Deities and sacred beings
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Bhima
भीमBhima is the Pandava counted among the four roots of the Kurukshetra force. At SB 3.3.14 Uddhava says the earth's burden is not yet removed,…
Puru
पुरुPuru is the ancestor king after whom Uddhava names the line upheld in Uttara by Abhimanyu. SB 3.3.17: 'uttarAyAM dhR^itaH pUroH vaMshaH sAdh…
Bhojas
भोजThe Bhojas are one of the Yadu clans, named with the Vrishnis and Andhakas. At SB 3.3.24 the young Yadus and Bhojas at play in the city offe…
Andhakas
अंधकThe Andhakas are one of the Yadu clans, named with the Vrishnis and Bhojas at SB 3.3.25 as 'vR^iShNi-bhojAndhakAdayaH'. All of them, deluded…
Badari
बदरिBadarikashrama is the austerity site where the god Narayana and the blessed rishi Nara, the two who nurture the worlds, practised austerity …
Kala
कालKala is Time, named by the Bhagavata as the agent of the Yadus' destruction. At SB 3.4.29 Shuka says: 'brahma-shApa apadeshena kAlena amogha…
Mandavya
माण्डव्यMandavya is the sage by whose curse the birth of Yama is accounted. At SB 3.5.20 Maitreya tells Vidura: 'mANDavya-shApAd bhagavAn prajA-saMy…
Manas
मनManas, mind, is the principle produced from the vaikarika division of ahamkara in the Sankhya sequence. At SB 3.5.30 Maitreya gives the aham…
The Directions
दिशाएँThe Directions are the group presiding over the ears of the cosmic Person. At SB 3.6.17: 'karNAv asya vinirbhinnau dhiShNyaM svaM vivishur d…
The Herbs
ओषधियाँThe Herbs are the group presiding over the skin of the cosmic Person. At SB 3.6.18: 'tvacham asya vinirbhinnAM vivishur dhiShnyam oShadhIH /…
Abhimana
अभिमानAbhimana, self-identification, is the principle which enters the self of the cosmic Person and causes the apprehension of what is to be done…
Andakosha
अण्डकोशAndakosha is the shell of the cosmic egg in which the golden Person dwells in the waters. At SB 3.6.6: 'hiraNmayaH sa puruShaH sahasra-pariv…
Rudra-parshadas
रुद्रपार्षदThe Rudra-parshadas are the attendants of Rudra, who take refuge in the space of the navel. At SB 3.6.29 Maitreya says: 'tArtIyena svabhAven…
Brahmanas
ब्राह्मणThe brahmanas are the varna arisen from the mouth of the Person. At SB 3.6.30: 'mukhato avartata brahma puruShasya kurUdvaha / yastUn mukhat…
Kshatriyas
क्षत्रियThe kshatriyas are the varna arisen from the arms of the Person. At SB 3.6.31: 'bAhubhyo avartata kShatraM kShatriyas tad-anuvrataH / yo jAt…
Vaishyas
वैश्यThe vaishyas are the varna arisen from the thighs of the Person. At SB 3.6.32: 'visho avartanta tasyorvoH loka-vR^itti-karIr vibhoH / vaishy…
Shudras
शूद्रThe shudras are the varna arisen from the feet of the Person. At SB 3.6.33: 'padbhyAM bhagavato jaj~ne shushrUShA dharmasiddhaye / tasyAM jA…
The Planets
ग्रहThe grahas are the group of heavenly bodies whose arrangement is bound to the divisions of time. At SB 3.7.33 Vidura asks Maitreya: 'graha-n…
The Nakshatras
नक्षत्रThe nakshatras are the group of lunar mansions. At SB 3.7.33 they are named within 'graha-nakShatra-tArANAM kAlAvayava-saMsthitim', where Vi…
The Pakhandas
पाखण्डThe pakhandas are the group of paths held to differ from the Vedic way. At SB 3.7.31 Vidura asks for 'pAkhaNDa-patha-vaishamyaM pratiloma-ni…