General Index
Numerals in boldface type indicate references to translations of the verses of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
A
Abhiṣeka  bathing ceremony, Brahmā crying at Kṛṣṇa's feet as, 76
Absolute Truth
Brahmā saw, 73
devotional service reveals, 62
impersonalist's understanding of, 61
Kṛṣṇa as, 76
manifest &amp; unmanifest, 66
See also:  Cause, ultimate; Kṛṣṇa, Lord
Ācāryas  (saintly authorities)
Kṛṣṇa known via, 21
See also:   Paramahaṁsas ; Spiritual masters
Ācāryavān puruṣo veda
quoted, 21
Acintya-bhedābheda  philosophy, 21, 41
Acintya  defined, 67
Acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā
quoted, 67
Activities
of Kṛṣṇa.  See:  Kṛṣṇa, pastimes of in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 9
material vs. spiritual, 69–70
pious, devotional service preceded by, 9, 52, 70
See also:   Karma
Āditya-varṇaṁ tamasaḥ parastāt
quoted, 61
Advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam
quoted, 21, 40
Advaita-vādīs.  See:  Māyāvādīs
Advancement, spiritual
hearing of Lord constantly as sign of, 2–3
See also:  Perfection
Affection.  See:  Love
Aghāsura, 5, 16
Ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me  verse quoted, 40
Āhlādinī  potency, 67
Aiśvarya  defined, 56
Ajā  defined, 56
Ajo nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṁ purāṇo  quoted, 68
America, author's ocean voyage to, example of, 73
Analogies
dramatic player &amp; Kṛṣṇa, 18
fire &amp; Viṣṇu, 62
flower fructifying &amp; Kṛṣṇa consciousness blossoming, 55
glowworm's light &amp; inferior's power, 48
golden stick &amp; Brahmā bowing down, 75–76
government's power &amp; Kṛṣṇa's power, 47
heat &amp; viṣṇu-māyā, 62
moonlight &amp; Viṣṇu's smiles, 53
ocean &amp; Lord's knowledge, 73
sleep &amp; death, 69
snow's darkness &amp; inferior's power, 48
swan &amp;  paramahaṁsa , 4
Ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhāvitābhiḥ
quoted, 16
Ānanda  defined, 61
Ānanda-mātram ajaraṁ purāṇam  quoted, 61
Anger
material vs. spiritual, 4
See also:  Envy
Animals
in Vṛndāvana, 71–72
See also:  Cows; other specific animals
97