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09:5109:51, 29 May 2021 diff hist +3,402 N Arjuna was competent in all these attributes (he was virtuous; detached; could control his mind & senses; and he he faith in the words of Krsna, his spiritual master), over and above his enormous attributes in his material relationships. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was competent in all these attributes, over and above his enormous attributes in his material relationships"}} {{notes|..."
09:2809:28, 29 May 2021 diff hist +2,995 Unless the senses are controlled, there is no chance of elevation to the platform of knowledge, and without knowledge and devotion there is no chance of liberation. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
09:2509:25, 29 May 2021 diff hist +3,301 N He (Arjuna) was truly virtuous, as these qualities, combined with his faith in the words of instruction of Sri Krsna (his spiritual master), indicate. It is concluded that Arjuna was quite fit for liberation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was truly virtuous, as these qualities, combined with his faith in the words of instruction of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (his spiri..."

21:5421:54, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,122 N His (Arjuna's) desire to live by begging, although he was born in the royal household, is another sign of detachment. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His desire to live by begging, although he was born in the royal household, is another sign of detachment"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
21:5221:52, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,101 N He (Arjuna) was not only a great devotee of the Lord but that he was also highly enlightened and had complete control over his mind and senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was not only a great devotee of the Lord but that he was also highly enlightened and had complete control over his mind and..."
21:4621:46, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,239 N Even if victory awaited the side of Arjuna (and their cause was justified), still, if the sons of Dhrtarastra died in battle, it would be very difficult to live in their absence. That would be another kind of defeat for them. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if victory awaited them (and their cause was justified), still, if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra died in battle, it woul..."
21:3121:31, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,128 N If he (Arjuna) did not conquer the enemy, begging would be his only means of subsistence. Nor was there certainty of victory, because either side might emerge victorious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he did not conquer the enemy, begging would be his only means of subsistence. Nor was there certainty of victory, because e..."
21:2621:26, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,163 N Arjuna did not know whether he should fight and risk unnecessary violence, although fighting is the duty of the ksatriyas, or whether he should refrain and live by begging. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna did not know whether he should fight and risk unnecessary violence, although fighting is the duty of the kṣatriyas, o..."
21:1621:16, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,669 N Under the circumstances, they (Bhisma and Drona) have lost the respectability of teachers. But Arjuna thinks that nevertheless they remain his superiors. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, they have lost the respectability of teachers. But Arjuna thinks that nevertheless they remain his su..." current
20:0720:07, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,517 Bhisma and Drona were obliged to take the side of Duryodhana because of his financial assistance, although they should not have accepted such a position simply on financial considerations. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
19:4319:43, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,559 Would Krsna ever attack His own grandfather, Ugrasena, or His teacher, Sandipani Muni? These were some of the arguments by Arjuna to Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
19:4319:43, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,149 Respectable superiors like Bhisma the grandfather and Dronacarya the teacher are always worshipable. Even if they attack, they should not be counterattacked. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
19:4119:41, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,469 It is general etiquette that superiors are not to be offered even a verbal fight. Even if they are sometimes harsh in behavior, they should not be harshly treated. Then, how is it possible for Arjuna to counterattack them? BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
19:1319:13, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,774 N Magnanimity or so-called nonviolence should be given up by persons like Arjuna under the direct guidance of Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"such magnanimity or so-called nonviolence should be given up by persons like Arjuna under the direct guidance of Kṛṣṇa"}..." current
19:0919:09, 28 May 2021 diff hist +3,021 N Arjuna might argue that he would give up the battle on the grounds of his magnanimous attitude for the most respectable Bhisma and his relatives, but Krsna considered that sort of magnanimity not approved by authority. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna might argue that he would give up the battle on the grounds of his magnanimous attitude for the most respectable Bhī..."
19:0019:00, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,840 If Arjuna abandoned the battle, he would be committing an infamous act; therefore Krsna said that such an attitude in Arjuna did not fit his personality. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
18:2918:29, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,640 N Arjuna was the most intimate friend of Krsna, and Krsna was directly guiding him on the chariot. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was the most intimate friend of Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa was directly guiding him on the chariot"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
18:2018:20, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,756 N Such ksatriyas and brahmanas (who are ksatriyas and brahmanas in name only) are unworthy sons of their fathers; therefore, Krsna did not want Arjuna to become an unworthy son of a ksatriya. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such kṣatriyas and brāhmaṇas are unworthy sons of their fathers; therefore, Kṛṣṇa did not want Arjuna to become an..."
