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13:1013:10, 17 April 2012 diff hist +1,612 N We have heard that although powerful kings like Maharaja Prthu and Maharaja Gaya achieved proprietorship over the seven dvipas, they could not achieve satisfaction or find the end of their ambitions Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have heard that although powerful kings like Maharaja Prthu and Maharaja Gaya achieved proprietorship over the seven dvipas"}}…'
13:0213:02, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,273 N This chapter describes why Kaliya entered the River Yamuna after leaving his home, Nagalaya, one of the dvipas, which according to some corresponds to the Fiji Islands Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This chapter describes why Kaliya entered the River Yamuna after leaving his home, Nagalaya, one of the dvipas, which according t…'
12:5912:59, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,509 N According to Vedic understanding, the entire universe is regarded as an ocean of space. In that ocean there are innumerable planets, and each planet is called a dvipa, or island Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic understanding, the entire universe is regarded as an ocean of space. In that ocean there are innumerable plane…'
11:1511:15, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,827 N Outer space may be compared to an ocean of air, and each and every planet is floating on it just as a boat or island floats on the ocean. Sometimes planets are called dvipa, or islands, and sometimes they are called boats Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Outer space may be compared to an ocean of air, and each and every planet is floating on it just as a boat or island floats on th…'
11:1111:11, 17 April 2012 diff hist +4,016 N All the planets are here described as gola, round. Every planet is round, and each planet is a different shelter, just like islands in the great ocean. Planets are sometimes called dvipa or varsa Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Planets are sometimes called dvipa or varsa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|17Apr12}} {{last|17…'
10:4710:47, 17 April 2012 diff hist +4,095 N Through logic and sophistry one can never understand how the Supreme Lord created this unlimited cosmos, but the demoniac atheists will never tire of using these methods Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through logic and sophistry one can never understand how the Supreme Lord created this unlimited cosmos, but the demoniac atheist…'
10:4110:41, 17 April 2012 diff hist +5,467 N Lord Krsna is like the life air and the soul of the massive body of the entire cosmos. In several places in the Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna makes this point - that He is the origin and cause of everything Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna is like the life air and the soul of the massive body of the entire cosmos"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{…'
10:3410:34, 17 April 2012 diff hist +13,317 N The three predominating deities of this material world, namely Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the affairs of this cosmos, but who among them is the Supreme? Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The three predominating deities of this material world, namely Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva, are directing all the affai…'
10:3010:30, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,932 N For creation, maintenance and annihilation, the Supreme Lord incarnates into three - Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva - after manifesting the material cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For creation, maintenance and annihilation, the Supreme Lord incarnates into three"|"Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva"|"afte…'
10:2610:26, 17 April 2012 diff hist +8,707 N Although the Mayavadis believe that prior to its manifestation the cosmos was in Brahman, after creation it remains in Brahman, and after destruction it merges into Brahman, they do not know what Brahman is Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the Mayavadis believe that prior to its manifestation the cosmos was in Brahman, after creation it remains in Brahman, a…'
10:2210:22, 17 April 2012 diff hist +6,037 N These rays of the personal body of Krsna are cast all over the creation of the Lord, and the portion of the effulgence which is covered by the material cloud is called the created cosmos of the three material qualities - sattva, rajas and tamas Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These rays of the personal body of Krsna are cast all over the creation of the Lord, and the portion of the effulgence which is c…'
09:1909:19, 17 April 2012 diff hist +7,748 N He had five heads and had long been living within the water. The Mura demon was as brilliant as the sun at the time of the dissolution of the cosmos, and his temper was like blazing fire Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mura demon was as brilliant as the sun at the time of the dissolution of the cosmos, and his temper was like blazing fire"}} …'
