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05:5905:59, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,263 N To behold this wonderful pastime of the Lord's, the denizens of heaven and their wives, all very eager to see the dance, flew in the sky in their hundreds of airplanes. They showered flowers and beat sweetly on drums Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To behold this wonderful pastime of the Lord's, the denizens of heaven and their wives, all very eager to see the dance, flew..."
05:5505:55, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,920 N Stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam: "When the cowherd girls and Krsna thus joined together, each girl thought that Krsna was dearly embracing her alone" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the cowherd girls and Krsna thus joined together, each girl thought that Krsna was dearly embracing her alone"}} {{notes|..."
05:5205:52, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,682 N Stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam: "When Lord Krsna, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rasa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two girls" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Krsna, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rasa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers..."
05:4605:46, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,900 N When the SPG expands Himself in many forms, all nondifferent in Their features, as Lord Krsna did when He married sixteen thousand queens and when He performed His rasa dance, such forms of the Lord are called manifested forms (prakasa-vigrahas) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Personality of Godhead expands Himself in many forms, all nondifferent in Their features, as Lord Krsna did when He m..."
05:3705:37, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,151 N The Personality of Godhead exhibits Himself in two kinds of forms: prakasa and vilasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead exhibits Himself in two kinds of forms: prakāśa and vilāsa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}}..."
05:3505:35, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,436 N Brahma, Visnu and Siva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumaras, King Prthu and Maha-muni Vyasa (the compiler of the Vedas) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma, Visnu and Siva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumaras, King Prthu and Maha-mu..."
05:3005:30, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,458 N There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The purusas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnatio..."
05:2705:27, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,661 N Such pure devotees are of two types: personal associates (parisats) and neophyte devotees (sadhakas) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such pure devotees are of two types: personal associates (parisats) and neophyte devotees (sadhakas)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
05:1605:16, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,844 N Lord Visnu said, "Saints are My heart, and only I am their hearts. They do not know anyone but Me, and therefore I do not recognize anyone besides them as Mine" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saints are My heart, and only I am their hearts. They do not know anyone but Me, and therefore I do not recognize anyone besid..."
05:1105:11, 23 May 2017 diff hist +1,923 N A pure devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord is identical with the Lord, who is always seated in his heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord is identical with the Lord, who is always seated in his he..."
05:0805:08, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,756 N Kapiladeva replies, "If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens, and gradually one attains firm faith that in due course develops into attraction and devotion" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens, and gradually one attains firm faith that in d..."
05:0505:05, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,648 N Kapiladeva replies, "The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasin..."
05:0105:01, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,953 N Krsna said, "One should therefore avoid bad company and associate only with devotees. With their realized instructions, such saints can cut the knot connecting one with activities unfavorable to devotional service" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore avoid bad company and associate only with devotees. With their realized instructions, such saints can cut..."
04:5704:57, 23 May 2017 diff hist +2,147 N Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spiritual master is none other than Krsna Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since one cannot visually experience the presence of the Supersoul, He appears before us as a liberated devotee. Such a spirit..."
04:5404:54, 23 May 2017 diff hist +3,971 N Bilvamangala Thakura said, "Under the shade of His (Krsna's) lotus feet, which are like desire trees, Jayasri (Radharani) enjoys the transcendental mellow of an eternal consort" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the shade of His lotus feet, which are like desire trees, Jayasri (Radharani) enjoys the transcendental mellow of an ete..."
04:5004:50, 23 May 2017 diff hist +4,160 N Bilvamangala Thakura said, "All glories to Cintamani and my initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. All glories to my instructing spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Krsna), who wears peacock feathers in His crown" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All glories to Cintamani and my initiating spiritual master, Somagiri. All glories to my instructing spiritual master, the Sup..."

17:5017:50, 22 May 2017 diff hist +6,440 N Krsna says, "A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know the all-pervading truth" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know the all..."
