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- 19:06, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Ultimately, all yajnas are meant for gradual promotion to the transcendental position. For ordinary men, at least five yajnas, known as panca-mahayajna, are necessary (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately, all yajñas are meant for gradual promotion to the transcendental position. For ordinary men, at least five yajña...")
- 19:01, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The meat-eaters are recommended to worship the goddess Kali, the ghastly form of material nature, and before the goddess the sacrifice of animals is recommended. But for those in the mode of goodness, the transcendental worship of Visnu is recommended (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the meat-eaters are recommended to worship the goddess Kālī, the ghastly form of material nature, and before the goddess the...")
- 18:57, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page According to the different material qualities of the persons concerned, different types of yajnas are recommended in the Vedas. Worship of different demigods is also on the same basis - namely, according to different qualities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the different material qualities of the persons concerned, different types of yajñas are recommended in the Veda...")
- 18:51, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For one who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to the demigods is recommended (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For one who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to the demigods is recommended"}} {{notes|}} {{com...")
- 18:49, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the Vedas, there are different kinds of yajnas prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but all are ultimately offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas, there are different kinds of yajñas prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but all are ultimately offered...")
- 18:39, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The demigods are authorized supplying agents who act on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Therefore, they must be satisfied by the performance of prescribed yajnas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are authorized supplying agents who act on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Therefore, th...")
- 18:32, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of yajna (sacrifice), supply all necessities to man. But he who enjoys these gifts, without offering them to the demigods in return, is certainly a thief (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of yajña (sacrifice), supply a...")
- 18:23, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page People are inclined to offer yajna because unless sacrifices are offered there will be insufficient rain (yajnad bhavati parjanyah (BG 3.14)), which will hamper agricultural activities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are inclined to offer yajña because unless sacrifices are offered there will be insufficient rain"|"which will hamper...")
- 18:04, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page They (the ksatriyas) should also arrange for charity to be given to the brahmanas, sannyasis and temples. This is the godly arrangement of brahminical culture (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They should also arrange for charity to be given to the brāhmaṇas, sannyāsīs and temples. This is the godly arrangement o...")
- 17:49, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Following the instructions of the brahmanas, the ksatriyas should engage the populace in austerity, sacrifices, Vedic study and adherence to the rules and regulations established by Vedic principles (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following the instructions of the brāhmaṇas, the kṣatriyas should engage the populace in austerity, sacrifices, Vedic stu...")
- 17:39, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The duty of the brahmanas is to cultivate samah (peacefulness), damah (self-control), titiksa (tolerance), satyam (truthfulness), saucam (cleanliness) and arjavam (simplicity), and then to advise the ksatriya kings how to rule the country or planet (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duty of the brāhmaṇas is to cultivate śamaḥ (peacefulness), damaḥ (self-control), titikṣā (tolerance), satyam (...")
- 17:11, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (4.13), According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were create...")
- 17:06, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Hiranyakasipu's main purpose was to disturb the demigods. He planned first to kill Lord Visnu so that with Lord Visnu's death the demigods would automatically weaken and die. Another of his plans was to disturb the residents of the planet earth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu's main purpose was to disturb the demigods. He planned first to kill Lord Viṣṇu so that with Lord Viṣ...")
- 16:51, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sometimes the demons very much appreciate the full dependence of the demigods upon the mercy of the Lord. This is indirect glorification of the demigods by the demons (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes the demons very much appreciate the full dependence of the demigods upon the mercy of the Lord. This is indirect glo...")
- 15:30, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The difference between the demigods and the demons is here explained (in SB 7.2.9). The demigods always follow the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the demons simply plan to disturb or kill Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the demigods and the demons is here explained. The demigods always follow the instructions of the Supre...")
- 15:24, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page After attaining sayujya-mukti, the demons are sometimes promoted to the Vaikuntha world, where they receive the reward of the Lord's garland prasada (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After attaining sāyujya-mukti, the demons are sometimes promoted to the Vaikuṇṭha world, where they receive the reward of...")
- 15:18, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When the demons achieve sayujya-mukti and leave behind their sinful activities, they are blessed by Visnu's garland, which is red like blood (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the demons achieve sāyujya-mukti and leave behind their sinful activities, they are blessed by Viṣṇu's garland, whic...")
