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18 August 2012

• 08:2408:24, 18 August 2012 diff hist +2,323 N Of the other ten daughters (of Daksa), four were given to Kasyapa and two each to Bhuta, Angira and Krsasva Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of the other ten daughters, four were given to Kasyapa and two each to Bhuta, Angira and Krsasva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGo…'
• 08:1908:19, 18 August 2012 diff hist +471 N Because of the union of these sixty daughters (of Daksa) with various exalted personalities that the entire universe was filled with various kinds of living entities, such as human beings, demigods, demons, beasts, birds and serpents Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because of the union of these sixty daughters with various exalted personalities that the entire universe was filled with various…'
• 08:1108:11, 18 August 2012 diff hist +1,561 N O My (Visnu's) dear son Daksa, Prajapati Pancajana has a daughter named Asikni, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your wife Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O My dear son Daksa, Prajapati Pancajana has a daughter named Asikni, whom I offer to you so that you may accept her as your wife…'
• 08:0508:05, 18 August 2012 diff hist +553 N The Lord offered him (Daksa) the daughter of Pancajana named Asikni, who was suitable for Maharaja Daksa to enjoy in sex. Indeed, Daksa received his name because he was very expert in sex life. After awarding this benediction, Lord Visnu disappeared Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord offered him the daughter of Pancajana named Asikni, who was suitable for Maharaja Daksa to enjoy in sex. Indeed, Daksa r…'
• 08:0208:02, 18 August 2012 diff hist +1,750 N There were lotus-flower sugar, a kind of bread made from urad dhal, crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy, fried-rice sweets, sesame-seed sweets and cookies made from sesame seeds Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There were lotus-flower sugar, a kind of bread made from urad dhal, crispy sweetmeats, sugar candy, fried-rice sweets, sesame-see…'
• 07:5707:57, 18 August 2012 diff hist +4,493 N When the senses are purified by the process of hearing, chanting, remembering, and worshiping the lotus feet of the holy Deity, etc., the Lord reveals Himself proportionately to the advancement of the quality of devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the senses are purified by the process of hearing, chanting, remembering, and worshiping the lotus feet of the holy Deity, e…'

17 August 2012

• 17:4017:40, 17 August 2012 diff hist +6,984 N The devotees of the Lord do not try to deny the senses of the Lord, nor do they artificially stop the actions of the senses. But they do voluntarily engage the purified senses in the service of the master of the senses, as was done by Arjuna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord do not try to deny the senses of the Lord, nor do they artificially stop the actions of the senses. But …'
• 17:3717:37, 17 August 2012 diff hist +7,032 N Human energy is spoiled, because human energy is primarily meant for purifying the senses in order to engage them in satisfying the senses of the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"human energy is spoiled, because human energy is primarily meant for purifying the senses in order to engage them in satisfying t…'
• 17:3317:33, 17 August 2012 diff hist +6,603 N The cause of such gross ignorance is constant engagement by the materialistic man in the matter of artificially increasing material demands. To realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has to purify the materialistic senses by devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cause of such gross ignorance is constant engagement by the materialistic man in the matter of artificially increasing materi…'
• 17:3117:31, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,319 N The purified senses are engaged not in sense gratification but in the service of the Lord in toto Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purified senses are engaged not in sense gratification but in the service of the Lord in toto"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuG…'
• 17:2917:29, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,658 N The Lord is the Supreme with all senses, and the servitor, who is part and parcel of the Lord, also has the same senses. Service to the Lord is the completely purified use of the senses, as described in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is the Supreme with all senses, and the servitor, who is part and parcel of the Lord, also has the same senses. Service …'
• 17:2517:25, 17 August 2012 diff hist +9,820 N This stage of rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord without any hopes of emolument from the Lord, or any other way, can be attained when the material senses are purified and the original pure state of the senses is revived Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This stage of rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord without any hopes of emolument from the Lord, or any other way,…'
• 17:2117:21, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,739 N Senses are called spiritually purified when they are not involved in sense gratification Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Senses are called spiritually purified when they are not involved in sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}}…' current
• 17:1917:19, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,817 N The senses cannot be forcibly curbed, but they can be given proper engagement. Purified senses, therefore, are always engaged in the transcendental service of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses cannot be forcibly curbed, but they can be given proper engagement. Purified senses, therefore, are always engaged in …'
• 17:1717:17, 17 August 2012 diff hist +5,009 N He is Govinda because He is the pleasure of the cows and the senses. Those who have purified their senses by the devotional service of the Lord can render unto Him real service and thereby derive transcendental pleasure out of such purified senses Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is Govinda because He is the pleasure of the cows and the senses. Those who have purified their senses by the devotional servi…'
• 15:0915:09, 17 August 2012 diff hist +5,257 N Our attention is usually diverted to the service of something which is nongodly or not in the program of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our attention is usually diverted to the service of something which is nongodly or not in the program of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {…'
