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12:0612:06, 22 February 2021 diff hist +8,269 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, is beyond the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance. No material qualities exist in Him. May that original person, Narayana, who is situated in a completely transcendental position, be pleased with us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, is beyond the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance. No material qual..."
11:5211:52, 22 February 2021 diff hist +8,084 N Lord Krsna Himself says in the Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.25.12),The material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance are connected with the conditioned souls, but never with Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance are connected with the conditioned souls, but never with Me, the Supreme..."
11:4811:48, 22 February 2021 diff hist +8,002 N The material modes of nature control the conditioned souls, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is never influenced by these modes, as all Vedic literatures directly and indirectly corroborate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material modes of nature control the conditioned souls, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead is never influenced by thes..."
11:3511:35, 22 February 2021 diff hist +6 The Lord and His devotees simultaneously perceive the hladini potency directly by the power of the samvit potency No edit summary current
11:3511:35, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,634 N The Lord and His devotees simultaneously perceive the hladini potency directly by the power of the samvit potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord and His devotees simultaneously perceive the hlādinī potency directly by the power of the samvit potency"}} {{notes..."
11:3111:31, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,709 N Spiritual variegatedness is eternally independent of all material conditions and is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, both being absolute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Spiritual variegatedness is eternally independent of all material conditions and is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality..." current
11:2511:25, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,998 N The transcendental variegatedness of visuddha-sattva is completely free from all mundane qualities. Visuddha-sattva is therefore the proper atmosphere in which to experience the Personality of Godhead and His transcendental pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental variegatedness of viśuddha-sattva is completely free from all mundane qualities. Viśuddha-sattva is there..."
11:2311:23, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,727 N In the mundane mode of goodness there are tinges of passion and ignorance. Therefore mundane goodness, being mixed, is called misra-sattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the mundane mode of goodness there are tinges of passion and ignorance. Therefore mundane goodness, being mixed, is called..."
11:1711:17, 22 February 2021 diff hist +8,076 N Who understands the transcendental nature of the Lord's appearance, activities and disappearance can enter the spiritual kingdom to associate with the Supreme Personality of Godhead & reciprocate the hladini potency in transactions between him & the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can enter the spiritual kingdom to associate with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and reciprocate the hlādinī potency..."
11:0811:08, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,740 N The pastimes and manifestations of the Lord in the material world are not at all material; they belong to the pure transcendental state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pastimes and manifestations of the Lord in the material world are therefore not at all material; they belong to the pure t..."
11:0311:03, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,982 N The total exhibition of these potencies (Hladini, sandhini, and samvit) is called visuddha-sattva, and this platform of spiritual variegatedness is displayed even in the material world when the Lord appears here Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The total exhibition of these potencies is called viśuddha-sattva, and this platform of spiritual variegatedness is displayed..."
10:5610:56, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,895 N The transcendental potency by which He (the Lord) possesses transcendental bliss and causes His devotees to have bliss is called hladini Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental potency by which He possesses transcendental bliss and causes His devotees to have bliss is called hlādin..."
10:5210:52, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,942 The transcendental potency by which He knows Himself and causes others to know Him is called samvit No edit summary current
10:5210:52, 22 February 2021 diff hist +7,672 The transcendental potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He maintains His existence is called sandhini No edit summary current
10:4810:48, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,083 N The hladini potency gives the Lord all transcendental pleasure, and the Lord bestows such a potency upon His pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The hlādinī potency gives the Lord all transcendental pleasure, and the Lord bestows such a potency upon His pure devotee"}}..."
10:4410:44, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,354 Ignorant persons cannot understand the distinction between impersonal spiritual bliss and the variegatedness of the spiritual pleasure potency No edit summary current
10:4310:43, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,171 N The potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that always enriches Him with transcendental bliss is not material, but the Sankarites have accepted it as such because they are ignorant of the identity of the Supreme Lord and His pleasure potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that always enriches Him with transcendental bliss is not material, but the..."
