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17:3117:31, 30 December 2020 diff hist +2,182 N Since both of them (snake and a mouse) were caught in the basket, even if the snake ate the mouse, the snake would not be able to get out Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, since both of them were caught in the basket, even if the snake ate the mouse, the snake would not be able to get out..."
17:1417:14, 30 December 2020 diff hist +1,999 N One word in this verse (of SB 8.6.19) has two readings - kalena and kavyena. Kalena means "favored by time," and kavyena means "favored by Sukracarya," Sukracarya being the spiritual master of the Daityas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One word in this verse has two readings—kālena and kāvyena. Kālena means"|"favored by time"|"and kavyena means"|"favored..."
17:0617:06, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,066 N By chanting this Hare Krsna mantra, we shall be delivered from all the difficulties of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chanting this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, we shall be delivered from all the difficulties of this material world"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:0217:02, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,288 N When we living entities, who are like sparks of the original fire, the Supreme Lord, fall into a material condition, we must take the mantra from the Supreme Personality of Godhead as it is offered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we living entities, who are like sparks of the original fire, the Supreme Lord, fall into a material condition, we must t..."
16:5516:55, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,015 N As soon as we fall from the service of the Lord, our brilliance and illumination will immediately be extinguished, or at least stopped for some time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as we fall from the service of the Lord, our brilliance and illumination will immediately be extinguished, or at least..."
16:4816:48, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,138 N Here, even the demigods, such as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, and the prajapatis, such as Daksa, are said to be like illuminating sparks in the presence of the Supreme Lord, who is compared to a great fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here, even the demigods, such as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, and the prajāpatis, such as Dakṣa, are said to be like illumi..."
16:4016:40, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,793 N We cannot invent any means to be delivered from the dangers of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot invent any means to be delivered from the dangers of material existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{comp..."
16:3616:36, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,423 N In His Siksastaka, Lord Caitanya says, param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam: "All glories to the chanting of sri-krsna-sankirtana!" The Hare Krsna maha-mantra - is directly chanted by the Lord Himself, who gives us this mantra for deliverance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His Śikṣāṣṭaka, Lord Caitanya says, paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam"|"All glories to the chanting..."
16:2616:26, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,774 N In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way - CC Adi 17.21 quoted in SB 8.6.15 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other wa..."
16:1916:19, 30 December 2020 diff hist +5,358 N In Kali-yuga, we are all in a very difficult position, in which we need a suitable mantra that can deliver us from the dangers of this age. Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His incarnation as Lord Caitanya, gives us the Hare Krsna mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Kali-yuga, we are all in a very difficult position, in which we need a suitable mantra that can deliver us from the dangers..."
16:0816:08, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,945 N Simply by chanting the Gayatri mantra, one can be delivered. This mantra, however, is suitable only for the brahmanas and demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by chanting the Gāyatrī mantra, one can be delivered. This mantra, however, is suitable only for the brāhmaṇas and..."
16:0316:03, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,984 N The beginning mantra is the Gayatri mantra. Therefore, after purification, when one is qualified to become a brahmana (dvija), he is offered the Gayatri mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The beginning mantra is the Gāyatrī mantra. Therefore, after purification, when one is qualified to become a brāhmaṇa (dv..."
15:5015:50, 30 December 2020 diff hist +7,716 N Whatever is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a mantra and is suitable for delivering the conditioned souls from mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a mantra and is suitable for delivering the conditioned souls from..."
15:4315:43, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,945 N Only the dvijas (the brahmanas) and the devas (the demigods) can be delivered from material existence by the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only the dvijas"|"the brahmanas"|"and the devas"|"the demigods"|"can be delivered from material existence by the instructions..."
15:3615:36, 30 December 2020 diff hist +4,765 N In this verse (of SB 8.6.15), the word dvija-deva-mantram is very important. The word mantra means "that which delivers one from the material world" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse, the word dvija-deva-mantram is very important. The word mantra means"|"that which delivers one from the materia..."
15:2915:29, 30 December 2020 diff hist +2,963 N Krsna, by His grace, will supply whatever we need in executing our devotional service. In the Krsna consciousness movement, we simply have to execute the order of Krsna & guru. Then all necessities will be supplied by Lord, even if we do not ask for them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, by His grace, will supply whatever we need in executing our devotional service. In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness..."
