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16 August 2020
- 08:0408:04, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,371 N The advantageous position of the yogi is that he can sit anywhere in a solitary place and meditate upon the form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The advantageous position of the yogī is that he can sit anywhere in a solitary place and meditate upon the form of the Lord"..." current
- 06:5306:53, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,552 N Temple worship is meant for persons who are not so advanced that they can meditate upon the form of the Lord. There is no difference between constantly visiting the temple and directly seeing the transcendental form of the Lord; they are of equal value Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Temple worship, therefore, is meant for persons who are not so advanced that they can meditate upon the form of the Lord. Ther..." current
- 06:4806:48, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,472 N A yogi is recommended to meditate upon the Lord's neck. The Lord's transcendental form can either be meditated upon in the mind or placed in a temple in the form of a statue and decorated in such a way that everyone can contemplate it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A yogī is therefore recommended to meditate upon the Lord's neck. The Lord's transcendental form can either be meditated upon..." current
- 06:4106:41, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,470 N The yogi who can meditate perfectly on that spot (the bosom) on the transcendental form of the Lord can derive many material powers, which comprise the eight perfections of the yoga system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yogī who can meditate perfectly on that spot on the transcendental form of the Lord can derive many material powers, whic..." current
- 06:3706:37, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,485 N As people generally say, God is all-powerful. That prowess is represented by Mahā-Lakṣmī, the reservoir of all energies, who is situated on the bosom of the transcendental form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As people generally say, God is all-powerful. That prowess is represented by Mahā-Lakṣmī, the reservoir of all energies, w..."
- 06:2406:24, 16 August 2020 diff hist +3,991 N Any creative function in the universe always has a direct connecting link with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any creative function in the universe always has a direct connecting link with the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandri..."
- 06:2106:21, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,232 N His abdomen is the foundation of all the planetary systems. Brahma holds the post of the creator of all planetary systems, but his engineering energy is generated from the abdomen of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His abdomen is the foundation of all the planetary systems. Brahma holds the post of the creator of all planetary systems, but..."
- 06:1706:17, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,208 N The Lord can see with His ears. The material ear can hear but cannot see, but we understand from the Brahma-saṁhitā that the Lord can also see with His ears and hear with His eyes. Any organ of His transcendental body can function as any other organ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord can see with His ears. The material ear can hear but cannot see, but we understand from the Brahma-saṁhitā that th..." current
- 06:1006:10, 16 August 2020 diff hist +3,998 N These are inconceivable conceptions of the Lord (Brahma was born of God's abdomen), and one should not think materially: How can the father give birth to a child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are inconceivable conceptions of the Lord, and one should not think materially, "How can the father give birth to a chil..."
- 06:0306:03, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,146 N Goddess of fortune, Laksmi, who engages in massaging the legs, ankles and thighs of the Lord, is called the mother of Brahma, but actually Brahma is born from the abdomen of the Lord, not from the abdomen of his mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"goddess of fortune, Lakṣmī, who engages in massaging the legs, ankles and thighs of the Lord, is called the mother of Brahm..."
15 August 2020
- 18:3518:35, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,044 N Just as a child is connected to his mother by the umbilical cord, so the first-born living creature, Brahma, by the supreme will of the Lord, is connected to the Lord by a lotus stem Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as a child is connected to his mother by the umbilical cord, so the first-born living creature, Brahmā, by the supreme w..."
- 18:3218:32, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,885 N The yogī is advised next to meditate upon the navel of the Lord, which is the foundation of all material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yogī is advised next to meditate upon the navel of the Lord, which is the foundation of all material creation"}} {{notes|..." current
- 18:2918:29, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,422 N Since the yogi has so many transcendental objectives on which to meditate, there is no reason for his meditating on something imaginary, as is the practice of the so-called yogis whose objective is impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since the yogī has so many transcendental objectives on which to meditate, there is no reason for his meditating on something..."
- 18:2518:25, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,481 N Generally, the lower part of the body of the statue of the Lord is covered with yellow silk. That is the Vaikuntha dress, or the dress the Lord wears in the spiritual sky. This cloth extends down to the Lord's ankles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, the lower part of the body of the statue of the Lord is covered with yellow silk. That is the Vaikuṇṭha dress,..." current
- 18:2218:22, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,196 N The description of the transcendental form of the Lord is exactly represented in the arcā-vigraha, the statue in the temples Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The description of the transcendental form of the Lord is exactly represented in the arcā-vigraha, the statue in the temples"..."
