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10:4110:41, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,717 N The Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.1.17) describes the symptoms of bhakti-yoga thus: Devotional service is klesa-ghni even for beginners. This means that it reduces or nullifies all kinds of suffering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.17) describes the symptoms of bhakti-yoga"|"Devotional service is kleśa-ghnī even for beg..." current
10:3810:38, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,693 N There are three kinds of devotees: (3) those who are neophytes advancing toward the perfectional platform (sadhaka). The sadhakas are gradually becoming free from fruitive reaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are neophytes advancing toward the perfectional platform (sādhaka). The sādhakas are gradually becoming free from..."
10:2910:29, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,831 N There are three kinds of devotees: (1) those who are eternally on the transcendental platform (nitya-siddha), (2) those who have been elevated to the transcendental platform by the execution of devotional service - sadhana-siddha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three kinds of devotees: those who are eternally on the transcendental platform (nitya-siddha), those who have been..."
10:1710:17, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,601 N A devotee is not subjected to karma-phala, the effect of fruitive activity. Karma-phala is applicable to karmis, not bhaktas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is not subjected to karma-phala, the effect of fruitive activity. Karma-phala is applicable to karmīs, not bhaktas"..." current
10:0210:02, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,790 N As said in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu - According to one’s past misdeeds, one takes birth on a lower platform. But in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38) it is said - There is no karma attached to the past deeds or misdeeds of one in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no karma attached to the past deeds or misdeeds of one in devotional service"|"But in the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38)..." current
09:5109:51, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,963 N In Varanasi there are many hundreds and thousands of Lord Siva’s temples, or pancopasaka temples. Consequently Candrasekhara expressed great unhappiness as he informed Lord Caitanya that he was obliged to live at Benares due to his past misdeeds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vārāṇasī there are many hundreds and thousands of Lord Śiva’s temples, or pañcopāsaka temples. Consequently Candr..."
09:4709:47, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,817 N Varanasi, or Kasi, is the chief holy place of pilgrimage for impersonalists, and it is not at all suitable for devotees. A Vaisnava likes to live in a visnu-tirtha, a place where Lord Visnu's temples are present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vārāṇasī, or Kāśī, is the chief holy place of pilgrimage for impersonalists, and it is not at all suitable for devotee..."
09:3609:36, 17 April 2021 diff hist +5,734 N The word prarabdhe ("past deeds") is important in this verse (CC Madhya 17.95). Since Candrasekhara was a devotee, he was always eager to hear about Krsna and His transcendental pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word prārabdhe"|"is important in this verse. Since Candraśekhara was a devotee, he was always eager to hear about Kṛ..."
09:1809:18, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,587 N During the time of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, this temple was managed by the mother-in-law of Sasibhusana and his brother-in-law Narayana-candra Ghosa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the time of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, this temple was managed by the mother-in-law of Śaśibhūṣaṇa and..." current
09:1409:14, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,515 A little distance from Yatana-vata is a temple of Gaura-Nityananda established by Sasibhusana Niyogi Mahasaya of Calcutta No edit summary
08:5908:59, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,829 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu probably lived at Yatana-vata, but there is no sign of Candrasekhara's or Tapana Misra's house, nor is there any sign of the Mayavadi sannyasi Prakasananda Sarasvati, with whom Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu discussed the Vedanta-sutra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu probably lived at Yatana-vaṭa, but there is no sign of Candraśekhara’s or Tapana Miśra’s ho..." current
08:5408:54, 17 April 2021 diff hist −3 At present, beside a lane there is a tomb of Vallabhacarya (at Yatana-vata), but there is no sign that Caitanya Mahaprabhu ever lived there. Vallabhacarya was also known as Mahaprabhu among his disciples No edit summary current
08:5208:52, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,594 N At present, beside a lane there is a tomb of Vallabhacarya (at Yatana-vata), but there is no sign that Caitanya Mahaprabhu ever lived there. Vallabhacarya was also known as Mahaprabhu among his disciples Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At present, beside a lane there is a tomb of Vallabhācārya, but there is no sign that Caitanya Mahāprabhu ever lived there...."
08:4908:49, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,668 N Near the Bindu Madhava temple is a big banyan tree, & it is said that after eating, Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to rest beneath the tree. Gradually, due to changes in language, the name became Yatana-vata. The local people still call that place Yatana-vata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gradually, due to changes in language, the name became Yatana-vaṭa. The local people still call that place Yatana-vaṭa"|"N..."
