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15:5815:58, 28 October 2020 diff hist +4,222 N That Lord Brahma descended from Satyaloka to see Priyavrata indicates that the matter was very serious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That Lord Brahmā descended from Satyaloka to see Priyavrata indicates that the matter was very serious"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
15:5315:53, 28 October 2020 diff hist +2,649 N As soon as Narada Muni saw the swan, he could understand that his father, Lord Brahma, who is also known as Hiranyagarbha, was arriving. He immediately stood up with Svayambhuva Manu and his son Priyavrata to receive Lord Brahma and offer him respect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as Nārada Muni saw the swan, he could understand that his father, Lord Brahmā, who is also known as Hiraṇyagarbha,..."
15:4215:42, 28 October 2020 diff hist +2,092 N Lord Brahma was accompanied by other demigods, but his specific carrier was the great swan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā was accompanied by other demigods, but his specific carrier was the great swan"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
15:3815:38, 28 October 2020 diff hist +3,491 N On this earth we have not invented any machine that can go directly from one planet to another, although an unsuccessful attempt has been made to go directly to the moon Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On this earth, however, we have not invented any machine that can go directly from one planet to another, although an unsucces..."
15:2915:29, 28 October 2020 diff hist +3,564 N Three great personalities - Priyavrata, Narada and Svayambhuva Manu - were sitting on this hill. According to Brahma-samhita, each universe is filled with different planetary systems, and every system has a unique opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Three great personalities—Priyavrata, Nārada and Svāyambhuva Manu—were sitting on this hill. According to Brahmā-saṁh..."
15:2215:22, 28 October 2020 diff hist +3,491 N There is regular interplanetary travel between the planets of the demigods. Another significant point is that there is a planet covered mostly by great mountains, one of which is Gandhamadana Hill Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is regular interplanetary travel between the planets of the demigods. Another significant point is that there is a plane..."
15:1715:17, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,809 N Lord Brahma's abode. the highest planetary system, is called Satyaloka or sometimes Brahmaloka. Brahmaloka refers to the spiritual world. The abode of Lord Brahma is Satyaloka, but because Lord Brahma resides there, it is also sometimes called Brahmaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā's abode. the highest planetary system, is called Satyaloka or sometimes Brahmaloka. Brahmaloka usually refers to..."
15:1215:12, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,758 N Indra, the King of the demigods, has his own abode, as do Candra, the lord of the moon planet, and Surya, the predominating deity of the sun planet. There are many millions of demigods, and the stars and planets are their respective homes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indra, the King of the demigods, has his own abode, as do Candra, the lord of the moon planet, and Sūrya, the predominating d..."
15:0715:07, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,627 N A significant word in this verse (SB 5.1.7) is sva-bhavanat, indicating that Lord Brahma descended from his own abode. Every demigod has his own abode Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A significant word in this verse is sva-bhavanāt, indicating that Lord Brahmā descended from his own abode. Every demigod ha..."
14:5814:58, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,509 N Lord Brahma did not come alone. He came with other great sages like Marici, Atreya and Vasistha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā did not come alone. He came with other great sages like Marīci, Ātreya and Vasiṣṭha"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
14:5214:52, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,850 N Since there were no suitable kings after the Pracetas, Svayambhuva Manu went to the Gandhamadana Hill to bring back his eldest son, Priyavrata, who was meditating there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since there were no suitable kings after the Pracetās, Svāyambhuva Manu went to the Gandhamādana Hill to bring back his eld..."
14:4714:47, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,543 N Up to the point of the Pracetas, the kings of the universe were all descendants of Uttanapada Maharaja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"up to the point of the Pracetās, the kings of the universe were all descendants of Uttānapāda Mahārāja"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
14:3714:37, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,744 N Because ruling over this universe is a great responsibility, Brahma must force many Manus in different ages to take charge of universal affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because ruling over this universe is a great responsibility, Brahmā must force many Manus in different ages to take charge of..."
14:2114:21, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,420 N Lord Brahma is called bhagavan because he is the secondary creator of this universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā is called bhagavān because he is the secondary creator of this universe"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comp..."
14:1714:17, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,791 N Sometimes great personalities - such as demigods like Lord Brahma, Narada or Lord Siva - are also addressed as bhagavan because they carry out the purpose of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes great personalities—such as demigods like Lord Brahmā, Nārada or Lord Śiva—are also addressed as bhagavān be..."
14:1214:12, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,610 N He (Brahma) is also called bhagavan, although generally bhagavan refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead - Visnu or Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also called bhagavān, although generally bhagavān refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Viṣṇu or Lord Kṛ..."
