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18:4218:42, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,991 N Lord Nrsimha appeared from within the pillar not by the order of the atheist king but by the wish of His devotee Prahlada. An atheist cannot order the Lord to appear, but the Lord will appear anywhere and everywhere to show mercy to His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Nṛsiṁha appeared from within the pillar not by the order of the atheist king but by the wish of His devotee Prahlāda..."
18:1918:19, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,364 The Lord is within everything, and He creates everything by His different energies. Through His inconceivable powers He can appear at any place in order to favor His sincere devotee No edit summary current
18:1818:18, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,777 N At once the atheist king shattered the pillar in front of him to pieces, and the Lord instantly appeared as Nrsimha, the half-man, half-lion incarnation, and killed the atheist king Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At once the atheist king shattered the pillar in front of him to pieces, and the Lord instantly appeared as Nṛsiṁha, the h..."
18:1218:12, 30 July 2020 diff hist +10,204 N When Prahlada was in the presence of his atheist father, his father asked him, "Where is your God?" When he replied that God resides everywhere, the father angrily asked whether his God was within one of the pillars of the palace, and the child said yes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the child saint Prahlāda Mahārāja was in the presence of his atheist father, his father asked him, "Where is your God?..."
17:5917:59, 30 July 2020 diff hist +10,437 N Nor does the Lord become a formless entity at any time, for ultimately He is the eternal form, the primeval Lord. His impersonal aspect, or Brahman effulgence, is but the glow of His personal rays, just as the sun's rays are the glow of the sun-god Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor does the Lord become a formless entity at any time, for ultimately He is the eternal form, the primeval Lord. His imperson..."
17:3717:37, 30 July 2020 diff hist +10,341 N The material energy works according to His (God's) direction; therefore He can use that energy for His purposes without ever being influenced by any of the qualities of that energy. In this sense He is nirguna, "without qualities." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy works according to His direction; therefore He can use that energy for His purposes without ever being inf..."
17:2817:28, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,958 N As the controller of all energies, He (God) cannot at any time be under their influence, as we are Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the controller of all energies, He cannot at any time be under their influence, as we are"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
17:1017:10, 30 July 2020 diff hist +10,148 N Two words the revealed scriptures often apply to the Lord - saguna ("with qualities") and nirguna ("without qualities") - are very important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this connection, two words the revealed scriptures often apply to the Lord—saguṇa ("with qualities") and nirguṇa ("wi..."
17:0117:01, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,097 The Lord reserves the right not to reveal Himself to anyone and everyone but to show Himself only to those souls who surrender unto Him No edit summary current
16:5616:56, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,964 N Nor is the arca form fashioned according to the whims of the worshiper. This form is eternally existent with all paraphernalia. This can be actually felt by a sincere devotee, but not by an atheist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor is the arcā form fashioned according to the whims of the worshiper. This form is eternally existent with all paraphernali..."
16:4416:44, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,692 N These arguments (that God cannot incarnate Himself or that He has to accept a material body) are nullified if we accept the existence of the Lord's inconceivable potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These arguments are nullified if we accept the existence of the Lord's inconceivable potencies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
16:3316:33, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,771 N He (Krsna) says in Bhagavad-gita that the foolish deride Him, considering Him a mortal being. He is not a mortal being, nor does He come before us with a body produced of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"where He says that the foolish deride Him, considering Him a mortal being. He is not a mortal being, nor does He come before u..."
15:2915:29, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,540 N He (God) can also run so swiftly that no one can surpass Him. This has already been described in the previous verse - ISO 4 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can also run so swiftly that no one can surpass Him. This has already been described in the previous verse"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
15:0615:06, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,794 N With our limited fund of knowledge we cannot accommodate such contradictions (God walks and does not walk), and therefore we conceive of the Lord in terms of our limited powers of understanding Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With our limited fund of knowledge we cannot accommodate such contradictions, and therefore we conceive of the Lord in terms o..."
15:0115:01, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,748 N Ordinarily, if someone can walk, it is illogical to say he cannot walk. But in reference to God, such a contradiction simply serves to indicate His inconceivable power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ordinarily, if someone can walk, it is illogical to say he cannot walk. But in reference to God, such a contradiction simply s..."
14:5114:51, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,769 N Here (in ISO 5) is a description of some of the Supreme Lord's transcendental activities, executed by His inconceivable potencies. The contradictions given here prove the inconceivable potencies of the Lord. He walks, and He does not walk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here is a description of some of the Supreme Lord's transcendental activities, executed by His inconceivable potencies. The co..."
14:2414:24, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,693 N These four devotees (the Kumaras) prayed to the Lord that although they might go to hell because they had cursed devotees, they might not forget the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These four devotees prayed to the Lord that although they might go to hell because they had cursed devotees, they might not fo..."