- 18:2018:20, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,068 N The system of meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead begins from His feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The system of meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead begins from His feet"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}}..." current
- 18:1418:14, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,920 N Lord Narayana is not born of anything material. Matter is generated from matter, but He is not born of matter. Brahma is born after the creation, but since the Lord existed before the creation, the Lord has no material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Nārāyaṇa is not born of anything material. Matter is generated from matter, but He is not born of matter. Brahmā is..."
- 18:0918:09, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,735 N Bhava means "one who accepts a material body," and abhava means "one who does not accept a material body but descends in the original, spiritual body" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhava means "one who accepts a material body," and abhava means "one who does not accept a material body but descends in the o..."
- 18:0618:06, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,038 N It is advised here (in SB 3.28.23) that the yogi always keep this picture in his heart. The devotee always thinks of this relationship between Laksmi and Narayana; therefore he does not meditate on the mental plane as impersonalists and voidists do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is advised here that the yogī always keep this picture in his heart. The devotee always thinks of this relationship betwee..."
- 18:0218:02, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,971 N Since transcendental behavior is different from mundane behavior, it should not be taken that the Lord receives service from His wife just as a demigod or human being might receive service from his wife Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since transcendental behavior is different from mundane behavior, it should not be taken that the Lord receives service from H..."
- 17:4117:41, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,734 N Laksmiji's massaging of the thighs of the Lord should not be taken as the behavior of an ordinary wife. The Lord is transcendental to the behavior of the ordinary male and female Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Laksmiji's massaging of the thighs of the Lord should not be taken as the behavior of an ordinary wife. The Lord is transcende..."
- 17:3717:37, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,730 N Brahma takes his birth from the abdomen of the Lord Himself. A lotus flower grows from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and Brahma is born there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā takes his birth from the abdomen of the Lord Himself. A lotus flower grows from the abdomen of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣ..."
- 17:3517:35, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,673 N Brahma is described here (in SB 3.28.23) as the son of the goddess of fortune, but actually he was not born of her womb Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is described here as the son of the goddess of fortune, but actually he was not born of her womb"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 17:3117:31, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,551 N Human beings are eager to receive favor from the goddess of fortune Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human beings are also eager to receive favor from the goddess of fortune"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 17:2817:28, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,227 Laksmi is always engaged in massaging the legs and thighs of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Narayana, who is lying on the ocean of Garbha within the universe No edit summary current
- 17:2217:22, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,610 N The stress is on the lotus feet of the Lord. A relationship with the lotus feet of the Lord can even enhance the importance of Lord Śiva, what to speak of other, ordinary living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The stress is on the lotus feet of the Lord. A relationship with the lotus feet of the Lord can even enhance the importance of..."
- 17:1817:18, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,651 N Bhagavatah is specifically mentioned (in SB 3.28.22). Bhagavatah means "of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu," and no one else. Another significant phrase in this verse is sivah sivo 'bhut Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavataḥ is specifically mentioned. Bhagavataḥ means "of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu," and no one else..."
- 17:1017:10, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,554 N Move The Mayavadis imagine that one can think of the lotus feet of Lord Siva or Lord Brahma or the goddess Durga to achieve liberation, but this is not so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs imagine that one can think of the lotus feet of Lord Śiva or Lord Brahmā or the goddess Durgā to achieve..."
- 17:0317:03, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,387 N It is specifically mentioned here (in SB 3.28.22), bhagavatas caranaravindam: one has to think of the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is specifically mentioned here, bhagavataś caraṇāravindam: one has to think of the lotus feet of the Lord."}} {{notes|}..."
- 16:5016:50, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,409 Meditating on the lotus feet of the Lord acts like a thunderbolt on the mountain of dirt (in the form of desires to lord it over material nature) in the mind of the yogi No edit summary current
- 15:5615:56, 15 August 2020 diff hist +1,770 m It was not the desire of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu that Gopinatha Pattanayaka be excused of his debt to the government, nor was it His desire that his salary be doubled or that he be reappointed collector at the same place Moved from category 'Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila Chapter 09 - The Deliverance of Gopinatha Pattanayaka' to category 'Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya-lila 20 Chapters' current
- 15:5015:50, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,954 N We should never consider that the Supreme Lord Visnu and the demigods are on an equal footing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should never consider that the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu and the demigods are on an equal footing."}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ja..." current
- 15:4415:44, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,316 N In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, by Sanatana Gosvami, it is said that anyone who puts the Supreme Lord and the demigods, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, on the same level, at once becomes a pasandi, or atheist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, by Sanātana Gosvāmī, it is said that anyone who puts the Supreme Lord and the demigods, includi..."
