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15:5215:52, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,218 N Some (so-called jagad-gurus) are not even sufficiently educated, yet they make accusations against our movement and accuse us of destroying the principles of the Hindu religion by accepting Muslims and yavanas as Vaisnavas. Such people are simply envious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some are not even sufficiently educated, yet they make accusations against our movement and accuse us of destroying the princi..."
15:4715:47, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,040 N In India we are falsely accused of converting mlecchas and yavanas to the Hindu religion. In India there are many Mayavadi sannyasis known as jagad-guru, although they have hardly visited the whole world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India we are falsely accused of converting mlecchas and yavanas to the Hindu religion. In India there are many Māyāvādī..." current
15:3515:35, 3 May 2021 diff hist +3,058 N After being initiated, the devotees in the Krsna consciousness movement change their names. Whenever a person in the Western world becomes interested in this Krsna consciousness movement, he is initiated by this process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After being initiated, the devotees in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement change their names. Whenever a person in the Wes..."
08:3408:34, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,227 N They (Muslims) accepted only the Lord’s impersonal feature. Generally they recite and explain this portion only. Although the transcendental body of the Lord is worshipable, most of them are unaware of this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of this, they accepted only the Lord’s impersonal feature. Generally they recite and explain this portion only. Alth..."
08:3108:31, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,153 N The saintly Muslim admitted that those who were supposedly conversant in the teachings of the Koran could not ultimately understand the essence of the Koran Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly Muslim admitted that those who were supposedly conversant in the teachings of the Koran could not ultimately under..."
08:1408:14, 3 May 2021 diff hist +2,340 N Karma-yoga and jnana-yoga are certainly described in the Koran, but ultimately the Koran states that the ultimate goal is the offering of prayers to the Supreme Person - evadat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karma-yoga and jñāna-yoga are certainly described in the Koran, but ultimately the Koran states that the ultimate goal is th..." current

17:1017:10, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,205 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out that in the revealed scripture of the Muslims, love of Godhead is the ultimate goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that in the revealed scripture of the Muslims, love of Godhead is the ultimate goal"}}..." current
16:3816:38, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,335 N According to the Muslim scripture, without evadat, offering prayers at a mosque or elsewhere five times daily (namaz), one cannot be successful in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Muslim scripture, without evādat, offering prayers at a mosque or elsewhere five times daily (namāz), one c..."
14:2514:25, 2 May 2021 diff hist +1,881 N The Sufi sampradaya was certainly derived from Sankaracarya’s impersonalists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sufi sampradāya was certainly derived from Śaṅkarācārya’s impersonalists"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..." current
14:2014:20, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,210 N The revealed scripture of the Muslims is the Koran. There is one Muslim sampradaya known as the Sufis. The Sufis accept impersonalism, believing in the oneness of the living entity with the Absolute Truth. Their supreme slogan is “analahak.” Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The revealed scripture of the Muslims is the Koran. There is one Muslim sampradāya known as the Sufis. The Sufis accept imper..." current
13:5613:56, 2 May 2021 diff hist +1,733 N The four persons (who were with Lord Caitanya and whom the Pathana soldiers wanted to kill) were Balabhadra Bhattacarya, his assistant brahmana, Rajaputa Krsnadasa and the Sanodiya brahmana devotee of Madhavendra Puri Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four persons were Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, his assistant brāhmaṇa, Rājaputa Kṛṣṇadāsa and the Sanoḍiyā..."
13:4313:43, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,238 There are two great occasions for bathing in the Ganges during Magha-mela. One is on the day of the dark moon, and the other is on the day of the full moon during the month of Magha No edit summary current
11:2911:29, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,725 N Generally karmis take advantage of bathing there (in Prayaga) during the month of Magha, thinking that they will be rewarded in the future. Those who are situated in devotional service do not very strictly follow this karma-kandiya process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally karmīs (fruitive laborers) take advantage of bathing there during the month of Māgha, thinking that they will be r..." current
11:0611:06, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,609 N Simply by bathing for three days there (Kumbha-mela), one attains the results of such a pious activity (of giving hundreds and thousands of cows in charity). Because of this, the Sanodiya brahmana was very eager to go to Prayaga and bathe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by bathing for three days there, he attains the results of such a pious activity." Because of this, the Sanoḍiyā br..."
10:4710:47, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,586 If one goes to Prayaga and bathes at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna in the month of Magha, he attains the result of giving hundreds and thousands of cows in charity No edit summary current
10:3310:33, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,235 N Bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna, near the fort at Allahabad (Prayaga), is mentioned in the revealed scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamunā, near the fort at Allahabad (Prayāga), is mentioned in the revealed scrip..."
10:2510:25, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,501 N Every twelfth year there is a Kumbha-mela, a great festival, and all the holy men from all over India assemble there. The brahmana wanted to take advantage of the Magha-mela and bathe there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every twelfth year there is a Kumbha-melā, a great festival, and all the holy men from all over India assemble there. The br..."
