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25 April 2021

• 13:3113:31, 25 April 2021 diff hist −10 This is a quotation from the Visnu Purana - 1.19.65 No edit summary current
• 13:3013:30, 25 April 2021 diff hist +1,420 N This is a quotation from the Visnu Purana - 1.19.65 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa - 1.19.65"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..."
• 13:1113:11, 25 April 2021 diff hist +2,522 N As confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam, one cannot see the expansions of the transcendental forms of the Lord unless one is a pure devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one cannot see the expansions of the transcendental forms of the Lord unless one is a pu..." current
• 13:0713:07, 25 April 2021 diff hist +2,633 N The King (Prataparudra) could see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu simultaneously present in all seven groups Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The King could see Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu simultaneously present in all seven groups"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..." current
• 13:0513:05, 25 April 2021 diff hist +2,974 N Although for reasons of external formality Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu refused to see King Prataparudra because he was a king, King Prataparudra became one of the Lord’s most confidential devotees by the Lord’s special mercy upon him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although for reasons of external formality Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refused to see King Pratāparudra because he was a king,..."
• 13:0013:00, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,038 N He (Caitanya) expanded Himself into seven forms to dance in each and every group of the sankirtana party. These expansions were appreciated by pure devotees, including King Prataparudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He expanded Himself into seven forms to dance in each and every group of the saṅkīrtana party. These expansions were apprec..." current
• 12:5712:57, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,090 N Krsna expanded Himself into many forms while engaged in the rasa-lila dance, and He also expanded Himself when He married 16,000 wives in Dvaraka. The same process was adopted by Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into many forms while engaged in the rāsa-līlā dance, and He also expanded Himself when He mar..." current
• 12:4612:46, 25 April 2021 diff hist +8,660 Siva-jvara began to pray, "My dear Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You (Krsna) because You have unlimited potencies. No one can surpass Your potencies, and thus You are the Lord of everyone" No edit summary current
• 12:4412:44, 25 April 2021 diff hist +2,792 When one is advanced in devotional service, it will be easier (to see the Lord in His arca form), and he will appreciate the Lord's presence in these tangible forms No edit summary current
• 12:4212:42, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 This is the teaching of Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66): Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear No edit summary current
• 12:4112:41, 25 April 2021 diff hist +1 The Mayavadis explained that the word kuruksetra refers to the body. Such interpretations imply, however, that neither Lord Krsna nor Vyasadeva had a proper sense of word usage or etymological adjustment No edit summary current
• 12:4012:40, 25 April 2021 diff hist +2,399 The above-mentioned dhamas (Dvaraka, Mathura and Gokula) are movable, by the omnipotent will of Lord Krsna No edit summary current
• 12:3612:36, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,413 Grhasthas live outside the temple, for in the temple we do not allow even husband and wife to live together. The results of this are wonderful. Both men and women are preaching the gospel of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Krsna with redoubled strength No edit summary current
• 12:3612:36, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 I meditate upon that eternally effulgent Lord, who is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations and yet is fully independent - SB 1.1.1 No edit summary current
• 12:3512:35, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 I offer my obeisances unto Lord Sri Krsna, son of Vasudeva, who is the Supreme all-pervading Personality of Godhead. I meditate upon Him, the transcendent reality No edit summary current
• 12:3512:35, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 If we accept the judgment of Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita, however, the Mayavadis are to be considered mayayapahrta-jnana, or bereft of all knowledge No edit summary current
• 12:3412:34, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 In the material world a person and his photograph, picture or statue are different. But the statue of Lord Krsna and Krsna Himself, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, are not different, because the Lord is absolute No edit summary current
• 12:3312:33, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 Krsna saw that all the cowherd boys, who did not know anyone but Him as their Lord, had now gone out of His hand and were helpless, having entered like straws into the fire of the abdomen of Aghasura, who was death personified - SB 10.12.27 No edit summary current
• 12:3312:33, 25 April 2021 diff hist +7,145 Lord Krsna explains very clearly in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.14) that His material energy is very difficult to overcome: daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya No edit summary current
• 12:3212:32, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 Lord Krsna is the actual compiler of Vedanta, and whatever He speaks is Vedanta philosophy No edit summary current
• 12:3212:32, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 No one can separate the sunshine energy from the energetic sun. Therefore material energy may appear separate from the Lord, but transcendentally it is nondifferent from the Lord No edit summary current
• 12:3012:30, 25 April 2021 diff hist +4,005 A fully surrendered devotee will receive the blessings of Lord Krsna No edit summary current
• 12:3012:30, 25 April 2021 diff hist +7,596 All the residents of Dvaraka approached and addressed Him, "Dear Lord (Krsna) of the three worlds, a great fiery demon is ready to burn the whole city of Dvaraka! Please save us" No edit summary current
• 12:2912:29, 25 April 2021 diff hist −30 As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, mayavadi krsne aparadhi: “All the Mayavadis are offenders to Lord Krsna.” (CC Madhya 17.129) It is not possible for them to understand the Krsna consciousness movement No edit summary current
• 08:0808:08, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,960 While the Lord was talking to His disciples at that time, the devotee Damodara Pandita was present. This Damodara Pandita was a very faithful devotee and a staunch lover of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
