General Glossary
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Rajo-guṇa —the material mode of passion.
Rākṣasi —a demoness.
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Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha —the Lord's transcendental form, which is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa —the Lord, who is full in all six opulences: wealth, knowledge, fame, renunciation, beauty, and strength.
Sālokya —the liberation of residing on the same planet as the Lord.
Sāmipya —the liberation of becoming a personal associate of the Lord.
Saṁskāra —Vedic process for purifying a human being from the time of conception until death.
Saṅkirtana —public chanting of the names of God, the approved  yoga  process for this age.
Sannyāsa —renounced life; the fourth order of Vedic spiritual life.
Sārṣṭi —the liberation of having the same opulences as the Lord.
Sārūpya —the liberation of having a form similar to the Lord's.
Śāstras —revealed scriptures.
Sāyujya —the liberation of merging into the spiritual effulgence of the Lord.
Śravaṇaṁ kirtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ —the devotional processes of hearing and chanting about Lord Viṣṇu.
Śūdra —a laborer; the fourth of the Vedic social orders.
Svāmi —one who controls his mind and senses; title of one in the renounced order of life.
Svargaloka —the heavenly planets.
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Tamo-guṇa —the material mode of ignorance.
Tapasvis —one who performs severe penances and austerities.
Tapasya —austerity; accepting some voluntary inconvenience for a higher purpose.
Tilaka —auspicious clay marks that sanctify a devotee's body as a temple of the Lord.