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06:1706:17, 25 January 2019 diff hist +2,527 N All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the Mahabharata for the understanding of the woman class, the laborer class and the unqualified members of brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya families Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the Mahabharata for the understanding of the woman cl..."
06:1206:12, 25 January 2019 diff hist +1,791 N The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out beyond matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at..."
06:0906:09, 25 January 2019 diff hist +2,038 N Vyasadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he had prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities, but ultimately he was not satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Vyāsadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he had prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfar..."
06:0206:02, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,626 N It (Vedanta philosophy) is a great science, and the great professor is the Lord Himself in the form of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And persons who are empowered by Him can initiate others in the transcendental loving service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a great science, and the great professor is the Lord Himself in the form of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. And persons..."
05:5705:57, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,504 N The Vedanta philosophy is the subject matter for study by the spiritual graduates. Only the post-graduate spiritual student can enter into the spiritual or devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedānta philosophy is the subject matter for study by the spiritual graduates. Only the post-graduate spiritual student c..."
05:5205:52, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,859 N Vyasadeva and Lord Krsna are both on the transcendental plane, and therefore they collaborated in doing good to the fallen souls of this age. The BG is the essence of all Vedic knowledge. It is the first book of spiritual values, as the Upanisads are Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyāsadeva and Lord Kṛṣṇa are both on the transcendental plane, and therefore they collaborated in doing good to the fal..."
05:4805:48, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,358 N The purpose of the Mahabharata is to administer the purpose of the Vedas, and therefore within this Mahabharata the summary Veda of Bhagavad-gita is placed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of the Mahabharata is to administer the purpose of the Vedas, and therefore within this Mahabharata the summary Ve..."
05:3705:37, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,621 N Dvija-bandhus are certainly not as intelligent as the children of the regular twice-born families. The dvija-bandhus are classified with the sudras and the woman class, who are by nature less intelligent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These dvija-bandhus are certainly not as intelligent as the children of the regular twice-born families. The dvija-bandhus are..."
05:3505:35, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,513 N If the father and the mother do not undertake the process of spiritual family planning and simply beget children out of passion only, their children are called dvija-bandhus Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the father and the mother do not undertake the process of spiritual family planning and simply beget children out of passio..."
05:3005:30, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,291 N One who has been able to undergo such (garbhadhana) important samskaras can be called a bona fide twice-born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has been able to undergo such important samskaras can be called a bona fide twice-born"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswara..."
05:2705:27, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,810 N The Garbhadhana-samskara is followed by other purificatory processes, out of which the sacred thread ceremony is one. This is performed at the time of spiritual initiation. After this particular samskara, one is rightly called twice-born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Garbhadhana-samskara is followed by other purificatory processes, out of which the sacred thread ceremony is one. This is..."
05:1705:17, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,395 N One who has not undergone such Garbhadhana-samskara, or spiritual family planning, is not accepted as being of an actual twice-born family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has not undergone such Garbhadhana-samskara, or spiritual family planning, is not accepted as being of an actual twice..."
05:1305:13, 25 January 2019 diff hist +4,626 N The friends of the twice-born families are those who are born in the families of brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas, or the spiritually cultured families, but who themselves are not equal to their forefathers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The friends of the twice-born families are those who are born in the families of brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas, or the spir..."
05:1105:11, 25 January 2019 diff hist +3,643 N In this age the mode of goodness is almost nil & so for the general mass of people, the kindhearted, Vyasadeva divided the Vedas in various ways so that they may be practically followed by less intelligent persons in the modes of passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the present age the mode of goodness is almost nil, and so for the general mass of people, the kindhearted, powerful sage..."
05:0705:07, 25 January 2019 diff hist +3,341 N In the Satya-yuga everyone was situated in the mode of goodness. Gradually the mode of goodness declined during the Treta and Dvapara-yugas, and the general mass of people became corrupt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Satya-yuga everyone was situated in the mode of goodness. Gradually the mode of goodness declined during the Treta and..."
05:0505:05, 25 January 2019 diff hist +3,247 N The ultimate goal of Vedic knowledge is Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. This Personality is very rarely understood by those who are in the modes of passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate goal of Vedic knowledge is Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead. This Personality is very rarely understood by t..." current
05:0205:02, 25 January 2019 diff hist +3,056 N Persons who are in the modes of passion and ignorance are unable to understand the subject matter of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are in the modes of passion and ignorance are unable to understand the subject matter of the Vedas"}} {{notes|}} {..."

