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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withdrawn via yoga process, 8.12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 m
ovement
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, 16.1 (4)
Caitanya-caritāmṛta defines, 2.8
devotee directed by, 18.58
direction by, 3.35, 18.63
necessity of, 3.35, 10.3, 11.54 (1), 12.5 (3), 17.28
obedience to, 18.59
as prime duty, 18.57
disciple &
relationship between, 2.7, 2.10, 2.11, 4.34
as serious relationship, 2.7, 2.10
See also: Disciple(s)
in disciplic succession, 11.43, 18.75
disciplic succession of. See: Disciplic succession(s)
elevation via association with & obedience to, 17.2
faith in, necessity of, 6.47
faith in Lord via direction of, 17.28
as grave, 2.10
guidance from, 4.10, 9.14, 17.5
hearing from, 4.34, 4.35, 16.1 (14)
importance of, 13.8 (1)
initiation by, 4.10
oṁ tat sat at, 17.26
instructions of, 16.1 (6)
as spiritual duties, 3.35
Kṛṣṇa
as, 2.7, 11.43, 11.54 (5)
heard directly through, 18.75
sends, 4.7
Kṛṣṇa directs via, 10.3
as Kṛṣṇa’s representative, 2.20
Lord
as, Introduction
represented by, 10.3
satisfied by satisfaction of, 2.41
sends, Introduction
understood via, 11.34
as master in science of Kṛṣṇa, 2.8
mercy of, 13.8 (5)
for knowledge about Lord, 18.75
not
conditioned soul, 2.12
contradictory to saintly persons & scriptures, 10.3
as one hundred percent Kṛṣṇa conscious, 2.8
original, 2.7, 4.34
Kṛṣṇa as, 11.43
pure devotee &, 12.13, 18.56
qualifications & qualities of, 2.8, 2.41, 4.34, 4.42, 5.16, 18.75
rules of, 8.28
sannyāsī, 16.1 (1, 3)
satisfaction of, required, 4.34
as self-realized, 4.34
service meant for, 4.34
surrender to. See: Surrender to pure devotees
talks with, as serious, 2.7
as transcendental to castes & orders, 2.8
as transparent medium, 18.75
unqualified, rejection of, 2.5
worship to, 17.14
See also: specific spiritual masters
&
nbsp; Spiritual planets. See: Spiritual world, planets in
Spiritual science
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.32
See also: Devotional service; Kṛṣṇa consciousness; Yoga
Spiritual sky. See: Spiritual world
Spiritual world, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, 2.51, 2.72, 8.22, 9.11 (8), 10.8, 10.19, 11.45, 14.2, 14.2, 15.1 (3–4), 15.3, 15.3, 15.6, 15.6, 15.7, 15.16
as abode of Lord, 18.62
annihilation doesn’t touch, 8.20
attaining to. See: Godhead, returning to; Liberation
brahma-jyotir from, 15.6
characteristics of, 14.2
compared
with higher planets, 9.21
with material world, Introduction, Introduction, 9.33, 13.18, 13.21, 15.6, 15.16
to upright tree, Introduction
covered, as “material” world, 4.24
described, Introduction
devotional life & activity in, 14.2
elevation to
devotee trusts Kṛṣṇa for, 12.6 (3)
See also: Godhead, returning to
as eternal, Introduction
form in, 14.2
as goal of Vedas, 15.1
Goloka Vṛndāvana in, 8.28
illumination in, Introduction
individuality maintained in, 14.2
Kṛṣṇa origin of, 10.8
Kṛṣṇa’s abode in. See: Kṛṣṇa, abode(s) of
material world as reflection of, 15.1 (3–4), 15.3
opulences of, 15.6
Paramātmā &, 7.4
planet(s) in, Introduction, Introduction, 8.13
characteristics of, 6.15
effulgence of, 15.6
Goloka Vṛndāvana as, Introduction, Introduction, 8.15
illumination of, 13.18, 15.6
Kṛṣṇaloka as, 8.15
liberation to, 9.25
nature of, 2.51
Spiritual world
number of, Introduction
predominating Deities of, 8.22
qualification for entering, 2.51
as self-illuminated, 6.15
Vaikuṇṭha as, 2.51, 8.13, 11.45, 15.6
relationships with Kṛṣṇa in, 4.11
no return from, 8.15–16, 8.21, 15.6
as self-illumined, 2.16
size of, Introduction
transmigration to, 15.8
Vaikuṇṭha part of, 2.51, 8.13, 11.45, 15.6
See also: Kṛṣṇaloka; Vṛndāvana; Vṛndāvana, Goloka; Vaikuṇṭha(s)
Splendor, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.36
Sports, 13.8 (12)
Spring, Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.35
Śraddhā, 17.3
See also: Faith in Lord
Śravaṇam. See: Hearing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness
Śrīdhara, 8.22
Śrīdhara Svāmī quoted on devotees’ elevation at universal devastation, 8.16
Śrī Īśopaniṣad. See: Īśopaniṣad
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Introduction, 4.8
See also: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam cited; Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, quoted
as dear to devotees, 10.9
hearing of, recommended, 12.9