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14:5314:53, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,762 N Just to please His (Krsna's) wife, like an ordinary husband, the Lord brought back the tree, and this enraged Vajri, or the controller of the thunderbolt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just to please His wife, like an ordinary husband, the Lord brought back the tree, and this enraged Vajrī, or the controller..."
14:4814:48, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,130 N Krsna once went to the heavenly planet to present an earring to Aditi, the mother of demigods, & His wife Satyabhama also went with Him. There is a special flowering tree called the parijata, which grows only in the heavenly planet & she wanted this tree Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord once went to the heavenly planet to present an earring to Aditi, the mother of the demigods, and His wife Satyabhām..."
14:3214:32, 13 July 2020 diff hist +2,682 N This incident (Krsna snatching Rukmini from Sisupala) will be clearly explained in the Tenth Canto Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This incident will be clearly explained in the Tenth Canto"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-07-..."
13:3413:34, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,051 N The devotees of the Lord who always engage in His loving service are never to be disappointed in the progressive march of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord who always engage in His loving service are never to be disappointed in the progressive march of devo..." current
13:1513:15, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,192 N The teacher (Sandipani Muni) asked that his beloved son, who had died, be brought back to him, and the Lord fulfilled the request. The Lord is not, therefore, an ingrate to anyone who renders Him some sort of service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The teacher asked that his beloved son, who had died, be brought back to him, and the Lord fulfilled the request. The Lord is..."
11:0911:09, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,297 N The Lord (Krsna) is constitutionally well versed in all the Vedas, and yet to teach by example that everyone must go to learn the Vedas from an authorized teacher and must satisfy the teacher by service and reward, He Himself adopted this system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is constitutionally well versed in all the Vedas, and yet to teach by example that everyone must go to learn the Veda..."
10:3910:39, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,585 N The parents of the Lord, due to parental affection, felt extreme danger, and they almost fainted. Just to convince them that They had actually killed Kamsa, Krsna and Baladeva pulled Kamsa's dead body along the ground to encourage them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The parents of the Lord, due to parental affection, felt extreme danger, and they almost fainted. Just to convince them that T..."
10:3210:32, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,557 N When the two brothers attacked Kamsa on the throne, Their parents feared that now Kamsa would finally get the opportunity to kill their (Vasudeva's and Devaki's) sons, whom they had hidden for so long in the house of Nanda Maharaja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the two brothers attacked Kaṁsa on the throne, Their parents feared that now Kaṁsa would finally get the opportunity..."
10:2310:23, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,217 N Kamsa was a great giant, and Vasudeva and Devaki never thought that Krsna and Balarama (Baladeva) would be able to kill such a great and strong enemy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa was a great giant, and Vasudeva and Devakī never thought that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma (Baladeva) would be able to k..."
10:1810:18, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,582 N Both brothers, Lord Krsna and Lord Baladeva, went to Mathura from Vrndavana and killed Their maternal uncle (Kamsa), who had given so much trouble to Their parents, Vasudeva and Devaki Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both brothers, Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Baladeva, went to Mathurā from Vṛndāvana and killed Their maternal uncle, who had..."
10:0910:09, 13 July 2020 diff hist +5,412 N King Kamsa's death is only briefly described here (SB 3.3.1) because such pastimes are vividly and elaborately described in the Tenth Canto. The Lord (Krsna) proved to be a worthy son of His parents even at the age of sixteen years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Kaṁsa's death is only briefly described here because such pastimes are vividly and elaborately described in the Tenth C..."
09:4809:48, 13 July 2020 diff hist +2,053 N Before leaving the land of cows, Vrndavana, the Lord (Krsna) pleased His young girl friends, the transcendental gopis, in His rasa-lila pastimes. Here Uddhava stopped his description of the Lord's activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before leaving the land of cows, Vṛndāvana, the Lord pleased His young girl friends, the transcendental gopīs, in His rās..."
