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18:2518:25, 11 February 2020 diff hist +6,403‎ N Although Dhrtarastra was equally careful for the minor children of Maharaja Pandu, he was one of the intriguing parties who wanted to wash away the descendants of Pandu and replace them by raising his own sons to become the rulers of the kingdom ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Dhṛtarāṣṭra was equally careful for the minor children of Mahārāja Pāṇḍu, he was one of the intriguing..."
18:1918:19, 11 February 2020 diff hist +6,676‎ N Due to Pandu's death at an early age his minor children & widow were the object of special care by all the elderly members of the family especially Bhismadeva and Mahatma Vidura. He was more or less partial to the Pandavas due to their political position ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to Pāṇḍu's death at an early age, his minor children and widow were the object of special care by all the elderly mem..."
18:0018:00, 11 February 2020 diff hist +3,008‎ N According to Indian moral codes, even an enemy received at home should be so well received that he will not feel any fearful situation. An enemy is always afraid of his enemy, but this should not be so when he is received at home by his enemy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Indian moral codes, even an enemy received at home should be so well received that he will not feel any fearful s..."
17:4717:47, 11 February 2020 diff hist +3,009‎ N After finishing his (Vidura's) rest, he was offered a comfortable place to sit, and then the King began to talk about all happenings, both family and otherwise. That is the proper way to receive a beloved friend, or even an enemy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After finishing his rest, he was offered a comfortable place to sit, and then the King began to talk about all happenings, bot..."
17:3717:37, 11 February 2020 diff hist +2,489‎ N King Yudhisthira was expert in reception also, even in the case of his family members ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Yudhiṣṭhira was expert in reception also, even in the case of his family members"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..."
17:2617:26, 11 February 2020 diff hist +2,309‎ N Vidura was so dear to the members of the Kaurava family that his long absence from the palace was comparable to inactivity. All of them were feeling acute separation from Vidura, and therefore his return to the palace was joyful for all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura was so dear to the members of the Kaurava family that his long absence from the palace was comparable to inactivity. Al..." current
17:0217:02, 11 February 2020 diff hist +13,077‎ When all of them (Krsna, Baladeva and Arjuna) were on a pleasure trip on the Raivata Hill, Arjuna managed to kidnap Subhadra according to the plan of Sri Krsna ‎No edit summary current
16:4316:43, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,674‎ N The meeting of Radha and Krsna during this occasion (in Kuruksetra during the solar eclipse) is a very pathetic story, and Lord Sri Caitanya, in the ecstasy of Radharani, always pined for Lord Sri Krsna at Jagannatha Puri ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The meeting of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa during this occasion is a very pathetic story, and Lord Śrī Caitanya, in the ecstasy..." current
16:3516:35, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,746‎ N The temple (of Lord Jagannatha in Puri) is still visited by thousands of pilgrims daily. This temple is in remembrance of the Lord's visit at Kuruksetra during an occasion of solar eclipse and His subsequent meeting with the residents of Vrndavana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the temple is still visited by thousands of pilgrims daily. This temple is in remembrance of the Lord's visit at Kurukṣetra..." current
16:2316:23, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,562‎ N The cause of her falling was explained by Yudhisthira, but when Yudhisthira entered the heavenly planet he saw Draupadi gloriously present there as the goddess of fortune in the heavenly planet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cause of her falling was explained by Yudhiṣṭhira, but when Yudhiṣṭhira entered the heavenly planet he saw Draupad..."
16:1916:19, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,658‎ N She (Draupadi) was very much aggrieved when her five sons were killed by Asvatthama. At the last stage, she accompanied her husband Yudhisthira and others and fell on the way ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was very much aggrieved when her five sons were killed by Aśvatthāmā. At the last stage, she accompanied her husband Yu..."
16:0416:04, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,524‎ N She (Draupadi) was a great devotee of Lord Krsna, and by her praying, the Lord Himself became an unlimited garment to save her from the insult ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and by her praying, the Lord Himself became an unlimited garment to save her from..."
15:5615:56, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,789‎ N She (Draupadi) was married with the Pandavas during their exile in the forest, but when they went back home Maharaja Drupada gave them immense wealth as a dowry. She was well received by all the daughters-in-law of Dhrtarastra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was married with the Pāṇḍavas during their exile in the forest, but when they went back home Mahārāja Drupada gave..."
15:4915:49, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,394‎ N When she (Draupadi) preferred to select her own husband, princes and kings were invited from all the countries of the world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When she preferred to select her own husband, princes and kings were invited from all the countries of the world"}} {{notes|}}..."
15:4315:43, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,663‎ N The same message also declared that she (Draupadi) was born to kill many a ksatriya. By dint of her blessings from Sankara, she was awarded five husbands, equally qualified ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The same message also declared that she was born to kill many a kṣatriya. By dint of her blessings from Śaṅkara, she was..."
15:3315:33, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,404‎ N Maharaja Yudhisthira begot a son named Pratibhit, Bhimasena begot a son named Sutasoma, Arjuna begot Srutakirti, Nakula begot Satanika, and Sahadeva begot Srutakarma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira begot a son named Pratibhit, Bhīmasena begot a son named Sutasoma, Arjuna begot Śrutakīrti, Naku..." current
15:2515:25, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,798‎ N By his (Drupada) first offering, Dhrstadyumna was born, and by the second offering, Draupadi was born. She is the sister of Dhrstadyumna, and she is also named Pancali. The five Pandavas married her as a common wife, and each of them begot a son in her ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By his first offering, Dhṛṣṭadyumna was born, and by the second offering, Draupadī was born. She is therefore the siste..."
15:1815:18, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,581‎ N Draupadi: The most chaste daughter of Maharaja Drupada and partly an incarnation of goddess Saci, the wife of Indra. Maharaja Drupada performed a great sacrifice under the superintendence of the sage Yaja ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Draupadī: The most chaste daughter of Mahārāja Drupada and partly an incarnation of goddess Śacī, the wife of Indra. Mah..." current
15:0915:09, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,556‎ N She (Kunti) used to take meals after each thirty days. She finally sat down in profound meditation and later burned to ashes in a forest fire ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She used to take meals after each thirty days. She finally sat down in profound meditation and later burned to ashes in a fore..."
15:0215:02, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,591‎ N Her (Kunti) prayers for the Lord after the Battle of Kuruksetra, when Lord Krsna was going back home, are excellently explained. Later she went to the forest with Gandhari for severe penance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Her prayers for the Lord after the Battle of Kurukṣetra, when Lord Kṛṣṇa was going back home, are excellently explaine..."
14:4314:43, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,179‎ N She (Draupadi) was married with five Pandavas in the presence of Vyasadeva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was married with five Pāṇḍavas in the presence of Vyāsadeva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
14:3914:39, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,601‎ N She (Kunti) advised Yudhisthira to start for the Pancaladesa. Draupadi was gained in this Pancaladesa by Arjuna, but by order of Kunti all five of the Pandava brothers became equally the husbands of Pancali, or Draupadi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She advised Yudhiṣṭhira to start for the Pāñcāladeśa. Draupadī was gained in this Pāñcāladeśa by Arjuna, but by o..."
14:2714:27, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,856‎ N In their forest life they lived with a brahmana family that was in trouble because of one Bakasura demon, and Kunti ordered Bhima to kill the Bakasura to protect the brahmana family against troubles created by the demon ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their forest life they lived with a brāhmaṇa family that was in trouble because of one Bakāsura demon, and Kuntī order..."
14:1614:16, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,673‎ N When the Pandavas were banished from the kingdom by the intrigues of Duryodhana, Kunti followed her sons, and she equally faced all sorts of difficulties during those days ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later on, when the Pāṇḍavas were banished from the kingdom by the intrigues of Duryodhana, Kuntī followed her sons, and..." current
14:1014:10, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,404‎ N This agreement (between Kunti and Madri) was endorsed by great sages like Satasrnga and others present on the occasion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This agreement was endorsed by great sages like Śataśṛṅga and others present on the occasion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..."
14:0314:03, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,419‎ N Maharaja Pandu died at an early age, for which Kunti was so aggrieved that she fainted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later on, Mahārāja Pāṇḍu died at an early age, for which Kuntī was so aggrieved that she fainted"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
13:5813:58, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,850‎ N She (Kunti) called for the demigod Vayu (air), and thus Bhima was born. She called for Indra, the King of heaven, and thus Arjuna was born. The other two sons, namely Nakula and Sahadeva, were begotten by Pandu himself in the womb of Madri ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She called for the demigod Vāyu (air), and thus Bhīma was born. She called for Indra, the King of heaven, and thus Arjuna wa..."
13:5213:52, 11 February 2020 diff hist +8‎ Kunti did not accept this proposal at first, but when vivid examples were set by Pandu she agreed. Thus by dint of the mantra awarded by Durvasa Muni she called for Dharmaraja, and thus Yudhisthira was born ‎No edit summary
13:5213:52, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,892‎ N Kunti did not accept this proposal at first, but when vivid examples were set by Pandu she agreed. Thus by dint of the mantra awarded by Durvasa Muni she called for Dharmaraja, and thus Yudhisthira was born ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuntī did not accept this proposal at first, but when vivid examples were set by Pāṇḍu she agreed. Thus by dint of the m..."
13:4313:43, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,615‎ N Kunti refused to allow her husband to adopt such life (renounced order of life), but at last Maharaja Pandu gave her permission to become a mother of sons by calling some other suitable personalities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuntī refused to allow her husband to adopt such life, but at last Mahārāja Pāṇḍu gave her permission to become a moth..."
13:3413:34, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,584‎ N After that, when she (Prtha) actually selected her own husband, she preferred Pandu to be her husband. Maharaja Pandu later wanted to retire from family life and adopt the renounced order of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After that, when she actually selected her own husband, she preferred Pāṇḍu to be her husband. Mahārāja Pāṇḍu late..."
12:3012:30, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,782‎ N As a result of this couplement, she (Prtha) became pregnant, and Karna was born by her. By the grace of the sun, she again turned into a virgin girl, but being afraid of her parents, she quitted the newly born child, Karna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a result of this couplement, she became pregnant, and Karṇa was born by her. By the grace of the sun, she again turned in..."
12:2312:23, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,699‎ N As a matter of inquisitiveness, she (Prtha) at once called for the sun-god, who desired couplement with her, but she declined. But the sun-god assured her immunity from virgin adulteration, and so she agreed to his proposal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a matter of inquisitiveness, she at once called for the sun-god, who desired couplement with her, but she declined. But the..."
12:1412:14, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,654‎ N She (Prtha) also served the great mystic sage Durvasa, and being satisfied by her faithful service, Durvasa Muni gave her a mantra by which it was possible for her to call for any demigod she pleased ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She also served the great mystic sage Durvāsā, and being satisfied by her faithful service, Durvāsā Muni gave her a mantra..."
11:5511:55, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,593‎ N She (Gandhari) died along with her husband in the jungles of the Himalayas near the mouth of the Ganges; she burned in a forest fire. Maharaja Yudhisthira performed the death ceremony of his uncle and aunt ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She died along with her husband in the jungles of the Himalayas near the mouth of the Ganges; she burned in a forest fire. Mah..." current
11:5011:50, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,759‎ N She (Gandhari) was equally aggrieved on the death of Karna, and she described to Lord Krsna the lamentation of Karna's wife. She was pacified by Srila Vyasadeva when he showed her dead sons, then promoted to the heavenly kingdoms ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was equally aggrieved on the death of Karṇa, and she described to Lord Kṛṣṇa the lamentation of Karṇa's wife. Sh..."
11:4111:41, 11 February 2020 diff hist +9,971‎ N Her (Gandhari's) mourning over the death of Duryodhana and Duhsasana before Lord Krsna was very pitiful and Lord Krsna pacified her by transcendental messages ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Her mourning over the death of Duryodhana and Duḥśāsana before Lord Kṛṣṇa was very pitiful, and Lord Kṛṣṇa pac..."
11:3511:35, 11 February 2020 diff hist +12,967‎ N She (Gandhari) desired that the state be divided into two parts for the sons of Pandu and her own. She was very affected when all her sons died in the Battle of Kuruksetra, and she wanted to curse Bhimasena & Yudhisthira, but she was checked by Vyasadeva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She desired that the state be divided into two parts, for the sons of Pāṇḍu and her own. She was very affected when all h..."

20:1320:13, 10 February 2020 diff hist +13,111‎ N Gandhari became angry and gave a blow to her own abdomen. She gave birth to a lump of flesh only, but since she was a devotee of Vyasadeva, by his instruction the lump was divided into one hundred parts and each gradually developed to become a male child ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Gāndhārī became angry and gave a blow to her own abdomen. As a result, she gave birth to a lump of flesh only, but sin..."
19:5719:57, 10 February 2020 diff hist +12,748‎ She (Gandhari) was the most beautiful girl of her time, and she was equally qualified by her womanly qualities, which endeared every member of the Kaurava court ‎No edit summary current
19:4819:48, 10 February 2020 diff hist +12,826‎ N Lord Siva is generally worshiped by Hindu maidens to get a good husband. Gandhari satisfied Lord Siva, and by his benediction to obtain one hundred sons, she was betrothed to Dhrtarastra, despite his being blind forever ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is generally worshiped by Hindu maidens to get a good husband. Gāndhārī satisfied Lord Śiva, and by his benedic..."
19:3919:39, 10 February 2020 diff hist +12,680‎ N Gandhari: The ideal chaste lady in the history of the world. She was the daughter of Maharaja Subala, the King of Gandhara (now Kandahar in Kabul), and in her maiden state she worshiped Lord Siva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gāndhārī: The ideal chaste lady in the history of the world. She was the daughter of Mahārāja Subala, the King of Gāndh..."
19:2519:25, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,667‎ N Nor should a person who may be a spiritual master for others pose to be so if he is unable to engage his disciple ultimately in the transcendental loving service of Lord Sri Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"nor should a person who may be a spiritual master for others pose to be so if he is unable to engage his disciple ultimately i..."
19:1519:15, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,671‎ N Like Vidura, an inquisitive conditioned soul must approach a bona fide spiritual master like Maitreya and by intelligent inquiries must try to know everything about 2) yoga (the linking process of spiritual realization) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"yoga (the linking process of spiritual realization)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-10T19:1..."
19:0819:08, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,913‎ N Like Vidura, an inquisitive conditioned soul must approach a bona fide spiritual master like Maitreya and by intelligent inquiries must try to know everything about 1) karma (fruitive activities), jnana (philosophical research for the Supreme Truth) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Like Vidura, an inquisitive conditioned soul must approach a bona fide spiritual master like Maitreya and by intelligent inqui..."
19:0119:01, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2‎ The Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15) confirms this statement - by nature a living being is the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna ‎No edit summary current
19:0019:00, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,429‎ N The Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15) confirms this statement - by nature a living being is the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā (BG 15.15) confirms this statement"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-10T1..."
18:2918:29, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,939‎ N Neither fruitive activities nor dry philosophical speculation can give one satisfaction because by nature a living being is the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna, and all the Vedic literatures give him direction towards that ultimate end ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither fruitive activities nor dry philosophical speculation can give one satisfaction because by nature a living being is th..."
18:2118:21, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,923‎ N If he (the conditioned soul) does not find the ultimate goal, he again goes down to material activities and engages himself in various philanthropic and altruistic works, which all fail to give him satisfaction ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if he does not find the ultimate goal, he again goes down to material activities and engages himself in various philanthropic..."
18:1618:16, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,500‎ N He (the conditioned soul) then searches after the Supreme Truth by the empiric philosophic speculative method and intellectual feats ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then searches after the Supreme Truth by the empiric philosophic speculative method and intellectual feats"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
18:0718:07, 10 February 2020 diff hist +4,072‎ N Vidura retired from putting questions before Maitreya Muni when he was convinced by him that the summum bonum of life is to be finally situated in the transcendental loving service of Lord Sri Krsna ,Govinda one who satisfies His devotees in all respects ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura retired from putting questions before Maitreya Muni when he was convinced by Maitreya Ṛṣi that the summum bonum of..."
17:5017:50, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,840‎ N This (the disagreement between Dhrtarastra and Vidura) resulted in Vidura's leaving home for pilgrimage and taking instructions from Maitreya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This resulted in Vidura's leaving home for pilgrimage and taking instructions from Maitreya"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
17:4017:40, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,862‎ N Vidura was very much attached to his elder brother (Dhrtarastra), and all along he tried to guide him on the right path ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura was very much attached to his elder brother, and all along he tried to guide him on the right path"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
17:3417:34, 10 February 2020 diff hist +4,010‎ N Although Vidura did not inherit the property of his father (the brother of Bhismadeva), still he was given sufficient state property by Dhrtarastra, the elder brother of Vidura ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Vidura did not inherit the property of his father (the brother of Bhīṣmadeva), still he was given sufficient state..."
17:2917:29, 10 February 2020 diff hist +4,281‎ N This sudra son of the Kuru dynasty was equally treated by Bhismadeva, along with his other nephews, and in due course Vidura was married with a girl who was also born in the womb of a sudrani by a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this śūdra son of the Kuru dynasty was equally treated by Bhīṣmadeva, along with his other nephews, and in due course Vid..."
