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15:0315:03, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,905 N Taking mercy on the great sages who lived at Badarikasrama, the Lord authorized Uddhava to speak on His behalf. Unless one has such authorization, one cannot understand or preach the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Taking mercy on the great sages who lived at Badarikāśrama, the Lord authorized Uddhava to speak on His behalf. Unless one h..."
14:5714:57, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,931 N The Brahma-samhita says that it is very difficult to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the Vedas, but He is easily understood from a pure devotee like Uddhava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Brahma-saṁhitā says that it is very difficult to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the Vedas, but He i..."
14:5014:50, 12 July 2020 diff hist +6,096 N One who is unable to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by going through the pages of the Vedas may take shelter of one of the Lord's devotees, such as Uddhava, in order to advance further in knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is unable to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by going through the pages of the Vedas may take shelter of..." current
14:4514:45, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,850 N Persons who are attached to the words of the Vedas may also know from this verse (SB 3.4.32) that the Lord is the source of all Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are attached to the words of the Vedas may also know from this verse that the Lord is the source of all Vedic know..."
14:4114:41, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,580 N The Lord wanted Uddhava to fulfill His mission and disseminate knowledge which He had not spoken even in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord wanted Uddhava to fulfill His mission and disseminate knowledge which He had not spoken even in Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{..." current
14:3514:35, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,876 N Undoubtedly Bhagavad-gita was spoken by the Lord on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra just to encourage Arjuna to fight, and yet to complete the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, the Lord instructed Uddhava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Undoubtedly Bhagavad-gītā was spoken by the Lord on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra just to encourage Arjuna to fight, and y..."
14:2414:24, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,552 N It is very difficult to understand the personal feature of the Absolute Truth, even from the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very difficult, however, to understand the personal feature of the Absolute Truth, even from the Vedas"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
14:1914:19, 12 July 2020 diff hist +5,757 Lord Sri Krsna is factually the spiritual master of the three worlds, and He is the original source of all Vedic knowledge No edit summary current
14:1514:15, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,165 N Uddhava was in a transcendental position, and he was selected to be the factual representative of God in His bodily absence from the vision of the world. Such a devotee of God is never affected by material strength, intelligence or even renunciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Uddhava was in such a transcendental position, and thus he was selected to be the factual representative of the Lord in His bo..."
14:0814:08, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,278 N A person who is able to attain this transcendental qualification is called jivan-mukta, liberated, even though he is apparently in material conditions. This liberation is achieved by one who constantly engages in the transcendental loving service of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is able to attain this transcendental qualification is called jīvan-mukta, or liberated, even though he is appar..."
14:0214:02, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,937 N As the Lord is not affected by the modes of material nature, so a pure devotee of the Lord is also not affected by the modes of nature. That is the primary qualification for being one with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Lord is not affected by the modes of material nature, so a pure devotee of the Lord is also not affected by the modes o..."
13:5613:56, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,825 The stage of transcendental qualification is called suddha-sattva, or vasudeva, and in this stage the science of God can be realized No edit summary current
13:4513:45, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,937 N The specific qualification for becoming the representative of the Lord is to be unaffected by the material modes of nature. The highest qualification of a person in the material world is to be a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The specific qualification for becoming the representative of the Lord is to be unaffected by the material modes of nature. Th..."
13:3713:37, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,495 N This is one of the reasons (people might take advantage of Uddhava's knowledge after the disappearance of the Lord) why Uddhava was advised to go to Badarikasrama, where the Lord is personally represented by the Nara-Narayana Deity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is one of the reasons why Uddhava was advised to go to Badarikāśrama, where the Lord is personally represented by the N..."
13:2913:29, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,628 N Uddhava was considered to be the best amongst all devotees of that time, and he was directly instructed by the Lord's grace, so that people might take advantage of Uddhava's knowledge after the disappearance of the Lord from the vision of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Uddhava was considered to be the best amongst all devotees of that time, and therefore he was directly instructed by the Lord'..."
13:2013:20, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,506 N This specific knowledge is realized by pure devotional service and no other means. Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55) confirms this:"Only persons engaged in devotional service can factually know the transcendental position of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This specific knowledge is realized by pure devotional service and no other means. Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.55) confirms this: b..."

19:0219:02, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,206 N Out of the three, transcendental knowledge of the Personality of Godhead has special significance and is known as bhagavat-tattva-vijnana, specific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the three, transcendental knowledge of the Personality of Godhead has special significance and is known as bhagavat-tat..."