09:1809:18, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,752 N By this act (teaching King Indra a lesson) Lord Krsna taught human society, as He has instructed in the Bhagavad-gita also, that one should worship the Supreme Lord by all acts and by all their results. That will bring about the desired success Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By this act Lord Kṛṣṇa taught human society, as He has instructed in the Bhagavad-gītā also, that one should worship t..."
09:1209:12, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,608 N He (Krsna) therefore asked Maharaja Nanda to stop the sacrifice offered to Indra and to use the money properly by performing a ceremony worshiping the cows and the pasturing ground on the hill of Govardhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He therefore asked Mahārāja Nanda to stop the sacrifice offered to Indra and to use the money properly by performing a cerem..."
09:0309:03, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,685 N Sometimes, being worshiped & adored by less intelligent living beings, the demigods become puffed up with power & forget the God's supremacy. This happened when Krsna was present in the universe, thus He wanted to give a lesson to Indra - King of heaven Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, being worshiped and adored by less intelligent living beings, the demigods become puffed up with power and forget t..."
08:5208:52, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,524 N As we have already discussed in the Second Canto of this literature, one who admits the supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not need to worship the secondary demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have already discussed in the Second Canto of this literature, one who admits the supremacy of the Supreme Personality o..."
08:4508:45, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,415 N Worship of the demigods by common people is an arrangement for acknowledging the supremacy of the Supreme Lord, but it is not necessary. Such appeasement is generally recommended for material gains only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Worship of the demigods by common people is an arrangement for acknowledging the supremacy of the Supreme Lord, but it is not..."
08:3808:38, 13 July 2020 diff hist +4,533 N Demigod worhsip by the general populace is also advised in the Vedic literature just so people can accept the superior power of God. The demigods are servants of the Lord deputed to look after the management of various activities of universal affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This worship of demigods by the general populace is also advised in the Vedic literature just so people can accept the superio..."
08:1608:16, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,887 N When He (Krsna) was playing just like a child on the lap of His mother Yasodamayi or just like a cowherd boy with His transcendental friends, He continued to remain God, without the slightest diminution of His six opulences. Thus He is always unrivaled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He was playing just like a child on the lap of His mother Yaśodāmayī or just like a cowherd boy with His transcendenta..." current
08:0208:02, 13 July 2020 diff hist +3,554 N The perfection of such processes (jnana, yoga and bhakti) can lead one to the desired goal of life in spiritual value, but that does not mean that one can attain a perfection equal to the Lord's by such endeavors. The Lord is the Lord at every stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfection of such processes can lead one to the desired goal of life in spiritual value, but that does not mean that one..."

18:3918:39, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,763 N No one can excel God in any capacity, and therefore no one can be equal to or greater than Him, nor can anyone attain the stage of equality with God by any kind of endeavor. Jnana, yoga and bhakti are three recognized processes of spiritual realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can excel God in any capacity, and therefore no one can be equal to or greater than Him, nor can anyone attain the stag..."
18:2018:20, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,893 N One after another, all of them (Kamsa's wizards) were killed by the Lord as if He (Krsna) were only playing with dolls. Children play with toy lions, elephants, boars, etc., which are broken by the children in the course of their playing with them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one after another, all of them were killed by the Lord as if He were only playing with dolls. Children play with toy lions, el..."
18:1318:13, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,885 N All of them (Kamsa's wizards) appeared before the child-Lord (Krsna) in various forms, like Agha, Baka, Putana, Sakata, Trnavarta, Dhenuka and Gardabha, and they tried to kill the Lord at every opportunity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of them appeared before the child-Lord in various forms, like Agha, Baka, Pūtanā, Śakaṭa, Tṛṇāvarta, Dhenuka and..."
18:0718:07, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,056 N Kamsa wanted to kill Krsna just after His birth. He failed to do so, but later on he got information that Krsna was living in Vrndavana at the house of Nanda. He therefore engaged many wizards who could perform wonderful acts & assume any form they liked Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The atheist Kaṁsa wanted to kill Kṛṣṇa just after His birth. He failed to do so, but later on he got information that..."
