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Mahavishnu, actions, work, duty, and even reasonable enjoyments do not result in the creation of sins or bondages. Actions dedicate to Mahavishnu do not trap an individual in
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Bhagavata is a devotional account of the Supreme Being and His incarnations. The third book of the Srimad Bhagavata covers the teachings of Rishi Maitreya to Vidura,
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Uddhava tells the first part of
Krishna's story with deep love and devotion, covering Krishna's birth and His time in Gokula and Vrindavana
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Brahma thought about Mahavishnu to solve this problem, and Mahavishnu incarnated as a very small Boar that immediately grew to a huge size.
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Until an individual develops Devotion to the Supreme, God cannot be realized. Once Devotion is developed, God can be (quickly) realized.
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Those who hear or narrate with devotion the story of this incarnation of Mahavishnu quickly receive Mahavishnu's grace and blessings.
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Maya (Mahavishnu's illusive power) is the power that makes the Jiva (which is really the Infinite Atman) think it is a finite body
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People with desires act to create happiness and remove unhappiness. However, their actions often end up having the opposite effect.
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Krishna's wars, and His actions to lighten the burden of the Earth by destroying the bad rulers, who had become corrupt and selfish
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The Yadavas did not realize that the Supreme Being was living with them, and kept asking Krishna to fulfill petty tasks for them.
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Uddhava could not bear separation from Krishna at the end of Krishna's time on Earth. Uddhava follows Krishna, and sees Krishna
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The sense of ego and attachment should be decreased until it goes away. This can be accomplished by Devotion to Mahavishnu.
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The smallest particle is termed a Paramanu. It cannot be subdivided, and all “other things” are just combinations of it.
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After unsuccessfully searching outside, by searching in the Causal Waters, Brahma found its origin by inward Meditation
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The Glories of the Lord are Infinite. This description of the Creation of the Universe is just an infinitesimal sample.
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Vidura asks Rishi Maitreya about devotion to the Supreme, the creation of the universe, and Vishnu's sportive actions.
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Nothing exists besides Mahavishnu – everything visible or invisible is just an aspect of Mahavishnu's cosmic form
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Uddhava describes how the Yadavas were cursed by Holy Men, and how the Yadavas destroyed themselves as a result.
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The units of Time have no meaning with respect to the Supreme, as the Supreme is above any notion of finiteness.
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Sankarshna (a form of Vishnu) taught the Bhagavata to the Sages when they asked Him about this knowledge
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Each part of the body of Mahavishnu's incarnation as a Boar has a symbolic meaning in the Vedas/Yajnas.
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Manu cannot perform the work given to him by Brahma as the Earth was submerged in the Causal Waters.
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Mahavishnu (the Lord of Yajna ) rescued the Earth and destroyed Hiranyaksha (a very powerful demon)
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Mahavishnu's power of Time (as per Mahavishnu's instructions) awakened Mahavishnu
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