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13:0413:04, 22 June 2012 diff hist +1,826 N Garbhodakasayi Visnu, known within the universe as Hiranyagarbha and the antaryami, or Supersoul, is glorified in the Vedic hymns, beginning with the hymn that starts with the word 'sahasra-sirsa' Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Garbhodakasayi Visnu, known within the universe as Hiranyagarbha and the antaryami, or Supersoul, is glorified in the Vedic hymns…'
12:5012:50, 22 June 2012 diff hist +1,830 N The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like those of the gopis and took birth in Vrajabhumi. In those bodies they were allowed to enter into the Lord's rasa-lila dance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personified authorities on the Vedic hymns acquired bodies like those of the gopis and took birth in Vrajabhumi. In those bod…'
12:4312:43, 22 June 2012 diff hist +9,532 N The Kama-gayatri mantra is just like a Vedic hymn, but it is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. There is no difference between the Kama-gayatri and Krsna. Both are composed of twenty-four and a half transcendental syllables Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kama-gayatri mantra is just like a Vedic hymn, but it is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. There is no difference b…'
12:3212:32, 22 June 2012 diff hist +9,370 N Even if a vipra, or brahmana, is very expert in the six brahminical activities (pathana, pathana, yajana, yajana, dana, pratigraha) and is also well versed in the Vedic hymns, he cannot become a spiritual master unless he is a Vaisnava Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and is also well versed in the Vedic hymns, he cannot become a spiritual master unless he is a Vaisnava"|"even if a vipra, or bra…'
12:2312:23, 22 June 2012 diff hist +5,470 N Considering that women, sudras and dvija-bandhus (unworthy sons of the twice-born) cannot understand the Vedic hymns directly, Srila Vyasadeva compiled the Mahabharata Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Considering that women, sudras and dvija-bandhus"|"cannot understand the Vedic hymns directly, Srila Vyasadeva compiled the Mahab…'
12:1312:13, 22 June 2012 diff hist +2,074 N Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of the Kali-yuga, brahmanas are not so powerful. Therefore the killing of cows and bulls for rejuvenation is forbidden Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly there were powerful brahmanas who could make such experiments using Vedic hymns, but now, because of the Kali-yuga, brah…'
12:0412:04, 22 June 2012 diff hist +3,801 N The spiritual master delivered the Vedic hymns and their explanations to the student, who would then remember them forever, without consulting books - before the beginning of Kali-yuga Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There was no need to refer to books, and therefore there were no written books in those days. The spiritual master delivered the …'
11:5911:59, 22 June 2012 diff hist +6,290 N Since omkara is the basic principle of all Vedic knowledge, it is uttered before one begins to chant any Vedic hymn. Without omkara, no Vedic mantra is successful Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since omkara is the basic principle of all Vedic knowledge, it is uttered before one begins to chant any Vedic hymn. Without omka…'
11:4311:43, 22 June 2012 diff hist +734 N The essence of all Vedic knowledge - comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity, the chandas, or Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods - is included in the eight syllables Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The essence of all Vedic knowledge"|"comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity"|"is included in the eight syllables Hare Kr…'
11:3911:39, 22 June 2012 diff hist +5,333 N Since the holy name can deliver a conditioned soul, it is explained here to be sarva-mantra-sara, the essence of all Vedic hymns Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the holy name can deliver a conditioned soul, it is explained here to be sarva-mantra-sara, the essence of all Vedic hymns"…'
11:3011:30, 22 June 2012 diff hist +9,152 N You (Lord Caitanya) are a fool,' he (Isvara Puri) said. ‘You are not qualified to study Vedanta philosophy, and therefore You must always chant the holy name of Krsna. This is the essence of all mantras, or Vedic hymns Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You are a fool"|"You are not qualified to study Vedanta philosophy, and therefore You must always chant the holy name of Krsna. T…'
11:1711:17, 22 June 2012 diff hist +4,242 N Lord Krsna thought: "If My beloved consort reproaches Me in a sulky mood, that steals My mind from the reverent hymns of the Vedas" Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If My beloved consort reproaches Me in a sulky mood, that steals My mind from the reverent hymns of the Vedas"|"Lord Krsna though…'
