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08:2508:25, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,933 N Unscrupulous men sometimes address a poor man as daridra-narayana, or "poor Narayana." This is most unscientific Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unscrupulous men sometimes address a poor man as daridra-nārāyaṇa, or"|"poor Nārāyaṇa"|"This is most unscientific"}} {..." current
08:1808:18, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,900 N Laksmi-Narayana-Lord Visnu and mother Laksmi - are always situated in everyone's heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa-Lord Viṣṇu and mother Lakṣmī—are always situated in everyone's heart"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
08:1408:14, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,029 N Anyone engaged in Deity worship should chant this mantra, as quoted above (in SB 6.19.7), beginning with om namo bhagavate maha-purusaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone engaged in Deity worship should chant this mantra, as quoted above, beginning with oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāy..."
08:1008:10, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,973 N To keep Laksmi, or the riches of the Lord, without the service of the Lord is always dangerous, for then Laksmi becomes the illusory energy. With Lord Visnu, however, Laksmi is the spiritual energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To keep Lakṣmī, or the riches of the Lord, without the service of the Lord is always dangerous, for then Lakṣmī becomes..."
08:0708:07, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,813 N One cannot keep Laksmi in one's home without Lord Visnu. To think that one can do so is very dangerous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot keep Lakṣmī in one's home without Lord Viṣṇu. To think that one can do so is very dangerous"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
08:0308:03, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,915 N The power and the powerful are identical. Therefore mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, is the constant companion of Lord Visnu; they remain together constantly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the power and the powerful are identical. Therefore mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, is the constant companion of Lor..."
07:5407:54, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,746 N Lord Visnu, the Supreme, cannot exhibit His power everywhere without His principal energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme, cannot exhibit His power everywhere without His principal energy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis..." current
07:4807:48, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2,952 N The Lord has multifarious potencies. Since mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, is the Lord's very precious potency, she is addressed here as maha-maye. The word maya means sakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord has multifarious potencies"|"Since mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, is the Lord's very precious potency, she is..."
04:3604:36, 25 November 2020 diff hist +4,484 N The devotee who has perceived this causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by realization can understand the master and the servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee who has perceived this causeless mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by realization can understand the mas..."
04:3404:34, 25 November 2020 diff hist +2 The most important aspect of the Supreme Lord's self-sufficiency is that He depends on His devotees. This is called His causeless mercy No edit summary current
04:3204:32, 25 November 2020 diff hist +4,325 N The most important aspect of the Supreme Lord's self-sufficiency is that He depends on His devotees. This is called His causeless mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the most important aspect of the Supreme Lord's self-sufficiency is that He depends on His devotees. This is called His causel..."

15:4115:41, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,340 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was quite competent enough to spread His name and mission all over the world, but still He depended upon His devotee to do this work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was quite competent enough to spread His name and mission all over the world, but still He depended..."
15:3615:36, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,316 N The Lord tells Arjuna, O Arjuna, merely be an instrument in the fight. Lord Krsna had the competence to win the Battle of Kuruksetra, but nonetheless He induced His devotee Arjuna to fight and become the cause of victory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Arjuna, merely be an instrument in the fight"|"Lord Kṛṣṇa had the competence to win the Battle of Kurukṣetra, but no..."
14:0814:08, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,199 N The relationship of the Lord with His devotees is extremely confidential. Only the devotee can perceive how the Lord, although full in Himself, depends on His devotee for some particular work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the relationship of the Lord with His devotees is extremely confidential. Only the devotee can perceive how the Lord, although..."
14:0414:04, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,026 N Even though the Supreme Personality of Godhead is endowed with all possessions and is self-sufficient, He depends on His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though the Supreme Personality of Godhead is endowed with all possessions and is self-sufficient, He depends on His devot..." current
13:4413:44, 24 November 2020 diff hist −135 Sometimes He (the Lord) is buried in the earth, and as if unable to come out Himself, He requests His devotee to rescue Him No edit summary current
13:4113:41, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,150 N Sometimes He (the Lord) requests His devotee to preach His glories all over the world, although He alone is quite competent to perform this task Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes He requests His devotee to preach His glories all over the world, although He alone is quite competent to perform th..."
13:3813:38, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,109 N Sometimes He (the Lord) is buried in the earth, and as if unable to come out Himself, He requests His devotee to rescue Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes He is buried in the earth, and as if unable to come out Himself, He requests His devotee to rescue Him. Sometimes He..."
13:3113:31, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,664 N Sometimes He (the Lord) tells His devotee in a dream that His temple and His garden are now very old and that He cannot enjoy them very nicely. Thus He requests the devotee to repair them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes He tells His devotee in a dream that His temple and His garden are now very old and that He cannot enjoy them very n..."
13:2513:25, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,419 N Sometimes the Lord, as the child of mother Yasoda, requests His devotee for some food, as if He were very hungry Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the Lord, as the child of mother Yaśodā, requests His devotee for some food, as if He were very hungry"}} {{notes|..."
12:0912:09, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,490 N Although He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is full in Himself, He nonetheless becomes pleased when His devotee offers Him patram puspam phalam toyam (BG 9.26) - a leaf, flower, fruit or water - in devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He becomes satisfied. Although He is full in Himself, He nonetheless becomes pleased when His devotee offers Him patraṁ pu..."
11:5911:59, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,425 N Although He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is full in Himself, He nonetheless wants all the living entities to surrender unto Him so that they may engage in His service. Thus He becomes satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although He is full in Himself, He nonetheless wants all the living entities to surrender unto Him so that they may engage in..."
11:4711:47, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,089 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is endowed with all six opulences in full, and moreover He is extremely kind to His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is endowed with all six opulences in full, and moreover He is extremely kind to His devotee..."