16:4916:49, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,459 N His (Krsna's) bodily color resembles a fresh black cloud although His bodily features are more beautiful than millions of cupids. These are the special features of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His bodily color resembles a fresh black cloud although His bodily features are more beautiful than millions of cupids." These..."
16:1616:16, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,511 N Brahmaji said, "I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who plays on His transcendental flute. His eyes are like lotus flowers, He is decorated with peacock plumes" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī said, "I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who plays on His transcendental flute. His eyes are like lotus flowers..."
16:0316:03, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,407 N The Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38) confirms the Lord's (Krsna) blowing His transcendental flute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38) confirms the Lord's blowing His transcendental flute"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
15:3215:32, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,875 N Over and above all, the Lord (Krsna) used to play His celebrated flute. The sound vibrated by His flute would give His friends such transcendental pleasure that they would forget all the talks of the brahmananda which is so praised by the impersonalists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Over and above all, the Lord used to play His celebrated flute. The sound vibrated by His flute would give His friends such tr..."
15:1715:17, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,771 N It is mentioned herein (SB 3.2.29) that the beautiful cows and bulls were of various checkered colors - red, black, green, yellow, ash, etc. And because of their colors and healthy smiling features, the atmosphere was enlivening Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is mentioned herein that the beautiful cows and bulls were of various checkered colors—red, black, green, yellow, ash, et..."
15:1015:10, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,784 N The bull is the father of human society because the father earns for the children just as the bull tills the ground to produce food grains. Human society will kill its spirit of life by killing the father and the mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the bull is the father of human society because the father earns for the children just as the bull tills the ground..."
15:0615:06, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,616 N According to smrti regulation, the cow is the mother and the bull the father of the human being. The cow is the mother because just as one sucks the breast of one's mother, human society takes cow's milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to smṛti regulation, the cow is the mother and the bull the father of the human being. The cow is the mother becau..."
14:5814:58, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,794 N Lord Krsna, as the teacher of human society, personally showed by His acts that the mercantile community, or the vaisyas, should herd cows and bulls and thus give protection to the valuable animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the teacher of human society, personally showed by His acts that the mercantile community, or the vaiśya..."
14:3814:38, 12 July 2020 diff hist +4,306 N With only these two things, cows and grain, humanity can solve its eating problem Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With only these two things, cows and grain, humanity can solve its eating problem"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete..."
13:4813:48, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,679 N Child Krsna did not belong only to Nanda & Yasoda; He was the son of all the elderly inhabitants of Vrndavana & the friend of all contemporary boys & girls. Everyone loved Him. He was the life & soul of everyone, including the animals, the cows & calves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Child Kṛṣṇa did not belong only to His parents, Nanda and Yaśodā; He was the son of all the elderly inhabitants of V..." current
13:4013:40, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,440 N His childhood companions would also be struck with wonder, and when they came back home they would narrate the story to their parents, and everyone would appreciate the qualities of their Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His childhood companions would also be struck with wonder, and when they came back home they would narrate the story to their..."
13:2913:29, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,442 N These incidents (Krsna's pastimse in the humor of parental love) are enjoyable only by the residents of Vraja like Nanda Maharaja, and not by the impersonalist worshipers of Brahman or Paramatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These incidents are enjoyable only by the residents of Vraja like Nanda Mahārāja, and not by the impersonalist worshipers of..." current
13:2013:20, 12 July 2020 diff hist +3,611 N Such crying and laughing (of a child) is enjoyable to the parents and elderly members of the family, so the Lord (Krsna) would simultaneously cry and laugh in this way and merge His devotee-parents in the humor of transcendental pleasure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such crying and laughing is enjoyable to the parents and elderly members of the family, so the Lord would simultaneously cry a..."

