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16:5416:54, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,829 N When his (Hussain Shah's) wife requested him to turn Subuddhi Raya into a Mohammedan, the Nawab agreed. Taking some water from his waterpot, he sprinkled it upon Subuddhi Raya and declared that Subuddhi Raya had now become a Mohammedan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when his wife requested him to turn Subuddhi Rāya into a Mohammedan, the Nawab agreed. Taking some water from his waterpot, h..."
16:5216:52, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,477 N Nawab Hussain Shah, of course, was very grateful to Subuddhi Raya and therefore refused to kill him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nawab Hussain Shah, of course, was very grateful to Subuddhi Rāya and therefore refused to kill him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
16:4616:46, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,875 N The Nawab replied that in his childhood he had been a servant of Subuddhi Raya, who had punished him because of some mischievous activities. Upon hearing this, the Nawab's wife immediately became agitated and requested her husband to kill Subuddhi Raya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Nawab replied that in his childhood he had been a servant of Subuddhi Rāya, who had punished him because of some mischiev..."
14:4414:44, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,874 N That boy had by crooked means become Hussain Shah, Nawab of Bengal, one day his wife saw the mark on his back and inquired about it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that boy had by crooked means become Hussain Shah, Nawab of Bengal, one day his wife saw the mark on his back and inquired abo..."
14:3514:35, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,817 N He (Subuddhi Raya) treated the boy as his own child, and sometimes, when the boy would steal something, the master would chastise him by striking him with a cane. There was a mark on the boy's back from this chastisement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he treated the boy as his own child, and sometimes, when the boy would steal something, the master would chastise him by strik..."
14:3314:33, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,592 N It is learned from Caitanya literature that one big Zamindar, Subuddhi Raya, kept a Mohammedan boy as a servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is learned from Caitanya literature that one big Zamindar, Subuddhi Rāya, kept a Mohammedan boy as a servant"}} {{notes|}}..."
13:5413:54, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,507 N In India during the Mohammedan rule, many servants, by plans and devices, took over the posts of their masters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in India during the Mohammedan rule, many servants, by plans and devices, took over the posts of their masters"}} {{notes|}} {..."
13:5113:51, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,700 N In the material world, a servant is provided for by the master but is always planning how to capture the master's post. There have been many instances of this in history Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, a servant is provided for by the master but is always planning how to capture the master's post. There..."
13:1913:19, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,018 N One might ask how this would be possible, since the universal order has been established since time immemorial, but Hiranyakasipu was proud to declare that he would be able to do everything by the power of his tapasya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One might ask how this would be possible, since the universal order has been established since time immemorial, but Hiraṇyak..."
13:1713:17, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,085 N He (Hiranyakasipu) wanted those who were harassed in this world by material transactions to be unhappy for the same reason, even in the heavenly planets. Indeed, be wanted to introduce such harassment everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He wanted those who were harassed in this world by material transactions to be unhappy for the same reason, even in the heaven..."
13:1113:11, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,964 N After executing severe austerities, people within this material world are promoted to the heavenly planets, but Hiranyakasipu wanted them to be unhappy, suffering because of the diplomatic feelings of the demigods, even in the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After executing severe austerities, people within this material world are promoted to the heavenly planets, but Hiraṇyakaśi..."
13:0813:08, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,008 N Hiranyakasipu's demoniac determination was explained to Lord Brahma by the demigods, who informed him that Hiranyakasipu wanted to overturn all the established principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu's demoniac determination was explained to Lord Brahmā by the demigods, who informed him that Hiraṇyakaśip..."
12:5912:59, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,014 N His (Hiranyakasipu's) decision was that since the self (atma) and time are both eternal, if he could not occupy that post (of Lord Brahma) in one lifetime he would continue to execute austerities life after life so that sometime he would be able to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his decision was that since the self (ātmā) and time are both eternal, if he could not occupy that post in one lifetime he w..."
12:1312:13, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,626 N One thousand yugas equals one day of Brahma. The duration of Brahma's life is extremely great, and consequently it was impossible for Hiranyakasipu to occupy that post Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one thousand yugas equals one day of Brahmā. The duration of Brahmā's life is extremely great, and consequently it was impos..."
12:1112:11, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,574 N Hiranyakasipu's determination was to occupy the post of Lord Brahma, but this was impossible because Brahma has a long duration of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu's determination was to occupy the post of Lord Brahmā, but this was impossible because Brahmā has a long du..."
