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07:2207:22, 1 June 2018 diff hist +3,039 N Such a person should first control his mind by thinking of the virat-rupa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, and then gradually think of the spiritual form of Krsna (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1)) after hearing of both forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person should first control his mind by thinking of the virāṭ-rūpa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, and th..."
07:1007:10, 1 June 2018 diff hist +2,636 N One who is interested in liberation, who accepts the path of liberation and is not attracted to the path of conditional life, is called yati, or a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is interested in liberation, who accepts the path of liberation and is not attracted to the path of conditional life,..."
07:0007:00, 1 June 2018 diff hist +3,358 N If one reads the description of this external form of the Lord with great faith or if one hears about it or explains it to others to propagate bhagavata-dharma, his faith & devotion in spiritual consciousness, Krsna consciousness, will gradually increase Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one reads the description of this external form of the Lord with great faith, or if one hears about it or explains it to ot..."
06:5406:54, 1 June 2018 diff hist +2,869 N This vast form is considered the external body of the Lord, created by His energy and qualities. It is generally called the virat-rupa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This vast form is considered the external body of the Lord, created by His energy and qualities. It is generally called the vi..."
06:5206:52, 1 June 2018 diff hist +3,298 N In the beginning (the Second and Third Cantos of SB) I (Sukadeva) have already described how one can progress on the path of liberation. In the Puranas the vast universal existence, which is like an egg divided into fourteen parts, is described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning"|"the Second and Third Cantos of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"I have already described how one can progress on the..."
06:2306:23, 1 June 2018 diff hist +4,849 N Those who are pious, however, enter other planetary systems, namely the planets of the demigods. Nevertheless, both the pious and impious are again brought to earth after the results of their pious or impious acts are exhausted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are pious, however, enter other planetary systems, namely the planets of the demigods. Nevertheless, both the pious..."
06:1906:19, 1 June 2018 diff hist +4,927 N My dear King Pariksit, in the province of Yamaraja there are hundreds & thousands of hellish planets. The impious people I have mentioned - & also those I have not mentioned - must all enter these various planets according to the degree of their impiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"y dear King Parīkṣit, in the province of Yamarāja there are hundreds and thousands of hellish planets. The impious people..."
06:0206:02, 1 June 2018 diff hist +4,222 N His (one who is very proud of wealth) face & heart dry up at the thought of losing his wealth, & therefore he always looks like a wretched fiend. He is not in any way able to obtain actual happiness, & he does not know what it is to be free from anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His face and heart dry up at the thought of losing his wealth, and therefore he always looks like a wretched fiend. He is not..."
05:5305:53, 1 June 2018 diff hist +4,246 N One who in this world or this life is very proud of his wealth always thinks, "I am so rich. Who can equal me?" His vision is twisted, and he is always afraid that someone will take his wealth. Indeed, he even suspects his superiors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who in this world or this life is very proud of his wealth always thinks"|"I am so rich. Who can equal me"|"His vision is..."
05:4605:46, 1 June 2018 diff hist +1,545 N There they themselves are pushed into dark wells, where poisonous fumes and smoke suffocate them and they suffer very severely Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There they themselves are pushed into dark wells, where poisonous fumes and smoke suffocate them and they suffer very severely..."
05:4405:44, 1 June 2018 diff hist +1,619 N Those who in this life confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves are put after death into the hell known as Avata-nirodhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who in this life confine other living entities in dark wells, granaries or mountain caves are put after death into the h..."
05:4105:41, 1 June 2018 diff hist +1,961 N Those who in this life are like envious serpents, always angry and giving pain to other living entities, fall after death into the hell known as Dandasuka. My dear King, in this hell there are serpents with five or seven hoods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who in this life are like envious serpents, always angry and giving pain to other living entities, fall after death into..."

16:2516:25, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,303 N They suffer from hunger and thirst, and sharp-beaked birds such as vultures and herons come at them from all sides to tear at their bodies. Tortured and suffering, they can then remember the sinful activities they committed in the past Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They suffer from hunger and thirst, and sharp-beaked birds such as vultures and herons come at them from all sides to tear at..."
16:2016:20, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,050 N After death such people are brought by the assistants of Yamaraja to the hell known as Sulaprota, where their bodies are pierced with sharp, needlelike lances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After death such people are brought by the assistants of Yamaraja to the hell known as Sulaprota, where their bodies are pierc..."
16:1716:17, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,421 N In this life some people give shelter to animals and birds that come to them for protection in the village or forest, and after making them believe that they will be protected, such people pierce them with lances or threads and play with them like toys Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this life some people give shelter to animals and birds that come to them for protection in the village or forest, and afte..."
16:1516:15, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,947 N Just as in this world the man-eaters drank their victims' blood, dancing and singing in jubilation, their victims now enjoy drinking the blood of the sacrificers and celebrating in the same way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as in this world the man-eaters drank their victims' blood, dancing and singing in jubilation, their victims now enjoy dr..."
16:1316:13, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,958 N Those who perform such sacrifices are taken after death to the abode of Yamaraja, where their victims, having taken the form of Raksasas, cut them to pieces with sharpened swords Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who perform such sacrifices are taken after death to the abode of Yamaraja, where their victims, having taken the form o..."