14:1814:18, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,317 N In material life both heaven and hell are one and the same because they are material; in either place there is no engagement in the Lord's service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material life both heaven and hell are one and the same because they are material; in either place there is no engagement i..." current
14:1214:12, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,507 N They (devotees of God) are not afraid of entering a hellish condition, for since they are engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, heaven or hell is the same for them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are not afraid of entering a hellish condition, for since they are engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lo..."
14:0714:07, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,707 N Those who are devotees of the Lord are not afraid of any condition of life, provided there is constant engagement in the service of the Lord. It is said of the narayana-para, or those who are devotees of Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devotees of the Lord are not afraid of any condition of life, provided there is constant engagement in the servi..."
14:0114:01, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,806 N They (the Kumaras) prayed to the Lord that even in the hellish condition of life their minds might not be distracted from the engagement of service to the lotus feet of Lord Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and they prayed to the Lord that even in the hellish condition of life their minds might not be distracted from the engagement..."
13:5713:57, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,641 N After the incident, they (the Kumaras) became conscious that they had done wrong by cursing the devotees of the Lord - Jaya and Vijaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the incident, they became conscious that they had done wrong by cursing the devotees of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
13:4513:45, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,936 N Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers who checked them (four Kumaras) from entering the Vaikuntha planet, were certainly offenders, but as Vaisnavas, the four sages should not have cursed them in anger Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers who checked them from entering the Vaikuṇṭha planet, were certainly offenders, but as..."
10:1310:13, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,820 N The four sages (Kumaras) now offer their humility to the Personality of Godhead because of their having been haughty in cursing two other devotees of the Lord - Jaya and Vijaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four sages now offer their humility to the Personality of Godhead because of their having been haughty in cursing two othe..."
09:4509:45, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,983 N That is acceptable for everyone, especially in this age. One should engage himself in hearing from pure devotees about the activities of the Lord. That is considered the supreme benediction for mankind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is acceptable for everyone, especially in this age. One should engage himself in hearing from pure devotees about the act..."
09:4109:41, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,330 N When Caitanya was talking with Ramananda Raya, there were varieties of suggestions offered by Ramananda regarding spiritual realization, but Lord Caitanya rejected all but one - that one should hear the glories of God in association with pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Caitanya was talking with Rāmānanda Rāya, there were varieties of suggestions offered by Rāmānanda regarding sp..."
09:2209:22, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,796 N This transcendental stage of life, in which one feels transcendental pleasure in hearing the Lord's pastimes, is also recommended by Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This transcendental stage of life, in which one feels transcendental pleasure in hearing the Lord's pastimes, is also recommen..." current
09:1809:18, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,645 N From Vedic scriptures it is understood that sometimes even Brahma and Indra fall down, but a devotee in the transcendental abode of the Lord never falls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Vedic scriptures it is understood that sometimes even Brahmā and Indra fall down, but a devotee in the transcendental ab..."
09:1009:10, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,941 N Materialistic persons aspire for the sense enjoyment of heavenly pleasure in the heavenly kingdom, but devotees reject such material pleasure at once. The devotee does not even care for the post of Indra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic persons aspire for the sense enjoyment of heavenly pleasure in the heavenly kingdom, but devotees reject such ma..."
09:0609:06, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,146 N Pure devotees, who take transcendental pleasure in hearing and chanting the glories of God, do not care for any kind of liberation; even if they are offered the five liberations, they refuse to accept them, as stated in the Bhagavatam in the Third Canto Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotees, who take transcendental pleasure in hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord, do not care for any kind of l..."
09:0009:00, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,911 N They (devotees) are concerned only with glorifying the Supreme Lord and His auspicious activities. Pure devotional service is sravanam kirtanam - SB 7.5.23 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are concerned only with glorifying the Supreme Lord and His auspicious activities. Pure devotional service is śravaṇa..."
08:5508:55, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,182 N Nor are they (devotees) inclined to accept any of the other four kinds of liberation, namely to live on the same planet as the Lord, to live with Him side by side as an associate, to have the same opulence, and to attain the same bodily features Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor are they inclined to accept any of the other four kinds of liberation, namely to live on the same planet as the Lord, to l..."
08:4008:40, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,110 N When, by that process (of satisfying the senses), they become confused or frustrated in fulfilling the maximum amount of sense enjoyment, they try to become one with the Supreme, which is, according to their conception, mukti, or liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When, by that process, they become confused or frustrated in fulfilling the maximum amount of sense enjoyment, they try to bec..."
08:3408:34, 30 July 2020 diff hist +5,057 N Less intelligent persons in the material world are engaged by the four principles of benediction called dharma, artha, kama & moksa. They prefer to take to religious life to achieve some material benediction, the purpose of which is to satisfy the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The less intelligent persons in the material world are engaged by the four principles of benediction called dharma, artha, kā..."