15:2415:24, 30 December 2020 diff hist +10 He (God) is the witness of everyone's body, nothing is unknown to Him. He knows what we need. Our duty, therefore, is to execute devotional service sincerely, under the direction of the spiritual master No edit summary current
15:1715:17, 30 December 2020 diff hist +2,719 N He (God) is the witness of everyone's body, nothing is unknown to Him. He knows what we need. Our duty, therefore, is to execute devotional service sincerely, under the direction of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since He is the witness of everyone's body, nothing is unknown to Him. He knows what we need. Our duty, therefore, is to execu..."
15:0015:00, 30 December 2020 diff hist +2,500 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 13.3), ksetra-jnam capi mam viddhi sarva-ksetresu bharata. The individual souls are proprietors of their individual bodies, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the proprietor of all bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gita"|"BG 13.3"|"ksetra-jnam capi mam viddhi sarva-ksetresu bharata. The individual souls are proprietor..."
13:5913:59, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,724 N A pure devotee, whether able or unable to see the Lord, always engages in the Lord's devotional service, always hoping that at some time the Lord may be pleased to appear before him so that he can see the Lord face to face Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee, whether able or unable to see the Lord, always engages in the Lord's devotional service, always hoping that at..."
13:4713:47, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,505 N When Dhruva Maharaja saw the Lord, he had no desire to ask the Lord for any benediction. Indeed, simply by seeing the Lord, Dhruva Maharaja felt so satisfied that he did not want to ask the Lord for any benediction - CC Madhya 22.42 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Dhruva Mahārāja saw the Lord, he had no desire to ask the Lord for any benediction. Indeed, simply by seeing the Lord,..."
13:3913:39, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,459 N If the Lord, by His own pleasure, appears before the devotee, the devotee feels extremely happy, as Dhruva Maharaja felt when he personally saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the Lord, by His own pleasure, appears before the devotee, the devotee feels extremely happy, as Dhruva Mahārāja felt whe..."
13:2713:27, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,499 N He (devotee of God) will never command the Lord to appear. This is a sign of pure devotion. Therefore in this verse (of SB 8.6.13) we find the word ati-cira-ipsita-artham, meaning that the devotee aspires for a long, long time to see the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he will never command the Lord to appear. This is a sign of pure devotion. Therefore in this verse we find the word ati-cira-i..."
13:1813:18, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,770 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches this lesson in His Siksastaka. The devotee is always eager to see the Lord face to face, but if he is brokenhearted because he cannot see the Lord, even life after life, he will never command the Lord to appear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu teaches this lesson in His Śikṣāṣṭaka. Adarśanān marma-hatāṁ karotu vā. The devotee i..."
13:0913:09, 30 December 2020 diff hist +3,436 N The devotees of the Lord are always very eager to see the Supreme Lord face to face, but they do not demand that the Lord come before them, for a pure devotee considers such a demand to be contrary to devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of the Lord are always very eager to see the Supreme Lord face to face, but they do not demand that the Lord come..."

17:1017:10, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,700 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu has advised "In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy name of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu has advised"|"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is chanting the holy nam..."
16:5716:57, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,057 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita - BG 7.28 "Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions are completely eradicated and who are freed from the duality of delusion, engage themselves in My service with determination" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gita"|"BG 7.28"|"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life, whose sinful actions..."
16:3416:34, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,152 N By getting enough milk and combining it with food grains and vegetables, we can prepare hundreds of nectarean foods. We can happily eat this food and thus avoid industrial enterprises and joblessness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by getting enough milk and combining it with food grains and vegetables, we can prepare hundreds of nectarean foods. We can ha..."
16:2716:27, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,137 N By digging for water, even in the desert, we can produce food grains; when we produce food grains and vegetables, we can give protection to the cows; while giving protection to the cows, we can draw from them abundant quantities of milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, as indicated here, by digging for water, even in the desert, we can produce food grains; when we produce food grains..."
16:1416:14, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,945 N The so-called vaisyas - the industrialists or businessmen - are involved in big, big industrial enterprises, but they are not interested in food grains and milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called vaiśyas—the industrialists or businessmen—are involved in big, big industrial enterprises, but they are not..."
15:5415:54, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,040 N As it is essential to get food grains and water by digging the earth, it is also essential to give protection to the cows and take nectarean milk from their milk bags Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As it is essential to get food grains and water by digging the earth, it is also essential to give protection to the cows and..."
15:4315:43, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,608 N The cow should be protected, milk should be drawn from the cows, and this milk should be prepared in various ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cow should be protected, milk should be drawn from the cows, and this milk should be prepared in various ways"}} {{notes|}..."
15:3715:37, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,083 N In Kali-yuga, instead of drinking milk, people prefer to slaughter an animal and eat its flesh. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His instructions of Bhagavad-gita, advises go-raksya, which means cow protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Kali-yuga, instead of drinking milk, people prefer to slaughter an animal and eat its flesh. The Supreme Personality of God..."
