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Bhagavad-pitā As It Is
Vaisnavas
obeisances to, 1-2  sannyāsīs  compared with Māyāvādī  sannyā-sīs , 278-279 transcendental to  brāhmaṇa  status, 236 worship internal energy, 814-815 ( See also  Devotees, Sages, Spiritual master)
(See also Devotees, Sages, Spirituality Vaissanaera kriyā mudrā vijīne na bujhayā (moted, 481)
Vaiśvānara
as principal philosopher, 444 is standard
Vaišva
as division of social order, 24, 235 can approach Supreme, though of lower birth, 486-487 distinguished by work in modes, 812 in modes of passion and ignorance, 379 should not engage in blackmarketing, 728 work of, 813  (See also Varna)
Vāmana
as plenary expansion, 433
Vānaprastha
accepted after householder life, 726 
 helps toward realization, 250 
 lives in forests, severe penances, etc., 438
Vāñchā-kalpatarubhyahi
prayer, 2
Vande ham
prayer to spiritual masters, ll prayer to spiritual masters, ll
Varāha
as plenary expansion, 236, 360, 834)
Varāha Purāṇa
describes living entities as parts of Kṛṣṇa, 104 quoted, 504, 603
Varna
according to modes of nature, 379, 487  
 
 all orders can attain Kṛṣṇa, 27  
 
 as temporary, 379  
 
  brāhmaṇa  as spiritual master, 723  
 
 created by Kṛṣṇa, 235  
 
 created to elevate men from animal level, 235
devotees transcendental to, 236 distinguished by work in modes, 812-813 four divisions outlined, 24 in terms of education, not birth, 723 Kışına belongs to none, 235 no distinction in devotional service, 487 spiritual master can come from lower castes, 82 work should be according to one's nature, 816
Varna sankara
1۵- sankara  — as unwanted nonulation. 189
Varnāšrama
ausrama as higher principle of religion, 225 as method of elevation, 63, 746 enables good population to prevail, 64 for satisfying Viṣṇu, 170 four  āśramas  discussed, 250-251 goal to reach Viṣṇu, 168 progress of  āśramas , 438-439 reformatory ceremonies meant for, 384  sannyāsa  a difficult stage, 92  sannyāsī  as head of, 723 surpassed by devotional service, 439 system of ablution before death, 67 when fails, women prone to adultery, 64
Varņāšramācāra-vatā puruşeņa parah pumān verses guoted, 170-171
Varnāśrama-dharma
aims to satisfy Vişnu, 134, 476 awakens Kışna consciousness, 268 meant for  tapasyā , austerity, 726 not meant to divide society by birth, 723 on bodily platform, 114 sets forth welfare activities for salvation, 66
Varuna
as appointed officer, 178
Krşna as, 526
Vasudeva
as father of Krşna, 52, 76
Kışına first appeared before him as Nārāyaṇa, 583, 587 persecuted by Kaṁsa, 226
Vāsudeva
Krşna as, 4۱8, 433, 533-534
love for Him leads to liberation, 274
meaning of name, 44
root of all causes, 126
surrender to, 122, 392
universal vision precipitates full surrender, 391
worshiped by one in goodness, 756
Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ quoted, 126
Vāsuki
Krşna as serpent, 525
serpent as bed of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, 552
Vasus
behold universal form in wonder, 557
born  from  Nārāyaṇa ,  503  —————  born  from  Nārāyaṇa ,  503  —————  born  from  Nārāyaṇa ,  503  —————  born  from  Nārāyaṇa ,  503
Krşna  as Agni of, 521
Vātsalya-bhakta
Service as parent, 425