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16:2716:27, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,404 N When one performs ritualistic sacrifices as prescribed in the Vedas, one needs expert brahmanas known as yajnika-brahmanas. In Kali-yuga there is a scarcity of such brahmanas. Therefore in Kali-yuga the sacrifice recommended in sastra is sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one performs ritualistic sacrifices as prescribed in the Vedas, one needs expert brahmanas known as yajnika-brahmanas. In..."
16:1316:13, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,454 N All the states of the world should therefore follow the ideal of the rule or administration of Maharaja Ambarisa, as described here in SB 9.4.21 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the states of the world should therefore follow the ideal of the rule or administration of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, as desc..."
16:0816:08, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,806 N If the citizens are trained to become devotees, they will automatically become peaceful and honest, and if they are guided by a devoted king advised by devotees, the state will not be in the material world but in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the citizens are trained to become devotees, they will automatically become peaceful and honest, and if they are guided by..."
15:5515:55, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,733 N Citizens under the guidance of a Krsna conscious king will become devotees, and then there will be no need to enact new laws every day to reform the way of life in the state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Citizens under the guidance of a Kṛṣṇa conscious king will become devotees, and then there will be no need to enact new..."
15:4915:49, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,547 N One who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This is because he is hovering on the mental plane & is certain to be attracted by the glaring material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But one who is not a devotee of the Lord has only material qualifications that are of little value. This is because he is hove..."
15:4115:41, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,257 N SB 5.18.12: One who has unflinching devotion for the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has unflinching devotion for the Personality of Godhead has all the good qualities of the demigods"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
15:2415:24, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,686 N Such advisors or members (devotee brahmanas) of the legislative assembly should not be professional politicians, nor should they be selected by the ignorant public. Rather, they should be appointed by the king Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such advisors or members of the legislative assembly should not be professional politicians, nor should they be selected by th..."
15:1115:11, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,302 N In modern times, there are legislative assemblies whose members are authorized to make laws for the welfare of the state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In modern times, there are legislative assemblies whose members are authorized to make laws for the welfare of the state"}} {{..."
08:5508:55, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,486 N For ordinary brahmanas who are merely learned scholars or experts in performing ritualistic ceremonies are not competent to give advice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for ordinary brāhmaṇas who are merely learned scholars or experts in performing ritualistic ceremonies are not competent to..."
08:5008:50, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,620 N As indicated here (in SB 9.4.21) by the words tan-nistha-viprabhihitah, Maharaja Ambarisa took advice from brahmanas who were pure devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ṣaṭ-karma-nipuṇo vipro mantra-tantra-viśāradaḥ avaiṣṇavo gurur na syād vaiṣṇavaḥ śva-paco guruḥ Theref..."
08:2908:29, 12 January 2021 diff hist +5,607 N People are very much anxious to live in peace and prosperity in this material world, and here in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.29) the peace formula is given personally by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are very much anxious to live in peace and prosperity in this material world, and here in Bhagavad-gītā the peace for..."
07:4207:42, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,542 N Bhagavad-gita is krsna-katha spoken directly by Krsna, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is also krsna-katha because everything described in the Bhagavatam is in relationship with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā is kṛṣṇa-kathā spoken directly by Kṛṣṇa, and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is also kṛṣṇa-kathā beca..."
07:3407:34, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,169 N These words (Acyuta and Hrsikesa) are used in these verses (of SB 9.4.18-20). Acyuta-sat-kathodaye, hrsikesa-padabhivandane. The words Acyuta and Hrsikesa are also used in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These words are used in these verses. Acyuta-sat-kathodaye, hṛṣīkeśa-padābhivandane. The words Acyuta and Hṛṣīkeś..."
07:1807:18, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,198 N It is said, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate: (CC Madhya 19.170) bhakti means to engage the senses in the service of the master of the senses, Krsna, who is called Hrsikesa or Acyuta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate"|"CC Madhya 19.170"|"bhakti means to engage the senses in the service of..." current
07:0207:02, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,543 N The Lord (Krsna) says in BG 7.1, asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu. In other words, if one wants to understand the SPG in completeness, one must follow the prescriptions given by Krsna by following in the footsteps of Maharaja Ambarisa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"BG 7.1"|"asaṁśayaṁ samagraṁ māṁ yathā jñāsyasi tac chṛṇu. In other wo..."

14:1914:19, 11 January 2021 diff hist +4,518 N According to the instructions of Srila Rupa Gosvami, the first business of a devotee is to accept a bona fide spiritual master who can train him to engage his various senses in rendering transcendental service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, according to the instructions of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the first business of a devotee is to accept a bona fide..."
14:0114:01, 11 January 2021 diff hist +4,041 N It is not possible to train oneself (in devotional service) without guidance from the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible, however, to train oneself without guidance from the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}}..."
