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11:0711:07, 27 June 2012 diff hist +7,556 N The real Vedic philosophy is acintya-bhedabheda-tattva, which establishes everything to be simultaneously one with and different from the Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real Vedic philosophy is acintya-bhedabheda-tattva, which establishes everything to be simultaneously one with and different …'
11:0411:04, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,773 N The less intelligent are more interested in stories than in philosophy, and therefore the philosophy of the Vedas is included within the Mahabharata in the form of the Bhagavad-gita, spoken by Lord Sri Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The less intelligent are more interested in stories than in philosophy, and therefore the philosophy of the Vedas is included wit…'
10:5810:58, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,870 N When Krsna began to play on His flute, the sound vibration entered into the ear of Brahma as the Vedic mantra om Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna began to play on His flute, the sound vibration entered into the ear of Brahma as the Vedic mantra om"}} {{notes|}} {{…'
10:5410:54, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,210 N If we divide the tip of a hair into one hundred parts and then take one part and divide this into another one hundred parts, that ten-thousandth part is the dimension of the living entity. This is the verdict of the chief Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we divide the tip of a hair into one hundred parts and then take one part and divide this into another one hundred parts, that…'
10:5110:51, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,151 N For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or nation, knowledge of the revealed scriptures, performance of austerities and penance, and chanting of Vedic mantras are all like ornaments on a dead body Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a person devoid of devotional service, birth in a great family or nation, knowledge of the revealed scriptures, performance o…'
10:4710:47, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,278 N Sankaracarya has indirectly minimized the value of the principal Vedic mantra (omkara) by accepting a subordinate vibration (tat tvam asi) as the most important Vedic mantra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sankaracarya has indirectly minimized the value of the principal Vedic mantra"|"as the most important Vedic mantra"|"by accepting…'
10:4010:40, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,406 N The great sages present the Puranas in order to make the Vedic mantras understandable for common men Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages present the Puranas in order to make the Vedic mantras understandable for common men"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mad…'
10:3010:30, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,123 N Whatever Vedic mantras describe the Absolute Truth impersonally only prove in the end that the Absolute Truth is a person Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever Vedic mantras describe the Absolute Truth impersonally only prove in the end that the Absolute Truth is a person"}} {{no…'
10:2610:26, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,202 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down on the bed of Visnu, and all the devotees worshiped Him with the Vedic mantras of the Purusa-sukta, beginning with sahasra-sirsa purusah sahasraksah sahasra-pat Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down on the bed of Visnu, and all the devotees worshiped Him with the Vedic mantras of the Purusa-su…'
10:2210:22, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,232 N In every festival the brahmanas are to be fed first, and when the brahmanas are pleased they bless the festival by chanting Vedic mantras or the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every festival the brahmanas are to be fed first, and when the brahmanas are pleased they bless the festival by chanting Vedic…'
10:1810:18, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,262 N Instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yogamaya immediately agreed. With the Vedic mantra om, she confirmed that she would do what He asked - SB 10.2.14 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yogamaya immediately agreed. With the Vedic mantra om, she confirmed that she w…'
10:1510:15, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,630 N With great attention, they (the demigods) worshiped Lord Visnu, who lies on the ocean of milk, by reciting the Vedic mantras known as the Purusa-sukta - SB 10.1.20 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With great attention, they worshiped Lord Visnu, who lies on the ocean of milk, by reciting the Vedic mantras known as the Purusa…'
10:1110:11, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,356 N Yajnas performed by brahmanas according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are so potent that the sanctifying of water by Vedic mantras can bring about the desired result Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajnas performed by brahmanas according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are so potent that the sanctifying of water by Vedic mant…'
10:0610:06, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,099 N Because human society is poverty-stricken and men are devoid of Vedic knowledge and the power to chant the Vedic mantras, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is the only shelter. People should be intelligent enough to chant it Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because human society is poverty-stricken and men are devoid of Vedic knowledge and the power to chant the Vedic mantras, the Har…'
10:0210:02, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,069 N The Hare Krsna chant is called the maha-mantra, the great, exalted mantra above all other Vedic mantras, because simply chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra brings so many beneficial effects Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Hare Krsna chant is called the maha-mantra, the great, exalted mantra above all other Vedic mantras, because simply chanting …'
09:5609:56, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,121 N In this age, the performance of yajna has been forbidden because no one can properly chant the Vedic mantras. If Vedic mantras are chanted properly, the desire for which a sacrifice is performed must be successful Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age, the performance of yajna has been forbidden because no one can properly chant the Vedic mantras. If Vedic mantras ar…'
09:5109:51, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,147 N My (Manu) lord (Vasistha), all of you are expert in chanting the Vedic mantras. How then has the result been opposite to the one desired? This is a matter for lamentation. There should not have been such a reversal of the results of the Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My lord, all of you are expert in chanting the Vedic mantras. How then has the result been opposite to the one desired? This is a…'