17:4717:47, 22 May 2017 diff hist +3,777 N Krsna says, "As the material elements enter the bodies of all living beings and yet remain outside them all, I exist within all material creations and yet am not within them" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the material elements enter the bodies of all living beings and yet remain outside them all, I exist within all material cr..."
17:4417:44, 22 May 2017 diff hist +5,360 N Krsna says, "What appears to be truth without Me is certainly My illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection of a real light in the shadows, for in the light there are neither shadows nor reflections" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What appears to be truth without Me is certainly My illusory energy, for nothing can exist without Me. It is like a reflection..."
17:4117:41, 22 May 2017 diff hist +8,561 N Krsna says, "Prior to the cosmic creation, only I exist, and no phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only I exist in everything, and after annihilation, only I remain eternally" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prior to the cosmic creation, only I exist, and no phenomena exist, either gross, subtle or primordial. After creation, only I..."
17:3517:35, 22 May 2017 diff hist +3,423 N Krsna says, "By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
17:2817:28, 22 May 2017 diff hist +2,675 N Krsna says, "Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific but also full of mysteries" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific but also full..."
16:5716:57, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,103 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead (svayam bhagavan) taught Brahma and made him self-realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead (svayam bhagavan) taught Brahma and made him self-realized"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefin..."
16:5216:52, 22 May 2017 diff hist +2,435 N Lord Govinda says, "To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To those who are constantly devoted to serving Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me"}} {{notes|..."
16:4916:49, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,943 N Uddhava says, "O my Lord! (Krsna) Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You, even if they were endowed with the prolonged lifetime of Brahma" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord! Transcendental poets and experts in spiritual science could not fully express their indebtedness to You, even if th..."
16:4216:42, 22 May 2017 diff hist +4,074 N Krsna says, "One should know the acarya as Myself and never disrespect him in any way. One should not envy him, thinking him an ordinary man, for he is the representative of all the demigods" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"“One should know the ācārya as Myself and never disrespect him in any way. One should not envy him, thinking him an ordina..."
16:3916:39, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,879 N According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Krsna. Lord Krsna in the form of the spiritual master delivers His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the deliberate opinion of all revealed scriptures, the spiritual master is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa. Lord K..."
16:3016:30, 22 May 2017 diff hist +2,545 N Although I know that my spiritual master is a servitor of Sri Caitanya, I know Him also as a plenary manifestation of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although I know that my spiritual master is a servitor of Śrī Caitanya, I know Him also as a plenary manifestation of the Lo..."
16:2716:27, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,624 N Having offered obeisances unto the Lord and all His associates, I shall now try to explain these six diversities in one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Having offered obeisances unto the Lord and all His associates, I shall now try to explain these six diversities in one"}} {{n..."
16:2516:25, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,345 N Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Personality of Godhead Himself, and therefore I offer innumerable prostrations at His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Personality of Godhead Himself, and therefore I offer innumerable prostrati..."
16:2216:22, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,203 N I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of the Lord, of whom Sri Gadadhara Prabhu is the foremost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the internal potencies of the Lord, of whom Śrī Gadādhara Prabhu is the foremost"}} {..."
16:2116:21, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,419 N Srila Nityananda Rama is the plenary manifestation of the Lord, and I have been initiated by Him. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Nityānanda Rāma is the plenary manifestation of the Lord, and I have been initiated by Him. I therefore offer my res..."
16:1816:18, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,262 N Advaita Acarya is the Lord's partial incarnation, and therefore I offer my obeisances millions of times at His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Advaita Ācārya is the Lord’s partial incarnation, and therefore I offer my obeisances millions of times at His lotus feet"..."
16:1616:16, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,429 N There are innumerable devotees of the Lord, of whom Srivasa Thakura is the foremost. I offer my respectful obeisances thousands of times unto their lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable devotees of the Lord, of whom Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura is the foremost. I offer my respectful obeisances th..."
