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14:39, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 19.35) is found in the Lalita-madhava (3.25) of Srila Rupa Gosvami (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is found in the Lalita-mādhava (3.25) of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete...")
14:12, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The gopis’ breasts are compared to cakravakas and their hands to red lotuses protecting them. This is a wonderful instance of reverse analogy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gopīs’ breasts, however, are compared to cakravākas and their hands to red lotuses protecting them. This is a wonderfu...")
14:09, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page At night the red lotus blossoms, whereas in sunlight it closes. Therefore the red lotus is an enemy of the sun and is unknown to the sun’s friend the cakravaka (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At night the red lotus blossoms, whereas in sunlight it closes. Therefore the red lotus is an enemy of the sun and is unknown...")
14:07, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Cakravakas move about whereas lotuses stand still, but herein Krsna’s hands, which are compared to blue lotuses, attack the breasts of the gopis, which are compared to cakravakas. This is called a reverse analogy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"cakravākas move about whereas lotuses stand still, but herein Kṛṣṇa’s hands, which are compared to blue lotuses, atta...")
14:01, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although the blue lotus is a friend of the sun, in Krsna’s pastimes it nevertheless plunders their mutual friend the cakravaka (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the blue lotus is a friend of the sun, in Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes it nevertheless plunders their mutual friend the c...")
13:59, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because the blue lotus flower blossoms with the rising of the sun, the sun is the friend of the blue lotus. The cakravaka birds also appear when the sun rises, and therefore the cakravakas and blue lotuses meet (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the blue lotus flower blossoms with the rising of the sun, the sun is the friend of the blue lotus. The cakravāka bir...")
13:53, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Generally the cakravaka bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Krsna’s pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, tastes the cakravaka bird (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally the cakravāka bird tastes the lotus flower, but in Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes the lotus, which is usually lifeless, t...")
13:43, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This is a quotation (of CC Antya 18.40) from the Abhijnana-sakuntala-nataka (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from the Abhijñāna-śakuntalā-nāṭaka"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first...")
13:34, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 18.25) is from Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 10.33.22 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-18T13:34:44Z}}...")
12:56, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Remembering this statement (of Pingala), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Pingala is found in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Eighth Chapter, verses 22-44, as well as in the Mahabharata, Santi-parva, Chapter 174 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Remembering this statement, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu became ecstatic. The story of Piṅgalā is found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavat...")
12:49, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This statement (of CC Antya 17.51) by Srimati Radharani is quoted from the Krsna-karnamrta - 42 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This statement by Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is quoted from the Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha...")
12:45, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 17.40) is found in the Govinda-lilamrta - 8.5 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-18T12:...")
12:40, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 17.31) is from Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 10.29.40 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-18T12:40:38Z}}...")
10:50, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As the autumn season began in Vrndavana, Lord Krsna was tending the cows and blowing on His flute. The gopis then began to praise Krsna and discuss the fortunate position of His flute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the autumn season began in Vṛndāvana, Lord Kṛṣṇa was tending the cows and blowing on His flute. The gopīs then be...")
10:47, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 16.140), quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 10.21.9), is part of a discussion the gopis had among themselves (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse, quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"is part of a discussion the gopīs had among themselves"}} {{notes|}} {{compile...")
10:38, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This verse (of CC Antya 16.119) is found in the Govinda-lilamrta - 8.8 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is found in the Govinda-līlāmṛta"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-18T10:...")
10:36, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This is a quotation (of CC Antya 16.117) from Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 10.31.14 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-18T10:36...")
10:30, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to make the point that material things have already been experienced by materially absorbed persons who are interested only in sense gratification (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted to make the point that material things have already been experienced by materially absorbed...")
10:28, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The word prakrta refers to things tasted for the sense gratification of the conditioned soul. Such things are limited by the material laws (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word prākṛta refers to things tasted for the sense gratification of the conditioned soul. Such things are limited by th...")
10:23, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the remnants of food (prasadam) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor in Govinda, the holy name of the Lord, nor in the Vaisnavas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the remnants of food ["|"prasādam"|"of the Sup...")
10:19, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The remnants of Krsna’s food are mixed with His saliva (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s food are mixed with His saliva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first...")
10:12, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page This and the following verse (of CC Antya 16.52-53) are quoted from the Nrsimha Purana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This and the following verse are quoted from the Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}}...")
10:06, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because he (a Vaisnava) has become a devotee of Lord Krsna, he has become purified and has attained the stage of brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he has become a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, he has become purified and has attained the stage of brāhmaṇa"}} {{not...")
09:59, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As bell metal is turned to gold when mixed with mercury in an alchemical process, so one who is properly trained and initiated by a bona fide spiritual master becomes a brahmana immediately (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As bell metal is turned to gold when mixed with mercury in an alchemical process, so one who is properly trained and initiated...")
09:55, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even if one is born a mleccha, if he becomes a devotee he is to be considered the best of the brahmanas and a learned pandita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one is born a mleccha, if he becomes a devotee he is to be considered the best of the brāhmaṇas and a learned paṇ...")
09:52, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Without knowledge of Brahman, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore a Vaisnava is already a brahmana, whereas a brahmana may become a Vaisnava (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without knowledge of Brahman, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore a Vaiṣṇava is already a...")
09:48, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A brahmana must be a Vaisnava and a learned scholar. Therefore in India it is customary to address a brahmana as pandita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A brāhmaṇa must be a Vaiṣṇava and a learned scholar. Therefore in India it is customary to address a brāhmaṇa as pa...")
