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14:3014:30, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,112 Even if They (Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha) are full expansions, the flaw of generation remains No edit summary current
14:2914:29, 2 March 2021 diff hist +2,899 m Because Garuda's plans for eating were disappointed, Saubhari Muni certainly committed a great offense to a Vaisnava. Because of this vaisnava-aparadha, an offense at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava, Saubhari fell from his exalted position of mystic tapasya Removed from deleted category 'His' current
14:2614:26, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,006 N Even if They (Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha) are full expansions, the flaw of generation remains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if They are full expansions, the flaw of generation remains"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
14:2014:20, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,606 N Sankaracarya can't accept devotees' idea that Sankarsana, Pradyumna & Aniruddha are equally as powerful as the PofG, full in the 6 opulences of knowledge, wealth, strength, fame, beauty & renunciation, & free from the flaw of generation at a certain point Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya also says (sūtra 44) that he cannot accept the devotees’ idea that Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Anirud..."
14:0114:01, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,103 N Devotees say that from Pradyumna has sprung Aniruddha, who is considered to represent the ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees also say that from Pradyumna has sprung Aniruddha, who is considered to represent the ego"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..." current
13:5413:54, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,484 N Sankaracarya says (sutra 43) that devotees think that Pradyumna, who is considered to represent the senses, has sprung from Sankarsana, who is considered to represent the living entities. But we cannot actually experience that a person can produce senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya says (sūtra 43) that devotees think that Pradyumna, who is considered to represent the senses, has sprung f..." current
13:4713:47, 2 March 2021 diff hist +5,292 m At the last stage, He (Balarama) departed from this world by producing a great white snake from His mouth, and thus He was carried by Sesanaga in the shape of a serpent Removed from deleted category 'By' current
13:4713:47, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,358 N In the second chapter of the Vedanta-sutra’s second khanda, Acarya Vedavyasa has refuted the conception that the living beings were ever born (natma sruter nityatvac ca tabhyah). Because there is no creation for the living entities, they must be eternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the second chapter of the Vedānta-sūtra’s second khaṇḍa, Ācārya Vedavyāsa has also refuted the conception that t..." current
13:4313:43, 2 March 2021 diff hist +41,869 N When a cause is nullified, its results are nullified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a cause is nullified, its results are nullified"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-03-0..." current
13:3713:37, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,375 N If the living entities had been created from material nature at a certain point, they would be noneternal and would have no chance to be liberated and associate with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the living entities had been created from material nature at a certain point, they would be noneternal and would have no ch..." current
13:3013:30, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,774 N The living entities are supposed to be freed from material contamination by engaging in prolonged temple worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, reading Vedic literature and performing yoga and pious activities to attain the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are supposed to be freed from material contamination by engaging in prolonged temple worship of the Suprem..."
13:1013:10, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,208 N If Sankarsana is understood to represent the living entities created from the body of Vasudeva, the living entities would have to be noneternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if Saṅkarṣaṇa is understood to represent the living entities created from the body of Vāsudeva, the living entities wou..." current
13:0013:00, 2 March 2021 diff hist +7,429 m As soon as we confront Krsna, Krsna advises (BG 18.66): "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear" Removed from deleted category 'All' current
13:0013:00, 2 March 2021 diff hist −2 Sankara says that he does not attempt to argue that portion of the devotees’ understanding, but he must protest the idea that Sankarsana is produced from Vasudeva, Pradyumna is produced from Sankarsana, and Aniruddha is produced from Pradyumna No edit summary current
12:5912:59, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,731 N Sankara says that he does not attempt to argue that portion of the devotees’ understanding, but he must protest the idea that Sankarsana is produced from Vasudeva, Pradyumna is produced from Sankarsana, and Aniruddha is produced from Pradyumna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sankara says that he does not attempt to argue that portion of the devotees' understanding, but he must protest the idea that..."
12:1912:19, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,406 N Great souls assert that Narayana, who is known as the Paramatma, or Supersoul, is beyond material nature, and this is in accordance with the statements of the Vedic literature. Mayavadis also agree that Narayana can expand Himself in various forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Great souls assert that Nārāyaṇa, who is known as the Paramātmā, or Supersoul, is beyond material nature, and this is in..."
