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29 March 2019
- 08:1508:15, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,378 The living entities are mentioned as prakrti in the Bhagavad-gita, and in Sanskrit prakrti is a feminine object No edit summary current
- 08:0608:06, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,202 N Love is a word which is often used in relation with man and woman. And love is the only word that can be properly used to indicate the relation between Lord Krsna and the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Love is a word which is often used in relation with man and woman. And love is the only word that can be properly used to indi..."
- 08:0308:03, 29 March 2019 diff hist +5,862 N The ultimate result of devotional service is to develop genuine love for the Supreme Personality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate result of devotional service is to develop genuine love for the Supreme Personality"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswa..."
- 08:0108:01, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,077 N Srila Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality of Godhead, and in this statement the all-perfect Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna is clearly confirmed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality of Godhead, and in this statement the all-perfect Personality of Godhead Sri K..."
- 07:5307:53, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,471 N It is definitely suggested herein (SB 1.7.7) that simply by hearing the message of Srimad-Bhagavatam one gets attachment for the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna, and as soon as this is effected the symptoms of the material diseases disappear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And it is definitely suggested herein that simply by hearing the message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam one gets attachment for the S..."
- 07:4907:49, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,214 N Everyone is full of lamentation at every moment, he is after the mirage of illusory things, and he is always afraid of his supposed enemy. These are the primary symptoms of material disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is full of lamentation at every moment, he is after the mirage of illusory things, and he is always afraid of his sup..."
- 07:2807:28, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,117 N The importance of hearing is mentioned here (SB 1.7.7) in connection with attaining the highest perfection of life, namely, getting free from three material pangs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The importance of hearing is mentioned here in connection with attaining the highest perfection of life, namely, getting free..."
- 07:2407:24, 29 March 2019 diff hist +6,403 N There are various senses, of which the ear is the most effective. This sense works even when a man is deep asleep. One can protect himself from the hands of an enemy while awake, but while asleep one is protected by the ear only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are various senses, of which the ear is the most effective. This sense works even when a man is deep asleep. One can pro..."
- 07:1107:11, 29 March 2019 diff hist +2,903 N Knowledge is dependent on devotional service for the ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rather, knowledge is dependent on devotional service for the ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
- 07:0707:07, 29 March 2019 diff hist +3,453 N With the prescribed forms of hearing and chanting, there is at once mitigation of the superfluous and unwanted miseries of material existence. Such mitigation of material affection does not wait for development of transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But even with the prescribed forms of hearing and chanting, there is at once mitigation of the superfluous and unwanted miseri..."
- 06:4006:40, 29 March 2019 diff hist +3,079 N When the Lord is fully satisfied with the sincere efforts of the devotee, He may endow him with His loving transcendental service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord is fully satisfied with the sincere efforts of the devotee, He may endow him with His loving transcendental serv..."
- 06:2806:28, 29 March 2019 diff hist +3,649 N At last he (Vyasadeva) saw the remedial measure for the conditioned souls, namely, the process of devotional service. It is a great transcendental science and begins with the process of hearing and chanting the name, fame, glory, etc., of the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And at last he saw the remedial measure for the conditioned souls, namely, the process of devotional service. It is a great tr..."
- 06:0506:05, 29 March 2019 diff hist +3,380 N He (Vyasadeva) also saw His (God's) different plenary portions & parts of the plenary portions, namely His different incarnations also, and he specifically observed the unwanted miseries of the conditioned souls, who are bewildered by the external energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also saw His different plenary portions and parts of the plenary portions, namely His different incarnations also, and he s..."
- 06:0006:00, 29 March 2019 diff hist +2,966 N Vyasadeva saw His (God's) different energies, namely the internal energy, the marginal energy and the external energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He saw, therefore, His different energies, namely the internal energy, the marginal energy and the external energy"}} {{notes|..."
- 05:5105:51, 29 March 2019 diff hist +3,164 N Srila Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality of Godhead. This statement suggests that the complete unit of the Personality of Godhead includes His parts and parcels also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Vyasadeva saw the all-perfect Personality of Godhead. This statement suggests that the complete unit of the Personality..."
- 05:4605:46, 29 March 2019 diff hist +4,466 N The living entity is also required to revive his natural love and affection for the Lord, and that is the highest perfection of the living entity. Srimad-Bhagavatam treats the conditioned soul with an aim to that goal of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the same way, the living entity is also required to revive his natural love and affection for the Lord, and that is the hig..."
18 March 2019
- 07:5607:56, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,446 N Another point is distinct herein: that eternal relation between the Lord and the living being is transcendental, otherwise the Lord would not have taken the trouble to reclaim the conditioned souls from the clutches of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another point is distinct herein: that eternal relation between the Lord and the living being is transcendental, otherwise the..."
