4.27
Pratyāhāra, 5.27, 6.25
Pravṛtti, 18.30
Prayāga, 6.11
Prāyaścitta (atonement), 1.43
See also: Purification
Prayer(s)
by Arjuna to Kṛṣṇa, 11.15–31, 11.35–46
for mercy & forgiveness, 11.41, 11.44
to show His Nārāyaṇa form, 11.45–46
in universal form, 11.15–31, 11.36–46
by Brahmā to Govinda, 4.5
by Caitanya, 6.1
by child in womb, 7.15 (7)
by demigods for protection from universal form, 11.21
by devotees for material benefit, 7.18, 7.22
for devotional service by Caitanya, 6.1
from Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad, 9.11 (3)
Gurv-aṣṭaka, 2.41
impetus for, 7.15 (7)
by Kulaśekhara Mahārāja, 8.2
to Lord for fulfilling material desires, 9.24
for Lord’s mercy, from Bhāgavatam, 3.10
for material benefit, 7.18, 7.22
obeisances to, by Mādhavendra Purī, 2.52
of obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, 9.11 (3)
for protection of cows & brāhmaṇas, 14.16
for remembering Kṛṣṇa at death, 8.2
to spiritual master, 2.41
universal, Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra as, Introduction
to universal form
by Arjuna, 11.36–46
by demigods, 11.21
by Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, 2.41
about Vivasvān, 4.1 (2)
Preachers of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. See: Devotee(s)
Preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 3.13, 6.32, 9.2 (6), 11.55 (5), 15.10
assistance in, 12.10
authorities to be cited in, 17.15
for benefit of suffering living entities, 11.55 (5)
benefits of, 18.68
Bhagavad-gītā &, 18.68–69, 18.71
by Caitanya, 7.15 (4), 18.54
charity should assist, 11.54 (1)
devotee’s impetus for, 11.55 (5)
duty of, 13.8 (3), 16.1 (6)
Kṛṣṇa pleased by, 11.55 (5)
by kṣatriyas, 4.1 (1)
necessities in, 12.10
as nonviolence, 13.8 (3)
openly, 18.71
risks taken in, 11.55 (5)
by sannyāsīs, 10.4 (9), 16.1 (6)
wealth used to assist, 12.10
Prema. See: Love for Lord
Present age. See: Kali-yuga
Pride, 18.35
austerities & penances due to, 17.5
of demons, 16.4, 16.10, 16.13, 16.16, 16.17–18
detachment from, 18.51
sacrifice out of, 17.12
surrender blocked by, 15.5
Pridelessness, 13.8
Priest(s)
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.24
See also: Sage(s); specific priests
Procrastination, 18.28
Procreation, 10.28
Proprietorship, false
detachment from, 3.30, 4.21–23
for self-realization, 18.51
as illusion, 7.27
surrender blocked by, 15.5
Prowess, Kṛṣṇa as, 7.10
Pṛthā, relatives of, 1.25
Punishment
for aggressors, six kinds of, 1.36
capital, 2.21
of criminals, 1.36
by death, 2.21, 14.16
by government, 2.21
for killing, 14.16
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.38
by Lord’s & nature’s laws. See: Sinful reaction(s)
Manu-saṁhitā cited on, 2.21
for murder, 2.19, 2.21
by Rāmacandra, 1.36
See also: Hellish planet(s); Sinful reaction(s)
Purāṇas, Introduction, 7.3, 10.18, 11.48
as histories, Introduction
history of, Introduction
Pure devotee(s)
as adhyātma-cetās, 3.30
all elevated by association with, 9.32
alone realize Kṛṣṇa, 4.11
anxiety absent in, 10.11, 12.14–19
association with, 6.8, 7.16, 7.17, 7.28, 9.32, 12.20, 15.20
rarity of, 10.9
attached to Lord completely, 10.9
Bhagavad-gītā understood by, 18.64
on Brahman platform, 7.29
compared
with motivated devotees, 7.16
with yogīs, 8.14, 8.16
detachment of, 7.22, 8.14, 8.15, 8.23, 8.24, 8.27, 12.14–19
as determined in devotional service, 12.13
devotional service by, 6.18, 12.2, 12.13
disturbances absent in, 12.13–15
dovetailed with Lord, Introduction
duty &, 3.17–18, 9.28
as eligible to return to Godhead, 9.26
envy lacking in, 12.13
equal in happiness & distress, 12.13–15
equanimity of, 12.17–19, 18.54
essential for knowing Kṛṣṇa, 2.29
as expert, 12.16
