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14:5014:50, 10 April 2021 diff hist +2,087 N In His gigantic form, Lord Krsna has covered the creation. He holds all the planetary systems and maintains them by His inconceivable potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His gigantic form, Lord Krsna has covered the creation. He holds all the planetary systems and maintains them by His inconc..." current
14:4614:46, 10 April 2021 diff hist +2,382 N When Lord Vamanadeva was offered three steps of land, He expanded His three steps by covering the entire universe. In this way the three worlds trembled, & therefore Sri Vamanadeva is referred to as Urukrama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Lord Vāmanadeva was offered three steps of land, He expanded His three steps by covering the entire universe. In this wa..." current
14:1814:18, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,135 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has refuted this argument about the hair incarnation, and his refutation is supported by Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s commentaries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Rupa Gosvami has refuted this argument about the hair incarnation, and his refutation is supported by Sri Baladeva Vidya..."
14:0914:09, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,232 N It was foretold that all the asuras, who are enemies of the demigods, would be cut down by Lord Visnu by His white and black plenary expansions and that the Supreme Personality of Godhead would appear and perform wonderful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was also foretold that all the asuras, who are enemies of the demigods, would be cut down by Lord Viṣṇu by His white an..."
14:0514:05, 10 April 2021 diff hist +3,714 N Balarama appeared from the first hair (of Lord Visnu), and Krsna appeared from the second hair Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Balarāma appeared from the first hair, and Kṛṣṇa appeared from the second hair"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}}..."
14:0214:02, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,196 N It is stated that Lord Visnu snatched two hairs - one white and one black - from His head. These two hairs entered the wombs of Rohini and Devaki, members of the Yadu dynasty. Balarama was born from Rohini, and Krsna was born of Devaki Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated that Lord Viṣṇu snatched two hairs"|"one white and one black"|"from His head. These two hairs entered the wom..."
13:5613:56, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,088 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Visnu Purana and the Mahabharata there are references to Krsna and Balarama being incarnations of a black hair and a white hair respectively Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Viṣṇu Purāṇa and the Mahābhārata there are references to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma..."
08:2608:26, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,171 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the asuras are given a chance to forget Krsna more and more, birth after birth. Thus they make their appearance in a family of asuras and continue this process, being kept in bewilderment about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, the asuras are given a chance to forget Krsna more and more, birth after birth. Thus they make..."
08:2308:23, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,104 N There are many people who are by nature averse to the supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Such people are called asuras. They have mistaken ideas about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many people who are by nature averse to the supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Such people are..." current
08:1208:12, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,079 N Some of Lord Krsna’s pastimes are mentioned in the Mahabharata as mausala-lila. These include the stories of the destruction of the Yadu dynasty, Krsna’s disappearance and His being pierced by a hunter’s arrow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are mentioned in the Mahābhārata as mauṣala-līlā. These include the stories of the..." current
08:0708:07, 10 April 2021 diff hist +3,924 N The asuras describe Krsna as an incarnation of a crow, an incarnation of a sudra (a blackish tribe) and an incarnation of a hair, not knowing that the word kesa means ka-isa and that ka means Lord Brahma and isa means Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The asuras describe Kṛṣṇa as an incarnation of a crow, an incarnation of a śūdra"|"and an incarnation of a hair, not k..." current
08:0208:02, 10 April 2021 diff hist +3,966 N Due to envy, many asuras describe Krsna to be like a black crow or an incarnation of a hair. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Sanatana Gosvami how to counteract all these asuric explanations of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to envy, many asuras describe Krsna to be like a black crow or an incarnation of a hair. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told Sana..."
07:3007:30, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,310 N Indra saying to Lord Krsna, "Both You and that supreme planetary system have descended here upon this earth. Unfortunately, I have disturbed You by my misdeeds, and that was due to my foolishness. I am therefore trying to satisfy You by my prayers" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet both You and that supreme planetary system have descended here upon this earth. Unfortunately, I have disturbed You by my..."
07:2207:22, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,667 N Lord Indra says to Lord Krsna, "Pure devotees who are always engaged in Lord Narayana’s service are promoted to the Vaikunthalokas. However, my Lord Krsna, Your Goloka Vrndavana-dhama is very difficult to attain" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotees who are always engaged in Lord Nārāyaṇa’s service are promoted to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. However, my Lord..."
07:1607:16, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,443 N Lord Indra said to Lord Krsna, “We asked Lord Brahma about Your eternal planet, but we could not understand it. Those fruitive actors who have controlled their senses and mind with pious activities can be elevated to the heavenly planets" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We asked Lord Brahmā about Your eternal planet, but we could not understand it. Those fruitive actors who have controlled the..."
