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24 April 2024
- 18:5018:50, 24 April 2024 diff hist +74 This perfect samadhi (meditation on the transcendental form of Lord Visnu) is verified at the end of the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 18:4118:41, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 Those who are too engrossed in sense gratification cannot be allowed to participate in arcana or to touch the transcendental form of the Radha-Krsna or Visnu Deities. For them it is better to meditate upon the gigantic virat-rupa of the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:3818:38, 24 April 2024 diff hist +41 Visnu-tattva is an unlimited expansion of different transcendental forms of the Personality of Godhead, and the supreme or original form of visnu-tattva is Govinda, or Lord Krsna, the supreme cause of all causes No edit summary current
- 18:3418:34, 24 April 2024 diff hist −3 When some great saintly persons who had undergone penances and austerities saw the four-handed transcendental form of Visnu, they began to remark as follows No edit summary current
- 18:3118:31, 24 April 2024 diff hist +45 Your (Visnu's) name, form and qualities are all transcendental and beyond the conception of experimental knowledge. Indeed, who can conceive of You? In the material world we can perceive only material names and qualities No edit summary current
23 April 2024
- 18:5018:50, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 Yogis generally meditate upon the transcendental form of Visnu, but devotees not only meditate upon Him but actually engage in the direct service of the Lord No edit summary current
- 18:4918:49, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 Our present senses are all made of material elements, and therefore they are imperfect in realizing the transcendental form of Lord Visnu. He is therefore worshiped by sound representation via the transcendental method of chanting No edit summary current
- 18:4818:48, 23 April 2024 diff hist +82 O Lord (Visnu), Your transcendental name and form are not ascertained by those who merely speculate on the path of imagination. Your name, form and attributes can be ascertained only through devotional service - SB 10.2.36 No edit summary current
- 18:4618:46, 23 April 2024 diff hist +22 It is desired most earnestly that the proprietors and managers of big mills, factories, hospitals, universities, hotels, and various other institutions install a temple for worshiping any of these transcendental forms of Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:4518:45, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 In various institutions install a temple for worshiping any of transcendental forms of Visnu. This will transform all the workers in these institutions into karma-yogis No edit summary current
- 18:4418:44, 23 April 2024 diff hist +41 In the sixth vilasa (of Hari-bhakti-vilasa), the required practices for inviting the transcendental form of the Lord and bathing Him are given. In the seventh vilasa, one is instructed on how to collect flowers used for the worship of Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:4218:42, 23 April 2024 diff hist +73 I understand that this transcendental form is generally perceived in meditation by the great sages, but I am still afraid because as soon as Kamsa understands that You (Visnu) have appeared, he might harm You - Devaki expressed her motherly affection No edit summary current
- 18:4018:40, 23 April 2024 diff hist +53 Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu and remembering them, these processes are accepted as pure devotional service - SB 7.5.23 No edit summary
21 April 2024
- 18:0318:03, 21 April 2024 diff hist +13 O Lord (Visnu), we (the demigods) are fortunate because the heavy burden of the demons upon this earth is immediately removed by Your appearance - SB 10.2.38 No edit summary current
- 18:0118:01, 21 April 2024 diff hist +13 She (Mother Saci) directly had as her child Lord Visnu, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and she served Him from the day of His appearance. This is the position of nitya-siddha associates No edit summary current
- 18:0018:00, 21 April 2024 diff hist +72 Since Brahma is the supermost person in the universe and he had never before experienced such a form, he could guess that the wonderful appearance of the boar was an incarnation of Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:5917:59, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The appearance of Lord Visnu at that time could be compared to the rising of the full moon over the eastern horizon. The objection may be raised that since Krsna appeared on the eighth day of the waning moon, there could be no rising of the full moon No edit summary current
- 17:5817:58, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The appearance of Lord Visnu at that time could be compared to the rising of the full moon over the eastern horizon. The objection may be raised that since Lord Krsna appeared on the 8th day of the waning moon, there could be no rising of the full moon No edit summary current
- 17:5717:57, 21 April 2024 diff hist +82 The appearance of the wonderful and gigantic incarnation of Visnu as the mountainlike boar did not fill them (Brahma and the other enlightened brahmanas) with any kind of fear No edit summary current
