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06:3506:35, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,376 One should always remember that brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas should never be regarded as members of a caste by birth No edit summary current
06:3206:32, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,114 N From Manu, one son became a ksatriya, another a brahmana, and another a vaisya. This confirms the statement by Narada Muni, yasya yal laksanam proktam pumso varnabhivyanjakam - SB 7.11.35 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Manu, one son became a kṣatriya, another a brāhmaṇa, and another a vaiśya. This confirms the statement by Nārada M..."
06:2506:25, 9 January 2021 diff hist +1,172 N Agnivesya was also known as Kanina and Jatukarnya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Agniveśya was also known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-0..."
06:1806:18, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,372 N Birth is not at all important; it is one's qualities that are stressed in all Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Birth is not at all important; it is one's qualities that are stressed in all Vedic literature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankr..."
06:1406:14, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,597 N If the qualities of one group are found in the men of another, those men should be recognized by their qualities, by their symptoms, not by the caste of the family in which they were born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the qualities of one group are found in the men of another, those men should be recognized by their qualities, by their sym..."
06:0406:04, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,695 N Here (in SB 9.2.17) it is said, ksatram brahma-bhuyam gatam ksitau: although the Dharstas belonged to the ksatriya, they were able to convert themselves into brahmanas. This gives clear evidence supporting the statement by Narada in SB 7.11.35 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here it is said, kṣatraṁ brahma-bhūyaṁ gataṁ kṣitau: although the Dhārṣṭas belonged to the kṣatriya caste, t..."
05:5005:50, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,173 N A pure devotee, being always engaged in the service of the Lord, is exempt from these laws - laws of karma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee, being always engaged in the service of the Lord, is exempt from these laws"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha..."
05:3605:36, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,667 N Devotional service performed by thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is so powerful that although Prsadhra was cursed he avoided the terrible consequence of becoming a sudra and instead returned home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service performed by thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is so powerful that although Pṛṣadhra was c..."
05:2705:27, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,409 N Immediately after giving up his (Prsadhra's) body in the fire, he reached the spiritual world, as mentioned in Bhagavad-gita (mam eti), as a result of his devotional situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Immediately after giving up his body in the fire, he reached the spiritual world, as mentioned in Bhagavad-gita"|"mam eti"|"as..."
05:1805:18, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,707 N Prsadhra, because of his karma, was cursed to take his next birth as a sudra, but because he took to saintly life, specifically concentrating his mind always upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he became a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛṣadhra, because of his karma, was cursed to take his next birth as a śūdra, but because he took to saintly life, speci..."
05:0805:08, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,508 N The Lord (Krsna) says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.9): One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again..."
04:4404:44, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,211 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that he (Vasistha) was durmati; in other words, his intelligence was not very good Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says that he was durmati; in other words, his intelligence was not very..."
04:2504:25, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,500 N It is the duty of a family priest not to curse a disciple but to give him relief through the performance of some sort of atonement. Vasistha, however, did just the opposite Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of a family priest not to curse a disciple but to give him relief through the performance of some sort of atone..."
04:1104:11, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,580 N It appears that Vasistha was not free from tamo-guna, the mode of ignorance. As the family priest or spiritual master of Prsadhra, Vasistha should have taken Prsadhra's offense very lightly, but instead Vasistha cursed him to become a sudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that Vasiṣṭha was not free from tamo-guṇa, the mode of ignorance. As the family priest or spiritual master of..."
04:0104:01, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,482 N Some son of a ksatriya would take this vow to protect the cows from ferocious animals, even at night. What then is to be said of sending cows to slaughterhouses? This is the most sinful activity in human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some son of a kṣatriya would take this vow to protect the cows from ferocious animals, even at night. What then is to be sai..."
03:5403:54, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,200 N We can further understand from this vow (to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows) accepted by Prsadhra how essential it is to protect the cows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can further understand from this vow accepted by Pṛṣadhra how essential it is to protect the cows"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
03:4303:43, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,364 N One who becomes virasana takes the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows. Because Prsadhra was engaged in this way, it is to be understood that he had no dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who becomes vīrāsana takes the vow to stand all night with a sword to give protection to the cows. Because Pṛṣadhra..."

