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11:0211:02, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,198 N Nanda Maharaja was due to receive Him (Krsna) as his child, and Yasodamayi was also to enjoy His childhood pastimes, & therefore to fulfill everyone's desire, He was carried from Mathura to Vrndavana just after His appearance in the prison house of Kamsa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nanda Mahārāja was due to receive Him as his child, and Yaśodāmayī was also to enjoy the childhood pastimes of the Lord,..."
10:4610:46, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,096 N Lord Krsna is not affected by such determination of men of Kamsa's class, but in order to play the role of a child He agreed to be carried by His father to the cow pastures of Nanda Maharaja because Vasudeva was afraid of Kamsa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa is not affected by such determination of men of Kaṁsa's class, but in order to play the role of a child He..."
10:2910:29, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,737 N It is the business of the asuras to try to kill the Supreme Personality of Godhead or to prove by all means that there is no God or that Krsna is an ordinary human being and not God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the business of the asuras to try to kill the Supreme Personality of Godhead or to prove by all means that there is no G..."
10:1310:13, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,750 N There was no necessity of the Lord's being dispatched to the house of Nanda Maharaja out of fear of Kamsa's determination to kill Him (Krsna) as soon as He appeared Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There was no necessity of the Lord's being dispatched to the house of Nanda Mahārāja out of fear of Kaṁsa's determination..." current
09:5709:57, 11 July 2020 diff hist +2,962 N Uddhava began the topics from the very beginning of His (Krsna's) appearance as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki in the prison of Kamsa, the King of the Bhojas, at Mathura. The Lord has no business in this world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Uddhava began the topics from the very beginning of His appearance as the son of Vasudeva and Devakī in the prison of Ka..."
09:5109:51, 11 July 2020 diff hist +2,848 N Vidura inquired indirectly from Uddhava about the incident of the Lord's (Krsna's) disappearance by asking him to relate krsna-katha, or topics on the history of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura inquired indirectly from Uddhava about the incident of the Lord's disappearance by asking him to relate kṛṣṇa-kat..."
09:4309:43, 11 July 2020 diff hist +2,869 N Although there is no difference between the Lord's (Krsna's) pastimes of appearance and disappearance, the devotees of the Lord do not generally discuss the subject matter of His disappearance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there is no difference between the Lord's pastimes of appearance and disappearance, the devotees of the Lord do not g..."
09:2109:21, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,776 N The impersonalists, therefore, are no more favored than the enemies of the Lord; rather, they are both on the same level of spiritual salvation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists, therefore, are no more favored than the enemies of the Lord; rather, they are both on the same level of sp..."
09:1809:18, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,879 N One can just imagine the difference between floating in space & residing in one of the planets in the sky. The pleasure of the living entities on the planets is greater than that of those who have no body & who merge with the molecules of the sun's rays Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one can just imagine the difference between floating in space and residing in one of the planets in the sky. The pleasure of t..."
09:1309:13, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,822 N The demons and impersonalists are awarded the facility of merging in the brahmajyoti effulgence of the Lord, whereas the devotees are admitted into the spiritual planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demons and impersonalists are awarded the facility of merging in the brahmajyoti effulgence of the Lord, whereas the devot..." current
09:0909:09, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,042 N The fact is that devotees who are always engaged in devotional service in transcendental love are rewarded 100s & 1,000s of times more than the demons by being elevated to the spiritual planets, where they remain with God in eternal, blissful existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that the devotees who are always engaged in the devotional service of the Lord in transcendental love are rewarded..."
08:5708:57, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,031 N Actually, demons can never be equal to the pure devotees, but Uddhava was thinking in that way because of his feelings of separation. He was thinking that at the last stage of his life he might not be able to see the Lord face to face as did the demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, the demons can never be equal to the pure devotees, but Uddhava was thinking in that way because of his feelings of..."
