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17:5217:52, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,863 N Gopinatha Acarya said (to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya) that the summum bonum, the Absolute Truth, and His different potencies are identical. Therefore one can understand the substance of the Absolute Truth by the manifestation of His different potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gopīnātha Ācārya said that the summum bonum, the Absolute Truth, and His different potencies are identical. Therefore one..." current
17:4517:45, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,909 N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya informed his brother-in-law, Gopinatha Acarya, "The Supreme Personality of Godhead may not have shown mercy to me, but what is the proof of His having shown it to you? Kindly let us know about this" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya informed his brother-in-law, Gopinatha Acarya"|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead may not have shown..." current
17:3717:37, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,413 N One should not try to understand the Lord simply from the statements of the Vedas, nor should one uselessly attempt to decry these statements through reasoning and logic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not try to understand the Lord simply from the statements of the Vedas, nor should one uselessly attempt to decry t..."
17:3417:34, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,292 N The Lord reveals Himself to the sincere devotee when He is pleased with his service: svayam eva sphuraty adah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord reveals Himself to the sincere devotee when He is pleased with his service: svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ"}} {{notes|}}..." current
17:2817:28, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,768 N If one is slightly favored by the mercy of the Lord, if the Lord is pleased, one can understand Him. But who are the candidates eligible to receive the mercy of the Lord? Only the devotees. They alone can understand what is the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is slightly favored by the mercy of the Lord, if the Lord is pleased, one can understand Him. But who are the candidate..." current
17:2217:22, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,222 N Even by studying all the Vedic literatures, one cannot understand the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even by studying all the Vedic literatures, one cannot understand the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{com..." current
17:1817:18, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,580 N The fact is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, cannot be attained simply by explanations, logic and erudite scholarship. One cannot understand Him simply by one’s brain substance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, cannot be attained simply by explanations, logic and erudi..." current
07:2907:29, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,961 Even big scholars cannot understand Krsna, yet they dare comment on the Bhagavad-gita. Reading the Bhagavad-gita means understanding Krsna, yet we actually see many scholars making blunders in trying to understand Krsna No edit summary current
07:2707:27, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,998 N If Lord Brahma can make a mistake in understanding Krsna, what to speak of ordinary persons, who either misunderstand Krsna or falsely present a so-called incarnation of Krsna for their own sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If Lord Brahmā can make a mistake in understanding Kṛṣṇa, what to speak of ordinary persons, who either misunderstand K..."
07:2307:23, 17 April 2021 diff hist +4,003 N Lord Brahma had stolen all the calves and cowherd boys in order to test Krsna’s power. Lord Brahma admitted that his own extraordinary powers within the universe were not in the least comparable to the unlimited powers of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā had stolen all the calves and cowherd boys in order to test Kṛṣṇa’s power. Lord Brahmā admitted that his..."
07:1907:19, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,772 N The verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.14.29) quoted by Gopinatha Acarya was originally spoken by Lord Brahma when he was defeated by Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam quoted by Gopīnātha Ācārya was originally spoken by Lord Brahmā when he was defeated..."
07:1307:13, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,449 N Being pleased by devotional activities, the Lord reveals Himself to His devotees. That is the way to understand Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being pleased by devotional activities, the Lord reveals Himself to His devotees. That is the way to understand Him"}} {{notes..." current
07:1007:10, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,909 N The Lord is known as ajita (unconquerable). No one can conquer the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the Lord consents to be conquered by His devotees. That is His nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is known as ajita (unconquerable). No one can conquer the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the Lord consents to be..." current
07:0607:06, 17 April 2021 diff hist −45 Lord Brahma confirms. Vedesu durlabham: "It is very difficult to understand the Supreme Lord simply through one’s studies." Adurlabham atma-bhaktau: "However, it is very easy for the devotees to capture the Lord" No edit summary current
07:0507:05, 17 April 2021 diff hist +4,037 N Lord Brahma confirms. Vedesu durlabham: "It is very difficult to understand the Supreme Lord simply through one’s studies." Adurlabham atma-bhaktau: "However, it is very easy for the devotees to capture the Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā therefore confirms this"|"Vedesu durlabham"|"It is very difficult to understand the Supreme Lord simply through o..."
07:0007:00, 17 April 2021 diff hist +3,966 N Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the ultimate goal of knowledge (vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah (BG 15.15)), one who is not a pure devotee and who is not engaged in the service of the Lord cannot understand Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the ultimate goal of knowledge"|"vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah"|"on..."
