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17:1817:18, 29 January 2021 diff hist +4,153 N Srila Sukadeva Gosvami is described in this verse (of SB 10.1.14) as bhagavata-pradhanah (great saintly person and a great devotee of Krsna), whereas Maharaja Pariksit is described as visnu-ratam (great devotee of Krsna). Both words bear the same meaning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī is described in this verse as bhāgavata-pradhānaḥ, whereas Mahārāja Parīkṣit is described..."
17:1217:12, 29 January 2021 diff hist +4,358 N The Krsna consciousness movement is seriously engaged in enlightening people through the pleasing topics of Srimad-Bhagavatam. All over the world, the message of SB and BG is being accepted in all spheres of life, especially in advanced, educated circles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is seriously engaged in enlightening people through the pleasing topics of Śrīmad-Bh..."
17:0617:06, 29 January 2021 diff hist +3,971 N Srila Vyasadeva prepared Srimad-Bhagavatam at the request of Narada Muni in order to give relief to the suffering people of this age - kali-kalmasa-ghnam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Vyāsadeva prepared Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam at the request of Nārada Muni in order to give relief to the suffering peopl..."
17:0217:02, 29 January 2021 diff hist +4,225 N If anyone is at all interested in spiritual culture, he is misled by many bogus svamis and yogis who do not refer to krsna-katha. Therefore most people are unfortunate and disturbed by many calamities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If anyone is at all interested in spiritual culture, he is misled by many bogus svāmīs and yogīs who do not refer to kṛ..."
16:5716:57, 29 January 2021 diff hist +3,890 N It is said that in Kali-yuga people have only short lives, and they have no culture of spiritual consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that in Kali-yuga people have only short lives, and they have no culture of spiritual consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {..."
16:5316:53, 29 January 2021 diff hist +3,984 N In this verse (of SB 10.1.14) the words krsna-caritam kali-kalmasa-ghnam indicate that the activities of Lord Krsna are certainly the greatest panacea for all miseries, especially in this age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the words kṛṣṇa-caritaṁ kali-kalmaṣa-ghnam indicate that the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa are certai..."
16:4216:42, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,566 N In relation to the KCM, we actually see that those who have tasted the nectar of krsna-katha lose all material desires, whereas those who cannot understand Krsna or krsna-katha regard the Krsna conscious life as "brainwashing" and "mind control" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In relation to the KCM, we actually see that those who have tasted the nectar of krsna-katha lose all material desires, wherea..."
16:3616:36, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,413 N Unless one hears krsna-katha from a realized soul like Sukadeva Gosvami, one cannot relish the nectar of krsna-katha, which puts an end to all material fatigue, and enjoy the blissful life of transcendental existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But unless one hears kṛṣṇa-kathā from a realized soul like Śukadeva Gosvāmī, one cannot relish the nectar of kṛṣ..."
16:2616:26, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,020 N To stop this repetition of birth and death, krsna-katha, or Krsna consciousness, is absolutely necessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To stop this repetition of birth and death, kṛṣṇa-kathā, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is absolutely necessary"}} {{not..."
16:2216:22, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,325 N At the present moment, all of human society is engaged in the business of chewing the chewed. People are prepared to undergo mrtyu-samsara-vartmani (BG 9.3), taking birth in one form, dying, accepting another form and dying again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, all of human society is engaged in the business of chewing the chewed (punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇ..."
16:1616:16, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,217 N Their (persons too addicted to materialistic life) inclinations toward Krsna are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of both - SB 7.5.30 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their inclinations toward Krsna are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combina..."
16:1016:10, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,282 N As it is said: Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed - SB 7.5.30 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and r..."
16:0316:03, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,362 N The word amrta is also an important reference to the moon, and the word ambuja means "lotus." The pleasing moonshine and pleasing fragrance of the lotus combined to bring pleasure to everyone hearing krsna-katha from the mouth of Sukadeva Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word amrta is also an important reference to the moon, and the word ambuja means"|"lotus"|"The pleasing moonshine and plea..."
15:5815:58, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,561 N The Krsna consciousness movement is a boon to philosophers, religionists and people in general. There is certainly a charming attraction in Krsna and krsna-katha. Therefore the Absolute Truth is called Krsna, the most attractive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore a boon to philosophers, religionists and people in general. There is certa..."
15:0815:08, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,488 N Pariksit said: "Now I am quite fit. I am not at all disturbed by my hunger and thirst." This indicates that although on the material platform there are disturbances from hunger & thirst, on the spiritual platform there is no such thing as fatigue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now, however, I am quite fit. I am not at all disturbed by my hunger and thirst"|"This indicates that although on the material..."
15:0215:02, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,570 N Maharaja Pariksit said: Once when I felt very thirsty, I went to the asrama of Samika Muni to drink water, but the muni did not supply it. I therefore wrapped a dead snake over his shoulder, and that is why I was cursed by the brahmana boy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once when I felt very thirsty, I went to the asrama of Samika Muni to drink water, but the muni did not supply it. I therefore..."
