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18:0318:03, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,560 N Since people do not know about the next life and the intricate workings of nature, they manufacture their own laws, but they should properly consult the established injunctions of the sastras and act accordingly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since people do not know about the next life and the intricate workings of nature, they manufacture their own laws, but they s..."
17:5817:58, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,140 N By killing a murderer the government shows mercy to him because if a murderer is not killed in this life, he will be killed and forced to suffer many times in future lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By killing a murderer the government shows mercy to him because if a murderer is not killed in this life, he will be killed an..." current
17:5617:56, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,997 N The weight of a murderer's sin is very great, and therefore according to Manu-samhita a murderer must be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The weight of a murderer's sin is very great, and therefore according to Manu-saṁhitā a murderer must be killed"}} {{notes|..."
17:5117:51, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,255 N A physician who knows how to diagnose a disease prescribes medicine accordingly. If the disease is very serious, the medicine must be strong Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a physician who knows how to diagnose a disease prescribes medicine accordingly. If the disease is very serious, the medicine..." current
17:4717:47, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,023 N Since people are becoming atheists, they are stopping capital punishment. This is not wise Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since people are becoming atheists, they are stopping capital punishment. This is not wise"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha..."
17:3417:34, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,953 N One who does not take to devotional service must follow the decision of these scriptures (such as Manu-samhita) by performing pious acts to counteract his impious acts. This is known as atonement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who does not take to devotional service must follow the decision of these scriptures by performing pious acts to counterac..." current
17:2617:26, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,243 N In response to the inquiries of Pariksit Maharaja, Sukadeva Gosvami, his guru, could have immediately explained the principle of bhakti, but to test Pariksit Maharaja's intelligence, he first prescribed atonement according to karma-kanda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in response to the inquiries of Parīkṣit Mahārāja, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, his guru, could have immediately explained the pr..."
17:2017:20, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,998 N Lord Krsna urges that one give up all other duties and surrender to Him, and He promises, aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami: "I shall free you from all sinful reactions and give you liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa urges that one give up all other duties and surrender to Him, and He promises, ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo..."
17:1217:12, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,449 N Although Maharaja Pariksit was a pure devotee, Sukadeva Gosvami did not immediately speak to him about the strength of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a pure devotee, Śukadeva Gosvāmī did not immediately speak to him about the strength of..."
17:0517:05, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,805 N The duty of all sane men, is to save them (people). Maharaja Pariksit is the representative of one who can save them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duty of all sane men, is to save them. Mahārāja Parīkṣit is the representative of one who can save them"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:0417:04, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,897 N To convince them (people) of their next life is very difficult because they have become almost mad in their pursuit of material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To convince them of their next life is very difficult because they have become almost mad in their pursuit of material enjoyme..."
16:5616:56, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,036 N Sukadeva Gosvami had already explained how people enter hellish life, and he could also explain how they could be saved from it. Intelligent men must take advantage of these instructions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī had already explained how people enter hellish life, and he could also explain how they could be saved fro..."
16:5316:53, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,809 N Pariksit Maharaja anxiously wanted to know from Sukadeva Gosvami how humanity can be saved from gliding down to hell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anxiously wanted to know from Sukadeva Gosvami how humanity can be saved from gliding down to hell"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..."
16:0016:00, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,976 N Prahlada Maharaja said, My Lord, I do have a problem, however, for I am simply thinking of these rascals & fools who are busy with maya-sukha, temporary happiness, without knowledge of devotional service unto You. This is the problem faced by a Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I do have a problem, however, for I am simply thinking of these rascals and fools who are busy with maya-sukha, temporary happ..."
15:5715:57, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,798 N Prahlada Maharaja said, My Lord, I have no personal problems, for I have learned how to glorify Your transcendental qualities and thus enter a trance of ecstasy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja said"|"My Lord, I have no personal problems, for I have learned how to glorify Your transcendental qualit..."
15:4515:45, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,801 N People who commit sinful acts are forced to enter hellish planets and suffer. Now Maharaja Pariksit, being a devotee, is concerned with how this can be stopped Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"people who commit sinful acts are forced to enter hellish planets and suffer. Now Mahārāja Parīkṣit, being a devotee, is..."
