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06:4906:49, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,661 N In this verse the word (SB 5.9.15) sva-vidhina (according to their own ritualistic principles) is very significant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word sva-vidhinā"|"according to their own ritualistic principles"|"is very significant"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
06:4006:40, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,492 N Bhaktivinoda Thakura describes surrender unto the Lord in this way: "My Lord, I am now surrendered unto You. I am Your eternal servant, and if You like You can kill me, or, if You like, You can protect me. In any case, I am fully surrendered unto You" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes surrender unto the Supreme Lord in this way"|"My Lord, I am now surrendered unto You..."
06:3506:35, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,638 N As we have learned from the previous verses, he (Jada Bharata) was very strong and could have very easily avoided being bound with ropes, but he did not do anything. He simply depended on the Supreme Personality of Godhead for his protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have learned from the previous verses, he was very strong and could have very easily avoided being bound with ropes, but..." current
06:3206:32, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,371 N Being completely surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he remained in that condition and did not protest being brought before the deity (Goddess Bhadra Kali) for slaughter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"being completely surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he remained in that condition and did not protest being..."
06:2806:28, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,235 N In the body of a brahmana, Bharata Maharaja appeared deaf and dumb, yet he was the most intelligent man in the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the body of a brāhmaṇa, Bharata Mahārāja appeared deaf and dumb, yet he was the most intelligent man in the world"}} {..."
06:2506:25, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,422 N Their (sudras' and dacoits') business is to plunder the wealthy, and to become successful they offer an animalistic man before the goddess Kali. It should be noted that they never sacrifice an intelligent man before the goddess Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their business is to plunder the wealthy, and to become successful they offer an animalistic man before the goddess Kālī. It..."
06:2106:21, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,291 N In some parts of India, animalistic men are still sacrificed before the goddess Kali. However, such a sacrifice is only performed by sudras and dacoits Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In some parts of India, animalistic men are still sacrificed before the goddess Kālī. However, such a sacrifice is only perf..." current
06:1206:12, 2 November 2020 diff hist +1,919 N Low-class men such as sudras worship demigods like goddess Kali, or Bhadra Kali, for the fulfillment of material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Low-class men such as śūdras worship demigods like goddess Kālī, or Bhadra Kālī, for the fulfillment of material desires..."
06:0606:06, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,426 N As stated in Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Antya 4.176): "In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations. Therefore, saying, 'This is good and this is bad,' is all a mistake" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations. Therefore, saying, 'This is good and this is b..."
06:0106:01, 2 November 2020 diff hist −6 The platform of paramahamsa is described in Bhagavad-gita (2.15): sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram so 'mrtatvaya kalpate No edit summary current
06:0106:01, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,974 N The platform of paramahamsa is described in Bhagavad-gita (2.15): sama-duhkha-sukham dhiram so 'mrtatvaya kalpate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The platform of paramahaṁsa is described in Bhagavad-gītā (2.15): sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so 'mṛtatvāya kalpat..."

17:2817:28, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,918 N Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has sung: deha-smrti nahi yara, samsara-bandhana kahan tara. One who has no desire to maintain the body or who is not anxious to keep the body in order and who is satisfied in any condition must be either mad or liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung: deha-smṛti nāhi yāra, saṁsāra-bandhana kāhāṅ tāra. One who has no des..."
17:2017:20, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,593 N When one has attained the perfection of devotional service, it is not very important to follow the Vedic principles. Lord Krsna advised Arjuna to ascend to the platform of nistraigunya, the transcendental position above the Vedic principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But when one has attained the perfection of devotional service, it is not very important to follow the Vedic principles. Lord..."
17:1817:18, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,599 N When one is fully interested in the service of the Lord, he does not need to follow all the regulative principles enunciated in the Vedas. Of course, for an ordinary man, the Vedic principles are imperative. No one can avoid them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is fully interested in the service of the Lord, he does not need to follow all the regulative principles enunciated i..."
17:1517:15, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,442 N The brahmana father of Jada Bharata wanted to teach his son the process of brahmacarya, but he was unsuccessful due to his son's unwillingness to undergo the process of Vedic advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇa father of Jaḍa Bharata wanted to teach his son the process of brahmacarya, but he was unsuccessful due to hi..."