16:0216:02, 8 January 2021 diff hist +1,950 N Sudyumna followed the prescribed regulations of varnasrama by leaving the kingdom and going to the forest to complete his spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Sudyumna followed the prescribed regulations of varṇāśrama by leaving the kingdom and going to the forest to complete..." current
15:5615:56, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,098 N According to the Vedic system, one within the institution of varna and asrama must leave his family life after he reaches fifty years of age - pancasad urdhvam vanam vrajet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic system, one within the institution of varna and asrama must leave his family life after he reaches fift..."
15:5015:50, 8 January 2021 diff hist +1,975 N The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discharge his royal duty. Consequently they were not very satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discha..."
15:4015:40, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,542 N Here (in SB 9.1.38-39) the word gotrajah refers to those born in the same dynasty, whether they be disciples or members of the family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here the word gotrajaḥ refers to those born in the same dynasty, whether they be disciples or members of the family"}} {{not..."
15:1915:19, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,964 Brahmanas generally act as spiritual masters of two dynasties. One is their disciplic succession, and the other is the dynasty born of their semen. Both descendants belong to the same gotra, or dynasty No edit summary current
14:5914:59, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,917 N Panditah sama-darsinah (BG 5.18). Such a person (who has knowledge of the soul) sees the soul, which is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Therefore he is a sama-darsi, a learned person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ"|"BG 5.18"|"Such a person sees the soul, which is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Theref..." current
12:3212:32, 8 January 2021 diff hist +3,072 N The body is just like a dress, and here (in SB 9.1.33) this is proved. Sudyumna and his associates were all male, which means that their souls were covered by male dress, but now they became female, which means that their dress was changed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is just like a dress, and here this is proved. Sudyumna and his associates were all male, which means that their soul..."
12:1712:17, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,704 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.22) it is said: As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita"|"BG 2.22"|"it is said"|"As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul accepts new material..."
12:0612:06, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,431 N By performing austerities & penances, by controlling the senses & mind, & by achieving full knowledge of the Absolute Truth, one is fully cleansed of material contamination. Then one's words and blessings, like those of the demigods, are never a failure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By performing austerities and penances, by controlling the senses and mind, and by achieving full knowledge of the Absolute Tr..."
11:5611:56, 8 January 2021 diff hist +1,910 N We have learned from many Vedic literatures that a benediction or curse given by the demigods never proves false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have learned from many Vedic literatures that a benediction or curse given by the demigods never proves false"}} {{notes|}}..."
11:3411:34, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,724 N Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah (SB 11.5.32). Those whose brains are dull cannot understand this chanting (Hare Krsna maha-mantra), nor can they take to it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ"|"SB 11.5.32"|"Those whose brains are dull cannot understand this ch..."
11:2111:21, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,982 N In other processes of yajna there are difficulties because there are no learned scholars who can chant the mantras perfectly well, nor is it possible to secure the ingredients to perform the yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other processes of yajña there are difficulties because there are no learned scholars who can chant the mantras perfectly..." current
11:1411:14, 8 January 2021 diff hist +5,271 N At present there are droughts throughout Europe & America, & people are suffering, but if people take this KC movement seriously, if they stop their sinful activities & chant Hare Krsna maha-mantra, all their problems will be solved without difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At present there are droughts throughout Europe and America, and people are suffering, but if people take this Kṛṣṇa con..."
10:5110:51, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,777 N When the Hare Krsna mantra is chanted by many men together, the chanting is called sankirtana, and as a result of such a yajna there will be clouds in the sky - yajnad bhavati parjanyah - BG 3.14 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is chanted by many men together, the chanting is called saṅkīrtana, and as a result of suc..." current
10:4310:43, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,610 N Those who are intelligent take advantage of the greatest yajna in this age by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra in congregation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are intelligent take advantage of the greatest yajña in this age by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra in c..." current
10:3710:37, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,297 N The best performance of yajna given to us is the sankirtana-yajna. Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah - SB 11.5.32 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, the best performance of yajna given to us is the sankirtana-yajna. Yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah..."
08:4508:45, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,778 N It (sankirtana movement) increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully taste the nectar for which we are always anxious"}}..."
08:4008:40, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,879 N Sankirtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This saṅkīrtana movement is the prime benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the benediction moon..."
08:3208:32, 8 January 2021 diff hist +4,997 N As explained by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Siksastaka 1): Glory to the Sri Krsna sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional life, of repeated birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Glory to the Śrī Kṛṣṇa saṅkīrtana, which cleanses the heart of all the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes..."
