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18:1418:14, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,573 N Merely talking about Krsna is so pleasing, we can simply imagine how pleasing it is to render service to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since merely talking about Kṛṣṇa is so pleasing, we can simply imagine how pleasing it is to render service to Kṛṣ..."
18:0918:09, 28 January 2021 diff hist +13,009 N Krsna consciousness is so exalted that one who is perfectly situated in Krsna consciousness, under the direction of the spiritual master, is fully satisfied by reading krsna-katha as found in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita and similar Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa consciousness is so exalted that one who is perfectly situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, under the direction o..."
18:0418:04, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,708 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15): I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known; indeed, I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am seated in everyone's heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the Vedas, I am to be known..."
17:5817:58, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,733 N The Lord sits within everyone's heart, and by the grace of the Lord the devotee receives instructions directly from the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord sits within everyone's heart, and by the grace of the Lord the devotee receives instructions directly from the Lord H..."
17:5317:53, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,909 N The spiritual master and disciple do not need to understand anything more than Krsna because simply by understanding Krsna and talking about Krsna, one becomes a perfectly learned person - yasmin vijnate sarvam evam vijnatam bhavati, Mundaka Upanisad 1.3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master and disciple do not need to understand anything more than Kṛṣṇa because simply by understanding K..."
17:4517:45, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,944 N Although the devotees of the Krsna consciousness movement are quite young men, they no longer read materialistic newspapers, magazines and so on, for they are no longer interested in such topics. They completely give up the bodily understanding of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the devotees of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are quite young men, they no longer read materialistic newspap..."
17:3717:37, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,198 N One can actually see how this attitude (of being interested in krsna-katha) automatically develops in persons who are Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can actually see how this attitude automatically develops in persons who are Kṛṣṇa conscious"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
17:3017:30, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,719 N For krsna-katha, topics about Krsna consciousness, there must be a speaker and a hearer, both of whom can be interested in Krsna consciousness if they are no longer interested in material topics Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For kṛṣṇa-kathā, topics about Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there must be a speaker and a hearer, both of whom can be inte..."
17:2517:25, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,694 N Such persons (who are interested in trivarga) are killing themselves by willingly keeping themselves in the cycle of birth and death. They cannot be interested in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons are killing themselves by willingly keeping themselves in the cycle of birth and death. They cannot be interested..."
17:2117:21, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,945 N As it is said, traivargikas te purusa vimukha hari-medhasah. Those interested in trivarga - that is, in dharma, artha and kama - are religious for the sake of achieving a material position with which to gain better facilities for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As it is said, traivargikās te puruṣā vimukhā hari-medhasaḥ. Those interested in trivarga—that is, in dharma, artha a..."
17:1617:16, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,908 N Anyone who is not Krsna conscious and who does not engage in the service of the Lord is also pasu-ghna, for he is willingly drinking poison. Such a person cannot be interested in krsna-katha because he still has a desire for material sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious and who therefore does not engage in the service of the Lord is also paśu-ghna, for h..."
17:0917:09, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,627 N In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination of devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place - BG 2.44 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, th..." current
17:0217:02, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,657 N Butchers cannot be interested in Krsna consciousness, for they are already materially allured. Their only interest lies in developing comforts for the temporary body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Butchers cannot be interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, for they are already materially allured. Their only interest lies..."
16:5516:55, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,700 N Lord Buddhadeva rejected the authority of the Vedas because his mission was to stop animal sacrifices, which are recommended in Vedic ritualistic ceremonies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Buddhadeva therefore rejected the authority of the Vedas because his mission was to stop animal sacrifices, which are rec..."
16:4916:49, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,879 N The word pasu-ghnat is important in this connection (of SB 10.1.4). pasu-ghna means "butcher." Persons fond of performing ritualistic ceremonies for elevation to the higher planetary systems must offer sacrifices (yajnas) by killing animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word pasu-ghnat is important in this connection"|"pasu-ghna means"|"butcher"|"Persons fond of performing ritualistic cerem..."
16:4316:43, 28 January 2021 diff hist +13,007 N Such persons (who are determined to commit suicide and those determined to kill cows) may make a show of hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam at a Bhagavata-saptaha, this is but another creation of the karmis, who cannot derive any benefit from such a performance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although such persons may make a show of hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam at a Bhāgavata-saptāha, this is but another creation o..."
16:3016:30, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,907 N The instructions of BG and the descriptions of SB are so pleasing that almost anyone suffering from the threefold miseries of material existence will desire to hear the glories of the Lord from these books and thus benefit on the path of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The instructions of Bhagavad-gītā and the descriptions of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are so pleasing that almost anyone suffering..."
