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04:2004:20, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,260 N The whole city was made fragrant by the burning of fine incense, and at night there was illumination from thousands of lamps, which decorated every building Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole city was made fragrant by the burning of fine incense, and at night there was illumination from thousands of lamps,..."
04:1604:16, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,475 N All the houses of Yadupuri (Dvaraka) were decorated with flags, festoons and flowers. Each and every house had an extra gate specifically prepared for this occasion, and on both sides of the gate were big water jugs filled with water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the houses of Yadupurī (Dvārakā) were decorated with flags, festoons and flowers. Each and every house had an extra gat..."
04:1204:12, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,566 N The inhabitants of Dvaraka City were so much pleased that they dressed themselves with the nicest possible ornaments and garments and went to present gifts, according to their means, to the newly married couple, Krsna and Rukmini Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of Dvārakā City were so much pleased that they dressed themselves with the nicest possible ornaments and gar..."
04:0804:08, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,122 N On the occasion of His (Krsna's) marriage with Rukmini, all the inhabitants were happy, and in every house there were great ceremonies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the occasion of His marriage with Rukmiṇī, all the inhabitants were happy, and in every house there were great ceremonie..."
04:0504:05, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,468 N After defeating all the opposing elements and forcibly carrying away Rukmini, Krsna brought her to Dvaraka, and then married her according to the Vedic ritualistic principles. After this marriage, Krsna became the King of the Yadus at Dvaraka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After defeating all the opposing elements and forcibly carrying away Rukmiṇī, Kṛṣṇa brought her to His capital city,..."
04:0004:00, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,534 N He (Rukmi) decided in anger not to return to his capital city, and he constructed a small cottage in the village known as Bhojakata, where he resided for the rest of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He decided in anger not to return to his capital city, and he constructed a small cottage in the village known as Bhojakaṭa,..."
03:5603:56, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,609 N Because he (Rukmi) was a ksatriya, he could remember his promise that he would not return to his capital city, Kundina, without killing Krsna and releasing his sister, which he had failed to do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he was a kṣatriya, he could remember his promise that he would not return to his capital city, Kuṇḍina, without..."
03:5203:52, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,408 N He (Rukmi) was personally degraded and very sorry, but by the grace of the Lord he could continue his life to its fixed destination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was personally degraded and very sorry, but by the grace of the Lord he could continue his life to its fixed destination"}}..."
03:4903:49, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,742 N As far as Rukmi was concerned, his promise was not fulfilled, nor was his mission successful. He had come from home with his soldiers, military phalanx to defeat Krsna, release his sister, but on the contrary he lost all his soldiers & military strength Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as Rukmī was concerned, his promise was not fulfilled, nor was his mission successful. He had come from home with his..."
03:4303:43, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,641 N After hearing such enlightening instructions from Sri Balarama, Rukmini immediately became pacified and happy and adjusted her mind, which was very much afflicted by the degraded position of her brother Rukmi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing such enlightening instructions from Śrī Balarāma, Rukmiṇī immediately became pacified and happy and adjust..."
03:3903:39, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,344 N Balarama continued, "Only because of false notions does one become unhappy, but one can immediately remove this unhappiness by discussing the philosophy of actual life. Be happy on that platform only" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only because of false notions does one become unhappy, but one can immediately remove this unhappiness by discussing the philo..."
03:3603:36, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,326 N In this way, Sri Balarama instructed Rukmini in spiritual knowledge. He further addressed His sister-in-law thus, "Sweet, smiling Rukmini, do not be aggrieved by false notions caused by ignorance" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, Śrī Balarāma instructed Rukmiṇī in spiritual knowledge. He further addressed His sister-in-law thus: “Swe..."
03:3103:31, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,091 N Balarama continued, "In other words, when a man is elevated to the platform of Krsna consciousness, he becomes free from this false conception of life" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, when a man is elevated to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he becomes free from this false conceptio..."
03:1003:10, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,224 N Lord Balarama continued, "One's consciousness in material existence can be compared to sleeping, dreaming. When a man sleeps, he dreams of many nonfactual happenings, as a result of dreaming he becomes subject to different kinds of distress & happiness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Balarāma continued: “One’s consciousness in material existence can be compared to sleeping and dreaming. When a man..."
03:0603:06, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,758 N The living entity has nothing to do with the next body he accepts. He is always free from the contact of this bodily contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity has nothing to do with the next body he accepts. He is always free from the contact of this bodily contamina..."
03:0203:02, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,132 N The living entity accepts or produces different bodies and different bodily relationships in a particular circumstance, but as soon as he gives up the present body and accepts another, he has nothing to do with the former body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity accepts or produces different bodies and different bodily relationships in a particular circumstance, but as..."
02:5802:58, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,112 N When the sun passes from the eastern to the western hemisphere, the results of the interactions due to the sunshine in the eastern hemisphere remain, but the sunshine itself is visible in the western hemisphere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the sun passes from the eastern to the western hemisphere, the results of the interactions due to the sunshine in the eas..."