10:3510:35, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,575 Devotional service reciprocated between the Lord and His devotee is an exhibition of the transcendental pleasure potency of the Lord No edit summary current
10:3310:33, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,072 N When the pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is exhibited by His grace in the person of a devotee, that manifestation is called love of God. Love of God - is an epithet for the pleasure potency of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the pleasure potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is exhibited by His grace in the person of a devotee, that man..."
10:2210:22, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,927 N Because the pleasure potency is perpetually present in the Supreme Lord, the theory of the impersonalist that the Lord appears in the material mode of goodness cannot be accepted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the pleasure potency is perpetually present in the Supreme Lord, the theory of the impersonalist that the Lord appears..."
10:2010:20, 22 February 2021 diff hist +37 Hladini is the personal manifestation of the blissfulness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by which He enjoys pleasure No edit summary current
10:1910:19, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,725 N Hladini is the personal manifestation of the blissfulness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by which He enjoys pleasure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hlādinī is the personal manifestation of the blissfulness of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by which He enjoys pleasure..."
08:1508:15, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,874 N The material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You (the Lord), for You have no material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You, for You have no material quali..."
08:1108:11, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,028 N In the Visnu Purana (1.12.69) the Lord is addressed as follows: O Lord, You are the support of everything. The three attributes hladini, sandhini and samvit exist in You as one spiritual energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa"|"the Lord is addressed as follows"|"O Lord, You are the support of everything. The three attribute..." current
07:3507:35, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,213 The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three kinds of internal potency, namely the hladini-sakti, or pleasure potency, the sandhini-sakti, or existential potency, and the samvit-sakti, or cognitive potency No edit summary current
07:3307:33, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,081 N Devotional service is reciprocation between two, and therefore it cannot be located simply within one’s self. Therefore the bliss of self-realization, brahmananda, cannot be equated with devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is reciprocation between two, and therefore it cannot be located simply within one’s self. Therefore the..." current
07:3007:30, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,878 N The bliss enjoyed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be of material composition, like the impersonalist conception of the bliss of Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bliss enjoyed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be of material composition, like the impersonalist conception o..."
07:2507:25, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,958 N The potency that overcomes the Supreme must be purely spiritual. Such a potency cannot be anything of the material manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the potency that overcomes the Supreme must be purely spiritual. Such a potency cannot be anything of the material manifestati..."
07:2207:22, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,096 N The Vedic scriptures inform us that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, is self-sufficient, and that maya, nescience, can never influence Him at all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic scriptures inform us that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, is self-sufficient, and that māy..."
07:2007:20, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,038 N What is the particular attraction that makes the Supreme Lord enthusiastic to accept devotional service, and what is the nature of such service? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the particular attraction that makes the Supreme Lord enthusiastic to accept devotional service, and what is the natur..."
06:4906:49, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,087 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is attracted by devotional service, and as such the ultimate supremacy of Vedic knowledge rests in knowing the science of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is attracted by devotional service, and as such the ultimate supremacy of Vedic knowledge r..." current
06:4706:47, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,891 N Only devotional service can help a devotee meet the Supreme Lord face to face Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only devotional service can help a devotee meet the Supreme Lord face to face"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complet..."
06:4506:45, 22 February 2021 diff hist +5,187 N Srila Jiva Gosvami has elaborately discussed the hladini potency in his Priti-sandarbha. He says that the Vedas clearly state, Only devotional service can lead one to the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has elaborately discussed the hlādinī potency in his Prīti-sandarbha. He says that the Vedas clearl..."
06:3706:37, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,406 N The Lord manifests His internal potency in three transcendental divisions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord manifests His internal potency in three transcendental divisions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|AL..." current
03:3503:35, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,509 N When the same potency (Krsna's internal potency) plays as a pleasure-giving medium it is known as hladini, or the transcendental blissful potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the same potency plays as a pleasure-giving medium it is known as hlādinī, or the transcendental blissful potency"}} {{..."
