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Demons ( continued )
See also:  Atheists;  Karmīs ; Materialists; Nondevotees;  names of specific demons
Desires, material
purification of, 190, 191 result of, 73
See also:  Bodily concept; Sense gratification
Destiny defined, 86–87
See also:  Future;  Karma
Devakī
as Balarāma's mother, 95 as Kṛṣṇa's mother, 90, 91, 135 Yaśodā excels, 132, 135
Devarṣi Nārada.  See:  Nārada Muni
Devas.  See:  Demigods
Devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa ( bhaktas ,  Vaiṣṇavas )
all-good, 214 associating with, 42, 193, 215 austere, achieve Kṛṣṇa's association, 120 in bliss, 70  brāhmaṇas  excelled by, 56–57, 88, 89 dear to Kṛṣṇa, 84–85 demigods as, 196 demons contrasted to, 67–68 duty of, 149 equally disposed to all, 215 external &amp; internal, 227 following in footsteps of, 199 Gaudīya, 98, 199 glorify Kṛṣṇa, 303 go back to Godhead, 34–35 hearing about Kṛṣṇa from, 42 householders instructed by, 84, 85  karmīs  contrasted to, 155–156, 167 Kṛṣṇa accessible to, 159, 167–168 Kṛṣṇa dear to, 302 Kṛṣṇa guides, 149, 160 Kṛṣṇa known via, 199, 210–211 Kṛṣṇa submissive to, 226–227 liberation of, 126, 196 Lord (Kṛṣṇa) protects, 3, 72, 73, 84, 138, 209–210 Lord controlled by, 163–164
Devotees
Lord understood by, 163, 164 materialists contrasted to, 130 mission of, 84–85 mixed &amp; pure, 196 mystic power of, 67  nitya-siddha , 136, 168 nondevotees contrasted to, 193, 209 offense to, 215 paltry pleasures disinterest, 174 in parental love, 31, 34 as physicians, 194  prasāda  taken by, 181 pure.  See:  Pure devotees quoted on worshiping Nanda Mahārāja, father of Supreme Brahman, 105 respect to, 215  sādhana-siddha , 136, 168 in  śānta  stage, 167  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  dear to, 276 suffer in ecstasy, 70, 141 surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa, 67–68, 126 tolerates suffering, 126 transcendental, 194 undisturbed, 241 in  yogamāyā , 130  yogīs  contrasted to, 153–156  See also:  Saintly persons; Vṛndāvana, in- habitants of
Devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa ( bhakti-yoga )
beginning of, 160, 167 chanting &amp; hearing in, 4, 29–30 danger dispelled by, 4 everything to be used for, 212 via Kṛṣṇa &amp; spiritual master, 176 Kṛṣṇa known by, 154, 159, 160, 164, 205, 212 as life's perfection, 216 misery relieved by, 137, 138 mixed vs. pure, 196 via Nārada, 212 perfection of, 141 purification by, 73 “seed” of, 176, 186