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20 January 2013

• 13:4413:44, 20 January 2013 diff hist +4,880‎ N As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activities, the search for mundane knowledge, etc. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activi…'
• 13:4113:41, 20 January 2013 diff hist +2,783‎ N It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my (Arjuna) teachers. Even though desiring worldly gain, they are superiors. If they are killed, everything we enjoy will be tainted ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Eve…'

19 January 2013

• 17:4417:44, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,054‎ N Goodness in the material world also at times becomes contaminated by touches of the modes of passion and ignorance. In the Vaikunthaloka, it is unalloyed goodness only ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goodness in the material world also at times becomes contaminated by touches of the modes of passion and ignorance. In the Vaikun…'
• 17:1517:15, 19 January 2013 diff hist +8,925‎ N When one is not in the modes of ignorance and passion, one is supposed to be situated in the mode of goodness in the material world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is not in the modes of ignorance and passion, one is supposed to be situated in the mode of goodness in the material wor…'
• 17:1317:13, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,262‎ N The inhabitants of the Vaikuntha planets are all brahma-bhuta living entities, as distinguished from the mundane creatures who are all compact in hankering and lamentation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the inhabitants of the Vaikuntha planets are all brahma-bhuta living entities, as distinguished from the mundane creatures who ar…'
• 17:1017:10, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,376‎ N Let us know through the authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam of the nature and constitution of the transcendental world beyond the material sky. In that sky the material qualities, especially the modes of ignorance and passion, are completely absent ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"let us know through the authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam of the nature and constitution of the transcendental world beyond the mate…'
• 10:2510:25, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,124‎ N The sane man, therefore, without being puffed up, as if he were the God of the universe, abides by the instructions of the Vedic literature, the easiest way to acquire knowledge in transcendence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sane man, therefore, without being puffed up, as if he were the God of the universe, abides by the instructions of the Vedic …'
• 10:2010:20, 19 January 2013 diff hist +3,985‎ N A pure devotee of the Lord is exactly in a family tie with the Lord, and therefore he is undeterred in discharging his duty in a full affectionate tie with the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord is exactly in a family tie with the Lord, and therefore he is undeterred in discharging his duty in a …'
• 10:1810:18, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,503‎ N The progress of culturing knowledge by the jnanis or the bodily gymnastics by the yogis are ultimately given up by the respective performers, but a devotee of the Lord cannot give up the service of the Lord, for he is ordered by his spiritual master ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The progress of culturing knowledge by the jnanis or the bodily gymnastics by the yogis are ultimately given up by the respective…'
• 10:1510:15, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,417‎ N In discharging such devotional service, as ordered by Brahmaji to Narada in the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam, sometimes a representative of the Lord engaged in preaching work meets various so-called difficulties ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In discharging such devotional service, as ordered by Brahmaji to Narada in the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam, sometimes a repre…'
• 10:1210:12, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,295‎ N One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krsna is not completely cleansed in the heart. But a perfectly cleansed person never quits the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krsna is not completely cleansed in the heart. But a perfectly cleansed person …'
• 10:1110:11, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,599‎ N Prahlada Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is because a pure devotee of the Lord is so purified in his heart that he cannot leave the shelter of Lord Krsna in any circumstances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is because a pure devotee of the L…'
• 10:0710:07, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,320‎ N A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, for they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus f…'
• 09:5409:54, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,629‎ N The lokas, or different planets, are attractive because they have different varieties of life and bliss partially representing the sac-cid-ananda-vigraha ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The lokas, or different planets, are attractive because they have different varieties of life and bliss partially representing th…'
• 09:4309:43, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,919‎ N The supreme worshipable Deity is Narayana. The demigods are recommended secondarily for worship in relation to Narayana because the demigods are assisting hands in the management of the universal affairs ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supreme worshipable Deity is Narayana. The demigods are recommended secondarily for worship in relation to Narayana because t…'
• 09:3609:36, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,753‎ N The Vedas are made just to revive the forgotten consciousness of the conditioned souls, and any literature not meant for reviving God consciousness is rejected at once by the narayana-para devotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas are made just to revive the forgotten consciousness of the conditioned souls, and any literature not meant for reviving…'
• 09:2109:21, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,782‎ N According to the Vedanta-sutras (sastra-yonitvat), the Supreme Lord is the author of all revealed scriptures, and all revealed scriptures are for knowing the Supreme Lord. Veda means knowledge that leads to the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedanta-sutras (sastra-yonitvat), the Supreme Lord is the author of all revealed scriptures, and all revealed sc…'
• 09:1309:13, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,636‎ N The Vedic literatures are made by and are meant for the Supreme Lord, the demigods are also meant for serving the Lord as parts of His body, the different planets are also meant for the sake of the Lord, and different sacrifices ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic literatures are made by and are meant for the Supreme Lord, the demigods are also meant for serving the Lord as parts o…'

