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11:4711:47, 17 February 2021 diff hist +9,435 N Each is an individual potency (samvit, sandhini and ahladini potencies). The ahladini potency is Radharani Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Each is an individual potency. The āhlādinī potency is Rādhārāṇī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|AL..." current

18:3318:33, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,898 N Vividha means - varieties. There is unity in variety. Thus yogamaya and mahamaya are among the varied individual parts of the same one potency, and all of these individual potencies work in their own varied ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vividhā means"|"varieties"|"There is unity in variety. Thus yogamāyā and mahāmāyā are among the varied individual parts..."
18:3118:31, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,600 N Krsna's power is variegated, and thus the same sakti, or potency, works in variegated ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's power is variegated, and thus the same śakti, or potency, works in variegated ways"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sha..."
18:2418:24, 15 February 2021 diff hist +10,247 N One wheel runs this way, another wheel runs that way, functioning naturally in such a way that the work of the machine goes on. Consequently we give different names to the different parts of the machine, saying, This is a wheel, This is a screw and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One wheel runs this way, another wheel runs that way, functioning naturally in such a way that the work of the machine goes on..."
18:2118:21, 15 February 2021 diff hist +10,229 N One who does not know how the machine is working may say that it is all iron; nonetheless, in spite of its being iron, the machine has different elements, all working differently to accomplish the purpose for which the machine was made Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who does not know how the machine is working may say that it is all iron; nonetheless, in spite of its being iron, the mac..."
18:1318:13, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,866 N In a machine all the parts may be iron, but the machine includes varied activities. Although the whole machine is iron, one part works in one way, and other parts work in other ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in a machine all the parts may be iron, but the machine includes varied activities. Although the whole machine is iron, one pa..."
18:1118:11, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,972 N There is unity in variety. For example, in one tree, there are varieties of leaves, fruits and flowers. Varieties of energy are required for performing the varieties of activity within the creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is unity in variety. For example, in one tree, there are varieties of leaves, fruits and flowers. Varieties of energy ar..."
18:0318:03, 15 February 2021 diff hist +10,050 N Krsna's energy - His maya-sakti, or svarupa-sakti - is one, but it is manifested in varieties. The difference between Vaisnavas and Mayavadis is that Mayavadis say that this maya is one, whereas Vaisnavas recognize its varieties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's energy"|"His māyā-śakti, or svarūpa-śakti"|"is one, but it is manifested in varieties"|"The difference betw..."
17:5717:57, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,480 N In this verse (SB 10.13.57) the word aja refers to yogamaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in this verse the word ajā refers to yogamāyā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-02-15T17..."
17:5017:50, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,742 N In the beginning the boys, the calves and Krsna Himself had been covered by yogamaya. Now, seeing Brahma's bewilderment, Lord Krsna caused the disappearance of that yogamaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now, seeing Brahmā's bewilderment, Lord Kṛṣṇa caused the disappearance of that yogamāyā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Shar..."
17:4417:44, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,997 N In the beginning the boys, the calves and Krsna Himself had been covered by yogamaya, which later displayed the second set of calves and boys, who were Krsna's expansions, and which then displayed so many four-armed forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning the boys, the calves and Kṛṣṇa Himself had been covered by yogamāyā, which later displayed the second..."
15:5315:53, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,789 N Brahma is most intelligent. But even Brahma, the lord of Sarasvati, was bewildered about Krsna. Although he tried, he could not understand Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, therefore, is most intelligent. But even Brahmā, the lord of Sarasvatī, was bewildered about Kṛṣṇa. Although..."
15:5115:51, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,632 N In this verse (SB 10.13.57), Brahma is referred to as iresa. Ira means Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and Iresa is her husband, Lord Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse, Brahma is referred to as iresa. Ira means Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and Iresa is her husband, Lord Br..."
15:4615:46, 15 February 2021 diff hist +9,877 N Brahma was completely mystified. He could not understand what he was seeing, and then he was not even able to see. Lord Krsna, understanding Brahma's position, then removed that yogamaya covering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā was completely mystified. He could not understand what he was seeing, and then he was not even able to see. Lord Kṛ..."
15:4015:40, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,660 N In the beginning of creation there was only the Supreme Personality, Narayana, and there was no existence of Brahma or Siva. Therefore, one who at the end of his life remembers Narayana attains the perfection of life - ante narayana-smrtih - SB 2.1.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of creation there was only the Supreme Personality, Nārāyaṇa, and there was no existence of Brahmā or Ś..."
15:3415:34, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,083 N We should not equate the demigods with Narayana, for even Sankaracarya has forbidden this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not equate the demigods with Nārāyaṇa, for even Śaṅkarācārya has forbidden this"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..."
