prasādam &, 9.2 (7)
previous life of, 9.2 (7–8)
quoted
on his previous life of devotional service, 9.2 (7–8)
on Kṛṣṇa consciousness, no loss from, 6.40
spiritual master of, 18.75
Nārada Pañcarātra, 7.3
quoted on Kṛṣṇa consciousness, liberation via, 6.31
Narādhamas, 7.15
defined, 7.15 (7)
Nārāyaṇa, Lord, 2.2 (3), 14.26, 18.65
as creator of Śiva, Lord, 10.8
form(s) of
Arjuna asks to see, 11.45–46
described, 11.45
for spiritual planets, 11.45
Kṛṣṇa as origin of, 10.8
Kṛṣṇa’s advent as, 4.6
as origin of Brahmā, 10.8
as source of demigods & patriarchs, 10.8
symbols of, 11.45
See also: Supreme Lord, as Nārāyaṇa
Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad quoted
on creation, 10.8
on demigods, Nārāyaṇa as creator of, 10.8
on Kṛṣṇa
as original person, 10.8
supremacy of, 10.8
on living entities, Nārāyaṇa as creator of, 10.8
Nārāyaṇīya quoted on devotional service, 12.6 (4)
Narottama (ācārya), Disciplic Succession
Nature
Kṛṣṇa directs, Introduction
material. See: Material nature
Night for all compared to time of awakening for sage, 2.69
Nihilism, 2.26
Nimbārka Svāmī, Introduction
Nirguṇa worship compared with saguṇa worship, 12.5 (1)
Nirukti dictionary quoted
on Lord’s pastimes & energy, 9.5
on samādhi, 2.44
on sāṅkhya, 2.39 (1)
on Vedas’ purpose, 15.18
Nirvāṇa, 6.20
defined, 2.72
Nitya-baddha souls, 7.14
See also: Conditioned soul(s)
Nityānanda, Lord
in disciplic succession, Disciplic Succession
mercy of, to Jagāi & Mādhāi, 7.15 (9)
Nondevotees, 1.28, 2.7
See also: Atheist(s); Demon(s); Impersonalist(s); Materialist(s); specific nondevotees
Nonviolence, 16.1
as austerity of body, 17.14
Buddha &, 4.7
compared with animal slaughter, 16.1 (13)
Kṛṣṇa origin of, 10.4
kṣatriyas &, 2.31, 2.32, 16.1 (16)
meaning of, 10.4 (6), 13.8 (3), 16.1 (16)
origin of, Kṛṣṇa as, 10.4
See also: Violence
Nṛhari, Disciplic Succession
Nṛsiṁha-deva, Lord, 4.13, 6.47, 8.14, 11.46, 15.7
as incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, 4.5
Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa quoted on devotees, 9.30
Nuclear weapons, 16.9
Obeisances
by author, Introduction
to Kṛṣṇa
by Arjuna, 11.39–40, 11.44
in Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad, 11.54 (5)
to universal form by Arjuna, 11.31, 11.35–44
See also: Prayer(s)
Objects of senses. See: Sense object(s)
Obligation. See: Duty (duties)
Occupation(s)
all may keep, Introduction
chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa &, 12.6 (2)
divisions of. See: Varṇāśrama-dharma system
imperfectly performed, & other’s occupation, 18.47
in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 18.48, 18.49, 18.50
Kṛṣṇa consciousness should accompany, Introduction
for kṣatriya, 1.31
one’s own, as best, 18.47–48
service to Lord via, 18.45–48
universal, devotional service as, Introduction
See also: Dharma; Duty (duties); Varṇāśrama-dharma system; specific occupations
Ocean
churning of, 10.27
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.24
Offense(s)
Arjuna &, 11.41, 11.44, 11.45
of aversion to spiritual principles, 16.24
