Index

humans must be educated to understand, 54 ¶

Kṛṣṇa consciousness concerned with, 63 ¶

See also krsna ¶

self-indulgence as way of life in, 52 ¶

as parts of supreme whole, 87 ¶

distinction between humans and, 27-28 ¶

do not need education to eat, etc., 34 ¶

God realization not possible for, 69 ¶

killing of as serious as killing humans, 31 ¶

materialists compared to, 4 ¶

modern education preparing men to be, 41-42 ¶

no restrictions for, 53 ¶

one is food for another, 35 ¶

agreed to execute Kṛṣṇa’s order, 24 ¶

Kṛṣṇa’s final instructions to, 68 ¶

Kṛṣṇa imparted spiritual knowledge to, 5 ¶

deny God due to sinful activities, 25 ¶

different types of, 26 ¶

liberation not achieved by, 49 ¶

necessitates thoughtfulness, sobriety and meditation, 57-58 ¶

performed in knowledge, 50-51 ¶

required for sinful activities, 44 ¶

sinning again after, 44-46, 49 ¶

Kṛṣṇa consciousness based on, 9-10 ¶

no one completely purified by, 82 ¶

principles of, 53-55 ¶

sins liquidated by, 66 ¶

See also Tapasya ¶

acceptance of, 6-8 ¶

forced on all by material nature, 11 ¶

Kṛṣṇa as best and ultimate, 11 ¶

on composition of material body, 42 ¶

a perfect book of knowledge, 10 ¶

a principal book of knowledge, 6 ¶

hearing Kṛṣṇa’s glories from, 11 ¶

on becoming free from birth, 29 ¶

on brahma-bhutah stage of liberation, 86-87 ¶

on charity, 56 ¶

on divisions of human society, 63-64 ¶

on fate of unsuccessful yogis, 90-91 ¶

on happiness in mode of goodness, 89 ¶

on immortality of soul, 26-27 ¶

on Kṛṣṇa as seed-giving father, 32 ¶

on Kṛṣṇa in everyone’s heart, 24 ¶

on law of karma, 81-82 ¶

on lowest of mankind, 76 ¶

on offering food to Kṛṣṇa, 35-36 ¶

on personal surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 77 ¶

on rareness of devotional service, 69 ¶

on rareness of great souls, 75 ¶

on reaching supreme destination, 17 ¶

on real renunciation, 62 ¶

on returning to Kṛṣṇa in this life, 91 ¶

on seeing Kṛṣṇa everywhere, 96-97 ¶

on total dependence on Kṛṣṇa, 68 ¶

on transcending modes of nature, 46-47 ¶

on twenty-four hour a day devotional service, 88 ¶

peace formula clearly given in, 38-39 ¶

quoted, 2, 3, 8-9, 11 ¶

spiritual knowledge given by Kṛṣṇa in, 5 ¶

executed devotional service in family life, 18 ¶

See devotional_service ¶

atonement for sins in, 26 ¶

God called supreme father in, 92 ¶

See also scriptures ¶

of devotees a great offense, 14 ¶

as result of sinful activities, 82 ¶

becomes useless in time, 34 ¶

components of, 43 ¶

gotten according to karma, 44 ¶

liberation as knowing oneself separate from, 85 ¶

one in knowledge doesn’t see, 58 ¶

soul as proprietor of, 5 ¶

dancing with Kṛṣṇa in, 98 ¶

how to prepare, 29 ¶

accepts Kṛṣṇa as supreme controller, 7 ¶

as spiritual master of Narada, 7 ¶

principles of defined, 54-55 ¶

prescribe atonement for sins, 26 ¶

qualifications of, 63-64 ¶

on greatness of God, 84 ¶

on seeing Kṛṣṇa always, 97 ¶

spiritual world described in, 15 ¶

Kṛṣṇa compared to sun in, 80 ¶

as chief exponent of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in this age, 15-16 ¶

