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13:5113:51, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,387 N The hearts of the demigods are always filled with fear of the demons, and therefore they cannot think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The engagement of the demigods is to think of the Lord always within the cores of their hearts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The hearts of the demigods are always filled with fear of the demons, and therefore they cannot think of the Supreme Personali..."
13:4913:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,538 N Because the government in Kali-yuga is full of demons, the living conditions of devotees are always disturbed. Devotees cannot perform yajna, and thus they cannot partake of the remnants of food offered in yajna for the worship of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the government in Kali-yuga is full of demons, the living conditions of devotees are always disturbed. Devotees cannot..."
13:4513:45, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,418 N During the reign of Hiranyakasipu, everyone was disturbed in the routine duties of Vedic civilization. When Hiranyakasipu was killed, all the demigods, who had always been disturbed by Hiranyakasipu, felt relief in their general way of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the reign of Hiraṇyakaśipu, everyone was disturbed in the routine duties of Vedic civilization. When Hiraṇyakaśip..."
13:4213:42, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,202 N Although the demigods are attached to material enjoyment, they are devotees of the Lord who act according to the rules and regulations of the Vedic injunctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the demigods are attached to material enjoyment, they are devotees of the Lord who act according to the rules and reg..." current
13:3913:39, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,075 N In this material world there are two kinds of people - the devatas (demigods) and the asuras - demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world there are two kinds of people—the devatās (demigods) and the asuras (demons)"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
13:3413:34, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,104 N Lord Siva reminded the Lord to act like an affectionate father toward Prahlada Maharaja, who was standing by the Lord's side as an exalted, fully surrendered devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva reminded the Lord to act like an affectionate father toward Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was standing by the Lord's si..."
13:2913:29, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,160 N Actually the Lord is always affectionate toward His devotees, even though He may appear very angry. Because He is avyayatma-because He never falls down - even when angry the Lord is affectionate toward His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the Lord is always affectionate toward His devotees, even though He may appear very angry. Because He is avyayātmā-..."
12:5212:52, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,252 N Lord Siva knew that he would have to play the part of anger for the Lord. Kala means Lord Siva (Bhairava), and kopa refers to the Lord's anger. These words, combined together as kopa-kala, refer to the end of each millennium Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva knew that he would have to play the part of anger for the Lord. Kāla means Lord Śiva (Bhairava), and kopa refers..."
12:4212:42, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,278 N When the Lord appeared in great anger to kill Hiranyakasipu, everyone was extremely afraid of the Lord's attitude, but Lord Siva, knowing very well that the Lord's anger is also His lila, was not afraid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord appeared in great anger to kill Hiraṇyakaśipu, everyone was extremely afraid of the Lord's attitude, but Lord..."
12:3912:39, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,236 N During the period of annihilation, at the end of each millennium, the Lord becomes angry, and the part of anger is played by Lord Siva, who is therefore called Rudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the period of annihilation, at the end of each millennium, the Lord becomes angry, and the part of anger is played by L..."
12:3512:35, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,215 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the material world. There are three processes in creation - namely creation, maintenance and finally annihilation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the material world. There are three processes in creation-namely creation..."
12:2912:29, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,209 N Who can understand how Krsna is benefiting the entire world? The Lord is addressed as duranta-sakti (in SB 4.8.70) because no one can understand His potencies and how He acts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Who can understand how Kṛṣṇa is benefiting the entire world? The Lord is addressed as duranta-śakti because no one can..."
12:2412:24, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,213 N In Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Madhya 23.39) it is said, tanra vakya, kriya, mudra vijneha na bhujhaya: no one can understand the activities of the Lord's servants. Therefore, what to speak of the activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Caitanya-caritāmṛta"|"it is said, tāṅra vākya, kriyā, mudrā vijñeha nā bhujhaya: no one can understand the activ..." current
12:2112:21, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,112 N Who can understand the Lord's transcendental activities? Not to speak of understanding the transcendental activities of the Lord, no one can understand even the activities of His servants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who can understand the Lord's transcendental activities? Not to speak of understanding the transcendental activities of the Lo..." current
12:1812:18, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,405 N Prahlada Maharaja was caused to take birth to exhibit the behavior of an exalted devotee, and then the Lord accepted the body of Nrsimhadeva to kill that same demon, who by the Lord's own will had taken birth in a demoniac family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja was caused to take birth to exhibit the behavior of an exalted devotee, and then the Lord accepted the bo..."
12:1412:14, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,219 N The activities of the Lord are always wonderful. His personal servants Jaya and Vijaya were confidential friends, yet they were cursed, and they accepted bodies of demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The activities of the Lord are always wonderful. His personal servants Jaya and Vijaya were confidential friends, yet they wer..."
