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Pika —the Indian cuckoo bird.
Prakṛti —material nature (lit., that which is predominated) There are two  prakṛtis — aparā-prakṛti , the material nature, and  parā-prakṛti , the spiritual nature (living entities)—which are both predominated over by the Supreme Lord.
Prasāda —(lit., mercy) food offered to Kṛṣṇa, which becomes spiritual when offered and which
Prasāda —(lit., mercy) food offered to Kṛṣṇa, which becomes spiritual when offered and which can purify the living entity.
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Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha —( sat —eternal existence;  cit —knowledge;  ānanda —bliss;  vigraha —form) the eternal form of the Supreme Lord, which is full of bliss and knowledge; or, the eternal transcendental form of the living entity.
Śama —control of one's senses.
Saṅkirtana-yajña —the sacrifice prescribed for the age of Kali; that is, congregational chanting of the name, fame and pastimes of the Supreme Lord.
Śāstra —revealed scripture.
Satya —truthfulness.
Sirṅha-dvāra —the lion gate outside the Jagannātha temple in Purī.
Śrīvatsa —white hair on the chest of Lord Viṣṇu representing the goddess of fortune Lakṣmī.
Śuka —parrot.
Sukṛti —pious activities performed by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa.
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Upādhyāya —a teacher who makes a living teaching Sanskrit grammar.
Uttamaśloka —the name of Kṛṣṇa which means "one who is praised by chosen words and verses."
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Vaikuṇṭhas —(lit., without anxiety) the eternal planets of the spiritual sky.
Vaiṣṇava —a devotee of the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa.
Vaiśya —the class of men involved in business and farming, according to the system of four social and spiritual orders.
Vāli —name of a monkey who was the son of Indra, the king of heaven, and elder brother of Sugrīva, the monkey king in the epic Rāmāyaṇa.
Vāṇī —the words of the spiritual master, which exist eternally.
Vapu —the physical presence of the spiritual master.
Vrajendra —Nanda Mahārāja, the foster father of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Vṛndāvana —the site of Kṛṣṇa's transcendental village pastimes, exhibited when He was present on earth about five thousand years ago.