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15:3015:30, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,321 N A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainly such a woman is condemned in every respect because of her sinful life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainl..."
15:2415:24, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,558 N The other queens were extremely unhappy due to their being sonless. Because of the King's negligence toward them, they condemned themselves in envy and lamented Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The other queens were extremely unhappy due to their being sonless. Because of the King's negligence toward them, they condemn..."
15:1715:17, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,494 N As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Krtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affection for the other wives, who had no sons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Krtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affectio..."
15:0915:09, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,790 N The mother's attraction and attention to the son, like that of the child's father, excessively increased. The other wives, seeing Krtadyuti's son, were very much agitated, as if by high fevers, with a desire to have sons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mother's attraction and attention to the son, like that of the child's father, excessively increased. The other wives, see..."
14:4914:49, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,770 N As a cloud indiscriminately pours water on the earth, the beneficent King Citraketu, to increase the reputation, opulence and longevity of his son, distributed like rainfall all desirable things to everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a cloud indiscriminately pours water on the earth, the beneficent King Citraketu, to increase the reputation, opulence and..."
14:4514:45, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,773 N Unto the brahmanas who took part in the ritualistic ceremony the King gave charity of gold, silver, garments, ornaments, villages, horses and elephants, as well as sixty crores of cows (six hundred million cows) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unto the brahmanas who took part in the ritualistic ceremony the King gave charity of gold, silver, garments, ornaments, villa..."
14:4014:40, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,760 N King Citraketu was especially pleased. After purifying himself by bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, he engaged learned brahmanas in offering benedictions to the child and performing the birth ceremony Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Citraketu was especially pleased. After purifying himself by bathing and by decorating himself with ornaments, he engaged..."
08:5808:58, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,506 N Thereafter, in due course of time, a son was born to the King. Hearing news of this, all the inhabitants of the state of Surasena were extremely pleased Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thereafter, in due course of time, a son was born to the King. Hearing news of this, all the inhabitants of the state of Suras..."
08:5408:54, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,640 N After receiving semen from Maharaja Citraketu, the King of Surasena, Queen Krtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O King Pariksit, just as the moon develops during the bright fortnight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After receiving semen from Maharaja Citraketu, the King of Surasena, Queen Krtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O K..."
08:4408:44, 7 January 2018 diff hist +3,111 N The great sage told the King, "O great King, now you will have a son who will be the cause of both jubilation and lamentation." The sage then left, without waiting for Citraketu's response Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thereafter, the great sage told the King, "O great King, now you will have a son who will be the cause of both jubilation and..."
08:3908:39, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,766 N O Pariksit Maharaja, best of the Bharatas, the remnants of the food offered in the yajna were given by the great sage Angira to the first and most perfect among Citraketu's millions of queens, whose name was Krtadyuti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Pariksit Maharaja, best of the Bharatas, the remnants of the food offered in the yajna were given by the great sage Angira t..."
08:3608:36, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,937 N In response to the request of Maharaja Citraketu, Angira Rsi, who was born of Lord Brahma's mind, was very merciful toward him. Because the sage was a greatly powerful personality, he performed a sacrifice by offering oblations of sweetrice to Tvasta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In response to the request of Maharaja Citraketu, Angira Rsi, who was born of Lord Brahma's mind, was very merciful toward him..."
08:3208:32, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,350 N O great sage, please save me and my forefathers, who are descending to the darkness of hell because I have no progeny. Kindly do something so that I may have a son to deliver us from hellish conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, O great sage, please save me and my forefathers, who are descending to the darkness of hell because I have no proge..."
08:2908:29, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,003 N As a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp, I am not pleased with my empire, opulence or possessions, which are desirable even for great demigods, because I have no son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp,..."
08:1708:17, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,501 N O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your order, let me disclose the cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your orde..."
08:1408:14, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,492 N As a perfect yogi, you can understand everything external and internal regarding embodied, conditioned souls like us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, as a perfect yogī, you can understand everything external and internal regarding embodied, conditioned souls like..."
08:1108:11, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,625 N King Citraketu said: O great lord Angira, because of austerity, knowledge and transcendental samadhi, you are freed from all the reactions of sinful life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Citraketu said: O great lord Angira, because of austerity, knowledge and transcendental samadhi, you are freed from all t..."