15:3915:39, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,353 A combination of the material energy and the spiritual energy, the living entity, exists in every creation. Therefore the same principle, the combination of the supreme spirit and the material elements, is the cause of the cosmic manifestation No edit summary current
15:3815:38, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,989 N Vasudeva, Krsna, is the creator of everything, and His energy is displayed in various ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is the creator of everything, and His energy is displayed in various ways"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sha..." current
15:3415:34, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,235 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (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|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and..."
15:2815:28, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,317 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8), the Lord says, When one fully understands that I create everything by My omnipotence, one becomes firmly situated in devotional service and fully surrenders at My lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one fully understands that I create everything by My omnipotence, one becomes firmly situated in devotional service and f..."
15:2415:24, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,082 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8), the Lord says, aham sarvasya prabhavo: "I am the origin of everything." Mattah sarvam pravartate: "whatever exists in the creation emanates from Me" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord says, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo"|"I am the origin of everything."|"Mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate"|"whatever exists in t..." current
15:1515:15, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,118 N Simply to imagine or speculate is a waste of time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply to imagine or speculate is a waste of time"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-09T1..."
15:1015:10, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,282 N Here (in SB 6.1.4-5) the words yathedam asrjad vibhuh clearly indicate that the Supreme, the great, almighty Personality of Godhead, created this entire material world with its different varieties of planets, stars and so forth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here the words yathedam asṛjad vibhuḥ clearly indicate that the Supreme, the great, almighty Personality of Godhead, creat..."
15:0015:00, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,975 N One who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krsna. By the mercy of both Krsna and the spiritual master, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bona fide..."
14:5214:52, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,853 N According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to the upper planetary systems, & some are going down into the lower planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to their karma, all living entities are wandering throughout the entire universe. Some of them are being elevated to..."
14:4614:46, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,746 N When one concludes that in this material world there is nothing but repeated birth and death, he tries to return home, back to Godhead. If one attains that destination, he need never return to this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one concludes that in this material world there is nothing but repeated birth and death, he tries to return home, back to..."
14:3314:33, 9 November 2020 diff hist +4,873 N Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts & spirits will take birth among such beings; those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship Me will live with Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among..."
14:1814:18, 9 November 2020 diff hist +5,987 N Because of their exalted position, those who are on Brahmaloka at the time of dissolution go directly back home, back to Godhead, along with Lord Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of their exalted position, those who are on Brahmaloka at the time of dissolution go directly back home, back to Godhe..."
14:0914:09, 9 November 2020 diff hist +5,882 N By the process of bhakti-yoga one undoubtedly goes back to Godhead, back home to the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the process of bhakti-yoga one undoubtedly goes back to Godhead, back home to the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
14:0114:01, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,302 N According to the opinion of the acaryas, the word krama-yogopalabdhena indicates that by first performing karma-yoga and then jnana-yoga and finally coming to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one can be liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the opinion of the ācāryas, the word krama-yogopalabdhena indicates that by first performing karma-yoga and the..."
13:4413:44, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,065 N Pariksit Maharaja was very eager to hear from Sukadeva Gosvami about the path of liberation for the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pariksit Maharaja"|"was very eager to hear from Sukadeva Gosvami about the path of liberation for the conditioned soul"}} {{no..."
13:4013:40, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,389 N One's birth & death cease and one gradually progresses to Brahmaloka, unless one is a pure devotee who does not care about going to the higher planetary systems, in which case one immediately returns home, back to Godhead, by executing devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's birth and death cease and one gradually progresses to Brahmaloka, unless one is a pure devotee who does not care about g..."
13:3113:31, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,317 N The word asamsrti is very important. Samsrti refers to continuing on the path of birth & death. Asamsrti, on the contrary, refers to nivrtti-marga, or the path of liberation, by which one's birth and death cease and one gradually progresses to Brahmaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word asamsrti is very important. Samsrti refers to continuing on the path of birth & death. Asamsrti, on the contrary, ref..."