07:0407:04, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,983 N The space occupied by Goloka Vrndavana-dhama is called mahakasa, or “the greatest sky of all” Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The space occupied by Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma is called mahākāśa, or"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
07:0107:01, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,135 N Goloka Vrndavana-dhama is situated above the Vaikuntha planets. The spiritual sky containing all the Vaikuntha planets is very small compared to Goloka Vrndavana-dhama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Goloka Vṛndāvana-dhāma is situated above the Vaikuṇṭha planets. The spiritual sky containing all the Vaikuṇṭh..."
06:5706:57, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,430 N Goloka Vrndavana is the kingdom of Srimati Radharani and the parents of Krsna, Maharaja Nanda and mother Yasoda. In this way there are various planetary systems, and they are all creations of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goloka Vṛndāvana is the kingdom of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī and the parents of Kṛṣṇa, Mahārāja Nanda and mother Y..."
06:4406:44, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,259 N Beyond that planetary system (Sivaloka) is the spiritual world, where there are planets called Vaikunthalokas. Goloka Vrndavana is situated above all the Vaikunthalokas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond that planetary system is the spiritual world, where there are planets called Vaikunthalokas. Goloka Vrndavana is situat..."
06:3906:39, 10 April 2021 diff hist +5,183 N Above Devi-dhama is a place where Lord Siva and his wife Uma reside. Those brightened by spiritual knowledge and liberated from material contamination reside in that Sivaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above Devi-dhama is a place where Lord Siva and his wife Uma reside. Those brightened by spiritual knowledge and liberated fro..."
06:3206:32, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,528 N The planets up to Brahmaloka are part of the material world (Devi-dhama). Because the material world is under the control of Devi, Durga, it is called Devi-dhama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The planets up to Brahmaloka are part of the material world"|"Because the material world is under the control of Devī, Durgā..."
06:2406:24, 10 April 2021 diff hist +4,770 N When the King of heaven, Indra, surrendered to Krsna after Krsna had raised Govardhana Hill, Lord Indra stated that above the planetary systems wherein human beings reside is the sky, where birds fly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the King of heaven, Indra, surrendered to Kṛṣṇa after Kṛṣṇa had raised Govardhana Hill, Lord Indra stated tha..."

08:1808:18, 9 April 2021 diff hist +3,343 N Devotional service can be discharged in any condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, devotional service can be discharged in any condition"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..."
08:0908:09, 9 April 2021 diff hist +3,761 N By nature’s arrangements, shelter, clothing and food are supplied to the devotee who is completely surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a devotee does not need a puffed-up materialistic person to maintain him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By nature’s arrangements, shelter, clothing and food are supplied to the devotee who is completely surrendered to the Suprem..."
08:0308:03, 9 April 2021 diff hist +3,723 N One can collect old garments that have been thrown out, one can eat fruits offered by the trees, one can drink water from the rivers, and one can live within the caves of mountains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can collect old garments that have been thrown out, one can eat fruits offered by the trees, one can drink water from the..."
07:4407:44, 9 April 2021 diff hist +3,615 N In this verse, Sukadeva Gosvami advises Maharaja Pariksit that a devotee should be independent in all circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse, Sukadeva Gosvami advises Maharaja Pariksit that a devotee should be independent in all circumstances"}} {{notes..."

07:3707:37, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,348 N The words sarvarambha-parityagi indicate that one should not be interested in the so-called smarta-vidhi of pious and impious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words sarvarambha-parityagi indicate that one should not be interested in the so-called smarta-vidhi of pious and impious..."
07:3107:31, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,636 N The word anapeksa means that one should not be concerned with mundane people and should not depend upon them. One should depend solely on the Supreme Personality of Godhead and be free from material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word anapeksa means that one should not be concerned with mundane people and should not depend upon them. One should depen..."
07:2307:23, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,438 N The word maitra, “friendly,” indicates that one who is able to preach the bhakti cult all over the world should be equally friendly to everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"indicates that one who is able to preach the bhakti cult all over the world should be equally friendly to everyone"}} {{notes|..."
07:0407:04, 8 April 2021 diff hist +2,841 N One should not be jealous of members of other castes or nations. It is not that only Indians or brahmanas can become Vaisnavas. Anyone can become a Vaisnava. Therefore one should recognize that the bhakti cult must be spread all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be jealous of members of other castes or nations. It is not that only Indians or brāhmaṇas can become Vaiṣ..."
06:0206:02, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,853 N One who rejects everything without knowledge of its relationship to Krsna is not as complete in his renunciation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other hand, one who rejects everything without knowledge of its relationship to Kṛṣṇa is not as complete in his r..."
05:5305:53, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,941 N When one is not attached to anything but at the same time accepts everything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated above possessiveness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is not attached to anything but at the same time accepts everything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated abo..."
