4.27
sense gratification hinders, 2.29, 3.34, 6.36
stages of, 13.1
progression through, 7.19, 14.27
steadiness in, 6.18–20
Supersoul seen in, 6.29
symptoms of, 2.54–61, 2.64–65, 2.69–72, 5.16–29, 6.8–9, 6.20, 18.54
trance of, 2.53
types of attempts for, 13.25
through yoga, 3.16
See also: Kṛṣṇa consciousness; Liberation
Self-realized soul(s). See: Devotee(s); Liberated soul(s)
Sense control, 2.6, 2.58, 2.59, 2.60, 4.26–27, 4.29, 4.30, 5.7, 5.8–11, 5.13, 5.23, 6.25, 6.26, 8.12, 10.4, 12.3, 13.8 (7)
advantages of, 4.39
artificial, 3.43
via aṣṭāṅga-yoga, 2.59
via breath control, 4.27, 4.29
defined, 10.4 (4)
detachment via, 5.27
determination for, 6.24
via devotional service, 2.68, 5.26
difficulty of, 2.60, 2.62, 2.67
gradual, 6.25
happiness via, 5.23
via higher taste, 2.59–64, 2.67, 2.68
knowledge via, 4.39
Kṛṣṇa conscious, 2.58–71, 6.2, 13.8 (7)
examples of, 13.8 (7)
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness only, 2.61, 2.62, 2.63, 2.67, 2.68
Kṛṣṇa origin of, 10.4
liberation via, 5.27
via mind absorbed in devotional service, 3.42
necessity of, 3.34, 3.41, 4.29, 4.31, 5.23, 6.24, 6.26
obstacles to, listed, 5.23
peace via, 2.70–71
pratyāhāra, 6.25
impractical today, 8.12
method of, 8.12
regulation for, 3.34
via regulative principles, 2.64
for self-realization, 18.51
self-realization via, 4.27
by svāmī or gosvāmī, 5.23, 6.26
urgency of, 3.41
via yoga, 2.48, 4.29, 5.27, 6.11–18, 6.28, 8.12
See also: Austerity; Detachment; Renunciation
Sense gratification, 1.32, 2.29, 2.39 (1), 2.41–44, 2.45, 2.70, 3.8, 3.16, 3.27, 3.34, 3.40, 3.43, 4.12, 4.26, 4.27, 4.30, 4.31, 5.2, 5.22, 6.36, 8.25, 14.22, 15.1, 15.2, 16.9, 18.36
Arjuna’s fighting not, 2.71
attachment to
in mode of passion, 14.12, 18.34
mode of passion causes, 14.7
See also: Attachment
attainment of
via fruitive activity, 2.42
via sacrifice, 2.43
avoidance of
necessity of, 17.16
See also: Sense control
body for, 13.1
cause of, 2.62
compared
to eating fruits of tree, 2.22
to overeating, 4.24
to swine’s happiness, 7.15 (6)
to water, 6.36
demigods worshiped for, 4.12, 17.13
demons attached to, 16.11
desire for
renunciation of, 6.2
See also: Attachment; Desire(s), material; Lust
detachment from, 5.21
mind satisfied via, 17.16
for self-realization, 18.51
See also: Detachment; Sense control
devotees transcend, 2.55–64, 2.68–71
devotional service hindered by, 2.44
eating &, 3.13, 6.16–17
falldown via, 2.67
foolishness of, 5.22
happiness from, 3.39
as nectar then poison, 18.38
on heavenly planets, 9.20, 9.21
illusion of. See: Illusion
intelligence for, 2.69
intelligence lost via, 2.67
killing animals for, 16.1 (13)
Kṛṣṇa not meant for our, 1.32
Lord not responsible for, 4.14
meditation imitated for, 3.6
misery from, 5.22
peace impossible via, 2.70
reaction follows, 2.38
See also: Karma
regulated
compared to travel on royal road, 3.34
detachment from, 3.34
detachment via, 3.34
lust controlled via, 3.41
renunciation of, 6.17
in yoga, 6.4
See also: Renunciation
restriction from, 2.59
suffering as end result of, 18.38
thoughts of, 2.62
for tongue
sinful kinds of, 6.16
See also: Sense gratification, eating & . . .
