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15:0815:08, 26 August 2020 diff hist +4,653 N They (materialists) should know definitely that physical activities and their wonders are all initiated by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They should know definitely that physical activities and their wonders are all initiated by the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
15:0215:02, 26 August 2020 diff hist +4,429 N Srimad-Bhagavatam gives facility to everyone, both to the materialist and to the transcendentalist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives facility to everyone, both to the materialist and to the transcendentalist"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
14:5914:59, 26 August 2020 diff hist +4,672 N There are two classes of men, namely those too addicted to the gross body and the material world, and others, on the higher level, who are interested more in transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two classes of men, namely those too addicted to the gross body and the material world, and others, on the higher le..."
14:5514:55, 26 August 2020 diff hist +5,049 N Sri Suta Gosvami was narrating the topics of the creation and destruction of the material world, but it appears that the rsis headed by Saunaka were more inclined to hear of transcendental subjects, which are on a higher level than the physical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī was narrating the topics of the creation and destruction of the material world, but it appears that the..."
14:5114:51, 26 August 2020 diff hist +1,734 N The rsis headed by Saunaka were more anxious to know about Vidura, who met Maitreya Rsi while traveling to the pilgrimage sites of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ṛṣis headed by Śaunaka were more anxious to know about Vidura, who met Maitreya Ṛṣi while traveling to the pilgri..." current
14:4714:47, 26 August 2020 diff hist +2,020 N There is no contradiction between the Varaha and the Padma-kalpa of Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So there is no contradiction between the Varāha and the Pādma-kalpa of Brahmā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete..."

16:0716:07, 21 August 2020 diff hist +2,600 N The Varaha-kalpa is also called Padma-kalpa, and this is testified by acaryas like Jiva Gosvami as well as Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura in pursuance of the first commentator, Svami Sridhara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore this Varāha-kalpa is also called Pādma-kalpa, and this is testified by ācāryas like Jīva Gosvāmī as well as V..."
16:0416:04, 21 August 2020 diff hist +2,664 N The present duration of a kalpa of Brahma is called the Varaha-kalpa or Svetavaraha-kalpa because the incarnation of the Lord as Varaha took place during the creation of Brahma, who was born on the lotus coming out of the abdomen of Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The present duration of a kalpa of Brahma is called the Varaha-kalpa or Svetavaraha-kalpa because the incarnation of the Lord..."
15:5915:59, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,407 N The Brahmas live only during the breathing period of Maha-Visnu. So the exhaling and inhaling of Visnu are maha-kalpas, and all these are due to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for no one else is the master of all creations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Brahmās live only during the breathing period of Mahā-Viṣṇu. So the exhaling and inhaling of Viṣṇu are mahā-kal..."
09:1509:15, 21 August 2020 diff hist +2,931 N Then again there are vikalpas, which are generated by the breathing of Maha-Visnu, as stated in the Brahma-samhita (yasyaika-nisvasita-kalam athavalambya jivanti loma-vilaja jagadanda-nathah (BS 5.48)) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then again there are vikalpas, which are generated by the breathing of Mahā-Viṣṇu, as stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā"|"y..." current
09:1309:13, 21 August 2020 diff hist +2,941 N These (thirty kalpas) are Brahma's days only, and he has to live months and years up to one hundred, so we can just imagine how many creations there are in kalpas only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are Brahmā's days only, and he has to live months and years up to one hundred, so we can just imagine how many creation..."
09:1009:10, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,895 N The thirty kalpas of Brahma are: (16) Narasimha, (17) Samadhi, (18) Agneya, (19) Visnuja, (20) Saura, (21) Soma-kalpa, (22) Bhavana, (23) Supuma, (24) Vaikuntha, (25) Arcisa, (26) Vali-kalpa, (27) Vairaja, (28) Gauri-kalpa, (29) Mahesvara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the thirty kalpas of Brahmā are"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-21T09:10:25Z}}..."
09:0709:07, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,895 N The thirty kalpas of Brahma are: (1) Sveta-kalpa, (2) Nilalohita, (3) Vamadeva, (4) Gathantara, (5) Raurava, (6) Prana, (7) Brhat-kalpa, (8) Kandarpa, (9) Sadyotha, (10) Isana, (11) Dhyana, (12) Sarasvata, (13) Udana, (14) Garuda, (15) Kaurma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the thirty kalpas of Brahmā are"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-21T09:07:24Z}}..."
09:0409:04, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,206 N There are regular and systematic cycles of these maha-kalpas, vikalpas and kalpas. In answer to Maharaja Pariksit's question about them, Sukadeva Gosvami answered in the Prabhasa-khanda of the Skanda Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are regular and systematic cycles of these mahā-kalpas, vikalpas and kalpas. In answer to Mahārāja Parīkṣit's ques..."
