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06:3306:33, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,212 N Srila Rupa Gosvami quoted one verse which was later found in the book Govinda-lilamrta (1.2): Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu delivers those souls who are merged in ignorance & offers them the highest gift, love of Krsna, & thus makes them mad for KC Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He delivers those souls who are merged in ignorance and offers them the highest gift, love of Kṛṣṇa, and thus makes them..."
06:3006:30, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,040 N Srila Rupa Gosvami quoted one verse which was later found in the book Govinda-lilamrta (1.2): Let me surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is the most merciful Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let me surrender unto the lotus feet of Sri Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is the most merciful Personality of Godhead"..."
06:2606:26, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,050 N The prayers (of Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha) indicated that Lord Caitanya was the most munificent incarnation of Krsna because He was distributing love of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was the most munificent incarnation of Kṛṣṇa because He was distributing love of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
06:2506:25, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,320 N The prayers (of Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha) indicated that Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu was Krsna Himself, that He had assumed the form and fair complexion of Caitanya and was thus known as Gauranga - the golden one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prayers indicated that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu was Kṛṣṇa Himself, that He had assumed the form a..."
06:2206:22, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,374 N The Lord (Caitanya) embraced the two brothers (Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha), and, out of His causeless mercy, touched their heads with His lotus feet. Being blessed in this way, the brothers offered prayers to the Lord in their own words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord embraced the two brothers, and, out of His causeless mercy, touched their heads with His lotus feet. Being blessed in..."
06:1906:19, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,160 N Caitanya cited one verse from the scriptures which stated that it is possible for a brahmana, who has studied the four Vedas, to not be accepted as a devotee of the Lord and that a pure devotee could come from a very low family and yet be accepted by Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He cited one verse from the scriptures which stated that it is possible for a brāhmaṇa, who has studied the four Vedas, to..."
06:1506:15, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,887 N The Lord (Caitanya) accepted the two brothers (Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha) as His own devotees, and He cited one verse from the scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord accepted the two brothers as His own devotees, and He cited one verse from the scriptures"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Al..." current
05:4605:46, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,897 N The Lord (Caitanya) informed Rupa Gosvami of the causeless mercy of Krsna upon him, for Krsna had just delivered him from a materialistic way of life based simply on pound-shilling-pence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord then informed Rūpa Gosvāmī of the causeless mercy of Kṛṣṇa upon him, for Kṛṣṇa had just delivered him..."
05:4305:43, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,879 N When the Lord (Caitanya) saw Rupa Gosvami offering obeisances before Him, He became very pleased and asked him to get up Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord saw Rūpa Gosvāmī offering obeisances before Him, He became very pleased and asked him to get up"}} {{notes|}}..."
05:4005:40, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,952 N From a distance the two brothers (Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha) fell down on the ground to offer obeisances (to Lord Caitanya), and they chanted many Sanskrit verses from the scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From a distance the two brothers fell down on the ground to offer obeisances, and they chanted many Sanskrit verses from the s..." current
05:3805:38, 25 July 2021 diff hist +47,122 N After visiting the temple, the Lord (Caitanya) accepted prasada (food offered to the Deity) at the house of a Deccanist (Southern) brahmana. While at the brahmana's home, the Lord was visited by Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After visiting the temple, the Lord accepted prasāda (food offered to the Deity) at the house of a Deccanist (Southern) brāh..."
05:3505:35, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,952 N When the Lord (Caitanya) danced, He raised His arms and shouted, "Haribol! Haribol!" The people all about Him were astonished to see His wonderful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord danced, He raised His arms and shouted, "Haribol! Haribol!" The people all about Him were astonished to see His..."
05:3205:32, 25 July 2021 diff hist +46,785 N The two brothers, Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha, stayed aloof in an uncrowded place and witnessed the great crowd and wonderful scene Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two brothers, Rūpa Gosvāmī and Vallabha, stayed aloof in an uncrowded place and witnessed the great crowd and wonderful..." current

16:1816:18, 24 July 2021 diff hist +46,910 It is said that in spite of being at the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, Prayaga was never flooded until the appearance of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, at which time the city was overflooded by love of Krsna No edit summary current
16:1316:13, 24 July 2021 diff hist +47,151 N Some of these people (who were following Caitanya) were crying, & some were laughing. Some were dancing, & some were singing & some were falling on the ground, offering obeisances to the Lord. In all cases, all of them were roaring the holy name of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of these people were crying, and some were laughing. Some were dancing, and some were singing, and some were falling on t..." current
16:0716:07, 24 July 2021 diff hist +46,678 N On the way to the temple, the Lord (Caitanya) was chanting and dancing, and thousands of people were following Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the way to the temple, the Lord was chanting and dancing, and thousands of people were following Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
16:0216:02, 24 July 2021 diff hist +47,105 N When the two brothers (Srila Rupa Gosvami and Vallabha) heard that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was staying there (in Prayaga), they both became very happy and went to see the Lord. At that time the Lord was on His way to visit the temple Bindumadhava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the two brothers heard that Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was staying there, they both became very happy and went to se..."
