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• 12:02, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In the Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 22.115-28), Lord Caitanya lists sixty-four regulative principles one must follow to be elevated to the highest platform of devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta"|"Lord Caitanya lists sixty-four regulative principles one must follow to be elevated to the hig...")
• 11:58, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Any activity that reminds one of the Supreme Lord is a regulative principle in devotional service, and any activity that makes one forget the Supreme Lord is a forbidden activity for a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any activity that reminds one of the Supreme Lord is a regulative principle in devotional service, and any activity that makes...")
• 11:49, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page We should mold our lives in such a way that in every activity we shall be able to remember the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should therefore mold our lives in such a way that in every activity we shall be able to remember the Supreme Lord"}} {{not...")
• 11:46, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page According to the Padma Purana, the sum and substance of all the regulative principles of the scripture is that Lord Visnu, or Krsna, should always be remembered and should never be forgotten (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Padma Purāṇa, the sum and substance of all the regulative principles of the scripture is that Lord Viṣ...")
• 11:41, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page If we do not, engage our particular propensities in the service of the Lord, then we are fallen, just like a useless limb amputated from the body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"engage our particular propensities in the service of the Lord, then we are fallen, just like a useless limb amputated from the...")
• 11:37, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Wherever we may be situated, we have some particular function to execute in the service of the Supreme Whole, the Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"wherever we may be situated, we have some particular function to execute in the service of the Supreme Whole, the Personality...")
• 11:32, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The brahmanas (intelligentsia) emanate from the face (of God), the ksatriyas (warriors and administrators) emanate from the arms, the vaisyas (farmers and merchants) emanate from the thighs, and the sudras (laborers) emanate from the feet (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas (intelligentsia) emanate from the face, the kṣatriyas (warriors and administrators) emanate from the arms,...")
• 11:27, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Every person, whatever he may be, emanates from some part of the universal form of the Supreme Lord, the virat-purusa (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every person, whatever he may be, emanates from some part of the universal form of the Supreme Lord, the virāṭ-puruṣa"}}...")
• 11:21, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.5.2) states, mukha-bahuru-padebhyah purusasyasramaih saha, catvaro jajnire varna gunair vipradayah prthak (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mukha-bāhūru-pādebhyaḥ puruṣasyāśramaiḥ saha"|"catvāro jajñire varṇā guṇair viprādayaḥ pṛthak"}} {{note...")
• 11:14, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A person serious about making progress in devotional service must always think of the SPG, must always chant His glories, and must always hear about His activities. - These are the preliminary principles of following the scriptural rules and regulations (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person serious about making progress in devotional service must always think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must alw...")
• 10:21, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Strict practice of regulative devotional service is called vaidhi-bhakti. The prime principle of vaidhi-bhakti is stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam SB 2.1.5: tasmad bharata sarvatma bhagavan isvaro harih, srotavyah kirtitavyas ca smartavyas cecchatabhayam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"strict practice of regulative devotional service is called vaidhi-bhakti. The prime principle of vaidhi-bhakti is stated in th...")
• 09:23, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Neophytes in devotional service must strictly and scrupulously follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures to rise to the platform of unalloyed devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neophytes in devotional service must strictly and scrupulously follow the rules and regulations of the scriptures to rise to t...")
• 09:19, 29 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page According to Sutra 12 (NBS), even a person on a highly elevated platform of devotional service must execute the rules and regulations of the scripture, what to speak of persons who are not elevated (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Sūtra 12, even a person on a highly elevated platform of devotional service must execute the rules and regulatio...")
• 06:39, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page One who wishes to advance to the platform of raganuga-bhakti must follow the injunctions of the authoritative scriptures under the direction of the spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who wishes to advance to the platform of rāgānuga-bhakti must follow the injunctions of the authoritative scriptures und...")
• 06:35, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The other division of sadhana-bhakti is raganuga-bhakti, spontaneous devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The other division of sādhana-bhakti is rāgānuga-bhakti, spontaneous devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}...")
• 06:34, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Devotional service executed under the guidance of the spiritual master and according to scriptural injunctions is called vaidhi-bhakti, a part of sadhana-bhakti, or devotional service in practice (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service executed under the guidance of the spiritual master and according to scriptural injunctions is called vaidh...")