• 15:0515:05, 17 August 2012 diff hist +5,248 N When the program is changed into the service of the Lord, that is to say when the senses are purified in relation with the service of the Lord, it is called pure unalloyed devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the program is changed into the service of the Lord, that is to say when the senses are purified in relation with the servic…'
• 14:5914:59, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,796 N Narada is the direct disciple of Krsna and the spiritual master of Vyasa. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narada is the direct disciple of Krsna and the spiritual master of Vyasa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}…'
• 14:5714:57, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,200 N Vyasa is as bona fide as Arjuna because he comes in the disciplic succession, and Sanjaya is the direct disciple of Vyasa. Therefore by the grace of Vyasa, his senses were purified, and he could see and hear Krsna directly. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyasa is as bona fide as Arjuna because he comes in the disciplic succession, and Sanjaya is the direct disciple of Vyasa. Theref…'
• 14:5114:51, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,217 N Bhakti-yoga is the purification of the senses. At the present moment in material existence the senses are always impure, being engaged in sense gratification. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-yoga is the purification of the senses. At the present moment in material existence the senses are always impure, being en…'
• 14:4914:49, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,244 N By the practice of bhakti-yoga these senses can become purified, and in the purified state they come directly in contact with the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the practice of bhakti-yoga these senses can become purified, and in the purified state they come directly in contact with the…'
• 14:2314:23, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,427 N When one acts in Krsna consciousness for the satisfaction of the senses of Krsna, any action, whether of the body, mind, intelligence or even the senses, is purified of material contamination Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one acts in Krsna consciousness for the satisfaction of the senses of Krsna, any action, whether of the body, mind, intellig…'
• 14:2014:20, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,177 N Krsna consciousness is itself the purifying process, and by the direct method of devotional service it is simultaneously easy and sublime. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna consciousness is itself the purifying process, and by the direct method of devotional service it is simultaneously easy and…'
• 14:1814:18, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,210 N Of these two (philosophical speculation and Krsna consciousness), the path of Krsna consciousness is better because it does not depend on purifying the senses by a philosophical process. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of these two, the path of Krsna consciousness is better because it does not depend on purifying the senses by a philosophical pro…'
• 14:1114:11, 17 August 2012 diff hist +2,326 N When pure consciousness is polluted by material contamination and when identification with the body becomes prominent, one is said to be situated under false ego Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When pure consciousness is polluted by material contamination and when identification with the body becomes prominent, one is sai…'
• 14:0814:08, 17 August 2012 diff hist +10,292 N Our three subtle senses, namely (1) mind, (2) intelligence and (3) ego (thirteen senses in all), are supplied to us by various arrangements of gross or subtle forms of natural energy Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"are supplied to us by various arrangements of gross or subtle forms of natural energy"|"reproductive organs, and also our three s…'
• 14:0414:04, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,038 N The subtle mind should be engaged in hearing the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, thinking about them, chanting His name, etc. All such activities are transcendental. None of the gross or subtle senses should otherwise be engaged Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the subtle mind should be engaged in hearing the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, thinking about them, chanting His name, etc…'
• 13:5813:58, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,811 N Bhagavad-gita recommends that if one wants to enjoy life, then it cannot be with these gross senses Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gita, however, recommends that if one wants to enjoy life, then it cannot be with these gross senses"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
• 13:5513:55, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,914 N The false ego is represented in three different modes - goodness, passion and ignorance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The false ego is represented in three different modes"|"goodness, passion and ignorance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} …'
• 13:5313:53, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,047 N Mahat-tattva, or the great causal truth, transforms into false ego, which is manifested in three phases - cause, effect and the doer Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahat-tattva, or the great causal truth, transforms into false ego, which is manifested in three phases"|"cause, effect and the d…'
• 13:4513:45, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,724 N As we have got day and night, in the higher planetary system the waxing and waning moon, then when the moon is present there and the sky is in light, that is the day of the higher planetary system. And when the moon is dark, that is the night Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have got day and night, in the higher planetary system the waxing and waning moon, then when the moon is present there and …'
• 13:4113:41, 17 August 2012 diff hist +10,315 N The appearance and disappearance of the body have nothing to do with the living entity, just as the waxing and waning of the moon have nothing to do with the moon Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the appearance and disappearance of the body have nothing to do with the living entity, just as the waxing and waning of the moon…'
• 13:2613:26, 17 August 2012 diff hist +10,497 N When the moon waxes we falsely think that the moon is developing, and when it wanes we think the moon is decreasing. Factually, the moon, as it is, is always the same; it has nothing to do with such visible activities of waxing and waning Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the moon waxes we falsely think that the moon is developing, and when it wanes we think the moon is decreasing. Factually, t…'