13:5513:55, 11 January 2021 diff hist +4,345 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.1) the Lord recommends, mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-asrayah. This indicates that one must execute devotional service under the guidance of a devotee or directly under the guidance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita"|"BG 7.1"|"the Lord recommends, mayy asakta-manah partha yogam yunjan mad-asrayah. This indicates that one mu..."
13:1913:19, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,257 N Nabhaga was very simple hearted. Therefore when he went to his father, the father, in compassion for his son, suggested that as a means of livelihood Nabhaga could go to the descendants of Angira and take advantage of their misgivings in performing yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nābhāga was very simple hearted. Therefore when he went to his father, the father, in compassion for his son, suggested that..."
13:0813:08, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,818 N Because Nabhaga did not return from the place of his spiritual master, his brothers thought that he had taken brhadvrata-brahmacarya. Therefore, they did not preserve his share, and when he returned they gave him their father as his share Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Nābhāga did not return from the place of his spiritual master, his brothers thought that he had taken bṛhadvrata-b..."
13:0313:03, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,452 N The brhad-vrata brahmacari does not return from the place of the spiritual master; he stays there, and later he directly takes sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bṛhad-vrata brahmacārī does not return from the place of the spiritual master; he stays there, and later he directly t..."
12:5812:58, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,590 N There are two kinds of brahmacaris. One may return home, marry and become a householder, whereas the other, known as brhad-vrata, takes a vow to remain a brahmacari perpetually Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of brahmacārīs. One may return home, marry and become a householder, whereas the other, known as bṛhad..."
12:4012:40, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,325 N All the kings and other great personalities born in those yugas had now departed from memory into obscurity. This is the way of time as it moves through past, present and future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the kings and other great personalities born in those yugas had now departed from memory into obscurity. This is the way o..."
12:3412:34, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,393 N During Lord Brahma's day, fourteen Manus or one thousand maha-yugas pass away. Brahma informed King Kakudmi that twenty-seven maha-yugas, each consisting of the four periods Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali, had already passed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During Lord Brahmā's day, fourteen Manus or one thousand mahā-yugas pass away. Brahmā informed King Kakudmī that twenty-se..."
12:2512:25, 11 January 2021 diff hist +1,541 N It appears that Brahmaloka, the abode of Lord Brahma, is also transcendental, above the three modes of material nature - apavrtam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that Brahmaloka, the abode of Lord Brahmā, is also transcendental, above the three modes of material nature"|"apā..."
12:1712:17, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,332 N When she (Sukanya) explained that her husband, Cyavana Muni, had now been transformed into a young man, she was very proud of her chastity, and thus she smiled as she talked with her father - King Saryati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When she explained that her husband, Cyavana Muni, had now been transformed into a young man, she was very proud of her chasti..."
12:0912:09, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,314 N Although the father (King Saryati), chastised the daughter (Sukanya), assuming that she had accepted another husband, the daughter knew that she was completely honest and chaste, and therefore she was smiling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the father chastised the daughter, assuming that she had accepted another husband, the daughter knew that she was com..."
11:1911:19, 11 January 2021 diff hist +3,228 N The rules of Vedic culture in this regard are strictly observed in the respectable families of brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas even today; only the sudras are degraded in this matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The rules of Vedic culture in this regard are strictly observed in the respectable families of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and v..."
10:5410:54, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,694 N He (King Saryati) assumed that she (Sukanya) had accepted another man in the presence of her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because he assumed that she had accepted another man in the presence of her husband"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{co..."
10:4110:41, 11 January 2021 diff hist +3,142 N Her (Sukanya's) father (King Saryati) expected her to be faithful to her husband (Cyavana Muni). When he suddenly saw that his daughter had accepted someone else, even though the man was young and handsome, he immediately chastised her as asati, unchaste Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonetheless, her father expected her to be faithful to her husband. When he suddenly saw that his daughter had accepted someon..."
10:2610:26, 11 January 2021 diff hist +3,049 N According to the circumstances, Sukanya had been given a husband who was too old to be compatible with her. Because Cyavana Muni was diseased and very old, he was certainly unfit for the beautiful daughter of King Saryati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the circumstances, Sukanyā had been given a husband who was too old to be compatible with her. Because Cyavana M..."
10:0610:06, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,604 N This (statement of King Saryati spoken to his daughter Sukanya in SB 9.3.20) shows the values of Vedic culture Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This shows the values of Vedic culture"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-11T10:06:39Z}} {..."
07:3607:36, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,309 N Sukanya could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was chaste, she took shelter of the Asvini-kumaras so that they could inform her who her actual husband was Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sukanyā could have selected any one of them as her husband, for one could not distinguish among them, but because she was cha..."