by Bhīṣmadeva & Droṇācārya to Draupadī, 11.49
to Caitanya, 10.11
of demons to real religion, 16.18
of deriding Kṛṣṇa, 9.11–12
to devotees, 10.11
Kṛṣṇa doesn’t excuse, 1.32
Kṛṣṇa forbids, 9.30
by Kurus, 1.32
to Draupadī, 11.49
of familiarity with Kṛṣṇa
Arjuna begs forgiveness for, 11.41, 11.44
Arjuna fears, 11.45
of faultfinding, 16.1 (15)
greatest, of human life, 16.24
to Kṛṣṇa
Arjuna fears, 11.45
Arjuna prays for forgiveness for, 11.41, 11.44
of envy, 18.67
Offense(s)
reactions for, 9.12
of thinking demigods equal to Him, 10.42
See also: Kṛṣṇa, derision of
by Kurus to Draupadī, 11.49
to real religion, 16.18
to Supersoul, 17.5
unauthorized severe austerities & penances as, 17.5
Old age, 13.8 (9)
Oṁ-(kāra), 8.11
as Brahman, 8.11, 8.13
Kṛṣṇa as, 7.8, 8.13, 9.17
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.25
sacrifice, charity, & penance with, 17.24
in Vedic hymns, 17.23
See also: Oṁ tat sat
Oṁ tat sat, 17.23–27
brāhmaṇas &, 17.23
Kṛṣṇa consciousness &, 17.23
Lord as, 17.23, 18.1
meaning of, 17.23
in Vedas, 17.23
See also: Oṁ-(kāra)
Oneness, Caitanya’s philosophy of, 18.78 (6)
Opulence
of Kṛṣṇa. See: Kṛṣṇa, opulence(s) of
where Kṛṣṇa & Arjuna are present, 18.78
See also: Wealth
Origin of life. See: Life, origin of; Living entity (entities)
Pāda-sevanam in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. See: Worship, to Kṛṣṇa
Padmanābha, Disciplic Succession, 8.22
Padma Purāṇa quoted
on devotees & sinful reactions, 9.2 (5)
on Kṛṣṇa consciousness, pleasure via, 5.22
on spiritual master from any caste if Vaiṣṇava, 2.8
Pain. See: Suffering
Pāñcajanya conchshell, 1.14, 1.15
Pāñcarātrikī, 5.6
Pañca-tattva
mahā-mantra, Introduction
prayer to, Introduction
Pāṇḍavas
army of
destiny of, in Kurukṣetra Battle, 11.26–28
strength of, 1.10, 1.20
victory for, signs of, 1.20
army of, described, 1.3–6, 1.10, 1.14–19
conchshells sounded by, 1.14–19
Dhṛtarāṣṭra &, relationship between, 1.1–2
faith of, 1.19
fortune favors, 1.14
kingdom of, 1.16, 1.31–32
Kṛṣṇa
directed, 1.20
known as Lord by, 7.25
representation of, among, 10.37
sided with, 1.14
vs. Kurus, 1.1–45
political dealings of, 1.1–4, 1.11, 1.16, 1.23, 1.36, 1.37
Kurus discouraged by, 1.19–20
& Kurus prepare to fight, 1.1–28
as religious, 1.1, 1.2
soldiers of
destiny of, at Kurukṣetra, 11.26–28
in universal form, 11.26–28
teacher of, 1.3
victory awaits, 1.14
See also: specific Pāṇḍavas
Pāṇḍu, King, 1.1, 1.8
Arjuna &, 6.2, 10.37
Dhṛtarāṣṭra &, relationship between, 1.1–2
sons of. See: Pāṇḍavas; specific Pāṇḍavas
Para-brahman
compared with Brahman, 8.3
defined, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa as, Introduction
See also: Brahman
Paramātmā. See: Supersoul
Paraṁ dhāma defined, Introduction
Paramparā
defined, Introduction
meanings of, 13.28
See also: Disciplic succession(s)
Parāśara Muni, 2.32
cited on word bhagavān, 2.2 (3)
as father of Vyāsadeva, 2.2 (3), 13.5
Kṛṣṇa accepted as Lord by, 10.1
quoted on kṣatriya’s duty, 2.32
quoted on souls & Supersoul, 13.5
Parāśara-smṛti quoted. See: Parāśara Muni, quoted