09:1409:14, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,195 N The Supreme Lord enters the material cosmos and causes creation, maintenance and destruction in their due course, whereas the part-and-parcel living entity enters the material elements and has his material body created for him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord enters the material cosmos and causes creation, maintenance and destruction in their due course, whereas the par…'
09:1109:11, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,671 N Earth, water, fire, air, ether, ego and the total material energy, as well as nature, the marginal energy, the living entities, the mind, the senses, the sense objects and the demigods who control the affairs of the cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"earth, water, fire, air, ether, ego and the total material energy, as well as nature, the marginal energy, the living entities, t…'
09:0609:06, 17 April 2012 diff hist +4,904 N He (the Absolute Truth) is causative, for He is the original designer of the cosmos. And He is locative: that is, everything is resting in His energy. These attributes are all clearly attributes of personality Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is causative, for He is the original designer of the cosmos. And He is also locative: that is, everything is resting in His en…'
08:5508:55, 17 April 2012 diff hist +1,744 N The Mimamsaka philosophers conclude that if there is a God, He is subject to our fruitive activities. Similarly, the Sankhya philosophers, who analyze the cosmic manifestation, say that the cause of the cosmos is material nature Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mimamsaka philosophers conclude that if there is a God, He is subject to our fruitive activities. Similarly, the Sankhya phil…'
08:4808:48, 17 April 2012 diff hist +14,122 N The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only this cosmic manifestation has emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} …'
08:4408:44, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,760 N The Lord said, "My dear Arjuna, do not desist from fighting. If you gain victory in the fight, you will enjoy a kingdom, and even if you die you will be elevated to the heavenly planets" Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Arjuna"|"do not desist from fighting. If you gain victory in the fight, you will enjoy a kingdom, and even if you die you…'
08:3308:33, 17 April 2012 diff hist +2,382 N The Lord Visnu who lies in the ocean of milk incarnates Himself in various forms to maintain the laws of the cosmos and annihilate the causes of disturbance. Such incarnations are visible in every manv-antara Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord Visnu who lies in the ocean of milk incarnates Himself in various forms to maintain the laws of the cosmos and annihilat…'
08:3008:30, 17 April 2012 diff hist +7,426 N The material cosmos is composed of twenty-four elements: the five gross material elements, the three subtle material elements, the five knowledge-acquiring senses, the five active senses, the five objects of sense pleasure, and the mahat-tattva Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material cosmos is composed of twenty-four elements: the five gross material elements, the three subtle material elements, th…'
08:2608:26, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,390 N The existential sandhini-sakti in the external potency similarly expands all the variegatedness of the material cosmos, from which we can have a glimpse of the spiritual field Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The existential sandhini-sakti in the external potency similarly expands all the variegatedness of the material cosmos, from whic…'
08:1908:19, 17 April 2012 diff hist +7,987 N The manifestation of the internal energy of the Lord is the inconceivably variegated spiritual world, the manifestation of the marginal energy comprises the living entities, and the manifestation of the external energy is the material cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The manifestation of the internal energy of the Lord is the inconceivably variegated spiritual world, the manifestation of the ma…'
08:0808:08, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,056 N Visnu is the authorized Lord who maintains the created cosmos, and He is also the principal Deity who makes adjustments when there is improper administration in the cosmic creation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Visnu is the authorized Lord who maintains the created cosmos, and He is also the principal Deity who makes adjustments when ther…'
08:0308:03, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,064 N The internal potency of the Lord, which is called cit-sakti or antaranga-sakti, exhibits variegatedness in the transcendental Vaikuntha cosmos. Besides ourselves, there are unlimited numbers of liberated living beings Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The internal potency of the Lord, which is called cit-sakti or antaranga-sakti, exhibits variegatedness in the transcendental Vai…'
