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14:0714:07, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,097 N Formerly, a ksatriya king was generally the husband of many wives, and after the death of the king, especially in the battlefield, all the queens would agree to accept saha-marana, dying with the husband who was their life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, a kṣatriya king was generally the husband of many wives, and after the death of the king, especially in the battle..."
14:0014:00, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,865 N The dead King (Suyajna), while fighting in anger, bit his lips to show his prowess, but nonetheless he was killed by providence (vidhina). This proves that we are controlled by higher authorities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the dead King, while fighting in anger, bit his lips to show his prowess, but nonetheless he was killed by providence (vidhin..."
13:4713:47, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,221 N The Mayavadi scholars do not accept the Puranas, but Srila Madhvacarya and all other authorities accept them as the authoritative histories of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī scholars do not accept the Purāṇas, but Śrīla Madhvācārya and all other authorities accept them as the..."
13:4213:42, 2 December 2020 diff hist +1,965 N The words itihasam puratanam (in SB 7.2.27) mean - an old history Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words itihāsaṁ purātanam mean"|"an old history"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12..."
13:3613:36, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,556 N The conditioned soul has no information of the spirit and its exalted existence beyond the effects of the material condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul has no information of the spirit and its exalted existence beyond the effects of the material condition"}..."
13:3413:34, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,498 N The designations of the conditioned soul in the material world are decorations of the dead body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The designations of the conditioned soul in the material world are decorations of the dead body"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..."
13:2313:23, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,904 N Atma, the spirit soul, is always unchanged (avikalah puman). We are spirit souls, but when carried away by mental activities (manodharma), we suffer from so-called material conditions of life. This generally happens to nondevotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ātmā, the spirit soul, is always unchanged (avikalaḥ pumān). We are spirit souls, but when carried away by mental activit..."
13:1813:18, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,089 N Hiranyakasipu advised his family members that although the gross body of his brother Hiranyaksa was dead and they were aggrieved because of this, they should not lament for the great soul of Hiranyaksa, who had already attained his next destination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu advised his family members that although the gross body of his brother Hiraṇyākṣa was dead and they were..."
13:1413:14, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,175 N Now we are so degraded that everyone, including the exalted scientists, philosophers and other leaders, is under the bodily conception of life, which is condemned in the sastras. Sa eva go-kharah: (SB 10.84.13) such persons are nothing but cows and asses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"now we are so degraded that everyone, including the exalted scientists, philosophers and other leaders, is under the bodily co..."
13:1113:11, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,962 N Although Hiranyakasipu was a great demon, he was not as foolish as the population of the modern world. Hiranyakasipu had clear knowledge of the spirit soul and the subtle and gross bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Hiraṇyakaśipu was a great demon, he was not as foolish as the population of the modern world. Hiraṇyakaśipu had..."
09:4509:45, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,097 N One should therefore understand the fixed position of the spirit soul and how he is carried away by the waves of material nature to different bodies and different situations under lamentation and hankering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore understand the fixed position of the spirit soul and how he is carried away by the waves of material natu..."
09:3509:35, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,248 N Actually the living entity does not move. The living entity does not take birth or accept death, but because of the transient subtle and gross bodies, the living entity appears to move from one place to another or be dead and gone forever Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the living entity does not move (sthāṇur acalo 'yam). The living entity does not take birth or accept death, but b..."
09:2009:20, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,799 N Sometimes, because of mental derangement, the land appears to be moving Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, because of mental derangement, the land appears to be moving"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}..." current
09:0709:07, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,842 N The conditioned soul is carried from life to life by the arrangement of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conditioned soul is carried from life to life by the arrangement of material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}}..."
09:0609:06, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,318 N The body is just like a machine, and according to the living entity's karma, he is offered a particular type of machine to move here and there under the control of material nature. This continues until he surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is just like a machine, and according to the living entity's karma, he is offered a particular type of machine to mov..."
08:1208:12, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,101 N The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, & is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are se..."