Kṛṣṇa consciousness by His mercy, 69 ¶

on seed of devotional service, 66-67 ¶

six Gosvamis His chief disciples, 21 ¶

Vasudeva Datta His associate, 40 ¶

on real teacher, 70-71 ¶

defined, 54-55 ¶

discussed by Sukadeva and Pariksit, 13 ¶

perfection of life achieved by, 11 ¶

See also hare_krsna_mantra ¶

in three modes of nature, 56 ¶

Kṛṣṇa asks for, 56 ¶

making best use of, 59-60 ¶

teaches man’s relationship with God, 70 ¶

doesn’t understand control of Kṛṣṇa, 4 ¶

for temporary happiness only, 17 ¶

in dire need of God consciousness, 88 ¶

need of proper education in, 27 ¶

operates on animal propensities, 69 ¶

saintly kings in, 9 ¶

teaches tapasya, 52 ¶

to free one from material life, 18 ¶

demons recognize God as, 95 ¶

devotees know destination after, 98 ¶

material world as place of, 94 ¶

need for instructions on life after, 27 ¶

no one can protect himself from, 28-29 ¶

one should atone for sins before, 41 ¶

always compassionate for others’ distress, 40 ¶

by offering food to Kṛṣṇa we become, 60 ¶

do not eat meat, 35-36 ¶

engaged always in Kṛṣṇa’s service, 71 ¶

formerly kings were, 9 ¶

freed from all sins, 77 ¶

go to Kṛṣṇa without fail, 91 ¶

know destination after death, 98 ¶

Kṛṣṇa visible only to, 97 ¶

manifest all good qualities, 87-88 ¶

neither hanker nor lament, 44 ¶

see God in His personal form, 95 ¶

simply happy serving Kṛṣṇa, 93 ¶

their mission to save sinful men, 16-17 ¶

See also Vaisnavas ¶

attained by mercy of pure devotee, 78 ¶

can solve real problems of life, 73 ¶

executed in family life, 18-19 ¶

executed morning to night, 88 ¶

executed with no anxiety, 18 ¶

leads to highest knowledge, 74-75 ¶

must be rendered with love, 89 ¶

nine processes of, 88-89 ¶

only fortunate take to, 71 ¶

perfection of life by, 79 ¶

receiving seed of, 66-67 ¶

sins negated by, 82 ¶

transcending modes of nature by, 46-47 ¶

See also krsna_consciousness ¶

executed devotional service in family life, 18-19 ¶

his history, 9 ¶

took to devotional service for material profit, 67 ¶

we cannot imitate, 10 ¶

knowledge received through, 8-9 ¶

See also spiritual_master ¶

no scientific solution for, 28 ¶

sinful activities compared to, 26 ¶

defective in modern civilization, 27 ¶

for sense gratification only, 81 ¶

improvement of, 35 ¶

none without spiritual knowledge, 34, 73 ¶

preparing men to become animals, 41-42 ¶

material works under Kṛṣṇa’s control, 2-4 ¶

of Kṛṣṇa sustains everything, 36 ¶

properly used when directed to Kṛṣṇa, 55 ¶

devotional service executed in, 18-19 ¶

See krsna ¶

as one of Lord Caitanya’s chief disciples, 21 ¶

Gosvamis always absorbed in mood of, 21 ¶

as chief disciples of Lord Caitanya, 21 ¶

comes automatically in devotional service, 67-68 ¶

in mode of goodness, 89 ¶

modern civilization for temporary, 17 ¶

not obtained by imitating God, 76 ¶

of knowing oneself to be Brahman, 44 ¶

workinghardf or illusory, 94 ¶

cleanses dust from mind, 80-81 ¶

one never grows tired of, 89 ¶

Vaisnava bestows gift of, 88 ¶

See Kṛṣṇa consciousness ¶

as example of undisturbed man, 65-66 ¶

devotee willing to go, 17 ¶

killed by Lord Nrsimhadeva, 28 ¶

saw Kṛṣṇa as death personified, 95 ¶

duty of, 70 ¶

milk intended for, 59 ¶

must be educated to know Absolute Truth, 54 ¶

problems created by, 72 ¶

restriction is for, 53 ¶

sinful sent to hellish planets, 14 ¶

See also human_life ¶

for knowledge and detachment, 75 ¶

meant for asking about problems of life, 27-28, 50, 57 ¶

meant for austerity, 51 ¶

meant for victory over laws of nature, 34 ¶

meant for tapasya, 54 ¶

See also human_beings ¶

automatically taught tapasya, 52 ¶

examples of severe austerities among, 51-52 ¶

on completeness of Kṛṣṇa, 72-73 ¶

on proprietorship of Kṛṣṇa, 58-59 ¶

aggrieved by miserable conditions of people, 14 ¶

