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21:1521:15, 6 November 2020 diff hist +4,120 The Supreme Lord does not want any living being to act sinfully, and He begs him through his good conscience to refrain from sin No edit summary current
21:1321:13, 6 November 2020 diff hist +4,423 N Materialistic persons want to commit all kinds of sinful activities, but without the sanction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, no one can do anything. Why does the Supreme Personality of Godhead permit sinful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"materialistic persons want to commit all kinds of sinful activities, but without the sanction of the Supreme Personality of Go..."
21:0921:09, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,970 N Sukadeva Gosvami says, "How wonderful are these pastimes of material happiness transacted by the will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī says, "How wonderful are these pastimes of material happiness transacted by the will of the Supreme Person..."
21:0721:07, 6 November 2020 diff hist +4,119 N One whose son dies tries to enjoy the possessions of his son. Sometimes the father of a dead son even enjoys his son's widow. Materialistic persons behave in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one whose son dies tries to enjoy the possessions of his son. Sometimes the father of a dead son even enjoys his son's widow...."
21:0521:05, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,915 N After his father's death, a son tries to inherit his money and use it for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After his father's death, a son tries to inherit his money and use it for sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..."
21:0321:03, 6 November 2020 diff hist +4,322 N Material happiness means to have good facilities for eating, sleeping, sexual intercourse and defense. Within this world, the materialistic person lives only for these four principles of sense gratification, not caring for the impending danger of death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material happiness means to have good facilities for eating, sleeping, sexual intercourse and defense. Within this world, the..."
20:5420:54, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,829 N Prahlada Maharaja points out, maya-sukhaya bharam udvahato vimudhan: (SB 7.9.43) merely for temporary materialistic happiness, these rascals are making huge arrangements, and thus they are baffled life after life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja points out, māyā-sukhāya bharam udvahato vimūḍhān: (SB 7.9.43) merely for temporary materialistic..."
20:4820:48, 6 November 2020 diff hist +4,069 N Mudhas do not know that if they want to purify themselves, they must worship Lord Vasudeva (Krsna) by performing penances and austerities. This purification is the aim of human life. This life is not meant for blind indulgence in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mūḍhas do not know that if they want to purify themselves, they must worship Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) by performing pen..."
20:3720:37, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,694 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.15) Lord Krsna describes such materialistic persons as mudhas (rascals): na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.15) Lord Kṛṣṇa describes such materialistic persons as mūḍhas (rascals): na māṁ duṣkṛ..."
20:1020:10, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,383 N A sane man surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus gets out of the clutches of the illusory energy, maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sane man, therefore, surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus gets out of the clutches of the illusory ener..."
20:0720:07, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,662 N As Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.19): "After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, kno..."
20:0320:03, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,790 N The so-called scientists say that nature acts independently, but they cannot explain what nature is. Nature is nothing but a machine operated by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When one understands the operator, his problems of life are solved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called scientists say that nature acts independently, but they cannot explain what nature is. Nature is nothing but a m..."
19:5919:59, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,868 As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, manah sasthanindriyani prakrti-sthani karsati: the living entity is struggling very hard against the six senses, which include the mind No edit summary current
19:5919:59, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,502 N The living entity thus becomes entangled in fruitive activities in this material world - by operating the machine of the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity thus becomes entangled in fruitive activities in this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
19:5519:55, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,589 N The living entity is seated on a machine (the body), and according to the order of the Supreme Lord, he operates the machine. This is the secret of transmigration of the soul from one body to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is seated on a machine"|"and according to the order of the Supreme Lord, he operates the machine. This is th..."
19:5119:51, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,739 N The Lord gives the living entity a particular type of mechanical body, and the living entity must work with it according to the law of fruitive activities. Fruitive activities are described in this verse (SB 5.17.24): karma-pamanim mayam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord gives the living entity a particular type of mechanical body, and the living entity must work with it according to th..."
19:4819:48, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,691 N The living entity desires a certain type of body, and by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, that body is created from material nature, which is nothing but a kind of machine handled by the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity desires a certain type of body, and by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, that body is created..."
19:4419:44, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,814 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.20), the living entity is never created (na jayate mriyate va kadacin). There are five gross material elements and three minor material elements (mind, intelligence and ego), and there are eternal living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 2.20), the living entity is never created"|"na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin"|"There are five..."
19:4019:40, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,737 N What will be their (the so-called scientists and advanced research scholars) credit if they find out the chemical composition of life? All their chemicals are nothing but different transformations of the five elements - earth, water, fire, air and ether Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What will be their credit if they find out the chemical composition of life? All their chemicals are nothing but different tra..."
19:3019:30, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,530 N Unfortunately, so-called research workers are unaware of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His illusory energy, and thus all of them work only in darkness, never finding a way out of entanglement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, such so-called research workers are unaware of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His illusory energy, and..."
19:1319:13, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,444 N Sometimes they (conditioned souls) become disgusted with the problems and seek out a process by which they can get out of this entanglement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes they become disgusted with the problems and seek out a process by which they can get out of this entanglement"}} {{n..."
19:0119:01, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,708 N All conditioned souls working within the illusory energy of the Lord consider the body to be the self, and thus they continuously wander throughout the universe, taking birth in different species of life and creating more and more problems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All conditioned souls working within the illusory energy of the Lord consider the body to be the self, and thus they continuou..."
18:5918:59, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,774 N Krsna clearly states in Bhagavad-gita (7.14): "This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa clearly states in Bhagavad-gītā"|"This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature,..."
18:0618:06, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,558 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead controls all the most important demigods - especially Lord Brahma and Lord Siva - exactly as the owner of a bird controls it by binding it with a rope. Sometimes vultures are controlled in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead controls all the most important demigods—especially Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva—exactly..."