17:2217:22, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,781‎ N The sudra incarnation of Yamaraja was known as Vidura, the sudra brother of Dhrtarastra and Maharaja Pandu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this sudra incarnation of Yamaraja was known as Vidura, the sudra brother of Dhrtarastra and Maharaja Pandu"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
16:5116:51, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,588‎ N Vidura: One of the prominent figures in the history of the Mahabharata ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura: One of the prominent figures in the history of the Mahābhārata"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..." current
16:2316:23, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,215‎ N Saints are very rarely seen in the houses of householders, and Maharaja Pariksit prayed to him (Sukadeva) to instruct him as soon as possible. The householders also should be intelligent enough to get some transcendental information from visiting sages ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, such saints are very rarely seen in the houses of householders, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit therefore prayed to..."
16:1716:17, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,027‎ N It is the duty of householders to maintain the saints and sages, like the children. So a saint like Sukadeva Gosvami would hardly stay at the house of a householder for more than five minutes in the morning ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of householders to maintain the saints and sages, like the children. So a saint like Śukadeva Gosvāmī would..."
16:1216:12, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,963‎ N Even the poorest of the householders keep at least ten cows, each delivering twelve to twenty quarts of milk, and therefore no one hesitates to spare a few pounds of milk for the mendicants ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the poorest of the householders keep at least ten cows, each delivering twelve to twenty quarts of milk, and therefore no..."
16:0516:05, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,911‎ N Saints and sages in the renounced order of life go to the houses of the householders at the time they milk the cows, early in the morning, and ask some quantity of milk for subsistence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saints and sages in the renounced order of life go to the houses of the householders at the time they milk the cows, early in..."
15:5815:58, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,450‎ N The question put forward by Maharaja Pariksit is the basic principle of the complete thesis of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Now let us see how intelligently the great master (Sukadeva Goswami) replies ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The question put forward by Mahārāja Parīkṣit is the basic principle of the complete thesis of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Now..."
15:5315:53, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,394‎ N Maharaja Pariksit is the right type of disciple because he puts forward questions vital to the interest of all men, particularly for the dying men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit is the right type of disciple because he puts forward questions vital to the interest of all men, parti..."
15:4515:45, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,381‎ N Unless one is perfectly anxious to inquire about the way of perfection, there is no necessity of approaching a spiritual master ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is perfectly anxious to inquire about the way of perfection, there is no necessity of approaching a spiritual maste..." current
15:3515:35, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,234‎ N The Lord is seated in the heart of all living beings, and thus he knows very well the movements of all individual persons ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is seated in the heart of all living beings, and thus he knows very well the movements of all individual persons"}} {..."
15:2815:28, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,550‎ N As soon as a true representative of the Lord is met by a devotee of the Lord, the devotee is assured a guarantee for going back to Godhead just after leaving the present body. This, however, depends on the sincerity of the devotee himself ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as a true representative of the Lord is met by a devotee of the Lord, the devotee is assured a guarantee for going bac..."
15:2315:23, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,211‎ N One can achieve the ultimate success of going back to Godhead if he is favored by the Lord's sending His true representative ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can achieve the ultimate success of going back to Godhead if he is favored by the Lord's sending His true representative"}..."
15:1215:12, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,240‎ N Srila Sukadeva Gosvami is an authorized spiritual master, and he was inspired by the Lord to appear before Maharaja Pariksit and instruct him in the teachings of Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī is an authorized spiritual master, and thus he was inspired by the Lord to appear before Mahārāj..."
15:0715:07, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,976‎ One who is not authorized by the Lord cannot become a spiritual master ‎No edit summary current
15:0415:04, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,566‎ N One can achieve the nucleus of the devotional service of the Lord by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Personality of Godhead. The spiritual master is the manifested representative of the Lord to help one achieve ultimate success ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can achieve the nucleus of the devotional service of the Lord by the mercy of the spiritual master and the Personality of..."
14:5714:57, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,420‎ N The great sage Sukadeva Gosvami was certainly inspired by Lord Krsna to appear voluntarily before Maharaja Pariksit, the great devotee of the Lord, just to give him the teachings of Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī was certainly inspired by Lord Kṛṣṇa to appear voluntarily before Mahārāja Parīk..."
14:4814:48, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,341‎ N The Lord is so kind that he gives all protection to the family members of His devotee, and thus the devotee has no need to bother about his family members, even if one leaves such family members aside to discharge devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is so kind that he gives all protection to the family members of His devotee, and thus the devotee has no need to bot..."
14:4214:42, 10 February 2020 diff hist +3,218‎ N Maharaja Prahlada was a great devotee of the Lord, but his father, Hiranyakasipu, was a great atheist and declared enemy of the Lord. But despite all this, Hiranyakasipu was awarded salvation due to his being the father of Maharaja Prahlada ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Prahlāda was a great devotee of the Lord, but his father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, was a great atheist and declared enemy..."
14:3514:35, 10 February 2020 diff hist +2,829‎ N Deluded persons have no information that one can render better service to the family by becoming a devotee of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"deluded persons have no information that one can render better service to the family by becoming a devotee of the Lord"}} {{no..."

21:5221:52, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,917‎ N Generally people are attached to family matters, and the whole economic impetus of human society is moving under the influence of family affection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally people are attached to family matters, and the whole economic impetus of human society is moving under the influence..."
21:3021:30, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,441‎ N It is said that a ghost cannot remain as soon as the holy name of the Lord is chanted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that a ghost cannot remain as soon as the holy name of the Lord is chanted"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comp..."
21:2221:22, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,071‎ N The demons are always busy in trying to vanquish the Personality of Godhead, but factually as soon as the God appears, by either His transcendental name, form, attributes, pastimes, paraphernalia or variegatedness, the demon is at once vanquished ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demons are always busy in trying to vanquish the Personality of Godhead, but factually as soon as the Personality of Godhe..."
21:0621:06, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,495‎ N The demon cannot stand the presence of Visnu, the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demon cannot stand the presence of Viṣṇu, the Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}..."
20:5520:55, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,784‎ The devotee of the Lord, because of manifesting godly qualities, is called a demigod, whereas the atheist is called a demon ‎No edit summary current
20:5320:53, 9 February 2020 diff hist +29‎ There are two classes of human beings, namely the atheist and the devotee of the Lord ‎No edit summary current
20:5220:52, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,352‎ N There are two classes of human beings, namely the atheist and the devotee of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two classes of human beings, namely the atheist and the devotee of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comp..."
20:4520:45, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,852‎ N It is enjoined that a householder who does not bow down before a saint at once must undergo fasting for the day in order to neutralize the great offense ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is enjoined, therefore, that a householder who does not bow down before a saint at once must undergo fasting for the day in..."
20:3720:37, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,740‎ N The only aim of saints is to sanctify the houses of the householders, and the householders therefore should feel grateful when such saints and sages appear at their doors ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The only aim of such saints is to sanctify the houses of the householders, and the householders therefore should feel grateful..."
20:2920:29, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,913‎ N If saints appear in the homes of worldly people, certainly the accumulated sins of such worldly enjoyers become neutralized. Therefore, the holy saints actually have no self-interest with the householders ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If such saints appear in the homes of worldly people, certainly the accumulated sins of such worldly enjoyers become neutraliz..."
20:1220:12, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,812‎ N The importance of holy places of pilgrimage is due to the presence of great sages and saints. It is said that sinful persons go to the holy places and leave their sins there to accumulate ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The importance of holy places of pilgrimage is due to the presence of great sages and saints. It is said that sinful persons g..."
19:2219:22, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,901‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) felt himself sanctified by the presence of the great saint whose presence turns any place into a place of pilgrimage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He felt himself sanctified by the presence of the great saint whose presence turns any place into a place of pilgrimage"}} {{n..."
19:1719:17, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,210‎ N The unworthy sons of the royal orders are called ksatra-bandhavas, as the unworthy sons of the brahmanas are called dvija-bandhus or brahma-bandhus. Maharaja Pariksit was greatly encouraged by the presence of Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unworthy sons of the royal orders are called kṣatra-bandhavas, as the unworthy sons of the brāhmaṇas are called dvija..."
19:0619:06, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,998‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, out of his devotional humility, felt himself an unworthy descendant of his great ksatriya forefathers, although he was as great as his predecessors ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit, out of his devotional humility, felt himself an unworthy descendant of his great kṣatriya forefather..."
19:0019:00, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,266‎ N Devotees of the standard of Sukadeva Gosvami are never interested in seeing kings. Maharaja Pariksit was, of course, a different case. He was a great devotee, although a king, and therefore Sukadeva Gosvami came to see him in his last stage of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotees of the standard of Śukadeva Gosvāmī are never interested in seeing kings. Mahārāja Parīkṣit was, of course, a..."
18:4918:49, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,344‎ N Maharaja Prataparudra was a follower of Lord Caitanya, but when he wanted to see the Lord, the Lord refused to see him because he was a king. For a devotee who desires to go back to Godhead, two things are strictly prohibited: worldly enjoyers and women ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Pratāparudra was a follower of Lord Caitanya, but when he wanted to see the Lord, the Lord refused to see him beca..."
18:3818:38, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,822‎ N Saintly devotees like Sukadeva Gosvami generally do not approach worldly enjoyers, especially those in royal orders ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saintly devotees like Śukadeva Gosvāmī generally do not approach worldly enjoyers, especially those in royal orders"}} {{no..." current
18:1318:13, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,041‎ N Before Maharaja Pariksit he (Sukadeva Gosvami) recited Srimad-Bhagavatam and answered the questions of Maharaja Pariksit unhesitatingly, and thus both the master and the disciple got salvation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before Mahārāja Parīkṣit he recited Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and answered the questions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit unhesitatin..."
18:0618:06, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,326‎ N The spiritual master and the disciple, namely Sri Sukadeva Gosvami & Maharaja Pariksit, attained perfection through the medium of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Sukadeva Gosvami learned Srimad-Bhagavatam from his father, Vyasadeva, but he had no chance to recite it ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the spiritual master and the disciple, namely Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parīkṣit, attained perfection t..."
17:4817:48, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,347‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was now prepared for meeting his death, and within the very short time of seven days he was to know the process of entering the kingdom of God. In such important cases, one is required to approach a spiritual master ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was now prepared for meeting his death, and within the very short time of seven days he was to know the..."
17:3017:30, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,381‎ N This means that the devotee of the Lord is more honored in the world than the Lord Himself. One should therefore never minimize the importance of a devotee like Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that the devotee of the Lord is more honored in the world than the Lord Himself. One should therefore never minimiz..." current
17:2017:20, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,473‎ N In the great assembly of saintly personalities, there was Vyasadeva the brahmarsi, Narada the devarsi, Parasurama the great ruler of the ksatriya kings, etc. Some of them were powerful incarnations of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the great assembly of saintly personalities, there was Vyāsadeva the brahmarṣi, Nārada the devarṣi, Paraśurāma the..."
17:0717:07, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,896‎ N Sukadeva Gosvami also exchanged the greetings and reception by embrace, shaking of hands, nodding and bowing down, especially before his father and Narada Muni. Thus he was offered the presidential seat at the meeting ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī also exchanged the greetings and reception by embrace, shaking of hands, nodding and bowing down, especial..."
16:5916:59, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,933‎ N On Sukadeva Gosvami's arrival at the meeting, everyone, except Srila Vyasadeva, Narada and a few others, stood up, and Maharaja Pariksit, who was glad to receive a great devotee of the Lord, bowed down before him with all the limbs of his body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On Śukadeva Gosvāmī's arrival at the meeting, everyone, except Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Nārada and a few others, stood up, and..." current
16:4316:43, 9 February 2020 diff hist +1,806‎ N His (Sukadeva Goswami) bodily features indicate him to be different from common men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His bodily features indicate him to be different from common men"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
16:3116:31, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,450‎ N Sri Sukadeva Gosvami, who is described herein (SB 1.19.26) as the son of Vyasadeva, was by his knowledge more experienced than all the sages present there, although he was only sixteen years old ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is described herein as the son of Vyāsadeva, was by his knowledge more experienced than all th..."
16:2316:23, 9 February 2020 diff hist +2,137‎ N A respectable personality is described beginning with the legs, and this honored system is observed here with Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A respectable personality is described beginning with the legs, and this honored system is observed here with Śukadeva Gosvā..."
16:1616:16, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,459‎ N While such things were going on, the great and powerful son of Vyasadeva appeared on the scene ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While such things were going on, the great and powerful son of Vyāsadeva appeared on the scene"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
16:0916:09, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,185‎ N The ultimate aim of life is to attain the highest perfectional stage of devotional service to the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the ultimate aim of life is to attain the highest perfectional stage of devotional service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:4415:44, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,749‎ N He (Sukadeva Goswami) appears on the scene while traveling on the earth of his own accord. It appears that upon the inquiry of Maharaja Pariksit, the great sages were not unanimous in their decision as to what was to be done ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He thus appears on the scene while traveling on the earth of his own accord. It appears that upon the inquiry of Mahārāja Pa..."
15:3415:34, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,806‎ N As a young boy he (Sukadeva Goswami) was expected to be properly dressed, but he went about naked and was uninterested in social customs. He was neglected by the general populace, and inquisitive boys and women surrounded him as if he were a madman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a young boy he was expected to be properly dressed, but he went about naked and was uninterested in social customs. He was..."
15:2615:26, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,584‎ N The formal processes are necessary for those who are expected to reach the stage of complete liberation, but Sri Sukadeva Gosvami was already in that status by the grace of his father ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The formal processes are necessary for those who are expected to reach the stage of complete liberation, but Śrī Śukadeva G..."
15:1815:18, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,426‎ N After this, he (Sukadeva Goswami) became completely self-satisfied. Thus he was not dependent on any formal process ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After this, he became completely self-satisfied. Thus he was not dependent on any formal process"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
15:0815:08, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,879‎ N Sukadeva Gosvami never accepted any formal spiritual master, nor did he undergo any formal reformatory performances. His father, Vyasadeva, was his natural spiritual master because Sukadeva Gosvami heard Srimad-Bhagavatam from him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As explained before, Śukadeva Gosvāmī never accepted any formal spiritual master, nor did he undergo any formal reformatory..."
14:5814:58, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,396‎ N Liberated souls are disinterested in the affairs of this material world because they are self-satisfied by the great achievements of devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such liberated souls are disinterested in the affairs of this material world because they are self-satisfied by the great achi..."
12:2512:25, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,292‎ N The word bhagavan is sometimes used in relation with some of the great devotees of the Lord, like Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhagavān is sometimes used in relation with some of the great devotees of the Lord, like Śukadeva Gosvāmī"}} {{no..." current
12:1812:18, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,668‎ N Some of them are first-class methods, and some of them are second- or third-class methods. The first-class method demands that one give up all other methods and surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord and thus be saved from all sins and their reactions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of them are first-class methods, and some of them are second- or third-class methods. The first-class method demands that..."
12:1012:10, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,556‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) has especially mentioned the word suddha, or perfectly correct. For transcendental realization or self-realization, many processes are recommended by various classes of philosophers ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has especially mentioned the word śuddha, or perfectly correct. For transcendental realization or self-realization, many p..."
11:5611:56, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,745‎ N The conclusion arrived at thereof is that devotional service of the Lord Sri Krsna, as it is confirmed by the Lord Himself in the last phases of the Bhagavad-gita, is the last word in relation to everyone's permanent duty in life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion arrived at thereof is that devotional service of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as it is confirmed by the Lord Him..."
11:4511:45, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,587‎ N Maharaja Pariksit placed these two questions before Sukadeva Gosvami also on his arrival, and practically the whole of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, beginning from the Second Canto up to the last Twelfth Canto, deals with these two questions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit placed these two questions before Śukadeva Gosvāmī also on his arrival, and practically the whole of..."
11:3511:35, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,270‎ N Out of the two, the question relating to the dying man is most important because everyone is a dying man, either very shortly or after one hundred years ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the two, the question relating to the dying man is most important because everyone is a dying man, either very shortly..."
11:2611:26, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,736‎ N In this verse the King (Maharaja Pariksit) has placed two questions before the learned sages. The first question is what is the duty of everyone in all circumstances, and the second question is what is the specific duty of one who is to die very shortly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the King has placed two questions before the learned sages. The first question is what is the duty of everyone i..."
11:1611:16, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,784‎ N They (the inhabitants of Satyaloka) have nothing to do in this world save and except reclaim the fallen souls rotting in material existence, deluded by material energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They have nothing to do in this world save and except reclaim the fallen souls rotting in material existence, deluded by mater..."
11:1111:11, 9 February 2020 diff hist +3,645‎ N On the earth they (the inhabitants of Satyaloka) come down and do good to the people of the world in different circumstances under different climatic influences ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the earth they come down and do good to the people of the world in different circumstances under different climatic influen..."

20:1820:18, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,708‎ N In the mundane world they (the inhabitants of Satyaloka) have nothing to achieve, and in the transcendental world they are full in themselves. Then why do they come to the mundane world? ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the mundane world they have nothing to achieve, and in the transcendental world they are full in themselves. Then why do th..."