06:5506:55, 17 April 2021 diff hist +2,589 N One must have the mercy of the Lord in order to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one must have the mercy of the Lord in order to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by devotional service"}} {{notes..."
06:5206:52, 17 April 2021 diff hist +2,926 N Krsna Himself gives many hints about His potencies as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead only through the evidence presented by the sastras and the mahajanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa Himself also gives many hints about His potencies as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One should understand the..."
06:4806:48, 17 April 2021 diff hist +2,900 N One should not guess or speculate about an incarnation of God or the Personality of Godhead. One has to learn from the bona fide person or from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, as Arjuna did, by the mercy of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor should one guess or speculate about an incarnation of God or the Personality of Godhead. One has to learn from the bona fi..."
06:3606:36, 17 April 2021 diff hist +2,847 N Foolish people are enchanted by magical demonstrations, and when they see a few wonderful things done by mystical power, they accept a magician as the Personality of Godhead or an incarnation. This is not the way of realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish people are enchanted by magical demonstrations, and when they see a few wonderful things done by mystical power, they..." current

16:2216:22, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,350 N Without the mercy of a devotee or the mercy of Krsna, one cannot understand what is Krsna and what is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"without the mercy of a devotee or the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, one cannot understand what is Kṛṣṇa and what is the Supreme..." current
16:1716:17, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,506 N We have to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the devotees. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself says, guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija - CC Madhya 19.151 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we have to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead from the devotees. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself says, guru-kṛ..."
16:0816:08, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,992 Lord Krsna informs Arjuna that He is disclosing the secrets of the Bhagavad-gita to him because he is His devotee. Arjuna was not a sannyasi, nor was he a Vedantist or brahmana. He was, however, a devotee of Krsna No edit summary current
15:5715:57, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,477 N Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55), bhaktya mam abhijanati: "One can understand Me only by the devotional process" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna says elsewhere in the Bhagavad-gita"|"bhaktya mam abhijanati"|"One can understand Me only by the devotional process..." current
15:5115:51, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,616 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead reserves the right of not being exposed to nondevotees. He can only be understood by bona fide devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead reserves the right of not being exposed to nondevotees. He can only be understood by bona f..." current
15:4515:45, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,792 N Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.25): I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My eternal creative potency (yogamaya); and so the deluded world knows Me not, who am unborn and infallible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"I am never manifest to the foolish and unintelligent. For them I am covered by My et..."
15:3915:39, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,564 N Gopinatha Acarya replied (to the disciples of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya) that one could not understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by guesswork Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gopīnātha Ācārya replied that one could not understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by guesswork"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:3515:35, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,874 N The disciples of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya wanted evidence to show that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was actually the creator of the cosmic manifestation. Only then would they accept Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original cause of creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The disciples of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya wanted evidence to show that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually the creat..." current
15:2715:27, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,907 N Since it is known that smoke is created when there is fire, from seeing the smoke on the hill one can conclude that a fire is burning there. Similarly, from seeing this cosmic manifestation the Mayavadi philosophers conclude that there must be a creator Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since it is known that smoke is created when there is fire, from seeing the smoke on the hill one can conclude that a fire is..." current
15:2215:22, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,778 N The Mayavadi philosophers’ logic is something like seeing smoke on a hill and concluding that there is a fire. When there is a forest fire on a high hill, smoke is first of all visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers’ logic is something like seeing smoke on a hill and concluding that there is a fire. When ther..." current
15:1715:17, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,449 N They (Mayavadi philosophers) do accept the fact that there is a creator of this cosmic manifestation, but that is anumana - hypothesis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They do accept the fact that there is a creator of this cosmic manifestation, but that is anumāna (hypothesis)"}} {{notes|}}..." current
15:1115:11, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,593 N Mayavadi philosophers study the Vedic literature, but they do not understand that in the last stage of realization the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī philosophers study the Vedic literature, but they do not understand that in the last stage of realization the Abs..."
15:0515:05, 15 April 2021 diff hist +6,850 N That brahmajyoti (the effulgence of the SPG's transcendental body), which is unlimited, unfathomed and all-pervasive, is the cause of the creation of unlimited numbers of planets with varieties of climates and specific conditions of life - BS 5.40 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That brahmajyoti, which is unlimited, unfathomed and all-pervasive, is the cause of the creation of unlimited numbers of plane..."