11:0911:09, 22 June 2012 diff hist +8,219 N Gaudiya Vaisnavas perceive the ultimate objective in Vedic hymns composed of eighteen transcendental letters that adore Krsna as Madana-mohana, Govinda and Gopijana-vallabha Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gaudiya Vaisnavas perceive the ultimate objective in Vedic hymns composed of eighteen transcendental letters that adore Krsna as …'
11:0411:04, 22 June 2012 diff hist +2,983 N The brahmanas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogis fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever blessings they spoke were certainly never fruitless - SB 10.7.17 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmanas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogis fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever…'
10:5110:51, 22 June 2012 diff hist +3,015 N The gopis, and in fact any householders, knew the process for being purified by chanting Vedic hymns. The gopis executed this process first to purify themselves and then to purify the child Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gopis, and in fact any householders, knew the process for being purified by chanting Vedic hymns. The gopis executed this pro…'
10:4410:44, 22 June 2012 diff hist +2,348 N The brahmanas recited auspicious Vedic hymns, which purified the environment by their vibration. The experts in reciting old histories like the Puranas, the experts in reciting the histories of royal families, and general reciters all chanted - SB 10.5.5 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmanas recited auspicious Vedic hymns, which purified the environment by their vibration. The experts in reciting old hist…'
10:2510:25, 22 June 2012 diff hist +1,881 N If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned…'

18:0218:02, 21 June 2012 diff hist +4,349 N Garuda, the carrier of the Lord, glorified the Lord with Vedic hymns by flapping his wings. Garuda appeared to be an inhabitant of the planet known as Kinnaraloka Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Garuda, the carrier of the Lord, glorified the Lord with Vedic hymns by flapping his wings. Garuda appeared to be an inhabitant o…'
17:5217:52, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,414 N The thunderbolt itself is controlled by Indra. Similarly, other demigods - Agni, Varuna, Candra, Surya - have particular powers. All these demigods are worshiped in the Vedic hymns through a symbolic weapon Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Agni, Varuna, Candra, Surya"|"The thunderbolt itself is controlled by Indra. Similarly, other demigods"|"have particular powers. …'
17:4817:48, 21 June 2012 diff hist +4,223 N Everyone has to perform yajna according to the Vedic hymns Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone has to perform yajna according to the Vedic hymns"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|21Ju…'
17:4717:47, 21 June 2012 diff hist +4,642 N The five kinds of offerings according to the Yajur Veda are all Your (the Supreme personality of Godhead) different energies, and You are worshiped by five kinds of Vedic hymns. Sacrifice means Your Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The five kinds of offerings according to the Yajur Veda are all Your different energies, and You are worshiped by five kinds of V…'
17:3917:39, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,263 N The abode known as Kailasa is full of different herbs and vegetables, and it is sanctified by Vedic hymns and mystic yoga practice. Thus the residents of that abode are demigods by birth and have all mystic powers Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The abode known as Kailasa is full of different herbs and vegetables, and it is sanctified by Vedic hymns and mystic yoga practic…'
17:2717:27, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,303 N The Vedic hymn Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare can be chanted both softly to oneself or loudly; therefore it is called the maha-mantra, or the great hymn Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic hymn Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare can be chanted both sof…'
17:2517:25, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,507 N Although the Lord is the transcendental personification of the Vedic hymns, He has become more beautiful because of His (Varahadeva's) appearance to sustain the earth Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Lord is the transcendental personification of the Vedic hymns, He has become more beautiful because of His appearanc…'
17:1317:13, 21 June 2012 diff hist +1,888 N The principal Vedic hymn, gayatri, was generated from the skin, tristup from the flesh, anustup from the veins, and jagati from the bones of the lord of the living entities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principal Vedic hymn, gayatri, was generated from the skin, tristup from the flesh, anustup from the veins, and jagati from t…'
17:1017:10, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,033 N Thereafter, Vedic hymns which had not been pronounced before, priestly rituals, the subject matters of the recitation, and transcendental activities were all established, one after another Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thereafter, Vedic hymns which had not been pronounced before, priestly rituals, the subject matters of the recitation, and transc…'
