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3 December 2024
- 20:3420:34, 3 December 2024 diff hist +8 Materialists who are overly attracted to the material body, material world and material enjoyment, who cannot control their material senses, are carried to the darkest regions of material existence No edit summary current
- 20:3320:33, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 Materialists who are addicted to experimental knowledge and the so-called "scientific method" cannot place their faith in the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra No edit summary current
- 20:3220:32, 3 December 2024 diff hist +8 Materialists are very much advanced in enjoying money and women, yet dissatisfaction prevails within human society because human society cannot be happy and peaceful without Krsna consciousness No edit summary
- 20:3120:31, 3 December 2024 diff hist −19 In spite of much false advertisement for selling land on the moon, the puffed-up scientists or gross materialists cannot live there (on the moon), and what to speak of reaching the other planets, which they are unable even to count No edit summary current
- 20:3020:30, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 Influenced by Lord Caitanya’s Krsna consciousness movement, they (materialists, supposedly learned scholars, yogis & sannyasis) are all attracted by the bhakti-yoga practices of Caitanya and cannot relish a mellow superior to that of Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
- 20:2520:25, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 When his spiritual master, Narada, came . . . it is the custom of disciple to receive him, & to give him nice seat & offer obeisances, then talk on different subject matters. So when Narada came, Vyasadeva offered him good seat, & offered his obeisances No edit summary current
- 20:2420:24, 3 December 2024 diff hist +20 Vyasadeva is a disciple of Narada. Prahlada - these are big devotees - he was also disciple of Narada. And Dhruva, he was also disciple of Narada. Valmiki, he was also disciple of Narada. So Narada is the representation of the devotional path of opulence No edit summary current
- 20:2320:23, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Vyasadeva himself was the disciple of Naradaji, and therefore it was natural to be anxious to hear what Narada did after initiation from the spiritual masters. He wanted to follow in Narada's footsteps in order to attain to the same perfect stage of life No edit summary
- 20:1820:18, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Vyasadeva, disciple of Narada Muni, compiled so many Vedic literatures, Mahabharata, Puranas, Vedanta-sutra, Upanisads, various types of... Not types. Practically the same Vedas, divided into departmental knowledge for understanding of the common people No edit summary current
- 20:1820:18, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Srimad-Bhagavatam is exactly received from the right source. It was brought by Narada Muni from the spiritual world and given to his disciple Sri Vyasadeva. The latter in turn delivered the message to his son Srila Sukadeva Gosvami No edit summary current
- 20:1720:17, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Srimad-Bhagavatam explains that Krsna imparted knowledge into the heart of Brahma, the first created being within the universe. Brahma imparted those lessons to his disciple Narada, and Narada imparted that knowledge to his disciple Vyasadeva - CC Intro No edit summary current
- 20:1720:17, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Srila Vyasadeva, the compiler of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, is also one of his (Narada's) disciples No edit summary current
- 20:1620:16, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 Narada tells his disciple Vyasadeva that in a previous life he was engaged as a boy servant of purified devotees during four months of their stay and that he was intimately associating with them. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:1520:15, 3 December 2024 diff hist −23 Narada Muni tells his disciple, Vyasadeva, "My dear Vyasa, you should know that persons who are engaged in executing austerities and penances, studying the Vedas, performing big sacrifices, chanting the hymns of the Vedas" No edit summary
- 20:1520:15, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 Narada Muni, after offering respects to Narayana Rsi, went to the asrama of Vyasadeva, his disciple No edit summary current
- 20:1320:13, 3 December 2024 diff hist +43 Narada is advising Vyasadeva; Vyasadeva is advising his disciple Madhvacarya; he is advising his disciple. This is Vaisnavism. They are not concerned for personal self No edit summary
- 20:1320:13, 3 December 2024 diff hist −12 Narada describes his previous life to his disciple Vyasadeva. He says that while engaged as a boy servant for those purified devotees during the four months of their stay, he was intimately associating with them No edit summary current
- 20:1220:12, 3 December 2024 diff hist +13 Narada's position is very exalted as devotee. All of the devotees of the, in this material world, more or less, they are all disciples of Narada. Vyasadeva is also a disciple of Narada No edit summary current
- 20:1020:10, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Lord Brahma is the original speaker of Vedic wisdom to Narada, and Narada is the distributor of transcendental knowledge all over the world through his various disciples, like Vyasadeva and others No edit summary current
- 20:0920:09, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 Learned (Sukadeva Gosvami) it from Vyasadeva, a disciple of Narada, and thus the perfect knowledge can descend by the chain of disciplic succession only, and not by any form of experimental knowledge, old or modern No edit summary current
- 20:0920:09, 3 December 2024 diff hist +11 In Srimad-Bhagavatam Krsna imparted knowledge into the heart of Brahma, the first created creature within the universe. Brahma imparted those lessons to his disciple, Narada, and Narada imparted that knowledge to his disciple, Vyasadeva No edit summary current
- 20:0820:08, 3 December 2024 diff hist +43 Arjuna heard from Krsna about Himself, and he agreed. So He is accepted by the direct disciple, Arjuna; He is accepted by Vyasadeva; He is accepted by Narada Muni No edit summary current
29 November 2024
- 17:0417:04, 29 November 2024 diff hist +1 Whom to accept would be a puzzle for Priyavrata because both Lord Brahma and Narada Muni are authorities No edit summary current
