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9 March 2021
- 11:0811:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,675 He (Yayati) performed more than one thousand different sacrifices, gave in charity very liberally and was a very influential king. His majestic power was felt all over the world Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0611:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,074 He (Maharaja Yudhisthira) thought himself ungrateful because when the Pandavas were fatherless, Maharaja Dhrtarastra had given them all royal facilities to live, and in return he had killed all Dhrtarastra's sons in the Battle of Kuruksetra Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0611:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,924 He (Maharaja Pariksit) protected his subjects from falling prey to the sinful acts of the age of Kali, and at the same time he gave full facility to the age of Kali by allotting him some particular places Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0611:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +8,046 He (Krsna) is exactly like a well wishing father who does not give much wealth into the hand of his immature son, but who, when the son is grown up and knows how to spend money, gives him the whole treasury house Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0611:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,368 He (Krsna) is always with His associates and paraphernalia. For instance, if someone says, "Give something to eat to the man with the weapons," the eating process is done by the man and not by the weapons Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0511:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,740 He (Krsna) came there on the scene and asked Draupadi to give whatever food she might have in her stock. On being so requested by the Lord, Draupadi was sorrowful because He asked her for some food and she was unable to supply it at that time Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0511:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,684 He (Krsna) asked them (citizens of Dvaraka) to remain outside, He Himself entered the dark tunnel alone to find Rksa, Jambavan. After entering the tunnel, Krsna saw that the valuable jewel known as Syamantaka had been given to the son of Rksa as a toy Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0511:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,363 He (King Nrga) said that he had been very charitably disposed and had given away so many cows that the total was equal to the number of particles of dust on the earth, stars in the sky or drops of water in a rainfall Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0511:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,923 He (Kardama Muni) willingly gave love of God, and he recommended that she (Devahuti) accept it and enjoy it because he had already achieved it Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0411:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,639 He (Kardama Muni) gives evidence that those who are actually elevated in yoga aspire in life after life to see this form of the Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0411:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,658 He (Kamsa) also dreamed that someone gave him poison and he was drinking it. He dreamed also that he was going naked with a garland of flowers and was smearing oil all over his body Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0411:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,853 He (Bharata, the son of Sakuntala) performed many great sacrifices, in which he gave great riches in charity to the brahmanas. This chapter ends by describing the birth of Bharadvaja and how Maharaja Bharata accepted Bharadvaja as his son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0411:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,788 He (Bali) sounded the conchshell given him by his spiritual master, Sukracarya, thus creating a fearful situation for the women protected by Indra Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,953 He (Arjuna) besieged a city of the name Ahichhatra, belonging to Maharaja Drupada, and after taking it over he gave it to Dronacarya Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,251 He (Akrura) first wanted to give good advice to Dhrtarastra, who was so favorably inclined toward his own sons and unfavorably inclined toward the Pandavas Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,640 Hayasirsa Purana states, "I simply pray to be an eternal servant at Your lotus feet. Kindly oblige me and give me this benediction" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,604 Having first given hints about the verse describing the principal reason why the Lord appeared, now I shall manifest its full meaning Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,689 Having divided the remaining food with his relatives, Rantideva was just about to eat his own share when a sudra guest arrived. Seeing the sudra in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, King Rantideva gave him also a share of the food Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0311:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,220 Having determined to kill even his son, Hiranyakasipu gave the example of amputating a part of one's body that has become septic and therefore injurious to the rest of the body. The same example, of course, may also be applied to nondevotees Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0211:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,184 Has someone addressed you with unfriendly words or threatened you? Could you not give charity to one who asked, or could you not keep your promise to someone? Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0211:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,609 Haridasa Thakura said, "My dear Advaita Acarya, let me submit something before Your Honor. Every day You give me alms of food to eat. What is the necessity of this" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0211:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,229 Gurun is plural in number because anyone who gives spiritual instructions based on the revealed scriptures is accepted as a spiritual master Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0211:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,296 Guru means the teacher. So if the teacher does not give you real knowledge, then he is not teacher. He is cheater Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0111:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +8,130 Guru means he gives light to the persons who are living in darkness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0111:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,638 Great personalities of power and opulence never become proud, and the example is given that a tree which is full of fruits and flowers does not stand erect in pride but instead bends downwards to show submissiveness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,081 Gradually Maharaja Bharata became very affectionate toward the deer. He began to raise it and maintain it by giving it grass. He was always careful to protect it from the attacks of tigers and other animals Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,839 Govinda would present the prasadam and say to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, "This has been given by such-and-such devotee." The Lord, however, would not actually eat it. He would simply say, "Keep it in storage" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,433 Govinda will give me prasadam later, outside the door. Understanding his mind, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not call him again Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,288 Government means, nowadays, all rascals. They are elected by rascals and they are rascals. That is the difficulty. Everywhere you go, you will meet only rascals. Manda. The definition is given, manda Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,892 Gopis said, "We have seen the footprints of Krsna & Radha, & they are giving us great pain, because Krsna is everything to us. But that girl is so cunning that She has taken Him away alone and is enjoying His kissing without sharing Him with us" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:0011:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,524 Gopinatha was then shown all the residential places, and Vaninatha was given large quantities of food (maha-prasadam) left by Lord Jagannatha Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5910:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,258 Giving with the purpose of gaining something is called charity in the mode of passion Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5810:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +12,791 Given by the authorities Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5810:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,353 Give them nice prasadam by which they are attracted. It doesn't matter khicuri, puri, kacuri, ladu. That I want Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5810:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,228 Give them further instructions on standards of a Brahman Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5810:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +22,721 Give the dog a bad name and hang it Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5710:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +36,030 Give real knowledge Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5710:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,923 Give means Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5710:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,667 Give me sole lordship over all the living entities and presiding deities, and give me all the glories obtained by that position. Furthermore, give me all the mystic powers attained by long austerities and the practice of yoga Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5610:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +44,188 George has given Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5610:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,447 Generally people are spoiling their lives for decorating the dead body and giving no attention at all to the spirit soul within Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5610:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,453 Generally it is experienced that the father gives life to the child but the mother gives its body; although the seed of life is given by the father, the body develops within the womb of the mother Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5510:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,617 Garga Muni convinced Nanda Maharaja that Narayana Himself had become his son (in the form of Krsna). In various ways he described the transcendental qualities of his son. After giving this information, Garga Muni returned to his home Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5510:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,153 Ganges appeared before King Bhagiratha and said, "I am very much satisfied with your austerities and am now prepared to give you benedictions as you desire." Being thus addressed by Gangadevi, the King bowed his head before her and explained his desire Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5410:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,385 From the false ego of goodness, another transformation takes place. From this evolves the mind, whose thoughts and reflections give rise to desire Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5410:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,220 From my childhood I was very much fond of Radha-Krsna, and now my good disciples are helping me to open so many Radha-Krsna temples all over the world. It gives me so much pleasure Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5310:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,224 From Diviratha came a son named Dharmaratha, and his son was Citraratha, who was celebrated as Romapada. Romapada, however, was without issue, and therefore his friend Maharaja Dasaratha gave him his own daughter, named Santa Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5310:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +8,607 Friends who were younger than Krsna, who were always attached to Him and who gave Him all kinds of service, are called ordinary friends, or, simply, friends Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5310:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,015 Fortunately the Krsna consciousness movement is there to give all facilities for both material and spiritual advancement. In this way people in the Western countries may take advantage of this movement Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:5310:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,698 Fortunately, man has been given higher intelligence for the cultivation of Krsna consciousness, or the understanding of God, one's relationship with Him, and the ultimate goal of life, love of God Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5310:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,939 Fortunately, Garuda was not an ordinary bird, and he felt the strokes given by Bhaumasura just as a great elephant feels the impact of a garland of flowers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5210:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,349 Forgetting Krsna, the living entity has been attracted by the external feature from time immemorial. Therefore the illusory energy (maya) gives him all kinds of misery in his material existence Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:5210:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,328 For your temple programs you should read from Bhagavatam and explain, and then someone should explain in Hindi. Prasadam must also be given. Whatever you can give, but something must be there. On the whole I am very much pleased by your program Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5210:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,165 For this disobedience I (Rahugana) shall now punish you (Jada Bharata) just as Yamaraja, the superintendent of death, punishes sinful people. I shall give you proper treatment so that you will come to your senses and do the correct thing Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:5110:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,694 For the airplanes in those days (Dhruva Maharaja's time) were made of gold, whereas at the present moment airplanes are made of base aluminium. This just gives a hint of the opulence of Dhruva Maharaja's days and the poverty of modern times Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5110:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,707 For members nowadays we are not giving books free. First when becoming the member they receive five large books, but after that they must pay for future books Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5010:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,965 For example, from these literatures we are given the histories of Krsna's appearances and disappearances millions and billions of years ago Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5010:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,418 For composing I think Rayarama has not given you the right time. It must be ready within one and a half months after the machine is there. By rough calculation, one can compose at least 10 pages per day, so for 400 pages it takes utmost 40-45 days Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:5010:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,826 For a human being, agricultural produce, fruits and milk are sufficient and compatible foodstuffs. The human society should give more attention to animal protection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:4910:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,087 Following His footsteps, we are preaching Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult and giving sannyasa for preaching. That is not unauthorized Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4910:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,663 Fifty years ago, no one would deprive a sadhu of a quart or two of milk, and every householder would give milk like water Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4910:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,665 Far from being elevated to the heavenly planets or fulfilling one's desire, one who does not properly give a beggar what he has promised falls down to a hellish condition of life Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4810:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,590 Faith means that you are meant for giving some service to Krsna. You should stick to that service, that path, in spite of all impediments. That is the passing of test Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4810:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,513 Expert vipras, being sufficiently paid by the state, could give free service to the people in general, and thus this department of Vedic knowledge could be available for all Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4710:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,125 