Paraśurāma, Lord, 3.35
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.31
Parīkṣit Mahārāja, 10.27
Pārtha. See: Arjuna
Pārtha-sārathi, Kṛṣṇa as, 1.15
Pārvatī
Śiva & Kārttikeya and, 2.62
son of, 10.24
Pāṣaṇḍī, 4.12
Passion, mode of, Introduction
action in, 14.12, 14.16, 18.24
attachment & desire from, 14.12
austerity & penance in, 17.23
as binding, 14.7
birth resulting from, 14.18
Brahmā &, 7.14
charity in, 14.9, 16.1 (7), 17.21, 17.23
conditioning by, 14.5, 14.7, 14.9
consciousness perceived according to, 18.21
death in, result of, 14.15
demons in, 16.24
desire & dissatisfaction from, 14.17
determination in, 18.34
duty renounced out of, 18.8
eating in, 17.7–10
effects & manifestations of, on living entity, 14.5–19
elevation from, 3.37
faith in, 17.2–3
falldown via, 14.18
food in, 17.23
freedom from, via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 6.27
fruitive activities &, 14.7, 14.9, 14.12, 18.34
greed from, 14.17
happiness in, 18.38
intelligence (understanding) in, 18.31
intense endeavor from, 14.12
knowledge in, 18.21, 18.22
manifestations of, in living entity, 14.12
man-woman attraction representative of, 14.7
material desires from, 14.7
mind in, 15.7
misery from, 14.16
prominence of, 14.10
in present age, 14.7
qualities of one in, 18.27
reactions follow activities in, 2.38
renunciation in, 18.8
sacrifice in, 17.23
sense gratification in, 18.34
suffering from, 14.16, 14.17
understanding in, 18.31
varṇāśrama division in, 9.32
worker in, 18.27
See also: Modes of nature
Pāśupata-astra, 2.33
Patañjali Muni, 6.20
cited on soul & sense enjoyment, 4.27
quoted
on liberation & spiritual pleasure, 6.20
on self-realization, 6.20
yoga system of, 4.27, 6.20
Patience, 12.18
defined, 10.34
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.34
Pauṇḍra conchshell, 1.15
Pavitram defined, Introduction
Peacefulness (Peace)
basic principle of, 2.71
as brahminical quality, 18.42
chance for, 14.17
via desirelessness, 2.70–71
via detachment, 2.70–71, 18.51
& sense control alone, 2.70–71
devotees &, 11.49
via devotional service, 9.31
formula for, 5.29
happiness via, 266, 2.66
via knowing Lord, 15.17
via knowledge & sense control, 4.39
Kṛṣṇa consciousness
necessary for, 2.66
only guarantee of, 2.8
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 2.71, 4.38, 5.12, 5.29
Kṛṣṇa offers, to Duryodhana, 11.47
via Lord’s grace, 18.62
between Pāṇḍavas & Kurus, chances for, 1.21–23
of self-realization, 18.51
sense gratification &, 2.70
via spiritual knowledge, 4.38–39
via surrender to Lord, 5.12, 18.62
Penance
of body, 17.14
with detachment, 17.25
faithless, as temporary & useless, 17.28
by Hiraṇyakaśipu, 17.19
in ignorance mode, 17.19
Kṛṣṇa as, 7.9
Kṛṣṇa enjoyer of, 2.66
for Lord’s sake, 17.23
material vs. spiritual, 17.23
meaning of, 10.4 (8)
in passion mode, 17.23
as purifying for all, 18.5
recommended for purification, 5.22
renunciation of, 18.3, 18.5–6
severe, unauthorized, 17.5
of vānaprastha, 8.28
See also: Atonement; Austerity; Renunciation
