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06:4906:49, 10 December 2017 diff hist +2,346 N With the help of this knowledge and his intellect, he tried to control his lusty desires, but because of the force of Cupid within his heart, he failed to control his mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With the help of this knowledge and his intellect, he tried to control his lusty desires, but because of the force of Cupid wi..."
06:4706:47, 10 December 2017 diff hist +2,066 N As far as possible he patiently tried to remember the instructions of the sastras not even to see a woman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as possible he patiently tried to remember the instructions of the sastras not even to see a woman"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
06:4406:44, 10 December 2017 diff hist +1,961 N The sudra, his arm decorated with turmeric powder, was embracing the prostitute. When Ajamila saw her, the dormant lusty desires in his heart awakened, and in illusion he fell under their control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sudra, his arm decorated with turmeric powder, was embracing the prostitute. When Ajamila saw her, the dormant lusty desir..."
06:3806:38, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,747 N Both the sudra and the prostitute were drunk. The prostitute's eyes were rolling in intoxication, and her dress had become loose. Such was the condition in which Ajamila saw them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the sudra and the prostitute were drunk. The prostitute's eyes were rolling in intoxication, and her dress had become loo..."
06:3606:36, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,884 N On the way home, he came upon a sudra, a very lusty, fourth-class man, who was shamelessly embracing and kissing a prostitute. The sudra was smiling, singing and enjoying as if this were proper behavior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the way home, he came upon a sudra, a very lusty, fourth-class man, who was shamelessly embracing and kissing a prostitute...."
06:3306:33, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,706 N Once this brahmana Ajamila, following the order of his father, went to the forest to collect fruit, flowers and two kinds of grass, called samit and kusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once this brahmana Ajamila, following the order of his father, went to the forest to collect fruit, flowers and two kinds of g..."
06:1706:17, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,064 N Firmly established in executing all the Vedic injunctions, he was very mild and gentle, and he kept his mind and senses under control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Firmly established in executing all the Vedic injunctions, he was very mild and gentle, and he kept his mind and senses under..."
06:1306:13, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,123 N In the beginning this brahmana named Ajamila studied all the Vedic literatures. He was a reservoir of good character, good conduct and good qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning this brahmana named Ajamila studied all the Vedic literatures. He was a reservoir of good character, good con..."
06:0106:01, 10 December 2017 diff hist +4,140 N The living entity takes birth in a particular family and receives a body which is either like that of his mother or like that of his father because of his intense desire. The gross and subtle bodies are created according to his desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of his intense desire, the living entity takes birth in a particular family and receives a body which is either like t..."
05:5805:58, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,797 N The fruitive activities a living being performs, whether pious or impious, are the unseen cause for the fulfillment of his desires. This unseen cause is the root for the living entity's different bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fruitive activities a living being performs, whether pious or impious, are the unseen cause for the fulfillment of his des..."
05:5505:55, 10 December 2017 diff hist +3,990 N Not a single living entity can remain unengaged even for a moment. One must act by his natural tendency according to the three modes of material nature because this natural tendency forcibly makes him work in a particular way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not a single living entity can remain unengaged even for a moment. One must act by his natural tendency according to the three..."
05:4805:48, 10 December 2017 diff hist +2,679 N In all conditions, however, he is actually miserable. His miserable condition is called samsrti, or transmigration in material life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all conditions, however, he is actually miserable. His miserable condition is called samsrti, or transmigration in material..."
05:4605:46, 10 December 2017 diff hist +2,951 N When the living entity gets the body of a demigod, he is certainly very jubilant, when he gets a human body he is always in lamentation, and when he gets the body of an animal, he is always afraid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity gets the body of a demigod, he is certainly very jubilant, when he gets a human body he is always in la..."
05:4005:40, 10 December 2017 diff hist +5,149 N Above the mind is the seventeenth element, the soul, the living being himself, who, in cooperation with the other sixteen, enjoys the material world alone. The living being enjoys three kinds of situations, namely happy, distressful and mixed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above the mind is the seventeenth element, the soul, the living being himself, who, in cooperation with the other sixteen, enj..."

08:5708:57, 9 December 2017 diff hist +6,561 N As a sleeping person acts according to the body manifested in his dreams & accepts it to be himself, so one identifies with his present body, which he acquired because of his past religious or irreligious acts & is unable to know his past or future lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a sleeping person acts according to the body manifested in his dreams and accepts it to be himself, so one identifies with..."
08:5208:52, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,622 N The omnipotent Yamaraja is as good as Lord Brahma for while situated in his own abode or in everyone's heart like the Paramatma, he mentally observes the past activities of a living entity & thus understands how the living entity will act in future lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The omnipotent Yamarāja is as good as Lord Brahmā, for while situated in his own abode or in everyone's heart like the Param..."
08:4308:43, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,544 N Just as springtime in the present indicates the nature of springtimes in the past and future, so this life of happiness, distress or a mixture of both gives evidence concerning the religious and irreligious activities of one's past and future lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as springtime in the present indicates the nature of springtimes in the past and future, so this life of happiness, distr..."
