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Varṇāśrama —the Vedic social system of four social and four spiritual orders.
Vātsalya-rasa —parental relationship with the Lord.
Vedas —the original revealed scriptures, first spoken by the Lord Himself.
Vibhūti —the opulence and power of the Supreme Lord.
Viṣṇu, Lord —Kṛṣṇa's first expansion for the creation and maintenance of the material universes.
Viṣṇuloka —the abode of Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Vṛndāvana —Kṛṣṇa's personal abode, where He fully manifests His quality of sweetness.
Vyāsadeva —Kṛṣṇa's incarnation, at the end of Dvāpara-yuga, for compiling the  Vedas .
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Yajña —sacrifice, work done for the satisfaction of Lord Viṣṇu.
Yogamāyā —the internal spiritual energy of the Lord.
Yogi —a transcendentalist who, in one way or another, is striving for union with the Supreme.
Yugas —ages in the life of a universe, occurring in a repeated cycle of four.