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Desire, material
body according to, 287, 292 
  conditioned soul bound by, 65 
  freedom from, 103, 258 
  Kṛṣṇa consciousness dispels, 25–26, 35 
  love of God dispels, 258 
 See also:  Attachment; Bodily concept; 
  Sense gratification; Sex life
Destiny
as controller, 345–346
Kaṁsa's killings ordained by, 281, 282, 
  295, 296, 299–300
modes of nature determine, 72
as unseen cause, 82–83
See also:  Karma; Transmigration
Deva(s) , defined, 87
See also:  Demigods
Devaka, King, dowry to Devakī from, 57–58
Devakī
as Aditi in past life, 261
Baladeva (Śeṣa) in womb of, 30, 127, 129 
  children of, 87
compared to covered fire &amp; misused knowledge, 142, 143
demigods encouraged, 196, 198
dowry from Devaka to, 57–58
feared Kaṁsa would kill Kṛṣṇa, 233, 236, 
  242, 243–244, 245–246
Kaṁsa attacked, 60
Kaṁsa deliberated on, pregnant with 
  Kṛṣṇa, 147, 148, 149, 151
Kaṁsa forgiven by, 299–300
Kaṁsa frightened, 128–129
Kaṁsa imprisoned, 97
Kaṁsa killed sons of, 97, 113, 122, 123
Kaṁsa repented atrocities to, 288–299
as Kaṁsa's sister, 56, 62, 147, 148
Kṛṣṇa "born" of, 88–90, 128, 208, 209, 
  210, 213, 283
Kṛṣṇa instructed, at His advent, 264–265
Kṛṣṇa protected, 124, 125
as Kṛṣṇa's mother, 184, 188, 200, 236, 
  247, 249, 253, 258, 261–264, 268, 
  272–273
Kṛṣṇa's Viṣṇu form dismayed, in Kaṁsa's 
  prison, 243, 244, 245–247
Devakī
Kṛṣṇa within, 130, 141, 142, 143, 145, 
  158, 198, 220, 221, 222
"miscarriage" of, Kaṁsa &amp; co. lamented, 
  137
pleaded with Kaṁsa on baby daughter's 
  behalf, 280–283
as politician, 281
prayers for Kṛṣṇa by.  See:  Prayers, by 
  Devakī for Kṛṣṇa
as Pṛśni in past life, 249, 251, 253–255, 
  256, 257–260, 261, 262
symbolizes  bhakti , 128–129
as transcendental, 209, 248, 288
Vasudeva dissuaded Kaṁsa from killing, 
  78, 79, 80, 81–86, 88, 89, 112
Vasudeva married, 56–58
Yaśodā contrasted to, 272–273
Yogamāyā transferred Balarāma from, to 
  Rohiṇī, 137
Devamāyā  defined, 257–258
Devatās  defined, 199
Devotees of the Supreme Lord (Vaiṣṇavas)
association with, 168, 189, 316
born in pious family, 48, 94
Caitanya's mercy on, 153
chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, 186
defeat enemies, 177, 178
as demigods, 95
demons contrasted to, 305
demons vs., 315
devotional service continued by, 191
difficulty doesn't disturb, 153
distress of, as Lord's mercy, 165, 301– 
  302
Durgā's devotees contrasted to, 287
duty of, 84, 95, 194
enjoy hearing about Lord, 105
eternal life for, 241
as expert, 305
fallowing of, 176–177
following in footsteps of, 168, 169, 170
as good, 86
as happy, 153
hearing about Kṛṣṇa from, 22–23
impersonalist contrasted to, 75