death for, 1.31, 2.22
defined, 2.31
diplomacy sometimes required of, 18.47
duty for, 1.36, 2.27, 2.30–32, 3.8, 3.22, 16.5, 18.47–48
father of, 4.1 (5)
fighting duty of, 2.14, 2.30–32, 16.5
fighting opportunities for, 2.32
gambling for, 1.37–38
heavenly planets earned by, 2.31, 2.32, 2.37
killing by, 18.47
training for, 2.31
Kṛṣṇa’s role as, 3.22–23
of Kuru army, 1.8–10, 1.25–26
mercy by, 16.1 (16)
next life for, 1.31, 2.37
occupation for, 1.31, 18.47–48
origin of, 10.6
of Pāṇḍava army, 1.3–5, 1.10, 1.14–19
in passion mode, 4.13, 7.13, 9.32
principles for, 1.31, 2.3, 2.26
accepting challenge, 1.37–38
in fighting with an unarmed or unwilling foe, 1.45
as protectors, 2.31, 2.32
punishment as duty of, 1.36
qualities of, 2.1, 2.31
qualities of work of, 18.43
sannyāsa &, 2.31
strength required for, 16.1 (16)
sūrya-vaṁśa, 4.1 (5)
tiger-fighting by, 2.31
unqualified, 2.3
violence &, 16.1 (16), 18.47, 18.48
Vivasvān as father of, 4.1 (5)
working as brāhmaṇas, 3.35
See also: Politician(s); Varṇāśrama-dharma system; specific kṣatriya(s)
Kṣetra
material body as, 13.1
See also: Body (bodies), material
Kṣetra-jña
living entity as, 13.1–5, 13.6
Lord as, 13.1–5
Kṣīrodaka-śāyī Viṣṇu, 7.4, 9.8
Kulaśekhara Mahārāja, prayer by, 8.2
Kumāras, four, 4.16, 7.15 (2), 10.6, 10.7, 14.27
Kumbhaka-yoga, 4.29
Kuntī, 1.8, 1.27
sons of. See: Karṇa; Pāṇḍavas; specific sons
Kuntibhoja, 1.5
Kūrma Purāṇa quoted on Kṛṣṇa’s body, 9.34
Kurukṣetra, Gītā spoken at, 4
Kurukṣetra Battle, Introduction, 12.6 (2)
Arjuna
agrees to take part in, Introduction, 18.73, 18.73
Kurukṣetra Battle, Introduction, 12.6 (2)
declines to participate in, 1.45–46
feeling of, about, Introduction, 1.27–2.9, 11.32
flag of, at, 1.20
& Kṛṣṇa at, 1.15, 9.11 (3)
not meant to avoid, 1.25
relatives of, bent on, 1.27–1.28
armies at
Arjuna’s concern for, 1.26–1.45
Arjuna’s relatives in, named, 1.26
Arjuna views, 1.21–27
benefited by Kṛṣṇa’s & Arjuna’s talks, 2.10
compared to waves of rivers, 11.26
generals of, 2.35
as individuals eternally, 2.12
attempts to avoid, 3.20
background of, 18.78 (1–2)
bowmen of, 1.4
cause of, 1.16–18, 1.21–23
challenge to take part in, 1.37–38
charioteers at, 1.15, 1.21–22, 18.78 (1)
conchshells sounded at, 1.12–14, 1.19
death in, soul unaffected by, 5.7
demigods witnessed, 11.36
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
asks about, 18.74
feared outcome of, 1.1
as Duryodhana vs. Yudhiṣṭhira, 18.78 (2)
example of, 3.20
generals at, compared, 1.10
as inevitable, 2.7
influenced by location, 1.1–2
as just war, 2.22, 2.27
Kṛṣṇa
age & appearance of, at, 4.6
charioteer at, 1.15, 1.21–22, 18.78 (1)
position of, in, 1.12, 1.14, 1.15, 3.22
will of, for, 2.27, 2.38, 11.33
Kurus determined for, 3.20
outcome of, 1.9
feared by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, 1.1, 1.2
predicted by Lord, 11.32–34, 11.36
predicted by Sañjaya, 18.78
predicted in universal form, 11.26, 11.49
peace not possible by time of, 1.21–23
political background of, 1.1–3, 1.11, 1.16–18, 1.23, 1.36, 1.37–38
Sañjaya asked about, 18.74
significance of, 18.78 (2)
