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• 17:25, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page The Lord is the pure master, the supreme master, whereas an unalloyed devotee with no material motives is the pure servant (content was: "#REDIRECT Prahlada Maharaja distinguishes between the pure devotee and the pure master. The Lord is the pure master, the supreme master, whereas an unalloyed devotee with no material motives is the pure servant", and the only contributor was "Nirmal" (talk))
• 17:25, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs moved page The Lord is the pure master, the supreme master, whereas an unalloyed devotee with no material motives is the pure servant to Prahlada Maharaja distinguishes between the pure devotee and the pure master. The Lord is the pure master, the supreme master, whereas an unalloyed devotee with no material motives is the pure servant
• 17:22, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord will never offer him such condemned benedictions (like those of the demigods). On the contrary, it is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.88.8), yasyaham anugrhnami harisye tad-dhanam sanaih (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, the Lord will never offer him such condemned benedictions. On the...")
• 16:52, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Once it was found that an asura took a benediction from Lord Siva by which the asura would be able to kill someone simply by placing his hands on that person's head. Such benedictions are possible to receive from the demigods (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"once it was found that an asura took a benediction from Lord Śiva by which the asura would be able to kill someone simply by...")
• 16:49, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page The demigods, to keep their prestigious positions, bestow upon their worshipers whatever benedictions the worshipers want (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods, to keep their prestigious positions, bestow upon their worshipers whatever benedictions the worshipers want"}} {...")
• 16:46, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page As stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.20), kamais tais tair hrta jnanah prapadyante 'nya-devatah. "Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods." A demigod cannot become master, for the real master is the Supreme Personality of God (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"kāmais tais tair hṛta jñānāḥ prapadyante 'nya-devatāḥ"|"Those whose minds are distor...")
• 16:36, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page Only when one is fully freed from material desires can one be purified, and only in that purified state can one serve the Lord (content was: "#REDIRECT Only when one is fully freed from material desires can one be purified, and only in that purified state can one serve the Lord. Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate. This is the pure devotional platform", and the only contributor was "Nirmal" (talk))
• 16:35, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs moved page Only when one is fully freed from material desires can one be purified, and only in that purified state can one serve the Lord to Only when one is fully freed from material desires can one be purified, and only in that purified state can one serve the Lord. Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate. This is the pure devotional platform
• 16:34, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Because their (men with a mercantile mentality) desires are not purified, they are still mercantile men, even though they go to temples to make a show of being devotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because their desires are not purified, they are still mercantile men, even though they go to temples to make a show of being...")
• 16:28, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page A man with a mercantile mentality thinks that if he can get some material benefit, like a large amount of money, simply by offering a little fruit and flower, this is good business. Such persons are not accepted as pure devotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a man with a mercantile mentality thinks that if he can get some material benefit, like a large amount of money, simply by off...")
• 16:25, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.26) the Lord (Krsna) says: "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|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"the Lord says"|"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept i...")
• 16:21, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Sometimes materialists go to a temple to offer flowers and fruit to the Lord because they have learned from Bhagavad-gita that if a devotee offers some flowers and fruits, the Lord accepts them (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes materialists go to a temple to offer flowers and fruit to the Lord because they have learned from Bhagavad-gītā th...")
• 16:17, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page When a devotee needs something, the Supreme Personality of Godhead supplies it (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee needs something, the Supreme Personality of Godhead supplies it"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|08Jun12}} {{last|08Jun12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=1|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:When Devotees of God Category:Needs of a Devotee of God Category:something Category:Supreme Personality of Godhead Category:When Devotees Need Something,...")
• 16:17, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page A pure devotee is anyabhilasita-sunyam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11). He has no desire for material profit, nor does the Lord induce him to try to profit materially. When a devotee needs something, the Supreme Personality of Godhead supplies it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee is anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam"|"Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11"|"He has no desire for material profit, nor d...")
• 16:12, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Although a pious man may receive some material benefit, one who is concerned with material benefits cannot be a pure devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although a pious man may receive some material benefit, one who is concerned with material benefits cannot be a pure devotee"}...")
• 16:06, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page It is sometimes found that one comes to a devotee or a temple of the Lord just to get some material benefit. Such a person is described here (in SB 7.10.4) as a mercantile man. Bhagavad-gita speaks of arto jijnasur artharthi (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is sometimes found that one comes to a devotee or a temple of the Lord just to get some material benefit. Such a person is...")
