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18:09, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For six months, a candidate for initiation must first attend arati and classes in the sastras, practice the regulative principles and associate with other devotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For six months, a candidate for initiation must first attend arati and classes in the sastras, practice the regulative princip...")
18:06, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The word purah means “before,” and carya means “activities.” Due to the necessity of these activities, we do not immediately initiate disciples in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word puraḥ means"|"before"|"and caryā means"|"activities"|"Due to the necessity of these activities, we do not immediat...")
17:59, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page To attain full success when taking initiation from the spiritual master, one should first perform purascarya processes (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To attain full success when taking initiation from the spiritual master, one should first perform these puraścaryā processes...")
17:58, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the morning, afternoon and evening one should worship the Deity, chant the Hare Krsna mantra, offer oblations, perform a fire sacrifice and feed the brahmanas. These five activities constitute purascarya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the morning, afternoon and evening one should worship the Deity, chant the Hare Krsna mantra, offer oblations, perform a fi...")
17:49, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By chemical manipulation, bell metal is turned into gold when touched by mercury; similarly, when a person is properly initiated, he can acquire the qualities of a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chemical manipulation, bell metal is turned into gold when touched by mercury; similarly, when a person is properly initiat...")
17:45, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide spiritual master. Giving him everything - body, mind and intelligence - one must take Vaisnava initiation from him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of every human being to surrender to a bona fide spiritual master. Giving him everything"|"body, mind and intel...")
17:42, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Unless one is initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, all his devotional activities are useless. A person who is not properly initiated can descend again into the animal species. Hari-bhakti-vilasa - 2.10 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is initiated by a bona fide spiritual master, all his devotional activities are useless. A person who is not proper...")
17:25, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page According to the Vaisnava regulative principles, one must be initiated as a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vaiṣṇava regulative principles, one must be initiated as a brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmisth...")
17:18, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Unless one is initiated as a brahmana, one cannot worship the holy name properly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is initiated as a brāhmaṇa, one cannot worship the holy name properly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{c...")
17:16, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even though born in a brahmana family, one cannot engage in Vedic rituals without being initiated and having a sacred thread (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though born in a brāhmaṇa family, one cannot engage in Vedic rituals without being initiated and having a sacred threa...")
17:16, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although born in a brahmana family, one becomes a brahmana only after initiation and the sacred thread ceremony (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although born in a brāhmaṇa family, one becomes a brāhmaṇa only after initiation and the sacred thread ceremony"}} {{not...")
14:49, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The regulative principles of diksa are explained in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (2.3-4) and the Bhakti-sandarbha - 283 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The regulative principles of dīkṣā are explained in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (2.3-4) and the Bhakti-sandarbha (283)"}} {{no...")
14:44, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Diksa is the process by which one can awaken his transcendental knowledge and vanquish all reactions caused by sinful activity. A person expert in the study of the revealed scriptures knows this process as diksa (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dīkṣā is the process by which one can awaken his transcendental knowledge and vanquish all reactions caused by sinful acti...")
13:46, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page We have introduced this system in all of our centers. Arcana, arati, bhoga offering, Deity dressing and decoration are all preceded and followed by the chanting of the holy name of the Lord - Hare Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have therefore introduced this system in all of our centers. Arcana, ārati, bhoga offering, Deity dressing and decoration...")
13:05, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Srila Jiva Gosvami instructs that the other processes, such as arcana, vandana, dasya and sakhya, should be executed, but they must be preceded and followed by kirtana, the chanting of the holy name (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī therefore instructs that the other processes, such as arcana, vandana, dāsya and sakhya, should be ex...")
13:00, 4 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Out of the nine processes of devotional service, kirtana is very important (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the nine processes of devotional service, kīrtana is very important"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|...")
17:54, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The nine devotional processes, beginning with sravana and kirtana, can all be attained at once if one simply chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the nine devotional processes, beginning with śravaṇa and kīrtana, can all be attained at once if one simply chants the ho...")
17:51, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Such a person who chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly is very important and woshipable (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person who chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly is very important and woshipable"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sha...")
