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14:5114:51, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,251 N Bhrgu Muni said, "It is not due to my cursing that you shall become atheists; you are already situated in the principle of atheism. Therefore you are condemned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhṛgu Muni said, "It is not due to my cursing that you shall become atheists; you are already situated in the principle of a..."
14:4214:42, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,948 N Here (in SB 4.2.30) it is stated, brahma ca brahmanan. Brahma means the Vedas. Aham brahmasmi means "I am in full knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here it is stated, brahma ca brāhmaṇān. Brahma means the Vedas. Ahaṁ brahmāsmi means "I am in full knowledge"}} {{notes..."
14:3514:35, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,396 N In order to establish his doctrine of nonviolence, Lord Buddha flatly refused to believe in the Vedas, and thus, later on, Sankaracarya stopped this system of religion in India and forced it to go outside India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to establish his doctrine of nonviolence, Lord Buddha flatly refused to believe in the Vedas, and thus, later on, Śa..."
14:2414:24, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,977 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that the followers of the Buddhist system of religion are nastikas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said that the followers of the Buddhist system of religion are nāstikas"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
14:1914:19, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,369 N If one blasphemes the Vedas and brahmanas, naturally one goes down to the status of atheism. The exact word used in Sanskrit is nastika, which refers to one who does not believe in the Vedas but manufactures some concocted system of religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one blasphemes the Vedas and brāhmaṇas, naturally one goes down to the status of atheism. The exact word used in Sanskri..." current
14:1214:12, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,470 N The Vedas give directions by which to elevate oneself in the next life. The Vedas are the mother for such instructions, and the brahmanas, or persons who are in knowledge of the Vedas, are the father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas give directions by which to elevate oneself in the next life. The Vedas are the mother for such instructions, and th..."
13:1013:10, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,236 N As long as one is in the contamination of material existence, one changes bodies from the aquatics up to the position of Brahma, but the human form of life is the highest perfectional life in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is in the contamination of material existence, one changes bodies from the aquatics up to the position of Brahm..."
13:0513:05, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,432 N The Vedas provide the right direction for advancing in spiritual cultivation & economic development & regulating the principle of sense gratification, so that one may be liberated from material contamination to his real state of spiritual identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas provide the right direction for advancing in spiritual cultivation and economic development and regulating the princ..."
12:5812:58, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,311 N Human civilization is based on the qualitative divisions of social order, namely the intelligent class, the martial class, the productive class and the laborer class Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human civilization is based on the qualitative divisions of social order, namely the intelligent class, the martial class, the..." current
12:5012:50, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,336 N Bhrgu Muni, in cursing Nandisvara, said that not only would they be degraded as atheists because of this curse, but they had already fallen to the standard of atheism because they had blasphemed the Vedas, which are the source of human civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhṛgu Muni, in cursing Nandīśvara, said that not only would they be degraded as atheists because of this curse, but they h..."
12:4412:44, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,728 N In that process of worship, wine is needed, or sometimes, in place of wine, palm tree juice which is converted into an intoxicant. This is also offered according to Siva-agama, a scripture on the method of worshiping Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that process of worship, wine is needed, or sometimes, in place of wine, palm tree juice which is converted into an intoxic..."
09:4909:49, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,312 N By such behavior (indulging in wine and meat, keeping long hair on one's head, not bathing daily, and smoking ganja) one becomes devoid of transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such behavior one becomes devoid of transcendental knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..."
09:4409:44, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,552 N Indulging in wine and meat, keeping long hair on one's head, not bathing daily, and smoking ganja (marijuana) are some of the habits which are accepted by foolish creatures who do not have regulated lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indulging in wine and meat, keeping long hair on one's head, not bathing daily, and smoking gāñjā (marijuana) are some of t..."
09:3609:36, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,441 N Among the worshipers of Lord Siva there is a section who live a devilish life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"among the worshipers of Lord Śiva there is a section who live a devilish life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|AL..."
09:3009:30, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,010 N Bhrgu Muni cursed that persons who worshiped Lord Siva would become followers of this Mayavada asat-sastra, which attempts to establish that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhṛgu Muni cursed that persons who worshiped Lord Śiva would become followers of this Māyāvāda asat-śāstra, which atte..."
09:2209:22, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,510 N It is generally found that the worshipers of Lord Siva are Mayavadi followers. Lord Siva himself says, mayavadam asac-chastram Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is generally found that the worshipers of Lord Śiva are Māyāvādī followers. Lord Śiva himself says, māyāvādam asac..."