no falldown for, 9.22
form of Kṛṣṇa attractive to, 11.8
free from bad association, 12.18
as friend to all, 12.13
with full knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, 7.17–19
fully engaged under Kṛṣṇa’s direction, 18.56
future of, 9.28
good qualifications required for, 12.18
good qualities of, 1.28
guidance by, 9.32, 18.55, 18.56
happiness of, 18.54
hear & chant about Kṛṣṇa with pleasure, 10.19
hearing from, 7.1, 8.15
as highest transcendentalist, 18.66
& his spiritual master, 18.56
no impediments for, 8.14, 9.22, 12.17
independence of, 12.16
as kind, 12.13, 12.15
not knowable, 9.28
Kṛṣṇa
alone attracts, 2.64, 9.13
association of, for, 4.9, 4.11
carries what they lack & preserves what they have, 9.22
controls, 1.15
enlightens, 10.11
known by, 4.5, 7.3
merciful to, 7.23, 11.7, 18.56
pleased by, 1.22
promises of, to, 12.6, 18.65–66
protects, 9.34
remembered by, 8.14, 10.9
seen only by, 11.48
wants us to be, 18.65
as liberated, 9.28
as mahātmās, 9.13
meditation of, 6.19
mercy of, 2.29, 18.71, 18.73
as niṣkāma, 8.14
offerings from, accepted by Kṛṣṇa, 9.26
oneness of, with Lord, 18.54
pleasure for, hearing & chanting as, 10.9
preaching by, 11.55 (3)
qualities & qualifications of, 6.7–32, 7.17–19, 7.20, 7.22, 8.14, 9.11 (5), 9.13, 9.22, 9.28, 10.9, 10.42, 12.2, 12.13–20, 18.54, 18.56
as rare, 12.13
return to Godhead for, 18.55, 18.56
risks taken by, 12.17
as satisfied, 12.13
as self-controlled, 12.13
service to, 18.67
serving Lord always, 8.14, 18.56
sleep remembering Kṛṣṇa, 1.24
as softhearted, 1.28
spiritual knowledge understood only by, 13.19
spiritual master &, 12.13
suffering not felt by, 12.16
surrendered to Lord, 10.9
surrender to, 13.26
as tolerant, 12.13–15
as transcendental
to attachment & detachment, 2.64
to designations, 12.16
to dualities of life, 12.17–19
to fear & anxiety, 12.15–16
to material duties, 3.17–18, 3.35
universal form doesn’t particularly attract, 11.54 (9)
as unknowable, 9.28
vision of, 11.7
Pure devotional service, 2.39 (2), 4.10, 9.20
activities of, nine, 9.1
attainment of, stages of, 18.51–56
in Bhagavad-gītā, 18.1
Brahman attained via, 14.26
characteristics & qualities of, 6.7–32, 8.14, 10.9, 11.55, 11.55 (4)
compared with materially motivated service, 7.16, 9.2 (10)
conviction brings, 10.7
defined, 7.16
faith results in, 10.7
as goal of knowledge, 13.8 (1)
happiness via, 18.54
knowledge about Kṛṣṇa inspires, 10.7–8
knowledge via, 15.11
& lesser alternatives, 12.8–12
as liberation, 9.13, 14.26, 18.54, 18.58
via preaching Bhagavad-gītā, 18.68–69
vs. regulated, 12.12
return to Godhead guaranteed via, 11.55, 11.55 (5)
risks taken in, 12.17
Pure goodness, 14.10, 17.3, 17.4
Purification, 16.1
for ancestors, 1.41
via association with devotees, 14.27
via association with transcendentalists, 17.4
atonement for, 1.43
as austerity of mind, 17.16
via chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, 9.31
via charity, 12.11
all benefit from, 18.5–6
via death on battlefield, 2.22
from desire to lord it over, 13.22
via detachment from lust, anger, & greed, 16.22
via devotional service, Introduction, 2.50–51, 2.61, 3.9, 9.28, 10.11, 14.27, 15.20, 18.66 (2)
via duties performed, 3.8, 17.26, 18.5, 18.6
family traditions for, 1.39–44
via fasting, 17.5
via fire (sterilization), 2.24
foods suited for, 17.8, 17.10
gradual, 3.35, 16.22
compared with direct process, 17.28
via haṭha-yoga, 2.17
via hearing
Bhagavad-gītā, 18.71
about Lord, 18.55
from Lord, 13.22
via intelligence, 18.51
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 3.38, 3.41, 17.3
as direct process, 17.28
from material airs, 2.17
via penance, 18.5–6
via prasādam, 3.11, 3.13, 3.14
