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15:2915:29, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,062 N If one fails to take advantage of this opportunity (of this human form of life), one's human life is wasted. We are therefore trying to save human society from degradation and actually elevate people to the higher nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one fails to take advantage of this opportunity, one's human life is wasted. We are therefore trying to save human society..."
15:2115:21, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,774 N Let people have the chance to live with bhaktas. Then their habits will change. In the human form of life one has this chance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"let people have the chance to live with bhaktas. Then their habits will change. In the human form of life one has this chance"..."
15:1815:18, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,725 N As for samskara, or reformation, this is possible by good association, for by good association one develops good habits, and habit becomes second nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for saṁskāra, or reformation, this is possible by good association, for by good association one develops good habits, an..."
14:5814:58, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,738 N Each of the items mentioned in the first half of this verse (SB 10.13.53) is a cause for material entanglement. Kala, or the time factor, agitates the modes of material nature, and svabhava is the result of association with these modes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each of the items mentioned in the first half of this verse is a cause for material entanglement. Kāla, or the time factor, a..."
14:1614:16, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,028 N The members of the KC movement, being engaged in vasudeva-bhakti, very quickly come to the stage of being nice Vaisnavas, so much so that people are surprised that mlecchas and yavanas are able to come to this stage. This is possible by vasudeva-bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, for example, being engaged in vāsudeva-bhakti, very quickly come to th..."
14:1214:12, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,465 N By engagement in the service of Vasudeva, one very quickly renounces material life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By engagement in the service of Vāsudeva, one very quickly renounces material life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{c..." current
14:0214:02, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,923 N The opportunity for this purification is the special feature of human life; in other lives, this is not possible. Such purification can be achieved very easily by radha-krsna-bhajana, devotional service rendered to Radha and Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The opportunity for this purification is the special feature of human life; in other lives, this is not possible. Such purific..."
13:5413:54, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,911 N One should be brought to sattva-guna by the establishment of varnasrama-dharma & should develop the brahminical qualifications of being very neat & clean, rising early in the morning & seeing mangala-aratrika. In this way, one should stay in sattva-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore be brought to sattva-guṇa by the establishment of varṇāśrama-dharma and should develop the brahmini..." current
13:4713:47, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,919 N Tamo-guna and rajo-guna increase lust and greed, which implicate a living entity in such a way that he must exist in this material world in many, many forms. That is very dangerous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tamo-guṇa and rajo-guṇa increase lust and greed, which implicate a living entity in such a way that he must exist in this..."
13:4313:43, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,390 N Varnasrama-dharma is essential, for it can bring people to sattva-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Varṇāśrama-dharma, therefore, is essential, for it can bring people to sattva-guṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..."
13:3713:37, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,675 N By hearing and discussing Srimad-Bhagavatam, the rajo-guna and tamo-guna are subdued, so that only sattva-guna remains. Then rajo-guna and tamo-guna cannot do us any harm Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by hearing and discussing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa are subdued, so that only sattva-guṇa remain..."
13:3413:34, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,622 N All the activities of Krsna described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, beginning even with the pastimes concerning Putana, are transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the activities of Kṛṣṇa described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, beginning even with the pastimes concerning Pūtanā, are..."
13:3013:30, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,803 N We should gradually come to the sattva-guna, so that we may avoid the two lower gunas (rajo-guna and tamo-guna). This can be done if we regularly discuss Srimad-Bhagavatam and hear about Krsna's activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should gradually come to the sattva-guṇa, so that we may avoid the two lower guṇas. This can be done if we regularly di..."
13:2713:27, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,589 N One's higher or lower nature - is formed by association with the different qualities, namely sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one's higher or lower nature"|"is formed by association with the different qualities, namely sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and ta..."
13:2213:22, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,900 N Kala, or the time factor, has many assistants, such as svabhava, samskara, kama, karma and guna. Svabhava, or one's own nature, is formed according to the association of the material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kāla, or the time factor, has many assistants, such as svabhāva, saṁskāra, kāma, karma and guṇa. Svabhāva, or one's o..."
13:1613:16, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,489 N Brahma himself addressed Krsna, narayanas tvam na hi sarva-dehinam: You are also Narayana. Indeed, You are the original Narayana - SB 10.14.14 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā himself addressed Kṛṣṇa, nārāyaṇas tvaṁ na hi sarva-dehinām"|"You are also Nārāyaṇa. Indeed, You are..."
13:1513:15, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,487 N No one can compare to Narayana, or Krsna. Krsna is Narayana, and Narayana is also Krsna, for Krsna is the original Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can compare to Nārāyaṇa, or Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is Nārāyaṇa, and Nārāyaṇa is also Kṛṣṇa, for K..."