18:5218:52, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,374 N Jnanam mad-asrayam is significant in this verse (SB 3.4.30). Transcendental knowledge has three departmental divisions, namely knowledge of impersonal Brahman, knowledge of the all-pervading Supersoul and knowledge of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jñānaṁ mad-āśrayam is significant in this verse. Transcendental knowledge has three departmental divisions, namely knowl..."
18:2818:28, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,125 N He (Krsna) always keeps Himself out of the vision of the nondevotees, who are devoid of love and devotion, and thus He puts them still further away from the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He always keeps Himself out of the vision of the nondevotees, who are devoid of love and devotion, and thus He puts them still..."
18:2218:22, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,797 N The entire matter is explained in Bhagavad-gita, as quoted above: the Lord reserves the right of not being exposed to everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire matter is explained in Bhagavad-gītā, as quoted above: the Lord reserves the right of not being exposed to everyo..." current
18:1718:17, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,034 N Srila Jiva Gosvami and Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura have very elaborately explained this incident of the Lord's disappearance in their commentaries, quoting various authentic versions of Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura have very elaborately explained this incident of the L..."
18:0818:08, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,994 N In the Fifth Canto it will be seen how the Lord is worshiped in different planets in His different forms, even now, and how He is worshiped in different temples of this earth also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Fifth Canto it will be seen how the Lord is worshiped in different planets in His different forms, even now, and how He..."
17:5817:58, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,108 N When the Lord quits His virat-rupa, His eternal form does not change, although there is no material difference between Himself and any one of His innumerable forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the Lord quits His virāṭ-rūpa, His eternal form does not change, although there is no material difference between Him..."
17:2517:25, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,167 N This is an additional material exhibition of form (Krsna's virat-rupa) and is supported by the logic of a subject and its adjectives. In grammar, when an adjective is taken away from the subject, the subject it modifies does not change Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is an additional material exhibition of form and is supported by the logic of a subject and its adjectives. In grammar, w..." current
17:1217:12, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,500 N In the Padma Purana it is said, atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih. The name and form of the Lord cannot be perceived by the material senses, but when He appears within the vision of the mundane people He assumes the form of the virat-rupa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Padma Purāṇa it is said, ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ (CC Madhya 17.136). The na..."
17:0217:02, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,000 N This inconceivable performance of the internal potency of the Lord is described in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.25): naham prakasah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtah. The Lord reserves the right of not being exposed to everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This inconceivable performance of the internal potency of the Lord is described in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.25): nāhaṁ prakā..."
16:4616:46, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,166 N By practical experience it is seen, that the Lord's transcendental form is worshiped by devotees in different temples, and all the devotees of the Lord factually realize that the form of the Deity in the temple is nondifferent from the form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By practical experience also, it is seen, up to the present day, that the Lord's transcendental form is worshiped by devotees..."
16:3216:32, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,915 N Purposely raise a controversy (nondevotees) to defeat the eternity of the transcendental body of the Lord. This is due to the defect called the cheating propensity of the imperfect living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"purposely raise a controversy to defeat the eternity of the transcendental body of the Lord. This is due to the defect called..."
16:2116:21, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,209 N This simple understanding (Krsna is sac-cid-ananda) is at once realized by the devotees of the Lord, but those who are nondevotees, who perform hardly any devotional service to the Lord, either do not understand this simple fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This simple understanding is at once realized by the devotees of the Lord, but those who are nondevotees, who perform hardly a..."
16:0916:09, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,343 N The word sphitam is also used, which indicates that He (Krsna) left His gigantic universal form called the virat-rupa, not His primeval, eternal form, because there is hardly any possibility of His changing His form of sac-cid-ananda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word sphītam is also used, which indicates that He left His gigantic universal form called the virāṭ-rūpa, not His pr..."
15:5315:53, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,800 N Besides all these infallible forms, He (Krsna) has His universal form, as manifested before Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides all these infallible forms, He has His universal form, as manifested before Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra"..."
15:3815:38, 11 July 2020 diff hist +6,026 N According to Brahma-samhita, the Lord has many forms. It is stated therein (SB 3.4.29) that the Lord has innumerable forms, and when He appears within the vision of the living entities, as Lord Krsna actually appeared, all such forms amalgamate with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Brahma-saṁhitā, the Lord has many forms. It is stated therein that the Lord has innumerable forms, and when He..."
15:2315:23, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,632 N How is it possible that He (Krsna) would leave His body and then disappear from the vision of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how is it possible that He would leave His body and then disappear from the vision of the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
15:0915:09, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,918 N In this verse (SB 3.4.29) the word tyaksyan is very significant in relation to Lord Sri Krsna's leaving His body. Since He is the eternal form of existence, knowledge and bliss, His body and His Self are identical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word tyakṣyan is very significant in relation to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's leaving His body. Since He is th..."
