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15:4115:41, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,431 N Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vrndavana should take shelter of the confidential serving maids of Sri Radha and under their direction engage constantly in Her service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Take shelter of the confidential serving maids of Śrī Rādhā and under their direction engage constantly in Her service"}}..."
15:3615:36, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,406 N Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vrndavana, by means of attaining their spiritual bodies (siddha-deha) should live at Radha-kunda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Living entities who are eager to return home to the transcendental kingdom of God, Goloka Vṛndāvana, by means of attaining..."
15:3015:30, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,801 N Bhaktivinoda Thakura writes in this connection that Sri Radha-kunda is the most select place for those interested in advancing their devotional service in the wake of the lady friends (sakhis) and confidential serving maids (manjaris) of Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes in this connection that Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa is the most select place for those inte..."
15:2315:23, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,426 N Srila Rupa Gosvami recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Radha-kunda, he should at least take a bath in the lake as many times as possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī recommends that even if one cannot live permanently on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa, he should at le..."
15:1815:18, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,449 N Radha-kunda is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of ordinary devotees who are only engaged in the practice of vaidhi bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained, even by great personalities fully engaged in devotional service, not to speak of or..."
15:1415:14, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,466 N Similarly, Her (Radharani's) lake, Sri Radha-kunda, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to Krsna as Radha Herself. Indeed, Krsna's love for Radha-kunda and Srimati Radharani is the same in all respects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, Her lake, Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa, is also described by great sages as the lake that is as dear to Kṛṣṇa as R..."
15:1015:10, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,256 N Why is Radha-kunda so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to Srimati Radharani, who is the most beloved object of Sri Krsna. Among all the gopis, She is the most beloved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why is Rādhā-kuṇḍa so exalted? The lake is so exalted because it belongs to Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the most..."
11:3611:36, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,127 N If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one's pure love of Krsna is fully aroused Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one simply bathes once within those holy waters, one's pure love of Kṛṣṇa is fully aroused"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|H..."
11:3211:32, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,357 N Undoubtedly Radha-kunda is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordinary devotees to attain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Undoubtedly Rādhā-kuṇḍa is very rarely attained even by the great devotees; therefore it is even more difficult for ordi..."
11:1811:18, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,149 N Everyone interested in Krsna consciousness should ultimately take shelter of Radha-kunda and execute devotional service there throughout one's life. This is the conclusion of Rupa Gosvami in the tenth verse of Upadesamrta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness should ultimately take shelter of Rādhā-kuṇḍa and execute devotional se..."
11:1411:14, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,060 N Just as Srimati Radharani is dear to the Supreme Lord Krsna (Visnu), so Her bathing place (Radha-kunda) is equally dear to Krsna. Among all the gopis, She alone stands supreme as the Lord's most beloved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is dear to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu), so Her bathing place (Rādhā-kuṇḍ..."
11:0911:09, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,903 N In this way Srila Rupa Gosvami gradually concludes that Srimati Radharani is the most exalted devotee of Krsna and that Her kunda (lake), Sri Radha-kunda, is the most exalted place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī gradually concludes that Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the most exalted devotee of Kṛṣ..."
11:0511:05, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,115 N No one can excel the devotional service of Srimati Radharani. Indeed, even Krsna cannot understand the attitude of Srimati Radharani; therefore He took Her position and appeared as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, just to understand Her transcendental feelings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can excel the devotional service of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Indeed, even Kṛṣṇa cannot understand the attitude..."
11:0111:01, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,955 N Thus of all the devotees who have developed unalloyed devotional love for Krsna, the gopis are most exalted, and out of all these exalted gopis, Srimati Radharani is the highest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus of all the devotees who have developed unalloyed devotional love for Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs are most exalted, and out of..."
10:5710:57, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,969 N There is no difference between thinking of Krsna and associating with Him. Rather, vipralambha-seva, thinking of Krsna in separation, as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did, is far better than serving Krsna directly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between thinking of Kṛṣṇa and associating with Him. Rather, vipralambha-sevā, thinking of Kṛ..."
10:5110:51, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,785 N Indeed, sometimes Krsna puts them into extreme suffering by separating Himself from them. Nonetheless, they cannot forget Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, sometimes Kṛṣṇa puts them into extreme suffering by separating Himself from them. Nonetheless, they cannot forge..."
