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05:4605:46, 15 February 2022 diff hist +8,316 The brahmanas continued, "Although we are considered to be masters in all purificatory processes, we did not actually know what their goal is because we are too much attached to the materialistic way of life" No edit summary current
05:2505:25, 15 February 2022 diff hist +4,007 That is the unique quality of work done in Krsna consciousness (one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great cultured brahmana or in a rich aristocratic family). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current

14:4514:45, 14 February 2022 diff hist +7,076 Such a falldown (illicit sex) by the spiritualist may be compensated by another chance for human life in good families of learned brahmanas or of rich merchants for another term of elevation No edit summary current
14:3314:33, 14 February 2022 diff hist +6 Sri Ramananda Raya explained that one may stay in his own position, whether as a brahmana, a sudra, a sannyasi or whatever, but one must try to inquire about life's goal (athato brahma jijnasa). This is the proper utilization of the human form of life No edit summary current
14:2714:27, 14 February 2022 diff hist +2,711 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further advised the brahmana Kurma, "If you follow this instruction, your materialistic life at home will not obstruct your spiritual advancement" No edit summary current
14:2214:22, 14 February 2022 diff hist +7,086 So far we are concerned, we shall live very simple life, simply in Krsna consciousness. That is brahmana No edit summary current
13:5813:58, 14 February 2022 diff hist +8,143 She (the wife of the brahmana) said, "He (Krsna) will not hesitate to award you some material benefit for the bare necessities of life" No edit summary current
13:5413:54, 14 February 2022 diff hist +3,308 She (the chaste wife of a brahmana) stopped the movement of the sun, brought her dead husband back to life and satisfied the three principal demigods (Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara) No edit summary current
13:4113:41, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,322 Penance is the beauty and wealth of the brahmanas and the renounced order of life No edit summary current
13:3113:31, 14 February 2022 diff hist +3,032 Of course second initiation does not depend upon passing an examination. How one has moulded his life--chanting, attending arati, etc--these are essential. Still, brahmana means pandita. Therefore I am suggesting examinations No edit summary current
12:5012:50, 14 February 2022 diff hist +5,171 My spiritual master inaugurated this Pancaratriki-vidhi, and we are following his footsteps. Anyone who is inclined to devote his life for Krsna, he should be accepted as brahmana No edit summary current
12:2512:25, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,650 In the bodily conception of life there are specific duties for the brahmanas and ksatriyas respectively, and such duties are unavoidable. Svadharma is ordained by the Lord, and this will be clarified in the Fourth Chapter. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
12:2312:23, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,327 In the beginning of his life Ajamila was certainly very pure, and he associated with devotees and brahmanas; because of that pious activity, even though he was fallen, he was inspired to name his son Narayana No edit summary current
12:1612:16, 14 February 2022 diff hist +3,116 In his next life he (Bharata) took birth in the family of a good brahmana & was known as Jadabharata because he always remained secluded & did not talk to anyone. & later on, he was discovered as the greatest transcendentalist by King Rahugana. BG 1972 p No edit summary current
12:1112:11, 14 February 2022 diff hist +1,834 In East Bengal there was a brahmana named Tapana Misra, who could not ascertain the objective of life or how to attain it No edit summary current
07:5807:58, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,871 Formerly, the members of the higher castes - the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas (everyone but the sudras) - were trained in the guru-kula to adhere to a life of renunciation and sense control by practicing brahmacarya and mystic yoga No edit summary current
07:1707:17, 14 February 2022 diff hist +22 Charity is to be given to the renouncer of life, to the brahmanas, and similar good causes, not to any whimsical cause. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
