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18:4918:49, 6 June 2020 diff hist +7,498 N For the pure devotees He (God) is the constant companion, as in the case of His becoming one of the family members of the Yadu dynasty, or His becoming the friend of Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the pure devotees He is the constant companion, as in the case of His becoming one of the family members of the Yadu dynas..."
18:3518:35, 6 June 2020 diff hist −63 There are two sides of the transcendental manifestations of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna No edit summary current
18:2918:29, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,698 N There are two sides of the transcendental manifestations of the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two sides of the transcendental manifestations of the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
17:4517:45, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,229 Both the brahmanandis and the premanandis are transcendentalists, and they have nothing to do with the inferior, material nature full of the existential miseries of life No edit summary current
17:4017:40, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,430 N Since the Lord is very kind to everyone, the impersonalists, who accept bhakti as the means of merging in the existence of the Lord in His impersonal brahmajyoti, are also awarded their desired destination. He has assured everyone in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is very kind to everyone, the impersonalists, who accept bhakti as the means of merging in the existence of the..." current
17:3217:32, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,595 N Srila Jiva Gosvami has directly accepted that the highest destination is bhakti-yoga, by which one accepts the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Those who accept the path of bhakti-yoga are the factual paramahamsas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has directly accepted that the highest destination is bhakti-yoga, by which one accepts the transcende..."
17:2517:25, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,188 N Kuntidevi has especially mentioned that the Lord descends (paritranaya sadhunam (BG 4.8)) especially to award bhakti-yoga to the paramahamsas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuntīdevī has especially mentioned that the Lord descends"|"especially to award bhakti-yoga to the paramahaṁsas"}} {{notes..."
17:2017:20, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,703 N The paramahamsas are generally found among both the impersonalists and the devotees, but according to Srimad-Bhagavatam (as clearly stated by Kuntidevi), pure bhakti-yoga is understood by the paramahamsas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The paramahaṁsas are generally found among both the impersonalists and the devotees, but according to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (..."
10:0610:06, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,563 N Kuticaka, bahudaka, parivrajakacarya and paramahamsa are gradual progressive stages in the renounced order of life, sannyasa, and Queen Kuntidevi, the mother of the Pandavas, has spoken about them in her prayers for Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuṭīcaka, bahūdaka, parivrājakācārya and paramahaṁsa are gradual progressive stages in the renounced order of life, s..."
09:5909:59, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,259 N As there is gradual realization of the transcendence from impersonal Brahman to localized Paramatma to the Personality of Godhead, Purusottama, Lord Krsna, similarly there is gradual promotion of one's situation in the spiritual life of sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As there is gradual realization of the transcendence from impersonal Brahman to localized Paramātmā to the Personality of Go..."
09:5109:51, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,342 N The paramahamsa stage of existence is the highest perfectional stage of spiritual values. According to Srimati Kuntidevi, the Lord is factually understood by the paramahamsas only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The paramahaṁsa stage of existence is the highest perfectional stage of spiritual values. According to Śrīmatī Kuntīdev..."
09:4509:45, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,388 N Just like a kind father, either in His (God's) favor upon the devotees or His punishment of the demons He is ever kind to everyone because He is the complete existence for all individual existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just like a kind father, either in His favor upon the devotees or His punishment of the demons He is ever kind to everyone bec..."
09:3009:30, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,488 N Some of them (the impious and the nondevotees) who are specially favored by God are killed by Him personally as in the cases of Ravana, Hiranyakasipu & Kamsa, such demons get salvation and are checked from further progress in their demoniac activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of them, who are specially favored by the Lord, are killed by Him personally, as in the cases of Rāvaṇa, Hiraṇyakaś..."
09:2109:21, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,129 N The impious and the nondevotees are against the principles of the Vedas, and so such persons are always hampered from making advances in their nefarious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impious and the nondevotees are against the principles of the Vedas, and so such persons are always hampered from making a..."
09:1409:14, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,382 N The devotees, who are aware of His (Krsna's) transcendental form, render Him service; therefore the Lord also reciprocates by His causeless mercy and thus delivers His devotees from all distresses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees, who are aware of His transcendental form, render Him service; therefore the Lord also reciprocates by His causel..."
08:5108:51, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,099 N The less intelligent men, who are unaware of His (Krsna's) transcendental form, describe Him as impersonal Brahman. But Brahman is simply the rays of His transcendental body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The less intelligent men, who are unaware of His transcendental form, describe Him as impersonal Brahman. But Brahman is simpl..."
08:4508:45, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,009 N The form of the Lord is not of the inferior, material nature. He is complete transcendence. And He is murti, or having transcendental form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the form of the Lord is not of the inferior, material nature. He is complete transcendence. And He is mūrti, or having transc..." current
08:3908:39, 6 June 2020 diff hist +6,324 There are two kinds of nature, namely the material nature and the spiritual nature, or the external and internal potencies of the Lord. The material nature is called apara, or inferior, and the spiritual nature is called superior or transcendental No edit summary current
08:3608:36, 6 June 2020 diff hist +5,951 N Lord Sri Krsna is the complete form of all existence, both material and spiritual. Akhila means complete, or that which is not khila, inferior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the complete form of all existence, both material and spiritual. Akhila means complete, or that whic..."