processes for, encouraged for all, 18.5–6
regulations of scripture must be followed for, 16.23–24
renunciation &, Introduction, 3.8
via rules & regulations, 3.6
via sacrifice, 3.11, 3.12, 3.14, 4.30, 18.2
all benefit from, 18.5–6
sannyāsa requires, 3.4
for sannyāsī, restrictions for, 16.1 (5)
via seeing Supersoul everywhere, 13.29
of society, varṇāśrama for, 1.40, 1.42
from soul outward to senses, 3.42
stages of, 16.22
by Supersoul, 2.61
via varṇāśrama, 16.22
via Vedic rituals, 3.26
See also: Austerity; Devotional service; Self-realization
Purifiers, Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.31
Purity
activities in, as bhakti, Introduction
as brahminical quality, 18.42
of consciousness defined, Introduction
required for speaking on transcendental matters, 11
for sannyāsī, 16.1 (5)
Purujit, 1.5
Puruṣa, 15.1
defined, Introduction
soul as, 13.20
Puruṣa-avatāras, 10.20
Puruṣa-bodhinī Upaniṣad quoted on Lord’s forms, 4.9
Puruṣārtha defined, 6.20
Puruṣottama, Introduction, Disciplic Succession, 8.22
Kṛṣṇa as, 8.1, 10.15, 11.3, 15.18–19
Puruṣottama-yoga, 15.20

Questions by Arjuna. See: Arjuna, questions by

Rādhārāṇī, Introduction, Introduction
Raghu dynasty, 4.1 (4)
Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Disciplic Succession
Rahūgaṇa (King) & Jaḍa Bharata, 6.43
Rain via sacrifice, 3.14
Rāja-yoga, 6.47
Rājendra, Disciplic Succession
Rakṣas, 9.25
See also: Demon(s)
Rāmacandra, Lord, 1.20, 4.13, 6.47, 8.14, 14.26, 15.7, 18.65
consort of, 1.20
dynasty of, 4.1 (4)
father-in-law of, 3.20
Hanumān &, 3.37
as incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, 4.5
Lord known as, 5.22
vs. Rāvaṇa, 1.20, 1.36
as righteous king, 10.27
See also: Supreme Lord
Rāmānujācārya, Introduction, 2.12, 7.24 (1)
cited on sanātana-dharma, Introduction
as surrendered to Lord, 7.15 (2)
Rāma-rājya, 1.36
Rasas
in devotional service, five, 8.14
See also: Kṛṣṇa, relationship(s) with; Supreme Lord, relationship(s) with
Rāvaṇa, 4.8, 7.15 (4), 16.20
vs. Hanumān, 3.37
Rāma vs., 1.20, 1.36
staircase of, 16.16
Realization. See: God realization; Kṛṣṇa consciousness; Self-realization
Reflection, theory of, 2.13
Regulative principles, 18.78 (4)
destroyed by irresponsible work, 18.25
necessity of, 16.22, 16.23–24
as “principles of freedom,” 2.64
purification via, 16.22
See also: Scripture(s), regulations of
Reincarnation. See: Birth-death cycle; Transmigration of soul(s)
Religion(s)
abandoned for Kṛṣṇa’s sake, 18.66
according to modes of nature, 17.4
ages prominent in, 8.17
of all
service as, Introduction
See also: Sanātana-dharma
in banyan analogy, 15.1
Bhagavad-gītā
explains, 4.7
as last word on, 18.78 (3)
books of, 10.32
as brahminical quality, 18.42
as changeable, Introduction
codes of, by Parāśara Muni, 2.32
compared
to mathematics, 4.7
with sanātana-dharma, Introduction
degrees of knowledge about, 4.7
of demons, 16.4
eternal, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa as maintainer of, 11.18
false, 7.15 (7), 16.1 (11)
of demons, 16.10, 16.17–18
in family life, loss of, 1.39–43
father of, 1.1
goal of, as devotional service, 9.2 (8)
highest principle of, 4.7
vs. irreligion, 18.32
Kṛṣṇa descends to protect, 4.7–8
Kṛṣṇa’s example regarding, 3.22–24
Lord authority on, 4.7
material, 2.26, 13.8 (2)
compared with spiritual, 17.11
in passion mode, 18.34
materialistic teachings of, 17.7
moral codes of, 3.16
perfection of, spiritual knowledge as, 9.2, 9.2 (8)
& philosophy, necessity of both, 3.3
in present age, 7.15 (12)
principle(s) of
for animal sacrifice, 2.31
begin with varṇāśrama, 4.7
for cleanliness, 2.14
duties according to, 2.31–32
elders responsible for, 1.39
for elevation, 2.14
in family life, 1.39–43
