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16:5616:56, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,168 N Gopis addressed Krsna as follows: "Not only women, but even stronghearted men are subject to falling down from their position at the sound of Your flute" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"not only women, but even stronghearted men are subject to falling down from their position at the sound of Your flute"}} {{not..."
16:5216:52, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,429 N Gopis address Krsna as follows: "Although our attitude towards You (Krsna) resembles loving affairs with a paramour, we cannot but wonder at how no woman can maintain her chastity upon hearing the vibration from Your flute" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although our attitude towards You resembles loving affairs with a paramour, we cannot but wonder at how no woman can maintain..."
16:4916:49, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,079 N Regarding the attractiveness of Krsna's bodily beauty and the sound vibration of His flute, in the Tenth Canto, 29th Chapter, 37th verse, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the gopis address Krsna as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding the attractiveness of Kṛṣṇa's bodily beauty and the sound vibration of His flute, in the Tenth Canto, 29th Cha..."
16:4616:46, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,448 N Uddhava tells Vidura, "His (Krsna's) personal beauty was so great that there was no necessity for His wearing ornaments on His body. In fact, instead of the ornaments beautifying Krsna, Krsna's beauty enhanced the ornaments" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His personal beauty was so great that there was no necessity for His wearing ornaments on His body. In fact, instead of the or..."
16:4216:42, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,803 N Uddhava tells Vidura, "His (Krsna's) wonderfully attractive form was present during His pastimes on this planet, and by His internal potency He exhibited His opulences, which are striking to everyone" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His wonderfully attractive form was present during His pastimes on this planet, and by His internal potency He exhibited His o..."
16:3916:39, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,462 N Uddhava tells Vidura, "My dear sir, Krsna's form was most wonderful when He appeared on this planet and exhibited the potency of His internal energy" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear sir, Kṛṣṇa's form was most wonderful when He appeared on this planet and exhibited the potency of His internal e..."
16:3516:35, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,179 N Krsna is not impersonal. In His Vrndavana lila especially, He is surrounded by the gopis, the cowherd boys, His father, His mother and all the inhabitants of Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is not impersonal. In His Vṛndāvana līlā especially, He is surrounded by the gopīs, the cowherd boys, His fa..."
10:5210:52, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,384 N When we speak of Krsna, Krsna is not alone. Krsna means His name, His qualities, His fame, His friends, His paraphernalia, His entourage - all of these are included Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa is not alone. Kṛṣṇa means His name, His qualities, His fame, His friends, His..."
10:4910:49, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,571 N The sound vibration created by the flute of Krsna caused Lord Brahma, who was sitting on the lotus flower for the creative function, to become astonished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It has caused Lord Brahmā, who was sitting on the lotus flower for the creative function, to become astonished"}} {{notes|}}..."
10:4410:44, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,940 N Rupa Gosvami describes, "The sound vibration created by the flute of Krsna wonderfully stopped Lord Siva from playing his dindima drum, and the same flute has caused great sages like the four Kumaras to become disturbed in their meditation" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sound vibration created by the flute of Kṛṣṇa wonderfully stopped Lord Śiva from playing his ḍiṇḍima drum, an..."
10:4010:40, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,428 N In his book Vidagdha-madhava, Sri Rupa Gosvami thus describes the vibration of Krsna's flute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his book Vidagdha-mādhava, Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī thus describes the vibration of Kṛṣṇa's flute"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
10:3810:38, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,242 N Gopis tell Yasoda, "Although they (Siva, Brahma & Indra) are all very great personalities, by hearing the sound of Krsna's flute they humbly bow down and become grave from studying the sound vibrated" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they are all very great personalities, by hearing the sound of Kṛṣṇa's flute they humbly bow down and become gr..."
10:3510:35, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,194 N Gopis tell Mother Yasoda, "When your son (Krsna) plays on His flute, Lord Siva, Lord Brahma and Indra - although they are supposed to be the greatest learned scholars and personalities - all become bewildered" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When your son plays on His flute, Lord Śiva, Lord Brahmā and Indra—although they are supposed to be the greatest learned s..."
10:3210:32, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,479 N The gopis said that even if they could have that duration of night, it would still not be sufficient for their meeting with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gopīs said that even if they could have that duration of night, it would still not be sufficient for their meeting with K..."
10:2910:29, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,803 N We get an idea of Brahma's day from the following statement of the Bhagavad-gita: "By human calculation, a thousand yuga cycles taken together is Brahma's one day. And such also is the duration of his night." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We get an idea of Brahmā's day from the following statement of the Bhagavad-gītā"|"By human calculation, a thousand yuga cy..."
10:2610:26, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,097 N One gopi, expressing herself to Krsna, says: "When we meet You at night, we consider the duration of night to be very small. And why speak of only this night? Even if we had a night of Brahma* we would consider it a very short time!" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we meet You at night, we consider the duration of night to be very small. And why speak of only this night? Even if we ha..."
