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06:0406:04, 19 September 2020 diff hist +3,571 N When a devotee completely forgets his bodily existence, he should be understood to be liberated. He is no longer encaged in the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee completely forgets his bodily existence, he should be understood to be liberated. He is no longer encaged in th..." current
05:5705:57, 19 September 2020 diff hist +3,626 N The eight bodily transformations, which indicate that a devotee is already liberated within himself, are called asta-sattvika-vikara (CC Antya 14.99) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These eight bodily transformations, which indicate that a devotee is already liberated within himself, are called aṣṭa-sā..." current
05:5105:51, 19 September 2020 diff hist +4,002 N Due to constant engagement in devotional service - hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping the Deity, etc., as prescribed in nine varieties - there are different symptoms which appear in the body of a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to constant engagement in devotional service"|"hearing, chanting, remembering, worshiping the Deity, etc., as prescribed i..." current

09:2309:23, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,227 N Since the devotees follow the regulative principles of worship, although the Lord is there in His physical form He is nondifferent from His original, spiritual form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the devotees follow the regulative principles of worship, although the Lord is there in His physical form He is nondiffe..." current
09:1909:19, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,479 N Devotees engage in the temple in the service of the Lord as arca-vigraha, a form made of material objects such as stone, metal, wood, jewels or paint. All of these are called sthula, or physical representations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore devotees engage in the temple in the service of the Lord as arcā-vigraha, a form made of material objects such as s..."
09:1309:13, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,068 N Worship of the arca-vigraha is not idol worship. The arca-vigraha is an incarnation of the Lord in a form appreciable by a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Worship of the arca-vigraha is not idol worship. The arca-vigraha is an incarnation of the Lord in a form appreciable by a dev..." current
09:0809:08, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,496 N He (Dhruva Maharaja) concentrated his mind on the arca-vigraha, the worshipable Deity of the Lord, which exactly represents the Supreme Lord, and thus thinking constantly of that Deity, he became absorbed in trance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He concentrated his mind on the arcā-vigraha, the worshipable Deity of the Lord, which exactly represents the Supreme Lord, a..."
09:0309:03, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,241 N Astanga-yoga was never meant to be practiced in a fashionable city. Dhruva Maharaja went to Badarikasrama, and in a solitary place, alone, he practiced yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Astanga-yoga was never meant to be practiced in a fashionable city. Dhruva Maharaja went to Badarikasrama, and in a solitary p..." current
08:5908:59, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,426 N In the beginning, Dhruva Maharaja was interested in the kingdom of his father, but later he became a great devotee, maha-bhagavata, and had no interest in material enjoyment. The perfection of life can be achieved only by devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning, Dhruva Maharaja was interested in the kingdom of his father, but later he became a great devotee, maha-bhaga..."
08:5508:55, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,321 N From the acts of Srila Dhruva Maharaja we can understand that somehow or other if one becomes Krsna conscious - it does not matter what his motivation is in the beginning - he will eventually realize the real truth by the grace of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the acts of Śrīla Dhruva Mahārāja we can understand that somehow or other if one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious"|"it d..."
08:5008:50, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,332 N In the very beginning, of course, he (Dhruva Maharaja) was after the kingdom of his father, and in order to get it he went to search for the Supreme Lord. But he later realized that everything is the creation of the illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the very beginning, of course, he was after the kingdom of his father, and in order to get it he went to search for the Sup..."
08:4408:44, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,304 N In the beginning of his life, when he went to the forest in search of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Dhruva Maharaja realized that all bodily conceptions of pleasure are products of the illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of his life, when he went to the forest in search of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Dhruva Maharaja real..."
08:3908:39, 18 September 2020 diff hist +2,727 N A devotee is interested in the spiritual world, not its shadow. Since he has realization of the supreme truth, a devotee is not interested in this temporary shadow of truth. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (param drstva nivartate (BG 2.59) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is interested in the spiritual world, not its shadow. Since he has realization of the supreme truth, a devotee is no..."
08:3308:33, 18 September 2020 diff hist +2,669 N A self-realized person, or a devotee, knows well that this material cosmic manifestation is a temporary, illusory representation appearing to be truth. It is like a phantasmagoria. But behind this shadow creation there is reality - the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A self-realized person, or a devotee, knows well that this material cosmic manifestation is a temporary, illusory representati..."
08:2808:28, 18 September 2020 diff hist +2,659 N In the deep forest it sometimes appears that there are big palaces and nice cities. That is technically called gandharva-nagara. Similarly, in dreams also we create many false things out of imagination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the deep forest it sometimes appears that there are big palaces and nice cities. That is technically called gandharva-nagar..."
08:2208:22, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,103 N Described in the Bhagavad-gita: while others, such as yogis, try to control their senses by force, devotees, even though possessing full sensory powers, do not use them because they engage in higher, transcendental activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as described in the Bhagavad-gītā: while others, such as yogīs, try to control their senses by force, devotees, even though..."