08:0608:06, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,102 N Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, although the great sage Angira knew everything, he inquired from the King in this way. Thus King Citraketu, desiring a son, bent low in great humility and spoke to the great sage as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, although the great sage Angira knew everything, he inquired from the King in this way...."
08:0108:01, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,773 N O King Citraketu, I can observe that your mind is not pleased. You seem not to have achieved your desired goal. Is this because of you yourself, or has it been caused by others? Your pale face reflects your deep anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Citraketu, I can observe that your mind is not pleased. You seem not to have achieved your desired goal. Is this becaus..."
07:5607:56, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,946 N If the king's mind is fully controlled, all his family members and governmental officers are subordinate to him. His provincial governors present taxes on time, without resistance, and what to speak of lesser servants? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the king's mind is fully controlled, all his family members and governmental officers are subordinate to him. His provincia..."
07:4807:48, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,112 N Are your wives, citizens, secretaries and servants and the merchants who sell spices and oil under your control? Are you also in full control of ministers, the inhabitants of your palace, your provincial governors, your sons and your other dependents? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, are your wives, citizens, secretaries and servants and the merchants who sell spices and oil under your control? Are y..."
07:4507:45, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,086 N O King, O lord of humanity, when a king directly depends upon his associates and follows their instructions, he is happy. Similarly, when his associates offer their gifts and activities to the king and follow his orders, they are also happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, O lord of humanity, when a king directly depends upon his associates and follows their instructions, he is happy. Simi..."
07:3707:37, 7 January 2018 diff hist +3,600 N When the seven properties of material nature (the total material energy, the ego and the five objects of sense gratification) are in proper order, the living entity within the material elements is happy. Without these seven elements one cannot exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the seven properties of material nature [the total material energy, the ego and the five objects of sense gratification]..."
07:3007:30, 7 January 2018 diff hist +3,164 N The great sage Angira said: My dear King, I hope that your body and mind and your royal associates and paraphernalia are well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sage Angira said: My dear King, I hope that your body and mind and your royal associates and paraphernalia are well"..."
07:2507:25, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,674 N O King Pariksit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated him for his humility and hospitality. The sage addressed him in the following words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Pariksit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated..."
07:1807:18, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,540 N When the rsi was seated very comfortably, the King, restraining his mind and senses, sat on the ground at the side of the rsi's feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the rsi was seated very comfortably, the King, restraining his mind and senses, sat on the ground at the side of the rsi'..."
07:1307:13, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,729 N Citraketu immediately stood up from his throne and offered him worship. He offered drinking water and eatables and in this way performed his duty as a host to a great guest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Citraketu immediately stood up from his throne and offered him worship. He offered drinking water and eatables and in this way..."
07:0207:02, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,560 N Once upon a time, when the powerful sage named Angira was traveling all over the universe without engagement, by his sweet will he came to the palace of King Citraketu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once upon a time, when the powerful sage named Angira was traveling all over the universe without engagement, by his sweet wil..."
06:5706:57, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,708 N His queens all had beautiful faces and attractive eyes, yet neither his opulences, his hundreds and thousands of queens, nor the lands of which he was the supreme proprietor were sources of happiness for him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His queens all had beautiful faces and attractive eyes, yet neither his opulences, his hundreds and thousands of queens, nor t..."
06:4506:45, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,484 N Nevertheless, in spite of being endowed with all these assets, he was full of anxiety because he did not have a son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nevertheless, in spite of being endowed with all these assets, he was full of anxiety because he did not have a son"}} {{notes..."
06:4306:43, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,731 N Citraketu, the husband of these millions of wives, was endowed with a beautiful form, magnanimity and youth. He was born in a high family, he had a complete education, and he was wealthy and opulent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Citraketu, the husband of these millions of wives, was endowed with a beautiful form, magnanimity and youth. He was born in a..."
06:3506:35, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,595 N This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any o..."
06:3106:31, 7 January 2018 diff hist +3,938 N O King Pariksit, in the province of Surasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, the earth produced all the necessities for life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Pariksit, in the province of Surasena there was a king named Citraketu, who ruled the entire earth. During his reign, t..."
06:2706:27, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,547 N Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, I shall speak to you the same history I have heard from the mouths of Vyasadeva, Narada and Devala. Please listen with attention Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King, I shall speak to you the same history I have heard from the mouths of Vyasadeva, Narada and..."
