User contributions for Nabakumar
8 April 2021
- 11:0511:05, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,489 N The aula-sampradaya, baula-sampradaya and others invented their own ways of understanding Lord Caitanya's philosophy, without following in the footsteps of the acaryas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The āula-sampradāya, bāula-sampradāya and others invented their own ways of understanding Lord Caitanya’s philosophy, wi..."
- 10:4910:49, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,814 N The Lord (Caitanya) told him (Vallabha Acarya) that his pride in being superior to Sridhara Svami was not at all befitting a Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord told him that his pride in being superior to Śrīdhara Svāmī was not at all befitting a Vaiṣṇava"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 10:4410:44, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,962 N He (Vallabha Acarya) was very proud of his writings, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu corrected him, telling him that a Vaisnava should be humble and follow in the footsteps of his predecessors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was very proud of his writings, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu corrected him, telling him that a Vaiṣṇava should be hum..."
- 10:3810:38, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,175 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the house of Vallabha Acarya on the other side of Prayaga, in a place known as Adaila-grama. Later, Vallabha Bhatta saw Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Jagannatha Puri to explain his commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited the house of Vallabha Ācārya on the other side of Prayāga, in a place known as Āḍāila..."
- 10:3110:31, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,879 N There is a long story about Vallabha Acarya narrated in the Caitanya-caritamrta, specifically in the Seventh Chapter of the Antya-lila and the Nineteenth Chapter of the Madhya-lila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a long story about Vallabha Ācārya narrated in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, specifically in the Seventh Chapter of t..." current
- 10:2410:24, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,639 N Vallabha Bhatta is the head of the Vaisnava sampradaya known as the Vallabhacarya-sampradaya in western India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vallabha Bhaṭṭa is the head of the Vaiṣṇava sampradāya known as the Vallabhācārya-sampradāya in western India"}} {..."
- 10:2010:20, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,546 N Of course, he (Damodara Pandita) should have known that the Lord (Caitanya) is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is free to act in any way. There is no need to warn Him, and such an action is not very much appreciated by advanced devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of course, he should have known that the Lord is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is free to act in any way. There is no..." current
- 07:5007:50, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,514 N Actually Damodara Pandita was the eternal servant of the Lord (Caitanya). He could not punish the Lord at any time, nor had he any desire to, but he did give some warning to the Lord so that others would not blaspheme Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually Dāmodara Paṇḍita was the eternal servant of the Lord. He could not punish the Lord at any time, nor had he any d..." current
- 07:3707:37, 8 April 2021 diff hist +379 Those who visit the Vrndavana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mathura, where there is Kamyavana. From there they go to Talavana, Bhadravana, Khadiravana, Lohavana, Kumudavana and Gokulamahavana No edit summary
- 07:3607:36, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,052 N Those who visit the Vrndavana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mathura, where there is Kamyavana. From there they go to Talavana, Bhadravana, Khadiravana, Lohavana, Kumudavana and Gokulamahavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who visit the Vṛndāvana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mat..."
- 07:3207:32, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,401 N Those who visit the Vrndavana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mathura, where there is Kamyavana. From there they go to Talavana, Tamalavana, Madhuvana, Kusumavana, Bhandiravana, Bilvavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who visit the Vṛndāvana area today also generally visit twelve places, known as the twelve forests. They start at Mat..."
- 07:2407:24, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,005 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms that visiting a holy place like Vrndavana with so many people is simply disturbing. He would not find the happiness He desired by visiting such holy places in that way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu confirms that visiting a holy place like Vṛndāvana with so many people is simply disturbing. He..."
- 07:1707:17, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,707 N The word kanai means "Lord Krsna's," and natasala indicates a place where pastimes are demonstrated. So those places which at the present moment are called hari-sabha may previously have been known as Kanai Natasala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word kānāi means"|"Lord Kṛṣṇa’s"|"and nāṭaśālā indicates a place where pastimes are demonstrated. So those..." current
- 07:1207:12, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,787 N In Bengal there are still many places called hari-sabha, which indicates a place where local people gather to chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and discuss the pastimes of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bengal there are still many places called hari-sabhā, which indicates a place where local people gather to chant the Hare..."
- 07:0707:07, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,710 N In those days (of Caitanya) in Bengal there were many places known as Kanai Natasala, where pictures of the pastimes of Lord Krsna were kept. People used to go there to see them. This is called krsna-caritra-lila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In those days in Bengal there were many places known as Kānāi Nāṭaśālā, where pictures of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣ..." current
- 07:0107:01, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,669 N Actually when Lord Caitanya visited Vrndavana, He visited it alone and accepted a servant only at His devotees’ request. He never visited Vrndavana with crowds of people for a commercial purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually when Lord Caitanya visited Vṛndāvana, He visited it alone and accepted a servant only at His devotees’ request...."
