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10:1310:13, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,243 N If the wife is faithful and firmly adherent to her husband, when the father is delivered the mother is also delivered. Consequently, there is no such thing as divorce in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the wife is faithful and firmly adherent to her husband, when the father is delivered the mother is also delivered. Consequ..." current
10:1010:10, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,238 N Because a son delivers his father from punishment in the hell called put, the son is called putra. According to this principle, when there is a disagreement between the father and mother, it is the father, not the mother, who is delivered by the son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a son delivers his father from punishment in the hell called put, the son is called putra. According to this principle..."
10:0410:04, 18 January 2021 diff hist +2,568 N Upon hearing the omen, Maharaja Dusmanta accepted his wife and child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Upon hearing the omen, Mahārāja Duṣmanta accepted his wife and child"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL..."
05:5605:56, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,602 N The mother resembles the earth, and when a particular type of seed is sown by the father, a particular type of body takes birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mother resembles the earth, and when a particular type of seed is sown by the father, a particular type of body takes birt..." current
05:5305:53, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,859 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.10) the Lord also says, bijam mam sama-bhutanam: "I am the seed of all living entities." A particular type of seed is sown within the earth, and then a particular type of tree or plant comes out Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"the Lord also says, bījaṁ māṁ sama-bhūtānām: "I am the seed of all living entities." A particula..."
05:4605:46, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,821 N When a diseased person is forbidden to eat, this does not mean that there is a scarcity of food; rather, the diseased person requires the treatment of not being supplied with food Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a diseased person is forbidden to eat, this does not mean that there is a scarcity of food; rather, the diseased person r..."
05:4405:44, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,989 N Actually one suffers for want of food when material nature, under the order of the father, refuses to supply him food. It is the living entity's position that determines whether food will be supplied or not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually one suffers for want of food when material nature, under the order of the father, refuses to supply him food. It is t..."
05:3605:36, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,590 Because the father, Krsna, is fully opulent, there is no scarcity of food, and because there is no scarcity, the propaganda of overpopulation is only a myth No edit summary current
05:3505:35, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,712 N The small ant is supplied a grain of sugar, and the elephant is supplied tons of food, but everyone is able to eat. Therefore there is no question of overpopulation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The small ant is supplied a grain of sugar, and the elephant is supplied tons of food, but everyone is able to eat. Therefore..."
05:3305:33, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,744 N The living entities in different forms are sons of the Lord, and therefore the father, the Supreme Lord, supplies them food according to their different bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in different forms are sons of the Lord, and therefore the father, the Supreme Lord, supplies them food ac..."
05:2705:27, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,535 N Although God is one, He maintains all living entities with their necessities for life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although God is one, He maintains all living entities with their necessities for life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {..."
05:2605:26, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,728 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that He is the seed-giving father of all living entities (aham bija-pradah pita (BG 14.4)), and therefore He is responsible for maintaining them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that He is the seed-giving father of all living entities"|"ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā"|"and..."
05:2005:20, 18 January 2021 diff hist +3,802 N According to the Vedic injunction atma vai putra-namasi, the father becomes the son. The mother is simply like a storekeeper, because the seed of the child is placed in her womb, but it is the father who is responsible for maintaining the son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic injunction ātmā vai putra-nāmāsi, the father becomes the son. The mother is simply like a storekeep..."
05:1005:10, 18 January 2021 diff hist +2,178 N When everyone heard from the omen that Sakuntala and her child were truly the King's wife and son, the King gladly accepted them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When everyone heard from the omen that Śakuntalā and her child were truly the King's wife and son, the King gladly accepted..."
05:0405:04, 18 January 2021 diff hist +2,603 N Dusmanta knew that Sakuntala & the boy were his own wife and son, but because they came from outside & were unknown to the citizens, he at first declined to accept them. Sakuntala, however, was so chaste that an omen from the sky declared the truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Duṣmanta knew that Śakuntalā and the boy were his own wife and son, but because they came from outside and were..."