15:5515:55, 24 July 2021 diff hist +46,774 N Srila Rupa Gosvami, the younger brother of Sanatana Gosvami, went to Prayaga, the modern city of Allahabad, with his younger brother Vallabha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the younger brother of Sanātana Gosvāmī, went to Prayāga, the modern city of Allahabad, with his..."
15:3715:37, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,380 N The words Caitanya-caritamrta, then, may be translated as “the character of the living force in immortality” - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words Caitanya-caritāmṛta, then, may be translated as"|"the character of the living force in immortality"}} {{notes|}}..." current
15:3615:36, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,504 N How is this living force displayed immortally? It is not displayed by man or any other creature in this material universe, for none of us are immortal in these bodies - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how is this living force displayed immortally? It is not displayed by man or any other creature in this material universe, for..." current
15:3415:34, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,854 N Lord Caitanya is Lord Krsna Himself teaching the living entities the proper way to approach Krsna. He is like a teacher who, seeing a student doing poorly, takes up a pencil and writes, saying, "Do it like this: A, B, C" - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself teaching the living entities the proper way to approach Kṛṣṇa. He is like a teacher who,..."
15:3115:31, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,664 N Every male is bound by sex, and therefore one who wishes to gain liberation from the material clutches must first learn to control the sex urge - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"every male is bound by sex, and therefore one who wishes to gain liberation from the material clutches must first learn to con..."
15:3015:30, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,546 N Although He (Lord Caitanya) was a brahmana and was not rich, He took sannyasa, the renounced order of life, and thus extricated Himself from family entanglement - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although He was a brāhmaṇa and was not rich, He took sannyāsa, the renounced order of life, and thus extricated Himself fr..."
15:2715:27, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,449 N The Caitanya-caritamrta teaches that the spirit soul is immortal and that our activities in the spiritual world are also immortal - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Caitanya-caritāmṛta teaches that the spirit soul is immortal and that our activities in the spiritual world are also im..."
15:2615:26, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,598 N The Mayavadis are fond of using the example of the waterpot, maintaining that when a pot is not filled with water it makes a sound, but that when it is filled it makes no sound - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Māyāvādīs are fond of using the example of the water pot, maintaining that when a pot is not filled with water it make..." current
15:2415:24, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,720 N When a devotee realizes how much he has to say about Krsna, twenty-four hours in a day are not sufficient. It is the fool who is celebrated as long as he does not speak, for when he breaks his silence his lack of knowledge is exposed - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a devotee realizes how much he has to say about Kṛṣṇa, twenty-four hours in a day are not sufficient. It is the foo..." current
15:2215:22, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,213 N Caitanya-caritamrta is not intended for the novice, for it is the postgraduate study of spiritual knowledge - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya-caritāmṛta is not intended for the novice, for it is the postgraduate study of spiritual knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {..." current
15:2115:21, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,534 N It is not that the impersonal Brahman is denied; it is also described, but that Brahman is revealed to be the glaring effulgence of the body of Lord Krsna - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that the impersonal Brahman is denied; it is also described, but that Brahman is revealed to be the glaring effulgen..." current
06:5406:54, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,775 N Sri Krsna Caitanya is the basis of the impersonal Brahman. The Paramatma, or Supersoul, who is present within the heart of every living entity and within every atom of the universe, is but the partial representation of Lord Caitanya - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya is the basis of the impersonal Brahman. The Paramātmā, or Supersoul, who is present within the he..."
06:4906:49, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,635 N Lord Caitanya, preaching as an acarya, a great teacher, taught that we can enter into a relationship with God and actually become God's friend, parent or lover - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, preaching as an ācārya, a great teacher, taught that we can enter into a relationship with God and actually b..."
06:4706:47, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,796 N In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna showed Arjuna His universal form because Arjuna was His very dear friend. Upon seeing Krsna as the Lord of the universes, however, Arjuna asked Krsna to forgive the familiarity of his friendship - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa showed Arjuna His universal form because Arjuna was His very dear friend. Upon seeing Kṛ..."
06:4506:45, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,707 N Through Lord Caitanya we can become friends with Krsna, and there will be no limit to this friendship. We can become friends of Krsna not in awe or adoration but in complete freedom. We can even relate to God as His father or mother - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through Lord Caitanya we can become friends with Kṛṣṇa, and there will be no limit to this friendship. We can become fri..."
06:4206:42, 24 July 2021 diff hist +52,463 N Lord Caitanya's greatest gift was His teaching that Krsna can be treated as one's lover - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya’s greatest gift was His teaching that Kṛṣṇa can be treated as one’s lover"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ala..."