- 07:5407:54, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,355 N Both the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living beings are undoubtedly qualitatively one, but the Lord is the controller of the illusory energy, whereas the living entity is controlled by the illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living beings are undoubtedly qualitatively one, but the Lord is the controlle..."
- 07:4607:46, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,506 N He (Vysadeva) also saw the perfect Supreme Being, from whom illusory energy is far removed, though He saw both the diseased conditioned souls and also the cause of the disease. And the remedial measures are suggested in the next verse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also saw the perfect Supreme Being, from whom illusory energy is far removed, though He saw both the diseased conditioned s..."
- 07:4207:42, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,372 N Had the Lord and the living beings been the same, then Srila Sukadeva Gosvami would not have taken the trouble to describe the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, for they would all be manifestations of illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Had the Lord and the living beings been the same, then Srila Sukadeva Gosvami would not have taken the trouble to describe the..."
- 07:4007:40, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,153 N There are so many unscrupulous imaginations on the part of the monists to endeavor to put both the Lord and the living being in the same category Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So there are so many unscrupulous imaginations on the part of the monists to endeavor to put both the Lord and the living bein..." current
- 07:3307:33, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,509 N If the living being & the Lord were in the same category, then it would have been quite possible for Vyasadeva to see it & there would have been no question of material distress on the part of the illusioned being, for the Supreme Being is fully cognizant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the living being and the Lord were in the same category, then it would have been quite possible for Vyāsadeva to see it, a..."
- 07:3007:30, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,458 N The perfect being, or the Lord, cannot be approached even by the illusory energy, who can only work on the living entities. Therefore it is sheer imagination that the Supreme Lord is illusioned by the illusory energy and thus becomes a living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfect being, or the Lord, cannot be approached even by the illusory energy, who can only work on the living entities. Th..." current
- 07:2707:27, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,652 N The living being thus subject to the control of external energy is differently situated. It is clear, however, from the present statement of Bhagavatam that the same external energy is situated in the inferior position before the SPG, or the perfect being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living being thus subject to the control of external energy is differently situated. It is clear, however, from the presen..."
- 07:2407:24, 18 March 2019 diff hist +4,508 N Personal superintendence of the illusory energy is confirmed in the Vedas (Kena Upanisad) in relation to the demigods' controlling power. Herein also it is clearly stated that the living entity is controlled by the external energy in a personal capacity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Personal superintendence of the illusory energy is confirmed in the Vedas"|"in relation to the demigods' controlling power. He..."
16 March 2019
- 06:4806:48, 16 March 2019 diff hist +5,633 N The root cause of suffering by the materialistic living beings is pointed out with remedial measures which are to be undertaken and also the ultimate perfection to be gained. All this is mentioned in this particular verse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The root cause of suffering by the materialistic living beings is pointed out with remedial measures which are to be undertake..."
15 March 2019
- 08:2308:23, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,293 N Internal energy is even superior to the spiritual bliss attainable in the conception of impersonal Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"internal energy is even superior to the spiritual bliss attainable in the conception of impersonal Brahman"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 08:1808:18, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,701 N Devotional service, or bhakti-yoga, is the function of the internal energy; thus there is no place for the inferior energy, or material energy, just as there is no place for darkness in the effulgence of spiritual light Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service, or bhakti-yoga, is the function of the internal energy; thus there is no place for the inferior energy, or..."
- 08:1608:16, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,781 N When one is under the shelter of this internal potency, the darkness of material ignorance is at once dissipated. And even those who are atmarama, or fixed in trance, take shelter of this maya, or internal energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is under the shelter of this internal potency, the darkness of material ignorance is at once dissipated. And even tho..."
- 08:1008:10, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,746 N The word apasrayam suggests that this energy of the Lord is under full control. The internal potency or superior energy is also called maya, but it is spiritual maya, or energy exhibited in the absolute realm Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word apasrayam suggests that this energy of the Lord is under full control. The internal potency or superior energy is als..."
- 07:5907:59, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,670 N The internal energy is there along with the Absolute Person as the moonlight is there with the moon. The external energy is compared to darkness because it keeps the living entities in the darkness of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The internal energy is there along with the Absolute Person as the moonlight is there with the moon. The external energy is co..." current
- 07:5107:51, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,354 N The energy mentioned here is the external energy, as will be clear from the statements of her activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The energy mentioned here is the external energy, as will be clear from the statements of her activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 07:4807:48, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,673 N The Absolute Personality of Godhead is the perfect person. The Supreme Person has manifold energies, out of which the internal, external and marginal energies are specifically important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Personality of Godhead is the perfect person. The Supreme Person has manifold energies, out of which the internal..."