20:0920:09, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,909‎ N Such persons (the inhabitants of Satyaloka), being fully aware of knowledge both mundane and transcendental, have no interest in either the mundane or transcendental worlds. They are practically desireless devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons, being fully aware of knowledge both mundane and transcendental, have no interest in either the mundane or transc..."
19:5319:53, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,563‎ N There are three planetary systems, namely the lower worlds, the intermediate worlds and the upper worlds ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three planetary systems, namely the lower worlds, the intermediate worlds and the upper worlds"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
17:5517:55, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,928‎ N Six kinds of opulences, namely wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation, are all originally the different attributes pertaining to the Absolute Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Six kinds of opulences, namely wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation, are all originally the different at..."
17:4317:43, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,736‎ N As the Lord is rarely to be seen by our present eyes, so also are the great devotees. The great rsis, therefore, correctly decided to remain on the spot till the last moment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Lord is rarely to be seen by our present eyes, so also are the great devotees. The great ṛṣis, therefore, correctly..."
17:2417:24, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,835‎ N All of them (the great sages) consulted among themselves about the great departure of the great King (Maharaja Pariksit), and they wanted to see him up to the last moment because they would no more be able to see such a great devotee of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of them consulted among themselves about the great departure of the great King, and they wanted to see him up to the last..."
17:1417:14, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,416‎ N They (Vaikunthalokas) are full of transcendental bliss, and are without birth, death, old age and disease ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are full of transcendental bliss, and are without birth, death, old age and disease"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{c..."
16:5716:57, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,755‎ N Many other millions of spiritual lokas wherein the Personality of Godhead predominates; all the living entities there are liberated souls with spiritual bodies as good as that of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"many other millions of spiritual lokas wherein the Personality of Godhead predominates; all the living entities there are libe..."
16:3916:39, 8 February 2020 diff hist +148‎ Vaikuntha planets are also differently known as the Purusottamaloka, Acyutaloka, Trivikramaloka, Hrsikesaloka, Kesavaloka, Aniruddhaloka, Madhavaloka, Pradyumnaloka, Sankarsanaloka, Sridharaloka, Vasudevaloka, Ayodhyaloka, Dvarakaloka ‎No edit summary current
16:2316:23, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,183‎ N That is the way of all the kings in the dynasty because they are all strictly in the line of Lord Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the way of all the kings in the dynasty because they are all strictly in the line of Lord Krsna"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
16:0616:06, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,681‎ N They (Pandavas) were never captivated by the glare of the imperial throne they occupied, and they sought always the opportunity of being called by the Lord to associate with Him eternally. Maharaja Pariksit was the worthy grandson of Maharaja Yudhisthira ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were never captivated by the glare of the imperial throne they occupied, and they sought always the opportunity of being..."
15:5715:57, 8 February 2020 diff hist +18‎ The Pandava kings, who are more than many saints of the world, knew the bitter results of the materialistic way of life ‎No edit summary current
15:5715:57, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,266‎ N The Pandava kings, who are more than many saints of the world, knew the bitter results of the materialistic way of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Pāṇḍava kings, who are more than many saints of the world, knew the bitter results of the materialistic way of life"}..."
15:4915:49, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,706‎ N To counteract them (separation and meet unwanted), the remedies which I undertook were more dangerous than the disease itself. So I drift from one point to another birth after birth, and I pray to You therefore to give me a shelter at Your lotus feet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And to counteract them, the remedies which I undertook were more dangerous than the disease itself. So I drift from one point..." current
15:3715:37, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,521‎ N In whichever species of life I have taken birth, compelled by the force of my own activities, I have very painfully experienced two things, namely separation from my beloved and meeting with what is not wanted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In whichever species of life I have taken birth, compelled by the force of my own activities, I have very painfully experience..."
15:2715:27, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,028‎ N I have very bitter experience of the materialistic way of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I have very bitter experience of the materialistic way of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} {{fi..."
15:0115:01, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,616‎ N Prahlada Maharaja, while praying to Lord Nrsimha, said, O my Lord, I am very much afraid of the materialistic way of life, and I am not the least afraid of Your present ghastly ferocious feature as Nrsimhadeva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja, while praying to Lord Nṛsiṁha, said, "O my Lord, I am very much afraid of the materialistic way of l..."
14:5014:50, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,469‎ N The human life is meant for achieving this end (associating with God). The Lord has assured us in the Bhagavad-gita many times that going back to Godhead, His eternal abode, is the highest achievement ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human life is meant for achieving this end. The Lord has assured us in the Bhagavad-gītā many times that going back to G..."
14:3914:39, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,512‎ N They (foolish politicians) stick to those posts even up to the last moment of life, without knowing that achievement of liberation as one of the associates of the Lord in His eternal abode is the highest gain of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they stick to those posts even up to the last moment of life, without knowing that achievement of liberation as one of the ass..."
14:3214:32, 8 February 2020 diff hist +4,369‎ N Foolish politicians who hold political administrative posts think that the temporary posts they occupy are the highest material gain of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish politicians who hold political administrative posts think that the temporary posts they occupy are the highest materia..."
14:2214:22, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,243‎ N All inauspicious matters are removed from the path of a progressive devotee. Meeting all the great sages at the time of death was certainly auspicious for Maharaja Pariksit, and thus he was blessed by the so-called curse of a brahmana's boy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All inauspicious matters are removed from the path of a progressive devotee. Meeting all the great sages at the time of death..."
14:1514:15, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,048‎ N The devotional service of the Lord is so auspicious that all demigods and sages, up to the Lord Himself, became pleased with the devotee, and therefore the devotee finds everything auspicious ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such sages are naturally inclined to do good to the common man, and when they see a personality like Mahārāja Parīkṣit ad..."
12:2512:25, 8 February 2020 diff hist +2,850‎ N By their (the demigods') actions, the Lord is pleased with them. There is an invisible chain of complete cooperation between the Lord, the demigods and the devotee of the Lord on earth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And by their actions, the Lord is pleased with them. There is an invisible chain of complete cooperation between the Lord, the..."
12:1412:14, 8 February 2020 diff hist +8‎ Any devotee of the Lord on the surface of the earth is always praised by them, and in the case of Maharaja Pariksit they were greatly delighted and thus gave tokens of honor by scattering flowers over the earth and by beating celestial drums ‎No edit summary
12:1412:14, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,014‎ N Any devotee of the Lord on the surface of the earth is always praised by them, and in the case of Maharaja Pariksit they were greatly delighted and thus gave tokens of honor by scattering flowers over the earth and by beating celestial drums ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus any devotee of the Lord on the surface of the earth is always praised by them, and in the case of Mahārāja Parīkṣit..."
12:0112:01, 8 February 2020 diff hist +2,549‎ N Facing the north is still more favorable for attaining spiritual success. Maharaja Pariksit handed over the charge of administration to his son before leaving home. He was thus fully equipped for all favorable conditions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Facing the north is still more favorable for attaining spiritual success. Mahārāja Parīkṣit handed over the charge of adm..."
11:5011:50, 8 February 2020 diff hist +1,929‎ N The River Ganges is celebrated as the wife of the sea ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The River Ganges is celebrated as the wife of the sea"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} {{first|2020-..."
11:3011:30, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,036‎ N He (the devotee of God) tries to bring back the upstart sons of the father to a saner stage and to get them to accept the supreme fatherhood of God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He tries to bring back the upstart sons of the father to a saner stage and to get them to accept the supreme fatherhood of God..."
11:2311:23, 8 February 2020 diff hist +3,574‎ As a good son of the father behaves in a friendly way with all his other brothers, so also the devotee of the Lord, being a good son of the supreme father, Lord Krsna, sees all other living beings in relation with the supreme father ‎No edit summary current

19:3819:38, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,290‎ N This (a devotee associates with devotees of God) is perfectly natural because birds of the same feather mix together. And the most important function of a devotee is to have complete attachment for Lord Sri Krsna, the father of all living beings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is perfectly natural because birds of the same feather mix together. And the most important function of a devotee is to h..."
19:2519:25, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,143‎ N That a devotee of the Lord is the only perfect living being is explained herein (SB 1.19.16) by Maharaja Pariksit. A devotee of the Lord is no one's enemy, although there may be many enemies of a devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That a devotee of the Lord is the only perfect living being is explained herein by Mahārāja Parīkṣit. A devotee of the Lo..."
19:1519:15, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,018‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) became absolutely free from all fear of death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He thus became absolutely free from all fear of death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-07T19..."
19:1219:12, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,498‎ N The atmosphere created by the presence of great devotees of the Lord on the bank of the Ganges and Maharaja Pariksit's complete acceptance of the Lord's lotus feet were sufficient guarantee to the King for going back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The atmosphere created by the presence of great devotees of the Lord on the bank of the Ganges and Mahārāja Parīkṣit's co..." current
19:0619:06, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,171‎ N As soon as one is given up completely unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he is not at all afraid of death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as one is given up completely unto the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord, he is not at all afraid of death"}} {{notes|}}..." current
19:0019:00, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,374‎ N The King (Maharaja Pariksit) welcomed the presence of the great rsis as a mark of favor of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King therefore welcomed the presence of the great ṛṣis as a mark of favor of the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..." current
18:5618:56, 7 February 2020 diff hist +29‎ Maharaja Pariksit could understand this by the presence of the topmost transcendentalists in the universe. The Lord resides with His devotees, and therefore the presence of the great saints indicated the presence of the Lord ‎No edit summary
18:5518:55, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,656‎ N Maharaja Pariksit could understand this by the presence of the topmost transcendentalists in the universe. The Lord resides with His devotees, and therefore the presence of the great saints indicated the presence of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit could understand this by the presence of the topmost transcendentalists in the universe. The Lord resid..."
18:4818:48, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,726‎ N Maharaja Pariksit still found the allurement of mundane family life so strong that he had to be detached by a plan of the Lord. Such direct action is taken by the Lord in the case of a special devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"still found the allurement of mundane family life so strong that he had to be detached by a plan of the Lord. Such direct acti..."
18:3718:37, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,507‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, although born in a family of great devotees, the Pandavas, and although securely trained in transcendental attachment for the association of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit, although born in a family of great devotees, the Pāṇḍavas, and although securely trained in trans..."
18:2918:29, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,517‎ N The first (the pride of a devotee) is reality, whereas the other (vanity for material prosperity) is false and vain ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first is reality, whereas the other is false and vain"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-0..." current
18:1318:13, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,842‎ N Maharaja Pariksit also could understand that the great sages who assembled there were all kind to his forefathers, the Pandavas, because of their devotional service to the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit also could understand that the great sages who assembled there were all kind to his forefathers, the P..."
18:0718:07, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,950‎ N Other transcendentalists, the great sages and mystics who assembled together because of Maharaja Pariksit's fasting unto death, were quite anxious to see him, for he was going back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Other transcendentalists, the great sages and mystics who assembled together because of Mahārāja Parīkṣit's fasting unto..."
18:0018:00, 7 February 2020 diff hist +4,053‎ N In the case of Maharaja Pariksit, the situation was different. Apparently the King was condemned to death by an inexperienced brahmana boy, but factually he was called by the Lord to return to Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But in the case of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the situation was different. Apparently the King was condemned to death by an inexp..."
17:5217:52, 7 February 2020 diff hist +4,107‎ N By advanced knowledge in spiritual realization, the transcendentalist knows that this beautiful material world is nothing but a shadowy reflection of the reality the kingdom of God. They are not much captivated by royal opulence or anything like that ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By advanced knowledge in spiritual realization, the transcendentalist knows that this beautiful material world is nothing but..."
17:4517:45, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,657‎ N The transcendentalists do not generally associate with men who are too enamored by the external beauty of God's creation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendentalists do not generally associate with men who are too enamored by the external beauty of God's creation"}} {{..." current
17:3317:33, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,955‎ N That very example (bathrooms may be very convenient but they are ordered to be situated at a distance from residential quarters) is cited herein (SB 1.19.13) in relation to the kingly order for those who are progressively marching back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That very example is cited herein in relation to the kingly order for those who are progressively marching back to Godhead"}}..."
17:2317:23, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,881‎ N Attached bathrooms, urinals, etc. may be very convenient amenities of modern civilization, but they are ordered to be situated at a distance from residential quarters ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attached bathrooms, urinals, etc. may be very convenient amenities of modern civilization, but they are ordered to be situated..."
15:0615:06, 7 February 2020 diff hist +3,583‎ N According to religious principles, stool, urine, wash water, etc., must be left at a long distance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to religious principles, stool, urine, wash water, etc., must be left at a long distance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..." current
14:5914:59, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,182‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, as a perfect king, followed the principles by consulting the authorities, even up to the last days of his life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit, as a perfect king, followed the principles by consulting the authorities, even up to the last days of..."
14:4814:48, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,542‎ N Any decision, however important, should be confirmed by some authority. That makes the matter perfect. This means that the monarchs who ruled the earth in those days were not irresponsible dictators ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any decision, however important, should be confirmed by some authority. That makes the matter perfect. This means that the mon..."
14:4114:41, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,482‎ N Although the King (Maharaja Pariksit) had already decided to fast until death on the bank of the Ganges, he humbly expressed his decision to elicit the opinions of the great authorities present there ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the King had already decided to fast until death on the bank of the Ganges, he humbly expressed his decision to elici..."
14:2714:27, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,191‎ N In this way Maharaja Pariksit implored everyone's good will for going back home, back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way Mahārāja Parīkṣit implored everyone's good will for going back home, back to Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
14:2414:24, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,599‎ Generally at the last stage of one's life this humble method is adopted by every sensible man in order to be excused before departure ‎No edit summary current
14:2114:21, 7 February 2020 diff hist +2,704‎ N Even the first-grade offender is excused simply by this process, and Maharaja Pariksit, although honored by all the rsis and kings, welcomed all the big men in that humble etiquette in order to be excused from any offenses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the first-grade offender is excused simply by this process, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit, although honored by all the ṛ..."
13:5713:57, 7 February 2020 diff hist +7,886‎ N Duryodhana disagreed and thus was cursed by him (Maitreya). He met Vyasadeva and had religious discourses with him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Duryodhana disagreed and thus was cursed by him. He met Vyāsadeva and had religious discourses with him"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
13:5113:51, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,047‎ N Maitreya: A great rsi of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a great religious authority. He advised Dhrtarastra to keep good relations with the Pandavas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maitreya: A great ṛṣi of yore. He was spiritual master of Vidura and a great religious authority. He advised Dhṛtarāṣ..."
13:2813:28, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,032‎ N He (Devala) met Maharaja Yudhisthira after the Battle of Kuruksetra, and he was the elder brother of Dhaumya, the priest of the Pandava family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He met Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira after the Battle of Kurukṣetra, and he was the elder brother of Dhaumya, the priest of the..."
13:1613:16, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,526‎ N Medhatithi: An old sage of yore. An assembly member of the heavenly King Indradeva. His son was Kanva Muni, who brought up Sakuntala in the forest. He was promoted to the heavenly planet by strictly following the principles of retired life (vanaprastha) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Medhātithi: An old sage of yore. An assembly member of the heavenly King Indradeva. His son was Kaṇva Muni, who brought up..."
12:1912:19, 7 February 2020 diff hist +7,874‎ N Varuna kidnapped his (Utathya's) wife Bhadra, and to retaliate the offense of the god of water, he drank all the water of the world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Varuṇa kidnapped his wife Bhadrā, and to retaliate the offense of the god of water, he drank all the water of the world"}}..."
12:1012:10, 7 February 2020 diff hist +7,975‎ N Utathya: One of the three sons of Maharsi Angira. He was the spiritual master of Maharaja Mandhata. He married Bhadra, the daughter of Soma (moon) ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Utathya One of the three sons of Maharṣi Aṅgirā. He was the spiritual master of Mahārāja Mandhātā. He married Bhadrā..."
12:0212:02, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,024‎ N It is said that he (Angira) is still performing austerity and chanting the holy name of the Lord at a place known as Alokananda on the banks of the Ganges ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that he is still performing austerity and chanting the holy name of the Lord at a place known as Alokānanda on the..." current
11:5711:57, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,330‎ N Angira: He is one of the six mental sons of Brahma and the father of Brhaspati, the great learned priest of the demigods in the heavenly planets. He was born of the semen of Brahmaji given to a cinder of fire. Utathya and Samvarta are his sons ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aṅgirā: He is one of the six mental sons of Brahmā and the father of Bṛhaspati, the great learned priest of the demigods..."
11:3511:35, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,006‎ N He (Visvamitra) became a great yogi, and yet he failed to check his senses and thus was obliged to become the father of Sakuntala, the beauty queen of world history ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He became a great yogī, and yet he failed to check his senses and thus was obliged to become the father of Śakuntalā, the b..."
11:1511:15, 7 February 2020 diff hist +7,686‎ N He (Parasara) was present also during the time of Bhisma's death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was present also during the time of Bhīṣma's death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-07..."