- 17:5517:55, 21 April 2024 diff hist −2 The deity presiding over the hands is Indra, and the presiding deity of movement is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Visnu appeared on the appearance of the legs of the virat-purusa No edit summary current
- 17:5317:53, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The Nagapatnis said, "Although You have expanded into the three principal deities of this universe - namely Brahma, Visnu and Siva - for creation, maintenance and destruction, Your appearance as Visnu is actually for the benediction of living creatures" No edit summary current
- 17:5217:52, 21 April 2024 diff hist +32 The Nagapatnis said, "For those who are actually peaceful and who are aspiring after the supreme peace, worship of Your (Krsna's) peaceful appearance as Lord Visnu is recommended" No edit summary current
- 17:4917:49, 21 April 2024 diff hist +66 When Visnu in His incarnation appears before us, He seems to be like one of the conditioned souls, materially encaged, just to bewilder the asuras, or the nonbelievers, who are always alert to kill the Lord, even from the very beginning of His appearance No edit summary current
20 April 2024
- 18:2718:27, 20 April 2024 diff hist +50 Lord Sri Krsna was not that type of incarnation. He was actually the Personality of Godhead from the very beginning of His appearance. He appeared before His so-called mother as four-armed Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:2418:24, 20 April 2024 diff hist +32 King Indra said, "Even though we are accustomed to see Your four-handed Visnu form, this appearance with eight hands is as real as the four-handed form No edit summary current
- 18:1918:19, 20 April 2024 diff hist +32 In other Dvapara-yugas, previous to Lord Krsna’s appearance, the Supreme Lord appeared in a greenish body by His own personal expansion. This is mentioned in the Visnu Purana, Hari-vamsa and Mahabharata No edit summary current
- 18:1718:17, 20 April 2024 diff hist +66 He (Lord Maha-Visnu) is a plenary portion of Lord Sri Krsna, and thus although He is nondifferent from Lord Krsna, His formal appearance in the material world as an incarnation is temporary No edit summary current
- 18:1118:11, 20 April 2024 diff hist +13 Ananta caturdasi-vrata. As there is Nrsimha caturdasi. . . A Vaisnava, they have got different functions of appearance and disappearance days of Vaisnava and Visnu No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 20 April 2024 diff hist −10 After separating the different universes, the gigantic universal form of the Lord (Maha-visnu), which came out of the causal ocean, the place of appearance for the first purusa-avatara, entered into each of the separate universes No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 20 April 2024 diff hist +68 After separating the different universes, the gigantic universal form of the Lord (Maha-visnu), which came out of the causal ocean, the place of appearance for the first purusa-avatara, entered into each of the separate universes No edit summary
19 April 2024
- 21:0821:08, 19 April 2024 diff hist +32 When His incarnation is present on this planet or in this universe, the Lord kills the demons & protects His devotees simultaneously. Sometimes Visnu appears in His person as Lord Krsna or Lord Rama. All of these appearances are mentioned in the sastras No edit summary current
- 21:0621:06, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 This universe is existing due to the Garbhodakasayi Visnu. There is not only one universe, but there are many millions, and they are all working very nicely because the Garbhodakasayi Visnu is present No edit summary current
- 21:0421:04, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 There is a Vaikunthaloka covered with water in this material world, and on that planet is a place called Vedavati, where Vasudeva is located. Another planet known as Visnuloka is situated above Satyaloka, and there Sankarsana is present No edit summary current
- 21:0321:03, 19 April 2024 diff hist +30 The third, Ksirodakasayi Visnu, is diffused as the all-pervading Supersoul in all the universes and is known as Paramatma. He is present even within the atoms No edit summary current
18 April 2024
- 18:0618:06, 18 April 2024 diff hist +30 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu, is present in everyone's heart as the Supersoul, and He is the proprietor of all planets and the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices. He was personally present at the sacrifices made by King Prthu No edit summary current
- 18:0418:04, 18 April 2024 diff hist +41 The Lord is present in three features - as Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Because He is present everywhere, He is described as sarvam khalv idam brahma. Visnu exists beyond Brahman No edit summary current
- 18:0218:02, 18 April 2024 diff hist +56 The form of Garbhodakasayi Visnu is called Narayana because He rests Himself on that water. In addition, He is the resting place of all living creatures. Besides that, Narayana is also present in everyone's heart, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 18:0018:00, 18 April 2024 diff hist +11 The demon cannot stand the presence of Visnu, the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:5917:59, 18 April 2024 diff hist +56 Seeing the Lord (Visnu) present before them, King Nabhi and his priests and associates felt just like poor people who have suddenly attained great riches. They received the Lord and respectfully bent their heads and offered Him things in worship No edit summary current