fighting on grounds of, 2.31–33
forgiveness as, 1.36
Religion(s)
government according to, 2.32
insufficient without Kṛṣṇa, 2.8
killing according to, 2.19, 2.21
knowledge via, 2.14
Kṛṣṇa advents to reestablish, 3.23, 4.7, 10.12
for kṣatriyas, 1.31, 2.14
in Manu-smṛti, 7.15 (8)
necessity of, 7.15 (7–8)
neglect of, 7.15 (7)
obligation to follow, 1.37
offerings to ancestors as, 1.41
in Parāśara-smṛti, 2.32
recommended, 2.18
relative importance of, 2.11
sex life according to, 7.11
source of, 4.16
varṇāśrama supports, 1.39, 1.40
violence &, 2.21, 2.31–33
as protection for women, 1.40
purpose of, 7.15 (7)
sectarian, Introduction
seen as irreligion & vice versa in ignorance mode, 18.32
spiritual, compared with material, 17.11
surrender to Kṛṣṇa as beyond, 18.66
Vedas authority on, 4.7
yugas’, differences in, 8.17
See also: Devotional service; Dharma; Duty (duties); Kṛṣṇa consciousness; Sanātana-dharma
Religious principles. See: Religion(s), principles of
Remembering in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 2.48, 6.3, 6.10, 6.19, 6.31, 7.28, 8.5–10
advantages of, Introduction, Introduction, 1.24, 2.52, 10.12
alongside prescribed duties, 8.7
always, process for, Introduction
Ambarīṣa Mahārāja’s example of, 6.18
as Bhagavad-gītā’s teaching, Introduction
via chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Introduction, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.11, 8.13, 8.14, 9.27
constantly, 8.14
at death, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, 8.2, 8.5–6
discipline of, 8.8
form of Kṛṣṇa, Introduction, 18.65
importance of, Introduction, 8.5–6, 8.8, 18.64
Kṛṣṇa advises & teaches, Introduction, 12.8, 18.65
Kṛṣṇa attained via, Introduction, Introduction, 8.5–8
liberation via, Introduction, Introduction, 5.26, 8.8, 8.10, 8.13, 10.12
Lord in heart, 6.13
with love, Introduction, 9.34
by Mādhavendra Purī, 2.52
& meditation, 2.61
with motive for liberation, 7.29
process of, 8.5–7, 8.9, 18.65
return to Godhead via, 8.8, 8.10, 8.13
in samādhi, 2.53, 6.10
See also: Meditation
Remembrance & forgetfulness
Lord & Supersoul as source of, 15.15
See also: Knowledge
Renounced order of life. See: Brahmacarya; Sannyāsa; Vānaprastha
Renunciant(s)
next life for, 1.31
See also: Sannyāsī(s)
Renunciation, 16.1
of accepting only one’s quota, Introduction
according to modes of nature, 18.5
advantages of, 1.31, 5.13
as alternative to regulated devotional service, 12.11
Arjuna desires, 1.31, 2.5–6
artificial, 2.59, 2.62, 2.63, 2.64, 2.71, 3.4–6, 3.6–8, 3.33, 6.18
to be avoided, 3.33
compared with real renunciation, 6.1
as inadvisable, 4.15
of bad association, 11.55 (4)
benefit of, birth on sun as, 1.31
by brāhmaṇas, 10.4 (9)
by Caitanya, 2.15
complete, compared with incomplete, 5.2, 6.10
cultivation of knowledge as alternative to, 12.12
“danger” of, 6.38, 6.40
of desire for sense gratification, 6.2
by devotees, 3.28, 5.12, 6.16, 6.17
compared with impersonalist’s, 2.63
devotional service &, 5.6, 18.10–11
of duties, 3.43
as forbidden, 18.7–9, 18.47–48
for Kṛṣṇa’s sake, 2.38, 2.40
not required, 8.7
in eating, 2.63, 4.29, 4.29, 6.16–17
See also: Fasting
falldown following, result of, 2.40
false, 3.6
of family life, 2.15, 13.8 (10)
in family life, of sex, 6.13 (1)
of fruitive activities, 3.4
as insufficient for purification, 5.2
opinions on, 18.3
of fruitive desires, 13.25
of fruits of work, 2.39, 4.41, 18.11
by devotee, 5.12
for Kṛṣṇa’s service, 12.10
God realization via, 12.3
in goodness mode, 18.9–11
happiness needs more than, 5.6
happiness via, 5.13
by Haridāsa Ṭhākura, 6.17
in household life, 4.26
in ignorance mode, 18.7
imitation of, 16.17
impersonalist’s, compared with