16:1016:10, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,698 N There are men and women in this world who sacrifice human beings to Bhairava or Bhadra Kali and then eat their victims' flesh Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are men and women in this world who sacrifice human beings to Bhairava or Bhadra Kali and then eat their victims' flesh"..."
16:0616:06, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,384 N Any brahmana or brahmana's wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of Yamaraja to the hell known as Ayahpana. This hell also awaits any ksatriya, vaisya, or person under a vow who in illusion drinks soma-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇa's wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of Yamarāja to the hell known as Ayaḥpāna...."
16:0216:02, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,993 N Although the sinful man is repeatedly thrown from the mountain and his body broken to tiny pieces, he still does not die but continuously suffers chastisement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the sinful man is repeatedly thrown from the mountain and his body broken to tiny pieces, he still does not die but c..."
15:5315:53, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,916 N This hell has no shelter and is made of strong stone resembling the waves of water. There is no water there, however, and thus it is called Avicimat (waterless) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This hell has no shelter and is made of strong stone resembling the waves of water. There is no water there, however, and thus..."
15:4415:44, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,045 N After death such demons are put into the hell known as Sarameyadana. On that planet there are 720 dogs with teeth as strong as thunderbolts. Under the orders of the agents of Yamaraja, these dogs voraciously devour such sinful people Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After death such demons are put into the hell known as Sarameyadana. On that planet there are 720 dogs with teeth as strong as..."
15:3515:35, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,511 N If a foolish member of the twice-born classes (brahmana, ksatriya and vaisya) forces his wife to drink his semen out of a lusty desire to keep her under control, he is put after death into the hell known as Lalabhaksa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a foolish member of the twice-born classes"|"brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya"|"forces his wife to drink his semen out o..."
15:2415:24, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,791 N If in this life a man of the higher classes (brahmana, ksatriya and vaisya) is very fond of taking his pet dogs, mules or asses into the forest to hunt and kill animals unnecessarily, he is placed after death into the hell known as Pranarodha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If in this life a man of the higher classes"|"brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya"|"is very fond of taking his pet dogs, mules..."
15:1315:13, 31 May 2018 diff hist +5,307 N After death, such persons are thrown into the hell called Puyoda, where they are put into an ocean filled with pus, stool, urine, mucus, saliva and similar things. Sudras who could not improve themselves fall into that ocean and are forced to eat those Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After death, such persons are thrown into the hell called Pūyoda, where they are put into an ocean filled with pus, stool, ur..."
15:0515:05, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,180 N He constantly remembers his sinful activities and suffers terribly in that river, which is full of stool, urine, pus, blood, hair, nails, bones, marrow, flesh and fat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He constantly remembers his sinful activities and suffers terribly in that river, which is full of stool, urine, pus, blood, h..."
15:0215:02, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,490 N This river, which is a moat surrounding hell, is full of ferocious aquatic animals. When a sinful man is thrown into the River, the aquatic animals there immediately begin to eat him, but because of his extremely sinful life, he does not leave his body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This river, which is a moat surrounding hell, is full of ferocious aquatic animals. When a sinful man is thrown into the River..."
14:5614:56, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,558 N A person who is born into a responsible family - such as a ksatriya, or a government servant - but who neglects to execute his prescribed duties according to religious principles falls down at the time of death into the river of hell known as Vaitarani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is born into a responsible family"|"such as a kṣatriya, a member of royalty or a government servant"|"but who n..."
14:5114:51, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,197 N A person who indulges in sex indiscriminately - even with animals - is taken after death to the hell known as Vajrakantaka-salmali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who indulges in sex indiscriminately"|"even with animals"|"is taken after death to the hell known as Vajrakaṇṭaka..."
14:4714:47, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,463 N The man is forced to embrace a red-hot iron form of a woman, and the woman is forced to embrace a similar form of a man. Such is the punishment for illicit sex Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The man is forced to embrace a red-hot iron form of a woman, and the woman is forced to embrace a similar form of a man. Such..."
14:4214:42, 31 May 2018 diff hist +1,912 N My dear King, a person who in the absence of an emergency robs a brahmana - or, indeed, anyone else - of his gems and gold is put into a hell known as Sandamsa. There his skin is torn and separated by red-hot iron balls and tongs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, a person who in the absence of an emergency robs a brāhmaṇa"|"or, indeed, anyone else"|"of his gems and gold..."
14:3714:37, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,922 N After death he is put into the most abominable hell, known as Krmibhojana. In that hell is a lake 100,000 yojanas (800,000 miles) wide and filled with worms. He becomes a worm in that lake and feeds on the other worms there, who also feed on him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After death he is put into the most abominable hell, known as Kṛmibhojana. In that hell is a lake 100,000 yojanas"|"wide and..."
08:0208:02, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,792 N They attack him from all sides, robbing him of the pleasure of sleep. Unable to rest, he constantly wanders about in the darkness. Thus in Andhakupa his suffering is just like that of a creature in the lower species Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They attack him from all sides, robbing him of the pleasure of sleep. Unable to rest, he constantly wanders about in the darkn..."
