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15:2315:23, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,821 N Hiranyakasipu thought that Visnu also becomes partial, like a child whose mind is not steady or resolute. The Lord can change His mind at any time, Hiranyakasipu thought, and therefore His words and activities are like those of children Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiranyakasipu thought that Visnu also becomes partial, like a child whose mind is not steady or resolute. The Lord can change His…'
15:1515:15, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,651 N Maharaja Dhrtarastra, the scion of the family of Ajamidha, firmly convinced by introspective knowledge (prajna), broke at once the strong network of familial affection by his resolute determination Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Dhrtarastra, the scion of the family of Ajamidha, firmly convinced by introspective knowledge"|"broke at once the strong…'
14:2514:25, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,927 N Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those…'
14:1914:19, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,806 N The great sage Vyasadeva, after compiling the Srimad-Bhagavatam and revising it, taught it to his own son, Sri Sukadeva Gosvami, who was already engaged in self-realization Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sage Vyasadeva, after compiling the Srimad-Bhagavatam and revising it, taught it to his own son, Sri Sukadeva Gosvami, …'
14:1214:12, 8 November 2012 diff hist +1,844 N When the goddess Ambika saw the great saintly persons, she was very much ashamed because at that time she was naked. She immediately got up from the lap of her husband (Lord Siva) and tried to cover her breast Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the goddess Ambika saw the great saintly persons, she was very much ashamed because at that time she was naked. She immediat…'
14:0714:07, 8 November 2012 diff hist +2,650 N Ambika (goddess Durga), who was known as Daksayini (Sati), again accepted Lord Siva as her husband, just as different energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead act during the course of a new creation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"again accepted Lord Siva as her husband, just as different energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead act during the course o…'
13:5913:59, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,140 N The holy place where Sundarananda lived is situated in the village known as Mahesapura, which is about fourteen miles east of the Majadiya railway station of the Eastern Railway from Calcutta to Burdwan Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy place where Sundarananda lived is situated in the village known as Mahesapura, which is about fourteen miles east of the…'
13:5213:52, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,688 N Sundarananda, another branch of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, was Lord Nityananda's most intimate servant. Lord Nityananda Prabhu perceived the life of Vrajabhumi in his company Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sundarananda, another branch of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, was Lord Nityananda's most intimate servant. Lord Nityananda Prabhu percei…'
13:4413:44, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,799 N The Adityas are sons of Aditi, and there are twelve Adityas. Aryama is one of the twelve Adityas, and therefore it was quite possible for him to take charge of the office of Yamaraja during his one hundred years' absence in the form of Vidura Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Adityas are sons of Aditi, and there are twelve Adityas. Aryama is one of the twelve Adityas, and therefore it was quite poss…'
13:4113:41, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,322 N When Yamaraja incarnated himself as Vidura, his post was officiated by Aryama, one of the many sons of Kasyapa and Aditi Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Yamaraja thus incarnated himself as Vidura, his post was officiated by Aryama, one of the many sons of Kasyapa and Aditi"}} …'
13:3813:38, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,775 N He (Yamaraja) wanted to preach the glories of the Lord, and therefore by the will of the Lord he was cursed by Manduka Muni to come into the world in the incarnation of Vidura and work very hard as a great devotee Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He wanted to preach the glories of the Lord, and therefore by the will of the Lord he was cursed by Manduka Muni to come into the…'
13:3513:35, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,637 N Yamaraja has very little time to take leave from his responsible office of punishing the wrongdoers. There are more wrongdoers than righteous men Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yamaraja has very little time to take leave from his responsible office of punishing the wrongdoers. There are more wrongdoers th…'
13:3113:31, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,368 N Yamaraja is deputed by the Lord to a particular planet, some hundreds of thousands of miles away from the planet of earth, to take away the corrupt souls after death and convict them in accordance with their respective sinful activities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yamaraja is deputed by the Lord to a particular planet, some hundreds of thousands of miles away from the planet of earth, to tak…'
13:2713:27, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,286 N Vidura was not actually a sudra. He was to play the part of a so-called sudra for one hundred years, being cursed by Manduka Muni Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura was not actually a sudra. He was to play the part of a so-called sudra for one hundred years, being cursed by Manduka Muni…'
13:2413:24, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,089 N As long as Vidura played the part of a sudra, being cursed by Manduka Muni, Aryama officiated at the post of Yamaraja to punish those who committed sinful acts Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as Vidura played the part of a sudra, being cursed by Manduka Muni, Aryama officiated at the post of Yamaraja to punish t…'
13:2113:21, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,387 N The muni (Manduka Muni) thought it unwise on the part of Yamaraja that he was punished for his childish innocence, and thus the muni cursed Yamaraja to become a sudra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The muni thought it unwise on the part of Yamaraja that he was punished for his childish innocence, and thus the muni cursed Yama…'
13:1513:15, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,827 N The magistrate specifically punished the muni (Manduka Muni) to death by being pierced with a lance. When he was just to be pierced, the news reached the king, and he at once stopped the act on consideration of his being a great muni Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The magistrate specifically punished the muni to death by being pierced with a lance. When he was just to be pierced, the news re…'
