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09:1109:11, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,591 N Maharaja Pariksit was especially inquisitive to know why Krsna killed His maternal uncle, Kamsa. Kamsa, being the brother of His mother, was a very intimate superior to Krsna, so how was it that He killed Kamsa? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides that, he was especially inquisitive to know why Kṛṣṇa killed His maternal uncle, Kaṁsa. Kaṁsa, being the bro..."
09:0909:09, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,331 N Maharaja Pariksit also wanted to know what the activities of Lord Krsna were while He was in Vrndavana and while He was in Mathura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"also wanted to know what the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa were while He was in Vṛndāvana and while He was in Mathurā"}}..."
09:0709:07, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,392 N Maharaja Pariksit also asked Sukadeva Gosvami why Sri Krsna, just after His appearance as the son of Vasudeva, was immediately carried to the house of Nanda Maharaja in Vrndavana, Gokula Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit also asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī why Śrī Kṛṣṇa, just after His appearance as the son of Vasudeva,..."
09:0409:04, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,229 N This (How could Baladeva be the son of both Devaki and Rohini?) was one of the questions put by Maharaja Pariksit to Sukadeva Gosvami, and it will be answered in due course Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This was one of the questions put by Mahārāja Parīkṣit to Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and it will be answered in due course"}} {..."
09:0209:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,349 N Vasudeva, the father of Krsna, had sixteen wives, and one of them was Rohini, the mother of Baladeva. But Baladeva is also described as the son of Devaki, so how could He be the son of both Devaki and Rohini Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva, the father of Kṛṣṇa, had sixteen wives, and one of them was Rohiṇī, the mother of Baladeva. But Baladeva is..."
08:5908:59, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,541 N In the Ninth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sri Baladeva is described as the son of Rohini, a wife of Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Ninth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Baladeva is described as the son of Rohiṇī, a wife of Vasudeva. Vasudeva"..."
08:5708:57, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,766 N He is all-pervading: He is living within everyone's heart, and outside He is living as His universal form. As described in the BG, He appears as He is in the human society just to invite everyone to His transcendental abode, back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is all-pervading: inside He is living within everyone’s heart, and outside He is living as His universal form. And yet, a..."
08:5508:55, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,362 N Maharaja Pariksit's other name is Visnurata because he was saved by Lord Visnu Himself while still within the womb Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s other name is Viṣṇurāta because he was saved by Lord Viṣṇu Himself while still within the..."
08:5208:52, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,308 N When he (Maharaja Pariksit) was in the womb of his mother, a brahmastra weapon was released by Asvatthama to kill the child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he was in the womb of his mother, a brahmāstra weapon was released by Aśvatthāmā to kill the child"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:5008:50, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,564 N Maharaja Pariksit was at that time within the womb of his mother. His father, Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, also died on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, and so Maharaja Pariksit was a posthumous child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was at that time within the womb of his mother. His father, Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, also died on..."
08:4808:48, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,263 N Except the five Pandava brothers, everyone died on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Except the five Pāṇḍava brothers, everyone died on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{c..."
08:4608:46, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,629 N By the end of the Battle of Kuruksetra, all the members of the Kuru dynasty, both the sons and grandsons on the side of Dhrtarastra and those on the side of the Pandavas, had died in the fighting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the end of the Battle of Kurukṣetra, all the members of the Kuru dynasty, both the sons and grandsons on the side of Dh..."
08:4508:45, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,634 N Maharaja Pariksit very much appreciated Krsna's activities for many other reasons. Not only was his grandfather saved by Krsna, but he himself also was saved by Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit very much appreciated Kṛṣṇa’s activities for many other reasons. Not only was his grandfather s..."
08:4308:43, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,982 N Just as one can cross with no exertion over the little bit of water contained in the hoofprint of a calf, so Arjuna, by the grace of Krsna, was able to very easily jump over the ocean of the Battle of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as one can cross with no exertion over the little bit of water contained in the hoofprint of a calf, so Arjuna, by the gr..."
08:4008:40, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,650 N The great fighters on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra could swallow many, many Arjunas very easily, but simply due to Krsna's mercy, Arjuna was able to kill all of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great fighters on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra could swallow many, many Arjunas very easily, but simply due to Kṛṣ..."
08:3908:39, 22 April 2017 diff hist +8,216 N His grandfather Arjuna had to fight with such great heroes as Bhisma, Drona, Karna & many others who were not ordinary fighters. Such warriors have been compared to the timingila fish in the ocean. The timingila fish can very easily swallow up big whales Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His grandfather Arjuna had to fight with such great heroes as Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and many others who were not ordinar..."
08:3608:36, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,409 N According to Maharaja Pariksit, the Battlefield of Kuruksetra was just like a vast ocean full of dangerous animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra was just like a vast ocean full of dangerous animals"}} {..."