17:1117:11, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,585 N I serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the primeval Lord, the effulgence of whose transcendental body is known as the brahmajyoti - Bs 5.40 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the primeval Lord, the effulgence of whose transcendental body is known a..." current
16:5516:55, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,501 N From the sastras we can understand that the Brahman effulgence consists of the bodily rays of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from the śāstras we can understand that the Brahman effulgence consists of the bodily rays of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
16:5116:51, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,505 N They (Mayavadi philosophers) finally conclude that the impersonal Brahman is the Supreme, not the personality Krsna. This is the basis of Mayavadi philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they finally conclude that the impersonal Brahman is the Supreme, not the personality Kṛṣṇa. This is the basis of Māyā..." current
16:4516:45, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,492 N They (Mayavadi philosophers) think of Krsna as a great personality, a human being, within whom there is the supreme impersonal power, Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They think of Kṛṣṇa as a great personality, a human being, within whom there is the supreme impersonal power, Brahman"}}..."
14:4414:44, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,917 N Sometimes the Mayavadi philosophers will accept Lord Krsna or Lord Rama as Bhagavan, but they think of the Lord as a person having a material body. The Mayavadis do not understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, has a spiritual body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the Māyāvādī philosophers will accept Lord Kṛṣṇa or Lord Rāma as Bhagavān, but they think of the Lord as..."
14:3614:36, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,795 N Their (Mayavadi's) brains cannot accommodate the fact that the huge cosmic manifestation can be created by a person. They doubt this because as soon as they think of a person, they think of a person within the material world with limited potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their brains cannot accommodate the fact that the huge cosmic manifestation can be created by a person. They doubt this becaus..." current
14:2914:29, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,365 N The Mayavadis do not accept this great power (that has created the cosmic manifestation) to be a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs do not accept this great power to be a person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
14:2314:23, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,453 N By such reasoning (that in the material world we experience that everything is created) they (Mayavadi philosophers) come to the conclusion that a higher power has created this cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such reasoning they come to the conclusion that a higher power has created this cosmic manifestation"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
14:0614:06, 14 April 2021 diff hist +6,707 N They (Mayavadi philosophers) reason that in the material world we experience that everything is created. If we trace the history of anything, we find a creator. Therefore there must be a creator of this huge cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They reason that in the material world we experience that everything is created. If we trace the history of anything, we find..."
14:0014:00, 14 April 2021 diff hist +238 The Mayavadi philosophers in particular make certain hypotheses about the Absolute Truth No edit summary current
13:5613:56, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,232 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by evidence from the same personalities - like Brahma, Narada, Vyasadeva, Asita and Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is also established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by evidence from the same personalities"}..." current
13:4113:41, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,287 N Lord Krsna is established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by statements from many authorized persons, such as Brahma, Narada, Vyasadeva, Asita and Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa is established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by statements from many authorized persons, such as Brah..."
13:3713:37, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,108 N When the disciples of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya challenged Gopinatha Acarya, he immediately replied correctly: We must hear the statements of great personalities in order to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the disciples of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya challenged Gopīnātha Ācārya, he immediately replied correctly"|"We mu..."
13:3013:30, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,425 N Unfortunately, at the present moment it has become fashionable to present someone as an incarnation of God without referring to the sastras. Before an intelligent person accepts someone as an incarnation of God, however, he must ask about the evidence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, at the present moment it has become fashionable to present someone as an incarnation of God without referring t..." current
13:2413:24, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,580 N If a person proposes that he himself is God or that someone else is an incarnation of God or God Himself, he must cite evidence from sastra to prove his claim. Thus the request of the Bhattacarya’s disciples is quite bona fide Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person proposes that he himself is God or that someone else is an incarnation of God or God Himself, he must cite evidenc..." current
13:1613:16, 14 April 2021 diff hist +3,629 N Since the appearance of Sri Caitanya, there have been many pseudo incarnations in India who do not present authorized evidence. The disciples of Bhattacarya, being very learned scholars, were certainly right in asking Gopinatha Acarya for evidence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, there have been many pseudo incarnations in India who do not present autho..." current

16:0616:06, 13 April 2021 diff hist +2,632 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is sad-aisvarya-purna, complete with six opulences. Gopinatha Acarya emphasized that all those six opulences were completely existing in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa, complete with six opulences. Gopīnātha Ācārya emphasized..." current

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