10:2010:20, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,412 N It is said that ever since the Lord in the form of Mohini took a bucket of nectar and kept it at Prayaga, holy men have gathered there every year and observed the Magha-mela Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that ever since the Lord in the form of Mohinī took a bucket of nectar and kept it at Prayāga, holy men have gath..." current
10:1610:16, 2 May 2021 diff hist +3,334 N Bathing during the month of Magha at the Magha-mela still takes place. This is a very old mela (assembly), dating from time immemorial Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bathing during the month of Māgha at the Māgha-melā still takes place. This is a very old melā (assembly), dating from tim..."
09:1009:10, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,479 N Akrura-tirtha is located on the road between Vrndavana and Mathura. When Krsna and Balarama were being taken to Mathura by Akrura, the Lord rested at this place and took His bath in the Yamuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Akrūra-tīrtha is located on the road between Vṛndāvana and Mathurā. When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were being taken to M..."
09:0609:06, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,700 N They (panca-gauda-brahmanas from northern India and panca-daksinatya-brahmanas from southern India) strictly observe Vedic principles and are not polluted by tantric misdeeds. All of these brahmanas respectfully invited Caitanya Mahaprabhu for lunch Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They strictly observe Vedic principles and are not polluted by tantric misdeeds. All of these brāhmaṇas respectfully invite..."
09:0409:04, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,624 N The brahmanas from these places (Kanyakubja, Sarasvata, Gauda, Maithila, Andhra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Dravida and Maharashtra) are considered to be very strict followers of the Vedic principles, and they are accepted as pure brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas from these places are considered to be very strict followers of the Vedic principles, and they are accepted a..."
08:5908:59, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,446 N In southern India the places (where the panca-daksinatya-brahmanas come from) are Andhra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Dravida and Maharashtra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In southern India the places are Andhra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Drāviḍa and Maharashtra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{co..."
08:5708:57, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,355 N In northern India the places (where the panca-gauda-brahmanas come from) are Kanyakubja, Sarasvata, Gauda, Maithila and Utkala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In northern India the places are Kānyakubja, Sārasvata, Gauḍa, Maithila and Utkala"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
08:5408:54, 2 May 2021 diff hist +2,496 N There are brahmanas known as panca-gauda-brahmanas, who come from five places in northern India, and there are brahmanas known as panca-daksinatya-brahmanas, who come from five places in southern India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are brāhmaṇas known as pañca-gauḍa-brāhmaṇas, who come from five places in northern India, and there are brāhm..."

15:4115:41, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,439 N The glories of the Lord’s marginal characteristics prove Him to be the original SP of Godhead, the son of Maharaja Nanda. As soon as one understands this, one accepts Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The glories of the Lord’s marginal characteristics prove Him to be the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of M..." current
15:3615:36, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,173 N The original characteristics of a substance are called svarupa, and the subsequent corollaries are called tatastha-laksana, or marginal characteristics Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The original characteristics of a substance are called svarūpa, and the subsequent corollaries are called taṭastha-lakṣa..."
15:2615:26, 1 May 2021 diff hist +1,787 N For an explanation of this verse (CC Madhya 18.125, quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.33.6), see Madhya-lila, Chapter 16, text 186 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For an explanation of this verse"|"see Madhya-līlā, Chapter 16, text 186"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
15:1915:19, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,868 N On the whole, a pasandi is a nondevotee who does not accept the Vedic conclusions. In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (1.117) there is a verse quoted from the Padma Purana describing the pasandi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the whole, a pāṣaṇḍī is a nondevotee who does not accept the Vedic conclusions. In the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (1.117)..."
15:1515:15, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,086 N One who disobeys the orders of the spiritual master is also considered a pasandi. The word pasandi has been described in many places in Srimad-Bhagavatam, including 4.2.28, 30 and 32, 5.6.9, and 12.2.13 and 3.43 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who disobeys the orders of the spiritual master is also considered a pāṣaṇḍī. The word pāṣaṇḍī has been de..."
15:1215:12, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,034 N In the Bhakti-sandarbha it is stated - A pasandi is one who considers the demigods and the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be one; therefore a pasandi worships any kind of demigod as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Bhakti-sandarbha it is stated"|"A pāṣaṇḍī is one who considers the demigods and the Supreme Personality of Godh..." current
15:0715:07, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,209 N Concerning the offense of aham-mama-buddhi, or dehatma-buddhi (considering the body to be the self), Jiva Gosvami states -Those who are overly absorbed in the conception of the body and the bodily necessities are also called pasandis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Concerning the offense of ahaṁ-mama-buddhi, or dehātma-buddhi (considering the body to be the self), Jīva Gosvāmī states..."
14:5514:55, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,125 N While describing one of the offenses against chanting the holy names, specifically the offense - blaspheming the Vedic literature, Jiva Gosvami states in his Bhakti-sandarbha - Worshipers of impersonalists like Dattatreya are also pasandis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While describing one of the offenses against chanting the holy names, specifically the offense called śruti-śāstra-nindana..."
