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10:2110:21, 20 December 2020 diff hist +4,049 N Herein (SB 7.11.35) Narada Muni distinctly says that one may be accepted according to the caste of his birth if he has the corresponding qualifications, but otherwise he should not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Herein Nārada Muni distinctly says that one may be accepted according to the caste of his birth if he has the corresponding q..."
10:1910:19, 20 December 2020 diff hist +4,205 N Unless one is qualified in terms of the brahminical symptoms, one cannot take sannyasa. In designating a person a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra, birth is not the essential symptom. This understanding is very important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is qualified in terms of the brahminical symptoms, one cannot take sannyāsa. In designating a person a brāhmaṇa..."
10:1710:17, 20 December 2020 diff hist +3,759 N Regardless of the community in which one was born, if one develops the qualities of a brahmana he should be accepted as a brahmana, and he then may be offered the order of sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regardless of the community in which one was born, if one develops the qualities of a brāhmaṇa he should be accepted as a b..."
10:1410:14, 20 December 2020 diff hist +3,559 N The Krsna consciousness movement is meant to develop these brahminical qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant to develop these brahminical qualities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..." current
10:1210:12, 20 December 2020 diff hist +3,737 N If a sudra acquires the qualities of a brahmana, although he was born in a sudra family, he is not a sudra; because he has developed the qualities of a brahmana, he should be accepted as a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a śūdra acquires the qualities of a brāhmaṇa, although he was born in a śūdra family, he is not a śūdra; because h..."
10:1010:10, 20 December 2020 diff hist +3,719 N If one was born in a brahmana family and has acquired the brahminical qualifications, he is to be accepted as a brahmana; otherwise, he should be considered a brahma-bandhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one was born in a brāhmaṇa family and has acquired the brahminical qualifications, he is to be accepted as a brāhmaṇa..."
10:0810:08, 20 December 2020 diff hist +3,920 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah. Thus the four divisions of society - brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra - are to be ascertained according to qualities and activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ. Thus the four divisions of..."
10:0610:06, 20 December 2020 diff hist +4,025 N Herein (SB 7.11.35) it is clearly stated by Narada Muni that one should not be accepted as a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra according to birth, for although this is going on now, it is not accepted by the sastras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Herein it is clearly stated by Nārada Muni that one should not be accepted as a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra a..."
09:5409:54, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,467 N If one continuously sprinkles drops of ghee on a fire, the fire will not be extinguished, but if one suddenly puts a lump of ghee on a fire, the fire may possibly be extinguished entirely Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one continuously sprinkles drops of ghee on a fire, the fire will not be extinguished, but if one suddenly puts a lump of g..." current
09:5009:50, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,201 N If one gradually gives up his hereditary customs and duties and tries to serve the SP of Godhead in his natural position, he is gradually able to become free from these activities, and he attains the stage of niskama, freedom from material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one gradually gives up his hereditary customs and duties and tries to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his natur..."
09:4709:47, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,901 N According to the symptoms of higher and lower sections of society, there are different varieties of occupational duties. According to the experts in Vedic knowledge, these duties are prescribed in terms of the age concerned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to the symptoms of higher and lower sections of society, there are different varieties of occupational duties. Accor..."
09:4109:41, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,679 N If a tiger kills a man, this is not sinful but if a man kills another man, this is considered sinful, and the killer is hanged. What is a daily affair among the animals is a sinful act in human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a tiger kills a man, this is not sinful but if a man kills another man, this is considered sinful, and the killer is hanged..." current
09:3809:38, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,477 N The antyajas, the men of the lower classes, are accustomed to stealing, drinking and illicit sex, but that is not considered sinful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The antyajas, the men of the lower classes, are accustomed to stealing, drinking and illicit sex, but that is not considered s..."
09:3509:35, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,601 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.35) it is said, sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah para-dharmat svanusthitat: "It is far better to discharge one's prescribed duties, even though they may be faulty, than another's duties" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt"|"It is far better to dischar..." current
09:2309:23, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,620 N The members of such (anuloma and pratiloma) dynasties have their traditional duties as barbers, washermen and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The members of such dynasties have their traditional duties as barbers, washermen and so on. Among the antyajas, those who are..."
09:1709:17, 20 December 2020 diff hist +2,480 N If a woman of a high caste marries a man of a lower caste, their union is called pratiloma. If a woman of a low caste, however, marries a man of a higher caste, their union is called anuloma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a woman of a high caste marries a man of a lower caste, their union is called pratiloma. If a woman of a low caste, however..."

