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06:27, 20 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord's pastimes are differentiated according to the appreciating capacity of the different types of bodies of the living entities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's pastimes are differentiated according to the appreciating capacity of the different types of bodies of the living e...")
05:54, 20 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page King Kulasekhara has written in his book Mukunda-mala-stotra (5) : My only desire is to be fixed in devotional service to the lotus feet of the Lord, even though I may continue to take birth here life after life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My only desire is to be fixed in devotional service to the lotus feet of the Lord, even though I may continue to take birth he...")
05:51, 20 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page King Kulasekhara has written in his book Mukunda-mala-stotra (5) :I have no attraction for performing religious rituals or holding any earthly kingdom. I do not care for sense enjoyments; let them appear and disappear in accordance with my previous deeds (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I have no attraction for performing religious rituals or holding any earthly kingdom. I do not care for sense enjoyments; let...")
17:19, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Srila Rupa Gosvami has accordingly composed a nice verse (see Adi 5.224) that describes the beautiful boy called Govinda standing by the bank of the Yamuna with His flute to His lips in the shining moonlight (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has accordingly composed a nice verse"|"that describes the beautiful boy called Govinda standing by th...")
15:13, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page He (Krsna) appears periodically as a devotee to take part in various wonderful activities depicted in His sublime philosophy and teachings (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He appears periodically as a devotee to take part in various wonderful activities depicted in His sublime philosophy and teach...")
12:12, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One eternal living entity supports all the other eternal living entities. Because the SPG maintains all the other living entities, they remain subordinate to the Lord, even when joined with Him in the reciprocation of loving affairs (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one eternal living entity supports all the other eternal living entities. Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead maintains...")
12:06, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page According to the Upanisads, all living entities are dependent on the supreme living entity, the Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Upaniṣads, all living entities are dependent on the supreme living entity, the Personality of Godhead"}} {{...")
05:58, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Sri Krsna appeared again and taught Arjuna the truths of the Bhagavad-gita. At that time the Lord spoke this verse (BG 4.11) to His friend Arjuna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Sri Krsna appeared again and taught Arjuna the truths of the Bhagavad-gita. At that time the Lord spoke this verse (BG 4....")
05:55, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The message (of the Bhagavad-gita) was received through the chain of disciplic succession, but in course of time, the chain being broken somehow or other (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The message was received through the chain of disciplic succession, but in course of time, the chain being broken somehow or o...")
05:34, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page He (Lord Krsna) wants to bestow upon us this privilege of raga-bhakti. Thus He appeared by His own internal energy. He was not forced to appear by any extraneous force (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He wants to bestow upon us this privilege of rāga-bhakti. Thus He appeared by His own internal energy. He was not forced to a...")
05:28, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Absolute Truth is the reservoir for all kinds of reciprocal exchanges of loving sentiments. He is also causelessly merciful (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Absolute Truth is the reservoir for all kinds of reciprocal exchanges of loving sentiments. He is also causelessly mercifu...")
05:20, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Sri Krsna wants to make known to all the conditioned souls that He is more attracted by raga-bhakti than vidhi-bhakti, or devotional service under scheduled regulations (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Sri Krsna wants to make known to all the conditioned souls that He is more attracted by raga-bhakti than vidhi-bhakti, or...")
05:16, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page These reciprocal exchanges of mellows are called raga-bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord in transcendental rapture (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These reciprocal exchanges of mellows are called raga-bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord in transcendental rapture"}} {...")
05:08, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The purpose of Krsna’s appearance was to stage a dramatic performance of transcendental pastimes at Vrajabhumi, thus exhibiting the highest limit of transcendental mellow in the exchanges of reciprocal love between the living entity & the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the real purpose of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance was to stage a dramatic performance of His transcendental pastimes at Vraj...")
05:04, 19 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page During the period of Krsna’s appearance, the killing of asuras or nonbelievers such as Kamsa & Jarasandha was done by Visnu, who was within the person of Krsna. Such apparent killing by Krsna took place as a matter of course & was an incidental activity (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the period of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, the killing of asuras or nonbelievers such as Kaṁsa and Jarāsandha wa...")
19:01, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The time for administrative rectification and the time for Lord Sri Krsna's appearance coincided at the end of the last Dvapara-yuga. Therefore when Sri Krsna appeared, Visnu, the Lord of maintenance, merged with Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the time for administrative rectification and the time for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's appearance coincided at the end of the las...")
18:55, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sri Krsna, being the primeval Lord, appears not in order to make such administrative adjustments (in the cosmic creation) but only to exhibit His transcendental pastimes and thus attract the fallen souls back home, back to Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being the primeval Lord, appears not in order to make such administrative adjustments but only to exhibit H...")
