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Devatas (continued) Devotee(s) of the Supreme Lord
See also: Demigods; Devotees of the Lord fulfills desires of, 226, 227, 230,
Supreme Lord 231, 273
Devatas Lord protects, 48, 80, 124-125, 174, 176,
defined, 162 201, 210, 230, 231, 246, 247,
See also: Demigods 312-313
Devotee(s) of the Supreme Lord Lord purifies, 287
activities of, as inconceivable, 159 Lord realized by, 30-31, 56
association of. See: Devotees of the Lord seen by, 132
Supreme Lord, association of Lord’s forms understood by, 186, 203, 204
atheists criticize, 293 materialistic, 289
blasphemers punished by, 184, 185 material life shunned by, 254
Brahma as, 201 material world disinterests, 219
caste brahmanas vs., 195, 196 Mayavadis vs., 290-291
classes of, two listed, 253-254, 298 nondevotees vs., 86, 265
demigods as, 201 Nrsimnhadeva dispels fear by, 188, 189,
demigods’ status surpassed by, 224, 225 202
demons disdained by, 123 Nrsimbhadeva frightened, 201
demons misunderstand, 133 Nrsimhadeva protects, 133
demons vs., 131, 151, 162, 174, 176, 245, opulence used by, 297
246, 247, 324 as opulent as Krsna, 293, 294
depend on Krsna, 107 paramparé reveals, 49
as desireless, 227, 283 Prahlada’s classmates became, 199
desire service, 35, 290-291, 305 preaching duty of, 122
devotional service benefits, 198, 199 purification of, 88-89
envy absent in, 305 purifying power of, 195, 196-197, 304
equanimity in, 300 qualification for, 289
as expert managers, 289-299 rituals shunned by, 297
family purified by, 303, 304 rituals surpassed by, 308
as fearless, 186 as sense controlled, 85-86, 265
fools criticize, 197 as servants par excellence, 197
fruitive activities shunned by, 297 serve spiritual master, 82-83, 85
good fortune of , 225 “spiritualists” avoided by, 260, 261
humility vital for, 200 spiritual residence of, 224, 260, 261
jfianis misunderstand, 260 as teachers, 260-261, 308
karmis misunderstand, 260 as topmost yogis, 78-79
knowledge revealed to, 56-57 as transcendental, 34, 35-36, 190, 196,
knowledge spread by, 246 207-208, 313
Krsna’s associates followed by, 321] Vedas surpassed by, 269, 270
as liberated souls, 207, 300 Westerners as, 196-197
liberation surpassed by, 265 See also: Pure devotees of the Supreme
Lord attained by, 93 Lord; names of individual devotees
Lord Caitanya played part of, 248, 254 Devotees of the Supreine Lord, association of
Lord favors, 155, 161, 173, 231, 255-256, chanting Hare Krsna advised in, 266
268-269, 273, 286 discrimination advised in, 83