08:5808:58, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,176 N The creation during the day of Brahma is called kalpa, and the creation of Brahma is called vikalpa. When vikalpas are made possible by the breathing of Maha-Visnu, this is called a maha-kalpa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creation during the day of Brahmā is called kalpa, and the creation of Brahmā is called vikalpa. When vikalpas are made..."
08:5408:54, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,294 N The four yugas are calculated in terms of the heavenly calendars and accordingly are twelve thousand years in terms of the heavenly planets. This is called a divya-yuga, and one thousand divya-yugas make one day of Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four yugas are calculated in terms of the heavenly calendars and accordingly are twelve thousand years in terms of the hea..."
08:5008:50, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,921 N In the region of still higher planetary systems the duration of day and night is still greater than in the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, in the region of still higher planetary systems the duration of day and night is still greater than in the heavenly..."
08:4508:45, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,980 N The creation of Brahma and dispersion of the material ingredients are called vikalpa, and the creation by Brahma in each day of his life is called kalpa. Therefore each day of Brahma is called a kalpa, and there are thirty kalpas in terms of Brahma's days Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creation of Brahmā and dispersion of the material ingredients are called vikalpa, and the creation by Brahmā in each day..."
08:4108:41, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,945 N The creative instruments are eleven, the ingredients are five, and all of them are products of mahat, or materialistic ego. These creations by the Lord in His feature of Karanodakasayi Visnu are called maha-kalpa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creative instruments are eleven, the ingredients are five, and all of them are products of mahat, or materialistic ego. Th..."
08:3708:37, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,982 N In the maha-kalpa the Lord assumes the first purusa incarnation as Karanodakasayi Visnu with all the potencies of the mahat-tattva and the sixteen principles of creative matter and instruments Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the mahā-kalpa the Lord assumes the first puruṣa incarnation as Kāraṇodakaśāyī Viṣṇu with all the potencies of..."
08:3308:33, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,511 N There are three different types of creation, called maha-kalpa, vikalpa and kalpa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three different types of creation, called maha-kalpa, vikalpa and kalpa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complet..."
08:1908:19, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,114 N The nipples on the neck of a goat may seem like sources of milk, but to try to get milk from such nipples will be foolish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The nipples on the neck of a goat may seem like sources of milk, but to try to get milk from such nipples will be foolish"}} {..." current
08:1508:15, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,359 N The material nature has no separate existence without the Lord. Therefore, setting aside the Supreme Lord as the cause of all causes is the logic of aja-gala-stana-nyaya, or trying to milk the nipples on the neck of a goat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material nature has no separate existence without the Lord. Therefore, setting aside the Supreme Lord as the cause of all..." current
08:1108:11, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,812 Those who accept the material nature as the cosmic manifestation's original cause (prakrti, the cause of creation according to Sankhya philosophy) are not correct in their conclusion No edit summary current
08:0808:08, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,008 N The material nature, the cosmic manifestation and the living entities, are but different energies of the Lord (fire) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore all of them, namely the material nature, the cosmic manifestation and the living entities, are but different energie..." current
08:0408:04, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,413 N The sparks are compared to living entities, and the flames are compared to material nature (pradhana). One must know that each and every one of them is effective simply because of being empowered by the quality of the original fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sparks are compared to living entities, and the flames are compared to material nature"|"One must know that each and every..." current
08:0008:00, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,269 N The cosmic manifestation is compared to the smoke because when smoke passes over the sky so many forms appear, resembling many known and unknown manifestations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cosmic manifestation is compared to the smoke because when smoke passes over the sky so many forms appear, resembling many..." current
07:5607:56, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,187 N In every one of them, namely in the flames, in the sparks and in the smoke, the integrity of fire is present, yet all of them are differently situated with different positions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every one of them, namely in the flames, in the sparks and in the smoke, the integrity of fire is present, yet all of them..."
07:4207:42, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,193 N The original fire, its flame, its sparks and its smoke are all one, for fire is still fire yet is different from the flame, flame is different from sparks, and sparks are different from the smoke Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The original fire, its flame, its sparks and its smoke are all one, for fire is still fire yet is different from the flame, fl..."
07:3807:38, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,362 N The inert matter is neither efficient nor the material cause of the cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the inert matter is neither efficient nor the material cause of the cosmic manifestation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Is..."
07:3307:33, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,429 N A piece of iron is certainly not fire, but when the iron is made red-hot, certainly it has the quality of fire through its burning capacity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A piece of iron is certainly not fire, but when the iron is made red-hot, certainly it has the quality of fire through its bur..."
07:2907:29, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,516 N Karanarnavasayi Visnu electrifies the matter to put it in motion because He is a plenary expansion of Krsna. The example of electrification is quite appropriate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Kāraṇārṇavaśāyī Viṣṇu is a plenary expansion of Kṛṣṇa, it is He who electrifies the matter to put i..."
