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19:1419:14, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ In the Age of Kali, persons who are atheists or miscreants become very prominently visible, whereas persons who are actually following the Vedic principles for spiritual emancipation are practically obscured ‎No edit summary current
19:1419:14, 29 April 2025 diff hist +32‎ In dasya-rasa the Lord is accepted with awe & veneration. The active service that is absent in santa-rasa becomes prominent in dasya-rasa. In other words, in dasya-rasa the qualities of santa-rasa are present, & service also becomes predominantly visible ‎No edit summary current
19:1319:13, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ Indra is the king of the universe. Demons, thieves and rogues always disturb Indra (indrari-vyakulam lokam), but when indraris, the enemies of Indra, become prominent, Krsna appears ‎No edit summary current
19:1219:12, 29 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ If the government is very strict, then rogues and thieves cannot become very prominent. So when Krsna comes, He has got two business - for giving protection to the devotees, to the faithful, and for killing the demons ‎No edit summary current
19:1219:12, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ From ethereal existence, which evolves from sound, the next transformation takes place under the impulse of time, and thus the subtle element touch and thence the air and sense of touch become prominent ‎No edit summary current
19:1119:11, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ Constant indulgence in illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling have all become prominent in modern days ‎No edit summary current
19:1119:11, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ By associating with pure devotees and by hearing them submissively, attachment for material enjoyment becomes slackened, and attraction for hearing about the transcendental activities of the Lord becomes prominent ‎No edit summary current
19:1119:11, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ Buddhist religion from India was practically banished. So these are historical facts. The real fact is that as soon as the natural sequence of living entities is jeopardized, at that time, non-religious principle, unnatural life, becomes prominent ‎No edit summary current
19:1019:10, 29 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ Because of this (if in the household life the husband becomes subordinate to the wife, involvement in materialistic life again becomes prominent), according to the Vedic system, after a certain age a man is recommended to abandon his family life ‎No edit summary current
19:1019:10, 29 April 2025 diff hist −13‎ A human being is thus impeded (by the desires for acquiring a house, possessing land, having children & becoming prominent in society, the affection for community & the place of birth & the hankering for wealth) in his progress toward self-realization ‎No edit summary current
19:1019:10, 29 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ A household life is better than a sinful life devoid of responsibility, but if in the household life the husband becomes subordinate to the wife, involvement in materialistic life again becomes prominent ‎No edit summary current
19:0919:09, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ A devotee falls to the ground, and the subsequent symptoms in the body ensue. These symptoms are mentioned above (CC Madhya 3.162 ), and when they become prominent in the body, a state called pralaya (devastation) is manifest ‎No edit summary current
19:0919:09, 29 April 2025 diff hist −12‎ Attachment to family members becomes very prominent at the time of death ‎No edit summary current
19:0519:05, 29 April 2025 diff hist +43‎ As soon as the natural sequence of living entities is jeopardized, at that time, non-religious principle, unnatural life, becomes prominent and people become embarrassed. At that time, the incarnation of Lord is, I mean to say, appeared ‎No edit summary current
19:0519:05, 29 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ As soon as the natural sequence of living entities is jeopardized, at that time, non-religious principle, unnatural life, becomes prominent and people become embarrassed. At that time, the incarnation of Lord is, I mean to say, appeared ‎No edit summary

17:5717:57, 22 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ People are very much accustomed to see rasa-lila in Vrndavana. Maybe they are advanced, but the test is whether he has given up his lusty desire. That is the test. If he has given up, then, after seeing rasa-lila, he should not have returned to home ‎No edit summary current
17:5717:57, 22 April 2025 diff hist −22‎ It is very difficult to give up lust and the desires for low activities until one is in the line of devotional service to the Lord ‎No edit summary current
17:5717:57, 22 April 2025 diff hist +10‎ If we are entangled with rajas-tamas, then our perpetual desire for lusty sense enjoyment and greediness will not stop. But if we give up these two qualities, the remainder quality means goodness, that sattve, you will get, at least, peace of mind ‎No edit summary current
17:5617:56, 22 April 2025 diff hist −1‎ To have a satisfied mind, one must give up his heart disease of lusty desires. This can be done only when one is Krsna conscious ‎No edit summary current
17:5617:56, 22 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ To go to the forest and live there with the animals, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the only means by which to give up lusty desires. Unless one gives up such desires, one's mind cannot be freed from material contamination ‎No edit summary current
17:5517:55, 22 April 2025 diff hist −20‎ O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Although I have rendered these desires so much service, they have not shown any mercy to me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to give them up ‎No edit summary current
17:5517:55, 22 April 2025 diff hist −21‎ O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Although I have rendered these desires so much service, they have not shown any mercy to me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to give them up ‎No edit summary
17:5517:55, 22 April 2025 diff hist +10‎ O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Although I have rendered these desires so much service, they have not shown any mercy to me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to give them up ‎No edit summary
17:5417:54, 22 April 2025 diff hist −22‎ If one becomes Krsna conscious, then he can give up this heart disease; otherwise this disease of lusty desires will continue, and one cannot have peace in his mind ‎No edit summary current
17:5417:54, 22 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ By the practice of bhakti-yoga, one should give up his lusty desires ‎No edit summary current
17:5417:54, 22 April 2025 diff hist +10‎ By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed ‎No edit summary current