Expert dramatists, artists, dancers, singers, historians, genealogists and learned speakers all gave their respective contributions, being inspired by the superhuman pastimes of the Lord. Thus they proceeded on and on Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4710:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,309 Evil spirits like Bhutas, Pretas, Pisacas, Yaksas, Raksasas and Vinayakas are always ready to give trouble to the body, the life air and the senses, causing loss of memory, madness and bad dreams - SB 10.6.27-29 Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:4610:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,943 Everything is already there but it is now mixed up; we want to bring the whole world in to order by giving the right directions to all classes of men. Right direction means to deliver the instructions of Krishna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4610:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,361 Everyone was filled up to the neck because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu kept telling the distributors, "Give them more! Give them more" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4610:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,678 Everyone was engaged in material enjoyment, whether sinfully or virtuously. No one was interested in the transcendental service of the Lord, which can give total relief from the repetition of birth and death Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4610:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,385 Everyone should engage himself in that transcendental loving service of the Lord, even in the present conditional state of material existence; that will gradually give one the clue to actual life and please him to complete satisfaction Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4610:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,678 Everyone should be given the opportunity to take prasada, but this does not mean that everyone has the right to become Narayana Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4510:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,779 Everyone should be given freedom to live at the cost of the supreme father, and animal-killing - either for religion or for food - is always condemned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4510:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,847 Everyone must die in this way (in great bereavement), and after one's mental condition is taken into account by the laws of material nature, he is given another chance to fulfill his desires in a different body Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4510:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,992 Everyone is searching after the truth. That is the philosophical way of life. The demigods give information that the Supreme Absolute Truth is Krsna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4410:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,139 Everyone, especially the grhasthas, who are mudha-dhi, ignorant about the goal of life, should be given opportunities to hear about Krsna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4410:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,916 Everyone's energy is generated or borrowed from the reservoir of energy of the Lord; therefore, the resultant actions of such energy must be given to the Lord in the shape of transcendental loving service for Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4410:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,692 Every one of us wants to remove the miseries of life, but we do not know how to do it. The solution is given here, and it rests on us to assimilate it or not Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4410:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,122 Every living entity who has come to this material world has come for material enjoyment, but according to his own karma, activities, must accept a certain type of body given to him by material nature under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:4410:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,940 Every living entity is supposed to be the king of his body because the living entity is given full freedom to use his body as he likes Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4310:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,439 Every day he (Marutta) used to give in charity to the learned brahmanas such things as beddings, seats, conveyances and sufficient quantities of gold Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4310:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,133 Every day I am getting request for second initiation, but I do not know. The responsibility goes to the presidents who pick them. Unless they are thoroughly convinced second initiation should not be given Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4310:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,508 Every day, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would eat at the house of Raghava Pandita. Sometimes He would give Raghava Pandita the opportunity to see Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4310:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,083 Every Sannyasi, even if you see a Mayavadi Sannyasi, offer him your respects - there will be no harm. As you have observed we shall follow Lord Caitanya's instruction that we give all due respects to others regarding their position Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:4210:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,764 Even though there are so-called calamities, they are welcome because they give us an opportunity to remember the Lord (Krsna), which means liberation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4210:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,233 Even though one has a son, if one wants to have a particular son from one's daughter, one may give one's daughter in charity on that condition Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4210:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,752 Even those pious activities which can promote one to the heavenly planets or give liberation from material miseries cannot compare with it Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:4210:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,973 Even in this material world, we can understand that the sun has existed for millions of years and has given off heat and light since its creation, yet the sun still retains its power and never changes Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4210:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,983 Even in the absence of certain manifestations in the subtle body, the objects of sense enjoyment may act. The example has been given of a nocturnal emission, in which the physical senses act even when the physical objects are not manifest Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4110:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,112 Even if one is born in a family of dog-eaters, he can become My devotee and be very dear to Me, in spite of having taken birth in such a family. Therefore, offerings should be given to My devotee, and whatever My devotee has offered Me should be accepted Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4010:40, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,433 Encourage Siddhasvarupa Maharaja to continue to speak as much as possible and give him all facilities. Whenever there is some question or if he speaks something incorrect, you may humbly correct him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:4010:40, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,364 Emphasis should be given to the words of Bhagavat, they are spiritual and will have powerful effect if someone only hears them with attention, do not be very much enamoured by fancy costumes and stage-decorations, they will only distract Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3910:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +39,453 Eight kinds of Deities are mentioned in the sastra, and the mental Deity is one of them. In this regard, the following description is given in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3910:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,679 Each thought only of killing the other, and they (Bhimasena and Duryodhana) did not give much importance to the instruction of Lord Balarama Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3810:38, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,075 Durvasa Muni wanted to chastise Maharaja Ambarisa, it is to be understood that he wanted to give pain to the heart of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the Lord says, sadhavo hrdayam mahyam: The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3810:38, 9 March 2021 diff hist +12,953 During the forest life one demon girl, Hidimba, wanted Bhima as her husband. Bhima refused, but when the girl approached Kunti and Yudhisthira, they ordered Bhima to accept her proposal and give her a son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3710:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,657 Due to their unclean habits they are prohibited, but at the same time they are given other facilities so they may be elevated to the highest grade of devotional service by association with pure devotees Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3710:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,752 Due to the mode of passion, we desire many things, and according to our desire or anxiety and according to the order of the Supreme Lord, material nature gives us a certain type of body. For some time we play as master or servant Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:3710:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,969 Due to his inability to sufficiently drink that nectar, he becomes very unhappy and criticizes the creator for not having given more than two eyes Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3710:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +12,631 Draupadi was married with the Pandavas during their exile in the forest, but when they went back home Maharaja Drupada gave them immense wealth as a dowry Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3610:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,708 Dr. Svarupa Damodara Brahmacari, he has written a small booklet. He has criticized Darwin very strongly, that he is a speculator. A speculator cannot give you truth. That is not possible Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3610:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,147 Dr. Stillson Judah, he has written one book, perhaps you know, Hare Krsna and Counterculture, a very nice book about our movement, and he is giving importance Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3610:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,908 Dowry is a gift given to the daughter by the father to show good will, and it is compulsory Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3610:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,786 Don't waste your time by questioning some spiritual master or somebody unless you have pranipat. You must be ready to accept the answer which he gives; then make inquiry Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3610:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,534 Don't give them freely. There should be either the option to pay or return. Neither you should give the books to the Librarians of public and hospital libraries, it will not be fruitful Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3510:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,548 Do you think this lump of matter is giving life? But they are not dhira. All rascals, they cannot understand. The word is very important. How the rascals will understand? Therefore our Krsna consciousness movement is to educate the rascals Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3510:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,643 Do whatever you like or whatever may be easier for you to do, eat whatever you may eat, sacrifice whatever you can sacrifice, give whatever you may give in charity, and do whatever you may undertake in penance, but everything must be done for Him only Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3510:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,511 Do not be depressed. All along my godbrothers gave me only depression, repression, compression. But I continued strong in my duty Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3510:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,909 Diti replied: O my husband, I have now lost my sons. If you want to give me a benediction, I ask you for an immortal son who can kill Indra. I pray for this because Indra, with the help of Visnu, has killed my two sons Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:3410:34, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,675 Disease and unwanted guest, if you don't give food, they will go away Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3410:34, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,659 Disappointment gives rise to the greatest satisfaction Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3310:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,466 Dhruva Maharaja gave this example to Narada Muni. He said that his heart, having been pierced by the arrows of his stepmother's harsh words, felt so broken that nothing seemed valuable but his desire to counteract her insult Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3310:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,887 Devotees whose tongues are decorated always with prayers to Lord Krsna are always given respect even by the great saintly persons and sages, and such devotees are actually worshipable by the demigods Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3310:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,665 Devotees like Dhruva Maharaja, who was given unlimited material opulence, have the special mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3310:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,343 Devotees do not give any value to the opulence of this material world Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3210:32, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,568 Devaki, although safe because she had already given birth to her own son, Krsna, was anxious to save the daughter of someone else. This was natural for her Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3210:32, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,776 Devahuti requested her husband (Kardama Muni) to grant her something without fear. As a wife, she was a fully surrendered soul to her husband, and it is the responsibility of the husband to give his wife fearlessness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3110:31, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,073 Devahuti is saying, "You have given me all sorts of material comforts by your yogic power, and since you are now prepared to go away, you must give me your last award so that I may get free from this material, conditional life Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3110:31, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,905 Devahuti is indirectly asking that in his (Kardama Muni's) absence from home there be at least one male child to give her relief from her anxieties. This relief means spiritual instruction. Relief does not mean material comforts Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3110:31, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,407 Devahuti's father handed over responsibility for her to the husband, Kardama Muni, and in the same way, Kardama Muni also left home, giving the responsibility to his son, Kapiladeva. This narration will describe these events one after another Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3110:31, 9 March 2021 diff hist +12,882 Despite all her (Gandhari's) good qualities, she had the natural frailties of a woman, and she was envious of Kunti when the latter gave birth to a male child. Both the queens were pregnant, but Kunti first gave birth to a male child Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3010:30, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,674 Descriptions of the bodily features of the anugas in Vrndavana are given in the following statement Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:3010:30, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,587 Descriptions of his (Sukadeva Gosvami) travel in space are given in the Santi-parva of the Mahabharata (332). At last he attained the transcendental realm. He is known by different names like Araneya, Arunisuta, Vaiyasaki and Vyasatmaja Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:2910:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,582 Danam isvara-bhavah. On one hand, ksatriyas have the propensity to rule, but on the other they are very liberal with charity. When Maharaja Yudhisthira gave charity, he engaged Karna to take charge of distributing it. Karna was very famous as Data Karna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2910:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,480 Daksa was so hardhearted that he was unworthy to be called an Aryan or brahmana. Thus his ill fame still continues. Daksa means "expert," and he was given this name because of his