11:4911:49, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,800 N Prince Priyavrata was perfectly initiated into this practice (always meditating on God) by Sri Narada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prince Priyavrata was perfectly initiated into this practice by Śrī Nārada"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL..."
11:4511:45, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,940 N Just as an ordinary man always engages his mind in material activities, a devotee always engages his mind in spiritual activities. This is called brahma-satra, or meditating upon the Supreme Lord always Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as an ordinary man always engages his mind in material activities, a devotee always engages his mind in spiritual activit..."
11:4011:40, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,623 N Since his entire life is engaged in the service of the Lord, a devotee cannot forget the Lord at any time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since his entire life is engaged in the service of the Lord, a devotee cannot forget the Lord at any time"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
11:2511:25, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,833 N By serving the lotus feet of his spiritual master, prince Priyavrata very soon attained the perfectional stage of Krsna consciousness. This is the only way to advance in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by serving the lotus feet of his spiritual master, prince Priyavrata very soon attained the perfectional stage of Kṛṣṇa..."
11:2111:21, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,793 N Although a devotee may enter family life and act very affectionately toward his wife and children, he is never attached to these activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although a devotee may enter family life and act very affectionately toward his wife and children, he is never attached to the..."
11:1511:15, 28 October 2020 diff hist +6,123 N By rendering devotional service, a devotee acquires all the good qualities of God. Krsna had sixteen thousand wives, all of them very beautiful, and although He dealt with each of them as a beloved husband, He was not attracted or attached to any of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By rendering devotional service, a devotee acquires all the good qualities of the Supreme Lord. Lord Kṛṣṇa had sixteen t..."
11:0811:08, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,897 N Although he (the great devotee of God) has no attraction for his children, he cares for them and educates them to become devotees. Similarly, he speaks to his wife with affectionate words, but he is not attached to her Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although he has no attraction for his children, he cares for them and educates them to become devotees. Similarly, he speaks t..."
11:0311:03, 28 October 2020 diff hist +6,064 N Even though engaged in worldly affairs, he (the great devotee) does not take pleasure in them, but remains always absorbed in the Lord's service. While serving the Lord, he deals externally with worldly affairs without being affected Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though engaged in worldly affairs, he does not take pleasure in them, but remains always absorbed in the Lord's service...."
10:5510:55, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,950 N When Priyavrata's father, Svayambhuva Manu, requested him to accept the responsibility of ruling over the world, he did not welcome the suggestion. This is the symptom of a great, liberated devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Priyavrata's father, Svāyambhuva Manu, requested him to accept the responsibility of ruling over the world, he did not w..."
10:4910:49, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,557 N The Prince decided to engage himself only in rendering service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Prince decided to engage himself only in rendering service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
10:4410:44, 28 October 2020 diff hist +5,929 N Priyavrata knew all the facts about the spirit soul, God, and the relationship between the spirit soul and the Supreme, and he also knew all about this material world and the relationship of the spirit soul and the Supreme Lord within the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Priyavrata knew all the facts about the spirit soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the relationship between the spir..."
10:3910:39, 28 October 2020 diff hist +6,182 N Prince Priyavrata regularly served the lotus feet of Narada, and thus the Prince perfectly understood transcendental subjects in truth (sa-tattvah). The word sa-tattvah means that Priyavrata knew all the facts about the spirit soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"prince Priyavrata regularly served the lotus feet of Nārada, and thus the Prince perfectly understood transcendental subjects..."
10:3210:32, 28 October 2020 diff hist +6,134 N Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has sung, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: "Without serving the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava or spiritual master, no one has ever attained perfect liberation from material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: "Without serving the lotu..."

19:2319:23, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,627 N These apparent contradictions are resolved in the life of a devotee by the grace of the Supreme Lord, and a devotee is never bereft of his position on the path of liberation, which is described in this verse (SB 5.1.5) as sivatamam padavim Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These apparent contradictions are resolved in the life of a devotee by the grace of the Supreme Lord, and therefore a devotee..."
19:1219:12, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,382 N A person who is too attached to materialistic family life - home, family, wife, children and so on - cannot develop Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is too attached to materialistic family life—home, family, wife, children and so on—cannot develop Kṛṣṇ..."
19:0319:03, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,381 N One becomes a devotee when he is completely freed from all reactions to sinful life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one becomes a devotee when he is completely freed from all reactions to sinful life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comple..."
18:2218:22, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,595 N In the lives of exalted devotees, there are many such instances, proving that once one has taken to the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord, he cannot be lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the lives of exalted devotees, there are many such instances, proving that once one has taken to the shelter of the lotus f..."