17:1317:13, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,145 N One may forget that he has to die, but death never forgets. Death comes always at the right time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may forget that he has to die, but death never forgets. Death comes always at the right time"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
17:0917:09, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,699 N The duty of human life is to solve all the problems of life, but instead people remain attached to family affairs and duties. Although they forget death, death will not forget them. Suddenly they will be kicked off the platform of a peaceful family life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duty of human life is to solve all the problems of life, but instead people remain attached to family affairs and duties...."
17:0217:02, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,514 N Those too attached to family life, who forget that death comes in the future to take them away, become attached and unable to finish their duty as human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those too attached to family life, who forget that death comes in the future to take them away, become attached and unable to..."
16:5316:53, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,521 N Since he (Jada Bharata) had executed the regulative principles continuously for three lives, he was not interested in continuing to execute them, although his brahmana father wanted him to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since he had executed the regulative principles continuously for three lives, he was not interested in continuing to execute t..." current
16:5016:50, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,219 N As Jada Bharata, Bharata Maharaja was always engaged in devotional service within his mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Jaḍa Bharata, Bharata Mahārāja was always engaged in devotional service within his mind"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
16:4816:48, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,769 N Haridasa Thakura was born in a Mohammedan family. From the very beginning of his life he was never trained in the karma-kanda system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Haridāsa Ṭhākura was born in a Mohammedan family. From the very beginning of his life he was never trained in the karma-k..."
16:4616:46, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,764 N He (Srila Madhavendra Puri) expressed the desire to sit somewhere beneath a tree and continue chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Consequently he did not execute all the regulative principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He expressed the desire to sit somewhere beneath a tree and continue chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Consequently..." current
16:4316:43, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,783 N Srila Madhavendra Puri said, "O regulative principles of karma-kanda, please excuse me. I cannot follow all these regulative principles, for I am fully engaged in devotional service" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Mādhavendra Purī said, "O regulative principles of karma-kāṇḍa, please excuse me. I cannot follow all these reg..."
16:3916:39, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,694 N Karma-kanda activities are required as long as one has not developed Krsna consciousness. If one is developed in Krsna consciousness, there is no need to execute the prior regulative principles of karma-kanda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These karma-kāṇḍa activities are required as long as one has not developed Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If one is developed..." current
16:3716:37, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,679 N It is stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.8): "Duties (dharma) executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Supreme Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"Duties"|"dharma"|"executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless l..."
16:3316:33, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,597 N As confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam: svanusthitasya dharmasya samsiddhir hari-tosanam (SB 1.2.13). One has to satisfy Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the perfection of the regulative principles of fruitive activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam"|"One has to satisfy Hari, th..." current
16:3116:31, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,741 N In the body of a brahmana, Maharaja Bharata was completely absorbed in devotional service within; therefore it was not at all necessary for him to execute the regulative principles of fruitive activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the body of a brāhmaṇa, Mahārāja Bharata was completely absorbed in devotional service within; therefore it was not at..."
16:2816:28, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,423 N He (Jada Bharata) knew perfectly well of the results of fruitive activity and the results of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He knew perfectly well of the results of fruitive activity and the results of devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..." current
16:2616:26, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,798 N Jada Bharata was Bharata Maharaja in the body of a brahmana, and he outwardly conducted himself as if he were dull, deaf, dumb and blind. Actually he was quite alert within Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jaḍa Bharata was Bharata Mahārāja in the body of a brāhmaṇa, and he outwardly conducted himself as if he were dull, dea..."
16:1216:12, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,138 N As advised in Bhagavad-gita: man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65). This is the only process by which one can be saved from the danger of repeated birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As advised in Bhagavad-gītā: man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru (BG 18.65). This is the only process by..."
16:1016:10, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,355 N When Maharaja Bharata took birth as a brahmana, he was not very interested in the duties of a brahmana, but within he remained a pure Vaisnava, always thinking of the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Mahārāja Bharata took birth as a brāhmaṇa, he was not very interested in the duties of a brāhmaṇa, but within he..."
16:0716:07, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,211 N To remain immune from the material qualities, one must engage himself in devotional service - sravanam kirtanam visnoh (SB 7.5.23). That is the perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To remain immune from the material qualities, one must engage himself in devotional service—śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣ..."
16:0416:04, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,143 N BG 14.26: "One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes of materi..."
16:0016:00, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,178 N To get out of this karma-bandha, one must engage himself in devotional service. Then one will not be affected by the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To get out of this karma-bandha, one must engage himself in devotional service. Then one will not be affected by the modes of..."