• 13:2313:23, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,358 N The Govardhana-puja ceremony took place on the new-moon day. After this, there were torrents of rain and hailstorms imposed by King Indra for seven days. Nine days of the waxing moon having passed, on the tenth day King Indra worshiped Lord Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Govardhana-puja ceremony took place on the new-moon day. After this, there were torrents of rain and hailstorms imposed by Ki…'
• 13:1913:19, 17 August 2012 diff hist +9,052 N General practice (positive functions): He (a candidate of easy journey to the Vaikuntha planets) must observe the fasting dates, such as the eleventh day of the growing and waning moon Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"General practice"|"He must observe the fasting dates, such as the eleventh day of the growing and waning moon"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
• 13:1213:12, 17 August 2012 diff hist +8,168 N If one commits offenses at the lotus feet of a devotee, one's shadow attachment or para attachment can be extinguished. This extinguishing is like the waning of the full moon, which gradually decreases and at last becomes dark Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one commits offenses at the lotus feet of a devotee, one's shadow attachment or para attachment can be extinguished. This exti…'
• 13:0813:08, 17 August 2012 diff hist +1,901 N In Vrndavana in the year 1537 Sakabda Era (A.D. 1615), in the month of Jyaistha (May-June), on Sunday, the fifth day of the waning moon, this Caitanya-caritamrta has been completed Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vrndavana in the year 1537 Sakabda Era"|"in the month of Jyaistha"|"on Sunday, the fifth day of the waning moon, this Caitanya…'
• 12:5912:59, 17 August 2012 diff hist +2,556 N That chanting (of the holy name of Lord Krsna) is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That chanting is the waxing moon that spreads the white lotus of good fortune for all living entities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ma…'
• 12:5612:56, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,869 N The conditioned souls, purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the blazing fire of material existence. In this way, spiritual benefit grows increasingly full, like the waxing moon in the sky Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conditioned souls, purified by chanting the holy name, are liberated from the blazing fire of material existence. In this way…'
• 11:3511:35, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,293 N Attachment for Krsna never wanes; it increases more and more as one attains different stages. All the stages together are called sthayibhava, or continuous existence of ecstasy Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attachment for Krsna never wanes; it increases more and more as one attains different stages. All the stages together are called …'
• 11:3011:30, 17 August 2012 diff hist +628 N The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month (October-November). Utthana-dvadasi takes place the day after Ekadasi in the waxing fortnight of the moon in the same month Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Rasa-yatra, or rasa dancing of Krsna, takes place on the full-moon night of the same month. Utthana-dvadasi takes place the d…'
• 11:2711:27, 17 August 2012 diff hist +5,132 N In Saka Era 1203, in the month of Vaisakha, in the fortnight of the moon's waxing period, on the day of Ekadasi, Narahari Tirtha dedicated to the holy name of Yogananda Nrsimhadeva the temple he had constructed on His order Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Saka Era 1203, in the month of Vaisakha, in the fortnight of the moon's waxing period, on the day of Ekadasi, Narahari Tirtha …'
• 11:2311:23, 17 August 2012 diff hist +1,816 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order during the waxing fortnight of the month of Magha. During the following month, Phalguna, He went to Jagannatha Puri and resided there Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order during the waxing fortnight of the month of Magha. During the following mont…'
• 11:1011:10, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,787 N On the whole, during the four-month period of Caturmasya one should practice giving up all food intended for sense enjoyment Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the whole, during the four-month period of Caturmasya one should practice giving up all food intended for sense enjoyment"}} {…'
• 11:0811:08, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,826 N These two dhals (masura dhal and urad dhal) contain a great amount of protein, and food rich in protein is considered nonvegetarian Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These two dhals contain a great amount of protein, and food rich in protein is considered nonvegetarian"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|…'
• 11:0711:07, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,031 N One should not eat fish or other nonvegetarian food during the month of Karttika. A nonvegetarian diet means fish and meat. Similarly, masura dhal and urad dhal are also considered nonvegetarian Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not eat fish or other nonvegetarian food during the month of Karttika. A nonvegetarian diet means fish and meat. Simil…'
• 11:0211:02, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,983 N The real purpose behind the vow taken during these four months (Caturmasya) is to minimize the quantity of sense gratification. This is not very difficult Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real purpose behind the vow taken during these four months is to minimize the quantity of sense gratification. This is not ve…'
• 11:0011:00, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,783 N Others also observe Caturmasya according to the solar month from Sravana to Karttika. The whole period, either lunar or solar, takes place during the rainy season Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"others also observe Caturmasya according to the solar month from Sravana to Karttika. The whole period, either lunar or solar, ta…'
• 10:5810:58, 17 August 2012 diff hist +4,159 N Some Vaisnavas also observe it (Caturmasya) from the full-moon day of Asadha until the full-moon day of Karttika. That is also a period of four months. This period, calculated by the lunar months, is called Caturmasya Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some Vaisnavas also observe it from the full-moon day of Asadha until the full-moon day of Karttika. That is also a period of fou…'
• 10:5510:55, 17 August 2012 diff hist +3,626 N The period (Caturmasya) ends in the month of Karttika (October-November) on the Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. This four-month period is known as Caturmasya Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The period ends in the month of Karttika"|"on the Ekadasi day known as Utthana-ekadasi, in the fortnight of the waxing moon. This…'