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What is the punishment for sinners in the Plutonic planet of Yamaraja?
What is the punishment for sinners in the Plutonic planet of Yamaraja?
Who is impartial to the sufferings of the living entities?
Who is impartial to the sufferings of the living entities?
Where is the everlasting belt of water called the River Vaitarani located?
Where is the everlasting belt of water called the River Vaitarani located?
Who punishes sinners in different manners?
Who punishes sinners in different manners?
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What happens to a sinner after being subjected to sufferings by Yamaraja?
What happens to a sinner after being subjected to sufferings by Yamaraja?
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Where are the living entities who are punished by Yamaraja seen?
Where are the living entities who are punished by Yamaraja seen?
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Who is happy in this material world?
Who is happy in this material world?
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Who are class A, B or C prisoners suffering because of their own deeds?
Who are class A, B or C prisoners suffering because of their own deeds?
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What does the Lord give to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
What does the Lord give to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
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Where does the Lord take a living entity who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
Where does the Lord take a living entity who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
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Who neglects transcendental thought and instead focuses on nonpermanent names?
Who neglects transcendental thought and instead focuses on nonpermanent names?
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What are the materialists compared to?
What are the materialists compared to?
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Why is an idle brain considered a devil's workshop?
Why is an idle brain considered a devil's workshop?
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What do materialists worship despite it being condemned in the Bhagavad-gita?
What do materialists worship despite it being condemned in the Bhagavad-gita?
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What does the enlightened transcendentalist focus on in different stages of realization?
What does the enlightened transcendentalist focus on in different stages of realization?
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What is one step higher than the impersonal thought of Brahman?
What is one step higher than the impersonal thought of Brahman?
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Who follows the herdsman even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse?
Who follows the herdsman even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse?
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What consequence do the mass of people suffer as a result of their own work?
What consequence do the mass of people suffer as a result of their own work?
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What are the material gains sought by the materialists?
What are the material gains sought by the materialists?
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Who is not captivated by illusory things and is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme?
Who is not captivated by illusory things and is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme?
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What is the consequence of neglecting transcendental thought and focusing on nonpermanent names?
What is the consequence of neglecting transcendental thought and focusing on nonpermanent names?
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What are the materialists compared to?
What are the materialists compared to?
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Why are material gains considered illusory and nonpermanent?
Why are material gains considered illusory and nonpermanent?
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What is an idle brain considered to be?
What is an idle brain considered to be?
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What are the different stages of realization that the enlightened transcendentalist focuses on?
What are the different stages of realization that the enlightened transcendentalist focuses on?
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Who do the materialists worship despite it being condemned in the Bhagavad-gita?
Who do the materialists worship despite it being condemned in the Bhagavad-gita?
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Who is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme?
Who is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme?
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What is the purpose of looking into the general conditions of living entities?
What is the purpose of looking into the general conditions of living entities?
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What is the everlasting belt of water at the entrance of Yamaraja's planet called?
What is the everlasting belt of water at the entrance of Yamaraja's planet called?
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How are sinners punished by Yamaraja?
How are sinners punished by Yamaraja?
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Who is impartial to the sufferings of the living entities?
Who is impartial to the sufferings of the living entities?
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What does the Lord give to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
What does the Lord give to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet?
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Where are the living entities punished by Yamaraja seen?
Where are the living entities punished by Yamaraja seen?
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Who suffers because of their own deeds in this material world?
Who suffers because of their own deeds in this material world?
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Who are misers?
Who are misers?
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Intelligent persons who can see properly may look into the general conditions of the living entities who are wandering in the cycle of the 8,400,000 ______ of life
Intelligent persons who can see properly may look into the general conditions of the living entities who are wandering in the cycle of the 8,400,000 ______ of life
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After being subjected to such sufferings, a sinner is awarded a particular ______ of life according to his deeds in the past
After being subjected to such sufferings, a sinner is awarded a particular ______ of life according to his deeds in the past
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Such living entities as are punished by Yamaraja are seen in different varieties of ______ life
Such living entities as are punished by Yamaraja are seen in different varieties of ______ life
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Some of them are in ______, and some of them are in hell
Some of them are in ______, and some of them are in hell
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Some of them are ______, and some of them are misers
Some of them are ______, and some of them are misers
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But no one is happy in this material world, and all of them are either class A, B or C ______ suffering because of their own deeds
But no one is happy in this material world, and all of them are either class A, B or C ______ suffering because of their own deeds
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The Lord is impartial to all circumstances of the sufferings of the living entities, but to one who takes shelter at His ______ feet, the Lord gives proper protection
The Lord is impartial to all circumstances of the sufferings of the living entities, but to one who takes shelter at His ______ feet, the Lord gives proper protection
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He takes such a living entity back home, back to ______
He takes such a living entity back home, back to ______
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There is an everlasting belt of water called the River Vaitarani at the entrance of the Plutonic planet of Yamaraja, who punishes sinners in different ______
There is an everlasting belt of water called the River Vaitarani at the entrance of the Plutonic planet of Yamaraja, who punishes sinners in different ______
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The Lord is impartial to all circumstances of the sufferings of the living entities, but to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet, the Lord gives ______ protection
The Lord is impartial to all circumstances of the sufferings of the living entities, but to one who takes shelter at His lotus feet, the Lord gives ______ protection
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Persons who are attached to ______ to the exclusion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like the animals who follow the herdsman even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse.
Persons who are attached to ______ to the exclusion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like the animals who follow the herdsman even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse.
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The materialists, like animals, also do not know how they are being misdirected by neglecting the ______ thought of the Supreme Person.
The materialists, like animals, also do not know how they are being misdirected by neglecting the ______ thought of the Supreme Person.
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No one can remain vacant of ______.
No one can remain vacant of ______.
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The materialists are always worshiping some minor demigods, although this is condemned in the ______ (7.20).
The materialists are always worshiping some minor demigods, although this is condemned in the ______ (7.20).
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As long as a person is illusioned by material gains, he petitions the respective demigods to draw some particular benefit which is, after all, ______ and nonpermanent.
As long as a person is illusioned by material gains, he petitions the respective demigods to draw some particular benefit which is, after all, ______ and nonpermanent.
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The enlightened transcendentalist is not captivated by such ______ things; therefore he is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme in different stages of realization, namely Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.
The enlightened transcendentalist is not captivated by such ______ things; therefore he is always absorbed in the transcendental thought of the Supreme in different stages of realization, namely Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan.
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In the previous verse it is suggested that one should think of the Supersoul, which is one step higher than the impersonal thought of Brahman, as it was suggested in the case of contemplating the ______ of the Personality of Godhead.
In the previous verse it is suggested that one should think of the Supersoul, which is one step higher than the impersonal thought of Brahman, as it was suggested in the case of contemplating the ______ of the Personality of Godhead.
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The materialists, like animals, also do not know how they are being misdirected by neglecting the transcendental thought of the Supreme ______.
The materialists, like animals, also do not know how they are being misdirected by neglecting the transcendental thought of the Supreme ______.
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The materialists are always worshiping some minor ______, although this is condemned in the Bhagavad-gita (7.20).
The materialists are always worshiping some minor ______, although this is condemned in the Bhagavad-gita (7.20).
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Persons who are attached to demigods to the exclusion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like the animals who follow the ______ even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse.
Persons who are attached to demigods to the exclusion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are like the animals who follow the ______ even though they are taken to the slaughterhouse.
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