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16:2816:28, 2 May 2021 diff hist +7,271 N Yogis who follow the principles of Patanjali accept the personality of the Absolute Truth, but they want to merge into the transcendental body of the Supreme Lord. That is their desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogīs who follow the principles of Patañjali accept the personality of the Absolute Truth, but they want to merge into the t..."
16:2416:24, 2 May 2021 diff hist +7,088 N According to the Brahma-samhita (Bs 5.38), yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti: the material universes are generated from the bodily rays of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Brahma-saṁhitā (BS 5.38), yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-aṇḍa-koṭi: the material universes are gener..." current
16:2116:21, 2 May 2021 diff hist +6,924 N The impersonal Brahman, or bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord, is known as Brahmaloka or Siddhaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonal Brahman, or bodily effulgence of the Supreme Lord, is known as Brahmaloka or Siddhaloka"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
16:1416:14, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,826 N The pure devotee hates and fears sayujya-mukti, merging into the effulgence of the Lord. This merging is due to an offense committed against the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and therefore it is not at all desirable for a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the pure devotee hates and fears sāyujya-mukti, merging into the effulgence of the Lord. This merging is due to an offense co..."
16:0016:00, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,620 N He (a pure devotee of Lord Krsna) is not very interested in stopping the repetition of birth, for he simply desires to serve the Lord, even in hellish circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not very interested in stopping the repetition of birth, for he simply desires to serve the Lord, even in hellish circum..." current
15:5715:57, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,710 N A pure devotee of Lord Krsna rejects even these types of liberation (such as salokya, samipya, sarupya and sarsti); he aspires only to serve Krsna birth after birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa rejects even these types of liberation; he aspires only to serve Kṛṣṇa birth after bi..."
15:5115:51, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,730 N Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has sung, kaivalyam narakayate. The impersonalist’s conception of becoming one with the effulgence of the Lord is exactly like hell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī has sung, kaivalyaṁ narakāyate. The impersonalist’s conception of becoming one with the..." current
15:3115:31, 2 May 2021 diff hist 0 m Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses - CC Madhya 6.264-265 Alankrutha moved page Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses - CC Madhya 6.264 to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses - CC Madhya 6.264-265 current
15:3015:30, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,005 N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses - CC Madhya 6.264-265 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continues to explain the distinction between mukti-pada and bhakti-pada in the following verses..."
15:1815:18, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,335 N If one is destined to remain in the Lord’s impersonal effulgence, he misses the opportunity to render service to the Personality of Godhead. Therefore devotees consider remaining in the impersonal Brahman effulgence a kind of punishment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is destined to remain in the Lord’s impersonal effulgence, he misses the opportunity to render service to the Persona..."
15:1315:13, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,041 N The word tamasah means “the coverings of the universe.” Layers of material elements cover the universe, and outside these coverings is the impersonal Brahman effulgence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word tamasaḥ means"|"Layers of material elements cover the universe, and outside these coverings is the impersonal Brahm..." current
15:1015:10, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,355 N In Siddhaloka (Brahmaloka) there live two kinds of living entities - those who are killed by the SP of Godhead due to their having been demons in their previous lives and those who are very fond of enjoying the impersonal effulgence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there live two kinds of living entities—those who are killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead due to their having been..."
15:0115:01, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,947 N He (Bhattacarya) was not authorized to change a word in Srimad-Bhagavatam (from mukti-pade to bhakti-pade), as Sri Caitanya will explain. Although the Bhattacarya changed the word in his devotional ecstasy, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not approve of it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was not authorized to change a word in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will explain. Although the Bha..."
14:5614:56, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,922 N Because of having developed pure devotional service, the Bhattacarya did not like the word mukti-pade, which refers to the impersonal Brahman feature of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of having developed pure devotional service, the Bhattacarya did not like the word mukti-pade, which refers to the imp..."
14:4914:49, 2 May 2021 diff hist −12 When reciting this verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.14.8), Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya changed the original reading from mukti-pade to bhakti-pade No edit summary current
14:4814:48, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,725 N When reciting this verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.14.8), Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya changed the original reading from mukti-pade to bhakti-pade Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When reciting this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.14.8), Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya changed the original reading f..."
