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10:2710:27, 17 September 2020 diff hist +3,317 N If anyone wants to enjoy or lord it over material nature, the Lord gives him full facilities, but he becomes entangled in the resultant reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If anyone wants to enjoy or lord it over material nature, the Lord gives him full facilities, but he becomes entangled in the..."
10:2210:22, 17 September 2020 diff hist +3,661 N The Lord awards everyone different kinds of karma as the individual living entities desire; He is the Supersoul present within the heart of everyone, and He is so kind and liberal that He gives everyone full facilities to perform whatever acts one wants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord awards everyone different kinds of karma as the individual living entities desire; He is the Supersoul present within..."
10:1410:14, 17 September 2020 diff hist +3,200 N For as long as he (Dhruva Maharaja) lived as a householder, he never spent a farthing for his sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For as long as he lived as a householder, he never spent a farthing for his sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswar..."
10:0910:09, 17 September 2020 diff hist +3,367 N Although Dhruva Maharaja was a great devotee and had nothing to do with these sacrifices, to set an example to his people he performed many sacrifices and gave all his wealth in charity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Dhruva Maharaja was a great devotee and had nothing to do with these sacrifices, to set an example to his people he p..."
10:0510:05, 17 September 2020 diff hist +5,727 N The result of material sacrifice goes to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana. Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.29), bhoktaram yajna-tapasam: He is actually the enjoyer of all sacrifices. His name, therefore, is Yajna-purusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, the result of such sacrifice goes to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhag..."

09:2809:28, 12 September 2020 diff hist +5,610 N Generally in all the material sacrifices recommended in the Vedic literature there are offerings to the demigods. This demigod worship is especially meant for less intelligent men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally in all the material sacrifices recommended in the Vedic literature there are offerings to the demigods. This demigod..."
09:2109:21, 12 September 2020 diff hist +5,939 N All the family members can sit down together and simply clap their hands and chant the maha-mantra. Somehow or other, everyone can manage to perform such a yajna & distribute prasada to the people in general. That is quite sufficient for this age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the family members can sit down together and simply clap their hands and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Somehow..."
09:1609:16, 12 September 2020 diff hist +5,852 N At the present moment almost all forms of sacrifice are not at all possible; therefore, it is recommended in the sastras that people should perform sankirtana-yajna. Any householder, regardless of his position, can perform this sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, however, almost all forms of sacrifice are not at all possible; therefore, it is recommended in the ś..."
09:1109:11, 12 September 2020 diff hist +5,316 N Formerly, the taxes accumulated from the citizens were spent for performing great sacrifices as enjoined in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, the taxes accumulated from the citizens were spent for performing great sacrifices as enjoined in the Vedic literatu..." current
09:0409:04, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,301 N At the present moment there are different parties in the democratic government, but everyone is busy trying to keep his post or trying to keep his political party in power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment there are different parties in the democratic government, but everyone is busy trying to keep his post o..."
08:5308:53, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,205 N Those who are in the material world, the ksatriyas and vaisyas, must give charity. Brahmacaris, in the beginning of their lives, should perform different kinds of yajnas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are in the material world, the ksatriyas and vaisyas, must give charity. Brahmacaris, in the beginning of their live..."
08:5108:51, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,082 N Tapasya is meant for the renounced order of life; those who are retired from worldly activities should perform tapasya, penances and austerities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tapasya is meant for the renounced order of life; those who are retired from worldly activities should perform tapasya, penanc..." current
08:3208:32, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,032 N Ksatriyas and vaisyas are especially advised to give in charity at least fifty percent of their accumulated wealth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṣatriyas and vaiśyas are therefore especially advised to give in charity at least fifty percent of their accumulated wealt..."
08:2908:29, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,067 A ksatriya should not be a coward, and he should not be nonviolent; to rule over the country he has to act violently No edit summary current
08:2708:27, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,174 N Ksatriyas are meant to rule over a country; Dhruva Maharaja, for example, in the course of ruling, had to fight and kill many Yaksas. Such action is necessary for ksatriyas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṣatriyas are meant to rule over a country; Dhruva Mahārāja, for example, in the course of ruling, had to fight and kill m..."
08:2408:24, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,198 N Ksatriyas and vaisyas are supposed to earn their money and accumulate great riches. Sometimes they do it by acting sinfully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṣatriyas and vaiśyas are supposed to earn their money and accumulate great riches. Sometimes they do it by acting sinfully..." current
08:2208:22, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,078 N Dhruva Maharaja, as a king and ideal ksatriya, performed many such sacrifices, giving very liberally in charity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Mahārāja, as a king and ideal kṣatriya, performed many such sacrifices, giving very liberally in charity"}} {{notes..."