08:5108:51, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,744 N He (God) is so kind that He awards salvation even to His enemies because they come into contact with Him and are indirectly absorbed in Him by their inimical thoughts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is so kind that He awards salvation even to His enemies because they come into contact with Him and are indirectly absorbed..."
08:3608:36, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,753 N Anyone who is slightly in touch with the Lord, somehow or other, is greatly benefited, even to the point of salvation, due to the excellence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who is slightly in touch with the Lord, somehow or other, is greatly benefited, even to the point of salvation, due to..."
08:3108:31, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,952 N The asuras who fought against the Lord face to face got salvation due to their being killed by the Lord. This salvation of the demons is not due to their being devotees of the Lord; it is because of the Lord's causeless mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The asuras who fought against the Lord face to face got salvation due to their being killed by the Lord. This salvation of the..."

18:2418:24, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,128 N The Lord (Krsna) may assume the form of a baby or a shape other than that of a human being, but it doesn't make the slightest difference; He is always the same Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord may assume the form of a baby or a shape other than that of a human being, but it doesn't make the slightest differen..."
18:0318:03, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,013 His (Krsna's) value as the Supreme Lord did not diminish upon His becoming a baby to please His devotee Yasoda Undo revision 924592 by Nirmal (talk) current
18:0218:02, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,013 N His (Krsna's) value as the Supreme Lord did not diminish upon His becoming a baby to please His devotee Yasoda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His value as the Supreme Lord did not diminish upon His becoming a baby to please His devotee Yaśodā"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
17:5617:56, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,312 N Because she (Putana) was a demon, it was impossible for her to know that the Supreme Lord (Krsna), even though playing the part of a baby, was no one less than the same Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because she was a demon, it was impossible for her to know that the Supreme Lord, even though playing the part of a baby, was..."
17:4917:49, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,128 N In His (Krsna's) babyhood, He was administered deadly poison by Putana, a she-demon who tried to kill the wonderful baby Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His babyhood, He was administered deadly poison by Pūtanā, a she-demon who tried to kill the wonderful baby"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:1617:16, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,768 N Unfortunate persons merely pick up some slogans from the great book of knowledge (Bhagavad-gita), but are unable to estimate the Lord (Krsna) as the SP of Godhead. Pure devotees like Uddhava, however, are never misled by such atheistic opportunists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unfortunate persons merely pick up some slogans from the great book of knowledge, but are unable to estimate the Lord as the S..."
16:5116:51, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,730 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord has explained His (Krsna's) position clearly, but the demoniac atheistic student squeezes out an interpretation to suit his own purpose and misleads unfortunate followers into the same mentality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord has explained His position clearly, but the demoniac atheistic student squeezes out an interpretat..."
16:4316:43, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,391 N Persons with a poor fund of knowledge belittle the Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna, not knowing His exalted position as the Lord of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons with a poor fund of knowledge belittle the Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, not knowing His exalted position..."
16:3816:38, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,125 N This bewilderment (of Krsna's behavior) is explained by the Lord Himself (Krsna) in the Bhagavad-gita - 9.11 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This bewilderment is explained by the Lord Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.11)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comple..."
16:2716:27, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,476 N His (Krsna's) naughty dealings with His young girl friends cannot bewilder a pure devotee like Uddhava. Others, who are not devotees, are bewildered by such behavior of the Lord, who acted just like a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His naughty dealings with His young girl friends cannot bewilder a pure devotee like Uddhava. Others, who are not devotees, ar..."
16:2016:20, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,595 N Lord Krsna's gentle behavior before His so-called superiors such as His father, grandfather and elder brother, His amiable behavior with His so-called wives, friends and contemporaries, His behavior as a child before His mother Yasoda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa's gentle behavior before His so-called superiors such as His father, grandfather and elder brother, His amiab..."
16:1016:10, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,106 N It is not wonderful, therefore, that all the transcendental controllers surrender to Him (Krsna) and make all offerings of worship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not wonderful, therefore, that all the transcendental controllers surrender to Him and make all offerings of worship"}}..."