12:0512:05, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,161 N In this regard (from SB 7.8.34) it is to be understood that a devotee is fortunate in any condition of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this regard it is to be understood that a devotee is fortunate in any condition of his life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefi..."
12:0312:03, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,430 N Although he (Jaya) had never offered anything to the Lord (Nrsimhadeva) as Hiranyakasipu, the Lord is so affectionate to His devotee and servant that He nonetheless took pleasure in sitting on the throne that Hiranyakasipu had created Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although he had never offered anything to the Lord as Hiraṇyakaśipu, the Lord is so affectionate to His devotee and servant..."
11:5611:56, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,360 N Hiranyakasipu had formerly been Jaya, the doorkeeper at the Vaikuntha gate, and he had fallen because of the curse of the brahmanas and had gotten the nature of a demon Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu, however, had formerly been Jaya, the doorkeeper at the Vaikuṇṭha gate, and although he had fallen becaus..."
11:5311:53, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,514 N Although Hiranyakasipu treated the Lord (Nrsimhadeva) as his bitterest enemy, he was the Lord's faithful servant in Vaikuntha, and therefore the Lord had no hesitation in sitting on the throne that Hiranyakasipu had so laboriously created Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another point is that although Hiraṇyakaśipu treated the Lord as his bitterest enemy, he was the Lord's faithful servant in..."
11:4911:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,505 N When the Lord (Nrsimhadeva) sat on the throne of Hiranyakasipu, there was no one to protest; no enemy came forward on behalf of Hiranyakasipu to fight with the Lord. This means that His supremacy was immediately accepted by the demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord sat on the throne of Hiraṇyakaśipu, there was no one to protest; no enemy came forward on behalf of Hiraṇya..."
11:4011:40, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,820 N Modern scientists and philosophers foolishly explain that there was no civilization prior to three thousand years ago, but the statement of this verse (SB 7.8.33) nullifies such whimsical judgments Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern scientists and philosophers foolishly explain that there was no civilization prior to three thousand years ago, but the..."
11:3511:35, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,875 N Srimad-Bhagavatam was spoken five thousand years ago, and the statements of this verse (SB 7.8.33) prove that the symptoms of a very advanced civilization then existed, even in the upper planetary systems, as well as in the lower planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was spoken five thousand years ago, and the statements of this verse prove that the symptoms of a very ad..." current
11:3211:32, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,496 N That there were airplanes flying in the sky long, long ago can be understood from this verse - SB 7.8.33 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That there were airplanes flying in the sky long, long ago can be understood from this verse"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
11:2811:28, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,567 N Everything is insignificant in comparison to His (God's) personal, all-defeating transcendental qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything is insignificant in comparison to His personal, all-defeating transcendental qualities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nir..."
11:2511:25, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,938 N The deep waves of the seas and oceans and the many other wonders within the creation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead all become insignificant when the Lord, in His special feature, incarnates within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The deep waves of the seas and oceans and the many other wonders within the creation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead all..."
11:2011:20, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,053 N As Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.41): "Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor." The illumination of the planets and stars in the sky is but a partial manifestation of the Lord's effulgence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My spl..." current
11:1411:14, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,554 N The demons should be careful and curtail their godless civilization. They should take advantage of the Krsna consciousness movement and become faithful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; otherwise they are doomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demons should therefore be careful and curtail their godless civilization. They should take advantage of the Kṛṣṇa c..."
11:1211:12, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,540 N Within a second, Hiranyakasipu and his followers were destroyed, and similarly if this godless civilization continues, it will be destroyed in a second, simply by the movement of one finger of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Within a second, Hiraṇyakaśipu and his followers were destroyed, and similarly if this godless civilization continues, it w..."
11:1011:10, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,551 N The material world is becoming more and more godless, and consequently everything is in a disturbed condition. If this continues, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will certainly take action, as He did in the case of Hiranyakasipu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material world is becoming more and more godless, and consequently everything is in a disturbed condition. If this continu..."
11:0711:07, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,547 N Since the creation of the material world, there have been two kinds of men - the devas and the asuras. The devas are always faithful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the asuras are always atheists who defy the supremacy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the creation of the material world, there have been two kinds of men—the devas and the asuras. The devas are always fa..."
10:5810:58, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,631 N Lord Nrsimhadeva pierced Hiranyakasipu's abdomen with His nails, pulled out the demon's intestines and wore them as a garland, which enhanced His beauty. Thus the Lord became very fearsome, like a lion engaged in fighting an elephant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva pierced Hiraṇyakaśipu's abdomen with His nails, pulled out the demon's intestines and wore them as a g..."