- 17:5717:57, 18 April 2024 diff hist +107 Only by Your (Lord Visnu's) presence can one understand the transcendental nature of Your Lordship, who are the controller of material nature - SB 10.2.35 No edit summary
- 17:5217:52, 18 April 2024 diff hist +30 The brahmana priests were very hopeful that their sacrifice (the sacrifice performed by Daksa) would be carried out without obstacles now that Lord Visnu was present No edit summary current
17 April 2024
- 05:2705:27, 17 April 2024 diff hist +13 Category:Visnu's Appearance No edit summary current
- 05:2505:25, 17 April 2024 diff hist +139 N Category:Visnu's Appearance Created page with "Category:Visnu Category:Appearance Category:God's Appearance Category:Visnu's Umbrella Category Category:All Categories"
- 05:1705:17, 17 April 2024 diff hist +43 Lord Visnu's appearance at the sacrificial arena of Maharaja Nabhi was just to please the King and his assistants. Otherwise there was no reason for His being present there No edit summary current
- 05:1505:15, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Lord Visnu was personally present at the sacrificial arena, but this does not mean that He had any interest in His own personal benefit. Similarly, the arca-vigraha, the Deity in the temple, is present for the same purpose No edit summary current
- 05:1305:13, 17 April 2024 diff hist +11 Lord Siva accepts maya, but in the presence of Lord Visnu, maya does not exist. Consequently Lord Siva has to be considered a product of maya No edit summary current
- 05:1105:11, 17 April 2024 diff hist +56 Lord Ksirodakasayi Visnu was present before Dhruva Maharaja, who could also understand the Lord's two other forms, namely Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Karanodakasayi (Maha) Visnu No edit summary current
- 05:0905:09, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Just as our spirit is present within the body, the Lord is present within the universe as Paramatma. Due to the presence of Ksirodakasayi Visnu, the material creation exists, just as due to our presence our bodies are existing No edit summary current
- 04:4904:49, 17 April 2024 diff hist +37 Visnu is one, and yet He is certainly all-pervading. By His inconceivable potency, in spite of His one form, He is present everywhere. As the sun, He appears in many places at once. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:4104:41, 17 April 2024 diff hist +93 When His incarnation is present on this planet or in this universe, the Lord kills the demons & protects His devotees simultaneously. Sometimes Visnu appears in His person as Lord Krsna or Lord Rama. All of these appearances are mentioned in the sastras No edit summary
- 04:3904:39, 17 April 2024 diff hist −19 Your (Lord Visnu's) transcendental nature is very difficult to understand unless one is influenced by the presence of Your transcendental form - SB 10.2.35 No edit summary current
- 04:3704:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist +11 It is recommended that a particular demigod be worshiped for a particular purpose, but still the presence of Visnu is compulsory in order to make the function proper No edit summary current
- 04:3504:35, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 He (Garbhodakasayi Visnu) is present not only within the universe but within the bodies of all living creatures, as well as within the atom No edit summary current
- 04:3304:33, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Everything in existence works in proper order because of Lord Visnu. Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham. Even paramanu, the small atoms, work because of Lord Visnu's presence within them No edit summary current
- 04:3104:31, 17 April 2024 diff hist +59 Even without taking the shape of an animal, Visnu could kill him by hurling His Sudarsana cakra, which can go anywhere without the Lord's physical presence. Therefore Hiranyakasipu was careful to guard against all kinds of weapons No edit summary
- 04:2904:29, 17 April 2024 diff hist +38 By His (Visnu's) all-pervading features He is everywhere present as the Supreme Truth, and in His personal feature He is always present in His transcendental abode of Goloka Vrndavana, where He displays His transcendental pastimes in all variegatedness No edit summary current
- 04:2604:26, 17 April 2024 diff hist +30 Due to His presence (Lord Visnu), everything is working, and there are actions and reactions No edit summary current
14 April 2024
- 17:3917:39, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 When I was born from the abdominal lotus flower of the Lord (Maha-Visnu), the great person, I had no ingredients for sacrificial performances except the bodily limbs of the great Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:3817:38, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 When Aghasura was killed & the demigods were looking on the incident with great surprise, Brahma, who was born of the lotus flower growing out of the navel of Visnu, also came to see. He was surprised how a little boy like Krsna could act so wonderfully No edit summary current
- 17:3617:36, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 We can understand from the Vedic literature that this universe is half filled with water, on which Garbhodakasayi Visnu is lying. From His abdomen a lotus flower has grown, and within the stem of that lotus flower all the different planets exist No edit summary current
