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Gopis —Kṛṣṇa's cowherd girl friends who are His most confidential servitors.
Gṛhastha —regulated householder life; the second order of Vedic spiritual life.
Guru —a spiritual master or superior person.
Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra —See:  Mahā-mantra
Jiva-tattva —the living entities, who are small parts of the Lord.
Kali-yuga (Age of Kali)—the present age, which is characterized by quarrel. It is last in the cycle of four, and began five thousand years ago.
Karatālas —hand cymbals used in  kirtana .
Karma —fruitive action, for which there is always reaction, good or bad.
Karmi —one who is satisfied with working hard for flickering sense gratification.
Kirtana —chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord.
Kṛṣṇaloka —See: Goloka
Kṣatriyas —a warrior or administrator; the second Vedic social order.
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 sound vibration that can deliver the mind from illusion.
Mathurā —Lord Kṛṣṇa's abode, surrounding Vṛndāvana, where He took birth and later returned to after performing His Vṛndāvana pastimes.