09:46, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One who considers a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who was born in a family of sudras, nisadas or candalas to belong to that particular caste certainly goes to hell (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who considers a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who was born in a family of śūdras, niṣādas or caṇḍ...")
09:39, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A Vaisnava found in varnas other than brahmana can purify all the three worlds (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a Vaisnava found in varnas other than brahmana can purify all the three worlds"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{comple...")
09:37, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If a person born in a brahmana family is an avaisnava, a nondevotee, one should not see his face, exactly as one should not look upon the face of a candala, or dog-eater (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person born in a brahmana family is an avaisnava, a nondevotee, one should not see his face, exactly as one should not lo...")
09:33, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is not a devotee of Lord Krsna, however, even if born in a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya family, he should be considered a sudra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is not a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, even if born in a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya family, he should b...")
09:30, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A devotee should never be considered a sudra. All the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead should be recognized as bhagavatas (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee should never be considered a śūdra. All the devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead should be recognized as...")
09:25, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is exhibiting the symptoms & qualities of a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya & serving in a brahminical, ksatriya or vaisya occupation, even if he is not born a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya he should be considered such according to his qualifications (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is found exhibiting the symptoms and qualities of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya and serving in a brahminical, k...")
09:23, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Narada says that the symptoms of a brahmana, ksatriya and vaisya are all described in the sastra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada says that the symptoms of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya and vaiśya are all described in the śāstra"}} {{notes|}} {{comp...")
08:25, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is engaged in brahminical service or occupational duties, he must be considered a brahmana despite the family in which he is born. That is the verdict of all the sastras (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is engaged in brahminical service or occupational duties, he must be considered a brāhmaṇa despite the family in whi...")
08:22, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Especially in India, there are many such doctors (who becomes a doctor by practical knowledge) who perform their medical services perfectly. They are accepted even by the government (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Especially in India, there are many such doctors who perform their medical services perfectly. They are accepted even by the g...")
08:20, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although qualified medical men may consider him (a man who becomes a doctor by practical knowledge) a quack, the government will recognize his work (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although qualified medical men may consider him a quack, the government will recognize his work"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm...")
07:19, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By practical knowledge of how to perform a surgical operation, how to mix medicine and how to give certain medicines for certain diseases, a person can do a medical man's work and be known as a doctor (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can do a medical man's work and be known as a doctor"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-0...")
07:13, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A person who is not the son of a doctor and has not attended a medical college is sometimes able to practice medicine (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who is not the son of a doctor and has not attended a medical college is sometimes able to practice medicine"}} {{not...")
07:10, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A vaisya can become a ksatriya. Therefore, neither the source of one’s birth nor his reformation nor his education is the criterion of a brahmana. The vrtta, or occupation, is the real standard by which one is known as a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a vaiśya can become a kṣatriya. Therefore, neither the source of one’s birth nor his reformation nor his education is the...")
07:05, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even if one is born a sudra, if he is actually engaged in the occupation and pure behavior of a brahmana, he becomes a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if one is born a śūdra, if he is actually engaged in the occupation and pure behavior of a brāhmaṇa, he becomes a br...")
07:03, 18 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is factually situated in the occupation of a brahmana, he must be considered a brahmana, even if born in a ksatriya or vaisya family (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is factually situated in the occupation of a brāhmaṇa, he must be considered a brāhmaṇa, even if born in a kṣat...")
18:14, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If a person born in a sudra family has developed the qualities of a brahmana, such as satya (truthfulness), sama (peacefulness), dama (self-control) and arjava (simplicity), he attains the exalted position of a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person born in a śūdra family has developed the qualities of a brāhmaṇa, such as satya"|"truthfulness"|"śama"|"peac...")
18:03, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If someone born a sudra possesses the characteristics of a brahmana and someone born a brahmana does not, that sudra should not be known as a sudra, and that brahmana should not be known as a brahmana - Mahabharata, Vana-parva, 177.20 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone born a sudra possesses the characteristics of a brahmana and someone born a brahmana does not, that sudra should no...")
17:43, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Jhadu Thakura presented himself as someone who belonged to a low caste, but he was actually elevated above many persons born in brahmana families (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jhadu Thakura presented himself as someone who belonged to a low caste, but he was actually elevated above many persons born i...")
17:41, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sanatana Gosvami once said that he belonged to a low-caste family, for although he was born in a brahmana family, he had associated with mlecchas and yavanas in his service as a government minister (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanātana Gosvāmī once said that he belonged to a low-caste family, for although he was born in a brāhmaṇa family, he had...")
17:36, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page He (a Vaisnava) is always meek and humble and never thinks that he is an advanced devotee. He assigns himself to a lower position, but that does not mean he is indeed low (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is always meek and humble and never thinks that he is an advanced devotee. He assigns himself to a lower position, but that...")
17:33, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Jhadu Thakura’s attitude is quite befitting a real Vaisnava, for a Vaisnava never considers himself exalted, even if he factually is (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jhaḍu Ṭhākura’s attitude is quite befitting a real Vaiṣṇava, for a Vaiṣṇava never considers himself exalted, ev...")
17:28, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page He (Jhadu Thakura) accepts the statements declaring a lowborn person highly exalted if he is a Vaisnava. However, he feels that these descriptions from Srimad-Bhagavatam appropriately describe others, but not himself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He accepts the statements declaring a lowborn person highly exalted if he is a Vaiṣṇava. However, he feels that these desc...")
17:26, 17 May 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Jhadu Thakura presents himself as being born in a low-caste family and not having the qualifications of a bona fide devotee of Lord Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jhadu Thakura presents himself as being born in a low-caste family and not having the qualifications of a bona fide devotee of...")

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