18:0218:02, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,133 N Lord Brahma is born from the mahat-tattva. Brahma creates the entire universe, Lord Visnu maintains it, and Lord Siva annihilates it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā is born from the mahat-tattva. Brahmā creates the entire universe, Lord Viṣṇu maintains it, and Lord Śiva a..."
17:5917:59, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,211 N Lord Visnu is actually above all material qualities, but He accepts control of sattva-guna (the mode of goodness) to maintain the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu is actually above all material qualities, but He accepts control of sattva-guṇa (the mode of goodness) to mai..."
17:5417:54, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,413 N Lord Brahma, who was born of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, fathers Lord Siva, from whom all the other demigods gradually evolve. Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and Lord Visnu are incarnations of the different material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā, who was born of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, fathers Lord Śiva, from whom all the other demigods gradually evol..."
17:4917:49, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,255 N A summary of creation is given in this verse (SB 5.17.22-23). From Sankarsana, Maha-Visnu expands, and from Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu expands Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A summary of creation is given in this verse. From Saṅkarṣaṇa, Mahā-Viṣṇu expands, and from Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbho..."
17:2817:28, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,103 N There (in Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter Five, verses 117-125) it is stated that Lord Visnu's incarnation as the serpentine Ananta Sesa Naga supports all the universes on His hoods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Adi-līlā, Chapter Five, verses 117-125. There it is stated that Lord Viṣṇu's incarnation a..."
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +1,691 m The next two verses describe the truth of Advaita Prabhu, and the following verse describes the Panca-tattva (the Lord, His plenary portion, His incarnation, His energies and His devotees) Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +1,317 m These fourteen verses, therefore, offer auspicious invocations and describe the Supreme Truth Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +1,607 m In the third verse I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) indicate the Absolute Truth, who is the ultimate substance. With such a description, one can visualize the Supreme Truth Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +10,186 m When the senses are purified by the discharge of pure devotional service (hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate (CC Madhya 19.170)), the pure senses can see Krsna without covering Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +18,074 m The purpose of the Vedic literatures is explained in the following verses... Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0817:08, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,827 m According to a verse of the Vedic mantras, parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate: the Supreme Personality of Godhead has different varieties of energies. Sakti is feminine, and the Lord is purusa, masculine Moved from category 'Verses of Caitanya-caritamrta' to category 'Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta' current
17:0717:07, 6 November 2020 diff hist +145 Category:Verses of the Caitanya-caritamrta No edit summary current
17:0217:02, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,704 N Ananta's strength is so great that the innumerable universes rest on His hoods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ananta's strength is so great that the innumerable universes rest on His hoods"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|AL..." current
17:0017:00, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,151 N Ananta has the bodily features of a snake with thousands of hoods & since His strength is unlimited, all the universes resting on His hoods feel no heavier than mustard seeds. We can just imagine how insignificant a mustard seed is on the hood of a snake Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has the bodily features of a snake with thousands of hoods, and since His strength is unlimited, all the universes resting..."
16:5116:51, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,072 N The incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead known as Sesa or Ananta has unlimited strength, fame, wealth, knowledge, beauty and renunciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead known as Śeṣa or Ananta has unlimited strength, fame, wealth, knowled..."
16:3316:33, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,219 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being always in a transcendental position, is never agitated by anything. Therefore someone who wants to become dhira must take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being always in a transcendental position, is never agitated by anything. Therefore someon..."
16:1416:14, 6 November 2020 diff hist +145 Anyone who remains unagitated, even in the presence of cause for agitation, is called dhira, or equipoised No edit summary current
16:1016:10, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,675 N Anyone who wants to be secure from the influence of the modes of material nature must take shelter of Him - the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anyone who wants to be secure from the influence of the modes of material nature must take shelter of Him"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
16:0716:07, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,981 N Because of His eternally transcendental position, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in this material world, the modes of material nature cannot affect Him. Therefore the Supreme Lord is called Transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of His eternally transcendental position, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears in this material world, the..."
16:0416:04, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,889 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always equipped with inconceivable potencies. Although creation takes place by His glancing over the material energy, He is not affected by the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always equipped with inconceivable potencies. Although creation takes place by His glanc..."
15:5415:54, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,907 N Because their (Siva's and Sankarsana's) activities involve them with the mode of ignorance, they are sometimes called tamasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because their activities involve them with the mode of ignorance, they are sometimes called tāmasī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
15:3815:38, 6 November 2020 diff hist +2,858 N Lord Brahma creates the material world, Lord Visnu maintains it, and Lord Siva destroys it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā creates the material world, Lord Viṣṇu maintains it, and Lord Śiva destroys it"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
15:3615:36, 6 November 2020 diff hist +3,322 N Sometimes we see a picture of Lord Siva engaged in meditation. This verse (SB 5.17.16) explains that Lord Siva is always meditating upon Lord Sankarsana in trance. Lord Siva is in charge of the destruction of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes we see a picture of Lord Śiva engaged in meditation. This verse explains that Lord Śiva is always meditating upon..."
15:2215:22, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,975 N The Lord Brahma mentioned in this connection is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When there is no fit human being to empower as Lord Brahma, the Lord Himself takes the position of Lord Brahma. That Brahma mentioned here (SB 5.17.14) is Hari Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That Brahmā mentioned here is Hari HimselfThe Lord Brahmā mentioned in this connection is the Supreme Personality of Godhead..."
15:1015:10, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,904 In Dvaraka-puri, Pradyumna is the predominator. On the island known as Svetadvipa, there is an ocean of milk, and in the midst of that ocean is a place called Airavati-pura, where Aniruddha lies on Ananta No edit summary current
15:0615:06, 6 November 2020 diff hist +5,744 Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are also present in the four directions of this material world No edit summary current

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