08:1508:15, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,825 N Srila Gaurasundara advised him (Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami), "From within, keep yourself and your mind completely aloof, but externally execute the material duties just as they need to be done" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From within, keep yourself and your mind completely aloof, but externally execute the material duties just as they need to be..." current
08:1208:12, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,051 N Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, one of the direct disciples of Lord Caitanya, was the son of a very rich man. Although he had no interest in enjoying material happiness, when he was entrusted with doing something in managing the state, he did it perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, one of the direct disciples of Lord Caitanya, was the son of a very rich man. Although he had n..."
08:0808:08, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,653 N He (Dhruva Maharaja) remained self-controlled. He performed his duties perfectly according to the materialistic way. That is the way of behavior of great devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he remained self-controlled. He performed his duties perfectly according to the materialistic way. That is the way of behavior..."
08:0308:03, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,893 N Since he (Dhruva) ruled over the world for thirty-six thousand years, naturally one may conclude that he became very, very old, but factually his senses were very young - and yet he was not interested in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since he ruled over the world for thirty-six thousand years, naturally one may conclude that he became very, very old, but fac..."
07:5907:59, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,889 N One word used here (SB 4.12.14) is very significant - avicalendriyah, which means that he was not disturbed by the agitation of the senses nor was his sensory power diminished, although in years he was a very old man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One word used here is very significant"|"avicalendriyaḥ, which means that he was not disturbed by the agitation of the sense..."
07:4707:47, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,726 N As soon as he (Dhruva Maharaja) saw that his son was grown up and could take charge of the royal throne, he immediately handed over the charge and retired from all material engagements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But as soon as he saw that his son was grown up and could take charge of the royal throne, he immediately handed over the char..."
07:3407:34, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,376 N The devotee enjoys life without separate endeavor because he engages in devotional service, which is the most pious activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because he engages in devotional service, which is the most pious activity, he enjoys life without separate endeavor"}} {{note..."
07:2507:25, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,708 N The devotee undergoes processes of austerity such as observing Ekadasi and similar other fasting days and refraining from illicit sex life, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating. Thus he becomes purified from the reactions of his past impious life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee undergoes processes of austerity such as observing Ekādaśī and similar other fasting days and refraining from i..."
07:2007:20, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,666 N A devotee is not concerned with enjoyment or distress; he simply desires to execute devotional service. It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that devotional service should be apratihata, unchecked by the material conditions of happiness or distress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is not concerned with enjoyment or distress; he simply desires to execute devotional service. It is said in the Srim..."
07:1507:15, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,524 N A devotee is not interested in enjoyment or affected by distress. When he is prosperous he knows, "I am diminishing the results of my pious activities," and when he is in distress he knows, "I am diminishing the reactions of my impious activities" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee, however, is not interested in enjoyment or affected by distress. When he is prosperous he knows"|"I am diminishing..." current
07:1107:11, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,478 N There are two kinds of activities, namely pious and impious. By executing pious activities one can gain facilities for higher material enjoyment, but due to impious activities one has to undergo severe distress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of activities, namely pious and impious. By executing pious activities one can gain facilities for higher..." current
07:0707:07, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,286 N With the change of the yugas, the duration of life and memory, the quality of kindness and all other good qualities diminish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With the change of the yugas, the duration of life and memory, the quality of kindness and all other good qualities diminish"}..." current
07:0307:03, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,416 N In the next yuga, Treta, people used to live for ten thousand years, and in the next yuga, Dvapara, for one thousand years. In the present age, the Kali-yuga, the maximum duration of life is one hundred years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the next yuga, Treta, people used to live for ten thousand years, and in the next yuga, Dvapara, for one thousand years. In..."
07:0007:00, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,413 N Dhruva Maharaja ruled over the planet for thirty-six thousand years means that he was present in the Satya-yuga because in the Satya-yuga people used to live for one hundred thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That Dhruva Mahārāja ruled over the planet for thirty-six thousand years means that he was present in the Satya-yuga because..."
06:4106:41, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,457 N The government administration in the present age (Kali-yuga) is bereft of all godly qualities. Considering all these points, the people today have no alternative but to take to Krsna consciousness for protection of religion, life and property Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The government administration in the present age"|"is bereft of all godly qualities. Considering all these points, the people..."
06:3806:38, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,090 N Dhruva Maharaja was present in the Satya-yuga, as will be clear from the next verses. He was the ideal king in Satya-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Maharaja was present in the Satya-yuga, as will be clear from the next verses. He was the ideal king in Satya-yuga"}} {..."
