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18:2518:25, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,218 N An occupational duty of the brahmana is to teach Vedic knowledge, but unless there is an emergency, this professional duty should not be accepted by the ksatriyas, vaisyas or sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"an occupational duty of the brāhmaṇa is to teach Vedic knowledge, but unless there is an emergency, this professional duty..."
18:2218:22, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,081 N The occupational duty of a brahmana should not be accepted by persons in lower social orders, especially vaisyas and sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The occupational duty of a brāhmaṇa should not be accepted by persons in lower social orders, especially vaiśyas and śūd..."
18:0118:01, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,560 N Although the ksatriyas are almost as qualified as the brahmanas, even they cannot accept charity. This is strictly prohibited by the word apratigraha. What to speak of the lower social orders, even the ksatriyas must not accept charity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the kṣatriyas are almost as qualified as the brāhmaṇas, even they cannot accept charity. This is strictly prohib..."
17:4717:47, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,980 N They (Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami) became like Mohammedans and even changed their names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they became like Mohammedans and even changed their names"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12-1..."
17:3417:34, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,527 N Of the six occupational duties of the brahmanas, three are compulsory - namely, worship of the Deity, study of the Vedas and the giving of charity. In exchange, a brahmana should receive charity, and this should be his means of livelihood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of the six occupational duties of the brāhmaṇas, three are compulsory—namely, worship of the Deity, study of the Vedas an..."
17:3017:30, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,440 N Brahmanas have six occupational duties, of which three are compulsory - namely, studying the Vedas, worshiping the Deity and giving charity. By teaching, by inducing others to worship the Deity and by accepting gifts, they receive the necessities of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brāhmaṇas have six occupational duties, of which three are compulsory—namely, studying the Vedas, worshiping the Deity an..."
17:1117:11, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,638 N All the Vedic literatures strongly warn against creating varna-sankara population Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the Vedic literatures strongly warn against creating varṇa-saṅkara population"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..."
17:0717:07, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,024 N Even if one is born in a family of dvijas, if they have not followed the reformatory process he is called a dvija-bandhu - not one of the twice-born, but a friend of the twice-born. The whole purpose of this system is to create good population Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one is born in a family of dvijas, or twice-born, if they have not followed the reformatory process he is called a dvi..."
16:3516:35, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,712 N One who uses sex life not for sensual pleasures but only to beget children according to the reformatory method is also accepted as a brahmacari Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who uses sex life not for sensual pleasures but only to beget children according to the reformatory method is also accepte..."
16:3316:33, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,991 In the varnasrama system, the first ceremony for purification is garbhadhana, which is performed with mantras at the time of sex for propagating a good child No edit summary current
16:2216:22, 18 December 2020 diff hist +3,696 N After giving a general list of thirty qualifications for one's behavior (in SB 7.11.8-12), Narada Muni now (in SB 7.11.13) describes the principles of the four varnas and four asramas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After giving a general list of thirty qualifications for one's behavior, Nārada Muni now describes the principles of the four..."
15:4815:48, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,932 N Our Krsna consciousness movement is all-embracing. Human civilization should take it very seriously and practice its principles for the peace of the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, is all-embracing. Human civilization should take it very seriously and prac..."
15:3315:33, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,533 The living entities are actually minute forms who are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord No edit summary current
15:3115:31, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,967 N Ultimately it is recommended (in SB 7.11.8-12): Everyone should become a devotee of the Lord, because by becoming a devotee of the Lord one automatically acquires the other qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately it is recommended:"|"Everyone should become a devotee of the Lord, because by becoming a devotee of the Lord one au..." current
15:2415:24, 18 December 2020 diff hist +6,077 N Unless one is educated in the above-mentioned (in SB 7.11.8-12) thirty qualities (truthfulness, mercy, austerity (observing fasts on certain days of the month), bathing twice a day, tolerance, etc.), there cannot be any peace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is educated in the above-mentioned thirty qualities, there cannot be any peace. Ultimately it is recommended"}} {{n..."
15:1215:12, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,989 N Everyone should also be taught to be simple in thought and feeling and satisfied in body and mind. These are the general qualifications of a human being. There is no question of a secular state or an ecclesiastical state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should also be taught to be simple in thought and feeling and satisfied in body and mind. These are the general quali..."