15:3215:32, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,152 N One who considers demigods like Brahma and Siva to be on an equal level with Narayana must certainly be considered an offender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who considers demigods like Brahmā and Śiva to be on an equal level with Nārāyaṇa must certainly be considered an of..."
15:2715:27, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,388 N Brahma cannot be compared to God - Krsna, or Narayana. It is forbidden to compare Narayana even to demigods like Brahma and Siva, what to speak of others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, therefore, cannot be compared to God"|"Kṛṣṇa, or Nārāyaṇa. It is forbidden to compare Nārāyaṇa even to..."
15:2315:23, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,501 N Brahma had considered himself absolute, thinking himself the only powerful deity, but now his pride was subdued, and he again became merely one of the demigods - an important demigod, of course, but a demigod nonetheless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā had considered himself absolute, thinking himself the only powerful deity, but now his pride was subdued, and he again..."
15:2015:20, 15 February 2021 diff hist +3,320 N Brahma was stunned because of transcendental bliss (muhyanti yat surayah). In his astonishment, all his senses were stunned, and he was unable to say or do anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā was stunned because of transcendental bliss (muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ). In his astonishment, all his senses were stunne..."
15:1515:15, 15 February 2021 diff hist +1,873 N Lord Brahma was able to see how Krsna maintains the entire universe in different ways. It is because Krsna manifests everything that everything is visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā was able to see how Kṛṣṇa maintains the entire universe in different ways. It is because Kṛṣṇa manife..."
15:1115:11, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,447 N The more we read Srimad-Bhagavatam, the more its knowledge becomes clear. Each and every verse is transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the more we read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the more its knowledge becomes clear. Each and every verse is transcendental"}} {{notes..."
15:0715:07, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,370 N Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic literature (nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam (SB 1.1.3)). It was written by Vyasadeva (maha-muni-krte) when he was self-realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāgavatam is the essence of all Vedic literature"|"nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṁ phalam"|"It was written by Vyāsadeva (mahā..."
15:0515:05, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,265 N We should discuss Srimad-Bhagavatam daily as much as possible, and then everything will be clarified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam daily as much as possible, and then everything will be clarified"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
15:0015:00, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,800 N There is no actual heat and light from the sun in the pot, although it appears as the sun. But each and every one of the forms Krsna assumed was fully Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no actual heat and light from the sun in the pot, although it appears as the sun. But each and every one of the forms..."
14:5814:58, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,564 N The sun is reflected in many waterpots, but the reflections of the sun in many pots are not actually the sun Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sun is reflected in many waterpots, but the reflections of the sun in many pots are not actually the sun"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
12:2712:27, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,932 N The manifestation of the Visnu forms of the boys, cows and calves was not like the heat, but rather like the fire - they were all actually Visnu. Factually, the qualification of Visnu is full truth, full knowledge & full bliss Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The manifestation of the Viṣṇu forms of the boys, cows and calves was not like the heat, but rather like the fire"|"they w..."
12:1912:19, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,427 N The respective qualifications of Visnu and visnu-maya are just like those of fire and heat. In heat there is the qualification of fire, namely warmth; & yet heat is not fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The respective qualifications of Visnu and visnu-maya are just like those of fire and heat. In heat there is the qualification..."
12:1012:10, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,854 N Brahma realized that all the different forms of cows, boys and calves transformed into Visnu forms were not transformed by mysticism of the type that a yogi or demigod can display by specific powers invested in him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā realized that all the different forms of cows, boys and calves transformed into Viṣṇu forms were not transformed b..."
12:0712:07, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,554 N The cows, calves & boys transformed into visnu-murtis, or Visnu forms, were not displays of visnu-maya, or Visnu energy, but were Visnu Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cows, calves and boys transformed into viṣṇu-mūrtis, or Viṣṇu forms, were not displays of viṣṇu-māyā, or Vi..."
11:5611:56, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,658 N Lord Visnu, Brahma thus realized, is the reservoir of all truth, knowledge and bliss. He is the combination of these three transcendental features, and He is the object of worship for the followers of the Upanisads Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu, Brahmā thus realized, is the reservoir of all truth, knowledge and bliss. He is the combination of these thre..."
11:5211:52, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,305 N The word sruta-grhitaya refers to Vedanta knowledge, not sentimentality. Sruta-grhita is sound knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word śruta-gṛhītayā refers to Vedānta knowledge, not sentimentality. Śruta-gṛhīta is sound knowledge"}} {{notes|..."