16:0716:07, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,401 N There is none who can excel Him (Krsna) in any matter of enjoyment, and certainly there is no one greater than Him. No one is equal to or greater than Him. It is the duty of everyone, whoever and wherever one may be, to surrender completely unto Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is none who can excel Him in any matter of enjoyment, and certainly there is no one greater than Him. No one is equal to..."
16:0316:03, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,391 N He (Krsna) is the Lord of the three principal potencies, namely cit-sakti, maya-sakti and tatastha-sakti, and He is the complete master of six kinds of fortune - wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the Lord of the three principal potencies, namely cit-śakti, māyā-śakti and taṭastha-śakti, and He is the complet..."
15:5415:54, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,360 N As the incarnation of Manu, He (Krsna) is the original source of all Manus in innumerable universes. Each universe has manifestations of 504,000 Manus Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the incarnation of Manu, He is the original source of all Manus in innumerable universes. Each universe has manifestations..." current
15:4415:44, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,603 N There are innumerable universes, and in each and every universe there are different manifestations of Brahma, Visnu and Rudra. Besides that, there is the Sesa-murti who bears all the universes on His hoods. And Lord Krsna is the Lord of all of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable universes, and in each and every universe there are different manifestations of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and R..."
15:3415:34, 10 July 2020 diff hist +3,728 N Krsna is so mild & merciful, as described in the above verses, yet He is the Lord of all kinds of threes. He is the Supreme Lord of the 3 worlds, the 3 qualities of material nature & the 3 purusas - Karanodakasayi, Garbhodakasayi and Ksirodakasayi Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is so mild and merciful, as described in the above verses, and yet He is the Lord of all kinds of three..." current
14:3614:36, 10 July 2020 diff hist +6,102 N Uddhava seemingly lamented that his own position was less than that of the warriors on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra because they had attained to Vaikuntha whereas he remained to lament the disappearance of the Lord - Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Uddhava seemingly lamented that his own position was less than that of the warriors on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra because..."
14:1914:19, 10 July 2020 diff hist +6,279 N Those warriors who appreciated the lotus feet of the Lord (Krsna) and saw His face at the front had their dormant love of God awakened, and thus they were transferred at once to Vaikunthaloka not to the impersonal state of brahmajyoti as was Sisupala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those warriors who appreciated the lotus feet of the Lord and saw His face at the front had their dormant love of God awakened..."
14:0714:07, 10 July 2020 diff hist +6,069 N As soon as Arjuna shot an arrow at an enemy, that enemy became purified of all material contaminations and became eligible to be transferred to the spiritual sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as Arjuna shot an arrow at an enemy, that enemy became purified of all material contaminations and became eligible to..."
13:5413:54, 10 July 2020 diff hist +5,942 N As a pure devotee of the Lord (Krsna), Arjuna agreed to fight in preference to his own decision, and thus Arjuna fought to assist the Lord in His mission of diminishing the burden of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a pure devotee of the Lord, Arjuna agreed to fight in preference to his own decision, and thus Arjuna fought to assist the..."
13:4313:43, 10 July 2020 diff hist +6,200 N Krsna appeared for the mission of diminishing the burden of the world, & Arjuna was assisting Him by fighting on His behalf. Arjuna personally declined to fight, & the whole instruction of the Bhagavad-gita was given to Arjuna to engage him in the fight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord appeared for the mission of diminishing the burden of the world, and Arjuna was assisting the Lord by fighting on His..."
12:5012:50, 10 July 2020 diff hist +5,939 N Essentially there is no material difference between Goloka & Vaikuntha, but in Vaikuntha God is served in unlimited opulence, whereas in Goloka God is served in natural affection. This love of God is awakened by the association of pure devotees of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Essentially there is no material difference between Goloka and Vaikuṇṭha, but in the Vaikuṇṭhas the Lord is served in..."