ability to beget many hundreds and thousands of children Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2910:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,049 Daksa begot sixteen very beautiful daughters with lotuslike eyes in his wife Prasuti. Of these sixteen daughters, thirteen were given in marriage to Dharma, and one daughter was given to Agni Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2910:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +18,690 Daiva supervision gives us a body selected from 8,400,000 forms; the choice does not depend on our selection, but is awarded to us according to our destiny Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2810:28, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,794 Cyavana Muni said: Although you are ineligible to drink soma-rasa in sacrifices, I promise to give you a full pot of it. Kindly arrange beauty and youth for me, because they are attractive to young women Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2810:28, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,808 Cruel death cares for no one, be he Dhrtarastra or even Maharaja Yudhisthira; therefore spiritual instruction, as was given to old Dhrtarastra, was equally applicable to younger Maharaja Yudhisthira Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2710:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,382 Contributing or distributing the holy name of the Lord is a sublime example of contributing or giving charity Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2710:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,062 Consequently, the demigods known as the Maruts maintained the child, and when Maharaja Bharata was disappointed for want of a child, this child was given to him as his son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:2710:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,565 Consciousness is active by nature and cannot be stopped from working. Artificially stopping a mischievous child is not the real remedy. The child must be given some better engagement so that he will automatically stop causing mischief Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:2710:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,661 Concerning the set of Srimad-Bhagavatams that Dr. Tripati gave us in Aligarh, I happen to know that the complete set should not cost more than Rs. 700, like that. And besides that, the paper may be so brittle that it may be useless Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2710:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,585 Concerning Arabic translations, someone has already done one. He came to me in Bombay. Also, there is no need to give commentary on the Koran Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2610:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,979 Citraketu's son was his enemy in a past life and had now appeared as his son just to give him more severe pain. Indeed, the untimely death of the son caused severe lamentation for the father Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2610:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +14,447 Chivalrous activities can be manifested in the acts of mock-fighting, giving charity, showing mercy and executing religious principles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2510:25, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,966 Charity performed at an improper place and time and given to unworthy persons without respect and with contempt is charity in the mode of ignorance. BG 17.22 - 1972 Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2510:25, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,946 Charity, therefore, should be given to the first-class transcendentalist, the devotee Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2410:24, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,745 Canakya Pandita says: "What is the use of a son who is neither glorious nor devoted to the Lord? Such a son is like a blind eye, which simply gives pain but cannot help one see" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2410:24, 9 March 2021 diff hist +15,434 Canakya Pandita gives the example that a serpent that has a jewel on its head is still fearful because it is a serpent Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2310:23, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,758 By this intelligent mantra (narayana-kavaca), he took away the opulence of the demons and gave it to Mahendra, the King of heaven Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2310:23, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,582 By their various activities in different pastimes, all of these friends used to give transcendental pleasure to Krsna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:2210:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,193 By the kindness of the Lord, for the Father is kind to His sons, the individual living beings are given a little freedom to act according to their will to lord it over the material nature Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2210:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,273 By the judgment of Yamaraja, material nature gives them (nondevotees) bodies suitable for the reactions of their past activities. This is the process of dehantara, or transmigration of the self from one body to another Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2210:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,920 By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, clouds appeared on the sea, pouring torrents of rain, and breezes blew, carrying particles of water from the sea waves, to give the demigods relief Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2210:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,362 By the grace of the SPG, Krsna, a Krsna conscious person can see all his dormant desires at one time and finish all his future transmigrations. This facility is especially given to the devotee to make his path clear for returning home, back to Godhead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2110:21, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,104 By the blessings of Krsna, Yogamaya was able to achieve the reputation of being the daughter of mother Yasoda, who also became famous by the blessings of Krsna. Yasoda means "one who gives fame" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2110:21, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,110 By practicing restraint of the senses by the yoga system one can get relief from the disturbances of desire & lust, but this is not sufficient to give satisfaction to the soul, for this (satisfaction) is derived from devotional service to the P of G Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2010:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,209 By giving some charity for pious activity he (a grhamedhi) can go to a higher planetary atmosphere in the heavenly planets in his next life Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2010:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,697 By giving charity, a benevolent and merciful person undoubtedly becomes even more auspicious, especially when he gives charity to a person like your good self. Under the circumstances, I must give this little brahmacari whatever charity He wants from me Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:2010:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,632 By forgetting Krsna, the living entity has become materialistic since time immemorial. Therefore the illusory energy of Krsna is giving him different types of miseries in material existence Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1910:19, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,679 Brhaspati accepted Tara from Brahma, when he saw that she was pregnant he wanted her to deliver a son immediately. Tara certainly very much feared her husband, and she thought she might be punished after giving birth Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1810:18, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,806 Brahma drew the Lord's attention to this subject (of BG 9.26) and requested that He release Bali Maharaja, who was suffering, being bound by the ropes of Varuna, and who had already given everything, including the three worlds and whatever he possessed Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1710:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,538 Both the impersonalists and the personalists enter the spiritual realm, the spiritual sky, but the impersonalists are given their place in the impersonal Brahman effulgence, whereas the personalists are given a position in the Vaikuntha planets Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1710:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,672 Both the impersonalists and the personalists enter the spiritual realm, the spiritual sky, but the impersonalists are given their place in the impersonal Brahman effulgence, whereas the personalists are given a position in the Vaikuntha planet Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1710:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,529 Both brothers, Lord Krsna and Lord Baladeva, went to Mathura from Vrndavana and killed Their maternal uncle (Kamsa), who had given so much trouble to Their parents, Vasudeva and Devaki Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1610:16, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,113 Bhu-mandala is divided into seven islands because of these seven oceans. You (Sukadeva) have given a very general description of their measurement, names and characteristics. Now I (King Pariksit) wish to know of them in detail. Kindly fulfill my desire Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:1510:15, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,684 Bhismadeva, Dhrtarastra, Dronacarya, Duryodhana and Bahlika said, "They (the Yadus) had practically no position before we gave them a portion of our kingdom to rule, and now they are trying to command us" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1510:15, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,341 Bhimasena, Arjuna & Krsna then started together for Girivraja, the capital city of Jarasandha, dressing themselves in the garb of brahmanas. This was the plan devised by Uddhava before He started for Hastinapura, & now it was given practical application Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1510:15, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,664 Bharata Maharaja was very noble and exalted, and therefore when the deer was absent from him he thought himself unworthy to give it protection. Due to his attachment for the animal, he thought that the animal was as noble and exalted as he himself was Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1510:15, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,668 Bharata-varsa: This part of the world is also one of the nine varsas of the Jambudvipa. A description of Bharata-varsa is given in the Mahabharata (Bhisma-parva, Chapters 9 and 10) Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1410:14, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,109 Bhaktivinoda Thakura said: When one surrenders to Lord Visnu, one must be prepared to abide by His orders in all circumstances, whether He kills one or gives one protection. Lord Visnu must be worshiped in all circumstances Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1410:14, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,909 Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu has given considerable discussion about nitya-siddha and sadhana-siddha devotees. Nitya-siddha devotees come from Vaikuntha to this material world to teach, by their personal example, how to become a devotee Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1410:14, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,799 Bhagavata communism says that even if you have got a lizard in your room, you must give him something to eat. If you have got a serpent in your room, you must give it something to eat. Nobody in your house should starve Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1410:14, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,238 Bhagavad-gita is only a synopsis of the science of God, and it is more explicitly given in the Srimad-Bhagavata. But after all, it is a great science Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:1310:13, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,976 Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.25) gives a warning to the living entities: yanti deva-vrata devan - those who're addicted to the worship of the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, & those who are addicted to worship of the Pitas, forefathers, go to the Pitas Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:1310:13, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,106 Better to resolve the whole situation by approaching their leaders at once & reconciling everything with them by bringing them prasadam & other nice gifts & giving them our philosophy, and if they are willing to hear it, also teach them how to chant HK Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1210:12, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,538 Being given the choice by the superintendent of death, Yamaraja, King Nrga could have first accepted the results of his pious activities Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1210:12, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,626 Being falsely proud of your possessions, you promised to give Me land, but you could not fulfill your promise. Therefore, because your promise was false, you must live for a few years in hellish life Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1210:12, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,789 Before the advent of Lord Krsna within this universe, there were many battles between the demons and the demigods. Many demons died in the fighting, and they all were given the chance to take birth in high royal families on this earth Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:1110:11, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,743 Because woman is especially created by the Lord to give service to man. By accepting her service, a man is entrapped. If he is not intelligent enough to know that she is the gateway to hellish life, he may indulge in her association very liberally Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1110:11, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,102 Because the animals are given under the control of man, therefore man should open slaughterhouse and eat them? Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1110:11, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,217 Because the age of Kali was seeking an opportunity to spoil the cultural heritage of the four orders of life, the inexperienced boy gave a chance for the age of Kali to enter into the field of Vedic culture Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1010:10, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,485 Because the Lord (Prthu) was prepared to kill the planet earth, there was no one to give protection to her. We are all receiving protection from the Lord, and it is therefore proper that every one of us surrender unto Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1010:10, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,125 Because she (Mayadevi) gives all sorts of material facilities, she is called Krsna. In this way the material energy is differently named and situated in different places on the surface of the globe Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1010:10, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,419 Because she (Mayadevi) enjoys in this material world and gives facilities for material enjoyment, she is known as Kumuda. Because she is very severe to her enemies, the asuras, she is known as Candika Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:1010:10, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,098 Because our cows know very well that we are not going to kill them, they are happy, and they give ample milk. Therefore this instruction given by Lord Krsna - go-raksya - is extremely meaningful Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0910:09, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,249 Because of drinking the breast milk of their mother, the nine sons of Agnidhra naturally had strong, well-built bodies. Their father gave them each a kingdom in a different part of Jambudvipa. The kingdoms were named according to the names of the sons Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0910:09, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,875 Because her (Rohini's) husband was imprisoned by Kamsa, she was not very happy, but on the occasion of Krsna-janmastami, Nandotsava, when Nanda Maharaja gave dresses and ornaments to others, he also gave gorgeous garments and ornaments to Rohini Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0810:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,747 Because Nabhaga did not return from the place of his spiritual master, his brothers thought that he had taken brhadvrata-brahmacarya. Therefore, they did not preserve his share, and when he returned they gave him their father as his share Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0810:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,012 Bali decided not to follow his spiritual master's instruction that he deny his promise to Vamanadeva; instead, he decided to give the land according to the promise and be everlastingly celebrated as one of the twelve mahajanas (balir vaiyasakir vayam) Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0810:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,336 Bali Maharaja was then given the whole of Sutala for his residence and kingdom Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0710:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,445 Bali Maharaja had confidentially decided to give the gift to Lord Vamanadeva without discussion, but because such a decision would hurt the hearts of the asuras and his spiritual master, Sukracarya, he spoke equivocally Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0710:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,742 Bali Maharaja gave only three paces of land in charity to Vamanadeva, and he also offered a little water which Lord Vamanadeva accepted, and thereby Bali Maharaja attained the position of Indra Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0610:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +14,438 Authorities give... Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0510:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,754 At the present moment, the entire world is in this deplorable condition because of giving rights to so many interests. This is due to the degradation of the four castes of varnas and asramas Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0410:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,026 At that time Balabhadra Bhattacarya placed a request at the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He said, "Please give me permission to go see Lord Krsna directly" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0410:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,499 At such times of slight appearance, no consideration is given to it; as when one is eating some palatable dishes, if one also eats a small blade of grass, he will not taste it, nor will he care to distinguish what its taste is like Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0410:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,678 At such a time (after giving birth to many children and becoming older and older) the wife becomes detestable to the very man who accepted her in her younger days Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0310:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,461 Association. By association one can become spiritualized. It is very important thing. We are opening so many branches all over the world with this purpose, to give the facility of association Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0310:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,835 Asamanjasa was a jati-smara; because of his mystic power, he did not forget his previous consciousness. Thus he could give life to the dead Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0310:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,008 As you want to publish a comprehensive article about my activities in the Kalyana, I think it is proper to give you a short history of my coming to the western world Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0310:03, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,289 As you think fit, give twenty, fifteen, twelve, ten or five coins to each of them Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0210:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,295 As you have suggested that someone from our institution be opted as a member of the Managing Committee., I have selected Sri Vishvambhar Dayala as well as myself. Both of us may be made members, and I shall give instructions through him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0210:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,213 As you are not living separately, you may put your deity on the regular temple altar, and as they are caring for the deity and feeding and dressing and cleansing, so the temple pujari may also give your deity the proper care and worship Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0110:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,297 As such, she continuously bore the powerful semen of Kasyapa Muni, which was meant to give trouble to others, for one hundred years Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0110:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,286 As such, it is not befitting that the guru's servant should engage in My personal service. Yet My spiritual master has given this order. What shall I do Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0110:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,190 As stated in Bhagavad-gita 17.20 - That gift which is given out of duty, at the proper time and place, to a worthy person, and without expectation of return is considered to be charity in the mode of goodness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:0110:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,720 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.27), prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah. According to the modes of material nature we acquire, the material nature gives us facility for material enjoyment Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0110:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,992 As stated in Bhagavad-gita, God can also be pleased even by a fruit and a flower. When there is financial inability and no question of accumulating a dowry by another means, one can give a fruit and flower for the satisfaction of the bridegroom Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0010:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,413 As stated by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.10) To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 10:0010:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,737 As soon as all the brahmanas and Sanatana Gosvami saw the Nawab appear, they all stood up and respectfully gave him a sitting place to honor him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 10:0010:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,198 As mentioned in the previous verses (SB 3.28.12) (purusarcanam), this purusa is represented as the Paramatma, or Supersoul. A description of the Supersoul, upon whom one must meditate, will be given in the following verses Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,680 As long as we have these temporary bodies, they give us many varieties of tribulation - adhyatmika, adhibhautika & adhidaivika. This is the root cause of all suffering, but this root cause of suffering can be removed by revival of our Krsna consciousness Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,386 As long as the vital life-force is there, the mind works, and under the mind the senses work, and the senses give rise to so many material desires Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,968 As it is essential to get food grains and water by digging the earth, it is also essential to give protection to the cows and take nectarean milk from their milk bags Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5909:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,892 As in the next issue (of our Back To Godhead magazine) there will be no advertisements, we shall be able to give substantial reading matter like that of Bhaktivinode Thakura, "Teachings of the Golden Avatara.'' Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,314 As expressed by mother Yasoda herein (SB 10.8.42), I am not the owner of possessions, the opulent wife of Nanda Maharaja. The estate, the possessions, the cows and calves and the subjects like the gopis and cowherd men are all given to me Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,381 As a great king of the entire world, he (Prthu Maharaja) could have given them (the members of the assembly) orders, but he was so humble, meek and honest that he presented his statement for approval in order to clarify his mature decision Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,021 As a devotee, he was always ready to give respect to other devotees and to engage in the devotional service of the Lord. This is the bhakti-yoga process. Due to all these transcendental activities, King Gaya was always free from the bodily conception Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,599 As Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left behind Him the eight verses known as Siksastaka, Rupa Gosvami gave us Upadesamrta so that we may become pure Vaisnavas Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5809:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,284 As I suggested, Kirtanananda Maharaja should be given the top post to give honor to the position of a sannyasi Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5709:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,959 As I have several times explained, when initiation is given, the Spiritual Master becomes the spiritual father and the gayatri mantra becomes the spiritual mother and thus second birth takes place Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5609:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,987 Are there no torn clothes lying on the common road? Do the trees, which exist for maintaining others, no longer give alms in charity? Do the rivers, being dried up, no longer supply water to the thirsty Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5509:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,300 Anyone who takes pride in doing responsible work but does not give credit to the Supreme Lord is certainly falsely proud and cannot execute anything nicely Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5509:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,843 Any saintly person would come, my father would simply say, "Give blessings to my son that he may become a Radharani's servant." That was my father's prayer. He never prayed that "My son may become very rich man." Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,470 Another symptom is that such persons are very careful to step forward when giving speeches. When they speak, they join together the forefinger and thumb Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,446 Another specific feature of the knowledge given in this verse (SB 6.16.51) is that sabda-brahma is also a form of the Supreme Lord Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5409:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,368 Another point is I want to prepare a small pamphlet for Krsna book, giving the description in nutshell with some important pictures Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,147 Another hint we get from this statement (of Krsna) is that the candalas, or the untouchables, are also not to be neglected by the higher classes and should be given necessary protection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,085 Another example is given in the Srimad-Bhagavatam of the elephant who enters into a lake and takes a bath very seriously, cleansing his body thoroughly Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,540 Another example given is that the electric powerhouse is situated in one place, but by its energies many different types of machinery move Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5309:53, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,279 Animals were offered in sacrifice (in Daksa's sacrificial arena) in order to give them renewed life; that was the purpose of having animals there Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5209:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,816 And Mukhara replied, "You sinful Jatila, by hearing your words, there is aching in my head! You cannot give any evidence that Krsna has attacked Radharani, the daughter of my granddaughter Kirtida" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5209:52, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,719 An unchaste woman is very easily carried away by paramours, and it sometimes happens that her husband is violently killed by her paramours. If the yogi gives his mind a chance and does not restrain it... Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5109:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +18,601 An ordinary family man who works very hard day and night and is successful in giving comforts to the members of his family thereby relishes a kind of mellow Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5109:51, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,695 An example sometimes given to explain the position of the Supreme Lord is that of the sun, which evaporates urine from the earth but is never affected by contamination. The Supreme Lord can never be accused of doing anything wrong Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5009:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,419 An example given in this regard (being the supreme controller of the laws of nature, the Lord cannot be under their influence) is that although the wind blows through many places, the air is not affected by the qualities of these places Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:5009:50, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,860 An analogy can be given with the sun globe and the sunshine: to remain in the sunshine does not mean one has gone to the sun globe. The temperature of the sun globe is different from the temperature of the sunshine Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,180 Among these sons, Prsadhra, following the order of his spiritual master, was engaged as a protector of cows. He would stand all night with a sword to give the cows protection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,686 Among people in general, 99.9 percent try to talk like experienced advisers, but they are actually devoid of spiritual knowledge and are therefore like inexperienced children speaking nonsensically. Consequently their words cannot be given any importance Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,557 Among human beings, those who are followers of the Vedic principles are considered civilized. Among these, almost half simply give lip service while committing all kinds of sinful activities against these principles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4909:49, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,023 Among all commentaries, Sridhara Svami's is given the first position. This parampara has existed for a very long time. It was also accepted during Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's time, but Sri Vallabhacarya violated the system Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,682 Always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and reminding Sri Madhavendra Puri about the pastimes of Lord Krsna in the last stage of his life, Isvara Puri gave the best service among his disciples Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,870 Although this life-span (of one million celestial years) was so long, the Pracetas were given full bodily strength by the grace of the Lord Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,192 Although there is other evidence, the evidence given in the Vedic version must be taken as foremost. Vedic versions understood directly are first-class evidence Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,870 Although there is no need to describe these reflections of ecstatic love, Rupa Gosvami gives some instances where there is no actual devotional service and such expressions are manifested Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4809:48, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,336 Although the sun-god, after appearing before Prtha (Kunti), wanted to give her a child, Prtha hesitated because she was still unmarried Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,462 Although the living entity desires freedom from the contamination of matter, he is not given release Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,379 Although the krpana offers prayers to Lord Krsna for material things, the Lord takes away whatever material possessions the krpana has and gives him the sense to become a devotee Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,908 Although the body is temporary, it always gives one trouble in many ways Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4709:47, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,891 Although others give help in showing the way to beginners, the guru who first initiates one with the maha-mantra is to be known as the initiator Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,558 Although it may not be possible to undergo tapasya like that of Prsni and Sutapa, the sastra has given an opportunity for a method of tapasya very easy to perform - the sankirtana movement Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,481 Although it has now become fashionable to give preference to the so-called daridra-narayana, or "poor Narayana," Rantideva had no reason to give preference to any one person Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,043 Although giving trouble to a brahmana is a forbidden act, Lord Visnu was prepared to do anything in order to see Krsna - He was so eager to see Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4609:46, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,871 Although a medicinal herb, being born in the forest, does not belong to the same category as a man, if beneficial it is kept very