User contributions for Alankrutha
1 November 2021
- 11:2011:20, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,077 N When a devotee glorifies the Lord's name, fame and so on, he becomes almost like an insane man, and in that condition he sometimes laughs, sometimes cries and sometimes dances. He continues in this way without even considering his situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when he glorifies the Lord's name, fame and so on, he becomes almost like an insane man, and in that condition he sometimes la..." current
- 11:1511:15, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,028 A person engaged in devotional service becomes heartsick when singing the glories of the Supreme Lord. Because the Lord is very dear to him, when he glorifies the Lord's name, fame and so on, he becomes almost like an insane man No edit summary current
- 11:1311:13, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,693 N Even if one is very learned, it is very difficult for him to understand a pure devotee who is in love with the Lord. This is also confirmed in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one is very learned, it is very difficult for him to understand a pure devotee who is in love with the Lord. This is a..." current
- 11:1011:10, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,825 N Lord Caitanya informed Sanatana Gosvami that no one can understand the person who has developed love of Krsna. No one can understand his words, his activities or his symptoms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He informed Sanātana Gosvāmī that no one can understand the person who has developed love of Kṛṣṇa. No one can unders..."
- 11:0511:05, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,769 N All the descriptions of the bhava stage of devotional service were quoted by Lord Caitanya to Sanatana Gosvami. Lord Caitanya next proceeded to describe the symptoms of actual love for Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these descriptions of the bhāva stage of devotional service were quoted by Lord Caitanya to Sanātana Gosvāmī. Lord Cai..."
- 11:0211:02, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,866 N Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (NOD 1.2.156): "O lotus-eyed one, when will I be able to always chant Your holy name, and being inspired by that chanting, when will I be able to dance on the banks of the Yamuna?" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O lotus-eyed one, when will I be able to always chant Your holy name, and being inspired by that chanting, when will I be able..." current
- 10:5710:57, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,719 N A verse appears again in krsna-karnamrta (92): "The body of Krsna is so nice, and His face is so beautiful. Everything about Him is sweet and fragrant" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A similar verse appears again in krsna-karnamrta (92)"|"The body of Krsna is so nice, and His face is so beautiful. Everything..."
- 10:5310:53, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,672 N Pure devotees are always anxious to describe the glories of Krsna and to live in a place where He exhibited His pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"pure devotees are always anxious to describe the glories of Kṛṣṇa and to live in a place where He exhibited His pastimes..." current
- 10:4910:49, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,787 N Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (NOD 1.3.38) in which Rupa Gosvami states: "O Govinda! This young girl with tears in her eyes is crying in a sweet voice, chanting Your glories" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Govinda! This young girl with tears in her eyes is crying in a sweet voice, chanting Your glories"|"Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (..."
- 10:4510:45, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,704 N Krsna-karnamrta (32): Although my (Bilvamangala's) eyes are anxious to see You (Krsna) and Your face, I cannot see You. Please let me know what I shall do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although my eyes are anxious to see You and Your face, I cannot see You. Please let me know what I shall do"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
- 10:3910:39, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,012 N Krsna-karnamrta (32): O Krsna, O wonderful flute player, the beauty of Your boyhood activities is very wonderful in this world. You know the agitation of my mind, and I know what You are. No one knows how confidential our relationship is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Kṛṣṇa, O wonderful flute player, the beauty of Your boyhood activities is very wonderful in this world. You know the a..." current
- 10:2410:24, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,041 N Such a devotee (like Sanatana Gosvami), being touched deeply by such strong desires (of achieving Krsna), always chants Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a devotee, being touched deeply by such strong desires, always chants Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa K..."
- 10:2010:20, 1 November 2021 diff hist +40,498 N Sanatana Gosvami composed: I am not born in a high family. Nonetheless, O darling of the damsels of Vraja, I still maintain hopes of achieving You, and these hopes are always disturbing me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am not even born in a high family. Nonetheless, O darling of the damsels of Vraja, I still maintain hopes of achieving You,..." current
- 10:1510:15, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,906 N Sanatana composed: I am poor in love of Godhead, and I have no asset for hearing about devotional service. Nor do I have any understanding of the science of devotional service, nor any cultivation of knowledge, nor any righteous activities to my credit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am poor in love of Godhead, and I have no asset for hearing about devotional service. Nor do I have any understanding of the..." current
- 10:0910:09, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,088 N In the Padma Purana another instance of pure devotion is found. There it is recorded that the king, although the most elevated of human beings, was begging from door to door and was even praying to the candalas, the lowest members of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Padma Purāṇa another instance of pure devotion is found. There it is recorded that the king, although the most eleva..."
