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09:4109:41, 8 September 2020 diff hist +4,388 N Remembering those (cursing) words, he (Siva) was sorry at heart, although to please his wife he smiled. In Bhagavad-gita it is said that a liberated person is always in mental equilibrium in both the distress and the happiness of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"remembering those words, he was sorry at heart, although to please his wife he smiled. In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that a li..."
09:3209:32, 8 September 2020 diff hist +4,384 N When Lord Siva heard from his wife about Daksa, the psychological effect was that he immediately remembered the strong words spoken against him in the assembly of the guardians of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Śiva heard from his wife about Dakṣa, the psychological effect was that he immediately remembered the strong word..."
09:2209:22, 8 September 2020 diff hist +3,819 N He (Siva) could drink a great amount of poison for others' benefit, and now, since his wife was personally requesting him to go to her father's house, even if he did not wish to give that permission, he should do so out of his great kindness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he could drink such a great amount of poison for others' benefit, and now, since his wife was personally requesting him to go..."

19:5819:58, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,691 N When the ocean was churned by the demigods and the demons, the churning at first produced poison, so because the poisonous ocean might have affected others who were not so advanced, Lord Siva drank all the ocean water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the ocean was churned by the demigods and the demons, the churning at first produced poison, so because the poisonous oce..."
19:4519:45, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,246 N The reason that Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison was for others' benefit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The reason that Lord Śiva drank an ocean of poison was for others' benefit"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
19:3219:32, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,580 N Lord Siva is addressed as blue throated. Lord Siva drank an ocean of poison and kept it in his throat, not swallowing it or allowing it to go down to his stomach, and his throat became blue. Since then he has been known as nilakantha, or blue throated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is addressed here as blue throated. Lord Śiva drank an ocean of poison and kept it in his throat, not swallowing i..."
19:1719:17, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,328 N When Lord Siva is addressed as abhava, this may be taken to mean "one who has never felt material miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Śiva is addressed here as abhava, this may be taken to mean "one who has never felt material miseries"}} {{notes|}}..."
19:0819:08, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,715 N Rudra, Lord Siva, is actually born from between the eyes of Brahma, who is called Svayambhu because he is not born of any human being or material creature but is born directly from the lotus flower which grows from the abdomen of Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rudra, Lord Śiva, is actually born from between the eyes of Brahmā, who is called Svayambhū because he is not born of any h..."
18:5818:58, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,330 N Lord Siva is addressed as abhava, which means "one who is never born," although generally he is known as bhava, "one who is born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva is addressed as abhava, which means "one who is never born," although generally he is known as bhava, "one who is b..." current
18:5218:52, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,329 N A woman is called yosit. In spiritual advancement, association with yosit is always restricted because if one is like a play doll in the hands of yosit, then all his spiritual advancement is at once stopped Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"woman is called yoṣit. In spiritual advancement, association with yoṣit is always restricted because if one is like a play..."
18:4118:41, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,161 N One who has attraction for his birthplace, for his body, and for other such items mentioned in the Bhagavatam is considered to be like an ass or a cow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has attraction for his birthplace, for his body, and for other such items mentioned in the Bhāgavatam is considered t..."
18:3618:36, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,320 N But as far as I am concerned," Sati said, "I do not have much knowledge about self-realization. I am poor because I do not know the actual facts. I am attracted by my birthplace, and I want to see it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But as far as I am concerned," Sati said, "I do not have much knowledge about self-realization. I am poor because I do not kno..."
18:3118:31, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,445 N Those who are under the spell of the external energy accept this manifestation to be fact, whereas those who are advanced in spiritual realization know that it is illusion. Actual reality is elsewhere, in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are under the spell of the external energy accept this manifestation to be fact, whereas those who are advanced in s..."
18:2718:27, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,259 N Sati might have heard all this many times from her husband, Lord Siva, but because she was a woman, yosit, she still hankered after the same material objects of affection. The word yosit means "one who is enjoyed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Satī might have heard all this many times from her husband, Lord Śiva, but because she was a woman, yoṣit, she still hanke..."
18:0618:06, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,438 Only less intelligent persons accept this perverted reflection of the spiritual world to be real No edit summary current
18:0418:04, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,349 N For you the attraction of social life and the consideration that someone is father, someone is mother and someone is sister, which are illusory relationships, is over; but because I am a poor woman, I am not so advanced in transcendental realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For you the attraction of social life and the consideration that someone is father, someone is mother and someone is sister, w..."
17:5917:59, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,188 N The illusion of accepting the perverted reflection, the material or cosmic manifestation, to be real is not present in you, because you are self-realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The illusion of accepting the perverted reflection, the material or cosmic manifestation, to be real is not present in you, be..."
17:5617:56, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,188 N She (Sati) addressed her husband (Siva) as aja, which refers to one who has transcended the bondage of birth and death, or one who has realized his eternal position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she addressed her husband as aja, which refers to one who has transcended the bondage of birth and death, or one who has reali..."