- 17:3517:35, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower which grows from the navel of Visnu. The goddess Laksmi sits at the feet of Visnu & serves Him No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 14 April 2024 diff hist −19 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower that grows from the navel of Visnu - CC Intro No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 Visnu does not require anything in order to create. He does not require the goddess Laksmi in order to give birth to Brahma, for he is born from a lotus flower that grows from the navel of Visnu - CC Intro No edit summary
- 16:3116:31, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 This verse (SB 4.7.21) nicely describes how the sun, moon, eight-petalled lotus flower and humming black bees were represented by the fans of hair, the overhead canopy, the moving earrings on both sides of His (Lord Visnu) face, and His blackish hair No edit summary current
- 16:2616:26, 14 April 2024 diff hist +60 The Yamadutas saw that their (the Visnudutas) eyes were just like petals of the lotus flower, so beautiful. Sarve padma-palasaksah. And all dressed in saffron cloth, yellow. Kiritinah, with helmet; kundalino, earrings. Kiritinah and with flower garlands No edit summary current
- 16:2216:22, 14 April 2024 diff hist +32 The system of yoga entails controlling the mind, and the Lord of the mind is Aniruddha. It is stated that Aniruddha is four-handed, with Sudarsana cakra, conchshell, club and lotus flower. There are twenty-four forms of Visnu, each differently named No edit summary current
- 16:2016:20, 14 April 2024 diff hist +8 The Supreme Spirit entered the universe, and the first living being, Brahma, was born on a lotus flower grown out of the transcendental abdomen of Visnu. Visnu is therefore known as Padmanabha No edit summary current
- 16:1816:18, 14 April 2024 diff hist +34 The Lord as Garbhodakasayi Visnu lies in the ocean of Garbha within this universe, and from His navel the lotus flower sprouts. Lord Brahma is generated from that lotus flower, and from Lord Brahma the creation of this material world begins No edit summary current
- 16:1716:17, 14 April 2024 diff hist +43 The inhabitants of Visnuloka are of the same bodily feature as Lord Visnu, and they also hold club, conchshell, lotus flower and disc No edit summary current
- 16:1416:14, 14 April 2024 diff hist −11 The face of Lord Visnu as described in this verse (SB 4.7.20) appears like a lotus flower with bees humming over it No edit summary current
12 April 2024
- 17:2017:20, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 The immediate expansion of Lord Krsna is Baladeva, and Brahma, born from the lotus flower from Garbhodakasayi Visnu, is an expansion of Baladeva No edit summary current
- 17:1917:19, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 The existence of mother Ganges begins from the lotus feet of the Lord. Although this statement that water comes from a lotus flower is a contradiction, in connection with Lord Visnu it is a great wonder No edit summary current
- 17:1717:17, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 The creation, first Maha-Visnu; then from Maha-Visnu there is Garbhodakasayi Visnu. From Garbhodakasayi Visnu there is Ksirodakasayi Visnu, expansion of Visnu, and from Him, Brahma comes. Brahma is born out of Garbhodakasayi Visnu on the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 17:1617:16, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 The body of Garbhodakasayi Visnu is described as sprouting the lotus stem within which all the planets of the universe remain, and at the top of the stem is the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born No edit summary current
- 17:1417:14, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 Seeing the lines of Lord Visnu's palm on King Prthu's right hand and impressions of lotus flowers on the soles of his feet, Lord Brahma could understand that King Prthu was a partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 17:1317:13, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Rudra is stated to be the son of Brahma. So Brahma is the son, or born out of the lotus flower from the abdomen of Visnu. Visnu is expansion of Krsna. In this way Krsna is the origin of everything. That is a fact No edit summary current
- 17:1117:11, 12 April 2024 diff hist −11 Rudra, Lord Siva, is actually born from between the eyes of Brahma, who is called Svayambhu because he is not born of any human being or material creature but is born directly from the lotus flower which grows from the abdomen of Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:1017:10, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Piercing through, this sum total form of the fruitive activity of the living entities took the shape of the bud of a lotus flower generated from Visnu & by His supreme will it illuminated everything, like the sun & dried up the vast waters of devastation No edit summary current
- 17:0817:08, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 Our history begins from the beginning of the creation because the creation takes place with the birth of Brahma from the abdomen lotus flower of Lord Visnu. Then Brahma gradually creates No edit summary current