10:5610:56, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,203 The hair on Lord Nrsimhadeva's face, being sprinkled with drops of blood, was reddish and looked very beautiful No edit summary current
10:5310:53, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,396 N To keep intact all of Lord Brahma's benedictions, Lord Nrsimhadeva paradoxically but very easily killed the great demon Hiranyakasipu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To keep intact all of Lord Brahmā's benedictions, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva paradoxically but very easily killed the great demon H..."
10:5110:51, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,672 N Just to keep the word of Lord Brahma, Lord Nrsimhadeva pierced Hiranyakasipu's body with His nails, which were not weapons and were neither living nor dead. Indeed, the nails can be called dead, but at the same time they can be said to be alive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"just to keep the word of Lord Brahmā, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva pierced Hiraṇyakaśipu's body with His nails, which were not wea..."
10:4910:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,264 N Hiranyakasipu had taken a benediction from Lord Brahma that he would not die from any weapon or be killed by any person, dead or alive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu had taken a benediction from Lord Brahmā that he would not die from any weapon or be killed by any person, d..."
10:4610:46, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,450 N To keep this promise of Brahma, the Lord (Nrsimhadeva) killed Hiranyakasipu in the evening, which is the end of day and the beginning of night but is neither day nor night Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to keep this promise of Brahmā, the Lord killed Hiraṇyakaśipu in the evening, which is the end of day and the beginning of..."
10:4210:42, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,059 N Hiranyakasipu had received the benediction that he would not die either during the day or at night Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu had received the benediction that he would not die either during the day or at night"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
10:3810:38, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,588 N Hiranyakasipu had received from Lord Brahma the benediction that he would not die on the land or in the sky. Therefore, to keep the promise of Lord Brahma intact, Nrsimhadeva placed Hiranyakasipu's body on His lap, which was neither land nor sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu had received from Lord Brahmā the benediction that he would not die on the land or in the sky. Therefore, to..."
10:3010:30, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,455 N Hiranyakasipu was destined to be ultimately killed by Nrsimha-deva, but just to see the fun, the Lord gave him a chance to slip from His hands Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu was destined to be ultimately killed by Nṛsiṁha-deva, but just to see the fun, the Lord gave him a chance..."
10:2810:28, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,598 N By the will of the Supreme, a sinful man is sometimes given the chance to enjoy the material world as if he were not under the clutches of material nature, just so that he may be fooled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the will of the Supreme, a sinful man is sometimes given the chance to enjoy the material world as if he were not under the..."
10:2510:25, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,458 N When a sinful man enjoys material facilities, foolish people sometimes think, "How is it that this sinful man is enjoying whereas a pious man is suffering?" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a sinful man enjoys material facilities, foolish people sometimes think, "How is it that this sinful man is enjoying wher..."
10:0610:06, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,835 N They knew that if somehow or other Hiranyakasipu escaped from Nrsimhadeva's hands and saw that the demigods were looking forward to his death with great pleasure, he would take great revenge upon them. Therefore they were very much afraid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They knew that if somehow or other Hiraṇyakaśipu escaped from Nṛsiṁhadeva's hands and saw that the demigods were lookin..."
10:0310:03, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,762 N When Hiranyakasipu was in the process of being killed by Lord Nrsimhadeva, the Lord gave the demon a chance to slip from His clutches. This incident was not very much appreciated by the demigods, for they were greatly afraid of Hiranyakasipu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Hiraṇyakaśipu was in the process of being killed by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Lord gave the demon a chance to slip fro..."
09:5909:59, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,426 Bhakti-yoga creates a transcendental situation with no tinges of material contamination No edit summary current
09:5809:58, 30 November 2020 diff hist +3,936 N God's presence is invoked by the practice of bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"which is invoked by the practice of bhakti-yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-30T09:58:54..." current
09:5609:56, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,322 The Lord appeared because of the bhakti-yoga exhibited by Prahlada Maharaja No edit summary current
09:5409:54, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,640 N It is stated in CC Madhya 22.31: Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience." This material world is full of darkness and ignorance of spiritual life, but by bhakti-yoga this ignorance is dissipated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in Caitanya-caritāmṛta"|"Godhead is light. Nescience is darkness. Where there is Godhead there is no nescience..."
09:4909:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,606 N The material world is generally controlled by tamo-guna, the quality of ignorance, but the spiritual world, because of the presence of the Lord and His effulgence, is free from all contamination by darkness, passion or contaminated goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world is generally controlled by tamo-guṇa, the quality of ignorance, but the spiritual world, because of the p..."
09:4709:47, 30 November 2020 diff hist +4,112 N The Lord is situated transcendentally, in pure goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is situated transcendentally, in pure goodness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-..."

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