13:1013:10, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,432 N The story (Vidura's) is narrated as follows. Once upon a time the state police caught some thieves who had concealed themselves in the hermitage of Manduka Muni. The police constables, as usual, arrested all the thieves and Manduka Muni along with them Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once upon a time the state police caught some thieves who had concealed themselves in the hermitage of Manduka Muni. The police c…'
12:5912:59, 8 November 2012 diff hist +2,663 N The wrinkles and depressions on different parts of the body are compared to trenches or canals, the eyes are compared to windows, and the eyelids are compared to protective gates Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The wrinkles and depressions on different parts of the body are compared to trenches or canals, the eyes are compared to windows,…'
12:2312:23, 8 November 2012 diff hist +2,038 N After observing this brave act performed by the chaste wife Arci, the wife of the great King Prthu, many thousands of the wives of the demigods, along with their husbands, offered prayers to the Queen, for they were very much satisfied Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After observing this brave act performed by the chaste wife Arci, the wife of the great King Prthu, many thousands of the wives o…'
12:1912:19, 8 November 2012 diff hist +2,811 N The entrance of a chaste wife into the flames of the pyre of her dead husband is known as saha-gamana, which means "dying with the husband." This system of saha-gamana had been practiced in Vedic civilization from time immemorial Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entrance of a chaste wife into the flames of the pyre of her dead husband is known as saha-gamana, which means"|"This system …'
12:1412:14, 8 November 2012 diff hist +457 N She (Queen Arci) circumambulated the (funeral pyre) fire and, while thinking of the lotus feet of her husband (King Prthu), entered its flames Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She then circumambulated the fire and, while thinking of the lotus feet of her husband, entered its flames"}} {{notes|}} {{compil…'
12:1112:11, 8 November 2012 diff hist +2,879 N The Queen (Arci) executed the necessary funerary functions (of King Prthu) and offered oblations of water. After bathing in the river, she offered obeisances to various demigods situated in the sky in the different planetary systems Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Queen executed the necessary funerary functions and offered oblations of water. After bathing in the river, she offered obeis…'
12:0712:07, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,849 N Maharaja Prthu is described here (in SB 4.23.21) as dayita, for not only was he the king of the earth, but he treated the earth as his protected child. Similarly, he protected his wife also Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Prthu is described here as dayita, for not only was he the king of the earth, but he treated the earth as his protected …'
12:0412:04, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,760 N It was the duty of the king to give protection to everyone, especially to the earth or land which he ruled, as well as the citizens and his family members Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was the duty of the king to give protection to everyone, especially to the earth or land which he ruled, as well as the citize…'
12:0312:03, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,618 N Since Prthu Maharaja was a perfect king, he gave protection to everyone, and therefore he is described as dayita Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Prthu Maharaja was a perfect king, he gave protection to everyone, and therefore he is described here as dayita"}} {{notes|…'
12:0112:01, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,800 N Instead of wasting her (Queen Arci) time in lamentation, she immediately prepared a fiery pyre on top of a hill and then placed the body of her husband (King Prthu) on it to be burned Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"instead of wasting her time in lamentation, she immediately prepared a fiery pyre on top of a hill and then placed the body of he…'
11:5711:57, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,149 N The Queen (Arci) should have been afraid of being alone in the forest with the body of her husband (King Prthu), but since she was a great wife of a great personality, she lamented for a while but immediately understood that she had many duties to perform Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Queen should have been afraid of being alone in the forest with the body of her husband, but since she was a great wife of a …'
11:5311:53, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,663 N When a living entity transfers from one body to another, a process generally known as death, a sane man does not lament, for he knows that the living entity is not dead but is simply transferred from one body to another Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a living entity transfers from one body to another, a process generally known as death, a sane man does not lament, for he k…'
11:5111:51, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,602 N After seeing all the life symptoms in her husband (King Prthu) stop, the Queen (Arci) lamented for a while. The word kincit means "for a little while" Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After seeing all the life symptoms in her husband stop, the Queen lamented for a while. The word kincit means"|"for a little whil…'
11:4811:48, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,585 N The Queen (Arci) was completely aware that her husband (King Prthu) was not dead, although the symptoms of life - action, intelligence and sense perception - had ceased Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Queen was completely aware that her husband was not dead, although the symptoms of life"|"action, intelligence and sense perc…'
11:4511:45, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,926 N When Queen Arci saw that her husband (King Prthu), who had been so merciful to her and the earth, no longer showed symptoms of life, she lamented for a little while and then built a fiery pyre on top of a hill and placed the body of her husband on it Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Queen Arci saw that her husband, who had been so merciful to her and the earth, no longer showed symptoms of life, she lamen…'
11:3611:36, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,130 N Although Queen Arci became very thin from living in the forest according to regulative principles, she was not unhappy, for she was enjoying the honor of serving her great husband Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Queen Arci became very thin from living in the forest according to regulative principles, she was not unhappy, for she w…'