16:1416:14, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,536 N These six are my instructing spiritual masters, and therefore I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These six are my instructing spiritual masters, and therefore I offer millions of respectful obeisances unto their lotus feet"..."
16:1316:13, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,589 N My instructing spiritual masters are Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Sri Bhatta Raghunatha, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My instructing spiritual masters are Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī, Śrī Bhaṭṭa Raghunātha, Śrī Jī..."
16:0416:04, 22 May 2017 diff hist +4,951 N I first offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my initiating spiritual master and all my instructing spiritual masters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I first offer my respectful obeisances at the lotus feet of my initiating spiritual master and all my instructing spiritual ma..."
16:0216:02, 22 May 2017 diff hist +3,654 N I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord's incarnations, His plenary portions, His energies and the primeval Lord Himself, Sri Krsna Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the spiritual masters, the devotees of the Lord, the Lord’s incarnations, His plenary..."
15:5915:59, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,253 N I therefore worship the lotus feet of these six diversities of the one truth by invoking their benedictions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I therefore worship the lotus feet of these six diversities of the one truth by invoking their benedictions"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
15:5815:58, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,546 N Lord Krsna enjoys by manifesting Himself as the spiritual masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations and the plenary portions. They are all six in one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys by manifesting Himself as the spiritual masters, the devotees, the diverse energies, the incarnations..."
15:5515:55, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,919 N I request all my Vaisnava readers to read and hear with rapt attention this narration of Sri Krsna Caitanya as inculcated in the revealed scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I request all my Vaiṣṇava readers to read and hear with rapt attention this narration of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya as inc..."
15:5315:53, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,256 N I offer my obeisances unto all my Vaisnava readers as I begin to explain the intricacies of all these verses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my obeisances unto all my Vaiṣṇava readers as I begin to explain the intricacies of all these verses"}} {{notes|}}..."
15:5115:51, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,145 N These fourteen verses, therefore, offer auspicious invocations and describe the Supreme Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These fourteen verses, therefore, offer auspicious invocations and describe the Supreme Truth"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj..."
15:4815:48, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,585 N The next two verses describe the truth of Advaita Prabhu, and the following verse describes the Panca-tattva (the Lord, His plenary portion, His incarnation, His energies and His devotees) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next two verses describe the truth of Advaita Prabhu, and the following verse describes the Panca-tattva (the Lord, His pl..."
15:4515:45, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,370 N In these six verses I have described the truth about Lord Caitanya, whereas in the next five I have described the glory of Lord Nityananda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In these six verses I have described the truth about Lord Caitanya, whereas in the next five I have described the glory of Lor..."
15:4315:43, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,490 N In that verse I have also explained the external reason for Lord Caitanya's incarnation. But in the fifth and sixth verses I have explained the prime reason for His advent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that verse I have also explained the external reason for Lord Caitanya’s incarnation. But in the fifth and sixth verses I..."
15:4115:41, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,310 N In the fourth verse I have invoked the benediction of the Lord upon all the world, praying to Lord Caitanya for His mercy upon all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the fourth verse I have invoked the benediction of the Lord upon all the world, praying to Lord Caitanya for His mercy upon..."
15:3915:39, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,417 N In the third verse I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) indicate the Absolute Truth, who is the ultimate substance. With such a description, one can visualize the Supreme Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the third verse I indicate the Absolute Truth, who is the ultimate substance. With such a description, one can visualize th..."
15:3315:33, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,249 N The first two verses offer respectful obeisances, generally and specifically, to the Lord, who is the object of worship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first two verses offer respectful obeisances, generally and specifically, to the Lord, who is the object of worship"}} {{n..."
15:3115:31, 22 May 2017 diff hist +1,176 N The invocation involves three processes: defining the objective, offering benedictions and offering obeisances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The invocation involves three processes: defining the objective, offering benedictions and offering obeisances"}} {{notes|}} {..."

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