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14:5314:53, 28 May 2019 diff hist +3,213 N In his (Narada Muni's) previous life he was the son of a maidservant, but by good association with pure devotees he became enlightened in devotional service, and in the next life he became a perfect man comparable with himself only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his previous life he was the son of a maidservant, but by good association with pure devotees he became enlightened in devo..."
14:4914:49, 28 May 2019 diff hist +2,789 N Narada Muni: is inevitably associated with the narrations of the Puranas. He is described in the Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada Muni: is inevitably associated with the narrations of the Purāṇas. He is described in the Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}}..." current
14:4314:43, 28 May 2019 diff hist +3,021 N Parvata Muni and Narada Muni are called Gandharvas also because they can travel in the air singing the glories of the Lord. Since they can travel in the air, they observed Draupadi's svayamvara ceremony (selecting of her own husband) from the air Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parvata Muni and Nārada Muni are called Gandharvas also because they can travel in the air singing the glories of the Lord. S..."

15:5415:54, 27 May 2019 diff hist +3,028 N Parvata Muni is also a devarsi, a great sage amongst the demigods, like Narada. He was present along with Narada at the sacrificial ceremony of Maharaja Janamejaya, son of Maharaja Pariksit. In this sacrifice all the snakes of the world were to be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parvata Muni is also a devarṣi, or a great sage amongst the demigods, like Nārada. He was present along with Nārada at the..."
15:4815:48, 27 May 2019 diff hist +1,970 N All rsis are situated in the quality of goodness. All of them assembled there on hearing the news of the great warrior's impending death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All rsis are situated in the quality of goodness. All of them assembled there on hearing the news of the great warrior's impen..."
15:4515:45, 27 May 2019 diff hist +1,788 N Bhismadeva himself was also one of the brahmarsis and the chief of the descendants of King Bharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva himself was also one of the brahmarsis and the chief of the descendants of King Bharata"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Is..."
15:4115:41, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,235 N The Lord, although conscious of His supreme position, always behaved in a humanly custom, and so He also bowed down before the dying Bhismadeva as if He were one of the younger brothers of King Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, although conscious of His supreme position, always behaved in a humanly custom, and so He also bowed down before the..." current
15:3815:38, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,152 N Lord Krsna was also a younger cousin of Maharaja Yudhisthira as well as the intimate friend of Arjuna. But all the family members of the Pandavas knew Lord Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna was also a younger cousin of Maharaja Yudhisthira as well as the intimate friend of Arjuna. But all the family memb..."
15:3515:35, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,233 N Kuvera is the richest of all the demigods, and herein King Yudhisthira appeared like him (Kuvera), for the procession along with Sri Krsna was quite appropriate to the royalty of King Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuvera is the richest of all the demigods, and herein King Yudhiṣṭhira appeared like him"|"for the procession along with..."
15:3015:30, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,102 N Lord Sri Krsna wanted the Pandavas to be present before Bhismadeva in the most aristocratic order so that he might be pleased to see them happy at the time of his death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Sri Krsna wanted the Pandavas to be present before Bhismadeva in the most aristocratic order so that he might be pleased..."
15:2715:27, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,470 N Passing away of the great warrior (Bhismadeva) attracted the attention of all the contemporary elites, and all of them assembled there to show their feelings of love, respect and affection for the great soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This passing away of the great warrior attracted the attention of all the contemporary elites, and all of them assembled there..."
15:2415:24, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,266 N Bhismadeva was endowed with the power of leaving his material body at will, and his lying down on the bed of arrows was his own choice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva was endowed with the power of leaving his material body at will, and his lying down on the bed of arrows was his ow..."
15:2015:20, 27 May 2019 diff hist +2,328 N In this Ninth Chapter, as it is willed by Lord Sri Krsna, Bhismadeva will impart instructions to King Yudhisthira on the subject of occupational duties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this Ninth Chapter, as it is willed by Lord Sri Krsna, Bhismadeva will impart instructions to King Yudhisthira on the subje..."

08:3708:37, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,818 N The whole purpose, therefore, is served when everything is done for the will of the Lord (Krsna). This is possible only for the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole purpose, therefore, is served when everything is done for the will of the Lord. This is possible only for the devote..." current
08:3408:34, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,960 N Those who are devotees of the Lord never kill an animal for self-interest, and (as the Lord ordered Arjuna) they do not refrain from performing the duty of a ksatriya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devotees of the Lord never kill an animal for self-interest, and"|"they do not refrain from performing the duty..."
08:3108:31, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,104 N In the Kali-yuga the only sacrifice recommended is the performance of hari-nama-yajna inaugurated by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But one should not indulge in animal killing and counteract it by performing the hari-nama yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Kali-yuga the only sacrifice recommended is the performance of hari-nama-yajna inaugurated by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahapra..."