14:5614:56, 29 January 2021 diff hist +4,970 N The hunger and thirst from my fast do not disturb me, he (Maharaja Pariksit) said Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The hunger and thirst from my fast do not disturb me"|"he said"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."
14:4714:47, 29 January 2021 diff hist 0 m In many places the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs 5.1), possessing a spiritual, blissful body Alankrutha moved page In many places the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1), possessing a spiritual, blissful body to In many places the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs 5.1), possessing a spiritual, blissful body current
12:0312:03, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,416 N As a human being, he (Maharaja Pariksit) was certainly both hungry and thirsty, and therefore Sukadeva Gosvami might have wanted to stop narrating the transcendental topics of Krsna; but despite his fast, Maharaja Pariksit was not at all fatigued Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a human being, he was certainly both hungry and thirsty, and therefore Śukadeva Gosvāmī might have wanted to stop narrat..."
11:5611:56, 29 January 2021 diff hist +4,935 N To prepare to meet death in seven days, Maharaja Pariksit gave up all food and drink Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To prepare to meet death in seven days, Mahārāja Parīkṣit gave up all food and drink"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}..."
11:4911:49, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,498 N His (Krsna's) bodily feature is narakrti, that is, exactly like that of a human being. Here (in SB 10.1.11) the same idea is repeated in the words manusam asritya, which indicate that He accepts a body exactly like that of a man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His bodily feature is narākṛti, that is, exactly like that of a human being. Here the same idea is repeated in the words m..."
11:4211:42, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,162 N In many places the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs 5.1), possessing a spiritual, blissful body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In many places the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (BS 5.1), possessing a spiritual, bl..."
11:2911:29, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,130 N Why did Krsna directly kill Kamsa, the brother of His mother? Maharaja Pariksit was very much inquisitive about the facts in this regard Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"why did Kṛṣṇa directly kill Kaṁsa, the brother of His mother? Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very much inquisitive about t..."
11:2611:26, 29 January 2021 diff hist +1,927 N One's maternal uncle, the brother of one's mother, is on the level of one's father. When a maternal uncle has no son, his nephew legally inherits his property Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's maternal uncle, the brother of one's mother, is on the level of one's father. When a maternal uncle has no son, his neph..."
11:2011:20, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,648 N Maharaja Pariksit, to fulfill his desire to hear about Krsna, requested Sukadeva Gosvami to describe these activities (of Krsna) in full detail Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit, to fulfill his desire to hear about Kṛṣṇa, requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe these activ..."
11:1511:15, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,958 N This entire (tenth) canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam is full of activities performed in Vrndavana and Dvaraka. The first forty chapters describe Krsna's Vrndavana affairs, and the next fifty describe Krsna's activities in Dvaraka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This entire canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is full of activities performed in Vṛndāvana and Dvārakā. The first forty chapt..."
11:0011:00, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,773 N Maharaja Pariksit was very much eager to hear about Krsna's activities in Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very much eager to hear about Kṛṣṇa's activities in Vṛndāvana. This entire canto of Śrīm..."
10:4210:42, 29 January 2021 diff hist +2,856 N Just after His (Krsna's) birth in the house of Vasudeva in Mathura, Krsna transferred Himself to Gokula, on the other side of the Yamuna, and after some days He moved with His father, mother and other relatives to Nanda-grama, Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just after His birth in the house of Vasudeva in Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa transferred Himself to Gokula, on the other side of the..."
10:3010:30, 29 January 2021 diff hist +1,975 N Pariksit Maharaja wanted to understand the mystery of Balarama's being the son of both Devaki and Rohini Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja wanted to understand the mystery of Balarāma's being the son of both Devakī and Rohiṇī"}} {{notes|..."
10:1410:14, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,888 N Krsna is always situated in His original position as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1), and anyone who renders service to Him is also situated in his original, spiritual identity. This is the highest perfection of human life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is always situated in His original position as sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (BS 5.1), and anyone who renders service to..."
10:0810:08, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,941 N He (Krsna) is not obliged to come here, like karmis, or ordinary living beings; rather, He appears by His own internal energy (sambhavamy atma-mayaya (BG 4.6)) just to show favor to the fallen conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not obliged to come here, like karmīs, or ordinary living beings; rather, He appears by His own internal energy"|"sambh..."
10:0210:02, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,583 N Krsna is described in this verse (SB 10.1.5-7) as maya-manusya because He descends exactly like a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is described in this verse as māyā-manuṣya because He descends exactly like a human being"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
09:5709:57, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,733 N Considering this (that Krsna consciousness is beneficial to everyone, whether one is a pure devotee or a nondevotee), who will not take shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Considering this, who will not take shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|..."