10:4810:48, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,998 N Of all these devotees, the gopis are recognized as superior because they do not know anything other than satisfying Krsna. Nor do the gopis expect any return from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all these devotees, the gopīs are recognized as superior because they do not know anything other than satisfying Kṛṣ..."
10:4410:44, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,774 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead then recognizes him to be superior. The devotees who have developed love of Godhead are certainly in an exalted position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead then recognizes him to be superior. The devotees who have developed love of Godhead are cer..."
10:4110:41, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,405 N After taking to devotional service under the regulative principles, a person may come to the platform of spontaneous love of Godhead, following in the footsteps of great devotees like Narada and Sanaka and Sanatana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After taking to devotional service under the regulative principles, a person may come to the platform of spontaneous love of G..."
10:3810:38, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,317 N Actually a person is wise when he surrenders unto the lotus feet of Krsna, but such a mahatma, great soul, is very rare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually a person is wise when he surrenders unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, but such a mahātmā, great soul, is very rar..."
10:3310:33, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,160 N After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and..."
10:2910:29, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,646 N When a jnani takes to devotional service, he rapidly becomes superior to an ordinary jnani. Such an advanced person is described as jnana-vimukta-bhakti-parama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a jñānī takes to devotional service, he rapidly becomes superior to an ordinary jñānī. Such an advanced person is d..."
10:2610:26, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,940 N Although one may be accepted as a jnani, or one advanced in knowledge, his knowledge is considered impure because he has no information of devotional service and thus neglects the direct worship of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although one may be accepted as a jñānī, or one advanced in knowledge, his knowledge is considered impure because he has no..."
10:1910:19, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,698 N Thus a jnani is considered superior to a karmi because he at least refrains from the blind activities of sense enjoyment. This is the verdict of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus a jñānī is considered superior to a karmī because he at least refrains from the blind activities of sense enjoyment...."
10:1310:13, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,504 N The jnani knows that fruitive activities will bind him to material existence and cause him to transmigrate from one kind of body to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jñānī knows that fruitive activities will bind him to material existence and cause him to transmigrate from one kind of..."
10:1010:10, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,667 N Out of thousands and even millions of ignorant people who are wasting their time simply gratifying their senses, one may come to the platform of knowledge and understand higher values of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of thousands and even millions of ignorant people who are wasting their time simply gratifying their senses, one may come..."
10:0610:06, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,018 N One should therefore be eager to understand the science of the soul (atma-tattva). Unless one comes to the platform of atma-tattva, by which one understands that the soul and not the body is oneself, one remains on the platform of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore be eager to understand the science of the soul (ātma-tattva). Unless one comes to the platform of ātma-..."
10:0210:02, 15 May 2017 diff hist +5,753 N The materialists do not know that in the next life they will be degraded and that all their activities simply serve as parabhava, their defeat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The materialists do not know that in the next life they will be degraded and that all their activities simply serve as parābh..."
09:5609:56, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,278 N Ultimately such activities end in death. Materialists do not consider that after giving up the body they may become embodied as lower animals, plants or trees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately such activities end in death. Materialists do not consider that after giving up the body they may become embodied a..."
09:5309:53, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,559 N Materialists foolishly make many plans to become happy in this material world. They do not stop to consider that they will live only for a certain number of years, out of which they must spend the major portion acquiring money for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialists foolishly make many plans to become happy in this material world. They do not stop to consider that they will liv..."
09:4709:47, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,326 N Materialistic activities are not at all worthy of an intelligent man, for as a result of such activities, one gets a material body, which is full of misery Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic activities are not at all worthy of an intelligent man, for as a result of such activities, one gets a material..."
09:4309:43, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,303 N Materialists who work hard like dogs and hogs simply for sense gratification are actually mad. They simply perform all kinds of abominable activities simply for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialists who work hard like dogs and hogs simply for sense gratification are actually mad. They simply perform all kinds o..."
08:0008:00, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,627 N Thus those fruitive actors who do not care for the Vedic directions (vikarmis) are not appreciated by learned saintly persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus those fruitive actors who do not care for the Vedic directions (vikarmīs) are not appreciated by learned saintly persons..."