site of. See: Kurukṣetra Battlefield
about to begin, 1.19
victory for Pāṇḍavas in, as mixed blessing, 2.5–6
witnessed from outer space, 11.36
Kurukṣetra Battlefield, Introduction, Introduction, 1.15
armies at
destiny of, predicted, 11.26, 11.32–34, 11.36, 11.49, 18.78
devoured by time, 11.32
devoured by universal form, 11.26, 11.32
battle preparations at, 1.1
compared to paddy field,1.1
conchshells sounded at, 1.12–19
fighting at. See: Kurukṣetra Battle
influence of, on battle, 1.1–2
as sacred place, 1.1
universal form seen at, 11.13, 11.20
See also: Universal form of Lord
Kuru-kṣetre, significance of word, 1.1–2
Kurus
Arjuna
compassionate toward, 1.32–36
declines to resist, 1.45–46
army of
Arjuna evaluates, 1.20–26
Arjuna laments destruction of, 1.28–45
described, 1.8–10, 1.25–26
destined to be killed, 1.32–35
Duryodhana instructs, 1.11
Duryodhana quoted on, 1.3–10
fate of, Dhṛtarāṣṭra fears, 1.1, 1.2
fate of, indicated by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna, 11.26, 11.32–34, 11.36, 11.49
fate of, predicted by Sañjaya, 18.78
strength of, compared with Pāṇḍavas’, 1.10, 1.19–20
assembly of, 7.25
challenge by, 1.37–38
compared
with Pāṇḍavas, 1.1–45
to unnecessary plants, 1.1
conchshells blown by, 1.12–13, 1.19
confidence of, shattered, 1.16–19
destined to lose battle, 1.16–18
See also: Kurus, army of, fate of . . .
Dhṛtarāṣṭra &, 1.1–2
discouraged about battle, 1.1–2, 1.19
Draupadī insulted by, 11.49
dynasty of, “grandsire” of, 1.12
fortune neglected, 1.15
& Pāṇḍavas prepare to fight, 1.1–2
political dealings of, 1.1–3, 1.11, 1.16–18, 1.23, 1.36, 1.37–38
punishment for, desired by Lord, 1.32–35
in universal form, 11.26
Kūṭa-stha, soul as, 2.20
Kuvera, Lord, 10.23, 17.28
L
Labor for śūdra, 18.44
Lakṣmaṇa, Lord, 1.26
Lakṣmīpati, Disciplic Succession
Language, Sanskrit, 10.33, 10.35
Law. See: Government(s); Vedas, regulations of
Lawlessness, suppressor of, Kṛṣṇa’s representation as, 10.38
Laziness & mode of ignorance, 14.8, 14.13, 18.28, 18.39
Leaders(s), 3.20–21, 3.22
See also: Government(s); Kṣatriya(s); Spiritual master(s); names of individual leaders
Leadership for kṣatriya, 18.43
Learning. See: Education; Intelligence; Knowledge
Letter A, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.33
Liberated soul(s), 4.14–15, 18.78 (5)
Arjuna as, 1.20
compared
to aquatic in ocean, 18.55
to bird, green, in green tree, 18.55
to butterfly, 8.8
with conditioned soul, 5.13–14, 5.19
to o
cean, 18.51
to river merged with ocean, for impersonalist, 18.55
with Supreme Soul, 5.19
to tortoise, 2.58
despite embodiment, 5.19–20
happiness for, 5.24
as individual eternally, 2.12
Kṛṣṇa’s companions as, 4.5
Kṛṣṇa understood & followed by, 4.15
pleasure for, 5.22
spiritual form of. See: Body (spiritual)
symptoms & characteristics of, 5.16–28
See also: Liberation
Liberation, Introduction, 1.42, 2.47, 2.50, 2.68, 2.70, 2.72, 3.15, 3.31, 4.16, 4.30, 5.19, 5.24, 5.25, 5.26, 5.28, 6.23, 6.27–37, 7.14–15, 8.9, 8.14, 8.15, 8.17, 9.1, 9.11 (5), 9.28, 10.10, 12.6, 13.18, 13.35, 14.2, 15.1, 16.1 (5), 16.5, 16.23–24, 17.25, 18.55, 18.62
