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19 June 2023

• 05:1605:16, 19 June 2023 diff hist +1,911 After Brahma had offended Krsna by stealing His playmates and calves, he begged the Lord's pardon for his offensive act and prayed for the Lord's mercy No edit summary current
• 05:1605:16, 19 June 2023 diff hist +7,357 These descriptions of Lord Krsna's pastimes with His cowherd boys, His eating with them on the bank of the Yamuna, and Lord Brahma's prayers unto Him are all transcendental subject matters No edit summary current
• 05:1505:15, 19 June 2023 diff hist +3,178 Lord Brahma prayed: My Lord, You are unlimited, and You possess unending potencies. No one can estimate or calculate Your prowess and wonderful influence, for Your actions are never polluted by the material energy No edit summary current
• 05:1505:15, 19 June 2023 diff hist +10 Brahma prayed to the Lord because He is very much dear to the surrendered soul. The surrendered soul knows nothing but the Lord, and therefore the Lord is very affectionate towards him No edit summary current
• 05:1505:15, 19 June 2023 diff hist +3,277 Brahma prayed that he might not forget his eternal relationship with the Lord during the course of his material activities. In answer to that prayer, the Lord said that he should not think of existing without a relationship with His omnipotency No edit summary current
• 05:1505:15, 19 June 2023 diff hist +5,776 Brahma prayed, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami: You are the original person, the cause of everything. I bow down to You. This was his realization. Tam aham bhajami. This is what is wanted No edit summary current

16 June 2023

• 06:5706:57, 16 June 2023 diff hist +11 Lord Siva is in the transcendental position because, as stated before he is always absorbed in thought of Lord Vasudeva within himself. Therefore neither activities of the grhastha nor those of the sannyasi in the renounced order can be applicable for him No edit summary current
• 06:5706:57, 16 June 2023 diff hist +2,233 Lord Siva, being the son-in-law of Daksa, was expected to show his father-in-law respect by standing with the others, but because Lord Brahma and Lord Siva are the principal demigods, their positions are greater than Daksa's No edit summary current
• 06:5706:57, 16 June 2023 diff hist +7,965 He (Vrkasura) immediately decided to place his hand on the head of Lord Siva. Thus Lord Siva was put into an awkward position because he was endangered by his own benediction to a demon No edit summary current
• 06:5606:56, 16 June 2023 diff hist +5,577 By his constitutional position, Lord Siva is always great and auspicious, but since he has accepted on his head the Ganges water, which emanated from the lotus feet of the Lord, he has become even more auspicious and important No edit summary current
• 06:5506:55, 16 June 2023 diff hist +4,780 Daksa, being materially puffed up, could not tolerate the high position of Lord Siva, so his anger at Lord Siva's not standing up in his presence was only the final manifestation of his envy No edit summary
• 06:5506:55, 16 June 2023 diff hist +7,807 Together, Lord Siva's genitals and the vagina of goddess Durga are worshiped as the siva-linga. This is the origin of the material creation. Thus Lord Siva's position is between that of the living entity and that of the Supreme Lord No edit summary current
• 06:5506:55, 16 June 2023 diff hist +3,187 This is due to their (some brahmanas's who do not very much admire Siva) ignorance of Lord Siva's position. Nandisvara was affected by the cursing, but he did not follow the example of Lord Siva, who was also present there No edit summary current