11:3211:32, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,741 N Since a woman's body is considerably more delicate than a man's, Queen Arci became very frail and thin, parikarsita. When one engages in austerities, his body generally becomes lean and thin Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since a woman's body is considerably more delicate than a man's, Queen Arci became very frail and thin, parikarsita. When one eng…'
11:2411:24, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,926 N Prthu Maharaja's wife, Arci, was steadily determined to execute the duty of a wife, and while her husband was in the forest, she followed him in eating only fruits and leaves and lying down on the ground Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prthu Maharaja's wife, Arci, was steadily determined to execute the duty of a wife, and while her husband was in the forest, she …'
11:2111:21, 8 November 2012 diff hist +5,053 N She (Visnupriyadevi) chanted her beads, and after finishing one round, she collected one grain of rice. In this way, as many rounds as she chanted, she would receive the same number of rice grains and then cook them and so take prasada Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She chanted her beads, and after finishing one round, she collected one grain of rice. In this way, as many rounds as she chanted…'
11:1811:18, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,961 N When Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa, His wife, Visnupriyadevi, although only sixteen years old, also took the vow of austerity due to her husband's leaving home Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Caitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyasa, His wife, Visnupriyadevi, although only sixteen years old, also took the vow of austerity…'
11:1511:15, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,774 N At that time (when the husband retires from family life, goes to the forest and adopts the life of vanaprastha) the wife is to follow her husband and take care of him, just as she took care of him in householder life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At that time the wife is to follow her husband and take care of him, just as she took care of him in householder life"}} {{notes|…'
11:1111:11, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,917 N The chaste wife's duty is to keep her husband pleased in householder life in all respects, and when the husband retires from family life, she is to go to the forest and adopt the life of vanaprastha, or vana-vasi Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chaste wife's duty is to keep her husband pleased in householder life in all respects, and when the husband retires from fami…'
11:0711:07, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,804 N When a girl and boy are united, both are trained for a life dedicated to a higher purpose. The boy is trained to execute his duty in accordance with the higher purpose of life, and the girl is trained to follow him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a girl and boy are united, both are trained for a life dedicated to a higher purpose. The boy is trained to execute his duty…'
11:0511:05, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,964 N After the period of brahmacarya, a man accepts a householder's life, and the woman is also taught by her parents to be a chaste wife Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the period of brahmacarya, a man accepts a householder's life, and the woman is also taught by her parents to be a chaste w…'
11:0211:02, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,704 N Because of the pleasure she (Queen Arci) derived in serving her husband (King Prthu), she did not feel any difficulties Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because of the pleasure she derived in serving her husband, she did not feel any difficulties"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopal…'
10:5910:59, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,883 N She (Queen Arci) lay down on the ground and ate only fruits, flowers and leaves, and because she was not fit for these activities, she became frail and thin Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She lay down on the ground and ate only fruits, flowers and leaves, and because she was not fit for these activities, she became …'
10:5610:56, 8 November 2012 diff hist +4,831 N Although she was not accustomed to such difficulties, Queen Arci followed her husband in the regulative principles of living in the forest like great sages Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although she was not accustomed to such difficulties, Queen Arci followed her husband in the regulative principles of living in t…'
10:5410:54, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,751 N Although she (Queen Arci) did not want to touch her feet to the ground, she nonetheless accepted all difficulties when she went to the forest with her husband (King Prthu) Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although she"|"did not want to touch her feet to the ground, she nonetheless accepted all difficulties when she went to the fores…'
10:5110:51, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,646 N When the husband is king, she (the chaste wife) sits beside him as the queen, and when he goes to the forest, she also follows, despite having to tolerate all kinds of difficulties in living in the forest Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the husband is king, she sits beside him as the queen, and when he goes to the forest, she also follows, despite having to t…'
10:4610:46, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,628 N Such queens (Arci, Sita and Gandhari) instructed the general people by showing them how to become a chaste wife and follow the husband in every stage of life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such queens also instructed the general people by showing them how to become a chaste wife and follow the husband in every stage …'
10:4210:42, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,557 N Being the wives of great personalities like Prthu, Lord Ramacandra and Dhrtarastra, these (Arci, Sita and Gandhari) were ideal chaste women Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being the wives of great personalities like Prthu, Lord Ramacandra and Dhrtarastra, these were ideal chaste women"}} {{notes|}} {…'
10:3910:39, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,248 N Gandhari, the wife of King Dhrtarastra, followed her husband into the forest Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gandhari, the wife of King Dhrtarastra, also followed her husband into the forest"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{comp…'
10:3710:37, 8 November 2012 diff hist +3,495 N Lord Ramacandra went to the forest in compliance with the order of His father, Maharaja Dasaratha, but mother Sita was not so ordered. Nonetheless, she voluntarily accepted the path of her husband Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Ramacandra went to the forest in compliance with the order of His father, Maharaja Dasaratha, but mother Sita was not so ord…'

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