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05:0905:09, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,197 N Santa-rasa, the position of neutrality, means being fully attached to the lotus feet of Krsna. This is the verdict from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. This state is called self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sānta-rasa, the position of neutrality, means being fully attached to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. This is the verdict from..."
05:0505:05, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,956 N When one is fully attached to Krsna's lotus feet, one attains the samata stage. The word 'samata' is derived from the word 'sama' Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is fully attached to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, one attains the śamatā stage. The word ‘śamatā’ is derived f..."
05:0005:00, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,947 N You are a great cheater, for who else would give up the company of young girls like us in the dead of night Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You are a great cheater, for who else would give up the company of young girls like us in the dead of night"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
04:5804:58, 18 June 2017 diff hist +3,431 N Dear Krsna, we gopis have neglected the order of our husbands, sons, family, brothers, friends, have left their company to come to You. You know everything about our desires. We have come only because we are attracted by the supreme music of Your flute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Kṛṣṇa, we gopīs have neglected the order of our husbands, sons, family, brothers and friends and have left their c..."
04:5204:52, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,645 N When Srimati Radharani petitioned Krsna in this way, Krsna said, "Just get up on My shoulders." As soon as Srimati Radharani began to do so, He disappeared. Srimati Radharani then began to grieve over Her request and Krsna's disappearance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī petitioned Kṛṣṇa in this way, Kṛṣṇa said, “Just get up on My shoulders.” As so..."
04:4704:47, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,889 N Thinking like this, Srimati Radharani considered Herself Krsna's most beloved gopi. She had become proud and had left the rasa-lila with Krsna. In the deep forest She said, "My dear Krsna, I cannot walk any more. You can take Me wherever You like" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thinking like this, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī considered Herself Kṛṣṇa’s most beloved gopī. She had become proud and..."
04:4204:42, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,357 N My dearmost Krsna, You are worshiping Me and giving up the company of all the other gopis, who wanted to enjoy themselves with You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dearmost Kṛṣṇa, You are worshiping Me and giving up the company of all the other gopīs, who wanted to enjoy themselv..."
04:3804:38, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,736 N When Krsna was defeated by Sridama, He had to carry him on His shoulders. Similarly, Bhadrasena carried Vrsabha, and Pralamba carried Balarama, the son of Rohini Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa was defeated by Śrīdāmā, He had to carry him on His shoulders. Similarly, Bhadrasena carried Vṛṣabha,..."
04:3404:34, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,507 N Although Krsna is beyond sense perception & is unmanifest to human beings, He takes up the guise of a human being with a material body. Yasoda thought Him to be her son, and she bound Krsna with rope to a wooden mortar, as if He were an ordinary child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa is beyond sense perception and is unmanifest to human beings, He takes up the guise of a human being with..."
04:2704:27, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,456 N He is worshiped as impersonal Brahman by saintly persons who understand His greatness through studying the Upanisads, as the Purusa by great philosophers who analytically study the universe, as the all-pervading Supersoul by great yogis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is worshiped as impersonal Brahman by saintly persons who understand His greatness through studying the Upaniṣads, as the..."
04:2004:20, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,771 N When mother Yasoda saw all the universes within Krsna's mouth, she was astonished for the time being. The Lord is worshiped like Indra and other demigods by the followers of the three Vedas, who offer Him sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When mother Yaśodā saw all the universes within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth, she was astonished for the time being. The Lord is wo..."
04:0804:08, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,076 N In the stage of kevala (unalloyed devotion) a devotee does not consider the unlimited opulence of Krsna, even though he experiences it. He takes seriously only his own relationship with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the stage of kevalā [unalloyed devotion] a devotee does not consider the unlimited opulence of Kṛṣṇa, even though he..."
04:0204:02, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,581 N While Krsna was joking with Rukmini in Dvaraka, she was full of distress, fear and lamentation. She had also lost her intelligence. She dropped her hand bangles and the fan she was using to fan the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While Kṛṣṇa was joking with Rukmiṇī in Dvārakā, she was full of distress, fear and lamentation. She had also lost h..."
03:5703:57, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,476 N Although Krsna was joking with Queen Rukmini, she was thinking that He was going to give up her company, and she was therefore shocked Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa was joking with Queen Rukmiṇī, she was thinking that He was going to give up her company, and she was..."
03:5203:52, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,432 N Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You "O Krsna," "O Yadava," "O my friend," not knowing Your glories. Please forgive whatever I may have done in madness or in love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thinking of You as my friend, I have rashly addressed You “O Kṛṣṇa,” “O Yādava,” “O my friend,” not knowing..."
03:4603:46, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,580 N When Krsna manifested His universal form, Arjuna became reverent and fearful, and he begged forgiveness for his past impudence toward Krsna as a friend Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa manifested His universal form, Arjuna became reverent and fearful, and he begged forgiveness for his past imp..."
