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13:1313:13, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,609 N The process of yoga is very clearly described in this verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 3.19.28). It is said here that the ultimate end of the yogis and mystics who perform meditation is to get rid of this material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of yoga is very clearly described in this verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is said here that the ultimate end of..."
11:0411:04, 1 August 2020 diff hist +2,974 N Although the demon's (Hiranyaksa's) soul had departed his body, the Supreme Spirit touched the body, and therefore his bodily luster did not fade. The individual soul is different from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the demon's soul had departed his body, the Supreme Spirit touched the body, and therefore his bodily luster did not..."
11:0111:01, 1 August 2020 diff hist +2,904 N Although Hiranyaksa lay dead, his bodily luster was unfaded because the Lord, the Supreme Spirit, was touching his body. One's bodily luster remains fresh only as long as the spirit soul is present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Hiraṇyākṣa lay dead, his bodily luster was unfaded because the Lord, the Supreme Spirit, was touching his body...."
10:5710:57, 1 August 2020 diff hist +2,925 N Although the demon (Hiranyaksa) was dead, his bodily luster was unfaded. This is very peculiar because when a man or animal is dead, the body immediately becomes pale, the luster gradually fades, and decomposition takes place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the demon was dead, his bodily luster was unfaded. This is very peculiar because when a man or animal is dead, the bo..."
10:4610:46, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,056 N His (God's) one signal is sufficient to destroy all our attempts. His inconceivable power, as displayed here (SB 3.19.26), is so strong that the demon (Hiranyaksa), despite all his demoniac maneuvers, was killed by God when God desired, simply by one slap Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His one signal is sufficient to destroy all our attempts. His inconceivable power, as displayed here, is so strong that the de..."
10:3210:32, 1 August 2020 diff hist +2,907 N It does not take even a moment for the Lord to kill any powerful demon, including Hiranyaksa. The Lord could have killed him long before, but He allowed the demon to display the full extent of his magical feats Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It does not take even a moment for the Lord to kill any powerful demon, including Hiraṇyākṣa. The Lord could have killed..."
10:1310:13, 1 August 2020 diff hist +1,962 N The Lord is explained here (in SB 3.19.25) to be adhoksaja, beyond the reach of all material calculation. Aksaja means "the measurement of our senses," and adhoksaja means "that which is beyond the measurement of our senses." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is explained here to be adhokṣaja, beyond the reach of all material calculation. Akṣaja means "the measurement of..."
09:3809:38, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,416 N He (Krsna) can remain with His devotee in any suitable form, yet He is unapproachable by any amount of demoniac activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can remain with His devotee in any suitable form, yet He is unapproachable by any amount of demoniac activities"}} {{notes|..."
09:2709:27, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,851 N There are many devotees who keep a statue of the Lord in a small box and carry it with them everywhere; every morning they worship the Lord in the box. The Supreme Lord, Kesava, or the PG, Krsna, is not bound by any measurement of our calculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many devotees who keep a statue of the Lord in a small box and carry it with them everywhere; every morning they wor..."
09:1309:13, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,674 N Hiranyaksa did not know that God is the greatest of the great and the smallest of the small. No one can capture the Supreme Lord or bring Him under his control. But the demoniac person always attempts to measure the length and breadth of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He did not know that God is the greatest of the great and the smallest of the small. No one can capture the Supreme Lord or br..."
09:0909:09, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,550 N The demon's attempt to measure the Supreme Personality of Godhead is significant. The demon wanted to embrace Him with his arms, thinking that with his limited arms he could capture the Absolute by material power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demon's attempt to measure the Supreme Personality of Godhead is significant. The demon wanted to embrace Him with his arm..."
09:0509:05, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,517 N Krsna is the origin of all incarnations, and it is confirmed in Brahma-samhita that Govinda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, exists simultaneously in His different incarnations and expansions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all incarnations, and it is confirmed in Brahma-saṁhitā that Govinda, the Supreme Personality..." current
09:0009:00, 1 August 2020 diff hist +3,399 N In this verse (SB 3.19.24) the Lord is addressed as Kesava because He killed the demon Kesi in the beginning of creation. Kesava is also a name of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the Lord is addressed as Keśava because He killed the demon Keśī in the beginning of creation. Keśava is als..."

16:5216:52, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,769 N In the case of the demon's mother (Diti), the blood could not transform into milk, but it flowed down her breasts as it was Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the case of the demon's mother, the blood could not transform into milk, but it flowed down her breasts as it was"}} {{note..."
16:4716:47, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,691 N She (Diti) remembered this incident by the grace of the Lord, and her breasts flowed blood instead of milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She remembered this incident by the grace of the Lord, and her breasts flowed blood instead of milk"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..."
16:4316:43, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,050 N At Hiranyaksa's last moment, his mother, Diti, remembered what her husband had said. Although her sons would be demons, they would have the advantage of being killed by the Personality of Godhead Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At Hiraṇyākṣa's last moment, his mother, Diti, remembered what her husband had said. Although her sons would be demons, t..."