07:5807:58, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,573 N On the other hand, those who are engaged in impious activities are degraded and take birth as animals, trees and plants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other hand, those who are engaged in impious activities are degraded and take birth as animals, trees and plants"}} {{n..."
07:5407:54, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,827 N If one acts piously, he can attain a new body among the demigods in the higher planetary systems, or he may attain some other position in which he can enjoy a higher standard of material happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one acts piously, he can attain a new body among the demigods in the higher planetary systems, or he may attain some other..."
07:5107:51, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,803 N Although the karmis are sometimes elevated to higher planetary systems, as long as they remain attached to fruitive activities they must accept new material bodies after death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the karmīs are sometimes elevated to higher planetary systems, as long as they remain attached to fruitive activitie..."
07:4707:47, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,527 N Krsna is so kind that He fulfilled the desires of the karmis and jnanis, not to speak of the bhaktas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is so kind that He fulfilled the desires of the karmīs and jñānīs, not to speak of the bhaktas"}} {{notes|}} {..."
07:4407:44, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,479 N Bhagavad-Gita says, "In whatever way one surrenders unto Me, I reward him accordingly" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In whatever way one surrenders unto Me, I reward him accordingly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
07:4007:40, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,764 N Such karmis are superior to the vikarmis, for they are faithful to the directions of the Vedas and are certainly dear to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such karmīs are superior to the vikarmīs, for they are faithful to the directions of the Vedas and are certainly dear to K..."
07:3707:37, 15 May 2017 diff hist +7,798 N Those who act on the basis of Vedic knowledge perform sacrifices for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu and to receive benedictions from Him. In this way they are elevated to higher planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who act on the basis of Vedic knowledge perform sacrifices for the satisfaction of Lord Viṣṇu and to receive benedic..."
07:3007:30, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,440 N Such people are called karmis, or gross materialists. Among the karmis are some vikarmis, people who act without the guidance of Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such people are called karmīs, or gross materialists. Among the karmīs are some vikarmīs, people who act without the guidan..."
07:2207:22, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,732 N Although such persons may be elevated to the heavenly planets by their pious activities and although they may enjoy life there for many thousands of years, they must return to this planet when the results of their pious activities are exhausted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although such persons may be elevated to the heavenly planets by their pious activities and although they may enjoy life there..."
07:1607:16, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,426 N After exhausting the results of their so-called pious activities, they again return to the earth, which is called martya-loka, the place of death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After exhausting the results of their so-called pious activities, they again return to the earth, which is called martya-loka,..."
07:1307:13, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,559 N Thus on the strength of their pious merit, they are elevated to heavenly planets. Actually those who perform sacrifices strictly according to Vedic injunctions are elevated to the moon and planets above the moon Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus on the strength of their pious merit, they are elevated to heavenly planets. Actually those who perform sacrifices strict..."
07:0907:09, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,672 N However, in this life, or, after executing pious activities, in the next life, some karmis become strongly attracted to performing various kinds of sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, in this life, or, after executing pious activities, in the next life, some karmīs become strongly attracted to perfo..."
07:0507:05, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,543 N Those living beings within the jurisdiction of the material energy sometimes engage themselves like dogs and hogs in working very hard simply for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those living beings within the jurisdiction of the material energy sometimes engage themselves like dogs and hogs in working v..."
07:0107:01, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,686 N Sages have divided the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead into three categories - namely, the spiritual energy, marginal energy and material energy. The material energy is considered to be the third-class energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sages have divided the energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead into three categories—namely, the spiritual energy, ma..."
06:5706:57, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,338 N Those who are desirous of gaining material profits by working are called karmis, or fruitive workers. All living entities within this material world have come under the spell of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are desirous of gaining material profits by working are called karmīs, or fruitive workers. All living entities wit..."
06:5306:53, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,017 N At the present moment almost everyone is engaged in some kind of fruitive activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment almost everyone is engaged in some kind of fruitive activity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{comp..."
06:5006:50, 15 May 2017 diff hist +6,234 N Indeed, those who execute devotional service on the banks of Radha-kunda are the most fortunate people in the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, those who execute devotional service on the banks of Rādhā-kuṇḍa are the most fortunate people in the universe"}..."

15 May 2017

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