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- 10:1810:18, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,809 m This is an instance of the mind's endurance due to achieving the best thing in the world. The best thing in the world is absorption in Krsna consciousness Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 30 - Further Features of Ecstatic Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m This is an instance of feeling pride on account of exquisite beauty Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,847 m This is one instance of apprehending some danger to Krsna in ecstatic love for Him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,213 m When there is emotion due to a sudden disturbance, one's face becomes discolored, one becomes struck with wonder, and there is trembling of the body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m If there is emotion from seeing an elephant, one may jump, show various signs of fearfulness, and sometimes one may keep looking behind him Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,021 m Out of Her ecstatic love for Him, She sometimes acted just like an addled person and attempted to churn curd, although there was no curd in the pot. And seeing this, Krsna became so enchanted by Radharani that He began to milk a bull instead of a cow Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51'
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,547 m The first five kinds of relationships are called direct, and the other seven are called indirect Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,822 m When Krsna was chastising Kaliya in the poisonous water of the Yamuna, Mother Yasoda began to speak emotionally Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,427 m A friend tells mother Yasoda: "It appears to be due to the result of severe penances and austerities in your past lives that your son (Krsna) was saved in this way" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,418 m This is an instance of feeling pride in ecstatic love for Krsna Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,297 m When Krsna uprooted the two arjuna trees and Yasoda heard the sound of the trees crashing down, she became overcome with emotion and simply stared upward, being too bewildered to know what else to do Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,558 m Once during the rasa dance, when Radharani left the arena, and Krsna went to seek Her out, one of the dear friends of Radharani began to address Krsna thusly Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,005 m In the same Lalita-madhava there is an account of Krsna's kidnapping Rukmini at her royal marriage ceremony. At that time all of the princes present began to converse amongst themselves Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,944 m When one becomes arrogant with false prestige due to drinking intoxicants or being too lustful, the voice becomes faulty, the eyes become swollen, and there are symptoms of redness on the body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,104 m In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that when Krsna entered the poisonous waters of the Yamuna, Srimati Yasoda Devi went insane. Instead of searching for curative herbs, she began to speak to the trees as if they were snake chanters Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1710:17, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,533 m Sometimes Radharani felt pride within Herself and said, "Although the cowherd boys prepare nice flower garlands for Krsna, when I present My garland to Him, He becomes struck with wonder and immediately accepts it and puts it on His heart" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 29 - Expressions of Love for Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,408 m When Krsna had been brought to Mathura, mother Yasoda, being very anxious and angry, began to rebuke the King of Mathura Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,973 m When I heard the sound of Krsna's flute, I tried to hide myself from the reaction of the vibrations. But still I could not check the trembling of my body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,297 m When Krsna was trying to capture the demon Sankha, Radharani began trembling out of fearfulness Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,699 m When the vital force of life is in contact with the earth, one is stunned. When the same force comes into contact with water, there is the shedding of tears. When the same force comes into contact with fire, there is perspiration Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,138 m Unlike the shedding of tears and faltering of the voice, the condition of being stunned is spread all over the body. The shedding of tears and faltering of the voice are simply localized symptoms Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,397 m These symptoms signify that although the gopis' business was not finished, they had become stunned with ecstatic love Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,055 m Another example of being stunned took place when Krsna was surrounded by various wrestlers in the sacrificial arena of Kamsa. His mother, Devaki,* then became stunned, and her eyes dried up when she saw Krsna amongst the wrestlers Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,123 m When Krsna and Rukmini were talking, Rukmini became frightened of separation from Krsna, and therefore she began scratching the earth with her red, lotus-like nails Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,323 m There is a passage in the Hari-vamsa wherein Satyabhama begins to shed tears because of her great affection for Krsna Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m The shedding of tears, however, sometimes makes the eyes become swollen and whitish, and sometimes the lenses of the eyes become differently focused Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1610:16, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m At sixteen years of age He returned to Mathura (where Devaki had given birth to Him) and vanquished Kamsa in the arena mentioned here Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 28 - Existential Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,257 m In the Caitanya-caritamrta devotional service to the Lord is also compared to a creeper which rises up to the lotus feet of Krsna in Goloka Vrndavana Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 27 - Symptoms of Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,278 m Krsna is compared to the dark cloud, and Lalita is compared to the cataki bird seeking only Krsna's company Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 27 - Symptoms of Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,966 m Akalpa refers to the texture of Krsna's hair, His nicely dressed body anointed with sandalwood pulp and decorated with flower garlands, His tilaka and His chewing pan Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Kunkum is a sweetly-flavored reddish powder which is thrown on the bodies of worshipable persons Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,019 m Throughout the whole tract of land known as Vrndavana there were the footprints of Krsna and the gopis, and in some places peacock feathers were strewn about Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1510:15, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,027 m The vamsi flute is about fifteen inches long, with nine holes on its body. Krsna used to play on these three flutes occasionally when they were needed Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,760 m Krsna is sometimes called vanamali. Vana means forest and mali means gardener, so vanamali refers to one who extensively uses flowers and garlands on different parts of His body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,283 m The special beauty of Krsna's body was His mild smiling, His restless eyes and His world enchanting songs Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,970 m His helmet, His earrings, His necklace, His four garments, the bangles on His head, the rings on His fingers, His ankle bells and His flute - these are the different features of Krsna's ornaments Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Krsna is the reservoir of all transcendental pleasure. Therefore, the impetuses to love of Krsna, although seemingly different, are not actually distinct from Krsna Himself Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,328 m These (there is no difference between Krsna and His body) qualities stimulate the devotee's ecstatic love, they have been analyzed as separate causes of that love Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,876 m There is no difference between Krsna and His body, and therefore the transcendental features pertaining to His body are the same as Krsna Himself Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,925 m Krsna's age, His transcendental bodily features, His beauty, and His mildness are qualities pertaining to His body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,247 m At that time (Kaisora age) Krsna's chest challenged the hill of the marakata jewel. His arms challenged the pillars of the indranila jewel, the three lines of His waist challenged the waves of the River Yamuna, and His thighs challenged beautiful bananas Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m The sound of Krsna's conchshell used to vibrate and circulate all over the world Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,611 m Generally, there are four kinds of garments on the body of Krsna: His shirt, turban, belt and wearing garments Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,680 m In the beginning of His (Krsna's) kaisora age - there are reddish borders around His eyes, and a growth of soft hairs on His body Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +54 m Kundalata said, "My dear friend, I have just seen an extraordinary beauty appearing in the person of Krsna. His blackish bodily hue appears just like the indranila jewel" Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,101 m She (one gopi) praised His (Krsna's) blackish complexion, the reddish color of chewing pan enhancing His beauty hundreds of times, the curling hair on His head, the kunkuma red spots on His body and the tilaka on His forehead Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,231 m Regarding these instruments, there is a metaphorical statement about a gopi named Taravali. It is said that Taravali became bitten by the most venomous snake of Krsna's flute Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +2,891 m There are three kinds of flutes used by Krsna. One is called venu, one is called murali, and the third is called vamsi Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 26 - Stimulation for Ecstatic Love' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,962 m A person who is freed from the false egotism of material existence, or an advanced mystic, is eligible to enter into the kingdom of God known as Vaikuntha Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 25 - Devotees of Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current
- 10:1410:14, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,182 m When a devotee is never tired of executing devotional service and is always engaged in Krsna conscious activities, constantly relishing the transcendental mellows in relationship with Krsna, he is called perfect Moved from category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapter 25 - Devotees of Krsna' to category 'The Nectar of Devotion Chapters 01 to 51' current