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26 December 2020
- 16:2816:28, 26 December 2020 diff hist +2,175 N He (Lord Siva) wanted to see the recent incarnation of Mohini-murti, which Lord Visnu had assumed to distribute the nectar generated from the churning of the ocean of milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He wanted to see the recent incarnation of Mohinī-mūrti, which Lord Viṣṇu had assumed to distribute the nectar generated..."
- 16:2316:23, 26 December 2020 diff hist +2,048 N When Lord Siva approached Lord Visnu, Lord Visnu inquired about the purpose for Lord Siva's coming there. Now Lord Siva discloses his desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Śiva approached Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Viṣṇu inquired about the purpose for Lord Śiva's coming there. Now Lord..."
- 16:1316:13, 26 December 2020 diff hist +3,361 N The example given here (in SB 8.12.11) compares the Lord to the air, which is within the vast sky and within every body but still is different from everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example given here compares the Lord to the air, which is within the vast sky and within every body but still is different..."
- 16:0616:06, 26 December 2020 diff hist +3,412 N Although Govinda is always present in His abode (goloka eva nivasati), He is simultaneously present everywhere. Nothing is unknown to Him, and nothing can be hidden from Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Govinda is always present in His abode (goloka eva nivasati), He is simultaneously present everywhere. Nothing is unk..."
- 16:0016:00, 26 December 2020 diff hist +3,533 N Their (Radha and Govinda's) companions (sakhis) are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa - BS 5.37 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody extensions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blis..."
- 15:3815:38, 26 December 2020 diff hist +3,576 N I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Radha, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency (hladini) - BS 5.37 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figu..."
- 15:2315:23, 26 December 2020 diff hist +3,521 N BS 5.35: "I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who by one of His plenary portions enters the existence of every universe and every atomic particle and thus manifests His infinite energy unlimitedly throughout the material creation" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I worship the Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who by one of His plenary portions enters the existence of every universe and e..."
- 12:5512:55, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,461 N If one practices bhakti-yoga by taking shelter of Vasudeva, Krsna, simply by hearing Vasudeva speak about Himself, one can understand everything about Him. Indeed, one can understand Him completely - samagram Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one practices bhakti-yoga by taking shelter of Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, simply by hearing Vāsudeva speak about Himself, one..."
- 12:2712:27, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,464 N Vasudeva, Bhagavan Sri Krsna, personally teaches in Bhagavad-gita: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me" - BG 18.66 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vāsudeva, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, personally teaches in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Abandon all varieties of religion and just sur..."
- 07:5807:58, 26 December 2020 diff hist +5,859 N Only those who have surrendered to the lotus feet of Vasudeva can understand the Absolute Truth. "By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge & detachment from the world" - SB 1.2.7 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only those who have surrendered to the lotus feet of Vāsudeva can understand the Absolute Truth"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Naba..."
- 07:5207:52, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,084 N After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me (Sri Krsna), knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare - BG 7.19 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and..."
- 07:4207:42, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,024 N Vasudeva-sarana vidur anjasaiva: the truth can be understood only by one who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vāsudeva-śaraṇā vidur añjasaiva: the truth can be understood only by one who has taken shelter of the lotus feet of Vās..."
- 07:3607:36, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,338 N It is said, pancaratrasya krtsnasya vakta tu bhagavan svayam: the pancaratra system is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just like Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said, pañcarātrasya kṛtsnasya vaktā tu bhagavān svayam: the pañcarātra system is spoken by the Supreme Personali..." current
- 07:1807:18, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,397 N Without understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this way (by following the Vedic instructions of the sruti and smrti and other religious scriptures, including the pancaratriki-vidhi), one only creates a disturbance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this way, one only creates a disturbance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
- 07:0607:06, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,464 N Rupa Gosvami, has quoted the following verse (Brs 1.2.101) from the Brahma-yamala: Devotional service of the God that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures like the Upanisads, puranas & Narada-pancaratra is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service of the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures like the Upaniṣads, purāṇas and Nārada-pañ..."
- 06:4806:48, 26 December 2020 diff hist +6,280 N For the present day, the pancaratriki-vidhi as enunciated by Narada Muni is the only hope Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"or the present day, the pāñcarātrikī-vidhi as enunciated by Nārada Muni is the only hope"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakum..."