18 January 2013

• 21:4321:43, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,700‎ N The progressive journey from one planet to another culminates in reaching the supreme planet of the Lord (mad-dhama), where life is eternal and full of bliss and knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the progressive journey from one planet to another culminates in reaching the supreme planet of the Lord (mad-dhama), where life …'
• 21:4121:41, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,905‎ N All different kinds of sacrifice are performed just to satisfy Lord Narayana with a view to reach Him, and the best sacrifice recommended in this age of Kali is sankirtana-yajna, the mainstay of the devotional service of a narayana-para devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All different kinds of sacrifice are performed just to satisfy Lord Narayana with a view to reach Him, and the best sacrifice rec…'
• 21:3821:38, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,518‎ N We can know something of the unlimited when it is explained by the unlimited, as has been done by the Lord Himself in the unique statements of the Bhagavad-gita, and it can also be known to some extent from realized souls like Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can know something of the unlimited when it is explained by the unlimited, as has been done by the Lord Himself in the unique …'
• 21:2421:24, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,377‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, being a great emperor, a descendant of the Pandavas and a great devotee of Lord Krsna, was quite able to know considerably about the creation of the world, but that much knowledge was not sufficient ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Pariksit, being a great emperor, a descendant of the Pandavas and a great devotee of Lord Krsna, was quite able to know …'
• 21:2021:20, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,251‎ N Each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere, and the living beings there are more perfectly advanced in science and psychology because of a better atmosphere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere, and the living…'
• 15:5515:55, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,316‎ N There are innumerable universes, and all of them aggregated together are known as the created material world. And this part of His creation is only a fractional portion of the complete creation. The material world stands as a part only ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are innumerable universes, and all of them aggregated together are known as the created material world. And this part of Hi…'
• 15:3515:35, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,247‎ N The transcendental activities of the Lord are all wonderful, and they appear inconceivable because even great endeavors by many learned scholars have still proved insufficient for understanding them ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental activities of the Lord are all wonderful, and they appear inconceivable because even great endeavors by many l…'
• 15:3215:32, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,272‎ N Adaptability of an organism to different varieties of planets is described in the Brahma-samhita as vibhuti-bhinnam; i.e., each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"adaptability of an organism to different varieties of planets is described in the Brahma-samhita as vibhuti-bhinnam; i.e., each a…'
• 08:4408:44, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,242‎ N On the plea of taking a bath they (the great sages) came to meet Maharaja Pariksit because they could foresee that Srimad-Bhagavatam would be spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami. All of them wanted to take advantage of the great occasion ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"on the plea of taking a bath in that place they came to meet Maharaja Pariksit because they could foresee that Srimad-Bhagavatam …'
• 08:4108:41, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,204‎ N When Maharaja Pariksit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minded sages, who could follow the importance of the occasion, all arrived there on the plea of pilgrimage ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Maharaja Pariksit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minde…'
• 08:3908:39, 18 January 2013 diff hist +6,473‎ N He (Vidura) was always partial to the Pandavas, just as a bird protects its eggs by its wing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura gave protection to the Pandavas on one hand, and on the other he tried to restrain his brother Dhrtarastra from such intri…'
• 08:3108:31, 18 January 2013 diff hist +6,421‎ N He (Vidura) was equally affectionate to both the camps of nephews in the sense that he always chastised Duryodhana for his intriguing policy against his cousins ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was equally affectionate to both the camps of nephews in the sense that he always chastised Duryodhana for his intriguing poli…'
• 08:2808:28, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,807‎ N In all actions, the experienced guide, the spiritual master, who is the manifested mercy of the Lord, should always be consulted, and the path of progress will be assured ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in all actions, the experienced guide, the spiritual master, who is the manifested mercy of the Lord, should always be consulted,…'
• 08:2308:23, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,752‎ N The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated by the living being ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated…'
• 08:1708:17, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,890‎ N Since the Lord is absolute, everything done by Him is good for everyone. But when He descends on earth, He acts for the protection of the devotees and for the annihilation of the impious nondevotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is absolute, everything done by Him is good for everyone. But when He descends on earth, He acts for the protectio…'
• 08:1508:15, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,175‎ N There are certain philosophical speculations that even the Lord is under the obligations of fruitive action. But actually this is not the case. He does not depend on the action of any good or bad work ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are certain philosophical speculations that even the Lord is under the obligations of fruitive action. But actually this is…'

