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10:1510:15, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,175 N There is never any deterioration of the Supreme Lord's original transcendental quality. Therefore the word sattvaya is used here (SB 5.18.25), meaning pure goodness on the transcendental platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is never any deterioration of the Supreme Lord's original transcendental quality. Therefore the word sattvāya is used h..."
10:0910:09, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,215 N Fish are generally considered a mixture of the modes of ignorance and passion, but we must understand that every incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is completely transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Fish are generally considered a mixture of the modes of ignorance and passion, but we must understand that every incarnation o..."
10:0710:07, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,449 N Soon after the cosmic creation, the entire universe was inundated with water. At that time Lord Krsna (Kesava) incarnated as a gigantic fish to protect the Vedas. Therefore Manu addresses Lord Matsya as mukhyatama, the first incarnation to appear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Soon after the cosmic creation, the entire universe was inundated with water. At that time Lord Krsna (Kesava) incarnated as a..."
08:0908:09, 9 November 2020 diff hist +7,510 N If one wants to be delivered by Krsna directly, he must take to the service of the residents of Vrndavana, who are unalloyed devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants to be delivered by Kṛṣṇa directly, he must take to the service of the residents of Vṛndāvana, who are un..."
08:0508:05, 9 November 2020 diff hist +7,458 N The conclusion is that one cannot associate with Krsna unless he has fully received the favor of the inhabitants of Vrajabhumi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that one cannot associate with Kṛṣṇa unless he has fully received the favor of the inhabitants of Vraj..." current
07:5307:53, 9 November 2020 diff hist +176 The difficulty is that the khala (envious living entity) is rarely pacified No edit summary current
07:4207:42, 9 November 2020 diff hist +8,281 Since Krsna and Narayana are both the same personality, Laksmi's association with Krsna did not break her vow of chastity. Rather, it was in great fun that the goddess of fortune wanted to associate with Lord Krsna No edit summary current
07:3807:38, 9 November 2020 diff hist +7,712 N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discusses this point (how even the goddess of fortune could not receive the same favor as the gopis) with Vyenkata Bhatta in Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya 9.111-131 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu discusses this point with Vyeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa in Caitanya-caritāmṛta"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
07:3207:32, 9 November 2020 diff hist +7,587 N The gopis received benedictions from the Lord (Krsna) that neither Laksmidevi nor the most beautiful dancers in the heavenly planets could attain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gopīs received benedictions from the Lord that neither Lakṣmīdevī nor the most beautiful dancers in the heavenly plan..."
07:0607:06, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,569 When a devotee acquires unparalleled opulences, they are the direct gifts of the goddess of fortune, who resides in the heart of Narayana No edit summary current

18:5118:51, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,303 Let us completely depend on the service of the Lord without bothering Him with our material requests No edit summary current
18:5018:50, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,386 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (7.20): "Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow t..."
18:4818:48, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,386 N Even if one wants something material, he should pray to no one but the Lord to fulfill his desire. If one approaches a demigod for the fulfillment of his desires, he is to be considered nasta-buddhi, bereft of all good sense Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one wants something material, he should pray to no one but the Lord to fulfill his desire. If one approaches a demigod..."
18:4418:44, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,511 N Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.3.10) enjoins: "A person who has broader intelligence, whether he is full of all material desire, is free from material desire, or has a desire for liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam enjoins"|"A person who has broader intelligence, whether he is full of all material desire, is free f..."
18:3818:38, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,144 Although in the beginning a devotee may harbor some desire, in due course of time it will vanish No edit summary current
18:2018:20, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,430 N The arta and the artharthi, who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead for relief from misery or for some money, are not sakama-bhaktas, although they appear to be. Being neophyte devotees, they are simply ignorant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ārta and the arthārthī, who approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead for relief from misery or for some money, are n..."
18:1818:18, 8 November 2020 diff hist −8 In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.16) Krsna says: "O best among the Bharatas (Arjuna), four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me - the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute" No edit summary current
18:1718:17, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,441 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.16) Krsna says: "O best among the Bharatas (Arjuna), four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me - the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the inquisitive and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O best among the Bharatas [Arjuna], four kinds of pious men render devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of..."
