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18:2518:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,151 N It (the Srimad-Bhagavatam) is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus it is para, or supreme, because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religion, it is specifically enriched with..."
18:0818:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +2,280 N Srimad-Bhagavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the science of bhakti-yoga, or the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is mainly full of the narrations of the activities of the Supreme Unlimited, and therefore it is the scie..." current
18:0118:01, 31 January 2020 diff hist +1,975 N What was spoken to Maharaja Pariksit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What was spoken to Mahārāja Parīkṣit and what is very dear to the pure devotees is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
17:5117:51, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,003 N Such a stage (the perfect liberation) is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as delivered by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, results in the attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a stage is attained by knowledge and renunciation, as we have already explained (SB 1.2.12), and perfect knowledge, as de..."
17:3417:34, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,630 N Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called the perfect stage of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actual freedom from material bondage is called liberation, but attainment of the transcendental service of the Lord is called..."
17:2917:29, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,564 N This stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this stage of perfection is called apavarga, or the perfect stage of liberation. Simple knowledge of liberation is material kn..."
17:2217:22, 31 January 2020 diff hist +5,033 N It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achievement of reality. Therefore knowledge imparted by Sukadeva Gosvami unto Maharaja Pariksit helped him attain the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 12.5) that persons stuck on the impersonal step undergo more sufferings than achi..."
17:0817:08, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,603 N This very fact (a devotee never become an impersonalist) proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an impersonalist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very fact proves that on the transcendental steps, the step occupied by a devotee is higher than the step occupied by an..."
16:5816:58, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,866 N Maharaja Pariksit was such a maha-bhagavata devotee because he was initiated by a maha-bhagavata devotee, Sukadeva Gosvami. He was equally kind, even to the personality of Kali, and what to speak of others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was such a mahā-bhāgavata devotee because he was initiated by a mahā-bhāgavata devotee, Śukadeva G..."
16:5216:52, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,984 N The maha-bhagavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyone's relation. The maha-bhagavata, therefore, does not make any distinction, particularly between a devotee and nondevotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the mahā-bhāgavata, or the first-class devotee, sees everything in relation with the Lord and the Lord present in everyo..."
16:3916:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,475 N The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prakrta, or third-class devotees, are temple worshipers without specific knowledge of the Lord and the Lord's devotees"}}..."
16:3316:33, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,869 N Devotees with perfect knowledge are called maha-bhagavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotees, namely the prakrta, madhyama, and maha-bhagavata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such devotees with perfect knowledge are called mahā-bhāgavatas, or first-class devotees. There are three classes of devotee..." current
13:2513:25, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,850 N Sukadeva Gosvami was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhagavatam (2.1.9), but later on he was attracted by the transcendental pastimes of the Lord and thus became a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī was also an impersonalist in the beginning, as he himself has admitted in the Bhāgavatam (2.1.9), but lat..."
13:1913:19, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,855 N Here in (SB 1.18.16) this verse it is said that Maharaja Pariksit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge delivered by the son of Vyasadeva, Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here in this verse it is said that Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained the lotus feet of the Lord by instructions in knowledge del..."
13:0613:06, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,683 N There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonalists and devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is some controversy amongst the students on the path of liberation. Such transcendental students are known as impersonal..."
13:0013:00, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,180 N They can do so (become engaged in material activities) because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhana and the audience is not susrusatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They can do so because the speaker is not bhagavat-pradhāna and the audience is not śuśrūṣatām, as explained above"}} {..."
12:5412:54, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,317 N Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become engaged in material activities as usual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now Bhagavata-saptahas are held for seven days only, and after finishing the show, both the audience and the speaker become en..."
12:4512:45, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,930 N There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses (between Suta Goswami and the sages), unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience and by the speaker, and therefore they can continue the topics for many thousands of years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no motive for material gain. In such discourses, unlimited transcendental pleasure is relished both by the audience a..."