17:5217:52, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,288 N Daksayani, Sati, knew very well that her husband, Lord Siva, was not very much interested in the glaring manifestation of the material world, which is caused by the interaction of the three modes of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dākṣāyaṇī, Sati, knew very well that her husband, Lord Śiva, was not very much interested in the glaring manifestation..."
17:4617:46, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,358 N As is natural for a woman, she (Sati) wanted to dress equally to her other sisters and also be accompanied by her husband. She did not, of course, want to go alone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As is natural for a woman, she wanted to dress equally to her other sisters and also be accompanied by her husband. She did no..."
17:4217:42, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,383 N She (Sati) was very anxious to go to her father's house, particularly because on that occasion her sisters and their husbands and her mother's sisters would be there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she was very anxious to go to her father's house, particularly because on that occasion her sisters and their husbands and her..."
17:3617:36, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,352 N The tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law persisted for a considerable time. Sati, therefore, had not gone to her father's house for a long while Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law persisted for a considerable time. Sati, therefore, had not gone to her f..." current
17:3217:32, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,305 N They (those who imitate Lord Siva) take all of their wives' property and spend on smoking, intoxication and similar other activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they take all of their wives' property and spend on smoking, intoxication and similar other activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
17:2617:26, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,677 N It was fortunate for Sati that Lord Siva did not take the ornaments from his wife and spend them for ganja, because those who imitate Lord Siva in smoking ganja exploit everything from household affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was fortunate for Satī that Lord Śiva did not take the ornaments from his wife and spend them for gāñjā, because those..."
17:1917:19, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,615 N It is also the custom that the husband gives some ornaments, but it is particularly mentioned that her (Sati's) husband, being materially almost nothing, could not do so; she wanted to decorate herself with the ornaments given by her father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also the custom that the husband gives some ornaments, but here it is particularly mentioned that her husband, being mat..."
17:0417:04, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,600 N She (Sati) specifically indicated that she would decorate herself with the ornaments given by her father. She did not say that she would decorate herself with the ornaments given by her husband because her husband was callous about all such matters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she specifically indicated that she would decorate herself with the ornaments given by her father. She did not say that she wo..." current
16:5616:56, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,678 N Lord Siva was reluctant, but Sati, as a woman, the daughter of a king, wanted enjoyment. She wanted to go to her father's house, just as her other sisters might have done, and meet them and enjoy social life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva was reluctant, but Satī, as a woman, the daughter of a king, wanted enjoyment. She wanted to go to her father's ho..."
16:4416:44, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,534 N Lord Siva is different; therefore his name is Siva. He is not at all attracted by material enjoyment, although his wife, Sati, was the daughter of a very great leader and was given to him by the request of Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva, however, is different; therefore his name is Śiva. He is not at all attracted by material enjoyment, although his..."
16:2416:24, 7 September 2020 diff hist +4,125 N In the material world there is an attraction between woman and man. This is the arrangement of conditional life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world there is an attraction between woman and man. This is the arrangement of conditional life"}} {{notes|}}..." current
16:0516:05, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,151 N She (Sati) could not express her willingness directly, and so she told her husband that if he desired to go, then she could also accompany him. In other words, she submitted her desire very politely to her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she could not express her willingness directly, and so she told her husband that if he desired to go, then she could also acco..."
15:4715:47, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,552 N Their (the wives of the heavenly denizens') eyes moved, their earrings and other ornaments glittered and glared, their dresses were the nicest possible, and all of them had special lockets on their necklaces. Each woman was accompanied by her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their eyes moved, their earrings and other ornaments glittered and glared, their dresses were the nicest possible, and all of..."
15:3715:37, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,555 N They (the inferior demigods) were also coming in planes. The word sva-nilayabhyase indicates that they were passing right near her (Sati's) residential quarters. The dresses and bodily features of the wives of the heavenly denizens are nicely described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were also coming in planes. The word sva-nilayābhyāśe indicates that they were passing right near her residential quar..."
10:0810:08, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,793 N The residence of Siva was not on this planet but somewhere in outer space, or how could Sati have seen the airplanes coming from different directions towards this planet and heard the passengers talking about the great sacrifice being performed by Daksa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that the residence of Lord Śiva was not on this planet but somewhere in outer space, otherwise how could Sati have..."
09:4009:40, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,572 N It is specifically mentioned in this verse (in SB 4.3.4) that they (many heavenly women) approached with their husbands, for when a woman is decorated nicely, her husband becomes more cheerful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is specifically mentioned in this verse that they approached with their husbands, for when a woman is decorated nicely, her..."
09:3209:32, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,460 N Many heavenly women assembled with their husbands, the devarsis, demigods and rajarsis, in that great sacrifice named brhaspati-sava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Many heavenly women assembled with their husbands, the devarṣis, demigods and rājarṣis, in that great sacrifice named b..."