07:5107:51, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,704 N However, first-class human beings - brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas - are developed in consciousness, and therefore they know how painful it is to be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, first-class human beings"|"brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas"|"are developed in consciousness, and therefore the..."
07:3407:34, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,858 N By the arrangement of the Supreme Lord, low-grade living beings like bugs and mosquitoes suck the blood of human beings and other animals. Such insignificant creatures are unaware that their bites are painful to the human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the arrangement of the Supreme Lord, low-grade living beings like bugs and mosquitoes suck the blood of human beings and ot..."
06:3606:36, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,580 N Thus injured all over his body and fainting at every step, he cries out, "Oh, what shall I do now! How shall I be saved!" This is how one suffers who deviates from the accepted religious principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus injured all over his body and fainting at every step, he cries out, "Oh, what shall I do now! How shall I be saved!" This..."
06:2806:28, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,354 N When he runs hither and thither, fleeing from the extreme pain, on all sides he runs into palm trees with leaves like sharpened swords Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he runs hither and thither, fleeing from the extreme pain, on all sides he runs into palm trees with leaves like sharpene..."
06:2506:25, 31 May 2018 diff hist +3,444 N If a person deviates from the path of the Vedas in the absence of an emergency, the servants of Yamaraja put him into the hell called Asi-patravana, where they beat him with whips Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person deviates from the path of the Vedas in the absence of an emergency, the servants of Yamaraja put him into the hell..."
05:5605:56, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,388 N Internally he is burning with hunger and thirst, & externally he is burning from the scorching heat of the sun and the fire beneath the copper surface. Therefore he sometimes lies down, sometimes sits, sometimes stands up & sometimes runs here and there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Internally he is burning with hunger and thirst, and externally he is burning from the scorching heat of the sun and the fire..."
05:2705:27, 31 May 2018 diff hist +2,276 N Heated from below by fire and from above by the scorching sun, the copper surface of this planet is extremely hot. Thus the murderer of a brahmana suffers from being burned both internally and externally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Heated from below by fire and from above by the scorching sun, the copper surface of this planet is extremely hot. Thus the mu..."

16:2916:29, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,079 N The killer of a brahmana is put into the hell known as Kalasutra, which has a circumference of eighty thousand miles and which is made entirely of copper Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The killer of a brahmana is put into the hell known as Kalasutra, which has a circumference of eighty thousand miles and which..."
16:2516:25, 30 May 2018 diff hist +1,492 N In their next lives they are carried by the Yamadutas to the hell known as Kumbhipaka, where they are cooked in boiling oil Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their next lives they are carried by the Yamadutas to the hell known as Kumbhipaka, where they are cooked in boiling oil"}}..."
16:2316:23, 30 May 2018 diff hist +1,729 N For the maintenance of their bodies and the satisfaction of their tongues, cruel persons cook poor animals and birds alive. Such persons are condemned even by man-eaters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the maintenance of their bodies and the satisfaction of their tongues, cruel persons cook poor animals and birds alive. Su..."
16:1516:15, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,034 N Learned scholars call this hell Raurava. Not generally seen in this world, the ruru is more envious than a snake Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Learned scholars call this hell Raurava. Not generally seen in this world, the ruru is more envious than a snake"}} {{notes|}}..."
16:1316:13, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,594 N In this life, an envious person commits violent acts against many living entities. Therefore after his death, when he is taken to hell by Yamaraja, those living entities who were hurt by him appear as animals called rurus to inflict very severe pain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this life, an envious person commits violent acts against many living entities. Therefore after his death, when he is taken..."
16:0116:01, 30 May 2018 diff hist +3,758 N Such a person is forced to give up his body and his family at the time of death, when he suffers the reaction for his envy of other creatures by being thrown into the hell called Raurava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person is forced to give up his body and his family at the time of death, when he suffers the reaction for his envy of..."
15:4615:46, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,112 N Even before reaching Andhatamisra, the sinful living being is subjected to various extreme miseries. These afflictions are so severe that he loses his intelligence and sight. It is for this reason that learned sages call this hell Andhatamisra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even before reaching Andhatamisra, the sinful living being is subjected to various extreme miseries. These afflictions are so..."
15:3515:35, 30 May 2018 diff hist +1,936 N The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as Andhatamisra. There his condition is exactly like that of a tree being chopped at its roots Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as Andhatamisra. T..."
15:3115:31, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,116 N On this very dark planet, the sinful man is chastised by the Yamadutas, who beat and rebuke him. He is starved, and he is given no water to drink. Thus the wrathful assistants of Yamaraja cause him severe suffering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On this very dark planet, the sinful man is chastised by the Yamadūtas, who beat and rebuke him. He is starved, and he is giv..."
15:2215:22, 30 May 2018 diff hist +2,408 N The names of the different hells are as follows: Sarameyadana, Avici, Ayahpana, Ksarakardama, Raksogana-bhojana, Sulaprota, Dandasuka, Avata-nirodhana, Paryavartana and Sucimukha. All these planets are meant for punishing the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna, Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka, Avaṭa..."

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