15:0015:00, 17 January 2021 diff hist +2,651 N In our Krsna consciousness movement we allow marriage on the basis of religious principles, but the sexual combination of men and women as friends is irreligious and is not allowed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we allow marriage on the basis of religious principles, but the sexual combination o..."
13:4013:40, 17 January 2021 diff hist +2,573 N The word vidhina means, "according to religious principles." The association of men and women according to religious principles is allowed in the Vedic culture Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word vidhinā means"|"according to religious principles."|"The association of men and women according to religious princip..."

17:4417:44, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,746 N Religious principles are meant to invoke the blessings and mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who says in Bhagavad-gita that He is personally present in sexual desires that are not contrary to religious principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Religious principles are meant to invoke the blessings and mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who says..."
17:4017:40, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,441 N The omkara, pranava, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead represented by letters. Bhagavad-gita says that the letters a-u-m, combined together as om, represent the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The oṁkāra, praṇava, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead represented by letters. Bhagavad-gītā says that the letters..."
05:1405:14, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,402 N Birth is a secondary consideration; the first consideration is one's qualities and activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Birth is a secondary consideration; the first consideration is one's qualities and activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis..." current
05:1105:11, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,614 N Yal-laksanam proktam. One's place in the varna divisions of society is determined according to one's symptoms or qualities. This is maintained everywhere in the sastra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yal-lakṣaṇaṁ proktam. One's place in the varṇa divisions of society is determined according to one's symptoms or quali..." current
05:0705:07, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,768 N Regardless of the family in which one takes birth, when one is qualified with the symptoms of a particular section, he is to be described accordingly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"regardless of the family in which one takes birth, when one is qualified with the symptoms of a particular section, he is to b..."
04:4904:49, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,950 N The Lord Himself says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: - According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord Himself says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ: "According to..."
04:4604:46, 16 January 2021 diff hist +2,833 N There are many historical instances by which we can understand that from ksatriyas many brahmanas have been born and that from brahmanas many ksatriyas have been born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many historical instances by which we can understand that from kṣatriyas many brāhmaṇas have been born and that..."
04:3204:32, 16 January 2021 diff hist +5,965 N Mantras (to Siva) are as follows: (33) udbhavaya prabha, (34) isanah sarva-vidyanam sasinyai, (35) isvarah sarva-bhutanam abhaya-da, (36) brahmadhipatir brahmanodhipatir brahman brahmesta-da, (37) sivo me astu maricyai, (38) sadasivah jvalinyai Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"udbhavaya prabha"|"isanah sarva-vidyanam sasinyai"|"isvarah sarva-bhutanam abhaya-da"|"brahmadhipatir brahmanodhipatir brahman..."
04:2704:27, 16 January 2021 diff hist +5,969 N Mantras (to Siva) are as follows: (25) unmanaya jvara, (26) sadyojatam prapadyami siddhyai, (27) sadyojataya vai namah rddhyai, (28) bhave dityai, (29) abhave laksmyai, (30) natibhave medha, (31) bhajasva mam kantyai, (32) bhava svadha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unmanāya jvarā"|"sadyojātaṁ prapadyāmi siddhyai"|"sadyojātāya vai namaḥ ṛddhyai"|"bhave dityai"|"abhave lakṣmyai..."
04:2604:26, 16 January 2021 diff hist +5,980 N Mantras (to Siva) are as follows: (17) kalaya kama, (18) kala-vikaranaya sandhinyai, (19) bala-vikaranaya kriya, (20) balaya vrddhyai, (21) balacchaya, (22) pramathanaya dhatryai, (23) sarva-bhuta-damanaya bhramanyai, (24) manah-sosinyai Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"kālāya kāmā"|"kala-vikaraṇāya sandhinyai"|"bala-vikaraṇāya kriyā"|"balāya vṛddhyai"|"balacchāyā"|"pramathanāy..."