06:4606:46, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,286 Because he was very cautious within his deer body, he took birth in a brahmana family as Jada Bharata. During this lifetime, he remained perfectly Krsna conscious and preached the gospel of KC directly, beginning with his instructions to King Rahugana No edit summary current
06:2906:29, 14 February 2022 diff hist +8,597 A devotee of Lord Krsna is actually a perfect brahmana. His situation is transcendental, for he is free from the four defects of conditional life, which are the tendencies to commit mistakes, to be illusioned, to cheat and to possess imperfect senses No edit summary current
06:2206:22, 14 February 2022 diff hist +6,471 A brahmana's qualifications are mentioned in BG as truthfulness, mental equanimity, control of the senses, the power of tolerance, simplicity, knowledge of the Absolute Truth, firm faith in scripture, and practical application of these qualities in life No edit summary
06:0906:09, 14 February 2022 diff hist +4,058 At least one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great cultured brahmana or in a rich aristocratic family that will give one a further chance for elevation (in KC). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
05:4505:45, 14 February 2022 diff hist +6,755 Anyone can see how the bona fide spiritual master accepts disciples from all over the world. The guru is a qualified brahmana; therefore he knows Brahman and Parabrahman. He thus devotes his life for the service of Parabrahman No edit summary current

13:0613:06, 13 February 2022 diff hist +5,222 When Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited Varahanagara, now a suburb of Calcutta, He stayed in the house of a most fortunate brahmana (Bhagavata Acarya) who was a very learned scholar in Bhagavata literature No edit summary current
13:0413:04, 13 February 2022 diff hist +4,415 When learned sages and brahmanas assemble to chant Vedic mantras, some of them also engage in arguing about the conclusion of the scriptures No edit summary current
12:4112:41, 13 February 2022 diff hist +6,235 The next day, it was declared that a male child (Krsna) had been born to Yasoda. According to Vedic custom, Nanda Maharaja called for learned astrologers and brahmanas to perform the birth ceremony No edit summary current
12:0912:09, 13 February 2022 diff hist +2,761 The brahmanas must become learned in the sastras and very clean internally and externally by regularly bathing with water and the holy name. A brahmana must be fixed up in understanding of brahmana. One should not take it cheaply No edit summary current
12:0412:04, 13 February 2022 diff hist −10 These scriptures (the Pancaratra-sastras) are not products of the modes of passion and ignorance. Learned scholars and brahmanas therefore always refer to them as satvata-samhitas No edit summary current
11:5611:56, 13 February 2022 diff hist +5,458 Sometimes it is said, brahmanah panditah. Pandita means a highly learned person. A brahmana cannot be foolish or uneducated. Therefore there are two divisions of brahmanas, namely Vaisnavas and panditas No edit summary current
10:1410:14, 13 February 2022 diff hist +1,561 In that assembly were many learned scholars, brahmanas and respectable gentlemen. The two brothers Hiranya and Govardhana were also greatly learned No edit summary current
10:0710:07, 13 February 2022 diff hist +1,659 Hearing about the festival, all kinds of learned scholars, brahmanas and priests went there. Lord Nityananda Prabhu honored them and made them sit on the raised platform with Him No edit summary current
07:2407:24, 13 February 2022 diff hist +7,843 Jarasandha, being very charitable toward the brahmanas, asked them (Krsna, Bhima & Arjuna) what they wanted & they expressed their desire to fight with him. Then Krsna, dressed as a brahmana, declared to be the same Krsna who was the King's eternal enemy No edit summary current
07:1807:18, 13 February 2022 diff hist +2,244 In krsna-lila the Lord's complexion is blackish. Holding a flute to His mouth, He enjoys as a cowherd boy. Now the selfsame person has appeared with a fair complexion, sometimes acting as a brahmana and sometimes accepting the renounced order of life No edit summary current
06:4306:43, 13 February 2022 diff hist +4,368 A man who transcends the limited knowledge of a brahmana and reaches the knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krsna, becomes a person in Krsna consciousness - or, in other words, a Vaisnava No edit summary current
