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16:3616:36, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,120 N Asvattha, the banyan tree, is so called because the tree does not die very quickly; it continues to live for many, many years. His legs and their energies are the material ingredients, which are five in all: earth, water, fire, air and sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aśvattha, the banyan tree, is so called because the tree does not die very quickly; it continues to live for many, many years..."
16:2716:27, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,872 N According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, the Lord's sitting posture - keeping His back against the newly grown banyan tree - is also meaningful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the Lord's sitting posture—keeping His back against the newly grow..."
16:1816:18, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,057 N There was nothing astonishing in His (Krsna's) taking shelter in the way of the unsheltered who are in the renounced order of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there was nothing astonishing in His taking shelter in the way of the unsheltered who are in the renounced order of life"}} {{..." current
16:0716:07, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,379 N Because He (Krsna) is the proprietor of everything, everywhere is His shelter, and everywhere is under His shelter. The entire material and spiritual cosmic manifestation is sustained by Him, and therefore He is the shelter of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because He is the proprietor of everything, everywhere is His shelter, and everywhere is under His shelter. The entire materia..." current
15:5415:54, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,270 N Those who are in the renounced order of life often take shelter underneath a tree. The Lord was found by Uddhava in that condition of taking shelter as do persons who have no shelter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are in the renounced order of life often take shelter underneath a tree. The Lord was found by Uddhava in that condi..."
15:4515:45, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,273 N He (Uddhava) was advised to proceed to Badarikasrama because there he could associate with the devotees of Nara-Narayana, and in their association of devotional service he could increase his eagerness for chanting, hearing, knowledge and detachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was advised to proceed to Badarikāśrama because there he could associate with the devotees of Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and in t..."
15:3815:38, 7 July 2020 diff hist +1,897 N While at Dvaraka, Uddhava was warned to avoid the distresses which were to follow the disappearance of the Lord and the destruction of the Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While at Dvārakā, Uddhava was warned to avoid the distresses which were to follow the disappearance of the Lord and the dest..."
10:1210:12, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,569 N The word anujnata, indicating that the whole sequence of events was arranged by the Lord, is significant. These particular pastimes of the Lord are not a manifestation of His external energy, or material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word anujñāta, indicating that the whole sequence of events was arranged by the Lord, is significant. These particular p..."
10:0410:04, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,405 N It was then arranged for them to be sent back to their abodes so that others could see that the powerful Yadu dynasty was no longer in the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was then arranged for them to be sent back to their abodes so that others could see that the powerful Yadu dynasty was no l..."
09:5709:57, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,398 N Before being dispatched to their respective abodes (Lord's family members'), they were sent to the holy place of Prabhasa, where they performed pious activities and took food and drink to their heart's content Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before being dispatched to their respective abodes, they were sent to the holy place of Prabhāsa, where they performed pious..."
09:4509:45, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,433 N The Lord's family members were either incarnations of His plenary expansions or demigods from the heavenly planets, and thus before His departure He separated them by His internal potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's family members were either incarnations of His plenary expansions or demigods from the heavenly planets, and thus b..."
09:3509:35, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,640 N They were all His (God's) sons and grandsons and were given complete protection by the paternal affection of the Lord. How they could be vanquished in the presence of the Lord is answered in this verse (SB 3.4.3) : everything was done by the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were all His sons and grandsons and were given complete protection by the paternal affection of the Lord. How they could..."
09:2409:24, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,561 N All the activities of the Yadus and Bhojas were executed by the internal potency of the Lord because He wanted them to be dispatched to their respective abodes after He had finished His mission of descent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the above-mentioned activities of the Yadus and Bhojas were executed by the internal potency of the Lord because He wanted..."
09:1709:17, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,127 N The Lord wanted them (the descendants of Yadu) to be so destroyed, and thus they obeyed His order, as indicated by the word tad-anujnata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord wanted them to be so destroyed, and thus they obeyed His order, as indicated by the word tad-anujñāta"}} {{notes|}}..."
09:1009:10, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,489 N Just as there is no possibility of a fire's occurring deep in the forest due to human effort, so also there was no power in the universe which could vanquish the descendants of Yadu, who were protected by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as there is no possibility of a fire's occurring deep in the forest due to human effort, so also there was no power in th..."
08:5808:58, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,036 N The descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja were not expected to forget themselves in this way, but by the will of the Supreme it happened, and thus they became harsh towards one another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The descendants of Vṛṣṇi and Bhoja were not expected to forget themselves in this way, but by the will of the Supreme it..."