07:5607:56, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,737 N When conditioned by material nature, the living entity must accept a certain type of body, which is offered by nature under the direction of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When conditioned by material nature, the living entity must accept a certain type of body, which is offered by nature under th..."
07:5307:53, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,629 N The living entity is born in different families or species of life because of being infected by the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity is born in different families or species of life because of being infected by the modes of material nature"}..."
07:3907:39, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,842 N Hiranyakasipu very intelligently described the position of the soul. The soul is never the body, but is always completely different from the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu very intelligently described the position of the soul. The soul is never the body, but is always completely d..."
07:3107:31, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,085 N To become a demigod or to become godly, whatever one's occupation, one must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To become a demigod or to become godly, whatever one's occupation, one must satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{no..."
07:3007:30, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,363 N O best among the twice-born, it is concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve, by discharging his prescribed duties (dharma) according to caste divisions and orders of life, is to please the Lord Hari Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve, by discharging his prescri..."
07:2207:22, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,412 N The demons are considered highly elevated in knowledge, but because they do not use their good intelligence for the service of the Lord, they are called demons. The demigods, however, act very intelligently to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demons are considered highly elevated in knowledge, but because they do not use their good intelligence for the service of..."
07:1907:19, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,109 N Although Hiranyakasipu was a demon, he had Vedic knowledge and understanding. Thus the advice given to his family members - his sister-in-law, mother and nephews - was quite sound Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Hiraṇyakaśipu was a demon, he had Vedic knowledge and understanding. Thus the advice given to his family members"|..."
06:5906:59, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,121 N In the material world a so-called family is a combination of several persons in one home to fulfill the terms of their imprisonment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world a so-called family is a combination of several persons in one home to fulfill the terms of their impriso..."
06:5906:59, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,435 N All the living entities in this material world have come here only because they wanted to be equal to Krsna in enjoyment and have thus been sent here to be conditioned by material nature in different degrees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the living entities in this material world have come here only because they wanted to be equal to Kṛṣṇa in enjoyment..."
06:5506:55, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,220 N All living entities act exactly according to the directions of prakrti, material nature, because in the material world we are fully under a higher control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities act exactly according to the directions of prakṛti, material nature, because in the material world we ar..."
06:4706:47, 2 December 2020 diff hist +4,021 N The bewildered soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature - BG 3.27 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bewildered soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself the doer of activities, which a..."
06:4006:40, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,321 N When the performances of yajna were stopped by the disturbances of the demons, the demigods came down to the planet earth to see how people had become disturbed and to consider what to do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"came down to the planet earth to see how people had become disturbed and to consider what to do"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..."
06:3706:37, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,409 N When the performances of yajna were stopped by the disturbances of the demons, the demigods were naturally bereft of the results of yajna and hampered in executing their respective duties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the performances of yajna were stopped by the disturbances of the demons, the demigods were naturally bereft of the resul..."
06:3406:34, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,382 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the performance of yajna brings reciprocal good fortune for both the human beings and the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the performance of yajña brings reciprocal good fortune for both the human beings and the demig..."
05:1705:17, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,294 N In different countries there are different types of fruit trees. In India the mango and jackfruit trees are prominent, and in other places there are mango trees, jackfruit trees, coconut trees and berry trees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In different countries there are different types of fruit trees. In India the mango and jackfruit trees are prominent, and in..."
05:1405:14, 2 December 2020 diff hist +2,188 N The cutting of trees is generally prohibited. In particular, trees that produce nice fruit for the maintenance of human society should not be cut Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cutting of trees is generally prohibited. In particular, trees that produce nice fruit for the maintenance of human societ..."
04:3504:35, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,546 N The government - indeed, the entire society - should be structured in such a way that everyone can be trained to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The government"|"indeed, the entire society"|"should be structured in such a way that everyone can be trained to satisfy the S..."