14:3114:31, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,323 N If one wants to become a devotee of Krsna, he must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, following in the footsteps of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and other exalted devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants to become a devotee of Krsna, he must first take shelter of the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, following..."
14:2814:28, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,493 N Lord Sri Krsna is certainly the Personality of Godhead, but He is not as magnanimous as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lord Krsna simply gave orders for one to become His devotee, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu actually taught the process of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is certainly the Personality of Godhead, but He is not as magnanimous as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Lo..."
14:2214:22, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,275 N As Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He ordered us to surrender unto Himself, but as Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, He taught us how to surrender to Krsna. Therefore He is praised by the Gosvamis: namo maha-vadanyaya krsna-prema-pradaye te Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He ordered us to surrender unto Himself, but as Lord Śrī Cait..." current
14:1614:16, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,470 N At the conclusion of the BG, Lord Krsna advised complete surrender unto Him, promising all protection to His devotee. Unfortunately, people are so fallen that they cannot accept the instructions of Krsna; therefore Krsna returned with the same mission Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the conclusion of the Bhagavad-gītā, Lord Kṛṣṇa advised complete surrender unto Him, promising all protection to Hi..."
11:3511:35, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,506 N There was a great need to revive the system of devotional service. The Lord Himself personally came down disguised as a devotee so that the fallen populace might take advantage of the Lord’s example Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there was a great need to revive the system of devotional service. The Lord Himself personally came down disguised as a devote..."
11:3111:31, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,364 N He (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) appeared in order to teach the fallen souls in this material world, for in this Age of Kali almost everyone has become attached to fruitive and ritualistic activities and mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He appeared in order to teach the fallen souls in this material world, for in this Age of Kali almost everyone has become atta..."
11:2211:22, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,197 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared in this world as a disguised incarnation of Krsna, but His appearance is confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Mahabharata and other Vedic scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared in this world as a disguised incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, but His appearance is confirmed i..."
11:1911:19, 2 May 2021 diff hist +4,372 N As Lord Krsna states in the BG 4.7: Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion - at that time I descend Myself. This is also the case with Caitanya Mahaprabhu's appearance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion..."

16:4816:48, 1 May 2021 diff hist +1,743 N This verse (CC Madhya 6.254) and the following verse (CC Madhya 6.255) are included in the Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka (6.74-75), by Sri Kavi-karnapura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse and the following verse are included in the Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (6.74-75), by Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra"}}..." current
16:4416:44, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,859 N Bhattacarya had been in the greatest danger because he had adhered to Mayavada philosophy. Somehow or other he came into contact with Lord Sri Caitanya and became a perfect devotee. In this way he was saved from the great falldown of impersonalism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya had been in the greatest danger because he had adhered to Māyāvāda philosophy. Somehow or ot..." current
16:4016:40, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,667 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.40) it is said, sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat: Simply by performing a little devotional service, one can escape the greatest danger Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is therefore said, sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt"|"Simply by performing a li..." current
16:3716:37, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,624 N The Bhattacarya was fully converted to the cult of Vaisnavism, and he was following the principles automatically, without being pressured Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhaṭṭācārya was fully converted to the cult of Vaiṣṇavism, and he was following the principles automatically, wi..." current
16:3416:34, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,773 N Previously Gopinatha Acarya had informed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya that when he would be blessed by the Lord he would thoroughly understand the transcendental process of devotional service. This prediction was now fulfilled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Previously Gopīnātha Ācārya had informed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya that when he would be blessed by the Lord he would..." current
16:2916:29, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,234 N The self-realization that was achieved in the Satya-yuga by meditation, in the Treta by the performance of different sacrifices, and in the Dvapara by worship of Lord Krsna can be achieved in the Age of Kali simply by chanting the holy names, Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The self-realization that was achieved in the Satya millennium by meditation, in the Tretā millennium by the performance of d..."
16:2316:23, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,128 N The most important factor in this Age of Kali, which is an ocean of faults, is that one can be free from all contamination and become eligible to enter the kingdom of God simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most important factor in this Age of Kali, which is an ocean of faults, is that one can be free from all contamination and..."
16:1816:18, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,522 N In this Age of Kali, hari-kirtana is very, very important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this Age of Kali, hari-kīrtana is very, very important"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021..."