18:1318:13, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,395 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that even if a devotee wishes the Lord to fulfill a particular desire, the devotee should not be considered a sakama-bhakta - a devotee with some motive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that even if a devotee wishes the Lord to fulfill a particular desire, th..." current
18:1018:10, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,082 N Whatever he has, the Lord protects, and whatever he needs, the Lord supplies. Therefore why should one bother the Lord for something material? Such prayers are unnecessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever he has, the Lord protects, and whatever he needs, the Lord supplies. Therefore why should one bother the Lord for som..."
18:0518:05, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,184 N This condition (spontaneously serving Krsna without any motive) is the perfect stage of one's relationship with the Lord. The Lord then looks after the comfort and security of His devotee without being asked Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This condition is the perfect stage of one's relationship with the Lord. The Lord then looks after the comfort and security of..."
18:0218:02, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,400 N By executing ds in that way (according to regulative principles given by the spiritual master), he gradually becomes attached to Krsna, and when his original dormant love for the Lord becomes manifest, he spontaneously serves the Lord without any motive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By executing devotional service in that way, he gradually becomes attached to Kṛṣṇa, and when his original dormant love..."
17:5817:58, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,257 N To serve the lotus feet of the Lord means to serve Him exactly as He desires. The neophyte devotee is therefore ordered to worship the Lord strictly according to the regulative principles given by the spiritual master and the sastras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To serve the lotus feet of the Lord means to serve Him exactly as He desires. The neophyte devotee is therefore ordered to wor..."
17:5517:55, 8 November 2020 diff hist +5,985 N One should not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some material desire for success in fruitive activities or mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some material desire for success in fruitive activities o..."
17:5317:53, 8 November 2020 diff hist +6,105 N Srila Rupa Gosvami describes pure devotional service as anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam - CC Madhya 19.167 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī describes pure devotional service as anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam"}} {{n..."
17:3917:39, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,975 Krsna is not afraid of anyone. On the contrary, everyone is afraid of Krsna. Therefore He can actually give protection to a subordinate living entity No edit summary current
17:3817:38, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,846 N Lord Krsna personally states in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66), aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami: "I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa personally states in Bhagavad-gītā"|"ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi"|"I shall deliver you..."
17:1817:18, 8 November 2020 diff hist −10 In Bhagavad-gita (10.12), only Krsna is addressed as purusa No edit summary current
17:1517:15, 8 November 2020 diff hist +5,454 N In Bhagavad-gita (10.12), only Krsna is addressed as purusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.12), only Kṛṣṇa is addressed as puruṣa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..."
17:1117:11, 8 November 2020 diff hist +5,527 In the material world, a so-called husband is dependent on the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
17:0217:02, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,443 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.8), raso 'ham apsu kaunteya: the taste of water is also Krsna. Krsna is the active principle of everything we need for our maintenance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"raso 'ham apsu kaunteya: the taste of water is also Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the active prin..."
17:0117:01, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,832 N God is described as the original source of everything, even our body, senses, mind, activities, prowess, bodily strength, mental strength and determination for securing the necessities of life. Indeed, the Lord's energies can be perceived in everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse He is described as the original source of everything, even our body, senses, mind, activities, prowess, bodily s..."
16:5716:57, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,687 N Here (SB 5.18.18) the word mayamaya is further explained in regard to how the Lord expands His mercy in different ways. parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate: (Cc. Madhya 13.65, purport) the energies of the Supreme Lord are understood in different ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word māyāmaya is further explained in regard to how the Lord expands His mercy in different ways. parāsya..."
11:5411:54, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,450 N Visvanatha explains these words (maya & amayam) to indicate that because the living entity is covered by the disease of illusion, God is always eager to deliver His devotee from the clutches of maya & cure him of the disease caused by the illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He explains these words to indicate that because the living entity is covered by the disease of illusion, the Lord is always e..."
11:5011:50, 8 November 2020 diff hist +2,913 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains mayamayam by dividing it into the words maya and amayam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains māyāmayam by dividing it into the words māyā and āmayam"}} {{notes|}..."
11:4911:49, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,379 N Srila Viraraghava says, maya-pracuranatmiya-sankalpena parigrhitam ity arthah jnana-paryayo'tra maya-sabdah: when one is very affectionate due to an intimate relationship, one is described as mayamaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Vīrarāghava says, māyā-pracuranātmīya-saṅkalpena parigṛhītam ity arthaḥ jñāna-paryāyo'tra māyā-śabd..."
