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17:1517:15, 23 August 2020 diff hist +4,320 N Ekatva is also liberation, but that sort of liberation is never accepted by any devotee, for qualitative oneness is immediately attained as soon as one is situated in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ekatva is also liberation, but that sort of liberation is never accepted by any devotee, for qualitative oneness is immediatel..."
16:5716:57, 23 August 2020 diff hist +4,253 N One who is not affected by the three modes of material nature is called a liberated soul, or brahma-bhuta soul (SB 4.30.20). Brahma-bhutah prasannatma (BG 18.54) is the stage of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not affected by the three modes of material nature is called a liberated soul, or brahma-bhūta soul"|" Brahma-bhū..."
16:5316:53, 23 August 2020 diff hist +4,406 N Here (in SB 3.29.14) the same fact is confirmed by Lord Kapila: one who is situated in pure devotional service is transcendentally situated, as is the Lord. Just as the Lord is unaffected by influence of the material modes, so too are His pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here the same fact is confirmed by Lord Kapila: one who is situated in pure devotional service is transcendentally situated, a..."

16:1216:12, 22 August 2020 diff hist +4,365 N Only Narayana, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, or Krsna, is always in the transcendental position, beyond the influence of material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only Nārāyaṇa, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, is always in the transcendental position,..."
15:4915:49, 22 August 2020 diff hist +4,321 N It is confirmed in the Vedic literature that before the creation there was only Narayana; neither Lord Brahma nor Lord Siva existed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also confirmed in the Vedic literature that before the creation there was only Nārāyaṇa; neither Lord Brahmā nor Lo..."
15:4615:46, 22 August 2020 diff hist +4,288 N Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material creation; except for Him, everything is within the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material creation; except for Him, everything is within the ma..."
15:4415:44, 22 August 2020 diff hist +4,540 N Sripada Sankaracarya, who is supposed to be the leader of the impersonalist school of philosophers, has admitted in the beginning of his comments on Bhagavad-gita that Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya, who is supposed to be the leader of the impersonalist school of philosophers, has admitted in th..."
15:4015:40, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,767 N For a devotee there is no question of desiring any material or spiritual prosperity. He simply aspires to serve the Lord. That is his highest happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a devotee there is no question of desiring any material or spiritual prosperity. He simply aspires to serve the Lord. That..." current
15:3615:36, 22 August 2020 diff hist +6,096 N When Prahlada was offered some material benefit, he stated - My Lord, my father achieved all kinds of material benefits, and even the demigods were afraid of his opulence, but still, in a second, You have finished his life and all his material prosperity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Prahlāda Mahārāja was offered some material benefit, he stated: "My Lord, I have seen that my father achieved all kind..."
15:2515:25, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,957 N A pure devotee does not accept these five kinds of spiritual existence, even if they are offered, and he certainly does not hanker after material benefits, which are all insignificant in comparison with spiritual benefits Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee does not accept these five kinds of spiritual existence, even if they are offered, and he certainly does not ha..."
15:1915:19, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,543 N Srivatsa, for example, the hair on the chest of the Lord, particularly distinguishes Him (God) from His devotees - who have achieved sarupya liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīvatsa, for example, the hair on the chest of the Lord, particularly distinguishes Him from His devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
15:1615:16, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,651 N In sarupya liberation the bodily features of the devotee are exactly like those of the Supreme Person but for two or three symptoms found exclusively on the transcendental body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In sārūpya liberation the bodily features of the devotee are exactly like those of the Supreme Person but for two or three s..."
15:1215:12, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,563 N In sarsti liberation the opulence of the devotee is equal to the opulence of the Supreme Lord. Samipya means to be a personal associate of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In sārṣṭi liberation the opulence of the devotee is equal to the opulence of the Supreme Lord. Sāmīpya means to be a pe..." current
14:4914:49, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,638 N In the spiritual world there are innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and on each one the Lord is the predominating Deity. A devotee can be promoted to one such Vaikuntha planet to live with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the spiritual world there are innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets, and on each one the Lord is the predominating Deity. A dev..."
14:4514:45, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,585 N From Krsnaloka, the bodily effulgence of Lord Krsna is distributed not only to the spiritual world but to the material world as well; it is covered by matter, however, in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Kṛṣṇaloka, the bodily effulgence of Lord Kṛṣṇa is distributed not only to the spiritual world but to the mate..." current
14:4114:41, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,603 N The Supreme Person, in His different plenary expansions, lives on innumerable Vaikuntha planets, and the chief planet is Krsnaloka. Just as within the material universe the chief planet is the sun, in the spiritual world the chief planet is Krsnaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Person, in His different plenary expansions, lives on innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets, and the chief planet is K..."
