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17:2917:29, 22 April 2012 diff hist +1,078 N Queen Arci also entered Patiloka, but this planet is not in the material universe, for she actually entered the planet which her husband attained. In the material world also, when a woman dies with her husband, she again unites with him in the next birth Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Queen Arci also entered Patiloka, but this planet is not in the material universe, for she actually entered the planet which her …'
17:2617:26, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,420 N Even though all the material universes are annihilated again and again in the Causal Ocean, the Vaikuntha planets, which are spiritual, exist eternally and are not subject to dissolution Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though all the material universes are annihilated again and again in the Causal Ocean"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas…'
17:1417:14, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,678 N It is in fact the illumination of the Vaikunthalokas which is reflected in the material sky. Only by this reflection are the suns in the material universes illuminated; after the illumination of the sun, all the stars and moons are illuminated Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is in fact the illumination of the Vaikunthalokas which is reflected in the material sky. Only by this reflection are the suns…'
17:1017:10, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,727 N Sati herself could have killed her father, Daksa, because she is the personified material energy and has immense power to kill and create within this material universe Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sati herself could have killed her father, Daksa, because she is the personified material energy and has immense power to kill an…'
17:0817:08, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,643 N When, after ruling over the material universe under the influence of the time element, Lord Brahma desires to dissolve it and enter into the kingdom of God, others then enter with him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When, after ruling over the material universe under the influence of the time element, Lord Brahma desires to dissolve it and ent…'
17:0417:04, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,770 N After experiencing the inhabitable time of the three modes of material nature, known as two parardhas, Lord Brahma closes the material universe, which is covered by layers of earth, water, air, fire, ether, mind, ego, etc., and goes back to Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After experiencing the inhabitable time of the three modes of material nature, known as two parardhas, Lord Brahma closes the mat…'
17:0117:01, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,609 N One dissolution is at the end of Brahma's day, and one is at the end of Brahma's life. Brahma dies at the end of two parardhas, at which time the entire material universe is dissolved Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One dissolution is at the end of Brahma's day, and one is at the end of Brahma's life. Brahma dies at the end of two parardhas, a…'
16:2516:25, 22 April 2012 diff hist +7,471 N All living entities who are residents of the material universes are considered to be more or less criminals because they do not wish to abide by the order of the Lord or they are against the harmonious activities of God's will Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities who are residents of the material universes are considered to be more or less criminals because they do not w…'
15:5615:56, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,782 N Brahma is the original source of all scientific knowledge. He is born directly from the transcendental body of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, who is never seen by any creature of this material universe and therefore always remains unmanifested Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma is the original source of all scientific knowledge. He is born directly from the transcendental body of Garbhodakasayi Vis…'
14:5514:55, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,581 N The sense enjoyment of all animals, men and demigods within the purview of the material universe is controlled by the supernatural force called the prakrti, or daivi-maya Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sense enjoyment of all animals, men and demigods within the purview of the material universe is controlled by the supernatura…'
14:5014:50, 22 April 2012 diff hist +5,040 N The creeper of devotional service gradually grows so high that it passes through the entire material universe and enters into the spiritual sky, growing still higher and higher until it reaches the planet Goloka Vrndavana Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creeper of devotional service gradually grows so high that it passes through the entire material universe and enters into the…'
14:4714:47, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,740 N Lord Brahma thus engaged his senses in the Lord by re-creating the conditioned living entities to act in the re-created universe. This material universe is thus created and annihilated by the will of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma thus engaged his senses in the Lord by re-creating the conditioned living entities to act in the re-created universe.…'
14:3814:38, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,950 N The bodily features of the inhabitants in Vaikunthaloka are completely different from those in the material universe. For example, the four hands are distinct from the two hands in this world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the bodily features of the inhabitants in Vaikunthaloka are completely different from those in the material universe. For example…'
14:3214:32, 22 April 2012 diff hist +8,147 N Happiness in spiritual nature always increases in volume with a new phase of appreciation; there is no question of decreasing the bliss. Such unalloyed spiritual bliss is nowhere to be found within the orbit of the material universe Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Happiness in spiritual nature always increases in volume with a new phase of appreciation; there is no question of decreasing the…'
14:1714:17, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,946 N Seventy-five percent of the expansive radiation of the Lord is manifested in the spiritual sky (tripad-vibhuti), and twenty-five percent of His personal radiation comprehends the entire expansion of the material universes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|", and twenty-five percent of His personal radiation comprehends the entire expansion of the material universes"|"Seventy-five per…'
14:1214:12, 22 April 2012 diff hist +5,545 N We get information from the Vedic literature that the Lord Himself first entered the vacuum of the material universe, and thus all things gradually developed one after another Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We get information from the Vedic literature that the Lord Himself first entered the vacuum of the material universe, and thus al…'