08:3608:36, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,530 N The living entities are thus known as peaceful, restless and foolish; as happy, unhappy or in-between; or as religious, irreligious and semireligious. We can deduce that in the next life these three kinds of material nature will similarly act Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are thus known as peaceful, restless and foolish; as happy, unhappy or in-between; or as religious, irreli..."
08:2508:25, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,107 N In proportion to the extent of one's religious or irreligious actions in this life, one must enjoy or suffer the corresponding reactions of his karma in the next Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In proportion to the extent of one's religious or irreligious actions in this life, one must enjoy or suffer the corresponding..."
08:1908:19, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,561 N You (Visnudutas) are sinless, but those within this material world are all karmis, whether acting piously or impiously. Both kinds of action are possible for them because they are contaminated by the three modes of nature and must act accordingly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha, you are sinless, but those within this material world are all karmīs, whether acting piously..."
08:1308:13, 9 December 2017 diff hist +1,974 N The candidates for punishment are those who are confirmed by these many witnesses to have deviated from their prescribed regulative duties. Everyone engaged in fruitive activities is suitable to be subjected to punishment according to his sinful acts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The candidates for punishment are those who are confirmed by these many witnesses to have deviated from their prescribed regul..."
08:0908:09, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,037 N The sun, fire, sky, air, demigods, moon, evening, day, night, directions, water, land and Supersoul Himself all witness the activities of the living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sun, fire, sky, air, demigods, moon, evening, day, night, directions, water, land and Supersoul Himself all witness the ac..."
08:0108:01, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,374 N All living entities are awarded different qualities, different names (such as brahmana, ksatriya and vaisya), different duties according to the varnasrama institution, and different forms. Thus Narayana is the cause of the entire cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way all living entities are awarded different qualities, different names [such as brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya]..."
07:5807:58, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,220 N The supreme cause of all causes, Narayana, is situated in His own abode in the spiritual world, but nevertheless He controls the entire cosmic manifestation according to the three modes of material nature-sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supreme cause of all causes, Narayana, is situated in His own abode in the spiritual world, but nevertheless He controls t..."
07:5007:50, 9 December 2017 diff hist +5,673 N The Yamadutas replied: That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite of that is irreligion. The Vedas are directly the SPG, Narayana, and are self-born. This we have heard from Yamaraja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Yamadūtas replied: That which is prescribed in the Vedas constitutes dharma, the religious principles, and the opposite o..."
07:4407:44, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,660 N What is the process of punishing others? Who are the actual candidates for punishment? Are all karmis engaged in fruitive activities punishable, or only some of them? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the process of punishing others? Who are the actual candidates for punishment? Are all karmis engaged in fruitive acti..."
07:4007:40, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,804 N The blessed messengers of Lord Visnu, the Visnudutas, said: If you are actually servants of Yamaraja, you must explain to us the meaning of religious principles and the symptoms of irreligion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The blessed messengers of Lord Visnu, the Visnudutas, said: If you are actually servants of Yamaraja, you must explain to us t..."
07:3607:36, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,279 N Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Being thus addressed by the messengers of Yamaraja, the servants of Vasudeva smiled and spoke the following words in voices as deep as the sound of rumbling clouds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Being thus addressed by the messengers of Yamaraja, the servants of Vasudeva smiled and spoke the..."
07:3307:33, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,305 N Your four long arms are decorated with bows & quivers of arrows & with swords, clubs, conchshells, discs and lotus flowers. Your effulgence has dissipated the darkness of this place with extraordinary illumination. Now, sirs, why are you obstructing us? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your four long arms are decorated with bows and quivers of arrows and with swords, clubs, conchshells, discs and lotus flowers..."
07:2807:28, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,326 N Yamadutas said: Your eyes are just like the petals of lotus flowers. Dressed in yellow silken garments, decorated with garlands of lotuses, and wearing very attractive helmets on your heads and earrings on your ears, you all appear fresh and youthful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The order carriers of Yamarāja said: Your eyes are just like the petals of lotus flowers. Dressed in yellow silken garments,..."
07:2307:23, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,552 N Dear sirs, whose servants are you, where have you come from, and why are you forbidding us to touch the body of Ajamila? Are you demigods from the heavenly planets, are you sub-demigods, or are you the best of devotees? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear sirs, whose servants are you, where have you come from, and why are you forbidding us to touch the body of Ajamila? Are y..."
07:1707:17, 9 December 2017 diff hist +1,987 N When the order carriers of Yamaraja, the son of the sun-god, were thus forbidden, they replied: Who are you, sirs, that have the audacity to challenge the jurisdiction of Yamaraja? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the order carriers of Yamaraja, the son of the sun-god, were thus forbidden, they replied: Who are you, sirs, that have t..."
07:1407:14, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,980 N The order carriers of Yamaraja were snatching the soul from the core of the heart of Ajamila, the husband of the prostitute, but with resounding voices the messengers of Lord Visnu, the Visnudutas, forbade them to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The order carriers of Yamaraja were snatching the soul from the core of the heart of Ajamila, the husband of the prostitute, b..."