08:3008:30, 6 June 2020 diff hist +3,283 N Bhakti-yoga is the only process by which one can become competent to know Him (Krsna). The empiric philosophers & mystic yogis cannot conceive of the Personality of Godhead, He is called anupalaksya-vartmane, God of the inconceivable way, or bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-yoga is the only process by which one can become competent to know Him. Because the empiric philosophers and mystic yog..."
08:2308:23, 6 June 2020 diff hist +3,071 N Lord Sri Krsna, being the origin of all visnu-tattvas, is addressed here as parah puman, or Purusottama, as described in the Bhagavad-gita. He is the complete whole. The purusavataras are therefore His plenary expansions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being the origin of all viṣṇu-tattvas, is addressed here as paraḥ pumān, or Puruṣottama, as d..."
08:1608:16, 6 June 2020 diff hist +3,198 As Visnu He enters into every body materially created. As Garbhodakasayi Visnu He enters into every universe, and as Ksirodakasayi Visnu He enters the body of every living being No edit summary current

20:0420:04, 5 June 2020 diff hist +3,022 N This material world is a manifestation of the three modes goodness, passion and ignorance, and the Supreme Lord, for the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world, accepts three predominating forms as Brahma, Visnu and Sankara - Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This material world is a manifestation of the three modes goodness, passion and ignorance, and the Supreme Lord, for the creat..."
19:5619:56, 5 June 2020 diff hist +3,431 N No one is free to act freely and independently, one should always seek the permission of God to act or eat or speak, and by the blessing of the Lord everything done by a devotee is beyond the principles of the four defects typical of the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one is free to act freely and independently, and as such, one should always seek the permission of the Lord to act or eat o..."
19:4619:46, 5 June 2020 diff hist +3,066 N The senses are instruments, and elements are ingredients, all endowed by the Lord; therefore whatever an individual can do, speak, see, etc., is under the direction of the Lord only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are instruments, and elements are ingredients, all endowed by the Lord; therefore whatever an individual can do, sp..."
19:3819:38, 5 June 2020 diff hist +3,154 N The senses of the individual being are not his own; the devotee knows that such senses belong to the Supreme Lord and that they can be properly used when they are employed for the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses of the individual being are not his own; the devotee knows that such senses belong to the Supreme Lord and that the..."
19:3219:32, 5 June 2020 diff hist +2,755 N They (devotees of God) think that they can speak only what they are induced to speak by the Supreme Lord, the master of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They think that they can speak only what they are induced to speak by the Supreme Lord, the master of the senses"}} {{notes|}}..."
19:2219:22, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,204 N Vaisnavas - must be keenly interested in His (God's) pastimes in His features of the purusavataras in connection with srsti-tattva, creational functions, following the examples of Pariksit, the ideal disciple & Sukadeva Gosvami the ideal spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"must be keenly interested in His pastimes in His features of the puruṣāvatāras in connection with sṛṣṭi-tattva, crea..."
19:1219:12, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,276 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti offers his good counsel to the interested Vaisnavas when he says that they should not be interested in hearing only about the Lord's activities - like rasa-lila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī offers his good counsel to the interested Vaiṣṇavas when he says that they should not be..."
14:5914:59, 5 June 2020 diff hist +6,726 N Without the help of such a devotee spiritual master, one cannot make progress in the transcendental science of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the help of such a devotee spiritual master, one cannot make progress in the transcendental science of the Lord"}} {{n..."
14:4214:42, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,008 N The conclusion is that a serious devotee must first approach a spiritual master who not only is well versed in the Vedic literatures but is also a great devotee with factual realization of the Lord and His different energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is, therefore, that a serious devotee must first approach a spiritual master who not only is well versed in the..."
14:2414:24, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,258 N Not only is a devotee of the Lord more powerful than the Lord, but also worship of the devotee is considered more effective than direct worship of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"not only is a devotee of the Lord more powerful than the Lord, but also worship of the devotee is considered more effective th..."
14:1314:13, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,217 N The Lord expressed Himself to be unable to save Durvasa Muni, although the Muni was so powerful that he could reach the Lord directly under material conditions. But Durvasa Muni was saved by Maharaja Ambarisa, a devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord expressed Himself to be unable to save Durvāsā Muni, although the Muni was so powerful that he could reach the Lord..."
14:0014:00, 5 June 2020 diff hist +6,757 N The Lord is so merciful upon His pure devotee that He presents His beloved devotee as more powerful than Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is so merciful upon His pure devotee that He presents His beloved devotee as more powerful than Himself"}} {{notes|}}..."