11:0811:08, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,490‎ N He (Parasara) then performed a Raksasa-killing yajna, but Maharsi Pulastya restrained him. He begot Vyasadeva, being attracted by Satyavati, who was to become the wife of Maharaja Santanu. By the blessings of Parasara, Satyavati became fragrant for miles ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then performed a Rākṣasa-killing yajña, but Maharṣi Pulastya restrained him. He begot Vyāsadeva, being attracted by..."
10:5310:53, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,249‎ N From within the womb of his (Parasara's) mother he learned the Vedas. His father was killed by a demon, Kalmasapada, and to avenge this he wanted to annihilate the whole world. He was restrained, however, by his grandfather Vasistha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And from within the womb of his mother he learned the Vedas. His father was killed by a demon, Kalmāṣapāda, and to avenge..."
10:4010:40, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,182‎ N He (Bhrgu) was a scientific propounder of the four divisions and orders of human society known as the varnasrama institution. He converted the ksatriya king Vitahavya into a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was a scientific propounder of the four divisions and orders of human society known as the varṇāśrama institution. He c..."
10:3110:31, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,436‎ N He (Bhrgu) explained how the air in the stomach works and regulates the intestines. As a great philosopher, he logically established the eternity of the living entity. He was a great anthropologist the theory of evolution was long ago explained by him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He explained how the air in the stomach works and regulates the intestines. As a great philosopher, he logically established t..."
10:2110:21, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,288‎ N Sometimes he (Bhrgu) instructed Bharadvaja Muni about astronomical evolution, and he is the author of the great Bhrgu-samhita, the great astrological calculation. He explained how air, fire, water and earth are generated from ether ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes he instructed Bhāradvāja Muni about astronomical evolution, and he is the author of the great Bhṛgu-saṁhitā,..."
10:1010:10, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,146‎ N He (Bhrgu) could travel in space like Durvasa, Narada and others, and he used to visit all the planets of the universe. Before the Battle of Kuruksetra, he tried to stop the battle ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He could travel in space like Durvāsā, Nārada and others, and he used to visit all the planets of the universe. Before the..."
10:0110:01, 7 February 2020 diff hist +8,043‎ N Bhrgu: When Brahmaji was performing a great sacrifice on behalf of Varuna, Maharsi Bhrgu was born from the sacrificial fire. He was a great sage, and his very dear wife was Puloma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhṛgu: When Brahmājī was performing a great sacrifice on behalf of Varuṇa, Maharṣi Bhṛgu was born from the sacrifici..."

20:1420:14, 6 February 2020 diff hist +2,688‎ N The sages who came to meet Maharaja Pariksit were not very much interested in getting themselves purified like common men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sages who came to meet Mahārāja Parīkṣit were not very much interested in getting themselves purified like common men..."
20:0720:07, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,106‎ N Common men go to pilgrimage sites to get themselves purified of all sins. The places of pilgrimage become overburdened with the sins of others. When such (great) sages visit overburdened places of pilgrimage, they sanctify the places by their presence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Common men go to pilgrimage sites to get themselves purified of all sins. Thus the places of pilgrimage become overburdened wi..."
19:5819:58, 6 February 2020 diff hist +2,922‎ N They (the great sages) came to meet Maharaja Pariksit and not to take a bath of pilgrimage because all of them were competent enough to sanctify the places of pilgrimage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually they came to meet Mahārāja Parīkṣit and not to take a bath of pilgrimage because all of them were competent enou..."
19:4419:44, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,897‎ N Even if there are accidental sins committed by the devotee, the Lord saves the surrendered soul from all sins, as confirmed in all scriptures ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if there are accidental sins committed by the devotee, the Lord saves the surrendered soul from all sins, as confirmed in..."
19:3419:34, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,094‎ N Only in such a mood (don't commit any sin and constantly remember the Lord) will the Lord help the devotee make regular progress toward the path of liberation and thus attain the lotus feet of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only in such a mood will the Lord help the devotee make regular progress toward the path of liberation and thus attain the lot..."
19:2419:24, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,967‎ N The principle is that one should not willingly commit any sin in his life and should constantly remember the lotus feet of the Lord without deviation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principle is that one should not willingly commit any sin in his life and should constantly remember the lotus feet of the..."
19:1419:14, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,322‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) became a victim of an offense, even though he was ever unwilling to commit such a mistake. He was cursed also, but because he was a great devotee of the Lord, even such reverses of life became favorable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But he also became a victim of an offense, even though he was ever unwilling to commit such a mistake. He was cursed also, but..."
18:4618:46, 6 February 2020 diff hist −33‎ The banks of the Ganges or the Yamuna give one a chance to remember the Lord continuously. Maharaja Pariksit freed himself from all sorts of material association and meditated upon the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, and that is the way of liberation ‎No edit summary current
18:4518:45, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,322‎ N The banks of the Ganges or the Yamuna give one a chance to remember the Lord continuously. Maharaja Pariksit freed himself from all sorts of material association and meditated upon the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, and that is the way of liberation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The banks of the Ganges or the Yamunā give one a chance to remember the Lord continuously. Mahārāja Parīkṣit freed himse..."
18:2418:24, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,488‎ The Lord (Sri Krsna) contacted the River Yamuna more than the Ganges ‎No edit summary current
18:0418:04, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,282‎ N Srila Jiva Gosvami's statement appears to be more accurate because of the geographical situation. Maharaja Pariksit resided in his capital Hastinapura, situated near present Delhi, and the River Yamuna flows down past the city ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's statement appears to be more accurate because of the geographical situation. Mahārāja Parīkṣit..."
17:4417:44, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,715‎ N Both the Ganges and the Yamuna are amartya (transcendental) rivers, and Yamuna is still more sanctified for the following reasons ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the Ganges and the Yamunā are amartyā (transcendental) rivers, and Yamunā is still more sanctified for the following r..."
17:3817:38, 6 February 2020 diff hist +4,117‎ N When he (Pariksit) was assured of his death on a fixed date, he became more determined in the transcendental loving service of Lord Krsna by complete fasting on the bank of the transcendental River Yamuna, which flows down by the capital of Hastinapura ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So when he was assured of his death on a fixed date, he became more determined in the transcendental loving service of Lord K..."
17:2517:25, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,627‎ N Modern scientists are very eager to reach the moon by material arrangements, but they cannot conceive of the highest planet of this universe ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern scientists are very eager to reach the moon by material arrangements, but they cannot conceive of the highest planet of..."
17:1917:19, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,960‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was already aware of all this information due to his accumulated piety and birth in a high family of devotees, Vaisnavas, and thus he was not at all interested in the material planets ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was already aware of all this information due to his accumulated piety and birth in a high family of de..."
17:0817:08, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,888‎ N In the capacity of servitor, friend, parent or conjugal lover of the Lord (the devotee of God desires to associate with the Lord), either in one of the innumerable Vaikuntha planets or in Goloka Vrndavana, the planet of Lord Sri Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the capacity of servitor, friend, parent or conjugal lover of the Lord, either in one of the innumerable Vaikuṇṭha plan..."
16:5616:56, 6 February 2020 diff hist +177‎ The devotee always desires to go back home, back to Godhead, just to become one of the associates of the Lord ‎No edit summary current
16:5516:55, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,412‎ N The devotee always desires to go back home, back to Godhead, just to become one of the associates of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee always desires to go back home, back to Godhead, just to become one of the associates of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
16:4416:44, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,912‎ N The devotees are told by the Lord and His representatives, the spiritual masters or acaryas, that not one of the planets within all the innumerable universes is suitable for the residential purposes of a devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees are told by the Lord and His representatives, the spiritual masters or ācāryas, that not one of the planets wit..."
16:2916:29, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,924‎ N For a devotee like Maharaja Pariksit, none of the material planets, even the topmost Brahmaloka, is as desirable as Goloka Vrndavana, the abode of Lord Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord and original Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a devotee like Mahārāja Parīkṣit, none of the material planets, even the topmost Brahmaloka, is as desirable as Golok..."
16:1516:15, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,066‎ N The state of India should better follow the examples of Maharaja Pariksit, the ideal executive head, than to imitate other materialistic states which have no idea of the kingdom of Godhead, the ultimate goal of human life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state of India should better follow the examples of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the ideal executive head, than to imitate othe..."
16:0816:08, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,910‎ N The state must employ revenue to advance these three items and thus educate the populace to prepare for death. The state which does so is the real welfare state ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state must employ revenue to advance these three items and thus educate the populace to prepare for death. The state which..."
16:0116:01, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,002‎ N An irresponsible life is adopted by the people in the age of Kali because of a sinful desire to condemn brahminical culture, God consciousness and cow protection, for which the state is responsible ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such an irresponsible life is adopted by the people in the age of Kali because of a sinful desire to condemn brahminical cultu..."
15:5515:55, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,019‎ N Foolish men forget this sure fact of death and neglect the duty of preparing themselves for going back to Godhead. They spoil their lives in animal propensities to eat, drink, be merry and enjoy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish men forget this sure fact of death and neglect the duty of preparing themselves for going back to Godhead. They spoil..."
15:4815:48, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,834‎ N Pariksit Maharaja was fortunate to get a seven-day notice to meet his inevitable death. But for the common man there is no definite notice, although death is inevitable for all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja was fortunate to get a seven-day notice to meet his inevitable death. But for the common man there is n..."
15:4215:42, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,063‎ N The system of varnasrama-dharma prepares a man for going back to Godhead, and thus a householder is ordered to go to the forest as vanaprastha to acquire complete knowledge and then to take sannyasa prior to his inevitable death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The system of varṇāśrama-dharma prepares a man for going back to Godhead, and thus a householder is ordered to go to the f..."
15:3515:35, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,649‎ N The system of varnasrama-dharma is known also as sanatana-dharma, or the eternal occupation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the system of varṇāśrama-dharma is known also as sanātana-dharma, or the eternal occupation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
15:3115:31, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,060‎ N The life of a human being is a chance to prepare oneself to go back to Godhead, or to get rid of the material existence, the repetition of birth and death. Thus in the system of varnasrama-dharma every man and woman is trained for this purpose ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The life of a human being is a chance to prepare oneself to go back to Godhead, or to get rid of the material existence, the r..."
15:1315:13, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,017‎ N Samika Muni and the King were self-realized souls. Samika Muni was a mystic, and Maharaja Pariksit was a devotee. Therefore there was no difference between them in self-realization. Neither of them was afraid of meeting death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both Śamīka Muni and the King were self-realized souls. Śamīka Muni was a mystic, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a devotee..."
15:0715:07, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,043‎ N The incident of the King's (Maharaja Pariksit) garlanding the muni (Samika Rsi) was not sufficient cause for being cursed to death, but since there was no way to retract the curse, the King was informed to prepare for death within a week ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The incident of the King's garlanding the muni was not sufficient cause for being cursed to death, but since there was no way..."
15:0015:00, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,959‎ N Samika Muni sent news to the King (Maharaja Pariksit) that foolish Srngi, his son, although a powerful brahmana boy, unfortunately had misused his spiritual power by cursing the King unwarrantedly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śamīka Muni sent news to the King that foolish Śṛṅgi, his son, although a powerful brāhmaṇa boy, unfortunately had m..."
14:5414:54, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,930‎ N Samika Muni also, after regretting the incident, conveyed the news to the King (Maharaja Pariksit) as a matter of duty so that the King would be able to prepare himself to go back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śamīka Muni also, after regretting the incident, conveyed the news to the King as a matter of duty so that the King would be..."
14:4614:46, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,044‎ N As a devotee of the Lord, he (Maharaja Pariksit) could understand that the cursing of the brahmana boy, although unwise, was a blessing upon him, being the cause of detachment from worldly affairs, both political and social ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a devotee of the Lord, he could understand that the cursing of the brāhmaṇa boy, although unwise, was a blessing upon hi..."
14:3914:39, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,840‎ N His (Maharaja Pariksit's) material assets as the Emperor of the world were setbacks to perfect attainment of his rightful status as one of the associates of the Lord in the spiritual sky ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his material assets as the Emperor of the world were setbacks to perfect attainment of his rightful status as one of the assoc..."
14:3414:34, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,622‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was a great devotee of the Lord and a bona fide candidate for entering into the kingdom of God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a great devotee of the Lord and a bona fide candidate for entering into the kingdom of God"}} {{not..." current
14:2614:26, 6 February 2020 diff hist +6,191‎ N The path of perfection frees one from all material attachments, and thus one becomes fit to enter into the spiritual kingdom. Those who are materially poverty-stricken are better candidates than those who are materially prosperous ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The path of perfection frees one from all material attachments, and thus one becomes fit to enter into the spiritual kingdom...."
14:1514:15, 6 February 2020 diff hist +5,865‎ N In the material world, even by attaining the topmost planet (Brahmaloka), one cannot get rid of the conditions of repeated birth and death, but still we do not accept the path of attaining perfection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, even by attaining the topmost planet (Brahmaloka), one cannot get rid of the conditions of repeated bir..."
14:0414:04, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,505‎ N Every state and every home must endeavor to advance the cause of 2) God consciousness for self-realization and cow protection for getting sufficient milk and the best food to continue a perfect civilization ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God consciousness for self-realization and cow protection for getting sufficient milk and the best food to continue a perfect..."
13:5913:59, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,598‎ N If we want peace and prosperity in the world, we should take lessons from this verse; every state and every home must endeavor to advance the cause of 1) brahminical culture for self-purification ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we want peace and prosperity in the world, we should take lessons from this verse; every state and every home must endeavor..."
13:5313:53, 6 February 2020 diff hist +3,646‎ N Where wealth and strength are not engaged in the advancement of brahminical culture, God consciousness and cow protection, the state and home are surely doomed by Providence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Where wealth and strength are not engaged in the advancement of brahminical culture, God consciousness and cow protection, the..." current

19:2719:27, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,758‎ N Maharaja Pariksit lamented the accidental incident, and he desired that all his kingdom, strength and accumulation of wealth would be burned up for not being engaged in brahminical culture, etc ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit lamented the accidental incident, and he desired that all his kingdom, strength and accumulation of wea..."
19:2219:22, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,425‎ N Even a strong king like Maharaja Pariksit was induced to disregard the brahminical culture due to a slight provocation of hunger and thirst ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even a strong king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit was induced to disregard the brahminical culture due to a slight provocation of..."
19:1519:15, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,092‎ The age of Kali aims at killing the higher principles of life, and although Maharaja Pariksit strongly resisted the domination of the personality of Kali within the world, the influence of the age of Kali came at an opportune moment ‎No edit summary current
19:1419:14, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,595‎ N All economic development of the state by trade, commerce, agriculture and industries must be fully utilized in relation to the above principles, otherwise all so-called economic development becomes a source of degradation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All economic development of the state by trade, commerce, agriculture and industries must be fully utilized in relation to the..."
19:1019:10, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,439‎ N Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civilization is achieved ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cow protection means feeding the brahminical culture, which leads towards God consciousness, and thus perfection of human civi..."
18:4618:46, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,821‎ N Maharaja Prahlada saved his demon father by his personal devotional service. A devotee son in the family is the greatest boon or blessing of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Prahlāda saved his demon father by his personal devotional service. A devotee son in the family is the greatest bo..."
18:3818:38, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,083‎ N By suffering personally he (Maharaja Pariksit) would be restrained from future sins, and at the same time the sin which he had committed would be counteracted so that his descendants would not suffer. That is the way a responsible devotee thinks ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By suffering personally he would be restrained from future sins, and at the same time the sin which he had committed would be..."
18:2918:29, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,141‎ N He (Pariksit) desired the imminent calamity to fall on him and not on his family members. A man's personal misconduct affects all his family members. Maharaja Pariksit desired the calamity to fall on him alone ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He therefore desired the imminent calamity to fall on him and not on his family members. A man's personal misconduct affects a..."
18:2218:22, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,321‎ N Maharaja Pariksit knew all this (brahmanas and cows must be protected), and he concluded that his insulting a powerful brahmana was certainly to be punished by the laws of the Lord, and he was expecting something very difficult in the very near future ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit knew all this, and thus he concluded that his insulting a powerful brāhmaṇa was certainly to be puni..."
18:0918:09, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,100‎ N The Supreme Lord enjoins that brahmanas and cows must be given all protection. The Lord is Himself very much inclined to do good to brahmanas and cows - go-brahmana-hitaya ca ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord enjoins that brāhmaṇas and cows must be given all protection. The Lord is Himself very much inclined to do..."
17:5917:59, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,414‎ m The devotees are naturally faultless. Accidental sins committed by a devotee are sincerely regretted, and by the grace of the Lord all sins unwillingly committed by a devotee are burnt in the fire of repentance ‎ Angela moved page Accidental sins committed by a devotee are sincerely regretted, and by the grace of the Lord all sins unwillingly committed by a devotee are burnt in the fire of repentance to [[The devotees are naturally faultless. Accidental sin... current
17:5317:53, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,454‎ N The pious King (Pariksit) regretted his accidental improper treatment of the powerful brahmana (Samika Rsi) who was faultless. Such repentance is natural for a good man like the King and it delivers a devotee from all kinds of sins accidentally committed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pious King regretted his accidental improper treatment of the powerful brāhmaṇa, who was faultless. Such repentance is..."