15 June 2023

• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +11,356 He (Brahma) is the original creature within this universe, yet he is not the most intelligent being. It is said that in the beginning, Brahma received knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +2,980 Lord Hayagriva or Lord Matsya always protects the Vedic knowledge, and in due course of time it is again distributed through the medium of Lord Brahma No edit summary current
• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +8,029 It is said that before the creation of the material universe there existed the Lord only, who is master of everyone. That Lord instructed Brahma in Vedic knowledge. That Lord has to be obeyed in all respects No edit summary current
• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +22,466 In this material world, everyone is in ignorance (avidya). Even Brahma was ignorant until he was given knowledge by Krsna. Therefore no one should be proud of his knowledge No edit summary current
• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +7,665 In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is established, tene brahma hrda: the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, instructed Brahma in the Vedic knowledge through his heart No edit summary current
• 05:5405:54, 15 June 2023 diff hist +4,174 In the beginning, Brahma first received the Vedic knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the core of the heart. In both instances the same process was used in transmitting the message to Lord Brahma No edit summary current
• 05:5305:53, 15 June 2023 diff hist +5,606 In the Atharva Veda (Gopala-tapani Upanisad 1.24) it is similarly said, "He who existed before the creation of Brahma and who enlightened Brahma with Vedic knowledge is Lord Sri Krsna" No edit summary current
• 05:4905:49, 15 June 2023 diff hist +12 Brahma acquired knowledge directly from the Supreme Lord within the heart; therefore he is sometimes called svarat and aja No edit summary current
• 05:4805:48, 15 June 2023 diff hist +6,333 Brahma is the first created being, so Brahma was instructed the sruti, perfect knowledge, by Krsna. Krsna is the original spiritual master. Vedanta-vit No edit summary current
• 05:4705:47, 15 June 2023 diff hist +32 Brahma underwent severe penances for that purpose, namely to regulate the process of creation so that the Lord might be satisfied. Therefore the Lord was very much pleased with him, and for this Brahma was impregnated with Vedic knowledge No edit summary current
• 05:4005:40, 15 June 2023 diff hist +3,762 Although Brahma is in charge of this material world, he is not exactly like the common living entity. Since he is liberated from the majority of the follies of the common living entities, he was in knowledge of the appearance of the S. P. of Godhead No edit summary current
• 05:4005:40, 15 June 2023 diff hist +5,158 At the end of each kalpa, when the demon Ajnana steals the Vedic knowledge, Lord Hayagriva appears and preserves it. Then He delivers it to Lord Brahma No edit summary current
• 05:3305:33, 15 June 2023 diff hist +22,976 When Brahma was born, there was no one to instruct him; therefore the Supreme Lord Himself instructed Brahma in Vedic knowledge through Brahma's heart No edit summary current
• 05:3305:33, 15 June 2023 diff hist +2,872 Brahma's enlightenment in knowledge was due to the Lord sitting within his heart. After being created, Brahma could not ascertain the source of his appearance, but after penance and mental concentration he could see the source of his birth No edit summary current

12 June 2023

• 09:5309:53, 12 June 2023 diff hist +4,537 Simply because Lord Brahma had heard about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from Vedic literature, with a fixed mind he offered the Lord prayers as written or approved by Vedic literature No edit summary current
• 09:5309:53, 12 June 2023 diff hist +1,726 Pulastya was generated from the ears, Angira from the mouth, Atri from the eyes, Marici from the mind and Pulaha from the navel of Brahma No edit summary current
• 09:5109:51, 12 June 2023 diff hist +1,653 From the mind of Lord Brahma, Marici took birth, and from the semen of Marici, Kasyapa appeared from the womb of the daughter of Daksa Maharaja. From Kasyapa, by the womb of Aditi, Vivasvan took birth No edit summary current
• 09:5109:51, 12 June 2023 diff hist +1,982 In response to the request of Maharaja Citraketu, Angira Rsi, who was born of Lord Brahma's mind, was very merciful toward him. Because the sage was a greatly powerful personality, he performed a sacrifice by offering oblations of sweetrice to Tvasta No edit summary current

