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on spiritual existence, 2.16
on varṇāśrama, 3.9
Viṣṇu-tattva, 2.17
Viśva-kośa dictionary cited on māyā, 4.6
Viśvāmitra
as kṣatriya & as brāhmaṇa, 3.35
Menakā &, 2.60
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, Disciplic Succession
cited on Kṛṣṇa as Supersoul, 9.11 (7)
quoted on spiritual master, 2.41
Viśva-rūpa. See: Universal form of Lord
Viśvedevas, 11.22
Vivasvān, Introduction, 4.1 (2, 4), 4.15, 4.16, 7.20, 7.21, 7.23, 7.26, 8.24
Bhagavad-gītā spoken to, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5
Voidism. See: Impersonalism
Vṛkodara, Bhīma as, 1.15
See also: Bhīma
Vṛndāvana, Introduction, 6.11, 8.21, 8.22, 9.19
Goloka, Introduction, Introduction, Introduction, 6.15, 8.28, 9.11 (8), 11.55 (3), 15.6
described, Introduction, 8.21, 8.22
devotional service reaches, 10.9
earthly replica of, 8.21
See also: Godhead, returning to; Spiritual world
in India,
Kṛṣṇa never leaves, 10.37
Vyāna, 2.17
Vyāsadeva, Introduction, 2.32, 7.15 (2), 7.24 (1), 10.37, 10.37, 13.5, 15.18, 18.77
as authority on Kṛṣṇa, 18.62
in disciplic succession, Disciplic Succession, 18.75
as incarnation of Lord, 10.37, 15.15, 15.16, 15.18, 18.77
mercy of, Sañjaya heard Kṛṣṇa via, 18.74–75
Sañjaya &, 1.1, 11.12, 18.74–75, 18.77
spiritual master represents, 18.75
Vedic literatures &, Introduction, 10.37, 13.5, 15.15, 15.16, 15.18
Vyāsa-pūjā, 18.75
Vyāsa Tīrtha, Disciplic Succession
Vyavasāyātmikā intelligence, 2.41
W
War, 1.40, 1.45, 2.22, 2.27, 10.28
danger of, today, 16.9
justifiable, 2.21, 2.27
Kurukṣetra Battle as, 2.27
kṣatriya &, 2.31, 2.32
at Kurukṣetra. See: Kurukṣetra Battle; Kurukṣetra Battlefield
with Lord’s sanction, 2.30
nuclear, demons may cause, 16.9
violence required in, 2.30, 2.31
See also: Kurukṣetra Battle; Kurukṣetra Battlefield; Weapon(s)
Warriors. See: Armies; Kṣatriya(s); specific warriors
Water
element. See: Element(s), material
Kṛṣṇa as, 11.39
pure taste of, as representation of Lord, 7.8
Wealth, 1.32, 1.36, 2.8, 10.4 (4), 10.22, 12.10, 14.8, 16.1 (7, 5, 9), 16.16, 16.17, 17.11, 18.8
attachment to,
by demons, 16.11–15, 16.16–17
in passion mode, 18.34
charity &, 10.4 (9), 16.1 (7)
detachment from, 4.21–23
by devotee, 12.16
See also: Detachment
detachment from thoughts of, 10.4 (4)
illegally gained, 16.11, 16.16
in Kṛṣṇa’s service, 9.27, 11.54 (1), 11.55 (2), 12.10
in preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 12.10
sacrifice of, 4.25, 4.28, 4.42
as temporary, 2.8
utilization of, 2.49
Weapon(s), 2.23
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.28
of Kurus, 1.9
of material elements,
nuclear, 2.23
of demons, 16.9
pāśupata-astra, 2.33
soul invulnerable to, 2.23
See also: War
Weather, Kṛṣṇa controller of, 9.19
Welfare work
family &, 1.42
Kṛṣṇa consciousness as highest, 5.25
See also: Charity
Western world
Bhagavad-gītā versions in, Introduction
See also: Kali-yuga
Wielders of weapons
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.31
See also: Kṣatriya(s)
Wife, 1.36, 3.34, 7.21, 11.44, 16.7
Wind
Kṛṣṇa controls, 9.6
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.31
Wisdom
as brahminical quality, 18.42
defined, 10.38
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.38
Wise men
wisdom of, Kṛṣṇa’s representation as, 10.38