Perfected being(s)
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.26
universal form &, 11.21–22, 11.36
See also: Pure devotee(s)
Perfection
via faithfulness to Kṛṣṇa & sense control, 4.39
via knowledge of devotional service, 15.20
Philosopher(s)
devotional. See: Devotee(s)
impersonal. See: Impersonalist(s)
pride & attachment as dangerous for, 14.6
See also: specific philosophers
Philosophy
acintya-bhedābheda-tattva, 7.8
atheistic, 2.28, 7.4
no benefits from, 9.12
atheist Kapila’s, 2.39 (3)
of Buddhists, 2.26
of Caitanya, 7.8, 18.78 (6)
of devotion. See: Devotional service; Kṛṣṇa consciousness
empiric, 3.4, 4.9
goal of Sāṅkhya, 5.4–5
See also: Sāṅkhya philosophy
impersonal. See: Impersonalism
of Kapila (Lord), 2.39 (1)
Kṛṣṇa consciousness &, 10.11
Lokāyatika, 2.26
material, 2.26
Māyāvādī. See: Impersonalism
of monism, 13.23
of nihilism, 2.26
of oneness, 18.78 (6)
See also: Impersonalism
personal
compared with impersonal, 9.29
See also: Devotional service; Kṛṣṇa consciousness
present-day, 2.26
& religion, necessity of both, 3.3
of religionists, 2.26
Sāṅkhya, goal of, 5.4–5
See also: Sāṅkhya philosophy
of scientists. See: Science(s); Scientist(s)
transcendental, recommended, 2.45
of two classes, 2.28
Vaibhāṣika, 2.26
Vedānta, 2.45, 2.46
difficult in present age, 2.46
Vedic, 2.25
See also: specific philosophies
Physical nature. See: Material nature
Physician, Kṛṣṇa compared to, Introduction
Piety, 3.16, 15.2
Pilgrimage, 4.28, 6.18
Pilgrimage place(s), 8.14
Ambarīṣa Mahārāja visited, 2.61
charity at, 17.20
Kurukṣetra as, 1.1
understanding of, improper, 3.40
for yoga practice, 6.11
See also: specific pilgrimage places
Pious activities
in mode of goodness, 14.16
results of, as temporary, 2.8
Pious men, four kinds of, 7.16–18, 8.14
Piśācas, 9.25
Pitā(s)
planet of (Pitṛloka), 10.29
sacrifice to, 9.16
ruler of, 10.29
Pitāmaha, Brahmā as, 10.6
Planet(s), Introduction
of ancestors, 10.29
in banyan-tree analogy, 15.2
of Brahmā, Introduction, 14.18
elevation to, sacrifice for, 8.16
suffering also on, 8.17
transmigration to, 8.17
compared to man floating, 15.13
controllers of, Introduction
See also: Demigod(s)
at creation, 10.8
of demigods
attained via demigod worship, 7.23, 7.24 (4)
examples of, 8.16
falldown from, 8.16
as Kṛṣṇa’s energy, 9.18
transmigration to, 9.18
worship for birth on, 9.25
See also: Heavenly planet(s)
Earth. See: Earth planet
energy of, Lord as, 15.13
of Gandharvas, 10.26
ghostly, 9.25
heavenly. See: Heavenly planet(s)
hellish, 16.10, 16.16
See also: Hellish planet(s)
higher & lower
transmigration throughout, 8.19
See also: Heavenly planet(s); Hellish planet(s)
highest, 14.18
illumination of, 13.18
of Indra, 9.20
kings of, Bhagavad-gītā heard by, 4.1–2
Kṛṣṇa origin of, 10.8
life on, 8.25, 10.6
all, 2.24, 14.4
source of, 10.6
light from, 13.18
living entities on all, 14.4
Lord
controls, 9.6
origin of, 10.8
proprietor of, 10.3
sustains, 8.9, 15.13
of Lord, elevation to, 9.25
lower. See: Hellish planet(s)
material, highest, 8.17
moon. See: Moon
multitude of, 11.13
