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15:2315:23, 13 December 2018 diff hist +3,210 N Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see who is present here, who is desirous of fighting, and with whom I must contend in this great battle attempt. BG 1.21-22 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see who is present here, who is des..."
15:2115:21, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,800 N At that time Arjuna, the son of Pandu, who was seated in his chariot, his flag marked with Hanuman, took up his bow and prepared to shoot his arrows, looking at the sons of Dhrtarastra. Arjuna then spoke to Hrsikesa (Krsna) these words. BG 1.20 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, at that time Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, who was seated in his chariot, his flag marked with Hanumān, took up his..."
15:1915:19, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,959 N The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious, and thus, vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhrtarastra. BG 1.19 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious, and thus, vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shatter..."
15:0815:08, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,482 N That great archer the King of Kasi, the great fighter Sikhandi, Dhrstadyumna, Virata & the unconquerable Satyaki, Drupada, the sons of Draupadi, & the others, such as the son of Subhadra, greatly armed, blew their respective conchshells. BG 1.16.18 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That great archer the King of Kāśī, the great fighter Śikhaṇḍī, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa and the unconquerable S..."
15:0615:06, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,464 N King Yudhisthira, the son of Kunti, blew his conchshell, the Anantavijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughosa and Manipuspaka. BG 1.16-18 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, blew his conchshell, the Anantavijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughoṣa and..."
15:0315:03, 13 December 2018 diff hist +3,760 N Then, Lord Krsna blew His conchshell, called Pancajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhima, the voracious eater and performer of Herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell called Paundram. BG 1.15 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then, Lord Kṛṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eat..."
15:0115:01, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,353 N On the other side, both Lord Krsna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendental conchshells. BG 1.14 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other side, both Lord Krsna and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendenta..."
14:5814:58, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,954 N Bhisma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly like the sound of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy. BG 1.12 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very lou..."
14:5714:57, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,544 N Now all of you must give full support to Grandfather Bhisma, standing at your respective strategic points in the phalanx of the army. BG 1.11 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now all of you must give full support to Grandfather Bhisma, standing at your respective strategic points in the phalanx of th..."
14:5514:55, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,122 N Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhisma, whereas the strength of the Pandavas, carefully protected by Bhima, is limited BG 1.10 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhīṣma, whereas the strength of the Pāṇḍav..."
14:5014:50, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,883 N There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are experienced in military science. BG 1.9 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different..."
14:4914:49, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,797 N There are personalities like yourself, Bhisma, Karna, Krpa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and the son of Somadatta called Bhurisrava, who are always victorious in battle. BG 1.8 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are personalities like yourself, Bhisma, Karna, Krpa, Asvatthama, Vikarna and the son of Somadatta called Bhurisrava, wh..."
14:4614:46, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,253 N O best of the brahmanas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force. BG 1.7 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O best of the brāhmaṇas, for your information, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my m..."
14:4414:44, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,307 N There are the mighty Yudhamanyu, the very powerful Uttamauja, the son of Subhadra and the sons of Draupadi. All these warriors are great chariot fighters. BG 1.6 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warr..."
14:3514:35, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,214 N There are also great, heroic, powerful fighters like Dhrstaketu, Cekitana, Kasiraja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Saibya. BG 1.5 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are also great, heroic, powerful fighters like Dhṛṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya..."
14:2514:25, 13 December 2018 diff hist +1,768 N Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhima and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada. BG 1.4 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here in this army there are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna; there are also great fighters like Yuyu..."
14:2114:21, 13 December 2018 diff hist +2,532 N O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pandu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple, the son of Drupada. BG 1.3 - 1972 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pandu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple, the son of Drupad..."

15:0415:04, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,157 N These self-made "Gods" cannot answer all these questions very clearly; they are simply satisfied to have become "God" themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These self-made"|"cannot answer all these questions very clearly; they are simply satisfied to have become"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:0115:01, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,485 N If God were ever entrapped by maya, maya would be more powerful than God. Such men say that God is all-powerful, but they do not consider that if He is all-powerful there is no possibility of His being overpowered by maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If God were ever entrapped by maya, maya would be more powerful than God. Such men say that God is all-powerful, but they do n..."