03:3303:33, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,578 N When the same potency (Krsna's internal potency) displays full knowledge it is called cit, or samvit, which expands the transcendental forms of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the same potency displays full knowledge it is called cit, or samvit, which expands the transcendental forms of the Lord"..."
03:2403:24, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,239 N His (Krsna's) internal potency is exhibited first as sat, or existence - or, in other words, as the portion that expands the existence function of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His internal potency is exhibited first as sat, or existence"|"or, in other words, as the portion that expands the existence f..."
03:2203:22, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,170 N The absolute Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, is the omnipotent form of transcendental existence, knowledge and bliss in full Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The absolute Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, is the omnipotent form of transcendental existence, knowledge and bliss in ful..." current
03:1603:16, 22 February 2021 diff hist +4,130 N The activities of Lord Caitanya are primarily in the role of the pleasure-giving portion of His internal potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The activities of Lord Caitanya are primarily in the role of the pleasure-giving portion of His internal potency"}} {{notes|}}..."

17:3817:38, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,414 N The very name "Radha" suggests that Srimati Radharani is eternally the topmost mistress of the comforts of Sri Krsna. As such, She is the medium transmitting the living entities' service to Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The very name "Rādhā"|"suggests that Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is eternally the topmost mistress of the comforts of Śrī K..."
17:3117:31, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,730 Radharani is the internal potency of Sri Krsna, and She eternally intensifies the pleasure of Sri Krsna. Impersonalists cannot understand this without the help of a maha-bhagavata devotee No edit summary current
17:3017:30, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,306 N The philosophy of inconceivable oneness and difference propounded by Lord Caitanya is the only source of understanding for such intricacies of transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The philosophy of inconceivable oneness and difference propounded by Lord Caitanya is the only source of understanding for suc..."
17:2717:27, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,410 N Everything in the Absolute is inconceivable in relative existence. Therefore in relative cognizance it is very difficult to assimilate this truth of the oneness between the potent and the potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything in the Absolute is inconceivable in relative existence. Therefore in relative cognizance it is very difficult to as..."
17:1417:14, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,229 N We cannot differentiate between one and the other (Radha and Krsna), any more than we can separate fire from heat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot differentiate between one and the other, any more than we can separate fire from heat"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..."
17:0617:06, 21 February 2021 diff hist +4,033 N The two transcendentalists Radha and Krsna are a puzzle to materialists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two transcendentalists Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are a puzzle to materialists"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{compl..."
15:1615:16, 21 February 2021 diff hist +2,082 N This text (CC Adi Lila 4.55) is from the diary of Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami. It appears as the fifth of the first fourteen verses of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This text is from the diary of Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī. It appears as the fifth of the first fourteen verses of..."
15:1115:11, 21 February 2021 diff hist +1,914 N Texts 51 and 52 (of CC Adi Lila chapter 4) are, respectively, Prathama Sri Caitanyastaka 2 and Dvitiya Sri Caitanyastaka 3, from the Stava-mala of Srila Rupa Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Texts 51 and 52 are, respectively, Prathama Śrī Caitanyāṣṭaka 2 and Dvitīya Śrī Caitanyāṣṭaka 3, from the Stava..."
14:4114:41, 21 February 2021 diff hist +5,387 The Lord Himself agreed to assume the position of Radharani in the form of Lord Sri Gauranga. He then relished the highest position of parakiya-rasa, as exhibited in the transcendental abode of Vraja No edit summary current
14:3914:39, 21 February 2021 diff hist +5,054 N The intensity of Her loving service is the highest form of ecstasy. No one can surpass Srimati Radharani in relishing the qualities of the Lord through this supreme transcendental mellow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The intensity of Her loving service is the highest form of ecstasy. No one can surpass Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in relishing..."
14:2514:25, 21 February 2021 diff hist +5,081 N It is stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta that the parakiya sentiment exists only in that transcendental realm (Goloka Vrndavana) and nowhere else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is further stated here in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta that the parakīya sentiment exists only in that transcendental realm..."

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