- 15:14, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As for rudhira, or the blood of Lord Visnu, since there is no possibility of severing Lord Visnu's head from His body, there is no question of blood. But the garland that decorates Visnu's body is as red as blood (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for rudhira, or the blood of Lord Viṣṇu, since there is no possibility of severing Lord Viṣṇu's head from His body,...")
- 15:08, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The actions of the Lord to favor His devotees are not disqualifications but signs of His natural affection (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actions of the Lord to favor His devotees are not disqualifications but signs of His natural affection"}} {{notes|}} {{com...")
- 15:04, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As for the word maya, when used in reference to the dealings of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees, this word means affection (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for the word māyā, when used in reference to the dealings of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees, this wo...")
- 14:57, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The highest quality of the Supreme Lord is that He is bhakta-vatsala; in other words, He is always extremely pleased with His devotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest quality of the Supreme Lord is that He is bhakta-vatsala; in other words, He is always extremely pleased with His...")
- 14:50, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because He (The Lord) is very merciful and is bhakta-vatsala, very favorable to the devotees, He certainly eats whatever they offer Him with love and devotion. This quality should not be misjudged to be childish (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because He is very merciful and is bhakta-vatsala, very favorable to the devotees, He certainly eats whatever they offer Him w...")
- 14:45, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord does not hanker for a small leaf or flower; He has enough to eat. Indeed, He is feeding all living entities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord does not hanker for a small leaf or flower; He has enough to eat. Indeed, He is feeding all living entities"}} {{note...")
- 14:39, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord accepts the offerings of devotees because of their transcendental love. Because they are in love with the Supreme Lord, they do not eat anything without offering it first to the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord accepts the offerings of devotees because of their transcendental love. Because they are in love with the Supreme Lor...")
- 14:34, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page God says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.26): If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha...")
- 14:29, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Hiranyakasipu accused the Supreme Lord of having a restless mind like that of a small child who can be induced to do anything if simply offered some cakes and laddus (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu accused the Supreme Lord of having a restless mind like that of a small child who can be induced to do anythi...")
- 14:24, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because the demons consider the Supreme Lord an ordinary living being, they think that they can kill Lord Visnu as one might kill an ordinary person (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the demons consider the Supreme Lord an ordinary living being, they think that they can kill Lord Viṣṇu as one mig...")
- 14:15, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although they (the demons) are not devotees, their thinking of Visnu is effective, and thus they generally attain sayujya-mukti (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they are not devotees, their thinking of Viṣṇu is effective, and thus they generally attain sāyujya-mukti"}} {{n...")
- 14:08, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Demons always think that Visnu can be killed. Therefore, being absorbed in thoughts of Visnu's form to kill Him, at least they have the opportunity to think of Visnu unfavorably (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demons always think that Viṣṇu can be killed. Therefore, being absorbed in thoughts of Viṣṇu's form to kill Him, at le...")
- 14:02, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.11), avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam: Fools deride Me when I descend in a human form (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam"|"Fools deride Me when I descend...")
- 13:34, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because the demons are ordinary human beings, their minds change, and being materially conditioned, they think that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is conditioned also (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the demons are ordinary human beings, their minds change, and being materially conditioned, they think that the Suprem...")
- 13:26, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The defect of the demoniac mentality is expressed in this verse (SB 7.2.6) very clearly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The defect of the demoniac mentality is expressed in this verse very clearly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete...")
- 11:50, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The government is not partial to any citizen, but if a citizen is law-abiding he receives abundant opportunities from the state laws to live peacefully and fulfill his real interests (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The government is not partial to any citizen, but if a citizen is law-abiding he receives abundant opportunities from the stat...")
- 11:46, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The demon Hiranyakasipu accused the Lord of being partial because the demigods worshiped Him, but in fact the Lord, like the government, is not partial at all (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demon Hiraṇyakaśipu accused the Lord of being partial because the demigods worshiped Him, but in fact the Lord, like th...")
- 11:42, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because of constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, the demons generally attain sayujya-mukti after death (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, the demons generally attain sāyujya-mukti af...")