16:2116:21, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,891 N KCM is trying to train qualified preachers to recite SB and BG throughout the entire world so that people in general in all parts of the world may take advantage of this movement and thus be relieved of the threefold miseries of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"so that people in general in all parts of the world may take advantage of this movement and thus be relieved of the threefold..."
16:0716:07, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,913 N Sukadeva Gosvami epitomizes the proper reciter for Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Pariksit Maharaja, who purposefully left his kingdom and family prior to meeting death, epitomizes the person fit to hear it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī epitomizes the proper reciter for Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Parīkṣit Mahārāja, who purposefully left..."
16:0116:01, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,951 N So-called scholars, philosophers and politicians exploit the importance of Bhagavad-gita by distorting its meaning for their own purposes. Therefore this verse (of SB 10.1.4) warns that krsna-katha should be recited by a person who is nivrtta-trsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called scholars, philosophers and politicians exploit the importance of Bhagavad-gītā by distorting its meaning for their..."
15:5315:53, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,825 N One should avoid hearing from a person not situated in Vaisnava behavior. A Vaisnava is nivrtta-trsna; that is, he has no material purpose, for his only purpose is to preach Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should avoid hearing from a person not situated in Vaiṣṇava behavior. A Vaiṣṇava is nivṛtta-tṛṣṇa; that is..."

18:0318:03, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,748 N Unless one is personally a realized soul in the science of Krsna consciousness, a neophyte should not approach him to hear about the Lord, for this is strictly forbidden by Srila Sanatana Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is personally a realized soul in the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a neophyte should not approach him to he..."
17:5217:52, 27 January 2021 diff hist +13,122 N There are big scholars, politicians, philosophers and scientists who speak on Bhagavad-gita in their own polluted way, and people in general hear from them, being uninterested in hearing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are big scholars, politicians, philosophers and scientists who speak on Bhagavad-gītā in their own polluted way, and p..."
17:4617:46, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,991 N Especially in this age, because people are interested in hearing Bhagavad-gita from unscrupulous persons who depart from the simple presentation of Bhagavad-gita and distort it for their personal satisfaction, they fail to derive the real benefit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But, especially in this age, because people are interested in hearing Bhagavad-gītā from unscrupulous persons who depart fro..."
17:4017:40, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,525 N Simply by understanding this fact - that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead - one can become a liberated person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by understanding this fact—that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead—one can become a liberated person..."
17:3717:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,734 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As He Himself explains, mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya: O Arjuna, there is no truth superior to Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita it is said that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As He Himself explains, mattah parataram nanyat..."
17:3217:32, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,516 N Hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam spoken by a professional reciter cannot actually help us achieve liberation. Krsna-katha is very simple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam spoken by a professional reciter cannot actually help us achieve liberation. Kṛṣṇa-kathā i..."
17:2717:27, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,581 N If we hear the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from liberated persons, this hearing will certainly free us from the bondage of material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we hear the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from liberated persons, this hearing will certainly free us from..."
17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,582 N When engaged (in sense gratification) one cannot fully understand the value of krsna-katha, either in the form of Bhagavad-gita or in Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when thus engaged one cannot fully understand the value of kṛṣṇa-kathā, either in the form of Bhagavad-gītā or in Śr..."
17:1317:13, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,646 N Everyone within this material world, beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant, is full of material desires for sense enjoyment, and everyone is busy in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone within this material world, beginning from Brahmā down to the insignificant ant, is full of material desires for sen..."
17:0917:09, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,688 N This verse (of SB 10.1.4) indicates that such recitation of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam must be done by persons completely freed from material desires - nivrtta-tarsaih Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse indicates, however, that such recitation of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam must be done by persons comple..."
17:0417:04, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,765 N Although India is now fallen, when there is a message that someone will speak about Bhagavad-gita or Srimad-Bhagavatam, thousands of people still gather to hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although India is now fallen, when there is a message that someone will speak about Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, t..."
16:5916:59, 27 January 2021 diff hist +12,638 N In India it is the practice among the general populace to hear about Krsna, either from Bhagavad-gita or from Srimad-Bhagavatam, in order to gain relief from the disease of repeated birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India it is the practice among the general populace to hear about Kṛṣṇa, either from Bhagavad-gītā or from Śrīmad..."
16:5116:51, 27 January 2021 diff hist +2,830 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised, yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa (CC Madhya 7.128). This is the mission of Krsna consciousness: to hear about Krsna and thus be liberated from material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore advised, yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa"|"This is the mission of Krsna consciousness: to..."