17:3217:32, 16 April 2025 diff hist +8‎ A person who in this life becomes falsely proud, thinking "I am great," and who thus fails to show proper respect to one more elevated than he by birth, austerity, education, behavior, caste or spiritual order, is like a dead man even in this lifetime ‎No edit summary current
17:3117:31, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ As soon as the wife becomes proud of her parentage, her pride creates great misunderstanding between the husband and wife, and their nuptial life is ruined ‎No edit summary current
17:3017:30, 16 April 2025 diff hist +28‎ As soon as one becomes proud of his birth as the son of a brahmana and neglects to acquire the qualifications of a real brahmana he at once becomes degraded and falls from the path of self-realization. Thus his life's mission as a human being is defeated ‎No edit summary current
17:2917:29, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ When Vena ascended to the throne, he became all-powerful with eight kinds of opulences. Consequently he became too proud. By virtue of his false prestige, he considered himself to be greater than anyone. Thus he began to insult great personalities ‎No edit summary current
17:2817:28, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ The gopis became proud of their great fortune. To subdue their sense of superiority and show them special favor, Kesava, the subduer of even Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, disappeared from the rasa dance ‎No edit summary current
17:2817:28, 16 April 2025 diff hist +8‎ King Vena was not practiced in yoga, but he became very proud of his royal position nonetheless. Because he was not very considerate, he began to misuse his power and insult great personalities ‎No edit summary current
17:2817:28, 16 April 2025 diff hist +8‎ Hiranyakasipu was so dishonest that by the strength of his power & austerity, he took away our powers. Thus he became very proud of his mystic strength. Now, because this rogue has been killed by Your nails, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You ‎No edit summary current
17:2817:28, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ Hiranyakasipu received from me the benediction that he would not be killed by any living being within my creation. With this assurance & with strength derived from austerities & mystic power, he became excessively proud ‎No edit summary current
17:2717:27, 16 April 2025 diff hist +8‎ Because of Ravana's material power, he became very proud and puffed up so that he dared kidnap the wife of Lord Ramacandra. In this way he was ruined. To get material benedictions from Lord Siva is not difficult, but actually these are not benedictions ‎No edit summary current
17:2717:27, 16 April 2025 diff hist +6‎ With the progression of the age of Kali, people are becoming very proud, and attached to women and intoxication ‎No edit summary current
17:2717:27, 16 April 2025 diff hist +8‎ When one possesses more wealth than necessary, he certainly becomes very proud. This is the situation of men in modern civilization ‎No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 16 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ When one becomes too proud of his position, influenced by the mode of passion, he gives up the right path and accepts the wrong one ‎No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 16 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ When a man becomes too proud of his material possessions, he can perform any disastrous act, and therefore Daksa acted out of false prestige. That is described in this chapter ‎No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 16 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ When a man becomes too proud of his material position, he tries to enjoy his senses in an unrestricted way, being influenced by the modes of passion and ignorance ‎No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ When a living entity becomes proud of being an independent isvara, or god, that is his foolishness. Such foolishness is described in the following verse - SB 6.12.11 ‎No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 16 April 2025 diff hist −12‎ When a devotee becomes a little proud, the Supreme Lord sometimes exhibits His supreme power to dissipate the devotee's misunderstanding. After being amply harassed by Lord Visnu's potency, Lord Siva resumed his normal, unagitated condition ‎No edit summary current
17:2517:25, 16 April 2025 diff hist −13‎ We sometimes see a beloved wife becoming proud of her position and then frustrated due to some neglect. She then gives up caring for her appearance, accepts dirty clothes and morosely sits on the ground and draws lines with her nails ‎No edit summary current
17:2517:25, 16 April 2025 diff hist +28‎ We have become very proud of our education, but we tell material nature, "Thank you very much for kicking me. Now please continue." Thus deluded, we think that we have even conquered material nature. But how is this so ‎No edit summary current
17:2517:25, 16 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ We do not become proud to have very scientific accurate knowledge by speculation. We are not such people. We are taught by the parampara system that we are humble servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and what our master says, we accept it ‎No edit summary current
17:2417:24, 16 April 2025 diff hist +28‎ To protect the brahmana, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised him to chant the Hare Krsna mantra incessantly. By doing so, he would never become unnecessarily proud ‎No edit summary current
17:2417:24, 16 April 2025 diff hist −11‎ This is a sign (not to become proud despite having great opulence and power) of the wonderful character of great personalities ‎No edit summary current
17:2417:24, 16 April 2025 diff hist +28‎ Thinking like this, Srimati Radharani considered Herself Krsna's most beloved gopi. She had become proud and had left the rasa-lila with Krsna. In the deep forest She said, "My dear Krsna, I cannot walk any more. You can take Me wherever You like" ‎No edit summary current
17:2317:23, 16 April 2025 diff hist +9‎ The reception given to the King (Prthu) was full of opulence, yet he did not become proud ‎No edit summary current
17:2317:23, 16 April 2025 diff hist +3‎ There were many other kings on earth who had become very proud of three kinds of possessions - wealth, education and followers - and they were constantly agitating the earth by movements of military strength ‎No edit summary current

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