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15:2715:27, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,211 N Aside from Satya-yuga, even formerly, in the days when demons were flourishing, Hiranyakasipu planned to destroy the brahminical culture and the ksatriya government and thus create chaos all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aside from Satya-yuga, even formerly, in the days when demons were flourishing, Hiranyakasipu planned to destroy the brahminic..."
15:2115:21, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,314 N The government will adopt the policies of dasyus, or plunderers. Thus there will be no instructions from the brahmanas, and even if there are brahminical instructions, there will be no ksatriya rulers who can follow them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the government will adopt the policies of dasyus, or plunderers. Thus there will be no instructions from the brāhmaṇas, and..."
15:1715:17, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,027 N The government is a democracy in which any sudra can be voted into taking up the governmental reigns and capture the power to rule Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the government is a democracy in which any sudra can be voted into taking up the governmental reigns and capture the power to..."
15:1615:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,981 N Because of the increment in demoniac population, people have lost brahminical culture. Nor is there a ksatriya government Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of the increment in demoniac population, people have lost brahminical culture. Nor is there a ksatriya government"}} {..."
15:0715:07, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,028 N Lord Caitanya has recommended the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, which will revive brahminical culture very easily Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has recommended the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, which will revive brahminical culture very easily"}}..."
15:0615:06, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,136 N Because the population of the modern world consists mostly of sudras, the brahminical culture is now lost and is extremely difficult to reestablish in a proper way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the population of the modern world consists mostly of sudras, the brahminical culture is now lost and is extremely dif..."
15:0115:01, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,478 N From this verse (SB 7.2.11) we get a clear indication of how human society is disturbed when the Vedic Aryan civilization is killed and the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies performed by the brahmanas are stopped Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From this verse we get a clear indication of how human society is disturbed when the Vedic Āryan civilization is killed and t..."
14:5514:55, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,335 N With brahminical culture lost, yajna would no longer be performed, and for want of yajna the regular distribution of rainfall would cease. Thus there would be disturbances all over the world, and naturally the demigods would be defeated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With brahminical culture lost, yajña would no longer be performed, and for want of yajña the regular distribution of rainfal..."
14:4514:45, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,049 N Since Visnu is the central point of brahminical culture, Hiranyakasipu's plan was to kill Visnu, for if Visnu were killed, naturally the brahminical culture would also be lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Viṣṇu is the central point of brahminical culture, Hiraṇyakaśipu's plan was to kill Viṣṇu, for if Viṣṇu w..."
14:4014:40, 1 December 2020 diff hist +8,233 N Hiranyakasipu planned to kill the inhabitants of earth so that yajna would stop and the demigods, being disturbed, would die automatically when Lord Visnu, the yajnesvara, was killed. These were the demoniac plans of Hiranyakasipu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu planned to kill the inhabitants of earth so that yajña would stop and the demigods, being disturbed, would d..."
14:3414:34, 1 December 2020 diff hist +7,935 N Lord Caitanya inaugurated the easiest performance of yajna, namely the sankirtana-yajna, which can be performed by anyone in the world who accepts the principles of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, however, inaugurated the easiest performance of yajña, namely the saṅkīrtana-yajña, which can be performed..."
14:3014:30, 1 December 2020 diff hist +7,851 N The gross materialist thieves have no ultimate goal of life. They are simply directed to sense gratification; nor do they have knowledge of how to perform yajnas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gross materialist thieves have no ultimate goal of life. They are simply directed to sense gratification; nor do they have..."
14:2814:28, 1 December 2020 diff hist +7,587 N A society of thieves can never be happy, for they have no aim in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A society of thieves can never be happy, for they have no aim in life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
14:2214:22, 1 December 2020 diff hist +8,280 N If we forget the purpose of human life and simply take supplies from the agents of the Lord for sense gratification and become more and more entangled in material existence, which is not the purpose of creation, certainly we become thieves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we forget the purpose of human life and simply take supplies from the agents of the Lord for sense gratification and become..."
14:1614:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +7,644 N This aim of life is attained by performance of yajnas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This aim of life is attained by performance of yajñas"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12..."
14:1214:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist +8,463 N Our life is dependent on supplies from the Lord. we should make proper use of them to keep ourselves fit and healthy for the purpose of self-realization, leading to the ultimate goal of life, namely, liberation from the material struggle for existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should make proper use of them to keep ourselves fit and healthy for the purpose of self-realization, leading to the ultima..."
14:0214:02, 1 December 2020 diff hist +8,216 N For our manufacturing enterprises, we require so many raw materials like metal, sulphur, mercury, manganese and so many essentials - all of which are supplied by the agents of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for our manufacturing enterprises, we require so many raw materials like metal, sulphur, mercury, manganese and so many essent..."

19:3219:32, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,968 N Without the Supreme Lord, there can be no profuse sunlight, moonlight, rainfall, breeze, etc., without which no one can live. Obviously, our life is dependent on supplies from the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the Supreme Lord, there can be no profuse sunlight, moonlight, rainfall, breeze, etc., without which no one can live...."
19:2219:22, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,930 N Heat, light, water and air, which are also necessities of life - none of them can be manufactured by human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"heat, light, water and air, which are also necessities of life"|"none of them can be manufactured by human society"}} {{notes|..."
19:1819:18, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,281 N For example, all the eatables of human society. These eatables include grains, fruits, vegetables, milk and sugar for persons in the mode of goodness, and also eatables for the nonvegetarians, such as meats, none of which can be manufactured by men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for example, all the eatables of human society. These eatables include grains, fruits, vegetables, milk and sugar for persons..."
19:1419:14, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,964 N All the necessities of life that human society requires are supplied by the demigod agents of the Lord. No one can manufacture anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the necessities of life that human society requires are supplied by the demigod agents of the Lord. No one can manufacture..."
19:0619:06, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,815 N 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..."
19:0119:01, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,113 N 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..."
18:5718:57, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,160 N 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..."
18:5118:51, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,709 N 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..."
18:4918:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,876 N 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..."
18:3918:39, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,917 N 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..."
18:3218:32, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,139 N 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..."
18:2318:23, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,850 N 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..."
18:0418:04, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,011 N 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..."
17:4917:49, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,177 N 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..."
17:3917:39, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,277 N 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 (..."
17:2917:29, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,919 Before the advent of Lord Krsna on this earth, it is understood that the earth was managed by the brahmanas and ksatriyas No edit summary current
17:1117:11, 30 November 2020 diff hist +7,706 N 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..."
17:0617:06, 30 November 2020 diff hist +8,112 N 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..."
16:5116:51, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,244 N 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..."
15:3015:30, 30 November 2020 diff hist +2,389 N 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..."
15:2415:24, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,402 N 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..."
15:1815:18, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,465 N 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..."
15:1415:14, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,528 N 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,..."
15:0815:08, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,230 N 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..."
15:0415:04, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,313 N 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..."
14:5914:59, 30 November 2020 diff hist +15 The highest quality of the Supreme Lord is that He is bhakta-vatsala; in other words, He is always extremely pleased with His devotees No edit summary current
14:5714:57, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,367 N 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..."
14:5014:50, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,630 N 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..."
14:4514:45, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,355 N 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..."
14:3914:39, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,617 N 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..."
14:3414:34, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,238 N 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..." current
14:2914:29, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,349 N 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..."
14:2414:24, 30 November 2020 diff hist +5,589 N 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..."

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