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14:0214:02, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,884 N One must be free from all material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must be free from all material desires"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-20T14:02:11..." current
13:4313:43, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,528 N When people become interested in sense gratification, some of them desire to be liberated & merge into the existence of Brahman & others want to perform magic through mystic power & become incarnations of God. These are all against the principles of DS Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"some of them desire to be liberated and merge into the existence of Brahman, and others want to perform magic through mystic p..."
13:4013:40, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,215 N When people become interested in their own sense gratification (bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kami), some of them desire to enjoy the material world to the fullest extent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When people become interested in their own sense gratification (bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī), some of them desire to enjoy the..."
13:3513:35, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,303 N Pure devotional service is defined by Srila Rupa Gosvami: One should be completely free from all material desires and should serve Krsna simply to please Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be completely free from all material desires and should serve Kṛṣṇa simply to please Him"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
13:0613:06, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,752 N A devotee’s only concern is to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee’s only concern is to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|..." current
13:0213:02, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,761 N A materialist does not actually know why one should become a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A materialist does not actually know why one should become a devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {..." current
12:5912:59, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,367 N One can discover how a person worshiping the goddess Durga begs her for different varieties of material profit. Such activities are very popular among people in general, but they are the attempts of foolish, blind people Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one can discover how a person worshiping the goddess Durgā begs her for different varieties of material profit. Such activiti..."
12:5312:53, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,237 Becoming a devotee of the Lord to serve material purposes is a great mistake No edit summary current
12:4512:45, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,053 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu warns all such foolish devotees that Jagannatha will not protect them if they continue to commit offenses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu thus warns all such foolish devotees that Jagannātha will not protect them if they continue to commit of..." current
12:4312:43, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,190 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, Jagannatha has saved Gopinatha Pattanayaka from being killed by the King today, but if he commits the same offense again, who will give him protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jagannātha has saved Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka from being killed by the King today, but if he commits the same offense aga..." current
12:3912:39, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,260 N If a devotee or so-called devotee purposefully commits sinful activities continually in the hope that Krsna will give him protection, Krsna will not protect him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a devotee or so-called devotee purposefully commits sinful activities continually in the hope that Kṛṣṇa will give hi..." current
12:3412:34, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,886 N The Lord says in the Bhagavad-gita (9.30-31): O son of Kunti, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Kuntī, declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..." current
12:3212:32, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,281 N The Lord says: Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination. He quickly becomes righteous & attains lasting peace - BG 9.30-31 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because..."
07:5907:59, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,762 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead will certainly protect a devotee who does something sinful accidentally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead will certainly protect a devotee who does something sinful accidentally"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
07:4907:49, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,906 N For some reason, Gopinatha Pattanayaka had been condemned to death and had therefore been raised upon the canga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For some reason, Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka had been condemned to death and had therefore been raised upon the cāṅga"}} {..."
07:4607:46, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,361 N It (canga) consisted of a raised platform on which the condemned was made to stand. Underneath the platform, there were stationary upright swords. The condemned man would be pushed down onto the swords, and in this way he would die Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It consisted of a raised platform on which the condemned was made to stand. Underneath the platform, there were stationary upr..." current
07:4407:44, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,923 N The canga was a device for killing a condemned person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The canga was a device for killing a condemned person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-..." current
06:3506:35, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,645 N Sukadeva Gosvami is the son of Vyasadeva. He was a brahmacari fully conscious of Brahman realization, but later he became a great devotee of Lord Krsna. He narrated Srimad-Bhagavatam to Maharaja Pariksit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī is the son of Vyāsadeva. He was a brahmacārī fully conscious of Brahman realization, but later he becam..."
06:2706:27, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,711 N He (Vyasadeva) is the author of eighteen Puranas as well as the theosophical thesis Brahma-sutra and its natural commentary, Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the author of eighteen Purāṇas as well as the theosophical thesis Brahma-sūtra and its natural commentary, Śrīmad-..."
