1070 Srimad-Bhagavatam
B Bhagavad-gita
heard by people in general, 419
Balarama instructs surrender to Sri Krsna, 8
appeared as Nityananda Prabhu, 751 Krsna promises protection in, 634
as counterpart of Sri Krsna, 78 misinterpreted even by great scholars, 8
as mercy incarnation of Krsna, 751 quoted, 30, 49, 256, 392, 478, 596, 657,
as original spiritual master, 573 705, 737, 772, 807, 815
as prakasa-vigraha of Krsna, 751 recommends worship of dcarya, 65
as primeval Lord Ananta, 757 to be broadcasted by Indians, 80
as Rohininandana, 572 to be consulted in all critical times, 802-
as Sankarsana, 160, 572 803
as twentieth incarnation, 160 Bhagavan
belongs to Visnu-tattva, 115,572 above Paramatma feature, 53
born of wife of Vasudeva, 78 above three modes, 119
exhibited Krsna’s beauty, 168 as controller of all opulences, 69
expansions from, ]60 as last word in Absolute Truth, 98
killed Dhenukasura, 573 as protector of devotees, 98, 103
played like human being, 77 served by all great sages, 119
Bali Maharaja See also Krsna
as grandson of Prahlada, 645 Bhagavata Purana
Pariksit like him in patience, 645 See Srimad-Bhagavatam
Vamana begged land from, 156 Bhakti
Battle of Kuruksetra as topmost transcendental activity, 92
all fighters achieved salvation, 408, 487 considered low-grade by some, 92
between family members, 377 creeper described, 39
death toll in, 431 easy for neophytes, 93
fought by will of Krsna, 436 for realization of positive form, 93
fought in a sporting spirit, 490 independent of karma and jiiana, 105
Kali-yuga ensued after, 816 sublime for pure devotees, 92-93
Bengal See also Bhakti-yoga, Devotional service
as Lord Caitanya’s birthplace, 7 Bhaktivinode Thakur
false incarnations in, 78 as Vaisnava scholar, 9
Nitvananda deputed to preach there, 18 describes Krsna’s creations, 74
Bhagavad-gita Bhakti-yoga
as codes of Godhead, 891 as function of internal energy, 321
as Krsna-katha spoken by Krsna, 337 : as linking in devotional service, 320
as preliminary study of Bhdgavatam, as remedy for cobralike kala, 716
187 independent of jiiana and karma, 271
as sound representation of Lord, 302 knowledge concomitant factor of, 271
as torch bearer for blind, 187 Krsna realized by, 113, 361, 479
commentaries on by _ self-motivated narrations of Unlimited full of, 947
scholars, 8 See also Bhakti, Devotional service
declares Krgna’s orders, 378 Bharata
describes living beings as superior brother of Lord Rama, 635
energy, 25 Pariksit compared to 633-634
describes Lord’s inferior energies, 26 son of King Rsabha, 635
describes vibhitti-mat sattvas, 5 son of Maharaja Dusyanta, 635 -
describes vibhittis, 144 Bharatavarga
ever-fresh, 77 earth known as 635
five factors of knowledge in,803 Pariksit King of, 328, 849