08:4408:44, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,481 N Near the Bindu Madhava temple is a big banyan tree, and it is said that after eating, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to rest beneath the tree. That banyan tree is still known today as Caitanya-vata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Near the Bindu Mādhava temple is a big banyan tree, and it is said that after eating, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to rest..." current
08:4008:40, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,472 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to take His bath daily at this ghat (Pancanadi-ghat, near Tapana Misra's house), and He used to see the temple of Bindu Madhava. Then He would take His lunch at Tapana Misra’s house Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to take His bath daily at this ghat, and He used to see the temple of Bindu Mādhava. Then He..."
08:3208:32, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,516 N While at Varanasi (Benares), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at the house of Tapana Misra. Near Tapana Misra’s house was a bathing ghat known as Pancanadi-ghata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While at Vārāṇasī (Benares), Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stayed at the house of Tapana Miśra. Near Tapana Miśra’s hous..."

19:3219:32, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,197 N The first king in this dynasty to take charge of worship in the temple (of Satara, Maharashtra), two hundred years ago, was Maharaja Jagatjivana Rao Saheb Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first king in this dynasty to take charge of worship in the temple, two hundred years ago, was Mahārāja Jagatjīvana Rā..." current
19:2519:25, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,339 N Being a brahmana, he (the native prince of Satara, Maharashtra) took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Srimanta Balasaheb Pantha Maharaja. The state still bears the expenditure for temple maintenance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a brāhmaṇa, he took charge of worshiping the Deity. He was known as Śrīmanta Bālāsāheb Pantha Mahārāja. The st..."
19:1219:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,333 N In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Satara. During the time of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the native prince belonged to the Vaisnava cult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the province of Maharashtra is a state known as Sātārā. During the time of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the n..." current
19:0919:09, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,780 N In the temple of Bindu Madhava there are Deities of four-handed Narayana and the goddess Laksmi. In front of these Deities is a column of Sri Garuda, and along the side are deities of Lord Rama, Sita, Laksmana and Sri Hanumanji Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temple of Bindu Mādhava there are Deities of four-handed Nārāyaṇa and the goddess Lakṣmī. In front of these Dei..." current
19:0419:04, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,556 N Later, another temple (in the place of Bindu Madhava) was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later, another temple was constructed by the side of the mosque, and this temple is still existing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
19:0019:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,688 The old temple of Bindu Madhava, which was visited by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was later dismantled by Aurangzeb, the great Hindu-hating emperor of the Mogul dynasty. In the place of this temple, he constructed a big masjid, or mosque No edit summary current
18:5718:57, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,348 N Formerly five rivers converged there (at the Bindu Madhava temple in Varanasi), and they were named Dhutapapa, Kirana, Sarasvati, Ganga and Yamuna. Now only the river Ganges is visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly five rivers converged there, and they were named Dhūtapāpā, Kiraṇā, Sarasvatī, Gaṅgā and Yamunā. Now only..." current
18:5218:52, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,273 N The Bindu Madhava temple is the oldest Visnu temple in Varanasi. At present this temple is known as Veni Madhava, and it is situated on the banks of the Ganges Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bindu Mādhava temple is the oldest Viṣṇu temple in Vārāṇasī. At present this temple is known as Veṇī Mādhava..."
18:3918:39, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,131 N According to this passage from the Kasi-khanda (mentioned in CC Madhya 17.82), one who gives up his body at Manikarnika is liberated simply by remembering Lord Siva’s name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to this passage from the Kāśī-khaṇḍa, one who gives up his body at Maṇikarṇikā is liberated simply by re..."
18:2918:29, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,485 N It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Manikarnika is especially sanctified because it is very dear to Lord Visvanatha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that there is no better place than where the river Ganges flows, and the bathing ghat known as Maṇikarṇikā is..."
18:2418:24, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,714 N According to some, Visvanatha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person through the ear, which receives the vibration of the holy name of Lord Rama. Because of this, this holy place is called Manikarnika Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to some, Lord Viśvanātha is the great physician who cures the disease of material existence by delivering a person..."
18:0318:03, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,370 N Manikarnika is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the ear of Lord Visnu. According to some, it fell from the ear of Lord Siva. The word mani means - jewel, and karnika means - from the ear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maṇikarṇikā is famous because, according to the opinion of great personalities, a bejeweled earring fell there from the e..."