- 15:4015:40, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,107 N Lord Siva is important because he is holding on his head the holy Ganges water, which has its origin in the foot-wash of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is important because he is holding on his head the holy Ganges water, which has its origin in the foot-wash of Lord..." current
- 15:3615:36, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,729 N The same principle (everyone is a servant of Krsna) is described here - in SB 3.28.21 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The same principle is described here"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-15T15:36:19Z}..." current
- 15:1015:10, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,413 N In the Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Adi 5.142) it is said, ekale isvara krsna, ara saba bhrtya: the Supreme Lord is Krsna, and everyone else, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma - not to mention other demigods - is a servant of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (CC Adi 5.142) it is said, ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, ara saba bhṛtya: the Supreme Lord is K..."
- 15:0515:05, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,048 Actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme master of everyone No edit summary current
- 15:0315:03, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,590 N In this verse (SB 3.28.22) the position of Lord Siva is specifically mentioned. The impersonalist suggests that the Absolute Truth has no form and that one can therefore equally imagine the form of Visnu or Lord Siva or goddess Durga or their son Ganesa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the position of Lord Śiva is specifically mentioned. The impersonalist suggests that the Absolute Truth has no..."
- 14:3714:37, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,148 N One has to fix his mind first on the lotus feet of the Lord if he wants to be freed from the darkness of ignorance in material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to fix his mind first on the lotus feet of the Lord if he wants to be freed from the darkness of ignorance in material..."
- 14:3514:35, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,223 N This liberation (from the darkness of ignorance in material existence) is not achieved by mental speculation, but by seeing the light emanating from the lustrous toenails of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This liberation is not achieved by mental speculation, but by seeing the light emanating from the lustrous toenails of the Lor..."
- 14:2814:28, 15 August 2020 diff hist +2,824 The luster of His (God's) toenails, which are brilliantly prominent, resembles the light of the moon No edit summary current
- 14:1814:18, 15 August 2020 diff hist +2,566 N Imagination is always imagination and results only in further imagination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Imagination is always imagination and results only in further imagination"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complet..." current
- 13:5113:51, 15 August 2020 diff hist +2,908 N One should begin (thinking of God) from the lotus feet and gradually rise to the upper limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should begin from the lotus feet and gradually rise to the upper limbs of the transcendental body of the Lord"}} {{notes|}..."
- 13:4613:46, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,173 N To think of the Lord as a whole may sometimes be impersonal; therefore, it is recommended here (in SB 3.28.20) that one first think of His lotus feet, then His ankles, then the thighs, then the waist, then the chest, then the neck, then the face and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To think of the Lord as a whole may sometimes be impersonal; therefore, it is recommended here that one first think of His lot..."
- 13:3813:38, 15 August 2020 diff hist −176 Those who try to meditate on the form of the Lord are called munis, or less intelligent, whereas those who render actual service to the Lord are called bhakti-yogis. The thought process described below (in SB 3.28) is for the education of the muni No edit summary current
- 13:3613:36, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,134 N Those who try to meditate on the form of the Lord are called munis, or less intelligent, whereas those who render actual service to the Lord are called bhakti-yogis. The thought process described below (in SB 3.28) is for the education of the muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word muni is very significant. Muni means one who is very expert in mental speculation or in thinking, feeling and willing..."
- 13:2613:26, 15 August 2020 diff hist +2,807 N The word muni is very significant. Muni means one who is very expert in mental speculation or in thinking, feeling and willing. He is not mentioned here (in SB 3.28.20) as a devotee or yogi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word muni is very significant. Muni means one who is very expert in mental speculation or in thinking, feeling and willing..."
- 13:1813:18, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,619 N When there is sound vibrated praising the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, one is forced to hear. That hearing process enters into the mind, and the practice of yoga is automatically performed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is sound vibrated praising the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, however, one is forced to hear. That hearing pr..."
- 13:1213:12, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,712 N Even a child can hear and derive the benefit of meditating on the pastimes of the Lord simply by listening to a reading from the Bhagavatam that describes the Lord as He is going to the pasturing ground with His cows and friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even a child can hear and derive the benefit of meditating on the pastimes of the Lord simply by listening to a reading from t..."
- 11:1811:18, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,553 N Hearing includes applying the mind. In this age of Kali-yuga, Lord Caitanya has recommended that one should always engage in chanting and hearing Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hearing includes applying the mind. In this age of Kali-yuga, Lord Caitanya has recommended that one should always engage in c..."