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01:4601:46, 3 November 2020 diff hist +3,971 N Jada Bharata is herein (SB 5.10.19) accepted as the direct representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he was imparting knowledge on behalf of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jaḍa Bharata is herein accepted as the direct representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he was imparting..."
01:4301:43, 3 November 2020 diff hist +3,863 N An exalted personality like Jada Bharata is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he fully represents the Lord by giving knowledge to others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An exalted personality like Jaḍa Bharata is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead because he fully represents the Lo..."
01:4001:40, 3 November 2020 diff hist +3,673 N As confirmed by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura in his stanzas to the spiritual master: saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastraih Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura in his stanzas to the spiritual master: sākṣād-dharitvena sama..."
01:4001:40, 3 November 2020 diff hist +181 Category:Jada Bharata No edit summary current
01:3701:37, 3 November 2020 diff hist +4,071 N Although Jada Bharata was an ordinary living entity, he had inherited all the knowledge given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kapiladeva. He could therefore be taken directly as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Jaḍa Bharata was an ordinary living entity, he had inherited all the knowledge given by the Supreme Personality of..."
01:3401:34, 3 November 2020 diff hist +3,931 N Jada Bharata was a perfect yogi. He was formerly the emperor Bharata Maharaja, and he was now the most exalted personality among learned sages and the master of all mystic powers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jaḍa Bharata was a perfect yogī. He was formerly the emperor Bharata Mahārāja, and he was now the most exalted personalit..." current
01:3201:32, 3 November 2020 diff hist +3,932 N As Krsna confirms in Bhagavad-gita (BG 6.47): "Of all yogis, he who abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Kṛṣṇa confirms in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Of all yogīs, he who abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcenden..."
01:2501:25, 3 November 2020 diff hist +4,072 N Our Krsna consciousness movement has adopted the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra for the general masses. When people gradually become purified, they are instructed in the lessons of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement has therefore adopted the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra for the general..."
01:2101:21, 3 November 2020 diff hist +4,266 N Krsna especially selected Arjuna for instruction in spiritual knowledge because Arjuna happened to be a great devotee and confidential friend. Similarly, great personalities also speak to the advanced, not to sudras, vaisyas, women or unintelligent men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa especially selected Arjuna for instruction in spiritual knowledge because Arjuna happened to be a great devotee an..."
01:1801:18, 3 November 2020 diff hist +4,177 N The listener must also be advanced to understand the words of such exalted, spiritually advanced people as Jada Bharata. Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna, not to others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The listener must also be advanced to understand the words of such exalted, spiritually advanced people as Jaḍa Bharata. Bha..."

17:3117:31, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,909 N Maharaja Rahugana immediately descended from his palanquin and fell flat before the lotus feet of the brahmana Jada Bharata just to be excused Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa immediately descended from his palanquin and fell flat before the lotus feet of the brāhmaṇa Jaḍa..."
17:2817:28, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,751 N Offending a brahmana is very dangerous, and this was known to Maharaja Rahugana. He therefore frankly admitted his fault Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Offending a brāhmaṇa is very dangerous, and this was known to Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa. He therefore frankly admitted his fau..."
17:2617:26, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,873 When a mad elephant enters a garden, it spoils all the fruits and flowers. Similarly, if one offends a Vaisnava, he spoils all his spiritual assets No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,103 N When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was instructing Rupa Gosvami at the Dasasvamedha-ghata in Prayaga, He pointed out very clearly the seriousness of offending a Vaisnava. He compared the vaisnava-aparadha to hati mata, a mad elephant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was instructing Rūpa Gosvāmī at the Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa in Prayāga, He pointed out ve..."
17:1617:16, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,107 N The word suklah refers to a person in the mode of goodness. If one wants to receive spiritual knowledge, he must approach a bona fide brahmana-guru, either in the disciplic succession or in a family of learned brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word śuklaḥ refers to a person in the mode of goodness. If one wants to receive spiritual knowledge, he must approach a..."
17:1417:14, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,094 There are two types of families - one according to dynasty and the other according to disciplic succession. In either way, one can be enlightened No edit summary current
17:1117:11, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,395 N Rahugana was accepting Jada Bharata as a guru, but a guru must prove his position not only by wearing a sacred thread but by advancing knowledge in spiritual life. It is also significant that Rahugana asked Jada Bharata which family he belonged to Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rahūgaṇa was accepting Jaḍa Bharata as a guru, but a guru must prove his position not only by wearing a sacred thread but..."
