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07:1407:14, 21 February 2022 diff hist +3,940 Caitanya Mahaprabhu is hinting (in CC Madhya 19.69) to Vallabha Bhattacarya that an exalted brahmana who makes sacrifices and follows Vedic principles should not neglect a person who is engaged in devotional service by chanting the holy name of the Lord No edit summary current
07:0507:05, 21 February 2022 diff hist +5,631 A person's achieving perfection in devotional service simply by the causeless mercy of the Lord is explained in the Srimad-Bhagavatam in connection with the brahmanas and their wives who were engaged in performing yajna, or sacrifice No edit summary
06:4906:49, 21 February 2022 diff hist +7,705 Why you should falsely initiate a person? If you cannot make him a brahmana and elevate him to the highest stage of devotional service, why should you cheat others? Initiation means making him dvijatvam . Tatha diksa-vidhanena dvijatvam jayate nrnam No edit summary current
06:2906:29, 21 February 2022 diff hist +3,351 The brahmanas must keep clean externally by bathing regularly, and within by always chanting Hare Krishna. The symptoms of the brahmana are explained in the Bhagavad-gita and one should cultivate these qualities in their devotional service No edit summary current
06:0406:04, 21 February 2022 diff hist +4,442 The brahmanas do not seek material comforts from Me. They are very pure and do not want to possess anything. They simply engage in My devotional service. What is the need of their asking for material benefits from anyone else? No edit summary current
05:5805:58, 21 February 2022 diff hist +3,676 The brahmanas are always engaged in the devotional service of the Lord: consequently they have no material wants, nor do they possess material things No edit summary current
05:2305:23, 21 February 2022 diff hist +2,318 Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being very compassionate toward a brahmana named Vasudeva, cured him of leprosy. He transformed him into a beautiful man satisfied with devotional service No edit summary current
05:1905:19, 21 February 2022 diff hist +4,918 Krsna said to Narada, "O best of the brahmanas, I wish that you may develop unalloyed devotional service to Me, which is full of transcendental bliss and all auspiciousness" No edit summary current
05:1805:18, 21 February 2022 diff hist +6,503 It is simply illusion for one to think that Krsna begged food from the brahmanas. It was actually a trick to show them mercy by teaching them that they should accept Him in pure devotional service instead of engaging in ritualistic ceremonies Undo revision 1274915 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
05:1205:12, 21 February 2022 diff hist +1,776 A person born in a low family is not unfit for discharging devotional service to Lord Krsna, nor is one fit for devotional service simply because he is born in an aristocratic family of brahmanas Undo revision 1274941 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo

18:2918:29, 20 February 2022 diff hist +13 It is also stated (in the Bhakti-sandarbha) that without devotional service even a brahmana is condemned No edit summary current
17:2917:29, 20 February 2022 diff hist +4,752 Elevated brahmanas are Vaisnavas engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and thus Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the science of devotional service, is very dear to the Vaisnavas No edit summary current
17:2417:24, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,870 Durvasa Muni was certainly a very great brahmana, but because he was a nondevotee, he could not sacrifice everything in devotional service. Great mystic yogis are actually self-interested No edit summary current
17:2217:22, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,866 Devotional service, which begins with chanting of the holy name of the Lord, is so powerful that even if one falls down from the exalted position of a brahmana through sexual indulgence, he can be saved from all calamities if he somehow or other chants No edit summary current
17:1417:14, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,422 Besides that, anyone who is engaged in devotional service is already on the status of being a high-class brahmana. So Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur's struggle for this movement has come out successful No edit summary current
17:0317:03, 20 February 2022 diff hist +2,659 A person who has the pure characteristics of a brahmana due to devotional service, which is like a blazing fire burning to ashes all the sinful reactions of past lives, is certainly saved from the consequences of sinful acts No edit summary current
15:2915:29, 20 February 2022 diff hist +4,652 A brahmana is supposed to be qualified with twelve qualities. As stated in the Mahabharata: He must be fixed in devotional service and expert in the knowledge of the Vedas. These are the twelve qualifications for a brahmana No edit summary
15:2615:26, 20 February 2022 diff hist +17 At the time of his death, he (the brahmana who got Deities of Sita-Rama from Lord Ramacandra) delivered the Deities to Sri Hanumanji, who, for many years, hung Them around his neck and served Them with all devotion No edit summary current
14:1314:13, 20 February 2022 diff hist +6,555 In this verse (SB 4.21.37), both Vaisnavas and brahmanas are mentioned. A Vaisnava is a learned brahmana and is therefore designated as brahmana-vaisnava, brahmana-pandita or as a Vaisnava and brahmana Undo revision 1274862 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
13:5513:55, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,323 The brahmanas and Vaisnavas know what to eat, and by their personal example they do not eat anything which is not offered first to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They eat only prasada, or remnants of the food offered to the Lord No edit summary current
13:5413:54, 20 February 2022 diff hist +6,501 The brahmanas and Vaisnavas are personally glorified by their characteristic powers of tolerance, penance, knowledge and education. By dint of all these spiritual assets, Vaisnavas are more powerful than royalty No edit summary current
13:4913:49, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,037 Since brahmanas and Vaisnavas are direct servants of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they do not depend on others No edit summary current
13:4913:49, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3 Krsna's prasada is offered to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas, and the prasada of the brahmanas and Vaisnavas is offered to the general populace No edit summary current
13:4813:48, 20 February 2022 diff hist +4,593 Kamsa, who was from the very beginning the greatest rascal, decided to persecute the brahmanas and Vaisnavas, being entrapped by the shackles of all-devouring, eternal time No edit summary current
13:4513:45, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,447 It is a Vedic system for a householder to call brahmanas and Vaisnavas to eat at ceremonial performances in his house because the brahmanas and Vaisnavas can immunize him from sinful activities No edit summary current
13:2913:29, 20 February 2022 diff hist +4,639 Even though they (brahmanas and Vaisnavas) may sometimes appear to violate the laws, they are not to be punished by the king Undo revision 1274823 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
13:2613:26, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,293 Brahmanas and Vaisnavas should be accepted as earthly representatives of Narayana Undo revision 1274822 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
13:2513:25, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,204 Brahmanas and Vaisnavas do not accept any foodstuff which is not first offered to the Personality of Godhead Undo revision 1274819 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
13:2313:23, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,655 Any person upon whom the brahmanas and Vaisnavas are pleased can achieve anything which is very rare to obtain in this world as well as after death. Not only that, but one also receives the favor of the auspicious Lord Siva and Lord Visnu Undo revision 1274817 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
13:2113:21, 20 February 2022 diff hist +6,022 In Satya-yuga, every person was spiritually advanced, & there was no envy between great personalities. Gradually, however, because of material contamination with the advance of the ages, disrespectful dealings appeared even among brahmanas and Vaisnavas No edit summary current
13:0613:06, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,322 The devotee of the Lord, even though he may not be a brahmana, is more powerful than a brahmana. But a powerful devotee never misuses the power for personal benefit No edit summary current
13:0513:05, 20 February 2022 diff hist +4,642 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has described the vaisnava-aparadha, or offense to a Vaisnava, as "the mad elephant offense." One should be very careful not to offend a Vaisnava or a brahmana No edit summary current
13:0113:01, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,747 A Vaisnava is a first-class brahmana because one who has not acquired the qualification of a bona fide brahmana cannot come to the platform of a Vaisnava. When one becomes a Vaisnava, he is completely engaged in welfare activities for all living entities No edit summary
12:5812:58, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,185 Anyone who becomes a Vaisnava accepted by the first-class Vaisnava, or uttama-adhikari Vaisnava, is already considered a brahmana, regardless of his birth or past deeds No edit summary current
12:5612:56, 20 February 2022 diff hist +6,112 Not considering the respective actions of the brahmana and the dog, the uttama-adhikari tries to do good to both. Such a learned devotee is not misled by material bodies but is attracted by the spiritual spark within them No edit summary current
12:5612:56, 20 February 2022 diff hist +13,080 According to the standard of the Gita, a learned man is he who sees on equal terms the learned brahmana, the dog, the cow, the elephant and the dog-eater. That is the vision of a true devotee. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
12:4812:48, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,535 The members of the Krsna consciousness movement are advised not to take food from anywhere but a Vaisnava’s or brahmana’s house where Deity worship is performed No edit summary current
12:4512:45, 20 February 2022 diff hist +5,942 It is the conclusion of the sastra that instead of feeding many jnana-kandi or karma-kandi brahmanas, it is better to feed a pure Vaisnava, regardless of where he comes from No edit summary current
11:5411:54, 20 February 2022 diff hist +1,466 The young brahmana then went to the town and informed all the people about Gopala's arrival. Hearing this, the people were struck with wonder No edit summary current
11:5011:50, 20 February 2022 diff hist +1,537 The young brahmana walked and walked in this way until he eventually arrived in his own country. When he neared his own village, he began to think as follows No edit summary current
11:4311:43, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,876 Thus I (the young brahmana) have called upon a great personality in this transaction. I have asked the Supreme Godhead (Saksi-gopala) to be my witness. The entire world accepts the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
11:3611:36, 20 February 2022 diff hist +3,102 The young brahmana wanted protection and help from the Deity. The young brahmana was thus a pure Vaisnava, and he had no desire for sense gratification No edit summary current
11:2511:25, 20 February 2022 diff hist +1,361 The young brahmana came to him and offered respectful obeisances. Then, very humbly folding his hands, he spoke as follows No edit summary current
11:1611:16, 20 February 2022 diff hist +1,369 The next day, the elderly brahmana was thinking deeply about this matter when the young brahmana came to his house No edit summary current
11:0911:09, 20 February 2022 diff hist −33 The father and son were thinking in a contradictory way, yet Krsna created a situation wherein they agreed. They both agreed that if the Gopala Deity would come and serve as a witness, the daughter would be given to the young brahmana No edit summary current

16:4116:41, 19 February 2022 diff hist +3,100 Taking this opportunity, the elderly brahmana immediately confirmed that this was really true. He said, "If Gopala personally comes here to serve as a witness, I shall surely give my daughter to the young brahmana" No edit summary current
16:3616:36, 19 February 2022 diff hist −21 No poor man will dare marry the daughter of a rich man. Because of this, when the elderly brahmana offered the young brahmana his daughter, the young brahmana did not believe that it would be possible to marry her No edit summary current
16:3216:32, 19 February 2022 diff hist +2,991 It was not at all the intention of the young brahmana to get the daughter of the elderly brahmana in marriage and thus enjoy material happiness and sense gratification No edit summary current
16:2916:29, 19 February 2022 diff hist +1,877 In the presence of all the townspeople, Lord Gopala bore witness that the elderly brahmana had offered his daughter in charity to the young brahmana No edit summary current
16:2716:27, 19 February 2022 diff hist +3,461 In essence, he (son of the elderly brahmana) was saying (to his father) - I shall save you from having to give your daughter to him (the young brahmana). In this way, our aristocracy will be saved. You have nothing to worry about No edit summary current

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