- 11:39, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Since the demigods, the devotees, always strictly follow the Supreme Lord's orders, because of sincerity they are victorious over the demons, who know that the Supreme Lord is Visnu but do not follow His instructions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since the demigods, the devotees, always strictly follow the Supreme Lord's orders, because of sincerity they are victorious o...")
- 11:34, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is not possible for the Lord to be partial (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is not possible for the Lord to be partial"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-30T11:34...")
- 11:30, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord is equal to all living entities. Since the demigods and demons are both living entities, how is it possible that the Lord was partial to one class of living beings and opposed to another (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is equal to all living entities. Since the demigods and demons are both living entities, how is it possible that the...")
- 09:00, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The demon is envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and inimical toward Him. These were Hiranyakasipu's external bodily features as he considered how to kill Lord Visnu and devastate His kingdom, Vaikunthaloka (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the demon is envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and inimical toward Him. These were Hiraṇyakaśipu's external bod...")
- 08:53, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Yudhisthira had inquired from Narada Muni why Hiranyakasipu was so envious of his own son Prahlada. Narada Muni began narrating the story by explaining how Hiranyakasipu had become a staunch enemy of Lord Visnu (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yudhiṣṭhira had inquired from Nārada Muni why Hiraṇyakaśipu was so envious of his own son Prahlāda. Nārada Muni bega...")
- 08:42, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Acyuta refers to the infallible Lord Visnu, whose heart is always infallible. Because the devotees are attached to the infallible, they are called acyutatma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Acyuta refers to the infallible Lord Viṣṇu, whose heart is always infallible. Because the devotees are attached to the inf...")
- 08:37, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page All the devotees of Lord Krsna are called acyutatma because they follow in the footsteps of Prahlada Maharaja (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa are called acyutātmā because they follow in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja"}} {{...")
- 08:22, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Through Lord Krsna's body, they (Jaya and Vijaya) returned to Vaikuntha, although they seemed to have attained sayujya-mukti in Krsna's body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through Lord Kṛṣṇa's body, they returned to Vaikuṇṭha, although they seemed to have attained sāyujya-mukti in Kṛ...")
- 08:15, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page There is no difference between Krsna's body and Narayana's body. Therefore although they (Jaya and Vijaya) visibly entered the body of Krsna, they actually reentered Vaikunthaloka as the doorkeepers of Lord Visnu (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between Kṛṣṇa's body and Nārāyaṇa's body. Therefore although they visibly entered the body of...")
- 08:08, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Whatever their position, certainly Jaya and Vijaya always thought of Krsna. Therefore at the end of the mausala-lila, these two associates of the Lord returned to Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever their position, certainly Jaya and Vijaya always thought of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore at the end of the mausala-līlā,...")
- 08:02, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Narada Muni explained to Maharaja Yudhisthira that by entering Krsna's body, Sisupala reentered Vaikunthaloka as the Lord's associate. Everyone had seen this incident (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada Muni explained to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira that by entering Kṛṣṇa's body, Śiśupāla reentered Vaikuṇṭhal...")
- 07:58, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By personally killing them (Jaya and Vijaya) with His own disc, Lord Krsna destroyed whatever sinful reactions were left in them because of the curse of the brahmanas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By personally killing them with His own disc, Lord Kṛṣṇa destroyed whatever sinful reactions were left in them because o...")
- 07:55, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In their last birth, Jaya and Vijaya did not become demons or Raksasas. Instead they took birth in a very exalted ksatriya family related to Krsna's family. They became first cousins of Lord Krsna and were practically on an equal footing with Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their last birth, Jaya and Vijaya did not become demons or Rākṣasas. Instead they took birth in a very exalted kṣatriy...")
- 07:44, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although the Lord has to execute His will properly, He is equipoised in all circumstances. He is equally disposed toward everyone (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Lord has to execute His will properly, He is equipoised in all circumstances. He is equally disposed toward every...")
- 07:40, 30 November 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Supreme Lord's punishment is also a manifestation of the Lord's equality. Therefore the Lord is described as prasantam sama-darsanam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord's punishment is also a manifestation of the Lord's equality. Therefore the Lord is described as praśāntaṁ...")