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16:5716:57, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,186 N He (the Supreme Lord) does not have mundane, limited eyes like ours. Rather, He has such eyes that He can see past, present and future, everywhere, in every corner of the universe and in every corner of the heart of every living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He does not have mundane, limited eyes like ours. Rather, He has such eyes that He can see past, present and future, everywher..."
16:5016:50, 22 April 2021 diff hist −1 It is stated in the Svetasvatara Upanisad (3.19): Although the Supreme Lord is described as having no hands and legs, He nonetheless accepts all sacrificial offerings. He has no eyes, yet He sees everything. He has no ears, yet He hears everything No edit summary current
16:4916:49, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,900 N When it is stated that the Supreme Lord has no hands and legs, one should not think that He is impersonal. Rather, He has no mundane hands or legs like ours Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When it is stated that the Supreme Lord has no hands and legs, one should not think that He is impersonal. Rather, He has no m..." current
16:4416:44, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,266 N It is stated in the Svetasvatara Upanisad (3.19): Although the Supreme Lord is described as having no hands and legs, He nonetheless accepts all sacrificial offerings. He has no eyes, yet He sees everything. He has no ears, yet He hears everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"stated in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (3.19)"|"Although the Supreme Lord is described as having no hands and legs, He nonet..."
16:3616:36, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,485 N There are many impersonal statements about the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many impersonal statements about the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete..." current
13:1813:18, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,927 N He (Krsna) is full with all opulences, and as such He possesses all riches, all strength, all reputation, all knowledge, all beauty and all renunciation. He is eternally a person and eternally supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is full with all opulences, and as such He possesses all riches, all strength, all reputation, all knowledge, all beauty an..." current
12:3612:36, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,106 N In the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna accepted Krsna as param brahma param dhama (BG 10.12). Although the living entities or material nature are sometimes described as Brahman, Parabrahman - the Supreme, the greatest of all Brahmans - is still Krsna, the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna accepted Krsna as param brahma param dhama"|"Although the living entities or material nature are..."
12:3012:30, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,699 N Whether one says "Brahman" or "the Supreme Personality of Godhead," the fact is the same, for they are identical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whether one says"|"the fact is the same, for they are identical"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..." current
12:2312:23, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,017 N Brahman means brhattva, the greatest of all. The greatest of all is Sri Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He possesses all potencies and opulence in full; therefore the Absolute Truth, the greatest of all, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahman means bṛhattva, the greatest of all. The greatest of all is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. H..."
12:1812:18, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,230 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the last word in understanding the Absolute Truth, Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the last word in understanding the Absolute Truth, Brahman"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alan..." current
12:1512:15, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,498 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.11) it is said that the Absolute Truth is understood in three phases - namely, Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Srimad-Bhagavatam"|"it is said that the Absolute Truth is understood in three phases - namely, Brahman, Paramatma and Bhaga..."
12:1112:11, 22 April 2021 diff hist +2,386 N The greatest of everything is Sri Krsna. Lord Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: "By all the Vedas, I am to be known" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The greatest of everything is Sri Krsna. Lord Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita"|"vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah"|"By all t..." current
09:3109:31, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,481 N The Bhagavad-gita is within the Mahabharata; therefore all the statements of the Bhagavad-gita are self-evident. There is no need for interpretation, and if we do interpret, the entire authority of the Vedic literature is lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā is also within the Mahābhārata; therefore all the statements of the Bhagavad-gītā are self-evident. Th..."
09:2809:28, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,237 N Whatever is stated within the Puranas, Mahabharata and Ramayana is self-evident. There is no need for interpretation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whatever is stated within the Purāṇas, Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa is self-evident. There is no need for interpretation"..." current
09:2509:25, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,374 N The Puranas (such as the Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Naradiya Purana, Visnu Purana and Bhagavata Purana) are especially meant for Vaisnavas and are also Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Purāṇas (such as the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Nāradīya Purāṇa, Viṣṇu Purāṇa and Bhāgavata Purāṇa) are..."
09:2109:21, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,582 The Rg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, Atharva Veda, Mahabharata, Pancaratra and original Ramayana are all considered Vedic literature No edit summary current
09:1609:16, 22 April 2021 diff hist +3,704 Out of four main types of evidence - direct perception, hypothesis, historical reference and the Vedas - Vedic evidence is accepted as the foremost No edit summary current
09:1509:15, 22 April 2021 diff hist +238 If we want to interpret the Vedic version, we must imagine an interpretation according to what we want to do. We set forth such an interpretation as a suggestion or hypothesis. As such, it is not actually true, and the self-evident proof is lost No edit summary current

17:1817:18, 21 April 2021 diff hist +2,140 N On the basis of the Vedic version we still accept the fact that conchshells and cow dung are pure and sanctified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"on the basis of the Vedic version we still accept the fact that conchshells and cow dung are pure and sanctified"}} {{notes|}}..."
