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12:3612:36, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,375 N Maharaja Yudhisthira was conscious of his duty, and he at once hurried to the spot with Lord Krsna and satisfied the bereaved Dhrtarastra with kind words, from both himself and the Lord also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Yudhisthira was conscious of his duty, and he at once hurried to the spot with Lord Krsna and satisfied the bereaved..." current
12:3312:33, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,215 N The death news of Bhismadeva, uncle of Dhrtarastra, was another great shock for the King and the Queen, and therefore they required solace from Maharaja Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The death news of Bhismadeva, uncle of Dhrtarastra, was another great shock for the King and the Queen, and therefore they req..."
12:2212:22, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,122 N They (Dhrtarastra and Gandhari) were passing their days in great agony over such a heavy loss of life and were practically living the life of ascetics Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were passing their days in great agony over such a heavy loss of life and were practically living the life of ascetics"}}..." current
12:1912:19, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,167 N After the Battle of Kuruksetra, the celebrated couple (Dhrtarashtra and Gandhari), having lost all their sons and grandsons, were under the care of Maharaja Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the Battle of Kuruksetra, the celebrated couple, having lost all their sons and grandsons, were under the care of Mahara..."
04:1604:16, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,054 N Dhrtarastra and Gandhari, the father and the mother of Duryodhana and his brothers, were the elder uncle and aunt of Maharaja Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhrtarastra and Gandhari, the father and the mother of Duryodhana and his brothers, were the elder uncle and aunt of Maharaja..." current
04:1104:11, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,248 N All the Vedas, Upanisads, Vedanta, etc., are seeking Him only, and all hymns are for glorifying Him only. The sages, therefore, performed the exact acts suitable for the purpose, and they happily departed for their respective hermitages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Vedānta, etc., are seeking Him only, and all hymns are for glorifying Him only. The sages, theref..."
04:0304:03, 5 September 2019 diff hist +2,797 N The devotees are under the direct care of the Lord (Krsna). And the Lord also voluntarily puts Himself under the care of His devotees only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees, therefore, are under the direct care of the Lord. And the Lord also voluntarily puts Himself under the care of H..."
03:5903:59, 5 September 2019 diff hist +2,902 N For the ordinary living beings the law of nature is there for all actions and reactions, but He (Krsna) is always anxious to put His devotees on the right path Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the ordinary living beings the law of nature is there for all actions and reactions, but He is always anxious to put His d..."
03:5503:55, 5 September 2019 diff hist +2,899 N The devotees of the Lord (Krsna) are always in the heart of the Lord, and the Lord is always in the hearts of the devotees. That is the sweet relation between the Lord and His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord are always in the heart of the Lord, and the Lord is always in the hearts of the devotees. That is th..."
03:5003:50, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,590 N It was a great boon to Bhismadeva that an equally great son of the family undertook the last rites of a great man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was a great boon to Bhismadeva that an equally great son of the family undertook the last rites of a great man"}} {{notes|}..."
03:4603:46, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,634 N Since Bhismadeva was without issue, the eldest grandson, namely Maharaja Yudhisthira, was the rightful person to perform this ceremony Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Bhismadeva was without issue, the eldest grandson, namely Maharaja Yudhisthira, was the rightful person to perform this..."
03:4303:43, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,453 N The funeral ceremony was a necessary duty, although Bhismadeva was a liberated soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The funeral ceremony was a necessary duty, although Bhismadeva was a liberated soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{compl..."
03:3903:39, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,510 N He (Yudhisthira) was sorry for the separation of a great soul, and not for the material body which Bhismadeva relinquished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was sorry for the separation of a great soul, and not for the material body which Bhīṣmadeva relinquished"}} {{notes|}}..." current
03:3703:37, 5 September 2019 diff hist +3,990 N As a devotee of the Lord, he (Bhismadeva) knew that the Lord's devotee cannot be vanquished at any time. Maharaja Yudhisthira was quite aware of all these good wishes of Bhismadeva, and therefore he must have been feeling the great separation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a devotee of the Lord, he knew that the Lord's devotee cannot be vanquished at any time. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was qui..."

