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4 July 2023

• 06:0306:03, 4 July 2023 diff hist +7,144 In the first part of the Gopala-campu the following subject matters are discussed: (9) entering Sri Vrndavana; (10) the killing of Vatsasura, Bakasura and Vyomasura by Krsna; (11) the killing of Aghasura and the bewilderment of Lord Brahma No edit summary current
• 06:0206:02, 4 July 2023 diff hist +4,390 Gopis tell Mother Yasoda, "When your son (Krsna) plays on His flute, Lord Siva, Lord Brahma and Indra - although they are supposed to be the greatest learned scholars and personalities - all become bewildered" No edit summary current
• 06:0206:02, 4 July 2023 diff hist +2,823 Even such exalted persons as Lord Brahma, who are fully conversant with the Vedic literature, are sometimes bewildered in following the principles of devotional service No edit summary current
• 06:0206:02, 4 July 2023 diff hist +14,244 Even Lord Brahma was bewildered. He said, "How is it that this Krsna, this boy of Vrndavana, is being worshiped? He is called the Supreme Personality of Godhead. How is that?" Lord Indra was also bewildered No edit summary current
• 06:0106:01, 4 July 2023 diff hist +3,345 Brahmaji was bewildered in the matter of creation, and he could not even trace out the source of his own existence. But all this knowledge was fully achieved by him through the medium of bhakti-yoga No edit summary current
• 06:0106:01, 4 July 2023 diff hist +5,649 Because Lord Brahma wanted to mystify the all-pervading Lord Krsna, who can never be mystified, but who, on the contrary, mystifies the entire universe, he himself was put into bewilderment by his own mystic power - SB 10.13.44 No edit summary current
• 06:0106:01, 4 July 2023 diff hist +2,775 At the sight of his own daughter, Brahma was bewildered by her charms and shamelessly ran up to her in the form of a stag when she took the form of a hind No edit summary current
• 05:4005:40, 4 July 2023 diff hist +6,472 When the best of the Vasus, named Drona, and his wife Dhara were ordered to increase progeny by Lord Brahma, they said unto him, “Dear father, we are seeking your benediction" No edit summary current
• 05:3805:38, 4 July 2023 diff hist +1,741 O King Yudhisthira, after all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, were properly worshiped by Prahlada Maharaja, they offered Prahlada their utmost benedictions and then returned to their respective abodes No edit summary
• 05:3105:31, 4 July 2023 diff hist +4,196 Just to fulfill the benediction of Lord Brahma, Lord Krsna appeared along with His plenary expansion, Balarama, and performed all kinds of childhood pastimes in order to increase the transcendental pleasure of all the residents of Vrndavana No edit summary current
• 05:0705:07, 4 July 2023 diff hist +3,031 There are many devastations during Brahma's day, and there is another devastation during Brahma's sleep, and another devastation when Brahma dies No edit summary current
• 05:0705:07, 4 July 2023 diff hist +4,002 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments that although it was daytime for Lord Brahma, Brahma felt sleepy for a short time by the supreme will of the Lord. This short period is regarded as Lord Brahma's night No edit summary current
• 05:0605:06, 4 July 2023 diff hist +3,849 Brahma's night takes place when Brahma goes to sleep, but in the daytime there are fourteen Manus, one of whom is Caksusa Manu No edit summary current

3 July 2023

• 14:2214:22, 3 July 2023 diff hist +5,386 The two great demigods Nalakuvara and Manigriva were sons of the treasurer of the demigods, Kuvera, who was a great devotee of Lord Siva. By the grace of Lord Siva, Kuvera’s material opulences had no limit No edit summary current
• 14:2214:22, 3 July 2023 diff hist +5,864 The Pracetas received the shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the grace of Lord Siva. Lord Siva is the supreme devotee of Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 14:2214:22, 3 July 2023 diff hist +6,579 He (Ravana) became so powerful by the grace of Lord Siva that all the demigods were afraid of him, until he at last challenged the Personality of Godhead Sri Ramacandra and thus ruined himself No edit summary current
• 14:2214:22, 3 July 2023 diff hist +3,830 By the grace of Lord Siva, the Pracetas actually attained perfection and returned home, back to Godhead, after enjoying material facilities to the highest extent. Maitreya will now narrate that to Vidura - SB 4.30 No edit summary current
• 14:2214:22, 3 July 2023 diff hist +5,245 By the grace of Lord Siva, Banasura had one thousand arms, and he became so powerful that even demigods like King Indra were serving him most obediently No edit summary current