05:4805:48, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,941 N We should not introduce anything whimsically, without the sanction of the bona fide spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not introduce anything whimsically, without the sanction of the bona fide spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
05:4405:44, 8 April 2021 diff hist +4,179 N Without the sanction of the spiritual master, we should not try to imitate. This principle is recommended here: suska-vairagya-jnana saba nisedhila. This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s liberal demonstration of the bhakti cult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the sanction of the spiritual master, we should not try to imitate. This principle is recommended here: suska-vairagya..."
05:3305:33, 8 April 2021 diff hist +4,232 N The word agraha means “not to accept.” We should not follow regulative principles without an effect, nor should we fail to accept the regulative principles. What is required is a special technique according to country, time and candidate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not follow regulative principles without an effect, nor should we fail to accept the regulative principles. What is..."
05:2605:26, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,948 N Not following the regulative principles but instead living extravagantly is also called niyamagraha. The word niyama means “regulative principles,” and agraha means “eagerness” Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not following the regulative principles but instead living extravagantly is also called niyamāgraha. The word niyama means"}}..."

06:5906:59, 2 April 2021 diff hist +5,770 N It is not necessary that the rules and regulations followed in India be exactly the same as those in Europe, America and other Western countries. Simply imitating without effect is called niyamagraha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not necessary that the rules and regulations followed in India be exactly the same as those in Europe, America and other..."
06:5006:50, 2 April 2021 diff hist +5,749 N According to the gosvami process, the Hari-bhakti-vilasa and the Narada-pancaratra, anyone can be a brahmana if he is properly initiated by a bona fide spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the gosvami process, the Hari-bhakti-vilasa and the Narada-pancaratra, anyone can be a brahmana if he is properly..."
06:4706:47, 2 April 2021 diff hist +7,260 N There is a difference between the smarta process and the gosvami process. According to the smarta process, one cannot be accepted as a brahmana unless he is born in a brahmana family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a difference between the smarta process and the gosvami process. According to the smarta process, one cannot be accep..."
06:4106:41, 2 April 2021 diff hist +7,375 N According to smarta-brahmanas, a person not born in a brahmana family could not be elevated to the position of a brahmana. Sanatana Gosvami, however, says that anyone can be elevated to the position of a brahmana by the process of initiation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to smārta-brāhmaṇas, a person not born in a brāhmaṇa family could not be elevated to the position of a brāhm..."
06:3506:35, 2 April 2021 diff hist +7,162 N In those days, India was more or less following the principle of smarta-vidhi. Srila Sanatana Gosvami had to keep pace with this, and his Hari-bhakti-vilasa was compiled with this in mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In those days, India was more or less following the principle of smarta-vidhi. Srila Sanatana Gosvami had to keep pace with th..."
06:3206:32, 2 April 2021 diff hist +6,871 N Sanatana Gosvami wrote his Vaisnava smrti, Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which was specifically meant for India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanatana Gosvami wrote his Vaisnava smrti, Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which was specifically meant for India"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
06:2506:25, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,013 N The acarya’s duty is to accept the essence of devotional service. There may be a little change here and there as far as yukta-vairagya (proper renunciation) is concerned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ācārya’s duty is to accept the essence of devotional service. There may be a little change here and there as far as yu..."
06:2106:21, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,099 N The teacher (acarya) has to consider time, candidate and country. He must avoid the principle of niyamagraha - that is, he should not try to perform the impossible. What is possible in one country may not be possible in another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The teacher (ācārya) has to consider time, candidate and country. He must avoid the principle of niyamāgraha"|"that is, he..."
06:1106:11, 2 April 2021 diff hist +3,242 N He who is temperate in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He who is temperate in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the y..."
05:4505:45, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,662 N The six Gosvamis are honored all over the three worlds, and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of the gopis and are engaged in the transcendental loving service of Radha and Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus they are honored all over the three worlds, and they are worth taking shelter of because they are absorbed in the mood of..."
05:4105:41, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,302 N I offer my respectful obeisances unto the six Gosvamis, who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious principles for the benefit of all human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who are very expert in scrutinizingly studying all the revealed scriptures with the aim of establishing eternal religious prin..."
05:3105:31, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,216 N Sanatana Gosvami was empowered to establish the cult of Vaisnavism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanatana Gosvami was empowered to establish the cult of Vaisnavism"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
05:2805:28, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,196 N Sanatana Gosvami was enjoined to enunciate the behavior of a Vaisnava (as Srila Sanatana Gosvami did in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to enunciate the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava"|"as Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī did in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
05:2605:26, 2 April 2021 diff hist +4,418 N Sanatana Gosvami was enjoined to establish the Vrndavana method of temple worship and install Deities in temples (Sri Sanatana Gosvami established the Madana-mohana temple, and Rupa Gosvami established the Govindaji temple) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to establish the Vṛndāvana method of temple worship and install Deities in temples"|"Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī established..."

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