10:2310:23, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,516 N Gopis' love for Krsna was so great and ecstatic that they were disturbed by even His momentary absence. And when they saw Krsna, they were also disturbed. This is a paradox Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"gopīs' love for Kṛṣṇa was so great and ecstatic that they were disturbed by even His momentary absence. And when they s..."
10:2110:21, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,452 N In other words, the gopis were disturbed by the blinking of their eyes because for the moment that their eyes were closed they could not see Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, the gopīs were disturbed by the blinking of their eyes because for the moment that their eyes were closed the..."
10:1910:19, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,776 N Gopis lament: "When there is occasional blinking of our eyelids, we condemn the creator, Lord Brahma, as a dunce, because he does not know how to make perfect eyes" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when there is occasional blinking of our eyelids, we condemn the creator, Lord Brahmā, as a dunce, because he does not know h..."
10:1610:16, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,524 N Gopis lament, "When You (Krsna) come back at the end of the day, by seeing Your beautiful face we are so much attracted that we are unable to stop looking upon You constantly" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when You come back at the end of the day, by seeing Your beautiful face we are so much attracted that we are unable to stop lo..."
10:1210:12, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,367 N Gopis lament: "My dear Krsna, during the daytime when You go out into the forest of Vrndavana with Your cows, we consider one moment to be twelve years, and it is very difficult for us to pass the time" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Kṛṣṇa, during the daytime when You go out into the forest of Vṛndāvana with Your cows, we consider one moment..."
10:1010:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,666 N One devotee said, "Certainly all the pastimes of such incarnations are exciting to my mind, but still, the pastimes of the rasa-lila performed by Lord Krsna Himself are wonderfully increasing my transcendental pleasure" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Certainly all the pastimes of such incarnations are exciting to my mind, but still, the pastimes of the rāsa-līlā performed..."
10:0710:07, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,409 N One devotee has said, "I know about Narayana, the husband of the goddess of fortune, and I also know about many other incarnations of the Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One devotee has said, "I know about Nārāyaṇa, the husband of the goddess of fortune, and I also know about many other inca..."
10:0410:04, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,855 N In the Brhad-Vamana Purana, the Lord (Krsna) says, "Although I have many fascinating pastimes, whenever I think of the rasa-lila, which I perform with the gopis, I become eager to have it again" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bṛhad-Vāmana Purāṇa, the Lord says"|"Although I have many fascinating pastimes, whenever I think of the rāsa-lī..."
10:0110:01, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,009 N Kumaras said "How wonderful it is that although we are completely liberated, free from desire and situated at the stage of paramahamsa, we are still aspiring to taste the pastimes of Radha and Krsna" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How wonderful it is that although we are completely liberated, free from desire and situated at the stage of paramahaṁsa, we..."
09:5809:58, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,964 N There are many examples of how Krsna attracted even great liberated souls like Sukadeva Gosvami and the Kumaras. In this connection the following statement was given by the Kumaras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many examples of how Kṛṣṇa attracted even great liberated souls like Śukadeva Gosvāmī and the Kumāras. In..."
09:5609:56, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,130 N The enemies of Krsna were killed, and instead of penetrating Krsna's phalanx, they entered into the friendly atmosphere of the spiritual effulgence. That is the mercy of Krsna, and therefore He is known as the deliverer of His enemies also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The enemies of Kṛṣṇa were killed, and instead of penetrating Kṛṣṇa's phalanx, they entered into the friendly atmos..."
03:4603:46, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,200 N The example of the sun planet is given here because the sun is ever-illuminating, like the spiritual sky, where there are innumerable illuminating Vaikuntha planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example of the sun planet is given here because the sun is ever-illuminating, like the spiritual sky, where there are innu..."
03:4203:42, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,318 N The word mitra is used metaphorically. Mitra means the sun globe, and mitra also means friend Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word mitra is used metaphorically. Mitra means the sun globe, and mitra also means friend"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj..."
03:4103:41, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,236 N O Murari (Krsna)! How wonderful it is that although the demons, who were always envious of the demigods, have failed to penetrate Your military phalanx, they have penetrated the region of mitra, the sun globe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How wonderful it is that although the demons, who were always envious of the demigods, have failed to penetrate Your military..."
03:3803:38, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,025 N The demons and the impersonalists do not care for Krsna, but Krsna is so kind that He gives this liberation even to His enemies and to the impersonalists. There is the following statement in this connection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demons and the impersonalists do not care for Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa is so kind that He gives this liberation even t..."
03:3603:36, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,118 N For the impersonalist and the enemies of Krsna, liberation means to merge into the supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the impersonalist and the enemies of Kṛṣṇa, liberation means to merge into the supreme"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswa..."
03:3303:33, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,287 N So the word pavarga signifies our struggle for existence and our meeting with defeat, exhaustion, bondage, fearfulness and, at last, death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So the word pavarga signifies our struggle for existence and our meeting with defeat, exhaustion, bondage, fearfulness and, at..."
