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13:5913:59, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,127‎ N The perfection of the rasa dance was considered to be complete due to Radharani's presence, and in Her absence Krsna considered the dance to be disrupted. Therefore He left the arena to search Her out ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfection of the rāsa dance was considered to be complete due to Rādhārāṇī's presence, and in Her absence Kṛṣ..."
13:4613:46, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,061‎ N When Radharani left the area of the rasa dance out of anger at not receiving special treatment, Krsna became very sorrowful to see Her absent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Rādhārāṇī left the area of the rāsa dance out of anger at not receiving special treatment, Kṛṣṇa became very..." current
13:4113:41, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,025‎ N As described in Ujjvala-nilamani: "The path of loving affairs is just like the movement of a snake. Amongst young lovers, there are two kinds of mentality - causeless and causal" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As described in Ujjvala-nilamani"|"The path of loving affairs is just like the movement of a snake. Amongst young lovers, ther..."
13:3813:38, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,369‎ N In the rasa dance Krsna expanded Himself and placed Himself between every two gopis, but He was especially present with Radharani. However, Radharani was not pleased with Krsna's behavior ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the rāsa dance Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself and placed Himself between every two gopīs, but He was especially present wit..." current
13:3313:33, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,027‎ N Although there were many gopis to dance with Krsna, Krsna especially wanted to dance with Radharani ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there were many gopīs to dance with Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa especially wanted to dance with Rādhārāṇī"}} {{no..." current
13:3113:31, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,169‎ N Ramananda Raya pointed out that when one discusses the purport of these two special verses of Gita-govinda (3.1-2), he can relish the highest nectar of Krsna's and Radha's loving affairs ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya pointed out that when one discusses the purport of these two special verses of Gīta-govinda (3.1-2), he can..." current
13:2813:28, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,368‎ N Krsna was very much afflicted by Radharani's absence and, being thus mentally distressed, began to search Her out along the banks of the Yamuna. Failing to find Her, He entered the bushes of Vrndavana and began to lament ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was very much afflicted by Rādhārāṇī's absence and, being thus mentally distressed, began to search Her out..." current
13:2213:22, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,369‎ N In Gita-govinda there is a verse which states that the enemy of Kamsa, Krsna, also wanted to be entangled in love affairs with women and thus simply took Radharani away and left the company of the other damsels of Vraja ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Gīta-govinda there is a verse which states that the enemy of Kaṁsa, Kṛṣṇa, also wanted to be entangled in love aff..." current
13:1713:17, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,085‎ N Krsna was desirous of seeing Radharani in order to fulfill the purpose of the rasa dance, but not seeing Radharani there, He became very sorrowful and went to search Her out ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was desirous of seeing Rādhārāṇī in order to fulfill the purpose of the rāsa dance, but not seeing Rādhār..." current
13:1413:14, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,189‎ N Ramananda Raya continued his descriptions. During one performance of the rasa dance, Radharani suddenly left the area, as if She were angry that no special attention was being shown Her ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya thus continued his descriptions. During one performance of the rāsa dance, Rādhārāṇī suddenly left th..." current
13:1113:11, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,098‎ N Ramananda Raya said (to Lord Caitanya), "Now let us relish the transcendental loving affairs between Krsna and Radha. These have no comparison in this material world" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now let us relish the transcendental loving affairs between Krsna and Radha. These have no comparison in this material world"}..."
12:1812:18, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,077‎ N Amongst the other gopis Radharani was not so much an object of special love, Krsna stole Her away from the area of the rasa dance and showed Her special favor ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"amongst the other gopīs Rādhārāṇī was not so much an object of special love, Kṛṣṇa stole Her away from the area o..." current
12:1412:14, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,020‎ N Ramananda Raya continued to point out that when Krsna danced amongst the gopis He thought, "I am not giving any special attention to Radharani" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ramananda Raya continued to point out that when Krsna danced amongst the gopis He thought"|"I am not giving any special attent..." current
12:1012:10, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,097‎ N The Lord said (to Ramananda Raya) that He was enjoying with great relish the descriptions of the loving affairs between Krsna and the gopis. "It is as if a river of nectar is flowing from your lips," He said ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord also said that He was enjoying with great relish the descriptions of the loving affairs between Kṛṣṇa and the g..." current
12:0612:06, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,179‎ N When Lord Caitanya heard Ramananda Raya speak of the loving affairs between Krsna and Radharani, He said, "Please go further. Go on and on" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Caitanya heard Ramananda Raya speak of the loving affairs between Krsna and Radharani, He said"|"Please go further...." current
11:5011:50, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,222‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.30.28) it is stated that Radharani and the gopis render the highest perfectional loving service to the Lord and that the Lord is so pleased with them that He does not wish to leave the company of Srimati Radharani ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is also stated that Radharani and the gopis render the highest perfectional loving service to the Lord and that the Lord is..."
11:4611:46, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,294‎ N In the Padma Purana it is stated that just as Radharani is dear to Krsna, similarly the kunda known as Radhakunda is also very dear to Him. Radharani is the only gopi who is dearer to Krsna than all the other gopis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Padma Purāṇa it is stated that just as Rādhārāṇī is dear to Kṛṣṇa, similarly the kuṇḍa known as Rād..." current
11:4111:41, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,220‎ N Lord Caitanya exhibited the mode of Srimati Radharani when She was contacted from Dvaraka by Sri Krsna. Such transcendental love is not possible for any common man; therefore one should not imitate the highest perfectional stage exhibited by Caitanya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya exhibited the mode of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī when She was contacted from Dvārakā by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Suc..." current
11:2711:27, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,171‎ N One who wants to be elevated to the transcendental stage of perfection should follow in the footsteps of the damsels of Vraja as an assistant maidservant of the gopis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who wants to be elevated to the transcendental stage of perfection should follow in the footsteps of the damsels of Vraja..."
11:1911:19, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,873‎ N If one tries to follow in the footsteps of the gopis, one may become situated in the highest stage of transcendental love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet if one tries to follow in the footsteps of the gopīs, he may become situated in the highest stage of transcendental love"..."
11:1611:16, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,065‎ N No common man can understand the ecstasy of transcendental love between Radharani and Krsna, nor can he understand the transcendental flavor of the transcendental love between Krsna and the gopis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No common man can understand the ecstasy of transcendental love between Rādhārāṇī and Kṛṣṇa, nor can he understand..."
11:1211:12, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,261‎ N There is certainly transcendental intimacy between the damsels of Vraja and Krsna, Ramananda pointed out, but out of all the relationships, the relationship between Radharani and Krsna in conjugal love is the most perfect ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is certainly transcendental intimacy between the damsels of Vraja and Kṛṣṇa, Rāmānanda pointed out, but out of a..." current
11:0811:08, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,915‎ N Ramananda Raya remarked that this was the first time that he had been asked to go further than the gopis in an attempt to understand Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya remarked that this was the first time that he had been asked to go further than the gopīs in an attempt to..." current
11:0511:05, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,150‎ N Although Lord Caitanya accepted the highest realization of the Supreme Lord as conjugal lover, He nonetheless requested Ramananda Raya to proceed further ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Lord Caitanya accepted this as the highest realization of the Supreme Lord as conjugal lover, He nonetheless requeste..."
10:5710:57, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,213‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.33.7) it is confirmed that although Krsna, the son of Devaki, is the last word in superexcellence and beauty, when He is amongst the gopis it appears that He is a sublime jewel set amongst divine golden craftsmanship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is confirmed that although Krsna, the son of Devaki, is the last word in superexcellence and beauty, when He is amongst the..." current
10:4910:49, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,204‎ N Although Sri Krsna, the SP of Godhead, embodies all superexcellence and beauty, when He is amongst the damsels of Vraja, He is known as Gopijanavallabha. The devotees cannot relish the beauty of the Supreme Lord more than the damsels of Vraja ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, embodies all superexcellence and beauty, when He is amongst th..." current
10:4010:40, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,858‎ N Those who are expert devotees do not accept such amalgamations which are against the conclusions of pure devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are expert devotees do not accept such amalgamations which are against the conclusions of pure devotional service"}}..." current
10:3210:32, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,157‎ N If one equalizes Rukminiramana, Radharamana, Narayana or any other name of the Supreme Lord, he commits the fault of overlapping tastes, which is technically called rasabhasa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one equalizes Rukmiṇīramaṇa, Rādhāramaṇa, Nārāyaṇa or any other name of the Supreme Lord, he commits the fault..." current
10:2810:28, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,348‎ N Although the husband of Rukmini and Radha's Krsna are on the same level in the ordinary sense, still, in the spiritual world, the names indicate different understandings of various aspects of Krsna's transcendental personality ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the husband of Rukmiṇī and Rādhā's Kṛṣṇa are on the same level in the ordinary sense, still, in the spirit..." current
10:1810:18, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,119‎ N The gopis of Vrndavana do not like to see Krsna as the husband of Rukmini, nor do they address Him as Rukminiramana. In Vrndavana Krsna is addressed as Radhakrsna, or Krsna, the property of Radharani ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the gopīs of Vṛndāvana do not like to see Kṛṣṇa as the husband of Rukmiṇī, nor do they address Him as Rukmiṇīr..." current
10:0010:00, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,097‎ N The devotees of Krsna do not relish devotional service to Narayana because devotional service to Krsna is so attractive that Krsna's devotees do not desire to worship any other form ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of Kṛṣṇa do not relish devotional service to Nārāyaṇa because devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is so a..." current
09:5409:54, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,074‎ N Even the transcendental relationship experienced by a devotee of Narayana in Vaikuntha is incomplete in that it is not realization of a relationship with Krsna in Goloka Vrndavana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the transcendental relationship experienced by a devotee of Nārāyaṇa in Vaikuṇṭha is incomplete in that it is not..."