02:5502:55, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,818 N As soon as the sun sets, the whole manifestation is no longer connected to the sun, which has passed from one place to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as the sun sets, the whole manifestation is no longer connected to the sun, which has passed from one place to another..."
02:5102:51, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,445 N The sun is the cause of all material shapes and forms, for it is due to the sun that integration and disintegration of material elements take place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sun is the cause of all material shapes and forms, for it is due to the sun that integration and disintegration of materia..."
02:4802:48, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,605 N The example of the sunshine and the material manifestation is very appropriate in understanding the living entity's contact with the material world. In the morning the sun rises, and the heat and light gradually expand throughout the whole day Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example of the sunshine and the material manifestation is very appropriate in understanding the living entity’s contact..."
02:4502:45, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,572 N Balarama continued, "The living entity, or spirit soul, being in contact with these, is transmigrating from one body to another due to illusory enjoyment, and that transmigration is known as material existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity, or spirit soul, being in contact with these, is transmigrating from one body to another due to illusory enj..."
02:4102:41, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,414 N To Rukmini He (Balarama) stated further, "This body is part of the material manifestation, consisting of the material elements, living conditions and interactions of the modes of material nature" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To Rukmiṇī He stated further, “This body is part of the material manifestation, consisting of the material elements, livi..."
02:3702:37, 10 April 2017 diff hist +5,365 N In this way Balarama reconciled the situation by His moral and ethical instructions to Rukmini and Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way Balarāma reconciled the situation by His moral and ethical instructions to Rukmiṇī and Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|..."
02:3402:34, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,109 N Balarama continued, "Whatever the size and shape of the fuel, there is no such variety of size and shape in the fire which comes out. Similarly, in the sky there are no differences in size or shape" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever the size and shape of the fuel, there is no such variety of size and shape in the fire which comes out. Similarly, in..."
02:3002:30, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,067 N Balarama continued, "Such differences, observed merely on the basis of the body, are exactly like the differences between fires in terms of the various types of fuel they consume" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such differences, observed merely on the basis of the body, are exactly like the differences between fires in terms of the var..."
02:2602:26, 10 April 2017 diff hist +6,684 N Balarama continued, "The consideration that a person is neutral or is one’s friend or enemy is generally made by persons in the bodily concept of life. Such foolish persons are bewildered by the illusory energy of the Supreme Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Balarāma continued, “the consideration that a person is neutral or is one’s friend or enemy is generally made by persons..."
02:2102:21, 10 April 2017 diff hist +7,060 N Her brother's (Rukmi) character was not at all admirable, considering his treatment of his friends, and yet Rukmini, as an ordinary woman, was affectionate toward him. He was not fit to be her brother, and still Rukmini was lenient toward him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Her brother’s character was not at all admirable, considering his treatment of his friends, and yet Rukmiṇī, as an ordina..."

17:3517:35, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,127 N When there is a fight between two belligerent ksatriyas for kingdom, land, wealth, women, prestige or power, they try to put one another into the most abominable condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is a fight between two belligerent kṣatriyas for kingdom, land, wealth, women, prestige or power, they try to put..."
17:3117:31, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,277 N Sri Balarama informed Rukmini that ksatriyas are typical emblems of the materialistic way of life; they become puffed up whenever there is a question of material acquisition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Balarāma informed Rukmiṇī that kṣatriyas are typical emblems of the materialistic way of life; they become puffed..."
17:2317:23, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,309 N Balarama again turned toward Rukmini and informed her that the current duty of the ksatriya in human society is so fixed that, according to the principles of fighting, one's own brother may become an enemy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Balarāma again turned toward Rukmiṇī and informed her that the current duty of the kṣatriya in human society is so fixed..."
17:1817:18, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,537 N Balarama said, "For when such a relative is conscious of his own fault, that consciousness itself is like death. Therefore, there is no need to kill him" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For when such a relative is conscious of his own fault, that consciousness itself is like death. Therefore, there is no need t..."
17:1217:12, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,591 N Lord Balarama again turned toward Krsna and said, "My dear Krsna, a relative, even though he commits such a blunder and deserves to be killed, should be excused" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Balarāma again turned toward Kṛṣṇa and said, “My dear Kṛṣṇa, a relative, even though he commits such a blu..."
17:0917:09, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,781 N Lord Balarama wanted to impress upon Rukmini that she should not be sorry for the consequences her brother (Rukmi) suffered due to his actions. There was no need of being too affectionate toward such a brother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Balarāma wanted to impress upon Rukmiṇī that she should not be sorry for the consequences her brother suffered due to..."
17:0517:05, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,006 N Balarama said, "Whatever Rukmi might have been, he is now Our brother-in-law, a relative of Our family, and You (Krsna) should not have put him in such a condition" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever Rukmī might have been, he is now Our brother-in-law, a relative of Our family, and You should not have put him in su..."