09:2509:25, 7 September 2020 diff hist +2,670 N In any auspicious ceremony, such as a marriage ceremony, sacrificial ceremony or puja ceremony, it is auspicious for married women to decorate themselves very nicely with ornaments, fine clothing and cosmetics. These are auspicious signs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In any auspicious ceremony, such as a marriage ceremony, sacrificial ceremony or pūjā ceremony, it is auspicious for married..."
09:1309:13, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,619 N In the Padma Purana, it is stated that the best mode of worship is to offer oblations to Visnu, but better than that is to worship the devotees of Krsna. Thus Daksa's determination to neglect Lord Siva in the sacrifices was not fitting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Padma Purāṇa, it is stated that the best mode of worship is to offer oblations to Viṣṇu, but better than that is..."
09:0309:03, 7 September 2020 diff hist −13 Visnu wants His followers to be satisfied first. Lord Krsna says, mad-bhakta-pujabhyadhika: (SB 11.19.21) "The worship of My devotees is better than worship of Me No edit summary current
09:0309:03, 7 September 2020 diff hist +3,228 N Visnu wants His followers to be satisfied first. Lord Krsna says, mad-bhakta-pujabhyadhika: (SB 11.19.21) "The worship of My devotees is better than worship of Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Viṣṇu wants His followers to be satisfied first. Lord Kṛṣṇa says, mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā: (SB 11.19.21) "The wo..."

19:2719:27, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,179 N Brahma, Lord Siva and the other demigods are all obedient servants of Lord Visnu; therefore Lord Visnu is never satisfied without them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the other demigods are all obedient servants of Lord Viṣṇu; therefore Lord Viṣṇu is never sati..."
19:2019:20, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,411 N According to Vedic scriptures, the demigods are eligible to participate in yajnas and share the oblations, but Daksa wanted to avoid them. All sacrifices are intended to pacify Lord Visnu, but Lord Visnu includes all His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic scriptures, the demigods are eligible to participate in yajñas and share the oblations, but Dakṣa wanted..."
19:1319:13, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,364 N In the Vedas it is prescribed that before performing a brhaspati-sava sacrifice, one should perform the sacrifice named vajapeya. While performing these sacrifices, however, Daksa neglected great devotees like Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas it is prescribed that before performing a bṛhaspati-sava sacrifice, one should perform the sacrifice named vāj..."
19:0119:01, 6 September 2020 diff hist +1,845 N Although he was envious and was inimical towards Lord Siva, Daksa was appointed the chief of all Prajapatis. That was the cause of his excessive pride Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he was envious and was inimical towards Lord Śiva, Dakṣa was appointed the chief of all Prajāpatis. That was the..."
18:5718:57, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,981 N Daksa was the chief progenitor employed by Lord Brahma, and he was a son of Brahma, so he had a high position and was also very proud Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dakṣa was the chief progenitor employed by Lord Brahmā, and he was a son of Brahmā, so he had a high position and was also..."
18:4518:45, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,129 N Unless all the demigods are present, no sacrifice is complete. But in the tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Daksa began another yajna performance, to which Lord Siva was not invited Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unless all the demigods are present, no sacrifice is complete. But in the tension between the father-in-law and son-in-law, Da..."
18:3818:38, 6 September 2020 diff hist +3,253 N When any sacrifice is performed, although each and every sacrifice is intended to pacify God, Visnu, all the demigods, especially Lord Brahma and Lord Siva and the other principal demigods, such as Indra and Candra, are invited, and they take part Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, when any sacrifice is performed, although each and every sacrifice is intended to pacify the Supreme Personality of..."
18:3018:30, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,903 N The chief reason for Sati's giving up her body was that her father, Daksa, began another sacrificial performance, to which Lord Siva was not invited at all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chief reason for Satī's giving up her body was that her father, Dakṣa, began another sacrificial performance, to which..."
18:2218:22, 6 September 2020 diff hist +2,930 N Vidura questioned the sage Maitreya as to the cause of the misunderstanding between Lord Siva and Daksa. Another question is why the strife between Daksa and his son-in-law caused Sati to destroy her body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura questioned the sage Maitreya as to the cause of the misunderstanding between Lord Śiva and Dakṣa. Another question i..."
18:1418:14, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,432 N Tasmin tuste jagat tustah: "When Lord Visnu is satisfied, all the demigods, who are parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, are satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tasmin tuṣṭe jagat tuṣṭaḥ: "When Lord Viṣṇu is satisfied, all the demigods, who are parts and parcels of the Sup..."
18:0918:09, 6 September 2020 diff hist +5,453 N Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah (SB 11.5.32). "In this age the intelligent person completes the performances of all kinds of yajnas simply by chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna Hare Hare/ Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ (SB 11.5.32). "In this age the intelligent person completes the perf..."

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