Category:Authorities Like
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Vedic process of acquiring knowledge is the descending process, technically known as the parampara system, which is disseminated by great authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami. He emphasizes that one cannot manufacture religious principles through imperfect speculation; instead, one must follow in the footsteps of the twelve mahajanas, including authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, and Kapila. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that Kṛṣṇa is accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead not on the basis of whim or sentiment, but because His divinity is confirmed by great authorities like Vyasadeva, Asita, and Devala. He warns that in the present day, many apasampradayas mislead people because they lack a link to original authorities like Lord Brahma or the Kumaras. Furthermore, he teaches that subjects beyond material perception, such as the spiritual sky or the nature of the soul, can only be understood by hearing from authorities like Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya. Ultimately, by clearly understanding from authorities like the sage Maitreya and following the principles of the acaryas, the disturbed mind is fixed on the progressive path and the devotee can relish the nectarean relishing of the holy name.
- Confirmation of Divinity: Arjuna’s acceptance of Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme is corroborated by the evidence of great authorities like Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa, who distribute Vedic knowledge.
- The Path of the Mahājanas: To cross the ocean of nescience and understand religion, one must follow the footsteps of authorities like Brahma, Siva, Manu, and the other twelve mahajanas.
- Transcending Material Science: Knowledge of the soul and the spiritual sky is impossible for material scientists to discover; it must be received from authorities like Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya.
- Relishing Transcendental Ecstasy: Pure devotees follow authorities like Rupa Gosvami, who aspired for millions of ears and tongues to relish the chanting of the holy name.
- Fixed on the Progressive Path: By hearing from authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami or the sage Maitreya, a person becomes situated in real knowledge and escapes the bewilderment of material nature.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Following in the Footsteps of Great Authorities Like the Mahājanas.
Pages in category "Authorities Like"
The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
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- A learned scholar who has studied the Vedas and has information from authorities like Lord Caitanya and who knows how to apply these teachings can understand that Krsna is the origin of everything in both the material & spiritual worlds. BG 1972 purports
- Arjuna has accepted Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the supreme abode of all living entities, not only because of his personal experience but also because of the evidences of great authorities like Narada, Asita, Devala & Vyasa. BG 1972 p
- Arjuna has described in the Bhagavad-gita: param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan (BG 10.12): Your personality is unknown to the so-called scholars. But authorities like Vyasa, Devala, Narada, Asita, they accept Your this form
- Arjuna says that Krsna is accepted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead not only by himself but by authorities like the sage Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasadeva & so on. These are great personalities who distribute the Vedic knowledge. BG 1972 Introduction
- Authorities like Rupa Gosvami says that, "What I shall chant with one tongue? If I would have millions of tongues, then I could chant a little more." So he's aspiring to have millions of ears and trillions of tongue to relish this chanting Hare Krsna
- Authorities like Sukadeva consider this stage of affection to be in the neutral stage
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- Formerly, during Krsna's time, there were authorities like Vyasadeva, like Narada. They also accepted that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- From authorities like Jiva Gosvami it is confirmed that the Ganges and Yamuna are the same river flowing in different courses
- From authorities like Krsna or Bhagavad-gita, we understand that this place is meant for suffering. This is called duhkhalayam asasvatam
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- Great authorities like Bhisma escape His (Krsna's) bewilderment by the mercy of the Lord
- Great authorities like Narada, Vyasadeva, Lord Chaitanya, Siddhanta Sarasvati, Bhaktivinode Thakur, Arjuna, and what to speak of the countless others say that Krishna is the SPG. So to understand these authorities you have to follow in their footsteps
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- If you want to prosecute any yoga system, this bhakti-yoga, Krsna consciousness, and chanting Hare Krsna . . . that is recommended in Vedic scripture, that is introduced by great authority like Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- In the present day there are many apasampradayas, or sampradayas which are not bona fide, which have no link to authorities like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, the Kumaras or Laksmi. People are misguided by such sampradayas
- Intelligent persons like Maharaja Pariksit do not recognize mental speculators, however great they may be, but hear from the authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami, who is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the parampara system
- It was very nice that Purna das offered respects to the Samkirtan painting. That will enlarge Krishna Consciousness. Your program for publishing pictures in details of great authorities like Bhishma and others is very much appreciated
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- Krsna consciousness movement is neither a new movement nor it is a concocted philosophy. It is based on authorities like Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literature. And practically you see how it is effective. Simply by chanting this Hare Krsna mantra
- Krsna is supported not only by the Vedas and by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, and authorities like Vyasadeva, Asita, Devala, and Arjuna, who heard Bhagavad-gita personally from the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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- One must follow in the footsteps of great authorities like Brahma, Siva, Narada, Manu, the Kumaras, Kapila, Prahlada, Bhisma, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja, Janaka, and Bali Maharaja
- One must take lessons from authorities like Narada, Vyasa and Asita, and follow their principles. Then one will be able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead even with one's own eyes. One only needs training
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- People generally know God is great. Krsna says, mattah parataram nanyat. It is confirmed by great authorities like Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami, all the big, big acaryas, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Vyasadeva, authorities. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam
- People may say, to satisfy his friend, Arjuna has accepted Him (Krsna) as param brahma. But that is not the fact. Arjuna gives evidences that, Not only I, but the great authorities like Vyasa, Narada, Asita, Devala, they have also accepted You as the SPG
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- That (very anxious to see the Lord without making any serious effort to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam regularly) is not the way recommended by an authority like Maharaja Pariksit, who heard and benefited by hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam
- That is not possible for any material scientist to find out where the spiritual sky is. But you can understand from authoritative scriptures and from authorities like Lord Caitanya
- That is the way of explaining the Vedic knowledge (it is disseminated by authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami), technically known as the parampara system, or descending process
- The demigods prayed - Ajnana-bhidapamarjanam - by Your (Krsna's) appearance the speculative knowledge of ignorance will be vanquished, and the real, experienced knowledge of authorities like Lord Brahma will be established
- The demigods said: Your (Krsna's) appearance will vanquish the ignorance of speculative knowledge and establish the real experienced knowledge of authorities like Lord Brahma
- The soul is being carried by the mind, ego and intelligence. You cannot see it, but you have to understand by hearing from the authorities like Krsna
- The specific words brahma param indicate Lord Sri Krsna. This is corroborated in the Bhagavad-gita by Arjuna with reference to great authorities like Asita, Devala, Narada and Vyasa
- There is no possibility of understanding what is soul by material scientist. The only process is to take it from higher authorities like Krsna
- This process (of accepting the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord) is recommended here (in SB 10.2.30) by authorities like Lord Brahma and Lord Siva (svayambhur naradah sambhuh), and therefore we must take to this process in order to transcend nescience
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- We are hearing from authorities like Lord Krsna. He says, na jayate na mriyate va kadacit: My dear Arjuna, a living entity does not take birth. There is no birth, death, old age, disease of the spirit soul
- We do not accept Krsna as perfect simply on the basis of our whims or sentiments. No - Krsna is accepted as God by many Vedic authorities like Vyasadeva, the author of all Vedic literatures
- We should be satisfied with the information obtainable from Vedic sources as spoken by authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami
- When Maharaja Yudhisthira accepted the rule of Bharata-varsa (formerly this entire planet, including all the seas and land), he took sanction from authorities like Bhismadeva and Lord Krsna. He thus ruled the entire world according to religious principles
- When we get a statement of the authorities like Sukadeva Gosvami, and above that, Krsna . . . Because the conclusion of Krsna and the conclusion of pure devotee like Sukadeva Gosvami, they are the same