25 December 2020
- 17:2117:21, 25 December 2020 diff hist +6,347 N So many philosophers trying to understand the Absolute Truth, but since they are situated in the base qualities of material nature & are addicted to so many bad habits, like drinking, meat-eating, illicit sex & gambling, how can they conceive of the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"so many philosophers trying to understand the Absolute Truth, but since they are situated in the base qualities of material na..."
- 16:5716:57, 25 December 2020 diff hist +6,143 N How can we even imagine the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How can we even imagine the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-..."
- 16:5216:52, 25 December 2020 diff hist +6,374 N Factually speaking, even those who are situated in the material mode of goodness cannot understand the position of the SP of Godhead. What then is to be said of those who are situated in rajo-guna and tamo-guna, the base qualities of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Factually speaking, even those who are situated in the material mode of goodness cannot understand the position of the Supreme..."
- 16:4016:40, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,098 N The Supreme Lord is everything, and He is one without differentiation. There is no existence separate from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Lord is everything, and He is one without differentiation. There is no existence separate from the Supreme Persona..."
- 16:3516:35, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,581 N Materially, we can directly perceive the sunshine spreading itself according to different names and activities, but ultimately the sun is one. Similarly, sarvam khalv idam brahma: everything is an expansion of the Supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materially, we can directly perceive the sunshine spreading itself according to different names and activities, but ultimately..."
- 16:2616:26, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,514 N The puranas say: "Just as the illumination of a fire, which is situated in one place, is spread all over, the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Parabrahman, are spread all over this universe." - Visnu Purana 1.22.53 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purāṇas"|"Just as the illumination of a fire, which is situated in one place, is spread all over, the energies of the S..."
- 16:1416:14, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,691 N Jiva Gosvami says, although the sun is the only light, the sunshine which is exhibited in seven colors, & darkness, which is the absence of sunshine, are not different from the sun, for without the existence of the sun such differentiations cannot exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī says that although the sun is the only light, the sunshine, which is exhibited in seven colors, and da..."
- 15:5515:55, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,620 Everything is given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore everything is spiritual, but those who are not advanced in proper knowledge make distinctions because of the interactions of the three modes of material nature No edit summary
- 15:5015:50, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,184 N Food taken and cooked for oneself is material, but food cooked for the Supreme Lord is spiritual prasada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Food taken and cooked for oneself is material, but food cooked for the Supreme Lord is spiritual prasāda"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
- 15:3815:38, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,375 N The jagat should not be rejected as mithya. It is truth, and the truth is realized when everything is engaged in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jagat should not be rejected as mithyā. It is truth, and the truth is realized when everything is engaged in the service..."
- 15:3315:33, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,211 N Whatever is favorable for the rendering of service to the Lord (Krsna) should be accepted and should not be rejected as a material thing - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.255-256 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever is favorable for the rendering of service to the Lord should be accepted and should not be rejected as a material thi..."
- 15:2815:28, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,317 N Things should be accepted for the Lord's service and not for one's personal sense gratification. If one accepts something without attachment and accepts it because it is related to Krsna, one's renunciation is called yuktam vairagyam - BRS 1.2.255-256 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Things should be accepted for the Lord's service and not for one's personal sense gratification. If one accepts something with..."
- 15:1815:18, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,035 N Vaisnavas do not consider the jagat to be mithya; rather, they regard everything as reality in connection with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vaiṣṇavas, therefore, do not consider the jagat to be mithyā; rather, they regard everything as reality in connection wit..."
- 15:1115:11, 25 December 2020 diff hist +8,919 N Why should the jagat be considered mithya? The jagat is an emanation from Brahman. Therefore the jagat is also truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jagat is an emanation from Brahman. Therefore the jagat is also truth"|"why should the jagat be considered mithyā"}} {{no..."
- 14:5814:58, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,257 N Ekam evadvitiyam brahma. This is the Vedic version (Chandogya Upanisad 6.2.1). There is oneness because everything emanates from the Supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ekam evādvitīyaṁ brahma. This is the Vedic version (Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.2.1). There is oneness because everything eman..." current
- 11:5211:52, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,646 The Lord says, maya tatam idam sarvam: "In My (Krsna's) impersonal feature I am spread throughout the world." Therefore, this world is not different from Him. The difference is a difference in names No edit summary current
- 11:3811:38, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,284 N In BG (9.4) Krsna says: "By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them." Thus although someone may say that the Supreme Person is different from the cosmic manifestation, actually He is not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am not in them"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
- 11:2611:26, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,147 N Idam hi visvam bhagavan ivetarah: "This cosmic manifestation is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although it appears different from Him" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Idaṁ hi viśvaṁ bhagavān ivetaraḥ"|"This cosmic manifestation is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although it a..." current
- 11:2011:20, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,202 N The cosmic manifestation, consisting of both matter and spirit, is not different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the cosmic manifestation, consisting of both matter and spirit, is not different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{..."
