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Caitanya-caritāmṛta —Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Goswami's presentation of the life and philosophy of Lord CAITANYA MAHĀPRABHU.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu —the incarnation of the Supreme Lord disguised as His own devotee, who descended to teach love of God through the process of congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord.
caitya-guru —the Supreme Lord, advising an advanced devotee from within the heart.
Cāṇūra —a powerful wrestler and a servant of the demonic KAMSA; Lord KRṢŅA as a young boy killed him.
Cārvāka —an atheistic philosopher whose motto was "Beg, borrow, or steal, but somehow or other enjoy material life."
Chāndogya Upaniṣad —See UPANIṢADS.
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daridra-nārāyaṇa —the misconception that since the Supreme Lord is in everyone's heart, therefore any man can be accepted as God, and thus worship of the poor is the same as worship of the Lord.
Devaki —the wife of VASUDEVA and mother of Lord KRṢŅA.
Devī —See DURGĀ.
dharma —the eternal function of the living entity.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra —the father who collaborated with his sons to cheat the PĀŅDAVA brothers of their kingdom and fight against them in the Battle of KURUKṢETRA.
Droṇa —the military teacher of the PĀŅDAVA brothers who was obliged to fight against them in the Battle of KURUKṢETRA.
Durgā —the personified material energy of the Lord, and the wife of the demigod ŚIVA.
Duryodhana —the son of DHRTARĀṢTRA who led the fight against the PĀŅDAVA brothers in the Battle of KURUKṢETRA.
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Gadādhara Paṇḍita —a principal associate of Lord CAITANYA MAHĀPRABHU.
Gaṇeśa —the demigod in charge of material wealth.
Ganges (Gangā) —India's most sacred river.
Gargamuni —the family priest of the Yadu dynasty, the dynasty Lord KRṢŅA chose to incarnate in.