13:0713:07, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,702 N One should understand that no one is independent, for everything is part and parcel of Krsna and is acting and moving by the supreme desire of Krsna. This understanding, this consciousness, is Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should understand that no one is independent, for everything is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and is acting and moving by..."
13:0013:00, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,651 N Be one even Narayana or Lord Siva, everyone is subordinate to Krsna (siva-virinci-nutam). Even Baladeva is subordinate to Krsna. This is a fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Be one even Nārāyaṇa or Lord Śiva, everyone is subordinate to Kṛṣṇa (śiva-viriñci-nutam). Even Baladeva is subord..."

15:2015:20, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,086 N The mahat-tattva is divided into different subtle categories, but originally it is called the mahat-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mahat-tattva is divided into different subtle categories, but originally it is called the mahat-tattva"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:1315:13, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,171 N The twenty-four elements mentioned (in SB 10.13.52) are the five working senses, the five senses for obtaining knowledge, the five gross material elements, the five sense objects, the mind (manas), the false ego, the mahat-tattva, and material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The twenty-four elements mentioned are the five working senses"|"the five senses for obtaining knowledge"|"the five gross mate..."
14:5614:56, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,994 N The word aja means maya, or mystic power. Everything mysterious is in full existence in Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word ajā means māyā, or mystic power. Everything mysterious is in full existence in Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
14:5414:54, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,233 N The Lord is full in six opulences. The yoga-siddhis, the perfections of yoga, such as the ability to become smaller than the smallest (anima-siddhi) or bigger than the biggest (mahima-siddhi), are present in Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is full in six opulences. The yoga-siddhis, the perfections of yoga, such as the ability to become smaller than the s..."
14:3914:39, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,134 N In this verse (SB 10.13.52) the word mahimabhih means aisvarya, or opulence. The Supreme Personality of Godhead can do whatever He likes. That is His aisvarya. No one can command Him, but He can command everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word mahimabhiḥ means aiśvarya, or opulence. The Supreme Personality of Godhead can do whatever He likes...."
14:3314:33, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,971 N When a living entity comes to the platform of Krsna consciousness, the beauty of his real form comes into full blossom. That is the ultimate beauty and the ultimate fulfillment of desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a living entity comes to the platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the beauty of his real form comes into full blossom...."
14:2814:28, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,999 N All living entities are serving Krsna in different ways, but when they are Krsna conscious, their service is fully manifest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities are serving Kṛṣṇa in different ways, but when they are Kṛṣṇa conscious, their service is fully..."
14:1914:19, 13 February 2021 diff hist −8 As indicated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.27) by the words prakrteh kriyamanani, according to the laws of nature one is controlled by the demigods No edit summary current
14:1914:19, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,854 N As indicated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.27) by the words prakrteh kriyamanani, according to the laws of nature one is controlled by the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As indicated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 3.27) by the words prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni, according to the laws of nature one is co..."
13:3813:38, 13 February 2021 diff hist +4,084 N One receives a form according to the way one worships the Lord. In the material world, the body one receives is guided by the demigods. This is sometimes referred to as the influence of the stars Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One receives a form according to the way one worships the Lord. In the material world, the body one receives is guided by the..." current

15:5515:55, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,904 N Brahma saw that all of them, down to the smallest creatures, had assumed different forms and were accordingly engaged in the service of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā saw that all of them, down to the smallest creatures, had assumed different forms and were accordingly engaged in the..."
15:5315:53, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,832 N There are two kinds of living entities-the moving and the nonmoving. Trees, for example, stand in one place, whereas ants move Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of living entities"|"the moving and the nonmoving. Trees, for example, stand in one place, whereas ants mo..."
15:4615:46, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,983 N We have to elevate ourselves from a lower position to a higher position, and the topmost position is that of direct service in Vrndavana. But everyone is engaged in service. Denial of the service of the Lord is maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to elevate ourselves from a lower position to a higher position, and the topmost position is that of direct service in..."
15:4215:42, 12 February 2021 diff hist +4,035 N The maha-bhagavata, the topmost devotee, sees everyone as being engaged in the service of Krsna; only himself does he see as not engaged Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the mahā-bhāgavata, the topmost devotee, sees everyone as being engaged in the service of Kṛṣṇa; only himself does he..."
15:3915:39, 12 February 2021 diff hist +4,217 N Innumerable living entities are engaged in different types of worship of the Supreme, according to their abilities and karma, but everyone is engaged (jivera 'svarupa' haya-krsnera 'nitya-dasa' (CC Madhya 20.108)); there is no one who is not serving Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Innumerable living entities are engaged in different types of worship of the Supreme, according to their abilities and karma,..."
