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31 January 2020
- 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..."
30 January 2020
- 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..."