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07:4907:49, 8 February 2021 diff hist +4,092 N This verse (of SB 10.2.1-2) supports the following statement given by the Lord in BG 4.7-8: 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..."
07:4207:42, 8 February 2021 diff hist +4,184 N This verse (of SB 10.2.1-2) supports the following statement given by the Lord in BG 4.7-8: Whenever and 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|"This verse supports the following statement given by the Lord in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in..."

18:4518:45, 7 February 2021 diff hist +2,632 N It is the duty of everyone to read Bhagavad-gita and understand Krsna perfectly. This will make one's life successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore the duty of everyone to read Bhagavad-gītā and understand Kṛṣṇa perfectly. This will make one's life s..."
18:4118:41, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,244 N Kamsa knew a little about Krsna - that He could not be killed - and therefore he attained salvation although he thought of Visnu, Krsna, as an enemy. What then is to be said of one who knows Krsna perfectly from the descriptions of sastras like BG? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa knew a little about Kṛṣṇa—that He could not be killed—and therefore he attained salvation although he though..."
18:3518:35, 7 February 2021 diff hist +2,709 N Even partial understanding of the activities of Lord Visnu makes one eligible for salvation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even partial understanding of the activities of Lord Viṣṇu makes one eligible for salvation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alank..."
18:3018:30, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,108 N Kamsa did not hesitate to kill his nephews and imprison his sister and his father. For demons to do such things is not astonishing. Nonetheless, although Kamsa was a demon, he was aware that Lord Visnu cannot be killed, and thus he attained salvation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa did not hesitate to kill his nephews and imprison his sister and his father. For demons to do such things is not aston..."
18:1818:18, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,932 N As the Lord (Krsna) says in BG 4.9: One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again..."
18:1218:12, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,168 N One should know in truth how Krsna, who takes His birth transcendentally, acts to kill the demons but is never killed. When one perfectly understands Krsna in this way, through the medium of sastra, one becomes immortal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should know in truth how Kṛṣṇa, who takes His birth transcendentally, acts to kill the demons but is never killed. W..."
18:0318:03, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,798 N Actually it came to pass that when Visnu appeared as Krsna, Kamsa could not kill Him; rather, as foretold, it was He who killed Kamsa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually it came to pass that when Viṣṇu appeared as Kṛṣṇa, Kaṁsa could not kill Him; rather, as foretold, it was..."
17:5917:59, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,806 N Kamsa attempted to kill all the babies born of Devaki and Vasudeva, although he knew that if Visnu were born, He would not be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa attempted to kill all the babies born of Devakī and Vasudeva, although he knew that if Viṣṇu were born, He would..."
17:5317:53, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,919 N The word ajana-sankaya indicates that Lord Visnu never takes birth (ajana) and that He therefore appeared as Krsna, taking birth just like a human being - manusim tanum asritam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word ajana-śaṅkayā indicates that Lord Viṣṇu never takes birth (ajana) and that He therefore appeared as Kṛṣ..."
17:4517:45, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,260 N Narada's intention was that Kamsa, by killing the children, would increase his sinful activities so that Krsna would soon appear to kill him. Upon receiving the instructions of Narada Muni, Kamsa killed all the children of Devaki one after another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada's intention was that Kaṁsa, by killing the children, would increase his sinful activities so that Kṛṣṇa would..."
17:4017:40, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,955 N Narada informed him (Kamsa) that any one of the sons of Devaki might be Visnu. Because Visnu was to kill him, Kamsa should not spare any of Devaki's children, Narada Muni advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada, therefore, informed him that any one of the sons of Devakī might be Viṣṇu. Because Viṣṇu was to kill him, Ka..."
17:3217:32, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,107 N Srila Jiva Gosvami, in his notes on this verse (of SB 10.1.65-66), has mentioned how Narada Muni gave Kamsa this information. This incident is described in the Hari-vamsa. Narada Muni went to see Kamsa by providence, and Kamsa received him very well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, in his notes on this verse, has mentioned how Nārada Muni gave Kaṁsa this information. This incide..."
13:1413:14, 7 February 2021 diff hist +1,377 N The state known as Mathura was also included within the states known as Surasena Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state known as Mathurā was also included within the states known as Śūrasena"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{co..."
13:1113:11, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,953 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has prescribed: Let people chant the Hare Krsna mantra constantly. Then their demoniac tendencies will be killed, and they will become first-class devotees, happy in this life and in the next Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has therefore prescribed"|"Let people chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra constantly. Then their demo..."
13:0313:03, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,101 N Unless the demoniac activities on the surface of the world are diminished or vanquished, no one can be happy. The program for the conditioned soul is fully described in Bhagavad-gita, and one simply has to follow these instructions to become happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless the demoniac activities on the surface of the world are diminished or vanquished, no one can be happy. The program for..."