08:1008:10, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,816 N Asvamedha-yajnas or Gomedha-yajnas, sacrifices in which a horse or a bull is sacrificed, were not, of course, for the purpose of killing the animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Asvamedha-yajnas or Gomedha-yajnas, sacrifices in which a horse or a bull is sacrificed, were not, of course, for the purpose..."
07:5107:51, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,409 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.27-28) the remedy is suggested that such actions and reactions of the path of work can be checked only when work is done on behalf of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the remedy is suggested that such actions and reactions of the path of work can be checked only when work is done on behalf of..."
07:4807:48, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,438 N The way of work (karma) is like that. It creates one action and another reaction simultaneously and thus increases the chain of material activities, binding the performer in material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is like that. It creates one action and another reaction simultaneously and thus increases the chain of material activities, b..."
07:4507:45, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,757 N In war either the husband or the brother or father or sons go to fight. And when they are killed, a fresh enmity is created & thus a chain of actions & reactions increases which is not possible to be counteracted even by thousands of Asvamedha-yajnas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In war either the husband or the brother or even the father or sons go to fight. And when they are killed, a fresh enmity is c..."
07:3307:33, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,321 N Yudhisthira Maharaja performed this Asvamedha-yajna, but he thinks that even by performing such yajnas it is not possible to get relief from the great sins committed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja performed this Aśvamedha-yajña, but he thinks that even by performing such yajñas it is not poss..."
07:3007:30, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,234 N It is said in the Vedas that by performing the Asvamedha-yajna (horse sacrifice) one can get relief from even brahma-hatya (killing of a brahmana) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the Vedas that by performing the Aśvamedha-yajña"|"one can get relief from even brahma-hatyā"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
07:2707:27, 26 May 2019 diff hist +3,153 N To get relief from sinful reactions, the Vedas prescribe several kinds of sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To get relief from such sinful reactions, the Vedas prescribe several kinds of sacrifices"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {..." current
07:2107:21, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,044 N The killing was committed not in the course of administration but for the sake of self-aggrandizement, and as such he thought himself responsible for all the sins Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The killing was committed not in the course of administration but for the sake of self-aggrandizement, and as such he thought..."
07:1907:19, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,485 N Yudhisthira thought that although he was not actually involved in the administration of the kingdom, which was being carried on well by Duryodhana without harm to the citizens, he caused the killing of so many living beings only for his personal gain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira thought that although he was not actually involved in the administration of the kingdom, which was..."
07:0507:05, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,449 N There were friends, parents and preceptors also on both sides, and all of them were killed. It was simply horrible for him (Yudhisthira) to think of such killing, and therefore he was thinking of residing in hell for millions and billions of years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, there were friends, parents and preceptors also on both sides, and all of them were killed. It was simply horrible..."
07:0207:02, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,216 N They (boys, brahmanas and women) are all innocent creatures, and in all circumstances killing of them is forbidden in the scriptures. Maharaja Yudhisthira was aware of these mass killings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are all innocent creatures, and in all circumstances killing of them is forbidden in the scriptures. Mahārāja Yudhiṣ..."
06:5806:58, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,302 N Whenever there is a war, there is certainly a massacre of many innocent living beings, such as boys, brahmanas and women, whose killing is considered to be the greatest of sins Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever there is a war, there is certainly a massacre of many innocent living beings, such as boys, brahmanas and women, whos..."
06:5306:53, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,534 N While there is life in the body, it is meant for the service of others, and when it is dead it is meant to be eaten by dogs and jackals or maggots. He is sorry because for such a temporary body such a huge massacre was committed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While there is life in the body, it is meant for the service of others, and when it is dead it is meant to be eaten by dogs an..."
06:5006:50, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,381 N Maharaja Yudhisthira, as the most pious king of the world, takes for himself the responsibility for killing such a huge number of living beings because the battle was fought to reinstate him on the throne Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Yudhisthira, as the most pious king of the world, takes for himself the responsibility for killing such a huge number..."
06:4706:47, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,235 N A solid phalanx of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 109,650 infantry and 65,600 cavalry is called an aksauhini. And many aksauhinis were killed on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A solid phalanx of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 109,650 infantry and 65,600 cavalry is called an akṣauhiṇī. And man..." current
06:3006:30, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,901 N By the will of the Lord he (Yudhisthira) became just like a common man because there was another great idea behind this delusion: the King would be instructed by Bhisma as Arjuna was instructed by the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All this was perfectly known to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, but by the will of the Lord he became just like a common man becau..."
06:2406:24, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,594 N The common man thinks of violence and nonviolence in terms of the body, but that is a kind of delusion. Everyone is duty-bound according to one's occupational duties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The common man thinks of violence and nonviolence in terms of the body, but that is a kind of delusion. Everyone is duty-bound..."
06:1406:14, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,352 N The Lord (Krsna) also desired that King Yudhisthira be pacified by the words of Bhismadeva so that the world could see that Bhismadeva excelled all in knowledge, including the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides this, the Lord also desired that King Yudhiṣṭhira be pacified by the words of Bhīṣmadeva so that the world coul..."