17:3417:34, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,892‎ N The King (Maharaja Pariksit) was a devotee, and the rsi (Samika Rsi) was a mystic. Therefore both of them were unattached to the accidental incident created by the supreme will. The playful child (Srngi) was an instrument in fulfilling the Lord's will ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King was a devotee, and the ṛṣi was a mystic. Therefore both of them were unattached to the accidental incident create..."
17:2417:24, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,654‎ N Since Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan are different phases of the same Transcendence, all these transcendentalists are beyond the three modes of material nature ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān are different phases of the same Transcendence, all these transcendentalists are beyo..."
17:1817:18, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,498‎ N Mystics aim at perceiving the all-pervading Supersoul, and the devotees of the Lord are engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mystics aim at perceiving the all-pervading Supersoul, and the devotees of the Lord are engaged in the transcendental loving s..." current
17:1317:13, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,584‎ N The transcendentalists are the empiric philosophers, the mystics and the devotees of the Lord. Empiric philosophers aim at the perfection of merging into the being of the Absolute ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendentalists are the empiric philosophers, the mystics and the devotees of the Lord. Empiric philosophers aim at the..."
17:0617:06, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,982‎ N It was the desire of the Lord, and Maharaja Pariksit, Rsi Samika and his son Srngi were all instrumental in fulfilling the desire of the Lord. So none of them were put into difficulty because everything was done in relation with the Supreme Person ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually it was the desire of the Lord, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Ṛṣi Śamīka and his son Śṛṅgi were all instrumen..."
16:5816:58, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,708‎ N He (Pariksit) took full advantage of the awkward situation, and by the great will of the Lord, Maharaja Pariksit achieved the highest perfection of life through the grace of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the contrary, he took full advantage of the awkward situation, and by the great will of the Lord, Mahārāja Parīkṣit ac..."
16:5116:51, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,418‎ N Maharaja Pariksit also did not mind the curse offered to him by a foolish brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit also did not mind the curse offered to him by a foolish brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {..."
16:4116:41, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,759‎ N The whole incident is now cleared up. Maharaja Pariksit's garlanding the sage (Samika Rsi) with a dead snake was not at all a very serious offense, but Srngi's cursing the King was a serious offense ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole incident is now cleared up. Mahārāja Parīkṣit's garlanding the sage with a dead snake was not at all a very ser..."
16:3416:34, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,243‎ Whatever power the devotee may have is always utilized in service towards the Lord and His devotees only ‎No edit summary current
16:2916:29, 5 February 2020 diff hist +2,775‎ N It is not that only the brahmanas are powerful enough to award curses or blessings upon the subordinates ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that only the brāhmaṇas are powerful enough to award curses or blessings upon the subordinates"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
16:2416:24, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,200‎ N It was a personal affair, and therefore Samika Rsi knew that the King (Maharaja Pariksit) would not take counteraction. Thus there was no alternative than to place an appeal to the Lord for the immature boy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was a personal affair, and therefore Śamīka Ṛṣi knew that the King would not take counteraction. Thus there was no al..."
16:1516:15, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,044‎ N In the case of their (personal defamation, curses, negligence) being performed against the Lord and His devotees, then the devotees take very strong action ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But in the case of their being performed against the Lord and His devotees, then the devotees take very strong action"}} {{not..."
15:5915:59, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,167‎ N He (Samika Rsi) thought within himself that if Maharaja Pariksit would countercurse the boy, he might be saved. But he knew also that a pure devotee is callous about worldly advantages or reverses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He thought within himself that if Mahārāja Parīkṣit would countercurse the boy, he might be saved. But he knew also that..."
15:5015:50, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,060‎ N Rsi Samika also knew that the Lord does not forgive a person who has committed an offense at the feet of a devotee. The Lord can only give direction to take shelter of the devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ṛṣi Śamīka also knew that the Lord does not forgive a person who has committed an offense at the feet of a devotee. The..."
15:3915:39, 5 February 2020 diff hist +5,192‎ N The foolish boy was, of course, excused by the Lord, but others, who may not have a father like Samika Rsi, will be put into great difficulty if they misuse the advantages obtained by birth in a brahmana family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The foolish boy was, of course, excused by the Lord, but others, who may not have a father like Śamīka Ṛṣi, will be put..."
15:3315:33, 5 February 2020 diff hist +5,104‎ N The typical example is the son of Samika Rsi, and all the foolish sons of brahmanas are warned hereby not to become as foolish as Srngi and be always on guard against the demoniac qualities which they had in their previous births ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The typical example is the son of Śamīka Ṛṣi, and all the foolish sons of brāhmaṇas are warned hereby not to become a..."
15:2515:25, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,762‎ N But the demons, instead of utilizing the good opportunity, misused the brahminical culture due to being puffed up by vanity in becoming brahmanas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the demons, instead of utilizing the good opportunity, misused the brahminical culture due to being puffed up by vanity in..."
15:2015:20, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,742‎ N The all-merciful Lord gave them a chance to have their births in the families of pious brahmanas so that they could progress toward salvation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The all-merciful Lord gave them a chance to have their births in the families of pious brāhmaṇas so that they could progres..."
15:1415:14, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,948‎ N The demons who acted inimically toward the Personality of Godhead but were not killed by the Lord were allowed to take birth in the families of brahmanas to take advantage of the age of Kali ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the demons who acted inimically toward the Personality of Godhead but were not killed by the Lord were allowed to take birth i..."
15:0715:07, 5 February 2020 diff hist +5,061‎ N If the question is raised why the brahmana community as a whole was made responsible for allowing Kali into the world affairs, the answer is given in the Varaha Purana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the question is raised why the brāhmaṇa community as a whole was made responsible for allowing Kali into the world affai..."
14:4814:48, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,900‎ N The answer is that the offensive act was performed by a child (Srngi) only so that he could be excused very easily, and thus the prayer of the father (Samika Rsi) was accepted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The answer is that the offensive act was performed by a child only so that he could be excused very easily, and thus the praye..."
14:4314:43, 5 February 2020 diff hist +5,190‎ N A question may be raised herein that since it was the desire of the Lord that Pariksit Maharaja be put into that awkward position so that he might be delivered from material existence, then why was a brahmana's son made responsible for this offensive act ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A question may be raised herein that since it was the desire of the Lord that Parīkṣit Mahārāja be put into that awkward..."
14:3714:37, 5 February 2020 diff hist +3,397‎ N As the monkeys are too sexually inclined & dogs are shameless in sexual intercourse, the general mass of population born of illegitimate connection will systematically go astray from the Vedic way of qualitative engagements in the castes & orders of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"qualitative engagements in the castes and orders of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-05..."
09:0809:08, 5 February 2020 diff hist +5,033‎ N He (Samika Rsi) directly prayed for pardon from the Supreme Lord, who alone can undo a thing which is impossible to change. The appeal was made in the name of a foolish boy who had developed no intelligence at all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He therefore directly prayed for pardon from the Supreme Lord, who alone can undo a thing which is impossible to change. The a..."
09:0109:01, 5 February 2020 diff hist +4,961‎ N By cursing a king the foolish Srngi had committed not only a sin but also the greatest offense. Therefore the rsi (Samika Rsi) could foresee that only the Supreme Personality of Godhead could save his boy from his sinful act ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, by cursing a king the foolish Śṛṅgi had committed not only a sin but also the greatest offense. Therefore the..."

20:2520:25, 4 February 2020 diff hist +4,788‎ N The foolish boy (Srngi) had done it out of sheer vanity in being a brahmana's son, and thus he became liable to be punished by the law of God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The foolish boy had done it out of sheer vanity in being a brāhmaṇa's son, and thus he became liable to be punished by the..."
20:1720:17, 4 February 2020 diff hist +4,983‎ N There are occasions when a brahmana may furiously curse a subordinate ksatriya or vaisya, etc., but in the case of Maharaja Pariksit there were no grounds, as already explained ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are occasions when a brāhmaṇa may furiously curse a subordinate kṣatriya or vaiśya, etc., but in the case of Mahā..."
20:0620:06, 4 February 2020 diff hist +5,113‎ N When an offense is done unto the devotee of the Lord, it is very difficult to overcome the reaction. The brahmanas, being at the head of the social orders, are meant to give protection to their subordinates and not to curse them ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When an offense is done unto the devotee of the Lord, it is very difficult to overcome the reaction. The brāhmaṇas, being a..."
19:5919:59, 4 February 2020 diff hist +5,122‎ N Rsi Samika could foresee that his son had committed a great sin by cursing Maharaja Pariksit, who deserved to be protected by the brahmanas, for he was a pious ruler and completely free from all sins because of his being a first-class devotee of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ṛṣi Śamīka could foresee that his son had committed a great sin by cursing Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who deserved to be pr..."
19:4519:45, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,352‎ N Although all the brahmanas were aloof from the incident, still for the childish action of a brahmana boy the whole world situation was changed. Thus Rsi Samika, a brahmana, took responsibility for all deterioration of the good orders of the world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although all the brāhmaṇas were aloof from the incident, still for the childish action of a brāhmaṇa boy the whole world..."
19:3919:39, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,382‎ N He was also a great devotee of the Lord and a self-realized soul. Cursing such a king, when he was tired and fatigued with hunger and thirst, was not at all proper. Samika Rsi thus admitted from all sides that Maharaja Pariksit was cursed most unjustly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was also a great devotee of the Lord and a self-realized soul. Cursing such a king, when he was tired and fatigued with hun..."
19:2819:28, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,309‎ N The specific qualification of Maharaja Pariksit is summarized herein (SB 1.18.46). The King, even calculated as a king only, was most celebrated as a ruler who administered the religious principles of the royal order ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The specific qualification of Mahārāja Parīkṣit is summarized herein. The King, even calculated as a king only, was most..."
19:2219:22, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,276‎ N After explaining the general codes relating to the royal position and asserting that the king can do no wrong and therefore is never to be condemned, the sage Samika wanted to say something about Emperor Pariksit specifically ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After explaining the general codes relating to the royal position and asserting that the king can do no wrong and therefore is..."
19:1619:16, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,098‎ N The people should not begrudge the poor administrations they themselves elect ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The people should not, therefore, begrudge the poor administrations they themselves elect"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..." current
19:1219:12, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,509‎ N The Vedic way of life does not allow any man to be like the monkeys and dogs. A degraded civilization of sense gratification and economic development is the by-product of a godless or kingless government of the people, by the people, and for the people ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic way of life does not allow any man to be like the monkeys and dogs. A degraded civilization of sense gratification a..."
19:0619:06, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,573‎ N The qualitative caste system and the orders of life are scientifically planned by the Lord and His representatives, the great rsis. The perfect way of life gives all sorts of instruction in things both material and spiritual ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualitative caste system and the orders of life are scientifically planned by the Lord and His representatives, the great..."
18:5918:59, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,340‎ N The Vedas direct everyone not to remain in the darkness of the material world but to go towards the light of the spiritual kingdom far beyond the material sky ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas direct everyone not to remain in the darkness of the material world but to go towards the light of the spiritual kin..."
18:5318:53, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,210‎ N The Vedic civilization's destination is to go back to Godhead, back home, where there is no birth, no death, no old age and no disease ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic civilization's destination is to go back to Godhead, back home, where there is no birth, no death, no old age and no..." current
17:5417:54, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,441‎ N It is foretold herein (SB 1.18.45) that in the absence of a monarchical regime, the general mass of people will be an unwanted population like dogs and monkeys ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is foretold herein that in the absence of a monarchical regime, the general mass of people will be an unwanted population l..."
17:4417:44, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,485‎ N Everyone captures the post for personal gratification, and thus instead of one king, a number of irresponsible kings grow up to tax the citizens ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone captures the post for personal gratification, and thus instead of one king, a number of irresponsible kings grow up t..."
17:3917:39, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,435‎ N The so-called democrats capture the administrative machine without assuming responsibility for the prosperous condition of the citizens ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called democrats capture the administrative machine without assuming responsibility for the prosperous condition of the..."
17:3517:35, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,581‎ N The sage (Samika Rsi) rightly takes the responsibility of the brahmanas as a community for 2) giving an opportunity to the so-called democrats, who are generally plunderers of the wealth of the state subjects ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"giving an opportunity to the so-called democrats, who are generally plunderers of the wealth of the state subjects"}} {{notes|..."
17:2917:29, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,522‎ N The word nah (we) is very significant in this verse (SB 1.18.44). The sage (Samika Rsi) rightly takes the responsibility of the brahmanas as a community for 1) killing monarchical government ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word naḥ (we) is very significant in this verse. The sage rightly takes the responsibility of the brāhmaṇas as a comm..."
17:2217:22, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,057‎ N They (the people) are never happy in an overly advertised form of democracy. The result of such a kingless administration is described in the following verses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are never happy in an overly advertised form of democracy. The result of such a kingless administration is described in t..." current
17:1617:16, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,243‎ N One trained monarch is far better than hundreds of useless ministerial rogues, and it is hinted herein (SB 1.18.43) that by abolition of a monarchical regime like that of Maharaja Pariksit, the mass of people become open to many attacks of the age of Kali ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One trained monarch is far better than hundreds of useless ministerial rogues, and it is hinted herein that by abolition of a..."
17:0917:09, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,945‎ N The thieves and rogues of modern democracy seek election by misrepresentation of votes, and the successful rogues and thieves devour the mass of population ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The thieves and rogues of modern democracy seek election by misrepresentation of votes, and the successful rogues and thieves..."
17:0517:05, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,109‎ N An ideal king thoroughly trained by culture and devotional service with the martial spirit makes a perfect king. Such a personal monarchy is far better than the so-called democracy of no training and responsibility ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An ideal king thoroughly trained by culture and devotional service with the martial spirit makes a perfect king. Such a person..."
17:0017:00, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,814‎ N The Battle of Kuruksetra was planned by the Lord to establish the real representative of the Lord, Maharaja Yudhisthira ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Battle of Kurukṣetra was planned by the Lord to establish the real representative of the Lord, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhir..."
16:5516:55, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,881‎ N The king is said to be the representative of the Absolute Personality of Godhead because he is trained to acquire the qualities of God to protect the living beings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king is said to be the representative of the Absolute Personality of Godhead because he is trained to acquire the qualitie..."
16:5016:50, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,724‎ N According to Srimad-Bhagavatam the monarchical regime represents the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam the monarchical regime represents the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}}..."
16:4316:43, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,697‎ N The offense of the King (Maharaja Pariksit) was most insignificant, and his being condemned to death was certainly a very great sin for Srngi. Therefore Rsi Samika regretted the whole incident ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The offense of the King was most insignificant, and his being condemned to death was certainly a very great sin for Śṛṅgi..."
16:3716:37, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,433‎ N The king was beyond the jurisdiction of curses as a general rule, and what to speak of a good king like Maharaja Pariksit ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king was beyond the jurisdiction of curses as a general rule, and what to speak of a good king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit..."
16:3316:33, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,601‎ N Since Samika Rsi was an experienced, good brahmana, he did not approve of the actions of his condemned son. He began to lament for all that his son had done ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Śamīka Ṛṣi was an experienced, good brāhmaṇa, he did not approve of the actions of his condemned son. He began..."
16:2816:28, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,895‎ N The king is called narendra, or the best amongst the human beings. How then could a king like Maharaja Pariksit be condemned by an inexperienced, puffed-up son of a brahmana, even though he had attained the powers of a qualified brahmana? ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king is called narendra, or the best amongst the human beings. How then could a king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit be condem..."
16:1916:19, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,758‎ N In the Vedic way of life, the king is trained to become a rajarsi, or a great saint, although he is ruling as king. It is the king only by whose good government the citizens can live peacefully and without any fear ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic way of life, the king is trained to become a rājarṣi, or a great saint, although he is ruling as king. It is t..."
16:0816:08, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,687‎ N The king may order hanging of a culprit son of a brahmana, but he does not become sinful for killing a brahmana. Even if there is something wrong with the king, he is never to be condemned ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king may order hanging of a culprit son of a brāhmaṇa, but he does not become sinful for killing a brāhmaṇa. Even if..."
16:0416:04, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,550‎ N The king is the best of all human beings. He is the representative of God, and he is never to be condemned for any of his actions. In other words, the king can do no wrong ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king is the best of all human beings. He is the representative of God, and he is never to be condemned for any of his acti..."
12:2812:28, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,223‎ N There was nothing seriously wrong in Maharaja Pariksit's act (throwing a snake on Samika Rsi's shoulders) but the foolish son (Srngi) took it very seriously, and being influenced by Kali he cursed the King and thus ended a chapter of happy history ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually there was nothing seriously wrong in Mahārāja Parīkṣit's act, but the foolish son took it very seriously, and be..."
