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14:0514:05, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,689 N One who performs auspicious activity is never overcome by evil Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who performs auspicious activity is never overcome by evil"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
14:0114:01, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,349 N The Lord also says: In this endeavor (engaging in devotional service) there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous..."
13:5413:54, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,123 N If one never for a moment forgets Krsna, he is safe even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful acts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one never for a moment forgets Kṛṣṇa, he is safe even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful acts"}} {{notes..." current
12:3312:33, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,282 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.30): Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because..."
12:2812:28, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,945 If one sincerely surrenders to Krsna once, he is saved even if by chance he falls down by committing sinful activities No edit summary current
12:2312:23, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,040 N If one wants to save himself from falling into naraka, hellish life, he should fully surrender to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants to save himself from falling into naraka, hellish life, he should fully surrender to Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
12:1312:13, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,299 N A soul who has surrendered to Krsna certainly cannot go to naraka, hellish existence. To say nothing of going there, even in his dreams he does not see Yamaraja or his order carriers, who are able to take one there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a soul who has surrendered to Kṛṣṇa certainly cannot go to naraka, hellish existence. To say nothing of going there, eve..."
12:1012:10, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,304 N Pariksit Maharaja had inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami how one can be saved from falling into the various conditions of hellish life. Sukadeva Gosvami answers that a soul who has surrendered to Krsna certainly cannot go to naraka, hellish existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja had inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī how one can be saved from falling into the various conditions of..."
11:5611:56, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,247 N Narayana does not speak personally, but Krsna, or Vasudeva, does, as in Bhagavad-gita for example. Therefore, to follow the direction of Bhagavad-gita means to surrender unto Krsna, and to surrender in this way is the highest perfection of bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārāyaṇa does not speak personally, but Kṛṣṇa, or Vāsudeva, does, as in Bhagavad-gītā for example. Therefore, to..."
11:5111:51, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,257 N Krsna recommends to neophyte devotees that one should surrender unto Him only (mam ekam). Because neophyte devotees cannot understand what the forms of Narayana, Vasudeva and Govinda are, Krsna directly says, mam ekam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa recommends to neophyte devotees that one should surrender unto Him only (mām ekam). Because neophyte devotees can..."
11:4611:46, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,229 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.7), mattah parataram nanyat: "There is no truth superior to Me." There are many names and forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Krsna is the supreme form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat"|"There is no truth superior to Me"|"There are many names a..."
11:3411:34, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,238 N Even though Narayana and Vasudeva are not different from Krsna, simply by surrendering to Krsna one fully surrenders to all His expansions, such as Narayana, Vasudeva and Govinda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though Nārāyaṇa and Vāsudeva are not different from Kṛṣṇa, simply by surrendering to Kṛṣṇa one fully sur..."
11:2811:28, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,360 N Sukadeva Gosvami, having several times repeated the words vasudeva-parayana and narayana-parayana, finally says krsna-padaravindayoh. Thus he indicates that Krsna is the origin of both Narayana and Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī, having several times repeated the words vāsudeva-parāyaṇa and nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa, finally says..."
11:2511:25, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,099 N If by studying Bhagavad-gita one decides to surrender to Krsna, he is immediately freed from all sinful reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If by studying Bhagavad-gītā one decides to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, he is immediately freed from all sinful reactions"}} {..."
11:2011:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,980 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66): Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear"}} {{n..."
11:1511:15, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,353 N A person who has heard a good deal about the path of devotional service, but who is not attached to it, who is not Krsna conscious, is like a pot of liquor. Such a person cannot be purified without at least a slight touch of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who has heard a good deal about the path of devotional service, but who is not attached to it, who is not Krsna consc..."
11:1211:12, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,029 N Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda. Thus Narottama dasa Thakura compares the paths of karma-kanda and jnana-kanda to pots of poison. Liquor and poison are in the same category Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda. Thus Narottama dasa Thakura compares th..."