15:3015:30, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,720 N In Vrndavana there is a place where there was no temple, but a devotee desired, Let there be a temple and seva, devotional service. Therefore, what was once an empty corner has now become a place of pilgrimage. Such are the desires of a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vṛndāvana there is a place where there was no temple, but a devotee desired"|"Let there be a temple and sevā, devotiona..."
15:2715:27, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,754 N In the material world, desire is a product of rajo-guna and tamo-guna, but desire in the spiritual world gives rise to a variety of everlasting transcendental service. Thus the word svakarthanam (in SB 10.13.50) refers to eagerness to serve Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, desire is a product of rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa, but desire in the spiritual world gives rise to a v..."
15:1715:17, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,954 N Sanatana Gosvami comments that because the desires of devotees whose attention is fixed on Krsna have already been fulfilled, the Lord's sidelong glances create variegated desires in relation to Krsna and devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanatana Gosvami comments that because the desires of devotees whose attention is fixed on Krsna have already been fulfilled,..."
15:1115:11, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,819 N The word svakarthanam refers to great desires. As mentioned in this verse (SB 10.13.50), the glance of Lord Visnu creates the desires of the devotees. A pure devotee, however, has no desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word svakārthānām refers to great desires. As mentioned in this verse, the glance of Lord Viṣṇu creates the desires..."
15:0115:01, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,501 N In the material world, affection is contaminated by rajo-guna and tamo-guna, but in the suddha-sattva the affection that maintains the devotees is transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, affection is contaminated by rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa, but in the śuddha-sattva the affection that..."
14:5014:50, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,672 N In this verse (SB 10.13.50) the word rajah means not "passion" but "affection." In the material world, rajo-guna is passion, but in the spiritual world it is affection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word rajaḥ means not"|"passion"|"but"|"affection"|"In the material world, rajo-guṇa is passion, but in t..."
14:4014:40, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,823 N They (the Visnu forms) glanced upon Their devotees, embracing them and protecting them by smiling. Their smiles resembled the mode of goodness, protecting all the desires of the devotees, and the glancing of Their eyes resembled the mode of passion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They glanced upon Their devotees, embracing them and protecting them by smiling. Their smiles resembled the mode of goodness,..."
14:3714:37, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,627 N Those Visnu forms blessed the devotees with Their clear glances and smiles, which resembled the increasingly full light of the moon - sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those Viṣṇu forms blessed the devotees with Their clear glances and smiles, which resembled the increasingly full light of..."
14:2014:20, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,611 N In Krsna-Balarama Temple in Vrndavana, there is a tamala tree that covers an entire corner of the courtyard. Before there was a temple the tree was lying neglected, but now it has developed very luxuriantly. This is a sign of bhuri-punya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Krsna-Balarama Temple in Vrndavana, there is a tamala tree that covers an entire corner of the courtyard. Before there was..."
13:5213:52, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,930 N Those who are under the clutches of maya, thinking the Lord an ordinary person, cannot understand that certain exalted personalities - after accumulating volumes of pious activities - are now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are under the clutches of māyā, thinking the Lord an ordinary person, cannot understand that certain exalted perso..."
13:4113:41, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,731 N Those who are engaged in self-realization, appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord, and those engaged in devotional service, accepting the Supreme Personality of Godhead as master, are now playing with the Lord in friendship as cowherd boys Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are engaged in self-realization, appreciating the Brahman effulgence of the Lord, and those engaged in devotional se..."
13:3113:31, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,354 N Bhakti, devotional service, is the engagement of those who have performed highly developed pious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti, devotional service, is the engagement of those who have performed highly developed pious activities"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
13:2813:28, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,703 N The word bhuri-punyavad-arpitaih is significant in this verse (SB 10.13.49). These forms of Visnu were worshiped by those who had performed pious activities (sukrtibhih) for many births and who were constantly engaged in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhuri-punyavad-arpitaih is significant in this verse. These forms of Visnu were worshiped by those who had performed..."
10:2710:27, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,065 N This mark (the Srivatsa mark) is not for ordinary devotees. It is a special mark of Visnu or Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mark is not for ordinary devotees. It is a special mark of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..."
10:2310:23, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,461 The Srivatsa mark is described by the Vaisnava-tosani as being a curl of fine yellow hair on the upper portion of the right side of Lord Visnu's chest No edit summary current
10:2310:23, 12 February 2021 diff hist +3,369 N Visnu Himself is included within Krsna. All the opulences of Visnu are already present in Krsna, and consequently for Krsna to demonstrate so many Visnu forms was actually not very astonishing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Viṣṇu Himself is included within Kṛṣṇa. All the opulences of Viṣṇu are already present in Kṛṣṇa, and conse..."

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