• 15:53, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page A devotee who comes here (within the material world) in accordance with the order of the Supreme Lord shows by his personal behavior how to become a pure devotee. A pure devotee, therefore, is a practical example for all living entities, including Brahma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee who comes here in accordance with the order of the Supreme Lord shows by his personal behavior how to become a pure...")
• 15:44, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page When the Lord Himself appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is not allured by the material atmosphere (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord Himself appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is not allured by the material atmosphere"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mayapur}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|25Apr12}} {{last|25Apr12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=1|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:When God Category:God Himself Category:God's Appearance Category:God's Incarnations Category:God in the Material...")
• 15:43, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page When the Lord Himself appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is not allured by the material atmosphere, and He has nothing to do with material activity, yet by His example He teaches the common man how to become a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord Himself appears as an incarnation within this material world, He is not allured by the material atmosphere, and...")
• 11:52, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Although Prahlada was born in the family of Hiranyakasipu, an atheist, he was never attached to any kind of materialistic enjoyment (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Prahlāda was born in the family of Hiraṇyakaśipu, an atheist, he was never attached to any kind of materialistic...")
• 11:49, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page In spite of coming to this material world, the nitya-siddha devotee is never attracted by the allurements of material enjoyment. A perfect example is Prahlada Maharaja, who was a nitya-siddha, a maha-bhagavata devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In spite of coming to this material world, the nitya-siddha devotee is never attracted by the allurements of material enjoymen...")
• 11:44, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page A nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become a pure devotee (content was: "#REDIRECT A nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become a pure devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam) - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11", and the only contributor was "Nirmal" (talk))
• 11:43, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs moved page A nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become a pure devotee to A nitya-siddha devotee comes from Vaikuntha upon the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and shows by his example how to become a pure devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam) - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11
• 11:42, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page Nitya-siddha devotees come from Vaikuntha to this material world to teach, by their personal example, how to become a devotee. The living entities in this material world can take lessons from such nitya-siddha devotees (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nitya-siddha devotees come from Vaikuṇṭha to this material world to teach, by their personal example, how to become a devotee. The living entities in this material world can take lessons from such nitya-siddha devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|09Apr12}} {{last|09Apr12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=1|CC=0|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:Nitya-siddha - Devot...")
• 11:42, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page The living entities in this material world can take lessons from nitya-siddha devotees and thus become inclined to return home, back to Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in this material world can take lessons from such nitya-siddha devotees and thus become inclined to return...")
• 11:37, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu has given considerable discussion about nitya-siddha and sadhana-siddha devotees. Nitya-siddha devotees come from Vaikuntha to this material world to teach, by their personal example, how to become a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu has given considerable discussion about nitya-siddha and sādhana-siddha devotees. Nitya-siddha devo...")
• 11:26, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Although born of a materialistic father, because he (Prahlada Maharaj) was a devotee he had no material desires (anyabhilasita-sunyam) - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although born of a materialistic father, because he was a devotee he had no material desires (anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam"|"Bh...")
• 11:23, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Atheistic men are very much attached to material enjoyment. Therefore if they get some opportunity to achieve more and more material enjoyment, they take it. Prahlada Maharaja, however, was very careful in this regard (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Atheistic men are very much attached to material enjoyment. Therefore if they get some opportunity to achieve more and more ma...")
• 11:20, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Without the Supreme Personality of Godhead one cannot get release from materialistic life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"without the Supreme Personality of Godhead one cannot get release from materialistic life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{...")
• 11:17, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page It is to be understood that if one really wants release from this material world, from the threefold miseries and from janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi (BG 13.9) (birth, death, old age and disease), one must take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is to be understood that if one really wants release from this material world, from the threefold miseries and from janma-m...")
• 11:14, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Prahlada Maharaja was detached from all material enjoyment. He therefore took shelter of the lotus feet of Lord Nrsimhadeva, and not the feet of any demigod (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja, however, was detached from all material enjoyment. He therefore took shelter of the lotus feet of Lord N...")
• 11:12, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page They (those who are attached to material enjoyment) are especially attached to worship of the goddess Durga and Lord Siva because this transcendental couple can offer their devotees all material opulence (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are especially attached to worship of the goddess Durgā and Lord Śiva because this transcendental couple can offer thei...")
• 11:08, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page As stated in Bhagavad-gita, those who are attached to material enjoyment are mostly inclined to worship the demigods to procure various material opulences (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, those who are attached to material enjoyment are mostly inclined to worship the demigods to proc...")
