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29 April 2021

• 08:1708:17, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,562‎ N If a guru is completely qualified as a Vaisnava, he must be accepted as a brahmana even if he is not born in a brahmana family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a guru is completely qualified as a Vaisnava, he must be accepted as a brahmana even if he is not born in a brahmana family..."
• 08:1408:14, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,819‎ N If one is highly qualified but is not a Vaisnava, he cannot be accepted as a guru. One cannot be a brahmana unless one is a Vaisnava. If one is a Vaisnava, he is already a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, if one is highly qualified but is not a Vaiṣṇava, he cannot be accepted as a guru. One cannot be a brāhmaṇa un..."
• 08:1008:10, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,948‎ N When one has attained the topmost position of maha-bhagavata, he is to be accepted as a guru and worshiped exactly like Hari, the Personality of Godhead. Only such a person is eligible to occupy the post of a guru ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one has attained the topmost position of maha-bhagavata, he is to be accepted as a guru and worshiped exactly like Hari,..."
• 08:0608:06, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,496‎ N He (maha-bhagavata) knows how to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and how to respect a Vaisnava ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He knows how to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and how to respect a Vaiṣṇava"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}}..." current
• 08:0408:04, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,792‎ N He (maha-bhagavata) is also initiated by a bona fide spiritual master and is expert in worshiping the Deity, chanting mantras correctly, performing sacrifices, offering prayers to the Lord and performing sankirtana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also initiated by a bona fide spiritual master and is expert in worshiping the Deity, chanting mantras correctly, perfor..." current
• 08:0008:00, 29 April 2021 diff hist +4,620‎ N The maha-bhagavata is one who decorates his body with tilaka and whose name indicates him to be a servant of Krsna by the word dasa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The maha-bhagavata is one who decorates his body with tilaka and whose name indicates him to be a servant of Krsna by the word..." current

