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18:0318:03, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,361 N In this age of Kali it is practically impossible to perform the deva-yajna, or sacrifices to the demigods. As such, in this age Srimad-Bhagavatam recommends sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of Kali it is practically impossible to perform the deva-yajña, or sacrifices to the demigods. As such, in this a..."
17:5817:58, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,704 N By worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead one can satisfy all the demigods, but by worshiping all the demigods one does not completely worship God. Worship of the demigods is irregular, and it is disrespectful to the scriptural injunctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead one can satisfy all the demigods, but by worshiping all the demigods one does..."
17:4617:46, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,636 N Worship of demigods may indirectly be worship of the Personality of Godhead, but it is not regulated. By worshiping the Supreme Lord, one automatically serves all the demigods because they are parts and parcels of the whole Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Worship of demigods may indirectly be worship of the Personality of Godhead, but it is not regulated. By worshiping the Suprem..."
17:3917:39, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,479 N The Lord says that anyone who worships the demigods is also worshiping Him, but he is worshiping avidhi-purvakam, which means "without following the regulative principles." The regulative principle is to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says that anyone who worships the demigods is also worshiping Him, but he is worshiping avidhi-pūrvakam, which means..."
17:3317:33, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,431 N One who engages in the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord does not need to worship any demigod, nor does he have any tendency to show disrespect to the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who engages in the transcendental loving service of the Supreme Lord does not need to worship any demigod, nor does he hav..."
17:2517:25, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,604 N One who is honest may be faithful to the government, but he does not need to bribe the government servants. Bribery is illegal; one does not bribe a government servant, but that does not mean that one does not show him respect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is honest may be faithful to the government, but he does not need to bribe the government servants. Bribery is illegal..."
17:1917:19, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,746 N Only such persons (persons who have lost their sense or intelligence) care for demigods and want to derive material benefit from them. Of course, this does not mean that one should not show respect to the demigods; but there is no need to worship them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only such persons care for demigods and want to derive material benefit from them. Of course, this does not mean that one shou..."
17:0617:06, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,743 N Persons who are impelled by lust and desire go to the demigods to derive some material benefit. Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura uses the very specific words nasta-buddhayah, meaning “persons who have lost their sense or intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are impelled by lust and desire go to the demigods to derive some material benefit. In his commentary on this Bhag..."
17:0017:00, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,566 N It may be assumed that if one does not worship the demigods, even up to Lord Siva and Brahma, one can nevertheless satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita - BG 7.20 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it may be assumed that if one does not worship the demigods, even up to Lord Śiva and Brahmā, one can nevertheless satisfy t..."
16:5416:54, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,170 N The sacrifice was not destroyed for want of Siva and Daksa, and the sages went on with their activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sacrifice was not destroyed for want of Śiva and Dakṣa, and the sages went on with their activities"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
16:4916:49, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,351 N After Lord Siva and, previously, Daksa, left the arena of sacrifice, the sacrifice was not stopped; the sages went on for many years in order to satisfy the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After Lord Śiva and, previously, Dakṣa, left the arena of sacrifice, the sacrifice was not stopped; the sages went on for m..."
16:4016:40, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,866 N If activities are performed for personal satisfaction one is involved in pasanda or atheism but when they are performed for the satisfaction of God, one is following the Vedic principle. All the assembled sages performed sacrifices for one thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"lf such activities are performed for personal satisfaction, one is involved in pāṣaṇḍa, or atheism; but when they are p..."
16:3316:33, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,618 N The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.29), bhoktaram yajna-tapasam. One may engage in performing sacrifices and severe austerities for perfection, but they are all meant to satisfy the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 5.29), bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasām. One may engage in performing sacrifices and sev..."
16:2916:29, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,521 N The stalwart personalities who generate the entire population of the world are interested in satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the stalwart personalities who generate the entire population of the world are interested in satisfying the Supreme Personalit..."
16:2416:24, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,969 N The only alternative left to Lord Siva was to leave in order to stop his follower, Nandisvara, as well as Bhrgu Muni, from cursing and countercursing in that way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the only alternative left to Lord Śiva was to leave in order to stop his follower, Nandīśvara, as well as Bhṛgu Muni, fro..."
16:2016:20, 6 September 2020 diff hist −9 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.18), panditah sama-darsinah: one who is perfectly learned does not see anyone as lesser or greater, because he sees everyone from the spiritual platform No edit summary current
16:1916:19, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,001 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.18), panditah sama-darsinah: one who is perfectly learned does not see anyone as lesser or greater, because he sees everyone from the spiritual platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 5.18), paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ: one who is perfectly learned does not see anyone as..."