07:5707:57, 17 April 2012 diff hist +5,748 N The living beings covered by the illusory energy evolve in different species of life, with bodies ranging from that of an insignificant ant to that of Brahma, the constructor of the cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma, the constructor of the cosmos"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|17Apr12}} {{last|17Apr12}…'
07:4607:46, 17 April 2012 diff hist +6,957 N Here (in Srimad-Bhagavatam) ten subjects are described: (1) the creation of the ingredients of the cosmos, (2) the creations of Brahma, (3) the maintenance of the creation, (4) special favor given to the faithful, (5) impetuses for activity Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here"|"impetuses for activity"|"in Srimad-Bhagavatam"|"special favor given to the faithful"|"ten subjects are described"|"the cre…'
07:4307:43, 17 April 2012 diff hist +3,207 N They create the material cosmos. These three purusas, who lie on the Karana, Garbha and Ksira oceans respectively, are the Supersoul of everything that be Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They create the material cosmos. These three purusas, who lie on the Karana, Garbha and Ksira oceans respectively, are the Supers…'

15:0715:07, 16 April 2012 diff hist +5,088 N Vasudeva prayed to the Lord - Lord Brahma is called rakta, or red, because Brahma represents the qualities of passion for creation. Darkness is entrusted to Lord Siva because he annihilates the cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma is called rakta, or red, because Brahma represents the qualities of passion for creation. Darkness is entrusted to Lo…'
15:0415:04, 16 April 2012 diff hist +8,417 N Because of the living energy (jiva-bhuta), these separated energies combine to make the cosmic manifestation visible, but in fact, before the creation of the cosmos, the total energy is already present - SB 10.3.15-17 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of the living energy"|"jiva-bhuta"|"these separated energies combine to make the cosmic manifestation visible, but in fac…'
15:0015:00, 16 April 2012 diff hist +2,735 N The entire cosmos is created by Durga in cooperation with Lord Visnu in the form of kala, time Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire cosmos is created by Durga in cooperation with Lord Visnu in the form of kala, time"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopa…'
14:0314:03, 16 April 2012 diff hist +6,836 N The cosmic manifestation is nondifferent from You, and the annihilation is also caused by You. This relationship between Your Lordship and the cosmos is illustrated by the example of the seed and the tree, or the subtle cause and the gross manifestation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the cosmic manifestation is nondifferent from You, and the annihilation is also caused by You. This relationship between Your Lor…'
11:3011:30, 16 April 2012 diff hist +5,189 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of the material and spiritual energies, who is certainly the creator of the entire cosmos, creates the time factor to allow the material energy and the living entity to act within the limits of time Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of the material and spiritual energies, who is certainly the creator of the en…'
11:2611:26, 16 April 2012 diff hist +6,471 N After every dissolution of the material cosmos, all the living entities take shelter in the body of Karanodakasayi Visnu, and when creation takes place again, they come forth from His body in their various species to resume their activities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After every dissolution of the material cosmos, all the living entities take shelter in the body of Karanodakasayi Visnu, and whe…'
11:2111:21, 16 April 2012 diff hist +3,458 N Lord Ananta, whose body is completely spiritual, resides at the root of the planet Patala. He always lives in the core of Lord Siva's heart, and He helps him destroy the universe. Ananta instructs Lord Siva how to destroy the cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Ananta, whose body is completely spiritual, resides at the root of the planet Patala. He always lives in the core of Lord Si…'
11:1311:13, 16 April 2012 diff hist +4,032 N This manifested cosmos is a wonderful creation of the interaction of the three material modes, or the external energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This manifested cosmos is a wonderful creation of the interaction of the three material modes, or the external energy of the Supr…'
11:0911:09, 16 April 2012 diff hist +5,213 N Material nature is ever existing in its subtle form as the energy of the Lord, but it sometimes manifests this nonexistent or temporarily existent nature, the cosmos Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is ever existing in its subtle form as the energy of the Lord, but it sometimes manifests this nonexistent or tem…'
11:0211:02, 16 April 2012 diff hist +9,865 N The elements were created first, and therefore they entered into the bodily construction later, but in both circumstances they entered the cosmos and also did not enter Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The elements were created first, and therefore they entered into the bodily construction later, but in both circumstances they en…'