09:1609:16, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,886 N Sometimes it is necessary to preach a philosophical doctrine which is against the Vedic conclusion. In the Siva Purana it is stated that Lord Siva said to Parvati that in the Kali-yuga, in the body of a brahmana, he would preach the Mayavada philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes it is necessary to preach a philosophical doctrine which is against the Vedic conclusion. In the Śiva Purāṇa it..."

18:2818:28, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,718 N Such devotees of Lord Siva will be sacchastra-paripanthinah, which means "opposed to the conclusion of sastra, or scripture." This is confirmed in the Padma Purana also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"such devotees of Lord Śiva will be sacchāstra-paripanthinaḥ, which means "opposed to the conclusion of śāstra, or script..."
18:2318:23, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,804 N The curse is that if someone follows such principles (of worshipping Lord Siva) he must become an infidel and turn against the principles of Vedic regulation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the curse is that if someone follows such principles he must become an infidel and turn against the principles of Vedic regula..."
18:1618:16, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,912 N It is sometimes seen that devotees of Lord Siva imitate the characteristics of Lord Siva. For example, Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison, so some of the followers of Lord Siva imitate him and try to take intoxicants like ganja - marijuana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is sometimes seen that devotees of Lord Śiva imitate the characteristics of Lord Śiva. For example, Lord Śiva drank an o..."
18:0818:08, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,194 N Persons who have taken shelter of Krsna are always peaceful; they are never cursed by anyone, nor do they attempt to curse anyone. That is a transcendental position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who have taken shelter of Kṛṣṇa are always peaceful; they are never cursed by anyone, nor do they attempt to cur..."
18:0118:01, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,162 The best path is to transcend all material curses and benedictions and take shelter of the Supreme Lord, Krsna, and remain in a transcendental position No edit summary current
17:5717:57, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,142 N To get out of this material contamination, one should take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as recommended in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.14): mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To get out of this material contamination, one should take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as recommended in Bh..."
17:5017:50, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,882 N Bhagavad-gita also says that the curses or benedictions of the material world are, after all, material creations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā also says that the curses or benedictions of the material world are, after all, material creations"}} {{notes|..."
17:4717:47, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,149 N As the Lord states in Bhagavad-gita, the stringent laws of nature are insurmountable; similarly, if a curse is uttered by a brahmana, that curse is also insurmountable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Lord states in Bhagavad-gītā, the stringent laws of nature are insurmountable; similarly, if a curse is uttered by a..."
17:4217:42, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,093 N The word duratyaya is particularly used in reference to a brahmadanda, or curse by a brahmana. A curse by a brahmana is very strong; therefore it is called duratyaya, or insurmountable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word duratyaya is particularly used in reference to a brahmadaṇḍa, or curse by a brāhmaṇa. A curse by a brāhmaṇa..."
17:3517:35, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,072 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu had many so-called sudra disciples like Haridasa Thakura and Ramananda Raya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu had many so-called śūdra disciples like Haridāsa Ṭhākura and Rāmānanda Rāya"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
17:3117:31, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,344 N Sri Caitanya said that - regardless of whether he (a person) is a householder or a sannyasi, if he knows the science of Krsna he must be a spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"regardless of whether he is a householder or a sannyāsī, if he knows the science of Kṛṣṇa he must be a spiritual maste..."
17:2617:26, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,647 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu condemned this principle strongly. During His conversation with Ramananda Raya, He said that regardless of whether a person is born in a brahmana family or sudra family 1) if he knows the science of Krsna he must be a spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu condemned this principle very strongly. During His conversation with Rāmānanda Rāya, He said that rega..."
17:1917:19, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,558 N Fallen conditioned souls are not worthy to be called brahmanas, but in Kali-yuga they claim to be brahmanas, and if a person actually tries to attain the brahminical qualifications they try to hinder his progress. This is the situation in the present age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"fallen conditioned souls are not worthy to be called brāhmaṇas, but in Kali-yuga they claim to be brāhmaṇas, and if a pe..."
17:1317:13, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,558 N Such brahmanas, having been cursed by Nandisvara, are actually in a position where they have no discrimination between eatables and noneatables and simply live to maintain the perishable material body and its family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such brāhmaṇas, having been cursed by Nandīśvara, are actually in a position where they have no discrimination between ea..."
17:0717:07, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,519 N If someone from a non-brahmana family (for example, one born in a family of sudras) tries to become a brahmana by being properly qualified under the instruction of a bona fide spiritual master, these so-called brahmanas will object Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone from a non-brāhmaṇa family (for example, one born in a family of śūdras) tries to become a brāhmaṇa by bein..."
16:5516:55, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,351 N The qualifications for brahmanas are described in the scriptures, in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and all other Vedic literatures. Brahmana is not a hereditary title or position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualifications for brāhmaṇas are described in the scriptures, in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and all other Ve..."