number of, Introduction
origin of, 4.1 (2)
Kṛṣṇa as, 10.8
of Pitās, 9.25, 10.29
polestar, 18.71
proprietor of, Kṛṣṇa as, 5.29, 10.3
for punishment, 10.29
See also: Hellish planet(s)
Satyaloka, 14.18
spiritual. See: Spiritual world, planet(s) in
stars as, 10.21
for suffering sinful reactions, 10.29
sun
as king of, 4.1 (2)
See also: Sun(s)
support of
Lord as energy for, 15.13
by universal form of Lord, 15.13
transmigration to, according to modes of nature, 14.18
travel to various, Introduction
universal form
disturbs, 11.20, 11.23
seen on, 11.20, 11.23, 11.36, 11.47
upper. See: Heavenly planet(s)
of Yamarāja, 10.29
See also: specific planets
Plant life, 3.38
Pleasure
on heavenly planets, 2.42
highest, “Kṛṣṇa” means, Introduction
Vedic means for attaining material, 2.42
See also: Happiness; Sense gratification
Poetry
Kṛṣṇa’s representation in, 10.35
rules for, 10.35
Poisoning, punishment for, 1.36
Polestar, 18.71
Politician(s)
falldown of, 2.8
qualification for, 1.2
See also: Kṣatriya(s)
Politics, 2.31
of Pāṇḍava-Kuru conflict, 1.1–4, 1.11, 1.16, 1.23, 1.36, 1.37
See also: Diplomacy
Possessiveness. See: Attachment
Power
extraordinary, where Kṛṣṇa & Arjuna are present, 18.78
as kṣatriya quality, 18.43
Prabhupāda, Śrīla
in disciplic succession, Disciplic Succession
family of, 6.42
obeisances by, Introduction
Pradhāna, 13.6
Pradyumna, 8.22
Prahlāda Mahārāja, 4.8
from Daitya family, 10.30
as Kṛṣṇa conscious authority, 4.16
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.30
risks taken for Kṛṣṇa’s sake by, 11.55 (5)
surrender to Supreme Lord by, 7.15 (2)
tolerant of father, 13.8 (4)
Prajāpati, 16.6
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī & Caitanya, 2.46, 10.11
Prakṛti, 2.39 (1), 7.4, 15.1
compared to wife, Introduction
controlled by Lord, Introduction
defined, Introduction, 4.6
as eternal but temporary, Introduction, Introduction
as female, Introduction
as Gītā’s subject, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa’s, 4.6
living entities as, Introduction
manifestation of, as temporary, Introduction
nature as, 13.1, 13.3
superior & inferior, Introduction
Prāṇa. See: Life airs
Prāṇa-maya, 13.5
Prāṇāyāma-yoga, 4.29
Prapitāmaha, Kṛṣṇa as, 10.6
Prasādam, 4.29, 6.17, 13.8 (10), 17.10
acceptance of, 18.7
advantages of, 3.13, 9.26, 17.10
for ancestors, 1.41
as “appropriate diet for suffering patient,” 6.35
benefits from, 6.17, 9.2 (7), 9.26, 12.8, 17.10
compared to antiseptic vaccine, 3.14
defined, 4.29
distribution of, at sacrifice, 17.13
eating, as devotional service, 16.24
flowers as, 2.61
foods offerable for, 6.17, 9.2 (9), 9.26, 13.14, 17.10
importance of, 3.13
Lord Caitanya recommends, 16.24
Nārada Muni &, 9.2 (7)
necessity of, 6.16
as offering’s remnants, 11.55 (2)
purification via, 3.11, 3.14, 12.8
as remnants of Lord or devotees, 17.10
renunciation &, 2.63
sacrifice &, 17.13
sinful reactions removed via, 3.13, 3.14
suffering relieved via, 1.41
tulasī, 2.61, 9.2 (9)
Praśna Upaniṣad quoted on soul as knower & doer, 18.14
Pratyag-ātmā & parāg-ātmā,