carefully. Similarly, if someone outside one's family is favorable, he should be given protection like a son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,490 Although Vasudeva's first son was to be delivered into the hands of Kamsa, the nama-karana ceremony was performed, and thus the child was named Kirtiman. Such names are given immediately after birth Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,342 Although Saibya was barren, by the grace of the demigods she became pregnant and in due course of time gave birth to a child named Vidarbha Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4509:45, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,323 Although Maharaja Yayati remembered Sukracarya's warning, he could not refuse Sarmistha. He thought it wise to give her a son, and thus he had sexual intercourse with her after her menstrual period. This kind of lust is not against religious principles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,495 Although Maharaja Pariksit gave Kali permission to live in four places, it was very difficult for him to find the places because during the reign of Maharaja Pariksit there were no such places Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,040 Although Hiranyakasipu was a demon, he had Vedic knowledge and understanding. Thus the advice given to his family members - his sister-in-law, mother and nephews - was quite sound Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,367 Although Dhruva Maharaja was a great devotee and had nothing to do with these sacrifices, to set an example to his people he performed many sacrifices and gave all his wealth in charity Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4409:44, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,591 Although Devaki was crying like a very poor woman, actually she was not poor, and therefore the word used here (in SB 10.4.7) is dinavat. She had already given birth to Krsna. Therefore, who could have been richer than she Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4309:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,325 Although Bali Maharaja was cheated (by Visnu), his reputation as a great devotee able to give anything and everything in charity is still glorified throughout the three worlds Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4309:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,955 All things - but Krsna - give temporary satisfaction only, so if we are to have complete satisfaction we must take to the questions and answers about Krsna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4309:43, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,530 All the rules and regulations apply equally to the householder and the sannyasi, the member of the renounced order of life. The grhastha, however, is given permission by the spiritual master to indulge in sex during the period favorable for procreation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4209:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,860 All the cows which were given in charity were covered with nice gold-embroidered garments, and their horns were bedecked with golden rings; their hooves were covered with silver plate, and they wore garlands of flowers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4209:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,764 All the cowherd men conferred and agreed to give those boys who had passed their fifth year charge of the cows in the pasturing ground. Given charge of the cows, Krsna and Balarama traversed Vrndavana, purifying the land with Their lotus footprints Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4209:42, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,808 All the boys dealt with their mothers as usual, and the mothers also, on the approach of evening, bathed their respective children, decorated them with tilaka and ornaments and gave them necessary food after the day's labor Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,707 All respect should be given to him (pure devotee), and whatever he offers should be accepted. Such devotees are as worshipable as I am Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,962 All of our members are giving voluntary service, so they should always be encouraged in their service attitude Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,739 All of my students may not be inclined to study but they are very much eager to give others the opportunity to read my books and this should not be discouraged Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,713 All glories to Svarupa Damodara and all the other devotees, headed by Srivasa Thakura! Please give me the strength to describe the character of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,699 All glories to Advaita Acarya, who is treated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as superior due to His age and respectability! Please give me engagement in devotional service at Your lotus feet Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4109:41, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,734 All glories are given to the chanting of the holy names of Krsna because as soon as one begins this process of chanting, the mind becomes purified Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4009:40, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,519 Akincana means one who has nothing to give materially Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:4009:40, 9 March 2021 diff hist +13,422 Akincana means Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:4009:40, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,873 After this settlement was made, the landlord gave Sanatana Gosvami four watchmen to accompany him. They went through the forest path for the whole night and thus brought him over the hilly tract of land Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3909:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,446 After this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu carefully delivered some prasadam into the hands of Govinda to be given to Haridasa Thakura Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3909:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,946 After the father died, the nine stepbrothers of Jada Bharata, who considered Jada Bharata dull and brainless, abandoned the father's attempt to give Jada Bharata a complete education Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3909:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,495 After some inquiries, Svarupa Damodara could understand that the fisherman had caught Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in his net. Since the fisherman was afraid of being haunted by a ghost, Svarupa Damodara gave him a slap and chanted Hare Krsna Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:3909:39, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,497 After returning to his home, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave orders to his wife, and his wife, Sathira Mata, began cooking with great pleasure Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3809:38, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,483 After planting the tulasi tree before your house, you should daily circumambulate that tulasi plant, serve her by giving her water and other things, and continuously chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3809:38, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,957 After having unmistakably known the decision of the Queen (Satarupa), as well as that of Devahuti, the Emperor (Svayambhuva Manu) most gladly gave his daughter to the sage (Kardama Muni), whose host of virtues was equaled by hers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3709:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,474 After giving this dowry, the king of Kosala Province (Nagnajit) bade his daughter and great son-in-law be seated on a chariot and allowed them to go to their home, guarded by a division of well-equipped soldiers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3709:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,602 After giving these instructions, Gopala disappeared, and Madhavendra Puri awoke. He immediately called for all the servants of Gopinatha, and they came before him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3709:37, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,582 After giving these demons permission to go everywhere and persecute the saintly persons, Kamsa entered his palace - SB 10.4.44 Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3609:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,333 After completing the sacrifice, Lord Parasurama gave the eastern direction to the hota as a gift, the south to the brahma, the west to the adhvaryu, the north to the udgata, and the four corners - northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3609:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,754 After coming out of the abdomen, the child is given to the care of persons who are unable to understand what he wants, and thus he is nursed by such persons. Unable to refuse whatever is given to him, he falls into undesirable circumstances Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3609:36, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,114 After bewildering her husband in different ways and bringing him under her control, the wife of King Puranjana gave him all satisfaction and enjoyed sex life with him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3509:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,478 After Lord Nityananda Prabhu finished eating, He washed His hands and mouth and gave Raghunatha dasa the food remaining in the four pots Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3509:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,836 Advice is also given in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.22.35): "It is the duty of every living being to perform welfare activities for the benefit of others with his life, wealth, intelligence and words." This is the mission of life Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:3509:35, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,376 Aditi placed herself at the mercy of her husband so that he would give her directions by which to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead so that all her desires would be fulfilled Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3409:34, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,245 Actually the qualified brahmanas are meant to give direction to the kings for proper administration in terms of the scriptures like the Manu-samhita and Dharma-sastras of Parasara Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:3409:34, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,653 Actually the body does not belong to anyone but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by whom the body is given Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3409:34, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,237 Actually everything belongs to Krishna, and if He likes, He can immediately give us the whole U.S.A. Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3309:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,502 Actually I do not know any of them, although I have a desire to know them. Since Gopinatha Acarya knows them all, he will give you their names Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3309:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,542 Activities in devotional service to the Lord can give release from the reaction of faulty activities Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3309:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,978 According to this description of the asuras given in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.12), whatever they do will ultimately be baffled. It was such persons who advised Kamsa because they were his chief friends and ministers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3309:33, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,198 According to their (modern scientists) experience, the moon is full of dust, but this does not explain how it gives us soothing rays from a distance of millions of miles Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3209:32, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,385 According to the living entity's desire, Yogamaya, or Maya, the goddess Durga, gives him a particular type of body, which is mentioned (in BG 18:61) as yantra, a machine Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:3209:32, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,015 According to the circumstances, Sukanya had been given a husband who was too old to be compatible with her. Because Cyavana Muni was diseased and very old, he was certainly unfit for the beautiful daughter of King Saryati Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3109:31, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,853 According to the Vedic system, a daughter is given a sufficient dowry at the time of her marriage, and therefore Sati was also given a dowry by her father (Daksa), and ornaments were included Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3009:30, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,143 According to the Vedic conception of family life, the husband gives half his body to his wife, and the wife gives half of her body to her husband. In other words, a husband without a wife or a wife without a husband is incomplete Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:3009:30, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,499 According to Vedic injunctions, a fire sacrifice is held in order to give food to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the names of the different demigods Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2909:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,181 According to Vedic culture a girl must be married. This is the responsibility of her father. A girl may be given in charity, and a husband may have more than one wife, but a girl must be married. This is Vedic culture Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2909:29, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,485 According to Srila Rupa Gosvami, any book which gives enlightenment in the matter of advancing devotional service is considered to be revealed scripture Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2809:28, 9 March 2021 diff hist +12,928 Acarya gives Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2809:28, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,462 Abhiseka is a special function for the installation of the Deity. In this ceremony the Deity is bathed with milk and water and then worshiped and given a change of dress Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2809:28, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,511 A wrong conception of life cannot give anyone the desired peace of mind, and thus in spite of all advancement in knowledge by use of the resources of nature, no one is happy in this material civilization Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2709:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,535 A woman must take shelter of her father, as Devayani did when under the care of Sukracarya, and then the father must give the daughter in charity to a suitable man, or a suitable man should help the woman by placing her under the care of a husband Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2709:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,064 A surrendered soul should be given all protection, even though he may be an enemy. That is the principle of religion Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2709:27, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,237 A summary of creation is given in this verse (SB 5.17.22-23). From Sankarsana, Maha-Visnu expands, and from Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu expands Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2609:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,735 A spiritual master is expert in giving special instructions to each of his disciples, and if the disciple executes the order of the spiritual master, that is the way of his perfection Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2609:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,934 A spiritual body is not burned. They are kept, samadhi. Just like in Western countries they give samadhi to any, everyone, tomb, entombing. In India the tomb is offered to a very advanced spiritually person Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2609:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,316 A small child may demand something from his father which his father has never given to anyone else, yet out of affection the father offers it to the child; similarly, this unique planet, Dhruvaloka, was offered to Maharaja Dhruva Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2609:26, 9 March 2021 diff hist +7,470 A similar statement was given by Kuntidevi to Akrura: "My dear brother Akrura, my nephew Mukunda is long absent from us Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2509:25, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,126 A sannyasi, one in the renounced order of life, is meant to give enlightenment to the people. He should travel, going from home to home to enlighten Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2509:25, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,234 