- 10:0210:02, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,212 A person who has developed bhava in devotional service. Such a person thinks of himself as the most wretched, and his only satisfaction is in thinking that some day or other Krsna will be kind enough to favor him by engaging him in devotional service No edit summary current
- 09:5709:57, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,592 N Any devotee who is acting in devotional service dedicates his life and body for the purpose of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any devotee who is acting in devotional service dedicates his life and body for the purpose of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
- 09:5309:53, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,091 Pure devotees of the Lord always pray to the Supreme Lord with tears in their eyes; their minds are always engaged in recollecting the activities of the Lord, and their bodies are always engaged in offering obeisances. In this way they are satisfied No edit summary current
- 09:5209:52, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,800 N Consequently devotee does not like the benefits derived from fruitive activity, yogic meditation or the cultivation of knowledge. His attachment is to discourses which are favorably related to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consequently he does not like the benefits derived from fruitive activity, yogic meditation or the cultivation of knowledge. H..." current
- 09:4709:47, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,548 N A devotee is always anxious to see that his time is not wasted in anything which is not connected with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee is always anxious to see that his time is not wasted in anything which is not connected with Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|..."
- 09:0609:06, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,960 N King Pariksit said: I do not mind if I am immediately bitten by the snake sent by the brahmana boy's curse. Let the snake bite me as it likes. I shall be pleased if all of you present here will go on chanting the message of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I do not mind if I am immediately bitten by the snake sent by the brāhmaṇa boy's curse. Let the snake bite me as it likes...."
- 08:4308:43, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,108 N King Pariksit affords a good example of bhava. When sitting on the banks of the Ganges waiting to meet his death, he said: "All the brahmanas present here, as well as Mother Ganges, should know that I am a soul completely surrendered to Krsna" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit affords a good example of bhāva. When sitting on the banks of the Ganges waiting to meet his death, he said:..."
- 08:3608:36, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,031 N A person in bhava is very much attached to gratifying the Lord and in chanting or hearing about the Lord, and he is always attached to describing the transcendental qualities of the Lord. He also prefers to live in holy places like Mathura or Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is very much attached to gratifying the Lord and in chanting or hearing about the Lord, and he is always attached to descri..."
- 08:2708:27, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,846 N Since he (a person in bhava) is fully convinced of his progress, he is always confident and keeps himself busy to achieve the highest goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since he is fully convinced of his progress, he is always confident and keeps himself busy to achieve the highest goal"}} {{no..." current
- 08:1908:19, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,682 A person in bhava is confident in his work, and he is never under the impression that he is not making progress toward the supreme goal of life - going back to Godhead No edit summary
- 08:1508:15, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,901 N Even if he (a person who has developed from faith to the stage of bhava) has no engagement, he will find some work to do for Krsna's satisfaction. Nor does such a person like anything which is not connected with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if he has no engagement, he will find some work to do for Kṛṣṇa's satisfaction. Nor does such a person like anythin..." current
- 08:0808:08, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,221 A person who has developed from faith to the stage of bhava, states that such a person is never agitated even if there are causes for agitation. Nor does such a person waste his time even for a moment; he is always anxious to do something for Krsna No edit summary current
- 08:0208:02, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,927 N Only by the association of pure devotees can one develop a taste for Krsna consciousness, and when he tries to apply Krsna consciousness in his life, he can achieve everything up to the stage of bhava and prema Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only by the association of pure devotees can one develop a taste for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and when he tries to apply K..."
- 07:5207:52, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,861 N After one makes further progress (in devotional service by following regulative principles), he attains the state called bhava, which is permanent. When such love of God increases, it reaches the highest stage of love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after one makes further progress, he attains the state called bhāva, which is permanent. When such love of God increases, it..."
- 07:4707:47, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,212 The first requirement is faith; it is due to faith that one associates with pure devotees, and, by such association, develops devotional service. As devotional service develops, one's misgivings diminish. Then one is situated in firm conviction No edit summary current
- 07:4707:47, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,881 N When one is situated in firm conviction, and from that conviction he develops a taste for devotional service and advances to the stage of attachment, whereby he follows the regulative principles of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one is situated in firm conviction, and from that conviction he develops a taste for devotional service and advances to the st..." current
- 07:3107:31, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,838 By developing chanting and hearing, one can advance further and further in regulative devotional service to the Supreme Lord. As one so advances, his misgivings about devotional service and his attraction for the material world proportionately diminish No edit summary current
- 07:3007:30, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,039 If, due to some righteous activities which provoke devotional service, one is influenced by the service attitude and takes shelter of the good association of pure devotees, he develops attachment for hearing and chanting No edit summary current
- 07:2507:25, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,131 N When one is firmly convinced that Visnu is the only object of love and worship and that there is no one else - not even a demigod - worthy of receiving devotional service, one feels intimacy in his love relationship with God, and this is approved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is firmly convinced that Visnu is the only object of love and worship and that there is no one else - not even a demi..."