17:0617:06, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,295 N Unless one achieves at least the brahminical qualifications, one cannot understand the Vedic hymns. Mahabharata is also a division of the Vedas, but it is meant for women, sudras and dvija-bandhus, the worthless children of the higher section Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one achieves at least the brahminical qualifications, one cannot understand the Vedic hymns. Mahabharata is also a divisio…'
16:5916:59, 21 June 2012 diff hist +661 N Yasmin vijnate sarvam evam vijnatam bhavati (Mundaka Upanisad). This Vedic hymn declares emphatically that the devotee of the Lord knows everything material and spiritual in relationship with the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Vedic hymn declares emphatically that the devotee of the Lord knows everything material and spiritual in relationship with t…'
16:5616:56, 21 June 2012 diff hist +8,242 N In the Vedic hymns it is said that the living entities are like the sparks of a fire. The sparks of fire also are fire, but the burning potency of the sparks is different from that of the original fire Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic hymns it is said that the living entities are like the sparks of a fire. The sparks of fire also are fire, but the b…'
16:5416:54, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,717 N The devotees can at least know that the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu, as the Vedic hymns confirm: om tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees can at least know that the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu, as the Vedic hymns confirm: o…'
16:5116:51, 21 June 2012 diff hist +1,897 N In the Vedic hymns it is said, etasmad atmanah akasah sambhutah. The sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic hymns it is said, etasmad atmanah akasah sambhutah. The sky is the symbolic representation of the Supreme Soul"}} {{…'
16:4916:49, 21 June 2012 diff hist +5,040 N In conformity with the Vedic hymns (nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam (Katha Upanisad)), the Personality of Godhead is more excellent than all other living beings within all the universes in the material world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In conformity with the Vedic hymns"|"the Personality of Godhead is more excellent than all other living beings within all the uni…'
16:4316:43, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,130 N As scholars of the Vedas, they (the Yadus) verified the Vedic hymns: eko devah... sarva-bhutadhivasah... antaryami... and vrsninam para-devata... The Yadus, therefore, accepted Lord Krsna as the Supersoul incarnated in their family, and not more than that Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As scholars of the Vedas, they verified the Vedic hymns: eko devah. .. sarva-bhutadhivasah... antaryami... and vrsninam para-deva…'
16:3416:34, 21 June 2012 diff hist +403 N He (Hayagriva) is the personified Vedas as well, and the Supersoul of all demigods. When He breathed, all the sweet sounds of the Vedic hymns came out of His nostrils Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the personified Vedas as well, and the Supersoul of all demigods. When He breathed, all the sweet sounds of the Vedic hymns…'
16:3316:33, 21 June 2012 diff hist +4,028 N Vasudevah sarvam iti: everything is Vasudeva only. In the Vedic hymns also the same Vasudeva is held to be supreme. It is said in the Vedas, vasudevat paro brahman na canyo 'rtho 'sti tattvatah: in fact there is no greater truth than Vasudeva Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything is Vasudeva only. In the Vedic hymns also the same Vasudeva is held to be supreme. It is said in the Vedas, vasudevat …'
16:2916:29, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,348 N Narayana, the Supreme Lord, is the goal of sacrificial results, and therefore the Vedic hymns are ultimately meant for attaining this goal Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narayana, the Supreme Lord, is the goal of sacrificial results, and therefore the Vedic hymns are ultimately meant for attaining …'
16:2716:27, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,611 N Fruitive action is being carried on by the help of material science and to a little extent by gross material help, but the materialists await a still more subtle advancement in the process of vibrating sounds on which the Vedic hymns are established Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Fruitive action is being carried on by the help of material science and to a little extent by gross material help, but the materi…'
16:2316:23, 21 June 2012 diff hist +5,340 N The animal offered in the sacrificial fire is, so to speak, destroyed, but the next moment it is given a new life by dint of the Vedic hymns chanted by the expert priest Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The animal offered in the sacrificial fire is, so to speak, destroyed, but the next moment it is given a new life by dint of the …'