12:2212:22, 4 February 2020 diff hist +1,835‎ N The father (Samika Rsi father of Srngi) did not take the dead snake on his neck very seriously. He simply threw it away ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The father did not take the dead snake on his neck very seriously. He simply threw it away"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {..." current
12:1712:17, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,053‎ N After entering the hermitage and seeing his (Srngi's) father in that condition, he cried loudly so that he might be relieved. But it was too late. The father (Samika Rsi) regretted the whole incident ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So after entering the hermitage and seeing his father in that condition, he cried loudly so that he might be relieved. But it..."
12:1012:10, 4 February 2020 diff hist +1,824‎ N The boy (Srngi) was not happy because he committed a great mistake (cursing Maharaja Pariksit), and he wanted to be relieved of the burden on his heart by crying ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The boy was not happy because he committed a great mistake, and he wanted to be relieved of the burden on his heart by crying"..."
12:0412:04, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,999‎ One should see to the root cause of vitiation and not try to condemn the system as it is, without knowledge of its scientific value ‎No edit summary current
11:5811:58, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,947‎ N The snake is fearful as long as his poison teeth are there, otherwise he is fearful only to children. The personality of Kali conquered the brahmana boy first, and gradually the other castes ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The snake is fearful as long as his poison teeth are there, otherwise he is fearful only to children. The personality of Kali..."
11:5211:52, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,097‎ N The brahmana boy considered Maharaja Pariksit to be kulangara, or the wretched of the dynasty, but factually the brahmana boy himself was so because only from him did the brahmana caste become powerless, like the snake whose poisoned teeth are broken ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇa boy considered Mahārāja Parīkṣit to be kulāṅgāra, or the wretched of the dynasty, but factually the b..."
11:4611:46, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,840‎ N The beginning of the misuse of brahminical power began, and gradually the brahmanas in the age of Kali became devoid of both brahminical powers and culture ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the beginning of the misuse of brahminical power began, and gradually the brāhmaṇas in the age of Kali became devoid o..."
11:3711:37, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,417‎ N Any sane man would have prevented him from doing such great harm to all human society. By killing a king like Maharaja Pariksit, just to make a show of acquired brahminical power, the inexperienced son of a brahmana committed a great mistake ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any sane man would have prevented him from doing such great harm to all human society. By killing a king like Mahārāja Parī..."
11:3211:32, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,317‎ N The circumstances under which Maharaja Pariksit was cursed were simply childish, as it appears from this verse. Srngi was showing his impudency amongst his playmates, who were innocent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The circumstances under which Mahārāja Parīkṣit was cursed were simply childish, as it appears from this verse. Śṛṅg..."
11:2411:24, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,001‎ N The personality of Kali got the opportunity to reign through this son of a brahmana, Srngi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the personality of Kali got the opportunity to reign through this son of a brāhmaṇa, Śṛṅgi"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..."
11:1711:17, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,282‎ N These (punishing Maharaja Pariksit) are the principal signs of upstarts who want to take the place of Sri Krsna under the influence of the age of Kali. An upstart with a little power wants to become an incarnation of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are the principal signs of upstarts who want to take the place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa under the influence of the age of Ka..."
11:0911:09, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,252‎ N The little brahmana wanted to show his prowess in destruction, and he had the audacity to punish such a great king as Maharaja Pariksit. He wanted to take the place of Lord Krsna after His departure ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The little brāhmaṇa wanted to show his prowess in destruction, and he had the audacity to punish such a great king as Mahā..."
10:5010:50, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,145‎ N Maharaja Pariksit gave license to Kali to live in four places as mentioned hereinbefore, but by his very expert government the personality of Kali could hardly find the places allotted him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit gave license to Kali to live in four places as mentioned hereinbefore, but by his very expert governmen..."
10:4410:44, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,906‎ N The inexperienced brahmana, puffed up by a little brahma-tejas, became influenced by the spell of Kali-yuga ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inexperienced brāhmaṇa, puffed up by a little brahma-tejas, became influenced by the spell of Kali-yuga"}} {{notes|}} {..."
10:3310:33, 4 February 2020 diff hist +2,811‎ N According to the boy's (Srngi's) opinion, the King (Maharaja Pariksit) was on the wrong side and not his father, and thus he justified his silent father ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the boy's opinion, the King was on the wrong side and not his father, and thus he justified his silent father"}}..."
10:2710:27, 4 February 2020 diff hist +3,048‎ N As the dog is never allowed to enter within the room and hearth, although it is reared by the master, similarly, according to Srngi, the King (Maharaja Pariksit) had no right to enter the house of Samika Rsi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the dog is never allowed to enter within the room and hearth, although it is reared by the master, similarly, according to..."

16:5116:51, 3 February 2020 diff hist +2,864‎ N He (the son of the brahmana) compared the King (Maharaja Pariksit) to a watchdog, and so it was wrong for the King to enter the home of a brahmana and ask for water from the same pot ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He compared the King to a watchdog, and so it was wrong for the King to enter the home of a brāhmaṇa and ask for water from..."
16:4216:42, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,075‎ N He (the son of the brahmana) was not at all sorry for the King's (Maharaja Pariksit's) not being well received. On the contrary, he justified the wrong act in a way characteristic of the brahmanas of Kali-yuga ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was not at all sorry for the King's not being well received. On the contrary, he justified the wrong act in a way character..."
16:3416:34, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,074‎ N The inexperienced brahmana boy certainly knew that the King (Maharaja Pariksit) asked for water from his father and the father did not respond. He tried to explain away his father's inhospitality in an impertinent manner befitting an uncultured boy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inexperienced brāhmaṇa boy certainly knew that the King asked for water from his father and the father did not respond...."
16:1216:12, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,835‎ N The downfall of the brahminical powers began as they gave importance to birthright without culture. The downfall of the brahmana caste began in the age of Kali ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the downfall of the brahminical powers began as they gave importance to birthright without culture. The downfall of the b..."
16:0516:05, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,979‎ N The King is certainly the watchdog of the state in the sense that he keeps vigilant eyes over the border of the state for its protection and defense, but to address him as a watchdog is the sign of a less-cultured boy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King is certainly the watchdog of the state in the sense that he keeps vigilant eyes over the border of the state for its..."
15:5915:59, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,827‎ N By the influence of Kali, the son of a brahmana became puffed up with brahminical power and thus wrongly compared Maharaja Pariksit to crows and watchdogs ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the influence of Kali, the son of a brāhmaṇa became puffed up with brahminical power and thus wrongly compared Mahārāj..."
15:5315:53, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,948‎ N Srngi, a qualified son of a great brahmana, attained the required brahminical power both by birth and by training, but he was lacking in culture because he was an inexperienced boy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Herein Śṛṅgi, a qualified son of a great brāhmaṇa, attained the required brahminical power both by birth and by traini..."
15:4415:44, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,646‎ N The son must take advantage of the father's qualification and thus become a brahmana or medical practitioner, and not otherwise ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The son must take advantage of the father's qualification and thus become a brāhmaṇa or medical practitioner, and not other..."
15:3915:39, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,977‎ N The son of a brahmana has a good chance to become a brahmana by the direction of his qualified father, as a son of a medical practitioner has a very good chance to become a qualified medical practitioner. So the caste system is quite scientific ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Naturally the son of a brāhmaṇa has a good chance to become a brāhmaṇa by the direction of his qualified father, as a so..."
11:3511:35, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,355‎ N That is a natural arrangement made by the supreme order, for it is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita that four social orders or castes, namely the brahmanas, the ksatriyas, the vaisyas and the sudras, are set up according to quality and work done by them ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is a natural arrangement made by the supreme order, for it is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā that four social orders or..."
11:1611:16, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,668‎ N The arms are required to protect the body from all harm, but the arms must act according to the directions of the head and brain ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The arms are required to protect the body from all harm, but the arms must act according to the directions of the head and bra..."
11:1111:11, 3 February 2020 diff hist +3,657‎ N The brahmanas are considered to be the head and brains of the social body, and the ksatriyas are considered to be the arms of the social body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas are considered to be the head and brains of the social body, and the kṣatriyas are considered to be the arm..."
10:5110:51, 3 February 2020 diff hist +2,593‎ N Hatred of the lower orders of life began from this brahmana boy, under the influence of Kali, and thus cultural life began to dwindle day after day ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hatred of the lower orders of life began from this brāhmaṇa boy, under the influence of Kali, and thus cultural life began..."
10:3710:37, 3 February 2020 diff hist +2,723‎ N Due to Maharaja Pariksit's good government, even a boy of tender age, who was playing with other inexperienced boys, could become as powerful as a qualified brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to Mahārāja Parīkṣit's good government, even a boy of tender age, who was playing with other inexperienced boys, coul..."
10:3110:31, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,057‎ N The situation, in this case (Maharaja Pariksit's curse), was all planned by the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The situation, in this case, was therefore all planned by the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."
10:2010:20, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,381‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) was never disturbed by the glaring heat of the brahmastra released by Asvatthama ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was never disturbed by the glaring heat of the brahmāstra released by Aśvatthāmā. The King's distressed condition was c..."
10:1210:12, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,477‎ N By placing Arjuna and the Pandavas in frustration due to the intrigue of their cousin-brothers, the prelude of the Battle of Kuruksetra was created by the Lord. This was to incarnate the sound representative of the Lord, Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By placing Arjuna and the Pāṇḍavas in frustration due to the intrigue of their cousin-brothers, the prelude of the Battle..."
10:0010:00, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,221‎ N This specific pastime of the Lord (the rasa-lila) has a special significance because anyone who properly learns about this particular pastime of the Lord will be 2) placed on the path of sublime devotional service to the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"be placed on the path of sublime devotional service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..."
09:4309:43, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,340‎ N His (Maharaja Pariksit's) connections with Srila Sukadeva Gosvami would enable the presentation of the great Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is considered to be the book incarnation of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His connections with Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī would enable the presentation of the great Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is con..."
09:3709:37, 3 February 2020 diff hist +4,492‎ N The plan was that for his so-called misdeed the King (Maharaja Pariksit) could be cursed by an inexperienced brahmana boy infected by the influence of Kali, and thus the King would leave his hearth and home for good ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The plan was that for his so-called misdeed the King could be cursed by an inexperienced brāhmaṇa boy infected by the influ..."

18:5518:55, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,302‎ N According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, the plan was made by the will of the Lord, and by the will of the Lord the situation of frustration was created ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the plan was made by the will of the Lord, and by the will of the Lord the situ..." current
18:5118:51, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,427‎ N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and Srila Jiva Gosvami do not believe that the King's (Maharaja Pariksit's) action was due to his past misdeeds. The arrangement was so made by the Lord just to call the King back home, back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī do not believe that the King's action was due to his p..."
18:4218:42, 2 February 2020 diff hist +156‎ Repentance comes in the mind of a good soul as soon as he commits something wrong ‎No edit summary current
18:3618:36, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,631‎ N The King (Pariksit), being a devotee of the Lord, did not approve of his own action and he began to wonder whether the sage was really in a trance or was just pretending in order to avoid receiving the King, who was a ksatriya and therefore lower in rank ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King, being a devotee of the Lord, did not approve of his own action, and thus he began to wonder whether the sage was rea..."
17:4417:44, 2 February 2020 diff hist −18‎ By the will of the Lord, the circumstances were so created that they became ways to the King's (Pariksit) becoming unattached to family connection and governmental activities and becoming a completely surrendered soul unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna ‎No edit summary current
17:4217:42, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,867‎ N For a king like Maharaja Pariksit to become angry and envious, especially at a sage and brahmana, was undoubtedly unprecedented. The King knew well that brahmanas, sages, children, women and old men are always beyond the jurisdiction of punishment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a king like Mahārāja Parīkṣit to become angry and envious, especially at a sage and brāhmaṇa, was undoubtedly unpr..."
17:3517:35, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,908‎ N The devotees of the Lord are always under the protection of the Lord, and in any condition, frustration or success, the Lord is the supreme guide for the devotees. The pure devotees accept all conditions of frustration as blessings from the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord are always under the protection of the Lord, and in any condition, frustration or success, the Lord i..."
17:2717:27, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,693‎ N The merciful Lord sometimes creates such awkward positions for his pure devotees in order to drag them towards Himself from the mire of material existence. But outwardly the situations appear to be frustrating to the devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The merciful Lord sometimes creates such awkward positions for his pure devotees in order to drag them towards Himself from th..."
17:2017:20, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,538‎ N By the will of the Lord, the circumstances were so created that they became ways to the King's (Pariksit) becoming unattached to family connection and governmental activities and becoming a completely surrendered soul unto the lotus feet of Lord Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But by the will of the Lord, the circumstances were so created that they became ways to the King's becoming unattached to fami..."
17:0817:08, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,404‎ N It must be accepted that it was so (Maharaja Pariksit anger towards Samika Rsi) ordained by the supreme will of the Lord. The King was a great devotee of the Lord, and the saint was also as good as the King ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So it must be accepted that it was so ordained by the supreme will of the Lord. The King was a great devotee of the Lord, and..."
17:0117:01, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,461‎ N To become angry in such a grave situation was not unnatural for the King (Maharaja Pariksit), but because the King himself was not less than a great saint, his becoming angry and taking action were astonishing ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To become angry in such a grave situation was not unnatural for the King, but because the King himself was not less than a gre..."
16:5516:55, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,265‎ N As a matter of fact, the King (Maharaja Pariksit) was right to get angry with the rsi (Samika Rsi) when he needed a glass of water very badly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a matter of fact, the King was right to get angry with the ṛṣi when he needed a glass of water very badly"}} {{notes|}}..."
16:5016:50, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,723‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) never expected that a seat of straw, a glass of water and some sweet words would be denied to him. He was not an ordinary guest, nor was he an enemy of the rsi (Samika Rsi), and the cold reception by rsi astonished the King greatly ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But he never expected that a seat of straw, a glass of water and some sweet words would be denied to him. He was not an ordina..."
16:4116:41, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,744‎ When Maharaja Pariksit entered the door of Samika Rsi, he did not expect a royal reception by the rsi because he knew that saints and rsis are not materially rich men ‎No edit summary
16:3816:38, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,188‎ N To receive a guest, either friend or foe, there is no expense. It is only a question of good manners ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To receive a guest, either friend or foe, there is no expense. It is only a question of good manners"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
16:3216:32, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,574‎ N That was the law of reception. The reception law enjoins that a poor man, who has nothing to offer his guest, should be good enough to offer a straw mat for sitting, a glass of water for drinking and some sweet words ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That was the law of reception. The reception law enjoins that a poor man, who has nothing to offer his guest, should be good e..."
16:2516:25, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,430‎ At night they used to sit down together as friends and guests, and in the day they used to fight, risking life and death ‎No edit summary current
16:2416:24, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,162‎ N The guest enemy, namely Bhima, was to fight with Jarasandha and yet they were given a grand reception ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The guest enemy, namely Bhīma, was to fight with Jarāsandha, and yet they were given a grand reception"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
16:1716:17, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,318‎ N When Lord Krsna, accompanied by Arjuna and Bhima, approached Jarasandha in Magadha, the respectable enemies were given a royal reception by King Jarasandha ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Arjuna and Bhīma, approached Jarāsandha in Magadha, the respectable enemies were given..." current
16:1116:11, 2 February 2020 diff hist +4,579‎ N The law of reception in the codes of the Vedic principles states that even if an enemy is received at home, he must be received with all respects. He should not be given a chance to understand that he has come into the house of an enemy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The law of reception in the codes of the Vedic principles states that even if an enemy is received at home, he must be receive..."
16:0316:03, 2 February 2020 diff hist +1,933‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was placed in an awkward position so that gradually Srimad-Bhagavatam could be revealed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was thus placed in an awkward position so that gradually Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam could be revealed"}} {{no..."
15:5915:59, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,242‎ N The King (Maharaj Pariksit), being thirsty, asked the sage for water. That such a great devotee and king asked for water from a sage absorbed in trance was certainly providential. Otherwise there was no chance of such a unique happening ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King, being thirsty, asked the sage for water. That such a great devotee and king asked for water from a sage absorbed in..."
15:4915:49, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,251‎ N This trance stops all material activities of the body. The King (Maharaja Pariksit) saw the muni (Samika Rsi) in that position. He also saw the muni as follows ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This trance stops all material activities of the body. The King saw the muni in that position. He also saw the muni as follows..."
15:4215:42, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,505‎ N Beyond the intelligence, the living soul is realized by the mechanical activities of the yoga system, or practice of meditation restraining the senses, regulating the breathing system and applying intelligence to rise to the transcendental position ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond the intelligence, the living soul is realized by the mechanical activities of the yoga system, or practice of meditatio..."
12:3512:35, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,016‎ N The senses are transcended to the subtler mind, and then to breathing activities and gradually to intelligence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are transcended to the subtler mind, and then to breathing activities and gradually to intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {..."
12:3112:31, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,445‎ N The jnana process theoretically speculates about the reality of the soul. But bhakti-yoga factually engages the spirit soul in activities. The perception of matter is transcended to still subtler states of the senses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jñāna process theoretically speculates about the reality of the soul. But bhakti-yoga factually engages the spirit soul..."
12:1912:19, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,203‎ N Our material mind and body develop from the living entity, the soul, and being influenced by the three qualities of matter, we forget our real identity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our material mind and body develop from the living entity, the soul, and being influenced by the three qualities of matter, we..."