to abode of Lord. See: Liberation, to Lord’s abode
activity in, 5.24–26
for Arjuna, 2.6, 2.23
from bodily conception of life, Introduction, 14.22
brahma-bhūta stage of, 6.27, 9.2 (11), 18.55
to brahma-jyotir, 4.9, 8.13, 8.24
Brahman, Introduction, 2.24, 8.11
brahma-nirvāṇa, 2.72, 5.29
Buddhist view on, 2.72
via chanting holy names, 6.12
compared
to aquatic in ocean, for personalist, 18.55
to green bird entering green tree, 18.55
to ocean rescue, 12.6 (4)
to river merging with ocean, for impersonalist, 18.55
via death at suitable time, 8.23–26
defined, Introduction, 7.5
desire for, 2.70, 7.29
detachment &, 2.15, 2.47, 5.19–21, 5.24–29, 16.1 (5)
for devotees, 2.24, 9.28, 18.12
compared with liberation for impersonalists, 4.9
via devotees’ association, 7.28
devotees desiring, 7.29
via devotional service, Introduction, Introduction, 2.39 (2), 2.51, 2.72, 4.35, 4.41, 5.2, 5.26, 7.14, 7.29, 8.6, 8.8, 8.10, 8.13, 8.27, 10.12, 13.22, 14.26, 15.1
Kṛṣṇa offers, 12.6
devotional service after, 9.2 (11), 18.55
devotional service as, 2.72, 3.9, 5.11, 5.12
from dualities, 5.3
via faithful service, 3.31
future of soul after, 2.23, 2.24
gradual purification for, 16.22
via hearing from spiritual authorities, 13.26
human life facilitates, 3.38
impersonal, 6.15, 8.11, 8.13
detachment from, 11.55 (3)
devotee’s view of, 18.54
difficulty of, 4.9
for impersonalists, Introduction, 2.24, 6.23, 9.2 (10), 9.12
compared with liberation for devotees, 4.9
individuality after, 2.13, 2.23, 2.24, 2.39 (1), 5.16, 14.2, 15.7, 18.55
in Kali-yuga via chanting holy names only, 6.12
via knowing Kṛṣṇa, 4.9, 4.14, 6.15, 7.4, 7.7, 10.3
via knowledge, spiritual, 2.14, 2.23, 2.50, 4.14, 4.17, 4.35–39, 13.8 (1–18), 13.24, 13.35, 14.2
& knowledge about past, present, & future, 7.26
knowledge doesn’t guarantee, 3.33
Kṛṣṇa consciousness
above, 6.30
alone sufficient for, Introduction, 6.16, 9.28, 12.6, 18.46
as, 2.72, 4.35, 5.3, 6.27
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 2.68, 2.72, 3.31, 4.14–16, 4.18–24, 4.29, 4.35, 5.2, 5.17, 6.27, 6.31, 7.14, 8.9, 8.19, 10.3, 13.24, 18.12, 18.58
via liberated soul only, 7.14
life meant for, 3.7
Lord desires, for us, 13.23
to Lord’s abode, Introduction, 4.29, 8.13, 8.19, 8.21, 8.28, 9.25, 9.28, 18.62
detachment from, 8.15
via devotional service, Introduction, Introduction, 2.39 (2), 2.50–51, 7.23, 7.24 (3), 7.29, 8.8, 8.10, 8.13, 8.22, 8.28, 9.32, 10.9, 11.55, 18.55
via devotional yoga, 6.15
eligibility for, Introduction
guaranteed for devotee, Introduction, 9.28
as permanent, Introduction, Introduction, 8.15–16
via remembering Kṛṣṇa, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction
See also: Godhead, returning to; Liberation, to spiritual world
lust, anger, & greed destroy chances for, 16.21
means for. See: Liberation, via . . .
mind’s role in, 5.28, 6.5–6
from mode of passion, 6.27
from modes of nature, 14.20–26
process of, 8.11–13, 13.8 (1–15), 13.35
for pure devotees, Kṛṣṇa promises, 12.6
pure devotional service as, 18.54
qualifications for, 2.6, 2.14, 2.68, 5.24–29
See also: Liberation, via . . .