14:3714:37, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,004 N Another kind of pasandi is one who does not believe in the spirit soul, the superior potency of the Lord, and therefore does not distinguish between spirit and matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another kind of pāṣaṇḍī is one who does not believe in the spirit soul, the superior potency of the Lord, and therefor..." current
14:3014:30, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,210 N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the word pasandi refers (in CC Madya 18.115) to one who considers the living entity under the control of the illusory energy to be equal with the SP of God, who is transcendental to all material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that the word pāsaṇḍī refers to one who considers the living entity..."
14:0414:04, 1 May 2021 diff hist +1,776 N This quotation of Visnu Svami (CC Madhya 18.114) is cited in Sridhara Svami’s Bhavartha-dipika commentary on Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 1.7.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This quotation of Viṣṇu Svāmī is cited in Śrīdhara Svāmī’s Bhāvārtha-dīpikā commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam..." current
13:5813:58, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,842 N The Vedas clearly state that living entities are subordinate parts and parcels of the supreme. Eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman: the Supreme Being, Krsna, maintains all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas clearly state that living entities are subordinate parts and parcels of the supreme. Eko bahūnāṁ yo vidadhāti k..." current
13:5513:55, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,898 N Although Mayavadi sannyasis may offer respects to other sannyasis and address them as Narayana, they do not go to a Narayana temple and offer respects. These Mayavadi sannyasis are always condemned and are described as demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Māyāvādī sannyāsīs may offer respects to other sannyāsīs and address them as Nārāyaṇa, they do not go to..." current
13:4813:48, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,575 N This Mayavada viewpoint (that Mayavadi sannyasis are Narayana incarnate) is always condemned by the Vaisnava school. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself protested this philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Māyāvāda viewpoint is always condemned by the Vaiṣṇava school. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself protested this p..."
13:4413:44, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,812 N He is never Narayana, just as a molecular portion of sunshine is never the sun itself. The living entity is nothing but a fragmental part of the Absolute Truth; therefore at no stage of perfection can a living entity become the Supreme Personality of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is never Nārāyaṇa, just as a molecular portion of sunshine is never the sun itself. The living entity is nothing but a..."
13:3713:37, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,977 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, specifically mentioned that a sannyasi is nothing but a fragmental portion of the Supreme (cit-kana jiva). In other words, he is nothing more than an ordinary living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately protested this unauthorized system, specifically mentioning that a sannyāsī is nothin..."
13:1913:19, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,753 N The monistic disciples of the Mayavada school (known as smarta-brahmanas) are generally householder brahmanas who accept the Mayavadi sannyasis as Narayana incarnate; therefore they offer their obeisances to them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The monistic disciples of the Māyāvāda school (known as smārta-brāhmaṇas) are generally householder brāhmaṇas who ac..."
13:1613:16, 1 May 2021 diff hist +3,489 N Mayavadi sannyasis consider themselves Brahman, and they superficially speak of themselves as Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī sannyāsīs consider themselves Brahman, and they superficially speak of themselves as Nārāyaṇa"}} {{notes|}}..." current
10:5810:58, 1 May 2021 diff hist 0 m The central point of Krsna consciousness is that the jiva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Krsna or Visnu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses - from CC Madhya 18.112 Nirmal moved page The central point of Krsna consciousness is that the jiva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Krsna or Visnu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses - after CC Madhya 18.111 to The central point of Krsna consciousness is that the jiva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Krsna or Visnu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses - from CC Madhya 18.112 current
09:5809:58, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,526 N The central point of Krsna consciousness is that the jiva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Krsna or Visnu. This viewpoint is elaborated in the following verses - from CC Madhya 18.112 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The central point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is that the jīva, the living entity, can never be accepted as Kṛṣṇa or V..."
09:5109:51, 1 May 2021 diff hist +2,554 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately stated that a living being, however exalted he may be, should never be compared to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s preaching protests the monistic philosophy of the Mayavada school Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu immediately stated that a living being, however exalted he may be, should never be compared to the..." current
09:4109:41, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,358 N Why should Narayana be imperfect? Why should He appear as a human being? Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu very nicely explained these points while at Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why should Nārāyaṇa be imperfect? Why should He appear as a human being? Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very nicely explained..." current
09:3909:39, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,474 N They (Mayavadi sannyasis) never consider why Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, would accept an inferior position as a human being and then again become Narayana when He is perfect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They never consider why Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, would accept an inferior position as a human being a..." current
09:3309:33, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,441 N Due to their poor fund of knowledge, Mayavadi sannyasis think that Narayana, the Absolute Truth, takes birth as a human being and that when He realizes this, He becomes Narayana again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to their poor fund of knowledge, Māyāvādī sannyāsīs think that Nārāyaṇa, the Absolute Truth, takes birth as a hu..."
09:2609:26, 1 May 2021 diff hist +4,598 N Actually an ordinary human being cannot become Narayana. As the chief Mayavadi sannyasi, Sri Sankaracarya, says, narayanah paro ’vyaktat: “Narayana is not a creation of this material world. Narayana is above the material creation” Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually an ordinary human being cannot become Nārāyaṇa. As the chief Māyāvādī sannyāsī, Śrī Śaṅkarācārya, sa..."

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