User contributions for Angela

14:1414:14, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,774 N Hiranyakasipu asked Brahma to award him the blessings of immortality, but Brahma said that he himself was subject to death, even in the topmost planet, so how could he award him the benediction of immortality? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu asked Brahmā to award him the blessings of immortality, but Brahmā said that he himself was subject to deat..."
14:0714:07, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,333 N Death cannot be checked by anyone or from any source within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Death cannot be checked by anyone or from any source within this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|A..."
14:0214:02, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,566 N Because there is no such thing (a remedy to death) in the material world, death is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as it is said by the Lord Himself in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And because there is no such thing in the material world, death is identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as it is..."
13:5613:56, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,527 N Before ordering Vidura informed Dhrtarastra that there was no remedial measure by anyone or from any source in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before ordering, however, Vidura informed Dhṛtarāṣṭra that there was no remedial measure by anyone or from any source i..."
13:4913:49, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,713 N This (the notice of the arrival of death) is explained before Dhrtarastra because he might ask Vidura to find out some remedial measure for the imminent fearful situation, as he had ordered many times before Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is explained before Dhṛtarāṣṭra because he might ask Vidura to find out some remedial measure for the imminent fea..."
13:4213:42, 14 February 2020 diff hist +21 Old age is the notice of the arrival of death served by cruel time, and no one can refuse to accept either summon calls or the supreme judgment of eternal time No edit summary current
13:4113:41, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,558 N Old age is the notice of the arrival of death served by cruel time, and no one can refuse to accept either summon calls or the supreme judgment of eternal time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Old age is the notice of the arrival of death served by cruel time, and no one can refuse to accept either summon calls or the..."
13:3613:36, 14 February 2020 diff hist +3,842 N There is no superior power which can check the cruel hands of death. No one wants to die, however acute the source of bodily sufferings may be Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no superior power which can check the cruel hands of death. No one wants to die, however acute the source of bodily s..."