09:4909:49, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,054‎ N Paramatma realization, realization of the Supersoul, full realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the all-pervading nature of the Supreme Lord is but a partial representation of His opulence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Paramātmā realization, realization of the Supersoul, full realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the all-per..."
09:3709:37, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,957‎ N In Brahman realization, the six opulences are not realized in full; therefore Brahman realization is not complete understanding of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Brahman realization, the six opulences are not realized in full; therefore Brahman realization is not complete understandin..."
03:3703:37, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,121‎ N The conception of God as the creator includes only the external feature. Similarly, when we call the Supreme Lord Brahman, we cannot have any understanding of the six opulences of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conception of God as the creator includes only the external feature. Similarly, when we call the Supreme Lord Brahman, we..." current
03:2603:26, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,161‎ N One cannot fully realize the essence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by understanding the name of the creator because this material creation is a function of the external energy of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot fully realize the essence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by understanding the name of the creator because th..." current
03:2103:21, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,295‎ N The Lord has different names, and these names indicate different functions. The aspect of the Supreme Lord as the creator is different from the aspect of the Lord as Narayana. Some of the names of the Lord as the creator are conceived by materialistic men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord has different names, and these names indicate different functions. The aspect of the Supreme Lord as the creator is d..." current
03:1703:17, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,397‎ N God is known as Paramatma, the Supersoul, Brahman the Supreme Absolute, Srstikarta the creator, Narayana the transcendental Lord, Rukminiramana the husband of Rukmini, Gopinatha the enjoyer of the gopis, and Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is known as Paramātmā, the Supersoul, Brahman the Supreme Absolute, Sṛṣṭikartā the creator, Nārāyaṇa the trans..." current
03:1303:13, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,261‎ N Because the Lord is on the absolute platform, there is no difference between the holy name of the Lord and the Supreme Lord Himself. There are different names for the Supreme Lord, and these names have different purposes and meanings ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the Lord is on the absolute platform, there is no difference between the holy name of the Lord and the Supreme Lord Hi..." current
03:0703:07, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,005‎ N In the Sapta-sati it is found that King Suratha and a merchant named Samadhi worshiped mahamaya for material opulence. Thus one should not mistakenly equalize yogamaya and mahamaya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Sapta-śatī it is found that King Suratha and a merchant named Samādhi worshiped mahāmāyā for material opulence. T..." current
03:0303:03, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,077‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is found that when the gopis of Vrndavana desired Krsna as their husband, they prayed to the spiritual energy, yogamaya, for the fulfillment of their desire ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is found that when the gopīs of Vṛndāvana desired Kṛṣṇa as their husband, they prayed to..."
02:5902:59, 24 October 2021 diff hist +16,012‎ N Those who are after material opulence and material happiness place themselves under the care of the material energy, mahamaya, or under the care of material demigods like Lord Siva and others ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet those who are after material opulence and material happiness place themselves under the care of the material energy, mahā..."
02:5702:57, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,992‎ N When the living entity puts himself under the direction of yogamaya instead of mahamaya, he gradually becomes a devotee of Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity puts himself under the direction of yogamāyā instead of mahāmāyā, he gradually becomes a devotee o..." current
02:5402:54, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,908‎ N Yogamaya is the internal potency of the Supreme Lord; she also works under the Lord's direction, but she works in the spiritual world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogamaya is the internal potency of the Supreme Lord; she also works under the Lord's direction, but she works in the spiritua..."
02:5102:51, 24 October 2021 diff hist +15,968‎ N In the spiritual world, there is another energy, the superior spiritual energy, or internal energy, which acts under the direction of yogamaya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the spiritual world, there is another energy, the superior spiritual energy, or internal energy, which acts under the direc..." current

14:4814:48, 17 October 2021 diff hist +15,928‎ N All the demigods as well as the external energy herself, Durgadevi, and all the different departmental directors are but servants of the Supreme Lord in the material world ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the demigods as well as the external energy herself, Durgadevi, and all the different departmental directors are but serva..." current
14:4514:45, 17 October 2021 diff hist +15,832‎ N The sun works just like the eye of the Supreme Lord, and Brahma works just as the reflected light of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sun works just like the eye of the Supreme Lord, and Brahmā works just as the reflected light of the Supreme Lord"}} {{no..." current
14:4014:40, 17 October 2021 diff hist +16,161‎ In Brahma-samhita it is stated that the workings of the supremely powerful superintendent, Durga, are but shadowy indications of the workings of the Supreme Lord ‎No edit summary current
14:3614:36, 17 October 2021 diff hist +15,872‎ N The demigods are actually order carriers of the Supreme Lord, and they help manage the material creation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are actually order carriers of the Supreme Lord, and they help manage the material creation"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
14:3314:33, 17 October 2021 diff hist +16,285‎ N The great spiritual energy known as mahamaya, the superintendent of the material world, and the material departmental directors, the demigods, as well as the products of external energy of the God, are but perverted reflections of the opulence of the God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great spiritual energy known as jaḍādhiṣṭhātrī, or mahāmāyā, the superintendent of the material world, and the..." current
14:2814:28, 17 October 2021 diff hist +16,254‎ N Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing. Thus there is a gulf of difference between the results derived from devotional service and those derived from religious rituals ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing. Thus there is a gulf of differ..."
14:2214:22, 17 October 2021 diff hist +16,285‎ N By executing religious rituals one can achieve economic development, sense gratification or liberation (merging into the existence of the Supreme), but the results of transcendental devotional service are completely different from such temporary benefits ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By executing religious rituals one can achieve economic development, sense gratification or liberation (merging into the exist..."
14:1914:19, 17 October 2021 diff hist +15,788‎ N The difference between executing ordinary religious activities and devotional service is very great ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between executing ordinary religious activities and devotional service is very great"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
14:1014:10, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,140‎ N By the results of fruitive activities, one can either go to the heavenly planets or the hellish ones ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the results of fruitive activities, one can either go to the heavenly planets or the hellish ones"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
14:0814:08, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,323‎ N The results of devotional service rendered in full Krsna consciousness cannot be compared to the results of demigod worship, fruitive activity or mental speculation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The results of devotional service rendered in full Krsna consciousness cannot be compared to the results of demigod worship, f..."
14:0414:04, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,502‎ N It is not a fact that everyone and anyone can reach the Supreme Personality of Godhead by worshiping material demigods. It is therefore surprising that a man can imagine that he will become perfect by worshiping the demigods ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not a fact that everyone and anyone can reach the Supreme Personality of Godhead by worshiping material demigods. It is..." current
13:5913:59, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,373‎ N The Supreme Lord awards the benediction of His association only to those who worship Him, and not to those who worship the demigods ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Lord awards the benediction of His association only to those who worship Him, and not to those who worship the dem..." current
13:5713:57, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,575‎ N Demigod worship is discouraged in BG: Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, & their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet - BG 7.23 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go..."
13:5213:52, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,652‎ N If one worships the demigods, the external energy of the Lord can award some results, but this is not to say that one can attain the Supreme Lord by such worship. Indeed, their worship is discouraged in Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one worships the demigods, the external energy of the Lord can award some results, but this is not to say that one can atta..." current
13:4913:49, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,642‎ N Such views (of a class of common men) may be very pleasing to an ordinary person, but they are full of misconceptions. One who worships the demigods, motivated by material lust, cannot attain the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such views may be very pleasing to an ordinary person, but they are full of misconceptions. One who worships the demigods, mot..." current
13:4513:45, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,683‎ N A class of common men maintain that it does not matter how the Absolute Truth is addressed, for all names are one and the same. They give the example of a man with many names; if he is called by any of those names, he will answer ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they maintain that it does not matter how the Absolute Truth is addressed, for all names are one and the same. They give the e..." current
13:3313:33, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,849‎ N A class of common men claim that one can accept many different paths & still reach the same place, & they maintain that the Supreme Absolute Truth may be worshiped either as the Goddess Kali, or Goddess Durga, or Lord Siva, Ganesa, Rama, Hari, or Brahma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They claim that one can accept many different paths and still reach the same place, and they maintain that the Supreme Absolut..."