16:3516:35, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,156 N Those on the paths of jnana, yoga and karma all have to come in the end to the Supreme Lord because vasudevah sarvam iti (BG 7.19) - the Supreme Lord is the ultimate enjoyer of everything. That is the perfection of all sacrifice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those on the paths of jñāna, yoga and karma all have to come in the end to the Supreme Lord because vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti..."
16:3016:30, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,264 The Lord is the enjoyer of three kinds of yajna. As further described in Bhagavad-gita, there are sacrifices of goods, sacrifices of meditation and sacrifices of philosophical speculation No edit summary current
16:2716:27, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,994 N When the Sudarsana cakra appeared, Durvasa himself was afraid and fled to various planets for his personal protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the Sudarśana cakra appeared, Durvāsā himself was afraid and fled to various planets for his personal protection"}} {{..."
16:2416:24, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,058 N The instance of the quarrel between Durvasa Muni and Maharaja Ambarisa is a practical example in this matter. Durvasa Muni wanted to display many magical wonders Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The instance of the quarrel between Durvāsā Muni and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa is a practical example in this matter. Durvāsā..." current
16:0216:02, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,237 N This is the greatness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; even the wavering of His little finger appears to be a great and very dangerous movement in the eyes of the inhabitants of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the greatness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; even the wavering of His little finger appears to be a great and..."
15:5315:53, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,312 N The fighting enjoyment of the Supreme Lord with His devotee, who had been converted into a demon (Hiranyaksa), appeared severe enough to bring about the dissolution of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fighting enjoyment of the Supreme Lord with His devotee, who had been converted into a demon, appeared severe enough to br..."
15:4015:40, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,851 N The Lord felt Hiranyaksa's striking on His body to be like flowers offered for worship. In other words, the Lord desired to fight in order to enjoy His transcendental bliss; therefore He enjoyed the attack Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"similarly the Lord felt Hiraṇyākṣa's striking on His body to be like flowers offered for worship. In other words, the Lor..." current
15:3015:30, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,531 N The Lord enjoyed the striking on His transcendental body, just like a fully grown-up father fighting with his child. Sometimes a father takes pleasure in having a mock fight with his small child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord enjoyed the striking on His transcendental body, just like a fully grown-up father fighting with his child"}} {{notes..."
15:2715:27, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,783 N As previously explained, the demon (Hiranyaksa) was originally a servitor of the Lord in Vaikuntha, but somehow or other he fell as a demon. His fight with the Supreme Lord was meant for his liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As previously explained, the demon was originally a servitor of the Lord in Vaikuṇṭha, but somehow or other he fell as a d..."
15:2115:21, 31 July 2020 diff hist +2,284 N In Vaikunthaloka or in Goloka Vrndavana, the inhabitants are exactly of the same form as the Personality of Godhead, but by this Srivatsa mark on the chest of the Lord He is distinguished from all others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vaikuṇṭhaloka or in Goloka Vṛndāvana, the inhabitants are exactly of the same form as the Personality of Godhead, bu..."
14:5314:53, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,020 N The context of the reference given herein (SB 3.19.14) regarding Garuda and Indra is this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The context of the reference given herein regarding Garuḍa and Indra is this"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|AL..."
14:3514:35, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,578 N It is not possible for them (demons) to get their desired boons from the Supreme Lord because their purposes are always sinful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is not possible for them to get their desired boons from the Supreme Lord because their purposes are always sinful"}} {{not..."
14:2114:21, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,453 N The demon Hiranyaksa became powerful by deriving a boon from Brahma, and after attaining that boon he created a disturbance because of his sinful intentions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demon Hiraṇyākṣa became powerful by deriving a boon from Brahmā, and after attaining that boon he created a disturba..."
13:4213:42, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,853 N The four sages (Kumaras) felt so much obliged to the Lord that they offered their respectful obeisances unto Him again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four sages felt so much obliged to the Lord that they offered their respectful obeisances unto Him again and again"}} {{no..." current
13:3813:38, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,160 N This very conception of the impersonalists and so-called yogis checks them from seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead as He is. The Lord, therefore, is always beyond the sight of such nondevotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very conception of the impersonalists and so-called yogīs checks them from seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead as..."
13:1513:15, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,124 N The theory of the impersonalists and so-called yogis is that the Supreme Lord assumes a particular form when He comes in touch with maya, although actually He has no form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The theory of the impersonalists and so-called yogīs is that the Supreme Lord assumes a particular form when He comes in touc..."
11:1911:19, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,480 N Bhagavad-gita says that even when Lord Krsna was seen by everyone while He was present on the surface of the earth, the impersonalists and the so-called yogis could not see Him because they were devoid of devotional eyesight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā says that even when Lord Kṛṣṇa was seen by everyone while He was present on the surface of the earth, th..."
