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13:1413:14, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,713 N As indicated by the words prag distam, the Lord knew everything. Before anything happened, He had already arranged for His cakra to protect Maharaja Ambarisa. This protection is offered to a devotee even from the very beginning of his devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As indicated by the words prāg diṣṭam, the Lord knew everything. Therefore, before anything happened, He had already arra..."
12:5812:58, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,378 N He (Maharaja Ambarisa) was fixed in understanding, and it was certain that he was simply thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the core of his heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was fixed in understanding, and it was certain that he was simply thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the cor..."
12:4012:40, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,431 N As a pure devotee, Maharaja Ambarisa, although in such danger, did not move an inch from his position, nor did he request the Supreme Personality of Godhead to give him protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a pure devotee, Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, although in such danger, did not move an inch from his position, nor did he request..."
12:2512:25, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,541 N Following the examples of Ambarisa Maharaja and Prahlada Maharaja, a devotee should learn how to tolerate all such awkward positions in this world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, following the examples of Ambarīṣa Mahārāja and Prahlāda Mahārāja, a devotee should learn how to tolerate a..."
12:1912:19, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,813 N A pure devotee of Narayana is never afraid of any material danger. There are many examples of devotees such as Prahlada Maharaja, who was tortured by his father but was not at all afraid, although he was only a five-year-old boy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of Nārāyaṇa is never afraid of any material danger. There are many examples of devotees such as Prahlāda M..."
12:0612:06, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,259 N Only a devotee emerges victorious in all circumstances, as will be shown in this incident involving the rivalry between Durvasa and Maharaja Ambarisa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only a devotee emerges victorious in all circumstances, as will be shown in this incident involving the rivalry between Durvas..."
06:4306:43, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,813 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has supported Ambarisa Maharaja and all his activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has supported Ambarīṣa Mahārāja and all his activities"}} {{note..."
06:4006:40, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,150 N The word isa-maninah is interpreted to mean that he (Maharaja Ambarisa) was so respectful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead that he did not transgress the laws for observing Ekadasi-parana, despite the thinking of Durvasa Muni, for he only took water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the word īśa-māninaḥ is interpreted to mean that he was so respectful to the Supreme Personality of Godhead th..."
06:3106:31, 15 January 2021 diff hist +21 One who is very rich becomes mad because of his wealth and is therefore called sriya-unmattasya No edit summary current
06:3006:30, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,201 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura interprets these words (sriya-unmattasya) to mean that although Maharaja Ambarisa was such an opulent king, he was not mad after money, for he had already surpassed the madness of material opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura interprets these words to mean that although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was such an op..."
06:2306:23, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,758 N One who is very rich becomes mad because of his wealth and is therefore called sriya-unmattasya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, one who is very rich becomes mad because of his wealth and is therefore called śriyā-unmattasya"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
06:1006:10, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,942 N He (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura) says that the word nr means "by all the local people" and that samsasya means "of he (Ambarisa) whose character was glorified" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He says that the word nṛ means"|"by all the local people"|"and that samsasya means"|"of he"|"Ambarisa"|"whose character was..."
06:0206:02, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,082 N Durvasa Muni used the word nr-samsasya to indicate that the King was cruel, but Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura interprets it to mean that the King's character was glorified by all the local people Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Durvāsā Muni used the word nṛ-śaṁsasya to indicate that the King was cruel, but Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura int..."
05:5805:58, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,841 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has diverted the entire meaning of this verse (of SB 9.4.44) as spoken by Durvasa Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has diverted the entire meaning of this verse as spoken by Durvāsā Muni"}} {{not..."
05:5005:50, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,314 N Sometimes in our practical experience we see that some political leader adhering to satyagraha will not eat but will drink water. Considering that drinking water would not be eating, Maharaja Ambarisa decided to act in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes in our practical experience we see that some political leader adhering to satyāgraha will not eat but will drink wa..."
04:4704:47, 15 January 2021 diff hist +3,096 N A person who has no mother at home and wife is not agreeable with him should immediately go away to the forest. Human life is meant for spiritual advancement only, one's wife must be helpful in this endeavor. Otherwise there is no need of household life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who has no mother at home and whose wife is not agreeable with him should immediately go away to the forest. Because..."
04:3604:36, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,896 N Canakya Pandita advises that a person in such a situation (where household affairs are very difficult to continue) should immediately give up household life and become a vanaprastha or sannyasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cāṇakya Paṇḍita advises that a person in such a situation should immediately give up household life and become a vānap..."