06:2306:23, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,619 N As one of the authorities on the Vedas, he (Vyasadeva) divided the original Veda, for convenience, into four divisions - Sama, Yajur, Rg and Atharva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As one of the authorities on the Vedas, he divided the original Veda, for convenience, into four divisions"|"Sāma, Yajur, Ṛ..."
06:2006:20, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,456 N Vyasadeva was the son of the great sage Parasara. Other names for him are Satyavateya and Krsna-dvaipayana Badarayana Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyāsadeva was the son of the great sage Parāśara. Other names for him are Sātyavateya and Kṛṣṇa-dvaipāyana Bādarā..."
06:1506:15, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,419 N Bali Maharaja had one hundred sons, of whom Maharaja Bana was the eldest and most famous Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bali Mahārāja had one hundred sons, of whom Mahārāja Bāṇa was the eldest and most famous"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..."
06:1306:13, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,624 N Appearing as Vamana and begging Bali Maharaja for three feet of land, the Lord took possession of the entire three worlds. Thus Bali Maharaja became a great devotee of Lord Vamana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Appearing as Vāmana and begging Bali Mahārāja for three feet of land, the Lord took possession of the entire three worlds...."
06:0906:09, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,371 N Bali Maharaja was the grandson of Prahlada Maharaja. The son of Prahlada Maharaja was Virocana, and his son was known as Bali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bali Mahārāja was the grandson of Prahlāda Mahārāja. The son of Prahlāda Mahārāja was Virocana, and his son was known..." current
06:0306:03, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,777 N The demon father inflicted all kinds of bodily pain upon Prahlada. When this torture became intolerable, the Supreme Lord appeared as Nrsimha-deva and killed the great demon Hiranyakasipu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the demon father inflicted all kinds of bodily pain upon Prahlāda. When this torture became intolerable, the Supreme Lord app..."
05:5805:58, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,569 N According to the opinion of some historians, Prahlada Maharaja was born in Treta-yuga in the city of Multan, in the state of Punjab. He was born of Hiranyakasipu, a king of the dynasty of Kasyapa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the opinion of some historians, Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in Tretā-yuga in the city of Multan, in the state..."
05:4205:42, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,977 N “One who teaches others a part of the Vedas or literatures supplementary to the Vedas may be called upadhyaya.” Upadhyaya also refers to one who teaches art Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who teaches others a part of the Vedas or literatures supplementary to the Vedas may be called upādhyāya"|"Upādhyāya a..." current
05:4005:40, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,689 Upadhyayi, or upadhyaya, refers to one who teaches when approached - upetya adhiyate asmat No edit summary current
05:3905:39, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,787 N Upadhyayi, or upadhyaya, refers to one who teaches when approached - upetya adhiyate asmat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Upādhyāyī, or upādhyāya, refers to one who teaches when approached Upādhyāyī, or upādhyāya, refers to one who teache..."
05:3405:34, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,215 Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was the instructing spiritual master of Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami and has therefore been described as sri-guru No edit summary current
05:2705:27, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,582 N Any pure devotee in the disciplic succession who describes the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is confirmed to be a representative of Vyasadeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"any pure devotee in the disciplic succession who describes the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is confirmed to be a rep..."
05:2405:24, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,505 N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that these statements (of CC Antya 20.87) indicate that in the future, other representatives of Vyasadeva will elaborately describe Lord Caitanya’s pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that these statements indicate that in the future, other representatives o..."
05:2205:22, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,611 N The statement (of CC Antya 20.87) age vyasa kariba varnane is similar to a text in the Caitanya-bhagavata (Adi-khanda, 1.180) in which Vrndavana dasa Thakura says: The unlimited pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu will be described by Vyasadeva in the future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The statement age vyasa kariba varnane is similar to a text in the Caitanya-bhagavata"|"in which Vrndavana dasa Thakura says"|..." current
05:1205:12, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,080 Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura is the original Vyasadeva in describing caitanya-lila, and all others who follow in his footsteps by describing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes are also to be called Vyasadeva No edit summary current
05:0705:07, 20 May 2021 diff hist +1,635 N The verse referred to here (in CC Antya 20.62) is text 47, the eighth verse of the Siksastaka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The verse referred to here is text 47, the eighth verse of the Śikṣāṣṭaka"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{com..."
