General Index
Numerals in boldface type indicate references to translations of the verses of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
A
Ābrahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ
quoted, 223
Absolute Truth
Ambarīṣa aware of, 169
features of, three listed, 169, 170
mahātmā  knows, 170
pure devotees know, 169
See also: Supreme Lord
Ācāryas  (saintly teachers)
service to, recommended, 212
See also: Spiritual master,  all entries
Activities
of Asamañjasa abominable, 248, 249
in Deity worship, 109
of devotees inconceivable, 164, 165
five forbidden, in Kali-yuga, 182
material, devotee unattracted by, 107–108
Purañjaya named according to, 185, 186, 188, 189–190
sinful, cow slaughter as, 34
spiritual vs. material, 108
of Vaiṣṇava misunderstood, 164–165
See also:  Karma
Adhvaryu  priest at Ambarīṣa's sacrifice, 105
Aditi, 8
Administrators. See: Kings;  Kṣatriyas ;
Leaders, government
Age (time of life)
old. See: Old age
of retirement from family life, 28
Age of Kali. See: Kali-yuga
Agni, 46
Agniveśya
brahminical dynasty from, 47
other names of, 46
Agricultural field tilled by proxy producer, woman impregnated by proxy progenitor compared to, 178
Ahari tvāri sarva-pāpebhyo
quoted, 125
Air. See: Elements, material
Ajigarta, 231
Akāma  defined, 106
Alambuṣā, 52
Ambarīṣa, son of Māndhātā, 218
Ambarīṣa Mahārāja
Absolute Truth known to, 169
aśvamedha  sacrifice by, 103
attachments shucked by, 110
austerity by, 109
brāhmaṇa  guests satisfied by, 116
brāhmaṇas  consulted by, about breaking fast, 118
brāhmaṇas  heeded by, 101, 102
brāhmaṇas  worshiped by, 114
citizenry under, 106
compared to mercantile man, 173
cows given in charity by, 116
curse ineffective on, 94–95
Deity bathed &amp; dressed by, 114
in devotional service, 99, 101, 104, 109, 169, 173
Durvāsā angry at, 121–123
Durvāsā appreciated, 160–166
Durvāsā at feet of, 150, 151
Durvāsā contrasted to, 139, 143
Durvāsā fed by, 163, 167
Durvāsā's cause pleaded by, 152, 157–159
Durvāsā's demon did not disturb, 124
as Durvāsā's friend, 168
as Durvāsā's host, 116
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