13:2913:29, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,655‎ N Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati has remarked that there is a class of common men claim that one can approach the Supreme Lord either through fruitive activities, speculative knowledge, meditation or austerity and that any one of the methods will succeed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They claim that one can approach the Supreme Lord either through fruitive activities, speculative knowledge, meditation or aus..." current
13:2513:25, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,727‎ N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja has remarked that there is a class of common men who claim that anyone and everyone can worship the Supreme Lord according to his own invented mode of worship and still attain the SP of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja has remarked that there is a class of common men who claim that anyon..." current
13:2013:20, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,403‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.32.22) Krsna told the gopis: Since I am unable to repay your love, you have to be pleased with your own activities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since I am unable to repay your love, you have to be pleased with your own activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{..." current
13:1813:18, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,400‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.32.22) Krsna told the gopis: You have been able to give up all attachment for material enjoyment, and you have searched after Me ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You have been able to give up all attachment for material enjoyment, and you have searched after Me"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..." current
13:1613:16, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,579‎ N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.32.22) Krsna told the gopis: Your relationship with Me is completely transcendental, and it is not possible for Me to offer anything in exchange for your love, even after many births ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your relationship with Me is completely transcendental, and it is not possible for Me to offer anything in exchange for your l..." current
12:0912:09, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,701‎ N If a devotee wants to worship Krsna in conjugal love, Krsna plays the part of a husband or paramour perfectly. However, Krsna Himself has admitted that His loving relationship with the damsels of Vraja in conjugal love is the highest perfectional stage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a devotee wants to worship Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love, Kṛṣṇa plays the part of a husband or paramour perfectly. How..." current
12:0512:05, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,661‎ N If one wants a relationship with Krsna as master and servant, Krsna plays the part of the perfect master. For one who wants Krsna as a son in the parental relationship, Krsna plays the part of a perfect son ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants a relationship with Kṛṣṇa as master and servant, Kṛṣṇa plays the part of the perfect master. For one..." current
12:0112:01, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,564‎ N It is said that Lord Krsna, in relation with His devotees, accepts all kinds of devotional service according to the aptitude of the devotee. In this way, Krsna reciprocates to a devotee's needs ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that Lord Kṛṣṇa, in relation with His devotees, accepts all kinds of devotional service according to the apti..." current
11:5611:56, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,746‎ N As stated in SB 10.82.44: "Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the life of every living entity." Indeed, the Lord informed the damsels of Vraja that their love for Him was the only cause of their achieving His association ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the life of every living entity"|"Indeed, the Lord informed the da..." current
11:3011:30, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,168‎ N The relationship with Krsna in conjugal love is accepted as the highest perfectional stage of love of God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the relationship with Kṛṣṇa in conjugal love is accepted as the highest perfectional stage of love of God"}} {{notes|}}..."
11:2711:27, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,447‎ N Just as various characteristics develop in the progression from ether down to earth, so the five characteristics of devotion develop and are all found in the relationship of conjugal love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as various characteristics develop in the progression from ether down to earth, so the five characteristics of devotion d..." current
11:2311:23, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,401‎ N Caitanya-caritamrta states that earth, water, fire, air and ether (the five gross elements) are developed from subtle forms to grosser forms ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya-caritāmṛta states that earth, water, fire, air and ether (the five gross elements) are developed from subtle forms..." current
11:2111:21, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,537‎ N Sound is found in ether, but in air there is sound and touch. When fire is added, there is sound, touch and form as well. When water is added, there is sound, touch, form and taste, and when earth is added, there is sound, touch, form, taste and smell ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sound is found in ether, but in air there is sound and touch. When fire is added, there is sound, touch and form as well. When..." current
11:1811:18, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,500‎ N Unfortunately, those who are inexperienced in the transcendental science cannot appreciate the different relationships with the Supreme Lord. They think that all such relationships arise from maya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, those who are inexperienced in the transcendental science cannot appreciate the different relationships with th..." current
11:1411:14, 17 October 2021 diff hist +13,258‎ N When one is freed from all material contaminations, any one of the relationships with Krsna is transcendentally relishable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is freed from all material contaminations, any one of the relationships with Kṛṣṇa is transcendentally relishab..."

16:0516:05, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,851‎ N A pure devotee who is always engaged in KC can sacrifice everything for the service of the Lord. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Lord Caitanya, Krsna and the spiritual master, is a devotee and cannot be compared to professional men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee who is always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can sacrifice everything for the service of the Lord. One wh..." current
16:0016:00, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,487‎ N A person who is following the principles of householder life, as well as one following the principles of the renounced life in the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is a devotee and cannot be compared to professional men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who is following the principles of householder life, as well as one following the principles of the renounced life in..."
15:5415:54, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,338‎ N A pure devotee who is always engaged in Krsna consciousness can sacrifice everything for the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee who is always engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can sacrifice everything for the service of the Lord"}} {{no..." current
15:5015:50, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,515‎ N One who does not follow the principles of pancaratra, or one who is an impersonalist or addicted to sex life, cannot be compared with those who have dedicated their lives to the service of Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who does not follow the principles of pañcarātra, or one who is an impersonalist or addicted to sex life, cannot be comp..."
15:4715:47, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,714‎ N A member of the Ventor Gosvami Society, or the caste called gosvami, cannot be accepted as a descendant of the six original Gosvamis. Nor can so-called devotees who manufacture songs about Lord Caitanya, professional priests or paid reciters, be accepted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A member of the Ventor Gosvāmī Society, or the caste called gosvāmī, cannot be accepted as a descendant of the six origina..." current
15:4015:40, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,352‎ N In India there are various professional communities known as Aula, Vaula, Kartabhaja, Neda Daravesa, Snai, Atibadi, Cudadhari, and Gauranganagari ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India there are various professional communities known as Aula, Vāula, Kartābhajā, Neḍā Daraveśa, Snāi, Atibāḍi,..." current
15:3715:37, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,635‎ N Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja has remarked that professional spiritual masters, professional Bhagavatam reciters, professional kirtana performers and those engaged in self-concocted devotional service cannot be accepted ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja has also remarked that professional spiritual masters, professional Bh..." current
15:3415:34, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,476‎ N In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.101) Rupa Gosvami has stated that devotional service that makes no reference to Vedic scriptures or Vedic literatures and that does not follow the principles set forth therein can never be approved ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rupa Gosvami has stated that devotional service that makes no reference to Vedic scriptures or Vedic literatures and that does..."
15:3015:30, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,265‎ N Transcendental relationships with the Supreme Lord cannot be manufactured by the mental concoctions of pseudo-devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"transcendental relationships with the Supreme Lord cannot be manufactured by the mental concoctions of pseudo-devotees"}} {{no..." current
15:2715:27, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,490‎ N Spiritual affection for the Supreme Lord is transcendental in all cases, but the individual devotee has a specific aptitude for a particular relationship, and that relationship is more relishable for him than the others ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"spiritual affection for the Supreme Lord is transcendental in all cases, but the individual devotee has a specific aptitude fo..." current
15:2215:22, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,581‎ N Self-realization in the relation as servitor is certainly transcendental, and when a sense of fraternity is added, the relationship develops. As affection increases, this relationship develops into paternity and conjugal love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Self-realization in the relation as servitor is certainly transcendental, and when a sense of fraternity is added, the relatio..." current
15:1715:17, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,592‎ N The relationship advances from friendship to paternal love and finally to conjugal love, which is the supreme relationship with the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the relationship advances from friendship to paternal love and finally to conjugal love, which is the supreme relationship wit..." current
15:1415:14, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,578‎ N When one accepts the Lord as master and himself as servant, the relationship develops, and it develops further when one becomes a friend of the Supreme Lord, and yet still further when one becomes a father ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one accepts the Lord as master and himself as servant, the relationship develops, and it develops further when one become..." current
15:1015:10, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,808‎ N One who attains his particular relationship with the SPG should be known to be in the best relationship for him, but when these transcendental relationships are studied, it can be seen that the neutral stage of realization (brahma-bhuta) is the first ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who attains his particular relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead should be known to be in the best relation..." current
15:0415:04, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,606‎ N Actually, relationships with the Supreme Lord begin with the master and servant relationship and further develop into friendship, paternal love and conjugal love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, relationships with the Supreme Lord begin with the master and servant relationship and further develop into friendsh..." current
15:0115:01, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ m Ramananda Raya explained the gradual process by which pure love for Krsna is developed. He pointed out that the living entity is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of the relationships just suitable for him ‎ Alankrutha moved page Ramananda Raya then explained the gradual process by which pure love for Krsna is developed. He pointed out that the living entity is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of the relationships just suitable for him to Ramananda Raya explained the gradual process by which pure love for Krsna is developed. He pointed out that the living entity is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of the relationships just suitable for him current
15:0015:00, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,617‎ N Ramananda Raya explained the gradual process by which pure love for Krsna is developed. He pointed out that the living entity is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of the relationships just suitable for him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya then explained the gradual process by which pure love for Kṛṣṇa is developed. He pointed out that the..."