died for our sins, 40 ¶

as one of Lord Caitanya’s chief disciples, 21 ¶

reject material world, 94 ¶

people unfortunate in, 15 ¶

gives example of sober man, 65 ¶

binds one, 81-82 ¶

described. 25-26 ¶

See also work ¶

take material world as everything, 94 ¶

their problems never solved, 51 ¶

try to enjoy this world, 61 ¶

animals same as killing humans, 31-32 ¶

knowledge passed down by saintly, 9 ¶

as realization of spirit soul, 43 ¶

austerity necessary for, 52, 58 ¶

Bhagavad-gita as principal book of, 6 ¶

comes from Kṛṣṇa, 24 ¶

devotional service leads to, 74-75 ¶

difference between man’s and animal’s, 4-5 ¶

human life meant for, 54 ¶

liberation through, 86 ¶

miseries due to lack of, 49-50 ¶

perfect, 85 ¶

real atonement performed in, 50-51 ¶

See also knowledge_spiritual ¶

from perfect books of knowledge, 10 ¶

imparted in Bhagavad-gita, 5 ¶

no real education without, 34 ¶

received in disciplic succession, 8-9 ¶

through Kṛṣṇa, 1-11 ¶

God called supreme father in, 92 ¶

teaches man’s relationship with God, 70 ¶

See also scriptures ¶

accepted as God by Vedic authorities, 6-9 ¶

as best and ultimate authority, 11 ¶

as center of all creation, 85 ¶

as death personified, 95 ¶

as our eternal well-wisher, 11 ¶

as perfect person, 6, 91-92 ¶

as supreme controller, 7 ¶

as supreme enjoyer, 85 ¶

as supreme eternal, 39 ¶

as supreme father, 32, 37, 38, 87 ¶

as Supreme Personality of Godhead, 2, 6-7, 77 ¶

as supreme proprietor, 56, 86 ¶

as the supreme witness, 23-24 ¶

beyond our sensual range, 10 ¶

by grace of spiritual master one gets, 78 ¶

compared to sun, 78, 80 ¶

His body full of eternity, knowledge and bliss, 98 ¶

His energy sustains everything, 36 ¶

how to see Him everywhere, 95-97 ¶

imparted spiritual knowledge to Arjuna, 5 ¶

is behind cosmic manifestation, 3, 6 ¶

is perfect and complete, 73 ¶

living beings as parts and parcels of, 2, 32, 37, 38, 84, 92 ¶

necessity of bowing down before, 20-21 ¶

never tolerates offenses to devotees, 14 ¶

not an ordinary man, 77 ¶

realized through ears and tongue, 10 ¶

reveals Himself in heart of devotee, 88 ¶

rises like thousands of suns, 66 ¶

treats us like small children, 62 ¶

understood by surrender, 10-11 ¶

visible only to devotees, 97 ¶

aim of defined, 1-2 ¶

allows one to make friends with Kṛṣṇa, 37 ¶

anyone can adopt, 10 ¶

as goal of real education, 75 ¶

as real solution to problems of life, 28-29 ¶

based on austerity, 9-10 ¶

bestowed on disciple by pure devotee, 15 ¶

compared to big hammer, 79-80 ¶

concerned with Absolute Truth, 63 ¶

executed in family life, 18-19 ¶

exemplified by Arjuna, 24 ¶

guarantees reaching supreme destination, 17 ¶

ideas to be studied in, 57-58 ¶

learning steadiness in, 61-68 ¶

Lord Caitanya as chief exponent of, 15, 69 ¶

meant for fortunate, 67 ¶

one’s spiritual nature invoked by, 46 ¶

peace only through, 80 ¶

philosophy elaborated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam, 13 ¶

Prahlada describes art of remaining in, 19-20 ¶

progress never lost in, 90 ¶

to awaken mankind to normal condition, 4, 93 ¶

world accepted as real but temporary in, 83 ¶

See also devotional_service ¶

described in Brahma-sam-hita, 15 ¶

how to go to, 29 ¶

See also world_spiritual ¶

affect only those who identify with body, 44 ¶

human life meant for victory over, 34 ¶

living beings eat other living beings by, 59 ¶

one cannot save himself from, 23, 31-32 ¶

stronger exploits weaker by, 35 ¶

as knowing oneself as separate from body, 85 ¶

by knowledge, 86 ¶

means serving, 88 ¶

not achieved by atonement, 49 ¶

Mayavadis and saints anxious for their own, 16-17, 19-20 ¶

afflicted by madness in material world, 1 ¶

as parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, 2, 32, 37, 38, 76, 84, 92 ¶