transmigration facilitates, 2.13
universally desired, 3.8
Vedic
allowance for, 3.15, 3.16
injunctions restrict, 2.58
method for attaining, 2.42
work for, in passion mode, 18.27
yoga
hindered by, 6.36
restricts, 6.20
See also: Attachment; Desire(s), material; Materialism
Sense object(s)
in banyan-tree analogy, 15.2
compared
to banyan’s twigs, 15.2
to poisonous plants, 2.43
five named, 13.6
influence of, 2.62
renunciation of. See: Renunciation
utility of, 2.63
Sense organs & false ego, 7.4
Senses, 1.15, 2.62, 2.67–68, 2.70, 3.42, 3.42, 4.27, 7.19, 12.9, 13.6, 13.8 (7), 13.15, 15.1, 18.1, 18.46
center of, mind as, 3.40
compared
to enemies, 2.68
to gates, 5.13
to horses, 6.34
with Kṛṣṇa’s senses, 11.43
to serpents, 2.58, 3.42
to tips of banyan’s branches, 15.2
as constituent of action, 18.18
controlled by Kṛṣṇa, 1.15
control of. See: Austerity; Detachment; Renunciation
detachment from
despite use of, 5.8–11, 5.13
See also: Detachment
devotee transcendental to, 5.8–11, 5.13
in devotional service, use of, 2.58, 2.64, 5.8–11, 6.18, 6.26
examples of, 13.8 (7)
purification via, 12.9
as real renunciation, 13.8 (7)
eleven, named, 13.6
as factors of action, 18.14–15
as gates of body, 5.13
gratification of. See: Sense gratification
Hṛṣīkeśa owns & controls, 1.15
as imperfect, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa
directs, 1.24
Lord of, 1.22
master of, 3.27, 11.36, 18.1, 18.46
owns & controls, 1.15, 6.26
pleases, 1.15
representation of, among, 10.22
of Lord
absolute nature of, 9.26
Senses
compared with senses of living entity, 13.15
Lord unknown via, 7.3
lust &, 3.40, 3.42
as misery’s sources, 5.22
in mode of goodness, 14.11
objects of. See: Sense object(s)
as part & parcel of Kṛṣṇa’s senses, 1.15
of pure devotee compared to broken fangs of serpent, 18.54
renunciation of pleasure from. See: Renunciation
satisfaction of
via satisfying Lord’s senses, 1.32
See also: Sense gratification
sensations from, known individually, 2.17
source of, Lord as, 13.15
struggle with, 15.7
as superior to matter, 3.42
transcending, via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 5.13
withdrawn via yoga process, 8.12
See also: Body (bodies), material; Sense organs & false ego
Serpent(s)
divine, in universal form, 11.15
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.28–29
Service to Lord. See: Devotional service
Service to others as śūdra’s work, 18.44
Sex, 2.60, 3.34, 3.39, 4.26, 5.21, 13.8 (12), 16.1 (2)
attachment to, 10.28
avoidance of, 3.34
See also: Attachment
as center of activity, 3.39
contraception &, 16.1 (8)
control of
in family life, necessity of, 16.1 (8)
for Kṛṣṇa conscious children, 16.1 (2)
detachment from, 2.60, 3.34, 4.26, 5.21, 6.13, 6.18, 16.1 (5), 17.14
See also: Detachment
disgust at thought of, 2.60
in family life, 3.34
control of, 16.1 (8)
happiness from, as nectar then poison, 18.38
illicit, 3.34
adultery &, 1.40
protection from, 1.40
as Kṛṣṇa if proper, 7.11, 16.1 (2)
in marriage, 3.34
prohibitions in, 3.34
purpose for, 7.11, 16.1 (8)
religious, 10.28
Kṛṣṇa as, 7.11
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.28
renunciation of. See: Renunciation, of sex
shackles of, 3.39
Yāmunācārya’s opinion of, 5.21
Shark, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.31
Siddhas, Kurukṣetra Battle witnessed by, 11.36
Siddhis, 6.20
Śikhaṇḍī, 1.16
Śikṣāṣṭaka quoted
on cleansing of heart, 6.20
on tolerance, 8.5
Silence
defined, 12.18, 17.16
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.38
pure devotee &, 12.18
value of, 10.38
Simplicity, 13.8, 16.1, 16.1 (12)
as austerity of body, 17.14
as austerity of mind, 17.16
defined, 13.8 (5)
Sinful activity (activities), 1.11, 3.6, 7.28, 8.17, 9.2 (4), 9.30, 16.1 (8)