14:5614:56, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,789‎ N The transcendental mode of ecstasy exhibited during the rasa dance between the gopis and Krsna was never relished even by the goddess of fortune, who is always situated on the chest of the Lord. And what to speak of the experience of ordinary women? ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental mode of ecstasy exhibited during the rāsa dance between the gopīs and Kṛṣṇa was never relished even..."
14:4614:46, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,571‎ N Intimate relationships with Krsna develop when friendly relationship further develops, it becomes paternal, and when this develops to the highest point of love and affection, it is known as conjugal love with the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when this relationship further develops, it becomes paternal, and when this develops to the highest point of love and affectio..."
14:4214:42, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,660‎ N Intimate relationships with Krsna develop from an ordinary conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to the conception of master and servant, and, when this becomes confidential, it develops into a friendly relationship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"intimate relationships with Kṛṣṇa develop from an ordinary conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to the conc..." current
14:3714:37, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,381‎ N Understanding the mind of Lord Caitanya, Ramananda Raya immediately answered that it was indeed conjugal love with Krsna that constituted the highest relationship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Understanding the mind of Lord Caitanya, Rāmānanda Rāya immediately answered that it was indeed conjugal love with Kṛṣ..." current
14:3514:35, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,295‎ N Lord Caitanya asked Ramananda Raya to proceed further in order to come to the point of conjugal love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya then asked Ramananda Raya to proceed further in order to come to the point of conjugal love"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
14:3214:32, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,808‎ N It is stated that Yasoda received such incomparable mercy from the SPG that it cannot even be compared to the mercy received by Brahma, or by Lord Siva, or even by the goddess of fortune, Laksmi, who is always situated on the chest of Lord Visnu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is stated that Yaśodā received such incomparable mercy from the Supreme Personality of Godhead that it cannot even be com..."
14:2614:26, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,986‎ N Ramananda quoted a verse from (SB 10.8.46) wherein Maharaja Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami about the magnitude of righteous activity performed by Yasoda, the mother of Krsna, enabling her to be called "mother" & her breasts be sucked by the SPG ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya quoted a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"wherein Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī..."
13:5713:57, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ When the affection of the fraternal relationship increases, it develops into the paternal relationship that is found between father and son ‎No edit summary current
13:5713:57, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,459‎ N When the affection of the fraternal relationship increases, it develops into the paternal relationship that is found between father and son ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the affection of the fraternal relationship increases, it develops into the paternal relationship that is found between f..."
13:5513:55, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,740‎ N Lord Caitanya appreciated this statement (from SB 10.12.11) very much, yet He said, "You can go even further." Being so requested, Ramananda Raya then stated that the paternal relationship with Krsna is a still higher transcendental position ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya appreciated this statement very much, yet He said"|"You can go even further"|"Being so requested, Ramananda Raya..."
13:4913:49, 16 October 2021 diff hist −10‎ Lord Krsna and His friends went to the forest to play with the cows, and it is said that the boys who accompanied Krsna enjoyed transcendental friendship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎No edit summary current
13:4913:49, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ The Supreme Lord is considered to be the impersonal Brahman by great sages, the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the devotees, and an ordinary human being by common men ‎No edit summary current
13:4913:49, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,457‎ N The Supreme Lord is considered to be the impersonal Brahman by great sages, the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the devotees, and an ordinary human being by common men ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is considered to be the impersonal Brahman by great sages, the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the devotees..."
13:4513:45, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,580‎ N Lord Krsna and His friends went to the forest to play with the cows, and it is said that the boys who accompanied Krsna enjoyed transcendental friendship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa and His friends went to the forest to play with the cows, and it is said that the boys who accompanied Kṛ..."
13:3413:34, 16 October 2021 diff hist −10‎ In the fraternal relationship, there is a sense of equality between Krsna and His friends ‎No edit summary current
13:3413:34, 16 October 2021 diff hist −10‎ Ramananda Raya points out that when the relationship with Krsna increases in affection, the mood of fear and the consciousness of the superiority of the Supreme Lord diminish. At this point, the mood of faith increases, & this faith is called friendship ‎No edit summary current
13:3413:34, 16 October 2021 diff hist −10‎ Encouraged by Lord Caitanya to proceed further, Ramananda Raya said that the fraternal relationship with Lord Krsna is on an even higher transcendental plane ‎No edit summary current
13:3313:33, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,438‎ N Ramananda Raya quoted a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.12.11) in which Sukadeva Gosvami describes Lord Krsna's lunch with His friends in the forest ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ramananda Raya quoted a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam"|"in which Sukadeva Gosvami describes Lord Krsna's lunch with His friends..."
13:2813:28, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,295‎ N In the fraternal relationship, there is a sense of equality between Krsna and His friends ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the fraternal relationship, there is a sense of equality between Kṛṣṇa and His friends"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alank..."
13:2613:26, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,622‎ N Ramananda Raya points out that when the relationship with Krsna increases in affection, the mood of fear and the consciousness of the superiority of the Supreme Lord diminish. At this point, the mood of faith increases, & this faith is called friendship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya points out that when the relationship with Kṛṣṇa increases in affection, the mood of fear and the cons..."
13:2013:20, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,485‎ N Encouraged by Lord Caitanya to proceed further, Ramananda Raya said that the fraternal relationship with Lord Krsna is on an even higher transcendental plane ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Encouraged by Lord Caitanya to proceed further, Rāmānanda Rāya said that the fraternal relationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa i..."
13:1513:15, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,641‎ N Upon hearing this statement (of Stotra-ratna (46)), the Lord requested Ramananda Raya to go even further ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Upon hearing this statement, the Lord requested Rāmānanda Rāya to go even further"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{c..." current
13:1213:12, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,125‎ N In Stotra-ratna (46), Yamunacarya writes: Only when I engage in such unalloyed devotional service will I enjoy actual spiritual life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Stotra-ratna (46), Yāmunācārya writes"|"Only when I engage in such unalloyed devotional service will I enjoy actual spir..." current
13:1013:10, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,345‎ N In Stotra-ratna (46), Yamunacarya writes: I long for the time when I shall engage fully in Your transcendental loving service without any desire for material satisfaction and without being confined to the mental plane ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Stotra-ratna (46), Yamunacarya writes"|"I long for the time when I shall engage fully in Your transcendental loving service..."
13:0613:06, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,222‎ N In Stotra-ratna (46), Yamunacarya writes: "My Lord, those who keep themselves independent of Your service are helpless. They work on their own account, and they receive no support from superior authority" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My Lord, those who keep themselves independent of Your service are helpless. They work on their own account, and they receive..." current
13:0213:02, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,307‎ N Durvasa admitted his fault & said, "For pure devotees who are always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, nothing is considered impossible, for they are engaged in the service of the God, whose very name is sufficient for liberation" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Durvāsā Muni admitted his fault and said"|"For pure devotees who are always engaged in the transcendental loving service of..." current
12:5712:57, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,976‎ N In an attempt to harass Maharaja Ambarisa, Durvasa Muni met with a great catastrophe and was defeated by the sudarsana-cakra of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In an attempt to harass Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, Durvāsā Muni met with a great catastrophe and was defeated by the sudarśana..." current
12:5312:53, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,080‎ N As described in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 9.5.16), Durvasa Muni, a great mystic yogi who considered himself very elevated, envied Maharaja Ambarisa, who was known as the greatest devotee of the time ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Durvasa Muni, a great mystic yogi who considered himself very elevated, envied Maharaja Ambarisa, who was known as the greates..." current
12:5012:50, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,479‎ N The first stage is that of servitude, wherein the Supreme Lord is accepted as the master and the devotee as the eternal servitor. When Lord Caitanya accepted this process, Ramananda Raya described the relationship between the servitor and the master ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first stage is that of servitude, wherein the Supreme Lord is accepted as the master and the devotee as the eternal servit..." current
12:4412:44, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,183‎ N In the beginning of prema-bhakti, a particular relationship between the Supreme Lord and the devotee is not established, but when prema-bhakti develops, a relationship with the Supreme Lord is manifested in different transcendental flavors ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of prema-bhakti, a particular relationship between the Supreme Lord and the devotee is not established, but w..." current
12:4212:42, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,787‎ N If love of Godhead is elevated to the personal platform, it is called prema-bhakti ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If love of Godhead is elevated to the personal platform, it is called prema-bhakti"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{com..."