as subordinate eternals, 39 ¶

eat other living beings, 59 ¶

8,400,000 species of, 15 ¶

in different bodies, 32 ¶

moving and nonmoving, 3-4 ¶

rewarded and punished according to work, 33 ¶

transmigration of, 15, 33-34, 55, 75 ¶

who want to become God, 83-84 ¶

See also soul ¶

begins with give and take, 36-37 ¶

devotional service rendered in, 47, 89 ¶

ground for universal, 38 ¶

learning to, 31-47 ¶

veil of maya dissolved by, 97 ¶

perfection of life by chanting, 10 ¶

See also hare_krsna_mantra ¶

exhales and inhales universes, 77 ¶

sanctions life for life, 31 ¶

Materialists ¶

compared to animals, 4 ¶

considered haunted, 1 ¶

forces authority on all, 11 ¶

living beings impregnated in, 32 ¶

See also world_material ¶

false independence as, 11 ¶

Kṛṣṇa obscures Himself with veil of, 97 ¶

last snare of, 86 ¶

material scientists haunted by, 1 ¶

anxious for their personal salvation, 16-17 ¶

Meditation defined, 5 ¶

Vaisnava as ocean of, 88 ¶

living beings struggling with, 2 ¶

sins committed by, 22-23 ¶

due to lack of knowledge, 49-50 ¶

God conscious person not subject to, 87 ¶

material world meant for, 94 ¶

charity in, 56 ¶

habits formed by association with, 46 ¶

people maddened by, 4 ¶

See also material_nature; world_material ¶

accepts Kṛṣṇa as God, 7 ¶

as spiritual master of Dhruva Maharaja, 9 ¶

as Vyasadeva’s spiritual master, 7 ¶

killed Hiranyakasipu, 28 ¶

Prahlada’s prayer to, 16-17 ¶

estimates 8,400,000 species of life, 15 ¶

anxious to save fallen souls, 40 ¶

as Vaisnava devotee, 14 ¶

discussed chanting holy names, 13 ¶

his Vaisnava compassion, 21 ¶

on sinning after atonement, 44-45, 49 ¶

constant glorification of, 19 ¶

described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13 ¶

formula given in Bhagavad-gita, 38-39 ¶

impossible in material world, 94 ¶

only through Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 80 ¶

prescribed in Bible, 26 ¶

See also atonement; austerity; Tapasya ¶

explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13-14 ¶

heavenly and hellish, 13-14, 15 ¶

describes art of remaining in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 19-20 ¶