15:0615:06, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,704 N If the citizens of the (secular) state are not educated in the above-mentioned (in SB 7.11.8-12) good qualities, how can there be happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the citizens of the state are not educated in the above-mentioned good qualities, how can there be happiness"}} {{notes|}}..." current
15:0315:03, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,776 N Nowadays there is propaganda everywhere, all over the world, for a secular state, a state interested only in mundane activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nowadays there is propaganda everywhere, all over the world, for a secular state, a state interested only in mundane activitie..." current
14:2814:28, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,960 N In order that human beings be distinct from the animals, the great saint Narada recommends that every human being be educated in terms of the above-mentioned (in SB 7.11.8-12) thirty qualifications - truthfulness, mercy, austerity, tolerance, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order that human beings be distinct from the animals, the great saint Nārada recommends that every human being be educated..."
10:1310:13, 18 December 2020 diff hist +11 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.9), yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: "Work done as a sacrifice for Visnu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world" No edit summary current
09:5309:53, 18 December 2020 diff hist +7,023 Engage yourself in Krsna conscious activities, and gradually you will come to the stage of liberation No edit summary current
09:5209:52, 18 December 2020 diff hist +6,922 Nonetheless: "One who restrains the senses and organs of action, but whose mind dwells on sense objects, certainly deludes himself and is called a pretender" - BG 3.6 No edit summary current
09:5209:52, 18 December 2020 diff hist +6,889 In Bhagavad-gita (BG 6.3) karma-yoga is recommended: "For one who is a neophyte in the yoga system, work is said to be the means; and for one who has already attained to yoga, cessation of all material activities is said to be the means" No edit summary current
09:5209:52, 18 December 2020 diff hist +6,953 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is actually the enjoyer, and therefore if we begin our activities for His satisfaction, we will gradually lose our taste for material activities No edit summary current

18:4418:44, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,998 N From all the evidence the conclusion is that without bhakti, devotional service, there is no question of religious principles. God is the central figure in the performance of religious principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from all the evidence the conclusion is that without bhakti, devotional service, there is no question of religious principles...."
18:1218:12, 16 December 2020 diff hist −3 One cannot be a pure devotee without following the sruti and smrti, and the sruti and smrti without devotional service cannot lead one to the perfection of life No edit summary current
18:0618:06, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,913 N One cannot be a pure devotee without following the sruti and smrti, and the sruti and smrti without devotional service cannot lead one to the perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be a pure devotee without following the śruti and smṛti, and the śruti and smṛti without devotional service c..."
18:0418:04, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,997 N The purport (of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.101) is that to become a devotee one must follow the principles laid down in sruti and smrti. One must follow the codes of the puranas and the pancaratriki-vidhi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purport is that to become a devotee one must follow the principles laid down in śruti and smṛti. One must follow the co..."
17:5817:58, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,909 N The smrti, the scriptures following the principles of Vedic knowledge, are considered the evidence of Vedic principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The smṛti, the scriptures following the principles of Vedic knowledge, are considered the evidence of Vedic principles"}} {{..."
17:5317:53, 16 December 2020 diff hist +5,268 N Religious principles aim at learning how to render transcendental loving service to the Lord. That service must be unmotivated and unchecked by material conditions. Then human society will be happy in all respects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"religious principles aim at learning how to render transcendental loving service to the Lord. That service must be unmotivated..."
17:3817:38, 16 December 2020 diff hist +5,038 N Whether one speaks of the Vedas, scriptures, religion or the principles of everyone's occupational duty, all of them must aim at understanding Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whether one speaks of the Vedas, scriptures, religion or the principles of everyone's occupational duty, all of them must aim..." current
17:3117:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,821 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15) it is said, vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: Vedic knowledge means to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: Vedic knowledge means to understand the Supreme Persona..." current
17:2817:28, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,025 Category:Yamaraja No edit summary
17:1117:11, 16 December 2020 diff hist +1,080 N He (Yamaraja) is the authority, and he says that the religious principles consist of the codes and laws given by God. No one can manufacture religion, and therefore manufactured religious systems are rejected by the followers of the Vedic principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the authority, and he says that the religious principles consist of the codes and laws given by God. No one can manufact..."
