# Wiki Articles Educational content on key topics from Śrīla Prabhupāda's teachings. Each article uses embedded scripture references for accuracy and zero duplication. --- ## Personalities ### Great Devotees - [[wiki/articles/prahlada-maharaja|Prahlāda Mahārāja]] — The child devotee of Lord Nrsimhadeva - [[wiki/articles/dhruva-maharaja|Dhruva Mahārāja]] — Achieved the Lord through determination - [[wiki/articles/ambarisa-maharaja|Ambarīṣa Mahārāja]] — Perfect engagement of all senses - [[wiki/articles/bali-maharaja|Bali Mahārāja]] — Gave everything to Lord Vamana - [[wiki/articles/bharata-maharaja|Bharata Mahārāja]] — Renounced his kingdom for spiritual life - [[wiki/articles/prthu-maharaja|Pṛthu Mahārāja]] — The ideal Vedic monarch - [[wiki/articles/ajamila|Ajāmila]] — Delivered by chanting the holy name - [[wiki/articles/janaka-maharaja|Janaka Mahārāja]] — The self-realized king - [[wiki/articles/hanuman|Hanumān]] — The perfect servant of Lord Rāma ### Speakers and Sages - [[wiki/articles/vyasadeva|Vyāsadeva]] — Author of the Vedic literatures - [[wiki/articles/sukadeva-goswami|Śukadeva Gosvāmī]] — Narrator of Srimad-Bhagavatam - [[wiki/articles/king-pariksit|King Parīkṣit]] — The ideal hearer - [[wiki/articles/the-speaker-and-listener-of-bhagavatam|The speaker and listener of Bhāgavatam]] — Their divine exchange - [[wiki/articles/narada-muni|Nārada Muni]] — The eternal preacher - [[wiki/articles/maitreya-muni|Maitreya Muni]] — Teacher of Vidura - [[wiki/articles/vidura|Vidura]] — The righteous uncle - [[wiki/articles/great-sages-and-munis|Great sages and munis]] — Overview of great sages ### The Pandavas and Associates - [[wiki/articles/arjuna|Arjuna]] — Recipient of the Gita - [[wiki/articles/king-yudhisthira|King Yudhiṣṭhira]] — The dharma king - [[wiki/articles/queen-kuntis-prayers|Queen Kuntī's prayers]] — Prayers of devotion - [[wiki/articles/draupadi|Draupadī]] — Protected by Krishna - [[wiki/articles/bhismadeva|Bhīṣmadeva]] — The great patriarch - [[wiki/articles/the-pandava-family-and-associates|The Pāṇḍava family and associates]] — Complete family overview ### Krishna's Family - [[wiki/articles/devaki-and-vasudeva|Devakī and Vasudeva]] — Krishna's parents - [[wiki/articles/mother-yasoda-and-krsna|Mother Yaśodā and Kṛṣṇa]] — Divine maternal love - [[wiki/articles/uddhava|Uddhava]] — Krishna's most confidential associate - [[wiki/articles/krsnas-family-in-mathura|Kṛṣṇa's family in Mathurā]] — Family relationships - [[wiki/articles/vrindavan-family-tree|Vṛndāvana Family Tree]] — Complete relationship chart ### Avatāras of the Lord - [[wiki/articles/the-six-types-of-avataras|The six types of avatāras]] — Understanding incarnations - [[wiki/articles/lord-matsya|Lord Matsya]] — The fish incarnation - [[wiki/articles/lord-kurma|Lord Kūrma]] — The tortoise incarnation - [[wiki/articles/lord-varaha|Lord Varāha]] — The boar incarnation - [[wiki/articles/lord-nrsimhadeva|Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva]] — Protector of Prahlāda Mahārāja - [[wiki/articles/lord-vamana|Lord Vāmana]] — The dwarf incarnation - [[wiki/articles/lord-parasurama|Lord Paraśurāma]] — The warrior brāhmaṇa - [[wiki/articles/lord-ramacandra|Lord Rāmacandra]] — The ideal king and warrior - [[wiki/articles/lord-balarama|Lord Balarāma]] — Kṛṣṇa's first expansion - [[wiki/articles/lord-kalki|Lord Kalki]] — The future incarnation - [[wiki/articles/lord-kapila|Lord Kapila]] — Teacher of Sāṅkhya ### Demigods and Sages - [[wiki/articles/lord-brahma|Lord Brahmā]] — The first created being - [[wiki/articles/lord-siva|Lord Śiva]] — The greatest Vaishnava - [[wiki/articles/the-principal-demigods|The principal demigods]] — Their roles and worship - [[wiki/articles/the-role-of-demigods|The role of demigods]] — Understanding their position - [[wiki/articles/the-four-kumaras|The four Kumāras]] — The eternal sages - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-demons|The nature of demons]] — Understanding asuric nature ### Women Devotees - [[wiki/articles/srimati-radharani|Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī]] — The supreme devotee, Kṛṣṇa's eternal consort - [[wiki/articles/great-queens-and-women-devotees|Great