08:3108:31, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,640 N We may also take this material world as a Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Everyone is struggling hard for existence on this battlefield, and at every step there is danger Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may also take this material world as a Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Everyone is struggling hard for existence on this battl..."
08:2908:29, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,145 N King Pariksit was especially interested in hearing krsna-katha because he knew that his forefathers, particularly his grandfather, Arjuna, were victorious in the great Battle of Kuruksetra only because of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit was especially interested in hearing kṛṣṇa-kathā because he knew that his forefathers, particularly hi..."
08:2708:27, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,183 N The other meaning of the word (pasu-ghna) refers to those who are actually killing animals. This means persons who are animal-eaters, for they are all engaged in killing animals, such as hunting & opening slaughterhouses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The other meaning of the word refers to those who are actually killing animals. This means persons who are animal-eaters"|"for..."
08:2408:24, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,028 N Because this human form of life is especially meant for self-realization, by neglecting this important part of his activities one simply wastes his time like the animals. So he is pasu-ghna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because this human form of life is especially meant for self-realization, by neglecting this important part of his activities..."
08:2108:21, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,111 N The exact word used in Srimad-Bhagavatam is pasu-ghna, which means killing animals or killing oneself. Persons who are not self-realized and who are not interested in spiritual realization are killing themselves; they are committing suicide Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The exact word used in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is paśu-ghna, which means killing animals or killing oneself. Persons who are not..."
08:1808:18, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,166 N Ordinary persons who are following the regulative moral principles of scriptures, no matter in what condition they are found, will certainly be attracted, but not persons who are killing themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ordinary persons who are following the regulative moral principles of scriptures, no matter in what condition they are found,..."
08:1508:15, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,800 N Maharaja Pariksit also warned that persons who are simply engaged in killing animals and in killing themselves may not be very much attracted to krsna-katha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But Mahārāja Parīkṣit also warned that persons who are simply engaged in killing animals and in killing themselves may no..."
08:1308:13, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,109 N According to the statement of Maharaja Pariksit, who heard about Krsna from Sukadeva Gosvami, krsna-katha is equally applicable to every human being, whatever condition of life he is in. Surely everyone will appreciate it to the highest magnitude Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the statement of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who heard about Kṛṣṇa from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, kṛṣṇa-kathā..."
08:1108:11, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,055 N This book, Krsna, which is filled with krsna-katha, will thus appeal equally to the liberated souls and to persons who are trying to be liberated, as well as to the gross, conditioned materialist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This book, Kṛṣṇa, which is filled with kṛṣṇa-kathā, will thus appeal equally to the liberated souls and to person..."
08:0808:08, 22 April 2017 diff hist +7,386 N If one hears the pastimes of Krsna with the gopis, from authorities with submission, then he will be promoted to the platform of transcendental loving service to the Lord & the material disease of lust within his heart will be completely vanquished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhāgavatam it is stated that if one hears the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa with the gopīs, from authorities with subm..."

17:3717:37, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,467 N When those who are after sex life hear about Krsna's pastimes with the gopis, they will relish transcendental pleasure, although it appears to be materialistic. The advantage will be that they will gradually be elevated to the spiritual platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when those who are after sex life in this material world hear about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with the gopīs, they will relish..."
17:3417:34, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,462 N The attraction of loving affairs on the basis of sex feeling is the original feature of the SPG, & we, the conditioned souls, being part and parcel of the Supreme, have such feelings also, but they are experienced within a perverted, minute condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The attraction of loving affairs on the basis of sex feeling is the original feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, an..."
17:3217:32, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,080 N The sex feeling found in human society is not unnatural because this same sex feeling is there in the original Personality of Godhead. The pleasure potency is called Srimati Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sex feeling found in human society is not unnatural because this same sex feeling is there in the original Personality of..."
17:2617:26, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,227 N This krsna-katha will also be very much appealing to the most materialistic persons because Krsna's pastimes with the gopis (cowherd girls) are exactly like the loving affairs between young girls and boys within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This kṛṣṇa-kathā will also be very much appealing to the most materialistic persons because Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes wi..."
17:2317:23, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,999 N The purpose of presenting this book is primarily to induce people to understand Krsna or krsna-katha, because thereby they can become freed from material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of presenting this book is primarily to induce people to understand Kṛṣṇa or kṛṣṇa-kathā, because the..."
17:2017:20, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,214 N It is the order of Lord Caitanya that krsna-katha should be spread all over the world, because if the conditioned souls, suffering under the pangs of material existence, take to krsna-katha, then their path of liberation will be open and clear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the order of Lord Caitanya that kṛṣṇa-kathā should be spread all over the world, because if the conditioned souls..."