08:5108:51, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,190 N By such drinking they (the descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja) became delirious and bereft of sense, so much so that they forgot their relationship with one another and used harsh words which touched the cores of each other's hearts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such drinking they became delirious and bereft of sense, so much so that they forgot their relationship with one another an..."
08:4108:41, 7 July 2020 diff hist +2,731 N The descendants of Vrsni and Bhoja formally took permission from the brahmanas and ate the prepared foodstuff Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the descendants of Vṛṣṇi and Bhoja formally took permission from the brāhmaṇas and ate the prepared foodstuff"}} {{no..." current

17:5517:55, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,350 N Srimad-Bhagavatam is the history of activities of the Lord, and people who take interest in hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam clear their hearts of accumulated mundane filth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the history of such activities of the Lord, and people who take interest in hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavat..."
17:5117:51, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,366 N They (the devotees of God) take more interest in the transcendental activities of the Lord as He incarnates Himself on the surface of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they take more interest in the transcendental activities of the Lord as He incarnates Himself on the surface of the material w..."
17:4517:45, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,295 N The devotees of the Lord know well how the creative forces work concurrently by the action and reaction of the material energy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord, however, know well how the creative forces work concurrently by the action and reaction of the mater..."
17:3717:37, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,279 N There are innumerable incarnations of the Lord, like the waves of the river flowing constantly in and out Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable incarnations of the Lord, like the waves of the river flowing constantly in and out"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
17:3217:32, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,642 N Activities of the Lord are principally of two varieties. One concerns the mundane manifestation of the material creative force, and the other deals with His pastimes in the form of different incarnations in terms of the time and place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"activities of the Lord are principally of two varieties. One concerns the mundane manifestation of the material creative force..."
17:2117:21, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,612 N This transcendental literature is especially prepared by Srila Vyasadeva to give the utmost satisfaction to the people in general by narration of the activities of the Lord, as instructed by Sri Narada Muni to Srila Vyasadeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This transcendental literature is especially prepared by Śrīla Vyāsadeva to give the utmost satisfaction to the people in g..."
17:0917:09, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,361 N Brahmaji is also trying to stress the importance of narrating the transcendental pastimes of the Lord as He comes and manifests Himself here on the surface of the material planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī is also trying, in this verse, to stress the importance of narrating the transcendental pastimes of the Lord as He..."
17:0417:04, 6 July 2020 diff hist +4,154 N One cannot be fully satisfied by hearing unless and until one is given a chance to hear of the transcendental activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one cannot be fully satisfied by hearing unless and until one is given a chance to hear of the transcendental activities of th..." current
16:5516:55, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,408 N When the Lord actually descends on the earth or anywhere within the universe, the less intelligent class of men also mistake Him to be one of them, and thus they imagine the Transcendence to be formless or impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the Lord actually descends on the earth or anywhere within the universe, the less intelligent class of men also mistake H..."
16:4816:48, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,031 N None of them (different exhibitions of the Lord's transcendental potencies) factually represents the transcendental form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"none of them factually represents the transcendental form of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
16:4216:42, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,399 N When the Lord is described as formless in the Vedic literatures, it is to be understood that all these forms, within the experience of universal knowledge, are different exhibitions of the Lord's transcendental potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord is described as formless in the Vedic literatures, it is to be understood that all these forms mentioned above,..."
16:3316:33, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,315 N When the Lord advises in Bhagavad-gita to worship Him alone, it is to be understood that worshiping Lord Krsna includes worshiping all that is mentioned, because He, Lord Krsna, includes everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord advises in Bhagavad-gītā to worship Him alone, it is to be understood that worshiping Lord Kṛṣṇa include..."
16:2516:25, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,671 N It is advised by Brahmaji that none of them (some of the potent manifestations of the Lord) is the Supreme Lord; they are only borrowed plumes from the original Almighty Lord Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is advised by Brahmājī that none of them is the Supreme Lord; they are only borrowed plumes from the original Almighty Lo..."
16:1416:14, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,148 N Different persons, societies and communities, etc., worship some of the potent manifestations of the Lord, wrongly accepting the powerful object as God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"different persons, societies and communities, etc., worship some of the potent manifestations of the Lord, wrongly accepting t..." current
15:5915:59, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,122 N In other ways some are worshipers of race, nationality, birds, beasts, evil spirits, satans, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other ways some are worshipers of race, nationality, birds, beasts, evil spirits, satans, etc"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
15:5515:55, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,489 N Rise (the lower-grade persons) to the platform of worshiping Siva in search for the ever-existing soul, and then to the stage of worshiping Lord Visnu, the Supersoul, etc., without any information of Govinda, Lord Krsna, who is the original Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"rise to the platform of worshiping Lord Śiva in search for the ever-existing soul, and then to the stage of worshiping Lord V..."