queens and women devotees]] — Notable women in scripture - [[wiki/articles/devahuti|Devahūti]] — Received transcendental knowledge - [[wiki/articles/the-gopis-of-vrindavana|The gopīs of Vṛndāvana]] — The highest devotees - [[wiki/articles/the-position-of-women-in-vedic-culture|The position of women in Vedic culture]] — Traditional understanding ### Lord Caitanya and Associates - [[wiki/articles/lord-caitanya|Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu]] — The Golden Avatāra - [[wiki/articles/lord-nityananda|Lord Nityānanda]] — The Lord's first expansion - [[wiki/articles/advaita-acarya|Advaita Ācārya]] — Called the Lord to descend - [[wiki/articles/gadadhara-pandita|Gadādhara Paṇḍita]] — The Lord's internal potency - [[wiki/articles/srivasa-thakura|Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura]] — Representative of the jīvas - [[wiki/articles/haridasa-thakura|Haridāsa Ṭhākura]] — The nāmācārya - [[wiki/articles/rupa-gosvami|Rūpa Gosvāmī]] — Principal follower - [[wiki/articles/sanatana-gosvami|Sanātana Gosvāmī]] — Elder Gosvāmī ### Acharyas and Teachers - [[wiki/articles/the-great-acaryas|The great ācāryas]] — Madhva, Ramanuja, and the sampradayas - [[wiki/articles/madhvacarya|Madhvācārya]] — Founder of our sampradāya - [[wiki/articles/ramanujacarya|Rāmānujācārya]] — Śrī-sampradāya ācārya - [[wiki/articles/visvanatha-cakravarti|Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura]] — Great commentator on scripture - [[wiki/articles/jagannatha-dasa-babaji|Jagannātha dāsa Bābājī]] — Confirmed Lord Caitanya's birthplace - [[wiki/articles/bhaktivinoda-thakura|Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura]] — Pioneer of modern movement - [[wiki/articles/gaura-kisora-dasa-babaji|Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī]] — Paramahaṁsa renunciate - [[wiki/articles/bhaktisiddhanta-sarasvati|Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī]] — The lion guru - [[wiki/articles/the-six-gosvamis-of-vrindavana|The Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana]] — Lord Caitanya's followers - [[wiki/articles/the-spiritual-master|The spiritual master]] — The essential guide - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-guru|The importance of guru]] — Why we need guidance - [[wiki/articles/the-disciplic-succession|The disciplic succession]] — Parampara - [[wiki/articles/the-twelve-mahajanas|The twelve Mahājanas]] — The twelve authorities - [[wiki/articles/the-wandering-preachers|The wandering preachers]] — Traveling sannyasis ### Other Personalities - [[wiki/articles/great-kings-and-maharajas|Great kings and mahārājas]] — Notable Vedic kings - [[wiki/articles/kardama-muni|Kardama Muni]] — Father of Lord Kapila --- ## Philosophy ### The Soul and Liberation - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-the-soul|The nature of the soul]] — Eternal, conscious, blissful - [[wiki/articles/the-eternal-function-of-the-soul|The eternal function of the soul]] — Our constitutional position - [[wiki/articles/the-conditioned-soul|The conditioned soul]] — Bound by material nature - [[wiki/articles/the-spiritual-body|The spiritual body]] — Our eternal form - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-liberation|The nature of liberation]] — Mukti explained - [[wiki/articles/the-five-types-of-liberation|The five types of liberation]] — Different destinations - [[wiki/articles/the-goal-of-self-realization|The goal of self-realization]] — The ultimate aim - [[wiki/articles/the-material-body-as-a-vehicle|The material body as a vehicle]] — Body and soul - [[wiki/articles/the-stages-of-bhakti|The stages of bhakti]] — From śraddhā to prema - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-faith|The importance of faith]] — Śraddhā as the beginning ### Understanding Reality - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-acintya-bhedabheda|The philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda]] — Simultaneous oneness and difference - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-bhagavad-gita|The philosophy of Bhagavad-gītā]] — Essential teachings - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-the-vedas|The philosophy of