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04:0604:06, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,607 N There Narada addresses King Yudhisthira while the King is appreciating the glories of the character of Prahlada Maharaj. A devotee always appreciates the activities of other devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There Nārada addresses King Yudhiṣṭhira while the King is appreciating the glories of the character of Prahlāda Mahārā..."
04:0304:03, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,455 N How Krsna becomes attracted by the devotional service of His devotees is described by Narada in the Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How Kṛṣṇa becomes attracted by the devotional service of His devotees is described by Nārada in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavata..."
04:0104:01, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,679 N Krsna said to Uddhava, "These are, of course, very nice activities, but they are not as attractive to Me as the transcendental loving service rendered by My devotees" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are, of course, very nice activities, but they are not as attractive to Me as the transcendental loving service rendered..."
03:5603:56, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,931 N Krsna said to Uddhava, "you may know it from Me, the attraction I feel for devotional service rendered by My devotees is not to be attained even by the performance of mystic yoga, philosophical speculation, ritualistic sacrifices, the study of Vedanta" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You may know it from Me that the attraction I feel for devotional service rendered by My devotees is not to be attained even b..."
03:4803:48, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,596 N Being directly under the control of the internal potency of Krsna, devotional service attracts even Krsna Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being directly under the control of the internal potency of Kṛṣṇa, devotional service attracts even Kṛṣṇa Himself"..."
03:4603:46, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,582 N In Bhagavad-gita it is confirmed that the mahatmas, or great souls, are under the protection of daivi prakrti, the internal energy - Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is confirmed that the mahātmās, or great souls, are under the protection of daivī prakṛti, the inte..."
03:4303:43, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,604 N In other words, devotional service is not an activity of the material world; it is directly under the control of Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, devotional service is not an activity of the material world; it is directly under the control of Rādhārāṇ..."
03:3403:34, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,766 N To perform devotional service means to follow in the footsteps of Radharani, and devotees in Vrndavana put themselves under the care of Radharani in order to achieve perfection in their devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To perform devotional service means to follow in the footsteps of Rādhārāṇī, and devotees in Vṛndāvana put themselves..."
03:3103:31, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,395 N Devotees call Her (Radharani) Madana-mohana-mohani - the attractor of the attractor of Cupid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees call Her Madana-mohana-mohanī—the attractor of the attractor of Cupid"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{compl..."
03:2803:28, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,848 N Krsna is called Madana-mohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cupids. But Radharani is still more attractive, for She can even attract Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is called Madana-mohana, which means that He is so attractive that He can defeat the attraction of thousands of Cu..."
03:2403:24, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,828 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has stated that devotional service attracts even Krsna. Krsna attracts everyone, but devotional service attracts Krsna. The symbol of devotional service in the highest degree is Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has stated that devotional service attracts even Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa attracts everyone, but devot..."
03:2003:20, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,755 N Sridhara Svami's commentary on the Srimad-Bhagavatam, "Such a transcendental devotee regards any kind of happiness other than devotional service as no better than straw in the street" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a transcendental devotee regards any kind of happiness other than devotional service as no better than straw in the stree..."
03:1603:16, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,778 N Sridhara Svami's commentary on the Srimad-Bhagavatam, "My dear Lord, some of the fortunate persons who are swimming in the ocean of Your nectar of devotion, and who are relishing the nectar of the narration of Your pastimes, certainly know ecstasies" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, some of the fortunate persons who are swimming in the ocean of Your nectar of devotion, and who are relishing th..."
03:0903:09, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,657 N Prahlada prayed to Nrsimhadeva, "I now consider the happiness of brahmananda to be no more than the water in the impression left by a cow's hoof in the earth, compared to this ocean of bliss" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I now consider the happiness of brahmānanda to be no more than the water in the impression left by a cow's hoof in the earth,..."
03:0503:05, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,573 N Prahlada prayed to Nrsimhadeva, "My dear Lord of the universe, I am feeling transcendental pleasure in Your presence and have become merged in the ocean of happiness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord of the universe, I am feeling transcendental pleasure in Your presence and have become merged in the ocean of hap..."
02:5702:57, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,238 N Srila Rupa Gosvami says that if brahmananda, or the happiness of becoming one with the Supreme, is multiplied by one trillionfold, still it cannot be compared with an atomic fraction of the happiness derived from the ocean of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that if brahmānanda, or the happiness of becoming one with the Supreme, is multiplied by one tri..."