05:0205:02, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,662 A devotee should engage himself exclusively for the satisfaction of Krsna, without personal motives. That will make his life successful No edit summary current
04:4204:42, 20 May 2021 diff hist +2,925 N Some of them (those who are materialistic) aspire to enjoy themselves by sharing the happiness of Krsna. This is the mentality of fruitive workers who want to enjoy sense gratification by making a show of service to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of them aspire to enjoy themselves by sharing the happiness of Kṛṣṇa. This is the mentality of fruitive workers who..."
04:3604:36, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,170 Those who are materialistic, however, who are very proud of material wealth and have no spiritual knowledge, like the prakrta-sahajiyas, regard their own happiness as the aim of life No edit summary current
04:3304:33, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,078 N A pure devotee has no way of sensing happiness except by seeing that Krsna is happy in every respect. If Krsna becomes happy by giving him distress, such a devotee accepts that unhappiness as the greatest of all happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee has no way of sensing happiness except by seeing that Kṛṣṇa is happy in every respect. If Kṛṣṇa bec..."
04:2804:28, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,084 N A devotee does not care about his own happiness and distress; he is simply interested in seeing that Krsna is happy, and for that purpose he engages in various activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee does not care about his own happiness and distress; he is simply interested in seeing that Kṛṣṇa is happy, and..."
04:1904:19, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,596 Because of their material conceptions, the sahajiyas advertise themselves as knowers of transcendental mellows, but they do not understand the transcendental nature of devotional service No edit summary current
04:1704:17, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,628 Not actually knowing the transcendental nature of love of God, the sahajiyas accept their material emotions to be indicative of advancement. In this way they pollute the process of devotional service No edit summary current
04:1604:16, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,624 The sahajiyas describe themselves as the most advanced devotees in spontaneous love, as knowers of transcendental mellows, as the topmost devotees in conjugal love of Krsna, and so on No edit summary current
04:1504:15, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,767 N Prakrta-sahajiyas depict themselves as deeply absorbed in devotional service and mad to taste transcendental mellows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"deeply absorbed in devotional service and mad to taste transcendental mellows"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complet..." current
04:1004:10, 20 May 2021 diff hist +3,929 Transcendentally blissful devotees No edit summary current
04:1004:10, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,747 The prakrta-sahajiyas sometimes criticize pure devotees by calling them philosophers, learned scholars, knowers of the truth, or minute observers, but not devotees. On the other hand, they depict themselves as the most advanced No edit summary current
04:0304:03, 20 May 2021 diff hist +4,776 A class of so-called devotees known as prakrta-sahajiyas sometimes display devotional symptoms to exhibit their good fortune. They are pretending, however, because these devotional features are only external No edit summary current

18:2618:26, 19 May 2021 diff hist −30 This is the first verse of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Siksastaka. The other seven verses are found in texts 16, 21, 29, 32, 36, 39 and 47 No edit summary current
18:2518:25, 19 May 2021 diff hist +2,378 N This is the first verse of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s Siksastaka. The other seven verses are found in texts 16, 21, 29, 32, 36, 39 and 47 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the first verse of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Śikṣāṣṭaka. The other seven verses are found in texts 16, 21..."
18:1518:15, 19 May 2021 diff hist +1,996 N This verse (of CC Antya 20.10) is spoken by Saint Karabhajana in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.5.32). For further information, see Adi-lila, Chapter Three, text 52 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is spoken by Saint Karabhājana in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"For further information, see Adi-līlā, Chapter Three, t..."

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