15:5915:59, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,305 N Karmana daiva-netrena: (SB 3.31.1) we work under the influence of material nature contaminated by the three modes, and thus we get a certain type of body according to superior order. This is called karma-bandha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa"|"we work under the influence of material nature contaminated by the three modes, and thus we get a..."
15:5715:57, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,022 N We get different types of bodies among 8,400,000 species according to our karma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We get different types of bodies among 8,400,000 species according to our karma"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|A..."
15:5515:55, 1 November 2020 diff hist +4,134 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita, karanam guna-sango 'sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu: "This is due to his association with that material nature. Thus he meets with good and evil among various species" - BG 13.22 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo 'sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu"|"This is due to his association with tha..."
15:5315:53, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,906 N Every living entity is bound by different activities due to association with the modes of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is bound by different activities due to association with the modes of nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
15:4115:41, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,639 N Being repentant, he (Bharata Maharaja) remained in a solitary forest and always thought of Krsna. Then he was given the chance to take birth in a very good brahmana family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being repentant, he remained in a solitary forest and always thought of Kṛṣṇa. Then he was given the chance to take birt..."
15:3615:36, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,401 N Due to his (Bharata Maharaja's) strong position as a devotee, he was gifted with the remembrance of his past life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"due to his strong position as a devotee, he was gifted with the remembrance of his past life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
15:3415:34, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,979 N Bharata Maharaja was the firstborn son of Maharaja Rsabha in a rich ksatriya family, but due to his willful negligence of his spiritual duties and his excessive attachment to an insignificant deer, he was obliged to take birth as the son of a deer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bharata Mahārāja was the firstborn son of Mahārāja Ṛṣabha in a rich kṣatriya family, but due to his willful negligen..."
15:3115:31, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,638 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said that a devotee who does not fulfill his devotional duties in one life is given the chance to be born in a fully qualified brahmana family or a rich ksatriya or vaisya family. Sucinam srimatam gehe - BG 6.41 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that a devotee who does not fulfill his devotional duties in one life is given the chance to be..."
15:2815:28, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,165 N Bharata Maharaja was a great devotee, but he did not attain success in one life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bharata Mahārāja was a great devotee, but he did not attain success in one life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete..."
15:1715:17, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,218 N By reciting this mantra (dhyeyah sada savitr-mandala-madhya-varti narayanah sarasijasana-sannivistah), every living entity should take shelter of Narayana just as the sun rises Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By reciting this mantra, every living entity should take shelter of Nārāyaṇa just as the sun rises"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
15:1215:12, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,610 N In the Rg Veda, the predominating Deity of the sun is worshiped by, this mantra: dhyeyah sada savitr-mandala-madhya-varti narayanah sarasijasana-sannivistah. Narayana sits on His lotus flower within the sun Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Ṛg Veda, the predominating Deity of the sun is worshiped by, this mantra: dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛ-maṇḍala-madhya..."
15:1015:10, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,632 N As the Supersoul, the Lord enters the hearts of all living entities. As stated in Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38), andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham: "He enters the universe and the atom as well." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Supersoul, the Lord enters the hearts of all living entities. As stated in Brahma-saṁhitā"|"BS 5.38"|"aṇḍāntara..."
15:0715:07, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,644 N The Lord enters the hearts of all living entities as the Supersoul and He gives them intelligence and fulfills their material desires. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivistah. "I am sitting in everyone's heart" - BG 15.15 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord enters the hearts of all living entities as the Supersoul, and He gives them intelligence and fulfills their material..."
15:0315:03, 1 November 2020 diff hist +3,539 The predominating Deity of the sun is another expansion of Narayana, who is illuminating the entire universe No edit summary current
14:5914:59, 1 November 2020 diff hist +2,855 N He (Hiranmaya) is also worshiped by other hymns mentioned in the Rg Veda, for instance: dhyeyah sada savitr-mandala-madhya-varti. Within the sun, Lord Narayana is situated, and He has a golden hue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also worshiped by other hymns mentioned in the Ṛg Veda, for instance: dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛ-maṇḍala-madhya-vart..."
14:5714:57, 1 November 2020 diff hist +2,314 N The predominating Deity within the sun is Hiranmaya. Lord Narayana. He is worshiped by the Gayatri mantra: om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The predominating Deity within the sun is Hiraṇmaya. Lord Nārāyaṇa. He is worshiped by the Gāyatrī mantra: oṁ bhūr..."

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