adultery as, 1.40
aggression as, 1.36
animal-killing as, Introduction, 14.16, 14.17
atonement counteracts, 1.43
cause of
Arjuna’s question about, 3.36
lust as, 3.37–41
material existence, 4.31
of considering Lord as ordinary man, 9.11–12
of degrading society’s principles, 1.43
of deriding Kṛṣṇa, 6.47, 9.11–12
in eating, 3.13, 9.26
freedom from
via devotional service, 15.20
necessary for knowing Kṛṣṇa, 15.20
of intoxication, 3.24
of killing kinsmen, 1.44
lust &, 3.41
See also: Lust
of material life without sacrifice, 3.16
of meat-eating, 6.16, 14.16, 16.1 (13)
punishment for, 1.43
See also: Punishment; Sinful reaction(s)
reactions from. See: Punishment; Sinful reaction(s)
Supersoul not cause of, 3.36
unwilling, 3.36
See also: specific sinful activities
Sinful reaction(s), 2.21, 2.38, 3.16, 3.24, 3.39, 4.31, 9.2 (4), 9.20, 10.29, 12.13,
animal birth as, 14.15, 14.16
Arjuna
feared, 1.36–44, 2.27, 18.59
immune from, 2.19, 2.21
needn’t fear, 2.26, 2.38, 18.66
for deriding Lord, 9.12
for disobedience to Lord, 3.32
for duty neglected, 2.27, 2.33, 6.40
in eating, 3.13, 6.16, 9.26
freedom from
via devotional service, 2.49–51, 7.28, 9.2 (5–6)
via goodness mode, 14.6
via knowing Kṛṣṇa, 10.3
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 10.3
via remembering Kṛṣṇa, 2.52
via renouncing work, as ineffective, 3.4
via surrender to Lord, 18.66
See also: Liberation
fructification of, 9.2 (4)
hell as, 1.43
as impediments to self-realization, 3.14
for killing aggressors, 1.36
Lord
protects devotee from, Introduction, 12.6 (6)
not responsible for, 5.15
for meat-eating, 14.16
occupational duty &, 18.47–48
for offenders to Lord, 9.12
protection from, Lord offers, Introduction, 12.6 (6)
for punishing aggressors, 1.36
relief from
via atonement, 1.43
via death in battle, 2.22
via punishment, 2.21
removed through eating prasādam, 3.13, 3.14
for sense gratification without sacrifice, 3.12
stages of, 4.37, 9.2 (4)
See also: Karma; Punishment; Suffering
Sinners. See: Demon(s); Materialist(s)
Śiśupāla, Kṛṣṇa &, 7.25
Sītā-devī, 1.20
father of, 3.20
Rāma &, 1.36
Śiva, Lord, 2.2 (2), 3.24, 7.14, 8.2, 10.7, 10.8, 10.32, 10.42, 11.52, 17.4
Arjuna &, fight between, 2.33
Kṛṣṇa
compared with, 10.42
as origin of, 10.3, 10.8
represented by, 10.23
as Kṛṣṇa conscious authority, 4.16
origin of
as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, & Kṛṣṇa, 11.37
Kṛṣṇa as, 10.8
Nārāyaṇa as, 10.8
as part & parcel of Kṛṣṇa, 15.7
Pārvatī and Kārttikeya &, 2.62
poison drunk by, 10.27
as Śaṅkara, 10.23
son of, 10.24
as surrendered to Lord, 7.15 (2)
Umā wife of, 7.21
in universal form, 11.15, 11.22
Skanda, Lord
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.24
parents of, 10.24
Slaughter of animals. See: Animal slaughter
Sleep, 6.16–17, 18.39
Arjuna conqueror of, 1.24
attachment to, 6.16
as mode of ignorance, 18.35
conquering, 1.24
determination for, 18.35
excessive, 6.16, 6.17
in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 6.17
mode of ignorance &, 1.24, 14.8, 18.35, 18.39
in spiritual life, 6.16–17
Smṛti-śāstra quoted on Viṣṇu as one yet all-pervading, 6.31
Snakes. See: Serpent(s)
Social life, 13.8 (12)
Society
of devotees of Kṛṣṇa. See: ISKCON; Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement
divisions in. See: Varṇāśrama-dharma system
family in. See: Family (Family life)
government for. See: Government(s)
human. See: Human being(s); Human life
Kṛṣṇa conscious. See: ISKCON; Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement
today. See: Kali-yuga
Vedic. See: Varṇāśrama-dharma system; Vedic civilization
Western. See: Western world
women in. See: Family (Family life); Women
Soldiers. See: Armies; Kṣatriya(s); names of specific soldiers
