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16:3516:35, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,726 N When they (the ladies in the higher planetary systems) looked down they could see that the body of Prthu was being burned and that his wife, Arci, was entering into the fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When they looked down they could see that the body of Pṛthu Mahārāja was being burned and that his wife, Arci, was enterin..."
16:2516:25, 7 October 2020 diff hist +146 The ladies in the higher planetary systems were capable of seeing both downward and upward No edit summary current
16:1516:15, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,002 N When Prthu Maharaja and his wife, Arci, abandoned their material bodies in the material fire, they immediately developed their spiritual bodies and entered into spiritual airplanes, which could penetrate the material elements and reach the spiritual sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Pṛthu Mahārāja and his wife, Arci, abandoned their material bodies in the material fire, they immediately developed t..."
16:0716:07, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,684 N The word urdhvam indicates that the Vaikuntha planets are beyond or above these material planets, and it was to these Vaikuntha planets that Prthu Maharaja and his wife were going Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word ūrdhvam indicates that the Vaikuṇṭha planets are beyond or above these material planets, and it was to these Vai..."
15:5915:59, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,553 N Beyond Brahmaloka is the spiritual sky, and in that spiritual sky there are innumerable Vaikunthalokas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond Brahmaloka is the spiritual sky, and in that spiritual sky there are innumerable Vaikuṇṭhalokas"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:5015:50, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,168 N Although they were the wives of the denizens of the higher planetary system and Prthu was an inhabitant of an inferior planetary system (the earth), the King, along with his wife, passed beyond the realms of the demigods and went upward to Vaikunthaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they were the wives of the denizens of the higher planetary system and Pṛthu Mahārāja was an inhabitant of an inf..."
15:4515:45, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,923 N Both Prthu Maharaja's airplane and the airplane carrying Queen Arci were passing out of the vision of the ladies of the higher planetary systems. These ladies were simply astonished to see how Prthu Maharaja and his wife achieved such an exalted position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both Pṛthu Mahārāja's airplane and the airplane carrying Queen Arci were passing out of the vision of the ladies of the hi..."
15:4015:40, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,456 N The husband and wife should live in Krsna consciousness and follow in the footsteps of Laksmi-Narayana or Krsna-Rukmini. In this way peace and harmony can be possible within this world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The husband and wife should live in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and follow in the footsteps of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa or Kṛṣ..."
15:3615:36, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,467 N In Vedic civilization the husband and wife were not separated by such man-made laws as divorce. We should understand the necessity for maintaining family life in human society and should thus abolish this artificial law known as divorce Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vedic civilization the husband and wife were not separated by such man-made laws as divorce. We should understand the neces..."
15:3215:32, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,305 N This practice (the wife serves personally the husband) is also followed by the wives of the demigods, and in days past the wives of men also followed this same principle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This practice is also followed by the wives of the demigods, and in days past the wives of men also followed this same princip..."
15:2715:27, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,169 N The goddess of fortune in the Vaikuntha planets also serves Narayana personally, although there are many thousands of devotees prepared to serve the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the goddess of fortune in the Vaikuṇṭha planets also serves Nārāyaṇa personally, although there are many thousands of..."
15:2215:22, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,622 N In the history of this world, when Lord Krsna, the supreme Visnu, was ruling over Dvaraka, Queen Rukmini, who was the chief of all Krsna's queens, used to serve Lord Krsna personally in spite of having many hundreds of maidservants to assist her Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can observe that even in the history of this world, when Lord Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Viṣṇu, was ruling over Dvārakā..."
15:1715:17, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,201 N The words yajnesam srir vadhur iva indicate that Queen Arci served her husband just as the goddess of fortune serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the words yajñeśaṁ śrīr vadhūr iva indicate that Queen Arci served her husband just as the goddess of fortune serves th..."
15:1315:13, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,036 N This practice had to be stopped, but even today there are still some solitary cases where a wife will voluntarily enter the fire and die with her husband. Even after 1940 we personally knew of a chaste wife who died in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this practice had to be stopped, but even today there are still some solitary cases where a wife will voluntarily enter the fi..."
15:0715:07, 7 October 2020 diff hist +2,835 N Even after the British period in India this practice (the saha-gamana) was rigidly observed, but soon it degraded to the point that even when the wife was not strong enough to enter the fire of her dead husband, the relatives would force her to enter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even after the British period in India this practice was rigidly observed, but soon it degraded to the point that even when th..."