12:1012:10, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,208‎ N The transcendental position is attained by three processes, 3) the most approved process of bhakti-yoga, or the engagement of senses in the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the most approved process of bhakti-yoga, or the engagement of senses in the devotional service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
12:0412:04, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,296‎ N The transcendental position is attained by three processes, 2) the process of yoga, or factual realization of trance by manipulation of the physiological and psychological functions of the body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the process of yoga, or factual realization of trance by manipulation of the physiological and psychological functions of the..."
11:5511:55, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,167‎ N The transcendental position is attained by three processes, 1) the process of jnana, or theoretical knowledge of transcendence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental position is attained by three processes, namely the process of jñāna, or theoretical knowledge of transce..."
11:4711:47, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,248‎ N It appears that the muni (Samika Rsi), in whose hermitage the King (Maharaja Pariksit) entered, was in yogic trance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that the muni, in whose hermitage the King entered, was in yogic trance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complet..."
11:3511:35, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,790‎ N This is a prelude to the circumstances under which Srimad-Bhagavatam was spoken for the benefit of all concerned. The prelude, therefore, begins with the words once upon a time ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So this is a prelude to the circumstances under which Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was spoken for the benefit of all concerned. The pr..."
11:2011:20, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,929‎ N Had Arjuna not been taken up with an illusion of family affection by the will of the Lord, the Bhagavad-gita would not have been spoken by the Lord Himself for the good of all concerned ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Had Arjuna not been taken up with an illusion of family affection by the will of the Lord, the Bhagavad-gītā would not have..."
11:0411:04, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,738‎ m The Supreme Lord never forgets His pure devotee, even though he may be engaged in so-called worldly affairs ‎ Angela moved page The Supreme Lord never forgets His pure devotee, even though he may be engaged in so-called worldly affairs. Sometimes He creates an awkward situation, and the devotee becomes obliged to renounce all worldly affairs to [[The Supre... current
11:0011:00, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,969‎ N The Supreme Lord never forgets His pure devotee, even though he may be engaged in so-called worldly affairs ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord never forgets His pure devotee, even though he may be engaged in so-called worldly affairs. Sometimes He crea..."
10:5010:50, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,994‎ N One has to give up all attachment for worldly relations before one is able to go back to Godhead, and thus when a devotee is too much absorbed in worldly affairs, the Lord creates a situation to cause indifference ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to give up all attachment for worldly relations before one is able to go back to Godhead, and thus when a devotee is t..."
10:4110:41, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,915‎ N By the desire of the Lord, even such a devotee (Maharaja Pariksit) can become apparently fatigued and thirsty just to create a situation favorable for his renunciation of worldly activities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But by the desire of the Lord, even such a devotee can become apparently fatigued and thirsty just to create a situation favor..."
10:2810:28, 2 February 2020 diff hist +3,835‎ N The Supreme Lord is so kind to His pure devotees that in proper time He calls such devotees up to Him and thus creates an auspicious circumstance for the devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is so kind to His pure devotees that in proper time He calls such devotees up to Him and thus creates an ausp..."
10:1110:11, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,756‎ N Factually only the Lord Himself can describe Himself, and His learned devotee also can describe Him as far as the Lord gives him the power of description ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Factually only the Lord Himself can describe Himself, and His learned devotee also can describe Him as far as the Lord gives h..."
10:0210:02, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,593‎ N By His (God's) ultimate personal feature He is the object of transcendental loving service by His fortunate associates the pure devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by His ultimate personal feature He is the object of transcendental loving service by His fortunate associates the pure devote..." current
09:5609:56, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,536‎ N By His (God's) impersonal feature He is all-pervading Brahman, by His localized feature He is present in everyone's heart as the Supreme Soul ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By His impersonal feature He is all-pervading Brahman, by His localized feature He is present in everyone's heart as the Supre..."
09:4609:46, 2 February 2020 diff hist +2,730‎ N The Supreme Absolute Truth is unlimited. No living being can know about the unlimited by his limited capacity. The Lord is impersonal, personal and localized ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Absolute Truth is unlimited. No living being can know about the unlimited by his limited capacity. The Lord is imp..."

20:2420:24, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,510‎ N This paramahamsa stage is the highest perfectional stage in bhakti-yoga, the process of devotional service to the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This paramahamsa stage is the highest perfectional stage in bhakti-yoga, the process of devotional service to the Supreme Lord..." current
20:1620:16, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,682‎ N Actually everyone is dependent on the mercy of the Supreme Lord, but when one forgets his relation with the Lord, he becomes dependent on the conditions of material nature ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually everyone is dependent on the mercy of the Supreme Lord, but when one forgets his relation with the Lord, he becomes d..."
20:1120:11, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,876‎ N He (the paramahamsa devotee) loves every living being in relation with the Supreme Lord. Real renunciation means perfect dependence on God. Every living being is dependent on someone else because he is so made ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He loves every living being in relation with the Supreme Lord. Real renunciation means perfect dependence on God. Every living..."
20:0320:03, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,041‎ N Real nonviolence means freedom from envy. In this world everyone is envious of his fellow being. But a perfect paramahamsa, being completely given up to the service of the Lord, is perfectly nonenvious ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real nonviolence means freedom from envy. In this world everyone is envious of his fellow being. But a perfect paramahaṁsa,..."
19:0519:05, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,729‎ N Paramahamsas, who are completely given up to the service of the Lord, are very rare. They are very rare even amongst the liberated souls ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such paramahaṁsas, who are completely given up to the service of the Lord, are very rare. They are very rare even amongst th..."
18:5918:59, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,260‎ N They (the paramahamsas devotees) are naturally qualified with all the good attributes, such as pridelessness, freedom from vanity, nonviolence, tolerance, simplicity, respectability, worship, devotion and sincerity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are naturally qualified with all the good attributes, such as pridelessness, freedom from vanity, nonviolence, tolerance,..."
18:5118:51, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,844‎ N Hamsas, or swans, accept only milk out of a mixture of milk and water. Similarly, those who accept the service of the Lord instead of maya's service are called the paramahamsas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Haṁsas, or swans, accept only milk out of a mixture of milk and water. Similarly, those who accept the service of the Lord i..." current
18:3918:39, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,484‎ N This perfectional stage (purified senses are always engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord) of sense engagement is called bhakti-yoga ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This perfectional stage of sense engagement is called bhakti-yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2..." current
18:2718:27, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,961‎ N Self-control is actually achieved not by artificially stopping the senses from material enjoyment, but by becoming factually attached to the Supreme Lord by engaging one's unalloyed senses in the transcendental service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Self-control is actually achieved not by artificially stopping the senses from material enjoyment, but by becoming factually a..."
18:1918:19, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,655‎ N The Vedas enjoin that one should not go on the path of darkness but should make a progressive march towards the path of light or liberation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas, therefore, enjoin that one should not go on the path of darkness but should make a progressive march towards the pa..."
18:1318:13, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,022‎ N Dry philosophical speculation is a subtle sense enjoyment of the mind. Sense enjoyment leads one to the path of darkness. Those who are self-controlled can make progress on the path of liberation from the conditional life of material existence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dry philosophical speculation is a subtle sense enjoyment of the mind. Sense enjoyment leads one to the path of darkness. Thos..."
18:0718:07, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,883‎ N Only the self-controlled can gradually be attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Self-controlled means not indulging in sense enjoyment more than is necessary. And those who are not self-controlled are given over to sense enjoyment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only the self-controlled can gradually be attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Self-controlled means not indulging..."
17:4317:43, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,616‎ N Besides the three sampradayas, there is the Kumara-sampradaya, descending from Sanat-kumara ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides the above-mentioned three sampradāyas, there is the Kumāra-sampradāya, descending from Sanat-kumāra"}} {{notes|}}..." current
17:3617:36, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,899‎ There are four sects of worshipful devotees of the Lord, and the chief amongst them are the Brahma-sampradaya, Rudra-sampradaya and Sri-sampradaya, descending directly from Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, respectively ‎No edit summary current
17:3217:32, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,182‎ N The goddess of fortune, Laksmiji, Lord Brahma & Lord Siva are not independently powerful; they are powerful as expansions of the Supreme Lord, and all of them are engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, so also are the living entities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmījī, Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva are not independently powerful; they are powerful as expansi..."
17:2117:21, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,207‎ N The goddess of fortune, Laksmi, and all-powerful demigods like Brahma and Siva are engaged in the worship of Visnu or Lord Krsna; therefore who can be more powerful than Mukunda (Lord Krsna) to be factually called the Supreme Personality of Godhead? ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, and all-powerful demigods like Brahmā and Śiva are engaged in the worship of Viṣṇu or..."
17:1217:12, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,913‎ N Even demigods like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, who are the chief amongst all demigods, are never equal to or greater than Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, even demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, who are the chief amongst all demigods, are never equal to or..."
17:0617:06, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,616‎ N Lord Brahma is generally one of the living entities, and Lord Siva is the via medium between the Lord and the living entities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma is generally one of the living entities, and Lord Siva is the via medium between the Lord and the living entities"..."
17:0217:02, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,954‎ N Expansions of the Lord are limitless, but some of them are the living entities. The living entities are not as powerful as the Lord's plenary expansions, and therefore there are two different types of expansions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such expansions of the Lord are limitless, but some of them are the living entities. The living entities are not as powerful a..."
16:5516:55, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,976‎ The conception of many gods in the Vedic literatures by the ignorant is completely wrong. The Lord is one without a second, but He expands Himself in many ways, and this is confirmed in the Vedas ‎No edit summary current
16:4916:49, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,567‎ N He (God) is transcendentally so full of inconceivable potencies that simply by His willing, everything is done without physical or personal endeavor. He is called, therefore, Yogesvara, or the Lord of all mystic powers ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is transcendentally so full of inconceivable potencies that simply by His willing, everything is done without physical or p..." current
16:4216:42, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,095‎ N These are some of the instances of His (God's) complete independence and perfection. That He has nothing to do does not mean that He is impersonal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are some of the instances of His complete independence and perfection. That He has nothing to do does not mean that He i..." current
16:3516:35, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,333‎ N The Personality of Godhead in His Garbhodakasayi Visnu feature begets Brahma, the first created person in the material world, from His navel lotus stem and not in the womb of the goddess of fortune, who is eternally engaged in His service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead in His Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu feature begets Brahmā, the first created person in the material..."
16:2416:24, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,283‎ N Others ask for the favor of the goddess of fortune, and despite such prayers she declines to award such favors. But still she renders service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He has nothing to accept from her ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Others ask for the favor of the goddess of fortune, and despite such prayers she declines to award such favors. But still she..."
16:1716:17, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,123‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in Himself, and He has nothing to accept from anyone else, including the great demigods like Brahma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in Himself, and He has nothing to accept from anyone else, including the great demi..." current
16:1116:11, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,479‎ N The Personality of Godhead, or the Paramesvara Parabrahman, according to the srutis has nothing to do. He has no equal. Nor does anyone excel Him. He has unlimited potencies & His every action is carried out systematically in His natural and perfect ways ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead, or the Parameśvara Parabrahman, according to the śrutis, has nothing to do. He has no equal. Nor..."
15:5415:54, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,280‎ N Since His name and He Himself are identical, the holy name of the Lord can protect the devotee from all effects of sins. The chanting of the holy name of the Lord can undoubtedly deliver one from the disadvantages of a lower-caste birth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since His name and He Himself are identical, the holy name of the Lord can protect the devotee from all effects of sins. The c..."
15:4815:48, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,935‎ N In the last word of the Bhagavad-gita the Lord asserts that one who surrenders fully unto Him is protected from all sins by the grace of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the last word of the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord asserts that one who surrenders fully unto Him is protected from all sins by..."
15:3815:38, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,117‎ N The holy name of the Lord is as powerful as the Lord. The Lord is the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, and He has innumerable names, which are all nondifferent from Him and are equally powerful also ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy name of the Lord is as powerful as the Lord. The Lord is the all-powerful Personality of Godhead, and He has innumera..."
12:2712:27, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,144‎ N This offenseless chanting indicates that one has fully understood the transcendental nature of the holy name and has thus surrendered unto the Lord. Transcendentally the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical, being absolute ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This offenseless chanting indicates that one has fully understood the transcendental nature of the holy name and has thus surr..."
12:1812:18, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,194‎ N To chant the holy name under the direction of a pure devotee is offenseless chanting. Offenseless chanting of the holy name of the Lord is transcendental, and, therefore, such chanting can at once purify one from the effects of all kinds of previous sins ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To chant the holy name under the direction of a pure devotee is offenseless chanting. Offenseless chanting of the holy name of..."
12:1112:11, 1 February 2020 diff hist +3,907‎ N A pure devotee of the Lord does not commit any offense while chanting the holy name of the Lord. There are ten different offenses in the chanting of the holy name of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord does not commit any offense while chanting the holy name of the Lord. There are ten different offen..." current
12:0412:04, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,227‎ N To answer these false logicians, Srimad-Bhagavatam asserts that one who chants the holy name of the Lord under the direction of a pure devotee can at once get free from the disadvantages due to a lower-caste birth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And to answer these false logicians, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam asserts that one who chants the holy name of the Lord under the dire..."
11:4911:49, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,269‎ N They (dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent) argue that birth in a family of sudras or less than sudras is made possible by one's previous sinful acts and that one therefore has to complete the terms of disadvantages due to lower birth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They argue that birth in a family of śūdras or less than śūdras is made possible by one's previous sinful acts and that on..."
11:4111:41, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,107‎ N The dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent, uncultured men born of higher castes, put forward many arguments against the lower-caste men becoming brahmanas in this life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The dvija-bandhu, or the less intelligent, uncultured men born of higher castes, put forward many arguments against the lower-..."
11:2711:27, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,387‎ N The mental diseases of the present generation are more acute than bodily diseases; it is quite fit and proper to take up the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam all over the world without delay ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mental diseases of the present generation are more acute than bodily diseases; it is quite fit and proper to take up the p..."
11:0711:07, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,724‎ N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to purify the whole atmosphere of the polluted world by sending qualified preachers all over the world, and it remains with the Indians to take up this task scientifically and thus do the best kind of humanitarian work ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to purify the whole atmosphere of the polluted world by sending qualified preachers all..."
10:5610:56, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,841‎ N Caitanya revived the original Vedic system, and He elevated Thakura Haridasa to the position of namacarya, or the authority in preaching the glories of the holy name of the Lord, although His Holiness was pleased to appear in a family of Mohammedans ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya revived the original Vedic system, and He elevated Ṭhākura Haridāsa to the position of nāmācārya, o..."
10:4610:46, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,509‎ N The rigidity of the so-called caste system in Hindu society became prominent within only one hundred years or so when the number of dvija-bandhus, or disqualified men in the families of higher castes, increased ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The rigidity of the so-called caste system in Hindu society became prominent within only one hundred years or so when the numb..."
10:3710:37, 1 February 2020 diff hist +4,888‎ N Such is the power (to revive the original Vedic system) of pure devotees of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such is the power of pure devotees of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-02-01T10:37:09Z..."
10:1710:17, 1 February 2020 diff hist +6,130‎ m This verse (SB 1.18.18) definitely proves that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami did not refuse to teach Suta Gosvami about the transcendental science nor did the sages of Naimisaranya refuse to hear lessons from him because of his inferior birth ‎ Angela moved page This verse definitely proves that Srila Sukadeva Gosvami did not refuse to teach Suta Gosvami about the transcendental science nor did the sages of Naimisaranya refuse to hear lessons from him because of his inferior birth to [[Th...
10:0510:05, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,381‎ N Suta Gosvami had both the advantages, and thus undoubtedly he was completely freed from all disqualifications of low birth and mental agonies ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So Sūta Gosvāmī had both the advantages, and thus undoubtedly he was completely freed from all disqualifications of low bir..."
09:5809:58, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,783‎ N He (Sri Suta Goswami) had the double association of great souls by hearing and preaching. Transcendental science, or the science of Krsna, has to be learned from the authorities, and when one preaches the science, he becomes still more qualified ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So he had the double association of great souls by hearing and preaching. Transcendental science, or the science of Kṛṣṇ..."
09:4609:46, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,794‎ N Suta Gosvami learned the science of Krsna from great rsis and authorities like Sukadeva and Vyasadeva and he was so qualified that even the sages of Naimisaranya eagerly wanted to hear from him the science of Krsna in the form of Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī learned the science of Kṛṣṇa from great ṛṣis and authorities like Śukadeva and Vyāsadeva and he wa..."
09:3409:34, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,333‎ N By His (Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's) transcendental association He elevated many lowborn, or those disqualified by birth or action, to the status of devotional service and established them in the position of acaryas, or authorities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"established them in the position of ācāryas, or authorities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} {{fir..."