17:1217:12, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,535 N This (CC Madhya 17.80) is a quotation from the Bhavartha-dipika commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from the Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
16:4816:48, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,099 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted invitations from sudra-mahajanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initiated by a Vaisnava mantra can be accepted as a brahmana. One can accept an invitation from such a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted invitations from śūdra-mahājanas, and this confirms the fact that anyone initia..."
16:0816:08, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,055 A Vaisnava will accept an invitation from a brahmana or sudra-mahajana if that person is an initiated Vaisnava No edit summary current
16:0516:05, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,967 N A Mayavadi sannyasi will accept an invitation only from a brahmana family, but a Vaisnava does not accept an invitation from a brahmana if he does not belong to the Vaisnava sect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Māyāvādī sannyāsī will accept an invitation only from a brāhmaṇa family, but a Vaiṣṇava does not accept an invi..." current
15:4315:43, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,808 N This (the term sudra-mahajana) indicates that one who is born in a non-brahmana family has accepted the brahmana status by initiation. Such devotees extended invitations to Balabhadra Bhattacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This indicates that one who is born in a non-brāhmaṇa family has accepted the brāhmaṇa status by initiation. Such devote..."
15:0015:00, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,094 N Actually a sannyasi or a brahmana will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, there are many devotees who are raised to the platform of brahmana by their initiation. These people are called sudra-mahajana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually a sannyāsī or a brāhmaṇa will not accept an invitation extended by a person born in a lower family. However, the..."
14:0214:02, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,918 N Who can understand how His (Lord Caitanya's) potency is working all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Who can understand how His potency is working all over the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
13:5613:56, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,633 As evidence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy, we are experiencing that the people of Africa are taking to Krsna consciousness, chanting and dancing and taking prasadam like other Vaisnavas. This is all due to the power of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
13:4213:42, 16 April 2021 diff hist +1,948 N The word bhilla refers (in CC Madhya 17.53) to a class of men belonging to the Bheels. The Bheels are like Black Africans, and they are lower than sudras. Such people generally live in the jungle, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had to meet them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhilla refers to a class of men belonging to the Bheels. The Bheels are like Black Africans, and they are lower than..." current
13:3013:30, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,467 N If one hears about Him (Lord Caitanya) through books like Sri Caitanya-caritamrta and through the parampara system of pure Vaisnavas, there is no difficulty in becoming a pure Vaisnava, free from mundane desires and personal motivations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one hears about Him through books like Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta and through the paramparā system of pure Vaiṣṇavas..." current
13:2613:26, 16 April 2021 diff hist −3 It is not that everyone is able to see Krsna or Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu physically No edit summary current
13:2613:26, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,948 N It is not that everyone is able to see Krsna or Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu physically Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that everyone is able to see Kṛṣṇa or Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu physically"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
13:2213:22, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,677 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared five hundred years ago, but it cannot be said that now the potency of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is less than it was in His presence. By hearing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu through the parampara system, one can be purified No edit summary current
13:2013:20, 16 April 2021 diff hist −3 It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38): premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti No edit summary current
11:3111:31, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,233 N It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38): premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord. This is conf..."
11:2011:20, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,304 People throughout the world are becoming devotees. This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord No edit summary current
11:1411:14, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,171 N People throughout the world are becoming devotees. This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every moment, and because of this he is empowered by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is due to the ecstatic chanting of the holy name of the Lord. It is said that a pure devotee can see the Lord at every mo..."
10:5510:55, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,269 N Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is not physically present now, simply by chanting His holy name (sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda) people throughout the world are becoming devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is not physically present now, simply by chanting His holy name (śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitany..."
10:5010:50, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,151 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has described Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as maha-vadanya-avatara, the most munificent incarnation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as mahā-vadānya-avatāra, the most munificent incarnation"}..."
10:3710:37, 16 April 2021 diff hist +3,328 When a pure devotee chants offenselessly, another person will become a Vaisnava, and from him another Vaisnava will emerge. This is the parampara system No edit summary current
10:3710:37, 16 April 2021 diff hist +2,915 N This potency (to purify hundreds and thousands of men by his vibration) is within every living being, provided he chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra offenselessly and without material motives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This potency is within every living being, provided he chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra offenselessly and without mate..."

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