16:4816:48, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,410 N Unfortunately the modern brahmanas, or so-called brahmanas who come in originally brahminical families, have left their own occupational duties, but they do not allow others to occupy the posts of brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately the modern brāhmaṇas, or so-called brāhmaṇas who come in originally brahminical families, have left their..."
16:3916:39, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,609 N In the Vedanta-sutra also it is stated, athato brahma jijnasa: this human form of life is meant for realization of the Supreme Brahman, the Absolute Truth, or, in other words, human life is meant for one's elevation to the post of a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedānta-sūtra also it is stated, athāto brahma jijñāsā: this human form of life is meant for realization of the S..."
16:2916:29, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,400 N The so-called brahmanas are no longer interested in understanding the nature of the Supreme Brahman, although a brahmana means one who has attained knowledge about Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called brāhmaṇas are no longer interested in understanding the nature of the Supreme Brahman, although a brāhmaṇa..."
16:2216:22, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,317 N The third curse inflicted by Nandisvara on the brahmanas who supported Daksa is completely functioning in the age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The third curse inflicted by Nandīśvara on the brāhmaṇas who supported Dakṣa is completely functioning in the age of Ka..."
16:1816:18, 4 September 2020 diff hist +1,486 N In a flower there is honey, but that honey is not eternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In a flower there is honey, but that honey is not eternal"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-09-0..."
16:1216:12, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,005 N After uttering these curses, Nandisvara then cursed the brahmanas to continue in the cycle of birth and death because of their supporting Daksa in blaspheming Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After uttering these curses, Nandīśvara then cursed the brāhmaṇas to continue in the cycle of birth and death because of..."
16:0816:08, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,053 N The three curses mentioned above (in SB 4.2.24) are sufficient to make one as dull as stone, void of spiritual knowledge and preoccupied with materialistic education, which is nescience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The three curses mentioned above are sufficient to make one as dull as stone, void of spiritual knowledge and preoccupied with..." current
13:3313:33, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,767 N Such persons (persons who identify with the body) are attached to gramya-sukha, which means "material happiness," without knowledge of eternal, blissful spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"such persons are attached to grāmya-sukha, which means "material happiness," without knowledge of eternal, blissful spiritual..."
13:2913:29, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,870 N Such persons (who identify with the body) are very careful in observing the rules and regulations of household life in order to be promoted in the next life to the moon or other heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons are very careful in observing the rules and regulations of household life in order to be promoted in the next lif..."
13:2413:24, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,851 N They (persons who identify with the body) do not know that beyond that is the spiritual kingdom, or kingdom of God, and they have no knowledge that one can go there. Thus they are bereft of transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they do not know that beyond that is the spiritual kingdom, or kingdom of God, and they have no knowledge that one can go ther..."
13:1913:19, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,767 N In Bhagavad-gita, it is said that this flowery language of the Vedas mostly attracts persons who identify with the body. To them such happiness as that of the heavenly kingdom is everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā, it is said that this flowery language of the Vedas mostly attracts persons who identify with the body. To..."
13:1313:13, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,644 N Persons who identify with bodily existence are attached to the fruitive activities described in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who identify with bodily existence are attached to the fruitive activities described in the Vedic literature"}} {{note..."
13:0813:08, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,627 N Nandisvara's curse was that anyone who supported Daksa would be bereft of transcendental knowledge of the soul and thus also be deprived of knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nandīśvara's curse was that anyone who supported Dakṣa would be bereft of transcendental knowledge of the soul and thus al..."
13:0313:03, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,489 N He (Daksa) had excessive attachment for the body and, in relation to the body, with wife, children, home and other such things, which are different from the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He had excessive attachment for the body and, in relation to the body, with wife, children, home and other such things, which..."
12:5812:58, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,617 N Daksa, Nandisvara said, identified himself with the body like other materialistic persons and was trying to derive all kinds of facilities in relationship with the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dakṣa, Nandīśvara said, identified himself with the body like other materialistic persons and was trying to derive all kin..."

18:2318:23, 3 September 2020 diff hist +2,787 N The first curse by Nandisvara was that anyone supporting Daksa was foolishly identifying himself with the body, and therefore, because Daksa had no transcendental knowledge, supporting him would deprive one of transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first curse by Nandīśvara was that anyone supporting Dakṣa was foolishly identifying himself with the body, and theref..."
18:1618:16, 3 September 2020 diff hist +3,309 N The material field is so unsteady that even personalities like Nandisvara, Daksa and many of the brahmanas present were infected by the atmosphere of anger Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material field is so unsteady that even personalities like Nandīśvara, Dakṣa and many of the brāhmaṇas present were..."

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