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17:4617:46, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,384 N Although there was no fault in the prayers offered, Prthu Maharaja indicated that such prayers should not be offered to an unfit person who pretends to be an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there was no fault in the prayers offered, Pṛthu Mahārāja indicated that such prayers should not be offered to an..."
17:3717:37, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,180 N King Prthu desired that his real characteristics in the future might justify such words of praise Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Pṛthu desired that his real characteristics in the future might justify such words of praise"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
17:2817:28, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,306 N At the present moment there are many so-called incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but these are merely fools and rascals whom people accept as incarnations of God although they have no godly qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment there are many so-called incarnations of the Personality of Godhead, but these are merely fools and rasc..."
17:1717:17, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,382 N The offering of prayers was certainly appropriate, for he was an incarnation of Godhead, but he (King Prthu) warned that one should not be accepted as an incarnation of the Personality of Godhead without having the godly qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The offering of prayers was certainly appropriate, for he was an incarnation of Godhead, but he warned that one should not be..."
17:0017:00, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,184 N Because the qualities were not yet manifest King Prthu very humbly asked why the devotees should praise him with such exalted words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the qualities were not yet manifest, however, King Pṛthu very humbly asked why the devotees should praise him with s..."
16:5116:51, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,222 N The prayers and praises by the suta, magadha and vandi all explained the godly qualities of Maharaja Prthu, for he was a saktyavesa incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prayers and praises by the sūta, māgadha and vandī all explained the godly qualities of Mahārāja Pṛthu, for he was..."
16:3816:38, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,168 N Mystic yogis can transfer themselves from one place to another whenever they desire. A similar power was invested in the slippers of King Prthu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mystic yogīs can transfer themselves from one place to another whenever they desire. A similar power was invested in the slip..."
16:2816:28, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,175 N The King's slippers were invested with mystic powers (paduke yogamayyau). As soon as the King placed his feet in the slippers they would immediately carry him wherever he desired Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the King's slippers were invested with mystic powers (pāduke yogamayyau). Thus as soon as the King placed his feet in the sli..." current
16:1416:14, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,426 N It should be understood that this Sudarsana disc is not exactly the same type of Sudarsana disc used by the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, or Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It should be understood that this Sudarśana disc is not exactly the same type of Sudarśana disc used by the Personality of G..."
15:5815:58, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,125 N In their prophecies the learned sages and brahmanas accepted Prthu Maharaja as a plenary partial expansion of the Lord. During the presence of Lord Krsna a king declared himself Vasudeva, and Lord Krsna killed him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their prophecies the learned sages and brāhmaṇas accepted Pṛthu Mahārāja as a plenary partial expansion of the Lord...."
15:4515:45, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,278 N Nowadays it has become a cheap fashion to accept any rascal as an incarnation of God, but from this incident we can see that Lord Brahma personally examined the hands and feet of King Prthu for specific signs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nowadays it has become a cheap fashion to accept any rascal as an incarnation of God, but from this incident we can see that L..."
15:4115:41, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,682 N There is a system by which one can detect an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a system by which one can detect an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..." current
15:3615:36, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,104 N King Prthu was a saktyavesa-avatara of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Pṛthu was such a śaktyāveśa-avatāra of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-09-..."
15:3115:31, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,684 N There are innumerable personalities, but not all of them are direct visnu-tattva plenary expansions of God. Many living entities are classified among the sakti-tattvas. Such incarnations, empowered for specific purposes, are known as saktyavesa-avataras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable such personalities, but not all of them are direct viṣṇu-tattva plenary expansions of the Lord. Many..."
15:2515:25, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,586 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that whenever one sees an extraordinary power, he should conclude that a specific partial representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that whenever one sees an extraordinary power, he should conclude that a specific partial rep..."
15:1915:19, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,652 The saintly persons and great sages predicted the future activities of King Prthu, who was already explained as a partial incarnation of a plenary expansion of the Lord No edit summary current
15:1715:17, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,474 N Sacipati, or Indra, the King of heaven, is an incarnation of the lusty feature of the Lord. Aniruddha is an incarnation of the Lord's mind. Similarly, King Prthu is an incarnation of the ruling force of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, Śacīpati, or Indra, the King of heaven, is an incarnation of the lusty feature of the Lord. Aniruddha is an incar..."