07:1707:17, 21 August 2020 diff hist +5,432 N Considering material nature to be the cause of creation, maintenance, etc., is called "the logic of nipples on the neck of a goat" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Considering material nature to be the cause of creation, maintenance, etc., is called"|"the logic of nipples on the neck of a..."
07:1507:15, 21 August 2020 diff hist +6,466 N The material nature produces the moving and standing manifestations of the material world after being contacted by the supreme father, and not independently Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material nature therefore produces the moving and standing manifestations of the material world after being contacted by t..."
07:1107:11, 21 August 2020 diff hist +6,347 N Although it appears to the layman that the mother gives birth to the child, the experienced man knows that the father gives birth to the child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although it appears to the layman that the mother gives birth to the child, the experienced man knows that the father gives bi..."
07:0807:08, 21 August 2020 diff hist +6,463 N When the Lord throws His transcendental glance over the material nature, then only can the material nature act, as a father contacts the mother, who is then able to conceive a child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord throws His transcendental glance over the material nature, then only can the material nature act, as a father co..."
06:5506:55, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,287 N The material nature is one of the energies of the Lord, and she can work under the direction of the Lord (adhyaksena) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material nature is one of the energies of the Lord, and she can work under the direction of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
06:4206:42, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,616 N Superficially material nature appears to be the cause of creation, maintenance and destruction, but material nature is set into motion for creation by the supreme conscious being, the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Superficially material nature appears to be the cause of creation, maintenance and destruction, but material nature is set int..."
06:3806:38, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,467 N Inert matter cannot be the ultimate cause of the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore inert matter cannot be the ultimate cause of the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world"}} {{no..."
06:3306:33, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,564 N Srimad-Bhagavatam comments on the aphorism janmady asya by saying abhijnah and svarat, i.e., the Supreme Brahman is not inert matter, but He is supreme consciousness and is independent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam therefore comments on the aphorism janmādy asya by saying abhijñaḥ and svarāṭ, i.e., the Supreme B..."
06:2406:24, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,931 N The Vedanta philosophy mentions that Brahman is the fountainhead of all creation, maintenance and destruction, and Srimad-Bhagavatam, the natural commentation on the Vedanta philosophy, says, janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedānta philosophy mentions that Brahman is the fountainhead of all creation, maintenance and destruction, and Śrīmad-B..."
06:1806:18, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,520 N The modern scientist shares this view that the material nature is the ultimate cause of all the manifestations of the material world. This view is refuted by all Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the modern scientist also shares this view that the material nature is the ultimate cause of all the manifestations of the mat..."
06:1306:13, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,521 N Gross materialists without any knowledge of Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan conclude material nature to be the ultimate cause of the material manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gross materialists without any knowledge of Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān conclude material nature to be the ultimate caus..."
06:0906:09, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,417 N Everything is created by Brahman, after creation everything is maintained by Brahman, and after annihilation everything is conserved in Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything is created by Brahman, after creation everything is maintained by Brahman, and after annihilation everything is con..."
06:0406:04, 21 August 2020 diff hist +7,402 N The Vedic direction for the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world is this: yato va imani bhutani jayante. yena jatani jivanti. yat prayanty abhisamvisanti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic direction for the creation, maintenance and destruction of the material world is this: yato vā imāni bhūtāni jā..."
05:5705:57, 21 August 2020 diff hist +3,971 N The highest glorious association with the Lord is made possible in the planet of Goloka Vrndavana, where Lord Krsna enjoys Himself with the gopis and His favorite animals, the surabhi cows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest glorious association with the Lord is made possible in the planet of Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Lord Kṛṣṇa e..."
05:5105:51, 21 August 2020 diff hist +4,031 N The pure devotees of the Lord undergo a practice of that devotional service to the Lord during the manifestation of the creation and take full advantage of the manifestation by qualifying themselves to enter into the kingdom of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotees of the Lord thus undergo a practice of that devotional service to the Lord during the manifestation of the c..."

16:4316:43, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,176 N The Lord in His abode called the Vaikuntha planets, which are eternal manifestations, always remains with His associates and enjoys transcendental loving services by His pure devotees in different transcendental humors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord in His abode called the Vaikuṇṭha planets, which are eternal manifestations, always remains with His associates a..."
16:3916:39, 20 August 2020 diff hist +3,721 N There are pure devotees who take part in the direct pleasure (ananda) potency of the Lord by factual reciprocation of loving service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But there are pure devotees who take part in the direct pleasure"|"potency of the Lord by factual reciprocation of loving serv..."
16:3616:36, 20 August 2020 diff hist +3,671 N Greater than the impersonalist is the mystic who sees the Lord situated in his heart as Paramatma, the partial representation of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Greater than the impersonalist is the mystic who sees the Lord situated in his heart as Paramātmā, the partial representatio..."

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