14:5314:53, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,518 N That (Lord Krsna ordered Uddhava by signal to go to Badarikasrama after His departure) was the cause of his remaining alone even after the departure of the Lord from the face of the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That was the cause of his remaining alone even after the departure of the Lord from the face of the earth"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
14:4314:43, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,737 N The Vrsnis and Bhojas were directly dispatched because they had no attraction for material planets. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura also suggests that according to the Amara-kosa dictionary, akrti also means "signal." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vṛṣṇis and Bhojas were directly dispatched because they had no attraction for material planets. Śrīla Viśvanātha..."
14:3414:34, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,946 N Sometimes, due to inquisitiveness, devotees who are to be promoted to the abode of the Lord have some attraction for the opulence of the higher material planets above the earth, and thus they desire to see them while going up to the perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, due to inquisitiveness, devotees who are to be promoted to the abode of the Lord have some attraction for the opule..."
14:1814:18, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,624 N Other devotees do not reach the abode of the Lord directly, but the pure associates of the Lord have no attraction for the opulence of any planets of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Other devotees do not reach the abode of the Lord directly, but the pure associates of the Lord have no attraction for the opu..."
14:0714:07, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,486 N The word upagatesu is also significant. All the members of Vrsni and Bhoja directly reached the abode of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word upagateṣu is also significant. All the members of Vṛṣṇi and Bhoja directly reached the abode of the Lord"}} {..."

20:0420:04, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,889 N To others, who are not devotees of the Lord, the comments and explanations of such acaryas may appear to he grammatical jugglery, but to the students who are in the line of disciplic succession, the explanations of the great acaryas are quite fit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To others, who are not devotees of the Lord, the comments and explanations of such ācāryas may appear to he grammatical jugg..."
19:5419:54, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,446 N It is necessary for the serious students of Srimad-Bhagavatam to follow the notes and comments of the great acaryas like Jiva Gosvami and Visvanatha Cakravarti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is necessary, therefore, for the serious students of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to follow the notes and comments of the great āc..."
19:4219:42, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,361 N Since the Lord is identical with His transcendental body, there is no question of His changing or quitting His body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is identical with His transcendental body, there is no question of His changing or quitting His body"}} {{notes..." current
19:3519:35, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,409 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura elucidates the meaning of akrtim as pastimes. A means complete, and krtim means transcendental pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura elucidates the meaning of ākṛtim as pastimes. A means complete, and kṛtim mea..." current
19:2819:28, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,432 N After the end of His (God's) pastimes, all the associates were dispatched to their respective positions in the transcendental abode Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after the end of His pastimes, all the associates were dispatched to their respective positions in the transcendental abode"}}..."
19:2319:23, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,548 N Apart from the grammatical elucidation, the real purpose of the word nidhanam is to indicate that all the members of the Vrsni and Bhoja dynasties were direct associates of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Apart from the grammatical elucidation, the real purpose of the word nidhanam is to indicate that all the members of the Vṛ..."
19:1619:16, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,511 N The abode of the Lord is the highest manifestation of transcendental opulence, His abode can therefore be called nidhanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the abode of the Lord is the highest manifestation of transcendental opulence, His abode can therefore be called nidhanam"}} {..."
19:0919:09, 10 July 2020 diff hist +4,167 N According to Sri Jiva Gosvami, nidhanam means the transcendental abode of the Lord. Ni means the highest, and dhanam means opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, nidhanam means the transcendental abode of the Lord. Ni means the highest, and dhanam mean..."
19:0319:03, 10 July 2020 diff hist +2,358 N When the Lord is perceived as visva-murti, it is not that He loses His personality or transcendental eternal form, but He becomes visible in the same form everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord is perceived as viśva-mūrti, it is not that He loses His personality or transcendental eternal form, but He be..."
18:5818:58, 10 July 2020 diff hist +2,387 N Such visualization (Krsna is visva-murti) of the transcendental form of the Lord is neither false nor imaginary but is factual Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such visualization of the transcendental form of the Lord is neither false nor imaginary but is factual Absolute Truth"}} {{no..."
18:5018:50, 10 July 2020 diff hist +2,612 N Both Uddhava and Vidura were in great affliction because of Lord Krsna's departure, and the more they discussed the transcendental name, fame and qualities of the Lord, the more the picture of the Lord became visible to them everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both Uddhava and Vidura were in great affliction because of Lord Kṛṣṇa's departure, and the more they discussed the tran..." current

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