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16 April 2021
- 19:2519:25, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,339 N Being a brahmana, he (the native prince of Satara, Maharashtra) took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Srimanta Balasaheb Pantha Maharaja. The state still bears the expenditure for temple maintenance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a brāhmaṇa, he took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Śrīmanta Bālāsāheb Pantha Mahārāja. The st..."
- 19:1219:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,333 N In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Satara. During the time of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the native prince belonged to the Vaisnava cult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Sātārā. During the time of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the n..." current
- 19:0919:09, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,780 N In the temple of Bindu Madhava there are Deities of four-handed Narayana and the goddess Laksmi. In front of these Deities is a column of Sri Garuda, and along the side are deities of Lord Rama, Sita, Laksmana and Sri Hanumanji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temple of Bindu Mādhava there are Deities of four-handed Nārāyaṇa and the goddess Lakṣmī. In front of these Dei..." current
- 19:0419:04, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,556 N Later, another temple (in the place of Bindu Madhava) was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later, another temple was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 19:0019:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,688 The old temple of Bindu Madhava, which was visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was later dismantled by Aurangzeb, the great Hindu-hating emperor of the Mogul dynasty. In the place of this temple, he constructed a big masjid, or mosque No edit summary current
- 18:5718:57, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,348 N Formerly five rivers converged there (at the Bindu Madhava temple in Varanasi), and they were named Dhutapapa, Kirana, Sarasvati, Ganga and Yamuna. Now only the river Ganges is visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly five rivers converged there, and they were named Dhūtapāpā, Kiraṇā, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā and Yamunā. Now only..." current
- 18:5218:52, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,273 N The Bindu Madhava temple is the oldest Visnu temple in Varanasi. At present this temple is known as Veni Madhava, and it is situated on the banks of the Ganges Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bindu Mādhava temple is the oldest Viṣṇu temple in Vārāṇasī. At present this temple is known as Veṇī Mādhava..."
- 18:3918:39, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,131 N According to this passage from the Kasi-khanda (mentioned in CC Madhya 17.82), one who gives up his body at Manikarnika is liberated simply by remembering Lord Siva’s name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to this passage from the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, one who gives up his body at Maṇikarṇikā is liberated simply by re..."
- 18:2918:29, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,485 N It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Manikarnika is especially sanctified because it is very dear to Lord Visvanatha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Maṇikarṇikā is..."
- 18:2418:24, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,714 N According to some, Visvanatha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person through the ear, which receives the vibration of the holy name of Lord Rama. Because of this, this holy place is called Manikarnika Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to some, Lord Viśvanātha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person..."
- 18:0918:09, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2 Manikarnika is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the ear of Lord Visnu. According to some, it fell from the ear of Lord Siva. The word mani means - jewel, and karnika means - from the ear No edit summary
- 18:0318:03, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,370 N Manikarnika is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the ear of Lord Visnu. According to some, it fell from the ear of Lord Siva. The word mani means - jewel, and karnika means - from the ear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maṇikarṇikā is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the e..."
- 17:5617:56, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,204 Kasi is another name for Varanasi (Benares). It has been a place of pilgrimage since time immemorial. Two rivers named Asih and Varuna merge there No edit summary current
- 17:1217:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,535 N This (CC Madhya 17.80) is a quotation from the Bhavartha-dipika commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
- 16:4816:48, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,099 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted invitations from sudra-mahajanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initiated by a Vaisnava mantra can be accepted as a brahmana. One can accept an invitation from such a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted invitations from śūdra-mahājanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initia..."
- 16:0816:08, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,055 A Vaisnava will accept an invitation from a brahmana or sudra-mahajana if that person is an initiated Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 16:0516:05, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,967 N A Mayavadi sannyasi will accept an invitation only from a brahmana family, but a Vaisnava does not accept an invitation from a brahmana if he does not belong to the Vaisnava sect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Māyāvādī sannyāsī will accept an invitation only from a brāhmaṇa family, but a Vaiṣṇava does not accept an invi..." current
- 15:4315:43, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,808 N This (the term sudra-mahajana) indicates that one who is born in a non-brahmana family has accepted the brahmana status by initiation. Such devotees extended invitations to Balabhadra Bhattacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This indicates that one who is born in a non-brāhmaṇa family has accepted the brāhmaṇa status by initiation. Such devote..."
- 15:0015:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,094 N Actually a sannyasi or a brahmana will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, there are many devotees who are raised to the platform of brahmana by their initiation. These people are called sudra-mahajana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually a sannyāsī or a brāhmaṇa will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, the..."
- 14:0214:02, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,918 N Who can understand how His (Lord Caitanya's) potency is working all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Who can understand how His potency is working all over the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current