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7 February 2022
- 14:4214:42, 7 February 2022 diff hist +3,684 The householders are required to rise early in the morning, and after bathing they should 1) offer respects to the Deities at home by prayers, by offering fuel in the sacred fire, by giving the brahmanas in charity land, cows, grains, gold, etc No edit summary current
- 14:2614:26, 7 February 2022 diff hist +11 Nanda Maharaja gave two million cows, completely decorated with cloth and jewels, in charity to the brahmanas. He also gave them seven hills of grain, covered with jewels and with cloth decorated with golden embroidery - SB 10.5.3 No edit summary current
- 14:2414:24, 7 February 2022 diff hist +6,254 Nanda Maharaja distributed to the brahmanas 200,000 cows, which were well decorated with cloth and ornaments. He gave the brahmanas not only cows in charity but also hills of grain decorated with ornaments and golden-bordered cloth No edit summary current
- 14:1314:13, 7 February 2022 diff hist +8,218 He (King Bhismaka) specifically honored the brahmanas by giving them large quantities of gold and silver, grain mixed with molasses, and cows decorated with cloth and ornaments No edit summary current
- 14:0914:09, 7 February 2022 diff hist +7,676 As the brahmanas chanted the Vedic hymns and performed the ritualistic ceremonies for the second time, Nanda Maharaja again gave them huge quantities of grain and many cows No edit summary current
- 13:3513:35, 7 February 2022 diff hist +40 The brahmanas, because of Lord Krsna's accepting a little particle of food, felt sumptuously fed, even while they were in the water No edit summary current
- 10:2610:26, 7 February 2022 diff hist +2,702 Lord Krsna begged food from the wives of the yajnic brahmanas, and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed a similar pastime by begging rice from Suklambara Brahmacari No edit summary current
- 09:5709:57, 7 February 2022 diff hist +9,287 He (Lord Krsna) immediately burned several kinds of scented incense and, as is usual, offered him arati with burning lamps. After thus offering him an adequate welcome and after the brahmana had taken food and drinks No edit summary current
- 09:3809:38, 7 February 2022 diff hist +3,241 All the centers of our Krsna consciousness movement have Deity worship programs very nicely going on in which food is offered to the Deity and distributed to the first-class brahmanas and Vaisnavas and even to the people in general No edit summary current
- 09:3209:32, 7 February 2022 diff hist +4,995 Advaita was prepared to talk with any learned brahmana on this point and prove definitely that by offering food to a pure devotee like Haridasa Thakura, He was equally as blessed as He would have been by offering food to thousands of learned brahmanas No edit summary current
- 09:1809:18, 7 February 2022 diff hist +3,261 When the brahmana class or caste gradually became easygoing, being fed by the society although they had no brahminical qualifications, they degraded themselves into brahma-bandhus, or disqualified brahmanas No edit summary current
- 09:0709:07, 7 February 2022 diff hist +2,427 In every festival the brahmanas are to be fed first, and when the brahmanas are pleased they bless the festival by chanting Vedic mantras or the Hare Krsna maha-mantra No edit summary current
- 08:1908:19, 7 February 2022 diff hist +5,645 After offering the used articles to the singers and reciters, Vasudeva and his wives, dressed with new ornaments and garments, fed everyone very sumptuously, from the brahmanas down to the dogs No edit summary current
- 07:5807:58, 7 February 2022 diff hist +3,357 They do not know what is civilization. This is civilization, huh? Brahmana. And they will think, "What is this nonsense, to worship a brahmana, to give food to the brahmana-bhojana?" No edit summary current
- 07:0607:06, 7 February 2022 diff hist +4,020 Because Rantideva perceived the presence of the Supreme Godhead everywhere, and in every living entity, he received the guest with faith and respect and gave him a share of the food. The brahmana guest ate his share and then went away No edit summary current
6 February 2022
- 15:1615:16, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,015 All the people gathered there sat down to honor the prasadam, and by and by they took food. All the brahmanas and their wives were fed first No edit summary