03:4203:42, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,501 N When Devaki and Vasudeva understood that their two sons Krsna and Balarama, who had paid obeisances to them, were the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they became fearful and did not embrace Them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Devakī and Vasudeva understood that their two sons Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who had paid obeisances to them, were the..."
03:0103:01, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,641 N When Krsna offered prayers at the lotus feet of His mother and father, Vasudeva and Devaki, they both felt awe, reverence and fear due to knowledge of His opulences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa offered prayers at the lotus feet of His mother and father, Vasudeva and Devakī, they both felt awe, reveren..."
02:5502:55, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,680 N On the transcendental platform of neutrality and service, sometimes the opulence of the Lord is prominent. But in the transcendental mellows of fraternal, parental and conjugal love, the opulence is minimized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the transcendental platform of neutrality and service, sometimes the opulence of the Lord is prominent. But in the transcen..."
02:2802:28, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,474 N Attachment for Krsna is divided into two categories. One is attachment with awe and reverence, and the other is pure attachment without reverence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attachment for Kṛṣṇa is divided into two categories. One is attachment with awe and reverence, and the other is pure att..."
02:2302:23, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,521 N The chief devotees in conjugal love are the gopis in Vrndavana, the queens in Dvaraka and the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuntha. These devotees are innumerable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chief devotees in conjugal love are the gopīs in Vṛndāvana, the queens in Dvārakā and the goddesses of fortune in Va..."
02:1702:17, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,905 N Examples of santa-bhaktas are the nine Yogendras and the four Kumaras. Examples of devotees in dasya-bhakti are innumerable, for such devotees exist everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Examples of śānta-bhaktas are the nine Yogendras and the four Kumāras. Examples of devotees in dāsya-bhakti are innumerabl..."
02:1002:10, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,798 N In addition to the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In addition to the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, ang..."
01:5901:59, 18 June 2017 diff hist +4,713 N The transcendental mellows derived from devotional service are also of five varieties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental mellows derived from devotional service are also of five varieties"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{c..."
01:5401:54, 18 June 2017 diff hist +5,140 N According to the devotee, attachment falls within the five categories of santa-rati, dasya-rati, sakhya-rati, vatsalya-rati and madhura-rati. These five categories arise from devotees' different attachments to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the devotee, attachment falls within the five categories of śānta-rati, dāsya-rati, sakhya-rati, vātsalya-rat..."
01:3801:38, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,468 N These tastes are like a combination of yogurt, sugar candy, ghee (clarified butter), black pepper and camphor and are as palatable as sweet nectar Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These tastes are like a combination of yogurt, sugar candy, ghee (clarified butter), black pepper and camphor and are as palat..."
01:3401:34, 18 June 2017 diff hist +1,672 N When the higher standard of ecstatic love is mixed with the symptoms of sattvika and vyabhicari, the devotee relishes the transcendental bliss of loving Krsna in a variety of nectarean tastes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the higher standard of ecstatic love is mixed with the symptoms of sāttvika and vyabhicārī, the devotee relishes the t..."
01:2101:21, 18 June 2017 diff hist +2,833 N The basic aspects of prema, when gradually increasing to different states, are affection, abhorrence, love, attachment, further attachment, ecstasy and great ecstasy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The basic aspects of prema, when gradually increasing to different states, are affection, abhorrence, love, attachment, furthe..."

16:0416:04, 17 June 2017 diff hist +3,971 N By regularly rendering devotional service, one gradually becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When that attachment is intensified, it becomes love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By regularly rendering devotional service, one gradually becomes attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When that att..."
15:5915:59, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,113 N As long as these witches remain within the heart, how can one feel transcendental bliss? As long as these two witches remain in the heart, there is no possibility of enjoying the transcendental bliss of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as these witches remain within the heart, how can one feel transcendental bliss? As long as these two witches remain i..."
15:5315:53, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,513 N If one is infected with the desire for material enjoyment or material liberation, he cannot rise to the platform of pure loving service unto the Lord, even though he may render devotional service according to the routine regulative principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is infected with the desire for material enjoyment or material liberation, he cannot rise to the platform of pure lovin..."
15:4715:47, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,924 N Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the S P of Godhead, one transcends the modes of material nature and attains the spiritual position on the platform of direct devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-yoga, as described above, is the ultimate goal of life. By rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of G..."
15:3515:35, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,768 N Just as the celestial waters of the Ganges flow unobstructed into the ocean, so when My devotees simply hear of Me, their minds come to Me. I reside in the hearts of all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as the celestial waters of the Ganges flow unobstructed into the ocean, so when My devotees simply hear of Me, their mind..."
15:3015:30, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,958 N One is freed from all material designations, and one's senses are purified simply by being employed in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One is freed from all material designations, and one’s senses are purified simply by being employed in the service of the Lo..."
