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* '''Transcendental Qualities and Love:''' Kṛṣṇa possesses an abundance of wonderful associates and manifests an abundance of sweetness that bewilders even His own mind. | * '''Transcendental Qualities and Love:''' Kṛṣṇa possesses an abundance of wonderful associates and manifests an abundance of sweetness that bewilders even His own mind. | ||
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Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that true abundance is a divine gift, manifest through material nature when society is aligned with the Supreme Lord's will. When the Lord's glance is favorable, cities and villages flourish with an abundance of herbs, grains, fruits, and minerals. This natural prosperity is contrasted with modern industrial civilization, which creates artificial scarcity by killing cows and cutting down forests that would otherwise supply abundant honey and milk. Śrīla Prabhupāda also highlights the spiritual dimension of abundance, noting that in the spiritual world of Vṛndāvana, the buildings are made of touchstone and the cows provide abundant milk. Kṛṣṇa Himself possesses an abundance of transcendental qualities, sweetness, and dear associates. Furthermore, Śrīla Prabhupāda addresses the economic conflict where capitalists fear abundant production because it prevents exploitation through competitive pricing. Ultimately, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement offers an abundance of spiritual activities that can transform the materialistic "zeros" of the West into something sublimely valuable. By accepting the Lord's causeless mercy, the living entity moves from the strife of Kali-yuga to a state of abundant transcendental bliss.
- Natural Prosperity via Divine Glance: All flourishing in cities and villages—from herbs to minerals—is due to the merciful glance of the Supreme Lord and His desire.
- The Result of Cow Protection: By giving protection to the cows, we can draw from them abundant quantities of milk, which is essential for a healthy civilization.
- Economic Conflict of Plenty: Capitalists often fear abundant production because competitive prices prevent them from exploiting farmers and consumers.
- Abundance in the Spiritual Realm: In the spiritual world of Vṛndāvana, the buildings are made of touchstone and the surabhi cows are givers of abundant milk.
- Transcendental Qualities and Love: Kṛṣṇa possesses an abundance of wonderful associates and manifests an abundance of sweetness that bewilders even His own mind.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Abundant.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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Pages in category "Abundant"
The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
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- A living entity may have an abundant supply of food for eating, or many nice buildings for sleeping, or good arrangements for sex life, or a good defense to protect him, but this does not mean that he is a human being
- Above Narayana, Krsna has four specific transcendental qualities - His wonderful pastimes, an abundance of wonderful associates who are very dear to Him (like the gopis), His wonderful beauty and the wonderful vibration of His flute
- Abundant honey can be obtained if the forests are protected. Unfortunately, in modern civilization, men are busy killing the cows that are the source of yogurt, milk and ghee, they are cutting down all the trees that supply honey
- All these cities & villages are flourishing in all respects because the herbs & grains are in abundance, the trees are full of fruits, the rivers are flowing, the hills are full of minerals & the oceans full of wealth. & this is all due to Your glance
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- Boston is one of our major centers for the large missionary work of Krsna consciousness movement, so there is always an abundance of Krsna conscious activities going on
- By digging for water, even in the desert, we can produce food grains; when we produce food grains and vegetables, we can give protection to the cows; while giving protection to the cows, we can draw from them abundant quantities of milk
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- If by chance we get an abundance of money, we should always consider that it belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- In that celestial forest there were many birds whose necks were colored reddish and whose sweet sounds mixed with the humming of the bees. The lakes were abundantly decorated with crying swans as well as strong-stemmed lotus flowers
- In the spiritual world of Vrndavana the buildings are made of touchstone, the cows are known as surabhi cows, givers of abundant milk, and the trees are known as wish-fulfilling trees, for they yield whatever one desires
- In the spiritual world of Vrndavana the buildings are made of touchstone, the cows are known as surabhi cows, givers of abundant milk, and the trees are known as wish-fulfilling trees, for they yield whatever one desires - CC Intro