28 April 2021

• 09:3009:30, 28 April 2021 diff hist +8,287‎ N Unless one is qualified with all these attributes (peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom & religiousness), he cannot be accepted as a brahmana. It is not a question of simply taking birth in a brahmana family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is qualified with all these attributes, he cannot be accepted as a brāhmaṇa. It is not a question of simply taki..."
• 09:2209:22, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,476‎ N No one should present himself as a brahmana simply on the basis of being born in a brahminical family. One must be qualified by the brahminical qualities mentioned in the sastras ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should present himself as a brahmana simply on the basis of being born in a brahminical family. One must be qualified b..."
• 09:1709:17, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,451‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 7.11.35) Sri Narada Muni tells Maharaja Yudhisthira what a brahmana is. He states that if brahminical qualifications are observed in ksatriyas, vaisyas or even sudras, one should accept them as brahmanas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Nārada Muni tells Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira what a brāhmaṇa is. He states that if brahminical qualifications are ob..."
• 09:1109:11, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,360‎ N Even though a person is born in a brahminical family and is very expert in performing sacrifices, he cannot be accepted as a guru if he is not a strict Vaisnava ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though a person is born in a brahminical family and is very expert in performing sacrifices, he cannot be accepted as a g..."
• 09:0309:03, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,668‎ N Such a person (spiritual master who accepts disciples from all over the world) is called an acarya because he knows the principles of devotional service, he behaves in that way himself, and he teaches his disciples to follow in his footsteps ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person is called an ācārya because he knows the principles of devotional service, he behaves in that way himself, and..."
• 08:5808:58, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,410‎ N All these honors (of worship) are offered to him (a spiritual master) because he strictly follows the brahminical principles and teaches these principles to his disciples ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these honors are offered to him because he strictly follows the brahminical principles and teaches these principles to his..."
• 08:5308:53, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,589‎ N The bona fide spiritual master who accepts disciples from all over the world is also worshiped all over the world because of his qualities. Lokanam asau pujyo yatha harih: the people of the world worship him just as they worship the SPG ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bona fide spiritual master who accepts disciples from all over the world is also worshiped all over the world because of h..."
• 08:4808:48, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,638‎ N Anyone can see how the bona fide spiritual master accepts disciples from all over the world. The guru is a qualified brahmana; therefore he knows Brahman and Parabrahman. He thus devotes his life for the service of Parabrahman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone can see how the bona fide spiritual master accepts disciples from all over the world. The guru is a qualified brahmana;..."
• 08:3208:32, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,620‎ N In India there are many so-called gurus, and they are limited to a certain district or a province. They do not even travel about India, yet they declare themselves to be jagad-guru, the guru of the whole world. Such cheating gurus should not be accepted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India there are many so-called gurus, and they are limited to a certain district or a province. They do not even travel abo..."
• 08:2708:27, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,560‎ N It is stated in the Upadesamrta of Rupa Gosvami that a guru is a gosvami, a controller of the senses and the mind. Such a guru can accept disciples from all over the world. Prthivim sa sisyat. This is the test of the guru ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the Upadesamrta of Rupa Gosvami that a guru is a gosvami, a controller of the senses and the mind. Such a guru..."
• 08:2408:24, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,468‎ N The first-class devotee is the spiritual master for all kinds of people. It is said, gurur nrnam. The word nrnam means “of all human beings.” The guru is not limited to a particular group ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first-class devotee is the spiritual master for all kinds of people. It is said, gurur nṛṇām. The word nṛṇām mea..."
• 08:2108:21, 28 April 2021 diff hist +6,284‎ N The guru must be situated on the topmost platform of devotional service. There are three classes of devotees, and the guru must be accepted from the topmost class ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The guru must be situated on the topmost platform of devotional service. There are three classes of devotees, and the guru mus..."
• 08:1708:17, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,144‎ N Sanatana Gosvami was a pure devotee of the Lord, and through the blessings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu he was able to write the book perfectly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanatana Gosvami was a pure devotee of the Lord, and through the blessings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu he was able to write the..."
• 08:1208:12, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,537‎ N Sanatana Gosvami was a pure devotee of Krsna. A pure devotee has no business other than serving Krsna; consequently Krsna is always ready to help him. This benediction was given by Sri Caitanya to Sanatana, who was authorized to write Vaisnava smrti ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanātana Gosvāmī was a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. A pure devotee has no business other than serving Kṛṣṇa; conseque..."
• 07:5407:54, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,108‎ Unless one is fully qualified in Vaisnava behavior and authorized by superior authority (the Supreme Personality of Godhead), one cannot write Vaisnava literatures or purports and commentaries on Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita ‎No edit summary
• 07:5307:53, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,337‎ N Ordinary man cannot give his own opinion. His opinion must always correspond with the conclusion of the Vedas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under these circumstances, an ordinary man cannot give his own opinion. His opinion must always correspond with the conclusion..."
• 07:4607:46, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,847‎ N Sanatana Gosvami felt very low because he had accepted a position of service in the Muslim government. The conclusion is that no one should claim to be a brahmana simply by birthright while engaging in someone else’s service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, Sanātana Gosvāmī felt very low because he had accepted a position of service in the Muslim governm..."
• 07:3107:31, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,860‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam Narada Muni states that even if a brahmana is in a difficult position, he should not accept the occupation of a sudra. This means that he should not be engaged in service for another, for this is the business of dogs ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Srimad-Bhagavatam Narada Muni states that even if a brahmana is in a difficult position, he should not accept the occupatio..."
• 07:2807:28, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,534‎ N Sanatana Gosvami declares that a brahmana cannot be engaged in anyone’s service if he wants to take a leading part in society ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this connection, Sanātana Gosvāmī declares that a brāhmaṇa cannot be engaged in anyone’s service if he wants to tak..."
• 07:2207:22, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,716‎ N Sanatana Gosvami felt unfit to write Vaisnava smrti about the behavior of Vaisnavas because he had fallen from the brahminical position. Thus Sanatana Gosvami clearly admits that the brahminical culture should be standardized ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanatana Gosvami felt unfit to write Vaisnava smrti about the behavior of Vaisnavas because he had fallen from the brahminical..."
• 07:1407:14, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,505‎ N The brahmana is always independent and busy studying sastra and preaching sastra to subordinate social members such as ksatriyas and vaisyas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmana is always independent and busy studying sastra and preaching sastra to subordinate social members such as ksatriy..."
• 07:0207:02, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,458‎ N Actually Sanatana Gosvami belonged to a very respectable brahmana family. Nonetheless, he submitted himself as a fallen, lowborn person because he had served in the Muslim government ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually Sanatana Gosvami belonged to a very respectable brahmana family. Nonetheless, he submitted himself as a fallen, lowbo..."
• 06:5706:57, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,866‎ N It is concluded that one has to learn about Krsna from Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita, and one has to follow in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore concluded that one has to learn about Kṛṣṇa from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Bhagavad-gītā, and one h..."
• 06:5106:51, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,633‎ N In the Bhagavad-gita it is stated, janma karma ca me divyam. Krsna’s appearance and disappearance are transcendental, not mundane ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita it is stated, janma karma ca me divyam. Krsna’s appearance and disappearance are transcendental, not mu..."
• 06:4706:47, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,969‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam gives the full narration of Krsna’s transcendental activities. The first nine cantos explain who Krsna is, and the Lord’s birth and activities are narrated in the Tenth Canto ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam gives the full narration of Krsna’s transcendental activities. The first nine cantos explain who Krsna is,..."
• 06:3506:35, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,611‎ N Unless one is very serious about understanding Krsna, he cannot understand Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, unless one is very serious about understanding Kṛṣṇa, he cannot understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {..."
• 06:2606:26, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,856‎ N One can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam only by following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who was mad for Krsna. We cannot, of course, imitate Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. It is not possible ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam only by following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was mad for Kṛ..."
• 06:1606:16, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,890‎ N According to His (Caitanya's) own written verse, yugayitam nimesena. He says that for Him, “a moment seems to last twelve years.” Caksusa pravrsayitam: “My tears are flowing like torrents of rain” ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to His own written verse, yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa. He says that for Him"|"a moment seems to last twelve years"|"My..." current
• 06:1206:12, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,729‎ N Apart from being the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is an acarya who exhibited love of God like a madman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Apart from being the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is an acarya who exhibited love of God like a mad..."
• 06:0906:09, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,868‎ N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu plainly explains that Srimad-Bhagavatam cannot be understood by those who are materially situated. In other words, one has to become a madman like Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu plainly explains that Srimad-Bhagavatam cannot be understood by those who are materially situated. In..."
• 05:5905:59, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,136‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam cannot be understood by so-called erudite scholars or grammarians. One who has developed pure Krsna consciousness and has served the pure devotee, the spiritual master, can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam. Others cannot ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam cannot be understood by so-called erudite scholars or grammarians. One who has developed pure Krsna consciou..."
• 05:5505:55, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,762‎ N All Vedic literatures maintain that Srimad-Bhagavatam has to be learned from the person bhagavata, and to understand it one has to engage in pure devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All Vedic literatures maintain that Srimad-Bhagavatam has to be learned from the person bhagavata, and to understand it one ha..." current
• 05:5105:51, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,962‎ N Only one who has taken to devotional service can understand Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the spotless Purana for a transcendentalist (paramahamsa). So-called commentaries are useless for this purpose ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only one who has taken to devotional service can understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the spotless Purāṇa for a transc..."
• 05:4605:46, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,797‎ N Devotional service includes nine processes, beginning with hearing, chanting and remembering the activities of Lord Visnu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service includes nine processes, beginning with hearing, chanting and remembering the activities of Lord Visnu"}} {..."
• 05:3705:37, 28 April 2021 diff hist +1,982‎ N The word atma refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahma down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word atma refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahma down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living enti..."