14:0114:01, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,706 N The words bhartur vrata-dharma-nisthaya indicate that a woman's duty, or religious principle, is to serve her husband in all conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words bhartur vrata-dharma-niṣṭhayā indicate that a woman's duty, or religious principle, is to serve her husband in..."
13:5213:52, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,413 N Queens also instructed the general people by showing them how to become a chaste wife and follow the husband in every stage of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"queens also instructed the general people by showing them how to become a chaste wife and follow the husband in every stage of..."
13:4713:47, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,121 N Gandhari, the wife of King Dhrtarastra, also followed her husband into the forest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gāndhārī, the wife of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, also followed her husband into the forest"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
13:4013:40, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,610 The goddess of fortune mother Sita followed her husband, Ramacandra, when He went to the forest No edit summary current
13:3813:38, 7 October 2020 diff hist +3,809 N They (queens) certainly never went to the forests and tolerated all the difficulties of living in the wilderness. In Vedic civilization there are hundreds of similar examples of such renunciation on the part of queens and dedication to the husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They certainly never went to the forests and tolerated all the difficulties of living in the wilderness. In Vedic civilization..."

19:0919:09, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,444 N When a living entity abandons the activities of maya and attains the position from which he can execute devotional service, his state is called svarupa-sthah, or complete liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a living entity abandons the activities of māyā and attains the position from which he can execute devotional service,..."
19:0019:00, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,366 N Prthu Maharaja, although a saktyavesa-avatara incarnation, still behaved exactly as a devotee in order to achieve the position of prabhu. Furthermore, svarupa-sthah means "complete liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja, although a śaktyāveśa-avatāra incarnation, still behaved exactly as a devotee in order to achieve the..."
18:5318:53, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,245 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although Krsna Himself, taught us how to approach Krsna as a devotee. It is said, apani acari' bhakti sikhainu sabare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu, although Kṛṣṇa Himself, taught us how to approach Kṛṣṇa as a devotee. It is said, āpani āc..."
18:4718:47, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,683 N Because he (Prthu) appeared on this earth as an ideal king and because it is the duty of the king to instruct the citizens in the execution of devotional service, he followed all the regulative principles of devotional service in order to teach others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he appeared on this earth as an ideal king and because it is the duty of the king to instruct the citizens in the exec..."
18:3918:39, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,283 N Since Prthu Maharaja was a power incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, saktyavesa-avatara, why did he have to execute the regulative principles in order to become a prabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Pṛthu Mahārāja was a power incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, śaktyāveśa-avatāra, why did he hav..."
18:3318:33, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,456 N Prthu Maharaja can also be called Prabhupada, or, as described herein (SB 4.23.18), prabhu. Another question may be raised in this connection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja can also be called Prabhupāda, or, as described herein, prabhu. Another question may be raised in this con..."
18:2418:24, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,494 N In his verses praising the spiritual master, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura writes: "The spiritual master is honored as much as the Supreme Lord because he is the most confidential servitor of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his verses praising the spiritual master, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura writes: "The spiritual master is hono..."
18:0418:04, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,586 N The spiritual master is addressed as "Prabhupada" because he is a completely self-realized soul. The word pada means "position," and Prabhupada indicates that he is given the position of prabhu, or the Supreme Personality, for he acts on behalf of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is addressed as "Prabhupāda" because he is a completely self-realized soul. The word pāda means "positi..."
17:5617:56, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,450 N When one is completely self-realized and acts according to that position, he can be called prabhu. The spiritual master is addressed as "Prabhupada" because he is a completely self-realized soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one is completely self-realized and acts according to that position, he can be called prabhu. The spiritual master is add..."
17:4817:48, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,573 N When one attains that stage he can understand how he is related with the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a servant or friend or as a parent or conjugal lover. This stage of understanding is called svarupa-sthah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one attains that stage he can understand how he is related with the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a servant or friend..."
17:1717:17, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,332 N He (Maharaja Prthu) was no longer controlled by the influence of material energy. When one is strong enough to give up the influence of material energy, he is called prabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was no longer controlled by the influence of material energy. When one is strong enough to give up the influence of materia..."
17:0917:09, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,343 N When Prthu Maharaja became spiritually powerful by the enhancement of his spiritual knowledge (jnana) and renunciation of material desires, he became a prabhu, or master of his senses - sometimes called gosvami or svami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Pṛthu Mahārāja became spiritually powerful by the enhancement of his spiritual knowledge (jñāna) and renunciation o..."
17:0317:03, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,519 N The living entity is wandering throughout the universes in various forms of body and becomes implicated in different situations, partaking of the reactions of fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity is wandering throughout the universes in various forms of body and becomes implicated in different situation..."