- 11:0811:08, 25 December 2020 diff hist +17,655 N According to Viraraghava Acarya: the cosmic manifestation is described as sat and asat, as cit and acit. Matter is acit, and the living force is cit, but their origin is the Supreme PG, in whom there is no difference between matter and spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cosmic manifestation is described as sat and asat, as cit and acit. Matter is acit, and the living force is cit, but their..."
- 09:0109:01, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,349 Everything is born of the Supreme Brahman, from which everything emanates as different energies. None of these energies, therefore, should be considered false. The Mayavadis' differentiation between Brahman and maya is only due to ignorance No edit summary current
- 08:4408:44, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,385 N The Vedanta-sutra describes that Brahman is the cause of everything. Janmady asya yatah - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedānta-sūtra describes that Brahman is the cause of everything. Janmādy asya yataḥ"|"Everything is born of the Supre..."
- 08:3408:34, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,535 N In this regard (SB 8.12.8), the example may be given of gold that has not been molded and gold that has been molded into various ornaments. A gold earring and the gold in a mine are different only as cause and effect; otherwise they are the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this regard, the example may be given of gold that has not been molded and gold that has been molded into various ornaments..."
- 08:1708:17, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,400 N Since the energy and the energetic are not different and since the material and marginal energies are both energies of the supreme energetic, the Supreme Lord, ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead is everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the energy and the energetic are not different and since the material and marginal energies are both energies of the sup..."
- 08:0808:08, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,243 N Both matter and the living entities are manifestations of energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"both matter and the living entities are manifestations of energy of the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{co..."
- 08:0108:01, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,302 N Besides this inferior nature (material energies), O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine (Lord Krsna's), which consists of all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which consists of all living entities..."
- 07:4907:49, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,423 N As the Lord explains in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.4-5): Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight comprise My separated material energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego"|"all together these eight comprise My separated material ene..."
- 07:3807:38, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,047 N The body is considered material, and the soul is considered spiritual. The origin of them both, is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body is considered material, and the soul is considered spiritual. The origin of them both, however, is the same Supreme P..."
- 07:3107:31, 25 December 2020 diff hist +9,338 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that the living entities are representations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's marginal potency whereas the various bodies accepted by the living entities are products of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says that the living entities are representations of the Supreme Personality of Go..."
- 07:1807:18, 25 December 2020 diff hist +5,026 N A pure devotee continuously offers transcendental loving service to You (Krsna), but You may nonetheless offer mercy to anyone, without depending on his service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee continuously offers transcendental loving service to You, but You may nonetheless offer mercy to anyone, withou..."
- 07:0507:05, 25 December 2020 diff hist +4,838 N Devotional service should be unmotivated and free from impediments (ahaituky apratihata yayatma suprasidati). This is the position of nirasisah, or freedom from expectations for results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service should be unmotivated and free from impediments (ahaituky apratihatā yayātmā suprasīdati). This is the..."
- 06:5506:55, 25 December 2020 diff hist +4,727 N To reach the platform of perfection takes many, many lives (bahunam janmanam ante jnanavan mam prapadyate (BG 7.19)). Nonetheless, even without undergoing severe austerities, one can attain perfection by Your (Krsna's) mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To reach the platform of perfection takes many, many lives (bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate"|"Nonethe..."
- 06:4806:48, 25 December 2020 diff hist +4,727 N Indeed, by Your (Krsna's) causeless mercy, You can give liberation to anyone. Those who receive Your mercy are called krpa-siddha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, by Your causeless mercy, You can give liberation to anyone. Those who receive Your mercy are called kṛpā-siddha"}}..." current
- 06:4006:40, 25 December 2020 diff hist +4,789 N The living entities depend on Your (Krsna's) mercy for liberation, but when You want to give them liberation, You do not depend on anyone else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities depend on Your mercy for liberation, but when You want to give them liberation, You do not depend on anyon..."