- 06:5606:56, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,698 N That is a very lucrative business (taking large crowds of men to the different places of pilgrimage & collecting money from them), but Rupa & Sanatana Gosvamis, expressing their opinion in the presence of Caitanya, disapproved of such crowded pilgrimages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is a very lucrative business, but Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs, expressing their opinion in the presence of Lord Caitan..."
- 06:4406:44, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,406 N Sometimes, for business purposes, large crowds of men are taken to different places of pilgrimage, and money is collected from them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, for business purposes, large crowds of men are taken to different places of pilgrimage, and money is collected from..." current
- 06:3706:37, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,851 A false acarya may try to override a Vaisnava by a high-court decision, but Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that he is nothing but a disciple of Kali-yuga No edit summary
- 06:1706:17, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,445 N Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that a pseudo Vaisnava is not a Vaisnava at all but a disciple of Kali-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura therefore says that such a pseudo Vaiṣṇava is not a Vaiṣṇava at all but a disciple of Kali-yug..."
7 April 2021
- 15:4815:48, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,033 A pseudo Vaisnava associates with money and women and is jealous of successful Vaisnavas. Although passing for a Vaisnava, his only business is earning money in the dress of a Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 15:4015:40, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,119 Bhaktivinoda Thakura indicates that there is another Vaisnava, a pseudo Vaisnava with tilaka on his nose and kanthi beads around his neck. Such a pseudo Vaisnava associates with money and women and is jealous of successful Vaisnavas No edit summary current
- 15:3715:37, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,636 N Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaisnavas, and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has described them as disciples of Kali. He says, kali-cela Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, in this Age of Kali there are many mundane persons in the dress of Vaiṣṇavas, and Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭh..."
- 15:3215:32, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,855 A jealous person in the dress of a Vaisnava is not at all happy to see the success of another Vaisnava in receiving the Lord's mercy No edit summary current
- 15:2515:25, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,550 N This (CC Madhya 1.220) behavior is indicative of real Vaisnavas. When they saw that Rupa and Sanatana were fortunate enough to receive the mercy of the Lord, they were so pleased that they all congratulated the two brothers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This behavior is indicative of real Vaiṣṇavas. When they saw that Rūpa and Sanātana were fortunate enough to receive the..."
- 15:1315:13, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,050 N When Narottama dasa Thakura says chadiya vaisnava seva nistara peyeche keba, he is indicating an actual Vaisnava, not an envious or jealous person in the dress of a Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava sevā nistāra peyeche kebā, he is indicating an actual Vaiṣ..." current
- 15:0715:07, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,304 There are many jealous people in the dress of Vaisnavas in this Krsna consciousness movement, and they should be completely neglected. There is no need to serve a jealous person who is in the dress of a Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 14:5114:51, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,394 N One should neglect an envious person. A preacher’s duty is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, make friendships with Vaisnavas, show mercy to the innocent and reject or neglect those who are envious or jealous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should neglect an envious person. A preacher’s duty is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, make friendships with..." current
- 14:4214:42, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,889 N An actual Vaisnava is very pleased to accept another Vaisnava who is bestowing the Lord’s mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An actual Vaiṣṇava is very pleased to accept another Vaiṣṇava who is bestowing the Lord’s mercy"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
- 13:2413:24, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,932 A mundane person in the dress of a Vaisnava should not be respected but rejected. This is enjoined in the sastra - upeksa No edit summary current
- 13:1813:18, 7 April 2021 diff hist +49 Why should a Vaisnava be envious of another Vaisnava who is successful in spreading the holy name of the Lord No edit summary current
- 13:1113:11, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,024 N Why should a Vaisnava be envious of another Vaisnava who is successful in spreading the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why should a Vaiṣṇava be envious of another Vaiṣṇava who is successful in spreading the holy name of the Lord"}} {{not..."
- 13:0613:06, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,152 N One who is envious of the success of a Vaisnava is certainly not a Vaisnava himself but is an ordinary, mundane man. Envy and jealousy are manifested by mundane people, not by Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is envious of the success of a Vaiṣṇava is certainly not a Vaiṣṇava himself but is an ordinary, mundane man. E..."
