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Nanda-mahotsava—the festival of Nanda Mahārāja; Krṣṇa’s birthday...
Nirantara —without cessation, continuously, constantly...
Nitya-siddha —an eternally liberated soul.
अर्मा  भारत के उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के अर्मा जिले का एक नगर है।
Oḍana-ṣaṣṭhī—ceremony at the beginning of winter when Lord Jagannātha gets a winter covering.
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Pāda -sevana—the devotional process of serving the Lord's lotus feet..
Pañcarātra-vidhi —Deity worship.
Paramaharinsa —topmost swanlike devotee.
Phalgu —temporary...
Prabhu —master...the master.
Prajāpatis  —progenitors of the human race.
Prakata-lilā —the manifested pastimes of the Lord.
Prākrītā —on the material platform...
Prākṛṭa-sahajiyās  —materialistic class of so-called Vaiṣṇavas who imagine themselves as confidential devotees.
Prasāda —(lit. mercy) remnants of foodstuffs, etc., offered to the Lord.
Puraácaryā —five preliminary devotional activities performed to qualify for intiation.
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Rāsa-yātrā—festival of the  rāsa  dancing of Krṣṇa…
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Sakhya —the devotional process of maintaining friendship.
Sākṣi-gopāla—the Deity of Kṛṣṇa who acted as a witness to the promise of an elder  brāhmaṇa  to a younger one.
Šālagrāma-šilā  —a stone from the village of Šālagrāma which is worshiped as Nārāyaṇa.
Šāstras —revealed scriptures...
Smarana —the devotional process of remembering.
Šravana —the devotional process of hearing.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya  —a book of poems by Guṇarāja Khān, considered to be the first poetry book written in Bengal.
Šruti-gaņa —the personified  Vedas. ..
Տաժարնана  cakra —Кrṣṇa’s special weapon, a disc of light..
Śūdras —the servant class of men responsible for assisting the other three classes.
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Țhākurāṇīs —the wives of devotees...