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17:0417:04, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,973 N Nor does the manifestation of the Lord's pleasure potency have any connection with such (sex life) degraded things. Lord Caitanya was a strict sannyasi, so much so that He did not allow any woman to come near Him, not even to bow down and offer respects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor does the manifestation of the Lord's pleasure potency have any connection with such degraded things. Lord Caitanya was a s..."
16:5516:55, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,751 N Sex life in the mundane world is the root-cause of being conditioned by the shackles of illusion, and certainly Sukadeva Gosvami was never interested in the sex life of the mundane world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sex life in the mundane world is the root-cause of being conditioned by the shackles of illusion, and certainly Śukadeva Gosv..."
16:4416:44, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,632 N Discussed (Sukadeva Gosvami) this act of the Lord's pleasure potency certainly not in relation to sex, but to relish a transcendental taste inconceivable to the mundaners who are after sex life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"discussed this act of the Lord's pleasure potency certainly not in relation to sex, but to relish a transcendental taste incon..."
16:3716:37, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,439 N The pure devotees of the Lord like Sukadeva Gosvami, who was completely detached from the abominable sex life of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotees of the Lord like Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who was completely detached from the abominable sex life of the materi..." current
16:2916:29, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,872 N When the Lord manifested Himself on this earth He partially displayed the activities of His pleasure potency in His rasa-lila just to attract the conditioned souls, who are all after the phantasmagoria pleasure potency in degraded sex enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the Lord manifested Himself on this earth He partially displayed the activities of His pleasure potency in His rāsa-līl..."
16:2116:21, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,529 N All these goddesses of fortune are manifestations of His (God's) transcendental pleasure potency (hladini-sakti) in His internal energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these goddesses of fortune are manifestations of His transcendental pleasure potency (hlādinī-śakti) in His internal en..."
16:0616:06, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,405 N Everyone is seeking the favor of the goddess of fortune, but people do not know that Lord Sri Krsna is the beloved husband of all goddesses of fortune Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is seeking the favor of the goddess of fortune, but people do not know that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the beloved hus..."
16:0116:01, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,745 N Since Sukadeva Gosvami is one of the prominent gata-vyalikas, who are freed from all misconceptions, he therefore expresses his own realized perception of Lord Sri Krsna as being the sum total of all perfection, the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Śukadeva Gosvāmī is one of the prominent gata-vyalīkas, who are freed from all misconceptions, he therefore expresse..."
15:5415:54, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,659 N Ultimately He (God) is realized by the pretensionless devotees only. Therefore special stress is given to the devotional service of the Lord by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ultimately He is realized by the pretensionless devotees only. Therefore special stress is given to the devotional service of..."
15:4615:46, 18 June 2020 diff hist +7,031 N The Lord is adhisvara (the original controller) of everyone, namely the Vedantists, the great karma-kandiyas, the great religious leaders, the great performers of austerity and all who are striving for spiritual advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is adhīśvara (the original controller) of everyone, namely the Vedāntists, the great karma-kāṇḍīyas, the gre..."
15:3815:38, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,759 N As stated by the Lord in Bhagavad-gita (BG 8.9), all such results (the results of one's desires) are awarded by Him only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as stated by the Lord in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 8.9), all such results are awarded by Him only"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
15:2715:27, 18 June 2020 diff hist +7,278 N The devotee is completely peaceful because he has no demand for himself and is always ready to serve the desire of the Lord. The conclusion is that God is for everyone because no one can achieve the result of his respective desires without His sanction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotee is completely peaceful because he has no demand for himself and is always ready to serve the desire of the Lord. T..."
15:1715:17, 18 June 2020 diff hist +7,135 N Those who are after fruitive results for their pious activities, those who desire salvation and identity with the Supreme, and those who desire material perfections of mystic power are all restless because they want something for themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are after fruitive results for their pious activities, those who desire salvation and identity with the Supreme, and..."
15:1115:11, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,907 N Srila Jiva Gosvami interprets the word gata-vyalikaih as projjhita-kaitavaih, or those who are freed from all pretensions - the unalloyed devotees only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī interprets the word gata-vyalīkaiḥ as projjhita-kaitavaiḥ, or those who are freed from all preten..."
15:0615:06, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,762 N The examples of Brahma and Lord Siva are specifically cited here because Brahmaji, Lord Siva, Srimati Laksmiji and the four Kumaras (Sanaka, Sanatana, etc.) are leaders of the four desireless Vaisnava sampradayas. They are all freed from all pretensions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The examples of Brahmā and Lord Śiva are specifically cited here because Brahmājī, Lord Śiva, Śrīmatī Lakṣmījī and..."
15:0015:00, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,581 N Because Arjuna was without any pretension, he changed his decision and satisfied the Lord by agreeing to fight (karisye vacanam tava) (BG 18.73), and thus he became desireless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Arjuna was without any pretension, he changed his decision and satisfied the Lord by agreeing to fight (kariṣye vaca..."