12:5412:54, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,305 N Because the people of Kali-yuga are fallen, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, out of kindness, did not bring any weapon to kill them. Rather, by spreading KC, love of Krsna, He wanted to kill their nefarious, demoniac activities. This is the purpose of the KCM Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the people of Kali-yuga are fallen, however, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of kindness for them, did not bring any w..."
12:4512:45, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,726 N Krsna's business is to kill the demons, and therefore this should be a devotee's business also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's business is to kill the demons, and therefore this should be a devotee's business also"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
12:4012:40, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,068 N In the Upanisads it is stated that the demigods are different parts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As it is the duty of the parts of the body to serve the whole, it is the duty of Krsna's devotees to serve Krsna as He wants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Upaniṣads it is stated that the demigods are different parts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As it is the duty..."
12:3412:34, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,110 N Whenever there is a burden created by the demons & whenever the innocent devotees are distressed by demoniac rulers, the Lord appears in due course of time to kill the demons with the assistance of His real representatives, who are called demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever there is a burden created by the demons and whenever the innocent devotees are distressed by demoniac rulers, the Lor..."
12:2512:25, 7 February 2021 diff hist +2,394 N Persons who are demons, enemies of the SPG, are called asuras. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the asuras, because of their enmity toward the SPG, take birth after birth in asura families and therefore glide down to the darkest hellish regions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are demons, enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are called asuras. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the as..."
12:1412:14, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,620 N As confirmed in the prayers of Kunti (SB 1.8.19), nato natya-dharo yatha. The Lord was to play the part of a demon-killer, and a friend, son and brother to His devotees, and thus these devotees were all summoned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in the prayers of Kuntī"|"nato nāṭya-dharo yathā. The Lord was to play the part of a demon-killer, and a fri..."
12:0712:07, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,703 N Because the devotees would be pleased to see these activities (pastimes of the Lord) personally, they were all invited to take birth as friends and relatives of these families - Yadu and Vrsni dynasties and the inhabitants of Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the devotees would be pleased to see these activities personally, they were all invited to take birth as friends and r..."
12:0012:00, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,458 N The imprisonment and release of Vasudeva and the killing of various demons were all manifestations of the pastimes of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The imprisonment and release of Vasudeva and the killing of various demons were all manifestations of the pastimes of the Lord..."
11:5611:56, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,367 N Even those who externally helped the activities of Kamsa belonged to the higher planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even those who externally helped the activities of Kaṁsa belonged to the higher planetary systems"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
11:5211:52, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,792 N When Lord Krsna was to appear, the denizens of the heavenly planets were invited to see the pastimes of the Lord, and thus it is stated here (in SB 10.1.62-63) that the members of the Yadu and Vrsni dynasties & the inhabitants of Vrndavana were demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Kṛṣṇa was to appear, the denizens of the heavenly planets were invited to see the pastimes of the Lord, and th..."
11:4511:45, 7 February 2021 diff hist +5,086 N Some devotees, having failed to complete the process of devotional service, are promoted to the heavenly planets, to which the pious are elevated, and after enjoying there they may be directly promoted to the place where the Lord's pastimes are going on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some devotees, having failed to complete the process of devotional service, are promoted to the heavenly planets, to which the..."
11:3811:38, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,518 N The unsuccessful yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family of righteous people, or into a family of rich aristocracy - BG 6.41 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unsuccessful yogi, after many, many years of enjoyment on the planets of the pious living entities, is born into a family..."
11:3311:33, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,096 N There are many devotees who are elevated to the higher planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many devotees who are elevated to the higher planetary systems"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}..." current
11:2411:24, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,744 N As confirmed in BG 4.8, the Lord's pastimes consist of paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam - saving the devotees and killing the demons. To demonstrate these activities, the Lord called for devotees from different parts of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Bhagavad-gita"|"he Lord's pastimes consist of paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam - saving the devotees..."
11:1811:18, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,760 N Now this verse (of SB 10.1.62-63) informs us that all the family and friends of the Yadu dynasty, the Vrsni dynasty, Nanda Maharaja and the gopas descended from the heavenly planets to see the pastimes of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now this verse informs us that all the family and friends of the Yadu dynasty, the Vṛṣṇi dynasty, Nanda Mahārāja and t..."
11:1111:11, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,545 N The Lord (Visnu) ordered all the denizens of the heavenly planets to take birth in different families of the Yadu and Vrsni dynasties and in Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord ordered all the denizens of the heavenly planets to take birth in different families of the Yadu and Vṛṣṇi dyna..."
11:0611:06, 7 February 2021 diff hist +4,604 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, informed Lord Brahma that Lord Krsna would personally descend to mitigate the suffering on the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, informed Lord Brahmā that Lord Kṛṣṇa would personally descend to mitigat..."
