Index 549 JUpadhyaya, Raimundo 115
Upanishads xx, xxviic, xxxiic,
471–472
Aitareya Upanishad 19
Sri Anirvan 38
Aranyaka 42
Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
44
Bhagavata Purana 74
Caribbean region 99
Chandogya Upanishad
103
Gaudapada 164
Intergalactic Culture
Foundation 197
jnana 215
Kshatriya 250
mahavakyas 269
Mandukya Upanishad 275
Mimamsa 289
myths of creation 297
Prajapati 332
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
343
Ramanuja 352
reincarnation/rebirth 364
Raja Rammohun Roy 368
samsara 379, 380
Sanskrit 382
sat-chit-ananda 388
Shakti 399
Shankara 402
Shatapatha Brahmana 405
shruti 409
Shvetashvatara Upanishad
410
Taittariya Upanishad 435
tantrism 437
United States 465, 469
vairagya 473
Vaishnavism 474
Veda(s) 482
Vedanta 483
Vedanta Sutra 485
Videha 486
vidya 487
Vishishtadvaita 491
Yajnavalkya 507
yoga 511
Urvashi 13
Ushas 472
goddess 168
Rig Veda xviii, 365
Shakti 399
Surya 428
Veda(s) 480V
Vach (Vak) 473
goddess 168
Rig Veda xviii
Vaikuntha 227
vairagya 473–474Vaishnavism xxviiic–xxxic,
474
adrishta 8, 9
akshamala 22
Alvars 22–23
Andal 36, 37
Sri Madhava Ashish 49
atman 51
avatar 57
Baul sect 69
Bhagavata Purana 74
Swami A. C. Prabhupada
Bhaktivedanta 78
Cauvery River 101
Sri Krishna Chaitanya 101
Chittirai festival 112
Dvaraka 142
facial markings 153
Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi 158
Gaudiya Math 165
goddess 168
Guyana 175
Baba Hari Dass 179
heaven 182
hiranyagarbha 188
International Society of
Divine Love 200
jivanmukta 215
Jnaneshvara 215
Kanchipuram 227
Sri Krishna Prem 246
mantra 277
Mauritius 281
Mirabai 290
Nammalvar 302
Nayanmars 309
Nimbarka 312
Pancharatra 321, 322
pilgrimage 328
prasada 334
puranas 337
Radha 341
Ramanuja 352
Singapore 416
Tiruvacakam 451
trimurti 453
United Kingdom 461
United States 469
Veda(s) 482
Vedanta Sutra 485
Vishnu 491
World Parliament of
Religions 503
Vaishya 475
caste 100
Gayatri Mantra 167
sacred thread 372
varna 478
Va k. See Vach
Vallabha 475–477
advaita 9
Bhagavata Purana 74
Brindavan 95Nathdwara 307
Sri Sri Nathji 421
Surdas 428
Vallabhacharya xxxic
Valmiki 477
Kamban 226
Ramayana 353, 354
rishi 367
Sita 418
Tulsidas 456
Vamana Avatar 477
Badami 63
Bali, the asura 68
demonic beings 124
Mahabalipuram 268
Vishnu 491, 492
vanaprastha 477–478
ashramas 50
Laws of Manu 259
varada mudra 120, 478
Varaha Avatar 478
Badami 63
Hiranyaksha 189
Mahabalipuram 268
saptamatrika 385
Vishnu 492
Varanasi. See Benares
varna 478–479. See also caste
Brahmin 92
caste 100
Shudra 409
Vaishya 475
Aditi 8
Adityas 8
Agastya 13
Kubera 250
Mitra 291
Rig Veda 365
rita 367
Veda(s) 480
Vasanta Panchami 479
Vasudeva 479–480
Balarama 66
Devaki 128
Krishna 238
Pancharatra 322
Vindhyavasini 489
Vishnu 491
Yashoda 510
Vasugupta xxixc
Vatsyanyana xxixc
Va y u 480
Bhima 83
Hanuman 177
Meru, Mount 287
Veda(s) xviii–xx, xxviic,
xxxiic, 480–482
acharya 5
agama 13
Allahabad 22
amrita 25
Sri Anirvan 38
Aranyaka 42Aryan 47
Arya Samaj 48
Ashvins 51
Basavanna 69
Brahma 89
Brahmana 91
Brahmin 92
Brihaspati 94
Caribbean region 99
caste 100
Chandra 103
demonic beings 123
deva 127
dharma 131
Dvapara Yuga 141
ends of life, four 150
gandharvas 157
Gaudapada 164
Gayatri Mantra 167
goddess 168
Guptas 173
guru 173, 174
icons 193
Indra 195
Indus 196
Indus Valley civilization
196
Isha Upanishad 202
Jaimini 207
Kamadeva 223
Kama Sutra 225
karma 228
Lahiri Mahasaya 255
Laws of Manu 259
mantra 277
meat-eating 283
Mimamsa 289
Mitra 291
muni 297
myths of creation 297
Nachiketas 299
Natya Shastra 308
new moon/full moon
ceremonies 311
Nyaya-Vaisheshika 317
pipal tree 329
Pushan 338
rajasuya 345
Ramayana 353
Rashtriya Swayam Sevak
Sangh 361
reincarnation/rebirth 364
Rig Veda 365
rishi 366
rita 367
sacred cow 371, 372
Sama Veda 378
samsara 379, 380
sanatana dharma 380
Sanskrit 381, 382
saptamatrika 385
sapta rishi 385
Sarasvati 387
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Varuna xxviic, 479