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13 January 2020
- 19:3619:36, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,902 N The age of Kali means mismanagement and quarrel. And the root cause of all mismanagement and quarrel is that worthless men with the modes of lower-class men, who have no higher ambition in life, come to the helm of the state management Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The age of Kali means mismanagement and quarrel. And the root cause of all mismanagement and quarrel is that worthless men wit..."
- 19:1919:19, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,513 N The king cannot tolerate insults to the most important animal, the cow, nor can he tolerate disrespect for the most important man, the brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king cannot tolerate insults to the most important animal, the cow, nor can he tolerate disrespect for the most important..."
- 19:1219:12, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,627 N As soon as Maharaja Pariksit saw that a lower-class man in the dress of a king was hurting the legs of a cow and a bull, at once he arrested and punished him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as Maharaja Pariksit saw that a lower-class man in the dress of a king was hurting the legs of a cow and a bull, at on..."
- 19:0319:03, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,497 N The king, being the representative of the Lord, has to execute the will of the Lord duly. There is no question of self-aggrandizement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The king, being the representative of the Lord, has to execute the will of the Lord duly. There is no question of self-aggrand..." current
- 18:5618:56, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,710 N He (Maharaj Pariksit) was the Emperor of the world, and all small states were already under his regime. His purpose in going out was to see how things were going on in terms of the godly state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was the Emperor of the world, and all small states were already under his regime. His purpose in going out was to see how t..."
- 18:4418:44, 13 January 2020 diff hist +3,778 N The purpose of a king's going out to conquer the world is not for self-aggrandizement. Maharaja Pariksit went out to conquer the world after his ascendance to the throne, but this was not for the purpose of aggression on other states Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of a king's going out to conquer the world is not for self-aggrandizement. Maharaja Pariksit went out to conquer t..."
12 January 2020
- 17:3917:39, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,527 N The spiritual master must be bona fide, and one who wants to have self-realization must approach and take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master to achieve real success Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master must be bona fide, and one who wants to have self-realization must approach and take shelter of a bona fi..."
- 17:2517:25, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,510 N Even for a king like Maharaja Pariksit there was need of a spiritual master for guidance. Without such guidance one cannot make progress in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even for a king like Maharaja Pariksit there was need of a spiritual master for guidance. Without such guidance one cannot mak..."
- 17:1417:14, 12 January 2020 diff hist +4,166 Satisfied citizens will never organize agitation against the king, and thus there was no need in changing the monarchial state No edit summary current
- 16:4916:49, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,700 N The kings used to spend lavishly during such sacrifices (horse sacrifices), as a cloud distributes rains. A cloud is nothing but another form of water, or, in other words, the waters of the earth transform into clouds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The kings used to spend lavishly during such sacrifices, as a cloud distributes rains. A cloud is nothing but another form of..."
- 15:5315:53, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,689 N The demigods are not generally visible to common men, as the Lord is not visible. But as the Lord, by His causeless mercy, descends to be visible to the common man, similarly the demigods also become visible to the common man by their own grace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are not generally visible to common men, as the Lord is not visible. But as the Lord, by His causeless mercy, des..."
- 15:2915:29, 12 January 2020 diff hist +45 It appears from this verse (SB 1.16.3) that interplanetary travel by the denizens of higher planets is easy No edit summary
- 15:2815:28, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,257 N It appears from this verse (SB 1.16.3) that interplanetary travel by the denizens of higher planets is easy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears from this verse that interplanetary travel by the denizens of higher planets is easy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
- 15:0415:04, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,388 N Being fully satisfied, he (Janamejaya) most munificently gave charities to the brahmanas present at the sacrifice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being fully satisfied, he most munificently gave charities to the brahmanas present at the sacrifice"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
- 14:3014:30, 12 January 2020 diff hist +3,446 N Later on by the order of Vyasadeva, his disciple Vaisampayana narrated before the King (Janamejaya) the subject matter of Mahabharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later on by the order of Vyāsadeva, his disciple Vaiśampāyana narrated before the King the subject matter of Mahābhārata"..."
- 14:0414:04, 12 January 2020 diff hist +4,011 Janamejaya performed a great sacrifice called Sarpa-yajna, to kill the race of serpents, including the taksaka, which had bitten his father to death No edit summary current
11 January 2020
- 14:5414:54, 11 January 2020 diff hist +4,460 The rules and regulations (left in Vedic literatures for state administration) were standard and without flaw or defect No edit summary current
- 14:5114:51, 11 January 2020 diff hist +5,048 There was no need for impractical fools to enact daily a new legislative bill and to conveniently alter it again and again to serve some purpose No edit summary current
- 14:4914:49, 11 January 2020 diff hist +4,899 Such great kings (devotees of the first order) were more responsible than modern elected executive heads because they obliged the great authorities by following their instructions left in Vedic literatures No edit summary current
- 14:4914:49, 11 January 2020 diff hist +4,949 Maharaja Pariksit was a maha-bhagavata, or a first-class devotee, who was not only well versed in the science of devotion but also able to convert others to become devotees by his transcendental instructions No edit summary current