- 14:5914:59, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,280 Any faithful person who hears of this brahmana's cursing Lord Caitanya is delivered from all brahminical curses No edit summary current
- 14:5714:57, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,456 Aniruddha's son was Vajra. When the whole Yadu dynasty was destroyed by the curse of some brahmanas, only Vajra survived No edit summary current
- 14:4214:42, 6 February 2022 diff hist +3,832 When people know My (Rsabhadeva) motive after performing rituals according to the Vedic principles, they offer food to Me with faith and love through the mouth of a brahmana No edit summary current
- 14:3614:36, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,070 When one gets the opportunity of a suitable auspicious time and place, one should, with love, offer food prepared with ghee to the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and then offer the prasada to a suitable person - a Vaisnava or brahmana No edit summary current
- 14:3114:31, 6 February 2022 diff hist +3,112 The Vedic principles recommend that in every festival or ceremony one offer oblations to the fire and give sumptuous food for the brahmanas to eat No edit summary current
- 14:0814:08, 6 February 2022 diff hist +102 N Category:Cursing Brahmanas Created page with "Category:Curse Category:Intellectual Class - Brahmana Category:All Categories - Vaniquotes" current
- 14:0414:04, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,341 According to the atheistic point of view, Lord Krsna's family, the Yadu dynasty, was vanquished due to being cursed by the brahmanas for the sins committed by Krsna in killing the sons of Dhrtarastra, etc No edit summary current
- 14:0114:01, 6 February 2022 diff hist +102 N Category:Cursed by Brahmanas Created page with "Category:Curse Category:Intellectual Class - Brahmana Category:All Categories - Vaniquotes" current
- 12:5712:57, 6 February 2022 diff hist 0 These ritualistic functions (purascarya) demand that three times a day one worships and offers respects to his forefathers, offers oblations to a fire, and respectfully offers food to a learned brahmana No edit summary current
- 11:1611:16, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,866 It is the practice that after finishing the sraddha ceremony, one should offer food to an elevated brahmana. But Advaita Prabhu offered food first to Haridasa Thakura, who had taken his birth in a Muhammadan family No edit summary current
- 11:0611:06, 6 February 2022 diff hist +3,191 By such (in every festival or ceremony one offer oblations to the fire and give sumptuous food for the brahmanas to eat) activities, a householder may be elevated to the heavenly planets and similar places in the higher planetary systems No edit summary current
- 10:3010:30, 6 February 2022 diff hist +1,730 In this way, until twelve days have passed, one should observe this payo-vrata, worshiping the Lord every day, executing the routine duties, performing sacrifices and feeding the brahmanas No edit summary current
- 10:0310:03, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,424 If one arranges to feed many brahmanas or relatives during the sraddha ceremony, there will be discrepancies in the time, place, respectability and ingredients, the person to be worshiped, and the method of offering worship No edit summary current
- 09:3509:35, 6 February 2022 diff hist +6,057 All the brahmanas invited on that occasion by the members of the Yadu dynasty were fed sumptuously with cooked food No edit summary current
- 09:3009:30, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,029 Advaita Acarya said, "feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brahmanas. Therefore, accept this sraddha-patra." Thus Advaita Acarya made him eat No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 6 February 2022 diff hist +5,126 According to the Vedic system, therefore (because one gets liberated in this way), it is customarily recommended that after performing a ritualistic ceremony, one should feed the brahmanas No edit summary current
- 09:1609:16, 6 February 2022 diff hist +1,774 Worshiping Lord Visnu with great faith and devotion and living only by drinking milk, one should follow this vow. One should also offer oblations to the fire and feed the brahmanas as mentioned before No edit summary current
- 09:1409:14, 6 February 2022 diff hist +9,202 While the hymns were being chanted, he (Nanda Maharaja) bathed the child (Krsna) with water mixed with pure herbs, and after performing a fire ceremony, he sumptuously fed all the brahmanas with first-class grains and other food - SB 10.7.13-15 No edit summary current
