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1 March 2022
- 12:2612:26, 1 March 2022 diff hist +3,804 Following this custom (vag-datta), which is very old in India, the elderly brahmana promised to give his daughter to the younger brahmana in charity, and he promised this before the Gopala Deity No edit summary current
- 12:2112:21, 1 March 2022 diff hist +1,691 After the young brahmana submitted this statement, the elderly brahmana remained silent. Taking this opportunity, his son immediately came out with a stick to strike the younger man No edit summary current
- 12:2012:20, 1 March 2022 diff hist +1,451 After returning to Vidyanagara, each brahmana went to his respective home. After some time, the elderly brahmana became very anxious No edit summary current
28 February 2022
- 14:2214:22, 28 February 2022 diff hist +2,779 By purificatory ceremonies, birth is purified; by austerity, the senses are purified; and by worship and charity offered to the brahmanas, material possessions are purified - SB 10.5.4 No edit summary current
- 13:1413:14, 28 February 2022 diff hist +5,013 They (the brahmanas and the Vaisnavas) should be worshiped. When their protection is performed, it is just like worshiping God. That is not exactly protection; it is a duty No edit summary current
- 12:5612:56, 28 February 2022 diff hist +3,528 Who is a better worshiper of brahmanas than Maharaja Nabhi? Because he worshiped the qualified brahmanas to their full satisfaction, the brahmanas, by their brahminical prowess, showed Maharaja Nabhi the Supreme Personality of God, Narayana, in person No edit summary current
- 12:5512:55, 28 February 2022 diff hist +2,084 With attention and devotion, he worshiped Krsna and all the greatly fortunate brahmanas who were free from material desires No edit summary current
- 08:0008:00, 28 February 2022 diff hist +5,316 One should worship the brahmanas & Vaisnavas by offering them all kinds of endowments & sweet words, & if one has no means to offer anything, he must at least use sweet words to pacify them. The Lord personally exhibited this behavior towards the Kumaras No edit summary current
- 04:2104:21, 28 February 2022 diff hist +7,282 A brahmana is a worshiper of the Supreme Brahman, and the Supreme Brahman worships the brahmana. In other words, the devotee is subordinate to the Supreme Lord, and the Lord is inclined to see to the satisfaction of His devotee No edit summary current
27 February 2022
- 14:0514:05, 27 February 2022 diff hist +1,515 Still this brahmana insisted. Again and again he asked me to accept his proposal, saying, 'I have given you my daughter. Please accept her' No edit summary current
- 12:1912:19, 27 February 2022 diff hist +3,565 One brahmana devotee says: Let others, fearing material existence, worship the Vedas, the Vedic supplementary puranas and the Mahabharata, but I shall worship Nanda Maharaja, in whose courtyard the Supreme Brahman is crawling No edit summary current
- 11:2911:29, 27 February 2022 diff hist +7,483 Many so-called brahmanas attempt to fight us, saying, “How can you create a brahmana out of a European or American? A brahmana can be born only in a brahmana family.” They do not consider that this is never stated in any revealed scripture No edit summary current
26 February 2022
- 14:4314:43, 26 February 2022 diff hist +3,215 Coming before Gopala, the elderly brahmana said, "My dear Lord, please witness that I have given my daughter to this boy" No edit summary current
- 14:3114:31, 26 February 2022 diff hist +4,970 The learned brahmana said that since everything is misused by fruitive workers, he had retired from all fruitive activities No edit summary current
- 14:3014:30, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,494 The elderly brahmana said, "My dear friends, please hear what I have to submit. I do not exactly remember making a promise like that" No edit summary current
- 14:3014:30, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,400 The elderly brahmana said, "My daughter is my own property. If I choose to give my property to someone, who has the power to stop me" No edit summary current
- 14:0714:07, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,832 The saintly brahmana said: To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, and I am fully satisfied and unagitated No edit summary current
- 14:0714:07, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,587 The Sanodiya brahmana said, "Let us take Him to Prayaga and go along the banks of the Ganges. It will be very pleasurable to go that way" No edit summary current
- 14:0614:06, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,293 The young brahmana said, "You have a wife and sons, and you have a large circle of relatives and friends" No edit summary current
- 13:5013:50, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,821 The elderly brahmana said, "If I do not give my daughter to the young brahmana, he will call Sri Gopalaji as a witness. Thus he will take my daughter by force, and in that case my religious principles will become meaningless" No edit summary current
- 13:3713:37, 26 February 2022 diff hist +2,742 The dealings between a devotee and the Lord are very simple. The young brahmana said to the Lord - You know everything, but if You do not bear witness, You will be involved in sinful activities No edit summary current
- 13:3613:36, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,465 The brahmana said, "You Pathana soldiers are all under the protection of your king. Let us go to your commander and get his decision" No edit summary current
- 13:3613:36, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,414 The brahmana said, "Upon seeing You, my happiness is doubled. I take it that You are the same Lord Krsna" No edit summary current
- 13:2813:28, 26 February 2022 diff hist +6,612 The brahmana said, "The present King, Ugrasena, is envious of the brahmanas!" The exact word used in this connection is brahma-dvisah. One who is envious of the Vedas, of a qualified brahmana or of the brahmana caste is called brahma-dvis No edit summary current
- 13:1313:13, 26 February 2022 diff hist +9,050 The brahmana said, "I consider your promise to be like that of an inexperienced child. I cannot put my faith in your promise" No edit summary current