14:5714:57, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,295 N Such men (mayayapahrta-jnana), unable to recognize their own foolishness, never consider how it is that God can be entrapped by maya, His own illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such men, unable to recognize their own foolishness, never consider how it is that God can be entrapped by maya, His own illus..."
05:4605:46, 12 December 2018 diff hist +2,587 N They (mayayapahrta-jnana class of men) will agree to worship an ordinary man if he happens to be rich, but they will never worship the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They will agree to worship an ordinary man if he happens to be rich, but they will never worship the Personality of Godhead"}}..."
05:3905:39, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,052 N They (veda-vada-rata people) fall even further into ignorance than those who have no knowledge of the Vedas at all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They fall even further into ignorance than those who have no knowledge of the Vedas at all"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}}..."
05:3605:36, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,479 N Veda-vada-rata people, however, have their own acaryas, who are not in the chain of transcendental succession. Thus they progress into the darkest region of ignorance by misinterpreting the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These veda-vāda-rata people, however, have their own ācāryas, who are not in the chain of transcendental succession. Thus t..."
05:3405:34, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,231 N One must approach a bona fide spiritual master in order to understand the transcendental message of the Vedas. That is the direction of the Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must approach a bona fide spiritual master in order to understand the transcendental message of the Vedas. That is the dir..."
05:3205:32, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,562 N Veda-vada-ratas search out meanings in every word of the Vedas to suit their own purposes. They do not know that the Vedic literature is a collection of extraordinary books that can be understood only through the chain of disciplic succession Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such veda-vāda-ratas search out meanings in every word of the Vedas to suit their own purposes. They do not know that the Ved..."
05:2705:27, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,755 N The so-called students of the Vedas are condemned herein because they are ignorant of the actual purpose of the Vedas on account of their disobeying the acaryas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called students of the Vedas are condemned herein because they are ignorant of the actual purpose of the Vedas on accou..."
05:2305:23, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,711 N Vidyayam refers to the study of the Vedas because the Vedas are the origin of all knowledge (vidya), and ratah means "those engaged." Vidyayam ratah thus means "those engaged in the study of the Vedas" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidyāyām refers to the study of the Vedas because the Vedas are the origin of all knowledge"|"Vidyāyāṁ ratāḥ thus mea..."
05:2005:20, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,602 N Such veda-vada-ratas are especially condemned in this mantra by the very appropriate Sanskrit words vidyayam ratah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such veda-vada-ratas are especially condemned in this mantra by the very appropriate Sanskrit words vidyayam ratah"}} {{notes|..."
05:1705:17, 12 December 2018 diff hist +4,776 N Such (veda-vada-rata) people misguide others by misinterpreting the Vedic literature. Sometimes they even condemn the Puranas, which are authentic Vedic explanations for laymen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such people misguide others by misinterpreting the Vedic literature. Sometimes they even condemn the Purāṇas, which are aut..."
05:1105:11, 12 December 2018 diff hist +5,205 N The veda-vada-rata people, instead of realizing that the purpose of the Vedas is to revive the forgetful soul's lost relationship with the SPG, take it for granted that such side issues as the attainment of heavenly pleasure for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the veda-vāda-rata people, instead of realizing that the purpose of the Vedas is to revive the forgetful soul's lost rela..."

16:0116:01, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,375 N The ultimate purpose of all religions is to bring one back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the ultimate purpose of all religions is to bring one back to Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
15:5915:59, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,444 N The purpose of all Vedic literature is to awaken this God consciousness in the forgetful living being, and this same purpose is presented in various ways in the different scriptures of the world for the understanding of a foolish mankind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of all Vedic literature is to awaken this God consciousness in the forgetful living being, and this same purpose i..."
15:5415:54, 11 December 2018 diff hist +6,134 N In the BG (15.15) it is said that the purpose of the Vedas is to know the Personality of Godhead, but these veda-vada-rata men are not at all interested in the SPG. On the contrary, they are fascinated by such fruitive results as the attainment of heaven Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said that the purpose of the Vedas is to know the Personality of Godhead, but these veda-vāda-rata men are not at all i..."
15:5115:51, 11 December 2018 diff hist +5,818 N Those who are veda-vada-rata pose themselves as very learned in the Vedic literature, but unfortunately they are completely diverted from the purpose of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are veda-vada-rata pose themselves as very learned in the Vedic literature, but unfortunately they are completely di..."