15:1215:12, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,596 N There are different types of incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the sastras it is said that Garuda (the carrier of Lord Visnu) and Lord Siva and Ananta are all very powerful incarnations of the Brahman feature of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different types of incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the śāstras it is said that Garuḍa (th..."
15:0515:05, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,093 N Those who are very rich and have taken favor of the goddess of fortune in this world must engage their money in the service of the Lord. In this way they can continue in their opulent position without disturbance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are very rich and have taken favor of the goddess of fortune in this world must engage their money in the service of..."
14:5714:57, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,806 N If a materialist follows the policy of Ravana, who wanted to separate Sita from Lord Ramacandra, the process of separation will vanquish him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a materialist follows the policy of Rāvaṇa, who wanted to separate Sītā from Lord Rāmacandra, the process of separati..."
14:5114:51, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,707 N Materialists seeking the favor of the goddess of fortune must worship Lord Visnu and Laksmi together to maintain material opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialists seeking the favor of the goddess of fortune must worship Lord Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī together to maintain materi..." current
14:4514:45, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,708 N Materialists should understand that the goddess of fortune should be worshiped along with Lord Visnu and should not be regarded separately Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialists should understand that the goddess of fortune should be worshiped along with Lord Viṣṇu and should not be reg..."
14:3414:34, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,769 N The significance of the goddess of fortune's never being separated from the Lord is clearly mentioned herein - in SB 4.15.3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The significance of the goddess of fortune's never being separated from the Lord is clearly mentioned herein"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
14:2314:23, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,619 N After King Vena's body was purified, a male and female came out of it, and the great sages could understand that this was an expansion of Lord Visnu. This expansion was not visnu-tattva but a specifically empowered expansion of Lord Visnu known as avesa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After King Vena's body was thus purified, a male and female came out of it, and the great sages could understand that this was..."
14:1614:16, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,457 N The method adopted by the great sages and scholars, who were learned in Vedic knowledge, was perfect. They removed all the reactions of King Vena's sinful activities by seeing that King Vena first gave birth to Bahuka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The method adopted by the great sages and scholars, who were learned in Vedic knowledge, was perfect. They removed all the rea..."
14:0814:08, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,246 N One has only to become free from all contamination by the process of devotional service. In this way everyone can become fit to return home, back to Godhead. This is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita - BG 9.32 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has only to become free from all contamination by the process of devotional service. In this way everyone can become fit t..."
13:5913:59, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,209 N We should know that even these sinful men (who are sometimes called Kiratas) can be delivered from their sinful condition to the topmost Vaisnava platform by the mercy of a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should, however, know that even these sinful men (who are sometimes called Kirātas) can be delivered from their sinful con..."
13:5113:51, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,086 N The Naisadas are not allowed to live in cities and towns because they are sinful by nature. As such, their bodies are very ugly, and their occupations are also sinful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Naiṣādas are not allowed to live in cities and towns because they are sinful by nature. As such, their bodies are very..."
13:4613:46, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,655 N Those who are extraordinarily white are said to have skin produced out of white leprosy. It may be concluded that white or a golden hue is the color of the higher caste, and black is the complexion of the sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are extraordinarily white are said to have skin produced out of white leprosy. It may be concluded that white or a g..."
13:4113:41, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,719 The sudras are sometimes called black, or krsna. The brahmanas are called sukla, or white, and the ksatriyas and the vaisyas are a mixture of black and white No edit summary current
13:3913:39, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,575 N It is said in the sastras that the head of the body represents the brahmanas, the arms represent the ksatriyas, the abdomen represents the vaisyas, and the legs, beginning with the thighs, represent the sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the śāstras that the head of the body represents the brāhmaṇas, the arms represent the kṣatriyas, the abd..."
13:3513:35, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,272 N One should not think that it was impossible for another body to come out of the dead body of Maharaja Vena. This was performed by the skillful action of the sages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not think that it was impossible for another body to come out of the dead body of Mahārāja Vena. This was perform..."
13:3113:31, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,262 N From the semen of one body, another body is produced, and the life symptoms are visible due to the soul's taking shelter of this body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the semen of one body, another body is produced, and the life symptoms are visible due to the soul's taking shelter of th..."
13:2713:27, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,559 N In this way the ingredients for the production of another body were there. When the body of the person named Bahuka came out of the dead body of King Vena, it was really not very astonishing. It was simply a question of knowing how to do it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the ingredients for the production of another body were there. When the body of the person named Bāhuka came out..."