29 June 2023

• 05:4705:47, 29 June 2023 diff hist +5,047 When Krsna was fleeing away from the battlefield, from a distant place Jarasandha was watching Him with restless eyes and was feeling very proud. Being thus puffed up with his conquest, he was repeatedly laughing. This is an example of aparasa No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +8 When I feel that my householder disciples are preaching so nicely I actually feel very much proud No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +4,576 The thing is that he had the association of Rupanuga who is an ideal householder devotee. I am feeling very much proud personally because my so many householder devotees are preaching Krishna Consciousness so nicely No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,900 The gopis, however, soon began to feel very proud, thinking themselves to be the most fortunate women in the universe due to being favored by the company of Krsna No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +9,491 The leaders of such ignorant masses of people may feel very proud of being adored by such a number of dogs and hogs, but that is not very flattering No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +24,223 Should we not feel very much proud if we were to associate with the supreme president, who is able to create many millions of presidents like those of this world? This chanting is our opportunity to do so No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +23,815 Suppose we were to associate personally with the President. How proud we would feel. - Oh, I am with the President No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +6,678 If you are associating personally with President Nixon, how much proud you feel? "Oh, I am with President Nixon." So will you not feel very much proud if you are associating the supreme Nixon? Who can create millions of Nixons No edit summary current
• 05:4605:46, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,204 I am feeling very much proud personally because my so many householder devotees are preaching Krishna Consciousness so nicely No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +2,831 Ravana felt proud of his prowess and began to loiter in the midst of the fighting soldiers, thinking himself the conqueror of all directions No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +2,922 Lord Siva was already aware of the supreme power of Lord Visnu, but when he was actually put into bewilderment, he felt proud to have such an exalted master No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +4,744 He (Maharaja Pariksit) felt proud that he happened to be the descendant of such great devotees. Such pride for the devotees of the Lord is certainly not equal to the puffed-up sense of vanity for material prosperity No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +2,410 Although Lord Siva is never defeated by anyone, when defeated by Lord Visnu he felt proud that he had such an exalted and powerful master No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +5,464 They (the gopis) could understand that when they had been enjoying Krsna they thought themselves to be the most fortunate women within the universe, and since they were feeling proud, Krsna had disappeared immediately just to curb their pride No edit summary
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,282 Suddha-sattva means pure goodness. Now here the sense of goodness, "I am very good," this is mixed with the quality of passion. I am thinking, I am feeling proud of my goodness - therefore ASA there is pride, it is mixed up with the quality of passion No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist −13 I am feeling proud of my goodness - therefore as soon as there is pride, it is mixed up with the quality of passion. So therefore you'll find all the Vaisnavas, they never think that he's very good. He thinks - Oh, I am the lowest. I am the most fallen No edit summary
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist +5,310 Everyone should feel proud of becoming sincere servant of Krishna, but the pure devotee never minimizes the importance of other devotees No edit summary current
• 05:4505:45, 29 June 2023 diff hist −10 One devotee may be proud that his process of service is the best. That is not inglorious. This is called transcendental competition. Everyone should feel proud of his particular type of devotional service No edit summary current
• 05:4105:41, 29 June 2023 diff hist +2,212 This Rudra, who is known as Sankarsana, is the embodiment of the eleven Rudras, or incarnations of Lord Siva. He appears in order to devastate the entire creation No edit summary current
• 05:4105:41, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,716 The water of the Ganges is supposed to rest on the head of Lord Siva. Lord Siva is an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who sustains the entire universe by different potencies No edit summary current
• 05:4105:41, 29 June 2023 diff hist +32 The Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (11-16) declares that although Sri Nityananda Prabhu appeared as Lord Caitanya’s assistant, He is none other than Baladeva, the carrier of the plow. Advaita Acarya is the incarnation of Sadasiva from the spiritual world No edit summary current
• 05:4105:41, 29 June 2023 diff hist +32 The basic understanding is that Sada-Siva is an expansion of Maha-Visnu and that same Sada-Siva incarnates as Advaitacarya No edit summary current
• 05:3605:36, 29 June 2023 diff hist +4,430 Lord Siva is atmarama, or situated in complete self-realization, but because he is the incarnation in charge of the material mode of ignorance, tamo-guna, he is sometimes affected by the pleasure and pain of the material world No edit summary current
• 05:3605:36, 29 June 2023 diff hist +1,746 It is the system for one to offer obeisances unto the expansion or incarnation of the Lord. Lord Siva is the incarnation of ignorance, one of the material modes of nature No edit summary current
• 05:3605:36, 29 June 2023 diff hist +1,752 He (Lord Siva) is the incarnation of the Supreme Lord in charge of the modes of ignorance in the universe. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 05:3605:36, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,229 Because destruction is in the mode of ignorance, Lord Siva and his worshipable Deity, Sankarsana, are technically called tamasi. Lord Siva is the incarnation of tamo-guna No edit summary current
• 05:3605:36, 29 June 2023 diff hist +42,479 Sankaracarya, the incarnation of Siva, under the order of Narayana, his master, had to mislead the monists, who favor ultimate extinction No edit summary current
• 05:3505:35, 29 June 2023 diff hist −11 The false ego of materialistic identity is controlled by the demigod Rudra, an incarnation of Lord Siva No edit summary current
• 05:3505:35, 29 June 2023 diff hist −11 Sankaracarya is understood to be an incarnation of Lord Siva, as described in the Padma Purana No edit summary current
• 05:3505:35, 29 June 2023 diff hist +8,775 Sankaracarya, who is an incarnation of Lord Siva, is faultless because he is a servant carrying out the orders of the Lord. But those who follow his Mayavadi philosophy are doomed. They will lose all their advancement in spiritual knowledge No edit summary current
• 05:3505:35, 29 June 2023 diff hist +5,168 Sankara, svayam sankara, he is incarnation of Lord Siva, and Lord Buddha is incarnation of Krsna. So they come for particular purpose, to benefit the whole world. But that is for the time being. That is not permanent No edit summary current
• 05:3505:35, 29 June 2023 diff hist +3,041 Rudra is the incarnation of Lord Siva and is in charge of the mode of ignorance in material nature. Another name of Lord Siva is Bhutanatha, meaning "master of ghosts" No edit summary current