- 07:1507:15, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,820 The process for making the heart even more sterilized by the sunshine of love is called bhava. A description of bhava is given by Rupa Gosvami No edit summary
- 07:1007:10, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,994 N As stated in CC, (Madhya 23.1): O SP of Godhead, who but You has ever awarded such pure devotional service? O most magnanimous incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, for my part I offer my respectful obeisances to this incarnation known as Gaurakrsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Supreme Personality of Godhead, who but You has ever awarded such pure devotional service? O most magnanimous incarnation of..." current
- 07:0307:03, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,622 N Kaviraja Gosvami offered his respectful obeisances to Lord Caitanya for His sublime teachings of love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kavirāja Gosvāmī offered his respectful obeisances to Lord Caitanya for His sublime teachings of love of Godhead"}} {{notes..." current
- 06:4906:49, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,683 N Lord Caitanya described the ultimate goal of devotional service, which is meant for one who wants to attain perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya then described the ultimate goal of devotional service, which is meant for one who wants to attain perfection"}}..." current
- 06:4306:43, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,880 N Lord Caitanya told him (Sanatana Gosvami) that since there is really no end to describing the system of devotional service with attachment, He is simply trying to offer a sampling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya told him that since there is really no end to describing the system of devotional service with attachment, He is..."
- 06:3806:38, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,179 N It is by attachment and bhava that the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna is conquered by His devotees. These two characteristics are present before any symptoms of love of Godhead are manifest. This was all explained to Sanatana Gosvami by Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is by such attachment and bhāva that the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is conquered by His devotees. These two characteri..."
- 06:2606:26, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,935 N In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (NOD 1.2.308), Rupa Gosvami offers his respectful obeisances to those who always think of Krsna as He is, and His relation as son, well-wisher, brother, father, friend, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (NOD 1.2.308), Rūpa Gosvāmī offers his respectful obeisances to those who always think of Kṛ..." current
- 06:2206:22, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,751 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 3.25.38) the Lord says: Persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents alone. They consider that I am their soul, I am their God, and I am their supreme goal. My dear mother, time does not act on such devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear mother, time does not act on such devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-11-01T0..." current
- 06:1706:17, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,697 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 3.25.38) the Lord says: The word mat-para is only used to refer to persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents alone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word mat-para is only used to refer to persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents alone"}} {{notes|}..."
- 06:1306:13, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,946 N In SB 3.25.38 the Lord says: Persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents alone. They consider that I am their soul, their friend, I am their son, I am their master, I am their well-wisher, I am their God, & I am their supreme goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"persons who are satisfied with the idea of becoming My adherents alone. They consider that I am their soul, I am their friend,..." current
- 06:0306:03, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,517 N In devotional service with attachment, one has to follow a particular type of devotee of Vrajabhumi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In devotional service with attachment, one has to follow a particular type of devotee of Vrajabhūmi"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
- 05:5905:59, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,889 N The confidential devotees attached to the service of the Lord are divided into several categories: some of them are servants, some are friends, some are parents, and some are conjugal lovers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The confidential devotees attached to the service of the Lord are divided into several categories: some of them are servants,..."
- 05:5005:50, 1 November 2021 diff hist +20,543 N A pure devotee who is attached to the Lord always follows in the footsteps of a personality of Vrajabhumi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee who is attached to the Lord always follows in the footsteps of a personality of Vrajabhūmi"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 05:3705:37, 1 November 2021 diff hist +21,577 Devotional service with attachment can be executed in two ways - externally and internally. Externally the devotee strictly follows the regulative principles beginning with chanting and hearing, while internally he thinks of the attachment No edit summary current
30 October 2021
- 17:5717:57, 30 October 2021 diff hist +21,028 N Devotional service and attachment (of prakrta-sahajiya) are false, and those so engaged are actually gliding down a hellish path. This is not the standard of ragatmika, or devotion. The prakrta-sahajiya community is actually cheated and very unfortunate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such devotional service and attachment are false, and those so engaged are actually gliding down a hellish path. This is not t..."
- 17:4317:43, 30 October 2021 diff hist +20,583 N One who becomes attracted to Krsna by hearing of such attachment (of the residents of Vrajabhumi) is certainly very fortunate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who becomes attracted to Kṛṣṇa by hearing of such attachment is certainly very fortunate"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Al..."