17:49, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Chanting one name (of Krsna) is sufficient to rescue a living being from all sinful reactions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"chanting one name is sufficient to rescue a living being from all sinful reactions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{co...")
17:43, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Items of devotional service, when directly offered to Krsna, constitute the highest attainment of life. This is the verdict of the revealed scriptures (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"items of devotional service, when directly offered to Kṛṣṇa, constitute the highest attainment of life. This is the verd...")
17:41, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The process of devotional service entails always considering oneself the eternal servant of Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating everything unto Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"always considering oneself the eternal servant of Krsna, making friends with Him and dedicating everything unto Him"}} {{notes...")
17:38, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The process of devotional service entails hearing, chanting and remembering the holy name, form, pastimes, qualities and entourage of the Lord, offering service according to the time, place and performer, worshiping the Deity, offering prayers (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of devotional service entails hearing, chanting and remembering the holy name, form, pastimes, qualities and entou...")
17:21, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A neophyte devotee engaged in Deity worship in accordance with the regulations set forth by the spiritual master is in a position superior to that of the fruitive worker and speculative philosopher (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a neophyte devotee engaged in Deity worship in accordance with the regulations set forth by the spiritual master is in a posit...")
17:17, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One may be advanced religiously, but if he is not trained in devotional service, he has very little credit on the transcendental platform (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may be advanced religiously, but if he is not trained in devotional service, he has very little credit on the transcendent...")
17:15, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A karmi or a jnani, regardless of his greatness, has no faith in Lord Visnu, His holy name or His devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A karmī or a jñānī, regardless of his greatness, has no faith in Lord Viṣṇu, His holy name or His devotional service"}...")
14:57, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even a neophyte devotee is superior to the karmis and jnanis because he has full faith in chanting the holy name of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even a neophyte devotee is superior to the karmīs and jñānīs because he has full faith in chanting the holy name of the Lo...")
14:56, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is on the basis of faith and attachment to Krsna that one can judge who is a madhyama-adhikari or an uttama-adhikari (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is on the basis of faith and attachment to Kṛṣṇa that one can judge who is a madhyama-adhikārī or an uttama-adhikā...")
14:52, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One who has preliminary faith is called a kanistha-adhikari, or a neophyte. The neophyte, however, can become an advanced devotee if he strictly follows the regulative principles set down by the spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has preliminary faith is called a kaniṣṭha-adhikārī, or a neophyte. The neophyte, however, can become an advance...")
14:46, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page According to the faith, there are first-class, second-class and neophyte devotees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the faith, there are first-class, second-class and neophyte devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{com...")
14:32, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even by associating with such a neophyte devotee (who is materialistic), one can become a devotee also (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even by associating with such a neophyte devotee, one can become a devotee also"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{compl...")
14:28, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One is known as a materialistic devotee if he simply worships the Deity of Hari with faith but does not show proper respect to the devotees and to others (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One is known as a materialistic devotee if he simply worships the Deity of Hari with faith but does not show proper respect to...")
14:24, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Any devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in the neophyte stage. By his association, others may also become Vaisnavas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"any devotee who believes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord is a pure devotee, even though he may be in...")
14:08, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When the novice engages in devotional service - especially in Deity worship - & follows the order of a bona fide spiritual master, he is a pure devotee. Anyone can take advantage of hearing about Krsna consciousness from such a devotee & become purified (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the novice engages in devotional service"|"especially in Deity worship"|"and follows the order of a bona fide spiritual m...")
13:56, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should understand that the name “Krsna” and Krsna Himself are identical. Having such faith, one must continue to chant the holy name (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should understand that the name “Kṛṣṇa” and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical. Having such faith, one must conti...")
13:51, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As the Padma Purana states, The holy name of Krsna is identical with Krsna and is like a cintamani gem, a touchstone. That name is Krsna personified in sound and is therefore perfectly transcendental and eternally liberated from material contamination (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Padma Purāṇa states"|"The holy name of Kṛṣṇa is identical with Kṛṣṇa and is like a cintāmaṇi gem, a t...")