12:3612:36, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,235‎ N Lord Caitanya wanted to bring him to the stage of developed love of Godhead, and He wanted him to speak from that platform. Thus the discussion between Ramananda Raya and Lord Caitanya proceeds on the basis of love of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya wanted to bring him to the stage of developed love of Godhead, and He wanted him to speak from that platform. Th..."
12:3312:33, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,123‎ N One should have a strong desire to engage in devotional service. Ramananda Raya has described the regulative principles and developed love of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should have a strong desire to engage in devotional service. In these two verses, Rāmānanda Rāya has described the regu..."
12:2912:29, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,228‎ N Even after millions and millions of births one cannot achieve a sense of devotional service, but if, somehow or other, one desires to attain devotional service, the association of a pure devotee will render it possible ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even after millions and millions of births one cannot achieve a sense of devotional service, but if, somehow or other, one des..."
12:2212:22, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,149‎ N The purport of the verse (composed by Ramananda Raya) is: There may be much paraphernalia for worshiping the Supreme Lord, but when that is mixed with pure love of Godhead, it becomes an actual source of transcendental happiness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there may be much paraphernalia for worshiping the Supreme Lord, but when that is mixed with pure love of Godhead, it becomes..."
12:1912:19, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,087‎ N The purport of the verse (composed by Ramananda Raya) is: As long as there is hunger in the belly and one feels like eating and drinking, one can become happy by taking anything eatable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as there is hunger in the belly and one feels like eating and drinking, one can become happy by taking anything eatabl..."
12:1512:15, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,418‎ N Ramananda Raya could understand the motive of Lord Caitanya; therefore he stated that attainment of pure love of Godhead is the highest perfectional stage. There is a very nice verse in Padyavali which is said to be composed by Ramananda Raya himself ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya could understand the motive of Lord Caitanya; therefore he stated that attainment of pure love of Godhead is..."
12:1012:10, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,732‎ N The highest stage concentrates on the simple, favorable execution of pure devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest stage concentrates on the simple, favorable execution of pure devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrut..."
12:0812:08, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,901‎ The highest stage of transcendental activity is always free from all material desires, fruitive efforts and speculative attempts at knowledge ‎No edit summary current
12:0512:05, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,228‎ N Without self-realization, the artificial methods of devotional service cannot be accepted as pure devotional service. Self-realized pure devotional service is completely different from all other kinds of transcendental activity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without self-realization, the artificial methods of devotional service cannot be accepted as pure devotional service. Self-rea..."
12:0112:01, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,145‎ N Lord Caitanya rejected the varnasrama-dharma and the offering of fruitive activity because in the field of executing pure devotional service, there is very little use for such principles ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya rejected the varṇāśrama-dharma and the offering of fruitive activity because in the field of executing pure..."
11:5811:58, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,337‎ N Although Lord Caitanya accepted the principles, He still requested Ramananda Raya to further explain advanced devotional service. Thus Lord Caitanya gave Ramananda Raya a chance to discuss gradual advancement from the principles of varnasrama-dharma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Lord Caitanya accepted these principles, He still requested Rāmānanda Rāya to further explain advanced devotional..."
11:4711:47, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,912‎ N The transcendental messages of the scriptures should be received from the lips of realized souls ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental messages of the scriptures should be received from the lips of realized souls"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alan..." current
11:4411:44, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,285‎ N By receiving transcendental messages from the lips of realized souls a person may continue to live in whatever condition he is in and still make progress in spiritual advancement. Thus one can surely advance and fully realize the SPG ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way a person may continue to live in whatever condition he is in and still make progress in spiritual advancement. Thu..." current
11:3611:36, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,320‎ N Because most people are fallen and because there is no time to elevate them by a gradual process, the best course, according to Caitanya, is to let them remain in whatever condition they are in but to engage them in hearing of the activities of the God ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because most people are fallen and because there is no time to elevate them by a gradual process, the best course, according t..."
11:3111:31, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,977‎ N In this age there is no possibility of acquiring spiritual knowledge by renunciation, by mixed devotional service, by fruitive activity in mixed devotional service, or by the culture of knowledge ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age there is no possibility of acquiring spiritual knowledge by renunciation, by mixed devotional service, by fruitive..."
11:2911:29, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,899‎ N When Ramananda Raya presented this proposal (from Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 10.14.3), Lord Caitanya at once said, "Yes, this is right" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Ramananda Raya presented this proposal, Lord Caitanya at once said"|"Yes, this is right"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrut..."
11:2511:25, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,342‎ N Ramananda raya cited verse from SB 10.14.3: If one cultivates his spiritual life by following these principles and keeping himself on the honest path in life, then although Your Lordship is never conquered, You become conquered by such a process ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one cultivates his spiritual life by following these principles and keeping himself on the honest path in life, then althou..."
11:2011:20, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,339‎ N Ramananda cited from SB: My dear Lord, one should give up monistic speculation & the cultivation of knowledge altogether. He should begin his spiritual life in devotional service by receiving information of the Lord's activities from a realized devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, one should give up monistic speculation and the cultivation of knowledge altogether. He should begin his spiritu..."
11:1211:12, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,036‎ N After his fourth proposal was rejected, Ramananda Raya said that devotional service rendered without any attempt at cultivation of knowledge or mental speculation is the highest stage of perfection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After his fourth proposal was rejected, Rāmānanda Rāya said that devotional service rendered without any attempt at cultiva..." current
11:0811:08, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,880‎ N The liberation which is obtained by such impersonal meditation is not complete; therefore Lord Caitanya rejected it ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The liberation which is obtained by such impersonal meditation is not complete; therefore Lord Caitanya rejected it"}} {{notes..." current
11:0611:06, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,228‎ N As stated in Bhagavad-gita: For those whose minds are attracted to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, advancement is very troublesome. To make progress in that discipline is always difficult for those who are embodied - BG 12.5 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"For those whose minds are attracted to the unmanifested, impersonal feature of the Supreme, adv..." current
11:0211:02, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,084‎ N The impersonalists are frustrated in their attempts to make the mind void by artificial meditation. It is very difficult to void the mind of all material conceptions ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"impersonalists are frustrated in their attempts to make the mind void by artificial meditation. It is very difficult to void t..." current
11:0011:00, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,041‎ N When spiritual knowledge is not complete, one will be hindered in his attempt to cleanse the mind of all material variegatedness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When spiritual knowledge is not complete, one will be hindered in his attempt to cleanse the mind of all material variegatedne..."
10:5610:56, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,035‎ N As long as one is absorbed in impersonal thoughts or in thoughts of the void, his entrance into an eternal blissful life of knowledge is not completed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is absorbed in impersonal thoughts or in thoughts of the void, his entrance into an eternal blissful life of kn..."
10:5310:53, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,873‎ N The pure living entity is not liberated unless he is completely engaged in spiritual activity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure living entity is not liberated unless he is completely engaged in spiritual activity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankru..." current
10:5010:50, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,329‎ N Although there is no material contamination when one attains the stage of Brahman realization, that stage is not perfect because there is no positive engagement in spiritual activity. Because it is still on the mental plane, it is external ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there is no material contamination when one attains the stage of Brahman realization, that stage is not perfect becau..."
10:4510:45, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,236‎ N Lord Caitanya, however, rejected the proposal (of Ramananda Raya) because simply by renouncing material results in Brahman realization one does not realize the spiritual world and spiritual activities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, however, rejected this proposal also because simply by renouncing material results in Brahman realization one d..."
10:4110:41, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,194‎ N Ramananda Raya first suggested devotional service rendered with renunciation of fruitive activities, but here he suggests that devotional service with full knowledge and spiritual realization added is superior ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya first suggested devotional service rendered with renunciation of fruitive activities, but here he suggests t..." current
10:3910:39, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,503‎ N Ramananda Raya cited more evidence from BG: "One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman. He never laments, nor desires, he is equally disposed. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me (Krsna)" - BG 18.54 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya then cited more evidence from Bhagavad-gītā"|"One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes t..."
10:3110:31, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,327‎ N Such philosophers cannot imagine that they can reach beyond nirvana and the Brahman effulgence to the Vaikuntha planets of the spiritual sky. Because in simple renunciation there is no conception of spiritual planets and spiritual activities ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such philosophers cannot imagine that they can reach beyond nirvāṇa and the Brahman effulgence to the Vaikuṇṭha planets..."
10:2310:23, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,939‎ Generally there are two kinds of philosophers in the renounced order of life. The goal of one is nirvana, and the goal of the other is the impersonal Brahman effulgence ‎No edit summary current
10:2110:21, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,261‎ N Lord Caitanya rejected the third proposal (of Ramananda Raya), for He wanted to demonstrate that renunciation in itself is not sufficient. There must be positive engagement. Without positive engagement, the highest perfectional stage cannot be attained ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya also rejected this third proposal, for He wanted to demonstrate that renunciation in itself is not sufficient. T..."