16:1416:14, 21 June 2012 diff hist +418 N His (universal form of the Lord) skin and other six layers of bodily construction are the representative generating centers of the seven kinds of Vedic hymns, like the Gayatri Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His skin and other six layers of bodily construction are the representative generating centers of the seven kinds of Vedic hymns,…'
16:1216:12, 21 June 2012 diff hist +6,041 N This brahma-jyotir is all-pervading, and all creation is made possible by its potential power; therefore the Vedic hymns declare that everything that exists is being sustained by the brahma-jyotir (sarvam khalv idam brahma) Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This brahma-jyotir is all-pervading, and all creation is made possible by its potential power; therefore the Vedic hymns declare …'
16:0916:09, 21 June 2012 diff hist +5,261 N A prostitute has no reputation for good womanly qualities. Similarly, the tongue, which is given to the human being for chanting the Vedic hymns, will be considered a prostitute when engaged in chanting some mundane nonsense Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A prostitute has no reputation for good womanly qualities. Similarly, the tongue, which is given to the human being for chanting …'
16:0516:05, 21 June 2012 diff hist +816 N The frogs loudly croak, with the result that they invite the snakes to eat them. The human tongue is especially given for chanting the Vedic hymns and not for croaking like frogs Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The frogs loudly croak, with the result that they invite the snakes to eat them. The human tongue is especially given for chantin…'
16:0216:02, 21 June 2012 diff hist +6,734 N In the Vedic hymns, it is clearly said that first of all Narayana cast a glance over matter and thus there was creation. Before creation, there was neither Brahma nor Siva, and what to speak of others Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic hymns, it is clearly said that first of all Narayana cast a glance over matter and thus there was creation. Before c…'
15:5915:59, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,653 N They say that the Vedic hymns are the cerebral passage of the Lord, and His jaws of teeth are Yama, god of death, who punishes the sinners Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They say that the Vedic hymns are the cerebral passage of the Lord, and His jaws of teeth are Yama, god of death, who punishes th…'
15:5615:56, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,200 N There is no gain in hearing the Vedic hymns from some mental speculator. When the same is heard from an actual self-realized soul and is properly understood by service and submission, everything becomes transparently clear Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no gain in hearing the Vedic hymns from some mental speculator. When the same is heard from an actual self-realized soul…'
15:4815:48, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,311 N Perfection of life is made possible by one who has learned the actual transcendental nature of the Lord from the Vedic hymns sung by a liberated soul like Sukadeva Gosvami or someone in that line of disciplic succession Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"perfection of life is made possible by one who has learned the actual transcendental nature of the Lord from the Vedic hymns sung…'
15:4515:45, 21 June 2012 diff hist +9,097 N The once-born man is unfit to chant the Vedic hymns, and therefore there is no practical utility of chanting the original hymns Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The once-born man is unfit to chant the Vedic hymns, and therefore there is no practical utility of chanting the original hymns"}…'
15:4115:41, 21 June 2012 diff hist +9,335 N Animals offered for the yajna were rejuvenated to a new span of life by the transcendental power of chanting the Vedic hymns, which, if properly chanted, are different from what is understood by the common layman Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"animals offered for the yajna were rejuvenated to a new span of life by the transcendental power of chanting the Vedic hymns, whi…'
15:2315:23, 21 June 2012 diff hist +2,832 N All the Vedic hymns are chanted to please Lord Krsna. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the Vedic hymns are chanted to please Lord Krsna. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopald…'
15:1915:19, 21 June 2012 diff hist +3,208 N By recitation of the hymns of the Vedas in the proper way, certainly the performer gets relief from the reactions of sins, but in case of such sacrifices improperly done under inexpert management, surely one has to become responsible for animal sacrifice Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By recitation of the hymns of the Vedas in the proper way, certainly the performer gets relief from the reactions of sins, but in…'

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