15:3015:30, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,845 N Lord Caitanya recommended this land (Vrndavana) of the Lord (Krsna) as identical with the Lord and therefore worshipable by the devotees. This instruction is taken up especially by the followers of Lord Caitanya known as the Gaudiya Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya recommended this land of the Lord as identical with the Lord and therefore worshipable by the devotees. This ins..."
15:2315:23, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,631 The land of Vrndavana, the Lord's (Krsna's) childhood playground, still remains today, and anyone who visits these places enjoys the same transcendental bliss, although the Lord is not physically visible to our imperfect eyes No edit summary current
15:1315:13, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,271 N The land of Vrndavana, the Lord's (Krsna's) childhood playground, still remains today, and anyone who visits these places enjoys the same transcendental bliss, although the Lord is not physically visible to our imperfect eyes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The land of Vṛndāvana, the Lord's childhood playground, still remains today, and anyone who visits these places enjoys the..."
15:0315:03, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,614 N As a small particle of fire can kindle a great fire with fuel, so the Lord killed all these great demons, beginning from His (Krsna's) babyhood in the house of Nanda Maharaja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a small particle of fire can kindle a great fire with fuel, so the Lord killed all these great demons, beginning from His b..."
14:4414:44, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,151 N While playing like a small child with His (Krsna's) associates, the Lord killed many demons, including Aghasura, Bakasura, Pralambasura and Gardabhasura. Although He appeared at Vrndavana just as a boy, He was actually like the covered flames of a fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While playing like a small child with His associates, the Lord killed many demons, including Aghāsura, Bakāsura, Pralambāsu..."
14:2814:28, 11 July 2020 diff hist +140 All these trees and birds and beasts were pious living entities born in the transcendental abode of Vrndavana just to give pleasure to the Lord and His (Krsna's) eternal associates, the cowherd boys No edit summary current
14:2814:28, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,705 N All these trees and birds and beasts were pious living entities born in the transcendental abode of Vrndavana just to give pleasure to the Lord and His (Krsna's) eternal associates, the cowherd boys Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these trees and birds and beasts were pious living entities born in the transcendental abode of Vṛndāvana just to give..."
14:0514:05, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,530 N Because the forest was on the bank of the Yamuna, naturally there were ducks, cranes and peacocks on the branches of the trees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the forest was on the bank of the Yamunā, naturally there were ducks, cranes and peacocks on the branches of the tree..."
13:5313:53, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,735 N They (the cowherd boys) were so fond of the Lord (Krsna) that at night they would only think of the next morning when they would be able to meet the Lord and go together to the forests for cowherding Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were so fond of the Lord that at night they would only think of the next morning when they would be able to meet the Lord..."
13:3413:34, 11 July 2020 diff hist +5,041 N It is the duty of the vaisyas to give protection to the cows, just as the ksatriyas are to give protection to the human beings. Because the Lord was a child, He (Krsna) was put in charge of the calves with His cowherd boy friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of the vaiśyas to give protection to the cows, just as the kṣatriyas are to give protection to the human bei..."
13:2313:23, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,695 N Nanda Maharaja was a landholder for King Kamsa, but because by caste he was a vaisya, a member of the mercantile and agricultural community, he maintained thousands of cows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nanda Mahārāja was a landholder for King Kaṁsa, but because by caste he was a vaiśya, a member of the mercantile and agri..."
11:3011:30, 11 July 2020 diff hist +4,212 N Vasudeva's thought of protecting Krsna from Kamsa's wrath is part of a transcendental relationship. He enjoys more when someone takes Him as his subordinate son who needs the protection of a father than He does when someone accepts Him as the Supreme God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva's thought of protecting Kṛṣṇa from the wrath of Kaṁsa is part of a transcendental relationship. The Lord enjo..."
11:1611:16, 11 July 2020 diff hist +3,819 N He (Krsna) lived there for eleven years and completed all His fascinating pastimes of childhood, boyhood and adolescence with His elder brother, Lord Baladeva, His first expansion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He lived there for eleven years and completed all His fascinating pastimes of childhood, boyhood and adolescence with His elde..."

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