02:5202:52, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,421 N The purport to this verse is that the Lord easily offers liberation, but He rarely agrees to offer a soul devotional service because by devotional service the Lord Himself becomes purchased by the devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purport to this verse is that the Lord easily offers liberation, but He rarely agrees to offer a soul devotional service b..."
02:4802:48, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,592 N Narada also says to Yudhisthira, "He (Krsna) sometimes carries out your orders as if He were your messenger! My dear King, how very fortunate you are, because for others all these favors given to you by the Supreme Lord would not even be dreamt of" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He sometimes carries out your orders as if He were your messenger! My dear King, how very fortunate you are, because for other..."
02:4302:43, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,754 N Narada also says to Yudhisthira, "He (Krsna) is very dear and affectionate, and He is the director of all your activities, both individual and familial" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is very dear and affectionate, and He is the director of all your activities, both individual and familial"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
02:3902:39, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,965 N Narada also says to Yudhisthira, "My dear King, it is Lord Krsna, known as Mukunda, who is the eternal protector of the Pandavas and the Yadus. He is also your spiritual master and instructor in every respect. He is the only worshipable God for you" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, it is Lord Kṛṣṇa, known as Mukunda, who is the eternal protector of the Pāṇḍavas and the Yadus. He is..."
02:3402:34, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,550 N One must become blessed by the dust of the lotus feet of a pure devotee who is completely freed from the contamination of material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must become blessed by the dust of the lotus feet of a pure devotee who is completely freed from the contamination of mate..."
02:3102:31, 29 April 2017 diff hist +4,736 N In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is also confirmed by Prahlada Maharaj that merely by personal efforts or by the instructions of higher authorities one cannot attain to the stage of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is also confirmed by Prahlāda Mahārāj that merely by personal efforts or by the instructions..."
02:2702:27, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,377 N Lord Siva says to Sati, "All such endeavors can hardly offer anyone devotional service to the Lord, not even if one tries for it by such processes for many, many thousands of births" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All such endeavors can hardly offer anyone devotional service to the Lord, not even if one tries for it by such processes for..."
02:2302:23, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,414 N Lord Siva says to Sati, "By performance of the ritualistic sacrifices recommended in the Vedas one can be elevated to the platform of pious activities and thereby enjoy the material comforts of life to the fullest extent" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By performance of the ritualistic sacrifices recommended in the Vedas one can be elevated to the platform of pious activities..."
01:3901:39, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,310 N Lord Siva says to Sati, "My dear Sati, if one is a very fine philosopher, analyzing the different processes of knowledge, he can achieve liberation from the material entanglement" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Satī, if one is a very fine philosopher, analyzing the different processes of knowledge, he can achieve liberation fr..."
01:3601:36, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,106 N The rarity of devotional service is also confirmed in the Tantra-sastra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The rarity of devotional service is also confirmed in the Tantra-śāstra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}..."
01:3301:33, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,363 N Caitanya-caritamrta says, "By the mercy of the spiritual master who is a pure devotee and by the mercy of Krsna one can achieve the platform of devotional service. There is no other way" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the mercy of the spiritual master who is a pure devotee and by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa one can achieve the platform of dev..."
01:2901:29, 29 April 2017 diff hist +6,125 N Devotional service can in fact be attained only through the mercy of a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service can in fact be attained only through the mercy of a pure devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{com..."
01:2601:26, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,455 N Krsna can easily offer a person material happiness or even liberation, but He does not agree very easily to award a person engagement in His devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa can easily offer a person material happiness or even liberation, but He does not agree very easily to award a pers..."
01:2101:21, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,241 N Even if an executor of these processes is without any material desire, he still cannot achieve devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if an executor of these processes is without any material desire, he still cannot achieve devotional service"}} {{notes|}..."
01:1901:19, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,313 N In the preliminary phase of spiritual life there are different kinds of austerities, penances and similar processes for attaining self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the preliminary phase of spiritual life there are different kinds of austerities, penances and similar processes for attain..."
01:1601:16, 29 April 2017 diff hist +6,661 N In other words, a pure devotee does not lack any kind of happiness derived from any source. He does not want anything but service to Krsna, but even if he should have another desire, the Lord fulfills this without the devotee's asking Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, a pure devotee does not lack any kind of happiness derived from any source. He does not want anything but serv..."
01:1201:12, 29 April 2017 diff hist +6,551 N It is stated that as the personal attendants and maidservants of a queen follow the queen with all respect & obeisances, similarly the joys of religiousness, economic development, sense gratification, liberation follow the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated that as the personal attendants and maidservants of a queen follow the queen with all respect and obeisances, sim..."