13:2213:22, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,318 N By a certain process, when the thighs of the dead body were churned, another body came out. Although dead, the body of King Vena was preserved by drugs, and mantras chanted by King Vena's mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By a certain process, when the thighs of the dead body were churned, another body came out. Although dead, the body of King Ve..." current
13:1713:17, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,553 N The saintly persons and sages were only concerned with the body of Vena because it was a result of the seminal succession in the family of Maharaja Dhruva. The ingredients by which another body could be produced were there in the body of King Vena Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly persons and sages were only concerned with the body of Vena because it was a result of the seminal succession in t..."
13:1313:13, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,477 N The great sages and saintly persons could beget another person from the body of the dead King Vena, but it was not possible for them to bring King Vena back to life. King Vena was gone, and certainly he had taken another body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages and saintly persons could beget another person from the body of the dead King Vena, but it was not possible fo..."
13:0813:08, 16 September 2020 diff hist +3,231 N That a person was born by the churning of the thighs of King Vena proves that the spirit soul is individual and separate from the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That a person was born by the churning of the thighs of King Vena proves that the spirit soul is individual and separate from..."
13:0413:04, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,975 N All the saintly persons and sages considered this point (the catastrophe of having Vena born in the family of Dhruva Maharaja), and they decided to take action in this matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the saintly persons and sages considered this point, and they decided to take action in this matter"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
12:4412:44, 16 September 2020 diff hist +2,796 The purity of hereditary succession is called amogha-virya No edit summary current

18:5818:58, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,365 N The sages wanted to take some steps to relieve the situation. For want of a king, everything was being disturbed and turned topsy-turvy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sages wanted to take some steps to relieve the situation. For want of a king, everything was being disturbed and turned to..."
18:4918:49, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,587 N The saintly persons considered very wisely that although King Vena was very sinful, he was born in a family descending from Dhruva Maharaja. The semen in the family must be protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kesava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly persons considered very wisely that although King Vena was very sinful, he was born in a family descending from Dh..."
18:3918:39, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,706 N A qualified brahmana is naturally very learned, but when his learning is advanced in understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes a brahmana-vaisnava. Unless one becomes a Vaisnava, one's perfection of brahminical culture is incomplete Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A qualified brāhmaṇa is naturally very learned, but when his learning is advanced in understanding the Supreme Personality..."
18:3418:34, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,444 N In their elevated condition, the brahmanas are called Vaisnavas. There are two types of brahmanas - namely, brahmana-pandita and brahmana-vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their elevated condition, the brāhmaṇas are called Vaiṣṇavas. There are two types of brāhmaṇas—namely, brāhma..."
18:2518:25, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,528 N If they (the brahmanas) do not do something to relieve the distressed condition of human society, it is said that due to such neglect their spiritual knowledge diminishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If they do not do something to relieve the distressed condition of human society, it is said that due to such neglect their sp..."
18:1718:17, 15 September 2020 diff hist +3,667 N Brahmanas, the topmost section of human society, are mostly devotees. They are generally unaware of the happenings within the material world because they are always busy in their activities for spiritual advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brāhmaṇas, the topmost section of human society, are mostly devotees. They are generally unaware of the happenings within t..."
18:0618:06, 15 September 2020 diff hist +2,829 N They (the brahmanas) could kill all the thieves and rogues by the prowess of their mantras, but they thought it the duty of ksatriya kings to do so. Thus they reluctantly did not take part in the killing business Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They could kill all the thieves and rogues by the prowess of their mantras, but they thought it the duty of kṣatriya kings t..."
17:5417:54, 15 September 2020 diff hist +2,619 N It is not the duty of brahmanas and saintly persons to kill, although they may sometimes do so in the case of an emergency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not the duty of brāhmaṇas and saintly persons to kill, although they may sometimes do so in the case of an emergency"..."
17:4717:47, 15 September 2020 diff hist +2,846 N The saintly persons and great sages killed King Vena out of emergency, but they did not choose to take part in the government in order to subdue the uprising of thieves and rogues, which took place after the death of King Vena Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly persons and great sages killed King Vena out of emergency, but they did not choose to take part in the government..."
17:0017:00, 15 September 2020 diff hist +2,310 Thieves and rogues simply await some political upset in order to take the opportunity to plunder the people in general. To keep thieves and rogues inactive in their profession, a strong government is always required No edit summary current

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