Category:Vivid Description
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Vedic literature provides the most authoritative and scientific knowledge regarding the anatomy of the conditioned soul. Through the teachings of great authorities, we receive a vivid description of the subtle and gross bodies that entrap the living entity, as well as the antimaterial particle (the soul) situated within. Furthermore, this transcendental science does not stop at material analysis; it vividly describes the pure spiritual forms of the Supreme Lord, His pastimes, and His absolute abode. By studying these precise descriptions, a sincere seeker can practically differentiate between matter and spirit, curing the illusion of bodily identification.
- The Material Coverings: The scriptures provide a highly scientific and vivid description of the cosmos and how the subtle and gross bodies function to entangle the eternal soul.
- The Antimaterial Particle: Beyond the gross physical form lies the antimaterial particle, perfectly described in the Bhagavad-gita as the unchanging consciousness within the changing body.
- The Supreme Spiritual Form: Transitioning from the material body, the vast Vedic literature vividly describes the purely spiritual, eternal form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the standard for worshiping Him.
- The Transcendental Pastimes: The great Vaiṣṇava ācāryas leave no spiritual detail to the imagination, providing elaborate and vivid descriptions of the Lord's intimate pastimes and supreme abode.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Vivid Description of the Subtle and Gross Body.
Pages in category "Vivid Description"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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- In the Dasama-skandha, the Tenth Canto, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, there is a vivid description of how the demons appear before Krsna in various wonderful forms. For instance, Bakasura appeared before Krsna and His cowherd boyfriends as a gigantic crane
- In the First Chapter I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) have given a synopsis of the last pastimes (antya-lila). Within this chapter is a vivid description of some of the pastimes of the Lord that took place toward the end of His life
- In the Gita Lord Krsna gives only a small hint of His personal abode (Goloka Vrndavana) which is the supermost planet in the spiritual kingdom. A vivid description is given in the Brahma-samhita. BG 1972 purports
- In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.127-140) there is a vivid description of what is required in Deity worship. There are sixty-four items mentioned
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- Sometimes I become surprised how I have written this. Although I am the writer, still sometimes I am surprised how these things have come. Such vivid description. Where is such literature throughout the whole world?
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Ramananda Raya a vivid description of His travels to the holy places and told him how He had acquired the two books named Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. The Lord delivered the books to Ramananda Raya
- Srila Rupa Gosvami gives us a vivid description of Krsna as the reservoir of all pleasure in his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
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- The asuras cannot recognize the existence of the Lord, although there are vivid descriptions of the Lord in the revealed scriptures, although the Lord incarnates and exhibits His uncommon strength and energy
- The Bhagavad-gita gives the following vivid description of the antimaterial particle: This antimaterial particle is within the material body. Because of the presence of this antimaterial particle, the material body is progressively changing
- The discoverers of the two forms of matter have yet to find out the qualities of antimatter. But a vivid description is already given in the Bhagavad-gita as follows. The scientist can make further research on the basis of this valuable information
- The vivid descriptions of the subtle and gross bodies in this chapter (SB 4.29) are most scientific, and because they are given by the great sage Narada, they are authoritative
- There is a vivid description (in the Bhagavat-sandarbha) of the transcendental position known as suddha-sattva
- This place is also known as Viraja, because it is free from the influence of the three qualities of the material world. In the Mrtyunjaya-tantra, a Vedic scripture, there is a vivid description of this Karana Ocean, or Viraja