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09:4809:48, 1 September 2020 diff hist +3,166 N One cannot remain there for a very long time. Life on the moon is said to last ten thousand years according to calculation of the demigods. The demigods' time is calculated in such a way that one day (twelve hours) is equal to six months on this planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot remain there for a very long time. Life on the moon is said to last ten thousand years according to the calculation..."
09:2609:26, 1 September 2020 diff hist +2,995 N The moon is considered one of the planets of heavenly kingdom. One can be promoted to this planet by executing different sacrifices recommended in Vedic literature, such as pious activities in worshiping the demigods and forefathers with rigidity and vows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The moon is considered one of the planets of the heavenly kingdom. One can be promoted to this planet by executing different s..."
09:2009:20, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,432 N Word kama-mudha, meaning one who has lost his sense or is infatuated by lust of attraction for sense gratification, is used. Kama-mudhas are bereft of Krsna consciousness and devotional service and are infatuated by a strong desire for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word kāma-mūḍha, meaning one who has lost his sense or is infatuated by the lust of attraction for sense gratification..."
09:1209:12, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,084 N Bhagavad-gita does not accept such rascaldom, and it is clearly stated that such methods are meant for persons who have lost their intelligence. The same judgment is confirmed here -in SB 3.32.2 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā does not accept such rascaldom, and it is clearly stated that such methods are meant for persons who have lost..."
09:0809:08, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,238 N They (meat-eater hindus) maintain that whether one worships the goddess Kali or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu or any demigod, destination is the same. This is first-class rascaldom, and such people are misled. But they prefer this philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They maintain that whether one worships the goddess Kālī or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu or any demigod, the..."
09:0309:03, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,060 N Amongst the Hindus, those who are meat-eaters prefer to worship goddess Kali because it is prescribed that one can sacrifice a goat before that goddess Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"amongst the Hindus, those who are meat-eaters prefer to worship goddess Kālī because it is prescribed that one can sacrifice..."
08:5808:58, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,051 N The impersonalists maintain that the Supreme Absolute Truth has no form and that one can imagine any form he likes for his benefit and worship in that way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists maintain that the Supreme Absolute Truth has no form and that one can imagine any form he likes for his ben..."
08:5008:50, 1 September 2020 diff hist −19 The soul in the universal body, although of the same quality, is different from the soul in the smaller body No edit summary current
08:4908:49, 1 September 2020 diff hist −19 The Supersoul is described in Vedic literature as the supplier of all necessities of the smaller soul (nityo nityanam). One who understands this distinction between the Supersoul and the individual soul is above lamentation and is in a peaceful position No edit summary current
06:1506:15, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,340 N Such persons (grhamedhi demigod worshippers) are bereft of Krsna consciousness and are not interested in devotional service to the Lord. This kind of so-called pious and religious man is the result of impersonalism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons are bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and are not interested in devotional service to the Lord. This kind of so..."
06:0506:05, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,202 N It is recommended in the Vedic scriptures that if one wants money, health or education, then he should worship the various demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is, of course, recommended in the Vedic scriptures that if one wants money, health or education, then he should worship the..."
06:0206:02, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,327 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.20) it is said that persons who worship demigods have lost their intelligence: kamais tais tair hrta jnanah. They are much attracted to sense gratification, and therefore they worship the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said that persons who worship demigods have lost their intelligence: kāmais tais tair hṛta jñā..."
05:5805:58, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,233 N Again and again they (grhamedhis) experience the material pangs, even if they are rich and prosperous, but they do not want to give up this kind of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Again and again they experience the material pangs, even if they are rich and prosperous, but they do not want to give up this..."
05:5605:56, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,098 N It is said by Prahlada Maharaja, punah punas carvita-carvananam: (SB 7.5.30) they (grhamedhis) prefer to chew the already chewed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said by Prahlāda Mahārāja, punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām"|"they prefer to chew the already chewed"}} {{notes|..."
05:5305:53, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,323 N They (grhamedhis) are posted in good positions, and since they know that they are using up their assets of pious activities, they again and again perform activities of sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are posted in good positions, and since they know that they are using up their assets of pious activities, they again and..."
05:5005:50, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,364 N Here (in SB 3.32.1) Lord Kapiladeva is speaking about the grhamedhis, who have made their aim the materialistically prosperous life, which they achieve by sacrificial ceremonies, by charities and by good work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here, however, Lord Kapiladeva is speaking about the gṛhamedhīs, who have made their aim the materialistically prosperous l..."