11:5811:58, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,846 N Through sayujya-mukti, which is generally demanded by asuras, one merges into the existence of the Lord, but although one sometimes thus achieves the goal of the theory of monism, one falls down again to struggle in material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through sāyujya-mukti, which is generally demanded by asuras, one merges into the existence of the Lord, but although one som..."
11:5511:55, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,923 N Self-interested persons, by demoniac austerity, want to kill even their benedictors, whereas the Vaisnava wants to remain an ever-existing servant of the Lord and never to occupy the post of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"self-interested persons, by demoniac austerity, want to kill even their benedictors, whereas the Vaiṣṇava wants to remain..."
11:4211:42, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,863 N Hiranyakasipu wanted to receive a benediction from Lord Brahma so that in the future he would be able to conquer Lord Brahma's abode. Similarly, another demon received a benediction from Lord Siva but later wanted to kill Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to receive a benediction from Lord Brahmā so that in the future he would be able to conquer Lord Brah..."
11:3911:39, 18 December 2020 diff hist +2,648 N Such are the goals (gain all the yogic perfections like anima and laghima, to be deathless, and to be the only king of the entire universe, including Brahmaloka) of the austerities performed by demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such are the goals of the austerities performed by demons"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020..."
11:1211:12, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,272 N For a devotee, distress is an opportunity to remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead constantly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a devotee, distress is an opportunity to remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead constantly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|S..." current
11:0911:09, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,692 N When Krsna was leaving Kuntidevi for His own country, Kuntidevi regretfully said that she was better off in distress because Krsna was always present, whereas now that the Pandavas were situated in their kingdom, Krsna was going away Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa was leaving Kuntīdevī for His own country, Kuntīdevī regretfully said that she was better off in distress..."
11:0511:05, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,609 N In the material world, one who is happy forgets Krsna, or God, but sometimes, if one is actually pious but in distress, he remembers Krsna. Queen Kuntidevi therefore preferred distress because it is an opportunity for remembering Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, one who is happy forgets Kṛṣṇa, or God, but sometimes, if one is actually pious but in distress,..."
10:5810:58, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,345 N When one is very much distressed by material conditions, one becomes interested in God. Therefore Kuntidevi said in her prayers to Krsna that she preferred distress to a happy mood of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one is very much distressed by material conditions, one becomes interested in God. Therefore Kuntīdevī said in her pray..."
10:5610:56, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,432 N As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, four classes of men receive an understanding of spiritual life and God - arta (the distressed), jijnasu (the inquisitive), artharthi (one who desires material gains) and jnani - one who is searching for knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, four classes of men receive an understanding of spiritual life and God"|"ārta (the distresse..."
10:4610:46, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,036 N One should know that neither we ourselves nor our enemies in the bodily conception of life are ever killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should know that neither we ourselves nor our enemies in the bodily conception of life are ever killed"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
10:4310:43, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,210 N In all circumstances, everyone, as a spirit soul, must be a devotee of Lord Visnu and should not be concerned with bodily relationships, whether with friends or with enemies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all circumstances, everyone, as a spirit soul, must be a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu and should not be concerned with bodily..."
10:3710:37, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,141 N One should know that he is a spirit soul (aham brahmasmi) and that the constitutional position of the soul is unaffected by the changes of the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should know that he is a spirit soul (ahaṁ brahmāsmi) and that the constitutional position of the soul is unaffected by..."
10:3610:36, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,374 N The living entity within the body is never annihilated; therefore one should surely know that whether one has many friends or many enemies, his friends cannot help him, and his enemies cannot do him any harm Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity within the body is never annihilated; therefore one should surely know that whether one has many friends or..."
10:0210:02, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,512 The body is not the self; we are different from the body, and therefore there is no question of friends, enemies or responsibilities in terms of the bodily conception of life No edit summary current
09:5809:58, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,066 N To keep oneself in the deepest darkness concerning spiritual knowledge and at the same time claim to be an Aryan is a non-Aryan position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To keep oneself in the deepest darkness concerning spiritual knowledge and at the same time claim to be an Āryan is a non-Ār..."
05:4605:46, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,515 N When Arjuna was thinking in terms of his bodily relationships with his kinsmen, Krsna immediately chastised him, saying, This bodily conception of life is befitting the anaryas, the non-Aryans, who are not advanced in knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Arjuna was thinking in terms of his bodily relationships with his kinsmen, Kṛṣṇa immediately chastised him, saying,..."
05:3705:37, 18 December 2020 diff hist +148 In the materialistic conception, modern civilization makes enormous arrangements for huge roads, houses, mills and factories, and this is man's conception of the advancement of civilization No edit summary current
05:3605:36, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,092 N As long as human society is in darkness and ignorance, men will continue to make huge arrangements in the bodily conception of life. This is described by Prahlada Maharaja as bharam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as human society is in darkness and ignorance, men will continue to make huge arrangements in the bodily conception of..."