07:2407:24, 11 January 2021 diff hist +1,715 N Cyavana Muni was so old that he could not enter the lake alone. Thus the Asvini-kumaras caught hold of his body, and the three of them entered the lake Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cyavana Muni was so old that he could not enter the lake alone. Thus the Aśvinī-kumāras caught hold of his body, and the th..."
06:5406:54, 11 January 2021 diff hist +3,323 N Modern medical science has not yet discovered how to bring a dead body back to life or bring youthful energy to an old body, but from here we can understand that such treatment is possible if one is able to take knowledge from the Vedic information Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern medical science has not yet discovered how to bring a dead body back to life or bring youthful energy to an old body, b..."
06:0406:04, 11 January 2021 diff hist +2,872 N We have already discussed this (bringing a dead body back to life) in connection with Bali Maharaja's soldiers and their treatment by Sukracarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have already discussed this in connection with Bali Mahārāja's soldiers and their treatment by Śukrācārya"}} {{notes|}..."

19:0519:05, 10 January 2021 diff hist +3,137 N The heavenly physicians like the Asvini-kumaras could give youthful life even to one who was advanced in age. Indeed, great yogis, with their mystic powers, can even bring a dead body back to life if the structure of the body is in order Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The heavenly physicians like the Aśvinī-kumāras could give youthful life even to one who was advanced in age. Indeed, great..."
18:5718:57, 10 January 2021 diff hist +3,355 N She (Sukanya) was a faithful and chaste wife Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus she was a faithful and chaste wife"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-10T18:57:42Z}}..."
18:4818:48, 10 January 2021 diff hist +3,648 N According to the Vedic law there is no such thing as divorce laws, and a woman must be trained to be submissive to the will of her husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic law, however, there is no such thing as divorce laws, and a woman must be trained to be submissive to t..."
18:2418:24, 10 January 2021 diff hist +3,900 N In the dealings of Lord Krsna with His different queens, it has been seen that although the queens were the daughters of great kings, they placed themselves before Lord Krsna as His maidservants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in the dealings of Lord Kṛṣṇa with His different queens, it has been seen that although the queens were the daughte..."
18:0018:00, 10 January 2021 diff hist −20 With the permission of the great sage (Cyavana Muni) the King (Saryati) returned home No edit summary current
17:5817:58, 10 January 2021 diff hist +3,544 N This (Cyavana Muni was very irritable, but since Sukanya had gotten him as her husband, she dealt with him carefully, according to his mood) is an indication of the relationship between husband and wife Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is an indication of the relationship between husband and wife"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..."
17:3517:35, 10 January 2021 diff hist +1,999 N With the permission of the great sage (Cyavana Muni) the King (Saryati) returned home Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus with the permission of the great sage the King returned home"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
17:3117:31, 10 January 2021 diff hist +2,553 N The muni inquired from the King (Saryati) whether the daughter (Sukanya) was married. In this way, the King, understanding the purpose of the great sage Cyavana Muni immediately gave the muni his daughter in charity & escaped the danger of being cursed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The muni, however, inquired from the King whether the daughter was married. In this way, the King, understanding the purpose o..."
17:2017:20, 10 January 2021 diff hist +2,186 N The King (Saryati), after hearing the statement of his daughter (Sukanya), certainly told the great sage Cyavana Muni everything about how his daughter had ignorantly committed an offense Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King, after hearing the statement of his daughter, certainly told the great sage Cyavana Muni everything about how his dau..."

08:1208:12, 9 January 2021 diff hist +2,260 N Brahmanas are interested in receiving contributions as priests, and ksatriyas are interested in drinking. All of them, therefore, were satisfied with their different engagements - Because of the yajna performed by Marutta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brāhmaṇas are interested in receiving contributions as priests, and kṣatriyas are interested in drinking. All of them, th..."
08:0508:05, 9 January 2021 diff hist +1,988 N Because of the yajna performed by Marutta, everyone was pleased, especially the brahmanas and ksatriyas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of the yajña performed by Marutta, everyone was pleased, especially the brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
08:0008:00, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,565 N At present there is a scarcity of brahmanas, the brain of human society is lost. Because practically everyone is a sudra, no one at the present moment can guide the members of society to the proper path by which to achieve perfection in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because at present there is a scarcity of brāhmaṇas, the brain of human society is lost. Because practically everyone is a..."
07:5007:50, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,189 N There is a great need of brahmanas. Therefore, in the Krsna consciousness movement, we are trying to train some brahmanas to guide human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a great need of brāhmaṇas. Therefore, in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we are trying to train some brāh..."
06:4606:46, 9 January 2021 diff hist +3,198 N It is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah (BG 4.13)). One is a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya never by birth, but by quality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita"|"catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah"|"BG 4.13"|"So one is a brahmana, ksatriy..."

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