17:0817:08, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,325 N Maharaja Rahugana was very anxious to receive further enlightenment in Vedic knowledge because he could understand that Jada Bharata belonged to a brahmana family either by disciplic succession or by birth in a brahmana dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa was very anxious to receive further enlightenment in Vedic knowledge because he could understand that J..."
17:0117:01, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,787 N One can say that the former kingly government was like heaven and that the present government is like hell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one can say that the former kingly government was like heaven and that the present government is like hell"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
16:5916:59, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,132 N High government officials are ignorant of the values of life, and when saintly persons endeavor to broadcast the Vedic knowledge, the so-called executives do not offer their respectful obeisances but try to obstruct the spiritual propaganda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"high government officials are ignorant of the values of life, and when saintly persons endeavor to broadcast the Vedic knowled..."
16:5616:56, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,174 N Maharaja Rahugana immediately descended from his palanquin and fell down at the lotus feet of Jada Bharata in order to be excused and to hear from him further about the values of life known as brahma jijnasa - inquiry into the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"immediately descended from his palanquin and fell down at the lotus feet of Jaḍa Bharata in order to be excused and to hear..."
16:4816:48, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,871 N Maharaja Rahugana attained this perfection of understanding the value of human life; therefore he regretted his insulting words to Jada Bharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa attained this perfection of understanding the value of human life; therefore he regretted his insulting..." current
16:4016:40, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,838 N We must know how to conquer the repetition of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We must know how to conquer the repetition of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-..." current
16:3916:39, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,243 N Maharaja Dasaratha asked the sage (Visvamitra) whether everything was going on well in his endeavor to conquer the repetition of birth and death. The whole process of Vedic civilization is based on this point Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He asked the sage whether everything was going on well in his endeavor to conquer the repetition of birth and death. The whole..."
16:3316:33, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,065 N When the saintly person Visvamitra came to the court of Maharaja Dasaratha, the King, in order to receive the saintly person, asked him, aihistam yat tat punar janma jayaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the saintly person Viśvāmitra came to the court of Mahārāja Daśaratha, the King, in order to receive the saintly per..." current
16:2916:29, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,676 N The saintly kings knew how to deliver the citizens from the entanglement of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"knew how to deliver the citizens from the entanglement of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {..."
16:2716:27, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,418 N Through the disciplic succession the royal order was on the same platform as great saintly persons (raja-rsis). Formerly they could understand the philosophy of life and knew how to train the citizens to come to the same standard Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through the disciplic succession the royal order was on the same platform as great saintly persons"|"rāja-ṛṣis"|"Formerly..."
16:2416:24, 2 November 2020 diff hist +5,361 N In BG 4.2 Krsna says: This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, & the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa says"|"This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly king..."
16:1116:11, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,564 N He (the exalted devotee) continues performing his duty in devotional service. Such a person is guaranteed promotion back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he continues performing his duty in devotional service. Such a person is guaranteed promotion back home, back to Godhead"}} {{..." current
16:0816:08, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,789 N When suffering reversed conditions, the devotee always considers that the reverse conditions are the Lord's concessions. He is never angry with his master; he is always satisfied with the position his master offers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When suffering reversed conditions, the devotee always considers that the reverse conditions are the Lord's concessions. He is..."
16:0416:04, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,838 N He always remains a humble servant of the Lord. In all reverse conditions, he agrees to suffer the results of his past life. He never accuses the Lord of putting him into a distressed condition. These are the signs of an exalted devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He always remains a humble servant of the Lord. In all reverse conditions, he agrees to suffer the results of his past life. H..."
16:0016:00, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,244 N An exalted devotee of the Lord never thinks that he is a paramahamsa or a liberated person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An exalted devotee of the Lord never thinks that he is a paramahaṁsa or a liberated person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
15:5415:54, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,947 N He is obsessed with the idea that by stealing he will be happy. This is a sign of madness. Despite repeated punishment, the thief cannot give up his stealing habit; therefore the punishment is useless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is obsessed with the idea that by stealing he will be happy. This is a sign of madness. Despite repeated punishment, the th..." current
15:5215:52, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,004 N A thief who knows that stealing is not good and who knows that it is followed with punishment by a king or by God, who has seen that thieves are arrested and punished by the police, nonetheless steals again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a thief who knows that stealing is not good and who knows that it is followed with punishment by a king or by God, who has see..."