16:0216:02, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,964 N He (Bhismadeva) was simply waiting for the opportune moment because he was sure and certain that the sons of Pandu would come out victorious in the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, as His Lordship Sri Krsna was their protector Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was simply waiting for the opportune moment because he was sure and certain that the sons of Pāṇḍu would come out vict..."
15:5815:58, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,876 N He (Bhismadeva) died very happily by seeing Maharaja Yudhisthira to the throne, otherwise he would have long ago quitted his material body, instead of suffering agony over the undue sufferings of the Pandavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He died very happily by seeing Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to the throne, otherwise he would have long ago quitted his material..."
15:5315:53, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,774 N Bhismadeva was always a sincerely sympathetic well-wisher, grandfather, friend and philosopher to Maharaja Yudhisthira, even up to the last moment of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But Bhīṣmadeva was always a sincerely sympathetic well-wisher, grandfather, friend and philosopher to Mahārāja Yudhiṣ..."
15:4715:47, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,503 N There was great intrigue, common in imperial palaces, and the five brothers were exiled to the wilderness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There was great intrigue, common in imperial palaces, and the five brothers were exiled to the wilderness"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
15:4315:43, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,619 N Ultimately a colossal clique was fabricated to deprive the five fatherless brothers of the rightful claim of the kingdom of Hastinapura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately a colossal clique was fabricated to deprive the five fatherless brothers of the rightful claim of the kingdom of Ha..."
15:4015:40, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,795 N Although Maharaja Dhrtarastra, the elder uncle of Maharaja Yudhisthira, was there to look after them, his affection was more on the side of his hundred sons, headed by Duryodhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Maharaja Dhrtarastra, the elder uncle of Maharaja Yudhisthira, was there to look after them, his affection was more o..." current
15:3315:33, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,860 N Since Maharaja Pandu, the father of the five brothers headed by Maharaja Yudhisthira, had died, Bhismadeva was the most affectionate grandfather of the Pandavas and caretaker of the widow daughter-in-law Kuntidevi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Maharaja Pandu, the father of the five brothers headed by Maharaja Yudhisthira, had died, Bhismadeva was the most affect..." current
15:3015:30, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,666 N Bhismadeva was not only a great family head of Maharaja Yudhisthira, but also he was a great philosopher and friend to him, his brothers and his mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva was not only a great family head of Maharaja Yudhisthira, but also he was a great philosopher and friend to him, hi..."
15:1515:15, 4 September 2019 diff hist +3,762 N According to authorized sastras, such a jayanti ceremony for an ordinary man, however exalted he may be materially, is an offense to the Lord because jayanti is reserved for the day when the Lord appears on the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to authorized sastras, such a jayanti ceremony for an ordinary man, however exalted he may be materially, is an offe..."
14:5414:54, 4 September 2019 diff hist +5,135 N Bhismadeva never forgot the Lord (Krsna) in His transcendental feature as the Partha-sarathi, and the Lord was present personally before Bhismadeva while he was passing to the transcendental world. That is the highest perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva never forgot the Lord in His transcendental feature as the Partha-sarathi, and the Lord was present personally befo..."
14:4914:49, 4 September 2019 diff hist +4,998 N The brahmajyoti is spread unlimitedly, and the material world is but a covered portion of an insignificant part of the same brahmajyoti. This covering is temporary, and therefore it is a sort of illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmajyoti is spread unlimitedly, and the material world is but a covered portion of an insignificant part of the same br..."
14:4714:47, 4 September 2019 diff hist +4,731 N The Vaikuntha planets are all self-illuminating like the sun, and the rays of the Vaikuntha planets are called the brahmajyoti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaikuntha planets are all self-illuminating like the sun, and the rays of the Vaikuntha planets are called the brahmajyoti..."
14:4314:43, 4 September 2019 diff hist +5,504 The unconditioned living beings enjoy life in full freedom with the Lord, whereas the impersonalist jnanis and yogis enter into the impersonal glowing effulgence of the Vaikuntha planets No edit summary current
14:3814:38, 4 September 2019 diff hist +4,885 N The jnanis and yogis enter into the impersonal rays of the Supreme, but the bhaktas enter into the spiritual planets known as the Vaikunthas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jnanis and yogis enter into the impersonal rays of the Supreme, but the bhaktas enter into the spiritual planets known as..."
14:3214:32, 4 September 2019 diff hist +4,869 N The successful living beings who are eligible to enter into the realm of the Absolute are called the jnanis, the yogis and the bhaktas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The successful living beings who are eligible to enter into the realm of the Absolute are called the jnanis, the yogis and the..." current
14:2814:28, 4 September 2019 diff hist +5,107 N Jnana, or knowledge, means knowledge of everything of Brahman, the Supreme; renunciation means detachment of material affection, and devotional service is the revival by practice of the original position of the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jnana, or knowledge, means knowledge of everything of Brahman, the Supreme; renunciation means detachment of material affectio..."

