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9 April 2017
- 17:0817:08, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,677 N Without understanding the intricacies of Krsna, the SP of God, and without knowing His uncommon spiritual opulences, the innocent cowherd boys & men of Vrndavana began to discuss the wonderful activities of Krsna, which surpass the activities of all men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without understanding the intricacies of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and without knowing His uncommon spi..."
- 17:0417:04, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,593 N You (Krsna) have fought with Jarasandha eighteen times, out of which You have defeated him seventeen times by surpassing his extraordinarily powerful position. But eighteenth fight You exhibited Your human behavior, & thus You were defeated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You have already fought with Jarāsandha eighteen times consecutively, out of which You have defeated him seventeen times by s..."
- 17:0117:01, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,158 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord, it is known to You (Krsna) that Jarasandha possesses the power of ten thousand elephants, and with this power he has imprisoned us, just as a lion hypnotizes a flock of sheep" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, it is known to You that Jarāsandha possesses the power of ten thousand elephants, and with this power he has impri..."
- 16:5816:58, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,780 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord, because we are now surrendered souls at Your lotus feet, You can give us relief from the entrapment of fruitive action made possible by the form of Jarasandha" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, because we are now surrendered souls at Your lotus feet, You can give us relief from the entrapment of fruitive act..."
- 16:5616:56, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,679 N The messenger said, "We have come to take shelter of Your lotus feet, which can immediately eradicate all the results of fruitive action and thus free us from the contamination of material pains and pleasures" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have therefore come to the shelter of Your lotus feet, which can immediately eradicate all the results of fruitive action a..."
- 16:5416:54, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,306 N The messenger said, "We have been entangled in the network of material reactions due to our ignorance" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have been entangled in the network of material reactions due to our ignorance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete..."
- 16:5216:52, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,072 N As a result of fruitive activities, we have thus been subjected to being beasts of burden for these bodies, & being forced by conditioned life, we have given up the pleasing life of Krsna consciousness. Now we realize that we are the most foolish persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a result of fruitive activities, we have thus been subjected to being beasts of burden for these bodies, and, being forced..."
- 16:4716:47, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,425 N The messenger said, "The material body is awarded to us by the modes of material nature, and on account of this we are full of anxieties. The material condition of life simply involves bearing the burden of this dead body" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material body is awarded to us by the modes of material nature, and on account of this we are full of anxieties. The mater..."
- 16:4516:45, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,093 N The messenger said, "We realize now that the reactions of both pious and impious activities are temporary and that we can never be happy in this conditioned life" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We realize now that the reactions of both pious and impious activities are temporary and that we can never be happy in this co..."
- 16:4316:43, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,447 N The messenger said, "We have now come to the real conclusion of our lives. Our kingly positions were nothing but the reward of our past pious activities, just as our suffering imprisonment by Jarasandha is the result of our past impious activities" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have now come to the real conclusion of our lives. Our kingly positions were nothing but the reward of our past pious activ..."
- 16:4016:40, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,006 N The messenger said, "(Anyone who surrenders unto Your lotus feet is immediately immune to the reactions of sinful life) We therefore offer ourselves wholeheartedly unto Your shelter, and we hope that Your Lordship will now give us full protection" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We therefore offer ourselves wholeheartedly unto Your shelter, and we hope that Your Lordship will now give us full protection..."
- 16:3816:38, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,423 N The messenger said, "It may be that Jarasandha has been deputed to give us such trouble because of our past misdeeds, but we heard from revealed scriptures that anyone who surrenders unto Your lotus feet is immune to the reactions of sinful life" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It may be that Jarāsandha has been deputed to give us such trouble because of our past misdeeds, but we have heard from revea..."
- 16:3216:32, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,242 N The messenger said, "Under the circumstances, how is it possible that miscreants like Jarasandha can put us into such deplorable conditions of life against Your (Krsna's) authority? We are puzzled at the situation and cannot understand how it is possible" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, how is it possible that miscreants like Jarāsandha can put us into such deplorable conditions of lif..."
- 16:2916:29, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,852 N The messenger said, "It is said that Your (Krsna's) appearance in this incarnation is for the purpose of protecting the faithful and destroying the miscreants" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that Your appearance in this incarnation is for the purpose of protecting the faithful and destroying the miscreant..."
- 16:2716:27, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,007 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord, You (Krsna) are the proprietor of all the worlds, and You have incarnated Yourself with Your plenary expansion Lord Balarama" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, You are the proprietor of all the worlds, and You have incarnated Yourself with Your plenary expansion Lord Balarā..."
- 16:2516:25, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,298 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord, who can estimate Your mercy & powerful activities? You are present always as the insurmountable force of eternal time, baffling the indefatigable desires of the materialists, who are thus repeatedly confused & frustrated" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, who can estimate Your mercy and Your powerful activities"|"You are present always as the insurmountable force of et..."
- 16:2316:23, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,934 N The messenger said, "They (people like us) are against the path of Krsna conscious life, and they are wandering within the three worlds, impelled by the illusory energy of material existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they are against the path of Kṛṣṇa conscious life, and they are wandering within the three worlds, impelled by the illus..."