17:0217:02, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,032 N Balarama said - This is an abomination very much contrary to Our family tradition! To cut someone's hair and shave his mustache and beard is almost comparable to killing him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is an abomination very much contrary to Our family tradition! To cut someone’s hair and shave his mustache and beard is..."
16:5816:58, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,133 N To please Rukmini, Balarama personally untied Rukmi, and to further please her, Balarama, as the elder brother of Krsna, spoke some words of chastisement. "Krsna, Your action is not at all satisfactory" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To please Rukmiṇī, Balarāma personally untied Rukmī, and to further please her, Balarāma, as the elder brother of Kṛ..."
16:5216:52, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,232 N When the commanders of the Yadu dynasty came back to see Krsna, they were all surprised to see the condition of Rukmi. Lord Balarama became especially compassionate toward His sister-in-law (Rukmini), who was newly married to His brother (Krsna) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the commanders of the Yadu dynasty came back to see Kṛṣṇa, they were all surprised to see the condition of Rukmī...."
16:4816:48, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,079 N In other words, as an elephant breaks the whole construction of a lotus flower while bathing in a reservoir of water, the military strength of the Yadus broke up Rukmi's forces Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, as an elephant breaks the whole construction of a lotus flower while bathing in a reservoir of water, the mili..."
16:4516:45, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,273 N While Krsna was dealing with Rukmi in this way, the soldiers of the Yadu dynasty, commanded by Balarama Himself, broke the whole strength of Rukmi's army just as an elephant in a pond discards the feeble stem of a lotus flower Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While Kṛṣṇa was dealing with Rukmī in this way, the soldiers of the Yadu dynasty, commanded by Balarāma Himself, broke..."
16:4116:41, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,647 N At the same time, He (Krsna) wanted to give him (Rukmi) some light punishment, so He tied him up with a piece of cloth and snipped at his mustache, beard and hair, keeping some spots here and there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the same time, He wanted to give him some light punishment, so He tied him up with a piece of cloth and snipped at his must..."
16:3716:37, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,439 N Due to her (Rukmini) trembling, the ornaments on her body loosened and fell scattered on the ground Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to her trembling, the ornaments on her body loosened and fell scattered on the ground"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}}..."
16:3416:34, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,679 N While Rukmini was praying to Krsna for the life of her brother (Rukmi), her whole body trembled, and because of her anxiety, her face appeared to dry up and her throat became choked Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While Rukmiṇī was praying to Kṛṣṇa for the life of her brother, her whole body trembled, and because of her anxiety,..."
16:3116:31, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,034 N She (Rukmini) did not want it to be at the loss of her elder brother (Rukmi), who, after all, loved his young sister and wanted to hand her over to one who, according to his own calculations, was a better man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She did not want it to be at the loss of her elder brother, who, after all, loved his young sister and wanted to hand her over..."
16:2616:26, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,913 N In other words, she (Rukmini) displayed her real position as a woman. She was happy to get Krsna as her husband at the moment when her marriage to another was to be performed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, she displayed her real position as a woman. She was happy to get Kṛṣṇa as her husband at the moment when..."
16:2316:23, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,174 N In this way, Rukmini compared the position of Rukmi with that of Krsna and very feelingly pleaded with her husband not to kill her brother just at the auspicious time of her being united with Krsna, but to excuse him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, Rukmiṇī compared the position of Rukmī with that of Kṛṣṇa and very feelingly pleaded with her husband n..."
16:1816:18, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,755 N She (Rukmini) also addressed Krsna as Jagatpati, the master of the whole cosmic manifestation. In comparison, her brother (Rukmi) was only an ordinary prince Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She also addressed Kṛṣṇa as Jagatpati, the master of the whole cosmic manifestation. In comparison, her brother was only..."
16:1316:13, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,943 N In other words, a human being who has no conception of the actual position of Krsna is the lowest in human society. Then Rukmini addressed Krsna as Mahabhuja, which means "one with unlimited strength" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, a human being who has no conception of the actual position of Kṛṣṇa is the lowest in human society. Then..."
16:0816:08, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,204 N There are many powerful demigods, such as Brahma, Siva, Indra, Candra & Varuna, but Krsna is the Lord of all these gods, whereas Rukmi was not only an ordinary human being but in fact the lowest of all because he had no understanding of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many powerful demigods, such as Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Indra, Candra and Varuṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of..."
16:0316:03, 9 April 2017 diff hist +5,809 N Krsna is immeasurable, whereas her (Rukmini's) brother (Rukmi) was measured in every step of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is immeasurable, whereas her brother was measured in every step of his life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {..."
15:5915:59, 9 April 2017 diff hist +6,125 N Rukmini first addressed Krsna as Yogesvara. Yogesvara means "one who is possessed of inconceivable opulence and energy." Krsna possesses inconceivable opulence and energy, whereas Rukmini's brother (Rukmi) had only limited military potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rukmiṇī first addressed Kṛṣṇa as Yogeśvara. Yogeśvara means “one who is possessed of inconceivable opulence and e..."

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