09:2909:29, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,570‎ N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu followed this principle (of higher association) in pursuance of the Vedic usages, and by His transcendental association He elevated many lowborn, or those disqualified by birth or action, to the status of devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu followed this principle in pursuance of the Vedic usages, and by His transcendental associatio..." current
09:2109:21, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,902‎ N He (Caitanya) stated that any man, whatever he may be, whether a brahmana or sudra by birth, or a householder or mendicant in the order of society, if he is conversant with the science of Krsna, he can be accepted as an acarya or guru, a spiritual master ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He clearly stated that any man, whatever he may be, whether a brāhmaṇa or śūdra by birth, or a householder or mendicant i..."
09:0909:09, 1 February 2020 diff hist +5,424‎ N Because of higher association, like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami and the great rsis of Naimisaranya, certainly the disqualification (Suta Goswami's) of inferior birth was washed off ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But because of higher association, like Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī and the great ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya, certainly the d..."

19:2119:21, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,247‎ N Suta Gosvami did not take his birth in a brahmana family. He was born in a family of mixed caste, or an uncultured low family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī did not take his birth in a brāhmaṇa family. He was born in a family of mixed caste, or an uncultured low f..."
18:2518:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,151‎ N It (the Srimad-Bhagavatam) is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus it is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with..."
18:0818:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,280‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the science of bhakti-yoga, or the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the scie..." current
18:0118:01, 31 January 2020 diff hist +1,975‎ N What was spoken to Maharaja Pariksit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What was spoken to Mahārāja Parīkṣit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
17:5117:51, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,003‎ N Such a stage (the perfect liberation) is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as delivered by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, results in the attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a stage is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as de..."
17:3417:34, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,630‎ N Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called the perfect stage of liberation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called..."
17:2917:29, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,564‎ N This stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material knowledge ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material kn..."
17:2217:22, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,033‎ N It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achievement of reality. Therefore knowledge imparted by Sukadeva Gosvami unto Maharaja Pariksit helped him attain the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achi..."
17:0817:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,603‎ N This very fact (a devotee never become an impersonalist) proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an impersonalist ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very fact proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an..."
16:5816:58, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,866‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was such a maha-bhagavata devotee because he was initiated by a maha-bhagavata devotee, Sukadeva Gosvami. He was equally kind, even to the personality of Kali, and what to speak of others ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was such a mahā-bhāgavata devotee because he was initiated by a mahā-bhāgavata devotee, Śukadeva G..."
16:5216:52, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,984‎ N The maha-bhagavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyone's relation. The maha-bhagavata, therefore, does not make any distinction, particularly between a devotee and nondevotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the mahā-bhāgavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyo..."
16:3916:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,475‎ N The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees"}}..."
16:3316:33, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,869‎ N Devotees with perfect knowledge are called maha-bhagavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotees, namely the prakrta, madhyama, and maha-bhagavata ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such devotees with perfect knowledge are called mahā-bhāgavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotee..." current
13:2513:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,850‎ N Sukadeva Gosvami was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhagavatam (2.1.9), but later on he was attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord and thus became a devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhāgavatam (2.1.9), but lat..."
13:1913:19, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,855‎ N Here in (SB 1.18.16) this verse it is said that Maharaja Pariksit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge delivered by the son of Vyasadeva, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here in this verse it is said that Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge del..."
13:0613:06, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,683‎ N There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonalists and devotees of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonal..."
13:0013:00, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,180‎ N They can do so (become engaged in material activities) because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhana and the audience is not susrusatam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They can do so because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhāna and the audience is not śuśrūṣatām, as explained above"}} {..." current
12:5412:54, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,317‎ N Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become engaged in material activities as usual ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become en..."
12:4512:45, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,930‎ N There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses (between Suta Goswami and the sages), unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience and by the speaker, and therefore they can continue the topics for many thousands of years ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses, unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience a..."
12:3712:37, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,621‎ N Such Bhagavatam discourses (from professional speakers) are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the saints of Naimisaranya and Sri Suta Gosvami are on the transcendental level ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such Bhāgavatam discourses are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the..."
12:2712:27, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,736‎ N Professional speakers make a show of Bhagavata-saptaha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audience hears such discourses for some material benefit, namely religiosity, wealth, gratification of the senses, or liberation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers make a show of Bhāgavata-saptāha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audie..."
11:5911:59, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,278‎ N Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such (on Transcendence) discourses ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such discourses"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
11:3911:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,330‎ N When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much congenial to continue discourses on the Transcendence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much conge..."
11:2311:23, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,582‎ N The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And the audience for such topics should be anxious to hear about Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Kṛṣṇa,..."
11:1311:13, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,183‎ Since the Lord is transcendence and His attributes are transcendental, such discourses increase the receptive mood of the purified audience ‎No edit summary current
11:1011:10, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,070‎ N Suta Gosvami desired to continue the topics of Lord Krsna before the sages of Naimisaranya, and the sages also expressed their readiness to hear from him continuously ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī desired to continue the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa before the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, and the sages also e..."
11:0311:03, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,984‎ N There is no end to such transcendental discourses. In mundane affairs there is the law of satiation, but in transcendence there is no such satiation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no end to such transcendental discourses. In mundane affairs there is the law of satiation, but in transcendence ther..."
10:5610:56, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,346‎ N The Lord is unlimited, and His name, attributes, pastimes, entourage, variegatedness, etc. are unlimited, and those who relish them can do so unlimitedly and still not feel satiated. This fact is confirmed in the Padma Purana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is unlimited, and His name, attributes, pastimes, entourage, variegatedness, etc. are unlimited, and those who relish..."
10:4810:48, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,202‎ N Everyone wants to relish some kind of taste in everything, but one who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord can derive unlimited pleasure from such engagement ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants to relish some kind of taste in everything, but one who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the..."
10:3810:38, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,300‎ N Brahma is counted amongst the living beings, but he is the greatest of all of us. And why is the greatest of all the living beings so much attached to the transcendental topics of Lord Krsna? Because He is the reservoir of all enjoyment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is counted amongst the living beings, but he is the greatest of all of us. And why is the greatest of all the living b..."
10:2610:26, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,075‎ N His (Krsna's) transcendental attributes cannot be measured even by such powerful isvaras as Siva and Brahma. Therefore Lord Krsna is the exclusive shelter of the greatest of all living beings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His transcendental attributes cannot be measured even by such powerful īśvaras as Śiva and Brahmā. Therefore Lord Kṛṣ..."
10:1510:15, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,262‎ N Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are two chiefs of the demigods. They are full of mystic powers. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison of which one drop was sufficient to kill an ordinary living being ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are two chiefs of the demigods. They are full of mystic powers. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocea..."
10:0610:06, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,626‎ N The opposite is bhagavata-sangi, or one who is always in the association with the Lord's name, form, qualities, etc. Such association is always desirable; it is worshipable, it is praiseworthy, and one may accept it as the highest goal of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"just the opposite is bhāgavata-saṅgī, or one who is always in the association with the Lord's name, form, qualities, etc...."
09:5809:58, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,192‎ N Such attachment (to material entanglement) is conditioned because it drives away the benedictions of life and prosperity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such attachment is conditioned because it drives away the benedictions of life and prosperity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}..."
09:4709:47, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,321‎ The materialist is called yosit-sangi, or one who is much attached to material entanglement (women and other paraphernalia) ‎No edit summary current
09:4509:45, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,333‎ N Suta Gosvami was a pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his association with the rsis in Naimisaranya is unique. In the material world, association with gross materialists is veritably condemned ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī was a pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his association with the ṛṣis in Naimiṣāraṇya is unique..."
09:4009:40, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,559‎ N Devotional service is eternal; it has no end, because it is spiritual. Therefore, since the assets of a pure devotee are completely different from material assets, there is no comparison between the two ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is eternal; it has no end, because it is spiritual. Therefore, since the assets of a pure devotee are compl..."
09:2809:28, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,470‎ N Since he (the devotee) has nothing to do with anything material, what pleasure can he derive from material benedictions like kingship or other overlordships, which are finished quickly with the end of the body? ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since he has nothing to do with anything material, what pleasure can he derive from material benedictions like kingship or oth..."
09:1209:12, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,616‎ N For pure devotees of God the material pleasures obtainable in the heavenly planets are like phantasmagoria, & because they are already liberated from all material conceptions of pleasure & distress, they are factually liberated even in the material world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the pure devotees of the Lord the material pleasures obtainable in the heavenly planets are like phantasmagoria, and becau..."

18:4718:47, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,389‎ N The pure devotees of the Lord are engaged in a transcendental existence, namely in the loving service of the Lord, both in the material world and in the spiritual world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that the pure devotees of the Lord are engaged in a transcendental existence, namely in the loving service of the L..."
18:3518:35, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,335‎ N The pure devotees of the Lord do not aspire after the happiness obtained in the heavenly kingdom, nor do they aspire after liberation from material bondage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the pure devotees of the Lord do not aspire after the happiness obtained in the heavenly kingdom, nor do they aspire after..."
18:2918:29, 30 January 2020 diff hist +26‎ Nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lord ‎No edit summary current
18:2818:28, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,263‎ N Visnu tells Siva in the age of Kali, men full of anxieties of various kinds can vainly labor in fruitive activity & philosophical speculations, but when they are engaged in devotional service, the result is sure & certain, & there is no loss of energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Viṣṇu tells Śiva that in the age of Kali, men full of anxieties of various kinds can va..."
18:2018:20, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,321‎ N When one becomes frustrated with all kinds of material advancement, one desires the opposite type of liberation, which is called apunar-bhava, or no rebirth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes frustrated with all kinds of material advancement, one desires the opposite type of liberation, which is call..." current
18:1218:12, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,366‎ N When there are some similar points, it is possible to compare one thing to another. One cannot compare the association of a pure devotee to anything material ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there are some similar points, it is possible to compare one thing to another. One cannot compare the association of a pu..."
18:0518:05, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,756‎ N Nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lo..."
17:5617:56, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,081‎ N The sages of Naimisaranya were practically sufferers from the smoke of a sacrificial fire and were doubtful about the result, but by hearing from a realized person like Suta Gosvami, they were fully satisfied ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sages of Naimiṣāraṇya were practically sufferers from the smoke of a sacrificial fire and were doubtful about the res..."
17:5117:51, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,593‎ N One can feel this practically, as one can feel the result of eating food. Spiritual realization acts in that way ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can feel this practically, as one can feel the result of eating food. Spiritual realization acts in that way"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:4617:46, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,814‎ N Suta Gosvami was narrating the transcendental activities of the Lord before the congregation of sages, and they were factually perceiving the result of hearing these transcendental activities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī was narrating the transcendental activities of the Lord before the congregation of sages, and they were factua..."
17:4117:41, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,667‎ N In the age of Kali there is no fruitful sacrificial performance but the sacrifice of the congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the age of Kali there is no fruitful sacrificial performance but the sacrifice of the congregational chanting of the holy n..."
17:3217:32, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,477‎ N Performance of any kind of sacrifice in this age of Kali is uncertain ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"performance of any kind of sacrifice in this age of Kali is also uncertain"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
17:2217:22, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,910‎ N Any discrepancy in sacrifices spoils the whole show, and the result is uncertain, like agricultural enterprises. The good result of tilling the paddy field depends on providential rain, and therefore the result is uncertain ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any discrepancy in such sacrifices spoils the whole show, and the result is uncertain, like agricultural enterprises. The good..."
17:1117:11, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,248‎ N The more we hear about the transcendental activities of the Lord, as they are stated in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, the more we can know about His transcendental nature and thus make definite progress on the path back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the more we hear about the transcendental activities of the Lord, as they are stated in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāg..."
17:0317:03, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,784‎ N An enlightened soul is admitted into the spiritual realm of the Lord and engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such an enlightened soul is admitted into the spiritual realm of the Lord and engages in the transcendental loving service of..."
16:5716:57, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,024‎ N One who understands this fact (Krsna's birth and body are not like that of ordinary living beings), either from the Lord or from authorized sources, is not reborn after leaving the present material body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who understands this fact, either from the Lord or from authorized sources, is not reborn after leaving the present materi..."
16:4916:49, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,036‎ N He (Krsna) does not act or take His birth like an ordinary living being under the custody of material energy. Nor is His body material or changeable like that of ordinary living beings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He does not act or take His birth like an ordinary living being under the custody of material energy. Nor is His body material..."
16:4016:40, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,265‎ N His (Krsna's) acts, even when He acts in human society, are all transcendental, for they are all accentuated by the spiritual energy of the Lord, which is distinguished from His material energy. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, such acts are called divyam ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His acts, even when He acts in human society, are all transcendental, for they are all accentuated by the spiritual energy of..."
16:3016:30, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,129‎ N When we hear about the transcendental qualities and activities of the Personality of Godhead, we may always remember what has been spoken by the Lord Himself in the Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we hear about the transcendental qualities and activities of the Personality of Godhead, we may always remember what has..." current
16:2216:22, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,320‎ N The culmination of a perfectional stage of life is the goal of human life and the attainment of transcendental bliss ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The culmination of such a perfectional stage of life is the goal of human life and the attainment of transcendental bliss"}} {..."
16:1816:18, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,641‎ N Transcendental, glorified activities of Lord Sri Krsna are the prescribed remedy for counteracting the process of birth, death, old age and disease, which are considered to be material awards for the conditioned living being ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such transcendental, glorified activities of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the prescribed remedy for counteracting the process of..."
16:1216:12, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,387‎ N Systematic hearing means knowing Him (Krsna) gradually in truth and fact, and this knowing Him in truth and fact means attaining eternal life, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Systematic hearing means knowing Him gradually in truth and fact, and this knowing Him in truth and fact means attaining etern..."
16:0216:02, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,647‎ The systematic hearing of the transcendental activities, qualities and names of Lord Sri Krsna pushes one towards eternal life ‎No edit summary current
15:5815:58, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,360‎ N The history of the devotees is not different from the history of Lord Krsna's activities. A devotee of the Lord regards both the activities of the Lord and those of His pure devotees on an equal level, for they are all transcendental ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, the history of the devotees is not different from the history of Lord Kṛṣṇa's activities. A devotee of the Lo..."
15:5015:50, 30 January 2020 diff hist +1,869‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam is the history of the activities of the Lord. And the activities of the Lord are performed in relation with the devotees of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the history of the activities of the Lord. And the activities of the Lord are performed in relation wi..." current
12:2612:26, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,356‎ N It will not be possible to bring about a saner condition in society unless we are prepared to accept the modes of action adopted by Maharaja Pariksit, i.e., propagation of the devotional service of the Lord to the common man ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It will not be possible to bring about a saner condition in society unless we are prepared to accept the modes of action adopt..." current
12:2112:21, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,361‎ Those who are not devotees of the Lord are careless and unintelligent. Unless one is thoroughly intelligent, one cannot be a devotee of the Lord. Those who are not devotees of the Lord fall prey to the actions of Kali ‎No edit summary current
12:1612:16, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,836‎ N These are some of the great advantages of the age of Kali, and Maharaja Pariksit took all the advantages and did not think any ill of the age of Kali, true to his Vaisnavite cult ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are some of the great advantages of the age of Kali, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit took all the advantages and did not thin..."
12:1112:11, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,011‎ In the beginning of the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is also said that by the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Supreme Lord becomes at once arrested within one's heart ‎No edit summary current
12:0612:06, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,133‎ N Maharaja Pariksit made an organized effort to propagate the chanting of the Lord's holy name, and thus he saved the citizens from the clutches of Kali. It is for this advantage only that great sages sometimes wish all good for the age of Kali ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Mahārāja Parīkṣit made an organized effort to propagate the chanting of the Lord's holy name, and thus he saved the..."
12:0012:00, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,136‎ N At the end of the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that even though all nefarious activities of the personality of Kali are present, there is a great advantage in the age of Kali. One can attain salvation simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the end of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said that even though all nefarious activities of the personality of Kali are pre..."
11:5311:53, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,924‎ N He (Maharaja Pariksit) protected his subjects from falling prey to the sinful acts of the age of Kali, and at the same time he gave full facility to the age of Kali by allotting him some particular places ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He protected his subjects from falling prey to the sinful acts of the age of Kali, and at the same time he gave full facility..."
11:4811:48, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,085‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, being the most learned and experienced king by the grace of the Lord, was not unnecessarily envious of the personality of Kali because he did not intend to give him any chance to perform any sinful act ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit, being the most learned and experienced king by the grace of the Lord, was not unnecessarily envious of..."
11:3811:38, 30 January 2020 diff hist +2,801‎ N Nothing is bad if properly used for the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nothing is bad if properly used for the service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-01..."
11:2811:28, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,476‎ N Instead of vibrating some nuisance sound for sense enjoyment, if the state arranges to distribute transcendental sound by resounding the holy name, fame and activities of the Lord, as authorized in the BG or SB, then a favorable condition will be created ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"instead of vibrating some nuisance sound for sense enjoyment, if the state arranges to distribute transcendental sound by reso..."
11:2011:20, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,982‎ N By the will of the Lord, a living being does not become a victim of a sinful act until the act is actually performed. In other ages, simply by thinking of performing a sinful act, one used to become a victim of the act ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So by the will of the Lord, a living being does not become a victim of a sinful act until the act is actually performed. In ot..."

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