358 Srimad-Bhagavatam
Body material (continued) Brahma, Lord
gross and subtle, 69 Prahlada’s good fortune excelled, 223, 224
happiness according to, 5-6 prayed to Nrsimmhadeva, 159, 310-313
human, as special, 2 quoted on Nrsirmhadeva and Prahlada, 187
by karma, 67, 104 self-realization by, 243, 244
living entity causes, 62-63 Visnu seen by, 243, 244, 245
Lord pervades, 242, 243 Brahma-bhitah prasannatma
Lord powers, 127 verse quoted, 91-92
Lord sanctions, 108 Brahmacari guru-kule
via nature, 108 quoted, 13, 85
soul vs.,58, 59-60, 61, 62-63, 64—65, Brahmacaris
66, 67-68, 69-70, 71, 74, 220 kings trained as, 15-16
subtle, 214 training for, 13-14
tree’s fruits compared to, 58-59, 71 Brahmacarya
Body of the Supreme Lord for children, 2-3, 12-13
Brahma-samhitd quoted on, 115 for higher castes, 15-16
as everything, 239 Brahmajyoti. See: Brahman effulgence
as limitless, 185 Brahman (Impersonal Absolute)
rays of, 90 defined, 90
as transcendental, 312 happiness in, 90-91
universe as, 62-63 Lord as basis of, 29, 90-91
Bose, Shubhash Chandra, death defeated, 291 as Lord’s energy, 71
Brahma, Lord religious principles reveal, 327
austerity purified, 242, 243 See also: Brahman effulgence; Liberation
as authority, 306 Brahman, Supreme
in bliss, 243 Lord as, 71-72, 233, 268
at creation’s dawn, 240, 242, 243 See also: Supreme Lord
day of, calculated, 10 Brahmanando bhaved esa
as demigod, 135 verse quoted, 91]
as devotee, 201 Brahmana(s) (Intellectuals)
devotee’s status vs., 225 caste, 195, 196-197
in disciplic succession, 57, 207-208 devotees vs. caste, 195, 196
as first created being, 246 disqualification for, 8
following, recommended, 242-243 guru-kula for, 15
from Garbhodakaégayi Visnu, 144, 239-240 Jaya and Vijaya cursed by, 179
Hiranyakasipu blessed by, 149, 311 as material qualification, 110
Krsna above, 172, 311 Prahlada followed, 309
life span of, vs. human life span, 10 qualities of, twelve listed, 195n
Lord enlightened, 144 social status of, 196
lotus flower bore, 314-315 society guided by, 309
under modes of nature, 211 Westerners as, 196-197
Nrsirmhadeva frightened, 184, 185 Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva
Nrsirmhadeva preserved promise by, 138, verse quoted, 30, 98, 215
139, 149 Brahmanda Purana, quoted on Nrsimmhadeva
Prahlada enthroned by, 315, 316 and Prahlada, 186
