Index
A
Absolute Truth
as Supreme Personality of Godhead, 40 as truth of simultaneous oneness and difference, 3 compared to the sky, 2 relationship between living entity and, 2-3 (see also  Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva )
Ācāryas
compared to waterfalls, 91 defined, 91 (see also Preachers)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda his purpose in presenting "Light of the Bhāgawata", ix-x
Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva
as propounded by Caitanya Mahāprabhu, 3 (see also God, becoming one with; Absolute Truth)
Activities
in illusion vs. in liberated condition of knowledge, 42
Adversities
accepted as mercy of the Lord by devotee, 34
Ages
described, 16 (see also  Yugas )
Agriculture
as noblest profession, 28
Annakūṭa ceremony
for worshipping Govardhana Hill, 127
Arcir-mārga
as sun-line on the way to the spiritual planets, 137
Asuras
activities of, 100
Atheists
as opponents of revealed scriptures, 53
Austerities
for material gain, 13 for permanent happiness and eternal life, 14 results of, gained upon attaining freedom from body, 129
Autumn
four prominent features of, compared to four orders of life, 84
B
Baladeva
as brother and companion of Kṛṣṇa, 57, 71, 79
Beauty
attained by rendering service to Lord Hari, 29-30 likened to seasonal flowers, 14
Bhagavad-gītā
as summary of all Vedic knowledge, 17 preached by Kṛṣṇa, 107
Bhakti-yoga
as unalloyed devotional service, 82 makes one eligible to enter Haridhāma, 134 perfection of, 82 regular practice of, 107
Birth Control
by artificial measures, 85, 96 by voluntary restraint from sex pleasure, 84 (see also Householder life)
Body
identification with, as false ego, 42 should be used for self-realization, 24
Brahmā
as first created being in universe, 17 as incarnation of goodness, 134 daytime and night of, 48
Brahmacārī āśrama
described, 50 (see also Student)
Brahmacārīs
householder dutybound to maintain, 87
Brāhmaṇas
duty of, 55-56 princes trained under guidance of, 123 society depends upon guidance from, 74 who are not accustomed to studying &amp; practicing Vedic injunctions, 36
Brahmā-saṁhitā
spiritual abode described in, 64
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