Brahmacharya, 120
Brahmahatya, 120 – 121 , 229, 406, 507
Brahma Kumaris, 121
Brahma marriage, 69, 121 – 122 ,
127, 203. See alsoMarriage
Brahma Muhurta, 122 , 447, 726
Brahman, 8, 12, 15–16, 17, 21, 36,
42, 66, 70, 74, 74, 77, 93,
100, 112, 121, 122 – 123 , 213,
389, 417, 441, 486, 499, 502,
519, 520, 524, 553, 576, 578,
582, 593, 644, 645, 682, 718Brahmana, 14–15, 118, 123 , 587.
See alsoVedas
Brahmana ideal, 60
Brahmana literature, 7, 20, 41, 50,
122, 126, 536, 626, 629, 639, 718
Brahmanda. SeeCosmic egg
Brahmarandhra, 123 , 283
Brahma sampraday, 61, 123 – 124 ,
145, 215, 644, 732
Brahmasutra Bhasya, 124 , 623
Brahma Sutras, 77, 124, 124
Brahmayajna, 124 , 492
Brahmi, 125
Brahmi script, 366, 527
Brahmins, 70, 105, 115, 120, 124,
125 , 131, 186, 197, 258, 405,
445, 509, 566, 571, 596
Andhra brahmins, 38 , 407, 491
Chitpavan brahmins, 131,
150 – 151 , 369, 407, 509
communities, 38, 242, 264, 345 ,
353, 369, 458, 490–491
Deshastha brahmins,
182 – 183 , 407
Dikshitar, 198
Dravida brahmins, 205 , 407,
458, 491
Gauda brahmins, 242 , 410, 491, 601
Gotra brahmins, 70, 102, 112,
221, 244, 259 , 429, 526
Kanaujia brahmins, 131, 242,
410, 491, 503, 601Karnata brahmins, 353 , 407, 491
lineage, 112–113, 259, 526
Mahapatra, 406
Maharashtri brahmins, 150,
182–183, 407 , 491
Nambudiri, 78
Nambudiri brahmins, 205, 458 ,
483, 570, 623
origin, 536
Pancha Dravida brahmins, 183,
490 – 491
Pancha Gauda brahmins, 410,
491 , 601
Saraswat brahmins, 27, 131,
242, 410, 491
Smarta brahmins, 494
social classes, 174, 601
“twice-born,” 215, 245, 259, 262,
303, 513, 578, 591, 594, 598,
647, 663, 715
Utkala brahmins, 242, 410, 491,
601, 725
Vaishya brahmins, 115, 120,
121, 124, 174, 186, 197, 215,
536, 733 – 734
Brahmo Samaj, 57, 125 – 126 , 179,
523, 552, 575, 614
“The Brahmo Samaj” (Lavan), 126
Braj, 112, 126 , 259, 371, 466, 554,
718, 768
Krishna’s home, 24, 82, 315
villages, 87
Braj Bhasha form. See also
Hindi; Poetry
poetry, 71, 126 , 202, 282, 555,
641, 673, 754
Braj(Entwistle), 126, 699
Brent, Peter Ludwig, 253
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, 21, 50,
126 , 141, 226, 253, 315, 722
Brhadeshvar, 126 – 127 , 546
Brhadeshvar temple, 103, 152,
170, 687
Brhannala, 53, 127