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17:5017:50, 17 March 2021 diff hist +3,270 N Giving too much attention to understanding the exalted glories of the Lord reduces the chance of one’s entering into personal loving affairs with the Lord. To teach the principles of such loving dealings, the Lord decided to appear as Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Giving too much attention to understanding the exalted glories of the Lord reduces the chance of one’s entering into persona..."
17:3517:35, 17 March 2021 diff hist +2,794 N One cannot understand the dealings of the Lord in Vrndavana simply by executing the ritualistic regulative principles mentioned in the scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot understand the dealings of the Lord in Vṛndāvana simply by executing the ritualistic regulative principles menti..."
17:3017:30, 17 March 2021 diff hist +3,439 N One may understand the science of the SPG from the Vedic literatures & thus become a devotee & worship Him within the regulative principles described in the scriptures, but one will not know in this way how Krsna is served by the residents of Vrajabhumi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may understand the science of the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the Vedic literatures and thus become a devotee of t..."
17:1417:14, 17 March 2021 diff hist +3,122 N After His appearance, Lord Krsna thought that He had not distributed the transcendental personal dealings with His devotees in dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After His appearance, Lord Kṛṣṇa thought that He had not distributed the transcendental personal dealings with His devot..." current
04:2404:24, 17 March 2021 diff hist +1,911 N The Lord seldom awards pure transcendental love, but without such pure love of God, freed from fruitive activities and empiric speculation, one cannot attain perfection in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord seldom awards pure transcendental love, but without such pure love of God, freed from fruitive activities and empiric..." current

18:0318:03, 16 March 2021 diff hist +24 He (Krsna) manifests His transcendental pastimes in Vraja so that people may be attracted into that sphere of activities and leave aside their imitation relationships with the mundane. Then, after fully exhibiting all such activities, the Lord disappears No edit summary current
18:0118:01, 16 March 2021 diff hist +3,344 N He (Krsna) manifests His transcendental pastimes in Vraja so that people may be attracted into that sphere of activities and leave aside their imitation relationships with the mundane. Then, after fully exhibiting all such activities, the Lord disappears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He manifests His transcendental pastimes in Vraja so that people may be attracted into that sphere of activities and leave asi..."
17:5517:55, 16 March 2021 diff hist +3,058 N The Absolute Personality, Sri Krsna, descends to revive the five eternally existing relationships - namely neutrality, servitorship, friendship, filial love and amorous love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That Absolute Personality, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, descends to revive the five eternally existing relationships"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
17:4917:49, 16 March 2021 diff hist +3,233 N These five enjoyable relationships (namely neutrality, servitorship, friendship, filial love and amorous love) within the material world are perverted reflections of relationships with the Absolute Personality of Godhead in the transcendental nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These five enjoyable relationships within the material world are perverted reflections of relationships with the Absolute Pers..."
17:4417:44, 16 March 2021 diff hist +3,347 N Imperfect life is realized in material existence, in five different relationships we share with everyone within the material world: neutrality, servitorship, friendship, filial love and amorous love between husband and wife or lover and beloved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Imperfect life is realized in material existence, in five different relationships we share with everyone within the material w..."
17:3817:38, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,781 N One who factually understands Krsna makes his life perfect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who factually understands Kṛṣṇa makes his life perfect"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..."
17:3217:32, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,784 N The descent of Sri Krsna, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is very purposeful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The descent of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is very purposeful"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}..." current
17:2817:28, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,815 N Dasya-rasa is the basic relationship between Krsna and His devotees; therefore this verse (of CC Adi 3.11) considers dasya the first stage of transcendental devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dāsya-rasa is the basic relationship between Kṛṣṇa and His devotees; therefore this verse considers dāsya the first st..." current
17:2317:23, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,993 N Santa-rasa is not given much importance because as soon as there is a slight understanding between the knower and the known, active loving transcendental reciprocations and exchanges begin Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śānta-rasa is not given much importance because as soon as there is a slight understanding between the knower and the known,..." current
17:1617:16, 16 March 2021 diff hist +3,127 Santa-rasa is a very grand idea for materialistic philosophers, but such idealistic appreciation is only the beginning; it is the lowest among the relationships in the spiritual world No edit summary current
17:1317:13, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,827 N Santa-rasa, or the neutral stage, is not mentioned in this verse (of CC Adi 3.11) because although in santa-rasa one considers the Absolute Truth the sublime great, one does not go beyond that conception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śānta-rasa, or the neutral stage, is not mentioned in this verse because although in śānta-rasa one considers the Absolute..."
17:0717:07, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,609 N Dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and srngara are the transcendental modes of loving service to the Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya and śṛṅgāra are the transcendental modes of loving service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
17:0317:03, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,348 N 1,975,320,000 years of the day of Brahma elapse before the appearance of Lord Krsna. This is an astronomical calculation according to solar years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"1,975,320,000 years of the day of Brahmā elapse before the appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is an astronomical calculatio..."
