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Now I consider that this curse by the sage was not at all a curse; it was a great benediction for me. Had he not cursed me, I would not have assumed the body of a serpent and would not have been kicked by

The brāhmaṇas are given charity because they are not engaged in any business profession. Not only must they themselves be learned, but they must also teach others. Brāhmaṇas are not meant to be brāhmaṇas alone: they should create other brāhmaṇas also.

The first day is spent fasting, and at night they can drink a little water because water does not break

But the function of Śiva-rātri is not observed very regularly by the bhaktas, or devotees of Kṛṣṇa. This means that they were not regularly observing the Śiva-rātri function but that once upon a time they Yet we do not find any Sarasvatī River in Gujarat Province, although there is a river named Savarmatī

Just as the two sons of Kuvera had been puffed up over their wealth and opulence and did not care for Śaṅkhacūḍa also thought that since he belonged to the rich community of Kuvera, he, not Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma But Kṛṣṇa would not let him go.

The intelligent person does not worship the demigods or ask favors from them; he directly becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, and if he has any desire for material benefit, he asks Kṛṣṇa, not the demigods.

But in spite of being beaten with burning logs, the serpent was not about to give up swallowing Nanda

Any materially elevated person can be condemned to an abominable species of life if he is not careful