10:5710:57, 16 April 2012 diff hist +9,872 N O Brahma, please know that the universal elements enter into the cosmos and at the same time do not enter into the cosmos; similarly, I Myself also exist within everything created, and at the same time I am outside of everything Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Brahma, please know that the universal elements enter into the cosmos and at the same time do not enter into the cosmos; simila…'
10:5310:53, 16 April 2012 diff hist +2,544 N I create this cosmos by such penance, I maintain it by the same energy, and I withdraw it all by the same energy. Therefore the potential power is penance only Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I create this cosmos by such penance, I maintain it by the same energy, and I withdraw it all by the same energy. Therefore the p…'
10:4910:49, 16 April 2012 diff hist +6,416 N Lord Sri Krsna, expanding His plenary portion as Maha-visnu, the first incarnation, creates this manifested cosmos, but He is unborn. The creation, however, takes place in Him, and the material substance and manifestations are all Himself Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Sri Krsna, expanding His plenary portion as Maha-visnu, the first incarnation, creates this manifested cosmos, but He is unb…'
10:4310:43, 16 April 2012 diff hist +4,190 N Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Formerly, prior to the manifestation of the cosmos, Lord Brahma, by meditating on the virat-rupa, regained his lost consciousness by appeasing the Lord. Thus he was able to rebuild the creation as it was before Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, prior to the manifestation of the cosmos, Lord Brahma, by meditating on the virat-rupa, regained his lost consciousness…'
10:3010:30, 16 April 2012 diff hist +6,205 N The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only has this cosmic manifestation emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only has this cosmic mani…'
10:2710:27, 16 April 2012 diff hist +3,271 N Less intelligent men who want to see God immediately without necessary qualification are shown first the gigantic material cosmos as the form of the Lord, although the Lord is within and without Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"less intelligent men who want to see God immediately without necessary qualification are shown first the gigantic material cosmos…'
10:1810:18, 16 April 2012 diff hist +2,885 N Both material nature and the living entity, which were existing before the creation of the cosmos, are explained in this verse (of BG 13.27). Whatever is created is but a combination of the living entity and material nature. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both material nature and the living entity, which were existing before the creation of the cosmos, are explained in this verse"}}…'
10:0610:06, 16 April 2012 diff hist +3,847 N In His village of Vrndavana He enjoyed Himself with His mother, brother and friends, and when He played the role of a naughty butter thief, all His associates enjoyed celestial bliss by His stealing Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His village of Vrndavana He enjoyed Himself with His mother, brother and friends, and when He played the role of a naughty but…'
10:0110:01, 16 April 2012 diff hist +6,385 N Being engaged in their celestial pastimes, the queens forgot themselves, and their loosened hair appeared like beautiful waves of a river Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being engaged in their celestial pastimes, the queens forgot themselves, and their loosened hair appeared like beautiful waves of…'
09:5709:57, 16 April 2012 diff hist +3,913 N They enjoyed celestial happiness, with open hearts full of love and affection for the Lord, and when they saw the face of the Lord, it seemed to them that they were drinking nectar through their eyes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they enjoyed celestial happiness, with open hearts full of love and affection for the Lord, and when they saw the face of the Lor…'
09:5209:52, 16 April 2012 diff hist +3,729 N As the parijata tree came down to the earthly planet, the fragrance of its flowers also came down, and the celestial drones migrated to this earth in search of their fragrance and honey Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the parijata tree came down to the earthly planet, the fragrance of its flowers also came down, and the celestial drones migra…'
09:4909:49, 16 April 2012 diff hist +5,012 N Krsna was asked by King Yudhisthira to help in constructing a suitable house to be planned by the great architect Visvakarma, the celestial engineer in the heavenly kingdom Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna was asked by King Yudhisthira to help in constructing a suitable house to be planned by the great architect Visvakarma, the…'
09:4509:45, 16 April 2012 diff hist +4,931 N Then the surabhi cow bathed Krsna with her milk, and Indra bathed Him with the water of the celestial Ganges through the trunk of his carrier elephant Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then the surabhi cow bathed Krsna with her milk, and Indra bathed Him with the water of the celestial Ganges through the trunk of…'

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