18:0818:08, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,507 N His (Bilvamangala Thakura's) entire behavior was changed by the words of the very prostitute who had so much attracted him, and he became a great devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his entire behavior was changed by the words of the very prostitute who had so much attracted him, and he became a great devot..."
17:4817:48, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,814 N By the order of the Lord, a perfect devotee sometimes comes to this material world like an ordinary human being. Because of his previous practice, such a perfect devotee naturally becomes attached to devotional service, apparently without cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the order of the Lord, a perfect devotee sometimes comes to this material world like an ordinary human being. Because of hi..."
17:4117:41, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,676 N The word sivatamam is very significant. Sivatamam means "the most auspicious." The devotional path is so auspicious that a devotee cannot be lost under any circumstances. This is described in the Srimad Bhagavad-gita by the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word śivatamām is very significant. Śivatamām means "the most auspicious." The devotional path is so auspicious that a..."
17:3417:34, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,741 N Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, declares in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.31), kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati: once one has taken shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord, he cannot be lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, declares in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.31), kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ..."
17:3017:30, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,927 N Krsna consciousness is perfect and eternal, and it cannot be lost under any circumstances. Because the material world is full of obstructions to advancement in Krsna consciousness, there may appear to be many impediments Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa consciousness is perfect and eternal, and therefore it cannot be lost under any circumstances. Because the materia..."
17:2417:24, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,826 N Following the orders of his superiors (Svayambhuva and Lord Brahma), Priyavrata accepted family life, but this did not mean he lost his position in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following the orders of his superiors (Svāyambhuva and Lord Brahmā), Priyavrata accepted family life, but this did not mean..."
17:1217:12, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,464 N The desire of the Lord is another kind of impediment. But in both cases, the pure devotee, once advanced in Krsna consciousness, cannot be lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the desire of the Lord is another kind of impediment. But in both cases, the pure devotee, once advanced in Kṛṣṇa consci..."
17:0017:00, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,425 N Sometimes the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His devotee desires to impede one's devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, however, the Supreme Personality of Godhead or His devotee desires to impede one's devotional service"}} {{notes|}}..."
16:5516:55, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,768 N Since Krsna consciousness is eternal, it cannot be destroyed altogether, but advancement may be checked for the time being. Thus vaisnava-aparadha is one kind of impediment to devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Kṛṣṇa consciousness is eternal, it cannot be destroyed altogether, but advancement may be checked for the time bei..."
16:4816:48, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,577 N The power of vaisnava-aparadha is so great that even an advanced devotee becomes almost devoid of his spiritual assets if he commits it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the power of vaiṣṇava-aparādha is so great that even an advanced devotee becomes almost devoid of his spiritual assets if..."
16:4316:43, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,818 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu warned His devotees not to commit vaisnava-aparadha, which He described as the mad elephant offense. When a mad elephant enters a beautiful garden, it destroys everything, leaving a barren field Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu warned His devotees not to commit vaiṣṇava-aparādha, which He described as the mad elephant of..."
16:3816:38, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,788 N According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, there are two kinds of impediments to devotional service. The first is an offense at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava. This is called vaisnava-aparadha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, there are two kinds of impediments to devotional service. The first..."
16:3416:34, 27 October 2020 diff hist +8,330 N Sukadeva Gosvami qualified them by saying that a person who has once absorbed his mind in the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead may sometimes be influenced by impediments, but he still does not give up his exalted devotional position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī qualified them by saying that a person who has once absorbed his mind in the glories of the Supreme Person..."
16:2816:28, 27 October 2020 diff hist +8,031 N Sri Sukadeva Gosvami accepted both of the King's propositions 2) that one who has embraced materialistic life cannot take up Krsna consciousness at any stage of his existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that one who has embraced materialistic life cannot take up Kṛṣṇa consciousness at any stage of his existence"}} {{notes..."
16:2316:23, 27 October 2020 diff hist +7,743 N Sri Sukadeva Gosvami accepted both of the King's propositions - 1) that a person who is advanced in Krsna consciousness cannot embrace materialistic life again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī accepted both of the King's propositions—that a person who is advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousnes..."
16:1916:19, 27 October 2020 diff hist +2,632 N How can they (the grhavratas) possibly become perfect in Krsna consciousness? Maharaja Pariksit asked Sukadeva Gosvami to resolve this great doubt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How can they possibly become perfect in Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Mahārāja Parīkṣit asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī to resolve..."
16:1116:11, 27 October 2020 diff hist +2,566 N King Pariksit wondered how a person so attached to wife, children and home could become so perfectly Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit wondered how a person so attached to wife, children and home could become so perfectly Kṛṣṇa conscious"..."

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