16:5916:59, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,304 N From the beginning of Brahma’s day of 4,320,000,000 years, six Manus appear and disappear before Lord Krsna appears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the beginning of Brahmā’s day of 4,320,000,000 years, six Manus appear and disappear before Lord Kṛṣṇa appears"}..." current
16:5316:53, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,475 N Lord Krsna and Lord Caitanya appear once in each day of Brahma, or once in fourteen manv-antaras, each of seventy-one divya-yugas in duration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Caitanya appear once in each day of Brahmā, or once in fourteen manv-antaras, each of seventy-one d..."
16:4816:48, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,744 N Now is the term of Vaivasvata Manu, during which Lord Caitanya appears. First Lord Krsna appears at the close of the Dvapara-yuga of the twenty-eighth divya-yuga, and then Lord Caitanya appears in the Kali-yuga of the same divya-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now is the term of Vaivasvata Manu, during which Lord Caitanya appears. First Lord Kṛṣṇa appears at the close of the Dv..." current
16:4116:41, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,553 N The names of the 14 Manus are as follows: Svayambhuva, Svarocisa, Uttama, Tamasa, Raivata, Caksusa, Vaivasvata, Savarni, Daksa-savarni, Brahma-savarni, Dharma-savarni, Rudraputra (Rudra-savarni), Raucya, or Deva-savarni, and Bhautyaka, or Indra-savarni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The names of the fourteen Manus are as follows: (1) Svāyambhuva, (2) Svārociṣa, (3) Uttama, (4) Tāmasa, (5) Raivata, (6)..." current
16:3016:30, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,561 N He (Bimal Prasad Datta) was honored with the title Siddhanta Sarasvati for translating the Surya-siddhanta, and the title Gosvami Maharaja was added when he accepted sannyasa, the renounced order of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was honored with the title Siddhānta Sarasvatī for translating the Sūrya-siddhānta, and the title Gosvāmī Mahārāja..." current
16:1916:19, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,831 N A Bengali translation of this book (Surya-siddhanta) was compiled by the great professor of astronomy and mathematics Bimal Prasad Datta, later known as Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, who was our merciful spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Bengali translation of this book was compiled by the great professor of astronomy and mathematics Bimal Prasād Datta, later..." current
16:0516:05, 16 March 2021 diff hist +2,082 N A manv-antara is the period controlled by one Manu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A manv-antara is the period controlled by one Manu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-03-16T1..." current

09:3309:33, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,696 The eternal pastimes of the Lord in the spiritual planet Krsnaloka are called aprakata, or unmanifested, pastimes because they are beyond the purview of the conditioned souls No edit summary current
09:2809:28, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,734 N In the previous chapter (of CC Adi 2) it has been established that Krsna, the son of Vrajendra (the King of Vraja), is the SPG, with six opulences. He eternally enjoys transcendentally variegated opulences on His planet, which is known as Goloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the previous chapter it has been established that Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vrajendra (the King of Vraja), is the Supreme Per..."
09:1609:16, 15 March 2021 diff hist +1,720 N A quotation from the Vidagdha-madhava (1.2), a drama compiled and edited by Srila Rupa Gosvami Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a quotation from the Vidagdha-mādhava (1.2), a drama compiled and edited by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
09:0009:00, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,668 m When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the two-letter combinations, which are called phala Alankrutha moved page When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the two-letter combinations, which are called phala, as mentioned above to When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the two-letter combinations, which are called phala current
08:5908:59, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,688 N When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the two-letter combinations, which are called phala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the child is a little advanced in writing, he is given a slate for his primary education, which ends when he learns the t..."
08:5508:55, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,545 N Guiding the hand of the student, he (the teacher) instructs him how to write the letters of the alphabet (a, a, i, etc.) by writing big letters on the floor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"guiding the hand of the student, he instructs him how to write the letters of the alphabet (a, ā, i, etc.) by writing big let..." current
08:5108:51, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,901 N At the age of four or five years, on an auspicious day called vidyarambha marking the beginning of primary education, there is a ceremony worshiping Lord Visnu, and after that the teacher gives the child a long chalk pencil Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the age of four or five years, on an auspicious day called vidyārambha marking the beginning of primary education, there i..."
08:4208:42, 15 March 2021 diff hist +2,664 N The twelve phala, or combinations of letters, are called repha; murdhanya (cerebral), na; dantavya (dental), na; ma; ya; ra; la; va; r; ṟ; lr and lṟ. Hate khadi is the primary educational beginning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The twelve phalā, or combinations of letters, are called repha; mūrdhanya (cerebral), ṇa; dāntavya (dental), na; ma; ya;..."
