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15:0615:06, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,633 N It is the practice of the brahmanas conversant with the science to pronounce a Vedic mantra in the right accent. The combination of the mantra and Sanskrit words must be chanted with the right pronunciation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the practice of the brahmanas conversant with the science to pronounce a Vedic mantra in the right accent. The combination …'
14:5914:59, 26 June 2012 diff hist +1,981 N As he (King Uttanapada) proceeded in this parade, there were auspicious sounds of conchshells, kettledrums, flutes, and the chanting of Vedic mantras to indicate all good fortune Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As he proceeded in this parade, there were auspicious sounds of conchshells, kettledrums, flutes, and the chanting of Vedic mantr…'
14:5514:55, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,725 N According to a verse of the Vedic mantras, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate: the Supreme Personality of Godhead has different varieties of energies. Sakti is feminine, and the Lord is purusa, masculine Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to a verse of the Vedic mantras, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate"|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead has different v…'
14:3014:30, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,792 N Some old animals would be sacrificed, but in exchange for their old bodies they received other, new bodies. That was the test of Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some old animals would be sacrificed, but in exchange for their old bodies they received other, new bodies. That was the test of …'
14:2814:28, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,975 N The animals were sacrificed to test the strength of Vedic mantras; yajnas were performed as a test of the mantra. Even in the modern age, tests are executed on animal bodies in the physiology laboratory Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The animals were sacrificed to test the strength of Vedic mantras; yajnas were performed as a test of the mantra. Even in the mod…'
14:2414:24, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,967 N The device used for killing animals in the sacrifice was not designed to facilitate eating their flesh. The killing was specifically intended to give a new life to the sacrificed animal by the power of Vedic mantra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the device used for killing animals in the sacrifice was not designed to facilitate eating their flesh. The killing was specifica…'
14:2014:20, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,441 N Because everyone was so powerful and wanted to show his strength by Vedic mantra or mystic power, all these fighting skills were very elaborately exhibited by the different parties at the Daksa yajna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because everyone was so powerful and wanted to show his strength by Vedic mantra or mystic power, all these fighting skills were …'
14:1614:16, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,933 N The word brahma-tejasa, used in this verse, is significant. In those days, brahmanas were so powerful that simply by desiring and by chanting a Vedic mantra, they could accomplish very wonderful effects Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word brahma-tejasa, used in this verse, is significant. In those days, brahmanas were so powerful that simply by desiring and…'
14:1214:12, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,667 N By chanting Vedic mantras or chanting the Gayatri or rg-mantra one can attain the results one desires. In the present age of Kali it is recommended by Lord Caitanya that simply by chanting Hare Krsna one can attain all perfection Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chanting Vedic mantras or chanting the Gayatri or rg-mantra one can attain the results one desires. In the present age of Kali…'
14:0914:09, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,732 N Brahmanas like Bhrgu Muni were so powerful that they could create such powerful demigods simply by chanting the Vedic mantras. Vedic mantras are still available, but the chanters are not Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmanas like Bhrgu Muni were so powerful that they could create such powerful demigods simply by chanting the Vedic mantras. Ve…'
14:0614:06, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,980 N By offering oblations in the fire while chanting the Vedic mantra svaha, one offers respect to all the demigods, great sages and Pitas, including Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and Lord Visnu Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By offering oblations in the fire while chanting the Vedic mantra svaha, one offers respect to all the demigods, great sages and …'
14:0114:01, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,513 N The real purpose of a sacrifice was not to replace a slaughterhouse but to test a Vedic mantra by giving an animal new life. Animals were used to test the power of Vedic mantras, not for meat Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real purpose of a sacrifice was not to replace a slaughterhouse but to test a Vedic mantra by giving an animal new life. Anim…'
13:5913:59, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,600 N The brahmanas entrusted with the performance of yajna were very realized souls, and to test their realization an old animal was offered in the fire and rejuvenated. That was the test of a Vedic mantra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmanas entrusted with the performance of yajna were very realized souls, and to test their realization an old animal was o…'
13:5513:55, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,274 N At the present moment it is impossible to gather sacrificial necessities because of the poverty of the population and their lack of knowledge in Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment it is impossible to gather sacrificial necessities because of the poverty of the population and their lack …'
13:1813:18, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,372 N Some of the sages and brahmanas were arguing, and some of them were chanting the Vedic mantras, so the entire atmosphere was surcharged with transcendental sound vibration Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"some of the sages and brahmanas were arguing, and some of them were chanting the Vedic mantras, so the entire atmosphere was surc…'
13:1613:16, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,286 N When learned sages and brahmanas assemble to chant Vedic mantras, some of them also engage in arguing about the conclusion of the scriptures Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When learned sages and brahmanas assemble to chant Vedic mantras, some of them also engage in arguing about the conclusion of the…'