A pure devotee of the Lord can give us direction towards the other end of nescience Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2409:24, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,291 A preacher is giving real sense. To awaken this sense, Krsna had to come personally. And he is doing the same work: "Surrender to Krsna." How much great service it is Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2409:24, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,695 A person who is constantly engaged in chanting the holy name and who feels transcendental pleasure, being engaged in devotional service, is certainly awarded the facilities of devotional service, and is never given just mukti Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2409:24, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,595 A person who in this life is proud of his eminent position, and who heedlessly sacrifices animals simply for material prestige, is put into the hell called Visasana after death. There the assistants of Yamaraja kill him after giving him unlimited pain Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2309:23, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,985 A person is so captivated by this pleasure-giving substance that he is not satisfied by begetting a single child, but increases the number of children, with great risk in regard to maintaining them, simply for this pleasure-giving substance Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2309:23, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,941 A particular body is given to the living entity for a particular type of activity. This process is going on perpetually, from a time which is impossible to trace out Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2309:23, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,408 A manvantara, the life-span of one Manu, is given as 71 multiplied by 4,320,000 years. After one such Manu passes on, another Manu begins his life-span. In this way the life cycle of the universe is going on Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2209:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,090 A man may carry a burden on his head, and when he feels it to be too heavy, he sometimes gives relief to his head by putting the burden on his shoulder. In this way he tries to relieve himself of the burden Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2209:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,685 A man becomes attached to a woman because of her service, her beauty and many other assets, and similarly a woman becomes attached to a man for his giving her a nice place to live, ornaments, dress and children Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2209:22, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,698 A ksatriya king is proud to give protection to the surrendered souls. This attitude of a king is called isvara-bhava, or factual power to give protection in a righteous cause Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2109:21, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,503 A king would maintain not only his wife but also the many friends and maidservants of his wife. Some of these maidservants would become pregnant and give birth to children. Such children were accepted as dasi-putra, the sons of the maidservants Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2109:21, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,217 A king should not simply give orders to his dependents because he is supreme; sometimes he must follow their instructions. Similarly, the dependents should depend on the king. This mutual dependence will make everyone happy Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2109:21, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,685 A hog generally lives in a very filthy state, eating stool, but if one tries to separate it from its condition and give it a nice place, the hog will be unwilling Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:2009:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,881 A gilded bow, two quivers of infallible arrows, and celestial armor also appeared. Bali Maharaja's grandfather Prahlada Maharaja offered Bali a garland of flowers that would never fade, and Sukracarya gave him a conchshell Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2009:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,987 A further understanding to be derived from this example (SB 9.10.11) is that a woman, however powerful she may be in the material world, must be given protection, for as soon as she is unprotected she will be exploited by Raksasas like Ravana Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:2009:20, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,580 A full description of Maharaja Bharata (son of Dusyanta) is given in the Mahabharata, Adi-parva Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1909:19, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,979 A devotee is considered superlative or superior according to his attachment and love. In the Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the following symptoms have been given Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1909:19, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,028 A devotee does not give any importance to the ultimate goal of the karmis and jnanis Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:1909:19, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,124 A devotee can understand the purpose of creation, which is to give facilities to the individual living entities who want to lord it over material nature Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1809:18, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,274 A description of Bhavananda Raya and his five sons is given in the Adi-lila Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:1809:18, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,235 A daughter would never inherit the property of her father, and therefore an affectionate father, during the marriage of his daughter, would give her as much as possible. A dowry, therefore, is never illegal according to the Vedic system Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:1809:18, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,802 A cloud is compared to a qualified person because it pours rain and gives sustenance to many people; a man who is qualified similarly gives sustenance to many living creatures, such as family members or many workers in a business Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1809:18, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,197 A clear explanation is given in the beginning of the Isopanisad, in which it is stated that the Supreme Lord is so complete that although unlimited energies, their transformations emanate from Him, Krsna's personality is not in the least bit transformed Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 09:1709:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,649 A clear conception of the complete whole is given herewith - in SB 3.28.41 Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1709:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,479 A civilized man is expected to give all protection to the bulls and cows Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:1709:17, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,696 A chaste wife is one who never had any connection with men before her marriage. Once a woman is given the freedom to mingle with all kinds of men in her youth, it is very difficult for her to keep chaste. She generally cannot remain chaste Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 09:0509:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,264 "You mad woman, don't you see I have given such a nice wife, shackle, he's not attached at all. And what this iron shackle will do?" This was Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
1 March 2021
- 09:2809:28, 1 March 2021 diff hist +5,621 This (earth from Isvara Puri's birthplace) He (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) kept very carefully, and He used to eat a small portion of it daily. This is stated in the Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Seventeen Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 09:1409:14, 1 March 2021 diff hist +5,641 It is understood that he (Isvara Puri) served Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by reciting his book, Krsna-lilamrta. This is explained in Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Adi-khanda, Chapter Eleven Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 09:1409:14, 1 March 2021 diff hist +5,554 Isvara Puri pleased his spiritual master by service, and by the blessings of his spiritual master he became such a great personality that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted him as His spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
22 February 2021
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1 February 2021
- 10:2710:27, 1 February 2021 diff hist +3 The avataras incessantly appear, like incessantly flowing water. No one can count how many waves there are in flowing water, and similarly there is no limitation of the avataras Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 10:1910:19, 1 February 2021 diff hist +6,799 Nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam (Katha Upanisad 2.2.13). Krsna is the full representation of all living entities, and when Krsna is present, all avataras are included in Him Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 10:1510:15, 1 February 2021 diff hist +3 Krsna-varnam tvisakrsnam: although Caitanya Mahaprabhu appears without krsna, or a blackish color, He is understood to be Krsna Himself Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 10:0310:03, 1 February 2021 diff hist +3 Bahuni (SB 10.8.15): the Lord has many names. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam adyam purana-purusam nava-yauvanam ca Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
28 January 2021
- 17:4917:49, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 While churning, she (mother Yasoda) remembered the childish activities of Krsna, and in her own way she composed songs and enjoyed singing to herself about all those activities - SB 10.9.1-2 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4817:48, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 When the living entity decides to go back home, back to Godhead, his target is Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the conditioned state of life, one does not understand that the goal of life is the Supreme Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:4817:48, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 When the inhabitants of Vraja who had come from distant places heard the whole story of how Putana had come and then been killed by Krsna, they were certainly astonished - SB 10.6.42 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4817:48, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 When the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Krsna) became the son of Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda, they maintained continuous, unswerving devotional love in parental affection - SB 10.8.51 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4517:45, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,726 To act on the material platform, even if one's activities are sanctioned by the Vedas, is not the ultimate goal of life Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4417:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,381 Thinking oneself to be nitya-krsna-dasa, everlastingly a servant of Krsna, is called dasyam, and sakhyam means being a well-wisher of Krsna. Krsna wants everyone to surrender unto Him because everyone is constitutionally His servant Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4417:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 They (the inhabitants of Vraja) offered their blessings to the child (Krsna) for His wonderful deed of killing Putana - 10.6.42 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4417:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 They (nondevotees) do not realize that they themselves, because of their practice of eating all kinds of nonsense in this life, will be destined to eat the most abominable things in their next life Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4317:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,435 The word "friend" is specifically used to indicate intense love. Friendship is better than servitude. In the stage above dasya-rasa, the devotee accepts the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a friend Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:4317:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,992 The ultimate goal of life is to stay on the spiritual platform, fully surrendered to the parama-purusa, the supreme person. This is the object of the human mission Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4317:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,226 The transcendental holy name of the Lord may be heard and chanted accordingly to the attraction of the devotee. One may chant the holy name of Lord Krsna, or one may chant the holy name of Lord Rama or Nrsimhadeva Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4117:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist +1,811 The inhabitants of Vrajabhumi asked, "Where is this fragrance coming from?" Thus they went to the spot where Putana's body was being burnt - SB 10.6.41 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4117:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist +9,064 The body is considered material, and the soul is considered spiritual. The origin of them both, is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:4017:40, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 The advice of experienced transcendentalists is that the body be fully engaged for achieving the ultimate goal of life - svartha-gatim Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3817:38, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Sukadeva Gosvami said: To follow the orders of Lord Brahma, Drona, the best of the Vasus, along with his wife, Dhara, spoke to Lord Brahma - SB 10.8.48 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:3817:38, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Sukadeva Gosvami said: Deliberating in this way, Kamsa, although determined to continue in enmity toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead, refrained from the vicious killing of his sister - SB 10.2.23 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3617:36, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,455 Some devotees consider dedication of the body to the Lord to be atma-nivedanam, and as stated in the book known as Bhakti-viveka, sometimes dedication of the soul to the Lord is called atma-nivedanam Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3617:36, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,166 Smaranam means trying to understand more and more about the Supreme Lord, and pada-sevanam means engaging oneself in serving the lotus feet of the Lord according to the time and circumstances Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3617:36, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Since Hiranyakasipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised Prahlada Maharaja's teachers with harsh words Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3317:33, 28 January 2021 diff hist +38,865 Pumsarpita visnau. The word pumsa means - by all living entities Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3217:32, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Prahlada Maharaja said, agunena ca kanksitena: if one is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he does not need anything in terms of dharma, artha, kama or moksa Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:3017:30, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,738 One who fully engages in the devotional service of the Lord is immediately raised to the transcendental position, which is the brahma-bhuta stage Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2917:29, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,100 One's sincere endeavor to perform these nine processes of devotional service is technically called bhakti. The word addha means directly Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2717:27, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda enjoyed these (magnanimous childhood) pastimes (of Krsna) fully, and therefore their position is always better than that of Vasudeva and Devaki - SB 10.8.47 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2717:27, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Nanda Maharaja, of course, was very much obliged to Vasudeva, who had foreseen the incident (of Putana trying to kill Krsna), and simply thanked him, thinking how wonderful Vasudeva was - SB 10.6.42 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2717:27, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah (SB 7.5.31). The living entity tries to be happy within this material world, not understanding the target of his life Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2317:23, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Krsna advises everyone to surrender to Him (sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja) - BG 18.66 