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Glossary
Prāṇāyāma —yogic breathing exercise
Paśughna —one who kills animals or is killing himself
Ranchor —literally, “one who has left the battlefield”—(describes Krṣṇa in His pastimes with Jarāsandha when He left the battle with the motive of renunciation)
Rasa —transcendental mellow relationship between the individual soul and the Supreme Lord
Samādhi —trance, absorption in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Saṅkarṣaṇa —Balarāma, the brother of Krṣṇa
Śāradia-pūrṇimā —full-moon night of the  śarat  season, during which Krṣṇa enjoyed the  rāsa  dance with the  gopīs
Vaiśya —the agricultural community in Vedic culture, who protect cows and cultivate crops
Viṣṇu —all-pervasive, fully empowered expansion of Lord Krṣṇa, qualified by full truth, full knowledge and full bliss.
Yadu dynasty —the family in which Krṣṇa appears; descending from Soma, the god of the moon planet
Yogamāyā —the principal, internal potency of the Supreme Lord
Yogeśvara —a name of Krṣṇa, the master of all mystic powers