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mleccha —one who does not follow Vedic culture.
mṛdaṅga —a clay drum used in musical glorification of the Lord.
mukti —liberation from the cycle of repeated birth and death.
Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad —See UPANIṣADS.
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Nanda Mahārāja —the king of VRAJA and the foster-father of Lord KRṢŅA.
Nārada-pañcarātra —Nārada Muni's book containing instructions for practicing devotional service to the Lord.
Nārāyaṇa —a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead meaning "one who is the source and the goal of all living beings."
Navadvīpa —a city in the Nadia province of West Bengal which is the birthplace of Lord CAITANYA MAHĀPRABHU.
The Nectar of Devotion —a summary study by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda of the book BHAKTI-RASĀMRTA-SINDHU by RŪPA GOSWAMI.
New Vṛndāvana —the first farm-community, located in West Virginia, of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Nimāi Paṇḍita —the name of Lord CAITANYA MAHĀPRABHU during His pastimes as a young scholar.
Nityānanda Prabhu —an incarnation of the Lord who appeared as the chief associate of another incarnation, Lord CAITANYA MAHĀPRABHU.
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oṅkāra —the sacred sound  oṁ , which is the beginning of many Vedic mantras, and which represents the Supreme Lord.
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Padma Purāṇa —See PURĀŅAS.
Pāṇḍavas —YUDHIṢTHIRA, BHĪMA, ARJUNA, Nakula, and Sahadeva: the five warrior-brothers who were intimate friends of Lord KRṢŅA and who fought to regain their kingdom from the sons of DHRTARĀṢTRA in the Battle of KURUKṢETRA.
Para-brahman —the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is superior to His impersonal aspect of BRAHMAN.
Paramātmā —the form of the Supreme Lord that dwells in the heart of and accompanies every living entity as the living entity transmigrates from body to body in the material world.