15:1715:17, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,020 N Such (process of ahangraha-upasana) unauthorized worship is not recommended herein - SB 9.11.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such unauthorized worship is not recommended herein"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-14T..."
14:4014:40, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,853 N Maharaja Ambarisa's queen was equally as qualified as the King. Therefore it was possible for Maharaja Ambarisa to engage his life in household affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Ambarīṣa's queen was equally as qualified as the King. Therefore it was possible for Mahārāja Ambarīṣa to e..."
14:3214:32, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,009 To observe Ekadasi-vrata and Dvadasi-vrata means to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Those interested in advancing in Krsna consciousness must observe Ekadasi-vrata regularly No edit summary current
14:2914:29, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,774 N Although Maharaja Ambarisa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore although Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was fully engaged in devotional service, his kingdom was free of all fear of adversi..."
14:2414:24, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,868 N For the protection of the devotees, Krsna's disc, the Sudarsana cakra, is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful to the nondevotees - pratyanika-bhayavaham Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the protection of the devotees, Kṛṣṇa's disc, the Sudarśana cakra, is always ready. This disc is extremely fearful..."
14:1614:16, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,813 N The Lord (Krsna) promises, kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati: O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotees of the Lord are never vanquished - BG 9.31 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord also promises, kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyat"|"O Arjuna, you may declare to the world that the devotee..."
14:1014:10, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,851 N Prahlada Maharaja said: A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to the Lord. Therefore he is not at all afraid of any adverse situation in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja said"|"A devotee is always merged in the ocean of the transcendental bliss of rendering service to the Lo..."
13:4613:46, 14 January 2021 diff hist +2,824 N Anasaktasya visayan yatharham upayunjatah. Everything can be used to the extent that it can be engaged in Krsna's service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ. Everything can be used to the extent that it can be engaged in Kṛṣṇa'..."
13:3913:39, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,115 N Bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra ca (SB 11.2.42). One who is advanced in devotional service has no attachment for material things for sense enjoyment, but for preaching, to spread the glories of the Lord, he accepts such things without attachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir anyatra ca"|"SB 11.2.42"|"One who is advanced in devotional service has no attachment for m..."
13:1313:13, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,013 N Material possessions can be accepted as far as they can be used in devotional service. Anukulyena krsnanusilanam (CC Madhya 19.167). Anukulyasya sankalpah pratikulyasya varjanam. In preaching, many things considered material are needed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ. Material possessions can be accepted as far as they can be used in devotion..."
12:5712:57, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,154 N In this way (by performing devotional service to God) one can give up material desires, and as soon as one is freed from material desires, he is free from the repetition of birth and death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way one can give up material desires, and as soon as one is freed from material desires, he is free from the repetitio..."
12:5112:51, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,087 N Yena sattvam suddhyet. By such austerity in devotional service, one is purified of material existence (kaman sanair jahau). Indeed, such austerity leads one to the constitutional position of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yena sattvam suddhyet. By such austerity in devotional service, one is purified of material existence"|"kaman sanair jahau"|"I..."
12:4412:44, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,383 N The hard labor involved in preaching, preparing literature, preaching to atheistic men and distributing literature door to door is of course an austerity (tapo-yuktena). Tapo divyam putraka (SB 5.5.1). Such austerity is necessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the hard labor involved in preaching, preparing literature, preaching to atheistic men and distributing literature..."
12:3012:30, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,030 N One must constantly be engaged in various activities (of devotional service to God), and the hard labor involved is certainly an austerity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, one must constantly be engaged in various activities, and the hard labor involved is certainly an austerity"}} {{..."
12:1912:19, 14 January 2021 diff hist +3,359 N One must decorate the Deity, cleanse the temple, bring water from the Ganges and Yamuna, continue the routine work, perform arati many times, prepare first-class food for the Deity, prepare dresses and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must decorate the Deity, cleanse the temple, bring water from the Ganges and Yamunā, continue the routine work, perform..."

13:5913:59, 13 January 2021 diff hist +2,958 N Severe austerities in the practice of devotional service are of many varieties. For example, in worshiping the Deity in the temple there are certainly laborious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Severe austerities in the practice of devotional service are of many varieties. For example, in worshiping the Deity in the te..."
13:5013:50, 13 January 2021 diff hist +5,208 N Nothing connected with Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is material. A devotee who considers all this is always situated in spiritual activities, and therefore he is no longer attracted by material activities - param drstva nivartate - BG 2.59 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nothing connected with Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is material. A devotee who considers all this is always situa..."