13:1313:13, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,530 N The Vedic mantras give us information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so Atri Muni concentrated his mind upon that Supreme Personality of Godhead, even without knowing His name, just to beg from Him a child exactly on His level Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic mantras give us information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so Atri Muni concentrated his mind upon that Supreme…'
13:0913:09, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,902 N One offers sacrifices by pouring clarified butter into a fire and chanting Vedic mantras, but even if there are Vedic mantras and all conditions are favorable, if the clarified butter is poured on ashes, then such a sacrifice will be useless Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One offers sacrifices by pouring clarified butter into a fire and chanting Vedic mantras, but even if there are Vedic mantras and…'
13:0313:03, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,425 N The so-called law of gravitation which sustains the planets is described herein (SB 3.13.42) as the potency of God. This potency is invested by God in the way that an expert sacrificial brahmana puts fire in the arani wood by the potency of Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called law of gravitation which sustains the planets is described herein as the potency of the Lord. This potency is inves…'
12:5912:59, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,153 N In the Vedic mantras the devotees request the Lord to remove the glaring effulgence because it covers His real face. That is the version of the Isopanisad Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic mantras the devotees request the Lord to remove the glaring effulgence because it covers His real face. That is the …'
12:4812:48, 26 June 2012 diff hist +8,090 N Personally He (the Lord) has nothing to do, for everything is being carried out by His omnipotent energies. This is confirmed by the Vedic mantras: parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca"|"personally He has nothing to do, for everything is being carri…'
12:4312:43, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,186 N Gayatri is the beginning of all Vedic mantras, and it is explained in the first volume of Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gayatri is the beginning of all Vedic mantras, and it is explained in the first volume of Srimad-Bhagavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compi…'
12:3012:30, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,650 N When everything is employed in the service of the Lord, we can experience that there is nothing except the Supreme Brahman. The Vedic mantra that "everything is Brahman" is thus realized by us Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When everything is thus employed in the service of the Lord, we can experience that there is nothing except the Supreme Brahman. …'
11:3011:30, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,078 N Although Srila Suta Gosvami was a preacher of the first order, he did not bother much about the metrical pronunciation of the Vedic mantras. But that does not mean that Srimad-Bhagavatam is of less importance than the Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Srila Suta Gosvami was a preacher of the first order, he did not bother much about the metrical pronunciation of the Ved…'
11:2711:27, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,091 N The Vedic mantras mostly begin with pranava omkara and it requires some training to pronounce the metrical accent, without which the mantras cannot be successfully chanted Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic mantras mostly begin with pranava omkara and that it requires some training to pronounce the metrical accent, without w…'
11:2411:24, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,793 N There is no difference also between the Vedic mantras and what is explained in the Puranas and Itihasa Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference also between the Vedic mantras and what is explained in the Puranas and Itihasa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|M…'
11:2111:21, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,177 N The parivrajakacaryas are not always expert in pronouncing the Vedic mantras, which are practiced systematically by accent and meter by the brahmanas who are meant for administering Vedic rites Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the parivrajakacaryas are not always expert in pronouncing the Vedic mantras, which are practiced systematically by accent and me…'
11:1611:16, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,033 N The Vedic mantra maintains that the Absolute Truth has no legs and no hands and yet goes faster than all and accepts everything that is offered to Him in devotion. The latter statements definitely suggest the personal features of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic mantra maintains that the Absolute Truth has no legs and no hands and yet goes faster than all and accepts everything t…'
11:1211:12, 26 June 2012 diff hist +7,618 N The Puranas are also supplementary to the Vedas. The Vedic mantras are too difficult for an ordinary man. Women, sudras and the so-called twice-born higher castes are unable to penetrate into the sense of the Vedas Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Puranas are also supplementary to the Vedas. The Vedic mantras are too difficult for an ordinary man. Women, sudras and the s…'
11:0911:09, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,248 N Sacrifice as mentioned in the Vedas is not actually cow-killing. In that sacrifice an old bull or cow was sacrificed for the sake of receiving a fresh younger life by the power of Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sacrifice as mentioned in the Vedas is not actually cow-killing. In that sacrifice an old bull or cow was sacrificed for the sake…'
11:0511:05, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,884 N During the hours of eclipse it was the custom of the Hindu public to take bath in the Ganges or any other sacred river and chant the Vedic mantras for purification Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the hours of eclipse it was the custom of the Hindu public to take bath in the Ganges or any other sacred river and chant …'
11:0211:02, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,479 N Vedic mantras confirm that the Supreme Lord or Brahman is situated in the form of fire within the stomach and is digesting all kinds of foodstuff. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic mantras"|"also confirm that the Supreme Lord or Brahman is situated in the form of fire within the stomach and is digesting…'
10:5910:59, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,970 N In a Vedic mantra it is said that as he becomes learned in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he proportionately relishes his eternal blissful life. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In a Vedic mantra it is said that as he becomes learned in association with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he proportionatel…'