27 April 2021

• 08:5608:56, 27 April 2021 diff hist +1,894‎ N Everyone must engage in the service of the Lord. Taking the word api in the sense of ascertainment, there are, all together, sixty different meanings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone must engage in the service of the Lord. Taking the word api in the sense of ascertainment, there are, all together, s..." current
• 08:5208:52, 27 April 2021 diff hist +1,703‎ N The word sarva-samuccaye is significant here. It includes all classes of men - atmaramas, munis and nirgranthas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word sarva-samuccaye is significant here. It includes all classes of men"|"ātmārāmas, munis and nirgranthas"}} {{notes|..." current
• 08:2408:24, 27 April 2021 diff hist +4,046‎ N Although His (Krsna's) expansions are also called the Supreme Personality of Godhead, They are attained only by the execution of regulative devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although His expansions are also called the Supreme Personality of Godhead, They are attained only by the execution of regulat..."
• 08:2008:20, 27 April 2021 diff hist +4,293‎ N One should simply understand that Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja in Vrndavana, the friend of the cowherd boys and lover of the gopis, is actually the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is attained by spontaneous love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To clarify this matter, one should simply understand that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Nanda Mahārāja in Vṛndāvana, the friend..."
• 08:1608:16, 27 April 2021 diff hist +4,109‎ N Speculative philosophers and mystic yogis also meditate upon the form of Krsna, but this form is not the form of the original Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a Bhagavan is but a partial representation of the Lord’s full potency ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Speculative philosophers and mystic yogis also meditate upon the form of Krsna, but this form is not the form of the original..."
• 08:1108:11, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,798‎ N Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the origin of all other Personalities of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the origin of all other Personalities of Godhead"}} {{note..."
• 08:0408:04, 27 April 2021 diff hist +4,166‎ N Regarding the variety of personalities known as Bhagavan, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the Personality of Godhead known as Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that His expansions are also called the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding the variety of personalities known as Bhagavan, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the Personality of..."
• 08:0108:01, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,836‎ N There are innumerable incarnations and expansions who are also called Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way there are innumerable incarnations and expansions who are also called Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhea..."
• 07:5707:57, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,930‎ N Krsna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He is expanded as Balarama, Sankarsana, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vasudeva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He is expanded as Balarama, Sankarsana, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vas..."