14:3714:37, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,666 N When a devotee is promoted to the spiritual world, Vaikuntha, he receives four kinds of facilities. One of these is salokya, living on the same planet as the Supreme Personality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee is promoted to the spiritual world, Vaikuṇṭha, he receives four kinds of facilities. One of these is sālok..."
14:3314:33, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,548 N If one is engaged in pure transcendental loving service to the Lord, it is understood that he has already achieved the five kinds of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is engaged in pure transcendental loving service to the Lord, it is understood that he has already achieved the five ki..."
14:3014:30, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,402 N The devotee is so fond of rendering service to the Supreme Lord that the five kinds of liberation are not important to him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee is so fond of rendering service to the Supreme Lord that the five kinds of liberation are not important to him"}}..." current
14:2614:26, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,556 N Ekatva, or merging into the effulgence of the Supreme Lord, is called kaivalya, but the happiness derived from kaivalya is considered by the pure devotee to be hellish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such ekatva, or merging into the effulgence of the Supreme Lord, is called kaivalya, but the happiness derived from kaivalya i..."
14:1814:18, 22 August 2020 diff hist +5,598 N It is clearly stated here (in SB 3.29.13) that a pure devotee does not desire ekatva, oneness with the Supreme Lord, as desired by the impersonalists, the mental speculators and the meditators Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly stated herein that a pure devotee does not desire ekatva, oneness with the Supreme Lord, as desired by the imper..." current

18:2018:20, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,599 N The yogis and empiric philosophers desire cessation of the process of birth and death, but a devotee is satisfied to remain even in this material world and execute devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yogīs and empiric philosophers desire cessation of the process of birth and death, but a devotee is satisfied to remain e..."
18:1718:17, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,584 N There is a similarity between the prayers of Lord Caitanya and the statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Lord Caitanya prays, "in life after life," indicating that a devotee does not even desire the cessation of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a similarity between the prayers of Lord Caitanya and the statements of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Lord Caitanya prays, "i..."
18:1318:13, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,510 N In the Siksastaka, He (Caitanya) prays to the Lord: "All I want from You is that in life after life I may remain a pure devotee at Your lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śikṣāṣṭaka, He prays to the Lord"|"All I want from You is that in life after life I may remain a pure devotee a..."
18:0918:09, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,500 N In the Siksastaka, He (Caitanya) prays to the Lord: "O Lord, I do not wish to gain from You any wealth, nor do I wish to have a beautiful wife, nor do I wish to have many followers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śikṣāṣṭaka, He prays to the Lord"|"Lord, I do not wish to gain from You any wealth, nor do I wish to have a bea..." current
18:0518:05, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,414 N Lord Caitanya teaches us how to execute pure devotional service out of spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya teaches us how to execute pure devotional service out of spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead..." current
18:0218:02, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,110 N Spontaneous service unto the Supreme Lord is transcendental and is never contaminated by the material modes of nature. These are the symptoms of pure devotional service, which is free from all contamination of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"spontaneous service unto the Supreme Lord is transcendental and is never contaminated by the material modes of nature. These a..."
17:5817:58, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,003 N Another meaning of the word avyavahita is that the interest of the devotee and the interest of the Supreme Lord are on the same level. The devotee has no interest but to fulfill the transcendental desire of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another meaning of the word avyavahitā is that the interest of the devotee and the interest of the Supreme Lord are on the sa..." current
17:5117:51, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,194 N A pure devotee must engage in the service of the Lord twenty-four hours a day, without cessation; his life is so molded that at every minute and every second he engages in some sort of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee must engage in the service of the Lord twenty-four hours a day, without cessation; his life is so molded that a..."
17:4617:46, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,608 N Avyavahita means: without cessation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Avyavahitā means"|"without cessation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-21T17:46:09Z..."
17:4417:44, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,012 N It is specifically mentioned here (in SB 3.29.11-12) that bhakti, devotional service, is meant only for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, Visnu, or Krsna, not for anyone else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is specifically mentioned herein, however, that bhakti, devotional service, is meant only for the Supreme Personality of Go..."
17:4117:41, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,967 N Sometimes pseudodevotees show devotion to many demigods, thinking the forms of the demigods to be the same as the Supreme Personality of Godhead's form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes pseudodevotees show devotion to many demigods, thinking the forms of the demigods to be the same as the Supreme Pers..." current
17:1717:17, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,064 N Anyabhilasita-sunyam: (CC Madhya 19.167) he (a devotee of God) has no desire to fulfill by rendering devotional service. Such devotional service is meant for the purusottama, the Supreme Personality, and not for anyone else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam: "|" he has no desire to fulfill by rendering devotional service. Such devotional service is meant..."