16:1516:15, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,851 N They (young men and women by giving up sinful activity) can fully engage in the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They can therefore fully engage in the devotional service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {..." current
16:0216:02, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,229 N By giving up sinful activity - illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling - and strictly following the injunctions given by the spiritual master, they (young men and women) have become purified of all contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By giving up sinful activity—illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling—and strictly following the injunctions gi..."
15:5615:56, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,979 N Sometimes people are surprised to see young men and women take so seriously to the Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes people are surprised to see young men and women take so seriously to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement"}} {{not..." current
15:5115:51, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,358 N It is confirmed in the BG 7.28: Persons who have acted piously in previous lives & in this life & whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed from the dualities of delusion, & they engage themselves in My (Krsna's) service with determination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who have acted piously in previous lives and in this life and whose sinful actions are completely eradicated are freed..." current
15:4415:44, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,873 N One cannot engage in the devotional service of the Lord without being purified of all contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot engage in the devotional service of the Lord without being purified of all contamination"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..." current
15:4215:42, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,251 N Because the people of this age are so fallen, they can simply chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. In this way they can rid themselves of the bodily conception of life and become eligible to engage in the Lord’s devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the people of this age are so fallen, they can simply chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. In this way they can ri..."
15:3715:37, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,174 N He (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu) quoted the following verse from the Brhan-naradiya Purana (38.126) to confirm His statement - that the most important item is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord - Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then quoted the following verse from the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa (38.126) to confirm His statement"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
15:3415:34, 1 May 2021 diff hist +121 When Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya asked the Lord which item was most important (in devotional service), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately answered that the most important item is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord - Hare Krsna maha-mantra No edit summary current
15:3215:32, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,202 N When Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya asked the Lord which item was most important (in devotional service), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately answered that the most important item is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord - Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya asked the Lord which item was most important, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately answe..."
15:2315:23, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,875 N In The Nectar of Devotion, these (the nine devotional processes) are expanded into sixty-four items Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In The Nectar of Devotion, these are expanded into sixty-four items"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..." current
15:2015:20, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,921 N Becoming the Lord’s friend, and sarvatma-nivedana, offering oneself fully at the lotus feet of the Lord - these are the nine devotional processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"becoming the Lord’s friend, and sarvātma-nivedana, offering oneself fully at the lotus feet of the Lord—these are the nin..." current
15:1615:16, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,147 N Hearing the glories of the Lord, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering worship in the temple, offering prayers, becoming a servant of the Lord - these are the nine devotional processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hearing the glories of the Lord, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering worship in the temple, of..." current
15:1015:10, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,900 N There are nine items to be executed in devotional service. These are enumerated in the following verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 7.5.23): sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam atma-nivedanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are nine items to be executed in devotional service. These are enumerated in the following verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam"..."

17:4017:40, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,079 N It is confirmed in Srimad Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.19): After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me (Lord Krsna), knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in Srimad Bhagavad-gita"|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me,..." current
17:3617:36, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,319 N They (those who have taken to the process of karma-kanda (fruitive activity) and jnana-kanda (speculation on the science of transcendence)) are condemned to remain in material existence life after life until they take shelter of the lotus feet of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are condemned to remain in material existence life after life until they take shelter of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa"}}..." current
17:3217:32, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,418 N Narottama dasa Thakura says, karma-kanda jnana-kanda, kevala visera bhanda: those who have taken to the process of karma-kanda (fruitive activity) and jnana-kanda (speculation on the science of transcendence) have simply eaten from poisoned pots Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura therefore says, karma-kāṇḍa jñāna-kāṇḍa, kevala viṣera bhāṇḍa: those who have ta..." current
17:2817:28, 30 April 2021 diff hist +5,962 N Both karmis and jnanis are unfit for receiving the mercy of the Lord and becoming devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"both karmīs and jñānīs are unfit for receiving the mercy of the Lord and becoming devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankr..." current
17:2517:25, 30 April 2021 diff hist +6,480 The karmis are fully under the bodily conception of life, and the jnanis, although theoretically understanding that they are not the body, also have no information about the lotus feet of the Lord because they overly stress impersonalism No edit summary current

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