336
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Mādhavendra Purī , renunciation by, 213
Madhvācārya , quotations from
on God consciousness, 50–51
on Lord as background of everything, 269
on Lord as within and without, 72–73
on  sannyāsīs ' duty, 93
on Soul of all souls, 187–188
on unity in diversity, 67
Mahājana(s)
defined, 16
Lord protects, 16
Śiva as, 16
See also:  Pure devotees of the Supreme
Lord
Mahā-mantra.  See: Chanting the Lord's holy names; Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra
Mahārāja Nanda as pure devotee, 5
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.  See: Yudhiṣṭhira, Mahārāja
Maharloka,  vānaprastha  promoted to, 74
Mahātmā , qualifications for, 161–162
Mahat-sevān dvāram āhur vimukteḥ  quoted, 243
Mahendra Hills as sacred place, 179
Malaya Hills as sacred place, 179
Mām ca yo 'yabhicāreṇa  verse quoted, 134
Māṁ eva ye prapadyante  quoted, 110
Māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya  verse quoted, 278, 286
Man.  See: Human beings
Mandāḥ sumanda-matayaḥ  quoted, 282
Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto  quoted, 233
Mantra(s)
dvijas  chant, 45
at  garbhādhāna  ceremony, 35
Gāyatrī , 59
praṇava , 245, 246
at procreation, 35
See also:  Chanting the Lord's holy names; Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra
Manu-saṁhitā , quoted on  brāhmaṇa 's duties, 37
Marīci , Pāṇḍavas luckier than, 2
Marriage
brahmacārīs  reject, 63
happiness for, 49
husband's duty in, 49, 50
husband vs. wife in, 49
Kṛṣṇa conscious, 48, 49, 50–51
kṣatriya  in, 68
mixed, among classes, 51–52
as sense gratification, 156
sex indulgence ruins, 111
spiritual destiny for, 50
Vedic vs. modern, 111–112
wife's duty in, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51
See also:  Family life;  Gṛhastha(s) ;  Gṛhastha-āśrama ; Householders
Materialism.  See: Bodily concept of life; Life, material, Material world
Materialists
activities of, as self-defeating, 117–118
as animallike, 145
death defeats, 119–120
devotee vs., 214
as fat, 100–101
in fear, 121, 123
goodness absent in, 34
happiness absent in, 214
in ignorance, 117
in illusion, 121, 133
life wasted by, 146
as moneygrubbers, 121, 123, 153
nature controls, 117–118
nature victimize, 121
sleep evades, 121
suffering of, 121, 123
“yogīs” cater to, 11
See also:  Atheists; Demons; Nondevotees
Material life.  See: Life, material; Material world
Material nature.  See: Nature, material
Material nature.  See: Modes of material nature
Material world
bondage to, 63
detachment from, 273
elements in, five listed, 269