See also: Devotee(s); Sage(s); specific wise persons
Women, 1.40, 14.7, 16.1 (5), 16.7
attachment to, 2.60, 3.34, 14.7, 16.10
regulated, 3.34
detachment from. See: Detachment
eligible for supreme destination, 9.32
Kṛṣṇa attainable by, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa’s representations among, 10.34
married, 11.44
as mother, 3.34
protection for, 16.7
sannyāsī &, 16.1 (5)
See also: Family (Family life)
Work, Introduction, Introduction, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17–18, 5.6, 6.3, 14.7, 4.32, 5.11, 14.7, 14.12, 18.18, 18.18, 18.25, 18.27, 18.45–46, 18.48
“art of,” 2.50, 3.9
attachment to, in ignorance mode, 18.22
with attachment to results, 18.27
auspicious & inauspicious
detachment from, 18.10
devotional service transcends, 10.3
binding, 18.30
body maintained via, 3.8, 3.9
constituents of, 18.18
in detachment, 4.18–24
Lord attained via, 3.19
in devotional service, 3.26, 4.19–23, 5.1
See also: Devotional service
devotional service purifies, 5.11
as duty, 3.19
faulty
compared to fire covered by smoke, 18.48
rejection of, discouraged, 18.48
freedom from reactions to
via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 4.18–24
See also: Liberation
fruitive. See: Fruitive activity
fruits of, 3.25, 3.30, 5.3, 5.10, 5.12, 6.40, 7.15 (6)
in ignorance mode, 18.22, 18.25
in knowledge, 5.1
of Kṛṣṇa, 4.14–15
Kṛṣṇa
not bound by, 9.9
should be remembered via, 18.65
for Kṛṣṇa 3.22–24, 11.55 (2), 12.6 (2)
importance of, 18.57–58
Kṛṣṇa recommends, 12.10
See also: Devotional service
in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 4.15–42, 5.1–29, 6.1–4, 6.17, 6.20, 9.27, 12.2
See also: Devotional service
with Kṛṣṇa’s direction, 3.9
modes &, 3.5, 4.13, 14.7, 14.16, 18.22, 18.25
occupational, 16.16, 18.8, 18.45–48
chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa &, 12.6 (2)
for Kṛṣṇa’s sake, 18.7–11
in mode of passion, 14.17
as offering to Kṛṣṇa, 9.27
per one’s nature
for Kṛṣṇa’s sake, 18.46–48
renunciation of, discouraged, 18.47
in passion mode, 14.7, 18.27
perfection of, 3.19–20
qualities of, for brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, & śūdras, 18.41–44
reactions of
burned by fire of knowledge, 4.19
devotee transcendental to, 5.7–14
freedom from, 4.14–15, 4.18–24
Lord transcendental to, 4.14
See also: Karma
regulated, 6.17
renunciation of, 3.43
compared with devotional service, 5.1–13
as improper, 3.4–33
required, 3.4–9
results of
attachment to, 18.27
detachment from, 4.20–23, 5.12, 11.55 (2), 17.25, 18.7–11
freedom from, 9.28
for Kṛṣṇa’s sake, 3.25–26, 18.46
renunciation of. See: Renunciation
right & wrong, 18.15
sinful, 3.15
See also: Sinful activity (activities)
spiritual, compared with material, 29
total factors of, 18.18
for Viṣṇu’s satisfaction, 3.9–10
welfare. See: Welfare work
whimsical, 14.13
with worship to Lord, 18.46
See also: Devotional service; Fruitive activity; Karma
Worker(s)
fruitive. See: Fruitive worker(s)
in modes of nature, 18.26–27
See also: Śūdra(s)
Worship, 7.20, 7.21, 9.15, 10.26, 10.42, 11.52, 11.53, 12.5 (2), 13.26, 15.15, 16.10, 17.4, 17.4, 17.11, 17.18, 17.18, 17.28
to ancestors, results of, 9.25
to arcā-vigraha. See: Deity worship
by Arjuna. See: Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa & . . .
to brāhmaṇas, 17.14
in conditioned state, 17.28
defined, 6.47
to Deity. See: Deity worship
to demigods. See: Demigod worship
in devotional service, Introduction, 6.47, 7.20, 9.14, 9.22, 9.34, 11.35–44, 13.26, 17.4, 17.11, 17.11
by Arjuna, 11.35–44
Worship
compared with demigod worship or other worship, 7.23, 7.24 (4), 9.23–25
hearing about Lord inspires, 13.26
as highest worship, 9.23–25
real object of, 6.47
return to Godhead via, 7.23, 9.25
types of, 9.15
as duty, 17.11
to ghosts & spirits, 9.25, 17.4, 17.28
to God. See: Worship, to Kṛṣṇa
by impersonalists, 9.15, 12.1–7, 17.4
by intelligence, hearing Bhagavad-gītā as, 18.70
kinds of, 6.47
results of, various, 9.25
to Kṛṣṇa, 4.11, 6.47, 9.15, 9.20, 10.42, 11.44, 11.52, 12.1–7, 12.2, 15.15, 17.4, 17.14, 18.46, 18.46, 18.65, 18.65
Kṛṣṇa object of, 9.34, 11.44, 11.54 (4)
Kṛṣṇa worthy of, 11.43
meaning of, 6.47
in modes of goodness, passion, & ignorance, 17.1–4
persons who should receive, 17.14
results of different kinds of, 9.25
to spiritual master, 17.14
not sufficient for knowing Kṛṣṇa, 11.53
to superiors, 17.14
temple, 12.5 (1)
necessity of, 11.54 (1)
See also: Deity worship
to universal form of Lord, 9.15
by Arjuna. See: Universal form of Lord, Arjuna & . . .
to Yakṣas, 17.28
Wrath. See: Anger
Y
Yādava, Kṛṣṇa as, 11.41
Yajña
dravyamaya-, 4.28
enjoined by Kṛṣṇa, 3.10
as Lord Viṣṇu, 3.9, 9.24
pañca-mahā-yajña, 3.12
saṅkīrtana-, 3.12
tapomaya-, 4.28
See also: Sacrifice(s)
Yajña, Viṣṇu as, 9.24
Yajña-pati, Kṛṣṇa as, 3.11
Yajña-puruṣa, Lord as, 3.14, 3.15
Yājñavalkya quoted on brahmacarya, 6.13 (1)
Yajur Veda, 9.17, 13.5
Yakṣa(s), 9.25, 17.28
Kṛṣṇa’s representation among, 10.23
universal form &, 11.22
Yama, niyama, āsana, etc., 2.59
Yamadūtas, 18.25
Yamarāja
as Kṛṣṇa conscious authority, 4.16
Kṛṣṇa represented by, 10.29
Yāmunācārya
cited on detachment via Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 2.62
quoted
on detachment from sex pleasure via Kṛṣṇa’s service, 2.60, 5.21
on knowledge about Lord, 7.15 (15), 7.24 (1)
Yamunā River, 6.11
Yaśas defined, 10.4 (10)
Yaśodā, 6.47
Kṛṣṇa as son of, 1.15
Yaśodānandana, Kṛṣṇa as, 1.15
Yoga, Introduction, 2.72, 3.2, 3.16, 3.43, 4.26, 4.28, 4.29, 4.42, 4.42, 5.2, 5.21, 5.27, 6.2, 6.3, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.11, 6.11, 6.13, 6.16–17, 6.20, 6.20, 6.25, 6.27–28, 6.33, 6.34, 6.35, 6.36, 6.37–38, 6.41–45, 6.46, 8.10, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.14, 15.20
advantages of, 6.27–28
airs of life controlled via, 4.27, 4.29
Arjuna expresses difficulty with, 6.33–34
as art of work, 2.50
aṣṭāṅga-, 2.59, 5.27, 6.1, 6.47, 9.2 (11), 12.6 (4)
Bhagavad-gītā as science of, Introduction, 4.1
bhakti-, 2.39 (3–4), 3.16, 5.29, 6.20, 8.10, 8.14
See also: Devotional service
bogus, 6.11, 6.20, 6.34, 6.36, 15.11
bona fide, compared with bogus, 6.13 (1), 6.15
breath control via, 4.27, 4.29
buddhi-, 2.39 (3–5), 2.49, 2.51, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1, 10.10
defined, 10.10
as devotional service, 10.10
compared
to fire, 6.36
with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 8.8
to ladder, 6.3
defined, 2.48, 6.3, 10.10
detachment in, 6.13–26, 8.12
detachment via, 4.27
Kṛṣṇa consciousness &, 6.1–4
process for, 5.27
determination in, 6.24, 18.33