07:1107:11, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,358 N My dear King, the order carriers of Visnu, the Visnudutas, immediately arrived when they heard the holy name of their master from the mouth of the dying Ajamila, who had certainly chanted without offense because he had chanted in complete anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, the order carriers of Visnu, the Visnudutas, immediately arrived when they heard the holy name of their master f..."
07:0607:06, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,898 N When he saw them he was extremely bewildered, and because of attachment to his child, who was playing a short distance away, Ajamila began to call him loudly by his name. Thus with tears in his eyes he somehow or other chanted the holy name of Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he saw them he was extremely bewildered, and because of attachment to his child, who was playing a short distance away, A..."
07:0207:02, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,979 N When the time of death arrived for the foolish Ajamila, he began thinking exclusively of his son Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the time of death arrived for the foolish Ajamila, he began thinking exclusively of his son Narayana"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
06:5706:57, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,308 N Always engaged in taking care of the child and calling his name, Narayana, Ajamila could not understand that his own time was now exhausted and that death was upon him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Always engaged in taking care of the child and calling his name, Narayana, Ajamila could not understand that his own time was..."
06:5506:55, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,073 N When Ajamila chewed food and ate it, he called the child to chew and eat, and when he drank he called the child to drink also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Ajamila chewed food and ate it, he called the child to chew and eat, and when he drank he called the child to drink also"..."
06:4906:49, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,738 N Old Ajamila was very much attached to him because of the child's broken language and awkward movements. He always took care of the child and enjoyed the child's activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of the child's broken language and awkward movements, old Ajāmila was very much attached to him. He always took care..."
06:4706:47, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,390 N That old man Ajamila had ten sons, of whom the youngest was a baby named Narayana. Since Narayana was the youngest of all the sons, he was naturally very dear to both his father and his mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That old man Ajamila had ten sons, of whom the youngest was a baby named Narayana. Since Narayana was the youngest of all the..."
06:1106:11, 9 December 2017 diff hist +1,487 N My dear King, while he thus spent his time in abominable, sinful activities to maintain his family of many sons, eighty-eight years of his life passed by Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, while he thus spent his time in abominable, sinful activities to maintain his family of many sons, eighty-eight..."
06:0706:07, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,780 N This fallen brahmana, Ajamila, gave trouble to others by arresting them, by cheating them in gambling or by directly plundering them. This was the way he earned his livelihood and maintained his wife and children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This fallen brahmana, Ajamila, gave trouble to others by arresting them, by cheating them in gambling or by directly plunderin..."
06:0106:01, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,269 N In the city known as Kanyakubja there was a brahmana named Ajamila who married a prostitute maidservant and lost all his brahminical qualities because of the association of that low-class woman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the city known as Kanyakubja there was a brahmana named Ajamila who married a prostitute maidservant and lost all his brahm..."
05:5405:54, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,272 N In this regard, learned scholars and saintly persons describe a very old historical incident involving a discussion between the order carriers of Lord Visnu and those of Yamaraja. Please hear of this from me - Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this regard, learned scholars and saintly persons describe a very old historical incident involving a discussion between th..."
05:5205:52, 9 December 2017 diff hist +6,806 N Even in dreams, such surrendered souls do not see Yamaraja or his order carriers, who are equipped with ropes to bind the sinful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in dreams, such surrendered souls do not see Yamaraja or his order carriers, who are equipped with ropes to bind the sinf..."
05:3205:32, 9 December 2017 diff hist +7,302 N Although not having fully realized Krsna, persons who have even once surrendered completely unto His lotus feet and who have become attracted to His name, form, qualities and pastimes are completely freed of all sinful reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although not having fully realized Kṛṣṇa, persons who have even once surrendered completely unto His lotus feet and who..."
05:2805:28, 9 December 2017 diff hist +2,750 N My dear King, as a pot containing liquor cannot be purified even if washed in the waters of many rivers, nondevotees cannot be purified by processes of atonement even if they perform them very well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, as a pot containing liquor cannot be purified even if washed in the waters of many rivers, nondevotees cannot be..."
05:2505:25, 9 December 2017 diff hist +3,958 N The path followed by pure devotees, who are well behaved and fully endowed with the best qualifications, is certainly the most auspicious path in this material world. It is free from fear, and it is authorized by the sastras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The path followed by pure devotees, who are well behaved and fully endowed with the best qualifications, is certainly the most..."
05:2205:22, 9 December 2017 diff hist +4,866 N One cannot be purified merely by undergoing austerity, penance, brahmacarya and the other methods of atonement I (Sukadeva Gosvami) have previously described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be purified merely by undergoing austerity, penance, brahmacarya and the other methods of atonement I have previous..."
05:1805:18, 9 December 2017 diff hist +10,521 N He (a rare person) can do this (uproot the weeds of sinful actions with no possibility that they will revive) simply by discharging devotional service, just as the sun can immediately dissipate fog by its rays Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can do this simply by discharging devotional service, just as the sun can immediately dissipate fog by its rays"}} {{notes|..."

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