19:1019:10, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,681 N Everything failed by the will of the Lord, and at the last stage, even after losing everything, men and money, he (Dhrtarastra) wanted to remain as king, being the eldest uncle of Maharaja Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything failed by the will of the Lord, and at the last stage, even after losing everything, men and money, he wanted to re..."
19:0219:02, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,610 N With all these imperial ambitions, Dhrtarastra wanted to become a king, and he contrived all sorts of intrigues in consultation with his brother-in-law Sakuni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With all these imperial ambitions, Dhṛtarāṣṭra wanted to become a king, and he contrived all sorts of intrigues in cons..."
18:5618:56, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,885 N His younger brother left behind him some minor children, and Dhrtarastra became the natural guardian of them, but at heart he wanted to become the factual king and hand the kingdom over to his own sons, headed by Duryodhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His younger brother left behind him some minor children, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra became the natural guardian of them, but at he..."
18:3618:36, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,832 N The word rajan is especially addressed to Dhrtarastra significantly. Dhrtarastra was the eldest son of his father, and therefore according to law he was to be installed on the throne of Hastinapura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word rājan is especially addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra significantly. Dhṛtarāṣṭra was the eldest son of his fath..."
18:2418:24, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,042 N Everyone in the royal palace, including the King (Yudhisthira) and his brothers and mother, was raptly attending the lectures. But it was known to Vidura that his instructions were especially meant for Dhrtarastra, who was too materialistic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone in the royal palace, including the King and his brothers and mother, was raptly attending the lectures. But it was kn..."
18:0618:06, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,245 N The instruction described in this verse cannot be applied to Maharaja Yudhisthira or his brothers and mother. It was meant for persons like Dhrtarastra, for whom Vidura came especially to impart lessons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the instruction described in this verse cannot be applied to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira or his brothers and mother. It was mea..."
17:5717:57, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,119 N Real transcendentalists are hungry for this happiness, and as a hungry man cannot be made happy by all comforts of life minus foodstuff, so the man hungry for eternal absolute happiness cannot be satisfied by any amount of material happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real transcendentalists are hungry for this happiness, and as a hungry man cannot be made happy by all comforts of life minus..."
17:4817:48, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,099 N One who understands this (comfort in life is but illusion) factually is learned, and such a learned person can sacrifice any amount of material happiness to achieve the desired goal known as brahma-sukham, or absolute happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who understands this factually is learned, and such a learned person can sacrifice any amount of material happiness to ach..."
17:4017:40, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,830 N Any comfort of life or any material happiness which does not warrant an eternal life is but illusion for the eternal living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"any comfort of life or any material happiness which does not warrant an eternal life is but illusion for the eternal living be..."
17:3117:31, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,984 N Because the living being is eternal, he can be happy only in the eternal abode of the kingdom of God (paravyoma), from which no one returns to this region of repeated birth and death, disease and old age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the living being is eternal, he can be happy only in the eternal abode of the kingdom of God (paravyoma), from which n..."
17:2317:23, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,699 N Even the happiness obtained on the planet Brahmaloka is also temporary and illusory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even the happiness obtained on the planet Brahmaloka is also temporary and illusory"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comple..."
17:1517:15, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,222 N Maharaja Yudhisthira was fixed in the service of the Lord Mukunda (the Lord, who can award salvation), and he had no attraction even for such comforts of life as are available in the kingdom of heaven Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was fixed in the service of the Lord Mukunda (the Lord, who can award salvation), and therefore he..."
17:0517:05, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,932 N Yudhisthira Maharaja and his brothers the Pandavas were all engaged in the service of the Lord Sri Krsna, and they had very little attraction for the illusory happiness of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja and his brothers the Pāṇḍavas were all engaged in the service of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, a..."
16:5716:57, 13 February 2020 diff hist +29 Illusion cannot work on one who is awake in the devotional service of the Lord No edit summary current
16:5616:56, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,587 N Illusion cannot work on one who is awake in the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"illusion cannot work on one who is awake in the devotional service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|AL..."
16:5116:51, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,217 N Not knowing that eternal time is passing away imperceptibly and that their measured duration of life is diminishing every second, without any solution to the big problem, namely repetition of birth and death, disease and old age. This is called illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"not knowing that eternal time is passing away imperceptibly and that their measured duration of life is diminishing every seco..."
16:4116:41, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,967 N Foolish persons forget this problem. They do not know at all how to solve the problems of life, but become engrossed in temporary family affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish persons forget this problem. They do not know at all how to solve the problems of life, but become engrossed in tempor..."
16:3016:30, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,853 N Even a second passed away imperceptibly cannot be replaced, even in exchange for thousands of golden coins amassed by hard labor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even a second passed away imperceptibly cannot be replaced, even in exchange for thousands of golden coins amassed by hard lab..."
16:2116:21, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,120 N Our duration of life is measured, and no one is able to enhance it even by a second against the scheduled time ordained by the supreme will. Such valuable time, especially for the human being, should be cautiously spent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our duration of life is measured, and no one is able to enhance it even by a second against the scheduled time ordained by the..."
16:0916:09, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,931 N These (I am now happy; I have everything in order; my bank balance is quite enough) are some of the thoughts which engross the insanely attached householder who is blind to the passing of eternal time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are some of the thoughts which engross the insanely attached householder who is blind to the passing of eternal time"}}..."
15:5915:59, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,292 N I am now happy; I have everything in order; my bank balance is quite enough; I can now give my children enough estate; I am now successful; the poor beggar sannyasis depend on God, but they come to beg from me; therefore I am more than the Supreme God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""I am now happy; I have everything in order; my bank balance is quite enough; I can now give my children enough estate; I am n..."