04:1704:17, 16 January 2021 diff hist +6,063 N Mantras (to Siva) are as follows: (9) sarvebhyah sarva-vyadhyai, (10) sarva-sarvebhyo mrtyave, (11) namas te 'stu ksudha, (12) rudra-rupebhyas trsna, (13) vamadevaya raja, (14) jyesthaya svaha, (15) sresthaya ratyai, (16) rudraya kalyanyai Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sarvebhyaḥ sarva-vyādhyai"|"sarva-sarvebhyo mṛtyave"|"namas te 'stu kṣudhā"|"rudra-rūpebhyas tṛṣṇā"|"vāmadev..."
04:1604:16, 16 January 2021 diff hist +6,102 N Mantras (to Siva) are as follows: (1) tat purusaya vidmahe santyai, (2) maha-devaya dhimahi vidyayai, (3) tan no rudrah pratisthayai, (4) pracodayat dhrtyai, (5) aghorebhyas tama, (6) atha ghorebhyo moha, (7) aghorebhyo raksa, (8) aghoratarebhyo nidra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These mantras are as follows"|"tat puruṣāya vidmahe śāntyai"|"mahā-devāya dhīmahi vidyāyai"|"tan no rudraḥ pratiṣ..."
04:0704:07, 16 January 2021 diff hist +5,252 N Mayavadis, who prefer to merge into this Brahman effulgence, worship Lord Siva. The mantras referred to in text 29 of (SB 8th canto) are called mukhani pancopanisadas tavesa. Mayavadis take all these mantras seriously in worshiping Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādīs, who prefer to merge into this Brahman effulgence, worship Lord Śiva. The mantras referred to in text 29 are ca..."

17:4417:44, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,065 N Mosquitoes, jackals, dogs and other varieties of dandasuka, or animals whose bites are poisonous, drank the poison of the samudra-manthana, the churned ocean, since it was available after it fell from the palms of Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mosquitoes, jackals, dogs and other varieties of dandaśūka, or animals whose bites are poisonous, drank the poison of the sa..."
17:2317:23, 15 January 2021 diff hist +4,959 N To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself m..."
17:2117:21, 15 January 2021 diff hist +4,987 N Whenever & wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion - at that time I descend Myself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion"..."
16:4516:45, 15 January 2021 diff hist +5,105 N One should endeavor for that which is never obtained by wandering up and down the universe as a result of the reactions of karma. What is that? One should endeavor to become Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should endeavor for that which is never obtained by wandering up and down the universe as a result of the reactions of kar..."
15:3815:38, 15 January 2021 diff hist +4,704 N Everyone is under obligations to karma and it reactions. No one can change this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone is under obligations to karma and it reactions. No one can change this"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{compl..."
15:3615:36, 15 January 2021 diff hist +5,165 N It is by destiny, or the laws of karma, that one must suffer or enjoy. For instance, if one is given a court order, he must accept it, whether it brings suffering or profit. Similarly, everyone is under obligations to karma and it reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is by destiny, or the laws of karma, that one must suffer or enjoy. For instance, if one is given a court order, he must ac..."
15:3015:30, 15 January 2021 diff hist +5,191 N There are different kinds of welfare activities in this material world, but the supreme welfare activity is the spreading of KC. Other welfare activities cannot be effective, for the laws of nature and the results of karma cannot be checked Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different kinds of welfare activities in this material world, but the supreme welfare activity is the spreading of K..."
15:2215:22, 15 January 2021 diff hist +4,995 N The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.68-69), One who preaches the message of Bhagavad-gita to My devotees is most dear to Me. No one can excel him in satisfying Me by worship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who preaches the message of Bhagavad-gītā to My devotees is most dear to Me. No one can excel him in satisfying Me by wo..." current
15:1715:17, 15 January 2021 diff hist +5,099 N Here (in SB 8.7.44) is an explanation of how those engaged in activities for the welfare of others are very quickly recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here is an explanation of how those engaged in activities for the welfare of others are very quickly recognized by the Supreme..."
