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Pātra —players in a drama.
Prarocanā —the method inducing the audience to become more and more eager to hear by praising the time and place, the hero and the audience.
Prasāda —mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
Prasādī —food offered to Lord Jagannātha.
Prasāda —remnants of foodstuff offered to Kṛṣṇa.
Pravartaka —introduction to a drama, when the players first enter the stage in response to the time.
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Rādhikā—same as Rādhārāṇī.
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Sādhu —saintly person.
Sādhu-saṅga —association with devotees.
Sālokya —liberation of living on a Vaikuṇṭha planet.
Sāmipya —liberation of living as a personal associate of the Lord.
Sampradāya-ācāryas —Śrī Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Viṣṇusvāmī and Nimbarka.
Saṅkīrtana —congregational chanting of the holy name.
Saṅskṛta —purified.
Sapta-dvīpa —the seven islands.
Saralatā —simplicity.
Sārīraka-bhāṣya —Śaṅkarācārya's commentary on Vedānta.
Sārṣṭi —liberation of achieving opulences equal to those of the Lord.
Sārūpya —liberation of having a form the same as the Lord's.
Śāstras —Vedic scriptures.
Śāttvika —the material quality of goodness.
Śiddha-cāula —brown rice.
Śikhariṇī —a blend of yogurt and sugar candy.
Śrī-bhāṣya —commentary on Vedānta by Rāmānujācārya.
Śukla-cāula —white rice.
Śrāddha-prasāda —prasāda offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the year or month.
Śrāddha-pātra —plate offered to the forefathers and then to the best of the  brāhmaṇas .
Strī-sambhāṣaṇa —talking with women.
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Tulasī —a pure devotee in the form of a tree, most beloved by Kṛṣṇa.