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16:0116:01, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,833 N The devotees are always anxious to know more and more about the Supreme Lord, the master of all energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees are always anxious to know more and more about the Supreme Lord, the master of all energies"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
15:5615:56, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,254 N His only business is to turn everyone to the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Therefore all these features of Narada make him the dearmost son of his father, and all this is due to Narada's being a first-class devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His only business is to turn everyone to the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Therefore all these features of Nārad..."
15:5215:52, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,018 N Narada is the spiritual master of many famous devotees of the Lord. He is the spiritual master of Prahlada, Dhruva and Vyasa, down to the forest animal hunter Kirata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada is the spiritual master of many famous devotees of the Lord. He is the spiritual master of Prahlāda, Dhruva and Vyās..."
15:4615:46, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,789 N Narada is famous as the greatest of all sages because of his being the greatest of all devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And Nārada is famous as the greatest of all sages because of his being the greatest of all devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
15:4215:42, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,275 N Narada is described here as the most beloved son of Brahma because of good behavior, obedience, meekness and readiness to render service unto the father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But out of them all, Nārada is described here as the most beloved son of Brahmā because of good behavior, obedience, meeknes..."
09:3609:36, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,223 N In three departments of human knowledge disseminated by the Vedas, namely fruitive work (karma-kanda), transcendental knowledge (jnana-kanda), and devotional service (upasana-kanda), Devarsi Narada inherited from his father Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In three departments of human knowledge disseminated by the Vedas, namely fruitive work"|"transcendental knowledge"|"and devot..."
09:2809:28, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,989 N The pure devotees of the Lord, like Brahma and persons in the chain of disciplic succession, do not do anything to instruct their subordinates without acting accordingly themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotees of the Lord, like Brahmā and persons in the chain of disciplic succession, do not do anything to instruct t..."
09:2409:24, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,785 N One who is not a devotee of the Lord, however qualified he may be in the mundane sense of the term, cannot be qualified with any good quality worthy of the name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other hand, one who is not a devotee of the Lord, however qualified he may be in the mundane sense of the term, cannot..."
09:2109:21, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,674 N The highest life of moral principles is to become a devotee of the Lord because a pure devotee of the Lord has all the good qualities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest life of moral principles is to become a devotee of the Lord because a pure devotee of the Lord has all the good qu..."
09:0209:02, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,922 N He (Brahma) desired the welfare of all as servants of God, and anyone desiring the welfare of the members of his family and generations must conduct a moral, religious life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He desired the welfare of all as servants of God, and anyone desiring the welfare of the members of his family and generations..." current
08:5808:58, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,136 N An unrestricted life of sense gratification is animal life, and Lord Brahma, in order to teach all concerned within the jurisdiction of his generations, taught the same principles of sense control for executing higher duties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An unrestricted life of sense gratification is animal life, and Lord Brahmā, in order to teach all concerned within the juris..."
08:5508:55, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,611 N One cannot be situated in an exalted position without having undertaken a regulative life of rules and regulations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be situated in an exalted position without having undertaken a regulative life of rules and regulations"}} {{notes|..." current
08:5108:51, 8 July 2020 diff hist +5,082 N The whole material disease is based on the process of sense gratification, and liberation from the diseased condition is re-engagement of the senses to see the beauty of the Lord, hear His glories, and act on His account Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the whole material disease is based on the process of sense gratification, and liberation from the diseased conditi..."
08:4508:45, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,318 N When there is some disease in the eyes, the eyes may be cured to see properly. Plucking out the eyes is no treatment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is some disease in the eyes, the eyes may be cured to see properly. Plucking out the eyes is no treatment"}} {{note..."
08:4308:43, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,365 N The diseased condition of the senses may be treated by curing the defect, but not uprooting the senses altogether Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The diseased condition of the senses may be treated by curing the defect, but not uprooting the senses altogether"}} {{notes|}..."
08:3408:34, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,445 N Instead of doing so, i.e. converting the actions of the senses, the impersonalists began to make the conditioned souls sense-less, and the Lord also senseless. That is improper treatment for the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of doing so, i.e. converting the actions of the senses, the impersonalists began to make the conditioned souls sense-l..."
08:2808:28, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,566 N Purpose of Lord Krsna's servants is to reclaim the conditioned souls from the field of sense gratification and return them to the normal stage of engaging the senses in service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to reclaim the conditioned souls from the field of sense gratification and return them to the normal stage of engaging the sen..."