- 13:0113:01, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,166 N If a Vaisnava, by the mercy of the Lord, is empowered by Him to distribute the Lord’s holy name all over the world, other Vaisnavas become very joyful - that is, if they are truly Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a Vaiṣṇava, by the mercy of the Lord, is empowered by Him to distribute the Lord’s holy name all over the world, othe..." current
- 12:5512:55, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,101 N When a Vaisnava sees that another Vaisnava is a recipient of the Lord’s mercy, he becomes very happy. Vaisnavas are not envious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a Vaiṣṇava sees that another Vaiṣṇava is a recipient of the Lord’s mercy, he becomes very happy. Vaiṣṇavas..." current
- 12:4912:49, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,166 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu requested all the Vaisnavas present to show mercy toward the two brothers, Rupa and Sanatana, who had just been initiated by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested all the Vaiṣṇavas present to show mercy toward the two brothers, Rūpa and Sanātana,..."
- 12:4412:44, 7 April 2021 diff hist +4,286 The spiritual master initiates the disciple to deliver him, and if the disciple executes the order of the spiritual master and does not offend other Vaisnavas, his path is clear No edit summary current
- 12:4212:42, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,988 N Srila Narottama dasa Thakura says, chadiya vaisnava seva nistara peyeche keba: unless one serves a Vaisnava, he cannot be delivered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava sevā nistāra peyeche kebā: unless one serves a Vaiṣṇa..." current
- 12:3712:37, 7 April 2021 diff hist +2,735 N If a person does not change his name after initiation, it is to be understood that he will continue in his bodily conception of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person does not change his name after initiation, it is to be understood that he will continue in his bodily conception o..." current
- 12:3412:34, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,004 N A member of the sahajiya-sampradaya does not change his name; therefore he cannot be accepted as a Gaudiya Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A member of the sahajiyā-sampradāya does not change his name; therefore he cannot be accepted as a Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava"}..." current
- 12:3012:30, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,417 N The disciple should also immediately begin marking his body with tilaka - urdhva-pundra - after the initiation, especially his forehead. These are spiritual marks, symptoms of a perfect Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The disciple should also immediately begin marking his body with tilaka (ūrdhva-puṇḍra), especially his forehead. These a..."
- 12:2512:25, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,000 N Sankha-cakrady-urdhva-pundra- dharanady-atma-laksanam tan nama-karanam caiva vaisnavatvam ihocyate. After initiation, the disciple’s name must be changed to indicate that he is a servant of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"śaṅkha-cakrādy-ūrdhva-puṇḍra- dhāraṇādy-ātma-lakṣaṇam tan nāma-karaṇaṁ caiva vaiṣṇavatvam ihocyate..."
- 12:2012:20, 7 April 2021 diff hist +8 It is to be understood from this (CC Madhya 1.208) that it is essential for a disciple to change his name after initiation No edit summary current
- 12:2012:20, 7 April 2021 diff hist +2,711 N It is to be understood from this (CC Madhya 1.208) that it is essential for a disciple to change his name after initiation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is to be understood from this that it is essential for a disciple to change his name after initiation"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 12:1612:16, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,053 N Actually this (CC Madhya 1.208) is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s initiation of Dabira Khasa and Sakara Mallika. They approached the Lord with all humility, and the Lord accepted them as old servants, as eternal servants, and He changed their names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually this is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s initiation of Dabira Khāsa and Sākara Mallika. They approached the Lord with..." current
- 12:0812:08, 7 April 2021 diff hist +2,896 N To be completely satisfied and devoid of anxiety, one must come to the position of eternally rendering service to the Supreme Lord. This verse (CC Madhya 1.206) is also from the Stotra-ratna (43), by Sri Yamunacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To be completely satisfied and devoid of anxiety, one must come to the position of eternally rendering service to the Supreme..."
- 11:5911:59, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,051 N Unless the living entity comes to the guaranteed protection of the Supreme Lord, he is full of anxiety. This life of anxiety is called material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless the living entity comes to the guaranteed protection of the Supreme Lord, he is full of anxiety. This life of anxiety i..." current
- 11:5511:55, 7 April 2021 diff hist +2,806 N He (the living entity) thereby (when he engages himself in the service of the Supreme Lord) knows that he has a competent master to save him from all kinds of danger Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He thereby knows that he has a competent master to save him from all kinds of danger"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{co..." current
- 11:4611:46, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,165 N Just as a dog or servant is very much satisfied to get a competent, perfect master, or as a child is completely satisfied to possess a competent father, so the living entity is satisfied by completely engaging in the service of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as a dog or servant is very much satisfied to get a competent, perfect master, or as a child is completely satisfied to p..." current
- 11:4111:41, 7 April 2021 diff hist +3,093 N In His teachings to Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has declared every living entity to be an eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the constitutional position of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His teachings to Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has declared every living entity to be an eternal servitor..."