- 17:0717:07, 12 April 2024 diff hist +66 On the coiled lap of Sesa Naga, Krsna was sitting very soberly, with four hands. His eyes were like the reddish petals of the lotus flower. After returning to the Yamuna, Akrura saw Balarama turned into Sesa Naga and Krsna turned into Maha-Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:0517:05, 12 April 2024 diff hist +48 Maha-visnu is the original cause of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and from Him comes the lotus flower from which Lord Brahma is manifested. Thus the original cause of everything is Visnu, and consequently the cosmic manifestation is not different from Visnu No edit summary current
- 17:0317:03, 12 April 2024 diff hist +16 Lord Visnu said, "My dear father, O great sage, I know that your feet are very soft, like a lotus flower, and that My chest is as hard as a thunderbolt. I am therefore afraid that you (Bhrgu Muni) may have felt some pain by kicking My chest No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Lord Brahma saw the lake in Lord Visnu's navel, and the lotus flower, as well as the devastating water, the drying air and the sky. All became visible to him No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 Lord Brahma is considered the father of the demigods, but Krsna, or Lord Visnu, is the father of Brahma because Brahma took birth from the lotus flower growing from the Lord's abdomen No edit summary current
- 16:5916:59, 12 April 2024 diff hist +8 Lord Brahma also dies and takes birth. From Vedic literatures we understand that Lord Brahma took birth from the lotus flower generated from the navel of Visnu No edit summary current
- 16:5616:56, 12 April 2024 diff hist +34 In the Transcendence there is no chance of material contact by any means. Brahma is the first living being, and therefore he mentions his birth from the lotus flower generated from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu No edit summary current
11 April 2024
- 12:3212:32, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Into that universal lotus flower Lord Visnu personally entered as the Supersoul, and when it was thus impregnated with all the modes of material nature, the personality of Vedic wisdom, whom we call the self-born, was generated No edit summary current
- 12:2812:28, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Generally in the four hands of Visnu there are a wheel, club, conchshell and lotus flower. These four symbols are seen in the four hands of Visnu in different arrangements No edit summary current
- 12:2712:27, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu are identical plenary expansions of Pradyumna, the original Deity of Brahma, who is born from the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 12:2512:25, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Garbhodakasayi Visnu, from whose abdomen sprouted the lotus flower which is the birthplace of Brahma, may also be considered the Lord of the universe No edit summary current
- 12:2412:24, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 From the navel of the Personality of Godhead Garbhodakasayi Visnu sprouted a lotus flower effulgent like a thousand blazing suns. This lotus flower is the reservoir of all conditioned souls No edit summary current
- 12:2312:23, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 From the navel of Garbhodakasayi Visnu has sprung the stem of the lotus flower, the birthplace of Brahma, who is the father of all living beings and the master of all the demigod engineers engaged in the perfect design and working of the universal order No edit summary current
- 12:2112:21, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 From the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, a lotus flower sprouts. Lord Brahma, the first creature of the universe, is born from this lotus flower, and subsequently, Lord Brahma creates the whole universe No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 From His (Garbhodakasayi Visnu) navel the stem of the lotus flower sprouted, and on the flower petals the birth of Brahma, or the master engineer of the universal plan, took place No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 11 April 2024 diff hist +8 Brahma takes his birth from the abdomen of the Lord Himself. A lotus flower grows from the abdomen of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and Brahma is born there No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Brahma, the firstborn living being, is born out of the abdominal lotus flower of the Maha-Visnu plenary expansion of Lord Krsna. The abdominal lotus flower is part of the Lord's bodily limbs, and Brahma is born out of the lotus flower No edit summary current
- 12:1612:16, 11 April 2024 diff hist 0 A yogi who is practicing meditation on the Supersoul sees within himself the plenary portion of Krsna as Visnu-with four hands, holding conchshell, wheel, club and lotus flower. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1512:15, 11 April 2024 diff hist 0 Because the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born is grown from the navel of Visnu, Lord Visnu is known as Padmanabha No edit summary current
- 12:1512:15, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 Because the lotus flower on which Lord Brahma is born is grown from the navel of Visnu, Lord Visnu is known as Padmanabha No edit summary
- 12:1312:13, 11 April 2024 diff hist +34 A yogi who is practicing meditation on the Supersoul sees within himself the plenary portion of Krsna as Visnu-with four hands, holding conchshell, wheel, club and lotus flower. BG 1972 purports No edit summary