08:2208:22, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,649 N Material universe created to give the conditioned soul a chance to act to return home, back to Godhead, and servants like Brahmaji, Naradaji, Vyasaji and their company become busy with the same purpose of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is created to give the conditioned soul a chance to act to return home, back to Godhead, and servants like Brahmājī, Nār..."
08:1008:10, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,462 N The whole process of God consciousness is meant to rectify the conditional activities of the senses and to re-engage them in the direct service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the whole process of God consciousness is meant to rectify the conditional activities of the senses and to re-engage..."
08:0408:04, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,752 N Originally the senses of the living entity were awarded to engage them in the transcendental loving service of the Lord or that of His devotees, but the conditioned souls, illusioned by the material energy, became captivated by sense enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Originally the senses of the living entity were awarded for this purpose, namely to engage them in the transcendental loving s..."
07:5907:59, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,252 N The tongue is meant for glorifying your qualities because in this world a pure devotee of the Lord is very difficult to find Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The tongue is meant for glorifying your qualities because in this world a pure devotee of the Lord is very difficult to find"}..."
07:5707:57, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,260 N O devotee of the Lord, the purpose of the visual sense is fulfilled simply by seeing you, and to touch your body is the fulfillment of bodily touch Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O devotee of the Lord, the purpose of the visual sense is fulfilled simply by seeing you, and to touch your body is the fulfil..."
07:5207:52, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,422 N Illusioned by the glaring reflection of the external energy, the living entities worship the senses instead of engaging them properly in fulfilling the desires of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Illusioned by the glaring reflection of the external energy, the living entities worship the senses instead of engaging them p..."
07:4907:49, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,191 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is the object for fulfilling the senses of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is the object for fulfilling the senses of all living entities"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
07:4507:45, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,697 N Through Sukadeva Gosvami's grace and by the mercy of Maharaja Pariksit we are all given Srimad-Bhagavatam perpetually to learn the science of the Absolute Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through Sukadeva Gosvami's grace and by the mercy of Maharaja Pariksit we are all given Srimad-Bhagavatam perpetually to learn..."
07:2607:26, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,594 N Brahmaji in his turn instructed Narada, his beloved son, the same message of Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Narada, in his turn, taught the same to Vyasadeva, who again taught it to Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī in his turn instructed Nārada, his beloved son, the same message of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Nārada, in his turn..."
07:2307:23, 8 July 2020 diff hist +4,038 N Srimad-Bhagavatam gives us this information as the supreme Vedic literature, and it was personally instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to Brahmaji so that the leader of the living entities might broadcast the message to all in the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives us this information as the supreme Vedic literature, and it was personally instructed by the Suprem..."
07:1107:11, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,968 N In the spiritual world everything is full of knowledge, and therefore everything in the transcendental world, the land, the water, the tree, the mountain, the river, the man, the animal, the bird - everything - is of the same quality, namely cetana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the spiritual world everything is full of knowledge, and therefore everything in the transcendental world, the land, the wa..."
07:0507:05, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,831 N He (God) is ajanah, or the Supreme Person, amongst jananam, or all persons. All living entities are individual persons & amongst all such persons Hari is supreme, as confirmed in the sruti-mantra, nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam (Katha Upanisad 2.2.13) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is ajanaḥ, or the Supreme Person, amongst janānām, or all persons. All living entities are individual persons, and amon..."
06:5806:58, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,735 N In this verse it is clearly mentioned that the Lord is ajanah, or the Supreme Person, and that He was showing His transcendental form (atmano rupam) to Brahmaji while instructing him in the summarization of Srimad-Bhagavatam in four verses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse it is clearly mentioned that the Lord is ajanaḥ, or the Supreme Person, and that He was showing His transcende..."
06:5306:53, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,502 N The conclusion is that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the science of the Lord in which the Lord and His abode are perfectly realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the conclusion is that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the science of the Lord in which the Lord and His abode are perfectly real..."
06:4806:48, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,631 N Srimad-Bhagavatam means consciousness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krsna, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is the sound representation of the Lord as much as the Bhagavad-gita is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam means consciousness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and Śrīmad-..."
06:4206:42, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,206 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is Lord Krsna, and not directly Narayana or the purusa-avataras, which are subsequent manifestations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is Lord Kṛṣṇa, and not directly Nārāyaṇa or the puruṣa-avatāras, which are sub..."
06:3406:34, 8 July 2020 diff hist +2,972 N Lord Sri Krsna is the original form of the Supreme Lord (krsnas tu bhagavan svayam (SB 1.3.28)) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original form of the Supreme Lord"|"kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
06:3106:31, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,590 N Brahmaji desires to worship Krsna, who resides in the topmost Vaikuntha planet, known as Goloka Vrndavana, where He is in the habit of keeping surabhi cows as a cowboy and where He is served by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune (the gopis) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī desires to worship the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who resides in the topmost Vaikuṇ..."