12:1112:11, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,570 N Among these expansions (Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha), Vasudeva is considered the origin of the material nature. Therefore Sankaracarya says that Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha must be creations of that original cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Among these expansions, Vāsudeva is considered the origin of the material nature. Therefore Śaṅkarācārya says that Saṅ..." current
12:0412:04, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,607 Another name of Vasudeva is Paramatma, another name of Sankarsana is jiva (the living entity), another name of Pradyumna is mind, and another name of Aniruddha is ahankara (false ego) No edit summary current
12:0212:02, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,314 N From Vasudeva, who is the primary expansion, come Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha in that order Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Vāsudeva, who is the primary expansion, come Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha in that order"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
07:5607:56, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,456 N Devotees believe that the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself into four other eternal transcendental forms - Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"believe that the Supreme Personality of Godhead expands Himself into four other eternal transcendental forms"|"Vāsudeva, Sa..."
07:5207:52, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,752 N Sankaracarya says (sutra 42): devotees think the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vasudeva, Sri Krsna, to be one, to be free from material qualities & to have a transcendental body full of bliss & eternal existence. He is the ultimate goal of the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya says (sūtra 42) that devotees think the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vāsudeva, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, to be..."
07:4007:40, 2 March 2021 diff hist +42,287 N In his commentary on Vedanta-sutra 2.2.42-45, His Holiness Sripada Sankaracarya has made a futile attempt to nullify the existence of these quadruple forms (of the Lord) in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his commentary on Vedānta-sūtra"|"His Holiness Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has made a futile attempt to nullify the exis..."

18:3118:31, 1 March 2021 diff hist +42,285 N The quadruple forms, who are full in the six opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are the enjoyers of the internal potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The quadruple forms, who are full in the six opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are the enjoyers of the internal..."
18:2718:27, 1 March 2021 diff hist +42,330 N The quadruple forms have a spiritual existence that can be realized in vasudeva-sattva (suddha-sattva), or unqualified goodness, which accompanies complete absorption in the understanding of Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The quadruple forms have a spiritual existence that can be realized in vasudeva-sattva (śuddha-sattva), or unqualified goodne..."
18:1518:15, 1 March 2021 diff hist +41,975 N In his Sariraka-bhasya Sankaracarya has increased the misunderstanding of the monists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his Śārīraka-bhāṣya, however, Śaṅkarācārya has increased the misunderstanding of the monists"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
17:5717:57, 1 March 2021 diff hist +42,339 N The explanation of the quadruple forms in the Vedic literature cannot be understood by the speculation of a conditioned soul. The quadruple forms should therefore be accepted just as They are described Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the explanation of the quadruple forms in the Vedic literature cannot be understood by the speculation of a conditioned soul...."
17:4217:42, 1 March 2021 diff hist +42,460 N In verses 41 through 47 of this chapter of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami answers Sripada Sankaracarya’s misleading objections to the personal feature of the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In verses 41 through 47 of this chapter of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Śrīla Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī answers..."
17:4017:40, 1 March 2021 diff hist +42,352 N Sripada Sankaracarya has misleadingly explained the quadruple form (catur-vyuha) in his interpretation of the forty-second aphorism of Chapter Two of the second khanda of the Vedanta-sutra - utpatty-asambhavat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has misleadingly explained the quadruple form (catur-vyūha) in his interpretation of the forty-s..."
17:1317:13, 1 March 2021 diff hist +4,396 Pradyumna lives in Dvaraka-pura, and Aniruddha lies on the eternal bed of Sesa, generally known as ananta-sayya, on the island called Svetadvipa, in the ocean of milk No edit summary current
17:1017:10, 1 March 2021 diff hist +4,271 N In the spiritual sky there are four directions, corresponding to east, west, north and south, in which Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna are situated. The same forms are also situated in the material sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the spiritual sky there are four directions, corresponding to east, west, north and south, in which Vasudeva, Sankarsana, A..."
15:3315:33, 1 March 2021 diff hist +4,267 N Considering the quadruple forms of the absolute PG, known as Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna & Aniruddha, the impersonalists, headed by Sankaracarya, have interpreted the aphorisms of the Vedanta-sutra in a way suitable for the impersonalist school Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In considering the quadruple forms of the absolute Personality of Godhead, known as Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and..."
15:2615:26, 1 March 2021 diff hist +4,190 N Although belonging to the marginal potency, known as jiva-sakti, the spiritual sparks known as the living entities are subjected to the conditions of material energy. It is because these sparks are related with both the internal and external potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although belonging to the marginal potency, known as jīva-śakti, the spiritual sparks known as the living entities are subje..."