05:4605:46, 1 September 2020 diff hist +4,293 N He (a grhasta) prefers to live in family life rather than as a mendicant or sannyasi, but his chief aim is to achieve self-realization, or to come to the standard of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He prefers to live in family life rather than as a mendicant or sannyāsī, but his chief aim is to achieve self-realization,..."

17:4617:46, 30 August 2020 diff hist +4,276 N He does not want to stop the repetition of birth and death and finish with the concomitant miserable factors of material existence. Such a person is called a grhamedhi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he does not want to stop the repetition of birth and death and finish with the concomitant miserable factors of material exist..."
17:4117:41, 30 August 2020 diff hist +4,206 N By giving some charity for pious activity he (a grhamedhi) can go to a higher planetary atmosphere in the heavenly planets in his next life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By giving some charity for pious activity he can go to a higher planetary atmosphere in the heavenly planets in his next life"..."
17:3917:39, 30 August 2020 diff hist +4,135 N Such a person (a grhamedhi) works very hard throughout his life to become very rich and eat very nicely and drink Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person works very hard throughout his life to become very rich and eat very nicely and drink"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|u..."
17:3617:36, 30 August 2020 diff hist +4,301 N His (a grhamedhi's) activity is to enjoy material benefits by performing religious rituals for economic development and thereby ultimately satisfy the senses. He does not want anything more Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His activity is to enjoy material benefits by performing religious rituals for economic development and thereby ultimately sat..."
17:3317:33, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,616 N Here (in SB 3.32.1) the Lord is speaking about the grhamedhi, or the person who wants to remain in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here the Lord is speaking about the gṛhamedhī, or the person who wants to remain in this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
17:2517:25, 30 August 2020 diff hist +4,022 N There are two kinds of householders. One is called the grhamedhi, and the other is called the grhastha. The objective of the grhamedhi is sense gratification, and the objective of the grhastha is self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of householders. One is called the gṛhamedhī, and the other is called the gṛhastha. The objective of..."
17:1817:18, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,097 A devotee does not desire anything in this material world. A devotee desires only to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This servitude exists eternally; the Lord exists eternally, His servitor exists eternally, and the service exists eternally No edit summary current
16:4616:46, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,140 N All the demigods within the material world are temporary, like ourselves. Our lives last for one hundred years at the most, and similarly, although their lives may last for millions and billions of years, the demigods are not eternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the demigods within the material world are temporary, like ourselves. Our lives last for one hundred years at the most, an..."
16:4316:43, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,122 N By the influence of eternal time, which is a representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the father begets a son, and the father dies by the influence of cruel death. But by time's influence, even the lord of cruel death is killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the influence of eternal time, which is a representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the father begets a son, an..."
16:3816:38, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,174 N As long as Brahma does not die, creation, maintenance and destruction are actuated by different demigods under the superintendence of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as Brahmā does not die, creation, maintenance and destruction are actuated by different demigods under the superinten..."
16:3616:36, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,249 N There are two kinds of dissolutions. One kind of dissolution takes place when Brahma goes to sleep during his night, and the final dissolution takes place when Brahma dies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of dissolutions. One kind of dissolution takes place when Brahmā goes to sleep during his night, and the..."
16:2916:29, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,494 N In the Brahma-samhita it is said, isvarah paramah krsnah (Bs. 5.1). Undoubtedly there are many controllers in the departmental management of this universe, but the supreme controller is Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said, īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ"|"Undoubtedly there are many controllers in the depa..."
16:2516:25, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,645 N Just as the government has many different departments, so, within this material world, the government of the Supreme Lord has many departments, and all these departments function in proper order out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as the government has many different departments, so, within this material world, the government of the Supreme Lord has..."
16:2216:22, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,146 N There are many other demigods in charge of the air department, the water department, the cloud department, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are many other demigods in charge of the air department, the water department, the cloud department, etc"}} {{notes|}} {..."
16:1916:19, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,168 N Lord Visnu is in charge of the mode of goodness, Lord Brahma is in charge of the mode of passion, and Lord Siva is in charge of the mode of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu is in charge of the mode of goodness, Lord Brahmā is in charge of the mode of passion, and Lord Śiva is in ch..."
16:1716:17, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,262 N The three modes of material nature, namely goodness, passion and ignorance, are under the control of three deities - Brahma, Visnu and Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The three modes of material nature, namely goodness, passion and ignorance, are under the control of three deities—Brahmā,..."
