INDEX
Abode, Transcendental, 26 beyond material sky, 29, 62 method of approach, 66 qualifications for entrance, 75 described, 83 
 Absolute Truth as Supreme Personality of God- head, 11, 27 three features of, 11-12, 59, 60- 61, 77-86 
  Ācārya  (perfected teacher) compared with expert boatman, 23 should be followed, 35 Lord descends by request of, 41-42 false, 48, 64 submission to, 50 hearing from, 65 
  Akarma , 19-20 Animal life distinguished from human, 17, 22-24 
  Aparā Prakṛti  inferior energy of Godhead, 14- 15, 74 
  Arcā-vigraha  worshipable form of Lord, 30- 31, 41-42 
 Arjuna submissive hearing, 53 original recipient of  Gītā , 67 became pure devotee, 69 perfection through friendship, 92 
  Asuras  (Demons) defined, 22 destination of, 24-25 
 Atheists unable to understand Lord's ap- pearance, 32 
 
 
 relation with devotees, 34 supported by impersonalists, 63 
  Ātma-hana  (killer of the soul) destination of, 22-23 
 Authority acceptance of, 2-6 
  Avidyā , see  Ignorance  
  Bhagavad-gītā  on aim of Vedic literature, 6 on  Prakṛti , 14-15 on  Karma , 19-20 on half-self-realized men, 24 on  asuras , 24 on consideration of the Lord's form as material, 29-30, 42 on treatment of different devo- tees by the Lord, 31 on purpose of the Lord's ap- pearance, 32 on marginal potency, 38 on  Brahma-bhūta  interest, 39 on splayed intelligence, 43 on prophylactic nature of the Lord, 44 on purpose of the  Vedas , 47 on culture of knowledge, 49-51 describes  Kṛṣṇa , 67, 69 on demigod worship, 61-63, 67 on demons, 64 commentary on by Śrīla Bhakti- vinode: Thākur, 90-91 
  Bhagavad Gita As It Is, The, 5  
  Bhāgavan  ultimate realization of Absolute Truth, 78 meaning of given by Jīva Gosvāmī, 84 
  Bhāgavata  School accepts Lord both as impersonal