14:0614:06, 22 April 2012 diff hist +9,305 N Spiritualize the mind and the senses and gradually concentrate the mind upon Lord Visnu, the Supreme, who is present as the Supersoul in every heart and everywhere, in every atom of the material universe Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"spiritualize the mind and the senses and gradually concentrate the mind upon Lord Visnu, the Supreme, who is present as the Super…'
14:0014:00, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,707 N For those who are wandering in the material universe, there is no more auspicious means of deliverance than what is aimed at in the direct devotional service of Lord Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are wandering in the material universe, there is no more auspicious means of deliverance than what is aimed at in t…'
13:4313:43, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,110 N He (the living being) has to realize that qualitatively he is nondifferent from the Supersoul, and thus he transcends the material sky by his pure identical intelligence and thus becomes engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living Being"|"he has to realize that qualitatively he is nondifferent from the Supersoul, and thus he transcends the materia…'
13:3713:37, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,296 N Narada is a spaceman who can travel unrestrictedly, not only within the material universes but also in the spiritual universes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narada is a spaceman who can travel unrestrictedly, not only within the material universes but also in the spiritual universes"}}…'
13:3213:32, 22 April 2012 diff hist +9,861 N There is no end to the list of material enjoyments, nor can anyone in the material universe have all of them Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no end to the list of material enjoyments, nor can anyone in the material universe have all of them"}} {{notes|}} {{comp…'
13:2913:29, 22 April 2012 diff hist +5,748 N All these universes are collectively produced by the Karanodakasayi Visnu, called also the Maha-visnu, who simply throws His glance to impregnate the material sky Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these universes are collectively produced by the Karanodakasayi Visnu, called also the Maha-visnu, who simply throws His glan…'
13:2513:25, 22 April 2012 diff hist +5,676 N The mahat-tattva is assembled in some corner of the vast, unlimited spiritual sky, and the part which is thus covered by the mahat-tattva is called the material sky Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mahat-tattva is assembled in some corner of the vast, unlimited spiritual sky, and the part which is thus covered by the maha…'
13:2113:21, 22 April 2012 diff hist +551 N At first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material u…'
12:5912:59, 22 April 2012 diff hist +22,847 N Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of nature, appear factual, although they are unreal Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only because of Him do the material universes, temporarily manifested by the reactions of the three modes of nature, appear factu…'
10:5410:54, 22 April 2012 diff hist +655 N The Lord said that because He entered into the material universe by His personal representation, the cosmic manifestation has been made possible and is going on Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord said that because He entered into the material universe by His personal representation, the cosmic manifestation has bee…'
10:5010:50, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,277 N This chapter (of Bhagavad-gita) reveals Krsna as the cause of all causes. He is even the cause of the Maha-visnu, from whom the material universes emanate. Krsna is not an incarnation; He is the source of all incarnations Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This chapter reveals Krsna as the cause of all causes. He is even the cause of the Maha-visnu, from whom the material universes e…'
10:4710:47, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,288 N The Supreme Lord is represented throughout the entire material universes by His entering into all things as the Supersoul. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is represented throughout the entire material universes by His entering into all things as the Supersoul"}} {{no…'
10:4410:44, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,384 N There are many subduing principles, but time wears down all things in the material universe and so represents Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many subduing principles, but time wears down all things in the material universe and so represents Krsna"}} {{notes|}}…'
10:4110:41, 22 April 2012 diff hist +5,529 N The spiritual plant of devotional service gradually grows and grows until it penetrates the covering of the material universe and enters into the brahmajyoti effulgence in the spiritual sky. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual plant of devotional service gradually grows and grows until it penetrates the covering of the material universe and…'
10:3410:34, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,450 N The duration of the material universe is limited. It is manifested in cycles of kalpas. A kalpa is a day of Brahma, and one day of Brahma consists of a thousand cycles of four yugas or ages: Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duration of the material universe is limited. It is manifested in cycles of kalpas. A kalpa is a day of Brahma, and one day o…'
10:2510:25, 22 April 2012 diff hist +834 N When there is devastation of this material universe, Brahma and his devotees, who are constantly engaged in Krsna consciousness, are all transferred to the spiritual universe and to specific spiritual planets according to their desires. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is devastation of this material universe, Brahma and his devotees, who are constantly engaged in Krsna consciousness, …'
10:2210:22, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,909 N The twenty-four elements of which this material universe is a temporary manifestation, are completely adjusted to produce complete resources which are necessary for the maintenance and subsistence of this universe. BG 1972 Introduction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the twenty-four elements of which this material universe is a temporary manifestation, according to Sankhya philosophy, are compl…'
10:1810:18, 22 April 2012 diff hist +6,259 N When He (Krsna) descends into the material universe, His consciousness is not materially affected. If He were so affected, He would be unfit to speak on transcendental matters as He does in the Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 Introduction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He descends into the material universe, His consciousness is not materially affected. If He were so affected, He would be un…'
