44, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,526 N Different symptoms of ecstatic trance are exhibited automatically by such devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"different symptoms of ecstatic trance are exhibited automatically by such devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCaitanya..."
- 03:4103:41, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,573 N It is sometimes found that a devotee in the santa-rasa falls down on the ground, his hairs stand up on his body, and he trembles all over Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is sometimes found that a devotee in the śānta-rasa falls down on the ground, his hairs stand up on his body, and he trem..."
- 03:3803:38, 26 April 2017 diff hist +8,685 N One devotee, after observing the yawning of another devotee, addressed him thus, "My dear mystic, I think that within your heart there is some ecstatic devotional love which is causing you to yawn" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One devotee, after observing the yawning of another devotee, addressed him thus: "My dear mystic, I think that within your hea..."
- 03:3403:34, 26 April 2017 diff hist +8,026 N These are some of the common symptoms of the devotee who is situated in neutrality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are some of the common symptoms of the devotee who is situated in neutrality"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCaitanya..."
- 03:3103:31, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,898 N Sometimes a devotee in santa-rasa yawns, stretches his limbs, instructs on devotional service, offers respectful obeisances unto the form of the Lord, offers nice prayers to the Lord and has a desire to give direct service with his body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes a devotee in śānta-rasa yawns, stretches his limbs, instructs on devotional service, offers respectful obeisances..."
- 03:2703:27, 26 April 2017 diff hist +4,454 N He (a devotee) remarked, "This great sage is concentrating his eyesight on the tip of his nose, and from this it appears that he has already realized the eternal form of the Lord within himself" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He remarked, "This great sage is concentrating his eyesight on the tip of his nose, and from this it appears that he has alrea..."
- 03:2103:21, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,946 N Regarding concentration of the eyesight on the tip of the nose, there is a statement in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu by a devotee who observed this being performed by a yogi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding concentration of the eyesight on the tip of the nose, there is a statement in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu by a dev..."
- 03:1603:16, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,366 N They (Avadhuta) are always grave, but fully absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These uncommon features develop in devotees who are situated in santa-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are always grave, but fully absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These uncommon features develop i..."
- 03:1303:13, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,675 N Such persons give stress to liberation and detachment from the materialistic way of life. They are always neutral and have no affection for nor misidentification with anything material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons give stress to liberation and detachment from the materialistic way of life. They are always neutral and have no..."
- 02:5902:59, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,416 N Another symptom is that such persons are very careful to step forward when giving speeches. When they speak, they join together the forefinger and thumb Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another symptom is that such persons are very careful to step forward when giving speeches. When they speak, they join togethe..."
- 02:5502:55, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,716 N Avadhuta means a highly elevated mystic who does not care for any social, religious or Vedic conventions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Avadhūta means a highly elevated mystic who does not care for any social, religious or Vedic conventions"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
- 02:5202:52, 26 April 2017 diff hist +8,045 N There are certain symptoms of great sages who are situated in santa-rasa devotional service, and these symptoms are exhibited as follows: they concentrate their eyesight on the tip of the nose, and they behave just like an avadhuta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are certain symptoms of great sages who are situated in śānta-rasa devotional service, and these symptoms are exhibite..."
- 02:4602:46, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,431 N A person who is situated in Brahman realization, if he is put into association with devotees in pure devotional service, will immediately become attracted to the personal feature of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This shows that even a person who is situated in Brahman realization, if he is put into association with devotees in pure devo..."
- 01:3001:30, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,444 N Although these four (Catuhsana) saintly persons were always absorbed in the thought of impersonal Brahman, from association with the Lord and from smelling the tulasi leaves, the hairs on their bodies immediately stood up Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although these four saintly persons were always absorbed in the thought of impersonal Brahman, from association with the Lord..."
- 01:2501:25, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,441 N They (Four Kumaras) went to visit the Lord of Vaikuntha-loka in the spiritual sky, and when they bowed down before the Lord, the aroma of the tulasi, mixed with saffron, entered their nostrils and immediately attracted their minds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They went to visit the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha-loka in the spiritual sky, and when they bowed down before the Lord, the aroma of..."
- 01:2101:21, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,345 N All these different items are favorable in elevating saintly persons situated in santa-rasa to the advanced stage of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these different items are favorable in elevating saintly persons situated in śānta-rasa to the advanced stage of devotio..."
- 01:1901:19, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,058 N Understanding the devastation of eternal time, and by constantly associating with devotees engaged in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"understanding the devastation of eternal time, and by constantly associating with devotees engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousnes..."
- 01:1501:15, 26 April 2017 diff hist +11,510 N Observing a forest like the ones in Vrndavana, by going to a place of pilgrimage, by visiting the course of the Ganges River, by being victorious over the dictations of bodily demands Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"observing a forest like the ones in Vṛndāvana, by going to a place of pilgrimage, by visiting the course of the Ganges Rive..."