15:2115:21, 1 March 2021 diff hist +3,617 N Maha-sankarsana is the ultimate reservoir and objective of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is the ultimate reservoir and objective of all living entities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
15:1515:15, 1 March 2021 diff hist +2,655 N Yogis who attain oneness through meditation according to the Patanjali yoga system also reach Siddhaloka. This is a verse (of CC Adi 5.39) from the Brahmanda Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogīs who attain oneness through meditation according to the Patañjali yoga system also reach Siddhaloka. This is a verse fr..."
15:0315:03, 1 March 2021 diff hist +2,175 N Tamas means darkness. The material world is dark, and beyond the material world is light Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tamas means darkness. The material world is dark, and beyond the material world is light"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..."
14:5614:56, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,571 N A devotee's aim in life is to attain perfection in loving the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee's aim in life is to attain perfection in loving the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmist..." current
14:4814:48, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,533 N Demons are always accustomed to being malicious toward devotees and to killing brahmanas and cows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demons are always accustomed to being malicious toward devotees and to killing brāhmaṇas and cows"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
14:4214:42, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,568 N Devotees are actually in a transcendental position, whereas nondevotees are candidates for hellish conditions of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees are actually in a transcendental position, whereas nondevotees are candidates for hellish conditions of life"}} {{not..."
14:3614:36, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,514 N For devotees such salvation (merging into the Brahman effulgence) is abominable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For devotees such salvation is abominable"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-03-01T14:36:36Z..."
14:3214:32, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,664 N Demons like Kamsa, who were famous for killing brahmanas and cows, attained that salvation by merging into the Brahman effulgence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"demons like Kaṁsa, who were famous for killing brāhmaṇas and cows, attained that salvation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..."
14:1214:12, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,922 N When it is said that Sisupala merged into the body of Krsna, it should be noted that in this case he was not Jaya or Vijaya: he was actually a demon Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When it is said that Śiśupāla merged into the body of Kṛṣṇa, it should be noted that in this case he was not Jaya or..."
14:0014:00, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,988 N It is natural that sometimes Lord Visnu wants to fight. Just as He has the tendencies to create, to enjoy, to be a friend, to accept a mother and father, and so on, He also has the tendency to fight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is natural that sometimes Lord Viṣṇu wants to fight. Just as He has the tendencies to create, to enjoy, to be a friend,..."
13:5713:57, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,697 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead has all the tendencies that may be found in the living entity, for He is the chief living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has all the tendencies that may be found in the living entity, for He is the chief living e..."
13:4913:49, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,968 N It is not necessary for the Vaikuṇṭha associates of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to come to take the roles of His enemies in all the millenniums in which He appears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not necessary for the Vaikuṇṭha associates of the Supreme Personality of Godhead to come to take the roles of His en..."
13:4013:40, 1 March 2021 diff hist +8,160 N In the course of these instructions to Maitreya about Hiranyakasipu, Ravana and Sisupala, Parasara did not say that these demons were formerly Jaya and Vijaya. He simply described the transmigration through three lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the course of these instructions to Maitreya about Hiraṇyakaśipu, Rāvaṇa and Śiśupāla, Parāśara did not say that..."
13:3113:31, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,865 N The discussion between Maitreya Muni and Parasara Muni centered on whether devotees come down into the material world in every millennium like Jaya and Vijaya, who were cursed by the Kumaras to that effect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"discussion between Maitreya Muni and Parasara Muni centered on whether devotees come down into the material world in every mil..."
13:1913:19, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,288 N The devotees are placed in Vaikunthaloka or Krsnaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees are placed in Vaikuṇṭhaloka or Kṛṣṇaloka"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
13:0613:06, 1 March 2021 diff hist +8,078 N Devotees (who always think favorably of Krsna as their master or friend) must attain a situation better than Brahmaloka, the impersonal bodily effulgence of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotees must attain a situation better than Brahmaloka, the impersonal bodily effulgence of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
12:3512:35, 1 March 2021 diff hist +8,079 N Even a person who thinks of Krsna as an enemy and is killed by Him may be liberated by becoming one with the body of Krsna. What then must be the destination of devotees who always think favorably of Krsna as their master or friend? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even a person who thinks of Kṛṣṇa as an enemy and is killed by Him may be liberated by becoming one with the body of K..."
12:2712:27, 1 March 2021 diff hist +7,996 N Although Sisupala was always envious of Krsna, he frequently uttered the name of Krsna and always thought of the beautiful features of Krsna. Thus by constantly thinking and chanting of Krsna he was cleansed of the contamination of his sinful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Śiśupāla was always envious of Kṛṣṇa, he frequently uttered the name of Kṛṣṇa and always thought of th..."

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