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07:4207:42, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,920 N Formerly, Narada Muni was the son of a maidservant, & therefore in his next birth he attained perfection (sadhana-siddhi) because of having executed devotional service. Yet he is also a nitya-siddha because he never forgets the Supreme Personality of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, Nārada Muni was the son of a maidservant, and therefore in his next birth he attained perfection (sādhana-siddhi)..."

20:4520:45, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,755 N Prahlada Maharaja is a mixed siddha; that is, he is perfect partly because of executing devotional service and partly because of eternal perfection. Thus he is compared to such devotees as Narada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja is a mixed siddha; that is, he is perfect partly because of executing devotional service and partly becau..." current
20:4220:42, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,629 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says: evam prahladasyamsena sadhana-siddhatvam nitya-siddhatvam ca naradadivaj jneyam. There are two classes of devotees - the sadhana-siddha and the nitya-siddha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says: evaṁ prahlādasyāṁśena sādhana-siddhatvaṁ nitya-siddhatvaṁ ca nā..." current
20:4020:40, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,333 A devotee is never interested in karma-kanda or jnana-kanda, but is simply interested in favorable service to the Lord (anukulyena krsnanusilanam (CC Madhya 19.167)), or cultivation of spiritual activities in devotional service No edit summary current
20:3520:35, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,573 N Narottama dasa Thakura says in his prema-bhakti-candrika, karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda: both karma-kanda and jnana-kanda - fruitive activities and speculation about the Supreme Lord - are like pots of poison Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says in his prema-bhakti-candrikā, karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa, kevala viṣera bhāṇ..." current
20:2820:28, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,229 Whatever material opulence is within his possession he engages to expand the glories and service of the Lord No edit summary current
20:2320:23, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,545 N Whatever material opulence is within his possession he engages to expand the glories and service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever material opulence is within his possession he engages to expand the glories and service of the Lord. A devotee never..."
20:1420:14, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,092 N When a devotee becomes materially very opulent, one should not think that he is enjoying the results of his fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee becomes materially very opulent, one should not think that he is enjoying the results of his fruitive activitie..."
20:0020:00, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,572 N Because Prahlada Maharaja was a devotee, the Lord allowed him to enjoy material opulence as the king of the materialists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because Prahlāda Mahārāja was a devotee, the Lord allowed him to enjoy material opulence as the king of the materialists"}}..." current
19:5719:57, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,091 N Although atheistic men like to enjoy material opulences and they endeavor with great energy to build big residences, roads, cities and factories, unfortunately they cannot live more than eighty, ninety or at the utmost one hundred years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although atheistic men like to enjoy material opulences and they endeavor with great energy to build big residences, roads, ci..."
19:5419:54, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,646 N One Manu lives for a duration of time calculated to be an aggregate of seventy-one yuga cycles, each of which equals 4,300,000 years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One Manu lives for a duration of time calculated to be an aggregate of seventy-one yuga cycles, each of which equals 4,300,000..." current
19:4819:48, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,648 N Prahlada Maharaja was engaged in pacifying the Lord, and therefore he did not consider himself equal to the Lord. He defined his position as a servant and offered respectful obeisances unto the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja was engaged in pacifying the Lord, and therefore he did not consider himself equal to the Lord. He define..."
19:4519:45, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,383 N A pure servant of the Lord, although as opulent as the Lord, is still meant to offer respectful obeisances to the Lord in service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure servant of the Lord, although as opulent as the Lord, is still meant to offer respectful obeisances to the Lord in serv..." current
19:4419:44, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,610 N In the previous verse (in SB 7.10.10) Prahlada Maharaja has explained that a devotee can achieve the platform of bhagavattva, being as good as the Supreme Person, but this does not mean that the devotee loses his position as a servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the previous verse Prahlāda Mahārāja has explained that a devotee can achieve the platform of bhagavattva, being as good..."
