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14:2614:26, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,476 N All these combined together (eating sanctified food from yajna, existence becomes purified; finer tissues in the memory become sanctified, then one can think of the path of liberation) lead to KC, the great necessity of present-day society. BG 1972 p Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all these combined together lead to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the great necessity of present-day society"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
14:1614:16, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,532 N By the purification of existence (by eating sanctified foodstuffs from yajnas), finer tissues in the memory become sanctified, and when memory is sanctified, one can think of the path of liberation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the purification of existence, finer tissues in the memory become sanctified, and when memory is sanctified, one can think..."
14:1114:11, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,386 N By performance of yajna, one's eatables become sanctified, and by eating sanctified foodstuffs, one's very existence becomes purified. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by performance of yajña, one's eatables become sanctified, and by eating sanctified foodstuffs, one's very existence becomes..."
14:0614:06, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,211 N Performance of yajnas has many side benefits, ultimately leading to liberation from the material bondage. By performance of yajnas, all activities become purified. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Performance of yajñas has many side benefits, ultimately leading to liberation from the material bondage. By performance of y..."
13:5913:59, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,527 N When yajnas are perfectly performed, naturally the demigods in charge of the different departments of supply are pleased, and there is no scarcity in the supply of natural products. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When these yajñas are perfectly performed, naturally the demigods in charge of the different departments of supply are please..."
13:5113:51, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,596 N It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita that Krsna Himself is the beneficiary of all kinds of yajnas: bhoktaram yajna-tapasam. Therefore, ultimate satisfaction of the yajnapati is the chief purpose of all yajnas. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated also in the Bhagavad-gītā that Kṛṣṇa Himself is the beneficiary of all kinds of yajñas: bhoktāraṁ yaj..."
13:4313:43, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,379 N Some of the yajnas are meant to satisfy particular demigods; but even in so doing, Lord Visnu is worshiped in all yajnas as the chief beneficiary. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"meant to satisfy particular demigods; but even in so doing, Lord Viṣṇu is worshiped in all"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefi..."
13:3713:37, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,618 N The demigods are innumerable assistants in different parts of the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their pleasures and displeasures are dependant on the performance of yajnas by the human being. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the demigods, who are innumerable assistants in different parts of the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Their pleas..."
13:2213:22, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,562 N The demigods are empowered administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other benedictions for maintaining the body and soul of every living entity are entrusted to the demigods. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are empowered administrators of material affairs. The supply of air, light, water and all other benedictions for..."
11:0811:08, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,466 N Other yajnas prescribed in the Vedic literatures are not easy to perform in this age of Kali, but the sankirtana-yajna is easy and sublime for all purposes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Other yajñas prescribed in the Vedic literatures are not easy to perform in this age of Kali, but the saṅkīrtana-yajña is..."
11:0611:06, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,767 N Sankirtana-yajna and Krsna consciousness go well together. Lord Krsna in His devotional form (as Lord Caitanya) is mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as follows, with special reference to the sankirtana-yajna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saṅkīrtana-yajña and Kṛṣṇa consciousness go well together. Lord Kṛṣṇa in His devotional form (as Lord Caitanya..."
11:0511:05, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,838 N In this age of Kali, the sankirtana-yajna (the chanting of the names of God) is recommended by the Vedic scriptures, and this transcendental system was introduced by Lord Caitanya for the deliverance of all men in this age. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(the chanting of the names of God) is recommended by the Vedic scriptures, and this transcendental system was introduced by Lo..." current
10:5310:53, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,498 N By performance of yajna, the conditioned souls gradually become Krsna conscious and become godly in all respects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By performance of yajña, the conditioned souls gradually become Kṛṣṇa conscious and become godly in all respects"}} {{n..."
10:5010:50, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,563 N After finishing the present material body, they (conditioned souls who learn how to perform yajnas for the satisfaction of Visnu) can enter into the kingdom of God. That is the whole program for the conditioned soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then after finishing the present material body, they can enter into the kingdom of God. That is the whole program for the cond..."
10:3310:33, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,747 The Lord created this material world for the conditioned souls to learn how to perform yajnas (sacrifice) for the satisfaction of Visnu, so that while in the material world they can live very comfortably without anxiety. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
10:2310:23, 17 June 2021 diff hist −19 The praja-pati is Lord Visnu, and He is the Lord of all living creatures, all worlds, and all beauties, and the protector of everyone. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
10:2210:22, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,477 N The praja-pati is Lord Visnu, and He is the Lord of all living creatures, all worlds, and all beauties, and the protector of everyone. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prajā-pati is Lord Viṣṇu, and He is the Lord of all living creatures, all worlds, and all beauties, and the protector..."
