General Index 381
Vaisyas Vedas
modern, condemned, 216 society needs, 36
Varahadeva, Lord, 87 spiritual master recommended in, 108
authorities debate over, 148 sun-god reveals, 184
Hiranyakga fought, 148 transcendentalists surpass, 94
Varndsrama-dharma See also: names of specific Vedic literatures
cow protection in, 295 Vedaéira, 32, 145
divisions of, eight listed, 61 Vedaérutas, 33
See also: Brahmanas; Grhastha; Vedic culture
Ksatriyas; Sannydsa; Siidras; duty in, 22
Vaisyas; Vedic culture etiquette among enemies in, 230
Varuna Vedic rituals. See: Ritualistic ceremonies
goddess of fortune served by, 299 Vibhu
as Lord’s tongue, 264 as brahmacari, 32
Varuni, 312 disciples of, 32
Vasistha, 33 as Indra, 145
Vasudeva, 176 parents of, 32
Vasudevah sarvam iti Vibhu defined, 169
quoted, 88, 305 Vidhrti, 36
Vasudeva platform, 176 Vidya. See: Knowledge
Vasuki Vidyadharas, 44
as churning rope, 226, 228, 242, 256 Vikuntha, 146
demigods disturbed by, 255 Vindhya, 145
demons weakened by, 254 Viraka, 149 _
as Garuda’s natural prey, 239 Viraréghava Acarya, cited on Vaikuntha
in ignorance, 251 planet in universe, 147
Lord revived, 251 Viras, 36
as serpent king, 242 Virocana, 231
Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah Vision, sunlight sustains, 185
quoted, 94 Vignu, Lord. See: Garbhodakasayi Vignu;
Vedanta-sutra, quoted on Lord as source of Kgirodakasayi Vignu; Narayana, Lord;
all, 180 Supersoul; Supreme Lord
Vedas Visnu-bhaktah smrto daiva
as authority, 167 verse quoted, 165
demigods protect, 36 Visnu Purana, quoted on Lord’s qualities,
demons reject, 238 82-83
devotees accept, 238 Visnu-tattva
four listed, 106 as all-pervading, 97
Krena revealed by, 94 Krsna as origin of, 199-200
from the Lord, 263, 267-268 Vistabhyaham idam krtsnam
from Lord’s universal form, 187, verse quoted, 97
189 Visuddha-sattva defined, 176
as mantras, 136 Viévakarma, 299
om begins, 74 Viévanatha Cakravarti Thakura, cited
rascals misinterpret, 136 on cause and effect, 91