17 January 2013

• 22:2122:21, 17 January 2013 diff hist +9,095‎ N The transcendental symptoms that were visible on the body of the Lord during His travel within the forest of Vrndavana were all unique and inexplicable ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental symptoms that were visible on the body of the Lord during His travel within the forest of Vrndavana were all u…'
• 18:1518:15, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,235‎ N Being minute and thus invisible to our material eyes, the spirit soul is called inexplicable, inconceivable, and so on ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being minute and thus invisible to our material eyes, the spirit soul is called inexplicable, inconceivable, and so on"}} {{notes…'
• 14:1214:12, 17 January 2013 diff hist +4,006‎ N Most of the girl friends of Krsna were married, but because Krsna was their friend before their marriages, they could not forget His attractive features, which were always fascinating to them, even after their marriages ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most of the girl friends of Krsna were married, but because Krsna was their friend before their marriages, they could not forget …'
• 14:1014:10, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,871‎ N Although chaste women may follow the rules and regulations of Vedic principles to become ever faithful to their husbands, Krsna is able to break their stonelike chastity with the chisel of His beauty ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although chaste women may follow the rules and regulations of Vedic principles to become ever faithful to their husbands, Krsna i…'
• 14:0814:08, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,928‎ N Regarding Krsna's attractive features being ever fresh, there is a statement by Radharani in the Lalita-madhava in which Krsna is compared to the greatest sculptor, because He is expert in chiseling at the chastity of women ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding Krsna's attractive features being ever fresh, there is a statement by Radharani in the Lalita-madhava in which Krsna is…'
• 12:0512:05, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,969‎ N Instead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krsna and in chanting His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to continue the process. Therefore Krsna is ever fresh. Not only Krsna Himself, but also Krsna's knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krsna and in chanting His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to…'
• 12:0312:03, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,198‎ N Kunti praised Krsna because His promise was so nicely fulfilled. She said, "Even the sunshine may one day become cool and the moonshine one day become hot, but still Your promise will not fail" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the sunshine may one day become cool and the moonshine one day become hot, but still Your promise will not fail"}} {{notes|}…'
• 11:5811:58, 17 January 2013 diff hist +2,783‎ N When Krsna was present in the sacrificial arena of His enemy King Kamsa, the wrestlers present, although appreciating the softness of the body of Sri Krsna, were afraid and perturbed when they thought of engaging with Him in battle ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna was present in the sacrificial arena of His enemy King Kamsa, the wrestlers present, although appreciating the softnes…'
• 11:5611:56, 17 January 2013 diff hist +2,747‎ N The luster of the hosts of jewels fixed on the chest of the Lord can defeat even the luster of the sun, and still, when compared with the bodily luster of the Lord, that crest of jewels appears to be only as bright as one of the stars in the sky ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The luster of the hosts of jewels fixed on the chest of the Lord can defeat even the luster of the sun, and still, when compared …'
• 11:5211:52, 17 January 2013 diff hist +6,906‎ N Personal features can be divided into two: one feature is covered, and the other feature is manifested. When Krsna is covered by different kinds of dress, His personal feature is covered ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Personal features can be divided into two: one feature is covered, and the other feature is manifested. When Krsna is covered by …'
• 11:4711:47, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,276‎ N The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and always eager to bestow His blessing upon His devotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and alway…'
• 11:4311:43, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,506‎ N There are innumerable planets in the material world and innumerable planets in the spiritual world as well. On each planet there are innumerable inhabitants who worship the Lord, for the Lord is worshipable by all but the impersonalists ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable planets in the material world and innumerable planets in the spiritual world as well. On each planet there …'
• 11:4011:40, 17 January 2013 diff hist +6,074‎ N Newspapers are read for less than an hour and then thrown in the dustbins as rubbish. The case is similar with all other mundane literatures ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"newspapers are read for less than an hour and then thrown in the dustbins as rubbish. The case is similar with all other mundane …'
• 11:3711:37, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,845‎ N The Lord's pastimes for the protection of the twice-born civilized men, the cows and the demigods are all transcendental ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's pastimes for the protection of the twice-born civilized men, the cows and the demigods are all transcendental"}} {{not…'
• 11:3611:36, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,908‎ N Vidura might have heard the pastimes of God many, many times before he met Maitreya, but still he wanted the same narrations to be repeated because he was never satiated by hearing them. That is the transcendental nature of the Lord's glorious pastimes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura might have heard the pastimes of the Lord many, many times before he met Maitreya, but still he wanted the same narrations…'

30 November 2012

• 15:1015:10, 30 November 2012 diff hist +8,626‎ N Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}…'