15:4715:47, 2 November 2020 diff hist +2,746 N Everyone in this material world is working like a madman under certain impressions falsely acquired in the material condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone in this material world is working like a madman under certain impressions falsely acquired in the material condition"..."
15:4315:43, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,377 N Under the spell of material nature, we are becoming servants and masters, but if we agree to be controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His eternal servants, this temporary condition ceases to exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the spell of material nature, we are becoming servants and masters, but if we agree to be controlled by the Supreme Pers..."
15:4115:41, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,900 N At the present moment, the real master is material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, the real master is material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-0..."
15:3715:37, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,468 N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura states that all men and women are floating like straws on the waves of material nature. If they come to the understanding that they are the eternal servants of Krsna, they will put an end to this floating condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura states that all men and women are floating like straws on the waves of material nature. If the..."
15:3415:34, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,432 N We are gathered together like straws floating in the waves of an ocean, straws that are inevitably separated by the laws of the waves. In this material world, everyone is floating on the waves of the ocean of nescience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are gathered together like straws floating in the waves of an ocean, straws that are inevitably separated by the laws of th..."
15:3115:31, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,444 N Aham mameti (SB 5.5.8): "I am this body, and in this bodily relationship he is my master, he is my servant, she is my wife, and he is my son." All these conceptions are temporary due to the inevitable change of body and the arrangement of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ahaṁ mameti"|"One thinks"|"I am this body, and in this bodily relationship he is my master, he is my servant, she is my wife..."
15:2215:22, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,434 N Forgetfulness of our relationship with the Supreme Lord brings about our suffering in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Forgetfulness of our relationship with the Supreme Lord brings about our suffering in the material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
15:2015:20, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,427 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the ultimate master. As explained in Caitanya-caritamrta, ekale isvara krsna, ara saba bhrtya: (CC Adi 5.142) the only master is Krsna, and everyone else is His servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is the ultimate master. As explained in Caitanya-caritāmṛta, ekale īśvar..." current
15:1315:13, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,602 N One should not be misled by such temporary bodily conceptions. Actually no one is master within the material world, for everyone is under the control of material nature, which is under the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be misled by such temporary bodily conceptions. Actually no one is master within the material world, for everyo..."
15:0615:06, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,696 N Without self-realization and knowledge, conditional life continues, and one falsely claims himself a king, a servant, a cat or a dog. These are simply different transformations brought about by the supreme arrangement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without self-realization and knowledge, conditional life continues, and one falsely claims himself a king, a servant, a cat or..."
14:5914:59, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,841 N In this life one may be a king, and in the next life one may be a dog, according to karma. The spirit soul is in a deep slumber caused by the force of material nature. He is put in one type of condition and again changed into another type Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this life one may be a king, and in the next life one may be a dog, according to karma. The spirit soul is in a deep slumbe..."
14:4514:45, 2 November 2020 diff hist +3,774 N The bodily conception is the basic principle of suffering in material existence. In Kali-yuga especially, people are so uneducated that they cannot even understand that the body is changing at every moment and that the ultimate change is called death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bodily conception is the basic principle of suffering in material existence. In Kali-yuga especially, people are so uneduc..."
14:2114:21, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,273 N Srila Madhvacarya says that those who are too materially affected continue the bodily conception. Such persons are concerned with different bodily symptoms, whereas one freed from bodily conceptions lives without the body even in the material condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Madhvācārya says that those who are too materially affected continue the bodily conception. Such persons are concern..."
14:1914:19, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,292 N When one is not affected by the bodily conceptions, one can advance to the Lord's devotional service. The more we advance our freedom from the bodily conception, the more we are fixed in devotional service, and the more we are happy and peaceful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is not affected by the bodily conceptions, one can advance to the Lord's devotional service"|"The more we advance our..."
14:1514:15, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,310 N It is not possible for everyone to become immediately self-realized like Jada Bharata. However, as stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.18): By spreading the Bhagavata principles, we can raise human society to the platform of perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible for everyone to become immediately self-realized like Jaḍa Bharata. However, as stated in Śrīmad-Bhāga..."
14:1114:11, 2 November 2020 diff hist +4,283 N At the present moment all human society is laboring under the bodily conception; therefore in the sastras people in this age are referred to as dvipada-pasu, two-legged animals. No one can be happy in a civilization conducted by such animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment all human society is laboring under the bodily conception; therefore in the śāstras people in this age..."

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