19:3919:39, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,734 N The master and servant are different yet equal in opulence. This is the meaning of simultaneous difference from the Supreme Lord and oneness with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The master and servant are different yet equal in opulence. This is the meaning of simultaneous difference from the Supreme Lo..." current
19:3719:37, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,879 N The servant of the Lord is engaged in the service of the Lord as a servant, friend, father, mother or conjugal lover, all of whom are equally as opulent as the Lord. This is acintya-bhedabheda-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The servant of the Lord is engaged in the service of the Lord as a servant, friend, father, mother or conjugal lover, all of w..."
19:3419:34, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,955 N Sridhara Svami comments, bhagavattvaya bhagavat-saman aisvaryaya. Bhagavattva, becoming as good as the SP of Godhead, does not mean becoming one with Him or equal to Him, although in the spiritual world the servant is equally as opulent as the master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīdhara Svāmī comments, bhagavattvāya bhagavat-samān aiśvaryāya. Bhagavattva, becoming as good as the Supreme Persona..." current
19:3119:31, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,005 N Atheistic men sometimes criticize a devotee by saying, "If you do not want to take any benediction from the Lord and if the servant of the Lord is as opulent as the Lord Himself, why do you ask for the benediction of being engaged as the Lord's servant?" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Atheistic men sometimes criticize a devotee by saying"|"If you do not want to take any benediction from the Lord and if the se..."
19:2019:20, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,864 N If one wants to stop repeated birth and death, one must take to the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants to stop repeated birth and death, one must take to the devotional service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..."
19:1919:19, 14 December 2020 diff hist +5,160 N In every living entity these propensities (desires, ambitions and so on) exist because he is a living entity. When materially contaminated, however, one is put into the hands of material misery (janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi) - BG 13.9 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every living entity these propensities exist because he is a living entity. When materially contaminated, however, one is p..." current
19:1519:15, 14 December 2020 diff hist +5,128 N The living entity must be living, always existing with desires, ambitions and so on. These should be purified, however, so that one can desire spiritually and be spiritually ambitious, without material contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity must be living, always existing with desires, ambitions and so on. These should be purified, however, so tha..."
19:1019:10, 14 December 2020 diff hist +1,094 N As soon as one has material desires, one cannot properly use his senses, intelligence, mind etc. on for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of God. Mayavadi philosophers want to become impersonal, senseless and mindless, but that is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as one has material desires, one cannot properly use his senses, intelligence, mind and so on for the satisfaction of..."
19:0519:05, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,681 N Desirelessness means freedom from material desires. This is described by Srila Rupa Gosvami as Anyabhilasita-sunyam - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Desirelessness means freedom from material desires. This is described by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī as Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnya..."
19:0019:00, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,614 N The spiritual soul has spiritual activities and spiritual desires, as described by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu: mama janmani janmanisvare bhavatad bhaktir ahaituki tvayi - CC Antya 20.29, Siksastaka 4 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual soul has spiritual activities and spiritual desires, as described by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu: mama janmani ja..."
18:5918:59, 14 December 2020 diff hist −33 Anyabhilasita-sunyam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11). Anya-abhilasita means "material desire," and sunyam means "free from." No edit summary current
18:5718:57, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,644 N Anyabhilasita-sunyam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11). Anya-abhilasita means "material desire," and sunyam means "free from." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam"|"Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11"|"Anya-abhilāṣitā means"|"and śūnyam means"}} {{notes|}}..."
18:5518:55, 14 December 2020 diff hist +5,030 The only remedy is to take to devotional service, which begins when one is free from all material desires No edit summary current
18:5318:53, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,837 N Because of material desires one performs various types of activities and receives various types of bodies with which to try to fulfill desires that are never satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of material desires, therefore, one performs various types of activities and receives various types of bodies with whi..."
18:5118:51, 14 December 2020 diff hist +5,126 N Liberation means freedom from lusty desires because it is only due to such desires that one must accept repeated birth and death. As long as one's lusty desires are unfulfilled, one must take birth after birth to fulfill them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Liberation means freedom from lusty desires because it is only due to such desires that one must accept repeated birth and dea..."