Somadatta, 1.8, 1.26
Soma-rasa (soma juice), 2.43, 8.25, 9.20
Soul(s)
animals’, 2.20
See also: Living entity (entities); Conditioned soul(s)
Space travel, Introduction
Species of life
animal, 14.18
number of, 15.9
for transmigration to, 16.19
See also: specific species
Speculation, 2.56, 3.3, 6.8, 10.2, 11.54 (1), 15.19, 16.8
atheistic, 10.15
by demigods & sages, 10.2
frustration via, 4.10
impersonalist, 5.6
Kṛṣṇa consciousness &, 5.6
Kṛṣṇa not understood via, 11.52
Lord Kṛṣṇa not known via, 7.24 (1–2), 8.9, 10.11, 11.4
by māyayāpahṛta-jñāna, 7.15, 7.15 (11–13)
philosophical, 3.3, 3.43
Bhagavad-gītā not, 4.1 (3), 4.2
compared with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 3.3
by impersonalists, 4.25
transcending, 2.56
Speech
austerity of, 17.15
control of, 18.51
fine, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.34
one’s characteristics known by, 2.54
rules for, 17.15
Spirit
compared with matter, 2.16–30
covered matter as, 4.24
matter &, as same for Kṛṣṇa, 9.19
See also: Living entity (entities)
Spiritual body. See: Body (spiritual)
Spiritualism, 9.25
See also: Religion(s)
Spiritualists
divisions of, three, 6.40
See also: Devotee(s); Sage(s); Saintly person(s); Sādhu(s)
Spiritual knowledge. See: Knowledge, spiritual
Spiritual life, 1.39–42, 2.2 (6), 2.15, 3.29, 3.33, 4.10, 5.29, 8.28, 10.12, 13.8 (4, 7), 14.8, 16.1 (11), 16.24, 18.5–6, 18.78 (3–4)
activities in
not to be renounced, 18.2, 18.3–9
See also: Devotional service
activity as part of, 7.19
advancement in
via duty, 2.2 (6)
test for, 13.8 (4)
advantage of
freedom from bewilderment as, 2.72
good birth as, 1.31
liberation as, 2.72
pleasure, transcendental, as, 2.69
return to Godhead as, 2.72
success, ultimate, as, 6.40–45
beginning of, renunciation as, 3.42
celibacy in, 4.42, 6.13, 8.11, 16.1 (5), 17.14
compared with material life, 1.32, 2.72, 6.40, 9.1, 9.20–21
completion of, by time of death, 2.72
continued life after life, 6.41–45
detachment in. See: Detachment
direct & indirect processes of, 12.12
divisions in
three, 6.40
two, 4.42
eating in, 6.16–17
explained by Kṛṣṇa, 3.1, 3.2
false, 3.6–8, 16.1 (11)
goal of, Kṛṣṇa as, 4.11
hindrances in, 4.10
tolerance of, 13.8 (4)
inquiry about, cause of, 3.37
Kṛṣṇa consciousness as highest path of, 6.40, 7.30
Kṛṣṇa goal of, 4.11
material attachment in, 6.40
perfection in
as Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 18.49–50
via renunciation, 18.49
processes of
direct & indirect, 12.12
levels of, according to ability, 12.8–12
transcended by Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 18.66
progress in
via duty, 2.2 (6)
test for, 13.8 (4)
regulations of
demons ignore, 16.17
See also: Regulative principles
relationships in, 4.11
renunciation in. See: Renunciation
sacrifice &, 4.24–33
See also: Sacrifice(s)
self-control in. See: Self-control
sense control in. See: Sense control
sense gratification hinders, 2.41–44
spiritual master for. See: Spiritual master(s)
suffering as impetus for, 13.8 (9)
worship in, kinds of, 7.23, 7.24 (4)
See also: Devotional service; Kṛṣṇa consciousness; Religion(s); Yoga
Spiritual master(s), Introduction, 2.7–8, 2.12, 2.13, 2.20, 2.41, 2.46, 2.53, 2.68, 4.10, 4.34, 4.34, 4.35, 4.40, 5.16, 6.13 (1), 6.42, 7.14, 7.15 (9), 8.28, 9.34, 10.3, 10.8, 10.11, 11.34, 11.43, 11.54 (1), 12.10, 13.8 (5), 13.24, 13.35, 15.20, 16.1 (6, 14), 16.24, 17.10, 17.28, 18.57, 18.74, 18.75
acceptance of
as essential, 13.8 (1)
as serious, 2.7
advantages of, 13.35
association with, 10.4 (4)
birthday of, 18.75
bona fide, 10.10
accepting & hearing from, 12.20
benefits of satisfying, 13.8 (5)
benefits of surrender to, 13.8 (5)
Bhagavad-gītā to be heard from, 16.1 (14)
brāhmaṇa as,