10:0610:06, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,449 N The Lord of the living entities is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.20) also Srila Sukadeva Gosvami describes the Lord as pati in so many ways. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord of the living entities is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|..."
09:5909:59, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,521 N The Vedic principles are to help us understand this eternal relation as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah. The Lord says that the purpose of the Vedas is to understand Him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic principles are to help us understand this eternal relation as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā: vedaiś ca sarvai..."
09:5309:53, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,531 N All living entities within the material creation are conditioned by material nature because of their forgetfulness of their relationship to Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities within the material creation are conditioned by material nature because of their forgetfulness of their re..."
09:4809:48, 17 June 2021 diff hist +4,415 N The material creation by the Lord of creatures (Visnu) is a chance offered to the conditioned souls to come back home - back to Godhead. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material creation by the Lord of creatures (Viṣṇu) is a chance offered to the conditioned souls to come back home—ba..."
09:3209:32, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,789 N This practice (of doing everything for Krsna's satisfaction) will not only save one from the reaction of work, but will also gradually elevate one to transcendental loving service of the Lord, which alone can raise one to the kingdom of God. BG 1972 p Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This practice will not only save one from the reaction of work, but will also gradually elevate one to transcendental loving s..."
09:2709:27, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,363 N Nothing should be performed for sense gratification, but everything should be done for the satisfaction of Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nothing should be performed for sense gratification, but everything should be done for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{no..."
09:2009:20, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,880 N One should act very diligently, under the expert guidance of a devotee of Lord Krsna, or under the direct instruction of Lord Krsna Himself (under whom Arjuna had the opportunity to work). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore act very diligently, under the expert guidance of a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, or under the direct inst..."
09:1509:15, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,896 N One has to work in Krsna consciousness to satisfy Krsna (or Visnu); and while performing such activities one is in a liberated stage. This is the great art of doing work, and in the beginning this process requires very expert guidance. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness to satisfy Kṛṣṇa (or Viṣṇu); and while performing such activities one i..."
09:0509:05, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,653 N One has to work for the satisfaction of Visnu. Any other work done in this material world wilI be a cause of bondage, for both good and evil work have their reactions, and any reaction binds the performer. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to work for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. Any other work done in this material world wilI be a cause of bondage, for..." current
08:5908:59, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,379 The varnasrama institution aims at satisfying Lord Visnu. Varnasramacara-vata purusena parah puman/visnur aradhyate... (Visnu Purana 3.8.8). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
08:5308:53, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,510 N The varnasrama institution aims at satisfying Lord Visnu. Varnasramacara-vata purusena parah puman/visnur aradhyate... (Visnu Purana 3.8.8). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The varṇāśrama institution also aims at this for satisfying Lord Viṣṇu. "Varṇāśramācāra-vatā puruṣeṇa para..."
08:3708:37, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,678 The Vedas enjoin: yajno vai visnuh. In other words, the same purpose is served whether one performs prescribed yajnas or directly serves Lord Visnu. Krsna consciousness is therefore performance of yajna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
08:2908:29, 17 June 2021 diff hist +3,531 N Yajna means Lord Visnu, or sacrificial performances. All sacrificial performances also are meant for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajña means Lord Viṣṇu, or sacrificial performances. All sacrificial performances also are meant for the satisfaction of..."

22:0322:03, 16 June 2021 diff hist +3,576 N Since one has to work even for the simple maintenance of the body, the prescribed duties for a particular social position and quality are so made that that purpose can be fulfilled. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since one has to work even for the simple maintenance of the body, the prescribed duties for a particular social position and..."
22:0122:01, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,839 N One should never attempt to become a so-called transcendentalist, renouncing work and living at the cost of others. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should never attempt to become a so-called transcendentalist, renouncing work and living at the cost of others"}} {{notes|..." current
21:5921:59, 16 June 2021 diff hist +3,024 N Anyone who is in the material world is certainly possessed of the impure propensity for lording it over material nature, or, in other words, for sense gratification. Such polluted propensities have to be cleared. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who is in the material world is certainly possessed of the impure propensity for lording it over material nature, or, i..."