- 16:2016:20, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,128 N The messenger said, "They (people like us) are never inclined to follow Your (Krsna's) instructions by performing devotional service, although it is pleasing to the heart and most auspicious for one's existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are never inclined to follow Your instructions by performing devotional service, although it is pleasing to the heart and..."
- 16:1816:18, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,128 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord (Krsna), we think that there are many living entities like us who are eternally entangled in fruitive activities and their reactions" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, we think that there are many living entities like us who are eternally entangled in fruitive activities and their r..."
- 16:1616:16, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,394 N The messenger said, "Dear Lord, we are not among these surrendered souls; we are still within the duality and illusion of this material existence. We therefore take shelter of Your lotus feet, for we are afraid of the cycle of birth and death" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, we are not among these surrendered souls; we are still within the duality and illusion of this material existence...."
- 16:1316:13, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,180 N The messenger began to relay a message from the kings, as follows "A slight portion of Your (Krsna) glories can be known by persons fully surrendered unto Your lotus feet, and, by Your grace only, such persons become freed from all material anxieties" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A slight portion of Your glories can be known by persons fully surrendered unto Your lotus feet, and, by Your grace only, such..."
- 16:1016:10, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,229 N The man brought before Lord Krsna by the doorkeeper (of Sudharma assembly house) was a messenger from all these imprisoned kings. Being duly presented before the Lord, the man began to relay a message from the kings, as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The man brought before Lord Kṛṣṇa by the doorkeeper was a messenger from all these imprisoned kings. Being duly presente..."
- 15:5815:58, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,298 N It had happened that when King Jarasandha conquered all other kingdoms, many kings did not bow their heads before Jarasandha, and consequently all of them, numbering twenty thousand, were arrested and made his prisoners Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It had happened that when King Jarāsandha conquered all other kingdoms, many kings did not bow their heads before Jarāsandha..."
- 15:5615:56, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,985 N The doorkeeper (of Sudharma assembly house) was ordered to present him (a person) before the Lord, and the man appeared and offered his respectful obeisances unto the Lord with folded hands Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The doorkeeper was ordered to present him before the Lord, and the man appeared and offered his respectful obeisances unto the..."
- 15:5415:54, 9 April 2017 diff hist +8,114 N Once upon a time, a person arrived at the gateway of the assembly house who was unknown to all the members of the assembly, and with the permission of Lord Krsna he was admitted into the assembly by the doorkeeper Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once upon a time, a person arrived at the gateway of the assembly house who was unknown to all the members of the assembly, an..."
- 15:5215:52, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,193 N Brahmanas in the assembly would chant Vedic hymns & explain them to the audience to the best of their knowledge & sometimes some of them would recite historical accounts of the activities of prominent kings. Krsna would be very much pleased to hear them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the learned brāhmaṇas present in that assembly would chant Vedic hymns and explain them to the audience to the be..."
- 15:5015:50, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,154 N The professional singers called sutas and magadhas would sing, and others would perform their dancing art. In this way, as devotees, they would offer respectful prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Krsna) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The professional singers called sūtas and māgadhas would sing, and others would perform their dancing art. In this way, as d..."
- 15:4715:47, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,220 N Functions would be accompanied by the beating of mrdanga drums & the sounds of the vina, flutes & bells, followed by the sound of the muraja, another type of drum. To these musical vibrations, the auspicious sound of the conchshell would be added Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these functions would be accompanied by the beating of mṛdaṅga drums and the sounds of the vīṇā, flutes and bells,..."
- 15:4515:45, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,847 N The dramatic actors would then play their parts, and the dancing ballet girls would separately display their artistic movements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The dramatic actors would then play their parts, and the dancing ballet girls would separately display their artistic movement..."
- 15:4315:43, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,997 N First of all the jokers would talk in such a way that the Lord (Krsna) and His associates would enjoy their humor, which would refresh the morning mood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First of all the jokers would talk in such a way that the Lord and His associates would enjoy their humor, which would refresh..."
- 15:4115:41, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,113 N In the assembly house were professional jokers, dancers, musicians and ballet girls, and as soon as the Lord (Krsna) sat on His throne they would begin their respective functions to please the Lord and put Him in a happy mood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the assembly house were professional jokers, dancers, musicians and ballet girls, and as soon as the Lord sat on His throne..."
- 15:3715:37, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,007 N In the midst of all the great heroes of the Yadu dynasty, Krsna resembled the full moon in the sky surrounded by multiluminaries (at Sudharma assembly house) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the midst of all the great heroes of the Yadu dynasty, Kṛṣṇa resembled the full moon in the sky surrounded by multilu..."
- 15:2815:28, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,012 N After entering the Sudharma assembly house, He used to sit on the exalted royal throne and would be seen to emanate glaring rays of transcendental effulgence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After entering the assembly house, He used to sit on the exalted royal throne and would be seen to emanate glaring rays of tra..."