17:1117:11, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,075 N Krsna-katha means narrations about Lord Krsna. There are two krsna-kathas: narrations spoken by Krsna and narrations spoken about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa-kathā means narrations about Lord Kṛṣṇa. There are two kṛṣṇa-kathās: narrations spoken by Kṛṣṇ..."
17:0917:09, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,907 N Lord Caitanya has advised His followers that their business is to propagate krsna-katha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has therefore advised His followers that their business is to propagate kṛṣṇa-kathā"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
17:0717:07, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,450 N The BG is the preliminary study of SB. By studying the Gita, one becomes fully conscious of the position of Lord Krsna; and when he is situated at the lotus feet of Krsna, he understands the narrations of Krsna as described in Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā is the preliminary study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. By studying the Gītā, one becomes fully conscious of t..."
17:0317:03, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,429 N If persons who are trying to be liberated hear such narrations as the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, then their path of liberation becomes very clear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if persons who are trying to be liberated hear such narrations as the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, then their pat..."
17:0217:02, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,331 N It is essential for persons who are actually liberated to hear about the pastimes of Krsna. That is the supreme relishable subject matter for one in the liberated state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is essential for persons who are actually liberated to hear about the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. That is the supreme relishab..."
16:5716:57, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,453 N The impersonalist theory that after liberation one becomes inactive & need not hear anything does not prove that a liberated person is actually inactive. A living soul can't be inactive. He is active either in the conditioned state or in liberated state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalist theory that after liberation one becomes inactive and need not hear anything does not prove that a liberated..."
16:5016:50, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,046 N Liberated souls have no interest in materialistic activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Liberated souls have no interest in materialistic activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017-..."
16:4816:48, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,367 N Whether one is liberated or is trying to be liberated, or is even grossly materialistic, the pastimes of Lord Krsna are worth studying Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whether one is liberated or is trying to be liberated, or is even grossly materialistic, the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa are..."
16:4616:46, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,784 N They (conditioned souls) are not so interested in studying the narrations of the pastimes of the Lord, Krsna. And yet the descriptions or the pastimes of Lord Krsna are so attractive that they are relishable for all classes of men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are not so interested in studying the narrations of the pastimes of the Lord, Kṛṣṇa. And yet the descriptions or th..."
16:4416:44, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,601 N The pastimes of the Lord are generally heard and relished by liberated souls. Those who are conditioned souls are interested in reading stories of the material activities of some common man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pastimes of the Lord are generally heard and relished by liberated souls. Those who are conditioned souls are interested i..."
16:4116:41, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,574 N This (how Krsna displayed His transcendental characteristics) is very vividly described in Srimad-Bhagavatam - specifically, the Tenth Canto - and thus the basis of this book will be the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is very vividly described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"specifically, the Tenth Canto"|"and thus the basis of this book will..."
16:3816:38, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,530 N In this book, the attempt will be made to show how Krsna appeared in the family of the Yadu dynasty and how He displayed His transcendental characteristics Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this book, the attempt will be made to show how Kṛṣṇa appeared in the family of the Yadu dynasty and how He displayed..."
16:3616:36, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,741 N Krsna appeared along with Balarama (Baladeva), who is known as His elder brother. Balarama is the origin of Sankarsana, of the quadruple expansion. Balarama is also the plenary expansion of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa appeared along with Balarāma"|"who is known as His elder brother. Balarāma is the origin of Saṅkarṣaṇa, of..."
16:3416:34, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,301 N As explained above, when Krsna appears, all His plenary expansions appear with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As explained above, when Kṛṣṇa appears, all His plenary expansions appear with Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{..."
16:3216:32, 21 April 2017 diff hist +8,052 N Krsna, the SP of Godhead, belongs to everyone, but just as the sun rises from the east, although there are other directions from which it could rise, so by His own choice the Lord appears in a particular family, and that family becomes famous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, belongs to everyone, but just as the sun rises from the east, although there..."
16:2916:29, 21 April 2017 diff hist +7,250 N Krsna's father's name was Vasudeva, son of Surasena, descending from the Yadu dynasty. Actually, the SP of Godhead does not belong to any dynasty of this material world, but the family in which the SP of Godhead appears becomes famous, by His grace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa’s father’s name was Vasudeva, son of Śūrasena, descending from the Yadu dynasty. Actually, the Supreme Perso..."
16:2716:27, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,771 N There is a long list of the kings of the Yadu-vamsa in the Ninth Canto, Twenty-fourth Chapter, of Srimad-Bhagavatam. All of them were great, powerful kings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a long list of the kings of the Yadu-vaṁśa in the Ninth Canto, Twenty-fourth Chapter, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. All..."

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