03:3103:31, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,181 N The letter ba comes from the word bandha, or bondage. Bha is taken from the word bhiti, or fearfulness. Ma is taken from the word mrti, or death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The letter ba comes from the word bandha, or bondage. Bha is taken from the word bhīti, or fearfulness. Ma is taken from the..."
03:2903:29, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,228 N The next letter, pha, is taken from the word phenila. Phenila is the foam which is found on the mouth when one is very tired Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next letter, pha, is taken from the word phenila. Phenila is the foam which is found on the mouth when one is very tired"}..."
03:2703:27, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,636 N Actually, we have to conquer birth, death, disease and old age, and because there is no possibility of overcoming all these miserable conditions, due to the illusion of maya, we are simply meeting with parabhava, or defeat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, we have to conquer birth, death, disease and old age, and because there is no possibility of overcoming all these mi..."
03:2503:25, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,336 N The first letter, pa, comes from the word parabhava, which means "defeat." In this material struggle for existence, we are simply meeting defeat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first letter, pa, comes from the word parābhava, which means"|"In this material struggle for existence, we are simply mee..."
03:2203:22, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,498 N Pavarga consists of the combinations of five letters: pa, pha, ba, bha, and ma. These letters are the first letters of the words for five different conditions as described below Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pavarga consists of the combinations of five letters: pa, pha, ba, bha, and ma. These letters are the first letters of the wor..."
03:2003:20, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,250 N Another name for salvation is apavarga. Apavarga is the opposite of pavarga, or the various miserable conditions of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another name for salvation is apavarga. Apavarga is the opposite of pavarga, or the various miserable conditions of material e..."
03:1703:17, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,982 N All of these incarnations of Godhead are described in the author's Srimad Bhagavatam, Volume I, Chapter 3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these incarnations of Godhead are described in the author's Śrīmad Bhiigavatam, Volume I, Chapter 3"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
03:1503:15, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,606 N No one can even count how many waves there are, and similarly no one can count how many incarnations are coming from the Lord's (Krsna's) body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can even count how many waves there are, and similarly no one can count how many incarnations are coming from the Lord'..."
03:1403:14, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,912 N These are some of the descriptions of the incarnations emanating from Krsna, and from the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is understood that innumerable incarnations are always coming out from the body of Krsna, just like waves in the ocean Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are some of the descriptions of the incarnations emanating from Kṛṣṇa, and from the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is und..."
03:1103:11, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,672 N Jayadeva Gosvami sung as follows: "He (Krsna) has annihilated all the atheistic persons in the form of Kalki. And He has saved all the poor animals in the form of Lord Buddha" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has annihilated all the atheistic persons in the form of Kalki. And He has saved all the poor animals in the form of Lord B..."
03:0903:09, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,471 N Jayadeva Gosvami sung as follows: "He (Krsna) has annihilated all the dynasties of the ksatriyas in the form of Parasurama. He has killed all the demons in the form of Lord Rama. He has accepted the great plow in the form of Balarama" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has annihilated all the dynasties of the kṣatriyas in the form of Paraśurāma. He has killed all the demons in the form..."
03:0603:06, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,130 N Jayadeva Gosvami sung as follows: "He (Krsna) has picked up this earthly planet from the water in the form of a boar. He has killed Hiranyakasipu in the form of Nrsimha. He has cheated Maharaj Bali in the form of Vamana" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has picked up this earthly planet from the water in the form of a boar. He has killed Hiraṇyakaśipu in the form of Nṛs..."
03:0303:03, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,832 N Jayadeva Gosvami, in his Gita-govinda, has sung as follows: "The Lord has saved the Vedas in His form as a fish, and He has borne the whole universe on His back in the form of a tortoise" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jayadeva Gosvāmī, in his Gīta-govinda, has sung as follows: "The Lord has saved the Vedas in His form as a fish, and He has..."
02:5502:55, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,109 N Although Krsna is the origin of all this, He can always be seen in Vrndavana, exhibiting His inconceivable potencies. So who can adequately worship such an all-powerful Lord, possessed of such inconceivable energy? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all this, He can always be seen in Vṛndāvana, exhibiting His inconceivable potencies...."

18:2418:24, 4 May 2017 diff hist +3,887 N The length and breadth of the universe is 400 million miles by 400 million miles, and it is infested with many unfathomable regions known as patalas, or downward planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The length and breadth of the universe is 400 million miles by 400 million miles, and it is infested with many unfathomable re..."
18:2218:22, 4 May 2017 diff hist +3,982 N If one takes account of only one universe, he will find so many combinations of wonderful things within, because there are innumerable planets, innumerable residences and places of demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one takes account of only one universe, he will find so many combinations of wonderful things within, because there are inn..."
18:2018:20, 4 May 2017 diff hist +3,456 N Brahma said, "I think I am very, very insignificant before You (Krsna), and I am therefore begging Your pardon. Please be merciful toward me" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I think I am very, very insignificant before You, and I am therefore begging Your pardon. Please be merciful toward me"}} {{no..."

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