- 17:0317:03, 29 November 2024 diff hist −4 When Lord Brahma went to induce Priyavrata to accept the responsibility for ruling the universe, he did not go whimsically; he was following the dictations of the Supreme Lord. Brahma and other genuine authorities never do anything without His permission No edit summary current
- 17:0217:02, 29 November 2024 diff hist +40 We must be ready to undergo the prescribed devotional duties, following the path shown by the predecessors in the disciplic succession from Brahma, Narada and similar authorities No edit summary current
- 17:0217:02, 29 November 2024 diff hist +1 We have to understand everything beyond our perception from the authority who actually knows. The first avyakta-marga-vit, or authority, is Brahma, and the next authority in disciplic succession is Narada No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 29 November 2024 diff hist +5 We have to gain understanding through the words of our predecessors. There are twelve mahajanas, or authorities, of whom Brahma is one No edit summary current
- 17:0017:00, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 We have to approach the authoritative representative of Brahma, Krsna. Then we can get the real knowledge No edit summary current
- 16:5816:58, 29 November 2024 diff hist +40 We can have some conception of the Absolute Truth, His form and His attributes simply by reading the descriptions given in Vedic literatures and authoritative statements given by exalted personalities like Brahma, Narada, Sukadeva Gosvami and others No edit summary current
- 16:5716:57, 29 November 2024 diff hist +16 We accept this book, Brahma-samhita, as very authoritative. This is our process of knowledge. We receive knowledge from the authority No edit summary current
- 16:5716:57, 29 November 2024 diff hist +3 Two identities of soul, the Supersoul and the individual soul, are admitted to be in the living entity, even by Lord Brahma, the greatest authority of the universe No edit summary current
- 16:5516:55, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 The higher authorities, as appointed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are Lord Brahma and all other Prajapatis and Manus. Thus from the beginning of creation it can be seen that the first creature is the most intelligent No edit summary current
- 16:5516:55, 29 November 2024 diff hist +33 The disciplic succession holds that the Vedas were uttered by Lord Krsna to Brahma, by Brahma to Narada, and by Narada to Vyasadeva and then by Vyasadeva to Sukadeva Gosvami and so on. So there is no difference between the versions of all the authorities No edit summary current
- 16:5416:54, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 The demigods said: Your (Krsna's) appearance will vanquish the ignorance of speculative knowledge and establish the real experienced knowledge of authorities like Lord Brahma No edit summary current
- 16:5216:52, 29 November 2024 diff hist +19 There are four Vaisnava sampradayas. So we have to approach the authoritative representative of Brahma, Krsna. Then we can get the real knowledge No edit summary current
- 16:5116:51, 29 November 2024 diff hist +19 Such so-called leaders of religion are sure to be condemned by Brahma and other great authorities No edit summary current
- 16:5016:50, 29 November 2024 diff hist +19 Out of the twelve authorities of sastra, Brahma is the origin, and he has been explained as Svayambhu. Atma-bhu, like that No edit summary current
- 16:5016:50, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 One must follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, Manu, the Kumaras, Kapila, Prahlada, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja, Janaka, and Bali Maharaja No edit summary current
- 16:4916:49, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 Of the twelve great authorities in devotional service, four - Lord Brahma himself, his son Narada, Svayambhuva Manu and Lord Siva - were present before Priyavrata. They were accompanied by many other authoritative sages No edit summary current
- 16:4816:48, 29 November 2024 diff hist +19 Narada wanted to clear the matter (of Brahma being or not the supreme authority in the creation) by the statements of Brahmaji, the supreme authority in the universe No edit summary current
- 16:4616:46, 29 November 2024 diff hist +5 Lord Brahma is one of the twelve authorities known as dvadasa-mahajana - svayambhur naradah sambhuh kaumarah kapilo manuh/ prahlado janako bhismo balir vaiyasakir vayam, SB 6.3.20 No edit summary current
- 16:4616:46, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 Lord Brahma also says, sarva-karana-karanam (Bs. 5.1). So it is not that Krsna is saying only. It is accepted by the supreme Vedic authority, Lord Brahma No edit summary current
- 16:4516:45, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 Lord Brahma, who has full control over the goddess of learning and who is considered to be the best authority in Vedic knowledge, was thus perplexed, being unable to understand the extraordinary power manifested by the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 16:4416:44, 29 November 2024 diff hist +73 Kunti is authority. How she has become authority? Because she has followed the authorities - Brahma, Narada, Svayambhu. Those who are strictly following the statements of the authorities, they are also authority No edit summary current
- 16:4316:43, 29 November 2024 diff hist +39 Krsna was there. So Brahma is admitting that this Krsna is parabrahman sanatanam. So we have to take evidence from the authorities. There are twelve authorities according to sastra. Brahma is one of the authorities No edit summary current
- 16:4216:42, 29 November 2024 diff hist +19 Krsna is supported not only by the Vedas and by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, and authorities like Vyasadeva, Asita, Devala, and Arjuna, who heard Bhagavad-gita personally from the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 16:4016:40, 29 November 2024 diff hist +16 Brahma receives knowledge from Krsna and distributes that Vedic knowledge, and therefore he is an authority No edit summary current
- 16:3916:39, 29 November 2024 diff hist +5 Brahma is one of the authorities. He's also mentioned in the list of authorities, dvadasa-mahajana. Twelve authorities No edit summary current
- 16:3816:38, 29 November 2024 diff hist +16 As the demigods follow Lord Brahma to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we also have to follow the authorities of the parampara system to understand the Lord No edit summary current