Saṅkīrtana yajña
recommended for present age, 6
Sannyāsa āśrama
described, 50, 87–88
Sannyāsīs
duty of, 130
householder dutybound to maintain, 87
Śānta rasa
every species of life expresses spiritual affection for Lord in, 68
Sat
life meant for, 24
Sattva
flash of lightning compared to, 2
(see also Goodness)
Satya-yuga
as period dominated by mode of goodness, 16
Self-realization
cessation of desire and lust as result of, 100
established by standard direction of  Vedas , 52
of various relations with the Lord, 65
Self-realized souls
speak fearlessly about existence of God, 20
Scriptures
in this age practically lost, 36
spiritual abode of the Lord described in, 64
(see also  Bhagavad-gītā ;
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ;  Vedānta ;  Vedas )
Senses
energy of, meant to be diverted, 103
human life meant for controlling, 96
perfection of, 104
Sex pleasure
husband and wife should control, 38, 84
men addicted to, 96
one fixed in spiritual knowledge not attracted by, 32, 96
refrained from by mendicants, 85
Śiva
as incarnation of ignorance, 134
Six Gosvāmīs
instructed by Caitanya Mahāprabhu to compose literature on cult of  Vṛndāvana , 58
Society
as cooperation for :self-realization, 55
based on eating, sleeping, fearing and mating, 55
compared to stormy sea, 100
cultivation of human spirit in, dependent upon leaders, 74
economic development of, 74
four divisions described, 55, 84–85, 87–88, 94, 130
having no taste for spiritual culture likened to blazing fire, 56
(see also Citizens;  Varṇāśrama  system)
Society, friendship and love
in family life as shadowy representation of the real, 50
Soma
enjoyed by persons promoted to the moon, 136
Spirit
for  Kṛṣṇa  no difference between matter and, 67
material world as combination of matter and, 67
Spirit soul
as root of activities of the material body, 42
compared to dry coconut pulp, separate from its outer skin, 98
covered by the modes of nature, 98
who surrenders to  Kṛṣṇa , 98
(see also Conditioned soul; Living being)
Spiritual abode
as having no contact with matter, 67
described in scriptures, 64
qualifications for entering, 107
(see also Haridhāma;  Kṛṣṇaloka ;  Vṛndāvana )
Spiritual Master
importance of fixing oneself at lotus feet of, 32
Kṛṣṇa  as supreme, 109
pours water on blazing fire of material miseries, 56
teaches  Vedic  knowledge, 17, 109
(see also  Ācāryas )
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
contents described, 92
especially spoken for people of this age, 17 professional reciters of, 91
Student
in  varṇāśrama  system, 84, 130
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