12:2012:20, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,422 N Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial for all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists - SB 2.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial for all kinds of people. The answer to this question is..."
12:1412:14, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,662 N Maharaja Pariksit, who at the time of death was fortunate to have met Sukadeva Gosvami, inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami about the path of liberation at that crucial time. Sukadeva Gosvami very much appreciated his question and congratulated him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Pariksit, who at the time of death was fortunate to have met Sukadeva Gosvami, inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami about t..."
12:0712:07, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,087 N He (Maharaja Pariksit) reminded his spiritual master, Sukadeva Gosvami, about the nivrtti-marga, or path of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he reminded his spiritual master, Sukadeva Gosvami, about the nivrtti-marga, or path of liberation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..."
12:0012:00, 9 November 2020 diff hist +5,846 N He (Maharaja Pariksit) was very much concerned with how to liberate the conditioned souls from the clutches of maya and take them back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was very much concerned with how to liberate the conditioned souls from the clutches of māyā and take them back home, bac..."
11:5711:57, 9 November 2020 diff hist +6,016 N Since Maharaja Pariksit was a Vaisnava, when he heard the description, at the end of the Fifth Canto, of the different hellish conditions of life, he was very much concerned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Mahārāja Parīkṣit was a Vaiṣṇava, when he heard the description, at the end of the Fifth Canto, of the differen..."
10:2710:27, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,478 N To become liberated from material bondage, one must give up the association of worldly people and accept the association of devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To become liberated from material bondage, one must give up the association of worldly people and accept the association of de..."
10:2010:20, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,504 N Even though Bharata Maharaja received the body of a deer, he didn't forget his position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though Bharata Maharaja received the body of a deer, he didn't forget his position"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}}..." current
10:1610:16, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,995 N At the time of death, by nature's law the mind is absorbed in a certain type of thinking. This may lead one to animal life, yet for a devotee there is no loss Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the time of death, by nature's law the mind is absorbed in a certain type of thinking. This may lead one to animal life, ye..."
10:1410:14, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,969 N It is certainly a great fall to go from human life to animal life, but in the case of Bharata Maharaja or any devotee, devotional service to the Lord never goes in vain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is certainly a great fall to go from human life to animal life, but in the case of Bharata Mahārāja or any devotee, devot..."
10:0810:08, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,244 N Despite a very rigid life in devotional service, Bharata Maharaja did not consult a spiritual master when he became overly attached to a deer. Consequently he became strongly attached to the deer, and, forgetting his spiritual routine, he fell down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Despite a very rigid life in devotional service, Bharata Mahārāja did not consult a spiritual master when he became overly a..."
10:0610:06, 9 November 2020 diff hist +2,845 N If the spiritual master is considered an ordinary man, the disciple surely loses his chance to advance further Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the spiritual master is considered an ordinary man, the disciple surely loses his chance to advance further"}} {{notes|}} {..."
09:5709:57, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,132 N A devotee is concerned only with serving Krsna positively and seriously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is concerned only with serving Kṛṣṇa positively and seriously"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complet..." current
09:5409:54, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,472 N They (the students of Krsna consciousness movement) actually have no opportunity to waste their time unnecessarily by discussing politics, sociology and current events. These will go their own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They actually have no opportunity to waste their time unnecessarily by discussing politics, sociology and current events. Thes..."
09:5009:50, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,409 The students in this institution engage in the cultivation of Krsna consciousness from five in the morning to ten at night No edit summary current
09:4909:49, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,356 N This Krsna consciousness movement was started to engage people twenty-four hours daily in the service of the Lord and in His glorification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement was started to engage people twenty-four hours daily in the service of the Lord and in..."
09:4409:44, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,123 N A devotee has no other ambition than to serve Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee has no other ambition than to serve Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis..." current
09:3609:36, 9 November 2020 diff hist +3,318 N The pure devotee is never interested in material topics. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has strictly prohibited His devotees to talk about worldly matters. Gramya-varta na kahibe - CC Antya 6.236 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee is never interested in material topics. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has strictly prohibited His devotees to ta..."

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