17:5217:52, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,938 Arjuna was addressed as the - son of Prtha (in BG 2.3), who happened to be the sister of Krsna's father Vasudeva. Therefore Arjuna had a blood relationship with Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
15:5015:50, 28 May 2021 diff hist +2,985 N Arjuna was addressed as the - son of Prtha (in BG 2.3), who happened to be the sister of Krsna's father Vasudeva. Therefore Arjuna had a blood relationship with Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was addressed as the "son of Pṛthā," who happened to be the sister of Kṛṣṇa's father Vasudeva. Therefore Arjun..."
11:2111:21, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,705 N Deviation from duty does not help one in the progress of spiritual life, nor does it even give one the opportunity to become famous in this world. Lord Krsna did not approve of the so-called compassion of Arjuna for his kinsmen. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such deviation from duty does not help one in the progress of spiritual life, nor does it even give one the opportunity to bec..."
11:1811:18, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,657 N Although Arjuna was a ksatriya, he was deviating from his prescribed duties by declining to fight. This act of cowardice is described as befitting the non-Aryans. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Arjuna was a kṣatriya, he was deviating from his prescribed duties by declining to fight. This act of cowardice is..."
11:1311:13, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,406 N Persons who are led by the material conception of life do not know what liberation is. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are led by the material conception of life"|"do not know what liberation is"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{co..." current
11:1111:11, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,778 Persons who are led by the material conception of life do not know that the aim of life is realization of the Absolute Truth, Visnu, or Bhagavan, and they are captivated by the external features of the material world. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
11:0411:04, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,402 The word aryan is applicable to persons who know the value of life and have a civilization based on spiritual realization. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
10:5910:59, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,443 N Such unmanly sentiments (of Arjuna) were never expected from a person belonging to the civilized class of men known as Aryans. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such unmanly sentiments were never expected from a person belonging to the civilized class of men known as"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
10:5410:54, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,606 N In the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Arjuna's lamentation for his kinsmen is certainly unbecoming, and therefore Krsna expressed His surprise with the word kutas - wherefrom. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Arjuna's lamentation for his kinsmen is certainly unbecoming, and there..."
10:5010:50, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,730 N Krsna is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, the source of both the Supersoul and the impersonal Brahman. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth, the source of both the Supersoul and the imper..."
10:4410:44, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,648 N In the Bhagavatam (1.3.28) there is a list of many incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Krsna is described as the original Personality of Godhead, from whom many, many incarnations and Personalities of Godhead expand. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"list of many incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Kṛṣṇa is described as the original Personality of G..." current
10:3910:39, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,400 N He (Krsna) is the Supreme Person, and His body is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss. He is the primeval Lord Govinda and the cause of all causes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the Supreme Person, and His body is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss. He is the primeval Lord Govinda and the cause..." current
10:3710:37, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,299 N There are many personalities possessing the qualities of Bhagavan, but Krsna is the supreme because none can excel Him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many personalities possessing the qualities of Bhagavān, but Kṛṣṇa is the supreme because none can excel Him"..." current
10:3510:35, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,971 N It is concluded in the Brahma-samhita by Lord Brahma himself that Lord Krsna is the SP of Godhead. No one is equal to or above Him. He is the primeval Lord, or Bhagavan, known as Govinda, and He is the supreme cause of all causes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is concluded in the Brahma-saṁhitā by Lord Brahmā himself that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead...."
10:2610:26, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,721 N Only Krsna can claim this (to possess all riches, all strength, etc.) because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. No living entity, including Brahma, Lord Siva, or Narayana, can possess opulences as fully as Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only Kṛṣṇa can claim this because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. No living entity, including Brahmā, Lord Ś..." current
10:2310:23, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,868 There are many persons who are very rich, very powerful, very beautiful, very famous, very learned, and very much detached, but no one can claim that he possesses all riches, all strength, etc., entirely. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
10:2010:20, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,817 N The Sanskrit word Bhagavan is explained by the great authority, Parasara Muni, the father of Vyasadeva. The Supreme Personality who possesses all riches, all strength, all fame, all beauty, all knowledge & all renunciation is called Bhagavan. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"explained by the great authority, Parāśara Muni, the father of Vyāsadeva. The Supreme Personality who possesses all riches,..."