quick, via devotional service, 5.26
from reactions, 4.41
recommended for ending troublesome life, 15.10
via renunciation, 5.2
return to Godhead &, 5.24–26
via sacrifice, 3.10, 3.11, 4.30, 4.31–32
from sinful reactions, 10.3
spiritual body at, Introduction, 15.7
via spiritual master or Lord only, 7.14
to spiritual world
equality (qualitative) with Lord in, 14.2
via spiritual knowledge, 13.35
See also: Liberation, to Lord’s abode
stages of, 9.28
as supreme for impersonalist, 3.19
See also: Godhead, returning to; Self-realization; Liberated soul(s)
Life
origin of, Introduction, 2.39 (1)
Kṛṣṇa as, 7.9, 10.6, 10.8, 14.4
material philosophy of, 2.26
stages of, 10.6
See also: Creation
See also: Human life; Living entity (entities); Material life; Society; Soul(s); Spiritual life
Life airs, 4.27–29, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 15.14
named, 2.17
See also: Breath control
Life from matter, 2.30
Light(s)
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.21
Lord as source of, 13.18
Lion, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.30
Literature
spiritual, compared with material, Introduction
See also: specific literatures
Living entity (entities), Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, 1.30, 1.31, 1.32, 2.16, 2.17, 2.17, 2.20, 2.24, 2.24, 2.26, 2.28, 2.29, 3.5, 3.12, 3.42, 3.42, 4.14, 4.27, 7.9, 7.10, 7.14, 7.19, 8.3, 9.8, 9.11, 9.13, 9.17, 10.6, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 11.39, 11.44, 13.3, 13.8 (12), 13.20, 13.23, 13.34, 13.34, 14.4, 14.16, 14.22, 15.1, 15.2, 15.7, 15.8, 15.15, 15.20, 16.19, 18.18
as active always, 3.5, 9.2 (3)
activities of, 3.33, 4.14, 9.9, 9.10
compared to vegetation, 4.14
See also: Action(s)
as ageless, 2.20
as amazing, 2.29
“annihilation” of, 8.18–19
as atomic, 2.17, 2.20, 2.24, 2.29
appearance & disappearance of, 11.2
as beginningless & unborn, 2.12, 2.20, 13.13, 13.32
See also: Living entity (entities), as eternal
bewildered by ignorance, 5.15
body
compared with, 2.11, 2.16–20, 2.29, 2.30, 9.2 (3)
controlled by, 3.5
not body, Introduction, 2.1, 2.16–23, 2.25–30, 2.39 (1), 2.71, 5.2, 5.11, 5.13, 5.20, 9.1, 10.20, 13.1, 13.6, 13.20, 13.30–35, 15.7, 15.10
logic for understanding, 13.1
body’s energy from, 2.22
body, soul, & Supersoul of, relationship between, detailed, 13.1–7
body of. See: Body (bodies), material; Body (spiritual)
bound by modes of nature, 14.5–19
as Brahman, Introduction, 8.1, 8.3, 13.13
as cause of sufferings & enjoyments, 13.21
classes of
conditioned & liberated, 18.78 (5)
div
ine & demoniac, 16.6
as fallible & infallible, 15.16
compared
to bodily parts, Introduction, Introduction, 5.7, 7.23
with bubbles of ocean, 4.10
to citizens, 13.3
to driver of car, 18.61
to elements, Introduction
to enjoying bird, 16.11
to fire, mirror, or embryo, 3.38
to gold particle, Introduction
to gold ring, 9.29
to hand of body, 4.21
to limbs of body, 6.1
with Lord, 2.20, 2.25
to machine part, Introduction
with material body, 2.28
to parts of body, Introduction, Introduction, 5.7, 7.23
to parts of tree, Introduction, 5.7, 9.3
to passenger, 6.34
to servant, Introduction
to sky (air), 13.33
to sparks, 2.23
to stars, 2.13
to son, 11.43
to sun, 2.18, 2.20, 13.34
to sunshine, 2.17, 18.78 (7)
with Supersoul, 2.20, 6.29, 13.5, 13.13–15, 13.18, 13.20, 13.23, 13.34
to swimmer in ocean, 4.36, 12.6
to tree’s parts, Introduction, 5.7, 9.3
to winds, 9.6
conditioned by modes of nature, 14.5–19
consciousness
from, 2.17, 2.25
of, compared with Lord’s, 2.20
symptom of, 2.20, 13.34
constitutional position of, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, 2.49, 2.51, 2.71, 3.30, 3.36, 3.37, 3.41, 3.42, 3.43, 4.19, 4.35, 5.3, 5.5, 5.15, 6.6, 6.7, 6.20, 6.28, 6.29, 6.47, 7.15 (7), 8.3, 13.23, 18.73
action according to, 5.29, 6.2
activities in, 9.30
detailed, 15.7, 18.73
forgetfulness of, 18.73
illusion covers, 7.27
importance of, 7.28
knowledge about, 4.36, 7.30, 18.73
liberation as reinstatement in, 18.55
necessity of knowing, 3.42
represented by Arjuna, 18.73
surrender via knowledge of, 18.73
as unavoidable, 11.43
as controlled, Introduction
by body, 13.21, 14.5
by Kṛṣṇa, 3.22, 3.27, 11.43
by material nature, 13.22
by modes of nature, 18.60
by Supersoul, 18.61
as cooperator, Introduction
coverings of, compared to smoke, dust, or womb, 3.38
“created” by Lord. See: Kṛṣṇa, as creator; Supreme Lord, as creator
at creation, 14.3–4
“creation” of, 9.8, 9.10
Lord’s energies for, 9.10
See also: Creation
death not for, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16–30
demoniac. See: Demon(s)
dependent on Kṛṣṇa, 4.11
in eating, 15.14
for existence, 10.39
for sun, moon, & fire, 15.12, 15.13
dependent on sun, moon, & fire, 15.12, 15.13–14
desires of
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