18:46, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page We have information from the Bhagavad-gita that the Lord appears at particular intervals to adjust a time-worn spiritual culture (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have information from the Bhagavad-gītā that the Lord appears at particular intervals to adjust a time-worn spiritual cul...")
18:40, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Caitanya appeared in order to distribute love of Krsna and the chanting of His transcendental holy name, Hare Krsna. That was the secondary purpose of Lord Caitanya’s appearance. The real reason is different, as we shall see in this chapter - CC Adi 4.6 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya appeared in order to distribute love of Krsna and the chanting of His transcendental holy name, Hare Krsna. That was...")
17:51, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Sri Krsna, being the absolute Personality of Godhead, cannot be exposed to the mundane instruments of vision. He reserves the right not to be exposed by the intellectual feats of nondevotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, being the absolute Personality of Godhead, cannot be exposed to the mundane instruments of vision. He...")
17:44, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One can ascertain the meaning of this Sanskrit sloka (of CC Adi 4.1) only when one is endowed with the causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can ascertain the meaning of this Sanskrit śloka only when one is endowed with the causeless mercy of Lord Caitanya"}} {{...")
15:56, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page After repeating obeisances for a long time, Brahma stood up & smeared his hands over his eyes. Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments that the word locane (in SB 10.13.64) indicates that with his two hands he wiped the two eyes on each of his four faces (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After repeating obeisances for a long time, Brahmā stood up and smeared his hands over his eyes. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakrava...")
15:53, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Brahma, being very joyful, began to shed tears, and he washed the lotus feet of Krsna with his tears. Repeatedly he fell & rose as he recalled the wonderful activities of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, being very joyful, began to shed tears, and he washed the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa with his tears. Repeatedly he fel...")
15:46, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page With a faltering voice he (Brahma) offered prayers, understanding that here was the Supreme Person (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"with a faltering voice he offered prayers, understanding that here was the Supreme Person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK...")
15:45, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Brahma was falling down in ecstasy. Because of the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who exactly resembled a human child, Brahma was naturally astonished (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma was falling down in ecstasy. Because of the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who exactly resembled a hum...")
15:39, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Nanda Maharaja is so great that the Parabrahman is crawling in his yard, and therefore I (Brahma) shall worship him - Padyavali 126 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nanda Mahārāja is so great that the Parabrahman is crawling in his yard, and therefore I shall worship him"}} {{notes|}} {{c...")
15:37, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Let others study the Vedas, smrti and Mahabharata, fearing material existence, but I (Brahma) shall worship Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard is crawling the Supreme Brahman - Padyavali 126 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let others study the Vedas, smrti and Mahabharata, fearing material existence, but I shall worship Nanda Maharaja, in whose co...")
15:29, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As soon as bhakti is present, everything is purified (sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam (CC Madhya 19.170)). Therefore Brahma's crying was a form of bhakty-anubhava, a transformation of transcendental ecstatic love (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as bhakti is present, everything is purified "|"Therefore Brahmā's crying was a form of bhakty-anubhāva, a transform...")
15:27, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is mentioned that Brahma washed the feet of Krsna with his tears, and here (in SB 10.13.62) the word sujalaih indicates that his tears were purified (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is mentioned that Brahmā washed the feet of Kṛṣṇa with his tears, and here the word sujalaiḥ indicates that his te...")
15:21, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although Brahma has one head in each direction, he voluntarily brought all his heads to the ground & touched Krsna's feet with the tips of his four helmets. Although his intelligence works in every direction, he surrendered everything before boy Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Brahmā has one head in each direction, he voluntarily brought all his heads to the ground and touched Kṛṣṇa's...")
15:11, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Brahma hastily got down from his swan carrier and let his body fall to the earth. Usually, the demigods never touch the ground, but Lord Brahma, voluntarily giving up his prestige as a demigod, bowed down on the ground before Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā hastily got down from his swan carrier and let his body fall to the earth. Usually, the demigods never touch the...")
15:06, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Brahma saw that Krsna, in His form as a cowherd boy, was Parabrahman, the root cause of everything, but was now appearing as a human child, loitering in Vrndavana with a morsel of food in His hand (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma saw that Krsna, in His form as a cowherd boy, was Parabrahman, the root cause of everything, but was now appearing...")
14:34, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Supreme Lord is narakrti; that is, He resembles a human being. It is not that He is four-armed (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is narakrti; that is, He resembles a human being. It is not that He is four-armed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh...")
14:29, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page He who appeared before Brahma as a human child was in fact the Absolute Truth (Krsna), Para-brahman - brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate - SB 1.2.11 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He who appeared before Brahma as a human child was in fact the Absolute Truth, Para-brahman"|"brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan it...")