06:4006:40, 13 February 2022 diff hist +3,889 A brahmana who is well versed in Vedic knowledge and fully conversant with transcendental matters becomes a representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore one should worship such a brahmana or Vaisnava No edit summary
06:1206:12, 13 February 2022 diff hist +3,104 Brahmanas are especially meant for austerity, learning and knowledge and are averse to all kinds of sense gratification No edit summary current

15:3515:35, 12 February 2022 diff hist +3,167 Brahmanas should be well acquainted with all the Vedic knowledge, and ksatriyas should be well acquainted with the worship of demigods No edit summary current
15:2915:29, 12 February 2022 diff hist +12,395 Brahmana means that he must have full knowledge and he must distribute the knowledge No edit summary current
15:1215:12, 12 February 2022 diff hist +7,981 From the historical point of view, the Aryans are the most civilized section of human beings, and among the Aryans, the Indians are especially highly cultured. And among the Indians, the brahmanas are the most expert in knowledge of the Vedas No edit summary current
15:0615:06, 12 February 2022 diff hist +46,413 Kama-gayatri mantra and samskara, or reformation of a perfect brahmana, are offered by the spiritual master when he sees that his disciple is advanced in spiritual knowledge No edit summary current
14:5314:53, 12 February 2022 diff hist +7,299 In spite of their (the brahmanas) advancement in Vedic knowledge and rituals, they do not understand Krsna; therefore their knowledge of the Vedas is useless No edit summary current
14:3014:30, 12 February 2022 diff hist +4,147 Jada Bharata was a qualified brahmana, highly elevated in spiritual knowledge, yet he was forced to carry the palanquin. He did not mind this, but while walking on the road, he could not forget his duty to avoid killing even an ant No edit summary current
14:2214:22, 12 February 2022 diff hist +5,044 Krsna said, "My feature of four-handed Narayana is not so pleasing or dear to Me as is a brahmana Vaisnava. Brahmana means one well conversant with Vedic knowledge" No edit summary current
12:3512:35, 12 February 2022 diff hist +6,050 They (the wives of the brahmanas) were just like great sages who, by their advancement of knowledge, merge into the existence of the Supreme No edit summary current
12:2512:25, 12 February 2022 diff hist +7,421 The bogus saviors do not care for bona fide knowledge received from qualified brahmanas and Vedic sources. Their only business is indulging in sex and recommending sexual freedom even for widows No edit summary current
12:0912:09, 12 February 2022 diff hist +3,826 The brahmana would give him all the benefit of his knowledge without asking remuneration, and the poor man, in return, would offer a handful of rice, or anything he had in his possession, to satisfy the brahmana No edit summary current
12:0412:04, 12 February 2022 diff hist +22,999 The Garuda Purana points out that out of many thousands of brahmanas, one may be expert in performing sacrifices, and out of thousands of such expert brahmanas, one brahmana may be expert in the knowledge of the Vedanta-sutra No edit summary current
10:2710:27, 12 February 2022 diff hist +5,187 The broad-minded brāhmaṇas were not self-interested, but looked to the interest of complete welfare for all the subjects. They wanted to chastise King Vena for his misconduct and so prayed to the Almighty Lord as well as cursed the king No edit summary current
09:3109:31, 12 February 2022 diff hist +8,156 The brahmanas were very much interested in the comforts of the material body and in elevation to the higher planetary residences called svarga-vasa. They were therefore completely unable to understand the position of Krsna No edit summary current
09:2409:24, 12 February 2022 diff hist +3,203 There is a nice verse describing the relationship of mutual beneficial interest between the brahmana and the ksatriya (ksatram dvijatvam). Ksatram means "the royal order," and dvijatvam means "the brahminical order." The two were meant for mutual interest No edit summary current
07:4807:48, 12 February 2022 diff hist +3,145 You are well known and worshiped in learned circles. How dare you kill this brahmana, who is a saintly, sinless person, well versed in Vedic knowledge? Killing him would be like destroying the embryo within the womb or killing a cow No edit summary current

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