16:1516:15, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,828 N From his (Siva's) point of view, he did not see anyone as lower or higher, because he is a Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From his point of view, he did not see anyone as lower or higher, because he is a Vaiṣṇava"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..."
16:1116:11, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,131 N He (Siva) became morose because he knew that these people, both his men and Daksa's, were unnecessarily cursing and countercursing one another, without any interest in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He became morose because he knew that these people, both his men and Dakṣa's, were unnecessarily cursing and countercursing..."
16:0116:01, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,331 N Here (in SB 4.2.33) Lord Siva's excellent character is described. In spite of the cursing and countercursing between the parties of Daksa and Siva, because he is the greatest Vaisnava he was so sober that he did not say anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here Lord Śiva's excellent character is described. In spite of the cursing and countercursing between the parties of Dakṣa..."
15:5615:56, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,138 N If one decries or blasphemes the Vedic principles, then he falls to the standard of atheism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one decries or blasphemes the Vedic principles, then he falls to the standard of atheism"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
15:5115:51, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,939 N In comparison with the path followed by the followers of Bhutarat, the Vedic system is certainly excellent, for it promotes people to spiritual life as the highest eternal principle of human civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In comparison with the path followed by the followers of Bhūtarāṭ, the Vedic system is certainly excellent, for it promote..."
15:4715:47, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,898 N The characteristics of the lowest class of men have already been described - they do not bathe, they have long hair on their heads, and they are addicted to intoxicants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The characteristics of the lowest class of men have already been described—they do not bathe, they have long hair on their h..."
15:2915:29, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,111 N Another meaning of bhuta is anyone who has taken birth or anything which is produced, so in that sense Lord Siva may be accepted as the father of this material world. Bhrgu Muni takes Lord Siva as the leader of the lowest creatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another meaning of bhūta is anyone who has taken birth or anything which is produced, so in that sense Lord Śiva may be acce..."
15:1815:18, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,115 N Lord Siva is described here as bhuta-rat. The ghosts and those who are situated in the material mode of ignorance are called bhutas, so bhuta-rat refers to the leader of the creatures who are in the lowest standard of the material modes of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is described here as bhūta-rāṭ. The ghosts and those who are situated in the material mode of ignorance are cal..."
15:0815:08, 6 September 2020 diff hist +7,260 N Animalistic persons are themselves evidence of the supremacy of the Vedic regulations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"animalistic persons are themselves evidence of the supremacy of the Vedic regulations"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comp..."
15:0315:03, 6 September 2020 diff hist +7,584 N Persons who rebel against the Vedic principles are themselves the evidence that the Vedas are authoritative, because by not following the Vedic principles they become like animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"persons who rebel against the Vedic principles are themselves the evidence that the Vedas are authoritative, because by not fo..."
14:3814:38, 6 September 2020 diff hist +7,498 N It is stated that formerly the sages followed this system (the sanatana-dharma system) therefore to follow the Vedic system is to follow the standard etiquette of society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated that formerly the sages followed this system; therefore to follow the Vedic system is to follow the standard etiq..."

19:4519:45, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,826 N Since this sanatana-dharma system is eternal, one can elevate himself to the highest standard of spiritual life by following the Vedic principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since this sanātana-dharma system is eternal, one can elevate himself to the highest standard of spiritual life by following..."
19:3819:38, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,673 N This system is sanatana - it comes from time immemorial, and it will continue in the same way. There is no power in the world which can stop it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This system is sanātana—it comes from time immemorial, and it will continue in the same way. There is no power in the world..."
19:2919:29, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,030 N There is another class who are neither intelligent nor martially spirited nor endowed with the capacity for economic development but who simply can serve others. They are called sudras, or the laborer class Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is another class who are neither intelligent nor martially spirited nor endowed with the capacity for economic developme..."
19:1819:18, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,740 N Everywhere there is a class of men who are interested in economic development, business, industry and money-making; they are called vaisyas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everywhere there is a class of men who are interested in economic development, business, industry and money-making; they are c..."
19:0919:09, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,722 N There is a class of men who are interested in administration and in ruling others. In the Vedic system these martially spirited men are called ksatriyas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is a class of men who are interested in administration and in ruling others. In the Vedic system these martially spirite..."
18:5918:59, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,984 N No one can stop the system of varna and asrama or the castes and divisions. Whether or not one accepts the name brahmana there is a class in society which is known as the intelligent class and which is interested in spiritual understanding and philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can stop the system of varṇa and āśrama, or the castes and divisions. For example, whether or not one accepts the n..."