09:4109:41, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,406 N Hardly anyone can chant the Vedic mantras with perfect pronunciation or accumulate the paraphernalia for Vedic performances. Therefore the sacrifice recommended in this age is sankirtana, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hardly anyone can chant the Vedic mantras with perfect pronunciation or accumulate the paraphernalia for Vedic performances. Ther…'
09:3609:36, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,116 N The great elephants from all the directions carried big water jugs full of Ganges water and bathed the goddess of fortune, to the accompaniment of Vedic mantras chanted by learned brahmanas Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the great elephants from all the directions carried big water jugs full of Ganges water and bathed the goddess of fortune, to the…'
09:3309:33, 27 June 2012 diff hist +1,999 N The great sages performed the bathing ceremony of the goddess of fortune as directed in the authorized scriptures, the Gandharvas chanted all-auspicious Vedic mantras, and the professional women dancers very nicely danced Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages performed the bathing ceremony of the goddess of fortune as directed in the authorized scriptures, the Gandharvas…'
09:1409:14, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,815 N Because Lord Siva is directly an incarnation of Lord Visnu, he is situated as Lord Visnu's direct representative. This fact is corroborated by a Vedic mantra: patim visvasyatmesvaram sasvatam. sivam acyutam Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Lord Siva is directly an incarnation of Lord Visnu, he is situated as Lord Visnu's direct representative. This fact is co…'
09:0909:09, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,931 N O lord, the five important Vedic mantras are represented by your five faces, from which the thirty-eight most celebrated Vedic mantras have been generated. Your Lordship, being celebrated as Lord Siva, is self-illuminated Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O lord, the five important Vedic mantras are represented by your five faces, from which the thirty-eight most celebrated Vedic ma…'
08:4908:49, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,460 N The sun is actually the eye of the Lord. In the Vedic mantras it is said that unless the Supreme Personality of Godhead sees, no one can see. Unless there is sunlight, no living entity on any planet can see Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sun is actually the eye of the Lord. In the Vedic mantras it is said that unless the Supreme Personality of Godhead sees, no …'
08:3608:36, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,464 N The Lord is the cause of everything. The living entities are innumerable, but the Lord is one. No one is greater than Him, and no one is equal to Him. Thus the Lord is the supreme worshipable object, as understood from the Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are innumerable, but the Lord is one. No one is greater than Him, and no one is equal to Him. Thus the Lord i…'
08:3008:30, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,705 N Demigods cannot rescue the living entity from the dangers of material existence. Like other living entities, the demigods are merely external parts of the SP of Godhead's transcendental body. As stated in the Vedic mantras, sa atma-angany anya devatah Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Like other living entities, the demigods are merely external parts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's transcendental body. A…'
08:2108:21, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,653 N From the Vedic mantras we understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is above everything. He is supreme, above all the demigods, including Lord Brahma and Lord Siva. He is the supreme controller Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Vedic mantras we understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is above everything. He is supreme, above all the de…'
08:1708:17, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,754 N The Vedic mantras are pronounced beginning with omkara to indicate immediately the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Srimad-Bhagavatam, for example, begins with the words om namo bhagavate vasudevaya Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic mantras are pronounced beginning with omkara to indicate immediately the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Srimad-Bhagava…'
08:1108:11, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,507 N The Vedic mantra pranava is the bow, the pure living entity himself is the arrow, and the target is the Supreme Being Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic mantra pranava is the bow, the pure living entity himself is the arrow, and the target is the Supreme Being"}} {{notes|…'
08:0908:09, 27 June 2012 diff hist +1,981 N Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studies and at the end of his studies, the disciple should respectfully offer obeisances unto the spiritual master Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studi…'
08:0108:01, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,857 N Sometimes, with great care and attention, great saintly persons and rsis offer the Lord valuable seats dedicated with Vedic mantras and tantras, but still the Lord does not sit upon those thrones Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes, with great care and attention, great saintly persons and rsis offer the Lord valuable seats dedicated with Vedic mantr…'
07:5607:56, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,610 N Although the names of Indra and Agni are sometimes uttered in the Vedic mantras (indraya svaha, agnaye svaha), the Vedic sacrifices are actually performed for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the names of Indra and Agni are sometimes uttered in the Vedic mantras (indraya svaha, agnaye svaha), the Vedic sacrific…'
07:4807:48, 27 June 2012 diff hist +7,027 N In Bhagavad-gita Krsna says that He is pranavah sarva-vedesu, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. In transcendental knowledge, the Lord is addressed as pranava, omkara, which is a symbolic representation of the Lord in sound Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita Krsna says that He is pranavah sarva-vedesu, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. In transcendental knowledge, …'
07:4407:44, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,778 N Except in relationship to Vedic mantras, seniority is determined by age, but one may offer respectful obeisances even to a younger person who is advanced in chanting Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Except in relationship to Vedic mantras, seniority is determined by age, but one may offer respectful obeisances even to a younge…'
07:4107:41, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,628 N The demigods continued (to Visvarupa): Do not fear criticism for being younger than us. Such etiquette does not apply in regard to Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Do not fear criticism for being younger than us. Such etiquette does not apply in regard to Vedic mantras"|"The demigods continue…'