11:4611:46, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,083 N Srila Jiva Gosvami writes in this regard that mayamayam can also mean krpa-pracuram, deeply merciful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī writes in this regard that māyāmayam can also mean kṛpā-pracuram, deeply merciful"}} {{notes|}} {..."
11:4411:44, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,138 N In whatever form the Supreme Lord Visnu appears, He is always affectionate toward His devotees. Thus the word mayamayam is used here (SB 5.18.17) to mean "very affectionate toward the devotees." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In whatever form the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu appears, He is always affectionate toward His devotees. Thus the word māyāmayam..."
11:4111:41, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,410 N The word mayamayam used in this verse (SB 5.18.17) should not be understood according to the interpretations of the Mayavadis. Maya means affection as well as illusion. When a mother deals with her child affectionately, she is called mayamaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word māyāmayam used in this verse should not be understood according to the interpretations of the Māyāvādīs. Māyā..."
11:3311:33, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,251 N Mayavadi philosophers regard even Lord Krsna's body as material, but their opinions cannot impede the spiritual activity of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī philosophers regard even Lord Kṛṣṇa's body as material, but their opinions cannot impede the spiritual acti..." current
11:3211:32, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,484 N Lord Visnu as Pradyumna or Kamadeva accepts a material body, but He still acts spiritually. It does not make any difference whether He accepts a spiritual or a material body; He can act spiritually in any condition of existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu as Pradyumna or Kāmadeva accepts a material body, but He still acts spiritually. It does not make any differen..."
11:2811:28, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,506 N This Kamadeva, who appears as Krsna's son named Pradyumna, is visnu-tattva. How this is so is explained by Madhvacarya, who quotes from the Brahmanda Purana: kamadeva-sthitam visnum upaste Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Kāmadeva, who appears as Kṛṣṇa's son named Pradyumna, is viṣṇu-tattva. How this is so is explained by Madhvāc..."
11:2011:20, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,037 N Order of vanaprastha is independent retired life for cultivation of spiritual knowledge; or sannyasa, the renounced order, in which one completely takes shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"order of vānaprastha (independent retired life for cultivation of spiritual knowledge) or sannyāsa (the renounced order, in..."
11:1711:17, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,212 N In the Vedic civilization, this (materialistic household life) type of crippled life is allowed only until one's fiftieth year, when one must give up family life and enter either the order of vanaprastha or sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic civilization, this type of crippled life is allowed only until one's fiftieth year, when one must give up family..."
11:1211:12, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,935 N Everyone should seek the shelter of the Supreme Soul, the source of all living entities. No one should waste his time in the so-called happiness of materialistic household life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should therefore seek the shelter of the Supreme Soul, the source of all living entities. No one should waste his tim..."
11:0911:09, 8 November 2020 diff hist +4,027 N The conditioned souls' greatness is like that of a young husband and wife who, though uneducated, praise one another and become attracted to their own temporary beauty. This kind of greatness is appreciated only by low-class men with no qualifications Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their greatness is like that of a young husband and wife who, though uneducated, praise one another and become attracted to th..."
11:0711:07, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,980 N Many householders, although well-educated in the knowledge of the Vedas, become attached to family life. They are compared herein (SB 5.18.13) to crocodiles out of water, for they are devoid of all spiritual strength Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Many householders, although well-educated in the knowledge of the Vedas, become attached to family life. They are compared her..."
11:0411:04, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,536 N The greatness of the living entity can be perceived when he is in the spiritual world, engaged in spiritual activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the greatness of the living entity can be perceived when he is in the spiritual world, engaged in spiritual activities"}} {{no..."
11:0111:01, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,966 N When the living entity remains in contact with the all-pervading Vasudeva, the Personality of Godhead, he manifests his spiritual power, exactly as the crocodile exhibits its strength in the water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity remains in contact with the all-pervading Vāsudeva, the Personality of Godhead, he manifests his spiri..." current
10:5910:59, 8 November 2020 diff hist +3,779 N The all-pervading Supersoul, Paramatma, is the source of all living entities, and all living entities are part and parcel of Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the all-pervading Supersoul, Paramātmā, is the source of all living entities, and all living entities are part and parcel of..."

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