General Index
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Vaiṣṇava-toṣaṇī , as cited or quoted on Kīrtimān, 113 on Kṛṣṇa's advent, 102, 210 on Lord as Keśava, 108 on Lord assuming colors, 228 on  mahā-ratha  &amp;  atiratha  soldiers, 106 on Nārada &amp; co. at Kṛṣṇa's advent, 154–155 on  pauruṣaṁ dhāma , 140 on Śūrasena, 111 on Vasudeva's consciousness at Kṛṣṇa's advent, 139 
  Vaiśyas  (agriculturalists) duties of, 325 Nanda among, 338 past &amp; present, 326 
 Vallabhācārya, cited on Māyādevi's names, 133–134 
  Vāñchā-kalpataru  defined, 170 
 Varāhadeva, Lord, 321 
  Varṇa-saṅkara  defined, 253 
  Varṇāśramācaravatā  quoted, 334 
  Varṇāśrama-dharma. See:  Society, human, occupational divisions of; Vedic culture 
 Vasudeva exchanged Kṛṣṇa for Yogamāyā, 268–272, 273 feared Kaṁsa would kill Kṛṣṇa, 231, 232, 233 fearless from Lord's advent, 214, 215 greatness of, 61 
 Kaṁsa advised by, about life &amp; death, 62–64, 65, 66, 67, 71, 74, 76, 77 
 Kaṁsa dissuaded by, from killing Devakī, 78, 79, 80, 81–86, 88, 89, 112 
 Kaṁsa forgiven by, 299–300 
 Kaṁsa imprisoned, 97 
 Kaṁsa pleased by equanimity of, 90, 91 
 Kaṁsa repented atrocities to, 288–299 
 as Kaśyapa in past life, 261 
 Kṛṣṇa instructed, at His advent, 264–265 
 Kṛṣṇa's advent beheld by, 211, 213, 214 
 Lord as son of, 213, 215, 217, 218, 249, 253, 258, 261–262, 264–265, 268 
 Lord within, 138, 139 
 Vasudeva married Devakī, 56–58 mentally celebrated Lord's advent, 213 Nanda advised by, to return to Gokula, 346, 347 
 Nanda cheated by, for Kṛṣṇa's sake, 271 as Nanda's "brother," 337, 338 as Nanda's friend, 271, 272 
 Nanda's Mathurā meeting with, 337–347 prayers for Kṛṣṇa by. See: Prayers, by Vasudeva for Kṛṣṇa as pure devotee, 86, 89–91 quoted on bodily concept of life, 300, 301 quoted on body, death &amp; transmigration, 63, 64, 66, 67, 71, 74, 77 as Rohiṇī's husband, 335 as Sutapā in past life, 249, 251, 253, 254, 256, 257–259, 261, 262 as transcendental, 76, 248 unhappiness of, 344 Yamunā River gave passage to, 270 
 Vāsudeva, Lord, 108 
  Vāsudeva-kathā. See:  Kṛṣṇa-kathā 
  Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ  quoted, 180 verse quoted, 25 
  Vedas , duty to follow, 136 See also: Vedic knowledge;  names of specific Vedic literatures  
 Vedic culture duty before death in, 80 impunity in, 231 marriage in, 57, 58 name-giving ceremony in, 88 procreation in, 251 purification processes in, 323 
 Vedic injunction on killing, 62, 147 as Lord's order, 136 on producing progeny, 251 on Supreme Brahman, 224 
 Vedic knowledge  Bhagavad-gītā  as essence of, 69 Brahmā received, in heart, 45 humans need, 163 See also: Knowledge, transcendental