- 09:1309:13, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,727 The neglect of this prescribed duty of a householder (it is the duty of a householder to feed first of all the children, the old members of the family, the brahmanas and the invalids), especially in the matter of the old men and children, is unpardonable No edit summary current
- 09:1109:11, 6 February 2022 diff hist +3,861 The conclusion is that if one can feed a brahmana or Vaisnava, it is better than performing hundreds of thousands of sacrifices No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,976 One should invite a first-class brahmana or Vaisnava - a realized soul - and feed him while observing the sraddha ceremony to offer oblations to one's forefathers No edit summary current
- 08:5608:56, 6 February 2022 diff hist +5,623 Sudama thought, "I was rendered service by the Supreme Personality of Godhead because of His high regard for the brahmanas, and by massaging my legs and feeding me with His own hand, He practically worshiped me" No edit summary current
- 08:5508:55, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,083 Nanda Maharaja first fed the brahmanas sumptuously and then gave them in charity first-class cows fully decorated with golden necklaces, garments and flower garlands No edit summary current
- 08:5408:54, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,827 My dear King, first offer prasada unto the brahmanas and the demigods, and after sumptuously feeding them you may distribute prasada to other living entities according to your ability. In this way you will be able to worship all living entities No edit summary current
- 08:5108:51, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,516 It is the duty of a householder to feed first of all the children, the old members of the family, the brahmanas and the invalids No edit summary current
- 08:4508:45, 6 February 2022 diff hist +10,198 In one palace Narada found Lord Krsna feeding brahmanas after performing ritualistic yajnas. In another palace Narada found Krsna silently chanting the Gayatri mantra, and in a third he found Him practicing fighting with a sword and shield No edit summary current
- 08:4408:44, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,686 Haridasa Thakura asked Advaita Prabhu why He was doing something which might jeopardize His position in brahmana society. Advaita Prabhu replied that He was feeding millions of first-class brahmanas by offering the food to Haridasa Thakura No edit summary current
- 08:4208:42, 6 February 2022 diff hist +4,416 Fire is certainly devoid of life, but devotees and brahmanas are the living representatives of the Supreme Lord. Therefore to feed brahmanas and Vaisnavas is to feed the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly No edit summary current
- 05:4405:44, 6 February 2022 diff hist +3,210 In the body of a deer he (Bharata Maharaja) was very careful to remember the cause of his downfall. As a result, he was given a chance to be born in a family of very pure brahmanas. Thus his service to the Lord never went in vain No edit summary current
- 05:4005:40, 6 February 2022 diff hist +7,176 If a brahmana does not become a Vaisnava, he certainly falls down from the brahmana platform. This is confirmed by Srimad-Bhagavatam No edit summary current
- 05:3905:39, 6 February 2022 diff hist +5,074 Factually, there are numerous instances when our sannyasis and brahmanas have fallen down often due to insufficient understanding of the philosophy No edit summary current
- 05:2805:28, 6 February 2022 diff hist +2,280 Brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas must behave according to the principles of their order. If they fall down to the level of sudras, who are accustomed to drink liquor they will be punished No edit summary current
5 February 2022
- 14:5514:55, 5 February 2022 diff hist +7,884 With firm faith in the qualified brahmanas, Nanda Maharaja took his child on his lap and bathed Him with water mixed with various herbs while the brahmanas chanted hymns from the Rg, Yajur and Sama Vedas No edit summary current
- 14:3114:31, 5 February 2022 diff hist +13 Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was a brahmana and a realized soul, whereas Prataparudra was a ksatriya. Ksatriya kings used to obey very faithfully the orders of learned brahmanas and saintly persons, and in this way they would rule their country No edit summary current