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Gopīs  — The cowherd girls of Vṃdāvana, pure devotees of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
Gorasa  — Milk, or the juice of the cow.
Guṇa  — A material quality, of which there are three — ignorance, passion, and goodness; also string or rope.
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Kāmadhenus  — Cows of the spiritual abode.
Kaivalya  — Absolute, as source of spirit and matter (see p. 67).
Karma  — Fruitive action, for which there is always a reaction, good or bad.
Kṛpaṇa  — One who is miserly and does not make use of valuable assets; specifically, one who wastes his life by not striving for spiritual realization.
Kṣatriyas  — The administrators or protectors of society, according to the system of four social and spiritual orders of life.
Kumud flowers  — ( ku  — bad +  mud  — pleasure) Flowers which do not take pleasure in the sunrise.
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Maṭhas  — Temples.
Māyā  — ( mā  — not +  yā  — this) Illusion; an energy of Kṛṣṇa which deludes the living entity into forgetfulness of the Supreme Lord.
Mukti  — Liberation, freedom from material consciousness, freedom from material miseries.
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Pratyāhāra  — Diversion, process by which  yoga  diverts our energies from external to internal.
Pitās  — Forefathers or ancestors.
Prasādam  — Foodstuffs offered to Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Rajas  — Mode of passion of material nature.
Rasa  — Relationship between the Lord and the living entities.
Rāsā-līlā  — Pastime of Śrī Kṛṣṇa with the  gopīs  in Vṛndāvana.
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