11:0411:04, 11 November 2020 diff hist +2,721 N The word prayascittani is plural in number to indicate both karma-kanda and jnana-kanda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word prāyaścittāni is plural in number to indicate both karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
11:0011:00, 11 November 2020 diff hist +2,767 N To take advantage of the methods of atonement, one must be at least somewhat devoted; otherwise there is no chance of one's being purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To take advantage of the methods of atonement, one must be at least somewhat devoted; otherwise there is no chance of one's be..." current
10:5510:55, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,948 N One should fearlessly follow the twelve mahajanas and their line of disciplic succession and thus be liberated from the clutches of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should fearlessly follow the twelve mahājanas and their line of disciplic succession and thus be liberated from the clutc..."
10:5310:53, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,953 N Those who follow the path of the acaryas are susilah and sadhavah, but furthermore their path is akuto-bhaya, which means free from fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who follow the path of the ācāryas are suśīlāḥ and sādhavaḥ, but furthermore their path is akuto-bhaya, which..."
10:4910:49, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,033 N Mayavadis may be susilah sadhavah (well-behaved saintly persons), but there is nevertheless some doubt about whether they are actually making progress, for they have not accepted the path of bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādīs may be suśīlāḥ sādhavaḥ (well-behaved saintly persons), but there is nevertheless some doubt about wheth..."
10:4710:47, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,724 N Bhakti is the path that is appropriate, not the paths of karma-kanda and jnana-kanda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"bhakti is the path that is appropriate, not the paths of karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Shar..."
10:4010:40, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,823 N As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 5.18.12): One who has unflinching devotion to the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has unflinching devotion to the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
10:3410:34, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,974 N One must follow the path of the mahajanas. The mahajanas are those who have taken to the path of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one must follow the path of the mahājanas. The mahājanas are those who have taken to the path of devotional service"}} {{not..."
10:2910:29, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,166 N The most learned scholars, such as the Gosvamis, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramanujacarya are the actual followers of the bhakti path. Regardless of whether or not one is educated or aristocratic, one must follow in their footsteps Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the most learned scholars, such as the Gosvamis, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Ramanujacarya"|"are the actual followers of the..."
10:2010:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,284 N One should not think that the person who takes to bhakti is one who cannot perform the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the karma-kanda section of the Vedas or is not sufficiently educated to speculate on spiritual subjects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not think that the person who takes to bhakti is one who cannot perform the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in t..."
08:0008:00, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,339 N Such an attitude (of a devotee who thinks that everything is Krsna's mercy) is possible for a devotee who engages in the service of Krsna's representative. This is the secret of success Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such an attitude is possible for a devotee who engages in the service of Kṛṣṇa's representative. This is the secret of s..."
07:5507:55, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,347 N When a devotee is put into hellish conditions, he accepts them as Krsna's mercy: tat te 'nukampam susamiksamanah (SB 10.14.8). He does not protest, Oh, I am such a great devotee of Krsna. Why have I been put into this misery Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee is put into hellish conditions, he accepts them as Kṛṣṇa's mercy"|"tat te 'nukampāṁ susamīkṣamāṇ..."
07:3807:38, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,297 N There is a path toward liberation in the higher planetary systems and a path toward the hellish planets, but a narayana-para devotee is unafraid wherever he is sent; he simply wants to remember Krsna, wherever he may be Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a path toward liberation in the higher planetary systems and a path toward the hellish planets, but a nārāyaṇa-pa..."
07:3507:35, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,815 N Such a devotee who is narayana-parayana, or vasudeva-parayana is not afraid of going anywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"such a devotee is not afraid of going anywhere"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-11T07:3..."
07:2707:27, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,155 N The word krsna-rpita-pranah refers to a devotee who dedicates his life to serving Krsna, not to being saved from the path to hellish life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word kṛṣṇa-rpita-prāṇaḥ refers to a devotee who dedicates his life to serving Kṛṣṇa, not to being saved f..."
07:2107:21, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,454 As fog is vanquished at the first glimpse of sunlight, one's sinful reactions are automatically vanquished as soon as one begins serving a pure devotee; no separate endeavor is required No edit summary current
07:2007:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,963 N Devotional service is necessary not to drive away an insignificant stock of sins, but to awaken our dormant love for Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is necessary not to drive away an insignificant stock of sins, but to awaken our dormant love for Kṛṣ..."