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:2017:20, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,802 In Srimad-Bhagavatam in the beginning of the transcendental literature, it is said, dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra (SB 1.1.2). Dharma, artha, kama and moksa are kaitava - false and unnecessary Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1917:19, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 If one is inclined to dictate that the Lord grant something, one receives benedictions according to his desires Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1817:18, 28 January 2021 diff hist +38,927 Hearing of the holy name, form and qualities of the Lord is essential Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1717:17, 28 January 2021 diff hist +38,902 Hearing from the text of Srimad-Bhagavatam is considered the most important process of hearing Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:1717:17, 28 January 2021 diff hist +5,288 He (Yamaraja) is the authority, and he says that the religious principles consist of the codes and laws given by God. No one can manufacture religion, and therefore manufactured religious systems are rejected by the followers of the Vedic principles Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:1717:17, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,576 He (Prahlada Maharaja) asked the Lord to engage him in the service of His servant Narada Muni. This is the symptom of a pure devotee Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:1717:17, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 He (Kamsa) decided to wait until the Lord was born and then do what was needed - SB 10.2.23 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1617:16, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. "Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes" - BS 5.1 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1317:13, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Even though Prahlada Maharaja was directly offered all the benedictions he might have desired, he refused to accept such offerings from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:1317:13, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,203 Even if one is physically unfit, classified lower than others, devoid of material qualifications or not at all elevated in terms of pious activities, the chanting of the holy name is beneficial Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0717:07, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 By thinking of his all-pervading enemy, Kamsa became unfavorably Krsna conscious - SB 10.2.24 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0717:07, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 By exhibiting different pastimes in His (Krsna's) childhood, He increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vrndavana - SB 10.8.52 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0717:07, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Brahmany upasamasrayam: unless one is fully renounced, one cannot engage in devotional service or stay in Brahman Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0717:07, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Both matter and the living entities are manifestations of energy of the Supreme Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0617:06, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 Bilvamangala Thakura said, muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate 'sman dharmartha-kama-gatayah samaya-pratiksah. Liberation always stands at the door of a devotee, ready to carry out his orders Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0617:06, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3,170 Being anxious about the education of his boy Prahlada, Hiranyakasipu was very much dissatisfied. When Prahlada began teaching about devotional service, Hiranyakasipu immediately regarded the teachers as his enemies in the garb of friends Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0517:05, 28 January 2021 diff hist +5,864 Because Prahlada Maharaja was situated on the spiritual platform, he had nothing to do with his body, which had been born of the modes of passion and ignorance. The symptoms of passion and ignorance are described in SB (1.2.19) as lust and hankering Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0417:04, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, jivera 'svarupa' haya-krsnera 'nitya-dasa': (CC Madhya 20.108) every living being is an eternal servant of Krsna Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0317:03, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,395 Arcanam means worshiping Lord Visnu as one does in the temple, and vandanam means offering respectful obeisances. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65). Vandanam means namaskuru - offering obeisances or offering prayers Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 17:0117:01, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3 According to one's position, whether as a devotee, a karmi or a jnani, whatever one wants one can get if one fully engages in the service of the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 17:0017:00, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,513 A pure devotee is interested only in devotional service, not in material affairs. To execute devotional service, one should always engage in hearing and chanting about Krsna, or Lord Visnu. The process of temple worship is called arcana Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 15:5615:56, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 When the dirt is cleansed from the core of one's heart, one can realize the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:5615:56, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 When one performs one of the processes, other processes (of devotional service) are mixed with it. That is not improper for a devotee. When a devotee executes any one of the nine processes (nava-laksana), this is sufficient; the other eight are included Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:5415:54, 28 January 2021 diff hist +6,136 We are advocating cow protection and encouraging people to drink more milk and eat palatable preparations made of milk, but the demons, just to protest such proposals, are claiming that they are advanced in scientific knowledge Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:5215:52, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 To perform devotional service, one should be relieved of the bodily conception of life and aspirations to be happy through elevation to the higher planetary systems Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:5115:51, 28 January 2021 diff hist −56 To end the unwanted miseries of life, one must become a devotee Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:5115:51, 28 January 2021 diff hist −42 Those who are grha-vrata, whose only aim is to live comfortably with the body in the material world, cannot understand Krsna Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4915:49, 28 January 2021 diff hist −56 These are Vedic injunctions. One must take shelter of a self-realized spiritual master, not a materially educated scholar or politician Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4815:48, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 There are two systems of arcana - the bhagavata system and pancaratriki system Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4715:47, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3,001 The words rogah patakinam iva refer to disease, which is the most sinful and miserable of the conditions of material life (janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi (BG 13.9)). Disease is the symptom of the body of a sinful person Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4715:47, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 The unconscious state is nothing but ignorance, darkness or material existence, and in the conscious state one is awake. The marginal state, between consciousness and unconsciousness, has no permanent existence Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 15:4615:46, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The special purpose of Deity worship is to keep oneself always pure and clean. Grhastha devotees should be actual examples of cleanliness Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4615:46, 28 January 2021 diff hist +5,229 The simple endeavor involved in the devotional service of sravanam kirtanam visnoh (SB 7.5.23), hearing and chanting the holy name of the Lord, can make one successful in pleasing the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4615:46, 28 January 2021 diff hist −7 The rulers of the world in the line of hierarchy execute the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the parampara system. Anyone interested in peaceful life must participate in this parampara system and perform yajnas Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4515:45, 28 January 2021 diff hist −49 The process of surrender in a devotional attitude is accepted by a fortunate living being Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4515:45, 28 January 2021 diff hist −7 The parampara system extends from Manu to Iksvaku and from Iksvaku to his sons and grandsons Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4415:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,847 The offenses in Deity worship are: (v) to use vulgar language before the Deity, (w) to pass air before the Deity, (x) to avoid very opulent worship of the Deity, even though one is able to perform it, (y) to eat something not offered to the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4415:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses in Deity worship are: (q) to show someone favor before the Deity, (r) to use harsh words before the Deity, (s) to wear a woolen blanket before the Deity, (t) to blaspheme someone before the Deity, (u) to worship someone else before the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4415:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses in Deity worship are: (l) to address someone loudly before the Deity, (m) to talk nonsense before the Deity, (n) to cry before the Deity, (o) to argue before the Deity, (p) to chastise someone before the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4415:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses in Deity worship are: (h) to sit before the Deity while holding one's ankles with one's hands, (i) to lie down before the Deity, (j) to eat before the Deity, (k) to speak lies before the Deity, (l) to address someone loudly before the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4415:44, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses in Deity worship are: (ee) to praise oneself before the Deity, and (ff) to blaspheme the demigods. In the worship of the Deity, these thirty-two offenses should be avoided Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4315:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses in Deity worship are: (bb) to sit with one's back toward the Deity, (cc) to offer obeisances to someone else in front of the Deity, (dd) not to chant proper prayers when offering obeisances to the spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4315:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,191 The offenses (to the holy names) are described as follows: (a) to blaspheme a devotee, especially a devotee engaged in broadcasting the glories of the holy name Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4315:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The offenses (to the holy names) are: (i) to instruct the glories of the holy name to a person who has no understanding of the chanting of the holy name Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4315:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist −294 The offenses (to the holy names) are: (f) to interpret the holy name in a deviant way, (g) to commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name, (h) to compare the chanting of the holy name to pious activities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4215:42, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 The material world is an illusory energy to deviate the living entities from the path of self-realization Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4215:42, 28 January 2021 diff hist −49 The living entity in the material condition wanders through many varieties of life and many varieties of circumstances Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4115:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,339 The kinds of remembering God are: (c) concentrating upon a particular form of the Lord (this is called meditation), (d) concentrating one's mind continuously on the form of the Lord - this is called dhruvanusmrti, or perfect meditation Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4115:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist +39,102 The following are some of the offenses to be avoided: (d) to offer obeisances on the left side of the Deity, (e) to offer obeisances very near the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4115:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The following are some of the offenses to be avoided: (a) to offer obeisances on one hand, (b) to offer obeisances with one's body covered, (c) to show one's back to the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4115:41, 28 January 2021 diff hist −56 The educators, scholars and big political leaders worshiped by millions of people cannot understand the goal of life and take to Krsna consciousness, for they have not accepted a bona fide spiritual master and the Vedas Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4015:40, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The brahmana attained the liberation of samipya, the facility of living near the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:4015:40, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The brahmacaris can go with the sannyasis to preach, and the vanaprasthas should prepare themselves for the next status of renounced life, sannyasa Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3915:39, 28 January 2021 diff hist −49 The Lord is present as antaryami in everyone's heart and is visible in the individual soul covered by a body Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3915:39, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The Lord has unlimited transcendental qualities and opulences, and one who feels influenced by the Lord's qualities in various activities offers prayers to the Lord. In this way he becomes successful Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 15:3815:38, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 The Gautamiya Tantra states, "For a sannyasi who has no home, worship of the Deity within the mind is recommended Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3615:36, 28 January 2021 diff hist +5,265 Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 5.5.1) recommends: One must practice austerity so that his existential position will be purified and he will achieve unlimited blissful life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3615:36, 28 January 2021 diff hist +4,832 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura remarks that Bali Maharaja remained silent at a critical point. How could he disobey the instruction of Sukracarya, his spiritual master? Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3415:34, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 Sometimes we see a horse foaming at the mouth with heavy labor. Ba means byarthata, disappointment Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3315:33, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 Simply by chanting the holy name of Krsna, one is liberated and returns home, back to Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:3215:32, 28 January 2021 diff hist +3,401 Sarvarhanam acyutejya. If Acyuta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is worshiped, then everyone is worshiped Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2915:29, 28 January 2021 diff hist −28 Prahlada Maharaja ultimately instructed his class friends, the sons of the demons, to accept the process of devotional service by preaching the science of Krsna consciousness to everyone Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2815:28, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 Performing yajna involves worshiping the Supreme Lord. Here (in SB 9.11.1) the Supreme Lord (Ramacandra) worshiped the Supreme Lord. Therefore it is said, bhagavan atmanatmanam ije: the Lord worshiped Himself by Himself Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 15:2815:28, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 Pada-sevanam. According to one's taste and strength, hearing, chanting and remembrance may be followed by pada-sevanam. One obtains the perfection of remembering when one constantly thinks of the lotus feet of the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2715:27, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 One who perfectly engages in devotional service is therefore called gosvami or svami, master of the senses. Unless one is master of the senses, he should not accept the renounced order of life, sannyasa Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2615:26, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 One should simply satisfy Krsna, without being influenced by fruitive knowledge or fruitive activity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2615:26, 28 January 2021 diff hist −7 One should observe the activities of eternal time, which is the cause of birth and death Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2515:25, 28 January 2021 diff hist −147 One should adhere seriously to the chanting of the holy name as recommended in the scriptures: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2415:24, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 One cannot understand the principles of religion while staying on the material platform. Therefore one must follow these great personalities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 15:2215:22, 28 January 2021 diff hist −49 My dear friends born of demoniac families, the happiness perceived with reference to the sense objects by contact with the body can be obtained in any form of life, according to one's past fruitive activities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 14:5314:53, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 Krsna says: "I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Iksvaku." This is the process of disciplic succession Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 14:5014:50, 28 January 2021 diff hist −21 In this verse, the words dharmah and sanatanah are very important. Sanatana means "eternal," and dharma means "occupational duties." From Satya-yuga to Kali-yuga, the principles of religion and occupational duty gradually deteriorate Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