12:3712:37, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,621 N Such Bhagavatam discourses (from professional speakers) are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the saints of Naimisaranya and Sri Suta Gosvami are on the transcendental level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such Bhāgavatam discourses are not purified from the contamination of the material qualities. But the discourses between the..."
12:2712:27, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,736 N Professional speakers make a show of Bhagavata-saptaha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audience hears such discourses for some material benefit, namely religiosity, wealth, gratification of the senses, or liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers make a show of Bhāgavata-saptāha for the sake of family maintenance, and the materially disposed audie..."
11:5911:59, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,278 N Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such (on Transcendence) discourses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Professional speakers and a materially absorbed audience cannot derive real benefit from such discourses"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
11:3911:39, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,330 N When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much congenial to continue discourses on the Transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When such a combination is possible, namely a qualified speaker and a qualified audience, it is then and there very much conge..."
11:2311:23, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,582 N The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. And the audience for such topics should be anxious to hear about Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The speaker on the transcendental activities of the Lord should have only one object of worship and service, Lord Kṛṣṇa,..."
11:1311:13, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,183 Since the Lord is transcendence and His attributes are transcendental, such discourses increase the receptive mood of the purified audience No edit summary current
11:1011:10, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,070 N Suta Gosvami desired to continue the topics of Lord Krsna before the sages of Naimisaranya, and the sages also expressed their readiness to hear from him continuously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī desired to continue the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa before the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, and the sages also e..."
11:0311:03, 31 January 2020 diff hist +3,984 N There is no end to such transcendental discourses. In mundane affairs there is the law of satiation, but in transcendence there is no such satiation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no end to such transcendental discourses. In mundane affairs there is the law of satiation, but in transcendence ther..."
10:5610:56, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,346 N The Lord is unlimited, and His name, attributes, pastimes, entourage, variegatedness, etc. are unlimited, and those who relish them can do so unlimitedly and still not feel satiated. This fact is confirmed in the Padma Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is unlimited, and His name, attributes, pastimes, entourage, variegatedness, etc. are unlimited, and those who relish..."
10:4810:48, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,202 N Everyone wants to relish some kind of taste in everything, but one who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord can derive unlimited pleasure from such engagement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants to relish some kind of taste in everything, but one who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the..."
10:3810:38, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,300 N Brahma is counted amongst the living beings, but he is the greatest of all of us. And why is the greatest of all the living beings so much attached to the transcendental topics of Lord Krsna? Because He is the reservoir of all enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is counted amongst the living beings, but he is the greatest of all of us. And why is the greatest of all the living b..."
10:2610:26, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,075 N His (Krsna's) transcendental attributes cannot be measured even by such powerful isvaras as Siva and Brahma. Therefore Lord Krsna is the exclusive shelter of the greatest of all living beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His transcendental attributes cannot be measured even by such powerful īśvaras as Śiva and Brahmā. Therefore Lord Kṛṣ..."
10:1510:15, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,262 N Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are two chiefs of the demigods. They are full of mystic powers. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison of which one drop was sufficient to kill an ordinary living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Siva and Lord Brahma are two chiefs of the demigods. They are full of mystic powers. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocea..."
10:0610:06, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,626 N The opposite is bhagavata-sangi, or one who is always in the association with the Lord's name, form, qualities, etc. Such association is always desirable; it is worshipable, it is praiseworthy, and one may accept it as the highest goal of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"just the opposite is bhāgavata-saṅgī, or one who is always in the association with the Lord's name, form, qualities, etc...."
09:5809:58, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,192 N Such attachment (to material entanglement) is conditioned because it drives away the benedictions of life and prosperity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such attachment is conditioned because it drives away the benedictions of life and prosperity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}..."
09:4709:47, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,321 The materialist is called yosit-sangi, or one who is much attached to material entanglement (women and other paraphernalia) No edit summary current
09:4509:45, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,333 N Suta Gosvami was a pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his association with the rsis in Naimisaranya is unique. In the material world, association with gross materialists is veritably condemned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī was a pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his association with the ṛṣis in Naimiṣāraṇya is unique..."