06:2306:23, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,920 N In the Gopala-tapani Upanisad (sruti) it is said, gopa-veso me purusah purastad avirbabhuva: the Lord appeared before Brahma as a cowboy, that is, as the original Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, Govinda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad"|"it is said, gopa-veśo me puruṣaḥ purastād āvirbabhuva: the Lord appeared before Br..."
06:1806:18, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,959 N Vaikuntha realization is possible by any devotee of the Lord situated in the transcendental position as a result of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such Vaikuṇṭha realization is possible by any devotee of the Lord situated in the transcendental position as a result of d..."
06:1406:14, 8 July 2020 diff hist +3,854 N One should not try to understand these four verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam by mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not, therefore, try to understand these four verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by mental speculation"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
05:5505:55, 8 July 2020 diff hist +5,750 N This (atmarama) stage of full satisfaction is the proper situation for understanding the transcendental knowledge of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This stage of full satisfaction is the proper situation for understanding the transcendental knowledge of the Personality of G..."
05:4205:42, 8 July 2020 diff hist +6,035 N Detachment from the sensory world is called the brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20) stage of realization, the preliminary stage of transcendental devotional life (para bhaktih) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This detachment from the sensory world is called the brahma-bhūta"|"stage of realization, the preliminary stage of transcende..."
05:2905:29, 8 July 2020 diff hist +6,109 N Without personal service, one would go on speculating like the impersonalists and dry speculators life after life and would be unable to reach the final conclusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without personal service, one would go on speculating like the impersonalists and dry speculators life after life and would be..."
05:2605:26, 8 July 2020 diff hist +5,665 N The bona fide spiritual master, by his personal activities, teaches the disciple the principles of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bona fide spiritual master, by his personal activities, teaches the disciple the principles of devotional service"}} {{not..."
05:2005:20, 8 July 2020 diff hist +5,625 N No one should try to squeeze out his own meaning by imperfect mundane knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should try to squeeze out his own meaning by imperfect mundane knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|..."
05:1305:13, 8 July 2020 diff hist +6,203 N No one should try to give a new interpretation by dint of mundane knowledge. The first step in pursuance of the system of knowledge received by Brahma, is to approach a bona fide guru who is the representative of the Lord following the parampara system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should try to give a new interpretation by dint of mundane knowledge. And the first step, therefore, in pursuance of th..."

09:1609:16, 7 July 2020 diff hist +5,756 N The Lord was the teacher of the nucleus of Srimad-Bhagavatam in four verses, and Brahma was the receiver of the knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord was the teacher of the nucleus of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in four verses, and Brahmā was the receiver of the knowledge"..."
09:1209:12, 7 July 2020 diff hist +6,668 N There are many grammarians & nondevotee material wranglers who have tried to present false interpretations of four verses of the Srimad-Bhagavatam but the Lord Himself advised Brahmaji not to be deviated from the fixed conclusion the Lord had taught him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many grammarians and nondevotee material wranglers who have tried to present false interpretations of these four ver..."
09:0809:08, 7 July 2020 diff hist +6,350 N The secret purpose of the most important Bhagavatite conclusion has been explained by the original speaker of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, who was also the original speaker of the Bhagavad-gita, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the secret purpose of the most important Bhāgavatite conclusion has been explained by the original speaker of the Śrīm..."
09:0309:03, 7 July 2020 diff hist +6,215 N As in the Bhagavad-gita, Tenth Chapter, Lord Krsna has summarized the whole text in four verses, namely, aham sarvasya prabhavah (BG 10.8), etc., so the complete Srimad-Bhagavatam has also been summarized in four verses, as aham evasam evagre, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As in the Bhagavad-gītā, Tenth Chapter, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, has summarized the whole text in four..."
08:5708:57, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,124 N The whole matter is explained by the Lord Himself, and one who has no approach to the Lord in His personal feature can rarely understand the purport of Srimad-Bhagavatam without being taught by the bhagavatas in the disciplic succession Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole matter is explained by the Lord Himself, and one who has no approach to the Lord in His personal feature can rarely..."
08:5108:51, 7 July 2020 diff hist +3,517 N The sruti confirms that the Supreme Truth Absolute Personality of Godhead never reveals Himself to anyone who is falsely proud of his academic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides that, the śruti confirms that the Supreme Truth Absolute Personality of Godhead never reveals Himself to anyone who i..."

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