Glossary
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Mahātmā —a great soul, one who factually understands that Kṛṣṇa is everything and who therefore surrenders unto Him.
Mohottottung = the total material energy
Mahā-Viṣṇu = See Kāranodakaśāyī Viṣṇu =
Mantra —( man —mind +  tra —deliverance) a pure sound vibration to deliver the mind from its material inclinations.
Manu—the administrative demission who is the father of mankind.
Manu-samhitā  – the lawbook for mankind which was written by Manu.
Manvantara-avatāras —the Manu incarnations, fourteen of whom appear in one day of Brahmā.
Māyā—(mā—not + yā—this) illusion; an energy of Kṛṣṇa’s which deludes the living entity into forgetfulness of the Supreme Lord.
Māyāvādī—impersonalist or voidist adhering to the belief that ultimately God is formless and without personality.
Mukti —liberation, freedom from material consciousness.
Mukunda—name of Krsna, “giver of liberation.”
Muni—a sage or self-realized soul...
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Naişkarma –see Akarma..
Nakula-one of the younger brothers of Arjuna...
Nanda Mahārāja—Lord Krṣṇa’s foster father..
Nārada Muni—a great devotee of the Supreme Lord who can travel anywhere in the spiritual or material worlds to preach the glories of the Lord.
Narādhama  –(lit., “lowest of mankind”) those who are socially and politically developed but have no religious principles.
Nārāyaṇa – the four-handed expansion of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Nirguna  –( nir  –without +  guna  –quality) not possessing attributes (when applied to God, refers to the appearance of material attributes).
Nirmama  – consciousness that nothing belongs to oneself.
Nirvāṇa —the end of the process of materialistic life.
Nitya-baddha —eternally conditioned...
Nṛsiṁha-an incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the form of half-lion, half-man.
O
omkāra — om , the transcendental syllable which represents Kṛṣṇa and which is vibrated by transcendentalists for attainment of the Supreme when undertaking sacrifices, charities and penances.