• 06:29, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Simply by aural reception of these two books (Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam) from the bona fide spiritual master, one becomes enlightened about devotional service, which is dormant within the heart (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by aural reception of these two books from the bona fide spiritual master, one becomes enlightened about devotional ser...")
• 06:25, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Even the Narada-bhakti-sutra is a summary of the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Therefore the beginning of devotional service is to hear these two important transcendental books of knowledge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the Nārada-bhakti-sūtra is a summary of the Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore the beginning of de...")
• 06:21, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are many authoritative books of spiritual knowledge, but all of them are more or less supplements to the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many authoritative books of spiritual knowledge, but all of them are more or less supplements to the Bhagavad-gītā...")
• 06:18, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The beginning of one's devotional training is to engage the ear in aural reception of the teachings of the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The beginning of one's devotional training is to engage the ear in aural reception of the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and...")
• 06:11, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The devotee should engage his senses in the Lord's service according to the directions of the authoritative scriptures and under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee should engage his senses in the Lord's service according to the directions of the authoritative scriptures and und...")
• 06:06, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page When he (the living entity) is not thus engaged (in devotional service), he is in a diseased condition, but as soon as he engages all his senses in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, he is in his normal, healthy condition (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he is not thus engaged, he is in a diseased condition, but as soon as he engages all his senses in the transcendental lov...")
• 01:27, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The hand and the leg serve the body; similarly, as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, every living entity is bound to serve the Supreme Lord in his healthy condition (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The hand and the leg serve the body; similarly, as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, every living entity is bound to serve...")
• 01:23, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Devotional service is dormant in every living being, for by nature every living being is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and it is the healthy condition of the part to serve the whole. It is just like the situation of the parts of the body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is dormant in every living being, for by nature every living being is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord a...")
• 01:19, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Even after becoming elevated in devotional life, one should not think - Oh, I am already elevated to the highest stage; therefore I may violate the scriptural regulations for executing devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even after becoming elevated in devotional life, one should not think"|"Oh, I am already elevated to the highest stage; theref...")
• 01:14, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page To be elevated to a point of devotional life, one has to execute the directions of the scriptures (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To be elevated to such a point of devotional life, one has to execute the directions of the scriptures"}} {{notes|}} {{compile...")
• 01:07, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A person who gives up all fruitive activities and offers himself entirely unto Me (God), eagerly desiring to render service unto Me, achieves liberation from birth and death and is promoted to the status of sharing My own opulences (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who gives up all fruitive activities and offers himself entirely unto Me, eagerly desiring to render service unto Me,...")
• 00:58, 28 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A devotee who follows the six principles of surrender always thinks, "O Lord, I am Yours in every respect; I am Your eternal servant." In this way a pure devotee becomes cleansed. There is a nice verse in this connection in the SB 11.29.34 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee who follows these six principles of surrender always thinks"|"O Lord, I am Yours in every respect; I am Your eternal...")
• 13:01, 26 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are six symptoms of surrender: (6) One should always think himself the poorest of the poor and feel totally dependent on the mercy of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are six symptoms of surrender"|"(6) One should always think himself the poorest of the poor and feel totally dependent o...")
• 12:57, 26 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are six symptoms of surrender: (5) One should always remember that one's activities and desires are not independent. In other words, the devotee should feel completely dependent on Krsna, and thus he should act and think as Krsna desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are six symptoms of surrender"|"(5) One should always remember that one's activities and desires are not independent. In...")
• 12:47, 26 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are six symptoms of surrender: (4) One should have the conviction that Krsna is one's maintainer, and one should not take shelter of any demigod for maintenance (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are six symptoms of surrender"|"(4) One should have the conviction that Kṛṣṇa is one's maintainer, and one should...")
• 12:41, 26 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page One should always think that Krsna, or God, is great and that one is always protected by Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should always think that Kṛṣṇa, or God, is great and that one is always protected by Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Na...")
• 15:20, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are 6 symptoms of surrender: (3) One should firmly believe that Krsna will protect one in all circumstances and that no 1 is a better protector than Krsna. This conviction should be distinct from the monistic philosophy that one is as good as Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are six symptoms of surrender"|"(3) One should firmly believe that Kṛṣṇa will protect one in all circumstances and...")