09:3509:35, 7 February 2021 diff hist +2,991 N Vasudeva was not at all disturbed when delivering his first child to Kamsa to be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva was not at all disturbed when delivering his first child to Kaṁsa to be killed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}..."
09:3209:32, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,234 N The self-realized soul is never disturbed by so-called distress or happiness, and this is especially true of an exalted devotee like Vasudeva, who showed this by his practical example Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The self-realized soul is never disturbed by so-called distress or happiness, and this is especially true of an exalted devote..."
09:2809:28, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,154 N Lord Krsna advised Arjuna: They (happiness and distress) arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed - BG 2.14 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed"}} {{notes|}..."
09:2209:22, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,238 N Lord Krsna advised Arjuna: O son of Kunti, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Kuntī, the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the ap..."
09:1509:15, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,226 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.56) it is said, duhkhesv anudvigna-manah sukhesu vigata-sprhah. In the material world, one should not be very eager to be happy, nor should one be very much disturbed by material distress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita"|"it is said, duhkhesv anudvigna-manah sukhesu vigata-sprhah. In the material world, one should not be very e..."
09:0509:05, 7 February 2021 diff hist +3,210 N Vasudeva was so steadily equipoised that he did not seem in the least agitated when delivering his first-born child into the hands of Kamsa to be killed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva was so steadily equipoised that he did not seem in the least agitated when delivering his first-born child into the h..."

17:2817:28, 6 February 2021 diff hist +2,874 N He (Vasudeva) begot one child every year so that Krsna's turn to appear would come as soon as possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He begot one child every year so that Kṛṣṇa's turn to appear would come as soon as possible"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ala..."
17:2217:22, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,281 N Vasudeva, a pure devotee of the Lord, was eager to see Krsna appear as his child from the eighth pregnancy of Devaki. Therefore he wanted to deliver all the children quickly so that the eighth turn would come and Krsna would appear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva, a pure devotee of the Lord, was eager to see Kṛṣṇa appear as his child from the eighth pregnancy of Devakī. T..."
17:1617:16, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,050 N From another point of view, Vasudeva and Devaki were very pleased when they understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, would come as their eighth son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From another point of view, Vasudeva and Devakī were very pleased when they understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhea..."
17:1017:10, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,365 N Kamsa, being an asura, did not believe that the eighth child would kill him; he took it for granted that he might be killed by any of the children of Devaki. Vasudeva, therefore, to save Devaki, promised to give Kamsa every child, whether male or female Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kaṁsa, being an asura, did not believe that the eighth child would kill him; he took it for granted that he might be killed..."
17:0017:00, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,140 N Since the eighth son of Devaki was to kill Kamsa, one might ask what the need was for Vasudeva to deliver the first-born child. The answer is that Vasudeva had promised Kamsa that he would deliver all the children born of Devaki Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the eighth son of Devaki was to kill Kamsa, one might ask what the need was for Vasudeva to deliver the first-born child..."
16:5016:50, 6 February 2021 diff hist +2,615 N Although Vasudeva's first son was to be delivered into the hands of Kamsa, the nama-karana ceremony was performed, and thus the child was named Kirtiman. Such names are given immediately after birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Vasudeva's first son was to be delivered into the hands of Kaṁsa, the nāma-karaṇa ceremony was performed, and th..."
16:3716:37, 6 February 2021 diff hist +2,397 N There are ten different samskaras, or reformatory methods, adopted in the system of varnasrama-dharma, and the name-giving ceremony is one of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are ten different saṁskāras, or reformatory methods, adopted in the system of varṇāśrama-dharma, and the name-giv..."
16:3216:32, 6 February 2021 diff hist +2,468 N In the Vedic system, as soon as a child is born, especially a male child, the father calls for learned brahmanas, and according to the description of the child's horoscope, the child is immediately given a name. This ceremony is called nama-karana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic system, as soon as a child is born, especially a male child, the father calls for learned brāhmaṇas, and accor..."
16:2416:24, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,596 N There is no need of separately worshiping either the visnu-tattva or jiva-tattva. If one concentrates upon Krsna, one worships everyone. Therefore, because mother Devaki gave birth to Krsna, she is described here (in SB 10.1.56) as sarva-devata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no need of separately worshiping either the viṣṇu-tattva or jīva-tattva. If one concentrates upon Kṛṣṇa, o..." current
16:1916:19, 6 February 2021 diff hist +3,483 N Sarvarhanam acyutejya (SB 4.31.14). Krsna is known as Acyuta (senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthapaya me 'cyuta (BG 1.21)). By worshiping Acyuta, Krsna, one automatically worships all the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sarvarhanam acyutejya"|"Krsna is known as Acyuta (senayor ubhayor madhye ratham sthapaya me 'cyuta"|"By worshiping Acyuta, Krs..."

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