10:1610:16, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ m Ramananda quoted Lord Krsna's injunction in Bhagavad-gita: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear" - BG 18.66 ‎ Alankrutha moved page Ramananda quoted Lord Krsna's injunction in Bhagavad-gita: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear" - BG 18.66) to Ramananda quoted Lord Krsna's injunction in Bhagavad-gita: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear" - BG 18.66 current
10:1610:16, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,015‎ N Ramananda quoted Lord Krsna's injunction in Bhagavad-gita: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear" - BG 18.66 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda also quoted Lord Kṛṣṇa's injunction in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrende..."
09:5709:57, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,135‎ N Ramananda Raya cited the verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.11.32) wherein the Lord says: In the scriptures I have described the ritualistic principles and the way one can become situated in devotional service. That is the highest perfection of religion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the scriptures I have described the ritualistic principles and the way one can become situated in devotional service. That..."
09:5109:51, 16 October 2021 diff hist +27,345‎ N After having his suggestions rejected twice, Ramananda proposed that one should forsake his occupational activities altogether and by detachment rise to the transcendental plane. In other words, he recommended complete renunciation of worldly life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After having his suggestions rejected twice, Ramananda proposed that one should forsake his occupational activities altogether..." current
09:3809:38, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,217‎ N A worker is simply instructed here to offer the results of his work to the Supreme Lord, but there is no information given to enable one to get out of the material entanglement. Therefore Lord Caitanya rejected his proposal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A worker is simply instructed here to offer the results of his work to the Supreme Lord, but there is no information given to..." current
09:3509:35, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,039‎ N A worker's identification with material existence cannot be changed without proper guidance. Such fruitive activity will continue one's material existence ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A worker's identification with material existence cannot be changed without proper guidance. Such fruitive activity will conti..."
09:3209:32, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,347‎ N Offering everything to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as enjoined by Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, is better than impersonally making the Supreme Lord subject to our work, but it is still short of surrendering activities to the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Offering everything to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as enjoined by Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, is better..."
09:2609:26, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,831‎ N Lord Caitanya rejected this second statement (that it is better to give up the results of fruitive activities), saying, "If you (Ramananda Raya) know of something higher, state it" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, however, also rejected this second statement, saying"|"If you know of something higher, state it"}} {{notes|}}..." current
07:3407:34, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,440‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.2.36) states that one should submit everything - his fruitive activities, body, speech, mind, senses, intelligence, soul and modes of nature - to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"states that one should submit everything - his fruitive activities, body, speech, mind, senses, intelligence, soul and modes o..."
07:2807:28, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,257‎ N Ramananda Raya quoted a verse from Bhagavad-gita: "O son of Kunti, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me" - BG 9.27 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Kuntī, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may..."
07:2207:22, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,981‎ N Ramananda Raya understood the purpose of Lord Caitanya, and, stating that it is better to give up the results of fruitive activities, he quoted a verse from Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya understood the purpose of Lord Caitanya, and, stating that it is better to give up the results of fruitive a..."
07:1507:15, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ Visnu, the Supreme Lord, has no independence but is bound to award a certain kind of result to the worker. Such a dependent goal becomes subjected to the worshiper, who accepts the Supreme Lord to be both impersonal and personal, as he may wish ‎No edit summary current
07:1307:13, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ Karma-mimamsa followers accept God to be subject to one's work. Their conclusion is that if one works nicely, God is bound to give good results ‎No edit summary current
07:1307:13, 16 October 2021 diff hist 0‎ Lord Caitanya rejected the statement cited by Ramananda Raya from Visnu Purana because the Lord wished to reject a class of philosophers known as karma-mimamsa ‎No edit summary current
07:1207:12, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,137‎ N Actually this philosophy (of Karma-mimamsa) stresses the impersonal feature of the Supreme Absolute Truth. Because Lord Caitanya did not like such impersonalism, He rejected it ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually this philosophy stresses the impersonal feature of the Supreme Absolute Truth. Because Lord Caitanya did not like suc..."
07:0707:07, 16 October 2021 diff hist +14,443‎ N Visnu, the Supreme Lord, has no independence but is bound to award a certain kind of result to the worker. Such a dependent goal becomes subjected to the worshiper, who accepts the Supreme Lord to be both impersonal and personal, as he may wish ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, has no independence but is bound to award a certain kind of result to the worker. Such a dependen..."
07:0007:00, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,956‎ N Karma-mimamsa followers accept God to be subject to one's work. Their conclusion is that if one works nicely, God is bound to give good results ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karma-mīmāṁsa followers accept God to be subject to one's work. Their conclusion is that if one works nicely, God is bound..."
06:5606:56, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,971‎ N Lord Caitanya rejected the statement cited by Ramananda Raya from Visnu Purana because the Lord wished to reject a class of philosophers known as karma-mimamsa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya rejected the statement cited by Rāmānanda Rāya from Viṣṇu Purāṇa because the Lord wished to reject a c..."
06:2806:28, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,351‎ N Lord Caitanya was pointing out that if a man has a material conception of life, he cannot attain the highest perfection even if he follows all the ritualistic regulations ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya was pointing out that if a man has a material conception of life, he cannot attain the highest perfection even i..." current
06:2606:26, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,462‎ N Ramananda Raya wanted to present these facts before the Lord, but apparently discharge of ritualistic duties wasn't sufficient, for Lord Caitanya said that it was external ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya wanted to present these facts before the Lord, but apparently discharge of ritualistic duties wasn't suffici..." current
06:2306:23, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,445‎ N The Vedic injunctions aim in this direction - of worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, man can, in the performance of his own duty, attain perfection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic injunctions also aim in this direction"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-10-16T06:..."
06:1906:19, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,628‎ N This perfectional process (of worshiping the Lord, who is the source of all beings) is followed by great devotees like Bodhayana, Tanka, Dramida, Guhadeva, Kapardi & Bharuci. All these great personalities have followed this particular path of perfection ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This perfectional process is followed by great devotees like Bodhāyana, Ṭaṅka, Dramiḍa, Guhadeva, Kapardi and Bhāruci...." current
06:1306:13, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,392‎ N In Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krsna says: By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, man can, in the performance of his own duty, attain perfection - BG 18.45 - BG 18.45-46 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, man can, in the performance of his own duty,..." current
06:1006:10, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,255‎ N In Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krsna says: "By following one's qualities of work, every man can become perfect" - BG 18.45 - BG 18.45-46 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
05:5905:59, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,713‎ N In Bhagavad-gita, Sri Krsna, who appeared to deliver all classes of people, states that a human being can attain the highest perfectional stage of life by worshiping the Supreme Lord, from whom everything has emanated, through his occupational duty ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who appeared to deliver all classes of people, states that a human being can attain the..."
05:5405:54, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,301‎ N According to the verse cited by Ramananda Raya, one can rise to the point of devotional service by ritualistic performance ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the verse cited by Rāmānanda Rāya, one can rise to the point of devotional service by ritualistic performance"..." current
05:5005:50, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,482‎ Lord Visnu is not satisfied simply by a ritualistic adherence to Vedic instructions; He is actually pleased when one attains the stage of devotional service ‎No edit summary
05:4805:48, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,166‎ N Formal execution of rituals and religion is useless unless it culminates in the perfection of devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formal execution of rituals and religion is useless unless it culminates in the perfection of devotional service"}} {{notes|}}..."
05:4405:44, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,622‎ N After hearing Ramananda Raya expound upon the proper execution of a regulated life, Lord Caitanya said that such regulations are simply external. Indirectly He asked Ramananda to expound on something superior to such an external exhibition ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing Rāmānanda Rāya expound upon the proper execution of a regulated life, Lord Caitanya said that such regulation..." current
05:3505:35, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,285‎ N If one faithfully discharges his prescribed duties, he is sure to advance toward perfection. Thus regulated life is the source of perfection for everyone ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one faithfully discharges his prescribed duties, he is sure to advance toward perfection. Thus regulated life is the source..." current
05:3205:32, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,749‎ N The social classes can be further characterized as follows: (4) He who has no special knowledge but is satisfied by serving the other three classes (namely brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas) is called a sudra ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(4) He who has no special knowledge but is satisfied by serving the other three classes is called a śūdra"|"The social class..."