09:5109:51, 29 January 2021 diff hist +6,125 N Kamsa, for example, was not at all a devotee, yet Krsna, after killing him, gave him salvation. Krsna consciousness is beneficial to everyone, whether one is a pure devotee or a nondevotee. This is the glory of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa, for example, was not at all a devotee, yet Kṛṣṇa, after killing him, gave him salvation. Kṛṣṇa consciousn..."
09:3909:39, 29 January 2021 diff hist +6,142 N Krsna acted as the friend and worshipable Deity of the Pandava family. Moreover, apart from Lord Krsna's personal contact with the Pandavas, Krsna is the Supersoul of all living entities, & He gives everyone liberation, even if one is not a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa acted as the friend and worshipable Deity of the Pāṇḍava family. Moreover, apart from Lord Kṛṣṇa's pers..."
09:2909:29, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,851 N Krsna had saved the Pandavas, Maharaja Pariksit's grandfathers, on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, and Krsna had saved Maharaja Pariksit himself when he was attacked by the brahmastra of Asvatthama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa had saved the Pāṇḍavas, Mahārāja Parīkṣit's grandfathers, on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, and Kṛ..."
04:5204:52, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,940 N Pariksit Maharaja because of his many obligations to Krsna, intelligently decided to think of Krsna constantly during the last days of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja, therefore, because of his many obligations to Kṛṣṇa, intelligently decided to think of Kṛṣ..."
04:4804:48, 29 January 2021 diff hist +3,945 If at the time of death one can remember Krsna, one's life is successful No edit summary current
04:4604:46, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,835 N Pariksit Maharaja felt obliged to think of Krsna in the last days of his life. This is the ideal result of Krsna consciousness: ante narayana-smrtih - SB 2.1.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja, therefore, felt obliged to think of Kṛṣṇa in the last days of his life. This is the ideal result..."
04:3004:30, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,901 N By taking shelter of Lord Krsna, one comes under the safest protection. Thus when the Pandavas took shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna, all of them were on the safe side of the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By taking shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa, one comes under the safest protection. Thus when the Pāṇḍavas took shelter at the..."
04:2504:25, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,894 N One who seeks shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna is immediately protected by the Lord. As the Lord promises in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66), aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah: I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who seeks shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Krsna is immediately protected by the Lord. As the Lord promises in Bhagavad-g..."
04:1604:16, 29 January 2021 diff hist +5,877 N His goal (one who has accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord) is param padam, or Vaikuntha, the place where there are no material miseries, not the place where there is danger at every step Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His goal is paraṁ padam, or Vaikuṇṭha, the place where there are no material miseries, not the place where there is dang..."

18:5518:55, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,603 N Krsna consciousness is so potent that it gives them (young boys and girls) full satisfaction, they are no longer interested in material sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Kṛṣṇa consciousness is so potent that it gives them full satisfaction, they are no longer interested in material..."
18:4918:49, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,774 N We actually see that even young boys and girls in the Krsna consciousness movement have given up their long practice of bad habits like illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We actually see that even young boys and girls in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have given up their long practice of..."
18:4518:45, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,539 N My dear Lord, he (Dhruva Maharaja) said, "I am fully satisfied. I do not ask for any benediction for material sense gratification" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord"|"he said"|"I am fully satisfied. I do not ask for any benediction for material sense gratification"}} {{notes|}}..."
18:3918:39, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,735 N A practical example is Dhruva Maharaja, who at the end of his tapasya was fully satisfied. When the Lord wanted to give Dhruva a benediction, Dhruva refused it. Svamin krtartho'smi varam na yace - CC Madhya 22.42 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A practical example is Dhruva Mahārāja, who at the end of his tapasya was fully satisfied. When the Lord wanted to give Dhru..."
18:3218:32, 28 January 2021 diff hist +13,079 N Karmis, or persons attached to material sense enjoyment, generally cannot give up their material desires, but krsna-katha is such a potent medicine that if one is induced to hear krsna-kirtana, he will certainly be freed from this disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karmīs, or persons attached to material sense enjoyment, generally cannot give up their material desires, but kṛṣṇa-kat..."
18:2718:27, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,551 N Krsna-katha is called bhavausadha, the remedy to stop the repetition of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore kṛṣṇa-kathā is called bhavauṣadha, the remedy to stop the repetition of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
18:2418:24, 28 January 2021 diff hist +13,046 N The cycle of repeated birth and death, by which one takes on different bodies again and again, is called bhava or bhava-roga. If anyone, willingly or unwillingly, hears krsna-katha, his bhava-roga, the disease of birth and death, will certainly stop Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cycle of repeated birth and death, by which one takes on different bodies again and again, is called bhava or bhava-roga...."
18:1918:19, 28 January 2021 diff hist +12,856 N When discourses on krsna-katha take place between a liberated spiritual master and his disciple, others also sometimes take advantage of hearing these topics and also benefit. These topics are the medicine to stop the repetition of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When discourses on kṛṣṇa-kathā take place between a liberated spiritual master and his disciple, others also sometimes..."

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