9 June 2023

• 02:5002:50, 9 June 2023 diff hist +3,558 Woman requires protection by the father, by the husband and by the elderly children. But that is now finished. Practically no protection. They are, under the name of so-called freedom, loitering in the street. It is a very abominable condition of life No edit summary current
• 02:5002:50, 9 June 2023 diff hist +4,119 Woman requires protection by the father, by the husband and by the elderly children. But that is now finished. Practically no protection. They are, under the name of so-called freedom, loitering in the street No edit summary current
• 02:4902:49, 9 June 2023 diff hist +5,139 Woman also should be taken care of. They should not be given freedom. That is not good for them. They should be protected by the father in childhood, by the husband in youthhood, and by the grown-up children in old age No edit summary current
• 02:4902:49, 9 June 2023 diff hist +3,199 Where is the woman's freedom? The boy and the girl intermingle, and the girl becomes pregnant, and the boy goes out without any responsibility, and the burden... The child is a burden for the woman No edit summary current
• 02:4902:49, 9 June 2023 diff hist +3,113 The whole idea is that woman require protection. They are very innocent, weaker sex. They should not be given freedom. Just like a child cannot be given freedom. It is dangerous No edit summary current
• 02:4802:48, 9 June 2023 diff hist +3,924 Social freedom of man and woman, especially among the younger section, is certainly a great stumbling block on the path of spiritual progress No edit summary current
• 02:4802:48, 9 June 2023 diff hist +12 Practically there is no criminal charge against a brahmana, against a woman, a child. Suppose a child steals something. Who is going to prosecute him? It is not taken very seriously. So they require protection. They should not be given freedom No edit summary current
• 02:4802:48, 9 June 2023 diff hist −9 A chaste wife is one who never had any connection with men before her marriage. Once a woman is given the freedom to mingle with all kinds of men in her youth, it is very difficult for her to keep chaste. She generally cannot remain chaste No edit summary current
• 02:3802:38, 9 June 2023 diff hist +9,343 Women should be under the protection. In the Manu-samhita it is said that woman should not be given freedom. Na stri svatantryam arhati. They cannot properly utilize freedom. It is better to remain dependent No edit summary current
• 02:3702:37, 9 June 2023 diff hist +3,931 Women should be taken care of - as daughter, as wife, as mother. Bas. No freedom. Then prostitution. Then spoiled the whole thing. Unwanted children, contraceptive, abortion. Very dangerous No edit summary current
• 02:3702:37, 9 June 2023 diff hist +11,477 Women cannot properly utilize freedom, and it is better for them to remain dependent. A woman cannot be happy if she is independent. That is a fact No edit summary current
• 02:3702:37, 9 June 2023 diff hist +4,683 The demons have now neglected such injunctions (that a woman should not be given freedom), and they think that women should be given as much freedom as men. However, this has not improved the social condition of the world. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 02:3702:37, 9 June 2023 diff hist +4,510 Now, in the Manu-samhita, it is clearly stated that a woman should not be given freedom. That does not mean that women are to be kept as slaves, but they are like children. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 02:3602:36, 9 June 2023 diff hist +2,538 Because women are easily seduced, the Manu-samhita enjoins that they should not be given freedom. A woman must always be protected, either by her father, by her husband, or by her elderly son No edit summary current

7 June 2023

• 04:2504:25, 7 June 2023 diff hist +6,813 When Lord Siva approached, Bhrgu Muni refused to embrace him. "My dear brother," he said, "you are always very impure. Because you smear your body with ashes, you are not very clean. Please do not touch me" No edit summary current
• 04:2404:24, 7 June 2023 diff hist +2,893 When all the hereditary brahmanas were thus cursed by Nandisvara, the sage Bhrgu, as a reaction, condemned the followers of Lord Siva with this very strong brahminical curse No edit summary current
• 04:2404:24, 7 June 2023 diff hist +1,727 Virabhadra immediately caught Bhaga, who had been moving his eyebrows during Bhrgu's cursing of Lord Siva, and out of great anger thrust him to the ground and forcibly put out his eyes No edit summary current
• 04:2404:24, 7 June 2023 diff hist +3,093 This quarrel between Lord Siva and Bhrgu Muni, centering around Prajapati Daksa, is the practical example of such competition between the different qualitative modes of material nature No edit summary current
• 04:2404:24, 7 June 2023 diff hist +2,949 The only alternative left to Lord Siva was to leave in order to stop his follower, Nandisvara, as well as Bhrgu Muni, from cursing and countercursing in that way No edit summary current