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20:1020:10, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,658 N The Lord, being infallible, is not forced by material nature to take birth in this material world. He appears in order to reestablish the perfect order of religious principles and to vanquish the demoniac influence in human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, being infallible, is not forced by material nature to take birth in this material world. He appears in order to rees..."
20:0420:04, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,503 N Another significant word in this verse (SB 4.20.34) is acyuta, which means "infallible." Although the Lord appears in this material world, He is never to be considered one of the conditioned souls, who are all fallible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another significant word in this verse is acyuta, which means "infallible." Although the Lord appears in this material world,..."
19:5919:59, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,818 N Prthu Maharaja was an incarnation of the power of the Lord to spread the bhakti cult, and the Lord blessed him to remain fixed in his position. Thus when the King refused to accept any material benediction, the Lord appreciated that refusal very much Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja was an incarnation of the power of the Lord to spread the bhakti cult, and the Lord blessed him to remain f..."
19:5119:51, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,150 N One must understand the transcendental birth of the Lord and the devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must understand the transcendental birth of the Lord and the devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..." current
19:4719:47, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,390 N In the Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita the Lord (Krsna) informed Arjuna that both He and Arjuna had undergone many, many births previously, but the Lord remembered everything about them whereas Arjuna had forgotten Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Fourth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā the Lord informed Arjuna that both He and Arjuna had undergone many, many births prev..."
19:4219:42, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,335 N Lord Caitanya therefore uses the words mama janmani janmani, which mean "birth after birth," because a devotee is not even interested in stopping the repetition of birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya therefore uses the words mama janmani janmani, which mean"|"birth after birth"|"because a devotee is not even in..." current
19:3719:37, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,410 N When a devotee prays to the Lord, it is not to ask for material benefits but to ask the Lord for His favor; he prays that he may be engaged in the service of the Lord's lotus feet birth after birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee prays to the Lord, it is not to ask for material benefits but to ask the Lord for His favor; he prays that he m..."
19:3219:32, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,183 N Most important in this verse (SB 4.20.34) are the words pratinandyarthavad vacah, which indicate that the Lord appreciated the very meaningful prayers of the King - Prthu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most important in this verse are the words pratinandyārthavad vacaḥ, which indicate that the Lord appreciated the very mean..."
18:5118:51, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,685 N For one who executes the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead there is only good fortune throughout the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For one who executes the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, there is only good fortune throughout the world..."
16:3516:35, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,921 N The Lord (Krsna) says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: "Give up all kinds of material engagement and simply surrender unto Me." (BG 18.66) This is the primary principle of religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: "Give up all kinds of material engagement and simply..."
16:3316:33, 22 October 2020 diff hist −9 In Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.65) the Supreme Lord Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah: "Just think of Me always and become My devotee." No edit summary current
16:3116:31, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,832 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.65) the Supreme Lord Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah: "Just think of Me always and become My devotee." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.65) the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: "Just think of Me always and b..."
16:2716:27, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,850 N The sum and substance of religious life is to execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and one who does so is perfectly religious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sum and substance of religious life is to execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and one who does so is..." current
16:2316:23, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,916 N A pure devotee should always engage in the service of the Lord, for that is his real occupation. Simply by sticking to that position, one can overcome the stringent laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee should always engage in the service of the Lord, for that is his real occupation. Simply by sticking to that po..."
16:1916:19, 22 October 2020 diff hist +3,011 N If one wants to cross over the ocean of material existence, there is no alternative than to take to devotional service. A devotee, therefore, should not care for any material position, whether in heaven or in hell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants to cross over the ocean of material existence, there is no alternative than to take to devotional service. A devo..."
16:1516:15, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,698 N No one can transcend the illusory energy of maya by fruitive activity, speculative philosophy or mystic yoga. The only means for transcending illusory energy is devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can transcend the illusory energy of māyā by fruitive activity, speculative philosophy or mystic yoga. The only means..."
16:1116:11, 22 October 2020 diff hist +2,573 N This (SB 4.20.32) is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, wherein the Lord also claims that the illusory energy is insurmountable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, wherein the Lord also claims that the illusory energy is insurmountable"}} {{notes|..."