17:1017:10, 21 April 2021 diff hist +2,203 N The Vedas enjoin that a conchshell, although the bone of an animal, and cow dung, although the stool of an animal, are very much sanctified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedas also enjoin that a conchshell, although the bone of an animal, and cow dung, although the stool of an animal, are ve..." current
17:0617:06, 21 April 2021 diff hist +2,382 N According to Vedic principles, bones and dung are generally considered very impure. If one touches a bone or stool, he must take a bath immediately. That is the Vedic injunction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic principles, bones and dung are generally considered very impure. If one touches a bone or stool, he must ta..."
17:0217:02, 21 April 2021 diff hist +4,758 Atheists try to interpret different meanings of the words dharma-ksetra and kuru-ksetra. Therefore Srila Jiva Gosvami has warned us not to depend on any kind of interpretation. It is better to take the verses as they are, without interpretation No edit summary current
16:5616:56, 21 April 2021 diff hist +4,266 N The statements of the Bhagavad-gita (BG 1.1) are themselves proof that there is a place of eligious pilgrimage named Kuruksetra where the Pandavas and Kurus met to fight. After meeting there, what did they do? This was Dhrtarastra’s inquiry to Sanjaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The statements of the Bhagavad-gītā are themselves proof that there is a place of religious pilgrimage named Kurukṣetra wh..."
16:4816:48, 21 April 2021 diff hist +3,987 N Only a direct presentation can be considered evidence. An interpretation cannot be accepted as evidence, but may be considered proof of evidence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"only a direct presentation can be considered evidence. An interpretation cannot be accepted as evidence, but may be considered..." current
16:4316:43, 21 April 2021 diff hist +4,144 N Although the evidence may be correct, the person himself is in danger of being misled due to his material defects. Apart from the direct presentation, there is a chance that an interpretation may not be perfect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the evidence may be correct, the person himself is in danger of being misled due to his material defects. Apart from..." current
16:3816:38, 21 April 2021 diff hist +3,921 N He (the person presenting a hypothesis, reading the Vedic version, perceiving or interpreting by his experience) is subject to committing mistakes, to becoming illusioned, to cheating and to having imperfect senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he is subject to committing mistakes, to becoming illusioned, to cheating and to having imperfect senses"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
16:3316:33, 21 April 2021 diff hist +4,332 N Although there are ten kinds of evidence - direct perception, the Vedic version, historical reference, hypothesis & so on - & although they are all generally accepted as evidence, the person presenting a hypothesis is certain to be imperfect in four ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although there are ten kinds of evidence—direct perception, the Vedic version, historical reference, hypothesis and so on—..."
16:2716:27, 21 April 2021 diff hist +4,589 The person presenting a hypothesis, reading the Vedic version, perceiving or interpreting by his experience is certain to be imperfect in four ways No edit summary current

16:4516:45, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,976 N Works that should be consulted are Srila Jiva Gosvami’s Tattva-sandarbha (10-11), Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s commentary on that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Works that should be consulted are Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s Tattva-sandarbha (10-11), Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa..."
16:4216:42, 20 April 2021 diff hist +4,177 N The following verses of the Brahma-sutra: sastra-yonitvat (Vs. 1.1.3), tarkapratisthanat (Vs. 2.1.11) and srutes tu sabda-mulatvat (Vs. 2.1.27), as commented upon by Sri Ramanujacarya, Sri Madhvacarya, Sri Nimbarkacarya and Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the following verses of the Brahma-sūtra: śāstra-yonitvāt (Vs. 1.1.3), tarkāpratiṣṭhānāt (Vs. 2.1.11) and śrutes t..." current
16:2816:28, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,108 N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati has explained the word upanisad in his Anubhasya. Please refer to Adi-lila, Second Chapter, fifth verse, and Adi-lila, Seventh Chapter, verses 106 and 108, for his explanation - on CC Madhya 6.133 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī has explained the word upaniṣad in his Anubhāṣya. Please refer to Adi-līlā, Second..."
16:2316:23, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,576 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu remarked that no one should hear the Mayavadi commentaries or purports to any Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu remarked that no one should hear the Māyāvādī commentaries or purports to any Vedic literature"..." current
16:2016:20, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,853 N In order to present their (Mayavadi atheists) false, imaginary meanings, they must adopt so much word jugglery and grammatical interpretation that they finally become ludicrous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to present their false, imaginary meanings, they must adopt so much word jugglery and grammatical interpretation that..." current
16:1516:15, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,075 N In every verse Vyasadeva says, sri-bhagavan uvaca, "the SP of Godhead said," or "the Blessed Lord said." It is clearly stated that the Blessed Lord is the Supreme Person, but Mayavadi atheists still try to prove that the Absolute Truth is impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every verse Vyasadeva says, sri-bhagavan uvaca"|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead said"|"the Blessed Lord said"|"It is cl..."