11:3711:37, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,145 N In this verse (SB 6.19.5) the words tato 'si bhagavan prabhuh mean - Therefore You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the words tato 'si bhagavān prabhuḥ mean"|"Therefore You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master o..."
11:2011:20, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,590 N There is no need to artificially exert oneself. It is better to be plain and simple and with respectful obeisances offer to the Lord whatever one can secure. The Lord is completely able to bless the devotee with all opulences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no need to artificially exert oneself. It is better to be plain and simple and with respectful obeisances offer to th..."
11:1211:12, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,847 N A pure devotee will not ask anything from the Lord. He simply offers the Lord his respectful obeisances, and the Lord is prepared to accept whatever the devotee can secure to worship Him, a leaf, flower, fruit or water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee will not ask anything from the Lord. He simply offers the Lord his respectful obeisances, and the Lord is prepa..."
11:0711:07, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,321 N Whatever a devotee needs will be supplied by the complete Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever a devotee needs will be supplied by the complete Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..." current
08:5408:54, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,733 N Whatever is produced of the complete whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the complete whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance. Therefore, to take shelter of the Supreme Lord is required Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever is produced of the complete whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the complete whole, even though so many c..."
08:5108:51, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,605 N The Personality of Godhead is perfect & complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as thi..."
08:4808:48, 24 November 2020 diff hist +2,862 A devotee knows how to appreciate the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
08:3508:35, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,122 N The misguided man accepts the material condition as everlasting. One must give up his faith in material things and give up attachment for them. Then one will be sober and peaceful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The misguided man accepts the material condition as everlasting. One must give up his faith in material things and give up att..."
08:2208:22, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,276 N Because of a misdirected civilization, people are jumping in materialistic life like cats and dogs, performing all sorts of abominable, sinful actions and becoming increasingly entangled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of a misdirected civilization, people are jumping in materialistic life like cats and dogs, performing all sorts of ab..."
08:0008:00, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,763 N The living entity is actually part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is unaffected by material conditions, but because the mind (manah) is affected, the senses are affected, and the living entity struggles for existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is actually part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is unaffected by material conditions,..."
07:5607:56, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,887 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.7) the Lord says: The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling ve..."
07:5207:52, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,752 N The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (18.54): One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor..."
07:4407:44, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,779 N The living entity, while concocting with the mind, creates the material condition. Because matter is destructible, through the material condition the living entity suffers. Otherwise, the living entity is detached from all material conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity, while concocting with the mind, creates the material condition. Because matter is destructible, through the..."
07:3707:37, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,795 N With the material elements, the working senses and the knowledge-gathering senses we create a very nice car, and when the car is accidentally smashed in a collision, the mind suffers, and through the mind the living entity suffers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"with the material elements, the working senses and the knowledge-gathering senses we create a very nice car, and when the car..."
07:3407:34, 24 November 2020 diff hist +5,002 N We are subjected to the tribulations known as adhyatmika, adhidaivika and adhibhautika. The mind is the center because the mind creates all these things. As soon as the material object is struck, however, the mind is affected, and we suffer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are subjected to the tribulations known as adhyatmika, adhidaivika and adhibhautika. The mind is the center because the min..." current
07:2607:26, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,883 N Working with the five material elements (panca-bhutas), as well as with our five knowledge-gathering senses like the eyes, ears and tongue and our five active senses like the hands and legs, we become involved in the material condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Working with the five material elements (pañca-bhūtas), as well as with our five knowledge-gathering senses like the eyes, e..."
07:1707:17, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,343 N The entire material creation is based on mental concoction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the entire material creation is based on mental concoction"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..." current
07:1507:15, 24 November 2020 diff hist +4,424 N The body, although temporary, is the cause of all the miseries of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body, although temporary, is the cause of all the miseries of material existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{..."
07:0307:03, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,397 N By one kind of activity we create another, and they are all products of our mental concoctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By one kind of activity we create another, and they are all products of our mental concoctions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..."
07:0107:01, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,785 N By nature and the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (karmana-daiva-netrena (SB 3.31.1)) we get the advantages we desire. Thus we become more and more involved with material concoctions. This is the reason for our suffering in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by nature and the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"|"we get the advantages we desire. Thus we become more and more..."
06:5806:58, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,267 N According to our mental concoctions we work in various ways, desiring various achievements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to our mental concoctions we work in various ways, desiring various achievements"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha..." current
06:5106:51, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,568 N By mental concoction we discover many, many objects of enjoyment because our minds are absorbed in material things. This is why we receive various bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by mental concoction we discover many, many objects of enjoyment because our minds are absorbed in material things. This is wh..."
06:4906:49, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,589 N The material world is a creation of our mental concoctions. We have come to this material world to enjoy material resources, and by mental concoction we discover many, many objects of enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material world is a creation of our mental concoctions. We have come to this material world to enjoy material resources, a..." current
06:4406:44, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,517 N At night one dreams of tigers and snakes, and while dreaming he actually sees them, but as soon as the dream is broken they no longer exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At night one dreams of tigers and snakes, and while dreaming he actually sees them, but as soon as the dream is broken they no..."
06:3606:36, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,652 N At night when we dream of tigers and snakes, they are not actually present, but we are afraid because we are affected by what we envision in our dreams. Everything material is like a dream because it actually has no permanent existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At night when we dream of tigers and snakes, they are not actually present, but we are afraid because we are affected by what..."
06:3306:33, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,233 N Everything material is a mental concoction because it is sometimes visible and sometimes not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything material is a mental concoction because it is sometimes visible and sometimes not"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmist..."
06:1906:19, 24 November 2020 diff hist +3,066 N One's tribulation in material existence continues. A sane man should be perfectly aware that these things will never be able to give him happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one's tribulation in material existence continues. A sane man should be perfectly aware that these things will never be able t..."

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