18:4218:42, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,951 N The Vedas describe how to divide the human race into four divisions according to quality and working capacity. This is a very scientific system, and it is also sanatana, for no one can trace out its history and it has no dissolution Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas describe how to divide the human race into four divisions according to quality and working capacity. This is a very..."
18:2018:20, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,078 N The evidence that Vedic knowledge is free from the defects of mistakes, illusions, cheating and imperfection is that it is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janardana, and has thus been followed from time immemorial, beginning from Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the evidence that Vedic knowledge is free from the defects of mistakes, illusions, cheating and imperfection is that it is spo..."
18:1518:15, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,591 N In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is established, tene brahma hrda: the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, instructed Brahma in the Vedic knowledge through his heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is established, tene brahma hṛdā: the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality o..."
18:0918:09, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,693 N He (Krsna) is the original veda-vit, or knower of the Vedas, and vedanta-krt, or compiler of Vedanta. Brahma is not the compiler of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the original veda-vit, or knower of the Vedas, and vedānta-kṛt, or compiler of Vedānta. Brahmā is not the compiler..." current
18:0518:05, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,997 N This material creation, including Brahma and Siva and all the demigods, has been created by Him (Krsna), for everything has emanated from Him. He also says that the purpose of all the Vedas is to understand Him - vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This material creation, including Brahmā and Śiva and all the demigods, has been created by Him, for everything has emanated..."
17:5717:57, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,059 N Sankaracarya has accepted that Narayana and Krsna are transcendental, and in Bhagavad-gita also Lord Krsna has established, aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate: (BG 10.8) "I am the origin of everything; everything emanates from Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya has accepted that Nārāyaṇa and Kṛṣṇa are transcendental, and in Bhagavad-gītā also Lord Kṛṣ..."
16:3916:39, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,142 N It (Bhagavad-gita) was spoken by Lord Krsna, who is beyond the material creation. That is accepted by such stalwart scholars as Sankaracarya, not to speak of other acaryas such as Ramanujacarya and Madhvacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is beyond the material creation. That is accepted by such stalwart scholars as Śaṅka..."
16:1816:18, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,917 N Bhagavad-gita is apauruseya, for it was not spoken by any human being or any demigod of this material creation; it was spoken by Lord Krsna, who is beyond the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā is apauruṣeya, for it was not spoken by any human being or any demigod of this material creation; it was spo..."
16:0916:09, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,044 N All other systems of knowledge (other than the Vedas) are defective because they have been written or spoken by men or demigods who are products of this material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All other systems of knowledge are defective because they have been written or spoken by men or demigods who are products of t..."
16:0216:02, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,790 N No one has traced out when the Vedas were written, because they were never written by any living being within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one has traced out when the Vedas were written, because they were never written by any living being within this material wo..."
15:5215:52, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,165 N They are said to be apauruseya. No one can trace out the history of the Vedas. Of course, modern human civilization has no chronological history of the world or the universe, and it cannot present actual historical facts older than three thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they are said to be apauruṣeya. No one can trace out the history of the Vedas. Of course, modern human civilization has no c..."
15:3715:37, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,980 N Every living entity within this material world is subject to four deficiencies: he commits mistakes, he accepts one thing for another, he cheats, and he has imperfect senses. The Vedas are not written by any living creature within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity within this material world is subject to four deficiencies: he commits mistakes, he accepts one thing for..."
15:3015:30, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,752 N He (Brahma) is also one of the living beings in this material world; therefore he does not have the power to write or speak the Vedas independently Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also one of the living beings in this material world; therefore he does not have the power to write or speak the Vedas i..."
15:2315:23, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,767 N The Vedas are called apauruseya, for they are not written by any man or demigod, including the first living creature, Brahma. Brahma is not the creator or author of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedas are called apauruṣeya, for they are not written by any man or demigod, including the first living creature, Brahm..."
15:1015:10, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,142 N The living entities are parts and parcels of the of Godhead, they are all sons of the Lord, and for their benefit, because they are hovering under the impression that they can lord it over material nature, the Vedas are given to them for their guidance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the living entities are parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are all sons of the Lord, and fo..."
15:0115:01, 5 September 2020 diff hist +8,021 N In the Bhagavad-gita the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, has claimed that He is the father of all living entities, regardless of form. There are 8,400,000 different species of life forms, and Lord Krsna claims that He is the father of all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, has claimed that He is the father of all living entiti..."

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