16:3016:30, 19 December 2020 diff hist +4,710 N Bali Maharaja considered that Sukracarya was no longer to be accepted as a spiritual master, for he had deviated from the duty of a spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bali Mahārāja also considered that Śukrācārya was no longer to be accepted as a spiritual master, for he had deviated fro..." current
16:1916:19, 19 December 2020 diff hist +4,753 N It is the duty of such a sober personality as Bali Maharaja to abide by the orders of his spiritual master immediately, as his spiritual master had advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of such a sober personality as Bali Mahārāja to abide by the orders of his spiritual master immediately, as h..."
15:5515:55, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,677 N The four principal divisions of society - brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra - have been defined, and now there is a description of the antyaja, the mixed classes. Among the mixed classes, there are two divisions - pratilomaja and anulomaja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four principal divisions of society—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra—have been defined, and now there is a..."
15:3615:36, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,487 N A servant should think of his master as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this way, all of them will automatically become devotees of the Lord. In other words, by thinking this way, all of them will become Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a servant should think of his master as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this way, all of them will automatically become..."
15:3215:32, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,450 N A woman should think of her husband as the Supreme Lord. Similarly, a disciple should think of the spiritual master as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a sudra should think of a brahmana as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A woman should think of her husband as the Supreme Lord. Similarly, a disciple should think of the spiritual master as the Sup..."
15:2615:26, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,981 N A woman should serve her husband as faithfully as the goddess of fortune Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A woman should serve her husband as faithfully as the goddess of fortune"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..."
15:2515:25, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,292 N In the Vaikuntha planets, Lord Visnu is worshiped by many, many thousands of goddesses of fortune, and in Goloka Vrndavana, Lord Krsna is worshiped by many, many thousands of gopis, all of whom are goddesses of fortune Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vaikuṇṭha planets, Lord Viṣṇu is worshiped by many, many thousands of goddesses of fortune, and in Goloka Vṛn..." current
15:2315:23, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,245 The faithfulness of the goddess of fortune is the ideal for a chaste woman. The Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38) says, laksmi-sahasra-sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam No edit summary current
15:1715:17, 19 December 2020 diff hist +4,151 N Although the duties of a woman are different from those of a man, a chaste woman is not meant to serve a fallen husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the duties of a woman are different from those of a man, a chaste woman is not meant to serve a fallen husband"}} {{n..."
15:1115:11, 19 December 2020 diff hist +4,083 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, yei bhaje sei bada, abhakta-hina (CC Antya 4.67), chara. Anyone who is a devotee is sinless. One who is not a devotee, however, is the most fallen and condemned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also said, yei bhaje sei baḍa, abhakta-hīna"|"chāra. Anyone who is a devotee is sinless. One wh..." current
15:0715:07, 19 December 2020 diff hist +4,266 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says, na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah: (BG 7.15) "Those miscreants who do not surrender unto Me (Krsna) are the lowest of mankind." The word naradhama means "nondevotee" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita, however, the Lord says, na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah"|"Those miscreants who do not surrend..." current
14:5514:55, 19 December 2020 diff hist −269 The symptoms of one's activities must be defined, and one must be educated accordingly. Then spiritual advancement will automatically be possible No edit summary current
14:5514:55, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,814 N The symptoms of one's activities must be defined, and one must be educated accordingly. Then spiritual advancement will automatically be possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The symptoms of one's activities must be defined, and one must be educated accordingly. Then spiritual advancement will automa..."
14:5214:52, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,684 N In such a (varna-sankara) society, no one can distinguish between a brahmana, a ksatriya, a vaisya and a sudra. For peace and happiness in the material world, the varnasrama institution must be introduced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In such a society, no one can distinguish between a brāhmaṇa, a kṣatriya, a vaiśya and a śūdra. For peace and happines..."
14:5014:50, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,604 N When the population is varna-sankara, no one can know who is on what platform. The varnasrama system scientifically divides society into four varnas and asramas, but in varna-sankara society there are no such distinctions, and no one can know who is who Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the population is varṇa-saṅkara, no one can know who is on what platform. The varṇāśrama system scientifically di..."
14:4814:48, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,545 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 1.40) it is said, strisu dustasu varsneya jayate varna-sankarah: if the women are polluted, there will be varna-sankara population. In modern terms, the varna-sankara are the hippies, who do not follow any regulative injunctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ: if the women are polluted,..."
14:4614:46, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,555 N A woman's education should be conducted along the lines indicated in this verse (SB 7.11.25). The basic principle for a chaste woman is to be always favorably disposed toward her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A woman's education should be conducted along the lines indicated in this verse. The basic principle for a chaste woman is to..."
