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08:5508:55, 28 August 2020 diff hist +2,870 N In childhood a woman must be under the protection of the parents, in youth she must be under the protection of the husband, and in old age she must be under the protection of the grown children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In childhood a woman must be under the protection of the parents, in youth she must be under the protection of the husband, an..."
08:5108:51, 28 August 2020 diff hist +2,675 N According to Manu, women, the fair sex, should not have independence at any stage of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Manu, women, the fair sex, should not have independence at any stage of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..."
08:4408:44, 28 August 2020 diff hist +3,214 N As soon as his son, Kapiladeva, was grown up, Kardama at once left all family connection. Devahuti was the daughter of a great king, Svayambhuva Manu, and was qualified and beautiful, but she was completely dependent on the protection of her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as his son, Kapiladeva, was grown up, Kardama at once left all family connection. Similarly, Devahūti was the daughte..."
08:3408:34, 28 August 2020 diff hist +3,112 N The ideal husband-and-wife relationship is very nicely described in this statement. Kardama Muni gave Devahuti all sorts of comforts in his duty as a husband, but he was not at all attached to his wife Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ideal husband-and-wife relationship is very nicely described in this statement. Kardama Muni gave Devahūti all sorts of c..."
08:2508:25, 28 August 2020 diff hist +2,380 N There are exchanges for the moneylenders and the householders Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are exchanges for the moneylenders and the householders"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-..." current
08:1908:19, 28 August 2020 diff hist +3,230 N This system is still followed by Indians in household affairs. They keep metal utensils and golden ornaments or silver plates and valuable silk garments with gold embroidery, and in case of need, they can have some money in exchange immediately Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This system is still followed by Indians in household affairs. They keep metal utensils and golden ornaments or silver plates..."
08:0908:09, 28 August 2020 diff hist +2,623 N It was not like the furniture of the present day (in the Vedic civilization), which is cast in valueless plastic or base metal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was not like the furniture of the present day, which is cast in valueless plastic or base metal"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..."

18:4918:49, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,891 N That was not an ordinary airplane, nor was it ordinary space travel. Because Kardama Muni was such a powerful mystic yogi, his opulence was envied by the denizens of heaven Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That was not an ordinary airplane, nor was it ordinary space travel. Because Kardama Muni was such a powerful mystic yogī, hi..."
18:3318:33, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,101 N The speed of our airplanes and space vehicles is very limited, but, as we have already studied, Kardama Muni traveled in outer space in an airplane which was like a city, and he journeyed to see all the different heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The speed of our airplanes and space vehicles is very limited, but, as we have already studied, Kardama Muni traveled in outer..."
18:2518:25, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,093 N There are many such statements in the Srimad-Bhagavatam from which we can understand that there were facilities to travel from one planet to another, especially in the higher planetary system, and who can say that they are not still traveling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many such statements in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from which we can understand that there were facilities to travel f..."
18:1618:16, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,068 N Their airships (in heaven) are not like those we have invented in the modern age, which fly only from one country to another; their airplanes were capable of going from one planet to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their airships are not like those we have invented in the modern age, which fly only from one country to another; their airpla..."
18:1018:10, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,818 N The statement in this verse (SB 3.33.15) that Kardama Muni's household affairs were envied even by persons who travel in outer space refers to the denizens of heaven Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The statement in this verse that Kardama Muni's household affairs were envied even by persons who travel in outer space refers..."
18:0118:01, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,242 N Voluntarily accepting some penances and difficulties, one should take less food and less sleep. These are the procedures for practicing any kind of yoga, whether bhakti-yoga, jnana-yoga or hatha-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Voluntarily accepting some penances and difficulties, one should take less food and less sleep. These are the procedures for p..." current
17:5217:52, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,338 N To be too fat is not very good for spiritually advanced life. One should reduce because if one becomes fat it is an impediment to progress in spiritual understanding. One should not eating too much, sleeping too much or remain in a comfortable position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To be too fat is not very good for spiritually advanced life. Rather, one should reduce because if one becomes fat it is an im..."
17:4017:40, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,300 N Since she (Devahuti) had learned austerity even in the presence of her husband, there was no difficulty for her to be austere. Still, because her body underwent severe austerity after the departure of her husband and son, she became thin Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since she had learned austerity even in the presence of her husband, there was no difficulty for her to be austere. Still, bec..."
17:3217:32, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,332 N Devahuti was a king's daughter and almost a king's wife also. Although Kardama Muni was not a king, by his yogic mystic power he accommodated Devahuti very comfortably in a nice palace with maidservants and all opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti was a king's daughter and almost a king's wife also. Although Kardama Muni was not a king, by his yogic mystic power..."
