Glossary of Personal Names
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Rāmacandra —an incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa as a perfect king.
Rohiṇi —one of Vasudeva's wives, residing under the care of Nanda Mahārāja. Rohiṇi is the mother of Balarāma.
Rṣabhadeva —an incarnation of the Personality of Godhead as a devotee and king who gave important spiritual instructions to His sons and then renounced His kingdom for a life of severe austerity.
Rukmiṇi —Lord Kṛṣṇa's principal queen in Dvārakā.
Rūpa Gosvāmi —the chief of the six Vaiṣṇava spiritual masters who directly followed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and systematically presented His teachings.
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Śakaṭāsura —a ghost who took shelter of a bullock cart with the intention to kill Lord Kṛṣṇa but who instead was killed by the Lord.
Śambhu —a name of Lord Śiva.
Sanātana Gosvāmi —one of the six Vaiṣṇava spiritual masters who directly followed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and systematically presented His teachings.
Saṅkarṣaṇa —another name of Balarāma given by Gargamuni.
Śaunaka —the chief of the sages assembled at Naimiṣāraṇya forest who heard  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  from Sūta Gosvāmi.
Śiva —the demigod in charge of the mode of ignorance and the destruction of the material manifestation.
Śukadeva Gosvāmi —the sage who originally spoke  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  to King Parīkṣit prior to the King's death.
Śūrya —the demigod of the sun.
Śūta Gosvāmi —the sage who recounted the discourses between Parīkṣit and Śukadeva to the sages assembled in the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya.
Śutapā —the name of Vasudeva in a previous birth.
Śvayambhū —a name of Lord Brahmā.
Śyāmasundara —a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is blackish and very beautiful.
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Tṛṇāvarta —a demon, in the shape of a whirlwind, sent by Kaṁsa to kill Kṛṣṇa.