11:4411:44, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,495 N The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that Absolute Truth by rendering devotional service in terms of what he has heard from the Vedanta-sruti - SB 1.2.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The seriously inquisitive student or sage, well equipped with knowledge and detachment, realizes that Absolute Truth by render..."
08:1808:18, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,562 N Aupanisadam purusam: He (Krsna) is known by the Upanisads. This means that when one is purified by Vedic knowledge, one is then allowed to enter into devotional understanding Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aupaniṣadaṁ puruṣam"|"He is known by the Upaniṣads"|"This means that when one is purified by Vedic knowledge, one is t..."
08:1508:15, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,475 N Although Krsna cannot be seen through the Upanisads, in some places it is said that Krsna can in fact be known in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Kṛṣṇa cannot be seen through the Upaniṣads, in some places it is said that Kṛṣṇa can in fact be known i..."
06:2406:24, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,787 N The transcendental forms of the Lord are beyond the reach of the impersonalists, who can only understand, through the studies of the Upanisads, that the Absolute Truth is not matter and that the Absolute Truth is not materially restricted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental forms of the Lord are beyond the reach of the impersonalists, who can only understand, through the studies..."
06:1306:13, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,356 N The Mayavadis cannot understand this transcendental form (of Krsna), for they think that it is material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs, however, cannot understand this transcendental form, for they think that it is material"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
06:1006:10, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,752 N Bhaktas know that the form of Krsna, or Brahman, is not at all material. Rather, Brahman has a transcendental form, and when one is absorbed in it, being fully developed in bhakti, one can understand Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktas know that the form of Kṛṣṇa, or Brahman, is not at all material. Rather, Brahman has a transcendental form, and..."
06:0206:02, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,462 N All the forms of that Supreme Person are eternal. (Maha-varaha Purana) The Supreme Person has a form, with hands and legs and other personal features, but His hands and legs are not material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the forms of that Supreme Person are eternal"|"The Supreme Person has a form, with hands and legs and other personal featu..."
05:5705:57, 15 February 2021 diff hist +55 The Supreme is blissful, with no tinge of unhappiness. Although He is the oldest, He never ages, and although one, He is experienced in different forms No edit summary current
05:5505:55, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,342 N The Supreme is blissful, with no tinge of unhappiness. Although He is the oldest, He never ages, and although one, He is experienced in different forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme is blissful, with no tinge of unhappiness. Although He is the oldest, He never ages, and although one, He is exper..."
05:4105:41, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,866 N In the Svetasvatara Upanisad (3.8), the Supreme is described as aditya-varnam tamasah parastat, He whose self-manifest form is luminous like the sun and transcendental to the darkness of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad"|"the Supreme is described as āditya-varṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt"|"He whose self-manifes..."
05:3305:33, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,610 N The followers of the Upanisads cannot understand the varieties manifested by Brahman. This proves that Brahman and Paramatma can actually be understood only through devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The followers of the Upaniṣads, however, cannot understand the varieties manifested by Brahman. This proves that Brahman and..."
04:4604:46, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,323 N The forms of Visnu, the Supreme Brahman, were one, but They were manifested differently Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The forms of Viṣṇu, the Supreme Brahman, were one, but They were manifested differently"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmisth..."
04:4404:44, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,311 N One description given of Brahman is satyam brahma, ananda-rupam: Brahman is the Absolute Truth and complete ananda, or bliss Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One description given of Brahman is satyaṁ brahma, ānanda-rūpam"|"Brahman is the Absolute Truth and complete ānanda, or b..."
04:3804:38, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,596 N The Supreme Lord is not obtained by expert explanations, by vast intelligence, or even by much hearing. He is obtained only by one whom He Himself chooses. To such a person, He manifests His own form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is not obtained by expert explanations, by vast intelligence, or even by much hearing. He is obtained only by..." current
04:3304:33, 15 February 2021 diff hist +7,438 N Mere sastra jnana, or knowledge in the Vedas, does not help anyone understand the Personality of Godhead. Only one who is favored or shown mercy by the Lord can understand Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mere śāstra jñāna, or knowledge in the Vedas, does not help anyone understand the Personality of Godhead. Only one who is..." current

16:5116:51, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,413 N We should always seek good association, the association of devotees. Then our life will be successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should always seek good association, the association of devotees. Then our life will be successful"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
16:4716:47, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,415 N According to the association of different natures, one receives a particular type of body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the association of different natures, one receives a particular type of body"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK..."
16:4416:44, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,746 N As for kama and karma - desires and activities - if one engages in devotional service, one develops a different nature than if one engages in activities of sense gratification, and of course the result is also different Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for kāma and karma"|"desires and activities"|"if one engages in devotional service, one develops a different nature than i..."

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