17:2317:23, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,223 N These principles (bathe at least three times daily) are strictly followed even by some grhasthas, especially brahmanas, who are elevated in spiritual consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the practice of the yogī, brahmacārī, vānaprastha and sannyāsī to bathe at least three times daily—early in the..."
17:1417:14, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,007 N It is the practice of the yogi, brahmacari, vanaprastha and sannyasi to bathe at least three times daily - early in the morning, during noontime and in the evening Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the practice of the yogī, brahmacārī, vānaprastha and sannyāsī to bathe at least three times daily—early in the..."
17:0617:06, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,865 N She (Devahuti) remained at home and began to practice bhakti-yoga as it was instructed by her great son, Kapila Muni, and because of her practice of bhakti-yoga, the entire home became just like a flower crown on the River Sarasvati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she remained at home and began to practice bhakti-yoga as it was instructed by her great son, Kapila Muni, and because of her..."
16:5816:58, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,763 N As soon as her (Devahuti's) son (Kapila) grew up, her husband left home, and similarly the son, after discharging His duty towards His mother, also left. She could also have left home, but she did not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as her son grew up, her husband left home, and similarly the son, after discharging His duty towards His mother, also..."
16:5016:50, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,909 N The very example of Devahuti was that when she was not married, she was under the care of her father, Svayambhuva Manu and he gave her to Kardama Muni in charity. She was under the care of her husband in her youth, and then her son, Kapila Muni, was born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The very example of Devahūti was that when she was not married, she was under the care of her father, Svāyambhuva Manu, and..."
16:4316:43, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,384 N Devahuti did not leave her house, because it is never recommended for a woman to leave her home. She is dependent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti did not leave her house, because it is never recommended for a woman to leave her home. She is dependent"}} {{notes|..."
16:3316:33, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,044 N Those who are unable to remain alone are given license to live in household life with wife and children, not for sense gratification but for cultivation of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are unable to remain alone are given license to live in household life with wife and children, not for sense gratifi..."
16:3016:30, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,871 N It is best to remain alone as a brahmacari, sannyasi or vanaprastha and cultivate Krsna consciousness throughout one's whole life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is best to remain alone as a brahmacārī, sannyāsī or vānaprastha and cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness throughout on..."
16:2116:21, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,225 N This is an example set by the Supreme Personality of Godhead while acting like an ordinary human being so that others might learn from Him. He (Kapiladeva) could have stayed with His mother, but He indicated that there was no need to stay with the family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this is an example set by the Supreme Personality of Godhead while acting like an ordinary human being so that others might le..."
16:1116:11, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,098 N Apparently He (Lord Kapila) left home for spiritual realization, although He had nothing to realize spiritually because He Himself is the person to be spiritually realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Apparently He left home for spiritual realization, although He had nothing to realize spiritually because He Himself is the pe..."
16:0216:02, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,933 N Having imparted that knowledge to His mother - and, through His mother, to the world - Kapiladeva had no more need to stay at home, so He took permission from His mother and left Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Having imparted that knowledge to His mother—and, through His mother, to the world—Kapiladeva had no more need to stay at..."
15:5315:53, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,980 N The mission of the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Kapila was to distribute the transcendental knowledge of Sankhya philosophy, which is full of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mission of the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of Kapila was to distribute the transcendental..."
15:4315:43, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,225 N One who gets out of this material existence automatically becomes free from all anxieties and fear. One who follows the path of devotional service enunciated by Lord Kapila is very easily liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who gets out of this material existence automatically becomes free from all anxieties and fear. One who follows the path o..."
15:2815:28, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,973 N If someone is one-hundred-percent engaged in the service of the Lord, he is to be understood as liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone is one-hundred-percent engaged in the service of the Lord, he is to be understood as liberated"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
15:1715:17, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,966 N Jivera 'svarupa' haya-krsnera 'nitya-dasa': (CC Madhya 20.108) the real identity of the living entity is that he is eternally a servitor of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa': (CC Madhya 20.108) the real identity of the living entity is that he is e..."
15:0815:08, 27 August 2020 diff hist +4,765 N Liberation entails being situated in one's own position. That is the definition in the Srimad-Bhagavatam: muktir. .. svarupena vyavasthitih (SB 2.10.6). The svarupa, or actual identity of the living entity, is described by Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Liberation entails being situated in one's own position. That is the definition in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: muktir. .. svarū..."
14:5014:50, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,972 N The point of liberation is not to see the bodily symptoms of the spiritual master. One has to see the spiritual symptoms of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The point of liberation, however, is not to see the bodily symptoms of the spiritual master. One has to see the spiritual symp..."