15:2315:23, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,253 N In modern civilization, men do not think milk to be important, they do not live very long. In this age men can live up to one hundred years, their duration of life is reduced because they do not drink large quantities of milk. This is a sign of Kali-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In modern civilization, men do not think milk to be important, and therefore they do not live very long. Although in this age..."
15:0615:06, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,061 N The cultivation of bhakti-yoga is compared to many material activities. By friction one can get fire from wood, by digging the earth one can get food grains and water, and by agitating the milk bag of the cow one can get nectarean milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse, the cultivation of bhakti-yoga is compared to many material activities. By friction one can get fire from wood,..."
14:5714:57, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,180 N By devotional service one can achieve the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He is not visible or understandable to materialistic persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus by devotional service one can achieve the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He is not visible or unde..." current
14:5114:51, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,682 N Under the direction of the spiritual master, one must cultivate bhakti-yoga (SB 7.5.23). Then, even within this material world, although the Lord is not visible, a devotee can see Him. This is confirmed in BG 18.55 and in SB 11.14.21 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the direction of the spiritual master, one must cultivate bhakti-yoga"|"sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam"|..."
14:3814:38, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,106 N Only by the practice of bhakti-yoga can one achieve the favor of the Lord & see Him face to face (premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti (BS 5.38)). One cannot see the Lord by other methods, such as karma, jnana or yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only by the practice of bhakti-yoga can one achieve the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and see Him face to face"|..."
14:2714:27, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,903 N Guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija (CC Madhya 19.151). The seed of devotional service is obtainable by the mercy of guru, the spiritual master, and Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija"|"CC Madhya 19.151"|"The seed of devotional service is obtainable by the mercy of gur..."
14:2014:20, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,724 N A devotee can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the practice of bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee, however, can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the practice of bhakti-yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Al..." current
14:1714:17, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,316 One ordinarily does not begin to practice bhakti-yoga unless he has practiced it in previous births. Moreover, one can begin bhakti-yoga only by the mercy of the spiritual master and Krsna No edit summary current
13:4013:40, 29 December 2020 diff hist +43 The material world is nothing but an expansion of the Lord's material energy, and the entire cosmic manifestation rests upon Him (mat-sthani sarva-bhutani (BG 9.4)). Nonetheless, the Supreme Lord cannot be found here - na caham tesv avasthitah No edit summary current
13:3913:39, 29 December 2020 diff hist +8,077 N The material world is nothing but an expansion of the Lord's material energy, and the entire cosmic manifestation rests upon Him (mat-sthani sarva-bhutani (BG 9.4)). Nonetheless, the Supreme Lord cannot be found here - na caham tesv avasthitah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world is nothing but an expansion of the Lord's material energy, and the entire cosmic manifestation rests upon H..."
13:3013:30, 29 December 2020 diff hist −7 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is nirguna, not to be found within this material world, the entire material world is pervaded by Him, as stated in Bhagavad-gita - BG 9.4 - maya tatam idam sarvam No edit summary current
13:2913:29, 29 December 2020 diff hist +7,740 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is nirguna, not to be found within this material world, the entire material world is pervaded by Him, as stated in Bhagavad-gita - BG 9.4 - maya tatam idam sarvam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is nirguṇa, not to be found within this material world, the entire material worl..."

19:3219:32, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,904 N Facts (about God's energies) can be realized only by those who are well versed in Vedic knowledge and advanced in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These facts can be realized only by those who are well versed in Vedic knowledge and advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}}..." current
19:2619:26, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,279 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord refers to maya, the external energy, which creates this material world, as mama maya, "My energy," because this energy works under the full control of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"n Bhagavad-gita the Lord refers to maya, the external energy, which creates this material world, as mama maya"|"My energy"|"be..."
19:1319:13, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,183 N The material energy creates, maintains and devastates the entire cosmic manifestation because of directions given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who enters this universe as Garbhodakasayi Visnu but is untouched by the material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy creates, maintains and devastates the entire cosmic manifestation because of directions given by the Supre..."
19:0419:04, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,063 N The Lord (Krsna) says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.10) This material nature, working under My direction, O son of Kunti, is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"BG 9.10"|"This material nature, working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, is producing a..."
18:5518:55, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,173 N The word visva-murtau indicates that everything exists in the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who is able to worship Him can see everything in Him and see Him in everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here the word viśva-mūrtau indicates that everything exists in the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who is ab..." current

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