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Nirguṇa —without material qualities.
Nitya-siddha —eternal perfection attained by never forgetting Kṛṣṇa at any time.
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Pārakīya-rasa —paramour love.
Paramparā —disciplic succession.
Parā-prakṛti —spiritual energy.
Pāṣaṇḍīs —nondevotees who consider devotional activities material.
Patita-pāvana —Lord Caitanya, the deliverer of the fallen souls.
Prabhu —master.
Pradhāna —the chief principle of creation.
Prākṛta-bhaktas —materialistic devotees not advanced in spiritual knowledge.
Prayojana —the ultimate goal of life, to develop love of God.
Preyas —activities which are immediately beneficial and auspicious.
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Rajo-guṇa —mode of passion.
Rasābhāsa —incompatible mixing of  rasas .
Rāsādi-vilāsī —the enjoyer of the  rāsa  dance.
Rasas —spiritual humors.
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Ṣaḍbhuja —six-armed form of Lord Caitanya.
Sādhana-bhakti —the prescribed duties of service to the Lord.
Sādhana-siddhas —perfection attained by executing rules and regulations of devotional service.
Sādhu —a saintly person or Vaiṣṇava.
Sahajiyās —those who do not follow the scriptural injunctions, considering God to be cheap.
Sālokya-mukti —liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.
Samādhi —trance, or absorption in the service of the Lord.
Sambandha-jñāna —establishing one's original relationship with the Lord.
Sārṣṭi-mukti —liberation of having equal opulences with the Supreme.
Sārūpya-mukti —liberation of having same bodily features as the Lord.
Sarva-jña —omniscient.
Śāstras —scriptures.
Sattva-guṇa —mode of goodness.
Sāyujya-mukti —liberation of merging in Brahman effulgence.
Śrauta-vākya —acceptance of the words of the spiritual master.
Śravaṇam kirtanam —hearing and chanting.
Śreyas —activities which are ultimately beneficial and auspicious.
Sūtra —a code expressing the essence of all knowledge in minimum words.