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Daridra-nārāyaṇa —“poor Nārāyaṇa,” a misconception of impersonalists that the common man is equal to God.
Dhyāna-yoga —the process of linking with the Supreme by meditating on the Supersoul in the heart.
Dvāpara-yuga —the third in the cycle of four ages.  See also: Yugas
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Goloka Vṛndāvana —the highest spiritual planet, Lord Kṛṣṇa's personal abode.
Gopīs —Kṛṣṇa's cowherd girl friends, His most confidential devotees.
Gosvāmīs, the six —Rūpa, Sanātana, Raghunātha dāsa, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa, and Jīva Gosvāmīs, immediate followers of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu who were empowered by Him to establish the preaching of His movement all over the world.
Govinda —Lord Kṛṣṇa, the giver of pleasure to the cows, the land, and the senses.
Gṛhastha —a householder, member of the second spiritual order of Vedic society.
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Hari-nāma —the holy name of the Supreme Lord Hari (Kṛṣṇa).
Haṭha-yoga — See: Aṣṭānga-yoga
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Jagannātha —the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu appearing in His Deity form in the city of Purī in Orissa. The worshipable Deity of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Jñāna-yoga —the process of linking with the Supreme by cultivation of knowledge.
Jñānīs —those who practice  jñāna-yoga .
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Kali-yuga —the current age of quarrel, begun 5,000 years ago and scheduled to last 427,000 more years.
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Karma-yoga —the process of linking with the Supreme by surrendering the results of fruitive work.
Kirtana —the devotional process of chanting; glorification of the holy names of the Supreme Lord.
Kṛṣṇaloka — See: Goloka Vṛndāvana
Kṣatriyas —warriors and administrators, the second occupational order of Vedic society.
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Mahā-mantra —the great chanting for deliverance:
Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare
Mantra —a Vedic sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Māyā —the material energy, the Supreme Lord's deluding potency.
Mṛdaṅga —an oblong clay drum used in congregational chanting of the Lord's holy names.
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Nṛsinhadeva —the appearance of Lord Viṣṇu as half-lion, half-man to protect His devotee Prahlāda and kill the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu.
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Om(kāra) —the sacred seed-syllable in the  Vedas  which is the compact representation of the Absolute Truth.
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Prema-bhakti —perfected devotional service on the platform of pure ecstatic love of God.
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Rādhā —the personal consort of Lord Kṛṣṇa, His internal pleasure potency.
Rāma —the Supreme Lord, who is the reservoir of all pleasure.
Rāmānujācārya —the great Vaiṣṇava spiritual master who re-established the ancient line of discipline succession from the