21:5821:58, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,889 N Work should not be given up capriciously, without purification of materialistic propensities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Work should not be given up capriciously, without purification of materialistic propensities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
21:5621:56, 16 June 2021 diff hist +3,055 N So-called renunciation for the purpose of maintenance is never approved by the Lord, nor by any religious scripture. After all, one has to maintain one's body and soul together by some work. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called renunciation for the purpose of maintenance is never approved by the Lord, nor by any religious scripture. After all..."
21:5521:55, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,872 N Such activities (the prescribed duties) gradually cleanse the heart of a mundane man and free him from material contamination. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such activities gradually cleanse the heart of a mundane man and free him from material contamination"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
21:4821:48, 16 June 2021 diff hist +3,111 N Arjuna was a householder and a military general, and therefore it was better for him to remain as such and perform his religious duties as prescribed for the householder ksatriya. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was a householder and a military general, and therefore it was better for him to remain as such and perform his religio..."
21:4621:46, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,899 N Lord Krsna did not want Arjuna to become a pretender, but that he perform his prescribed duties as set forth for ksatriyas. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa did not want Arjuna to become a pretender, but that he perform his prescribed duties as set forth for"}} {{no..."
21:4421:44, 16 June 2021 diff hist +3,023 N There are many pseudo-meditators who misrepresent themselves as belonging to high parentage, and great professional men who falsely pose that they have sacrificed everything for the sake of advancement in spiritual life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many pseudo-meditators who misrepresent themselves as belonging to high parentage, and great professional men who fa..."
21:3921:39, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,677 N A sincere sweeper in the street is far better than the charlatan meditator who meditates only for the sake of making a living. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sincere sweeper in the street is far better than the charlatan meditator who meditates only for the sake of making a living"..." current
21:2721:27, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,834 N Such a sincere person who follows this method (by carrying out his business without attachment) is far better situated than the false pretender who adopts show-bottle spiritualism to cheat the innocent public. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a sincere person who follows this method is far better situated than the false pretender who adopts show-bottle spiritual..."
21:2221:22, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,646 N For self-realization, one can live a controlled life, as prescribed in the sastras, and continue carrying out his business without attachment, and in that way make progress. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For self-realization, one can live a controlled life, as prescribed in the śāstras, and continue carrying out his business w..."
21:1321:13, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,802 N The prime svartha-gati, or goal of self-interest, is to reach Visnu. The whole institution of varna and asrama is designed to help us reach this goal of life. A householder can also reach this destination by regulated service in KC. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"designed to help us reach this goal of life. A householder can also reach this destination by regulated service in Kṛṣṇa..."
21:0421:04, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,472 N The purpose of life is to get free from material bondage and enter into the kingdom of God. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the purpose of life, which is to get free from material bondage and enter into the kingdom of God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nir..."
20:5320:53, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,646 N Instead of becoming a pseudo-transcendentalist for the sake of wanton living and sense enjoyment, it is far better to remain in one's own business and execute the purpose of life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of becoming a pseudo-transcendentalist for the sake of wanton living and sense enjoyment, it is far better to remain i..." current
20:4320:43, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,588 N Such a pretender's (who makes a show of being a yogi) mind is always impure, and therefore his show of yogic meditation has no value whatsoever. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a pretender's mind is always impure, and therefore his show of yogic meditation has no value whatsoever"}} {{notes|}} {{c..." current
20:0920:09, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,522 N His (a pretender who makes a show of being a yogi) knowledge has no value because the effects of such a sinful man's knowledge are taken away by the illusory energy of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His knowledge has no value because the effects of such a sinful man's knowledge are taken away by the illusory energy of the L..." current
20:0320:03, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,684 N He who makes a show of being a yogi, while actually searching for the objects of sense gratification, must be called the greatest cheater, even though he sometimes speaks of philosophy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he who makes a show of being a yogī, while actually searching for the objects of sense gratification, must be called the grea..."
19:5419:54, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,665 N For sense enjoyment one can act in any capacity of the social order, but if one follows the rules and regulations of his particular status, he can make gradual progress in purifying his existence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For sense enjoyment one can act in any capacity of the social order, but if one follows the rules and regulations of his parti..."
17:5817:58, 16 June 2021 diff hist +2,627 There are many pretenders who refuse to work in Krsna consciousness but make a show of meditation, while actually dwelling within the mind upon sense enjoyment. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current

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