16:0216:02, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,427 N He (the pure devotee) should always be engaged favorably in the service of the Lord. That is the highest perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should always be engaged favorably in the service of the Lord. That is the highest perfection of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
15:5915:59, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,628 N Pure devotee should not aspire after any material benefit from devotional service, nor should he be enamored by fruitive activities or philosophical speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"pure devotee should not aspire after any material benefit from devotional service, nor should he be enamored by fruitive activ..."
15:4915:49, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,649 N O Almighty Lord! I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor have I any desire to enjoy beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service in my life, birth after birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Almighty Lord! I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor have I any desire to enjoy beautiful women, nor do I want any numb..."
15:4515:45, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,565 N Prthu Maharaja tells the Lord that, as the supreme father, He may elect to bestow whatever He considers beneficial for Prthu Maharaja. That is the perfect position of the living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja therefore tells the Lord that, as the supreme father, He may elect to bestow whatever He considers benefici..."
15:4115:41, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,700 N Before us there are varieties of living entities, and everyone is entangled in transmigrations and activities. Our duty is simply to surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead and let Him take charge, for He knows what is good for us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before us there are varieties of living entities, and everyone is entangled in transmigrations and activities. Our duty is sim..."
15:3615:36, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,857 The difficulty is that due to forgetfulness the living entities create unnecessary demands and entangle themselves in material activities. The result is that there is no end to material activities, life after life No edit summary current
15:3515:35, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,233 N The Isopanisad states that everything in this material world is complete (Isopanisad, Invocation) - purnam idam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Īśopaniṣad states that everything in this material world is complete"|"pūrṇam idam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..."
15:3115:31, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,555 N The father knows the necessities of the son and supplies them, and the Supreme Lord knows the necessities of the living entities and supplies them sumptuously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The father knows the necessities of the son and supplies them, and the Supreme Lord knows the necessities of the living entiti..."
15:2415:24, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,361 N A pure devotee of God does not ask anything for spiritual benefit. The pure devotee is fully surrendered unto the lotus feet of the Lord, and the Lord takes charge of him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor does he ask anything for spiritual benefit. The pure devotee is fully surrendered unto the lotus feet of the Lord, and the..."
15:1715:17, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,689 N It is the duty of the son to depend upon his father without asking anything from him. The good son has faith that the father knows best how to benefit him. Similarly, a pure devotee does not ask anything from the Lord for material benefit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of the son to depend upon his father without asking anything from him. The good son has faith that the father k..."
15:0015:00, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,620 N The Lord sometimes offers benedictions to the neophyte devotees who have not yet understood that material facilities will not make them happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord sometimes offers benedictions to the neophyte devotees who have not yet understood that material facilities will not..."
14:5414:54, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,966 N Prthu frankly tells the Lord that the Lord's offerings of benedictions in the form of material facilities are certainly causes for bewilderment. A pure devotee is not at all interested in bhukti or mukti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He therefore frankly tells the Lord that the Lord's offerings of benedictions in the form of material facilities are certainly..."
14:5014:50, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,524 N Prthu Maharaja says that the allurement of material benedictions is another trap to entangle one in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja therefore says that the allurement of material benedictions is another trap to entangle one in this materia..."
14:4114:41, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,421 N The sufferings of the threefold miseries of material nature are the same for all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sufferings of the threefold miseries of material nature are the same for all"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|..."
14:3814:38, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,817 N Those who are engaged in karma-kanda and jnana-kanda are doomed in the sense that everyone is doomed who is entrapped by this material body, whether it is a body of a demigod, a king, a lower animal or whatever Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are engaged in karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa are doomed in the sense that everyone is doomed who is entrap..."
14:3514:35, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,818 N In the Vedas there are three categories of activities, known as karma-kanda (fruitive activities), jnana-kanda (philosophical research) and upasana-kanda (worship of different demigods for receiving material benefits) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas there are three categories of activities, known as karma-kāṇḍa"|"jñāna-kāṇḍa"|"philosophical research..."
14:1814:18, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,204 N Prthu Maharaja concluded that he would simply hear of the glories of the Lord constantly and thus engage his mind upon the lotus feet of the Lord. That is the highest perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja therefore concluded that he would simply hear of the glories of the Lord constantly and thus engage his min..."
14:1314:13, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,451 N Prthu Maharaja concluded that liberated persons taking to the devotional path have acquired the ultimate goal of life. If liberation were the end in itself, there would be no question of a liberated person's taking to devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja therefore concluded that liberated persons taking to the devotional path have acquired the ultimate goal of..."
