# Devotees *Pure devotees and servants of the Lord* **Total entries:** 195 (including 2 major comprehensive entries) *** ## Major Topics (Comprehensive Entries) *These are the most extensive and comprehensive entries on devotees:* - [[index/entries/devotee-of-supreme-lord|Devotee of Supreme Lord]] (141KB) - Complete compilation on devotees and devotion - [[index/entries/spiritual-master|Spiritual Master]] (45KB) - Comprehensive guide to the guru principle ## Associates of Lord Caitanya *Eternal associates and followers of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu* ### Pañca-tattva (Five Principal Associates) - [[index/entries/advaita-acarya|Advaita Ācārya]] - Incarnation aspect - [[index/entries/nityananda-lord|Nityānanda Prabhu]] - First expansion - [[index/entries/gadadhara-pandita|Gadādhara Paṇḍita]] - Internal potency - [[index/S#srivasa thakura|Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura]] - Marginal potency - [[index/entries/ramananda-raya|Rāmānanda Rāya]] - Confidential associate ### Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana *Principal followers who spread Lord Caitanya's teachings* - [[index/entries/rupa-gosvami|Rūpa Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/sanatana-gosvami|Sanātana Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/jiva-gosvami|Jīva Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/gopala-bhatta-gosvami|Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/raghunatha-bhatta-gosvami|Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/raghunatha-dasa-gosvami|Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī]] ### Other Associates - [[index/entries/bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvati-thakura|Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura]] - [[index/entries/bhaktivinoda-thakura|Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura]] - [[index/entries/bilvamangala-thakura|Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura]] - [[index/entries/madhavendra-puri|Mādhavendra Purī]] - [[index/entries/sarvabhauma-bhattacarya|Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya]] - [[index/entries/haridasa-thakura|Haridāsa Ṭhākura]] ## Associates of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana *Eternal associates in Kṛṣṇa's childhood pastimes displaying mādhurya-rasa* - [[index/entries/gopis|Gopīs]] - Cowherd maidens - [[index/entries/nanda-maharaja|Nanda Mahārāja]] - Foster father - [[index/entries/radharani-srimati|Rādhārāṇī, Śrīmatī]] - Supreme consort - [[index/entries/yasoda-mother|Yaśodā, Mother]] - Foster mother - [[index/entries/subala|Subala]] - Intimate cowherd friend - [[index/S#sudāmā|Sudāmā]] - Poor brāhmaṇa friend ## Associates of Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā *Eternal associates in Kṛṣṇa's royal pastimes* - [[index/entries/uddhava|Uddhava]] - Most confidential associate - [[index/entries/akrura|Akrūra]] - Uncle and devotee - [[index/entries/vasudeva|Vasudeva]] - Father - [[index/entries/devaki|Devakī]] - Mother - [[index/entries/rukmini-queen|Rukmiṇī]] - Principal queen - [[index/entries/satyabhama-queen|Satyabhāmā]] - Queen ## Companions of the Pāṇḍavas *The five Pāṇḍava brothers and their family members* - [[index/entries/arjuna|Arjuna]] - Third Pāṇḍava, friend of Kṛṣṇa - [[index/entries/bhima|Bhīma]] - Second Pāṇḍava - [[index/entries/yudhisthira-maharaja|Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja]] - Eldest Pāṇḍava - [[index/N#Nakula|Nakula]] - Fourth Pāṇḍava - [[index/S#Sahadeva|Sahadeva]] - Fifth Pāṇḍava - [[index/entries/draupadi|Draupadī]] - Wife of Pāṇḍavas - [[index/entries/kunti-queen|Kuntī]] - Mother of Pāṇḍavas - [[index/entries/vidura|Vidura]] - Uncle and well-wisher ## Great Devotee Kings *Righteous kings and emperors who were exemplary devotees* - [[index/entries/ambarisa-maharaja|Ambarīṣa Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/bali-maharaja|Bali Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/dhruva-maharaja|Dhruva Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/prahlada-maharaja|Prahlāda Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/pariksit-maharaja|Parīkṣit Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/prthu-maharaja|Pṛthu Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/bharata-maharaja|Bharata Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/citraketu-king|Citraketu Mahārāja]] - [[index/entries/gajendra-elephant-king|Gajendra]] - Elephant king - [[index/M#Mucukunda|Mucukunda]] - [[index/R#Rantideva, historical accounts on|Rantideva]] ## Sampradāya Ācāryas *Spiritual masters in authorized disciplic successions* - [[index/entries/madhvacarya|Madhvācārya]] - Founder of Brahma-Madhva sampradāya - [[index/entries/ramanujacarya|Rāmānujācārya]] - Founder of Śrī sampradāya - [[index/entries/yamunacarya|Yāmunācārya]] - Predecessor of Rāmānuja - [[index/V#Vallabhācārya|Vallabhācārya]] - Founder of Puṣṭimārga ## Devotee Sages *Great ṛṣis and munis who are devotees of the Lord* - [[index/entries/narada-muni|Nārada Muni]] - [[index/entries/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] - [[index/entries/sukadeva-gosvami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/suta-gosvami|Sūta Gosvāmī]] - [[index/entries/maitreya-rsi|Maitreya Ṛṣi]] - [[index/entries/devahuti|Devahūti]] - [[index/entries/kardama-muni|Kardama Muni]] - [[index/entries/atri-muni|Atri Muni]] - [[index/entries/kasyapa-muni|Kaśyapa Muni]] ## Other Notable Devotees - [[index/entries/aditi|Aditi]] - Mother of demigods - [[index/entries/ajamila|Ajāmila]] - Saved by chanting - [[index/entries/hanuman|Hanumān]] - Devotee of Rāma - [[index/V#Vibhīṣaṇa|Vibhīṣaṇa]] - Brother of Rāvaṇa - [[index/J#Jaṭāyu|Jaṭāyu]] - Eagle devotee - Śabarī - Tribal woman devotee - [[index/K#Kānyakubja|Kubjā]] - Hunchback woman ## Women Devotees - [[index/entries/draupadi|Draupadī]] - [[index/entries/kunti-queen|Kuntī]] - [[index/entries/gandhari|Gāndhārī]] - [[index/entries/devahuti|Devahūti]] - [[index/entries/suniti-queen|Sunīti]] - Mother of Dhruva - Mīrā Bāī - Medieval poetess - [[index/A#Āṇḍāl|Āṇḍāl]] - Tamil Ālvār ## Tamil Ālvārs *Twelve Tamil Vaiṣṇava saint-poets* - Nammālvār - [[index/A#Āṇḍāl|Āṇḍāl]] - Periyālvār - [[index/K#Kulaśekhara Mahārāja quoted on remembering Kṛṣṇa at death|Kulaśekhara]] ## Types & Categories of Devotees *General classifications and characteristics* - [[index/entries/bhakta|Bhakta(s)]] - General term - [[index/entries/maha-bhagavata|Mahā-bhāgavata(s)]] - Topmost devotees - [[index/entries/mahajanas|Mahājanas]] - Twelve authorities - [[index/entries/mahatma|Mahātmā(s)]] - Great souls - [[index/entries/nitya-siddha|Nitya-siddha(s)]] - Eternally perfect - [[index/entries/paramahamsa|Paramahaṁsa(s)]] - Swan-like devotees - [[index/entries/pure-devotee|Pure devotee(s)]] - Unalloyed devotees - [[index/entries/sadhana-siddha|Sādhana-siddhas]] - Perfected by practice - [[index/entries/sadhu|Sādhu(s)]] - Saintly persons - [[index/entries/vaisnava|Vaiṣṇavas]] - Devotees of Viṣṇu ***