13:4313:43, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,070 N Not only was Sukadeva Gosvami vastly learned in the Vedic literatures, but he was also a great self-realized soul and a powerful devotee of the Lord. A powerful devotee of the Lord is, by the grace of the Lord, more than the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only was Śukadeva Gosvāmī vastly learned in the Vedic literatures, but he was also a great self-realized soul and a pow..."
13:3113:31, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,223 N Maharaja Pariksit admitted in the previous verse (SB 2.4.9) that the Lord is inconceivable even for the greatest learned scholars. Why then should he again request Sukadeva Gosvami to clarify his insufficient knowledge about the Lord? The reason is clear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit admitted in the previous verse that the Lord is inconceivable even for the greatest learned scholars. W..."
13:1013:10, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,463 N The statement of the Bhagavad-gita that one must first of all surrender unto God, being freed from all other engagements, means that one must become a pure, unconditional devotee of the Lord. Only can one know Him by the strength of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The statement of the Bhagavad-gītā that one must first of all surrender unto the Lord, being freed from all other engagement..."
12:5412:54, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,215 N One cannot have any clear conception of the Lord or His holy name, form, attributes, pastimes, etc., unless one is engaged in His transcendental loving service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot have any clear conception of the Lord or His holy name, form, attributes, pastimes, etc., unless one is engaged in..."
10:2610:26, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,411 N God is easily understandable for the pure devotee because God declares in the Bhagavad-gita that after surpassing the stage of knowledge, when one is able to be engaged in the devotional service, then only can one know the true nature of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is easily understandable for the pure devotee because the Lord declares in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.54) that after surpas..."
10:1910:19, 5 June 2020 diff hist +6,892 N The Lord is beyond the limit of conception for mundane learned scholars, philosophers or scientists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is beyond the limit of conception for mundane learned scholars, philosophers or scientists"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
10:1410:14, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,232 N There is no validity in a material conception of the Lord produced by the mental speculator. Thus He remains always a mystery for the mundane scholar, even if he is vastly learned in the Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no validity in a material conception of the Lord produced by the mental speculator. Thus He remains always a mystery..."
10:0810:08, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,174 N The Vedas say that He (Krsna) is so complete that even though the whole complete identity emanates from Him, He still remains the same complete whole Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas say that He is so complete that even though the whole complete identity emanates from Him, He still remains the same..."
08:2208:22, 5 June 2020 diff hist +6,971 N They (Krsna's expansions) are like lamps of equal power which kindle from one lamp to another. That is the transcendental potency of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are like lamps of equal power which kindle from one lamp to another. That is the transcendental potency of the Lord"}} {{..." current
08:1608:16, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,178 N Again to second Sankarsana and from Him to the Narayana purusavataras, and innumerable other forms (Krsna's expansions), which are compared to the constant flowing of the uncountable waves of a river, are all one and the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"again to second Saṅkarṣaṇa and from Him to the Nārāyaṇa puruṣāvatāras, and innumerable other forms, which are co..."
08:0908:09, 5 June 2020 diff hist +6,947 N The expansions of different forms of the Lord, as from Krsna to Baladeva to Sankarsana, from Sankarsana to Vasudeva, from Vasudeva to Aniruddha, from Aniruddha to Pradyumna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The expansions of different forms of the Lord, as from Kṛṣṇa to Baladeva to Saṅkarṣaṇa, from Saṅkarṣaṇa to V..." current
08:0408:04, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,172 N Although He (Krsna) is the original person, He is still ever young with permanent youthful energy. He is very difficult to know simply by learning the transcendental science of the Vedas, but He is very easily realized by His pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although He is the original person, He is still ever young with permanent youthful energy. He is very difficult to know simply..."
07:5507:55, 5 June 2020 diff hist +7,108 N In the Brahma-samhita it is said that the Supreme Absolute Truth, Govinda, the Personality of Godhead, although one without a second, is infallibly expanded by innumerable forms nondifferent from one another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said that the Supreme Absolute Truth, Govinda, the Personality of Godhead, although one without..."

20:0820:08, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,531 N Learned (Sukadeva Gosvami) it from Vyasadeva, a disciple of Narada, and thus the perfect knowledge can descend by the chain of disciplic succession only, and not by any form of experimental knowledge, old or modern Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who learned it from Vyāsadeva, a disciple of Nārada, and thus the perfect knowledge can descend by the chain of disciplic su..."
19:4919:49, 4 June 2020 diff hist +7,560 With a limited source of knowledge and with imperfect senses, any living being, up to the standard of Brahmaji, the highest perfect living being within the universe, can never imagine knowing about the unlimited No edit summary current
19:4319:43, 4 June 2020 diff hist +2,417 N He (Pariksit Maharaja) said that even greatly learned scholars fail to know about that, even after great effort. The Lord is unlimited, and His activities are also unfathomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He said therefore that even greatly learned scholars fail to know about that, even after great effort. The Lord is unlimited,..."

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