11:0611:06, 31 July 2020 diff hist +3,661 N For the impersonalists and the so-called yogis, the Lord is always hidden by the curtain of yogamaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the impersonalists and the so-called yogīs, the Lord is always hidden by the curtain of yogamāyā"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
11:0011:00, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,404 N The particular word used in this connection, anatmanam, signifies those who have no control over the mind & senses & who therefore speculate & want to become one with the Lord. Such persons cannot have the pleasure of seeing the eternal form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The particular word used in this connection, anātmanām, signifies those who have no control over the mind and senses and who..."
10:4810:48, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,052 N It is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita that one who has developed transcendental love of Krsna by smearing his eyes with the ointment of love sees constantly the eternal form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā that one who has developed transcendental love of Kṛṣṇa by smearing his eyes wi..."
10:4410:44, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,435 N As soon as such persons (who aspire for the Brahman or Paramatma) come to realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are satisfied in all respects. In other words, they become devotees and want to see the form of the Lord continually Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as such persons come to realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are satisfied in all respects. In other words..."
10:3910:39, 31 July 2020 diff hist +4,175 N The transcendentalists who aspire to the impersonal Brahman or localized Paramatma are not fully satisfied and still hanker for more. Even if they are satisfied in their minds, still, transcendentally, their eyes are not satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, the transcendentalists who aspire to the impersonal Brahman or localized Paramātmā are not fully satisfied a..."
10:2310:23, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,423 N A devotee is not afraid of going to hell if he has the opportunity to hear the glories of the Lord constantly. This is the advantage of chanting Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is not afraid of going to hell if he has the opportunity to hear the glories of the Lord constantly. This is the adv..." current
09:3809:38, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,707 N As the sky can never be filled up, the quality of the ear is such that one may go on pouring in vibrations of various kinds, yet it is capable of receiving more and more vibrations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the sky can never be filled up, the quality of the ear is such that one may go on pouring in vibrations of various kinds, y..."
09:3409:34, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,736 N The holes of the ears are very small and can be filled with any insignificant sound, so how can they receive as great a vibration as the glorification of the Lord? The answer is that the holes of the ears are like the sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holes of the ears are very small and can be filled with any insignificant sound, so how can they receive as great a vibrat..."
09:1209:12, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,535 N The tulasi leaf has numerous good qualities, but if it were not offered to the lotus feet of the Lord, tulasi could not be of much value or importance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The tulasī leaf has numerous good qualities, but if it were not offered to the lotus feet of the Lord, tulasī could not be o..."
09:0609:06, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,704 N The example is given here (in SB 3.15.49) of tulasi leaves. The tulasi leaf is very useful even from the medicinal or antiseptic point of view. It is considered sacred and is offered to the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example is given here of tulasī leaves. The tulasī leaf is very useful even from the medicinal or antiseptic point of vi..."
09:0109:01, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,743 N One may speak very nicely with ornamental language or one may be expert at controlled grammatical presentation, but if one's words are not engaged in the service of the Lord, they have no flavor and no actual use Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may speak very nicely with ornamental language or one may be expert at controlled grammatical presentation, but if one's w..."
08:5808:58, 31 July 2020 diff hist +5,869 N The transcendental loving service of the Lord is performed in three ways - with the body, with the mind and with words. Here (in SB 3.15.49) the sages (four Kumaras) pray that their words may always be engaged in glorifying the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental loving service of the Lord is performed in three ways—with the body, with the mind and with words. Here t..." current

19:1019:10, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,791 N The fact is that there is nothing but God within and without. Everything is a manifestation of His different energies, like the heat and light emanating from a fire, and in this way there is a oneness among His diverse energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that there is nothing but God within and without. Everything is a manifestation of His different energies, like th..."
19:0619:06, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,854 N We ourselves may forget what we have done in previous lives, but because the Lord witnesses our actions, the results of our actions are always there, and we have to undergo the reactions nonetheless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We ourselves may forget what we have done in previous lives, but because the Lord witnesses our actions, the results of our ac..."
19:0219:02, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,620 N As antaryami He (God) witnesses everything that is going on, and He awards us the results of our actions as karma-phala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As antaryāmī He witnesses everything that is going on, and He awards us the results of our actions as karma-phala"}} {{notes..."
18:5918:59, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,951 N In the Brahma-samhita (5.35) it is said that Govinda, the primeval Lord, enters everything by His plenary portion. He enters the universe as well as all the atoms of the universe. He is outside in His virat form, and He is within everything as antaryami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.35) it is said that Govinda, the primeval Lord, enters everything by His plenary portion. He enter..."
18:4518:45, 30 July 2020 diff hist +9,710 N The Bhagavad-gita (4.8) similarly states that the Lord appears in order to vanquish nonbelievers and protect believers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā (4.8) similarly states that the Lord appears in order to vanquish nonbelievers and protect believers"}} {{..."

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