13:3613:36, 13 January 2021 diff hist +4,761 N That which is not engaged in the service of the Lord is material, and nothing thus engaged should be given up Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That which is not engaged in the service of the Lord is material, and nothing thus engaged should be given up"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
13:2813:28, 13 January 2021 diff hist +5,246 N The difference between the spiritual world and material world is the mentality of service. Nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam ucyate. When there is no mentality of service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one's activities are material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the spiritual world and material world is the mentality of service. Nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe..." current
13:1113:11, 13 January 2021 diff hist +5,113 N For those who are materially engaged, control of the senses is required, but a devotee's senses are all engaged in the service of the Lord, which means that they are already controlled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are materially engaged, control of the senses is required, but a devotee's senses are all engaged in the service..."
12:5512:55, 13 January 2021 diff hist +5,118 N He (devotee of God) regards material happiness in the heavenly planets to be like a will-o'-the-wisp. As far as the perfection of mystic powers is concerned, a devotee compares it to a venomous snake with no teeth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he regards material happiness in the heavenly planets to be like a will-o'-the-wisp. As far as the perfection of mystic powers..."
12:1912:19, 13 January 2021 diff hist +4,988 N A pure devotee is uninterested not only in elevation to the higher planetary systems but even in the perfections of mystic yoga. Real perfection is devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee is uninterested not only in elevation to the higher planetary systems but even in the perfections of mystic yog..."
12:0812:08, 13 January 2021 diff hist +3,292 N Because Maharaja Ambarisa was a most exalted devotee of the Lord, he trained his subjects in such a way that the citizens in his state were not interested in anything material, including even the happiness of the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Mahārāja Ambarīṣa was a most exalted devotee of the Lord, he trained his subjects in such a way that the citizens..."
10:3610:36, 13 January 2021 diff hist +3,086 N Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, never fear any condition of life. The heavenly planets, liberation and the hellish planets are all the same to a devotee: SB 6.17.28 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, never fear any conditio..."
10:2410:24, 13 January 2021 diff hist +2,916 N A pure devotee is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets, even though such places are extremely dear even to the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets, even though such places are extremely dear even to the demigods"}} {{no..."

17:4317:43, 12 January 2021 diff hist +3,187 N A pure devotee who has been trained in the practice of chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord and His fame, qualities, form, paraphernalia and so on is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee who has been trained in the practice of chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord and His fame, qualities,..."
17:2917:29, 12 January 2021 diff hist +3,937 N It is the duty of the king to see that food grains are produced even in desert countries, what to speak of elsewhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of the king to see that food grains are produced even in desert countries, what to speak of elsewhere"}} {{note..."
17:1017:10, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,292 N Ambarisa Maharaja, as the head of the state, performed all these yajnas (such as the asvamedha-yajna) through great personalities like Vasistha, Gautama & Asita. Personally, however, he was engaged in devotional service, as mentioned before in SB 9.4.18 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ambarīṣa Mahārāja, as the head of the state, performed all these yajñas through great personalities like Vasiṣṭha, G..."
16:5716:57, 12 January 2021 diff hist +3,945 N Yajna is necessary for the state to perform because by yajna the people in general will be fed sumptuously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore yajña is necessary for the state to perform because by yajña the people in general will be fed sumptuously"}} {{no..."
16:5316:53, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,328 N It is the duty of the king, therefore, to perform different types of yajnas, such as the asvamedha-yajna, to maintain the production of food grains. Annad bhavanti bhutani. Without food grains, both men and animals will starve Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of the king, therefore, to perform different types of yajñas, such as the aśvamedha-yajña, to maintain the p..."
16:4716:47, 12 January 2021 diff hist +3,984 N Without yajna there will be a scarcity of rain, and because of this scarcity, no food grains will be produced, and there will be famines Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without yajña there will be a scarcity of rain, and because of this scarcity, no food grains will be produced, and there will..."
16:3916:39, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,161 N Without properly performed yajnas to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there will be scarcity of rain (yajnad bhavati parjanyah (BG 3.14)). Therefore the performance of yajna is essential Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without properly performed yajñas to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there will be scarcity of rain"|"yajñād bh..."
16:3316:33, 12 January 2021 diff hist +4,403 N Instead of spending money unnecessarily on performing yajnas impossible to perform in this age of Kali because of the scarcity of yajnika-brahmanas, one who is intelligent performs sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of spending money unnecessarily on performing yajñas impossible to perform in this age of Kali because of the scarcit..."

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