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Pāñcarātriki-vidhi —rules and regulations as found in the 108
Pāñcarātra saṁhitās.
Paramahaṁsa —the highest stage of the  sannyāsa  order; a topmost devotee of the Lord.
Paramparā —the chain of spiritual masters in discipline succession.
Parivrājakācārya —the third stage of the  sannyāsa  order; the  parivrājakācārya  constantly travels throughout the world, preaching the glories of the Lord.
Pradhāna —the total material energy in its unmanifest state.
Prāṇāyāma —control of the breathing process; performed in  aṣṭānga yoga .
Prasāda —food spiritualized by being offered to the Lord.
Purāṇas —Vedic supplementary histories in relation to the Supreme Lord and His devotees.
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Sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha —the Lord's transcendental form, which is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss.
Śālagrāma-śilā —the Supreme Lord in the form of a black stone, worshiped by  brāhmaṇas .
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.
Śāstras —revealed scriptures.
Smṛti —supplementary explanations of the  Vedas .
Śrāddha —ceremony performed to release one's forefathers from hellish conditions of life.
Śravaṇaṁ kirtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ —the devotional processes of hearing and chanting about Lord Viṣṇu.
Śruti —the original  Veda , given to Brahmā by the Lord.
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.