01:0701:07, 29 April 2017 diff hist +6,284 N Any kind of happiness derived from religiousness, economic development, liberation or sense gratification cannot even dare to enter into the heart of a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any kind of happiness derived from religiousness, economic development, liberation or sense gratification cannot even dare to..."
00:2400:24, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,938 N Any person who has developed even a little quantity of pure devotional service can very easily kick out all the other kinds of happiness derived from religiousness, economic development, sense gratification and liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any person who has developed even a little quantity of pure devotional service can very easily kick out all the other kinds of..."
00:2000:20, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,729 N It is said that even one drop of happiness in Krsna consciousness stands beyond comparison with an ocean of happiness derived from any other activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that even one drop of happiness in Kṛṣṇa consciousness stands beyond comparison with an ocean of happiness de..."
00:1700:17, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,971 N Actually, a pure devotee does not aspire after any of these perfections because the happiness derived from devotional service in Krsna consciousness is so transcendental and so unlimited that no other happiness can be compared with it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, a pure devotee does not aspire after any of these perfections because the happiness derived from devotional service..."
00:1300:13, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,284 N Prahlada prayed to Nrsimhadeva, "with it (happiness from devotional service) one can have all the other perfections of religiousness, economic development, sense gratification and even the attainment of liberation from material existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With it one can have all the other perfections of religiousness, economic development, sense gratification and even the attain..."
00:0700:07, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,185 N Prahlada prayed to Nrsimhadeva, "I simply pray that my Krsna consciousness may be more strong and steady, because happiness derived out of Krsna consciousness and devotional service is so powerful" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I simply pray that my Kṛṣṇa consciousness may be more strong and steady, because happiness derived out of Kṛṣṇa co..."
00:0300:03, 29 April 2017 diff hist +5,130 N Prahlada prayed to Nrsimhadeva, "My dear Lord, I repeatedly pray unto Your lotus feet that I may simply be stronger in devotional service" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, I repeatedly pray unto Your lotus feet that I may simply be stronger in devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."

23:5423:54, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,358 N In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya it is stated that Prahlada Maharaj, a great devotee of the Lord, prayed to Nrsimhadeva (the half-lion half-man incarnation) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya it is stated that Prahlāda Mahārāj, a great devotee of the Lord, prayed to Nṛsiṁhadeva (th..."
23:5023:50, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,009 N They (people) have no hope of being liberated from this catastrophe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They have no hope of being liberated from this catastrophe"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017-..."
23:4823:48, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,453 N This is doom for him (Bhaktivinod Thakhura), because this human form of life is meant for getting out of the material contamination. By the advancement of material knowledge, people are becoming more and more entangled in material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is doom for him, because this human form of life is meant for getting out of the material contamination. By the advanceme..."
23:3823:38, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,132 N These people do not know that at any moment they can be kicked out of their material situation. Due to ignorance, they do not know that real life is eternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These people do not know that at any moment they can be kicked out of their material situation. Due to ignorance, they do not..."
23:3423:34, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,127 N Foolish people thinks, "I am better off being busy with my material comforts - maintaining a nice apartment, family and sex life" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am better off being busy with my material comforts—maintaining a nice apartment, family and sex life"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
23:3023:30, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,173 N Foolishly, people who are enamored of the glimmer of modern materialistic advancement are thinking that the Krsna consciousness movement is for less intelligent men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolishly, people who are enamored of the glimmer of modern materialistic advancement are thinking that the Kṛṣṇa consci..."
23:2723:27, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,335 N Of course, one can derive great amounts of temporary happiness by achieving such yogic materialistic perfections Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of course, one can derive great amounts of temporary happiness by achieving such yogic materialistic perfections"}} {{notes|}}..."
23:2223:22, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,098 N Simply by his (a prakramya yogi's) will he can perform such wonderful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by his will he can perform such wonderful activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017..."
23:1923:19, 28 April 2017 diff hist +5,559 N There is another mystic perfection which is known as prakamya (magic). By this prakamya power one can achieve anything he likes. For example, one can make water enter into his eye and then again come out from within the eye Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is another mystic perfection which is known as prākāmya (magic). By this prākāmya power one can achieve anything he..."
23:1423:14, 28 April 2017 diff hist +6,294 N Sometimes it is found that a yogi who may have attained a little perfection in this vasita mystic power comes out among the people and speaks all sorts of nonsense, controls their minds, exploits them, takes their money and then goes away Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes it is found that a yogī who may have attained a little perfection in this vaśitā mystic power comes out among the..."

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