06:1106:11, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,256 N The ksatriyas are also very stern people, and therefore he (Bhismdeva) was obliged to take the side of Duryodhana because he was maintained at the expense of Duryodhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the kṣatriyas are also very stern people, and therefore he was obliged to take the side of Duryodhana because he was mai..." current
06:0106:01, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,091 N Bhismadeva was not at all satisfied to fight against the Pandavas, who were his beloved fatherless grandchildren Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva was not at all satisfied to fight against the Pandavas, who were his beloved fatherless grandchildren"}} {{notes|}}..." current
05:5605:56, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,629 N As Supersoul of King Yudhisthira, He did not allow the King to be convinced by the words of Vyasa and others, including Himself, because He desired that the King hear instructions from the dying Bhismadeva, who was another great devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Supersoul of King Yudhiṣṭhira, He did not allow the King to be convinced by the words of Vyāsa and others, including H..." current
05:5305:53, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,366 N The interpretation is that the Lord as isvara, or the Supersoul in the hearts of both King Yudhisthira and Vyasa, performed still more superhuman action because the Lord desired it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The interpretation is that the Lord as isvara, or the Supersoul in the hearts of both King Yudhisthira and Vyasa, performed st..." current
05:4905:49, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,572 N Krsna is designated herein as the performer of superhuman actions, but in this particular instance neither He nor Vyasa could convince King Yudhisthira. Does it mean that He failed to be a superhuman actor? No, certainly not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is designated herein as the performer of superhuman actions, but in this particular instance neither He nor Vyāsa..."
05:3605:36, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,102 N Maharaja Yudhisthira would not be satisfied, even though he was instructed by the greatest personalities of the time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira would not be satisfied, even though he was instructed by the greatest personalities of the time..."
05:2305:23, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,459 N The mass killing simply to enthrone Maharaja Yudhisthira was too mortifying, so he tried to be convinced with evidences from histories by great sages like Vyasa and the Lord Himself that the fight was just because the cause was just Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mass killing simply to enthrone Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was too mortifying, so he tried to be convinced with evidences..." current
05:1905:19, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,522 N It is said in the Mahabharata, Adi-parva (20) that 640,000,000 men were killed in the eighteen days of the Battle of Kuruksetra, and some hundreds of thousands were missing. Practically this was the greatest battle in the world within five thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the Mahābhārata, Adi-parva"|"that 640,000,000 men were killed in the eighteen days of the Battle of Kurukṣet..." current
05:1205:12, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,518 N The whole clique of politics centered around this point, and all the kings and residents of the whole world became involved in this fight between the rival brothers. Lord Krsna was also there on the side of King Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole clique of politics centered around this point, and all the kings and residents of the whole world became involved in..."
05:0405:04, 26 May 2019 diff hist +4,158 N The pious King Yudhisthira was mortified because of the mass massacre of human beings in the Battle of Kuruksetra, especially on his account Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pious King Yudhisthira was mortified because of the mass massacre of human beings in the Battle of Kuruksetra, especially..."
04:5904:59, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,244 N The power of King Yudhisthira was loving affection, which the Lord (Krsna) could not deny. The almighty God is thus conquered only by loving service and nothing else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This signifies that the power of King Yudhiṣṭhira was loving affection, which the Lord could not deny. The almighty God is..."
04:5504:55, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,404 N No one could make Lord Krsna stay at Hastinapura when He decided to start for Dvaraka, but the simple request of King Yudhisthira that the Lord remain there for a few days more was immediately effective Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one could make Lord Kṛṣṇa stay at Hastināpura when He decided to start for Dvārakā, but the simple request of King..."
04:4104:41, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,496 N The word maya is used both in the sense of delusion and mercy. Herein (SB 1.8.44) the word maya is used in the sense of the Lord's mercy upon Kuntidevi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word māyā is used both in the sense of delusion and mercy. Herein the word māyā is used in the sense of the Lord's mer..."
04:3704:37, 26 May 2019 diff hist +2,737 N Srimati Kuntidevi has prayed to the Lord just to enunciate a fragment of His glories. All His devotees worship Him in that way, by chosen words, and therefore the Lord is known as Uttamasloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī has prayed to the Lord just to enunciate a fragment of His glories. All His devotees worship Him in tha..."

16:0716:07, 24 May 2019 diff hist +2,290 N His (Krsna's) energy is displayed in different ways, as electrical energy works in manifold capacities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His energy is displayed in different ways, as electrical energy works in manifold capacities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}..." current
16:0416:04, 24 May 2019 diff hist +2,833 N The conditioned souls, who are engaged in trying to lord it over the material world, are also enchanted by His mystic powers, but His devotees are enchanted in a different way by the glories of the Lord, and His merciful blessings are upon them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned souls, who are engaged in trying to lord it over the material world, are also enchanted by His mystic powers,..."

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