- 07:4507:45, 15 March 2019 diff hist +4,698 N The Absolute is mentioned here as the purusa, or person. The Absolute Personality of Godhead is mentioned in so many Vedic literatures, and in the Bhagavad-gita, the purusa is confirmed as the eternal and original person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute is mentioned here as the purusa, or person. The Absolute Personality of Godhead is mentioned in so many Vedic lit..." current
14 March 2019
- 08:3608:36, 14 March 2019 diff hist +4,865 N In the Upanisads also it is confirmed that Vasudeva, the Personality of Godhead, is covered by the golden glowing hiranmayena patrena veil of impersonal Brahman, & when that curtain is removed by the mercy of the Lord the real face of the Absolute is seen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Upanisads also it is confirmed that Vasudeva, the Personality of Godhead, is covered by the golden glowing hiranmayena..."
- 08:2308:23, 14 March 2019 diff hist +4,346 N The absolute vision is the Personality of Godhead, as it is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.19): vasudevah sarvam iti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The absolute vision is the Personality of Godhead, as it is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti"}} {{no..."
- 08:1508:15, 14 March 2019 diff hist +4,558 N One can perfectly realize the Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead only by the process of devotional service, and one can enter into the kingdom of God by such perfect knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can perfectly realize the Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead only by the process of devotional service, and one can ent..."
- 08:1208:12, 14 March 2019 diff hist +4,443 N Perfect vision of the Absolute Truth is possible only by the linking process of devotional service. This is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Perfect vision of the Absolute Truth is possible only by the linking process of devotional service. This is also confirmed in..."
- 08:0108:01, 14 March 2019 diff hist +1,495 N Under instructions of his spiritual master Srila Narada Muni, Vyasadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under instructions of his spiritual master Srila Narada Muni, Vyasadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of..."
- 07:5907:59, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,547 N The difference is a matter of formality on the strength of renunciation. The sannyasis are held in high estimation on the strength of practical renunciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference is a matter of formality on the strength of renunciation. The sannyasis are held in high estimation on the stre..." current
- 07:5407:54, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,843 N The brahmacaris, the grhasthas, the vanaprasthas and the sannyasis all belong to the same mission of life, namely, realization of the Supreme. Therefore none of them are less important as far as spiritual culture is concerned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmacaris, the grhasthas, the vanaprasthas and the sannyasis all belong to the same mission of life, namely, realization..."
- 07:4607:46, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,647 N The whole varnasrama system is so designed that each and every status of life is called an asrama. This means that spiritual culture is the common factor for all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole varnasrama system is so designed that each and every status of life is called an asrama. This means that spiritual c..."
- 07:4207:42, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,808 N Srila Vyasadeva was a householder, yet his residential place is called an asrama. An asrama is a place where spiritual culture is always foremost. It does not matter whether the place belongs to a householder or a mendicant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Vyasadeva was a householder, yet his residential place is called an asrama. An asrama is a place where spiritual culture..."
- 07:3807:38, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,854 N For spiritual advancement of knowledge a suitable place and atmosphere are definitely required. The place on the western bank of the Sarasvati is especially suitable for this purpose. And there is the asrama of Vyasadeva at Samyaprasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For spiritual advancement of knowledge a suitable place and atmosphere are definitely required. The place on the western bank..."
- 07:3107:31, 14 March 2019 diff hist +2,090 N This (Maharaja Pariksit is miraculously saved in the womb of his mother) was caused by Drauni (Asvatthama), Acarya Drona's son, who killed the five sons of Draupadi while they were asleep, for which he was punished by Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This was caused by Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā), Ācārya Droṇa's son, who killed the five sons of Draupadī while they were asl..."
- 07:2307:23, 14 March 2019 diff hist +1,878 N In this chapter the clue for describing Srimad-Bhagavatam is picked up as Maharaja Pariksit is miraculously saved in the womb of his mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this chapter the clue for describing Srimad-Bhagavatam is picked up as Maharaja Pariksit is miraculously saved in the womb..."
12 March 2019
- 08:1008:10, 12 March 2019 diff hist +2,236 N His (Narada Muni's) mission is to get them back home, back to Godhead. That is the mission of all genuine devotees of the Lord following the footsteps of that great sage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His mission is to get them back home, back to Godhead. That is the mission of all genuine devotees of the Lord following the f..."
- 08:0608:06, 12 March 2019 diff hist +2,190 N No one can be truly happy within the material world. Srila Narada Muni, in order to enlighten the miserable inhabitants, wanders everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can be truly happy within the material world. Srila Narada Muni, in order to enlighten the miserable inhabitants, wande..."
- 08:0108:01, 12 March 2019 diff hist +2,234 N Sri Narada Muni plays on his instrument to glorify the transcendental activities of the Lord and to give relief to all miserable living entities of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Narada Muni plays on his instrument to glorify the transcendental activities of the Lord and to give relief to all miserab..."
- 07:5707:57, 12 March 2019 diff hist +3,236 N The freedom surrendered to the Lord does not mean that the devotee becomes dependent in every respect. To surrender unto the Lord through the transparent medium of the spiritual master is to attain complete freedom of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The freedom surrendered to the Lord does not mean that the devotee becomes dependent in every respect. To surrender unto the L..."