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breath. All this is related in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
Karma —Actions done in terms of prescribed duties mentioned in scriptures. By the law of  karma  every action in the material world has a reaction, pious or impious. In  Bhagavad-gītā , the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, promises release from all material reaction to whomever surrenders unto Him.
Karma-bandhana —The bondage to one's material work, by which the eternal living being is forced to transmigrate within the material world.
Karma-yoga —Offering the fruit of one's work to Kṛṣṇa.
Karmis —Those engaged in activities of sense gratification and the resultant reactions. The  karmi  desires to work hard and enjoy the fruits of his labor without surrendering his all to God as the Owner and Controller of everything that be.
Kṣirodaka-śāyī Viṣṇu —The expansion of the Lord Who is residing on an island of white sand in an ocean of milk within the material universe, on a planet called  Śvetadvīpa . He is also the Maintainer of the Universe and is in charge of the modes of goodness.
Mādhurya —The spiritual relationship of conjugal love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as enjoyed by the cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana. The sex attraction as known in the material world is a perverted reflection of the original spiritual relationship of  Mādhurya  existing eternally in the Spiritual World between the Lord and His conjugal Associates.
Madhyam Adhikāri —Devotees in the intermediate stage of devotional service, who save their love for the Supreme Lord, make loving friendships with devotees, teach the innocent and avoid the outright atheists.
Mahābhāgavata —Great personality who sees everything in relation to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Martya Loka —The place of death. Refers to the whole material world.