05:2605:26, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,510‎ N The social classes can be further characterized as follows: (3) He who is engaged in agriculture, herding cows and carrying out a trade or business is called a vaisya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(3) He who is engaged in agriculture, herding cows and carrying out a trade or business is called a vaiśya"|"The social class..." current
05:2105:21, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,391‎ N The social classes can be further characterized as follows: (2) He who has taken to displaying force and entering government administration is called a ksatriya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The social classes can be further characterized as follows"|"(2) He who has taken to displaying force and entering government..." current
05:0805:08, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,593‎ N The social classes can be further characterized as follows: (1) He whose aim is to understand the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, and devote himself to the learning of the Vedas and similar literatures is called a brahmana ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The social classes can be further characterized as follows: (1) He whose aim is to understand the Supreme Lord, the Personalit..." current
05:0205:02, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,399‎ N The divisions of society are so designed that many people of different character can be regulated under them for the peaceful administration of society and for spiritual advancement as well ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The divisions of society are so designed that many people of different character can be regulated under them for the peaceful..." current
04:5804:58, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,448‎ N The character of a particular person develops by following the regulative principles in accordance with one's birth, association and education ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The character of a particular person develops by following the regulative principles in accordance with one's birth, associati..." current
04:5504:55, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,333‎ N One can peacefully execute the goal of human life simply by following the rules and regulations which apply to one's self ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can peacefully execute the goal of human life simply by following the rules and regulations which apply to one's self"}} {..."
04:5204:52, 16 October 2021 diff hist +13,681‎ N Ramananda Raya stated that those who strictly follow the rules and regulations of these eight social divisions can actually satisfy the Supreme Lord, and one who does not follow them certainly spoils his human form of life and glides toward hell ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya stated that those who strictly follow the rules and regulations of these eight social divisions can actually..."

18:3318:33, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,424‎ N For spiritual advancement, the four stages of asrama must also be followed: namely, student life - brahmacarya, householder - grhastha, retired - vanaprastha and the renounced life - sannyasa ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for spiritual advancement, the four stages of āśrama must also be followed: namely, student life (brahmacarya), householder..." current
18:2818:28, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,244‎ N A society which is civilized and organized should follow the prescribed rules and regulations for the particular classes - namely brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A society which is civilized and organized should follow the prescribed rules and regulations for the particular classes"}} {{..."
18:2618:26, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,564‎ N For each class (namely brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras) there are prescribed rules and regulations as well as occupational functions. The prescribed duties and qualities of the four classes are described in - Bhagavad-gita 18.41-44 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For each class there are prescribed rules and regulations as well as occupational functions. The prescribed duties and qualiti..." current
18:1918:19, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,547‎ N For understanding one's relationship with the Supreme Lord human society is divided into four classes: the intellectuals - brahmanas, the administrators - ksatriyas, the merchants - vaisyas, and the laborers - sudras ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For this purpose human society is divided into four classes: the intellectuals (brāhmaṇas), the administrators (kṣatriyas..." current
18:1318:13, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,590‎ N The purport is that human life is meant for understanding one's relationship with the Supreme Lord, and by acting in that way any human being can dovetail himself in the service of the Lord by discharging his prescribed duties ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purport is that human life is meant for understanding one's relationship with the Supreme Lord, and by acting in that way..."
18:0918:09, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,393‎ N Sri Ramananda Raya quoted a verse from Visnu Purana (3.8.9) which states that the Supreme Lord is worshiped by one's occupational duty and that there is no alternative for satisfying Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also quoted a verse from Viṣṇu Purāṇa (3.8.9) which states that the Supreme Lord is worshiped by one's occupational..."
18:0618:06, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,450‎ N Sri Ramananda Raya at once replied (to Lord Caitanya): "A person who is sincere in his occupational duty will gradually develop a sense of God consciousness" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Ramananda Raya at once replied"|"A person who is sincere in his occupational duty will gradually develop a sense of God co..."
18:0118:01, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,600‎ N Before Ramananda Raya could even ask the Lord a question about the advancement of spiritual knowledge, the Lord Himself said, "Please quote some verses from scripture about the ultimate goal of human life" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before Ramananda Raya could even ask the Lord a question about the advancement of spiritual knowledge, the Lord Himself said"|..."
17:5717:57, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,555‎ N That evening, after the Lord had taken His bath and seated Himself, Ramananda Raya came to see Him with a servant. He offered his respects and sat down before the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That evening, after the Lord had taken His bath and seated Himself, Rāmānanda Rāya came to see Him with a servant. He offer..." current
17:5417:54, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,467‎ N After meeting for the first time that morning on the banks of the Godavari, Ramananda Raya and Lord Caitanya separated with the understanding that Ramananda Raya would come in the evening to see the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After meeting for the first time that morning on the banks of the Godāvarī, Rāmānanda Rāya and Lord Caitanya separated wi..." current
17:5017:50, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,294‎ N Devotees never advertise themselves as great, but the Lord is very anxious to advertise the glory of His devotees ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees never advertise themselves as great, but the Lord is very anxious to advertise the glory of His devotees"}} {{notes|}..." current
17:4417:44, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,779‎ N Although Ramananda, out of his meek and gentle behavior, considered himself to be born in a lower sudra family, Lord Caitanya nonetheless considered him to be situated in the highest transcendental stage of devotion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Rāmānanda, out of his meek and gentle behavior, considered himself to be born in a lower śūdra family, Lord Caita..."
17:4017:40, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,493‎ N Although Ramananda Raya was born in a nonbrahminical family, he was far, far advanced in spiritual knowledge and activity. Therefore he was more respectable than one who simply happens to be born in a brahminical family ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Rāmānanda Rāya was born in a nonbrahminical family, he was far, far advanced in spiritual knowledge and activity...."
17:3617:36, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,410‎ N Lord Caitanya's special treatment of Ramananda Raya indicated that although Ramananda Raya was born in a nonbrahminical family, he was far, far advanced in spiritual knowledge and activity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya's special treatment of Rāmānanda Rāya indicated that although Rāmānanda Rāya was born in a nonbrahminical..."
17:3117:31, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,519‎ N Ramananda Raya was surprised by Lord Caitanya's behavior, and he cited a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.8.4): "The great personalities and sages appear in the homes of worldly men just to show them mercy" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ramananda Raya was surprised by Lord Caitanya's behavior, and he cited a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam"|"The great personalitie..."
17:2817:28, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,365‎ N Lord Caitanya, however, knew Ramananda Raya to be a great devotee, and therefore He did not hesitate to touch and embrace him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, however, knew Rāmānanda Rāya to be a great devotee, and therefore He did not hesitate to touch and embrace h..." current
17:2517:25, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,730‎ N Ramananda Raya very much appreciated the Lord's touching a man of wealth. A king, governor or any politician is always absorbed in thoughts of political affairs and pounds-shilling-pence; therefore such persons are avoided by sannyasis ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya very much appreciated the Lord's touching a man of wealth. A king, governor or any politician is always abso..."
17:2117:21, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,427‎ N "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considers me to be one of his devotees," Ramananda Raya replied (to Lord Caitanya). "Therefore he has kindly recommended that You see me" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya considers me to be one of his devotees"|"Ramananda Raya replied"|"Therefore he has kindly recommended..." current
17:1617:16, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,439‎ N Lord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya sat down together. "Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has spoken very highly of you," Lord Caitanya informed him. "So I have come to see you" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya sat down together"|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya has spoken very highly of you"|"Lord Caitanya inf..." current
15:1815:18, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,346‎ N Lord Caitanya understood the brahmanas' thoughts, and, considering the unfavorable situation, He pacified Himself ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya understood the brāhmaṇas' thoughts, and, considering the unfavorable situation, He pacified Himself"}} {{note..." current
14:2414:24, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,793‎ N Indeed, they (the brahmanas) were rather surprised to see such a great sannyasi touch a sudra, and they were also surprised to see Ramananda Raya, who was a great governor and practically king of that province, crying simply by touching a sannyasi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, they were rather surprised to see such a great sannyāsī touch a śūdra, and they were also surprised to see Rāmān..." current
14:2014:20, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,606‎ N The brahmanas were surprised to see them (Lord Caitanya and Ramananda Raya) embracing in transcendental ecstasy. The brahmanas were all stalwart followers of the rituals, and they could not understand the meaning of such devotional symptoms ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas who accompanied Rāmānanda Rāya were surprised to see them embracing in transcendental ecstasy. The brāhma..."
14:1414:14, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,362‎ When Ramananda Raya presented his credentials, Lord Caitanya embraced him, and both of them were overwhelmed with ecstasy ‎No edit summary current
13:4413:44, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,653‎ N When Ramananda Raya presented his credentials, Lord Caitanya embraced him, and both of them were overwhelmed with ecstasy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Rāmānanda Rāya presented his credentials, Lord Caitanya embraced him, and both of them were overwhelmed with ecstasy...."