14:5614:56, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,176 N One should not try to imitate Lord Siva. Lord Siva can do whatever he likes, but those who try to imitate Lord Siva by smoking ganja and other poisonous things will certainly be killed because of such activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not try to imitate Lord Śiva. Lord Śiva can do whatever he likes, but those who try to imitate Lord Śiva by smok..."
14:5214:52, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,162 N Although there was such a great quantity of poison that it spread all over the universe, Lord Siva had such great power that he reduced the poison to a small quantity so that he could hold it in his palm Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there was such a great quantity of poison that it spread all over the universe, Lord Śiva had such great power that..."
14:4114:41, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,884 N There are four Vaisnava sampradayas, and the Rudra-sampradaya is one of them because Lord Siva (Rudra) is the best of the Vaisnavas (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh). Indeed, as we shall see, Lord Siva drank all the poison for the benefit of humanity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are four Vaiṣṇava sampradāyas, and the Rudra-sampradāya is one of them because Lord Śiva (Rudra) is the best of t..."
14:1414:14, 15 January 2021 diff hist +2,943 N In materialistic life, people must certainly engage in activities of animosity. Materialistic life is therefore compared to samsara-davanala, a blazing forest fire that automatically takes place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In materialistic life, people must certainly engage in activities of animosity. Materialistic life is therefore compared to sa..."

14:2914:29, 29 December 2020 diff hist +3,555 N If a brahmacari does not live under the care of the guru, if a vanaprastha engages in ordinary activities, or if a sannyasi is greedy and eats meat, eggs and all kinds of nonsense for the satisfaction of his tongue, he is a cheater Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a brahmacari does not live under the care of the guru, if a vanaprastha engages in ordinary activities, or if a sannyasi is..."
14:2214:22, 29 December 2020 diff hist +2,987 N A brahmacari must live under the care of the guru: brahmacari guru-kule vasan danto guror hitam - SB 7.12.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a brahmacārī must live under the care of the guru: brahmacārī guru-kule vasan dānto guror hitam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
14:2114:21, 29 December 2020 diff hist +3,467 N Human culture does not begin unless one takes to the principles of varnasrama-dharma. Although grhastha life is a concession for the enjoyment of sex, one cannot enjoy sex without following the rules and regulations of householder life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"human culture does not begin unless one takes to the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma. Although gṛhastha life is a conces..."
14:1414:14, 29 December 2020 diff hist +4,153 N These sannyasis (who do not know the meaning of Narayana) have been described herein (SB 7.15.37) as apatrapah and asattamah - shameless and fallen from spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These sannyāsīs have been described herein as apatrapaḥ and asattamāḥ"|"shameless and fallen from spiritual life"}} {{n..."
14:1114:11, 29 December 2020 diff hist +4,501 N Following the bodily concept of life, such sannyasis (who do not know the meaning of Narayana) make various programs to serve the body. They conduct farcical missions consisting of so-called religious activities meant to mislead all of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following the bodily concept of life, such sannyāsīs make various programs to serve the body. They conduct farcical missions..."
14:0114:01, 29 December 2020 diff hist +4,127 N Sannyasis who do not know the meaning of Narayana, those who regard the body as Brahman or as Narayana, are described here (in SB 7.15.37) as asattamah, the most abominable rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sannyāsīs who do not know the meaning of Nārāyaṇa, those who regard the body as Brahman or as Nārāyaṇa, are describe..."
13:5913:59, 29 December 2020 diff hist +3,930 N If the body of a poor man were daridra-narayana, this would mean that the body of a rich man, on the contrary, must be dhani-narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the body of a poor man were daridra-narayana, this would mean that the body of a rich man, on the contrary, must be dhani-n..."

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