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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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Balarāma
appeared as Nityānanda Prabhu, 751 
  as counterpart of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, 78 
  as mercy incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, 751 
  as original spiritual master, 573 
  as  prakāsa-vigraha  of Kṛṣṇa, 751 
  as primeval Lord Ananta, 757 
  as Rohiṇīnandana, 572 
  as Saṅkarṣaṇa, 160, 572 
  as twentieth incarnation, 160 
  belongs to  Viṣṇu-tattva , 115, 572 
  born of wife of Vasudeva, 78 
  exhibited Kṛṣṇa's beauty, 168 
  expansions from, 160 
  killed Dhenukāsura, 573 
  played like human being, 77
Bali Mahārāja
as grandson of Prahlāda, 645 
  Parīkṣit like him in patience, 645 
  Vāmana begged land from, 156
Battle of Kurukṣetra
all fighters achieved salvation, 408, 487 
  between family members, 377 
  death toll in, 431 
  fought by will of Kṛṣṇa, 436 
  fought in a sporting spirit, 490 
  Kali-yuga ensued after, 816
Bengal
as Lord Caitanya's birthplace, 7 
  false incarnations in, 78 
  Nityānanda deputed to preach there, 18
Bhagavad-gītā
as codes of Godhead, 891 
  as  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  spoken by Kṛṣṇa, 337 
  as preliminary study of  Bhāgavatam , 
  187 
  as sound representation of Lord, 302 
  as torch bearer for blind, 187 
  commentaries on by self-motivated 
  scholars, 8 
  declares Kṛṣṇa's orders, 378 
  describes living beings as superior 
  energy, 25 
  describes Lord's inferior energies, 26 
  describes  vibhūti-mat sattvas , 5 
  describes  vibhūtis , 144 
  ever-fresh, 77 
  five factors of knowledge in, 803
Bhagavad-gītā
heard by people in general, 419 
  instructs surrender to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, 8 
  Kṛṣṇa surrenders protection in, 634 
  misinterpreted even by great scholars, 8 
  quoted, 30, 49, 256, 392, 478, 596, 657, 
  705, 737, 772, 807, 815 
  recommends worship of  ācārya , 65 
  to be broadcasted by Indians, 80 
  to be consulted in all critical times, 802- 
  803
Bhagavān
above Paramātmā feature, 53 
  above three modes, 119 
  as controller of all opulences, 69 
  as last word in Absolute Truth, 98 
  as protector of devotees, 98, 103 
  served by all great sages, 119 
 See also Kṛṣṇa
Bhāgavata Purāṇa
See Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Bhakti
as topmost transcendental activity, 92 
  considered low-grade by some, 92 
  creeper described, 39 
  easy for neophytes, 93 
  for realization of positive form, 93 
  independent of  karma  and  jñāna , 105 
  sublime for pure devotees, 92-93 
 See also Bhakti-yoga , Devotional service
Bhaktivinode Ṭhākur
as Vaiṣṇava scholar, 9 
  describes Kṛṣṇa's creations, 74
Bhakti-yoga
as function of internal energy, 321 
  as linking in devotional service, 320 
  as remedy for cobralike  kāla , 716 
  independent of  jñāna  and  karma , 271 
  knowledge concomitant factor of, 271 
  Kṛṣṇa realized by, 113, 361, 479 
  narrations of Unlimited full of, 947 
 See also Bhakti , Devotional service
Bharata
brother of Lord Rāma, 635 
  Parīkṣit compared to 633-634 
  son of King Rṣabha, 635 
  son of Mahārāja Duṣyanta, 635
Bhāratavarṣa
earth known as 635 
  Parīkṣit King of, 328, 849