08:2908:29, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,908 N The transcendental bliss enjoyed by the devotees of the Lord is completely different from the material happiness enjoyed by less intelligent persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental bliss enjoyed by the devotees of the Lord is completely different from the material happiness enjoyed by le..."

16:5016:50, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,927 N This mercy can be perceived by the devotee when he is completely freed from contamination. It is stated, therefore, that only when all contamination is rooted out and the devotee is completely detached from material attractions can he receive God's mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mercy can be perceived by the devotee when he is completely freed from contamination. It is stated, therefore, that only..."
16:4116:41, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,458 N The devotee does not want to see the Supreme Personality of Absolute Truth in voidness or impersonalism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee does not want to see the Supreme Personality of Absolute Truth in voidness or impersonalism"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
16:3616:36, 29 July 2020 diff hist +5,026 N The form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His variegated pastimes and paraphernalia are all pure sattva-guna. Such variegatedness in pure goodness is exhibited eternally by the Lord for the satisfaction of the devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His variegated pastimes and paraphernalia are all pure sattva-guṇa. Such v..."
16:3016:30, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,656 N Here (SB 3.15.47) it is confirmed that all the variegatedness of the absolute platform is constituted of suddha-sattva, pure goodness. In the material world, any quality - goodness, passion or ignorance - is contaminated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"here it is confirmed that all the variegatedness of the absolute platform is constituted of śuddha-sattva, pure goodness. In..."
16:2516:25, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,846 N The Kumaras confirm: "You are the ultimate Absolute Truth." The impersonalist may argue that since the Supreme Personality of Godhead was so nicely decorated, He was therefore not the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Kumāras confirm: "You are the ultimate Absolute Truth." The impersonalist may argue that since the Supreme Personality of..."
16:1516:15, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,633 N If one sees or understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the other two features of the Absolute Truth - namely impersonal Brahman and localized Paramatma - are also automatically understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one sees or understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the other two features of the Absolute Truth—namely impersona..."
16:1016:10, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,627 N They (the four Kumaras) could only understand the Supreme Absolute Truth when they personally saw the Personality of Godhead with their own eyes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They could only understand the Supreme Absolute Truth when they personally saw the Personality of Godhead with their own eyes"..."
16:0716:07, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,620 N Even though the four Kumaras were instructed by their great learned father, Brahma, they could not actually understand the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though the four Kumāras were instructed by their great learned father, Brahmā, they could not actually understand the A..."
16:0416:04, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,794 N The Absolute Truth can be understood in three features - impersonal Brahman, localized Paramatma, & Bhagavan, the SP of Godhead. Here (SB 3.15.47) it is admitted that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the last word in understanding the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth can be understood in three features—impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā, and Bhagavān, the Supreme..."
15:4815:48, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,974 N Because the Kumaras were sons of Brahma, they had the opportunity to learn Vedic knowledge from the disciplic succession, and therefore, in spite of their impersonalist beginnings, they became, in the end, direct seers of the personal feature of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the Kumāras were sons of Brahmā, they had the opportunity to learn Vedic knowledge from the disciplic succession of..."
15:4315:43, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,779 N The disciplic succession from the Lord to Brahma and from Brahma to Narada and from Narada to Vyasa, and so on, is accepted here - SB 3.15.46 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the disciplic succession from the Lord to Brahmā and from Brahmā to Nārada and from Nārada to Vyāsa, and so on, is accept..."
15:3915:39, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,905 N Another significant aspect of this verse (SB 3.15.46) is that the sages (four Kumaras) describe their experience of hearing from their father, Brahma, who was born of the Lord directly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another significant aspect of this verse is that the sages describe their experience of hearing from their father, Brahmā, wh..."
15:3415:34, 29 July 2020 diff hist +4,990 N Because they (the four Kumaras) were sincerely searching for the Lord, they finally saw His personal feature directly, which corresponded with the description given by their father. They thus became fully satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because they were sincerely searching for the Lord, they finally saw His personal feature directly, which corresponded with th..."
15:2815:28, 29 July 2020 diff hist +5,116 N The four sages Sanat-kumara, Sanatana, Sanandana & Sanaka are described as actually sincere devotees. Although they had heard from their father, Brahma, about the personal feature of the Lord, only the impersonal feature - Brahman - was revealed to them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the four sages Sanat-kumāra, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanaka are described as actually sincere devotees. Although they had he..."
15:2415:24, 29 July 2020 diff hist +5,013 N It is said in BG that the Lord cannot be seen by our imperfect eyes, He cannot be heard by our imperfect ears, & He cannot be experienced by our imperfect senses; but if one engages in devotional service with faith and devotion, then God reveals Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in Bhagavad-gītā that the Lord cannot be seen by our imperfect eyes, He cannot be heard by our imperfect ears, an..."

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