14:12, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page From the Bhagavatam we understand that the entire universe is full of living entities everywhere. Thus it is the folly of the scientists that although they do not know anything, they mislead people by presenting themselves as scientists, philosophers (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from the Bhāgavatam we understand that the entire universe is full of living entities everywhere. Thus it is the folly of the...")
14:02, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When the doorman informed Lord Krsna, It is four-headed Brahma, Lord Krsna said, Oh, four-headed. Call others. Show him. This is Krsna's position. For Krsna the four-headed Brahma is insignificant, to say nothing of four-headed scientists (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the doorman informed Lord Kṛṣṇa"|"It is four-headed Brahmā"|"Lord Kṛṣṇa said"|"Oh, four-headed. Call others....")
13:53, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When Krsna's doorman informed Lord Krsna that Lord Brahma had arrived, Krsna responded, "Which Brahma? Ask him which Brahma." The doorman relayed this question, and Brahma was astonished. "Is there another Brahma besides me? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa's doorman informed Lord Kṛṣṇa that Lord Brahmā had arrived, Kṛṣṇa responded"|"Which Brahmā"|"As...")
13:49, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Krsna was playing like a dramatic actor. Because Brahma had some false prestige, thinking that he had some power, Krsna showed him his real position. A similar incident occurred when Brahma went to see Krsna in Dvaraka (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was playing like a dramatic actor. Because Brahmā had some false prestige, thinking that he had some power, Kṛ...")
13:41, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Vedesu durlabham: one cannot reach Krsna merely by Vedic knowledge. Adurlabham atma-bhaktau: but when one becomes a devotee, then one can realize Him. Brahma, therefore, became a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedeṣu durlabham: one cannot reach Kṛṣṇa merely by Vedic knowledge. Adurlabham ātma-bhaktau: but when one becomes a d...")
13:34, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Brahma prayed, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami: You are the original person, the cause of everything. I bow down to You. This was his realization. Tam aham bhajami. This is what is wanted (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā prayed, govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi"|"You are the original person, the cause of everything. I bow do...")
13:28, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although Krsna did not manifest anything wonderful, Brahma could understand that the same wonderful person was present like an ordinary child, although He was the master of the whole creation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Kṛṣṇa did not manifest anything wonderful, Brahmā could understand that the same wonderful person was present...")
13:23, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page People generally do not appreciate someone unless he shows something wonderful (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"people generally do not appreciate someone unless he shows something wonderful"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{comple...")
13:19, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Brahma did not see Krsna as catur-bhuja, the opulent Narayana; rather, he simply saw an innocent boy. Nonetheless, he could understand that although Krsna was not demonstrating His power, He was the same Supreme person (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā did not see Kṛṣṇa as catur-bhuja, the opulent Nārāyaṇa; rather, he simply saw an innocent boy. Nonetheless,...")
13:16, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Brahma saw Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing as a cowherd boy in Vrndavana, not demonstrating His opulence but standing just like an innocent boy with some food in His hand, loitering with His cowherd boyfriends, calves and cows (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā saw Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appearing as a cowherd boy in Vṛndāvana, not demonstrating His...")
13:03, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One thinks, Why should I read Bhagavad-gita? I know everything. I have my own interpretation. Brahma, however, was able to understand that the Supreme Personality is Krsna. Isvarah paramah krsnah (BS 5.1). Another of Krsna's names is paramesvara (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One thinks"|"Why should I read Bhagavad-gītā"|"I know everything. I have my own interpretation"|"Brahmā, however, was able...")
09:53, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the material world, everyone thinks, I am the best man in this world. I know everything (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, everyone thinks"|"I am the best man in this world. I know everything"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmisth...")
09:51, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The word advayam, meaning - one without a second, is also significant. Because Brahma was overcast by Krsna's maya, he was thinking himself the Supreme (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word advayam, meaning"|"one without a second"|"is also significant. Because Brahmā was overcast by Kṛṣṇa's māyā,...")
08:38, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The best course is to surrender to Krsna. Don't try to measure Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best course, therefore, is to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Don't try to measure Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmist...")
06:17, 18 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page On my (Prabhupada's) passage to America, how insignificant the ship was, like a matchbox in the midst of the ocean. Krsna's intelligence resembles the ocean, for one cannot imagine how vast it is (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On my passage to America, how insignificant the ship was, like a matchbox in the midst of the ocean. Kṛṣṇa's intelligenc...")
18:09, 17 February 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord's knowledge is unlimited, and therefore one cannot touch where it ends, just as one cannot measure the ocean. What is the extent of our intelligence in comparison to the vast expanse of water in the ocean (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's knowledge is unlimited, and therefore one cannot touch where it ends, just as one cannot measure the ocean. What is...")

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