*/ Chapter 13 - Sādhana-bhakti-tattva The principle of devotional practice Jñāna-miśra-bhakti Devotion Mixed with Knowledge 13.1 One who is situated in Brahman is joyful. He never laments nor hankers for anything. He is equally disposed toward every living being. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me. (Bhagavad-gītā 18.58) Karma-miśra-bhakti Devotion Mixed with Karma 13.2 O son of

*/ Chapter 14 - Varṇadharma-tattva The principle of social order Two Kinds of Varṇāśrama Divine and Demoniac 14.1 There are two classes of men in the created world the demoniac and the godly . The devotees of Lord Viṣṇu are the godly. All opposed are demons. (Padma Purāṇa) Divine Varṇadharma 14.2 The Supreme Person, Lord Viṣṇu, is worshiped by a

*/ Chapter 15 - Āśrama-dharma-tattva The principle of āśrama-dharma Every Soul is in One of the Four Āśramas 15.1 [Janaka, the sage amongst kings, asked Yājñyavalkya, the sage among ṛṣīs , "O great souled sage, please instruct me on the qualifications of sannyāsa and the rules and regulations for following that āśrama ]. Yājñyavalkya said, "Upon completing one's life as

*/ Chapter 16 - Śraddhā-tattva The Proper Funeral Ceremony The Proper Funeral Ceremony 16.1 Even on the day of śraddhā , a devotee should first offer the food to the Lord and then perform the śraddhā ceremony with the Lord's remnants. ( Hari-bhakti-vilāsa 9.294) 16.2 The demigods should be worshiped with the food offered to Lord Viṣṇu. Even the forefathers

*/ Chapter 17 - Nāma-tattva The holy name principle The Supreme Lord is the Root of all Religion 17.1 The Supreme Person is the root of all dharma, the essence of all the Vedas , and the meditation of all those great authorities who know the truth about the Supreme Lord, and whose opinions becomes scripture. This is evidence, O

*/ Chapter 18 - Prayojana-tattva The principle of the ultimate goal The Definition of Bhāva 18.1 As bhakti develops beyond the stage of Ruci , and the heart, mind, and intellect are softened by divine love, one comes to the stage known as bhāva-bhakti . This transcendental stage is beyond the modes of material nature, and is saturated with the

*/ Appendix: Pramāṇa-tattva Sources of Right Knowledge Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Describes the Four Kinds of Evidence. Appendix 1 śrutiḥ pratyakṣamaitihyam anumānaṃ catuṣṭhayam pramāṇesvana-vasthānād vikalpāt sa virajyate There are 4 kinds of evidence by which reality may be known: 1. revelation, 2. perception, 3. history and hearsay and 4. inference. ( Bhāg. 11.19.17) Manu-saṃhitā Describes Three Kinds of Evidence. Appendix 2 pratyakṣaṣ-cānumanañca śāstrañca