the Vedas]] — Vedic knowledge system - [[wiki/articles/the-three-principles-of-vedic-knowledge|The three principles of Vedic knowledge]] — Sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana - [[wiki/articles/the-danger-of-impersonalism|The danger of impersonalism]] — Mayavada refuted - [[wiki/articles/the-science-of-god-realization|The science of God realization]] — Brahman, Paramatma, Bhagavan - [[wiki/articles/the-spiritual-world|The spiritual world]] — The eternal abode ### The Material World - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-material-existence|The nature of material existence]] — Understanding this world - [[wiki/articles/the-three-modes-of-material-nature|The three modes of material nature]] — Sattva, rajas, tamas - [[wiki/articles/the-power-of-maya|The power of Māyā]] — The illusory energy - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-time|The nature of time]] — Kala - [[wiki/articles/the-science-of-the-universe|The science of the universe]] — Vedic cosmology - [[wiki/articles/the-symptoms-of-kali-yuga|The symptoms of Kali-yuga]] — Signs of the age - [[wiki/articles/the-process-of-death-and-transmigration|The process of death and transmigration]] — Reincarnation - [[wiki/articles/the-science-of-reincarnation|The science of reincarnation]] — Understanding rebirth ### The Supreme Lord - [[wiki/articles/krsnas-divine-opulences|Kṛṣṇa's divine opulences]] — The six opulences - [[wiki/articles/the-energies-of-the-lord|The energies of the Lord]] — Para and apara prakriti - [[wiki/articles/the-supersoul-within|The Supersoul within]] — Paramatma - [[wiki/articles/the-universal-form-of-the-lord|The universal form of the Lord]] — Visvarupa - [[wiki/articles/the-mercy-of-lord-caitanya|The mercy of Lord Caitanya]] — Golden avatāra ### Understanding Karma and Suffering - [[wiki/articles/the-science-of-karma|The science of karma]] — Action and reaction - [[wiki/articles/the-three-types-of-suffering|The three types of suffering]] — Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika - [[wiki/articles/the-danger-of-material-attachment|The danger of material attachment]] — Bondage - [[wiki/articles/the-problem-of-sense-gratification|The problem of sense gratification]] — Material desires - [[wiki/articles/the-search-for-happiness|The search for happiness]] — Where to find it ### Mind and Consciousness - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-the-mind|The nature of the mind]] — Friend or enemy - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-ignorance|The nature of ignorance]] — Avidya - [[wiki/articles/the-different-types-of-yoga|The different types of yoga]] — Paths of realization ### Relationships with Krishna - [[wiki/articles/love-for-krsna|Love for Kṛṣṇa]] — Prema - [[wiki/articles/the-rasas-of-devotion|The rasas of devotion]] — Five primary relationships - [[wiki/articles/meeting-with-krsna|Meeting with Kṛṣṇa]] — Divine union - [[wiki/articles/separation-from-krsna|Separation from Kṛṣṇa]] — Viraha - [[wiki/articles/transcendental-emotions|Transcendental emotions]] — Bhava and ecstasy --- ## Practice ### Devotional Service - [[wiki/articles/the-nine-processes-of-devotional-service|The nine processes of devotional service]] — Shravanam, kirtanam, etc. - [[wiki/articles/the-process-of-devotional-service|The process of devotional service]] — Overview of bhakti - [[wiki/articles/the-supremacy-of-bhakti|The supremacy of bhakti]] — Why devotion is best - [[wiki/articles/service-to-the-lord|Service to the Lord]] — Practical engagement - [[wiki/articles/surrender-to-the-lord|Surrender to the Lord]] — Sharanagati - [[wiki/articles/the-six-symptoms-of-surrender|The six symptoms of surrender]] — Complete dedication - [[wiki/articles/the-qualifications-of-a-devotee|The qualifications of a devotee]] — Vaishnava qualities - [[wiki/articles/the-pure-devotees-characteristics|The pure devotee's characteristics]] — Uttama-adhikari ### Chanting and Hearing - [[wiki/articles/chanting-the-holy-names|Chanting the holy names]] — The yuga-dharma - [[wiki/articles/the-power-of-the-holy-name|The power of the holy name]] — Nama-mahima - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-krsnas-names|The