10:5010:50, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,711 N O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound in ether and ability in man Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Kunti, I am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; I am the sound …'
10:4510:45, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,033 N Mundane and compromising offers attract many foolish creatures, who become puffed up with their manufactured methods of spiritual realization. The Vedic instructions, however, do not uphold them Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mundane and compromising offers attract many foolish creatures, who become puffed up with their manufactured methods of spiritual…'
10:3710:37, 26 June 2012 diff hist +502 N These "isms" are certainly very attractive forms of karma-bandhana (karmic bondage), but the Vedic instruction of Sri Isopanisad is that if one actually wants to live for any of the above "isms," he should make them God-centered Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"are certainly very attractive forms of karma-bandhana"|"but the Vedic instruction of Sri Isopanisad is that if one actually wants…'
10:3510:35, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,390 N Animals, birds, reptiles and other lower life forms strictly adhere to the laws of nature; therefore there is no question of sin for them, nor are the Vedic instructions meant for them Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Animals, birds, reptiles and other lower life forms strictly adhere to the laws of nature; therefore there is no question of sin …'
10:3210:32, 26 June 2012 diff hist +4,866 N Krsna advises everyone just to surrender unto Him alone, and that is the way of Vedic instruction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna advises everyone just to surrender unto Him alone, and that is the way of Vedic instruction"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuG…'
10:3010:30, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,599 N It is clear that Brahma received his education from Krsna, and from Brahma, via the disciplic succession, this Vedic instruction was distributed Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is clear that Brahma received his education from Krsna, and from Brahma, via the disciplic succession, this Vedic instruction …'
09:5209:52, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,505 N Lord Visnu is not satisfied simply by a ritualistic adherence to Vedic instructions; He is actually pleased when one attains the stage of devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Visnu is not satisfied simply by a ritualistic adherence to Vedic instructions; He is actually pleased when one attains the …'
09:5009:50, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,557 N The Vedic instructions confirm that the transcendental form of the Supreme Lord is eternal, blissful and full of knowledge Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic instructions confirm that the transcendental form of the Supreme Lord is eternal, blissful and full of knowledge"}} {{n…'
09:4709:47, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,260 N According to Vedic instructions, one should understand the constitutional position of the living entity, the position of the Lord, and the position of material energy in their interrelation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic instructions, one should understand the constitutional position of the living entity, the position of the Lord…'
09:4309:43, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,345 N In transcendental realization there are three divisions of knowledge called prasthana-traya. That department of knowledge which is proved by Vedic instruction (like the Upanisads) is called sruti-prasthana Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In transcendental realization there are three divisions of knowledge, called prasthana-traya. That department of knowledge which …'
09:3809:38, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,216 N Although the Buddhists are directly opposed to Vaisnava philosophy, it can easily be understood that the Sankarites are more dangerous because they accept the authority of the Vedas yet act contrary to Vedic instruction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Buddhists are directly opposed to Vaisnava philosophy, it can easily be understood that the Sankarites are more dang…'
09:3509:35, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,592 N According to the Vedic instructions, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has His eternal, transcendental form, which is always blissful and full of knowledge Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic instructions, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has His eternal, transcendental form, which is always bli…'
09:3209:32, 26 June 2012 diff hist +8,338 N Vedic instructions and sensible arguments establish that the Lord’s maintaining the cosmic manifestation and simultaneously being indifferent to the activities of its maintenance cannot be contradictory, because of His inconceivable energies Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic instructions and sensible arguments establish that the Lord's maintaining the cosmic manifestation and simultaneously being…'
09:2609:26, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,783 N In this age, people are all bad and unfortunate, and they do not accept Vedic instructions to make their life successful Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age, people are all bad and unfortunate, and they do not accept Vedic instructions to make their life successful"}} {{not…'
09:2309:23, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,689 N From Vedic instructions we understand that this material world is created by the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (sa aiksata, sa asrjata) Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Vedic instructions we understand that this material world is created by the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} …'
09:2109:21, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,408 N As long as the body exists one can thoroughly study the Vedic instructions, and thus at the end of life one can achieve perfection. This is explained in Bhagavad-gita (BG 8.6): yam yam vapi smaran bhavam tyajaty ante kalevaram Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as the body exists one can thoroughly study the Vedic instructions, and thus at the end of life one can achieve perfectio…'
09:1909:19, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,226 N Those who are very advanced in knowledge and are situated in the mode of goodness follow the Vedic instructions of the sruti and smrti and other religious scriptures, including the pancaratriki-vidhi Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are very advanced in knowledge and are situated in the mode of goodness follow the Vedic instructions of the sruti and …'

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