14:0314:03, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,397 N Another section of the people take this (that the study of the Vedas is a monopoly of the brahmana caste only) as an injustice to members of other castes, who do not happen to take birth in a brahmana family. But both of them are misguided Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another section of the people take this as an injustice to members of other castes, who do not happen to take birth in a brāh..."
13:5813:58, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,274 N There is a stricture that no one should try to learn the Vedas who is not a qualified brahmana. This stricture has been wrongly interpreted in so many ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a stricture that no one should try to learn the Vedas who is not a qualified brahmana. This stricture has been wrongl..."
13:5413:54, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,013 N The Veda is one, and the reasons for its divisions in many parts are explained herewith Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Veda is one, and the reasons for its divisions in many parts are explained herewith"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{c..."
13:5213:52, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,260 N The Vedic knowledge, broken into different branches by different disciplic successions, has been distributed all over the world. No one, therefore, can claim independent knowledge beyond the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, the Vedic knowledge, broken into different branches by different disciplic successions, has been distributed a..."
13:4913:49, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,066 N They (Vedas) have simply been developed into different branches, They were originally rendered by great, respectable and learned professors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They have simply been developed into different branches, They were originally rendered by great, respectable and learned profe..."
13:3513:35, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,046 N In the Chandogya Upanisad (7.1.4), the Puranas and Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda. According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, that is the way of ascertaining the respective values of the revealed scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad"|"the Purāṇas and Mahābhārata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda..."
13:2913:29, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,672 N Sri Vyasadeva and his many disciples were all historical personalities, and they were very kind and sympathetic toward the fallen souls of this age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Vyasadeva and his many disciples were all historical personalities, and they were very kind and sympathetic toward the fal..."
13:2713:27, 24 January 2019 diff hist +142 Above the four Vedas, namely Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Atharva, there are the Puranas, the Mahabharata, Samhitas, etc., which are known as the fifth Veda No edit summary current
13:2613:26, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,756 N To make them (sacrifices) more easily performable, the Veda was divided into four divisions of sacrifice, just to purify the occupational service of the four orders Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But to make them more easily performable, the Veda was divided into four divisions of sacrifice, just to purify the occupation..."
13:2013:20, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,560 N Formerly there was only the Veda of the name Yajur, and the four divisions of sacrifices were there specifically mentioned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly there was only the Veda of the name Yajur, and the four divisions of sacrifices were there specifically mentioned"}}..."
13:1713:17, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,200 N The personalities may be different, but the aim of the mission is one and the same, namely, to deliver the fallen souls back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personalities may be different, but the aim of the mission is one and the same, namely, to deliver the fallen souls back h..."
13:1213:12, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,399 N They are (people in general) always disturbed by various diseases. For example, in the present age there are so many TB patients and TB hospitals, but formerly this was not so because the time was not so unfavorable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are always disturbed by various diseases. For example, in the present age there are so many TB patients and TB hospitals,..."
12:4412:44, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,218 N All such (like Vyasadeva) transcendentalists, who are naturally devotees of the Lord, are always eager to render welfare service to the people in general Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And all such transcendentalists, who are naturally devotees of the Lord, are always eager to render welfare service to the peo..."
12:3412:34, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,199 N The action of matter has also not so much incentive. The land does not produce food grains in the same proportions as it did in other ages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The action of matter has also not so much incentive. The land does not produce food grains in the same proportions as it did i..."
12:2912:29, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,616 In Kali-yuga, the last millennium of a round of four millenniums, the power of all material objects deteriorates by the influence of time No edit summary current
12:2612:26, 24 January 2019 diff hist +4,051 N The unmanifested forces of time are so powerful that they reduce all matter to oblivion in due course Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unmanifested forces of time are so powerful that they reduce all matter to oblivion in due course"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
12:1612:16, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,256 N He (Vyasadeva) could see the future anomalies in the Kali age, and accordingly he made arrangement for the people in general so that they can execute a progressive life in this age, which is full of darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus he could see the future anomalies in the Kali age, and accordingly he made arrangement for the people in general so that..."