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- King Prthu abundantly worshiped the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was so merciful to him. While worshiping the lotus feet of the Lord, Prthu Maharaja gradually increased his ecstasy in devotional service
- King Yayati performed various sacrifices, in which he offered abundant gifts to the brahmanas to satisfy the Supreme Lord, Hari, who is the reservoir of all the demigods and the object of all Vedic knowledge
- Kuntidevi mentions that the grains are abundant, the trees full of fruits, and the oceans full of wealth, but she never mentions that industry and slaughterhouses are flourishing, for such things are nonsense that men have developed to create problems
- Kuntidevi says, ime jana-padah svrddhah supakvausadhi-virudhah: (SB 1.8.40) "The grains are abundant, the trees full of fruits, the rivers flowing, the hills full of minerals, and the ocean full of wealth." What more should one want
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- The banks were also abundantly adorned with varieties of trees that yielded flowers and fruits in all seasons. Thus the entire mountain stood gloriously decorated
- The earth yielded sufficient food grains, the cows supplied abundant milk, and outer space was beautifully decorated with wonderful phenomena
- The farmer then becomes very happy to see his field full of grain, but the capitalists—who are always unaware of the activities of a supernatural power—become unhappy because they are afraid of a competitive price due to abundant production
- The flowing rivers supplied all kinds of tastes - sweet, pungent, sour, etc. - and very big trees supplied fruit and honey in abundance. The cows, having eaten sufficient green grass, supplied profuse quantities of milk, curd and clarified butter
- The fruits of love of Godhead which fructified on these two branches were distributed in abundance. Tasting these fruits, everyone became mad after them
- The government is not partial to any citizen, but if a citizen is law-abiding he receives abundant opportunities from the state laws to live peacefully and fulfill his real interests
- The Krsna consciousness movement therefore offers a great opportunity to the people of the West. They have an overabundance of the zeros of materialistic life, and if they simply add Krsna their life will become sublimely valuable
- The matter was settled, and to please the newly married couple Lord Balarama arranged to send a dowry consisting of an abundance of riches, including elephants, chariots, horses, menservants and maidservants
- The natural gifts such as grains and vegetables, fruits, rivers, the hills of jewels & minerals, and the seas full of pearls are supplied by the order of the Supreme, and as He desires, material nature produces them in abundance or restricts them at times
- The poor agriculturalist takes advances from the capitalist & sells his produce at a lower price. Hence when food grains are produced abundantly the farmers become financially stronger, & thus the capitalist becomes morose at being unable to exploit them
- The vithi beginning of a drama consists of only one scene. In that scene, one of the heroes enters the stage, and by means of opposing statements uttered by a voice from the sky (offstage), he introduces the abundant conjugal mellow to some degree
- The word go means "senses." We are looking for sense gratification, and if we associate with Krsna we shall enjoy our senses abundantly, just like the gopis who are dancing with Krsna. Thus there is no scarcity of sense gratification
- They (the inhabitants of Vrndavana) possessed such an abundance of various kinds of milk products that they were throwing butter lavishly on each other's bodies without restriction
- They will be learned, clever and young and possess abundant wealth and rice. Not only that, but you will each have seven sons, who will all live long lives and be very intelligent
- This is Vedic civilization. There is mention of so many things, that "The grains are in abundance and the trees are full of fruits. The rivers are flowing nicely. The hills are full of minerals and the ocean full of wealth." So where is the scarcity?
- Thus the demigods saw the wonderfully beautiful region known as Alaka in the forest known as Saugandhika, which means "full of fragrance." The forest is known as Saugandhika because of its abundance of lotus flowers
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- We have experience that in some seasons the rains produce abundance and in other seasons there is scarcity
- When food grains are produced abundantly the farmers become financially stronger, and thus the capitalist becomes morose at being unable to exploit them
- When there is a good ruler, that source produces the necessities of life abundantly. However, when there is not such a good ruler, there will be scarcity. This is the significance of the word kamadhuk
- When there is a population increase, it is the business of the Supreme Lord to feed the people. But atheists or miscreants do not like abundant production of food grains, especially if their business might be hampered
- Who manifests an abundance of sweetness greater than Mine, which has never been experienced before and which causes wonder to all? Alas, I Myself, My mind bewildered upon seeing this beauty, impetuously desire to enjoy it like Srimati Radharani