06:3606:36, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,035 N If we try to compare the godly qualities of Dhruva Maharaja to the qualities of modern statesmen, we can see that there is no actual comparison Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we try to compare the godly qualities of Dhruva Mahārāja to the qualities of modern statesmen, we can see that there is n..." current
06:3306:33, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,420 N The state head should be very kind to the innocent. Unfortunately, in this age the state agents and the presidents draw good salaries from the state, and they pose themselves as very pious, but they allow the running of slaughterhouses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state head should be very kind to the innocent. Unfortunately, in this age the state agents and the presidents draw good s..." current
06:3006:30, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,345 N As for good qualities, it is very difficult to find anyone in state administration with any good qualities. The administrators simply sit in their administrative posts and say no to every request, as if they were paid to say no to the citizens Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for good qualities, it is very difficult to find anyone in state administration with any good qualities. The administrators..." current
06:2706:27, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,297 N The state should be very respectful to societies that distribute God consciousness all over the world, but, unfortunately, at the present moment there is no state or government support given to such movements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state should be very respectful to societies that distribute God consciousness all over the world, but, unfortunately, at..."
06:2306:23, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,373 N Dhruva Maharaja was very devoted to the brahmanas, who engage in the study of the Vedas and thereby know the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They are always busy propagating Krsna consciousnes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhruva Mahārāja was very devoted to the brāhmaṇas, who engage in the study of the Vedas and thereby know the Supreme Pers..."
06:1806:18, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,355 N At the present moment there is no guarantee by the government of even the primary necessities of life in the state, namely, the protection of the lives and property of the citizens Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, however, there is no guarantee by the government of even the primary necessities of life in the state,..."
06:0906:09, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,472 N It is clearly stated that the citizens thought of Dhruva as their father; as a child, depending on the able father, is completely satisfied, so the citizens of the state, being protected by the state or the king, should remain satisfied in every respect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly stated here that the citizens thought of Dhruva Mahārāja as their father; as a child, depending on the able fa..."
06:0206:02, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,258 N Not only a king but also the leaders of a modern democratic or impersonal government must be qualified with all these godly characteristics. Then the citizens of the state can be happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only a king but also the leaders of a modern democratic or impersonal government must be qualified with all these godly ch..."
05:3905:39, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,988 N The personal qualities of Dhruva Maharaja described herein (SB 4.12.12) are the exemplary qualities of a saintly king Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personal qualities of Dhruva Maharaja described herein are the exemplary qualities of a saintly king"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
05:3605:36, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,135 N As stated in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38): only those who have smeared their eyes with the ointment of love of Godhead can see everywhere the Supreme Lord face to face; it is not possible by imagination or so-called meditation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"only those who have smeared their eyes with the ointment of love of Godhead can see everywhere the Supreme Lord face to face;..."
05:3305:33, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,128 N In summary, a maha-bhagavata, a highly elevated pure devotee, sees the Lord everywhere, as well as within the heart of everyone. This is possible for devotees who have developed elevated devotional service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In summary, a mahā-bhāgavata, a highly elevated pure devotee, sees the Lord everywhere, as well as within the heart of every..."
05:3005:30, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,994 N He (maha-bhagavata) sees everything others see, but instead of seeing merely the trees, the mountains, the cities or the sky, he sees only his worshipable Supreme Personality of Godhead in everything because everything is resting in Him only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He sees everything others see, but instead of seeing merely the trees, the mountains, the cities or the sky, he sees only his..."
05:2605:26, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,137 N Not only can the devotee see Him outwardly, but he can see, with spiritual vision, that everything is resting in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as described in Bhagavad-gita (mat-sthani sarva-bhutani (BG 9.4)). That is the vision of a maha-bhagavata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only can the devotee see Him outwardly, but he can see, with spiritual vision, that everything is resting in the Supreme P..."
05:2305:23, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,751 N Ordinary persons cannot understand how the Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, but a devotee can actually see Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ordinary persons cannot understand how the Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, but a devotee can actually see Him"}}..." current
05:2005:20, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,717 N A devotee can see that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita (isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati (BG 18.61)) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee can see that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtān..." current
05:1605:16, 18 September 2020 diff hist +4,036 N Although Dhruva Maharaja performed many sacrifices in order to be an exemplary king, he was constantly engaged in devotional service. The Lord always protects His surrendered devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Dhruva Mahārāja performed many sacrifices in order to be an exemplary king, he was constantly engaged in devotional..."
05:1105:11, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,728 N Not only did Dhruva Maharaja perform many sacrifices, but he carried on his transcendental occupation of engagement in the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only did Dhruva Maharaja perform many sacrifices, but he carried on his transcendental occupation of engagement in the dev..."
05:0705:07, 18 September 2020 diff hist +3,426 N If anyone wants to engage himself fully in devotional service, the Lord gives him full facilities, and the devotee enjoys the results. The Lord is therefore known as karma-phala-prada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, if anyone wants to engage himself fully in devotional service, the Lord gives him full facilities, and the devotee..."

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