13:3913:39, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,628‎ N Upon reaching Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Ramananda Raya prostrated himself and offered his obeisances and respects. Lord Caitanya received him by vibrating Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Upon reaching Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Rāmānanda Rāya prostrated himself and offered his obeisances and respects. Lord Caitany..." current
13:3613:36, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,495‎ N Being a great devotee, Ramananda Raya was attracted by the features of Lord Caitanya, who appeared as a sannyasi, and he himself came to see the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a great devotee, Rāmānanda Rāya was attracted by the features of Lord Caitanya, who appeared as a sannyāsī, and he..." current
13:3213:32, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,269‎ N Because He (Lord Caitanya) was in the renounced order of life, He restrained Himself from going to see a political personage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because He was in the renounced order of life, He restrained Himself from going to see a political personage"}} {{notes|}} {{c..." current
12:5112:51, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,679‎ N Previously the Lord had been asked by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya to visit the great devotee Ramananda Raya at Kabur. The Lord could understand that the man approaching the river bank (Godavari) was Ramananda Raya, and He desired to see him immediately ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Previously the Lord had been asked by Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya to visit the great devotee Rāmānanda Rāya at Kabur. Th..." current
12:4612:46, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,677‎ N While sitting and chanting, the Lord saw that the governor of the province, Sri Ramananda Raya, had reached the banks of the river (Godavari) accompanied by his associates, which included many brahmanas ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While sitting and chanting, the Lord saw that the governor of the province, Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya, had reached the banks of..." current
12:3912:39, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,453‎ N After taking a bath on the banks of the Godavari, the Lord sat near the bank and began chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After taking a bath on the banks of the Godāvarī, the Lord sat near the bank and began chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛ..." current
12:3612:36, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,393‎ N While on the bank of this river (Godavari), the Lord remembered the Yamuna River in Vrndavana, and He considered the trees on the bank to be the forest of Vrndavana. Thus He was in ecstasy there ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While on the bank of this river, the Lord remembered the Yamunā River in Vṛndāvana, and He considered the trees on the ban..." current
10:1810:18, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,298‎ N After visiting the temple of Jiyara-nrsimha, the Lord proceeded further south into India and ultimately reached the bank of the Godavari ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After visiting the temple of Jiyara-nṛsiṁha, the Lord proceeded further south into India and ultimately reached the bank o..." current
10:1210:12, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,527‎ N Just as a lion is very ferocious to other animals but very kind and submissive to his cubs, so Lord Nrsimha appeared ferocious to Hiranyakasipu and very kind to His devotee Prahlada ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as a lion is very ferocious to other animals but very kind and submissive to his cubs, so Lord Nṛsiṁha appeared feroc..." current
10:0810:08, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,442‎ N Lord Nrsimha appeared as a half-man, half-lion incarnation of Krsna when Prahlada, a boy devotee of the Lord, was harassed by his demoniac father Hiranyakasipu ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Nṛsiṁha appeared as a half-man, half-lion incarnation of Kṛṣṇa when Prahlāda, a boy devotee of the Lord, was h..." current
10:0410:04, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,771‎ N When Lord Caitanya visited this temple (known as Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra), He praised the Deity and quoted a verse from SB 7.9.1: "Although Lord Nrsimha is very severe to demons and nondevotees, He is very kind to His submissive devotees like Prahlada" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Caitanya visited this temple, He praised the Deity and quoted a verse from Śrīdhara Svāmī's commentary on Śrīm..."
09:5109:51, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,392‎ N To facilitate attendance, there are free apartments for visitors at the temple (known as Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra). The temple is managed by priests of the Ramanujacarya sect ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To facilitate attendance, there are free apartments for visitors at the temple. The temple is managed by priests of the Rāmā..." current
09:4709:47, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,311‎ N An inscription in the temple (Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra) states that the King of Vijayanagara formerly decorated this temple with gold and even smeared the body of the Deity with gold ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An inscription in the temple states that the King of Vijayanagara formerly decorated this temple with gold and even smeared th..." current
09:4209:42, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,190‎ N The temple (Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra) is filled with beautiful sculpture, of interest to many students, and due to its popularity it is a very rich temple ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This temple is filled with beautiful sculpture, of interest to many students, and due to its popularity it is a very rich temp..." current
09:3809:38, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,245‎ N The temple is situated on the top of a hill. There are many temples in that area, but Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra temple is the largest of all ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The temple is situated on the top of a hill. There are many temples in that area, but Jiyara-nṛsiṁha-kṣetra temple is th..." current
09:3609:36, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,519‎ N When Lord Caitanya visited the southern part of India, He first went to the great temple known as Jiyara-nrsimha-ksetra. This temple is situated in a place known as Simhacalam, five miles from the Visakhapattana railway station ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Caitanya visited the southern part of India, He first went to the great temple known as Jiyara-nṛsiṁha-kṣetra...." current
09:3209:32, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,556‎ N By the grace of Lord Caitanya, Ramananda Raya attained his higher knowledge of devotional service and again, after retiring from service, resolved to see Lord Caitanya in Puri ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the grace of Lord Caitanya, Rāmānanda Rāya attained his higher knowledge of devotional service and again, after retiring..." current
09:2909:29, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,625‎ N As clouds appear from the ocean, distribute water all over the world, and return to the ocean, so by the grace of Lord Caitanya, Ramananda Raya attained his higher knowledge of devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As clouds appear from the ocean, distribute water all over the world, and return to the ocean, so by the grace of Lord Caitany..." current
09:2409:24, 15 October 2021 diff hist +13,491‎ N Ramananda Raya was a greatly advanced scholar in devotional service, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya he gathered all transcendental conclusions just as a cloud gathers water from the ocean ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya was a greatly advanced scholar in devotional service, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya he gathered all tran..." current

15:3315:33, 10 October 2021 diff hist +13,392‎ N The author of Caitanya-caritamrta has described Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the ocean of transcendental knowledge and Sri Ramananda Raya as the cloud which is produced from that ocean ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The author of Caitanya-caritāmṛta has described Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the ocean of transcendental knowledge and Śr..." current
15:1315:13, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,892‎ N Everyone marked a great change in Bhattacarya, and they concluded that this change was made possible only by the inconceivable power of Lord Caitanya. Thus they took it for granted that Lord Caitanya was none other than Lord Krsna Himself ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone marked a great change in Bhaṭṭācārya, and they concluded that this change was made possible only by the inconce..." current
15:0615:06, 10 October 2021 diff hist +24,112‎ N The Lord is like a touchstone, for by His grace He can turn iron into gold. After his conversion, everyone marked a great change in Bhattacarya, and they concluded that this change was made possible only by the inconceivable power of Lord Caitanya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is like a touchstone, for by His grace He can turn iron into gold. After his conversion, everyone marked a great chan..." current
14:5714:57, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,756‎ N Bhattacarya, who had taken pleasure in explaining Mayavadi philosophy, became such a staunch devotee that he even hated to utter the word mukti. This is only possible by the causeless mercy of the Lord Sri Caitanya ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaṭṭācārya, who had taken pleasure in explaining Māyāvādī philosophy, became such a staunch devotee that he even ha..." current
14:5314:53, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,861‎ N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "I even hate to utter the word mukti. However, I am very enthusiastic to speak of bhakti." Lord Caitanya laughed very loudly at this and embraced Bhattacarya with great love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I therefore even hate to utter the word mukti. However, I am very enthusiastic to speak of bhakti"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ala..." current
14:4914:49, 10 October 2021 diff hist +46,771‎ N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, "I prefer bhakti to mukti. Although according to You there are two meanings to the word mukti, still, because this word is equivocal, when one hears the word mukti, he immediately thinks of becoming one with the Supreme" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I prefer bhakti to mukti. Although according to You there are two meanings to the word mukti, still, because this word is equi..." current
14:3914:39, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,791‎ N The Personality of Godhead has innumerable liberated souls engaged in His transcendental loving service, and He is the ultimate resort of liberation. In any case, Krsna is the ultimate shelter ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead has innumerable liberated souls engaged in His transcendental loving service, and He is the ultimat..."
14:3214:32, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,677‎ N Lord Caitanya informed Bhattacarya that there is another purport to the word mukti. The word mukti-pade directly indicates the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya informed Bhaṭṭācārya that there is another purport to the word mukti. The word mukti-pade directly indicat..." current
14:2914:29, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,423‎ N The devotee has no aspiration other than engaging in the transcendental loving service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee has no aspiration other than engaging in the transcendental loving service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Al..." current
14:2614:26, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,759‎ N Out of the two possibilities of merging in transcendence - namely becoming one with the impersonal Brahman effulgence and becoming one with the Personality of Godhead - the latter is more abominable to the devotee ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the two possibilities of merging in transcendence—namely becoming one with the impersonal Brahman effulgence and beco..."
14:2214:22, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,545‎ N A devotee will accept one of the four other kinds of liberation in consideration for being engaged in the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He will, however, accept one of the four other kinds of liberation in consideration for being engaged in the service of the Lo..." current
14:0514:05, 10 October 2021 diff hist +23,704‎ N A devotee has no particular interest in any types of liberation. He is satisfied simply by being engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee has no particular interest in any of these types of liberation. He is satisfied simply by being engaged in the trans..." current

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