10:1510:15, 24 January 2019 diff hist +1,858 N The great sages like Vyasadeva are liberated souls, and therefore they can see clearly past and future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages like Vyasadeva are liberated souls, and therefore they can see clearly past and future"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
10:1310:13, 24 January 2019 diff hist +1,673 N The River Sarasvati is flowing in the Badarikasrama area of the Himalayas. So the place indicated here is Samyaprasa in Badarikasrama, where Sri Vyasadeva is residing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The River Sarasvati is flowing in the Badarikasrama area of the Himalayas. So the place indicated here is Samyaprasa in Badari..." current
10:1010:10, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,246 N Every millennium is divided into three periods, and each period is called a sandhya. Vyasadeva appeared in the third sandhya of that particular age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every millennium is divided into three periods, and each period is called a sandhya. Vyasadeva appeared in the third sandhya o..."
10:0810:08, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,279 N The mother of the great sage was Satyavati the daughter of the Vasu (fisherman), and the father was the great Parasara Muni. That is the history of Vyasadeva's birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mother of the great sage was Satyavatī the daughter of the Vasu"|"and the father was the great Parāśara Muni. That is t..."
10:0210:02, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,200 N In that particular (third) millennium, Lord Sri Krsna also descends, and because of this there was some particular alteration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that particular millennium, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa also descends, and because of this there was some particular alteration"..."
10:0010:00, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,295 N During the regime of Vaivasvata Manu, there was an overlapping of the twenty-eighth round of the four millenniums, and the third millennium appeared prior to the second Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the regime of Vaivasvata Manu, there was an overlapping of the twenty-eighth round of the four millenniums, and the thi..." current
09:5809:58, 24 January 2019 diff hist +2,224 N There is a chronological order of the four millenniums, namely Satya, Dvapara, Treta and Kali. But sometimes there is overlapping Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a chronological order of the four millenniums, namely Satya, Dvapara, Treta and Kali. But sometimes there is overlapp..."
09:5209:52, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,075 N Realization is more important than parrotlike chanting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Realization is more important than parrotlike chanting"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2019-01-24T..."
09:5009:50, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,791 N Srila Suta Gosvami is following his (Sukadeva's) footsteps, and therefore his position is not the least less important because he was not expert in chanting Vedic mantras with metric pronunciation, which depends more on practice than actual realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī is following his footsteps, and therefore his position is not the least less important because he was..."
09:4409:44, 24 January 2019 diff hist +3,682 N It (Bhagavatam) is the ripened fruit of all the Vedas, as stated before. Besides that, the most perfectly liberated soul, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, is absorbed in the studies of the Bhagavatam, although he is already self-realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the contrary, it is the ripened fruit of all the Vedas, as stated before. Besides that, the most perfectly liberated soul,..."

14:1514:15, 23 January 2019 diff hist +3,632 N It should not be considered that the brahmanas are more important than the itinerant preachers. They are one and different simultaneously because they are meant for the same end, in different ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet it should not be considered that the brāhmaṇas are more important than the itinerant preachers. They are one and differ..."
14:0914:09, 23 January 2019 diff hist +3,604 N The brahmanas are meant to administer some fruitive sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas, but the parivrajakacaryas, or learned preachers, are meant to disseminate transcendental knowledge to one and all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmanas are meant to administer some fruitive sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas, but the parivrajakacaryas, or learned p..."
14:0614:06, 23 January 2019 diff hist +3,190 N The difference between the Vedas and the Puranas is like that between the brahmanas and the parivrajakas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the Vedas and the Puranas is like that between the brahmanas and the parivrajakas"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
14:0414:04, 23 January 2019 diff hist +4,045 N If all living beings are satisfied with food and shelter and obey the prescribed rules, there cannot be any disturbance between one living being and another. Emperor Pariksit was a worthy king, and therefore all were happy during his reign Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If all living beings are satisfied with food and shelter and obey the prescribed rules, there cannot be any disturbance betwee..."
13:5713:57, 23 January 2019 diff hist +3,698 N There are ample food grains, milk, fruit and vegetables so that the human beings as well as the animals can eat sumptuously and to their heart's content Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are ample food grains, milk, fruit and vegetables so that the human beings as well as the animals can eat sumptuously an..."
13:5513:55, 23 January 2019 diff hist +3,595 N Under the administration of a representative king, the kingdom is full of opulence. At that time, human beings need not eat animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the administration of a representative king, the kingdom is full of opulence. At that time, human beings need not eat an..." current

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