- 12:5412:54, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,409 The brahmana said, "As soon as I uttered Your name before him, he immediately confirmed the fact that he knew Your name" No edit summary current
- 12:4412:44, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,449 Being very satisfied with my service, this brahmana said to me of his own accord, 'I promise to hand over my daughter to you' No edit summary current
- 12:2212:22, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,451 At that time the young brahmana said, "My dear gentlemen, please hear. Just to gain victory in an argument, this man is lying" No edit summary current
- 08:4208:42, 26 February 2022 diff hist +7,036 The Brahmana said, "These are the words of Princess Rukmini, 'My dear Krsna, O infallible, most beautiful one, any human being who happens to hear about Your transcendental form, pastimes immediately absorbs through his ears Your name, fame & qualities" No edit summary current
- 08:3708:37, 26 February 2022 diff hist +3,067 The brahmana replied, "I am illiterate and therefore do not know the meaning of the words. Sometimes I read the Bhagavad-gita correctly and sometimes incorrectly, but in any case I am doing this in compliance with the orders of my spiritual master" No edit summary current
- 08:3408:34, 26 February 2022 diff hist +4,358 The brahmanas are always dedicated to the Lord's service with their bodies, words and mind. There is no better person than a brahmana who thus engages himself and dedicates himself to the Supreme Lord No edit summary current
- 08:2908:29, 26 February 2022 diff hist +3,789 On the other hand, they captivate My heart who are gladdened in heart and who, their lotus faces enlightened by nectarean smiles, respect the brahmanas, even though the brahmanas utter harsh words No edit summary current
- 08:0808:08, 26 February 2022 diff hist +3,760 Whatever a brahmana speaks cannot be nullified or changed in any circumstance No edit summary current
- 08:0008:00, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,571 The young brahmana took this opportunity to speak: "Please write this down on paper in black and white so that you may not again change your word of honor" No edit summary current
- 07:5407:54, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,506 That brahmana constantly chanted the holy name of Ramacandra. Indeed, but for chanting Lord Ramacandra's holy name, that brahmana did not speak a word No edit summary current
- 07:4407:44, 26 February 2022 diff hist +1,390 On that very night, Jagannatha Misra dreamt that a brahmana had come before him speaking these words in great anger No edit summary current
- 07:3507:35, 26 February 2022 diff hist +2,761 In almost all cases, whatever learned brahmanas speak becomes accepted; nothing is impossible for one who takes shelter of My illusory energy and speaks under her influence No edit summary current
- 07:2307:23, 26 February 2022 diff hist +10,492 At that time, the brahmana Srutadeva and his wife, children and other relatives appeared there to render service to the distinguished guests. While touching the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, the brahmana began to speak No edit summary current
25 February 2022
- 14:3614:36, 25 February 2022 diff hist +6,157 Ramananda Raya belonged to the second class. He was not a brahmana. In Orissa, the Karana, they are accepted as sudras No edit summary current
- 12:4612:46, 25 February 2022 diff hist +8,689 If one does not observe the regulative principle, then he should not declare himself as brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra No edit summary current
- 08:1808:18, 25 February 2022 diff hist −12 Eventually if a person could not identify himself as a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra, he used to introduce himself as a kayastha to get a wealthy and honorable position No edit summary current
- 07:0407:04, 25 February 2022 diff hist +8,351 A brahmana does not become a brahmana simply because he is a living entity or is born in a brahmana family; he must possess all the qualities mentioned in the sastras and practice the brahminical principles in his life No edit summary
24 February 2022
- 17:0117:01, 24 February 2022 diff hist +2,340 Asvatthama was a bona fide son of Dronacarya and Krpi, but because he had degraded himself to a lower status of life, it was proper to treat him as an animal and not as a brahmana No edit summary current
- 16:5716:57, 24 February 2022 diff hist +2,295 Asvatthama was also formerly called the brahma-bandhu, or the friend of a brahmana. Being a friend of a brahmana does not mean that one is a brahmana by qualification No edit summary current
- 16:4416:44, 24 February 2022 diff hist +3,411 An expert brahmana may not be a Vaisnava, but a Vaisnava is already a brahmana No edit summary current
- 16:2116:21, 24 February 2022 diff hist +3,397 After I cursed Kaca, the son of the learned scholar Brhaspati, he cursed me by saying that I would not have a brahmana for a husband. Therefore, O mighty-armed one, there is no possibility of my becoming the wife of a brahmana Undo revision 1275836 by Soham (talk) current Tag: Undo
- 12:5112:51, 24 February 2022 diff hist +15,886 Although from the material viewpoint the Sanodiya brahmana was on a lower platform, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered him situated on the highest platform of spiritual realization - because of his association with Sri Madhavendra Puri No edit summary current
23 February 2022
- 14:2114:21, 23 February 2022 diff hist +1,887 The Sanodiya brahmana continued, "Kindly submit to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu the unhappiness you are feeling within yourself. Then propose that we all go to Prayaga on the full-moon day of the month of Magha" No edit summary current
- 14:1314:13, 23 February 2022 diff hist +1,574 The devotee Krsnadasa, who belonged to the Rajaputa race, was very fearless. The Sanodiya brahmana was also fearless, and he spoke very bravely No edit summary current
- 14:0814:08, 23 February 2022 diff hist +3,361 The brahmana belonged to the Sanodiya brahmana community, and a sannyasi does not accept food from such a brahmana No edit summary current