16:4716:47, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,183 N Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, pranavah sarva-vedesu: "In all the Vedic mantras, I am represented by pranava, or omkara." Thus chanting of the Vedic mantras beginning with omkara is directly chanting of Krsna's name Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all the Vedic mantras, I am represented by pranava, or omkara"|"Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, pranavah sarva-vedesu"|"Thus…'
16:4316:43, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,713 N Every Vedic mantra is called brahma because each mantra is preceded by the brahmaksara (aum or omkara). For example, om namo bhagavate vasudevaya Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every Vedic mantra is called brahma because each mantra is preceded by the brahmaksara"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {…'
16:4116:41, 26 June 2012 diff hist +6,459 N If one reaches the transcendental platform of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes well acquainted with everything, material and spiritual. This is confirmed in another Vedic mantra: tam eva viditvati mrtyum eti Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one reaches the transcendental platform of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes well acquainted with e…'
16:3716:37, 26 June 2012 diff hist +9,093 N Great learned brahmanas who are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices can extract the fire dormant within wooden fuel by chanting the fifteen Samidheni mantras, thus proving the efficacy of the Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"great learned brahmanas who are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices can extract the fire dormant within wo…'
16:0816:08, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,593 N Unfortunately, unintelligent people bewildered by the grandeur of Vedic yajnas want to see gorgeous sacrifices performed. They want Vedic mantras chanted and huge amounts of money spent for such ceremonies Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, unintelligent people bewildered by the grandeur of Vedic yajnas want to see gorgeous sacrifices performed. They wa…'
16:0516:05, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,967 N He was always truthful, he knew how to chant the Vedic mantras, and he was also very pure. Ajamila was very respectful to his spiritual master, the fire-god, guests, and the elderly members of his household. Indeed, he was free from false prestige Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was always truthful, he knew how to chant the Vedic mantras, and he was also very pure. Ajamila was very respectful to his spi…'
15:5815:58, 26 June 2012 diff hist +633 N There is a class of men akin to Mayavadi philosophers who misinterpret the aham brahmasmi and so'ham Vedic mantras to mean, "I am the Supreme Brahman" and "I am identical with the Lord" Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am identical with the Lord"|"I am the Supreme Brahman"|"There is a class of men akin to Mayavadi philosophers who misinterpret …'
15:5515:55, 26 June 2012 diff hist +3,432 N The word gudha is explained in the Svetasvatara Upanisad. Eko devah sarva-bhutesu gudhah: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is understood by chanting the Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word gudha is explained in the Svetasvatara Upanisad. Eko devah sarva-bhutesu gudhah: The Supreme Personality of Godhead is u…'
15:5215:52, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,267 N The Supreme Lord, Narayana, who is beyond this material existence, controls everyone. The following Vedic mantra confirms this point: eko ha vai narayana asit Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord, Narayana, who is beyond this material existence, controls everyone. The following Vedic mantra confirms this po…'
15:4915:49, 26 June 2012 diff hist +5,240 N The so-called leaders of societies, communities and countries cannot realize You (the Supreme Personality of Godhead). Only those who hear the vibration of the Vedic mantras can appreciate You Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the so-called leaders of societies, communities and countries cannot realize You. Only those who hear the vibration of the Vedic …'
15:4015:40, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,796 N As the sun arises, one should chant the Vedic mantra beginning with the Gayatri. The sun is the symbolic representation of the eyes of the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the sun arises, one should chant the Vedic mantra beginning with the Gayatri. The sun is the symbolic representation of the ey…'
15:3415:34, 26 June 2012 diff hist +8,814 N Maharaja Bharata thought that since the demigods were different parts of Vasudeva's body, He controls those who are explained in the Vedic mantras. By thinking in this way, Maharaja Bharata was freed from all material contamination Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Bharata thought that since the demigods were different parts of Vasudeva's body, He controls those who are explained in …'
15:2815:28, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,254 N By chanting the Vedic mantras properly in a sacrifice, one can perform many wonderful things. In Kali-yuga, however, there are no qualified brahmanas who can chant the mantras properly Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chanting the Vedic mantras properly in a sacrifice, one can perform many wonderful things. In Kali-yuga, however, there are no…'
15:2515:25, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,539 N Dear King (Prthu), Indra's powers are already reduced due to his attempt to impede the execution of your sacrifice. We (the priests) shall call him by Vedic mantras which were never before used, and certainly he will come Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear King, Indra's powers are already reduced due to his attempt to impede the execution of your sacrifice. We shall call him by …'
15:1715:17, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,454 N Animal killing is intended for different purposes. It tests the proper pronunciation of Vedic mantras, and an animal being put into the sacrificial fire should come out with a new life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Animal killing is intended for different purposes. It tests the proper pronunciation of Vedic mantras, and an animal being put in…'
15:1315:13, 26 June 2012 diff hist +2,870 N Sometimes animals are killed in a medical laboratory to investigate therapeutic effects. In a medical clinic, the animals are not revived, but in the yajna arena, when animals were sacrificed, they were again given life by the potency of Vedic mantras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes small animals are killed in a medical laboratory to investigate therapeutic effects. In a medical clinic, the animals a…'

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