10:0110:01, 22 April 2012 diff hist +526 N After hearing Their mother (Devaki) speak in this way, Lord Balarama and Krsna immediately called for the assistance of yogamaya and started for the lower planetary system known as Sutala Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing Their mother speak in this way, Lord Balarama and Krsna immediately called for the assistance of yogamaya and start…'
09:5909:59, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,212 N At the end of every kalpa the sun is covered by a great cloud, and incessant rain covers the lower planetary systems up to Svargaloka Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the end of every kalpa the sun is covered by a great cloud, and incessant rain covers the lower planetary systems up to Svarga…' current
09:5609:56, 22 April 2012 diff hist +7,013 N The transcendental water which washes Your lotus feet is known in the higher planetary system as Mandakini, in the lower planetary system as Bhogavati, and in this earthly planetary system as the Ganges Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental water which washes Your lotus feet is known in the higher planetary system as Mandakini, in the lower planetar…'
09:4609:46, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,097 N The inhabitants of the seven higher planetary systems and the inhabitants of the seven lower planetary systems, including the demons and serpentine living entities, all visited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the dress of human beings Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of the seven higher planetary systems"|"and the inhabitants of the seven lower planetary systems"|"including the …'
09:3909:39, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,308 N The seven lower planetary systems are (1) Tala, (2) Atala, (3) Vitala, (4) Nitala, (5) Talatala, (6) Mahatala and (7) Sutala. The lower planets as a whole are called Patala Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The lower planets as a whole are called Patala"|"The seven lower planetary systems are"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {…'
09:3209:32, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,220 N After conquering the demigods, all the demons had taken shelter in the lower planetary system known as Rasatala and had brought all the wives and daughters of the demigods there also. Maharaja Bharata, however, rescued all those women Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after conquering the demigods, all the demons had taken shelter in the lower planetary system known as Rasatala and had brought a…'
09:2609:26, 22 April 2012 diff hist +1,852 N After conquering the three worlds (the upper, middle and lower planetary systems), Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rajasuya-yajna. Because he was very much puffed up, he forcibly kidnapped Brhaspati's wife, whose name was Tara Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After conquering the three worlds"|"Soma, the moon-god, performed a great sacrifice known as the Rajasuya-yajna. Because he was v…'
09:1109:11, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,342 N Prahlada, master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord's order on his head with folded hands. After saying yes to the Lord, circumambulating Him and offering Him respectful obeisances, he entered the lower planetary system known as Sutala Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the master of all the chiefs of the demons, took the Supreme Lord's order on his head with folded hands. After saying yes to the …'
09:0509:05, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,110 N Taking advantage of this opportunity, the demons, remembering their former enmity, began to vanquish the three worlds - the upper, middle and lower planetary systems Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Taking advantage of this opportunity, the demons, remembering their former enmity, began to vanquish the three worlds"|"the upper…'
08:5808:58, 22 April 2012 diff hist +2,471 N There is a bila, or hole, from which, having entered, one does not return. The Haryasvas understood the meaning of this allegory. Hardly once has a person who has entered the lower planetary system called Patala been seen to return Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hardly once has a person who has entered the lower planetary system called Patala been seen to return"|"there is a bila, or hole,…'
08:5108:51, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,419 N The witnesses and the Supreme Lord both exist, and therefore so many living entities are elevated to higher planetary systems or degraded to lower planetary systems, including the hellish planets Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The witnesses and the Supreme Lord both exist, and therefore so many living entities are elevated to higher planetary systems or …'
08:4508:45, 22 April 2012 diff hist +7,505 N I have now described for you this planet earth, other planetary systems, and their lands (varsas), rivers and mountains. I have also described the sky, the oceans, the lower planetary systems, the directions, the hellish planetary systems and the stars Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I have now described for you this planet earth, other planetary systems, and their lands"|"rivers and mountains. I have also desc…'
08:3108:31, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,129 N My dear King (Pariksit), now I (Sukadeva) shall describe to you the lower planetary systems, one by one, beginning from Atala. In Atala there is a demon, the son of Maya Danava named Bala, who created ninety-six kinds of mystic power Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, now I shall describe to you the lower planetary systems, one by one, beginning from Atala. In Atala there is a demo…'
08:2708:27, 22 April 2012 diff hist +1,609 N The width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to be exactly the same as those of earth Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to be exactly the same as those of earth"}} {{notes|}} {…'
08:2408:24, 22 April 2012 diff hist +4,978 N This chapter describes the planet Rahu, which is 10,000 yojanas (80,000 miles) below the sun, and it also describes Atala and the other lower planetary systems. Rahu is situated below the sun and moon Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This chapter describes the planet Rahu, which is 10,000 yojanas (80,000 miles) below the sun, and it also describes Atala and the…'
08:1608:16, 22 April 2012 diff hist +3,948 N Below the earth by 70,000 yojanas are the seven lower planetary systems called Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala. Below these lower planets by 30,000 yojanas, Sesa Naga is lying on the Garbhodaka Ocean Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"below the earth by 70,000 yojanas are the seven lower planetary systems called Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatal…'

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