27 January 2021
- 17:4617:46, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In this Kali-yuga we have passed through only five thousand years, yet the decline of sanatana-dharma is very prominent Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4617:46, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 In the spiritually joyous state, one is situated in boundless transcendental happiness and enjoys himself through transcendental senses. Established thus, one never departs from the truth Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4517:45, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 In the Varaha Purana the following offenses (in Deity worship) are mentioned: (g) to go to the toilet during the time of worshiping the Deity, (h) to offer incense without offering flowers, (i) to worship the Deity with forbidden flowers Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4417:44, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 In other places, the following offenses (to Deity worship) are listed: (q) to refuse flowers offered to the Deity, (r) to take a vow or oath in the holy name of the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4317:43, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 In other places, the following offenses (to Deity worship) are listed: (o) to offer worship to the Deity without worshiping Vaikuntha deities like Ganesa, (p) to worship the Deity while perspiring Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4317:43, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 In other places, the following offenses (to Deity worship) are listed: (n) to worship the Deity and offer bhoga to the Deity within the vision of an uninitiated person or non-Vaisnava Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4317:43, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 In other places, the following offenses (to Deity worship) are listed: (h) to worship the Deity with a stale or used flower, (i) to spit while worshiping the Deity, (j) to advertise one's glory while worshiping the Deity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4217:42, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In modern civilization there is no such education (where people are taught how to be satisfied with only what they need); everyone tries to possess more and more, and everyone is dissatisfied and unhappy Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4217:42, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In human society, the brahminical culture, ksatriya culture and vaisya culture must be maintained, and people must be taught how to be satisfied with only what they need Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:4217:42, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In Dvapara-yuga only half of the religious principles continue, and in Kali-yuga only one fourth of the religious principles, which gradually disappear Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4117:41, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 If one wants to derive the actual benefit from this human form, he must take to the chanting of the holy name of the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4017:40, 27 January 2021 diff hist −28 If one sincerely tries his best to spread Krsna consciousness by preaching the glories of the Lord and His supremacy, even if he is imperfectly educated, he becomes the dearmost servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is bhakti Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3917:39, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 If he (the living entity) comes in contact with a pure devotee and is intelligent enough to take instructions from the pure devotee regarding the process of devotional service, he can understand God, the origin of Brahman and Paramatma without difficulty Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3917:39, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the position in which he is placed by providence Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3717:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Human life, which is obtained in the course of the evolutionary process, is a chance for elevation (svargapavarga) or for degradation - tirascam punar asya ca Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3717:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Here Lord Vamanadeva, as an ideal brahmacari, refuses Bali Maharaja's offer to give Him anything He might want. He says that without contentment one could not be happy even if he possessed the property of the entire world or the entire universe Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3417:34, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Grhastha devotees must adopt the arcana-vidhi, or Deity worship according to the suitable arrangements and directions given by the spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:3217:32, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Following the same process (disciplic succession), the Krsna consciousness movement is teaching the principles of Bhagavad-gita as it is, without deviation, all over the world Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3117:31, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Everything exists on the basis of Krsna's impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Krsna. The advanced devotee of Krsna can see the Lord everywhere, without illusion Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Even if one is able to perform other processes of devotional service, one must adopt the chanting of the holy name as the principal method of advancing in spiritual life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Even if a devotee remains in grhastha life and does not renounce material possessions, he should still be understood to be prasanta, sober, because of his pure devotion to the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Especially for spiritual advancement, one should carry out the bona fide order of the spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2717:27, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Dharma, or occupational duty, can be established in its full four parts as explained in Bhagavad-gita Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2617:26, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Deity worship has two divisions, namely pure and mixed with fruitive activities. For one who is steady, Deity worship is compulsory Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2417:24, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted everyone, at least in India, to become a preacher of this mission. In other words, one should become a guru and preach the Lord's instructions all over the world for the peace and prosperity of humanity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2317:23, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 By the parampara system, one can thus be endowed with the original spiritual power coming from the Supreme Personality of Godhead (evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh (BG 4.2)) Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2217:22, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Behind the material laws is the supreme controller, Krsna - mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram - BG 9.10 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Before the creation of the present millennium, the living entities were under the influence of the time factor, and within the time factor the material world comes into existence and is again annihilated. Bhutva bhutva praliyate - BG 8.19 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Before entering household life, one should be trained as a brahmacari, living under the care of the guru, whose place is known as the guru-kula. Brahmacari guru-kule vasan danto guror hitam - SB 7.12.1 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:1917:19, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 As there is no difficulty in establishing the intimate relationship between a father and son, there is no difficulty in reestablishing the natural, intimate relationship between Narayana and the living entities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1917:19, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,452 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55), bhaktya mam abhijanati: only through devotional service can one understand Krsna as He is. The so-called politicians and scholars think of Krsna as fictitious Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1717:17, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,245 As confirmed by Rsabhadeva, mahat-sevam dvaram ahur vimukteh: (SB 5.5.2) one must try to understand Krsna by serving a devotee. The word mahat refers to a devotee Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1717:17, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 As Gaudiya Vaisnavas in the parampara system of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we must perform sankirtana-yajna all over the world (yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah (SB 11.5.32)) Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1317:13, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 According to brahminical culture, one should be content with whatever he obtains without special endeavor and should cultivate spiritual consciousness. Then he will be happy Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1117:11, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,251 A mahatma is one who is constantly engaged in devotional service, twenty-four hours a day. Unless one adheres to such a great personality, one cannot understand Krsna Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1117:11, 27 January 2021 diff hist +39,254 A devotee advances further and further toward complete understanding of the Lord as he awakens in realization of the Lord's holy name, transcendental form and qualities, His paraphernalia, and everything pertaining to Him Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 05:3005:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist +237 Category:A Spiritual Master is the Via Media Vanibot #0004: CategoryManager - Add this page to Vaniquotes umbrella category current
16 December 2020
- 17:1917:19, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,770 A devotee is transcendental to the actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature because he is situated on the Brahman platform Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
1 December 2020
- 13:2713:27, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,887 You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. According to one's position, one should perform his duties, but for the results one should fully depend upon Krsna Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:2513:25, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Yogesvara is the SP of Godhead, the master of all mystic yoga, who can do anything and everything He likes. This is the omnipotence of the Supreme Lord. For one who pleases the Supreme Lord, no achievement is wonderful. Everything is possible for him Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1713:17, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Without the direction of the Supreme Lord, material nature cannot do anything; it cannot act independently Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1613:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +2,963 With devotion one should feel, "God is great, and I am very small. Therefore my duty is to offer my prayers to the Lord." Only on this basis can one understand and render service to the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1313:13, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whether one thinks himself protected by his parents, by the government, by some place or by some other cause, everything is due to the various potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1213:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whether one is in the heavenly or hellish planets or is a rich or a poor man's son, material conditions are everywhere. Therefore no condition of life is at all pleasing Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1113:11, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When there is a demoniac rule, everything concerning the Vedic principles is turned upside down, all the religious ceremonies of yajna are stopped, the resources meant to be spent for yajna are taken away by the demoniac government Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1013:10, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When the manifested creation of the airplane is ruined, the remaining debris is a problem for the so-called creators Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0713:07, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,150 When the Supreme Lord appears in this material world in His various incarnations, He performs two functions - saving the devotee and vanquishing the demon (paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam) - BG 4.8 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0313:03, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When one gives up materially designated positions and works directly under the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one's spiritual life is revived Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0313:03, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When one considers his body - his head, his hands and so on - one can certainly understand the difference between the spirit soul and the body. No one says, "I head." Everyone says, "My head" Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0013:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,015 When a mad elephant enters a nice garden, it spoils the entire garden. Similarly, if one becomes like a mad elephant and commits offenses at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava, his entire spiritual career is halted Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0013:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,347 When a devotee is actually engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, his apparently material opulences are not material; they are all spiritual Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5812:58, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65) - "Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me" - they (fools and rascals) comment that it is not Krsna to whom we must surrender Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5712:57, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When Dhruva Maharaja saw Lord Visnu, he declined to take any benedictions from Him, for he was fully satisfied by seeing the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 12:5712:57, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whatever God orders constitutes religion Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5612:56, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We want to be happy in the material world, but this will never be possible; we shall simply increase the blazing fire of desires Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5612:56, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We should always remember that although we are equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in quality, we are never equal to Him in quantity Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5512:55, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We must study the atma and Paramatma - the individual soul and the Supersoul - upon whom the entire material cosmic manifestation rests. This is explained by the Vedic statement yato va imani bhutani jaya nte. yena jatani jivanti Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current