14:5514:55, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,601 N To make him (Arjuna) desireless the Lord preached the Bhagavad-gita, in which the ways of karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga and also bhakti-yoga were explained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to make him desireless the Lord preached the Bhagavad-gītā, in which the ways of karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga, haṭha-yoga and..."
14:4914:49, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,463 N In the beginning Arjuna placed himself as one of those who desire self-satisfaction, for he desired not to fight in the Battle of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning Arjuna placed himself as one of those who desire self-satisfaction, for he desired not to fight in the Battle..."
14:4214:42, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,570 N They (niskami devotees of the Lord) are completely dependent on the orders of the Lord and are always ready to discharge their duty for the satisfaction of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are completely dependent on the orders of the Lord and are always ready to discharge their duty for the satisfaction of t..."
08:5208:52, 18 June 2020 diff hist +7,024 N This perfect realization of the self by the devotee helps him to become desireless, to desire nothing for his personal self, and thus the devotees are called niskami, without any desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This perfect realization of the self by the devotee helps him to become desireless, to desire nothing for his personal self, a..."
08:4708:47, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,892 N The devotees of the Lord do not want anything like that (material enjoyment or liberation) for self-satisfaction. They want only to serve the Lord because He is great and as living entities they are eternally subordinate parts and parcels of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotees of the Lord do not want anything like that for self-satisfaction. They want only to serve the Lord because the Lo..."
08:3908:39, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,994 N The perfection of becoming finer than the finest, becoming heavier than the heaviest, getting everything desired, having control over everyone, creating everything liked, etc. All these are abilities of a powerful yogi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the perfection of becoming finer than the finest, becoming heavier than the heaviest, getting everything desired, having contr..."
08:3108:31, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,847 N The jnanis, who try to become one with the Supreme by mental speculation, are called mukti-kami, or those who desire liberation from material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jñānīs, who try to become one with the Supreme by mental speculation, are called mukti-kāmī, or those who desire libe..."
08:2008:20, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,882 N Everyone is searching for eternal peace or eternal life and with an aim to this destination everyone is studying the Vedas or other religious scriptures or undergoing severe austerity as empiric philosophers, as mystics yogis or as unalloyed devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is searching for eternal peace or eternal life, and with an aim to this destination everyone is either studying the V..."
08:1208:12, 18 June 2020 diff hist +6,775 The Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, although the Lord of all followers of different paths of self-realization, is knowable only by those who are above all pretensions No edit summary current
08:1008:10, 18 June 2020 diff hist −36 He (Caitanya) is the eternal servant of the servant of the Lord who maintains the damsels of Vrndavana (Lord Krsna) (CC Madhya 13.80). That is the way of self-realization No edit summary current
08:0908:09, 18 June 2020 diff hist +11,511 N He (Caitanya) is the eternal servant of the servant of the Lord who maintains the damsels of Vrndavana (Lord Krsna) (CC Madhya 13.80). That is the way of self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the eternal servant of the servant of the Lord who maintains the damsels of Vṛndāvana (Lord Kṛṣṇa) (CC Madhya 1..."
08:0308:03, 18 June 2020 diff hist +11,736 N Lord Caitanya accepted many devotees from communities other than the varnasramites, and He Himself declared, to teach us, that He does not belong to any caste or social order of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya accepted many devotees from communities other than the varṇāśramites, and He Himself declared, to teach us,..."

18:3918:39, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,691 N The conclusion is that the Lord, being all-powerful, can, under any and every circumstance, accept anyone from any part of the world, either personally or through His bona fide manifestation as the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that the Lord, being all-powerful, can, under any and every circumstance, accept anyone from any part of the..."
18:1718:17, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,777 N The all-powerful Lord accepts the humble service of His devotee in devotional activities of the arcana, His form as the worshipable Deity in the temple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the all-powerful Lord accepts the humble service of His devotee in devotional activities of the arcana, His form as the worshi..."
18:0918:09, 17 June 2020 diff hist +12,184 N The Vaisnava never accepts another Vaisnava on the basis of birthright, just as he never thinks of the Deity of God in a temple as an idol. And to remove all doubts in this connection, Sukadeva has invoked the blessings of the Lord, who is all-powerful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇava never accepts another Vaiṣṇava on the basis of birthright, just as he never thinks of the Deity of the Lo..."
17:5617:56, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,648 N Without any reference to the particular custom of a country, one can be accepted to the Vaisnava cult spiritually, and there is no hindrance in the transcendental process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without any reference to the particular custom of a country, one can be accepted to the Vaiṣṇava cult spiritually, and the..."