15:2615:26, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,149 N Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all the senses. When the spirit soul renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side effects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, t..."
15:2215:22, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,599 N These activities are called suddha-bhakti, pure devotional service. If one renders such pure devotional service, he develops his original love for Krsna in due course of time. In Vedic literatures like the Pancaratras & SB, these symptoms are described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These activities are called śuddha-bhakti, pure devotional service. If one renders such pure devotional service, he develops..."
15:1215:12, 17 June 2017 diff hist +5,471 N When first-class devotional service develops, one must be devoid of all material desires, knowledge obtained by monistic philosophy, and fruitive action. The devotee must constantly serve Krsna favorably, as Krsna desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When first-class devotional service develops, one must be devoid of all material desires, knowledge obtained by monistic philo..."
15:0715:07, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,674 N When one is situated in pure devotional service, he develops love of Godhead; therefore let me describe some of the symptoms of pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is situated in pure devotional service, he develops love of Godhead; therefore let me describe some of the symptoms o..."
14:4614:46, 17 June 2017 diff hist +3,583 N As long as there is not the slightest fragrance of pure love of Krsna, which is the perfect medicinal herb for controlling Lord Krsna within the heart, the opulences of the material perfections known as the siddhis, the brahminical perfections Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as there is not the slightest fragrance of pure love of Kṛṣṇa, which is the perfect medicinal herb for controlli..."
14:3814:38, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,787 N To taste the fruit of devotional service in Goloka Vrndavana is the highest perfection of life, and in the presence of such perfection - religion, economic development, sense gratification and liberation - are very insignificant achievements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To taste the fruit of devotional service in Goloka Vṛndāvana is the highest perfection of life, and in the presence of such..."
14:3014:30, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,846 N There the devotee serves the lotus feet of the Lord, which are compared to a wish-fulfilling tree. With great bliss he tastes the juice of the fruit of love and becomes eternally happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There the devotee serves the lotus feet of the Lord, which are compared to a wish-fulfilling tree. With great bliss he tastes..."
14:2414:24, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,743 N When the fruit of devotional service becomes ripe and falls down, the gardener tastes the fruit and thus takes advantage of the creeper and reaches the desire tree of the lotus feet of Krsna in Goloka Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the fruit of devotional service becomes ripe and falls down, the gardener tastes the fruit and thus takes advantage of th..."
14:2014:20, 17 June 2017 diff hist +2,392 N As soon as an intelligent devotee sees an unwanted creeper growing beside the original creeper, he must cut it down instantly. Then the real creeper, the bhakti-lata, grows nicely, returns home, back to Godhead, & seeks shelter under Krsna's lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as an intelligent devotee sees an unwanted creeper growing beside the original creeper, he must cut it down instantly...."
11:2911:29, 17 June 2017 diff hist +1,794 N Sometimes unwanted creepers, such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service. The varieties of such unwanted creepers are unlimited Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes unwanted creepers, such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, gr..."
11:2311:23, 17 June 2017 diff hist +4,100 N The gardener must defend the creeper by fencing it all around so that the powerful elephant of offenses may not enter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gardener must defend the creeper by fencing it all around so that the powerful elephant of offenses may not enter"}} {{not..."
11:1911:19, 17 June 2017 diff hist +3,628 N If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaisnava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the material world, his offense is compared to a mad elephant that uproots the creeper and breaks it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the devotee commits an offense at the feet of a Vaiṣṇava while cultivating the creeper of devotional service in the mat..."
11:1311:13, 17 June 2017 diff hist +4,719 N The creeper greatly expands in the Goloka Vrndavana planet, and there it produces the fruit of love for Krsna. Although remaining in the material world, the gardener regularly sprinkles the creeper with the water of hearing and chanting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creeper greatly expands in the Goloka Vṛndāvana planet, and there it produces the fruit of love for Kṛṣṇa. Althou..."
11:0511:05, 17 June 2017 diff hist +5,025 N In this way it attains the shelter of the desire tree of the lotus feet of Krsna, who is eternally situated in the planet known as Goloka Vrndavana, in the topmost region of the spiritual sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way it attains the shelter of the desire tree of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, who is eternally situated in the plane..."
10:5610:56, 17 June 2017 diff hist +4,789 N Being situated in one's heart and being watered by sravana-kirtana, the bhakti creeper grows more and more Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being situated in one’s heart and being watered by śravaṇa-kīrtana, the bhakti creeper grows more and more"}} {{notes|}}..."
10:5010:50, 17 June 2017 diff hist +3,692 N As one waters the bhakti-lata-bija, the seed sprouts, and the creeper gradually grows to the point where it penetrates the walls of this universe and goes beyond the Viraja River, lying between the spiritual world and the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As one waters the bhakti-latā-bīja, the seed sprouts, and the creeper gradually grows to the point where it penetrates the w..."

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