10:0010:00, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,607 N The bhaktas, or the transcendentalists who have realized the Bhagavan feature of the Absolute Truth, are the topmost transcendentalists, although all students who are studying of the Absolute Truth are engaged in the same subject matter. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"transcendentalists who have realized the Bhagavān feature of the Absolute Truth, are the topmost transcendentalists, although..."
09:5309:53, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,515 N The student who can enter into the heart of the sun planet is compared to those who realize the personal features of the Supreme Absolute Truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the student who can enter into the heart of the sun planet is compared to those who realize the personal features of the Supre..."
09:4509:45, 28 May 2021 diff hist +7,588 N The student who has advanced still further can know the sun disc, which is compared to knowledge of the Paramatma feature of the Absolute Truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The student who has advanced still further can know the sun disc, which is compared to knowledge of the Paramātmā feature of..." current

16:3016:30, 27 May 2021 diff hist +7,658 N One who studies the sunshine only is the preliminary student. One who understands the sun's surface is further advanced. And one who can enter into the sun planet is the highest. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who studies the sunshine only is the preliminary student. One who understands the sun's surface is further advanced. And o..."
16:2416:24, 27 May 2021 diff hist +7,544 N These three divine aspects (of the Absolute Truth: Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan) can be explained by the example of the sun, which also has three different aspects, namely the sunshine, the sun's surface and the sun planet itself. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These three divine aspects can be explained by the example of the sun, which also has three different aspects, namely the suns..." current
16:0716:07, 27 May 2021 diff hist +7,484 N Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding, (3) Bhagavan, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa"|"Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of"}} {{notes|..."
16:0416:04, 27 May 2021 diff hist +7,649 N Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding, namely (1) Brahman or the impersonal all-pervasive spirit; (2) Paramatma, or the localized aspect of the Supreme within the heart of all living entities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Absolute Truth is realized in three phases of understanding, namely Brahman or the impersonal all-pervasive spirit; Paramātm..."
15:2115:21, 27 May 2021 diff hist +7,605 N Krsna and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are identical. Therefore Lord Krsna is referred to as - Bhagavan - throughout the Gita. Bhagavan is the ultimate in the Absolute Truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are identical. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa is referred to as "Bhagavān" thr..." current
14:4814:48, 27 May 2021 diff hist +2,837 N This (self-)realization is made possible by working with the fruitive being situated in the fixed conception of the real self. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This realization is made possible by working with the fruitive being situated in the fixed conception of the real self"}} {{no..." current
14:3614:36, 27 May 2021 diff hist +3,019 N This chapter (2 of the Bhagavad-gita) instructs us in self-realization by an analytical study of the material body and the spirit soul, as explained by the supreme authority, Lord Sri Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This chapter instructs us in self-realization by an analytical study of the material body and the spirit soul, as explained by..." current
12:3312:33, 27 May 2021 diff hist +3,096 N Arjuna was a ksatriya, and this conduct was not expected from him (to lament unnecessarily like a sudra). Lord Krsna, however, can dissipate the lamentation of the ignorant man, and for this purpose the Bhagavad-gita was sung by Him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was a kṣatriya, and this conduct was not expected from him. Lord Kṛṣṇa, however, can dissipate the lamentation..."
12:2612:26, 27 May 2021 diff hist +2,896 N One who does not know this (that a man who has fallen in the ocean of nescience cannot be saved simply by rescuing the gross material body) and laments for the outward dress is called a sudra, or one who laments unnecessarily. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who does not know this and laments for the outward dress is called a śūdra, or one who laments unnecessarily. Arjuna was..."
11:4011:40, 27 May 2021 diff hist +2,952 N No one knows where compassion should be applied. Compassion for the dress of a drowning man is senseless. A man fallen in the ocean of nescience cannot be saved simply by rescuing his outward dress - the gross material body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one knows where compassion should be applied. Compassion for the dress of a drowning man is senseless. A man fallen in the..."
11:1011:10, 27 May 2021 diff hist +2,995 N Material compassion, lamentation and tears are all signs of ignorance of the real self. Compassion for the eternal soul is self-realization. The word - Madhusudana - is significant in this verse (BG 2.1). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material compassion, lamentation and tears are all signs of ignorance of the real self. Compassion for the eternal soul is sel..."
10:5110:51, 27 May 2021 diff hist +1,736 N Such a kind and softhearted person (like Arjuna), in the devotional service of the Lord, is fit to receive self-knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a kind and softhearted person, in the devotional service of the Lord, is fit to receive self-knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."

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