14:4314:43, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,490 N Canakya Pandita gives a very valuable instruction: dampatyoh kalaho nasti tatra srih svayam agatah. When there are no fights between husband and wife, the goddess of fortune automatically comes to the home Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cāṇakya Paṇḍita gives a very valuable instruction: dampatyoḥ kalaho nāsti tatra śrīḥ svayam āgatāḥ. When the..."
14:3614:36, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,821 N Unless one is completely pure and has been raised to the standard of a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya - in other words, unless one is dvija, twice-born - the chanting of mantras will not be fruitful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is completely pure and has been raised to the standard of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya—in other words, un..."
14:3414:34, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,824 N A sudra may attend sacrifices and Vedic ritualistic ceremonies along with his master, but he should not utter the mantras, for these may be uttered only by the members of the higher sections of society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A śūdra may attend sacrifices and Vedic ritualistic ceremonies along with his master, but he should not utter the mantras, f..."
14:3314:33, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,588 N Here (in SB 7.11.24) it is recommended that a first-class sudra must remain very clean, must not steal or speak lies, and must always render service to his master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here it is recommended that a first-class śūdra must remain very clean, must not steal or speak lies, and must always render..."
14:3114:31, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,466 N It is everyone's experience that workers or servants are generally accustomed to stealing. A first-class servant is one who does not steal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is everyone's experience that workers or servants are generally accustomed to stealing. A first-class servant is one who do..." current
14:2514:25, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,559 N The ultimate aim is acyutatmatvam - to think always of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, or Visnu. To make advancement in Krsna consciousness, one has to become a brahmana, with the above-mentioned (in SB 7.11.21) symptoms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate aim is acyutātmatvam—to think always of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu. To make..."
14:2214:22, 19 December 2020 diff hist +2,397 N In the institution of varnasrama-dharma, the symptoms of a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha, and sannyasi are all described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the institution of varṇāśrama-dharma, the symptoms of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, brahmacārī, gṛha..."
14:1914:19, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,597 N Although the Krsna consciousness movement is a movement of brahmanas and Vaisnavas, it is trying to reestablish the divine varnasrama institution, for without this division of society there cannot be peace and prosperity anywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a movement of brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas, it is trying to reestablish t..."
14:1714:17, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,448 N In this age of Kali, practically everyone is a sudra (kalau sudra-sambhavah), and finding anyone who is a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya is very difficult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of Kali, practically everyone is a śūdra (kalau śūdra-sambhavāḥ), and finding anyone who is a brāhmaṇa,..."
14:1614:16, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,650 N Formerly, the principle of dividing human society into four sections was strictly followed, but because of gradual neglect of the varnasrama principles, varna-sankara population developed, and the entire institution has now been lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, the principle of dividing human society into four sections"|"was strictly followed, but because of gradual neglect o..."
14:1414:14, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,577 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: the four divisions of human society were created by the Supreme Lord according to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ: the four divisions of huma..." current
14:0914:09, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,309 N The spiritual progress of human society has been stopped, and this should be considered an emergency. Here (in SB 7.11.17) is solid support from Narada Muni of the movement known as Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual progress of human society has been stopped, and this should be considered an emergency. Here is solid support fr..."
14:0614:06, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,534 N Because spiritual culture has been stopped all over the world, there is now an emergency, and therefore it is now time to train those who are considered lower and condemned, so that they may become brahmanas and take up the work of spiritual progress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because spiritual culture has been stopped all over the world, there is now an emergency, and therefore it is now time to trai..."
14:0414:04, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,219 N At the present moment, society is in a chaotic condition, and everyone has given up the cultivation of spiritual life, which is especially meant for the brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, society is in a chaotic condition, and everyone has given up the cultivation of spiritual life, which i..."
14:0014:00, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,626 N Sometimes brahmanas protest against our Krsna consciousness movement for creating brahmanas from Europeans, or, in other words, from mlecchas and yavanas. This movement, however, is here supported in Srimad-Bhagavatam - 7.11.17 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes brāhmaṇas protest against our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement for creating brāhmaṇas from Europeans, or, in..."
13:5713:57, 19 December 2020 diff hist +3,199 N Even a ksatriya cannot accept the duties of a brahmana unless there is an emergency, and then even if he does so he should not accept charity from anyone else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even a kṣatriya cannot accept the duties of a brāhmaṇa unless there is an emergency, and then even if he does so he shoul..."
12:0512:05, 19 December 2020 diff hist −40 Indeed, people still hanker for rama-rajya, a government conducted like that of Lord Ramacandra No edit summary current

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