17:2817:28, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,828 N Radha and Krsna are one, and when Krsna desires to enjoy pleasure, He manifests Himself as Radharani. The spiritual exchange of love between Radha and Krsna is the actual display of Krsna's internal pleasure potency - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one, and when Kṛṣṇa desires to enjoy pleasure, He manifests Himself as Rādhārāṇī. The..." current
17:2517:25, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,680 N The Vaisnava philosophy first of all pays obeisances to and worships the internal pleasure potency of the Supreme Lord. Thus the Lord and His potency are always referred to as Radha-Krsna - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vaiṣṇava philosophy first of all pays obeisances to and worships the internal pleasure potency of the Supreme Lord. Th..." current
17:2217:22, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,922 N Some people become interested in Krsna because they think that His religion allows indulgence in sex. This is not krsna-bhakti, love of Krsna, but prakrta-sahajiya - materialistic lust - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some people thus become interested in Kṛṣṇa because they think that His religion allows indulgence in sex. This is not k..."
17:2017:20, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,697 N We should not entertain the nonsensical idea that Krsna, who is always spiritual, also tries to seek pleasure on this material plane. In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna describes the material universe as a nonpermanent place full of miseries - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not entertain the nonsensical idea that Krsna, who is always spiritual, also tries to seek pleasure on this material..."
17:1617:16, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,864 N Krsna has immense potencies, of which three are principal: the internal, the external and the marginal potencies. In the internal potency there are three divisions: samvit, hladini and sandhini. The hladini potency is Krsna's pleasure potency - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa has immense potencies, of which three are principal: the internal, the external and the marginal potencies. In the..." current
17:1517:15, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,693 N In material consciousness we are trying to love that which is not at all lovable. We give our love to cats and dogs, running the risk that at the time of death we may think of them and consequently take birth in a family of cats or dogs - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material consciousness we are trying to love that which is not at all lovable. We give our love to cats and dogs, running t..."
17:1117:11, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,665 N If we want real, transcendental love, we have to transfer our love to the supreme lovable object - Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the basic principle of Krsna consciousness - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we want real, transcendental love, we have to transfer our love to the supreme lovable object—Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Pe..." current
17:0917:09, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,411 N Our real love is continuous and unending, but because that love is reflected pervertedly in this material world, it lacks continuity and is inebriating - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our real love is continuous and unending, but because that love is reflected pervertedly in this material world, it lacks cont..." current
17:0717:07, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,406 N In our original relationship with the Supreme Lord there is real love, and that love is reflected pervertedly through material conditions - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our original relationship with the Supreme Lord there is real love, and that love is reflected pervertedly through material..." current
17:0517:05, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,689 N Theoretical knowledge of love of God can be found in many places and in many scriptures, but what that love of Godhead actually is and how it is developed can be found in the Vaisnava literatures - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Theoretical knowledge of love of God can be found in many places and in many scriptures, but what that love of Godhead actuall..." current
16:2516:25, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,685 N When it is necessary to create the material universes, Visnu expands Himself as Maha-Visnu. Maha-Visnu lies down in the Causal Ocean and breathes all the universes from His nostrils - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When it is necessary to create the material universes, Viṣṇu expands Himself as Mahā-Viṣṇu. Mahā-Viṣṇu lies down..." current
16:2116:21, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,458 N From Maha-Visnu and the Causal Ocean spring all the universes, and all these universes, including ours, float in the Causal Ocean - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from Mahā-Viṣṇu and the Causal Ocean spring all the universes, and all these universes, including ours, float in the Caus..." current
16:1916:19, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,247 N The Vedic literatures give real information of what lies beyond the material universe - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic literatures give real information of what lies beyond the material universe"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{..." current
16:1816:18, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,428 N It is not possible to imagine how far this material manifestation extends. In the material world everything is calculated by imagination or by some imperfect method - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible to imagine how far this material manifestation extends. In the material world everything is calculated by i..." current
16:1716:17, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,629 N Since it is not possible to obtain information of anything beyond this material nature by experimental means, those who believe only in experimental knowledge may doubt the Vedic conclusions - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since it is not possible to obtain information of anything beyond this material nature by experimental means, those who believ..."
16:1416:14, 19 July 2021 diff hist +52,482 N Our energy is limited, and our sense perception is limited; therefore we must rely on the Vedic conclusions regarding that subject matter which is inconceivable - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our energy is limited, and our sense perception is limited; therefore we must rely on the Vedic conclusions regarding that sub..." current

12:3512:35, 18 July 2021 diff hist +52,627 N The method for understanding transcendental subject matter is given by Lord Krsna Himself in the Bhagavad-gita, where Krsna tells Arjuna at the beginning of the Fourth Chapter - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The method for understanding transcendental subject matter is given by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā, where..."

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