General Index 347

Brahmacari (celibate student), householder Brahma-samhita, quotations from
contrasted to, 85 on Krsna & associates, 136
See also: Disciple on Krsna and gopi-goddesses, 103
Brahmacari guru-kule on Krsna available to devotees, 159
quoted, 56 on Krsna’s effulgence containing uni-
Brahma defined, 158 verses, 154
Brahma janatiti brahmanah on Lord controlling universes, 164
quoted, 57 on Lord’s many forms, 24-25, 99
Brahma-jrdna defined, 132 on spiritual world, 110
Brahmajyoti. See: Brahman effulgence Brahma-sitra. See: Vedanta-siitra
Brahmaloka, 298 Brahmeti paramatmeti
Brahman (spirit) quoted, 132
eternal, 272 Brahmins. See: Brahmanas
learning about, 263 Brhad-bhagavatdmrta, quoted on Krsna as
limitless, 270 unlimited, 270-271
See also: Absolute Truth; Brahman, Burning
Supreme; Brahman effulgence; of dead body, 182, 183
Soul; Spiritual world of Piitana’s corpse, 28, 29, 30, 36
Brahman, Supreme, Krsna as, 158 of snake’s corpse, 28-29
Brahmanas (priests & teachers) Butter
bogus vs. bona fide, 56, 57 Krsna stole, 113, 114, 115, 145, 150-152
ceremony for Krsna’s safety by, 53-55, Yasoda churned, 145-148
56, 57
in Kali-yuga, 56, 88
in Krsna consciousness movement, 57 C
Krsna favors, 100
at Krsna’s utthdna ceremony, 45, 46 Caitanya-caritémrta
ksatriya under, 306 for advanced students, 139
as mystic yogis, 59 quoted on association with pure devotees,
Nanda’s charity to, for Krsna’s welfare, 176, 215
55, 58-59 quoted on India’s mission, 85
none nowadays, 59-60, 88 quoted on Krsna as master, 165
qualifications of, 55, 56, 57 quoted on living entity receiving seed of
training of, 248 devotional service, 176, 186
Vaisnavas (devotees) excel, 56-57, 88, Caitanya Mahaprabhu (Gaurasundara)
89 cited on Vedas’ purposes, 131
Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva as Krsna, 97-98, 138, 303
verse quoted, 176, 186 quoted on association with pure devotees,
Brahman effulgence 215
from Krsna, 275, 276, 295 quoted on chanting Hare Krsna, 25
merging into, 196 quoted on gopis’ affection for Krsna, 31,
See also: Brahman (spirit); Brahman, 132
Supreme quoted on India’s mission, 85
Brahman platform, Vaisnavas (devotees) on, quoted on living entity receiving seed of

194 devotional service, 186