- 15:2615:26, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,068 N The Lord (Krsna) would say good-bye in all the sixteen thousand palaces, and again He would become one and enter the Sudharma assembly house in procession with other members of the Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord would say good-bye in all the sixteen thousand palaces, and again He would become one and enter the Sudharmā assembl..."
- 15:2415:24, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,010 N These (hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and death) are the whips of material existence, and as long as one remained in that Sudharma assembly house he would not be affected by these six material whips Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are the whips of material existence, and as long as one remained in that Sudharmā assembly house he would not be affect..."
- 15:2215:22, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,911 N The specific significance of the (Sudharma) assembly house was that anyone who entered it would be freed from the six kinds of material pangs, namely hunger, thirst, lamentation, illusion, old age and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The specific significance of the assembly house was that anyone who entered it would be freed from the six kinds of material p..."
- 15:2015:20, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,928 N The Lord (Krsna) would go to the assembly house known as Sudharma. It may be remembered that the Sudharma assembly house was taken away from the heavenly planets and established in the city of Dvaraka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then the Lord would go to the assembly house known as Sudharmā. It may be remembered that the Sudharmā assembly house was ta..."
- 15:1815:18, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,209 N When the Lord (Krsna) was about to leave His palaces, all the queens would look at Him with feminine gestures. The Lord would respond to their greetings with smiles, attracting their hearts so much that they would feel intense separation from Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord was about to leave His palaces, all the queens would look at Him with feminine gestures. The Lord would respond..."
- 15:1515:15, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,983 N Krsna, accompanied by Uddhava and Satyaki, would ride on the chariot just as the sun-god rides on his chariot in the morning, appearing with his blazing rays on the surface of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord, accompanied by Uddhava and Sātyaki, would ride on the chariot just as the sun-god rides on his chariot in the morning,..."
- 15:1315:13, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,275 N First (Krsna would distribute garlands, betel nuts, sandalwood pulp) to the brahmanas and elderly members of the family, then to the queens, and then to the ministers, and if there were still some balance He would engage it for His own personal use Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"first to the brāhmaṇas and elderly members of the family, then to the queens, and then to the ministers, and if there were..."
- 15:1015:10, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,984 N The flower garlands, betel nuts, sandalwood pulp and other fragrant cosmetic articles offered to the Lord (Krsna) would be distributed by Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The flower garlands, betel nuts, sandalwood pulp and other fragrant cosmetic articles offered to the Lord would be distributed..."
- 15:0015:00, 9 April 2017 diff hist +7,344 N Krsna's duty was to please all kinds of men belonging to the different castes, both in the city and within the palace compound. He made them happy by fulfilling their different desires, and when the Lord saw them happy He also became very much pleased Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His next duty was to please all kinds of men belonging to the different castes, both in the city and within the palace compoun..."
- 14:5614:56, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,924 N There were many brahmanas who would come daily to see the Supreme Lord (Krsna) before taking their breakfast; they were anxious to see Him, and He welcomed them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There were many brāhmaṇas who would come daily to see the Supreme Lord before taking their breakfast; they were anxious to..."
- 14:5414:54, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,391 N After decorating Himself (Krsna) (with cosmetics and ornaments), the Lord would then look at marble statues of the cow and calf and visit temples of God or demigods like Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After decorating Himself in this way, the Lord would then look at marble statues of the cow and calf and visit temples of God..."
- 14:5214:52, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,525 N He (Krsna) would wear flower garlands, smear His body with the pulp of sandalwood and decorate Himself with similar cosmetics and ornaments. It is said that the ornaments themselves became beautiful upon being placed on the transcendental body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He would wear flower garlands, smear His body with the pulp of sandalwood and decorate Himself with similar cosmetics and orna..."
- 14:4614:46, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,366 N Although the Lord is by nature very beautiful due to the perfect figure of His transcendental body, He would dress Himself in yellow garments and put on His necklace of Kaustubha jewels Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Lord is by nature very beautiful due to the perfect figure of His transcendental body, He would dress Himself in..."
- 14:4414:44, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,658 N Krsna used to give cows in charity to the brahmanas, with opulent decorations and paraphernalia. Then, wishing for the welfare of all living entities, He would touch auspicious articles such as milk, honey, ghee (clarified butter), gold, jewels and fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He used to give cows in charity to the brāhmaṇas, with opulent decorations and paraphernalia. Then, wishing for the welfare..."
- 14:4114:41, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,211 N Lord Krsna is generally known as go-brahmana-hitaya ca, which means that His first duty is to see to the welfare of the cows and the brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is generally known as go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya ca, which means that His first duty is to see to the welfare of the cows..."
- 14:3814:38, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,101 N All of them (cows) were full of milk, due to having their first-born calves with them, and they were very tame and peaceful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of them were full of milk, due to having their first-born calves with them, and they were very tame and peaceful"}} {{note..."
- 14:3614:36, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,646 N Every day Lord Krsna used to give many groups of 13,084 cows. Each of the cows was decorated with a silken cover and pearl necklace, their horns were covered with gold plating, and their hooves were silver-plated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every day Lord Kṛṣṇa used to give many groups of 13,084 cows. Each of the cows was decorated with a silken cover and pea..."