15:4415:44, 13 February 2020 diff hist +2,659 N He (Maharaja Yudhisthira) had very little attraction for material happiness, which is always illusory and temporary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he had very little attraction for material happiness, which is always illusory and temporary"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
15:3715:37, 13 February 2020 diff hist +2,988 N After the settlement of all disturbing conditions and reestablishment of the peaceful order of the state, and after seeing the surviving child, Pariksit, well satisfied, Maharaja Yudhisthira felt some relief as a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So after the settlement of all disturbing conditions and reestablishment of the peaceful order of the state, and after seeing..."
15:2215:22, 13 February 2020 diff hist +2,849 N After the battle, Maharaja Yudhisthira was unhappy over such mass killings. Practically there was none to continue the Kuru dynasty after them, the Pandavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the battle, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was unhappy over such mass killings. Practically there was none to continue the K..."
15:1515:15, 13 February 2020 diff hist +2,914 N Even though they (Yudhistira and Arjuna) were unwilling to kill their own men in the fight, it had to be done as a matter of duty, for it was planned by the supreme will of Lord Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even though they were unwilling to kill their own men in the fight, it had to be done as a matter of duty, for it was planned..."
15:0515:05, 13 February 2020 diff hist +2,613 N Both Maharaja Yudhisthira and Arjuna were unhappy from the beginning of the Battle of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna were unhappy from the beginning of the Battle of Kurukṣetra"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
14:5714:57, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,869 N The conclusion is that Vidura was never a sudra, but was greater than the purest type of brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that Vidura was never a śūdra, but was greater than the purest type of brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
14:4214:42, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,401 N Such (Vidura) a devotee is neither a sudra nor a brahmana. He is transcendental to divisions of mundane society, just as the Personality of Godhead assumes His incarnation as a hog, but He is neither a hog nor a Brahma. He is above all mundane creatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a devotee is neither a śūdra nor a brāhmaṇa. He is transcendental to such divisions of mundane society, just as the..."
14:2714:27, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,957 N Yamaraja has to do more work than other demigods who are also authorized agents of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yamarāja has to do more work than other demigods who are also authorized agents of the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
14:0114:01, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,104 N He (Vidura) was the incarnation of Yamaraja, one of the twelve mahajanas, on the level with such exalted personalities as Brahma, Narada, Siva, Kapila, Bhisma, Prahlada, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was the incarnation of Yamarāja, one of the twelve mahājanas, on the level with such exalted personalities as Brahmā, N..."
13:3813:38, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,968 N He (Vidura) was thoroughly educated by him (Maitreya Rsi) in transcendental knowledge, he was quite competent to occupy the post of an acarya, or spiritual preceptor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"was thoroughly educated by him in transcendental knowledge, he was quite competent to occupy the post of an ācārya, or spiri..."
13:3213:32, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,082 N The first answer is that even though it is accepted that he (Vidura) was a sudra by birth, he renounced the world for spiritual enlightenment by the authority of Rsi Maitreya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first answer is that even though it is accepted that he was a śūdra by birth, because he renounced the world for spiritu..."
12:1812:18, 13 February 2020 diff hist +5,162 N Then how could he (Vidura) occupy the post of a preacher to instruct such learned kings and ksatriyas as Dhrtarastra and Maharaja Yudhisthira? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then how could he occupy the post of a preacher to instruct such learned kings and kṣatriyas as Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Mahā..."
11:5911:59, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,483 N The message should be heard attentively, and if spoken by a realized soul, it will act on the dormant heart of the conditioned soul. And by continuously hearing, one can attain the perfect stage of self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The message should be heard attentively, and if spoken by a realized soul, it will act on the dormant heart of the conditioned..."
11:5311:53, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,373 N Talks of spiritual enlightenment are so refreshing that while instructing Dhrtarastra, Vidura attracted the attention of all the members of the family, and all of them took pleasure in hearing him patiently. This is the way of spiritual realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But talks of spiritual enlightenment are so refreshing that while instructing Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vidura attracted the attenti..."
11:3711:37, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,742 N On the part of Maharaja Yudhisthira, it was quite in order to maintain his uncle in a befitting manner but acceptance of such magnanimous hospitality by Dhrtarastra was not at all desirable. He accepted it because he thought that there was no alternative Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the part of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, it was quite in order to maintain his uncle in a befitting manner, but acceptance o..."
11:2711:27, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,304 N He (Vidura) accepted out of his own mercy what was offered to him by Maharaja Yudhisthira, but the purpose of living in the palace was to deliver his elder brother, Dhrtarastra, who was too much materially attached Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He accepted out of his own mercy what was offered to him by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, but the purpose of living in the palac..."
11:1811:18, 13 February 2020 diff hist +4,120 N Mahatma Vidura had already adopted the renounced order of life, and therefore he did not return to his paternal palace to enjoy some material comforts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahātmā Vidura had already adopted the renounced order of life, and therefore he did not return to his paternal palace to en..."
10:4910:49, 13 February 2020 diff hist +3,195 N Maharaja Yudhisthira was on the same level of devotion as Vidura, although engaged in the state affairs of the kingdom of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira was therefore on the same level of devotion as Vidura, although engaged in the state affairs of the..."
10:3610:36, 13 February 2020 diff hist +35 Kamsa and Sisupala are not on the same level as pure devotees like Vidura, the Pandavas and the Yadavas No edit summary current
10:3410:34, 13 February 2020 diff hist +3,134 N Kamsa and Sisupala are not on the same level as pure devotees like Vidura, the Pandavas and the Yadavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, Kaṁsa and Śiśupāla are not on the same level as pure devotees like Vidura, the Pāṇḍavas and the Yādavas"..."
10:1010:10, 13 February 2020 diff hist +3,528 N Vidura left home in order to devote himself completely to the service of the Lord, but the Pandavas and the Yadavas were always rapt in the thought of Lord Krsna. Thus there is no difference in their pure devotional qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura left home in order to devote himself completely to the service of the Lord, but the Pāṇḍavas and the Yādavas were..."

14 February 2020

13 February 2020

Vanipedia Search ×