Sri Bhagavat Sandarbha

Contents Introduction xi Anuccheda 61 3 The spiritual world of Vaikuntha can be obtained only by devotional service to the Personality of Godhead. Anuccheda 62 13 The Vaikuntha planets are situated beyond the material world Anucchedas 63-64 17 The residents of Vaikunthaloka do not fall down into the material world Anuccheda 65 31 Only by becoming free from the influence of the three modes of material nature may one enter the spiritual world of Vaikuntha. Anuccheda 66 33 Vaikuntha is beyond the touch of the three modes of material nature and is superior to the material world. Anuccheda 67 35 The spiritual planets are eternal Anuccheda 68 37 Vaikunthaloka may be obtained only by the practice of intense devotional service, which makes the happiness of liberation seem insignificant in comparison Anuccheda 69 41 Vaikuntha is eternal, full of knowledge and full of bliss. Anuccheda 70 45 In the spiritual world the devastating effects of time are not present, nor are the three material modes of nature. Anuccheda 71 51 The purpose of the Vedas is to understand one's own home, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. Anuccheda 72 53 The spiritual world, and the Personality of Godhead's presence there, is described. Anuccheda 73 93 For each form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead there is a corresponding Vaikuntha planet. Anuccheda 74 99 The Supreme Personality of Godhead sometimes manifests some of His transcendental abodes within the boundaries of the material realm, however they are eternally situated beyond the boundaries of the material universes. Anucchedas 75-76 103 The devotees who serve the Lord of Vaikuntha as His direct associates are on the same transcendental platform as the Lord Himself. Anuccheda 77 107 The devotees who serve the Lord of Vaikuntha as His direct associates are on the same transcendental platform as the Lord Himself. Anuccheda 78 109 The Vaikuntha planets and the liberated devotees who reside there are described. Anuccheda 79 129 The transcendental beauty of the Lord's form, the bliss that His devotees feel upon seeing Him, and the superiority of service to the Lord. Anuccheda 80 197 All goals of life are situated within the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anuccheda 81 199 Brahman and Bhagavan are both the same Supreme. Because there are different levels of spiritual realization, there are also different levels of manifestation of the Supreme. Anuccheda 82 213 In terms of different manifestations and philosophical understanding of the Supreme, Bhagavan is the best. With His exalted transcendental qualities, He attracts the self-realized souls. Anuccheda 83 217 Bhagavan is the supreme from of God Anuccheda 84 229 Lord Krsna instructs Uddhava to worship Him, being in full spiritual knowledge. Anuccheda 86 223 Devotional service is better than the spiritual perfection of merging into Brahman. Anuccheda 87 235 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate, original Supreme Truth. Anuccheda 88-89 241 Brahman is a partial expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anuccheda 90 249 The Lord describes His own opulences. Anuccheda 91 251 Brahman is the bodily effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anucchedas 92-94 253 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is superior to the impersonal Brahman. Anuccheda 95 309 Srimad-Bhagavatam is most sublime because it teaches the truth about the Supreme Personality of Godhead Anuccheda 96 323 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described in the four central verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam. Anuccheda 97 347 The greatest secret is direct devotional service of Lord Krsna. Anuccheda 98-99 365 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the conclusion of the Vedas. Anucchedas-100-101 391 The Vedas personified only glorify the Lord's innumerable transcendental qualities and pastimes. Anuccheda 102 437 The Supreme Personality of Godhead personally appears by the means of His self-manifestation potency, which is the Vedas. Even so, He still cannot be described by ordinary, material words. Anuccheda 103 455 The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is beyond the material modes of nature, and His relation to His various potencies is described. Anuccheda 104 515 Goddess Laksmi is the constant companion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She is a direct expansion of Lord Hari. Anuccheda 105 525 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is different from matter and can only be known through the revelation of the Vedas. Anuccheda 106 535 Sages can directly understand and see the Supreme by serving Him with devotion.