devotional, 5.4–5
types of, 2.39 (2–5)
See also: Devotional service
dhyāna-, 6.13 (1), 6.20, 6.47, 7.3
difficult, 6.37
for even Arjuna, 6.33–34
discipline of mind necessary for, 6.26
disciplines of, 6.11–26
eightfold process of, 5.27, 5.29, 6.37, 6.40, 6.47
Kṛṣṇa consciousness &, 6.1
elevation via, 4.28
faith &, 6.24
goal of, 2.62, 3.3
achievement of, 6.45
as return to Godhead, 6.15
as Supersoul realization, 6.13
haṭha-, 4.29, 6.20, 6.47, 8.14, 8.23, 13.25
highest, 6.3, 6.6
bhakti-yoga as, 6.47, 10.10
Kṛṣṇa consciousness as, 6.47, 7.1
jñāna-, 3.16, 5.29, 6.13 (1), 6.46, 6.47, 7.3, 8.14, 8.23, 9.2 (11), 9.3
compared with bhakti-yoga, 10.10, 12.5 (1–2, 4)
in Kali-yuga, 6.11, 6.20, 6.33, 6.35, 6.37, 15.11
karma-, 2.39 (2), 2.51, 3.1–43, 5.29, 6.1, 6.20, 6.46, 6.47, 8.14, 8.23, 9.2 (11), 9.3
bhakti-yoga &, 10.10
goal of, 5.4
sāṅkhya-yoga &, 5.4
kinds of, 6.47
Kṛṣṇa
encourages, 2.50
as master of, 18.75
Kṛṣṇa consciousness
&, 5.27, 5.29, 6.3, 6.4, 6.36, 6.40, 7.1, 9.22
as, 2.48
as best, 6.20
compared with, 6.1
transcendental to, 4.28
liberation via, 6.27–28, 8.14
Lord & living entity united in, 6.47
meditation process in, 5.27
mental discipline in, 6.18–27, 6.36
Patañjali &, 4.27, 6.20
perfection of, 6.25, 18.49–50
practices in, 6.11–17
practitioners of. See: Yogī(s)
prāṇāyāma-, 4.29
process of, 6.11–18
purpose & goal of, 6.5, 6.6, 6.20
rāja-, 6.47
recommended by Kṛṣṇa, 6.46
requirements for, 6.11–17
return to Godhead via, 6.15
sāṅkhya-, Introduction, 2.1, 2.39 (1, 3–4), 3.3, 4.28, 7.4, 13.25, 15.1
as analytical study, 2.39
as bhakti-yoga, 2.39 (3–4)
buddhi-yoga &, 3.3
compared to finding root, 5.4
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defined, 2.39 (1), 18.13
devotional service &, 5.4–5
goal of, 5.4–5
karma-yoga &, 5.4
of Kṛṣṇa, 2.39
sense control &, 2.48, 4.29, 5.27, 6.11–18, 8.12
siddhis, 6.20
sitting postures in, 6.3
at time of death, 8.5, 8.10, 8.13
trance in, 6.20, 6.25–26
types of, 2.39 (2–5), 3.16
See also: specific yogas
yogārūḍha stage of, 6.3, 18.49
yogārurukṣu stage of, 6.3
See also: Yogī(s)
Yoga-māyā
Arjuna &, Introduction
knowledge about Lord covered by, 10.17
Yoga-sūtras
cited
on proper meditation, 2.61
on soul & sense enjoyment, 4.27
quoted on self-realization, 6.20
Yogeśvara, Kṛṣṇa as, 11.4
Yogī(s), Introduction, 2.60, 2.61, 2.70, 3.6, 3.33, 4.11, 5.22, 6.15, 6.18–27, 6.27–28, 8.14, 8.23, 8.24, 12.6 (3), 15.11
bhakti-, 8.14
See also: Devotee(s)
compared
to cloud, 6.38
with pure devotee, 8.14
to snake charmer, 2.58
to tortoise, 2.58
death of, time of, 8.23–26
detachment of, 5.11, 6.2
devotee, 4.25, 6.15, 6.32, 9.27, 10.3, 18.1, 18.75
compared with, 2.61, 6.32, 8.23, 8.24
equal vision of, 6.29
haṭha-, 6.47
highest, 6.32
devotee as, Introduction
Kṛṣṇa defines, Introduction
kinds of, 6.47
qualifications of, 6.8
renunciation by, 6.18
requirements for, 6.11–18
sacrifice by, 4.25
success for, 6.45
Supersoul seen by, 6.29–30
transcendental vision of, 6.29–30
unsuccessful, 6.37–45
See also: Yoga; specific yogīs
Yudhāmanyu, 1.6
Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, 1.1, 1.15, 1.16–19, 10.27, 18.78 (2)
Kṛṣṇa & Arjuna supported, 18.78 (2)
qualities of, 18.78 (1)
Yuga(s)
cycle of, 8.17
durations of, 4.1 (5), 8.17
See also: Kali-yuga
Yukta-vairāgya, 9.28
Yuyudhāna, 1.4