15:4415:44, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,459 N It is also stated here (in SB 3.29.43) that the total universal body is increasing. It is covered by seven layers, and as there are five elements within the universe, so the total elements, in layers, cover the outside of the universal body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated here that the total universal body is increasing. It is covered by seven layers, and as there are five eleme..."
15:4015:40, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,290 N Every planet is a residence for innumerable living entities, and the necessary space is provided in the sky by the supreme order of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every planet is a residence for innumerable living entities, and the necessary space is provided in the sky by the supreme ord..."
15:3615:36, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,032 N It is understood from this verse (SB 3.29.43) that all planets in outer space are floating, and they all hold living entities. The word svasatam means "those who breathe," or the living entities. In order to accommodate them, there are innumerable planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is understood from this verse that all the planets in outer space are floating, and they all hold living entities. The word..."
15:2715:27, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,992 N All the planets are heavy, with their various mountains, seas, oceans, cities, palaces and buildings, and yet they are floating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the planets are heavy, with their various mountains, seas, oceans, cities, palaces and buildings, and yet they are floatin..."
15:2515:25, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,170 N It is said here (in SB 3.29.42) that the planets do not sink. Since they are floating under the order or energy of the Supreme Godhead, they do not fall down into the water which covers half the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said here that the planets do not sink. Since they are floating under the order or energy of the Supreme Godhead, they d..."
15:2115:21, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,260 N From Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita we can know who the lawmaker is: the lawmaker is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā we can know who the lawmaker is: the lawmaker is the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
15:1715:17, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,575 N The material scientist explains that all different planets are floating because of the law of gravity or some other law; but the actual lawmaker is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When we speak of law, we must understand that there must be a lawmaker Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material scientist explains that all these different planets are floating because of the law of gravity or some other law;..."
14:5414:54, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,587 N We can understand from the Vedic literature that this universe is half filled with water, on which Garbhodakasayi Visnu is lying. From His abdomen a lotus flower has grown, and within the stem of that lotus flower all the different planets exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can understand from the Vedic literature that this universe is half filled with water, on which Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu..."
14:5014:50, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,476 N It is confirmed in the Vedic literature that the Lord's diverse energies are working so nicely that it appears that everything is being done automatically Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is confirmed in the Vedic literature that the Lord's diverse energies are working so nicely that it appears that everything..."
14:4814:48, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,609 N It is not that plants grow automatically, without any cause, as the atheistic philosophers say. Rather, they grow in pursuance of the supreme order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that plants grow automatically, without any cause, as the atheistic philosophers say. Rather, they grow in pursuance..."
14:4614:46, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,701 N As the sun rises and sets and the seasonal changes ensue at their appointed times by the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, so the seasonal plants, flowers, herbs and trees all grow under the direction of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the sun rises and sets and the seasonal changes ensue at their appointed times by the superintendence of the Supreme Person..."
14:4214:42, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,867 N We also find here (in SB 3.29.40) that the sun shines under the direction of the Lord, and the cloud pours forth showers of rain under the direction of the Lord. All natural phenomena are under superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we also find here that the sun shines under the direction of the Lord, and the cloud pours forth showers of rain under the dir..."
14:3914:39, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,293 Nature is working under the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
14:3514:35, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,869 N The Lord states in Bhagavad-gita, mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate: (BG 9.10) "Nature is working under My direction." The foolish person thinks that nature is working automatically, but such an atheistic theory is not supported in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord states in Bhagavad-gītā, mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate"|"Nature is working under My direction." The fooli..."
14:3114:31, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,955 N It is the duty of all living entities to take shelter of the lotus feet of Visnu and thus save themselves from the cycle of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore the duty of all living entities to take shelter of the lotus feet of Viṣṇu and thus save themselves from t..."
14:2714:27, 30 August 2020 diff hist +2,867 N It is said harim vina na mrtim taranti: no one can be saved from the repetition of birth and death without the help of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said, therefore, hariṁ vinā na mṛtim taranti: no one can be saved from the repetition of birth and death without th..."
06:4306:43, 30 August 2020 diff hist +3,182 N This does not mean that the Lord is someone's enemy and someone else's friend. He helps everyone; one who is not bewildered by the influence of material energy is saved, and one who is bewildered is destroyed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This does not mean that the Lord is someone's enemy and someone else's friend. He helps everyone; one who is not bewildered by..."

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