16:4816:48, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,028 N Anyone who becomes even slightly interested in krsna-katha is liberated. Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet (SB 12.3.51). Simply by chanting or repeating krsna-katha, one is liberated from the contamination of Kali-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who becomes even slightly interested in krsna-katha is liberated. Kirtanad eva krsnasya mukta-sangah param vrajet"|"Sim..."
16:4316:43, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,278 N We have described several times that there are two kinds of krsna-katha, represented by Bhagavad-gita, spoken personally by Krsna about Himself, and Srimad-Bhagavatam, spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami about the glories of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have described several times that there are two kinds of kṛṣṇa-kathā, represented by Bhagavad-gītā, spoken persona..."
16:3416:34, 27 January 2021 diff hist +2,719 N If religionists, philosophers and people in general simply hear the activities of Krsna, they will be liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If religionists, philosophers and people in general simply hear the activities of Kṛṣṇa, they will be liberated"}} {{not..." current
16:3116:31, 27 January 2021 diff hist +2,959 N In this verse (of SB 10.1.3) the words krtavan yani indicate that all the different activities Krsna performed while present on earth are beneficial to human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the words kṛtavān yāni indicate that all the different activities Kṛṣṇa performed while present on ear..."
16:2616:26, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,989 N It is said that Anantadeva has thousands of heads, but although He tries to describe Krsna with thousands of tongues, His descriptions are still incomplete Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that Anantadeva has thousands of heads, but although He tries to describe Kṛṣṇa with thousands of tongues, Hi..."
16:2116:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist +4,109 N Another meaning may be derived from this verse (of SB 10.1.2) as follows, Although Sukadeva Gosvami was the greatest muni, he could describe Krsna only partially (amsena), for no one can describe Krsna fully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another meaning may be derived from this verse as follows, Although Śukadeva Gosvāmī was the greatest muni, he could descri..."
16:1416:14, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,740 N Maharaja Pariksit requested Sukadeva Gosvami to describe Krsna and His glorious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe Kṛṣṇa and His glorious activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
16:0816:08, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,797 N When Krsna appeared with Baladeva, all the visnu-tattvas appeared with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore when Kṛṣṇa appeared with Baladeva, all the viṣṇu-tattvas appeared with Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankr..."
16:0116:01, 27 January 2021 diff hist +4,026 N Maha-Visnu is a plenary expansion of Sankarsana, who is a plenary expansion of Narayana. Narayana is a plenary expansion of the catur-vyuha, and the catur-vyuha are plenary expansions of Baladeva, the first manifestation of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahā-Viṣṇu is a plenary expansion of Saṅkarṣaṇa, who is a plenary expansion of Nārāyaṇa. Nārāyaṇa is a plen..." current
15:5115:51, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,641 N Govinda, Krsna, is the original Personality of Godhead. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam - SB 1.3.28 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, is the original Personality of Godhead. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankr..." current
15:4415:44, 27 January 2021 diff hist +4,047 N The Brahmas, the heads of the innumerable universes, live only for the duration of one breath of Maha-Visnu. I worship Govinda, the original Lord, of whom Maha-Visnu is but a portion of a plenary portion - BS 5.48 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Brahmas, the heads of the innumerable universes, live only for the duration of one breath of Maha-Visnu. I worship Govinda..."
15:3715:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,534 N Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes - BS 5.38 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin..."
15:2515:25, 27 January 2021 diff hist +3,455 N The Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38) explains that Krsna is the origin of the visnu-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Brahma-samhita"|"explains that Krsna is the origin of the visnu-tattva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|AL..."
15:1015:10, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,197 N The elaborate description of the above (Vrndavana, Goloka Vrndavana or Vraja-dhama) - mentioned sloka from the Ninth Canto - jato gatah pitr-grhad (SB 9.24.66) - will be found here, in the Tenth Canto Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The elaborate description of the above-mentioned sloka from the Ninth Canto - jato gatah pitr-grhad"|"will be found here, in t..."
15:0515:05, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,106 N In the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, that spiritual nature, the spiritual world, is described as Vrndavana, Goloka Vrndavana or Vraja-dhama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, that spiritual nature, the spiritual world, is described as Vṛndāvana, Goloka V..."
15:0115:01, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,019 N Material nature is subject to repeated creation and annihilation, that spiritual nature remains as it is eternally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although material nature is subject to repeated creation and annihilation, that spiritual nature remains as it is eternally"}}..." current

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