08:1208:12, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,388 N According to the four divisions of varna and asrama, ksatriyas and vaisyas are especially advised to perform great ceremonial sacrifices and to distribute their accumulated money very liberally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the four divisions of varna and asrama, ksatriyas and vaisyas are especially advised to perform great ceremonial..."
08:0808:08, 12 September 2020 diff hist +7,322 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.9) it is said, yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: one should act or work only in order to please the Supreme Lord, otherwise one becomes entangled in the resultant reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ"|"one should act or work only in order to please the..." current
07:5807:58, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,431 N A Vaisnava is always respectful to everyone. So when Kuvera offered him a benediction, he did not refuse it. But he wanted something which would be favorable to his advancement in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaiṣṇava is always respectful to everyone. So when Kuvera offered him a benediction, he did not refuse it. But he wanted..." current
07:5507:55, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,589 N Dhruva did not ask Kuvera for transference to the spiritual world, which is called liberation; he simply asked that wherever he would remain - whether in the spiritual or material world - he would always remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Mahārāja did not ask Kuvera for transference to the spiritual world, which is called liberation; he simply asked that..."
07:5107:51, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,263 N It is said in the Bhagavatam that liberation can be offered by the Supreme Person, but even if a pure devotee is offered liberation by the Supreme Lord, he refuses to accept it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the Bhagavatam that liberation can be offered by the Supreme Person, but even if a pure devotee is offered liber..."
07:4907:49, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,109 N A Vaisnava is not interested in asking any benediction from the demigods, nor is he interested in asking benedictions from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaisnava is not interested in asking any benediction from the demigods, nor is he interested in asking benedictions from the..." current
07:2907:29, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,052 N The gopis worshiped Katyayani, a demigoddess, but the only benediction they wanted from the goddess was to have Krsna as their husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gopīs, for example, worshiped Kātyāyanī, a demigoddess, but the only benediction they wanted from the goddess was to h..."
07:2407:24, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,455 N One may put forward the argument, "Why did Dhruva Maharaja take a benediction from a demigod?" The answer is that for a Vaisnava there is no objection to taking a benediction from a demigod if it is favorable for advancing Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuvera is one of the demigods, so one may put forward the argument"|"Why did Dhruva Mahārāja take a benediction from a demig..." current
07:2107:21, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,198 N Kuvera, who is known as the son of Idavida, was very pleased with Dhruva Maharaja because he did not ask him for anything materially enjoyable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuvera, who is known as the son of Iḍaviḍā, was very pleased with Dhruva Mahārāja because he did not ask him for anythi..." current
07:0907:09, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,551 N Naturally, anyone who is a first-class devotee must be a first-class intelligent person and therefore not interested in any kind of benediction within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Naturally, anyone who is a first-class devotee must be a first-class intelligent person and therefore not interested in any ki..."
07:0607:06, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,630 N Dhruva Maharaja was also a maha-bhagavata, or a first-class pure devotee, and his intelligence was very great (maha-matih). Unless one is very intelligent, one cannot take to devotional service, or Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Mahārāja was also a mahā-bhāgavata, or a first-class pure devotee, and his intelligence was very great"|"Unless one..."
06:5906:59, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,514 N Yogis endeavor to control the senses, but for a devotee controlling the senses is no difficulty at all. The senses are compared to serpents, but for a devotee the serpents' poison teeth are broken Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogis endeavor to control the senses, but for a devotee controlling the senses is no difficulty at all. The senses are compare..." current
06:5606:56, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,723 N Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has stated that for a devotee liberation is a hellish condition of life; as for sense gratification, which is available in the heavenly planets, the devotee considers it to be a will-o'-the-wisp, having no value in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī has stated in this connection that for a devotee liberation is a hellish condition of life;..." current
06:5006:50, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,666 N When a devotee comes to the platform of pancama-purusartha, simply engaging in devotional service to the Lord, the fourth purusartha, liberation, becomes very insignificant in his eyes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee comes to the platform of pancama-purusartha, simply engaging in devotional service to the Lord, the fourth puru..."
06:3106:31, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,728 N Dhruva Maharaja wanted a benediction which surpasses even the highest purusartha, liberation. He wanted the benediction that he might constantly remember the lotus feet of the Lord. This stage of life is called pancama-purusartha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But Dhruva Mahārāja wanted a benediction which surpasses even the highest puruṣārtha, liberation. He wanted the benedicti..."