16:1016:10, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,647 N In every verse of Srimad Bhagavad-gita it is clearly stated that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every verse of Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly stated that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{no..." current
16:0616:06, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,704 N The real purpose of such foolish people (Mayavadis or atheists) is to impose the impersonalist conclusion on all Vedic literature. The Mayavadi atheists also interpret the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real purpose of such foolish people is to impose the impersonalist conclusion on all Vedic literature. The Māyāvādī at..."
16:0116:01, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,632 N This (CC Madhya 6.132) is typical of all Mayavadis or atheists who interpret the meaning of Vedic literature in their own imaginative way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is typical of all Māyāvādīs or atheists who interpret the meaning of Vedic literature in their own imaginative way"}}..." current
15:5615:56, 20 April 2021 diff hist +1,537 N Please refer to Adi-lila, Seventh Chapter, verses 106-146, for an explanation of this verse - of CC Madhya 6.131 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Please refer to Adi-līlā, Seventh Chapter, verses 106-146, for an explanation of this verse"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankru..." current
15:5315:53, 20 April 2021 diff hist +2,070 N The factual meaning of the aphorisms of the Vedanta-sutra is as clear as sunshine. The Mayavadi philosophers simply try to cover the sunshine with the clouds of interpretations imagined by Sankaracarya and his followers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The factual meaning of the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra is as clear as sunshine. The Māyāvādī philosophers simply try..." current
15:4915:49, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,652 N The real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Artho ’yam brahma-sutranam: Srimad-Bhagavatam is the original commentary on the Vedanta-sutra, written by the author himself, Srila Vyasadeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra is Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Artho ’yaṁ brahma-sūtrānām: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is..."
15:4615:46, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,811 N A sannyasi, a transcendentalist, must read the Vedanta-sutra regularly, but he should not read the Sariraka-bhasya. This is the conclusion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sannyāsī, a transcendentalist, must read the Vedānta-sūtra regularly, but he should not read the Śārīraka-bhāṣya...."
15:4215:42, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,437 N He (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) said, mayavadi-bhasya sunile haya sarva-nasa: (CC Madhya 6.169) "If one hears the Sariraka-bhasya of Sankaracarya, he is doomed" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He said elsewhere, māyāvādi-bhāṣya śunile haya sarva-nāśa"|"If one hears the Śārīraka-bhāṣya of Śaṅkarācār..." current
15:3815:38, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,605 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu approved of a sannyasi’s reading the Vedanta-sutra, or Brahma-sutra, but He did not approve the Sariraka commentary of Sankaracarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu approved of a sannyāsī’s reading the Vedānta-sūtra, or Brahma-sūtra, but He did not approve..." current
15:3515:35, 20 April 2021 diff hist 0 m Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept sannyasa Alankrutha moved page Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept sannyasa. Sri to Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept sannyasa current
15:3415:34, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,508 N Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only those who are very serious and who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept sannyāsa"}}..."
15:3115:31, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,817 N When Caitanya Mahaprabhu was having His discussion with the Chand Kazi, the Muslim magistrate of Navadvipa, He recited a verse from the Vedic literature to the effect that the order of sannyasa is prohibited in this Age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Caitanya Mahāprabhu was having His discussion with the Chand Kazi, the Muslim magistrate of Navadvīpa, He recited a ver..."
15:2815:28, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,756 N Unfortunately, at the present moment there are many foolish sannyasis, both in India and elsewhere, who simply read and study Vedic literature without understanding the purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, at the present moment there are many foolish sannyāsīs, both in India and elsewhere, who simply read and stud..."
15:2415:24, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,536 N Mayavadi sannyasis in India are limited in their experience to a small town or village, or perhaps to the country of India. Nor do such sannyasis have sufficient education Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"are limited in their experience to a small town or village, or perhaps to the country of India. Nor do such sannyāsīs have s..." current
15:1915:19, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,606 N Mayavadi sannyasis in India are very much accustomed to declaring themselves jagad-gurus, teachers of the world, although they have no information of the outside world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī sannyāsīs in India are very much accustomed to declaring themselves jagad-gurus, teachers of the world, althoug..." current
15:1615:16, 20 April 2021 diff hist +3,560 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented Himself as if He were a sannyasi in name only or, in other words, a number-one fool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented Himself as if He were a sannyāsī in name only or, in other words, a number-one fool"}}..." current

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