User contributions for Vanibot
9 March 2021
- 10:0010:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,737 As soon as all the brahmanas and Sanatana Gosvami saw the Nawab appear, they all stood up and respectfully gave him a sitting place to honor him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:0010:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,198 As mentioned in the previous verses (SB 3.28.12) (purusarcanam), this purusa is represented as the Paramatma, or Supersoul. A description of the Supersoul, upon whom one must meditate, will be given in the following verses Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,680 As long as we have these temporary bodies, they give us many varieties of tribulation - adhyatmika, adhibhautika & adhidaivika. This is the root cause of all suffering, but this root cause of suffering can be removed by revival of our Krsna consciousness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,386 As long as the vital life-force is there, the mind works, and under the mind the senses work, and the senses give rise to so many material desires Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,968 As it is essential to get food grains and water by digging the earth, it is also essential to give protection to the cows and take nectarean milk from their milk bags Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,892 As in the next issue (of our Back To Godhead magazine) there will be no advertisements, we shall be able to give substantial reading matter like that of Bhaktivinode Thakura, "Teachings of the Golden Avatara.'' Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,314 As expressed by mother Yasoda herein (SB 10.8.42), I am not the owner of possessions, the opulent wife of Nanda Maharaja. The estate, the possessions, the cows and calves and the subjects like the gopis and cowherd men are all given to me Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,381 As a great king of the entire world, he (Prthu Maharaja) could have given them (the members of the assembly) orders, but he was so humble, meek and honest that he presented his statement for approval in order to clarify his mature decision Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,021 As a devotee, he was always ready to give respect to other devotees and to engage in the devotional service of the Lord. This is the bhakti-yoga process. Due to all these transcendental activities, King Gaya was always free from the bodily conception Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,599 As Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left behind Him the eight verses known as Siksastaka, Rupa Gosvami gave us Upadesamrta so that we may become pure Vaisnavas Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,284 As I suggested, Kirtanananda Maharaja should be given the top post to give honor to the position of a sannyasi Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5709:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,959 As I have several times explained, when initiation is given, the Spiritual Master becomes the spiritual father and the gayatri mantra becomes the spiritual mother and thus second birth takes place Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5609:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,987 Are there no torn clothes lying on the common road? Do the trees, which exist for maintaining others, no longer give alms in charity? Do the rivers, being dried up, no longer supply water to the thirsty Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5509:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,300 Anyone who takes pride in doing responsible work but does not give credit to the Supreme Lord is certainly falsely proud and cannot execute anything nicely Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5509:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,843 Any saintly person would come, my father would simply say, "Give blessings to my son that he may become a Radharani's servant." That was my father's prayer. He never prayed that "My son may become very rich man." Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,470 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 Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,446 Another specific feature of the knowledge given in this verse (SB 6.16.51) is that sabda-brahma is also a form of the Supreme Lord Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,368 Another point is I want to prepare a small pamphlet for Krsna book, giving the description in nutshell with some important pictures Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,147 Another hint we get from this statement (of Krsna) is that the candalas, or the untouchables, are also not to be neglected by the higher classes and should be given necessary protection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,085 Another example is given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam of the elephant who enters into a lake and takes a bath very seriously, cleansing his body thoroughly Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,540 Another example given is that the electric powerhouse is situated in one place, but by its energies many different types of machinery move Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,279 Animals were offered in sacrifice (in Daksa's sacrificial arena) in order to give them renewed life; that was the purpose of having animals there Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5209:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,816 And Mukhara replied, "You sinful Jatila, by hearing your words, there is aching in my head! You cannot give any evidence that Krsna has attacked Radharani, the daughter of my granddaughter Kirtida" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5209:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,719 An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed by her paramours. If the yogi gives his mind a chance and does not restrain it... Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5109:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +18,601 An ordinary family man who works very hard day and night and is successful in giving comforts to the members of his family thereby relishes a kind of mellow Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5109:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,695 An example sometimes given to explain the position of the Supreme Lord is that of the sun, which evaporates urine from the earth but is never affected by contamination. The Supreme Lord can never be accused of doing anything wrong Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5009:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,419 An example given in this regard (being the supreme controller of the laws of nature, the Lord cannot be under their influence) is that although the wind blows through many places, the air is not affected by the qualities of these places Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5009:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,860 An analogy can be given with the sun globe and the sunshine: to remain in the sunshine does not mean one has gone to the sun globe. The temperature of the sun globe is different from the temperature of the sunshine Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,180 Among these sons, Prsadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,686 Among people in general, 99.9 percent try to talk like experienced advisers, but they are actually devoid of spiritual knowledge and are therefore like inexperienced children speaking nonsensically. Consequently their words cannot be given any importance Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,557 Among human beings, those who are followers of the Vedic principles are considered civilized. Among these, almost half simply give lip service while committing all kinds of sinful activities against these principles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,023 Among all commentaries, Sridhara Svami's is given the first position. This parampara has existed for a very long time. It was also accepted during Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's time, but Sri Vallabhacarya violated the system Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,682 Always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and reminding Sri Madhavendra Puri about the pastimes of Lord Krsna in the last stage of his life, Isvara Puri gave the best service among his disciples Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,870 Although this life-span (of one million celestial years) was so long, the Pracetas were given full bodily strength by the grace of the Lord Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,192 Although there is other evidence, the evidence given in the Vedic version must be taken as foremost. Vedic versions understood directly are first-class evidence Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,870 Although there is no need to describe these reflections of ecstatic love, Rupa Gosvami gives some instances where there is no actual devotional service and such expressions are manifested Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,336 Although the sun-god, after appearing before Prtha (Kunti), wanted to give her a child, Prtha hesitated because she was still unmarried Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,462 Although the living entity desires freedom from the contamination of matter, he is not given release Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,379 Although the krpana offers prayers to Lord Krsna for material things, the Lord takes away whatever material possessions the krpana has and gives him the sense to become a devotee Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,908 Although the body is temporary, it always gives one trouble in many ways Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,891 Although others give help in showing the way to beginners, the guru who first initiates one with the maha-mantra is to be known as the initiator Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,558 Although it may not be possible to undergo tapasya like that of Prsni and Sutapa, the sastra has given an opportunity for a method of tapasya very easy to perform - the sankirtana movement Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,481 Although it has now become fashionable to give preference to the so-called daridra-narayana, or "poor Narayana," Rantideva had no reason to give preference to any one person Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,043 Although giving trouble to a brahmana is a forbidden act, Lord Visnu was prepared to do anything in order to see Krsna - He was so eager to see Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,871 Although a medicinal herb, being born in the forest, does not belong to the same category as a man, if beneficial it is kept very carefully. Similarly, if someone outside one's family is favorable, he should be given protection like a son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,490 Although Vasudeva's first son was to be delivered into the hands of Kamsa, the nama-karana ceremony was performed, and thus the child was named Kirtiman. Such names are given immediately after birth Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,342 Although Saibya was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,323 Although Maharaja Yayati remembered Sukracarya's warning, he could not refuse Sarmistha. He thought it wise to give her a son, and thus he had sexual intercourse with her after her menstrual period. This kind of lust is not against religious principles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,495 Although Maharaja Pariksit gave Kali permission to live in four places, it was very difficult for him to find the places because during the reign of Maharaja Pariksit there were no such places Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,040 Although Hiranyakasipu was a demon, he had Vedic knowledge and understanding. Thus the advice given to his family members - his sister-in-law, mother and nephews - was quite sound Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current