07:1607:16, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,929 N If one engages in the service of a pure devotee, the reactions of one's sinful life are vanquished automatically Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one engages in the service of a pure devotee, the reactions of one's sinful life are vanquished automatically"}} {{notes|}}..."
07:0907:09, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,048 N The symptom of a mahatma is that he has no engagement other than service to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the symptom of a mahātmā is that he has no engagement other than service to Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK..."
07:0507:05, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,586 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.13): O son of Prtha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the SPG, original and inexhaustible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully e..."
06:5906:59, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,801 N A mahatma is one who engages twenty-four hours daily in the loving service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A mahātmā is one who engages twenty-four hours daily in the loving service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..." current
06:5706:57, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,865 N If one desires liberation from the clutches of maya, one must associate with a pure devotee mahatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one desires liberation from the clutches of māyā, one must associate with a pure devotee mahātmā"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
06:5306:53, 11 November 2020 diff hist +5,059 N Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has said, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: Without serving a bona fide spiritual master, an ideal Vaisnava, who can be delivered from the clutches of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Narottama dasa Thakura has said, chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba"|"Without serving a bona fide spiritual mast..."
06:5106:51, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,784 N Tat-purusa refers to a preacher of Krsna consciousness, such as the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tat-purusa refers to a preacher of Krsna consciousness, such as the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{..." current

17:3517:35, 10 November 2020 diff hist +11,309 The abhasa feature of bhakti is compared to twilight, and the accumulation of one's sins is compared to fog. Since fog does not spread throughout the sky, the sun need do no more than merely manifest its first rays, and the fog immediately disappears No edit summary current
17:3317:33, 10 November 2020 diff hist +10,718 N Even if one has a desire to commit sinful actions, the roots of that desire are vanquished merely by abhasa-rupa bhakti - a slight glimpse of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if one has a desire to commit sinful actions, the roots of that desire are vanquished merely by abhasa-rupa bhakti"|"a sl..."
17:2217:22, 10 November 2020 diff hist +10,906 N Abhasa-rupa, a slight glimpse of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ābhāsa-rūpā, a slight glimpse of devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-1..." current
17:2017:20, 10 November 2020 diff hist +11,190 N Ragabhasa-sunya-svarupa-bhuta, devotional service in which there is no spontaneous love but one likes the constitutional position of serving Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"rāgābhāsa-śūnya-svarūpa-bhūtā, devotional service in which there is no spontaneous love but one likes the constitution..."
17:1817:18, 10 November 2020 diff hist +10,933 N Ragabhasamayi, devotional service in which one is almost attached Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"rāgābhāsamayī, devotional service in which one is almost attached"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
17:1317:13, 10 November 2020 diff hist +11,083 N Intermittent devotional service (kadacitki) may be divided into three categories: (1) ragabhasamayi, (2) ragabhasa-sunya-svarupa-bhuta, and (3) abhasa-rupa, a slight glimpse of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Intermittent devotional service (kadacitki) may be divided into three categories"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{comp..."
17:1117:11, 10 November 2020 diff hist +11,312 N Incessantly flowing devotional service (santata) may be divided into two categories: (1) service performed with slight attachment and (2) spontaneous devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Incessantly flowing devotional service (santatā) may also be divided into two categories"|"service performed with slight atta..."
17:0217:02, 10 November 2020 diff hist +10,958 N Bhakti may be divided into two divisions: (1) santata, devotional service that continues incessantly with faith and love, and (2) kadacitki, devotional service that does not continue incessantly but is sometimes awakened Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"bhakti may be divided into two divisions"|"santatā, devotional service that continues incessantly with faith and love, and"|"..."
16:5516:55, 10 November 2020 diff hist +10,619 N When devotional service is present in one's heart, desires to perform sinful activities have no place there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When devotional service is present in one's heart, desires to perform sinful activities have no place there"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."

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