09:4009:40, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,559 N Devotional service is eternal; it has no end, because it is spiritual. Therefore, since the assets of a pure devotee are completely different from material assets, there is no comparison between the two Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is eternal; it has no end, because it is spiritual. Therefore, since the assets of a pure devotee are compl..."
09:2809:28, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,470 N Since he (the devotee) has nothing to do with anything material, what pleasure can he derive from material benedictions like kingship or other overlordships, which are finished quickly with the end of the body? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since he has nothing to do with anything material, what pleasure can he derive from material benedictions like kingship or oth..."
09:1209:12, 31 January 2020 diff hist +4,616 N For pure devotees of God the material pleasures obtainable in the heavenly planets are like phantasmagoria, & because they are already liberated from all material conceptions of pleasure & distress, they are factually liberated even in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the pure devotees of the Lord the material pleasures obtainable in the heavenly planets are like phantasmagoria, and becau..."

18:4718:47, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,389 N The pure devotees of the Lord are engaged in a transcendental existence, namely in the loving service of the Lord, both in the material world and in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that the pure devotees of the Lord are engaged in a transcendental existence, namely in the loving service of the L..."
18:3518:35, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,335 N The pure devotees of the Lord do not aspire after the happiness obtained in the heavenly kingdom, nor do they aspire after liberation from material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the pure devotees of the Lord do not aspire after the happiness obtained in the heavenly kingdom, nor do they aspire after..."
18:2918:29, 30 January 2020 diff hist +26 Nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lord No edit summary current
18:2818:28, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,263 N Visnu tells Siva in the age of Kali, men full of anxieties of various kinds can vainly labor in fruitive activity & philosophical speculations, but when they are engaged in devotional service, the result is sure & certain, & there is no loss of energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Viṣṇu tells Śiva that in the age of Kali, men full of anxieties of various kinds can va..."
18:2018:20, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,321 N When one becomes frustrated with all kinds of material advancement, one desires the opposite type of liberation, which is called apunar-bhava, or no rebirth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes frustrated with all kinds of material advancement, one desires the opposite type of liberation, which is call..."
18:1218:12, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,366 N When there are some similar points, it is possible to compare one thing to another. One cannot compare the association of a pure devotee to anything material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there are some similar points, it is possible to compare one thing to another. One cannot compare the association of a pu..."
18:0518:05, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,756 N Nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"nothing performed for spiritual realization or for material benefit can be successful without the devotional service to the Lo..."
17:5617:56, 30 January 2020 diff hist +4,081 N The sages of Naimisaranya were practically sufferers from the smoke of a sacrificial fire and were doubtful about the result, but by hearing from a realized person like Suta Gosvami, they were fully satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sages of Naimiṣāraṇya were practically sufferers from the smoke of a sacrificial fire and were doubtful about the res..."
17:5117:51, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,593 N One can feel this practically, as one can feel the result of eating food. Spiritual realization acts in that way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can feel this practically, as one can feel the result of eating food. Spiritual realization acts in that way"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:4617:46, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,814 N Suta Gosvami was narrating the transcendental activities of the Lord before the congregation of sages, and they were factually perceiving the result of hearing these transcendental activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sūta Gosvāmī was narrating the transcendental activities of the Lord before the congregation of sages, and they were factua..."
17:4117:41, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,667 N In the age of Kali there is no fruitful sacrificial performance but the sacrifice of the congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the age of Kali there is no fruitful sacrificial performance but the sacrifice of the congregational chanting of the holy n..."
17:3217:32, 30 January 2020 diff hist +3,477 N Performance of any kind of sacrifice in this age of Kali is uncertain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"performance of any kind of sacrifice in this age of Kali is also uncertain"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current

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