04:2604:26, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,377 N All the paraphernalia mentioned in this verse (SB 7.2.14) is especially meant for the satisfaction of the Lord, not the satisfaction of one's senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the paraphernalia mentioned in this verse is especially meant for the satisfaction of the Lord, not the satisfaction of on..."
04:2004:20, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,178 N Whatever we do and whatever our occupation, our main purpose should be to please the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever we do and whatever our occupation, our main purpose should be to please the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sha..."
03:5803:58, 2 December 2020 diff hist +3,504 N Krsna 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

17:5317:53, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,305 N The word udyana refers to places where trees are especially grown to produce fruits and flowers, which are most important for human civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word udyāna refers to places where trees are especially grown to produce fruits and flowers, which are most important for..."
17:4817:48, 1 December 2020 diff hist +2,484 N The Sixteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita fully explains how the demons engage in sinful activities for the destruction of the populace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sixteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā fully explains how the demons engage in sinful activities for the destruction of the..."
17:3117:31, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,055 N Yajna must be performed, as indicated by the superior authorities. The cutting of trees simply to manufacture paper for the publication of unwanted literature is the greatest sinful act Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajña must be performed, as indicated by the superior authorities. The cutting of trees simply to manufacture paper for the p..."
17:2417:24, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,326 N ISKCON literature is published for the service of Lord Visnu. This literature clarifies our relationship with Lord Visnu, and therefore the publication of ISKCON literature is the performance of yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ISKCON literature is published for the service of Lord Viṣṇu. This literature clarifies our relationship with Lord Viṣ..."
17:2017:20, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,332 N If the paper mills stop producing paper, one may argue, how can our ISKCON literature be published? The answer is that the paper mills should manufacture paper only for the publication of ISKCON literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the paper mills stop producing paper, one may argue, how can our ISKCON literature be published? The answer is that the pap..."
17:1617:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,009 N Work done as a sacrifice for Lord Visnu must be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"work done as a sacrifice for Lord Viṣṇu must be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world"}} {{notes|}} {..." current
17:1217:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,863 N The cutting of trees is prohibited unless necessary for the service of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cutting of trees is prohibited unless necessary for the service of Lord Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {..."
17:0417:04, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,206 N Trees are cut for the publication of demoniac propaganda, nonsensical literature, huge quantities of newspapers and many other paper products. This is a sign of a demoniac civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the publication of demoniac propaganda, nonsensical literature, huge quantities of newspapers and many other paper product..."
16:0016:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,210 N Because the Vedic civilization is lost, cows are not protected, but instead indiscriminately killed in slaughterhouses. Such are the acts of demons. Therefore this is a demoniac civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the Vedic civilization is lost, cows are not protected, but instead indiscriminately killed in slaughterhouses. Such a..."
15:5815:58, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,852 N The word gavah (SB 7.2.12) indicates that cows should be given protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word gāvaḥ indicates that cows should be given protection"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
15:5315:53, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,133 N There must be ksatriyas to rule the country very nicely according to the injunctions of the sastras, and there must be vaisyas who can protect the cows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there must be kṣatriyas to rule the country very nicely according to the injunctions of the śāstras, and there must be vai..."
15:5215:52, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,197 N The picture of a proper human civilization is indirectly described here (in SB 7.2.12). In a perfect human civilization there must be a class of men fully trained as perfect brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The picture of a proper human civilization is indirectly described here. In a perfect human civilization there must be a class..."
15:4215:42, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,909 N The demons think that Hari, Lord Visnu, exists because of the brahmanas and yajna, but factually Hari is the cause of everything including the brahmanas and yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the demons think that Hari, Lord Viṣṇu, exists because of the brāhmaṇas and yajña, but factually Hari is the cause of..."
15:3015:30, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,992 N In Kali-yuga, which is full of sudras and demons, the brahminical culture is lost and can be revived only by the chanting of the maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in Kali-yuga, which is full of śūdras and demons, the brahminical culture is lost and can be revived only by the chanting of..."

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