16:5916:59, 16 December 2020 diff hist +5,139 N As stated by Yamaraja, dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam (SB 6.3.19). Yamaraja, the representative of the Lord who takes care of the living beings after their death, gives his verdict as to how and when the living being will change his body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated by Yamarāja, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam"|"Yamarāja, the representative of the Lord who takes car..."
16:3516:35, 16 December 2020 diff hist +1,974 N The word aja refers to Krsna, who explains in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.6), ajo 'pi sann avyayatma: "I am ever existing, and thus I never take birth. There is no change in My existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word aja refers to Kṛṣṇa, who explains in Bhagavad-gītā"|"ajo 'pi sann avyayātmā"|"I am ever existing, and thus..."
16:3116:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,045 N If we strictly follow the principle of disciplic succession, we are certainly on the right path of spiritual liberation, or eternal engagement in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we strictly follow the principle of disciplic succession, we are certainly on the right path of spiritual liberation, or et..."
16:2816:28, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,247 N The Krsna consciousness movement is based on Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita. Because Srimad-Bhagavatam was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami and Bhagavad-gita was spoken by Krsna, there is no difference between them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā. Because Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was..."
16:2616:26, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,596 When one comes to the spiritual energy, one can understand Him - the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
16:0316:03, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,952 N To learn about religious principles and the perfection of life, one must take instruction from the disciplic succession of Narada Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To learn about religious principles and the perfection of life, one must take instruction from the disciplic succession of Nā..."
15:5215:52, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,966 N Actually, it is for this purpose (to teach the path of spiritual liberation) that Narada Muni compiled his Bhakti-sutra and gave directions in the Narada-pancaratra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, it is for this purpose that Nārada Muni compiled his Bhakti-sūtra and gave directions in the Nārada-pañcarātra"..."
15:1115:11, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,465 N Yudhisthira Maharaja inquired from Narada Muni about the principles of sanatana-dharma for the benefit of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja inquired from Nārada Muni about the principles of sanātana-dharma for the benefit of human societ..."
15:0715:07, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,838 N This eternal occupational duty (the mentality of service) can be organized through the institution of varnasrama, in which there are four varnas (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) and four asramas - brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This eternal occupational duty can be organized through the institution of varṇāśrama, in which there are four varṇas (b..."
15:0015:00, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,649 N Even though one's body or one's superficial religion may change, every living entity is always engaged in the service of someone. Therefore, the mentality of service is called the eternal occupational duty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though one's body or one's superficial religion may change, every living entity is always engaged in the service of someo..."
14:5014:50, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,329 N Our actual experience is that every man, animal, bird and beast - indeed, every living entity - is engaged in rendering service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our actual experience is that every man, animal, bird and beast—indeed, every living entity—is engaged in rendering servic..." current
14:4614:46, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,550 N The Krsna consciousness movement is an attempt to guide human society to serving the Personality of Godhead instead of serving the material world with no real profit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, therefore, is an attempt to guide human society to serving the Personality of Godhead..."
14:3914:39, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,600 N We have several times explained what the eternal occupational duty of the living being is. Indeed, it has been explained by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Jivera 'svarupa' haya-krsnera 'nitya-dasa': - CC Madhya 20.108 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have several times explained what the eternal occupational duty of the living being is. Indeed, it has been explained by Ś..."
12:1512:15, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,940 N The Krsna consciousness movement is just trying to make Krsna known all over the world as the Supreme Personality of Godhead (krsnas tu bhagavan svayam (SB 1.3.28)). If people take this movement seriously, their lives as human beings will be successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is just trying to make Kṛṣṇa known all over the world as the Supreme Personality..."
12:0012:00, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,048 N Those who really seek the Absolute Truth come to the understanding that Krsna is everything (vasudevah samam iti). Such great souls are very rare. Nonetheless, if one studies the entire Bhagavad-gita as it is, Krsna is very easy to understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who really seek the Absolute Truth come to the understanding that Kṛṣṇa is everything (vāsudevaḥ samam iti). Su..." current
11:5611:56, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,605 N One should not be influenced by the illusory energy and think Lord Krsna to be an ordinary human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be influenced by the illusory energy and think Lord Kṛṣṇa to be an ordinary human being"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."

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