06:2506:25, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,580 N Sri Suta Gosvami said: After hearing Maharaja Pariksit's very intelligent question, Sukadeva Gosvami, the most powerful sage, began answering his disciple with great affection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Suta Gosvami said: After hearing Maharaja Pariksit's very intelligent question, Sukadeva Gosvami, the most powerful sage,..."
06:1906:19, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,869 N My dear lord, Sukadeva Gosvami, although Vrtrasura was a sinful demon, he showed the prowess of a most exalted ksatriya and satisfied Lord Indra in battle. How could such a demon be a great devotee of Lord Krsna? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear lord, Sukadeva Gosvami, although Vrtrasura was a sinful demon, he showed the prowess of a most exalted ksatriya and sa..."
06:1606:16, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,139 N Vrtrasura was situated in the blazing fire of battle and was an infamous, sinful demon, always engaged in giving troubles and anxieties to others. How could such a demon become so greatly Krsna conscious? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vrtrasura was situated in the blazing fire of battle and was an infamous, sinful demon, always engaged in giving troubles and..."
06:0806:08, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,384 N Among many thousands of such liberated persons, one who can understand the true meaning of liberation is very rare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Among many thousands of such liberated persons, one who can understand the true meaning of liberation is very rare"}} {{notes|..."
06:0606:06, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,682 N Among many thousands who desire liberation, one may actually achieve liberation, giving up material attachment to society, friendship, love, country, home, wife and children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Among many thousands who desire liberation, one may actually achieve liberation, giving up material attachment to society, fri..."
05:5705:57, 7 January 2018 diff hist +2,647 N O best of the brahmanas, Sukadeva Gosvami, out of many persons who follow religious principles, only a few desire liberation from the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O best of the brahmanas, Sukadeva Gosvami, out of many persons who follow religious principles, only a few desire liberation f..."
05:5405:54, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,635 N In this material world there are as many living entities as atoms. Among these living entities, a very few are human beings, and among them, few are interested in following religious principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world there are as many living entities as atoms. Among these living entities, a very few are human beings, a..."
05:5105:51, 7 January 2018 diff hist +1,922 N Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. (Therefore how could Vrtrasura have become such a great devotee?) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure..."
05:4605:46, 7 January 2018 diff hist +3,029 N Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: O learned brahmana, demons are generally sinful, being obsessed with the modes of passion and ignorance. How, then, could Vrtrasura have attained such exalted love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O learned brāhmaṇa, demons are generally sinful, being obsessed with th..."

16:0016:00, 5 January 2018 diff hist +2,567 N One will also be relieved of all sinful reactions, he will conquer all his enemies, and the duration of his life will increase. Because this narration is auspicious in all respects, learned scholars regularly hear and repeat it on every festival day Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One will also be relieved of all sinful reactions, he will conquer all his enemies, and the duration of his life will increase..."
15:5615:56, 5 January 2018 diff hist +2,541 N The learned are always advised to read this narration. If one does so, one will become expert in the activities of the senses, his opulence will increase, and his reputation will become widespread Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By understanding this incident, one is relieved of all sinful reactions. Therefore the learned are always advised to read this..."
15:5415:54, 5 January 2018 diff hist +2,661 N In this very great narrative there are descriptions of devotees like Indra and Vrtrasura, and there are statements about King Indra's release from sinful life and about his victory in fighting the demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this very great narrative there is glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, there are statements..."
15:5215:52, 5 January 2018 diff hist +2,601 N In this very great narrative there is glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, there are statements about the exaltedness of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this very great narrative there is glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, there are statements..."
15:4815:48, 5 January 2018 diff hist +2,077 N King Indra was favored by Marici and the other great sages. They performed the sacrifice just according to the rules and regulations, worshiping the SPG, the original person. Thus Indra regained his exalted position and was again honored by everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Indra was favored by Marīci and the other great sages. They performed the sacrifice just according to the rules and regu..."
15:3915:39, 5 January 2018 diff hist +1,755 N O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished by the brilliant sunrise Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, although he had committed a gravely sinful act, it was nullified at once by that sacrifice, just as fog is vanquished..."
15:3615:36, 5 January 2018 diff hist +1,740 N The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brahmanas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead in that sacrifice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The horse sacrifice performed by the saintly brahmanas relieved Indra of the reactions to all his sins because he worshiped th..."

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