17:3417:34, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,715 N The only qualification is that one take shelter of a pure devotee of the Lord who has thorough knowledge in the transcendental science of Krsna - Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The only qualification is that one take shelter of a pure devotee of the Lord who has thorough knowledge in the transcendental..."
17:2617:26, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,721 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.32) it is said by the Lord that there is no bar to becoming a devotee of the Lord (even for those who are lowborn, or women, sudras or vaisyas), and by becoming a devotee everyone is eligible to return home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.32) it is said by the Lord that there is no bar to becoming a devotee of the Lord (even for those..."
17:1917:19, 17 June 2020 diff hist +8,383 According to the cult of devotion, generally known as the Vaisnava cult, there is no bar against anyone's advancing in the matter of God realization. A Vaisnava is powerful enough to turn into a Vaisnava even the Kirata No edit summary current
17:1717:17, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,326 N The destination is to go back home, back to Godhead, as we have several times discussed in these pages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The destination is to go back home, back to Godhead, as we have several times discussed in these pages"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
17:1117:11, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,353 N The complete misunderstanding between the human nations created by politicians can at once be extinguished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the complete misunderstanding between the human nations created by politicians can at once be extinguished"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
17:0517:05, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,896 N As Sukadeva Gosvami began his prayer by discussing the word yat-kirtanam, so also Lord Caitanya recommended that simply by glorifying the Lord's holy name, a tremendous change of heart can take place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Śukadeva Gosvāmī began his prayer by discussing the word yat-kīrtanam, so also Lord Caitanya recommended that simply by..."
16:5816:58, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,742 N If the politicians would be guided by the good counsel of the devotees, then certainly there would be a great change in the world situation by the purifying propaganda of the devotees, as shown by Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the politicians, therefore, would be guided by the good counsel of the devotees, then certainly there would be a great chan..."
16:4616:46, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,799 N The politicians of the world may remain in their respective positions because the pure devotees of the Lord are not interested in political leadership or diplomatic implications Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The politicians of the world may remain in their respective positions because the pure devotees of the Lord are not interested..."
15:0115:01, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,656 N The devotees of the Lord are able authorities to effect such a change (a change of heart in human beings) by purifying the dust-worn minds of the people in general Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotees of the Lord are able authorities to effect such a change by purifying the dust-worn minds of the people in genera..." current
14:5614:56, 17 June 2020 diff hist +12,131 N If the leadership of world affairs is entrusted to the devotees of God, for which a worldwide organization under the name & style of ISKCON has been started, by the grace of the Almighty there can be a change of heart in human beings all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the leadership of world affairs is entrusted to the devotees of the Lord, for which a worldwide organization under the name..."
14:4814:48, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,696 N From the version of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami it appears that instead of running a godless civilization in the present context of the world situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And from the version of Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī it appears that instead of running a godless civilization in the present c..."
14:3714:37, 17 June 2020 diff hist +12,076 N The above-mentioned historical names (Kirata, Huna, Andhra, Pulinda, Pulkasa, Abhira, Sumbha, Yavana, Khasa) are different nations of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The above-mentioned historical names are different nations of the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..."
14:2814:28, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,260 N Khasa: The inhabitants of the Khasadesa are mentioned in the Mahabharata - Drona-parva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Khasa: The inhabitants of the Khasadeśa are mentioned in the Mahābhārata"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
14:2314:23, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,606 N The western Yavana joined with Duryodhana in the Battle of Kuruksetra under the pressure of Karna. It is also foretold that these Yavanas also would conquer India, and it proved to be true Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The western Yavana joined with Duryodhana in the Battle of Kurukṣetra under the pressure of Karṇa. It is also foretold tha..."
14:1214:12, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,497 N The Yavanas were ksatriyas, and later on, by giving up the brahminical culture, they became mleccha-yavanas. Descriptions of the Yavanas are in the Mahabharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Yavanas were therefore kṣatriyas, and later on, by giving up the brahminical culture, they became mleccha-yavanas. Descr..."
14:0414:04, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,372 N Sumbhas or Kankas: The inhabitants of the Kanka province of old Bharata, mentioned in the Mahabharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śumbhas or Kaṅkas: The inhabitants of the Kaṅka province of old Bhārata, mentioned in the Mahābhārata"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
13:4213:42, 17 June 2020 diff hist +11,768 N They (the Abhiras) were under the domination of Maharaja Yudhisthira, and according to the statements of Markandeya the mlecchas of this part of the world would also rule over Bharata. Later on this proved to be true, as in the case of the Pulindas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were under the domination of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, and according to the statements of Mārkaṇḍeya the mlecchas..."

19:0919:09, 16 June 2020 diff hist +11,471 N The modern Sind province formerly extended on the other side of the Arabian Sea, and all the inhabitants of that province were known as the Abhiras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The modern Sind province formerly extended on the other side of the Arabian Sea, and all the inhabitants of that province were..."

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