16:2016:20, 26 August 2019 diff hist +4,662 N Principally this brahma-jijnasa is successful by knowledge, renunciation and devotional service to the Lord (Krsna) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Principally this brahma-jijnasa is successful by knowledge, renunciation and devotional service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
16:0316:03, 26 August 2019 diff hist +5,119 N When the living being becomes conscious of this fact (conditioned life), he tries to go back home, back to Godhead, and thus the spiritual urge of the living being begins. This spiritual urge is called brahma-jijnasa, or inquiry about Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living being becomes conscious of this fact, he tries to go back home, back to Godhead, and thus the spiritual urge o..."
15:5815:58, 26 August 2019 diff hist +5,088 N The material energy of the Lord (Krsna), called Durga-sakti, or the superintendent of the prison house, takes charge of the disintegrated parts and parcels, and thus they undergo a conditioned life under the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy of the Lord, called Durgā-śakti, or the superintendent of the prison house, takes charge of the disinteg..."
15:5415:54, 26 August 2019 diff hist +5,152 N The living beings who are in the material world are all disintegrated parts & parcels of the supreme whole, and they are no longer as important as the original parts & parcels. There are, however, more integrated living beings who are eternally liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living beings who are in the material world are all disintegrated parts and parcels of the supreme whole, and they are no..."
15:4115:41, 26 August 2019 diff hist +4,620 N Any part and parcel of the Absolute detached from the service of the Lord (Krsna) is useless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, any part and parcel of the Absolute detached from the service of the Lord is useless"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswar..."
15:3715:37, 26 August 2019 diff hist +4,817 N The Lord (Krsna) is served by all His parts and parcels, as the complete machine is served by its parts and parcels. Any part of the machine removed from the whole is no longer important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is served by all His parts and parcels, as the complete machine is served by its parts and parcels. Any part of the m..." current
15:3015:30, 26 August 2019 diff hist +5,349 The living beings are all component parts and parcels of the Absolute Personality of Godhead, and therefore they are eternally related with Him as the servitor and the served No edit summary current
15:1915:19, 26 August 2019 diff hist +4,851 N To enter into or to become merged into the unlimited eternity of the Supreme Absolute means to enter the original home of the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To enter into or to become merged into the unlimited eternity of the Supreme Absolute means to enter the original home of the..." current
15:1415:14, 26 August 2019 diff hist +3,705 N Every man or animal must die at a certain stage of life, but one who dies like Bhismadeva attains perfection, and one who dies forced by the laws of nature dies like an animal. That is the difference between a man and an animal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every man or animal must die at a certain stage of life, but one who dies like Bhismadeva attains perfection, and one who dies..."
15:1015:10, 26 August 2019 diff hist +3,976 N His (Krsna's) words of the Bhagavad-gita or those of Srimad-Bhagavatam are identical with the Lord. They are sound incarnations of the Lord, & one can fully utilize them to be entitled to attain the stage of Sri Bhismadeva, who was one of the eight Vasus Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His words of the Bhagavad-gītā or those of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are identical with the Lord. They are sound incarnations of..."
15:0215:02, 26 August 2019 diff hist +3,455 N The unique situation at Bhismadeva's time of death can be attained, even though Lord Krsna may not be personally present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unique situation at Bhismadeva's time of death can be attained, even though Lord Krsna may not be personally present"}} {{..."

15:0915:09, 22 August 2019 diff hist +3,765 N The first item, hearing, is the most important item of all, and therefore hearing of the Bhagavad-gita and, later on, Srimad-Bhagavatam is essential for the serious candidate who wants to attain the stage of Bhismadeva at the end Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first item, hearing, is the most important item of all, and therefore hearing of the Bhagavad-gita and, later on, Srimad-B..."
15:0415:04, 22 August 2019 diff hist +3,683 N Any one of them or all of them (devotional service) are equally competent to award the desired result, but they require to be practiced persistently under the guidance of an expert devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any one of them or all of them are equally competent to award the desired result, but they require to be practiced persistentl..."
14:4514:45, 22 August 2019 diff hist +3,410 N This (concentrating upon Krsna without deviation) is the highest stage of perfection, and it is possible for everyone to attain this stage by practice of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the highest stage of perfection, and it is possible for everyone to attain this stage by practice of devotional servic..." current
14:4214:42, 22 August 2019 diff hist +3,619 N He (Bhismadeva) chanted the glories of the Lord (Krsna), and by his sight he began to see the Lord personally present before him, and thus all his activities became concentrated upon the Lord without deviation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He chanted the glories of the Lord, and by his sight he began to see the Lord personally present before him, and thus all his..."
14:3814:38, 22 August 2019 diff hist +3,707 N The stage attained by Bhismadeva while quitting his material body is called nirvikalpa-samadhi because he merged his self into thinking of the Lord and his mind into remembering His different activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The stage attained by Bhismadeva while quitting his material body is called nirvikalpa-samadhi because he merged his self into..."
14:2814:28, 22 August 2019 diff hist +4,710 N Great mahatmas like Bhismadeva realize all these different features of Lord Sri Krsna, and therefore they worship Lord Krsna, knowing Him as the origin of all features Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Great mahatmas like Bhismadeva realize all these different features of Lord Sri Krsna, and therefore they worship Lord Krsna,..."
14:1914:19, 22 August 2019 diff hist +4,560 N Krsna is both brahmajyoti and localized Paramatma, but in brahmajyoti or Paramatma there is no Krsna or sweet relations with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is both brahmajyoti and localized Paramatma, but in brahmajyoti or Paramatma there is no Krsna or sweet relations with K..."
14:1414:14, 22 August 2019 diff hist +4,569 N Even the impersonalist's object of destination is Krsna as the impersonal jyoti, and the yogi's destination of Paramatma is also Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the impersonalist's object of destination is Krsna as the impersonal jyoti, and the yogi's destination of Paramatma is al..."

15:5315:53, 30 July 2019 diff hist +4,940 N Sometimes less intelligent scholars make a mistake and think that the Krsna of Vrndavana and that of the Battle of Kuruksetra are different personalities. But for Bhismadeva this misconception is completely removed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes less intelligent scholars make a mistake and think that the Krsna of Vrndavana and that of the Battle of Kuruksetra..."

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