• 11:04, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Materialistic life means attachment to the body and everything in relationship to the body. This attachment is based on lusty desires for sense gratification, specifically sexual enjoyment (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic life means attachment to the body and everything in relationship to the body. This attachment is based on lusty...")
• 10:56, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page When one is allured by material possessions, they are considered to be given by maya, but when one uses material possessions fully for service, they are considered God's gifts, or facilities offered by Krsna for enhancing one's devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is allured by material possessions, they are considered to be given by māyā, but when one uses material possessions...")
• 10:54, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page A pure devotee (anyabhilasita-sunyam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11)) is never misdirected by material opulence. On the contrary, whatever he possesses he engages one hundred percent in the service of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee (anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam"|"Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11"|"is never misdirected by material opulence. On...")
• 10:51, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Of course, possessing material opulence is always fearful because under the influence of material opulence one may be misdirected from devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of course, possessing material opulence is always fearful because under the influence of material opulence one may be misdirec...")
• 10:46, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Although Prahlada Maharaja, Dhruva Maharaja, Ambarisa Maharaja, Yudhisthira Maharaja and many devotee kings were materially very opulent, they accepted their material opulence in the service of the Lord, not for their personal sense gratification (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Prahlāda Mahārāja, Dhruva Mahārāja, Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja and many devotee kings we...")
• 10:41, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Material achievements are not the ultimate goal of devotional service. The ultimate goal of devotional service is love of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material achievements are not the ultimate goal of devotional service. The ultimate goal of devotional service is love of Godh...")
• 10:34, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page O my Lord, Jagadisa, I (Caitanya) do not pray for benedictions by which to achieve material wealth, popularity or beauty. My only desire is to serve You. Kindly engage me in the service of the servant of Your servant - CC Antya 20.29, Siksastaka 4 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, Jagadīśa, I do not pray for benedictions by which to achieve material wealth, popularity or beauty. My only desir...")
• 10:21, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page When the Lord was present before Dhruva Maharaja, Dhruva did not want to take any material benefit from the Lord: svamin krtartho 'smi varam na yace (CC Madhya 22.42). As a pure devotee, he could not ask the Lord for any material benefit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord was present before Dhruva Mahārāja, Dhruva did not want to take any material benefit from the Lord: svāmin k...")
• 10:19, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Pure devotees like Prahlada Maharaja and Dhruva Maharaja do not aspire for any material benefit at any stage of devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja and Dhruva Mahārāja do not aspire for any material benefit at any stage of devotiona...")
• 10:14, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Since our main business is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can render service from any of the above-mentioned platforms of love - dasya-rasa, sakhya-rasa, vatsalya-rasa and madhurya-rasa (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since our main business is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can render service from any of the above-mentioned...")
• 10:10, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Pure love of Godhead begins from dasya and develops to sakhya, vatsalya and then madhurya. Still, in any of these five mellows one can render loving service to the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure love of Godhead begins from dāsya and develops to sakhya, vātsalya and then mādhurya. Still, in any of these five mell...")
• 10:07, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page In the santa stage, one is on the border of loving service to the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the śānta stage, one is on the border of loving service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{...")
• 10:06, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page The word sarva-bhava means that one can love the Supreme Personality of Godhead in different transcendental modes of mellows, beginning with dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word sarva-bhāva means that one can love the Supreme Personality of Godhead in different transcendental modes of mellows,...")
• 10:04, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page The words dhirah sarva-bhavena do not mean "in whichever way you like." Bhava is the preliminary condition of love of Godhead. The bhava stage is the final division before one reaches love of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words dhīrāḥ sarva-bhāvena do not mean"|"in whichever way you like"|"Bhāva is the preliminary condition of love of G...")
• 09:59, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page One cannot be happy under any circumstances unless one pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but one who has learned how to please the Supreme Lord need no longer lament for his material condition (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be happy under any circumstances unless one pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but one who has learned how...")
• 09:56, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that if one pleases the Vaisnava spiritual master, all of one's desires will be fulfilled (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says that if one pleases the Vaiṣṇava s...")
• 09:55, 14 December 2020 Nirmal talk contribs created page If we approach the Supreme Lord or His devotee, or if we are blessed by a devotee, naturally we will automatically achieve the benedictions of the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we approach the Supreme Lord or His devotee, or if we are blessed by a devotee, naturally we will automatically achieve the...")