10:5210:52, 10 July 2020 diff hist +6,159 N The Lord's (Krsna's) personal abode is called Goloka Vrndavana, and the abodes where His plenary expansions reside are called the Vaikunthas, where the Lord is present as Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's personal abode is called Goloka Vṛndāvana, and the abodes where His plenary expansions reside are called the Vai..."

17:3417:34, 9 July 2020 diff hist +5,831 N Sisupala achieved oneness with the Lord (Krsna) by merging in the impersonal glare of His body, called the brahmajyoti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śiśupāla achieved oneness with the Lord by merging in the impersonal glare of His body, called the brahmajyoti"}} {{notes|}..." current
17:3017:30, 9 July 2020 diff hist +6,330 N When the warriors from the other side of the battlefield saw Lord Krsna at the front, they appreciated His beauty, & their dormant instinct of love of God was awakened. Sisupala saw the Lord also, but he saw Him as his enemy, & his love was not awakened Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the warriors from the other side of the battlefield saw Lord Kṛṣṇa at the front, they appreciated His beauty, and t..."
17:2217:22, 9 July 2020 diff hist +6,221 N All the warriors who fought against Arjuna but who were able to see the lotuslike face of the Lord on the battlefront achieved the abode of the Lord, exactly as devotees of the Lord do. The words "pleasing to the eyes of the seer" are very significant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the warriors who fought against Arjuna but who were able to see the lotuslike face of the Lord on the battlefront achieved..."
17:0717:07, 9 July 2020 diff hist +6,327 N The Lord (Krsna) is absolute, His two different kinds of actions, although apparently different, are ultimately one and the same. His annihilation of a person like Sisupala is as auspicious as His actions for the protection of the faithful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the Lord is absolute, His two different kinds of actions, although apparently different, are ultimately one and the sa..." current
16:5616:56, 9 July 2020 diff hist +6,076 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, appears in this world for two missionary purposes: to deliver the faithful and to annihilate the miscreants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, appears in this world for two missionary purposes: to deliver the..." current
16:3016:30, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,736 N The Lord (Krsna) was merciful even to His enemy, and the success of the King of Cedi was observed by everyone who was present in the assembly. Vidura was also present there, and therefore Uddhava referred the incident to his memory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord was merciful even to His enemy, and the success of the King of Cedi was observed by everyone who was present in the a..."
16:2516:25, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,583 N Both (those who are personally killed by the Lord and those who rely on personal endeavors of mental speculation or mystic powers of yoga) achieve the salvation of merging in the brahmajyoti rays of the transcendental body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both achieve the salvation of merging in the brahmajyoti rays of the transcendental body of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
16:1816:18, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,714 N It is a fact that persons who are trying to understand the Supreme Truth by their personal endeavors of mental speculation or mystic powers of yoga achieve the same goal as others who are personally killed by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a fact that persons who are trying to understand the Supreme Truth by their personal endeavors of mental speculation or..."
16:0316:03, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,527 N It was seen by everyone in the assembly that a light flashed out of the body of the King of Cedi and merged into the body of Lord Krsna. This means that Cediraja achieved the salvation of attaining oneness with the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it was seen by everyone in the assembly that a light flashed out of the body of the King of Cedi and merged into the body of L..."
15:5315:53, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,290 N In the open assembly of the rajasuya sacrifice performed by Maharaja Yudhisthira, Sisupala insulted Lord Krsna, and he was finally killed by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the open assembly of the rājasūya sacrifice performed by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Śiśupāla insulted Lord Kṛṣṇ..."
15:4015:40, 9 July 2020 diff hist +3,252 N Because it is not possible to be a bona fide rival of the Lord, the King of Cedi was extremely malicious toward Lord Krsna. In this he was like many other asuras, such as Kamsa and Jarasandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because it is not possible to be a bona fide rival of the Lord, the King of Cedi was extremely malicious toward Lord Kṛṣ..."

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