General Index
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Vāñchā-kalpa-tarubhyaś ca , quoted, 4
Varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ , verse quoted, 3
Varṇāśramācāravatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān , quoted, 180
Varṇāśrama-dharma
goal of, 180
as perfect society,  154–155
See also: Brahmacārī; Brāhmaṇas; Gṛhastha; Sannyāsīs; Śūdras; Vaiśyas
Vāsudeva. See: Kṛṣṇa
Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti
quoted, 225
verse quoted, 9
Vāsudeve bhagavati ,
verse quoted, 312
Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ ,
quoted, 17, 56, 57, 163, 173
Vedānāṁ prathamo vaktā ,
verse quoted, 57
Vedānta , atonement as knowledge in, 17
Vedas
purpose of, 163, 173
quoted on Brahmā and Brahmaloka, 4–5
quoted on  dharma , 57
quoted on spiritual master as necessity, 68
quoted on the Lord as controller, 58
religion comes from, 56–57
rituals of, bewilder unintelligent, 33–34
as  śāstra , 284
as standard for human being, 62
transcended by  bhakti , 116
on  varṇāśrama  system,  154–155
Veda-vāda-ratāḥ , defined, 163
Veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha ,
quoted, 163
Vedic literature
purpose of, 299
translation of, for the West, 281
the real religion of, 163
See also: Vedas
Vedic rituals
chanting surpasses,  101
nature and purpose of, 163
Vedic rituals
perfection not attained by,  185
profitless, 184
Vedo nārāyaṇaḥ sākṣāt ,
verse quoted, 250
Vijayadhvaja Tirtha , quotations from
on Ajāmila chanting, 45
on Ajāmila remembering Nārāyaṇa, 43
Virarāghava Ācārya
cited on fasting, 21
quoted on Ajāmila as  brahmacārī , 79
quoted on Ajāmila remembering Nārāyaṇa,  42–43
Virāṭa-rūpa  (universal form of God),
meditation on, 231
Viśeṣa-vyakti-pātratvād ,
verse quoted, 248
Viṣṇu , Lord
Ajāmila attains abode of,  133
goal of human life,  180–181
protects devotees personally, 177
as Supersoul, 46
Vedas  originate from, 57
See also: Nārāyaṇa; Supersoul; Supreme Lord
Viṣṇudūtas
again seen by Ajāmila,  131–132
arrive at Ajāmila's deathbed,  44–45
chanting's superexcellence explained by,  96–110
condemn Yamadūtas,  91–95
contest Yamadūtas about Ajāmila,  46–110
described,  50–51
devotees protected by,  161
disappear,  113
on king's principles of conduct,  92–95
Parikṣit's question on,  143–144
release Ajāmila,  111
Yamadūtas desired to punish,  150–151
Yamadūtas' question about,  150
Yamadūtas threatened by,  46
Yamarāja describes,  160–161
Viṣṇu Purāṇa , quotations from
on everything as Kṛṣṇa's energy, 279
on material misery, 220
on  varṇāśrama-dharma , 180