executed devotional service in family life, 18-19 ¶

his mission, 17 ¶

his prayer to Lord Nrsimha-deva, 16-17 ¶

saw Kṛṣṇa as beloved Lord, 95 ¶

as food offered to Kṛṣṇa, 9, 10 ¶

of Prahlada to Lord Nrsimhadeva, 16-17 ¶

Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21 ¶

Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21 ¶

sober man knows principles of, 65-66 ¶

superior and inferior approaches to, 71-72 ¶

See also devotional_service ¶

as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21 ¶

See liberation ¶

as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21 ¶

fall down to welfare work, 83 ¶

claim they will stop death, 28 ¶

engaged in animal technology, 4 ¶

haunted by illusion, 1 ¶

postulate theories of creation, 6 ¶

all forbid killing, 45 ¶

all Vedic prescribe vegetarianism, 59 ¶

atonement described in, 25-26, 44-45 ¶

describe heavenly and hellish planets, 13 ¶

give dimension of spirit soul, 32-33 ¶

on illusion of living beings, 43 ¶

prescribe atonement for sins, 31 ¶

scrutinizingly studied by six Gosvamis, 21 ¶

See also bible; koran; bhagavad-gita; srimad-bhagavatam; vedas ¶

to develop love of God, 71 ¶

educational systems for, 81 ¶

fallen people work hard for, 20 ¶

work for entangles one, 82 ¶

living beings struggling with, 2 ¶

one can’t imagine soul with, 84 ¶

tongue most difficult to control, 10 ¶

as pivot of material attraction, 58 ¶

in spiritual world, 92 ¶

restriction of in spiritual life, 9, 53, 54-55 ¶

all problems created by, 73-74 ¶

atheists deny God due to 25 ¶

atonement for, 25-26, 31, 40-41, 44 ¶

cancelled by surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 77 ¶

Jesus Christ died for our, 40 ¶

everyone responsible for his own, 40 ¶

in material life we are forced to commit, 51 ¶

liquidated by austerity, 66 ¶

negated by devotional service, 82 ¶

various ways of committing, 22-23 ¶

as example of undisturbed man, 65 ¶

as proprietor of material body, 5 ¶

cannot be seen by microscope, 5 ¶

dimensions of, 32-33 ¶

has no connection with material activities, 93 ¶

immortality of, 26-27 ¶

in diseased condition, 26-27 ¶

knowledge as realization of, 43 ¶

smaller than atom, 84 ¶

takes body according to work, 33 ¶

transmigration of, 55 ¶

See also living_beings ¶

devotional service by mercy of, 77-78 ¶

seed of devotional service received from, 66-67 ¶

See also devotees ¶

as original commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, 79 ¶

as perfect book of knowledge, 10 ¶

describes men who are like asses and cows, 42 ¶

describes one living being as food for another, 35 ¶

describes people in age of Kali, 15 ¶

hearing Kṛṣṇa’s glories from, 11 ¶

on knowledge and liberation, 85-86 ¶

on real atonement, 57 ¶

planetary systems explained in, 13-14 ¶

prescribes austerity, 51 ¶

Sridhara Svami as original commentator on, 79 ¶

his description of six Gosvamis, 21 ¶

discussed chanting holy names, 13 ¶

recommends atonement for sins, 40-41, 44 ¶

recommends tapasya, 51 ¶

See krsna ¶

brings freedom from fear, 87 ¶

clears path to kingdom of God, 20-21 ¶

Kṛṣṇa understood by, 10-11 ¶

human life meant for, 51, 54 ¶

required for advancement of knowledge, 52, 58 ¶

severe examples of, 51-52 ¶

forbid all killing, 32 ¶

in material world, 15 ¶

of soul, 33-34, 55, 75 ¶

cannot stop war, 49-50 ¶

can’t solve real problems, 73 ¶

Maha-Visnu exhales and inhales, 77 ¶

planetary systems within, 13-14 ¶

ignore real problems of life, 4-6 ¶

See also education ¶

always compassionate for others’ distress, 14, 21 ¶

as oceans of mercy, 88 ¶

do not eat meat, 35-36 ¶

emphasize surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 20-21 ¶

their mission to save sinful men, 16-17, 40 ¶

willing to go to hell, 17 ¶

See also devotees ¶

as incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, 56 ¶

as associate of Lord Caitanya, 40 ¶

confirms Absolute Truth is original father, 92 ¶

God called supreme father in, 92 ¶

Kṛṣṇa accepted as God in, 6-7 ¶

Kṛṣṇa consciousness based on, 80 ¶

on animal technology, 4 ¶

on Kṛṣṇa as maintainer of all, 72 ¶

on regulated life of tapasya, 54 ¶

teach man’s relationship with God, 70 ¶

Vyasadeva as author of, 7 ¶

See also srimad-bhagavatam, bhagavad-gita, scriptures ¶

not important in itself, 36 ¶

one in knowledge naturally takes to, 58 ¶

prescribed in all Vedic scriptures, 59 ¶

Vimudhas described, 18 ¶

work done as sacrifice for, 41, 82 ¶

See also krsna ¶

falldown of, 82-83 ¶

attitude of residents of, 93-94 ¶

accepts Kṛṣṇa as God, 7 ¶

as author of Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13 ¶

as author of Vedas, 7 ¶

binds one to material world, 41 ¶

done as sacrifice for Visnu, 41, 82 ¶

of a brahmana, 64 ¶

soul takes body according to, 33 ¶

See also karma_laws_of ¶

as great machine, 3, 6 ¶

controlled by external energy of Kṛṣṇa, 2 ¶

creation of artificial comforts in, 18 ¶

devotees don’t return to, 98 ¶

equipped as complete whole, 73 ¶

fruitive workers try to enjoy, 61 ¶

God forgotten in, 92 ¶

living beings afflicted by madness in, 1 ¶

living beings transmigrating in, 15 ¶

rejected by mental speculators, 94 ¶

work binds one to, 41, 82 ¶

See also material_nature, modes_of_nature ¶

described in Brahma-samhita, 15 ¶

full of desire trees, 14-15 ¶

Kṛṣṇa remembered in, 92 ¶

based on regulation and control, 64 ¶

See also devotional_service ¶

fate of unsuccessful, 90-91 ¶

greatest of, 89 ¶

not completely purified by austerities, 82 ¶

unaware of their illusory condition, 94 ¶