16:5116:51, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,586 N Although the individual living entity (jiva) and the Lord are both situated within the material energy, the Lord is directing the movements of the jiva soul by offering him different types of bodies through the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the individual living entity (jīva) and the Lord are both situated within the material energy, the Lord is directing..."
16:4316:43, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,693 N By His (God's) supreme will the living entity, or individual soul, gets the facility to lord it over material nature in various types of bodies, which are known as yantra, or the moving vehicle offered by the total material energy, maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by His supreme will the living entity, or individual soul, gets the facility to lord it over material nature in various types..."
16:3616:36, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,290 N Isvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated within the heart of all conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Īśvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated within the heart of all conditioned souls"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
16:3216:32, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,070 N The jiva, or the individual living entity, becomes entrapped by the material energy by the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jīva, or the individual living entity, becomes entrapped by the material energy by the supreme will of the Supreme Person..."
16:2216:22, 6 October 2020 diff hist +7,375 N As stated in the Vedas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of material energy. Consequently He is sometimes called maya-maya, or the Supreme person, who can create His pastimes through His potency known as the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Vedas, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the source of material energy. Consequently He is sometimes call..."
16:1216:12, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,757 N Just as life in this material world has its beginning in material sound, similarly a spiritual life has its beginning in this spiritual sound vibration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as life in this material world has its beginning in material sound, similarly a spiritual life has its beginning in this..."
16:0716:07, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,764 N One can gloriously become freed from all material contamination by the simple process of 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|"one can gloriously become freed from all material contamination by the simple process of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛ..."
16:0416:04, 6 October 2020 diff hist +5,075 N In this age of Kali it is very difficult to adopt the yogic process mentioned in this verse (SB 4.23.17). Unless one is very expert in such yoga, the best course is to adopt the ways and means of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, sri-krsna-sankirtanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of Kali it is very difficult to adopt the yogic process mentioned in this verse. Unless one is very expert in such..."
15:5415:54, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,946 N As soon as the whole material contamination is washed away by this process of chanting, all desires and reactions to material activities become immediately vanquished, and real life, peaceful existence, begins Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as the whole material contamination is washed away by this process of chanting, all desires and reactions to material..."
14:2914:29, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,811 N We need only take the advice of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and chant the Hare Krsna mantra to cleanse the mind of all material contamination, and this may be considered the summary of this difficult verse - SB 4.23.17 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We need only take the advice of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to cleanse the mind of all mat..."
14:2314:23, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,778 N When the mind is completely washed of all material contamination, the pure consciousness acts. The sound vibration from the spiritual sky can automatically cleanse all material contaminations, as confirmed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the mind is completely washed of all material contamination, the pure consciousness acts. The sound vibration from the sp..."
14:1414:14, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,996 N Since the ultimate cause in the material world is mahat-tattva, everything was wound up and amalgamated with the mahat-tattva. This may be compared to sunya-vada, or voidism, but this is the process for cleansing the real spiritual mind, or consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the ultimate cause in the material world is mahat-tattva, everything was gradually wound up and amalgamated with the mah..."
14:0314:03, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,540 N The merging process involves amalgamating the effect with the original cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The merging process involves amalgamating the effect with the original cause"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}..." current
13:5713:57, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,796 N The mind was attracted by the senses and the senses by the sense objects, and all of them were ultimately amalgamated in the sky. The creation is so arranged that cause and effect follow one after the other Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mind was attracted by the senses and the senses by the sense objects, and all of them were ultimately amalgamated in the s..."
13:4713:47, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,746 N The senses, in turn, were amalgamated with the sense objects. The sense objects are forms, tastes, smells, sounds, etc. Sound is the ultimate source of the sense objects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses, in turn, were amalgamated with the sense objects. The sense objects are forms, tastes, smells, sounds, etc. Sound..."
13:4013:40, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,771 N Sometimes the mind (manah) is also understood to have a controlling deity or demigod. In this way the total mind, namely the material mind controlled by material demigods, was amalgamated with the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the mind (manaḥ) is also understood to have a controlling deity or demigod. In this way the total mind, namely the..."
13:3013:30, 6 October 2020 diff hist +4,795 N Due to agitation by the mode of passion, the mind is created, and due to agitation by the mode of goodness, false egoism, or identification with matter, is created. The mind is protected by a particular type of demigod Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to agitation by the mode of passion, the mind is created, and due to agitation by the mode of goodness, false egoism, or i..."

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