17:0917:09, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,671 N The word avicchinna, "without interruptions," is very important in this connection. No material condition can stop the flow of the devotional service of a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word avicchinnā, "without interruptions," is very important in this connection. No material condition can stop the flow o..."
16:5216:52, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,023 N The basic principle of this unadulterated, pure devotional service is love of Godhead. Mad-guna-sruti-matrena means "just after hearing about the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead." These qualities are called nirguna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The basic principle of this unadulterated, pure devotional service is love of Godhead. Mad-guṇa-śruti-mātreṇa means "jus..."
16:4916:49, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,543 N Three multiplied by nine equals twenty-seven, and when again multiplied by three it becomes eighty-one. One has to transcend all such mixed materialistic devotional service in order to reach the standard of pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Three multiplied by nine equals twenty-seven, and when again multiplied by three it becomes eighty-one. One has to transcend a..."
16:4416:44, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,193 N There is hearing in the mode of passion, in the mode of ignorance and in the mode of goodness. Similarly, there is chanting in the mode of ignorance, passion and goodness, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is hearing in the mode of passion, in the mode of ignorance and in the mode of goodness. Similarly, there is chanting in..." current
16:4216:42, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,550 N There are different devotional activities, such as hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, offering prayer, rendering service and surrendering everything, and each of them can be divided into three qualitative categories Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different devotional activities, such as hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping, offering prayer, rendering serv..."
16:1716:17, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,193 N Devotional service in the modes of ignorance, passion and goodness can be divided into eighty-one categories Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service in the modes of ignorance, passion and goodness can be divided into eighty-one categories"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
16:1416:14, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,071 N Devotional activities should be transcendental to fruitive activities and empiric philosophical speculation. Pure devotional service is transcendental to all material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional activities should be transcendental to fruitive activities and empiric philosophical speculation. Pure devotional s..."
16:1016:10, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,046 N Pure devotional service as described by Rupa Gosvami is free from all material desires. Anyabhilasita-sunyam (CC Madhya 19.167). There can be no excuse for personal or material interest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotional service as described by Rūpa Gosvāmī is free from all material desires. Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam"|"There..."
16:0716:07, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,206 N The four asramas and the four varnas act for some benefit in accordance with their personal interests. Therefore such activities are in the mode of goodness; they cannot be counted in the category of pure devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four āśramas and the four varṇas act for some benefit in accordance with their personal interests. Therefore such acti..."
15:5915:59, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,092 N If this offering process (performing duties of varna and asrama) is in the mode of goodness rather than in pure devotion, then the interest is different Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But if this offering process is in the mode of goodness rather than in pure devotion, then the interest is different"}} {{note..."
15:5415:54, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,189 N When such activities are performed and the results are offered to the Supreme Lord, they are called karmarpanam, duties performed for the satisfaction of the Lord. If there is any inebriety or fault, it is atoned for by this offering process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When such activities are performed and the results are offered to the Supreme Lord, they are called karmārpaṇam, duties per..."
15:4915:49, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,979 N The members of the eight divisions of varnas and asramas, and they have their respective duties to perform for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the members of the eight divisions of varṇas and āśramas, and they have their respective duties to perform for the satisfa..."
15:4415:44, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,102 N The brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras, along with the brahmacaris, grhasthas, vanaprasthas and sannyasis, are the members of the eight divisions of varnas and asramas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, along with the brahmacārīs, gṛhasthas, vānaprasthas and sannyāsīs..."
15:4015:40, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,677 N A pure devotee has no interest but to act on behalf of the Supreme Lord. When one has even a tinge of personal interest, his devotion is mixed with the three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee has no interest but to act on behalf of the Supreme Lord. When one has even a tinge of personal interest, his d..."
15:1115:11, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,505 N The conception that the living entity is one with the Supreme is in the mode of ignorance. Oneness is actually based on oneness of interest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception that the living entity is one with the Supreme is in the mode of ignorance. Oneness is actually based on onenes..." current
15:0815:08, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,904 N Mayavadis interpret this word "separatist" in a different way. They say that while worshiping the Lord, one should think himself one with the Supreme Lord. This is another adulterated form of devotion within the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādīs, however, interpret this word "separatist" in a different way. They say that while worshiping the Lord, one shou..."
15:0315:03, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,626 N When the so-called devotee desires material enjoyment, without reference to the interest of the Supreme Lord, or he wants to become famous or opulent by utilizing the mercy or grace of the Supreme Lord, he is in the mode of passion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the so-called devotee desires material enjoyment, without reference to the interest of the Supreme Lord, or he wants to b..."

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