06:2706:27, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,649 N Of all the catur-vargas, the benediction of liberation is considered to be the highest in this material world. To be enabled to cross over material nescience is known as the highest purusartha, or benediction for the human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all the catur-vargas, the benediction of liberation is considered to be the highest in this material world. To be enabled t..."
06:2206:22, 12 September 2020 diff hist +4,676 N According to the opinion of expert followers of Vedic rites, there are different types of benedictions in terms of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation. These four principles are known as catur-vargas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the opinion of expert followers of Vedic rites, there are different types of benedictions in terms of religiosity..."
06:1706:17, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,338 N He (Kuvera) knew that for Dhruva Maharaja there was nothing desirable within the three material worlds. He knew that Dhruva would ask for nothing but to remember the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord constantly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, he knew that for Dhruva Mahārāja there was nothing desirable within the three material worlds. He knew that..." current
06:1306:13, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,220 N Lord Kuvera said to Dhruva Maharaja that he had heard that Dhruva was always in samadhi, or thinking of the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kuvera said to Dhruva Mahārāja that he had heard that Dhruva was always in samādhi, or thinking of the lotus feet of t..."
06:1106:11, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,399 N Simply by rendering transcendental loving service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can have all the benedictions of the world without separate endeavor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by rendering transcendental loving service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can have all the benedictions o..."
06:0606:06, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,185 N Mukti-devi is just waiting at the door of the devotee to offer liberation, or more than that, at any time. To be a devotee is therefore an exalted position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mukti-devī is just waiting at the door of the devotee to offer liberation, or more than that, at any time. To be a devotee is..." current
06:0206:02, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,271 N Srila Bilvamangala Thakura stated that for persons who engage in the devotional service of the Lord, all material benedictions wait like maidservants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura stated, therefore, that for persons who engage in the devotional service of the Lord, all ma..."
05:5905:59, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,260 N Kuvera is the treasurer of the demigods, and he is personally offering whatever benediction Dhruva Maharaja would like to have from him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuvera is the treasurer of the demigods, and he is personally offering whatever benediction Dhruva Maharaja would like to have..." current
05:5605:56, 12 September 2020 diff hist +3,299 N A pure, uncontaminated devotee of the Lord is worthy to have all the benedictions that can be offered by the demigods. He does not have to worship the demigods separately for such benedictions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a pure, uncontaminated devotee of the Lord is worthy to have all the benedictions that can be offered by the demigods. He..."

09:2709:27, 11 September 2020 diff hist +3,130 N Dhruva Maharaja, the son of King Uttanapada, was already known throughout the universe as a great devotee of the Lord, constantly thinking of His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Maharaja, the son of King Uttanapada, was already known throughout the universe as a great devotee of the Lord, constan..."
09:2409:24, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,621 N The Lord is described herewith (SB 4.12.6) as bhava-cchidam, one who can give deliverance from the entanglement of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is therefore described herewith as bhava-cchidam, one who can give deliverance from the entanglement of material exis..."
09:2109:21, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,907 N Those who are not devotees become involved in such (material) activities, whereas devotees, who are dovetailed with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are freed from such action and reaction of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are not devotees become involved in such activities, whereas devotees, who are dovetailed with the Supreme Personali..."
09:1609:16, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,538 N Material energy acts in the three modes of material qualities, which produce the action and reaction of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material energy acts in the three modes of material qualities, which produce the action and reaction of material existence"}}..." current
09:1309:13, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,605 N For devotees the Lord is present even in the material energy. This is the inconceivable potency of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For devotees the Lord is present even in the material energy. This is the inconceivable potency of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
09:0509:05, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,640 N When the living entity engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord, then he becomes attached to this service. This situation is called yuktam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is aloof from this, but when the same living entity engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord, then he be..."
09:0209:02, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,629 N The living entity, who is of the marginal energy, is entrapped by the material energy on the basis of his desire to lord it over the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity, who is of the marginal energy, is entrapped by the material energy on the basis of his desire to lord it ov..."
09:0009:00, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,822 This material energy is one of the Lord's potencies, as much as heat and light are potencies of fire. The material energy is not different from the Supreme Godhead, but at the same time He has nothing to do with the material energy No edit summary current
08:5508:55, 11 September 2020 diff hist +4,603 N The material energy is a manifestation of one of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's varieties of potencies (parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate (CC Madhya 13.65, purport)) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy is a manifestation of one of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's varieties of potencies"}} {{notes|}} {{c..." current

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