15:4715:47, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,349 N These lower grade persons gradually rise to become sauriyas (worshipers of the sun-god) or ganapatyas - worshipers of the mass of people as janata janardana or daridra-narayana, etc., in the form of Ganapati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These lower-grade persons gradually rise to become saurīyas (worshipers of the sun-god) or gāṇapatyas (worshipers of the m..."
15:3815:38, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,979 N The modern scientist is also captivated by the wonderful actions and reactions of natural phenomena and therefore is also a sakta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The modern scientist is also captivated by the wonderful actions and reactions of natural phenomena and therefore is also a ś..." current
15:2915:29, 6 July 2020 diff hist +27 For undeveloped human beings, merely the slight display of the Lord's potency is captivating. A still more advanced person is captivated by the powers of the demigods and goddesses No edit summary current
15:2615:26, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,101 N For undeveloped human beings, merely the slight display of the Lord's potency is captivating. A still more advanced person is captivated by the powers of the demigods and goddesses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For such undeveloped human beings, merely the slight display of the Lord's potency is captivating. A still more advanced perso..."
15:1915:19, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,568 N The less intelligent man is surprised to see the wonderful actions of material phenomena, as the aborigines are fearful of a great thunderbolt, a great and gigantic banyan tree, or a great lofty mountain in the jungle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The less intelligent man is surprised to see the wonderful actions of material phenomena, as the aborigines are fearful of a g..."
15:1015:10, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,715 By His (God's) incarnation and potential activities, the complete ingredients of creation, namely time, space, cause, result, mind, the gross and subtle elements and their interactional modes of nature - goodness, passion and ignorance No edit summary current
15:0915:09, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,276 The temporary creation of the material manifestation is an exhibition of the material energy of the Lord No edit summary current
15:0515:05, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,200 N Every one of them (Brahma, Siva, Visnu, Narada and other powerful demigods, men, supermen, sages, rsis, dead bodies, satans, evil spirits, jinn, aquatics, birds and beasts) possesses only a fragment of the great potencies of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"every one of them possesses only a fragment of the great potencies of the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{com..."
14:5814:58, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,519 N Men, supermen, sages, rsis, and other lower creatures of extraordinary strength and opulence, including the dead bodies, satans, evil spirits, jinn, aquatics, birds and beasts, may appear to be the Supreme Lord, but factually none of them is God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"men, supermen, sages, ṛṣis, and other lower creatures of extraordinary strength and opulence, including the dead bodies, s..."
14:4714:47, 6 July 2020 diff hist −99 It is called illusion because the living beings under the clutches of maya are not factually enjoyers, although they think that they are, being illusioned by maya No edit summary current
14:3514:35, 6 July 2020 diff hist +6,447 N Beginning from 1) the name Brahmaji, the first living creature within the universe, down to Lord Siva, Lord Visnu, Narada and other powerful demigods (..) may appear to be the Supreme Lord, but factually none of them is the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"beginning from the name Brahmājī, the first living creature within the universe, down to Lord Śiva, Lord Viṣṇu, Nārada..."
14:2214:22, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,561 N All the innumerable universes are maintained only during the breathing period of Maha-Visnu, or Karanarnavasayi Visnu, who is only a plenary part of Govinda, the original Personality of Godhead Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the innumerable universes are maintained only during the breathing period of Mahā-Viṣṇu, or Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī..."
14:1614:16, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,899 N This first incarnation in the material creation, namely Karanarnavasayi Visnu, is the plenary part of the original Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, described in the Brahma-samhita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This first incarnation in the material creation, namely Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu, is the plenary part of the origina..."
14:1214:12, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,624 N All these creative elements and the creation itself are but potential manifestations of the Supreme Lord; nothing is independent of the control of the Supreme Being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all these creative elements and the creation itself are but potential manifestations of the Supreme Lord; nothing is independe..."
14:0114:01, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,818 N The senses and their reservoir source, the gigantic universal form as the second incarnation Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and all living beings, both moving and standing, which come out of the second incarnation, all became manifested Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the senses and their reservoir source, the gigantic universal form as the second incarnation Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and..."
13:3713:37, 6 July 2020 diff hist +5,830 N By His (God's) incarnation and potential activities, the complete ingredients of creation, namely time, space, cause, result, mind, the gross and subtle elements and their interactional modes of nature - goodness, passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By His incarnation and potential activities, the complete ingredients of creation, namely time, space, cause, result, mind, th..."

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