15:4515:45, 11 December 2018 diff hist +5,783 N According to the Bhagavad-gita (2.42, 7.15), mistaken mundane educators are known as veda-vada-rata and mayayapahrta-jnana. They may also be atheistic demons, the lowest of men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mistaken mundane educators are known as veda-vāda-rata and māyayāpahṛta-jñāna. They may also be atheistic demons, the l..."
15:4115:41, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,852 N Above the senses is the mind, and above the mind is the intelligence, and above the intelligence is the soul. Thus the aim of real education should be self-realization, realization of the spiritual values of the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But above the senses is the mind, and above the mind is the intelligence, and above the intelligence is the soul. Thus the aim..."
15:3815:38, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,697 N In India, as in many other countries, some people follow the custom of leading a procession with a decorated dead body for the pleasure of the lamenting relatives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India, as in many other countries, some people follow the custom of leading a procession with a decorated dead body for the..."
15:3615:36, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,538 N In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (3.11.12), the advancement of education by a godless people is compared to decorations on a dead body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya"|"the advancement of education by a godless people is compared to decorations on a dead body"}} {..."
15:2915:29, 11 December 2018 diff hist +5,730 N The advancement of learning by a godless people is as dangerous as a valuable jewel on the hood of a cobra. A cobra decorated with a valuable jewel is more dangerous than one not decorated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The advancement of learning by a godless people is as dangerous as a valuable jewel on the hood of a cobra. A cobra decorated..."
15:2615:26, 11 December 2018 diff hist +5,435 N Those who play the role of helping this sort of civilization in the name of educational advancement are actually doing more harm than those who are on the platform of gross sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And those who play the role of helping this sort of civilization in the name of educational advancement are actually doing mor..."
15:2215:22, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,587 N All these activities (sense gratification under the flags of industrialism, economic development, altruism, political activism) are more or less based on satisfaction of the senses, to the exclusion of the kind of God consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these activities are more or less based on satisfaction of the senses, to the exclusion of the kind of God consciousness d..."
15:1715:17, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,393 N Of the different classes of men-karmis, jnanis and yogis - the karmis are those who are engaged in the activities of sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of the different classes of men-karmīs, jñānīs and yogīs"|"the karmīs are those who are engaged in the activities of sen..."
15:1315:13, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,808 N As far as vidya is concerned, the first mantra has explained very clearly that the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of everything and that forgetfulness of this fact is ignorance. The more a man forgets this fact of life, the more he is in darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as vidya is concerned, the first mantra has explained very clearly that the Supreme Lord is the proprietor of everythin..."
15:1015:10, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,918 N Modern civilization has advanced considerably in the field of mass education, but the result is that people are more unhappy than ever before because of the stress placed on material advancement to the exclusion of the spiritual aspect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern civilization has advanced considerably in the field of mass education, but the result is that people are more unhappy t..."
13:1913:19, 11 December 2018 diff hist +5,504 N This mantra of Sri Isopanisad is more applicable today than at any time in the past Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mantra of Sri Isopanisad is more applicable today than at any time in the past"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{compl..."
13:1113:11, 11 December 2018 diff hist +68 N Category:Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 9 Created page with "Category:Sri Isopanisad Category:All Categories - Vaniquotes"
13:0113:01, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,090 N If the sun, which is a material object, is so powerful, then we can hardly begin to imagine the purifying strength of the all-powerful Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the sun, which is a material object, is so powerful, then we can hardly begin to imagine the purifying strength of the all-..."
12:5212:52, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,308 N The Lord is also apapa-viddham because sin cannot touch Him. Even if He acts in a way that appears to be sinful, such actions are all-good, for there is no question of His being affected by sin Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is also apapa-viddham because sin cannot touch Him. Even if He acts in a way that appears to be sinful, such actions..."
12:0912:09, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,462 N As mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita (9.30-31), a devotee may appear to be su-duracara, not well behaved, in the beginning, but he should be accepted as pure because he is on the right path. This is due to the prophylactic nature of the Lord's association Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As mentioned in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"a devotee may appear to be su-durācāra, not well behaved, in the beginning, but he sho..."
12:0012:00, 11 December 2018 diff hist +4,143 N He (God) is antiseptic in the sense that even an impure thing can become purified just by touching Him. The word "prophylactic" refers to the power of His association Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is antiseptic in the sense that even an impure thing can become purified just by touching Him"|"refers to the power of His..."

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