General Index
1109
Upaniṣads
cited, 320 
  direct meanings summarized by Vyāsa-deva, 23 
  message of expressed in  Vedānta-sūtra , 36 
  source for Vaiṣṇava literatures, 9 
  students of realize Brahman, 98 
 See also   Śāstras, Vedas, Purāṇas, Vedānta-sūtra
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Vaikuṇṭha
devotees qualified to enter, 308 
  Nārada can turn any place into, 298 
  Nārāyaṇa resides in, 370 
  Śvetadvīpa replica of, 563 
  unlimited planets in spiritual sky, 307 
 See also  Spiritual sky
Vaiṣṇavas
always humble in their behavior, 467 
 Bhāgavatam  dear to, 651 
  by nature nonviolent, 14 
  fearless devotees of Lord, 14 
  Nārada Rṣi best amongst, 238 
  never tolerate blasphemy, 14 
  transcendental to  brāhmaṇas , 112 
 See also  Devotees, Transcendentalists
Vaiśyas
can practice devotional service, 93 
  degraded engaged in cow slaughter, 880 
  given charge of animal protection, 471 
  unimportant elements in society, 497 
  worship Viṣṇu, 121
Vālmīki
author of  Rāmāyaṇa , 633 
  delineated Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, 254 
  describes Kṛṣṇa's creations, 74
Vāmana
begged land from Bali Mahārāja, 156 
  exhibited Kṛṣṇa's beauty, 168 
  His history in  Bhāgavatam , 645 
  transcendental incarnation, 75, 142
Vāmana Purāṇa
cited, 341
Varṇāśrama-dharma
based on ethics, 30 
  boys become  brahmacārīs  under, 257 
  broken by advancement of foolishness, 870 
  described by Rāmānanda Rāya, 29 
  its four orders named, 102
Varṇāśrama-dharma
its institutional function in human society, 102 
  natural for civilized life, 102 
  not necessary for Śukadeva Gosvāmī, 85 
  prescribes association with women, 59 
  superficial only, 29 
  system impossible now, 68 
  turns crude man into pure devotee, 85 
 See also  Caste system
Vasudeva
as brother of Kuntī, 571 
  as father of Kṛṣṇa, 1 
  as son of King Śūrasena, 571
Vāsudeva
affinity for hearing His messages, 106 
  as all in all in everything, 420, 499 
  as full-fledged Absolute Truth, 100 
  as one who lives everywhere in full consciousness, 6 
  as plenary portion of Kṛṣṇa, 115 
  as son of Vasudeva and Devakī, 44 
  demigods His assisting hands, 126 
  His name has powers of His Self, 71 
  is Kṛṣṇa, 160
Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
quoted, 320
Vāyavīya Tantra
describes Lord Brahmā's creation of material universe, 59
Vedānta-sūtra
explained in text of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , 22
flowery interpretations of, 185 
  fools' indulgence in its study, 35 
  for spiritual graduates, 215 
  has no human deficiencies, 36 
  indirect interpretations condemned by Caitanya, 22 
  not monopoly study of Śaṅkara  sampradāya , 22
Pañcarātra
more important than in Kaliyuga, 276 
  self-effulgent, sunlike, 23 
  studied by all bona fide  sampradāyas , 22 
 See also   Vedas, Śāstras, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Vedas
also on higher planets, 631