08:1708:17, 15 March 2021 diff hist +8,121 Not only the misguided descendants of Advaita Acarya but anyone who has no connection with Caitanya Mahaprabhu - even if he is independently a great sannyasi, learned scholar or ascetic - is like a dead branch of a tree No edit summary current
07:2407:24, 15 March 2021 diff hist +3,212 Because of His protecting and maintaining this world in the present Kali-yuga, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is known as Visvambhara, which refers to one who feeds the entire world No edit summary current

18:5118:51, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,557 N Jagannatha Misra considered Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu his beloved little boy, although He is worshiped with all veneration by learned brahmanas and saintly persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jagannātha Miśra also considered Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu his beloved little boy, although He is worshiped with all venerat..."
18:4618:46, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,847 N In SB 10.8.45 it is said, "Lord Krsna, the SPG, who is worshiped with exalted hymns by all the Vedas & Upanisads & by great personalities through sankhya-yoga in the mode of goodness, was considered by mother Yasoda and Nanda to be their own little son" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"it is said"|"Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped with exalted hym..."
18:3518:35, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,176 N The brahmana Jagannatha Misra saw in his dream told him that his son (Lord Caitanya) was not an ordinary human being. If He were a transcendental person, He would have self-effulgent knowledge, and thus there would be no need to educate Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇa Jagannātha Miśra saw in his dream told him that his son was not an ordinary human being. If He were a transc..." current
18:2718:27, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,457 N Hearing the discourse on absolute knowledge, His (Lord Caitanya's) mother was very much astonished and forced Him to take a bath Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hearing this discourse on absolute knowledge, His mother was very much astonished and forced Him to take a bath"}} {{notes|}}..."
18:2218:22, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,910 N The Lord (Caitanya) said to his mother: Everything in relationship with Visnu is to be considered an expansion of Visnu’s energy. Visnu, the Supersoul, is eternal and uncontaminated. How then may these pots be considered pure or impure? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything in relationship with Viṣṇu is to be considered an expansion of Viṣṇu’s energy. Viṣṇu, the Supersoul,..."
18:1518:15, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,850 N The Lord (Caitanya) said, "Mother, that this is pure and that is impure is surely a worldly sentiment with no basis in fact. You have cooked food for Lord Visnu within these pots and offered the food to Him. How then can these pots be untouchable?" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord said"|"Mother, that this is pure and that is impure is surely a worldly sentiment with no basis in fact. You have coo..."
18:0418:04, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,308 Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down on the pots (which were thrown after cooking for Lord Visnu) very pleasingly, just to give His mother a lesson No edit summary current
17:5617:56, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,200 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu sat down on the pots (which were thrown after cooking for Lord Visnu) very pleasingly, just to give His mother a lesson Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down on the pots very pleasingly, just to give His mother a lesson"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alan..."
17:5117:51, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,358 The food (offered to Lord Visnu) would be cooked in earthen pots, all fresh and new, and after cooking, the pots would be thrown away. By the side of the house there was generally a big pit where such pots were thrown No edit summary current
17:4217:42, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,273 N The food (offered to Lord Visnu) would be cooked in earthen pots, all fresh and new, and after cooking, the pots would be thrown away. By the side of the house there was generally a big pit where such pots were thrown Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The food would be cooked in earthen pots, all fresh and new, and after cooking, the pots would be thrown away. By the side of..."
17:3717:37, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,292 N Formerly it was the custom of brahmanas to worship Lord Visnu daily at home and cook food in new pots. This system is still going on in Jagannatha Puri Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly it was the custom of brāhmaṇas to worship Lord Viṣṇu daily at home and cook food in new pots. This system is s..."
17:3317:33, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,857 N Sometimes foolish rascals, not knowing the purpose of the Lord (Krsna) or the purpose of the gopis, unnecessarily criticize from their own angle of vision, but the real purpose of vastra-harana is expressed by the Lord in this verse of CC Adi 14.69 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes foolish rascals, not knowing the purpose of the Lord or the purpose of the gopīs, unnecessarily criticize from thei..."
17:2417:24, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,939 N After stealing their (gopis) garments, Krsna informed them: I immediately understood your desire and approved of it. Because I have now stolen your garments, you have presented yourselves before Me completely naked, I have accepted all of you as My wives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after stealing their garments, Kṛṣṇa informed them, “I immediately understood your desire and approved of it. Because..." current
17:0917:09, 14 March 2021 diff hist +3,158 The gopis, the girlfriends of Krsna, were almost of the same age as He. Within their minds they desired that Krsna be their husband, but because of feminine bashfulness they could not express their desire No edit summary current
16:5916:59, 14 March 2021 diff hist +2,611 N When the gopis received their garments back from Krsna, Krsna recited this verse of SB 10.22.25 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the gopīs received their garments back from Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa recited this verse"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankru..." current

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