05:3005:30, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,568 N One should be interested in his personal safety & should then consider society, friendship, love, nationality, community & so on, which have all developed because of the bodily conception of life and a lack of knowledge of the spirit soul. This is ajnana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should be interested in his personal safety and should then consider society, friendship, love, nationality, community and..."
05:2705:27, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,556 N In this material world, the conception of self-preservation is the first law of nature. According to this conception, one should be interested in his personal safety and should then consider society, friendship, love, nationality, community and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world, the conception of self-preservation is the first law of nature. According to this conception, one shou..."

17:2217:22, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,743 N One should think only of being eternally a part of Janardana, and one's endeavor in this material world, especially in this human form of life, should be to attain the association of Janardana by going back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should think only of being eternally a part of Janārdana, and one's endeavor in this material world, especially in this h..."
17:1817:18, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,501 N Everyone who is captivated by the material energy and absorbed in thinking "I am this body, and everything belonging to this body is mine" is in illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone who is captivated by the material energy and absorbed in thinking"|"I am this body, and everything belonging to this..."
17:1617:16, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,433 N Only Janardana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is ever existing, but His creation, the material world, is temporary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only Janārdana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is ever existing, but His creation, the material world, is temporary"}} {..."
12:3012:30, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,567 N No one knows whether he will receive a human body again; there is no guarantee, for according to one's work one may get any body, from that of a demigod to that of a dog Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one knows whether he will receive a human body again; there is no guarantee, for according to one's work one may get any bo..."
12:1312:13, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,405 N The body is perishable, but the soul within the body is imperishable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body is perishable, but the soul within the body is imperishable"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {..."
12:0612:06, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,427 N So-called scientists are making various plans by which living entities in the future can live forever, but while they are thus pursuing such scientific knowledge, Yamaraja, in due course of time, will take them away from their business Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called scientists are making various plans by which living entities in the future can live forever, but while they are thus..."
12:0112:01, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,293 N Everyone has to die because everyone is fully under the control of material nature, yet everyone thinks that he is independent, that whatever he likes he can do, that he will never meet death but live forever, and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone has to die because everyone is fully under the control of material nature, yet everyone thinks that he is independent..."
11:5311:53, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,250 N Hundreds and thousands of living entities meet death at every moment, but a foolish living being nonetheless thinks himself deathless and does not prepare for death. This is the most wonderful thing in this world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hundreds and thousands of living entities meet death at every moment, but a foolish living being nonetheless thinks himself de..."
11:4911:49, 17 December 2020 diff hist +2,878 N Yamaraja once asked Maharaja Yudhisthira, "What is the most wonderful thing within this world? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yamarāja once asked Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira"|"What is the most wonderful thing within this world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
11:3811:38, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,190 N They (so-called scientists) are not men of knowledge, but they pose as scientists and philosophers, although their so-called theoretical knowledge cannot produce practical results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are not men of knowledge, but they pose as scientists and philosophers, although their so-called theoretical knowledge ca..."
11:3111:31, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,212 N With their scientific knowledge they are unable to create even an egg. Such scientists are described in Bhagavad-gita as mayayapahrta jnanah (BG 7.15), fools whose real knowledge has been taken away Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With their scientific knowledge they are unable to create even an egg. Such scientists are described in Bhagavad-gītā as mā..."
11:3011:30, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,335 N If chemical combinations are the source of life, why don't the scientists manufacture something like an egg through chemistry and put it in an incubator so that a chicken will come out? What is their answer? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if chemical combinations are the source of life, why don't the scientists manufacture something like an egg through chemistry..."
08:2108:21, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,716 N So-called scientists are receiving Nobel Prizes for advancing the theory of chemical evolution Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"so-called scientists are receiving Nobel Prizes for advancing the theory of chemical evolution"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..."
08:1508:15, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,242 N The father and mother of this day kill their children within the womb. How degraded human society has become! Their scientific knowledge is so advanced that they think that within the egg and the embryo there is no life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the father and mother of this day kill their children within the womb. How degraded human society has become! Their scientific..."

17:4117:41, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,275 N Kali-yuga, however, is so degraded that a father and mother even kill their children in the womb on the plea of their scientific knowledge that within the womb the child has no life. Prestigious medical practitioners give this opinion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kali-yuga, however, is so degraded that a father and mother even kill their children in the womb on the plea of their scientif..."

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