• 08:0708:07, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The very word “king” is repugnant to one who is in the renounced order of life. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu refused to see the King, but indirectly, by the Lord’s causeless mercy, the King was able to understand the Lord’s mysterious activities No edit summary current
• 08:0608:06, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 When Prakasananda Sarasvati inquired from Lord Caitanya why He neither studied Vedanta nor performed meditation, Lord Caitanya presented Himself as a number one fool in order to indicate that the present age, Kali-yuga, is an age of fools and rascals No edit summary current
• 08:0508:05, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 Whenever there was anything that might touch or taint the character of the Lord, Damodara Pandita would immediately point it out, not even considering the exalted position of the Lord No edit summary current
• 08:0508:05, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 These Mayavadi sannyasis were fortunate enough to meet the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Caitanya) in the form of a devotee, and certainly they were greatly influenced by the Lord No edit summary current
• 08:0308:03, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord (Caitanya) is more pleased when one serves the servant of the Lord No edit summary current
• 08:0308:03, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord (Caitanya) was ready to go see the King (Prataparudra) even at Kataka. He did not even consider allowing the King to come from Kataka to Jagannatha Puri to see Him No edit summary current
• 08:0308:03, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord (Caitanya), being one and many at the same time, was exhibiting the variegatedness of His pastimes. This is the meaning behind His mysterious exhibition No edit summary current
• 08:0208:02, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord already declared that Krsna would be merciful upon the King due to the King’s service to the devotees. This is the process by which one can advance in Krsna consciousness. First there must be the devotee's mercy; then Krsna's mercy will descend No edit summary current
• 08:0208:02, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord asked Haridasa Thakura to remain there at Jagannatha Puri and constantly chant the holy names of the Lord No edit summary current
• 08:0108:01, 25 April 2021 diff hist +5,028 m The Lord asked His servant simply to look at the Visnu wheel on top of the temple and offer obeisances SharmisthaK moved page The Lord asked His servant simply to look at the Visnu wheel on top of the temple and offer obeisances (namaskara) to The Lord asked His servant simply to look at the Visnu wheel on top of the temple and offer obeisances current
• 08:0008:00, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Mayavadi sannyasis, appreciating Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, inquired from Him why He did not discuss Vedanta philosophy No edit summary current
• 07:5907:59, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Mayavadis in Varanasi blasphemed Lord Caitanya because His behavior did not follow these (accepting the renounced order very strictly and wearing nothing more than a loincloth) principles No edit summary current
• 07:5907:59, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The more fallen a person is, the more he has the right to be delivered by the Lord (Caitanya) - provided, of course, he surrenders unto the Lord No edit summary current
• 07:5907:59, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The prince came to see the Lord (Caitanya) for the first time, but by the Lord's mercy the boy immediately became a topmost devotee. This was not in theory but in practice No edit summary current
• 07:5807:58, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 Since they (the Mayavadis') think that reading Vedanta philosophy is the only function of a sannyasi and they did not find Caitanya Mahaprabhu engaged in such direct study, they criticized the Lord No edit summary current
• 07:5807:58, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The brahmana fell down at His (Caitanya's) feet and fervently appealed to the Lord to be compassionate and grant his request. Thus he humbly submitted his desire No edit summary current
• 07:5607:56, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Gaudiya Vaisnavas never differentiate between Radha-Krsna and Lord Caitanya. They say that since Lord Caitanya is the combined form of Radha-Krsna, He is not different from Radha and Krsna No edit summary current
• 07:5507:55, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The internal devotees could understand that the Lord, although one, was exhibiting Himself as many in the different sankirtana groups No edit summary
• 07:5507:55, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The King (Prataparudra) was very anxious to see the Lord (Caitanya), yet it was not possible for the Lord to see him. Just to resolve the situation, Nityananda Prabhu suggested that the Lord send an old piece of clothing No edit summary current
• 07:5307:53, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 The Lord (Caitanya) even refused to see the King (Prataparudra) despite the request of a personality like Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, who was the Lord’s intimate friend and devotee No edit summary current
• 07:5107:51, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,612 Prior to the Lord's acceptance of the renounced order, Purusottama Bhattacarya, a resident of Navadvipa, desired to enter the renounced order of life. Therefore he left home & went to Benares, where he accepted the position of brahmacarya from a Mayavadi No edit summary current
• 07:4907:49, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 Srimat Prabodhananda Sarasvati writes in his Caitanya-candramrta that when influenced by Lord Caitanya’s Krsna consciousness movement, materialists become averse to talking about their wives and children No edit summary current
• 07:4707:47, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 Lord Caitanya, who is known as Sri Gaurahari, is complete in relishing all the different mellows, namely neutrality, servitorship, fraternity, parental affection and conjugal love No edit summary current
• 07:4707:47, 25 April 2021 diff hist +3,797 Lord Caitanya’s heart was full of the feelings of Srimati Radharani, and His appearance resembled Hers. Svarupa Damodara has explained His attitude as radha-bhava-murti, the attitude of Radharani No edit summary current
• 07:4607:46, 25 April 2021 diff hist −33 Maharaja Prataparudra was a fully surrendered soul; therefore the Lord (Caitanya) could not refuse him on the grounds that he was a worldly pounds-shillings man No edit summary current