glories of Kṛṣṇa's names]] — Why chanting works - [[wiki/articles/offenses-to-the-holy-name|Offenses to the holy name]] — What to avoid - [[wiki/articles/sacred-mantras-and-their-power|Sacred mantras and their power]] — Mantra science - [[wiki/articles/the-power-of-sound-vibration|The power of sound vibration]] — Shabda-brahma - [[wiki/articles/the-holy-name|The holy name]] — Non-different from Kṛṣṇa - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-hearing|The importance of hearing]] — Shravanam - [[wiki/articles/the-art-of-remembering-krsna|The art of remembering Kṛṣṇa]] — Smaranam ### Temple and Deity Worship - [[wiki/articles/deity-worship|Deity worship]] — Arcana - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-deity-worship|The importance of Deity worship]] — Why we worship the form - [[wiki/articles/the-temple-of-the-lord|The temple of the Lord]] — Sacred space - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-tulasi|The glories of tulasī]] — The sacred plant ### Sadhana and Regulation - [[wiki/articles/the-four-regulative-principles|The four regulative principles]] — Foundation of spiritual life - [[wiki/articles/the-regulative-principles|The regulative principles]] — Detailed explanation - [[wiki/articles/austerity-and-penance|Austerity and penance]] — Tapasya - [[wiki/articles/fasting-and-ekadasi|Fasting and Ekādaśī]] — Sacred observances - [[wiki/articles/the-principle-of-purification|The principle of purification]] — Becoming clean - [[wiki/articles/the-principle-of-yukta-vairagya|The principle of yukta-vairāgya]] — Balanced renunciation - [[wiki/articles/renunciation-and-detachment|Renunciation and detachment]] — Vairagya - [[wiki/articles/simplicity-and-cleanliness|Simplicity and cleanliness]] — Sattvik qualities ### Association and Community - [[wiki/articles/association-with-devotees|Association with devotees]] — Sadhu-sanga - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-association|The importance of association]] — Why association matters - [[wiki/articles/the-mercy-of-devotees|The mercy of devotees]] — Essential for advancement - [[wiki/articles/householder-life-in-krsna-consciousness|Householder life in Kṛṣṇa consciousness]] — Grihastha ashrama - [[wiki/articles/family-life-and-grhastha-asrama|Family life and gṛhastha-āśrama]] — The household order - [[wiki/articles/the-varnasrama-system|The varṇāśrama system]] — Social organization - [[wiki/articles/education-and-gurukula|Education and gurukula]] — Vedic education system ### Prasadam and Sacrifice - [[wiki/articles/prasadam-spiritual-food|Prasādam: spiritual food]] — Sanctified food - [[wiki/articles/the-importance-of-prasadam|The importance of prasādam]] — Why we honor prasadam - [[wiki/articles/sacrifice-and-yajna|Sacrifice and yajña]] — Vedic rituals - [[wiki/articles/the-meaning-of-sacrifice|The meaning of sacrifice]] — True sacrifice - [[wiki/articles/charity-and-giving|Charity and giving]] — Dana ### Pilgrimage - [[wiki/articles/pilgrimage-to-holy-places|Pilgrimage to holy places]] — Tīrtha-yātrā - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-vrindavana|The glories of Vṛndāvana]] — The holy dhāma - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-ganges|The glories of the Gaṅgā]] — Sacred river --- ## Scripture ### About the Scriptures - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-bhagavad-gita|The glories of Bhagavad-gītā]] — The essence of Vedic knowledge - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-srimad-bhagavatam|The glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam]] — The ripened fruit - [[wiki/articles/the-glories-of-caitanya-caritamrta|The glories of Caitanya-caritāmṛta]] — The post-graduate study - [[wiki/articles/the-message-of-isopanisad|The message of Īśopaniṣad]] — Essential Upanishadic teaching - [[wiki/articles/the-meaning-of-religion|The meaning of religion]] — Dharma explained - [[wiki/articles/the-purpose-of-human-life|The purpose of human life]] — Why we are here --- ## About These Articles These articles use Obsidian's embed system to pull scripture content directly from the source. 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