• 14:28, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are six symptoms of surrender: (1) One should perform only those actions favorable for devotional service to Krsna. (2) One should give up everything unfavorable for discharging devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are six symptoms of surrender: (1) One should perform only those actions favorable for devotional service to Kṛṣṇa...")
• 14:21, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page When a person becomes firmly convinced about the importance of devotional service, he surrenders unto the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person becomes firmly convinced about the importance of devotional service, he surrenders unto the Supreme Lord"}} {{no...")
• 13:45, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page One must continue to follow scriptural injunctions even after one is fixed up in determined certainty that devotional service is the only means for reaching the perfection of life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must continue to follow scriptural injunctions even after one is fixed up in determined certainty that devotional service...")
• 04:29, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page After reaching the stage of devotional service, a person does not have to execute any process of atonement mentioned in the ritualistic section of the Vedas. He is already sinless (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after reaching the stage of devotional service, a person does not have to execute any process of atonement mentioned in the ri...")
• 04:20, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page It should be understood that a person who is situated in pure devotional service must have in his past life already executed all the Vedic rituals with great determination (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it should be understood that a person who is situated in pure devotional service must have in his past life already executed a...")
• 04:07, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Those in the lower stage of life can become freed from all sinful reactions by strictly following the Vedic ritualistic processes. Then they can become situated in pure devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those in the lower stage of life can become freed from all sinful reactions by strictly following the Vedic ritualistic proces...")
• 03:59, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page To counteract various sinful reactions, there are prescribed duties in the ritualistic section of the Vedas, and those in the lower stage of life can become freed from all sinful reactions by strictly following the Vedic ritualistic processes (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To counteract various sinful reactions, there are prescribed duties in the ritualistic section of the Vedas, and those in the...")
• 03:44, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page One cannot be situated on the platform of pure devotional service, however, unless one is freed from all kinds of sinful reactions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot be situated on the platform of pure devotional service, however, unless one is freed from all kinds of sinful react...")
• 03:40, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page As long as one is controlled by the modes of nature, one will be prone to worship the demigods for material purposes, but one who curbs this tendency and worships Krsna exclusively can rise above the modes and attain pure devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as long as one is controlled by the modes of nature, one will be prone to worship the demigods for material purposes, but one...")
• 03:35, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The Lord, situated within everyone's heart, fulfills the desires of the demigod-worshipers - but in the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that such demigod-worshipers are of small intelligence - alpa-medhasah (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, situated within everyone's heart, fulfills the desires of the demigod-worshipers—but in the Bhagavad-gītā the Lo...")
• 03:25, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs deleted page The Narada Pancaratra defines pure devotional service as follows: sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanaḿ bhaktir ucyate (content was: "#REDIRECT The Narada Pancaratra defines pure devotional service as follows: sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate", and the only contributor was "Nabakumar" (talk))
• 03:24, 25 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs moved page The Narada Pancaratra defines pure devotional service as follows: sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanaḿ bhaktir ucyate to The Narada Pancaratra defines pure devotional service as follows: sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam, hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate
• 15:09, 24 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Persons whose activities are dictated by material desires and who are also addicted to worshiping the demigods cannot become pure devotees at any stage of their lives (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"persons whose activities are dictated by material desires and who are also addicted to worshiping the demigods cannot become p...")
• 15:05, 24 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Even if a person has material desires, if he scrupulously worships the Supreme Lord he will very soon become purified of all such desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if a person has material desires, if he scrupulously worships the Supreme Lord he will very soon become purified of all s...")
• 15:02, 24 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A pure devotee rejects demigod worship and worships only Lord Krsna or His Visnu expansions. Until a person is completely free of material contamination, he might want to worship God in hope of fulfilling material desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee rejects demigod worship and worships only Lord Kṛṣṇa or His Viṣṇu expansions. Until a person is compl...")
• 14:56, 24 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Everyone wants to elevate himself to a higher status of existence or, out of frustration, become one with the Supreme. All these desires are different types of materialism; they are not favorable for devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants to elevate himself to a higher status of existence or, out of frustration, become one with the Supreme. All the...")
• 14:53, 24 December 2021 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Generally, all conditioned souls desire to lord it over the material nature. Everyone wants to become a demilord, either by social or political activities or by Vedic rituals (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, all conditioned souls desire to lord it over the material nature. Everyone wants to become a demilord, either by so...")