13:48, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should accept the holy name of Krsna to be identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Transcendence Himself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should accept the holy name of Kṛṣṇa to be identical with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Transcendence Himself"...")
13:40, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page With such faith (that a person who simply chants the holy name of Krsna once becomes perfect) in the holy name one may begin a life of Krsna consciousness. But an ordinary person cannot chant the holy name of Krsna with such faith (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With such faith in the holy name one may begin a life of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. But an ordinary person cannot chant the ho...")
13:32, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A person who simply chants the holy name of Krsna once becomes perfect and should be regarded as a Vaisnava. This is confirmed by Srila Rupa Gosvami in his Upadesamrta (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who simply chants the holy name of Kṛṣṇa once becomes perfect and should be regarded as a Vaiṣṇava. This is...")
13:25, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page With folded hands I (Caitanya) offer my prayers unto Krsna, Nanda Maharaja’s son, who is my life and soul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With folded hands I offer my prayers unto Kṛṣṇa, Nanda Mahārāja’s son, who is my life and soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compi...")
13:06, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sri Gunaraja Khan never cared for the artificial aristocracy introduced by Ballal Sena (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Guṇarāja Khān never cared for the artificial aristocracy introduced by Ballāl Sena"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis...")
13:00, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sri Gunaraja Khan had fourteen sons, of whom the second son, Laksminatha Vasu, received the title Satyaraja Khan. His son was Sri Ramananda Vasu; therefore Ramananda Vasu belonged to the fifteenth generation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Guṇarāja Khān had fourteen sons, of whom the second son, Lakṣmīnātha Vasu, received the title Satyarāja Khān....")
12:54, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following genealogical table of Gunaraja Khan: (7) Anantarama; (8) Guninayaka and Vinanayaka. The twelfth generation included Bhagiratha, and the thirteenth Maladhara Vasu, or Gunaraja Khan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following genealogical table of Guṇarāja Khān: (7) Anantarāma; (8) Guṇ...")
12:52, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives the following genealogical table of Gunaraja Khan: (1) Dasaratha Vasu; (2) Kusala; (3) Subhasankara; (4) Hamsa; (5) Saktirama (Baganda), Muktirama (Mainagara) and Alankara (Bangaja); (6) Damodara (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following genealogical table of Guṇarāja Khān: (1) Daśaratha Vasu; (2) K...")
12:36, 3 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page His real name was Maladhara Vasu, but the title Khan was given to him by the Emperor of Bengal. Thus he became known as Gunaraja Khan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His real name was Mālādhara Vasu, but the title Khān was given to him by the Emperor of Bengal. Thus he became known as Gu...")
17:28, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that the kayasthas who came from Kanyakubja were high-class men. Of them, Dasaratha Vasu was a great personality, and the thirteenth generation of his family included Gunaraja Khan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that the kāyasthas who came from Kānyakubja were high-class men. Of them...")
15:47, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the northern Indian high country, the kayasthas are accepted as sudras, but in Bengal the kayasthas are considered among the higher castes. It is a fact that the kayasthas came to Bengal from northern India, specifically from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the northern Indian high country, the kāyasthas are accepted as śūdras, but in Bengal the kāyasthas are considered amon...")
15:42, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Since the king (Adisura) is supposed to be accompanied by his associates, the brahmanas accompanied the King to help him in higher spiritual matters. The kayasthas were to render other services (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the king is supposed to be accompanied by his associates, the brāhmaṇas accompanied the King to help him in higher sp...")
15:39, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When a Bengali emperor named Adisura first came from Kanyakubja, or Kanauj, he brought with him five brahmanas and five kayasthas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a Bengali emperor named Adiśūra first came from Kānyakubja, or Kānauj, he brought with him five brāhmaṇas and five...")
15:34, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura gives a genealogical table and family history of Gunaraja Khan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives a genealogical table and family history of Guṇarāja Khān"}} {{notes|}...")
15:23, 2 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The book Sri Krsna-vijaya was highly praised by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is very valuable for all Vaisnavas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The book Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya was highly praised by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and it is very valuable for all Vaiṣṇa...")

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