14:0814:08, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,157 N After self-realization, the material wisdom of the jnani leads him to the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord. Then he is satisfied only in contemplating the lotus feet of the Lord constantly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet this is not actually the platform of satisfaction. After self-realization, the material wisdom of the jñānī leads him t..."
14:0214:02, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,328 N False egoism carries one from one species of life into another perpetually, and there is no rest in any species of life. The jnani understands this fact and therefore ceases to work and takes to karma-sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"false egoism carries one from one species of life into another perpetually, and there is no rest in any species of life. The j..."
13:5813:58, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,291 N As long as one is affected by the modes of material nature, especially by rajas and tamas, he will be very greedy and lusty and will therefore engage in hard tasks, laboring all day and night Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is affected by the modes of material nature, especially by rajas and tamas, he will be very greedy and lusty an..."
13:5513:55, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,179 N It is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam that those who are atmarama, self-satisfied, are freed from all contaminations of the material modes of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that those who are ātmārāma, self-satisfied, are freed from all contaminations of..."
13:4713:47, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,472 N After self-realization, the jnanis who are actually mature in their knowledge must surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord, as stated in BG (bahunam janmanam ante (BG 7.19)). Self-realization is not complete unless one comes to the devotional platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After self-realization, the jñānīs who are actually mature in their knowledge must surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lor..."
11:2811:28, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,461 N The karmis are generally engaged in fruitive activities for material bodily comforts. The jnanis, however, are disgusted with searching after material comforts. They understand that they have nothing to do with this material world, being spirit souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The karmīs are generally engaged in fruitive activities for material bodily comforts. The jñānīs, however, are disgusted w..."
11:1711:17, 22 October 2020 diff hist +4,886 N Prthu Maharaja was confident that even if the goddess of fortune became angry with him there would be no harm, neither to the Lord nor to himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja was confident that even if the goddess of fortune became angry with him there would be no harm, neither to..."
11:1311:13, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,026 N Being self-sufficient, the Lord begot Brahma from His own navel Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being self-sufficient, the Lord begot Brahmā from His own navel"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
11:1111:11, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,389 N Generally if a son is to be begotten, the husband impregnates the wife, and in due course of time the son is born. But in the case of Lord Brahma's birth, Garbhodakasayi Visnu did not impregnate Laksmiji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally if a son is to be begotten, the husband impregnates the wife, and in due course of time the son is born. But in the..."
11:0311:03, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,551 N When Garbhodakasayi Visnu begot Lord Brahma from His navel, He did not take any help from Laksmi, who was just sitting by Him and massaging His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu begot Lord Brahmā from His navel, He did not take any help from Lakṣmī, who was just sitt..."
10:3910:39, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,820 N Prthu Maharaja indicated that even though she might go away out of anger, there would be no harm for Lord Visnu, because He is self-sufficient and can do anything and everything without the help of Laksmiji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja indicated that even though she might go away out of anger, there would be no harm for Lord Viṣṇu, becau..."
10:3310:33, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,103 N The goddess of fortune is called cancala ("restless") because she is very restless and is always coming and going Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The goddess of fortune is called cañcalā"|"because she is very restless and is always coming and going"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
10:0710:07, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,608 N When the Lord is satisfied, the performer of sacrifices is elevated to the platform of devotional service. Prthu Maharaja therefore expected that his insignificant service to the Lord would be accepted by Him as being greater than that of Laksmiji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord is satisfied, the performer of sacrifices is elevated to the platform of devotional service. Pṛthu Mahārāja..."
10:0010:00, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,447 N The Lord is so kind that He accepts a little insignificant service, and therefore it is stated in the Visnu Purana that by following the principles of varnasrama-dharma one can satisfy the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is so kind that He accepts a little insignificant service, and therefore it is stated in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that..."
09:5109:51, 22 October 2020 diff hist +5,784 N Prthu was engaged in performing the ordinary Vedic rituals and sacrifices according to karma-kanda, or fruitive activities, but the Lord, being so kind and magnanimous, was ready to award Prthu Maharaja the highest perfectional stage of life, namely ds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja was engaged in performing the ordinary Vedic rituals and sacrifices according to karma-kāṇḍa, or fruit..."

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