14:4514:45, 27 August 2020 diff hist +4,417 Sometimes doubts arise in the minds of neophytes about whether or not the spiritual master is liberated, and sometimes neophytes are doubtful about the bodily affairs of the spiritual master No edit summary current
14:3814:38, 27 August 2020 diff hist +4,407 N In the discharge of devotional service, if one has unflinching faith in the instruction of the bona fide spiritual master and follows the rules and regulations, he is sure to be liberated, even within this present body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the discharge of devotional service, if one has unflinching faith in the instruction of the bona fide spiritual master and..."
14:2714:27, 27 August 2020 diff hist +4,511 N Devotional service is so perfect that simply by following the rules and regulations and executing them under the direction of the spiritual master, one is liberated, as it is said herein (in SB 3.33.10), from the clutches of maya, even in this body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is so perfect that simply by following the rules and regulations and executing them under the direction of..."
14:1214:12, 27 August 2020 diff hist +1,887 N Since the Lord is all-perfect, His exhibition of affection for His mother was also complete. After hearing the words of His mother, He most respectfully, with due gravity and good manners, replied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is all-perfect, His exhibition of affection for His mother was also complete. After hearing the words of His mo..."
14:0614:06, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,035 N When one is engaged in devotional service, there is no scope for his senses to be engaged otherwise. In such full Krsna consciousness, one can understand the Supreme Lord as He is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is engaged in devotional service, there is no scope for his senses to be engaged otherwise. In such full Kṛṣṇa..."
13:5713:57, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,711 N The level of realization of the Supreme Lord evidenced by Devahuti is possible when one is able to withdraw the senses from material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The level of realization of the Supreme Lord evidenced by Devahūti is possible when one is able to withdraw the senses from m..."
13:4613:46, 27 August 2020 diff hist +3,011 N The word pratyak is significant. In yogic practice, the eight divisions are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. Pratyahara means to wind up the activities of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word pratyak is significant. In yogic practice, the eight divisions are yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra..." current
13:3313:33, 27 August 2020 diff hist +2,485 N It was her (Devahuti, mother of Lord Kapila) intention that the Lord be satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was her intention that the Lord be satisfied"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-27T13:33:56..."
13:1813:18, 27 August 2020 diff hist +8,584 N Those who are born in families of brahmanas but have not yet undergone the reformatory processes and who therefore expect to study the Vedic rituals and perform the sacrifices in the future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are born in families of brāhmaṇas but have not yet undergone the reformatory processes and who therefore expect t..."
13:1113:11, 27 August 2020 diff hist +8,715 N If one is seated on the bench of a high-court and is giving judgment on cases, it means that he has already passed all legal exams and is better than those who are engaged in the study of law or those expecting to study law in the future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is seated on the bench of a high-court and is giving judgment on cases, it means that he has already passed all legal e..."
13:0213:02, 27 August 2020 diff hist +8,441 N The very word grnanti, which is used in this verse (in SB 3.33.7), means to be already established in the perfectional stage of ritualistic performances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The very word gṛṇanti, which is used in this verse, means to be already established in the perfectional stage of ritualist..."

18:3118:31, 26 August 2020 diff hist +8,617 N Unless one studies the Vedas, one cannot become an Aryan, but it is automatically understood that the chanters have already studied all the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one studies the Vedas, one cannot become an Āryan, but it is automatically understood that the chanters have already s..."
18:2618:26, 26 August 2020 diff hist +8,557 N Aryan refers to those who are civilized, whose manners are regulated according to the Vedic rituals. Any devotee who is chanting the holy name of the Lord is the best kind of Aryan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""Āryan" refers to those who are civilized, whose manners are regulated according to the Vedic rituals. Any devotee who is cha..."
18:2018:20, 26 August 2020 diff hist +8,643 N They (the chanters of the Holy Name) are called aryah because they have already finished all these requirements, and they must be among the Aryans or those who have qualified themselves to become Aryans Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are called āryāḥ because they have already finished all these requirements, and therefore they must be among the Āry..."
18:0818:08, 26 August 2020 diff hist +8,694 N There are many other Vedic performances which are not described here (in SB 3.33.7). All such Vedic rituals have been already performed by the chanters of the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many other Vedic performances which are not described here. All such Vedic rituals have been already performed by th..."
18:0218:02, 26 August 2020 diff hist +8,846 N It is understood that he (one who chant the holy name of God offenselessly) has already performed all sorts of rites. It is the so-called brahmanas who actually have to undergo different kinds of austerities before reaching that point of purification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is understood that he has already performed all sorts of rites. It is the so-called brāhmaṇas who actually have to under..."
17:5417:54, 26 August 2020 diff hist +9,059 N They (low family born) have to await their next birth in a family of brahmanas so that they can perform the Vedic rituals. But actually that is not the case. Such a man does not need to wait for the next birth to become purified. He is at once purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"await their next birth in a family of brāhmaṇas so that they can perform the Vedic rituals. But actually that is not the ca..."

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