18:4818:48, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,697 N As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam, kamam hrd-rogam. Materialistic life means that one is afflicted by a formidable disease called lusty desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, kāmaṁ hṛd-rogam. Materialistic life means that one is afflicted by a formidable diseas..."
18:3918:39, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,942 N The desire to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not at all material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The desire to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not at all material"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL..." current
18:3618:36, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,441 N The devotee, on the positive side, wants to possess something, and this is very nicely described by Prahlada , who says, "If I must take some benediction from You (Nrsimhadeva), I pray that within the core of my heart there may be no material desires" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotee, on the positive side, wants to possess something, and this possession is very nicely described by Prahlāda Mahā..."
18:3218:32, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,299 N Devotees are always on the positive platform, in contrast to the Mayavadis, who want to make everything impersonal or void. One cannot remain void (sunyavadi); rather, one must possess something Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees are always on the positive platform, in contrast to the Māyāvādīs, who want to make everything impersonal or void..."
18:2918:29, 14 December 2020 diff hist +2,836 N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught us how to pray for benedictions from the Lord. He said: na dhanam na janam na sundarim - CC Antya 20.29, Siksastaka 4 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught us how to pray for benedictions from the Lord. He said"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..." current
18:2318:23, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,737 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.11) the Lord (Krsna) says, ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham. "As one surrenders unto Me, I reward him accordingly." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord says, ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham"|"As one surrenders unto Me, I reward him according..." current
18:2018:20, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,923 N As soon as a devotee wants the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be his order supplier, the Lord immediately refuses to become the master of such a motivated devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as a devotee wants the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be his order supplier, the Lord immediately refuses to become..."
18:1718:17, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,936 N Prahlada Maharaja also (like Caitanya Mahaprabhu) prayed to Lord Nrsimhadeva that he might be engaged as the servant of the Lord's servant. This is the prescribed method of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja also prayed to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva that he might be engaged as the servant of the Lord's servant. This i..."
18:1318:13, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,718 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches, gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah (CC Madhya 13.80). One must become a servant of the servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore teaches, gopī-bhartuḥ pada-kamalayor dāsa-dāsānudāsaḥ"|"One must become a servan..." current
18:0718:07, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,769 N Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum: (SB 7.5.31) illusioned by the material energy, everyone in this material world is unaware that the only aim of life is to approach Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum"|"illusioned by the material energy, everyone in this material world is unaware t..." current
18:0518:05, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,939 N The living entity is asraya, always subordinate, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is visaya, the supreme objective, the goal of life. Unfortunate persons trapped in this material world do not know this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is āśraya, always subordinate, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is viṣaya, the supreme objective,..."
17:5517:55, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,682 N The master should not cater to the desires of the servant. If he does, he is not the real master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor should the master cater to the desires of the servant. If he does, he is not the real master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
17:5017:50, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,730 N If this relationship (between God and the living being) continues, then real happiness exists eternally between the master and servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If this relationship continues, then real happiness exists eternally between the master and servant"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..."
17:4617:46, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,753 N This is the natural position of the Lord (as the proprietor and the supreme enjoyer), and the natural position of the living being is to surrender unto Him (sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja) - BG 18.66 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the natural position of the Lord, and the natural position of the living being is to surrender unto Him (sarva-dharmā..."
17:4117:41, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,832 N Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.29), bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram: "I am the proprietor of all planets, and I am the supreme enjoyer" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram"|"I am the proprietor of all..." current
17:3717:37, 14 December 2020 diff hist +4,776 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, jivera 'svarupa' haya-krsnera 'nitya-dasa': (CC Madhya 20.108) every living being is eternally a servant of the Supreme Lord, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa"|"every living being is eternally a servan..." current
17:2617:26, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,769 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 No edit summary current
17:2217:22, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,641 N 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..."
16:5216:52, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,709 N 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..."
16:4916:49, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,391 N 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"}} {..." current
16:4616:46, 14 December 2020 diff hist +3,550 N 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..."

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