07:5707:57, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,167 N Later, he (Manu) was not very satisfied to see the daughter instead of a son. Because he had no issue, he was certainly very glad at the birth of Ila, but his pleasure was temporary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later, however, he was not very satisfied to see the daughter instead of a son. Because he had no issue, he was certainly very..."
07:4807:48, 8 January 2021 diff hist +1,784 N Manu had no issue, he was pleased at the birth of the child, even though a daughter, and gave her the name Ila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Manu had no issue, he was pleased at the birth of the child, even though a daughter, and gave her the name Ilā"}} {{n..."
07:3307:33, 8 January 2021 diff hist +1,863 N Sukadeva Gosvami will now describe how the Lord creates other things, one after another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī will now describe how the Lord creates other things, one after another"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha..."
07:2307:23, 8 January 2021 diff hist +2,114 N Taking the proper position from which to describe the dynasty of Manu, Sukadeva Gosvami begins by saying that when the entire world is inundated, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists, and nothing else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Taking the proper position from which to describe the dynasty of Manu, Śukadeva Gosvāmī begins by saying that when the enti..."

12:5712:57, 7 January 2021 diff hist +2,709 N In ceremonies, large amounts of money are spent, but it is suggested that if along with this there is recitation of the wonderful activities of Vamanadeva, certainly the ceremony will be carried out successfully and will be free of all discrepancies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all these ceremonies, large amounts of money are spent for various activities, but here it is suggested that if along with..."
12:3812:38, 7 January 2021 diff hist +2,578 N There are three kinds of ceremonies - specifically, ceremonies to please the Supreme Lord or the demigods, those performed for social celebrations like marriages and birthdays, and those meant to please the forefathers, like the sraddha ceremony Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three kinds of ceremonies—specifically, ceremonies to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the demigods, t..."
12:2412:24, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,736 N Nunam pramattah kurute vikarma (SB 5.5.4). Such crazy men (the so-called scientists) unnecessarily waste time, energy and money in attempting to defy the glorious activities of Urukrama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma"|"SB 5.5.4"|"Such crazy men unnecessarily waste time, energy and money in attempting to de..."
12:0712:07, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,798 N Among the innumerable planets in only one universe, the so-called scientists cannot understand even the moon and Mars, but they try to defy the creation of the Supreme Lord and His uncommon energy. Such men have been described as crazy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Among the innumerable planets in only one universe, the so-called scientists cannot understand even the moon and Mars, but the..."
11:5711:57, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,320 N This (the material energy) is only one fourth of God's creation. The other three fourths of creation constitute the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet this is only one fourth of God's creation. The other three fourths of creation constitute the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}..."
11:5111:51, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,666 N The material world consists of innumerable universes, each one full of innumerable planets, which are all considered to be products of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world consists of innumerable universes, each one full of innumerable planets, which are all considered to be pro..."
11:4311:43, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,404 N The Lord (Krsna) says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.42), vistabhyaham idam krtsnam ekamsena sthito jagat: With a single fragment of Myself, I pervade and support this entire universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord therefore says in Bhagavad-gita"|"BG 10.42"|"vistabhyaham idam krtsnam ekamsena sthito jagat"|"With a single fragment..." current
11:3511:35, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,833 N Long, long ago, Vasistha Muni said that no one in the past could measure the glories of the Lord and that no one can do so in the future. One must simply be satisfied with seeing the glorious activities of the Supreme Lord's creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Long, long ago, Vasiṣṭha Muni said that no one in the past could measure the glories of the Lord and that no one can do so..."
11:2211:22, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,578 N Unfortunately, there are so-called scientists who are subject to death at every moment but are trying to understand by speculation the wonderful creation of the cosmos. This is a foolish attempt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, there are so-called scientists who are subject to death at every moment but are trying to understand by specula..."
11:1211:12, 7 January 2021 diff hist +3,409 N Vasistha Muni has given a mantra about Lord Visnu: na te visnor jayamano na jato mahimnah param anantam apa. No one can estimate the extent of the uncommonly glorious activities of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasiṣṭha Muni has given a mantra about Lord Viṣṇu: na te viṣṇor jāyamāno na jāto mahimnaḥ pāram anantam āpa..."

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